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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-10-23
SpeCiaI Election Notice

In obedience to an order of the
Mason County Court, entered at the
September term, 1916. notice is here
by given that an election will be held
and poll taken in Mason county, Ken
lucky, at the usual and regular vot-
ing places in each Of the precincts, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER z, 1916,
Between the hours of 6 o'clock, a. m,
and 4 o'clock, p. m, on said date, at
which election all legal voters resid-
ing in said precincts, shall be given
an opportunity to vote by secret bal
lot on the question whether the Fis-
cal Court of Mason county shall be
composed of three Commissioners to
be elected from the county at large
and the Judge of the County Court.
The order calling said election
specifying its purpose and directing
the manner in which same shall be
held, is as follows:
MASON COUNTY COURT.
September Term, September 4, 1916.
Alfred NJ. Peed. ct ais, On Petition.
ORDER
This day came Alfred Nj. Peed and
Tiers and filed a written petition
signed by eight hundred and forty
one of the legal voters of Mason
county, requesting the Judge of the
Mason County Court to submit to the
qualified voters OF Mason county at
the next general election hereafter n
De held the question, whether the
Fiscal Court Of Mason county shall
be composed of three Commissioners
to be elected from the county at
large, and the Judge Of the County
Court" and il appearing that said
petition is signed by more than three
hundred and fifty of the legal voters
OF Mason county, and the court beint
advised, It is therefore ordered anC
directed that the officers of the cleo
ton in all the voting precincts II
Mason county shall open pell ant
take the sense of the legal voters II
/ said county upon said question, saiI
election to be held on Tuesday, No
vember It'll, 1916, between the hour
OF 6 a. m, and p. m. The Clerl
Of the Mason Countq Court shall fur
nish the Sheriff Of Mason county
copy of this order. and said Sheriff
shall cause the same to be published
in all the county papers not less thar
four weeks previous TO said election
and he shall also advertise the sam
by printed handbills, posted not les
than two weeks before said election
in a conspicuous place In each OF tn
voting precincts in said county.
8 furthed ordered and directed tina
he Clerk Of the Mason County Cour
shall prepare ballots to be used
said election, each ballot to have
lprinted thereon the question;
| ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF TIL
FISCAL COURT OF THE COUNT
BEING COMPOSED OF THREE CON
MISSlONERS TO BE ELECTED
FROM THE COUNTY AT LARGl
lAND THE JUDGE OF THE COUNT
lCOURT2
Given under my hand. at my oihc'
In the City of Maysville, Mason cour
| ~, Kentucky. this SOth day Of Septen
Der, 1915.
JOHN II. CLARKE,
i sherln OF Mason Count
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500 Reward. siOO

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires
a constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation Of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith In Its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that II
fails to cure. Send for list OF testi'
monials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO.
| Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, &c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
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A 5OO.POUND PUMPKIN
New York Herald)

The largest pumpkin that ever OBJ
structed a field, foundered a wagon
or produced neighborhood gasps IL
now at Sayville, l.. l., where Il was
grown by Eugene Cochen. II weighs
500 pounds, is a Titan blonde, three
feet tall and nine feet around the
waist.
Mr.. Cocheu in laying this important
vegetable matter before the world, Of
fered slOo to any farmer at any point
on the face of the earth who could
produce one as large. He declared II
the greatest pumpkin in the history
of the world, and a search OF all rec
cords under the captions pumpkin
pump, Jump. mpk,kin and nikpmup In
dioates that he is not noticeably mis-
taken. UnQuestionably he has som'
pumpkin.
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had bearing down pains, my health
failed me. and could not work on the
stage, and wasn't able to tend my baby
or even pet around myself. / was
always downhearted and discontented
with the world, and only lived for the
sake of my little girl. The doctor said
to move to some quiet little town away
from the noisy city, and / might be able
to live and feel well, so ] went to Day
vile in November. At that time was
so sick could not walk around, and my
husband kept house and ] stayed in bed.
One day in January / read your adver-
tisement in newspaper, and ! sent for
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and started taking it. Within
two weeks time was different wo-
man, could get around, and felt so good
that il was pleasure to do my house,
work. / felt contented and happy. and
now am the picture of health, and am
tempted to return to the stage. We
appreciate my health as the most pre-
cious thing on earth. Mrs. H. L.
VrJr,---,,-- ~ >. - r''|;-rlv. TnC~
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y: !sl

