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Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

ner OF posing the wings in nearly
every case suggests a bird or butterfly
just ready for flight, matter @ per
sonal arrangement
Wings have come to stay for some
time AS they are made now, they are
for more durable than in past seasons.
The feathers are sewed to a founda-
ton, and considering the time and ex-
perience necessary to make them, 1t
is a wonder they can be sold SO
cheaply.
Next to the wing for street hats,
standing brushes promise to make the
best impression. These are manufac-
tured, also, with ornamental stem
mountings Of feathers. They may be
sewed to the hat without the use OF
an ornament of any kind Neverthe-
less small fiat bows and other bows
are often used with them. AS the
season advances other ornaments may
increase in favor, for they are new
and already we'll launched upon a re-
vival.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

Few women know how to put ON
their clothes. This sounds like very
startling statement, but let us stop
and think over the matter quietly.
How frequently we see women with
dainty. well.made and even well.cut
clothes, and yet how few appreciate
the beauty OF the garment, and Why
Because the blouse is not pulled down
tightly at the waist line and fastened
in place either by hooks and loops or
safety pins. Then, too the collar Ia
probably not carefully boned so that
1t will fit the neck snIgly Each
woman should study the shape OF her
own neck mot some one else's) and
find Just where the bones must be
placed in order to make the collar fit
we'll.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05
LOUNGE Pillow Cover,

New in lounge pillow covers is a
square Of huckaback toweling in nat
ural linen shade, Its entire surface is
decorated with a bold design in purple
clematis done with coarse silk floss,
the background being afterward filled
in with pale green linen thread run in
darning stitch, The back Of the cover
is of silk in shade matching the Gle
mats floss and the heavy cordage
which finishes the seams of the four
sides. Equally charming is a cover of
white Irish linen. This is embroidered
in conventional lotus design with an
Oriental mixture of colors liz wash
able fiosses and done in a long, heavy
stitch. The back is of the plain Irish
linen and its only trimming is the seal
loped button-hole edging worked with
dull red floss and matching the finish
of the embroidered side Of the cover.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05
New Hats Artistic,

The grotesQue, and in reality bad"
style of shape of hats worn in recent
years seems to have given place to
artistic developments. Most OF them
are notifications of past period, we
see the Vatican" shape in different
sizes, with wreathS of flowers and rib
bons, or ribbon velvet streamers,
which Is such a sweet fashion for
the girls Large hats of the Gains
borough order are trimmed with one
long feather. These feathers are quite
as beautiful as the celebrated one
worn by the duchess of Devonshire at
the coronation of George w.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05
Mice Aeronauts.

There is a young Hungarian in New
York who has an ingenious turn Of
nind, spiced with humor. His lodging
is on the seventh floor, which for
Jome time had been infested with
mice, He traps two, and sometimes
three, a day. There - o flag-pole fixed
just below his window in a nearly
horizontal position.
Having fixed an improvised paper
parachute to the tail of the mouse, he
starts him off along the pole. The 70.
dent invariably runs to the other end,
then a sudden shake OF the pole, and
he is dislodged and slowly and grace
fully descends to the street below,
whence he scampers along the pave.
ment, followed by his uncanny attach.
ment, to the bewilderment of the pass
erssby.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

years later came the Russian war.
the people In the unpleasant language
of government loans. The people Of
Japan, however, apparently enjoyed
this bitter talk. Indeed they became
enthusiastic about it. Five times the
government talked to the people and
five times the people replied by giving
up altogether $300,0O0,000. In addition
to this amount we raised about $780,
100000 from foreign loans. As In the
time of the Chinese war, the willing
ness of the people, their enthusiasm,
their appreciation of the honor OF
emptying their pocketbooks for tho
state was the same. Ours is the Spar
tan ideal-no consideration for the in.
dividual, everything for the state.
What was not exactly the same was
that our people had very much hard
or time in putting up the Sl0,000,OO0
at the time of the Chinese war than in
surrendering $500, 100000 at the time
of the Russian war"
The japanese government is now
carrying out scheme tor paying OF
the principal of the national debt.
Prime Minister Katoura decided that
the country must raise at least $25,.
If this can be maintained Japan will
have paid her war debts in less than
thirty years.
But she will not find the task an
easy one. She will have to call again
upon a patriotism that has never iail-
ed her, but that cannot perform the
impossible. 1t may be doubted If the
taxes can be pushed any higher than
they are now and even the most will
ing taxpayers cannot pay when they
do not possess. The annual taxation
now amounts to almost l6 yen (SS)
ard this IS a very large sum indeed
when We remember that the average
earnings are very small. In 1904 an
estimate was made Of the monthly ex-
penses OF the average japanese family
of four, and 1t is probably fairly cor
rect at the present time. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05
lenath Of Skirts.
Hens out!
Several inches longer.

