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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
HAVING A GOOD TIME WHILE
STATE GOES TO THE DEVIL

failing to perform his official duty, in properly adj
vertising the submission of the constitutional
amendments, will prove very costly to the State,
and has brought down strong ccnsure from every
section on that official While the Secretary of State
is nomily the goat" every other member of the
State administration on Capitol Square should
come in for their part of the blame. Every State
official seemed to be ignorant of the plain pro-
visions of the Constitution to submitting amend
mentS to the people IT looks to us that not only
the Crecelius, but a number of other members of
the official family" will land in the political
scrap-hcap by reason of their being asleep on the
job 1t will take some expert figuring to bring the
state out of debt under the present tax laws.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
THE SITUATION AT FRANKFORT.

The Evening Post has more than once been sadly
disappointed in a Kentucky Legislature that seem
ed to start we'll but we are more sanguine than
usual concerning this Legislature. The House I'M
doubleday has in Mr.. Terrell Speaker of capacity
experience and integrity, and Mr. McDermott is of
the same type as presiding officer of the Senate
Many of the new men in both House and Senate
have evinced an earnest desire to do something for
the State worth remembering. If the old lobby is
at Frankfort it has not yet showed its hand but
the members of the Legislature should remember
that it was publicity that broke the power of the
lobby in the last Legislature
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
BEvER1DGE NOW ONLY A HooDoo.

Former Senator Beveridge is an eloquent orator
and plausible phrase mOnger, as he demonstrated
at the Ohio Bull Moose convention. But the prin-
cipal effect of his disruptive propaganda in 1912
was to make his adopted State of Indiana solidly
Democratic; and now his party in IIoosierdom is
going to pieces. In coming to his native State of
Ohio his efforts are in effect simply an aid in
perpetuating Democratic minority rule. 1t is
gradual realization of this fact which is the chief
reason for the disintegfation of the third party
and the getting together of oldtime political com
rades, Walter Brown and James II. Garfield to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Portsmouth Blade
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
THE FIRST KENTUCKY HOME.

AT last dream is realized. The home of the
Governors of Kentucky ablaze with light and
Astounding in hospitality has swung wide its doors
to Kentuckians and the stranger within the gates
For a long time it looked as if the new Mansion
appropriation would never be passed and that
eventually Kentucky Governors who did not wish
to live in tubs like Diogenes or in tepees like the
Indians must live in hotels e..
At last we have a Manson-and it is some man
sion Homer would say-and Frankfort heaves
a sigh of relief and cOntentment, for Frankfort
more than any city in Kentucky, felt the humilia-
ton of the long delay in properly housing the Gov
ernOr-Frankfort Journal
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
ABE MARTIN" ON ADVERTISING.

In the February American Magazine, "Abe Martin q"
the Indiana philosopher makes the following remarks
advertising;
''What IS become o. tn ole.time merchants that used
T. set tubful o. dried apples an keg o. mackcrel in
front of his store an then go t. sleeps
Ever Teller that don t advertise hahn fool but very
few fools advertise.
eth Teller that don't know how t. advertise is about
bad rs tn Teller that don 7 believe in it.
"Foks aus anxious t. somebuddy they've read
much about, an they d be just crazy clothes
wrnger anything else under the circumstances"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
AL RINGLING-FAMOUS
CIRCUS MAN.

