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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-05-09
ALMOST PERFECT IN SYSTEM
Modern Hotel a Wonderful Improve
ment over Its Predecessor Of Only
Few Years Ago.

1T is wonderful to appreciate the
difference in hotel systems of today
and 10 years ago. And still, with all
the conveniences that are offered to
guests at practically the same rates.
there is the man who finds fault.
To-day guests have telephones IN
their rooms, whereas several ,yeata
ago they had anything from a COW
bell to a row OF brass checks operat-
ed with u cord.
AT the old Gobson house. about
twelve years ago, we installed de-
vice for lessening labor which was
called a teleseme. 1t was sort OF
punch button affair which was sup.
posed to signal for anything from a
San Francisco newspaper TO a bag Of
peanuts. You'd push the button so
many times and different lights would
bob up on the board in the ONCE after
the clerk had released the indicator.
"One day / pulled out the indicator
on a certain room and the lights
fiared up. The signal showed very
difficult drink and fastened to notify
the cafe
"A boy took the drink upstairs. but
could find no one. After little To-
vestigatlon we found the room had
''.' hsen. occupied for two weeks and
- had been given when
shed the bed asalnat
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-05-09

of nature. even at that" said he, with
smile. Boys are pretty close to
earth. you know. To be perfectly hon
est, did it in order to get away from
the eminently beautiful but unnatural
things I'm required to paint at home
Il suppose we will see you at the
Wrandall place this summer"
I'm coming out to paint Leslies
sister in June, / believe. And that
reminds me, came upon an uncom-
monty pretty girl not far from your
place the other day-and yesterday
as well-some one I've met before. un.
less I'm vastly mistaken. l wonder
II you know your neighbors well
enough-by sight, at least-to venture
a good guess as to who mean"
She appeared thoughtful.
"Oh, there are dozens of pretty
girls in the neighborhood. Can't you
remember where you met" She
stopped suddenly, a swift look of ap-
prehension in her eyes.
He failed to note the look or the
broken sentence. He was searching
in his coat pocket for something. Sc
leeting a letter from the middle of a
small pocket, he held it out to her.
Il sketched this from memory. She
posed all too briefly for me-" he said.
On the back Of the envelope was a
remarkably good likeness of Hetty
Castleton, done broadly. sketchily,
with a crayon point, evidently drawn
with haste while the impression was
fresh, but long after she had passed
out OF range of his vision.
81 know her." said Sara quietly.
TITS very clever. Mr. Booth"
There is something hauntingly IA
miliar about IT," he went on. looking
at the sketch with frown OF perplex-
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-05-09
The Hollow
BIZ ; Of Her Hand
George Barr McCutCheOn
2ST1RT1zZ /2l2 5/A0Rl. fMzAo e. COrz94lTv

She came to the bridge by the mill,
long since deserted aad now a thing Of
ruin and decay. A man in knicRer.
bockers stood leaning against the rail,
idly gazing down at the tricNling
stream below. The brier pipe that
formed the circuit between hand and
lips sent up soft blue coils to float
away on the drizzle.
She passed behind him, with a sin.
gle furtive, curious glance at his hand
some, undisturbed profile, and in that
glance recognized him as the man she
had seen the day before.
When she was a dozen rods away.
the tall man turned his face from the
stream and sent after her the long
restrained look. There was something
akin to cautiousness In that look OF
his. as IL he we're afraid that she
might turn her head suddenly and
catch him at 1t. Something began
stirring In his heart, the nameless
something that awakens when least
expected. He felt the subtle, sweet
femininity of her. as she passed. 1t
fingered with him as he looked.
She turned the bend in the road a
hundred yards away. For many min
utes he studied the stream below
without really seeing It. Then he
Strengthened up. knocked the ashes
from his pipe, and set OF slowly in
her wake, although he had been walk
ing In quite the opposite direction
when he came to the bridge-and on
a mission OF some consequence. too.
There was the chance that he would
meet her coming back.
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000NHN1Z HqL2 ~ CEORCZ

Listen, my DEAR" said Sara, a
hard note growing in her voice: this
is my home. l do not love It, but
can see no reason for abandoning it,
That is why we came back to New
York"
Hetty pressed her friends hand to
her lips. Forgive me-" she cried i'm.
pulslvely. Il shouldn't have com
complained. It was detestable."
Besides" went on Sara evenly,
you we're quite free TO remain on the
other side. left 1t to you"
you gave me a week to decide,
said Hetty in a hurried manner OF
speaking Il took but twenty-four
hours-less than that. over night
you remember. love you, Sara
could not leave you. All that night
I could feel you pulling at my heart
strings, pulling me closer, and holding
me. You we're in your room, In
mine, and yet all the time you seemed
to be bending over me in the dark.
ness, urging me to stay with you and
love you and be loved by you. II
couldn't have been a dream"
1T was not a dream" said Sara
with a queer smile.
you do love me?" tensely.
Il do love you" was the firm an.
swer. Sara was staring across the
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-05-09
knowledge for the Poor.

