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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

The influenza epidemic seems to
have about spent its force and the
death toll may soon be reckoned. 1t
is said already 100000 lives have
been sacrificed to the disease. Much
as we were terror stricken by the en-
trance of the United States into the
war this disease has destroyed many
times the lives taken by the war. On
ly after the dread scourge is past do
we begin to realize that we have pass
ed through the greatest plague that
has afflicted this country in it's entire
history. A hundred years hence 1t
will be known as the great scourge of
1918. Ohio county alone has given
up more than 100 lives. and other
deaths may yet occur. Let us hope it's
like may not appear again.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

One of the certainties of the flu
ture is the adoption of nation wide
prohibition by the United States. The
! liquor business is doomed. The old
system of manufacture and distri-
button of liquors is breaking up, and
ought to be broken. 1t was an evil
for whose Just defense no man was
willing to stand. The end sought by
nationwide prohibition is IDEAL is de-
irable, but is it practical? We think
ii will prove Disappointment to its
most earnest advocates. We know
how useless it is to argue with the
idealist. If the end sought is de-
sirable then his method for accom-
plishing that end is not open to ques-
ton. We know no apology to offer
for the drink evil, but we do know
that in all the history of the human
race no radical changes in the moral
habits of mankind have been effectu-
ally changed by act of parliment.
We know no apology for the sex evil.
and yet prohibitory laws have i'm
posed only Indifferent restraints. We
would not argue against prohibitory
laws for the regulation of moral
wrongs, but insist that legislation can
never effectually moderate the ex-
cess of human appetites. We do not
oppose the law, but attempt to fix
attention upon the minds of thought
full men of the fact that the only prac-
teal manner of controlling appetites
and passions is by education, not by
coercion. Education at the fireside,
in the school, in the church, in the
social relations of people. And so
long as men depend upon legislation
to accomplish that end they will neg
lect the only effective and final means
for doing 1t. After nationwide is
in operation common drunkenness
VIII demonstrate its impotency to ac-
complish what its most ernest ad-
yocates expect of II. But il is well
to try the experiment, and when il
fails the public will be forced to turn
to means of moral training to right
moral wrong.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

brother and the two boys knows all
about runnin' the still, and they're
maxim a mint of money. You can
help fill up the jugs and keep watch
for the revenuers while they make
Ticker. Its sellin' for $500 a pint
now In east Tennessee. and the boys
thinks II viii gs-higher. Everybody
on Goose Creek is already dressin' up
for the weddin." Hurry on.
Yours In haste.
POLLY ANN PORTER.
p, S. I've just decided to come
on to Hartford and have our honey
moon In old kaintuck. Me and Buck.
and Arch will be thar New Years
eve Loviply,
POLLY.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

After one of the boys in the Leitch-
field High School had dropped his
pistol on the floor, with a discharge
of the weapon resulting, the Principal
rounded up and searched the boys
and relieved them of ten guns. We
are not familiar with the practices
of the Hartford school boys. but we
hope they do not turn the school
building into an arsenal.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27
A TENNESSEE WIDOW
ANSWERS BATS AID.
Goose Greek, Tenn,

Dec, rs, 1918
Darling Battie:-I seed in the
Hartford Republican that you wanted
wife, and as | fill the description
to a "T'', I'm answerin' it.
l haint got but seven children but
they air all boys, and all but little
Tommy is big enuf to work. My
halr'll just suit you. It's as red as
Tennessee October sunset O, |
know I'll suit you all right. l feel
jist like | knowed you Battle; | have
heard my half brother, Bill Hawkins,
talk SO much about you. Guess you
knowed him as "fghtin' Bill" when
he worked with you i'm old Kentuck,
on the telephone gang. You see the
Hawkinses will all fight-they're
raised TO it-but I'm a whole lot
peacefuller than l used to be. Az
ter my other husband got killed by
the revenuers, I've been sorter on
the compromise. If you'll treat me
and the boys half way right you won't
have any bad trouble with us. Buck
is seventeen and Arch is sixteen. and
they amt a goin' to see their Mama
imposed upon they've got Hawkins
blood in their veins-but il you'll
let'em do as they please they won't
give you much trouble. That's the
way | manage them. They both tote
guns, but We needn't give 'em no
money to git cartridges with, and the
Lord knows they won't work for II.
l see the paper says you don't care
much about work, but that don't |
make a bit Of difference. My half
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