In the Interesting People, depart
| nent of the February American Maya
zine appears an account of cap Ring
! ling, the famous veteran Snowman. lie
and his brothers are the greatest pow
ers in the circus world today. When
they were school boys, they ran away
from home and started to give a show
in neighbOring towns. They now own
| Barnum 4 Bailey's circus and many
other of the most important shows. In
the article Mr.. Ringing is quoted as
! follows:
"'I've always been in the circus
| business, he said. AS a schoOlboy /
| ran away from home with one or two of
my brothers and started to give q blac k.
face show in neighboring towns. We
were hardly started when my father ar.
rived on the scene, the second or third
day, and took us hOme-using a com
binatiOn of sheer force and persuasion
Of another kind. But even though he
took MS home, he cOuldn : get the "cir-
Gus" out Of our systems, and in 1889
we started out in earnest.
Our first performance was in the
Jail yard in BaraboO. There are lots
of people who still remember that per.
formance, largely, l guess, because the
seats fell down and almost broke up
the show. OF course, it was only a
small venture and had little to recon-.
mend it save the enthusiasm Of the
performers.
'Oh, yesl he anticipated my ques-
tiOn-'we all performed IN those days,
all five of us. One of US was tho ring
master; another walked the tight rome;
another ate fire; one was clown; my
own act was Juggling and rolling big
cannon balls up and down my arms and
around my neck. Some say that s why
I'm little stopped today
Did you have any animals then,
any menagcrie?
" 'Only thrco or four horses,
monkey, and hyena-.but this last
bad more bloOd.curdling name. We
called him grave.rObbing man-eat.
err As such he was great success
and brought us lots of business.
" This was in our wagon-shOw
days" he continued! we travelled by
wagons for six years before we became
q railroad show. In those times one
year was about like another, but when
we got onto the railroads we began to
grow rapidly
at remarked that Mr.. Ringing must
have seen many changes take place in
the circus business.
Yes, indeed' he replied. And
when l think of the pioneers whose
names headed the "greatest shows Oh
earth" began TO feel like an old man
although I'm only sixty-fOur' A remi-
niscent look came into the kindly eyes
which look out from beneath black,
bushy eyebrows of marked contrast to
the circus mans silver-gray and close
cropped hair. 'Barnum, of course, has
been dead a good many years. His
partner and successor, Bailey, is also
dead, and we boys own the Barnum &
Bailey show. The Forepaugh brothers
are gone; so are the Sells brothers.
Their combined shows belong to me
There was "A time also
when We controlled the Buffalo Bill
Wild West. Come to think of it, I'm
pretty near the veteran Snowman to-
day, although I've got four younger
brothers associated with me in the
buAiness.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
AS TO KENTUCKY LEMONS.

1t is bruited abroad that the Hon. James KehOc
has one and One-half pound lemon, which was
presented to him by Mason County farmer who
grew the fruit and thirteen others like it,
Perhaps, but the only kind of lemons that men in
public life expect to get from their constituents in
Kentucky are the fgurative variety They grow
abundantly all over the State and are handed to
someone every now and then. In fact the man in
public life who does not fear that his constituents
are not saving them up in July to hand him in No
vember is exceptionally Standardization
State Journal
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26

The award of 100000 increase in the wages of
100000 trainmen in the East means that the inter
est on $12OOOOOOO shall be spent not on improved
service for the public but on the employees This
might be very well if the roads were permitted to
earn the money by adequate charges for the SER
vice rendered, but that is horse Of another color
The particular railroads involved in the decision
have invested 81 OO0,0OO,OOO more and have earned
$80O0000 less during the three years since they
were forbidden to advance rates, and have been
compelled to increase expenses
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26

The contract for building the new
$4,000 dormitory at Pennsylvania Uni
versity was awarded to Frank Corbin,
of lexington. Davis Hall, which covers Il
portion of the site for the new building,
will be torn down and work will he
tarted on thG foundation of the new
structure this week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
SABOTAGE.