For the well man. or woman, diet
etic knowledge is primarily a question
Of dollars and cents, but for the poor
man, particularly with a family OF
growing children, this aspect of the
case may have a very powerful effect
upon health. AS DR.. Graham Lusk
has very we'll said, the laboring mans
efficiency depends upon his stocking,
and every man, or his wife, should be
q competent fireman at this sort OF
stocking. No one, for example. having
trouble to make both ends meet should
spend money for can of tomatoes,
or any one of dozens of other so
called foods, which have, comparative
ly speaking. no food value whatever.
1t is ordinarily estimated that hard
working man requires about three
thousand calories day. an office
man about two thousand five hundred.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
E8SHS8S8SA gs@SAHSSSN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Another device was the old cord
in the room at the Grand hotel. A
certain number of pulls would release
brass checks on which was scheduled
the desire of the guest. Whenever q
pull came on this indicator It sounded
as though some one had dropped a
couple of hundred brass checks on a
marble floor,
This affair was a nuisance, for we
got to sending Ice water to a room
every time 1t worked. Many times a
guest would receive three or four
pitchers OF water.
Then some one came along and
put in the telephone for hotels. Tho
modern day hotel is wonderful N.
stitution compared with that OF but a
few years ago,"-Cincinnati Com
cial Tribune.
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legal TanaIe.

The day was drawing to a close,
Judge, Jurors, witnesses and LAWYERS
we're growing weary. says the Theoso-
phical Path. Finally the counsel for
the prosecution rose to examine the
defendant.
Exactly how far is It between the
two towns" asked the lawyer. In a
weary voice.
The defendant yawned. and replied.
About four miles as the cry 'howR''
mo doubt said the man OF law,
"you mean as the now cries."
The Judge leaned forward. "No." be
remarkSd. suaveiE "hs means as the
ny cro4 Ia
The vi three looked az one
10 Nnr that somethir~
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water, her eyes big and as black as
night itself. She seemed to be looking
far beyond the misty lights that bob
bled with nearby schooners, far be-
yond the yellow mass on the opposite
shore where a town lay Graded in the
shadows, far into the fast darkening
sky that came up like a wall out of
the east.
Hetty's fingers frightened in a
warmer clasp. Unconsciously perhaps,
Sara's grip on the girls shoulder
frightened also; unconsciously, for her
thoughts we're far away. The younger
womans pensive gaze rested on the
peaceful waters below, taking in the
slow approach of the fog that was
soon to envelop the land. Neither
spoke for many minutes: inscrutable
thinkers, each a prey to thoughts that
leaped backward to the beginning and
took up the puzzle at its inception.
II wonder" began Hetty her eyes
narrowing with the intensity of
thought. She did not complete the
sentence.
Sara answered the unspoken ques-
ton. 1T will never be different from
what 1t is now, unless you make it so. :"
Hetty started. How could you have
known what was thinking?" she
cried In wonder.
1T is what you are always think
ing, my dear. You are always asking
yourself when will turn against you,"
Sara"
Your own intelligence should sup
ply the answer to all the questions you
are asking Of yourself. 1t is too late
for me to turn against you" She alb
ruptly removed her hand from Hetty's
shoulder and walked to the edge of
the veranda For the first time, the
English girl was conscious of pain
She drew her arm up and cringed. She
pulled the light scarf about her bare
shoulders.
The butler appeared in the doorway
"The telephone, If you please, Miss
Castleton. Mr.. Leslie Wrandall is
calling"
The girl stared. For me, Watson ?"
Yes, miss"
Hetty had risen. visibly agitated.
What shall l say to him. Sara?"
she cried.
Apparently IL is he who has some
thing to say to you," said the other,
still smiling. Wait and see what II
Is. Please don't neglest to say that
we'd like to have him over Sunday"
"A box of flowers has just come up
from the station for you. miss" said
Watson.
Hetty was very white as she passed
into the house. Mrs. Wrandall re-
sumed her contemplation OF the fog
screened sound.
Shall fetch you a wrap, ma'am1"
asked Watson, hesitating.
II am coming In, Watson. Open the
box of flowers for Miss Castleton. Is
there a are in the libraryf"
yes, Mrs. Wrandall."
"Mr. Leslie will be out on Saturday.
Tell Mrs. Conkllng."
THE evening train, ma'am7"
mo. The eleven-thirty. He will
be here for luncheon"
When Hetty hurried into the library
few minutes later, her manner was
that OF one considerably disturbed by
something that has transpired almost
on the moment. Her cheeks were
flushed and her eyes were redectors
OF no uncertain distress OF mind.
Mrs. WrandalI was standing before
the hrepAce, an exquisite figure In the
MA I exenlns gown which she
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-05-09
SYNOPSIS.