Hens out!
Several inches longer.
Away with chopped ones.
Two inches and two and a half
Is the proper height from the
ground.
The shoe top will now go into re
tirement.
Skirts may be any wider,
But they are longer-which helps
some.
Some folks may drop their ham,
mers now.
Usually there is another up their
sleeve for the next change of fashion.
Heigh-ho! but busybodies cannot be
expected to neglect their Jobs.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

The drawing pictures a handsome
blouse Of sand-colored chiffon over tat
feta in a slightly deeper shade. A
cluster of small tucks on the shout
der contributes a slight fullness to the
front and a vest of brown taffeta with
upper part Of sand-colored taffeta give
an effective depth of tone to the color
scheme. There are tiny revers of col
ored shadow lace. Turning back
from either side Of the vest opening is
a length of brown lace edging. Worn
with a handsome brown tailor-made,
this waist would be most effective.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

931. Thirty years later the debt had
risen to $1,12O,OOO,O 900. This immense
increase was due mainly to the Chi
nese and Russian war, and a continu-
ing expenditure on a large scale IL
necessitated by the national defense.
In the year 1908 the army and navy
cost S144,1S9,1S3. Between April l,
1895, and March l. 1909, the army cost
S376, 0S5,O SS and the navy S313,443,44O
The national defense has cost total
Of SGS9,423,523 within fourteen years
and this without counting the cost Of
the Russian war. Corea, Formosa and
Manchuria have demanded heavy
expenditures. A merchant marine has
been established. many extensive pub
lie works undertaken, including rail
ways, telegraphs and telephones, and
all these things have been done by n
country that contains only $4,000
square miles of arabic soil.
Under such conditions it Is easy to
believe that taxation is the question
of the day in Japan and has been so
for many years. Since the outbreak
OF the Russian war the land tax has
ranged from per cent. to lbs per
cent The tax on liquors ranges from
So per 40 gallons up to 17.40B per
40 gallons, according to the percent
age of alcohol
Then comes the income tax, which
is arranged upon a sort OF graduated
scale. Before the war the tax paid
by 'juridicat" persons was 2l2 per
cent, but after the war an additional
tax was levied equal to so per cent.
up to 400 per cent. Of the ordinary
rate. An income tax of per cent.
was also levied on public loan funds
and company debentuTes. All other
persons not already assessed as above
pay rate in proportion to their In
come. Before the war those with an
income Of 800 yen ($150) per annum
paid ! per cent, and this increased
according to the income up to 5h
per cent Now the lowest income pays
10 per cent. and the highest 2O.35 per
cent. There are various exceptions,
such as army and navy officers while
engaged in war widows, orphans, pen
sioners, etc. There is also a tax on
textiles, an excise duty on sugar, and
a substantial revenue from the post
office. The customs tariff also is re.
sponsible for n substantial income
amounting to about S22,0000 900 a year.
Mention should also be made of the
state monopolies of tobacco, salt and
camphor, worth about S25,000,OO0 a
year.
Adachi Kinnosukt describes the will,
ingness of the japanese people to be
taxed and their accomplishing re.
Spouse to demands that are necessl-
tated blythe good Of the country. His
statement is so remarkable that It is
worthy Of quotation. He says:
On 1895 we went to war with China.
Our government wanted money, and
wanted It badly. 1t let our people know
about it's needs in terms OF war loans.
To the first call the people answered
by putting up $25,O00.0OO The govern
ment wanted more, and on the second
call It succeeded in getting from the
people $4,000, all $40,0O0,0OO
The people gave this amount very
willingly. That fact was very plain
on the very face~of It. II was widely
advertised also. The thing that was
not so we'll known, especially outside
Of the country. however, was that this
was all that the people could do at
the time-and a little more. Nine
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