No. IL departs 6:S5 a. M. daily
leept Sunday. rs-0
2 No. g. departs loo p. m. daily
cept Sunday.
No. 10 departs $40 p. m. daily.
No. 10 arrives $3.50 a. m. daily
cept Sunday.
No. Is arrives 2:O5 p. N. daily.
No. IA arrives $3.50 p. m. daily
cept Sunday.
No. 16 arrives 1880 q. m. daily
cept Sunday,
No. II departs 1850 a. M. daily
cept Sunday,
Sunday Only
No. III departs at 9 a. m.
No. 11S arrives at i1:26 D. N.
Schedule effective Sundn.. Ma
subject to change without notice.
H. 8. ELLIS. Ase
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THE HOUSE OF QUALITY"

Nearly all the men and most of the
women in Japan smoke, the girls be-
ginning when they are about 10 years
of age. The ladies' have pipes With
longer stems than the men and If one
of them wishes to show gentleman
"a special mark of favor she lights her
pipe, takes a Whit. hands it to him,
and allows him to smoke.
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.BROTHERHOODS WIN,
FARMERS WIVES LOSE
Democrats Unctuously but Vain
Iy Flatter Themselves That
TiIIers Of the Soil Believe
Their Bunk UpIift Laws
viii Improve Agricul-
turaI Conditions.
FARING WORSE THAN
LOWLlEST RAILROAD HAND

PLIGHT Of Women Laborers In the
Fields Described by President Pope
Of the Association Of State PresI-
dents Of the Farmers Union as
More Deplorable Than During the
Days Of Slavery, and Vet Not a
Word Was Spoken In the Last Con-
aress, Which Is Boosting OF Its
Farm Legislation, About the Woman
Who Rakes the Hay and Gathers
the SheaVes.
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In Italy the refuse gathered in the
streets is sold at auction.
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WONDERFUL TALE
OF AN ACTRESS
Struggled with Sickness and Dis
couragement; How Relieved.
Dayville, Killingly, CONN., shall
be glad to have every woman know

what Il KNOW now,
after using Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
Although / am only
"a years old, ! have
suffered for the past
eight years. l hated
the doctors, for q
doctor told me to
give up the stage
where | was playing
with my husband.
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II has been shown that the water
Of the Antarctic ocean is colder than
that of the Arctic.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-10-23

The average amount of sickness in
human life is estimated at 10 days per
tnnum.
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Delmar, N. Y, church provides car
trumphets for the use of deaf attend
ants.
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& Ohio
,oA.a.l. s.SI.s, to ea.as. -''Ass' =
sehedule eleetIve NAY 2sIh.

Schedule effective May ssth'
EAST BOUND
No. 8. s:4l a. m.
No. 6. s:66 a. N.
No. 2 lao .. m.
No. 16, $3.50 p. IN.
No. IS, 500 p. N.
No. 4. 1O;4s y. IN.
WEST BOUND
No. 10. $3.50 a. IN.
No. s. 6;l6 a. N.
No. l. S:is a. IN.
No. II. $3.50 .. m.
No. 8. S;so 2. m.
No. Z asa .. m.
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TWILIGHT sleep

An immense asylum for the insane
has been built in Jerusalem by .
movement that started in Berlin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
MUCH MONEY INVESTED
IN BOWLING TOURNEY

Washington, D. c.. March 12.--Of-
fioials connected with the bowling
game asserted today that there 10 al
most three times as much money in
vested in their pastims as In base
ball.
Burton L. Mank, who is on the COM
mittee handling the arrangements for
the Atlantic Coast Bowling Associa-
ton Tournament which begins here
on April 8 and lasts for three weeks,
issued O. statement which said in part:
ut is estimated that 1000. 900
is tied up In baseball. A big sum In
itself-but paltry when compared
with that involved In the alley game.
There are in the United States to-
day at least 100000 bowling alleys.
The average cost of each IL $500, ex-
elusive of the cost of the pins. balls,
rents, cts, which makes a total be-
yond 800 o0G.000.
I'm New York alone there are
about $3.50 bowling alleys. which
would make this total investment
there of 1s.T50.o0o, not counting
pins. balls. fixtures, furniture. etc"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
Sports
I'M THORPE WORKING
HARD TO MAKE GOOD
Big Sac and Fox Warrior Who Performed Last Season ID
International League Declares That He Will Play With
Giants or Break Every Bone In His Body.