wrandail IL found murdered In
iuse near New York. Mrs. Wran-
mmoned from the city and iden-
body. A young woman who ac-
I'd Wrandall to the Inn and sub
disappeared. Is suspected.
l. Il appears. had led a gay life
iected his wife. Mrs. Wrandall
ok for New York in an auto dur
indirg snow storm, On the way
Is young woman in the road
ives 10 be the woman who killed
H. Feeling that the girl had done
ervice In Kidding ner OF the man
ough abe loved him deeply had
her great sorrow. Mrs, Wrandall
mes TO shield her and takes her TO
n home. Mrs. Wrandall hears the
( Hetty Castleton's life. except that
that relates to WrandalL This
o story OF the tragedy she forbids
/ ever to tell. She offers Hetty q
friendship and security from peril
cunt OF the tragedy. Mrs. Sara
all and Hetty attend the funeral
Ills WrandalI at the home OF his
}. Sara Wrandall and Hetty re-
New York after an absence OF a
Europe. Leslie Wrandall. brother
Ills. makes himself useful to Sara
comes greatly Interested In Hetty.
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No AoricuIturIst.

"They say there is money in running
alligator farms in Florida"
But, of course, a man has to have
experience. Take me, now, l don't
even know the right time orYear to
plant alligators."
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4. Iu6 newspapers annOunC6u Tue
n OF Challis Wrandall's widow
reporters sought her out for inter
8. The old interest was revived
columns we're printed about the
der at Burton's inn, with sharp
orial comments on the failure. of
police TO clear up the mystery.
Il shall ask Leslie down for the
weekend" said Sara, the third day
after their arrival in the country. The
house was huge and lonely, and time
hung rather heavily despite the glori-
GUS uplift of spring.
Hetty looked up quickly from her
book. A look OF dismay fiickered in
her eyes for an instant and then gave
way to the calmness that had come to
dwell in their depths of late. Her lips
parted In the sudden impulse to cry
out against the plan, but she checked
the words. For a moment her dark.
questioning eyes studied the face of
her benefactress; then, as II nothing
had been revealed to her, she allowed
her gaze to drift pensively out toward
the sunset sea.
They were sitting on the broad
yerandah overlooking the sound. The
dusk of evening was beginning to steal
over the earth. She laid her book
aside.
"Will you telephone in to him after
dinner, Hetty?" went on Sara. after
a long period OF silence.
Again Hetty started. This time a
look of actual pain flashed in her eyes.
Would not note by post be more
certain to find him in the" she be-
gan hurriedly.
~ dislike writing notes." said Sara
calmly. "Of course, dear, II you feel
that you'd rather not telephone him,
can"
Il dare say am flnicky, Sara" apol-
ogized Hetty in quick contrition. "Of
course he is your brother. l should
remem-"
my brotherin-law. DEAR" said Sara,
trifie too literally.
"He will come often to your house."
went on Hetty rapidly. 81 must make
the best of It,"
"He is your friend, Hetty He ad-
mires you"
Il cannot see him through your
eyes, Sara"
But he is charming and agreeable.
yOE H admit" persisted the other.
"He is very kind, and he is devoted
to you. ! should like him for that"
You have no cause for disllking
him"
II do not dislike him. II am-Oh,
you always have been so thoughtful,
so considerable, Sara, can't under
stand your failing to see how hard it
is for me to-to-well, to endure his
open-hearted friendship"
Sara was silent for a moment. you
draw a pretty fine line, Hetty," she
said gently.
Hetty flushed. you mean that
there is little to choose between wife
and brother? That isn't quite fair.
You know everything, he knows moth
Ing. wear a mask for him. you have
seen into the very heart of me. 1t
isn't the same"
Sara came over and stood beside the
girls chair. After a moment of indie
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-05-09
hIs Speciality.