Little homemade lace medallions-
Irish or German crooheted lace--will
form very exquisite tops to silk-cov-
cred hatpins.
Choose, or make, those about an
inch and half in diameter, and apply
them TO the top Of a fiat or slightly
rounded disk-shaped pinhead, In most
cases the silk covering is put on the
pinhead first. and tho lace is sewn on
by hand afterward.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05
Memory Aid for Busy Men

long. It has the appearance of a desk
clock with three sets Of pigeon holes,
one series for the months OF the year,
another for the days of the month,
AID the third for each quarter OF an
hour of the day
A busy professional or business man
wishing to be reminded OF something
he is to do In the future makes q
memorandum OF II on a card and drops
Il into the case In the pigeon hole SET
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

The first mechanical apparatus in
tended Ia prevent the busy man from
forgetting any OF his engagements has
Just been described, with illustration,
IN Popular Mechanics. The new
memory device Is operated by large
spring. released at predetermined In
fsryals by an ordinary clock. II is a
desk hxture which keeps accurate
time and occupies desk space only
ak inches IN height and eight inches
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05
OF Black and sapphlra.

A lovely afternoon gown which
would prove an immensely valuable
acquisition to the autumn wardrobe Is
of black meteore patterned with
bright sapphire blue and draped over
ninon skirt supplemented with emh
broidered fiounces, trimmed with
bands and great fat bows OF black
satin.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

The monthly income of this same
family was estimated at S.22 yen,
leaving a deficit of 1.16 yen. Wages
may have increased somewhat since
the war, but there can be no doubt
that the cost of living also has In
creased An official report since the
war gives the following as the mean
wages Of workmen in Japan:
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

aside for that purpose. No matter
whether the engagement is for year
ahead, or the next IS minutes, q bell
rings when that particular time
comes and a card automatically drops
down before him.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05
To Remove Paint From Llnoleum.

To Remove Paint From LlnoIeum.
To remove the spots of white paint
from linoleum, keep them saturated
with turpentine until they soften, OF
If they are very old and hard, use
equal parts of turpeEtine and am,
monia. They will coon soften and cas-,
lily rub off, then wash with warm wa.
ter and use little soap, then rinse
and wipe dry.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05
Yen per day q Yen equal to 50 cents gold
Monthly WAGES in Tokyo are APPROX.

Willard says in his Far Casters
Question" that several persons whom
he has questioned estimate the aV-
erage earnings of the average Jap
auese family Of four in the lower
classes at 100 yen $500 annually, as
Stunning that the children are old
enough to work None placed the fig.
ure higher than 200 yen annual in
come Out of this amount the average
japanese pays 40 per cent. in taxes.
That Is a very high proportion, but
the fiscal authorities seem to have no
doubt that 1t can be maintained, and
probably even raised.
It seems impossible to economize
except by a reduction of the eXpend-
iture for ornaments, and there seems
to be little chance for that Arma'
ments on their present scale are con-
sidered to be absolutely necessary to
the preservation of the national life,
and as a Japanese writer recently re-
marked: "Of what use is 1t to econo-
mize the nations finances at the cost
Of national destruction"
In 1907 there were 2,236 banks in
Japan. with a total capitalization Of
579,62S,220 yen and which showed a
balance in deposits of 1,S30,693,27O
yen. Their earnings In 1906 were 20S,
445, 500 yen and they paid dividends at
the rate of 90 per cent.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

A mans purpose of life should be
like a river, which was born OF a
thousand little rills in the mountains;
and when at last 1t has reached its
manhood in the plain, all its mighty
current Cows changeless to the sea-
II. w, BeOcher
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05
small RusIntss Account.

The bills discounted by the Bank OF
France in 1910 included f54,S7s which
we're below the value Of 10 francs
($s). Fifty-hve per cent. OF the total
OF bills discounted were for amounts
less than $40.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

The mixture OF soft satin and tat.
fetas silk in a gown shows with tho
petticoat of one material and the PAU
nier overdress OF another
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05
onn Wav

Mrs. Benham-" is an article
telling how 70 add ten years TO ones
life. Benham-"You can do II BY
telling your right age"
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05
Valuation OF Corn Bread.