What to do with the returning SOL
diers industrially is just now engag-
ing the thoughtful attention of the
country. They are returning from
Europe, and being turned out of the
camps, by the hundreds of thousands.
They must find a means of livlihood
But just at the time when Industries
must absorb this vast quantity of la
Dor the war Industries are also turn
ing another big army of laborers out
of employment. 1t is true that the
industrial waste of the past two years
must be repaired, but the readjust-
ment of labor to industry is likely to
prove a problem of almost infinite
difficulty. No more serious condi-
tion can confront a country than hav-
ing a vast army of laborers without
employment. And that is particu-
larly true just now when the cost of
living is abnormally high. The coun-
try will be fortunate if it goes
through this readjustment without
disorder on a large scale.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27
QUITE ANOTHER CHAP.

A rookie was reading an article
about the Kaiser, which compared
him with Nero. who was Nero,
Bill?" he asked of a fellow-rookie
Wasn't he man that was always
cold?"
Nav" was the reply that was
Zero, another guy altogether. -
Transcript.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27
DOCTORS ONLY CHANCE.

Wife-Hello! DR.. Bunyun? Yes?
Come right away. Mr.. Little had an
other one of his spells.
Doctor (half an hour later why
didn't you send for me sooner. You
should not have waited till your hus-
band was unconscious.
Wife-Well as long as he had his
senses he wouldn't let me send for
you.-New York Evening World.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

There are two crater like holes in
the pavement, near the Bottling
Works, that formed miniature lakes
during the recent rains If there is
any authority in Hartford to see that
1t is done, we suggest the condition be
in some way remedied The removal
of few paving bricks would at least
allow the accumulated water to drain
into the street.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

Secretary McAdoo's suggestion that
the Government control the railroads
for a period of five years seems to
have met with very little approval
outside of railroad employee circles.
Heavy increases in freight rates and a
big deficit in operating expenses since
the government took over the roads
a few months ago offer little induce
ment for the country to continue the
experiment.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

The present congress has appropri-
ated $4,000, 100000 or more than
one-third the nations wealth, and
more than the combined cost of the
war to England and France in the en-
tire four years has been going
on. In the light of this fact 1t
is not difficult to see why the country
elected a Republican congress.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

The appropriation of million and
half dollars to pay the expenses of
the Presidents junket to Europe
looks a bit like extravaganza to the
poor people who have worked and
starved in order to buy War Saving
stamps and Liberty Bonds.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

We note a number of weekly news
papers will issue no paper this week.
The Republican has a contract with
it's patrons for fifty two issues year,
and we can see no just reason for
robbing them of an issue.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27
NOTICE.

have located in Beaver Dam for
the practice of dentistry. and shall
gratefully appreciate the patronage
of the public. Call on me at the A.
ID. Taylor property.
25tf NJ. r.. TAYLOR, DDS.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27
MORE "OLD" THINGS.

! we earnestly tnank MIS-. Llnuley
for her courtesy in responding to our
request for a description of "old
things" that link the living genera
tion to the dead-and-gone. Age
lends enchantment to those objects
that served some human convenience
in remoter time, and we are sure
there is a gold mine of such news
value in the country If those in pos
session of it would report it for us
Livermore, Ky, Dec. 23,191S.
The Republican,
Hartford, Ky.
l have noticed in your paper for
some time a request for old Things,
of a news value. l will send The fol-
lowing.
have in MY possession an old desk
that belonged to my great-grandfath-
er, Barnett, bearing the date of
1902, and with the initials A. b. in
scribed on it. II has fifteen draw
T.
that no one who is not familiar with
it would find. Such drawers were
for the purpose of secreting money.
and common to desks Of those old
times when there were no banks.
have also peculiar shaped jar.
which my great-grandfather Barnett,
brought from Virginia to this coun-
try in 177S-the property of four
generations.
have an old prayer book. thst has
the Stevens family record in it, that
dates back two hundred and six
teen years, to my great-grandfathcr
John Stevens. 1t was brought from
Maryland to Ohio County by my
great-grandmother Stevens, in 1879.
In the matter of old papers, | have
the subscription list for the building
of the old brick church, that stood at
Nocreek many years ago. Some of
your readers will remember the old
church, and no doubt the list bears
the name of greatgrandparents of
many people in and around Hartford.
If you would like to have the list
will send you a copy OF it.
Respectfully.
MRS. MARY b. LINDLEY.
eve shall be pleased to have il
for publication; along with such his
tory as you may know of the old
church,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Subscribers desiring the paper sent
to a new address must give the old
address in making the request.
Business Locals and Notices loo
per line, and &c per line for addition
al insertion.
Obituaries, Resolutions and Cards
of Thanks, sc per line, money in ad-
vance.
Church Notices for services free,
but other advertisements, &c per line.
Anonymous communications Will
receive no attention.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