The business of baseball has taken
on a most serious aspect for James
Thorpe. The big Sac and Fox warrior
realizes that 1t is this year or never
for him in the big leagues, and he
is working with every ounce Of energy
and strength in his mighty body to
win regular berth with the Giants.
Jim holds forth in the batters box
in Marlin whenever he can get a
pitcher to hurl them up for him, and
industry is reaping IT'S reward. jim 10
slamming the old leather with greater
force and accuracy than ever before
in his life. He always could murder
the fast ones, and now he is meeting
the low curves with a vengeance.
In Fridays practice he knocked
curve ball right out of the pasture,
driving II over the right-field wall.
Probably 1t Is In Houston by this time.
Thorpes fielding has improved on this
trip, especially his work on ground
balls. Heretofore he could be de-
pended upon to boot one at a critical
moment, but that seems to be thing
of the past now.
81 certainly want to make good this
year" said Thorpe yesterday. II never
had any trouble in any game j ever
tackled before, and I'm not going to
let baseball beat me. I'm going to do
something to make the name OF Jim
Thorpe live in baseball. as IT will live
on the cinder path and gridiron, or
I'll break every bone in my body try
ing. They seem to think that / will
never be able to bat Well. I'll show
them few things before 1 retire to
my farm.
IT hit pretty we'll In the Interna-
tional League last year, getting an
average of .303 in ninety-slx games.
and two home runs and stole twenty
threw nothing but curves at me. until
I learned how to meet them. Play
ing what they believed to be a weak
point, they were really doing me a
favor. I'll do the same thing with
the Giants this year; watch and see"
John J. McGraw ceased to play
bench manager, and the recruits came
In for lengthy individual instruction
in the art OF ''hittin' EN- where they
amt and where they can't get" The
Little Napoleon watched each man
take his regular turn at the plate and
then proceeded to correct his faults.
Fish and Billy Cole, the young out
fieiders, were called on to correct their
stand at the plate. and while the
change bothered them for a while, at
the end they were shooting them over
the infield on a line. Cole had a
tendency to swing too much with his
body and not enough with his arms
This caused him to hit late at the
ball.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13

tions with the Beaumont Sisters. are
one and the same.
Van Harbor Is a peaceful and law
abiding hamlet the greater part OF the
year. Mr.. Van yalken. who IS the
founder of the village that has been
named for him. Ia the senior maEis-
trate and as such presides on the bench
Of the local police court when he Is
al home. but he necessarily spends the
greater part OF the year travelling.
Squire Van valken is best known in
Richmond as a. musical comedy star
and he established himself as a strong
favorite with Richmond audiences
some years ago. His return as a
vaudeville star will be a source of de-
light TO the thousands who have
laughed with him and at him in past
seasons.
mond for the frst time another popu-
lar comedian. He Ia Leo Beers, q
genius OF different type.
The advent of Leo Beers In vaude-
vile was caused by pride. For many
years the young artist was an exclusive
social entertainer. His appearances
were always with the understanding
that his treatment be that of a guest
and not paid performer. "A Got
Rich Quick" matron arranged with Mr.
Beers to entertain her hrst guests In
her new Fifth Avenue house. When
the player arrived at the front door
butler informed him that he was ex-
pected to use the servants entrance
Beers turned on his heels and walked
away, and. for all he knows. the guests
do not yet know what happened TO
him From that time on, the artist
aristocrat devoted his time and attens
ton to vaudeville. Here his eriEp
stories. odd little songs. his skin at
the piano and his4striking individuality
have made him most acceptable.
Other excellent attractions offered
today and for the first half Of the week
are The Florenz Duo. celebrated Eu-
ropean comedy jugglers. and Inness and
Ryan, one of the breezfest teams of
entertainers now in vaudeville.
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SAM CRANE. WILL PLAY
SHORT FOR ATHLETICS
Youngster Who Performed For Virgnians Last Season Will
Doubtless Be Given This Important Position by Manager
Connie Mack-Has Many Masked Marvels