Doctors say that eating corn bread
is good fer the teeth. II might be
added that Il is also good for lhe en-,
tire Ystem.-Pittsburg Post
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

HE duties and functions OF
the many departments Of
life in Japan are clearly
defined and the general ac-
quiescence in such defni-
lions in a mark of orderly
instinct rather than servil-
ity that it is ever ready to
recognize its own inferior
ity. That the duties Of
women have been clearly
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

Wide black velvet ribbon in huge
bows trims some dead white hats.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-05

superfluous Question.
as year wife superstitious?"
MY dear sir, my wife Ia woman. "
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05

.Tetzlaff's Fiat. leading at the end of
the thirtieth lap went into the ditch in
the thirty-fir lap. The car apparently
sprang an axle. Driver and mechani-
clan were hurled from the car. Tetz-
laff was hurt but got to his feet and
limped to the pit AS the plucky driver
passed. $4,000 people in the stands rose
and gave him a monster demonstration.
The mechanician, Hill, was not hurt.
In the twenty ninth lap Tetzlaff led
Bragg by three minutes and seven sec
onds. DePalma was ten minutes be-
mind Bragg
A series of unique accidents that sent
five cars off the track, but put only
Fontaines Lozier and Tetzlaff's Fiat
out of the running. marked the race.
Five Of the twelve starters had with
drawn at the beginning of the thirty
first lap-those OF Tetzlaff Burman,
Hughes, Wishart and Fontaine.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
MOB, IN AUTOS,
PURSUES NEGRO

AMERICUS, GA, October 5.-Led by
the father of a siXtten-y ear-old white
girl whom a negro named Yarbrough
attempted to assault hero this after
noon, a mob in eighteen auto mobiles is
pursuing Deputy Sheriff Fuller and
Chief of Police Barrow, of Americus,
who put the negro in an automobile at
4:40 o'clock and left on the road toward
Oglethorpe. If the car of the officers
is fastest the negro's life will be saved.
AS soon as news of the negros at
tack became known, a twelve-year-o old
white boy organized and led a mob to
lynch the negro, They cased him
through the outskirts of the city until
they caught him. The police arrived in
time to rescue the negro and hurried
him to the Jail
The father of the girl, an engineer
on the Seaboard railroad, got in from
his run just as the officer started from
the Jail with the prisoner toward Ogle-
thorpe. He jumped into another car
and started in pursuit, followed by sew
eral other automobiles, carrying men
with rifles, revolvers and ropes
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
Scott A SKIS State
To Protect Road

n K Scott, president Of the Georgia
railroad, wired Governor Brown about
9.33 this afternoon that the situation
along the Georgia road was growing
moac serious all the time, and asking
the governor to wire the sheriffs and
mayors along the road to use extra
diligence TO see that order along the
road IS maintained.
The governor declined to accede TO
3Ia SCOTS request, holding that, I'M
der HE law, he could not take the ini-
lia,tFe in matters Of that kind
The governor suggested to Mr. Scott
that he wi-e the mayors and sheriffs
himself concerning the situation, and
invite their help and extraordinary dill
'genee in the circumstances
III Crawfordville the strlkebreaker
conductor Of passenger train No. from
Atlanta, named Wheatcroft. quit his
yam stating that he had had enough.
'"e Caln was attacked at Union Point
nl'd lAe baggag emaster badly beaten.
me .attcrs wounds were dressed at
va" LordVllle. Conductor Wheatcroft
-oeA auto for Madison. The train was
''0f'ea run on to Augusta without a
conductor.
= mob of $50 to 200 strike sympa-
,"'zFls heid up a Georgia railroad
'e-gnt train at Lithonia at noon TODAY.
- III arrived at that station from At
ANA and chased the strikebreaking
IRE" from the train, capturing one of
them. 20 0i'e u
s.- -V'oers of the mob caught the CON
'o''or IN the woods near the edge Of
,o"H' de was told to "beat if" iowa ri
a ,,,aII'a ana lost no time starting. The
's,''7h and two brakemen were al
.11' On their way, having outrun the
iAey were also headed toward
s,.-. ,'s'gAt train which left Augusta
ny after u o'clock today was held
MAJ ~ ma llaFIem' the conductor and flag
as 5.. 'eaten and the train placed in the
'''''h' The engineer was Thomas
S'.e'' OF Augusta The conductor and
'"H were strikebreakers and thew
,,,. s'lo to have been driven toward
NV russia after being beaten very badly
'7 conductor, according 70 a6vioes
t5s ma ''a'lem, received a severe lick on
"eaa with a brick.
ny, -. 4sgnEer trains 1 and 2 were held
,ar. ohlon Point. and both conduc-
af.... ere badly beaten and cut up this
r...'. big crowd of strike SWIM
.',@eIs attacked the trains &c +ba,,
'',so into the yards. '
as~r Undertaking conductors and
toTs, " made request for protection
rha,. .N' the present time. however.
teotfan 20 'unning without arms or pro-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
RACING RESULTS