The meaning of the world sabotage is not gen
orally understood by the average reader and we
have endeavOred to obtain its meaning from La
rOusse. 'The definition of the word sabotage as
used among French printers desgnates the dis
honest act of a compositor who deliberately in
PRODUCES errors into the text entrusted to him or
otherwise detcriOateS its value In a supplement
to LarOusse the term is found defined as "the dis
honest act of wOrkmen who deliberately introduce
poor work into that on which they are engaged -
The new Standard Dictionary defines the word
sabotage: First the act of cutting shoes or sock
cts in rails railroad ties second the act of tie
ing up railroad by malicious damage; third any
poor work or other damage done by dissatisfied
wOrkmen, also the act of producing it, plant
wrecking. 1t would seem therefore that the mean
ing of the word sabotage is any mean undcr-hand-
ed action of wOrlingmen for the purpose of de-
stroying the machinery of production which they
are manipulating; and this is urged by the Indus
trial Workers of the World as means of bring
ing the employing class to time Something like
biting off your own to spite your face From
the Square Deal.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
MIGHT BE A TANGO COCKTAIL. j

GA welknown Nicholas County man tells this
one: lie was at Lexington hotel year ago.
Slept rather late, rang for bell boy and said
Bring me Courer-Journa and Carlisle Mer-
curry" Presently "Front" returned and said
Boss, heah is de CurusrJournal, but de bahkeeper
said he didn't know how to mix no scch drink as
dat other thing what you wanted
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
LONG LIFE.

Sir John Lubbock, the scientist has shown how
insects may live if preserved from accident and
harm of all kinds. The greatest age attained by an
insect, as far as known was that reached by
queen ant which lived until August 8, 1888, when
she was nearly fifteen year old. Another queen Of
the same species died after life of thirteen years
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26

The great State of New York realizing the val
ne of Installation in education, will lend this year
fully 100000 lantern slides. No charge is made for
their use, but condition is made that they shall
be used only for instruction. A catalogue of sub
ects and slides is prepared and sent upon request
to any school official in the State of New York.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26

An eminent Ohio manufacturer writes predc-
ton to Leslie's which we place on record for the
benefit of the thoughtful and patient reader. lie
says: Il want to be on record predicting that
the buying and consuming public will never know
that a reduction in the tariff has taken place, but
the manufacturers will and will their employees
before the end of 1914"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26

The procession of working children in America,
if placed twelve feet apart in single file, would
reach from San Francisco to Boston and thence
to New York To shorten the procession until it
dwindles and disappears the National Child Labor
Committee says it needs to have not 800 members
but 10000, or one for each half mile of those
children
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
THE OLD AND THE NEW BOY.

Where are all the boys who used TO play fox
and hounds and other healthful games asked
citizen yesterday. In answering his own question
he said: go to the pOolrooms and other loafng
places and you will find them ''-Owensboro Mes
senger
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26

The predictions made by representatives of
American printing establishments before the Ways
and Means Committee, during the Tariff hearings,
are being speedily fulfilled. y representative OF
the printing and photographic firm of Hudson Scott
& Sons, Carlisle, England is now on a business tour
in America and was recently in Boston, seeking
orders for printing.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26

If all the dagtax laws that have been introduced
by the new legislators at Frankfort are passed
bob-taied mongrel will become as expensive lux
ury as a six-cylinder touring car.-Carlisle Mer-
curry
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26

President Wilson is reported to be urging law
to put small business on equality with big business
What a practical business head he has, to he sure
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
HOW ABOUT THIS?

Many of Senator j. b. Iies friends are urging
him to make the race for Congress in the Ninth
District-FalmOuth Outlook.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
STORE, s. Stock Good,
And Residence For Sale.

We have splendid business store
ROOM and residence on East Second
street for sale. viii sell the property
and move the stock of goods, or will
make it an object for the buyer Of the
property to take over the business.
This is ono Of the best business locR-
tions OH East Second street, with an old
and established business. The business
is making money, but owner wants to
sell for personal reason. We mean to
sell this very desirable property. and
if you want to take hold of a money
maker We have it in this place Just
what you are looking for. See us at once
for particulars, as to price, time Of
possession, and terms.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26

And now France is afflicted with the disease
known in this country as "The New Freedom
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-01-26
seElR9Eas!gKIE|:!|IE;l
A MARTYR TO HER FAITH.