The Presidents trip to Europe is
evidently proving disappointment to
him. He started with the avowed
purpose of sitting in the Peace Con-
ference, but perhaps moved by wide
spread criticism at home, announced
before he reached France that he
would be present at the Peace Con-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

Four negroes, two of them women,
accused of numbering a doctor, were
hanged Friday, by a mob, in Alissis-
sippi And still we talk about the
cruelty of the Hun.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

The New Year is at hand and let
us each resolve; That as we would
have others do unto US, we shall so do
unto them.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

And the Great Giver of gifts gave
the world Christmas present
Peace.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

Address all communications to
The Hartford Republican.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

The last we heard of John Henry
he was in crouched position in front
of a large plate-glass mirror in the
thirst quenching emporium at the Ho-
tel Watterson with one hand upon his
hip the other clasping small glass
goblet, and his face, gee! can see
it yet, twas covered from his eyes to
way below his chin and almost from
ear to ear with eggnog, yes, there
must have been at the least, s129
worth on the exposed portion of his
mug. The wastefulness of some peo-
pie, under or in some conditions is
awful.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

Old Santa treated us badly-Yea,
even worse than a poor mans step
child.
Doc. Pirtle says Uncle Sam missed
some great opportunity for making
short, but sure, work of Kaiser Bills
Butchers when lie failed to take Bob
Walker "over there" to gas 'em.
80
We would like to trade ar honest
to-goodness well reveloped. home
grown corn on the left, little toe for
about a half dozen nice warts. We
promise to ask no questions as to
where the warts come from.
Me and I. ID. Glare are always glad
to see uncle Bill Keene of the Trisler
Country come, cause he nearly al
ways has a nice piece of smoking to-
bacco or something else as a little
reminder of his thoughts for us.
80
If we had only known in time,
Duke and me, we could have worn
sulphur in our shoes and an asafoeti-
da bag around our necks and missed
the FLU" Cuisine and Thomas have
both escaped. oh! the selfishness of
some human beings.
Aus Bratcher, Cicero Crowder and
that bunch over at the Sheriff's Office
say that 'cepting some guya turns
up with some "feller" with more
booze than allowable, the whole blam-
ed shebang will be nogless and drier
than last years chip, throughout
these and all the holidays to come.
Uncle Elec Curtis is as sore as a
mashed toe on Lee Simmerman, at
the Ohio County Drug Cos. place.
Uncle Alec says when he brings in
for Lee or the store. he has
to trade out his fees and If the days
on which he collects happens to be
cold Lee makes him take ice-cream
and if the day happens to be exceed
ingly warm Lee forces him to take hct
chocolate.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

Entered according to law at the
Postoffice, Hartford, KY, as mail
matter of the second class.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

Editor John Henry Thomas went
to Louisville, Tuesday to spend the
remainder of the week there with his
family. County Attorney, A. D.
Kirk, procured fine, dressed turkey
and loaned Thomas his hand bag for
which he was to carry said turkey
to the city and deliver it to Mr..
Ernest Woodward, who, by special
arrangements was to meet Thomas at
the 9TH Street Depot and there re-
ceive the fat tom" Alas, John
Henry detrained at the Penn. Sta
ton, about a dozen squares from the
agreed place of meeting. Mrs. Thorn
as wrote us that they had fine tur-
key dinner Christmas. Woodward
wired Kirk that his family had no
turkey. What's the answer?
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27

JOHN HENRY THOMAS. -. Editor
w. S. TINSLEY, Associate Editor
and Business Manager.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27
The Hartford Republican

Published Weekly by
HARTFORD PRINTING COMPANY
Incorporated
G. r. SMITH, w. s. TlNSLEf,
President Sec.-Treas.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-27
STRAY STREAKS
(By Fluke McFluke.)