Philadelphia, March IL, What
kind of a ball team Connie Mack will
develop this season is a question no
human being but Connie can answer
as the Athletics start their spring
training. And Mack is doing little
talking these days except to refer to
his promise Of last year that he would
make the Athletics another powerful
pennant winning team.
All last season, when the Athletics
were trampled upon, kicked and
mauled by every team in the Ameri-
can League and during the winter
Mack spread a dragnet over all the
minor leagues and colleges for ma
terial and formulated plans for his
new machine.
| Nobody knows how many un-
knows Connie has under cover. but IL
Ihis past constructive performances be
taken as harbingers, II is safe to pre-
dict the Athletics will finish n few
Snotches higher than the cellar.
With the masked marvels" listed
las an unknown quantity 1t would APP
Ipear that the Athletics are prepared
In all departments except pitching
land third base.
IL training camp coaching has the
proper effect the Athletics mound
men will be greatly improved over
those OF 1915. WyckofY. Joe Bush and
IBressler are figured as anchor men.
Last season Wyckoff improved amaz-
|tngly and around him II In believed
Mack will build his staff. In addi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
PHYLLIS ANTOINETTE
WINNER AT Ell pAsO

Ell Paso, Tex. March i2-Despite
troubled conditions along the Mexican
border the races at Juarez. were run
on as usual this afternoon and Amer
leans from this city visited the track
without fear Of molestation. The pre-
vailing uneasiness. however, kept
many patrons away and reduced the
attendance considerable. Fayorites
did not figure very prominently in the
winning column, but a number of
well-played horses made good for their
hackers. In the fourth, Phyllis An
tainette, backed from skies down to
to 2. led her field from the rise of
the barrier and won in commanding
style, with Eek Davis taking the place
from Originator.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13

j, ton the Mackmens pilot has Majors
and Meyers, who toward the, end OF
last season demonstrated that they
were rapid getting their stride.
The receiving end OF the game i:
expected 20 be handled largely by
Wal1y Schang and McAvoy. Young
Perkins can also be counted upon 10
do little catching. This boy. accord
ing TO his teammates, Is IA conner.
Those who saw him work In the North
Carolina League feel certain this sea-
son will develop him greatly.
Mack Is said TO have practically
decided that Jimmy Walsh will be the
regular left fielder. with Oldring In
center and Struuk in right. Davies,
however, fits well in left field and ii
would not cause great surprise IL he
were galIiyanting around that section.
oldring. as a result of his retire
ment' is In great shape. RUDE APP
pears To he quite capable of playing
in his 1918 and 1914 style.
The inficli problem probably viii
cause Mack a few headaches. Third
base still IS great uncertainty and
shortstop will require a whole lot OF
consideration Although several re-
cruits are being tried out for the lat
ter position. II II possible Crane VIII
be selected.
Heaiy and Ritter are being men
toned for third. In Ritter Mack con-
siders he has a future star. Nc
Innis will be at nrst and Malone
probably viii see service at second
In place Of Larry f.aioie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
CHANDLER MACHINE
ACCOMPlISHES FEAT

In a drive from Tia Juana, Mexico.
to Vancouver. B. c., not merely the
motor but the car itself was kept
running continuously. On the sworn
word of the two official observers and
the three other members of the crew,
the wheels of the car never once
not even for the flash of a second
stopped showing.
The distance was 2.050 miles: the
time consumed. five and one-half
days. The party which made this re-
markable run, no less OF an endur-
ance test for the men than the car,
was composed Of c. H. Hunter. Los
Angeles. manager of the Chandler
Motor Car Company of California,
who drove most of the time; Ben
Knopf, relief driver; AL Waddeil, au-
tomobile editor of thu Los Angeles
Times: Joseph waddell. photographer
for the Universal Film Corporation,
and Jack Griffin. publicity man for
the California Chandler Company.
The Messrs. Waddeil acted as official
observers.
No other man or group OF men
ever set out on a test which offered
such seeming certainty of defeat.
Even a puncture would have defeated
their purpose. But no puncture came.
The car ran into Vancouver with Mex
lean air in all four tires. And Mex
lean water in It's radiator. Let's not
forget that--no water was added dur
ing the entire trip. Gasoline and oil
were supplied with the car moving
slowly. What little sleep the men
had was snatched In short maps in
the car. They ate in the car. No
other event in western motordom has
ever aroused such interest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
nv JESS WILLARD.