Maud-She is woman who has suffered good deal
for her belief.
Ethel-Dear me! What is her belef2
No. foot.
Benevolent Lady-But my poor man, if you have been
looking for work all these years why is it have
found III
Tramp (eonfdentialy)-lt's luck, mumjnSt sheer good
luck
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
Feel All Used Up?

Ever feel that you can go no fur
ther-that you must have rest for that
anne and aching back-relief from that
constant, dead-tired feeling?
Have you suspected your kidneys?
Kidney disease shows itself in back
ache, nervous troubles and disorders
of the kidney secretions. II tired,
worried, lame, rheumatic, dizzy and
nervous don't let possible weakness
of the kidneys escape attention until
it turns into case of gravel, dropsy
or Bright's disease.
Sick kidneys go from bad to worse.
Their useful work of filtering the blood
is only partly done. Poisons that
should be passed out with the kidney
secretions are held in the blood. cir
culating freely, attacking muscles,
nerves and vital organs. The kidneys
infiame, swell and throb, and that is
the cause of sharp pains in the back,
or that dull, constant heavy ache.
For quick help use Doan's Kidney
Pills. No other kidney remedy is used
and recommended so generally. Take
them when you feel the first bad
backache, or see the first disturbance
of the kidney secretions. Doans have
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
MILITANT IN THE MAKING
Small Girl Has Begun Early to Resent
Restrictions Imposed Upon
Her by Her Sex.

Children often voice the spirit of
their times in surprising manner. Lit
tie Elsie, for example, in the pertinent
questions her adult relatives found
so difficult of reply. Several times in
a single day the little girl had en-
countered the wall of conventionality
interdicting for her joys and liberties
easily granted her brother, and at last,
when told that nice little girls must
not play in the street after dark, even
upon special occasion such as Hal
loween, she was tempted toward open
revolt.
Mother, who made things so much
harder for girls than boys?" she
asked, suddenly. Boys can do many
things girls can't and they have good
times, somehow Who said it was to
be SOP"
God, | suppose, was mothers
dubious but determined answer
Elsie considered the case in silence
for few moments then burst out i'm
pulsively:
well, l wonder who'd call that
JUST"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
COMBINATION BAG AND MUFF
Idea Evolved by Clever Woman Is
Well Worth Being Copied and Es
Easy to Garry Out.

Starting out on a shopping expedi-
ton, one woman said to her friend:
Aren't you going to carry your hand.
bag?" No. replied the other, II
have made bag in my muff, and it is
much more convenient than carrying
an extra one this cold weather, and
the muff answers the purpose of both
muff and bag"
She handed the muff to her compan-
ion for inspection, says the Christian
Science Monitor. In it were two bags
or pockets. The first was large, being
about two-thirds the size of one side
of the muff, and in this were slipped
small packages, letters or anything
Of the kind that it was necessary to
carry, and a large button securely
fastened the lap which prevented any
thing from slipping out.
On the outside of this large pocket
was small one for holding little
pocketbook and keys. This was also
fastened with large button and but
tonhole, so that the contents of the
pocket were secure and this saved the
carrying Of a handbag, which was a
great convenience and enabled the
owner Of the muff to keep both hands
protected.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
Pedestal Laundry Holders.

Better far than the laundry bag. is
the pedestal shaped box, which may be
as elegant looking as its owner elects
to have it and may stand about the
dressing room on an equality with the
other necessary pieces of furniture
The pedestal may be made of the most
ordinary wood, since invariably it is
covered with cretonne, worsted bro
cade or any thick closely woven win
dow draping material. 1t should be
neatly finished at the edges with a
gimp, or fancy braid Inside it may
be lined with white oilcloth, although
that is not necessary, and it has fiat
lid which when closed, makes a con-
venient table top. The laundry pedes-
tai fits closely into a corner, out of
the way, but it looks nice standing
beside the bed, as 1t is precisely the
right size to hold night light, book
and carafe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
IF YOU WOULD BE "CHIC"
Acquiring That Exceedingly
Elusive Charm.