Old Santa treated us badly-Yea,
even worse than a poor mans step
child.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-12
GERMANS FAIL IN "
EFFORTS TO TAKE ROAD.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. June 1.-THE strongest
efforts made by the Germans in the
course of last night and this morn
ing in their offensive was in the di-
rection OF the railroad connecting
Estres-St Denis and Montdier.
The Germans met with such resist
ance that they renounced for the
moment their attempts in this re-
gion.
Negro troops supported by entente
allied tanks, which did great eXecu-
ton, delivered brilliant counter
attack in this vicinity and recap
tured the forest running southwest
of MarqueElise,
The enemy succeeded az an i'm
mense cost In pushing his advance
from n mile 10 three miles deeper
into the allied front yesterday. At
Marqueglise, the southernmost point
OF the salient, he was about seven
miles from his starting point.
The fighting was almost unprece-
dented in fury yesterday The Ger
mans, continuing to attack In COM
pact masses, were moved down by
the allied gun fire. Wave succeed
ed wave In the attack and when u
position is finally taken by the enc
my it is frequently promptly retaken
by the French. In these counter
attacks the French invariably find
the ground Uttered with German
dead. the bodies often lying In
heaps
The Germans, II IL estimated. had
used between 20 and 80 divisions up
to last night. As the enemy's ad-
fss l. a.. lao "a
his light artillery, while the heavier
guns ar still being fired from their
old positions.
The Germans apparently are try
ing to increase the rapidity OF their
advance by entirely Ignoring the
losses they sustain, the object being
to acquire posseEaion Of as much
territory as possible before the all
lies are able to stabilize the front
Each dlcision seems TO have re
ceived orders to so ahead hecdlcss
Of what the others are accomplish
ing.
while attempting to do this the
Germans are coming under The fire
Of the allied batteries and groups Of
machine guns. which possess the ac-
curate ranges OF all points
This fierce opposition offered by
the allied troops appears TO have
disconnected the German high COM
mand. which expected TO he able TO
reduce the allied sRient around
Noyon much moro easily,
The enemy guns were very busy
throughout Yesterday and last night
but were well countered by the a.
lied artillery In addition the wind
changed It's direction and tens of
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-12
Lead and Zinc Notes.

Special 10 The World
MIAMI Okla, June lin the
course OF a few months. according
TO officers OF the Miami Thrift Lead
&s Zinc Co, coal, lead and zinc will
be mined from the same shaft.
This company in putting down a
drill hole on It's lease four miles
west Of Tar River recently struck a
six-foot vein Of coal at the sixty
foot level which is to be developed
This coal is said to he OF high grade
and the company plans to put IT
on the market for fuel. thus living
up to It's nantt-thrift. The com
pany has made what looks like a
good strike on this lease and since
Il will require fuel to operate its
plant there Is every prospect of Sc
curing not only the necessary fuel
for the mill but good tonnage OF
coal for the market.
Drifting at a, depth of 10 feet tho
Southwestern Royalty company has
something like $50 tons Of egood
dirt on the dump at It's property
east of Picher. The company is
drive a drift on a l0-foot face OF
hiGh-grade ore and the farther in
the drift It goes the better the ore
is This is a 20-acre lease and has
never been drilled out but now Il
VIII be tested and the exact body OF
ore determined. Good producing
mines are located all around the
lease and Il Is said there Is no rea-
son why the deeper run Of ore
should not be as rich MS any OF
them In few drill holes that
have been put down the upper lev
els only were drilled into while the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-12
5ELEYART PlCTURf3

