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The central record., 1913-05-23
Government Homesteads.

The United States Reclamation
Service announces the availability for
homestead entry, some excellent irrigat-
ed farms in the well known Shoshone
irrigation project near the Yellowstone
Park in Wyoming and in the Huntley
and Belle Fourche projects in Montana
and South Dakota. Water is now ready
for delivery to these farms, and under
the new three year homestead law a
liberal inducement is accorded settlers
in that they are permitted five months,
leave of absence in each year. The
cost of the water right is repaYable in
ten annual instalments without interest.
In all of the foregoing districts there
are already splendid transportation
facilities, good roads, schools, stores,
churches of practically all denominations
and rural free delivery. For those with
sufficient means to commence farming
operations, this offers an excellent
opportunity to work out one s independ-
ence and to develop a paving farm.
Mr.. Albert V. Leonard, Settlement
Agent of the Reclamation Service,
Federal Bldg. Chicago, has available
for distribution several descriptive
pamphlets concerning these projects
and will be glad to furnish them upon
request.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Cincinnati Street Car Strike Settled.

The officials of the Traction company
and Representatives of the striking
carmen in Cincinnati reached an agree
ment on Monday whereby the strike
was settled and service was resumed
on Tuesday. The Traction people
agreed to recognize the union of the
carmen, but the carmen in turn agreed
to an ''open shop, which means that
the Traction company may employ
either union or nonunion men at their
discretion. The traction people agreed
to an increase of wages to both union
and non-union men alike, the amount
of the increase, together with other
differences existing, to be settled by
arbitration in the near future The
strike has been on for over a week and
has been accompanied to some extent
by rioting, and has occasioned much
inconvenience to the people of Cincln-
natl
The central record., 1913-05-23
Important Work Is Being DOne By Kentuc-
ky Folklore Society.

Attention of the readers of this pa
per is called to the efforts Of the recent
ly formed Kentucky Folk Lore Society.
This Society is trying to collect and
preserve all kinds of folk lore, of which
there is much in Kentucky. The So
ciety desires the assistance of all good
Kentuckians, so that the imprinted
songs, legends, customs etc, of our
State, some of which are passing away
with this generation, may be recorded
Many readers of this article can help
in the work. The school teachers of
the county are especially in a position
to get imprinted songs that children
and others sing. The following are
the kinds of folk lore that the Society
is collecting:
SONGS-Many people sing songs
learned from their parents or neighbors
and probably never printed All kinds
are wanted by the Society-religious
songs, love songs, Civil War songs,
songs of robberies or fights, etc Songs
of both negroes and whites are desired.
Mountain songs and ballads are espeei-
ally in demand
SIGNS AND SUPERSTITIONS.-
Stories of ''haunts'. ghosts, hoodoo
cures, and the like are desired. The
negroes have many of these.
LEGENDS-Unprinted stories of the
Civil War times. anecdotes of the per-
iod before the war, duels, fueds. and
traditions handed down from Indians
days, are all worth saving.
DIALECT-U Unusual words, words
used in unusual senses in a given locali-
ty, and survivals (such as are common
in the Kentucky mOuntains) OF old
words or meanings are desired. The
origin of our geographical names also
needs to be worked out.
MISCELLANEOUS Besides the
above, record is wanted of peculiarly
local games, plays, and dancers, and
local jokes, riddles, and proverbs.
Please note these suggestions: o.
record the material just as you found
1T, mistakes and all; ~ indicate where
when and from whom you got it; (3)
indicate whether you got it from reeita-
tiOn, from an old manuscript, from
singing, or from your own memory;
(4 indicate when, where, or from
whom your informant got it.
DIR. d. L. Thomas. Danville, KY,
the Secretary of the society, will be
glad to answer any questions. Any
material, however slight that is sent
to him will be gladly welcomed by the
Society.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Gel A Hunting License.

