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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-21
Mr.. SIMPKINS PAYS
HIS INCOME TAX


1
Colonel SImpkinA who had four times
been promoted for vaior during the
Civil War and had died braveiy on tn.
Geld Of action Mr.. SImpkins' throat
ached now for two reasons: First. he
reverenced and adored the memory Of
his father: secondly his age and hts
eyes and his game l. wouldn't let him
20 to war himself And ms he observed
the martial bearing and uncompromis-
ing gaxe OF Colonel Slmpkins ne saw.
IN Imagination. the khaki-clad lads of
the new generstion marching forth and
crossing three thousand miles Of sea to
Aght. maybe die. for liberty.
| Mr.. Simpkins pe-rcd around TO make
sure that aeither Bess nor John twho
were at the teasing ages of sixteen
snd seventeen) were where they could
see him. then he Strengthened and
threw hts right arm mp for salute,
but his equity shoulder winged. and he
grOnned He couldn't even salute.
Damn said MFR. s,mpRins, aud
with his other hand nerceiy twiried his
white musts,hios.
lie turned and limped into the n.
hrary and sat down creakily before the
mahogany desk on which were lying
the blanks for his income tax state
ment. blanks which he had rather
erunpily got from the Internal Reve-
nue. officer only that dry after lunch
eon on his wny home from the club
Mr.. Simpkins' income for 1917 had
amounted to just about si5,OCO. and he
had been rather snappy on the sub.
sec, Of taxes ever since he had d'scov.
cred that the more income man has
the greater the percentage Of II nv
pays In taxes He could think Of sew.
eral men who. like himself. were mar.
ried and had two children, and yet.
although their Incomes were nearly
half Of his. they would pay only q
small fraction OF the amount he paid.
He gloomiIy drew tn. blank nearer
snd began nlling In tn. information
that n asked for.
As Mr.. Simpkins' income was $1,000
he had to figure out the amounts pay
able on each % the successive smaller
classes OF incomes In order IN arrive
OF the total due from himself He
passed over the first class who must
pay taxes. that Ia. single men making
over 1000. His calculation for mar.
riesf men then showed ur as follows;
First. they pay per cent. tunder
the 1916 iawD % all income over
$4,000. deducting $500 for each Of their
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-21
TURhPiKES IN CARRARD COUNTY. KY

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IukhP1kES IN CARkkRD COUNTY Ky
TOT 'ne year ending December LIST. 1918
county on sections wh.r. co,n,v own.
quarries. where none il owned hv an.
county contractor must furnish same.
sa'd metal shall be broken sufficiently
fine to pass through two inch ring at
be spre,d bv co,,,..,,, h.,w '"""
~
OCTORER lsik an ngrrnppp l..
unles, o,b.rw;.. .u,.,
road .,y;n..r h.v;nr s.~ so'".s
T.~ s.' ""'"s e"ArRe OF WORK
Of said metal shall be under supervision
OF county road engineer.
q. so,,ow. ,p',.',, A'1 n ,s.d on 70 sections
- 'o,,o~s 'o,~''. district No. Sec
River with rods Of rouk
s.., A.. a e
w. o. 'uR"' creek pike with
s..,,o, NJ p =.
7 .n...," ~ poeNeye PIKE from
rock.
s..,io NJ on
Bruce's bridge with rods OF rocL
s..,,.x,
cn, " No' =" Irao orchard pike 70
rock. '0'' "
80. 80" 40 :, from Gilberts Creek
-, I'o'" county me with
section NO y Richmond pike from
Lancaster TO hv'ttsvi'ie with rods of
Section No. 10. From Hysttsyill. IN
Fairview church with rods of r,ok
Section No. II. Poor Hons. n,L.
rods Of rock.
n,.
ao,,vill. and S,... - ,''' o. Dry
rods AZ ro.L P'"e VIII"
d. - ~" ~. = nryantsVrle and Cane
'0'' '' rock'
Section No 5. Buena Vista and Ken
'ieA' i''er pike with rods Of rock.
Section No. &, Fronc x po,,.
tiers shop IN IN n..n
rods Of rock.
Section No. 7. Polly B.cd mix ~;,,
rods Of rock.
Section No s. DS;tr,rb mix. With
rods q rock
District No. 8. Section No / R,sl
eye pike from MeCr.svy IN R..l.,.
Post Office with rnd. a, -
Section No. 2. Buck.x. nh. ,-
Buckeye Post Office to Kentucky ,;vs,
with rods Of rock.
Section No. 3. Poor Ridge NH. ,,o,
Buckeye pike to Pleasant Hin .~h,,l
house with rods Of ro~.
Section No. 4. Poor Ridge NH. f,0n
Pleasant Hill school house 10 Ks,,..lv
river with rod. of 80
Section No. g. Kirksv;,l. nil. t,or
Hyattsville TO top Of West Hin With
rods Of rock.
Section No. G. From ton OF IVES,
mn to Madison County line with
rods OF rock.
NfctlOu M
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-21
Notice
Bids Wanted