The art of being chic is entirely
summed up in the few words, "Atten
ton to detail"
1t is here that the French woman
excels.
The American woman who has &C
quired it will tell you that she will
take longer, perhaps, to settle a collar
Or fasten a tie than another woman
will to put on whole gown.
There is only one way of wearing
thing-the right way.
Womankind can definitely be divid-
ed into two classes-women who
dress and the women who merely
clothe themselves.
The former are those who have the
happy knack of putting on their
clothes with just the small finishing
touch that makes for perfection.
Costly or wonderful of style or
materials their garments need not be,
for whatever it lie. plain or elaborate,
high priced or inexpensive, they al.
ways succeed In looking we'll turned
out, we'll finished and chic" to the
least little item.
The average American woman to-
day most certainly dresses well.
One realizes that the subtle art of
finish" is far more widespread than
formerly, and that today there are
few women who do not achieve an at
tractive appearance.
Some women still make the mistake
of thinking that elaborateness of con.
struction and a general "fussy" effect
stand for good dressing, but most now
fully understand the value of sim.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
Randboxes Are useful.

For several years past the vogue for
bandboxes has been getting more and
more popular. Thanks to bold-hgured
and gayly-fowered cretonne paper,
bandboxes and hat boxes may be made
objects Of great beauty, as well as
utility. There is considerable variety
in shapes, too. Cabinetlike stands are
being made into which these boxes can
be slid, Just like the drawers of a
chest. They possess the merit of be-
ing both light and of good appearance.
They are useful in any kind of house,
but particularly in summer cottage
or bungalow, where they can be used
to serve in lieu Of chests of drawers
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
Brighten and Clean Your Furs.

Many find that as. they wear their
furs the fur is apt to become sodden
looking and dull. A good way to rem
edy this is to hang them out in the air,
then take a whiskbroom, dip it into
grain alcohol and brush vigorously the
wrong way Of the fur. Sometimes a
comb helps to loosen up the matted
parts. Use plenty of alcohol and brush
until every inch has been covered-al-
ways brushing the wrong way of the
fur. Let them hang until they become
thoroughly dried, pounding them occa-
sionally with the fiat side of the whisk
broom. When well aired, brush with .
stiff brush the right way"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
GIVEN UP TODE
Kidney Disease Brought on a Complete
Collapse.

oliver chappen. r. F. D. No ;. Horne
heads, N. Y, says: kidney trouble
on me suddenly and j didn't realize It's
seriousness until collapsed. Four doctors
treated me hut none of their medicines did
all one summer i had to sleep out doors IN
a hammock. bolstered up with pillows
had to get up about twenty times at night
to pass the kidney secretions When / was
well. l weighed one hundred seventy pounds,
hut the illness brought me down 10 one hun
dred pounds. My hands were numb and
couldn't do bit of work. The doctors gave
me up to die and / lost hope myself l was
in constant pain. My sister told me 10 try
Doan's Kidney Pills and the first box holped
me- l wasn't so nervous and l felt better
AS kept on taking the remedy. 1 got back
my weight and ] felt like different man
Doans Kidney Pills put me my feet 20
that / could work; they saved my life
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06

have scalloped ard dotted border OF
embroidery worked in white floss, and
the upper flounce is lifted and draped
trifle under velvet bow. The
ratine blouse has elbow length kimono
sleeves simply finished with narrow
turnback facing of self material. The
blouse fronts are left widely open,
disclosing the surpliced guimpe, and
are finished with lapels and collar
Of itself. Stenciled rose motifs are
embroidered across the lower surface
of fronts and sleeves.
The short tunic that dips toward
the back has a five-inch space left be-
tween its front edges at the waistline,
but they are drawn together and cross
each other at the lower edge This is
scalloped and embroidered with rose