County Clerk J. w. Hamilton in-
forms US that all persons who secured
hunting license last year and paid ST. so
therefor may have 80 cents refunded
to them, or they may secure a new
license for this year upon the payment
of an additional so cents, provided,
they will agree to reimburse him in
the event that the case now in the
court of appeals is so decided as to
force him to pay the additional so
cents to the state. Mr.. Hamilton has
been very fair in the matter of hunt
ing license, and this proposition is an
exceptionally fair one. 1t will not be
Very long before the dove season is
upon US, and every hunter should Sc
cure license and be ready.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Lancaster News"

"Lancastar-A canning factory is the
latest addition to the town of Eubanks.
The building is nearing completion.
which will add much to the thrift and
industry of this village in Pulaski" "
Under Lancaster date line the above
article appeared in a Louisville daily
last Monday. This is but fair sample
of the news appearing in the daily
press from this locality, and were
it some terrible tragedy or something
detrimental to the community, it would
be seen as happening near Lancaster"
just the same. Eubanks is just over
the Lincoln county line in Pulaski
county. 29 miles from Danville and Al
miles from Lancaster, and yet every
little happening, good, bad or indifer-
rent at this or points equally remote
find place in the daily papers as being
NEAR Lancaster. When will it
cease?
The central record., 1913-05-23
Probably Known Here.

Last Mondays Lexington papers
gave an account of a Mr.. Henry White
being cut on last Sunday while on an
excursion outing to High Bridge, and
the indications are that it is the same
Mr.. Henry White who underwent a
siege of typhoid fever in the hospital
at this place, and who is cousin of Mr..
G. B. Swinebroad, if such be the case,
we are sure Mr.. White was not to
blame as he is quiet inoffensive gentle
man. The man who was cut was sitting
on the bank of the river when several
men became engaged in an alteration.
and one of them turned to White and
asked "Well what have you to say
about it,? and assaulted him. Mr..
Whites wounds though painful are not
of dangerous character. and he was
taken to Wilmore for medical attention.
The central record., 1913-05-23

Congressman A. o. Stanley made
the opening speech of his campaign for
U. S. Senator to the court day crowd
at Glasgow last Monday. Contrary to
the prediction of those who are opposed
to the candidacy of Mr.. Stanley, he
did not indulge in any of the bitter
incentives against every person and
thing in the state who are not for him;
upon the contrary he made a clear cut,
concise speech in which he set forth his
claims upon the people of the state for
their support. and with the exception
of the Steel trust he did not say aught
at which anyone could take offense.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Fish Consignment For Dix River.

Mr.. ]. E. Stormes, president of the
Garrard county Fish and Game Club,
received on Wednesday from the U. S.
Government a consignment of Is, ,OOC
small mouth black bass, which were
immediatly placed in Dix river, being
distributed at different points by Mr..
George W Palmer, secretary of the
club. If these fish are afforded the
proper protection, within few years
this streams will be teeming with this
variety, the gamest that swim, of fish
and the angler may have a day of sue
cessful sport whenever he chooses. 1t
would be but an act of justice upon the
part of every citizen in the county, es-
pecially fisherman, to cooperate with
these gentlemen in their effort to pro-
tect the stream. Messrs Stormes and
Palmer have gone to considerable trou-
BILE and expense to stock and protect
Dix river, and if the citizens will lend
their assistance to them and to the
game warden, depredations may be
prevented.
The central record., 1913-05-23

munities who We're so severely shocked
at the unearthing of the skeleton in
their closet; while in truth Adams
county was but one step worse off than
many other localities, they were guilty
of the crime of ''being found OUT,
and were suffering for the discovery.
The upheaval in Adams county was
spasmodic, but there is an upheaval, in
its incipiency just now, but destined
to become nation wide, which is not
spasmodic, and which we hope and be-
lieve will eventually wipe out effectual-
ly the traffic in votes. All over Ken
lucky there is a feeling, a feeling
which is rapidly rounding itself into
tangible form, that this state of af-
fairs should be remedied wherever it is
found to exist. A movement is on
foot among the good people, irrespec-
tive of party affiliation to stop this
custom which has existed in many To-
calities much longer than it ever ex-
fitted in Adams county, o.
This movement is gathering strength
rapidly as it goes, and it is fostered,
aided and abetted by such a class of
people and in such numbers that no
party can afford to ignore their call.
Ministers are taking a hand in this
movement, but from this fact it must
not be inferred that it is a sectarian or
religious movement, the ministers are
taking part not as pastors, but as up
right honest men and good citizens,
and associated with them will be found
the very best citizens of the various
communities. Their first step is to ap-
peal to the citizens. the voters them
selves, to enlist their services in the
cause, by petitioning the governing
bodies of the various parties, asking
them to lend their moral support to
the movement, asking that they will
not give countenance to the candidate
who uses or allows to be used for him,
whiskey, money or other things cal
culated to debauch the voter in the
furtherance of his Office seeking,
and it is scarcely worth while to state
no party can well afford to ignore such
petition bearing the names of such a
large per cent of the representative
voters of the county.
The petitions have been circulated
widely in this county, and have found
ready signers every where. A mass
meeting is called at the court house on
next Saturday afternoon at which a
plan of action will be outlined, able
speakers, including men who are in
terested in like movement in neigh
boring counties, will be present and
make addresses. 1t is hoped that every
citizen of Garrard county who is in
terested in the purity of the ballot,
who is interested in seeing clean, NOR
al men hold Office IN the county, will be
present and lend the weight and in
fiuence to the forwarding of such a
good cause.
The central record., 1913-05-23