Did you hear about Muggins taking
up settlement work." Yes; he usu'
ally works his creditors for so cents
on the dollar. Town Topics.
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Love may come and love may go,
but the installment collector is more
persistent
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cision she laid her hand on Hetty's
shoulder. The girl looked up, the ever
recurring question in her eyes.
I'VE haven't spoken of-of these
: many months. Hettyp
~-s., Wrandall and Wv
upset dread
mt know
With
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cHAPrER vI-contInued.

SVtshT * ~ VI S0UAtUbVds
"a and Hetty did not stay long in
The newspapers announced the
n Of Challis Wrandall's widow
reporters sought her out for inter
Is. The old interest was revived
columns we're printed about the
der at Burton's inn, with sharp
oriaI commands nm the failure of
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-01-22

great general Is not an ordinary man.
Military genius is a gift from heaven.
but the most essential quality for a
commander-in-chief Is irmness Of
character and the resolution to win
at all costs"
Next to the qualities of the COM
mander. whose surest way OF win
ming was. he thought. ito exaggerate
ones own forces and minimize those
Of the enemy" Napoleon considered
.. strong artillery the prime factor in
success.
III l had had 10000 more rounds on
the evening Of Leipzig. l should today
be master OF the world"
In speaking OF a national army. Of
which he was. Of course strongly in
favor, Napoleon insisted that all
Frenchmen should consider the laws
OF conscription necessary and sacred.
If they do not wish to see their homes
devastated"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-01-22
NAPOLEON WROTE OF DEEDS
Great Soldier Told How He Used to
Play on the Feelings Of His
Soldiers.

Great interest has been aroused
among military students and histo-
rians through the publication by Col.
Ernest Picard of a selection from
hitherto unknown military maxims
and precents dictated by Napoleon
during his imprisonment at st. Hell
ena
The emperor attached great weight
to tact and skill in the treatment
of soldiers.
When ! used to say" he wrote, as
! rode through the lines in the heat
OF battle, 'Unfurl your flags; the mo-
ment has come the French soldier
simply shook with eagerness.
AT such a, moment nothing seemed
impossible to me. The Thirty-second
dembrigade would have died to a
man for me. because after Lonato
wrote. The Thirtysecond was there.
and was at ease The power of
words on men Is astonishing"
The following is Napoleon's idea
OF a general:
In time of war men are nothing.
1t il one men who is everything. A
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-01-22

n did. saia 6tanAisA. Il would
- Doliticaliy dead. Yea know that
~Youre politically Dad, anyway"
insisted Mark. If this story will beat
yos tonight 1t will beat yss 20 yeaFs
fron today. Particularly II this Won
an proves to be-what shall ve call
it?-a trifle OF oolor:-
Robertson"
~Ah! That hurts. does N3 Then
t's probably true. II the Woman is
the Kind that-that would not do you
credit. you can understand how much
more effective It will be-"
You are wrong! denied Standish.
'6hs IL of good family. She"
"she may have been q good woman
when you found her." said Mark. But
there must have been a bad streak In
her. somewhere. You left her to sink
~ how as expect to find her and"
Drop that, Mark" burst out Tom
Blake, jumping from his seat and CON
fronting his brotherin-law. Don't!
can't listen to 1t any longer. Standish
10 right What you men are doing il
vile. II you've got q scrap OF man
hood left in the whole bunch of you.
you wont drag this Woman into your
dirty schemes. l."
"Oh," drawled Blak, with the air OF
q sleepy man bothered by \ ny. "for
the love OF Mike. don't you butt in!
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-01-22
FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Hair! Get IS Cent Bottle
Of Danderine Right Now-Aiso
Stops Itching Scalp.