Bids will be received bv the fiscal court
Of Garrard County. APRIL Ind, 1918
for repairing the following
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-21

for the year ending December LIST, 1918
Quarries will be furnished by the
county on sections where county owns
quarries. where none is owned by the
county, contractor must furnish same.
Said metal shall be broken sufficiently
fine to pass through two inch ring at
Its greatest diameter. Said metal shat,
be spread by contractor between
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12

GA All You Need Is 2 and a s GN
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
WOMAN POLICE
 CAPTAIN FACES
 COURT MARTIAL

New York, Dec. 12-Mrs. Isabelle Louise Fields. captain in the city's police reserves which are organized on military basis, today was order ed to appear before a court martial to answer charges of creating dis order recently at the offices of the New York Staats Zeitung, where dolls and toys alleged by Mrs. Fields to have been made in Germany were being sold.
 The complaint, which sets her hearing for tomorrow, accuses the woman pc1ice cHcial of "conduct un- becoming an officer, conduct prejudi- cial to good order and discipline and conduct prejudicial to the public peace and welfare"
 The authorities charge that Mrs. Fields protests against the reported Sale of German-made goods prompted Iassemblage of a threatening crowd about the Staats Zeitung building. Mrs. Fields, who is a member of various patriotic organizations, said she had objected to the toy sale, not as a police officer, but as a private citizen.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
DOCTORS URGE PEOPLE TO USE MORE IRON AND
 PHOSPHATES
They Come Out Strong For
 Phosphated Iron

Leading doctors all over the coun- try are rapidly learning that one of the preparations they can always de- pend on for blood and nerve troubles Is Phosphated Iron, they have found tEat it gives results and can be de- pended upon.
 Phosphated Iron has proved a real red blood and nerve builder in the spring season when so many are all run down and dragged out, due to lack of fresh air, exercise, green foods and clogged poisoned blood. Scien- lists say Phosphated Iron builds up your body by building up your blood and nerves, and many physicians claim there would be few over-work- | ed nen, nervous women, bloodless old people and pale children, were the benefits of Phosphated Iron more widely known, that there Is no need of | anyone going around tired out, all in, nerves on edge, suffering with poor blood and lack of energy when Phos- 1 pLIted Iron will make you feel like a live one, make you look 100 per cent. better, give you restful sleep, | brace you up so you can work with ease and enjoy life once again.
 Get Phosphated Iron today and start in right. you owe it to yourself and friends.
 To insure physicians and their pa tients getting the genuine Phosphated Iron we have put in capsules. Do not take pills or tablets. Insist on cap l sules.
 HindIe's Drug Store and leading druggists everywhere.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
XMAS MAIL.

Mail Early-Wrap. Securely-ana Insure,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
@ All You Need Is a 2 and a 5 a
PSYCHOLOGY OF CHAPN

l92 Merrick w. Chapn entered the Phoenix Bank of Hart
 lord and anost immediately began pfer direct from the currency His hes conducted so that they required to he covered every day in the year. excepting Sundays bank ho ldays Twice year Chapn had vacation of seven cays During s period he covered the dedication by reporting mutated money returned to Washington he actually sent Over his head there constantly hung the Damocean sword pended by hair Some 1900 times the entries On Tuesday there shortage in other Hartford banks Chapn couldn't get the cash necessary 10
 ete his pay rolls On the day entered Federal bank examiner The sword fell Not pleasant life lead that of Ohapn for the past six years Detection ought to be relief For Chapn bed without hivering fear an officer may tap him on the shoulder.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
@ All You Need Is a Y and a 5 @
CROP REPORTS

MOST of the newspapers yesterday this morning. ap
 peared statement showing that the principal farm crops of America for the year 1918 valued at than twelve billions that nearly eleven millions additional land in cultivation that the crop is smaller and so on
 The value of the does not show the actual wealth of the country The crop worth moe but there The country poorer The wheat crop better than the five average but millions of bushels smaller the of 1915 The country is better off in wheat than been during most Of five years but poorer wheat than in i94O
 The wealth of country consists in the things that the
 e may from day to day and from year year. Tn m term of money.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12

New York. Some of the important battles he was in was at Verdun, the Argonne, and St. Mihiel.
 His letters home have been full of interest as he told about his varied experiences in army life. One let ter tells of the time when some Ger man prisoners were brought into camp, and how, owing to their ac- tions which Petite described as some dirty tricks,' there were no more prisoners taken after that. There was one exception, however, but 1t was not a Hun, and Private Petite stated that he was sending his ''pr1soner'' home as a souvenir, so when his father opened the small package he found the prisoner to be regular fuH-grown "Cootie."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12

@ All You Need Is a v and SO @
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
" Secretary panielg. and sayg:

by Secretary Daniels, and says:
 'Trhe British government is ready to concede to the United States the freest of all free hands in na1 al de- velopment, and it welcomes the idea of the extension of American sea power as one of the best guarantees of the peace of the world and of real freedom of the seas. All we ask for the empire is what we willingly concede to the United States-free- dom of action.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12

Probably the greatest real increase in wealth represented by the nearly eleven millions of under cultivation The rise in price has been that the terms of money value entirely misrepresent the actual wealth of the country the tiled the produce of the which shows that i've in position to fulfil food pledges to Europe
 All reports should be expressed first in terms quanty then terms of vaue The country is fed in pro duct their vaue The price of crop often indica ton of its scarcity and hence evidence of the poverty of the people, and not of their prosperity.
 " @{IINI
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
DIRTY TRICK OF PRISONERS KEPT
 NUMBER DOWN
Private Petite Describes War Life in St. Mihiel
 Region.