Some years ago there was discover
ed in Adams county, o. wholesale
traffic in mems birthright's, s, their votes,
and innumerable indictments were
found and convictions had under the
indictments. 1t was found that large
per cent of the citizens of that county
were accustomed to barter their right
of suffrage, and at this the country at
large held up their hands in holy hor-
ror. However, the citizens who We're
most Mortified at the state of affairs
unearthed in Adams county, o. did not
stop to think or investigate the con-
dition of affairs in their own immediate
community, did not attempt to find out
whether or not they were living IN
glass houses. The truth of the matter
is that Adams county was just little
less fortunate than many of the COM
The central record., 1913-05-23
Teachers Examination.

Examinations were held on Friday
and Saturday of last week in the office
of county superintendent Jennie Hig-
gins for the common school certificates
for teachers in the public schools of
the county. Seventeen took the exam
nations, fourteen of whom were girls
and three men. These examinations
are becoming more and more difficult
every year, and in consequence it re-
quires the applicant to be well versed
along educational lines before they are
able to stand them successfully.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Titanic" Doing Rushing Business.

Lancaster visitors to Cincinnati last
Sunday report seeing the Titanic,
the craft which until recently piled be-
tween this point and Nlcholasville.
During the street car strike in Cincin-
natl Mr.. Thomas the owner of the car
is running it between Fountain Square
and PEBBLES Corners, and we are glad
to say is doing an immense business.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Given The Glad Hand.

Capt. William Herndon, of Lancas-
ter, was here yesterday, and received a
warm welcome by his many Boyle
county friends. For many years Capt.
Herndon was prosecuting attorney in
this district, and made splendid Off
cial. His genial smile and always
cheerful and witty disposition make
the clever attorney most desirable
cOmpany.-Danville Messenger.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Horace Walker To Graduate.

We are in receipt of a handsome
invitation to the graduating exercises
of the Jefferson School Of Law, which
are to be held at the Masonic Theater
in Louisville on this Friday evening
April 23d. Horace L. Walker of this
place is member of the graduating
class. and is treasurer of the Glass
officers. Horace is in the law Office of
Judge Humphrey and gives promise of
becoming one of the foremost attorneys
of the state.
The central record., 1913-05-23

Gov. johnson of California has
signed the anti-alien land bill passed
by the California legislature recently;
Secretary Bryan has handed to the
Japanese Ambassador, Baron Chinda,
a sealed answer to the protest made by
his country to be transported to Japan
The act does not become effective until
August and it is hoped and confidently
expected that before that time the
matter will be amicablv settled as be-
tween the two countries.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Garrard And The Renchnlan Voter.
COMMUNICATED