the lower levels have mover been
touched except In the arm holes ON
the adjoining properties \ mill
will be built at once and as the
dump pile shows up good ore il VIII
be- run through the mill and the
shaft sunk to the 2,G50-foot level
and the upper ground worked at
the same time.
George O. perRson, suporintcud-
ent Of the Lawyers Mining company,
reports one shaft as having been
sunk to n depth of 235 feet and that
good ore has been opened. Two
additional shafts will he sunk on
the same lease and the dirt
trammed to the main mill site.
There has been several drill holes
put down 10 the ESQ foot level and
n good body OF ore has been blocked
out The ore is found under a good
cap rock that holds the water. This
will be Of advantage 10 the COM
many in operation of underground
workings This lease lies Northeast
OF Century and ~ on the same lead
OF ore that has made that section
famous for It's rich mines, There ID
something like n thousand tons OF
good mill dirt now on the dump and
itois thought 1t will make a recovery
Of about 25 per cent,
Shaft sinking on one OF the drill
holes that showed n 35-foot face
on the lease of the Empire Lead &
Zinc Co. Is down into good ore. The
drill hole showed good ore at three
levels but the company decided to
sink to the lower level and then
drive drifts on the ore runs when
they SO desired. The company has
an 80-acre lease near Tar River and
has done considerable drilling oS a
part of It. 1t will drill out all OF
the tract. There are IS holes down
into ore and II is the intention tc
begin the erection OF mill at
once.
Mil work on the Waxahechie al
Lincolnville is being rushed and
the machinery will be installed ir
the building inside the next three
weeks The desire OF the company
Is TO get the mill in readiness to rur
at as early date az possible. Thoil
shaft has been put down almost e
the indicated ore body and will b'
ready for dirt hoisting by the time
the mill is ready. In sinking their
mill shaft they went through some
very fine ore that the drill did not
show and when they get the shaf,
down TO the depth necessary for the
pump seat they will 10 back to the
lead and drive drift.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-12

rior court Yesterday by Earl Purycar
against Mildred Puryoar The petit
zion charges the wife with impropUi-
eties with Joe Fleetwood at kansls
City.
c. c. Brown. of the firm 81
Brown" X Blazer, is In New y ork in
interest Of the firm and win remain
for several weeks.
". p. sLAYTON has motored
through to points in Michigan. where
he will spcn1 a month or 50 IN recre-
alton.
f. c. DAVIDSON and wife have
just returned from two weeks fish
ing trip at Taneycomo, Ark, and
report number OF ! p pound bass.
-
Mrs. G.. y. GRAHAM left yester-
day to visit hCr son at Camp Bowie
before his departure for the east.
where ne is expected to leave for
France soon.
THEFT OF an automobile from A.
c. Hunt was charged against Odey
Perry in an information filed yester-
DAY In Justice Daniels court,
=
W. M. THURM filed suit for di-
vorce from Rose Thurm in tho dis
trict cour, yesterday Desertion was
named as grounds for the action.
-
HAROLD ORR is expected home
during the week from Illinois uni
yersity, Champaign. for the vacation
with his mother. Mrs. j. W. orr.
=
COL, c. r. DOUGLAS. secretary
OF the Chamber Of Commerce, has
protested TO the city police officials
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-12
FRENCH HIT
HARD BLOW

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
French OF a terrible toll of men killed
or wounded. And nowhere has the
defending line been pierced.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-12

j r Kemp. OF the geological firm
Of lager Bates and Kemp. which
recently dissolved, has gone TO New
York TO "nter business there. Dor
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-12

ERtM-In the Council Hill ter
rltory the Crede OH company No. I
r. r. Taylor farm. had n lleht
showing in sand found from 2.25s
to 9,270 feet but was drilled TO n
total depth of 2.SS0 feet and aban-
doncd 1t Is in 4-13-15.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-12

scy Hagcr and Mowrey Bates, the
other mombe OF the firm. will have
separate offices in the Lynch build
ing.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-12
Personals

NJ 4. lsaacs Of the Oklahoma
Kansas Refining company has ten
dcred riE resignation AZ secretary
Of that concern