Thin. brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair Is mute evidence Of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There 10 nothing SO destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
Of Its luster. its strength and its very
life: eventually producing feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp. which
II not remedied causes the hair roots
TO shrink. loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast A little Danderins
tonight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store. and after
the first application your hair will
take on that life. luster and luxuriance
which is SO beautiful. 1t will become
wavy and fluffy and have the appear
ance of abundance; an Incompatible
gloss and softness. but what win
please you most will be after Just Q
few weeks use. when you will actual
ly see lot Of fine. downy hair-nev
hair-growing all over the scalp. Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-01-22

The situations punk enough as it Is.
without your laying your trophies OF
tdiocy at lis feet"
''ldiocy?" fared Tom. Perhaps
common decency's better term. Or
perhaps in your vocabulary the two
mean the same thing. You men are
known as political leaders. The pub.
lie looks 10 you for examples. And
yet you stoOp to currish trick like
this! Isn't there enough whiteness in
the whole lot of you for single voice
to protest against such use OF q wom-
ans name? You've Just been told
she's of good family. That she has a
name to lose. And you answer: 'Po-
litical necessity You know this story
will destroy at least two lives. Prob
ably several more. And again you an
swer. Political necessity You have
the power to ruin these lives. II you
use that power tell you now, one
and all-my father as well as the rest
I'm ashamed to have breathed the
same air with you!"
Good night. Tom" drawled Flake,
no SO much as troubling to glance in
his irate sons direction.
No." corrected Tom. good by"
It's up to you," yawned Blake.
"Good-by," reiterated Tom, stamp.
ing from the room and slamming the
outer door OF the suite behind him.
The others stared after him in dull
wonder. But an exclamation from their
host suddenly shifted their attention.
"Grace!" cried Mark In surprised
disapproval.
She had come. unnoticed. from her
hiding place behind the inner door
and was standing among them before
they were aware of her presence.
"Mark!" she painted II heard
what Tom said. And he was right.
You must not"
please keep out Of this. Grace" re-
guessed her husband In dire embar.
rassment. "You don't know anything
about it. You couldn't possibly"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-01-22
sYMop0A
O6NA0eY G1XR
~ Aoa0J7dEAlIE C,oDoaaU

Congressman Standish and the woman.
believing themselves in love. spend q
tsaal week As man and wife in a hotel
s..s. fhs Ms.n a..t.n. 10 tns 9as,
Their s.esssn..t %; standish protests
lhon- girl At the Hotel Ksswick. WASH
ta{ton, y loved BY Tom Blake. son Of the
political boss q tbs house. He proposes
oos Of her reasons her determination to
Vst revenge on Jim Blake for running her
father. Congressman Frank E. Kelly.
y nxhting the Mullins bill. . measure In
n: interests Of the railroads. The ma
c1lAs 70 seeking means to diecredit etand.
sssouah q nf koSePs.on. Ps 1 eSsn .v % q jim
eesaker OF the house. tries to Vim etanA-
S:' II: p.:s e' Bake As::ss ana: oa. e s.sst
assthsrn New York hetsl. He sseYgss al
to forcs stAndisa to allow the Mullins bill
e pa:s Tom Blahs , and hi: faths. have e
e n..@ @ of s Il. won.a. & s IL tell: :'sa NJ:
that .ns b: 4 :a.s to eaSs ss X. Tsh
e warn the Woman. He oifer. Miss Kelly
tho 6sr sh.t nS%D: Nth a .S shs
GETS . New York wire and calls Plaza
Nei. 4 few minutes later Robertson tells
Miss Kelly to call PlaxA 1901 and get his
wife or cns Of the servants on the phone.
Aias Kelly refuses to give Jim Blake the
nunbsr eelisd BY standish. Blake has .
story Of the 6tandish episode prepared
ready to send out soon ~ the Wom-
aA's name V learned. Tom Blake tells
his father Of his love for Wanda Kelly.
AAd . family row ensues. Blake's daugh-
tee Grace arrives with her husband, Gov
ernor Robertson. Miss Kelly calls on
thSsatensd by impending exposure Of
etandish and IL insulted for her pains.
Grace appeals to Gtandish to give up the
night In order to protect her name. He
refuses. Grace sends for Miss Kelly.
apologisss for her rudeness and begs
Wandh's assistance. Wanda declares she
Will nevNf betray the Woman.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-01-22

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ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed b.
the use of oodds Kidney Pills. Sew
eral months later he wrote: I havs
not changed my faith in your remedJ
since the above statement was author
lied. Correspond with Rev. E. Hes
lop about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills. SOC. per box q
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music Of National Antheo
English and German words) and ~
cipes for dainty dishes. All sent freA
Adv.