Webster defined ''henchman" as zone
who follows the haunch of his MASTER.
One of the largest sensations ever no.
ted in Danvilie audience, is alleged to
have been served from the platform of
the Chatauqua held in that city, last
June, in which was described both
''haunch" and ''paunch" of the Hench-
master.
1t was when Judge A. z. Blair, of
the Adams County Ohio Judicial dis
trict told how eighteen hundred voters
of that county had been made "hench-
man" voters; how the henchmaster
candidate for office, had called to his
''haunch', the Kennel animal voter
and in throwing behind him the prepar-
ed biscuit of drug booze and rotten
money
AS Judge Blair went thro the shame
full recital-a hush fell on the vast crowd
beyond words. Some, it was alleged,
strange to say, turned pale :others
with set jaws and flashing eyes: others
leaning forward: others half standing:
others getting up and going out.
Judge Blair told how children at home,
had been infected with the immortality
and the contagion of vote bribery as
a starting point for later vice and
crime to the rising generation.
One notable element was in the ad-
dress of Judge Blair. 1t was that the
wives and mothers of homes, made
criminal by the henchman rule, had
time and again protested against its
dishonor to their homes, to their hus-
bands, and to their children; their pro-
test being potential in rescuing the
County from it's shame; record that
has become nation wide for good.
One reader of the Record, has noted
with patriotic pride the clear, clean
note of its editorial attitude to the civic
leprosy of today in the bribe glver and
bribe taker at the polls-wherever found
and by Dy whomsoever promoted-in all
parties, To the honor of Kentucky
Judlciary-as well as Ohio and the nation
why should it be overlooked in the
charge to the grand jury? As one has
said -''the flies that annually swarm
around the stalls in Kentucky. where
bribe giver and bribe taker are hitched
needs both fork and lime today, and
needs it sorely- and only half a nose
can smell it.
The Mass meeting of the citizenship
of Garrard at the Court House, should
be one to do things. Make it a red
letter dayIno only for Garrard but
adjoining counties. The man from
Mercer will have a message worth
hearing on that day And so from 9TH
ers. 1t is believed that no better infiu-
ence can be desirable for this vital issue
than the presence and cooperative of
christian womanhood of Garrard. In
every moral uplift of her community
in the past, there has been no record
without her. She is dependable and
more.
The jointly aggressive attitude of
ministers and pastors of Garrard is to
be heartily commended. Their congreA
cation should follow. If the church.
man does not stand against the debauch
of citizenship, he stands fer nothing.
Geographically the exact center of
Kentucky-let the voice of Garrard
County be a central station, that
against the corruption of the voting
franchise will be heard from the noun
tains to the Mississippi -"Down with
the black shame! Up with the white
honorDI
The central record., 1913-05-23
Odd Fellows To Entertain.

On Tuesday night May 9th at their
lodge room the local lodge of Odd
Fellows will give a strawberry and ice
cream supper to it's members, their
wives and fsmilies. The occasion will
be without cost, but no one will be
eligible to partake of the entertain
ment save members of the lodge in
good standing and their families.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Home Grown Strawberries.

Home grown strawberries are being
offered on the local market; they are
not very plentiful owing to the recent
dry weather, but the later varieties
may with seasonable weather from now
on be more plentiful. Blackberries are
blooming and from the amount of
bloom, it seems that under favorable
conditions the crop of ''the poor mans
friend will be bounteous one. This
with free sugar" gives promise of
unlimited supply of blackberry jam.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Logan Burke Critically Ill.

With an attack of abdominal dropsy
and other complications, Mr.. Logan
Burke of the Bryantsville section. lies
critically i'll at this writing. Physicians
from Lexington have been called in
consultation with local physicians and
little hope is given out for his recovery.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Welcome Rain.

We were blessed last week with
copious and timely showers, falling in
spots pretty much all over the county,
and as is always the case this time of
year, they were badly needed" In
consequence of these rains grass is
looking much better, as is also oats,
corn and in fact all kinds of crops and
garden truck. In some localities a to-
bacco season was experienced and some
farmers succeeded in putting out
several acres.
The central record., 1913-05-23
'Sauire Bourne Buys Automobile.

Squire J. p. Bourne has purchased a
Buick runabout of Messrs Conn and
Mahan of Danville, and is now busily
engaged in learning to run it, under
the able tutorship of Master Milton
Elliott. Squire Bourne has business,
turnpike business of course, on every
road in the county, and We may now
expect as matter of course that the
roads of the county may soon become
model roads.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Hail And Rain.

This locality was visited on Tuesday
afternoon by an electrical storm which
carried with it a copious rain and
considerable hail; the rain was very
timely and acceptable and there was no
crop in a sufficiently advanced stage to
be damaged by the hail.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Base Ball.