Matinee, Mindanette Sickle, knight Deck.
Chemulpo and Moncrief
ThIrd-pardner, 8, first; o'Em, 4; Mon
sleur x, 40. Also ran: New River. Can
didate, Ceremonious, Outlan AGolante.
Haldeman, Aspirin, Hampstead, lima, ri
Bart and Suffragist
Fourth-The Manager, e, first; Lahore.
As; Frog Legs, out. -tfso ran: LawtCn
Virgins and Worth.
Ffth-RIeht Easy. 5, first; Housemaid.
As; The Rump, 20. Also ram Yellow
Eyes, Isadora, Cowl. Winning Widow.
Arasee. Rosseaux and Marjorie
sIxth--col. Ashmeade, 8, first; Amala.
i; Hedge, 2-5. Also ron: bathurst
Wolferton, Royal Meteor and Jacquilira
AT LOUISVILLE.
Frst--Nobby, $40, first; Stocked 1890;
Yorkvllle, go. Also ran: T. Steppa. kle-
burne, Elousis, Donorail, Benanet and Al
fred V.
second-The Widow Moon, 42o. first:
Floral Park, $50; Rosturtlum, $50, Also
Star of Danube.
ThIrd..seSsoiprooity. 22.2o. first; r, A.
Quartermaster and McIvor. Morristown
fell
Fourth-Hlgh Private 4 go, frst Star
Bottle. $50; Manager Mack, 600. Also
ran Impression. White Wool, Mocklel
Rudolph and Walton Street
Fifth--Jm Bssey, $50, first; Grover
Hughes, 400; Three Links, $50. Also ran:
Countless, Irish Gentleman and Kotenay
slxth-voIShorpe 500, first; Enendi,
$50; Jenny Geddes, 2.2o. Also ram Gen
eral Marchmont Dynamite, Sleeth and
Coreopsis.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
BRAGG WINS
GRAND PR|X;
DE PALMA
DYING
Italian Driver Crushed Under
Car After Many Minor Mis-
haps Near Leader.

MILWAUKEE,, WIS, Oct. 5.-Caleb
Bragg, eleventh hour starter, won the
Grand Prix automobile race today.
With a narrow margin over Ralph
of the way, but who was pursued by
his usual hoodoo and was forced to
stop frequently at the pits, Bragg
came across the tape first
Bragg's time was 359 minutes rs
seconds.
Bergdoll was second and Anderson
third
Bergdoll's time was STA minutes. 1898
seconds.
Anderson's time was s75 minutes,
22.47 seconds.
Oldf1eld finished fourth His time
was 79:54.69.
Ralph DePalma's Mercedes turned
turtle in the fifty second and last lap
of the race. His car turned over as
he was making a wonderful burst OF
speed in an effort to overtake Caleb
Brabb, who was leading by a few min
utes in the race. The car turned COM
pletely over. DePalma was caught
underneath. Reports received by the
officials say that DePalma is dying.
The accident occurred on the mar
row back stretch when both his own
and Bragg's car were running at "a
miles an hour. Bragg reported that
the car rolled over and both DePalma
and his meohanician, Alley. were
caught under it. Bragg barely stopped
at the tape, picked up officials of the
course and started at full speed for
the scene of the accident
News of the accident was kept from
the crowd of speed fans in the grand
stand
The crowds began yelling for De-
Palma.
whats the matter with DePalma ?"
they shouted when his car failed TO
appear
A few minutes after the accident 1t
was reported that the Italian driver
still was breathing, though he was
desperately hurt.
Both DePalma's legs were broken
and his skull was fractured
Alley the mechanician. was injured
internally. 1t is believed he will re-
cover.