New York, March 12.--Being firm
believer In respecting the Sabbath,
followed the example of all good
people today and enjoyed a day OF
rest. The only real exercise INDUCED
in was long walk before breakfast
and another jaunt after lunch. The
relief from my daily grind was more
than welcome for two reasons--first,
that it becomes tiresome to do the
same thing day after day, and, second,
am in such good physical condition
that il ,is now necessary for me to
take matters easy.
Here is n little tip wish to hand
TO those who think enough of their
health to take an exercise of some
sort every morning: Do not override
It, Go through your developed work
with the same feeling as IL 1t were
fun. Fer a person who lives a seden-
tary life, II isn't necessary to strain
himself TO get the advantage Of exer-
else. Then. IL business requires your
presence indoors during the day, be
sure to take a brisk walk after din
ner This viii aid digestion wonder
fully and also soothe ones nerves. en-
abling one to enjoy a comfortable
sleep.
Should Take Up Athletics.
1t strikes me forcihly that the young
men and youths of this country should
take up athletics with whoop just
now, considering that the cry through
out the country IL for preparedness.
And when the leading citizens spend
their valuable time and money preach
ing this gospel. there must be sound
basic reason for their propaganda. In
every walk OF life preparedness Is alb
solutely necessary. The history OF
the world shows that one has to be
prepared in order to make success
OF anything.
Read the papers, and you Will mo-
tice giaring headlines telling of trou-
BILE with Villa ana his bandits in
Mexico. You will also read that our
boys are gathering on the border pre-
pairing to invade Mexico and capture
the murderers. Won't 1t impress you
forcibly that the men who will 60 out
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
MANY CANDIDATES OUT
At lPH-NACON
Captain Lancaster is Greeted by Thirty
Men when First Call 10
Made.

Ashland, Va, March 12.-RandoIph-
Macon's baseball squad has rounded
out week of practice. Captain Lam
caster issued the first call for candi-
dates Monday and about thirty ath-
letes responded. In spite of the soft
| ness of the field, moderate weather
enabled the men to loosen up bit and
get their eye on the ball. Prospects
for a championship nine were never
brighter. for Coach Reiss has seven of
last years team back and several
promising young players from the
scrubs. The Yellow Jackets are fortu-
nate in having several prep school
stars among the freshmen. woodhn,
who twirled gilt-edged ball for Ash
land High last season. Is expected TO
do good share Of the slabwork this
spring.
Marston, a veteran of three years,
will be the mainstay in the box, Reiss'
problem lies In developing a backstop.
Butterworth likely will be shifted from
first sack to that position, although
York and Ray are showing up we'll.
The whole infield of last year is on
hand. and with Cogbill. Finney. Moss
and Savage In the outer garden 20 pick
from credible team should be
whipped into shape.
The baseball schedule as arranged
by Manager Irving Groves follows:
March 25-Richmond Blues. at Ash
land.
March es-Union Theological Semi
nary. at Ashland.
April 3-Georgetown University, ct
Washington.
April Mount st. Joseph's, at Bal
timore.
April catholic University. at
Washington (pending).
April 6-Episcopal High school, at
Alexandria.
April 1a-Roanoke College, at Ash
land (pending).
APRIL 15--Hampden-s Sidney, mt
Hampton Sidney championship.
April 1e-Union Theological SENT
nary, at Seminary.
April 22--William and Mary. at
williamsburg championship.
April 2s-Richmond College, at Rich
mond championship.
April 2s--Hampden-sidney at Rich
mond championship.