The local cJlOred base ball team will
lock horns with strong team from
Paris at the Ball Park on Saturday
afternoon. The local team plays a
strong and interesting game and it will
be worth seeing.
The central record., 1913-05-23

We are authorized to announce the
following candidates for Democratic
Nominations.
The central record., 1913-05-23

LOST: Waterman Fountain pen on
Square or Lexington Street, reward.
C. B. Bastin.
The central record., 1913-05-23
Lancaster, Ky, May q, 1913.
Rates For Political Announcement

Rates For Political Announcements
For Precinct and CITY Offices IS 500
For County Offices. s......-..... 1000
For State and District Offices. -. 1900
For Calls, per line. 10
For Cards, per line $1,000. ... 10
For all publications in the inter-
est of individuals or express
sion of individual views, per
line. 900. ........... 10
Obituaries, per line ne .05
The central record., 1913-05-23
For State Senator.

CLIFTON RODES ANDERSON.
OF Boyle County.
CHARLES F. MONTGOMERY.
OF Casey County.
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For County Judge.

CLAYTON A. ARNOLD.
JAMES A. BEAZLEY.
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For Representative.

JOHN NJ. FARRA.
j. r. MOUNT.
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For Sheriff.
c. A. ROBINSON.
ASHBY ARNOLD.
w. L. LAWSON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-24
BURGLAR IN SOCKS
 LEAVES IMPRINT OF
 HIS FEET IN ASHES
Thief Enters Through Windt W OfStratfOrd Homes And Leaves
 The Gas Burning

A burglar, in stocking feet, roamed Stratford in the dark early Sunday morning. He entered the house or Charles Howell by window, took $15, and a gold watch 40 years old, which was prized by the family. He left the imprint of large and unga1nly feet in the ashes outside, the window open and the light burning. He came after midnight because Mrs. Howell was up at the hour, caring for sick child.
 At the home of Mrs Linder, War wick avenue, one block from the home of the HowelIs on Sutton street, he entered, and retired, leaving window open and gas burning.
 Traces were found of attempts to enter other Stratford homes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-24
WILSON WEDDING REHEARSAL TO BE
 HELD TONIGHT
Presidents Daughter Will Have
 Two Wedding Cakes At Feast

Washington, Nov. M-The eve of the wedding day, tonight, at the White House. will be signalized by a re- hearsal of the even in the East room.
 The entire bridal party will be pres ent and every detail of the ceremony l will be carefully gone over in order that everything may work very smoothly on Tuesday.
 The bridesmaids-Miss Adeline Scott, of Princeton, N. J.; Miss Mar 1 jorie Brown of Atlanta, Ga, and Miss
 Mary G. White, of Baltimore. arrived last night and are guests at the White House.
 The best man. Dr. Wilfred Grenfell. accompanied by Mrs. Grenfe11, came early today as guests of MT. and Mrs. l Charles Henry Butler until after the wedding.
 1 The ushers, Benjamin B. Burton, of New York; Dr. Scovn Clark, of Sa-
 lem, Mass: Dr. Gilbert Horax. of l TMontcIair, N. J., and Charles E. Hughes, Jr., will be the guests of Jus I tice and Mrs. Hughes for the same period. 1 Miss wilson will have two wedding
 cakes. The extra one is gift of the students of the National School ot Domestic Arts and Sciences of Wash fngton, and was made by thirteen pu- pills of the school.
 1 The cake is an obIong, iced and fretted affair, probably two and a half 1 feet long by eighteen inches wide. The girls who baked it are the
 Misses Jessie Ballentine, Ethel Barnes
 Edith Reese, Mary Greenwood, Flor
 ence Long, Edith Woodruff, Heller
 Rouse, Gertrude Innes, Alma Gaul Alice Belle Ensign, Maud Rumme1l
 Mildred Mah1ey and Stella Sable, rep resenting six states.
 1 President and Mrs. Wilson, thei1 daughter and Francis Bowes Sayrt attended service at Central Presby. terian church yesterday.
 | A long ride after the service and g visit at the White House completed the day of the bridal couple. Ther MT Sayre went to Justice Hughes
 home for dinner, and Miss Wilsor dined en fami1le for the last time.