John Petite, age 23, son of Mike Petite, 217 Lexington avenue, has seen some service since he enlisted April 26th last. His name appears on today's casualty list as wounded, degree undetermined, but a recent letter to his father stated that hs had been wounded and was in Q hos pital but was hoping to be out soon. Private Petite now in Co. F, 39th Inf, has seen service since he was sent to France from Camp Devens last July, being with the 18th and also with the "Fighting 69th" of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
BRITISH DECIDE
 PLAN OF ACTION

London, Dec. 12-The British gov ernment has decided upon the atti- tude it will adopt at the peace con- ference regarding the freedom of the seas, according to the Daily Express today. The newspaper refers to the American naval program as set forth
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
AMERICAN VETERANS.

Montreal, Dec. 12-American vet erans of the Canadian army who have arrived here on their way home include Private Robert Harden, of Providence, R. T.; Private c. A. Coombs, Waltham, Mass, and Pri- vate Gilbert Deschamps, New Bed ford, Mass. All were wounded.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
FIRST OFFICERS
 TO REACH BERLIN

Berlin, Wednesday, Dec. 11-Briga- dier General Harries and Lieutenants Gaillard and Schelling, of the Ameri- can commission for the repatriation of war prisoners, are the first Amer ican officers to reach Berlin since the armistice. They arrived last night from Spa, Belgium, former German headquarters.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12

A teacher was explaining to her class that if one wished to do any, thing well one had to begin at the bottom, when a voice from the back interrupted her.
 How about swimming, teacher?"--- London Answers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29
These Three Things are Certain

First; that you must have q
good battery if you expect
good results.
Second; that you must pro-
vide the care and attention
without which reliability and
long battery life are impossible.
Third; that in the Willard
Storage Battery you secure the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29
ARDMORE SCHOOL PUPILS ASKED
TO MAKE SACRIFICE TO AID THE
FATHERLESS CHILDREN OF FRANCE
AIRPLANE COMPASS
ALWAYS IS MADE
SAFE DURING FLIGHT

An American Airdomc in England.
Sept. l5.-(Correspondence Of The
Associated Press - One OF the
safest places in the airplane cockpit
IS given to the compass, for without
It's aid the airmap who is flying
over sea or land on a missy day is
hopelcs3ly lost. Great attention is
paid by American pilots training in
England TO the problem presented
by drift, If an airplane starts
10 fly from one point to another due
east, and there is 4 wind blowing
fifteen miles an hour northeast, he
must take that element into con-
sideration by altering his compass
course, before ascending. according
TO the total distance Of the journey.
Many difficulties had to be over
come in the production Of Il salts
factory compass for aerial work.
Chief among these was the problem
Of ncutralizing the magnetism Of the
engine and particularly the magnetic,
and of preventing the effect of ccntri-
rilugal force which tends to cause
the dial OF the compass to swing
in a direction quite independent Of
North when the airplanc IS banking
on a turn. These difficulties. how
ever, have all been surmountcd ard
The compass in use on prescnt-day
a;rplanes is a fairly satisfactory in
strumcnt 1t is said to be far super
ior to anything which the Germans
have yet been able to evolve.
The airmens next most important
Instrument is his aneroid, or height
This is fitted with an
adjustable dial which can be moved
round SO that on leaving any given
acrodrome the reading is zero. what
ever the height of that aerodrome
above sea level may be-
An American pilot left his aero
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29

drome for cross country flight re
Gently on q very misty day, carefully
setting his ameroid at zero. After
flying two hours by the compass he
thought he must be nearing his des-
tiuation, He could see nothing be-
low and so dccended to 500 feet. He
flew at this height for five minutes
and decided to land. lie was about
to volplanc down into the mist when
suddenly the mist cleared and he saw
the ground Immediately underneath
him, about ten feet below. His ane-
roid still insisted that he was 500
feet high. The explanation lay in
the fact that the place he was about
to land on was 500 icet higher above
sea level than his own aerodrome.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29
AGED RESIDENT HAS MAR
ROW ESCAPE.

81 was at my work. my limbs be-
came numb, ! got dizzy and Saint,
my cars seemed stopped mp. had
been troubled with "a, ON my -rom-
ach and severe bloatine after meals.
Doctors failed to help me. one dose
OF Nayr's Wonderful Remedy rec
commended by the corner druegisG
proved a hic-Savcr to me. ann cou-
tinuiug with it with splendid re-
suits" ltisa simple, harmless prep
aration that remove, the catarrhal
mucus from the intestinal tract and
allays the inflammation which caus-
cs practically all stomach. liver and
intestinal ailments, including appcu-
dicitis. One dose will convince or
money refunded Frame Drug Co.
and druggists cyeryWhcrc.-\dy.
OF 100000 Australian trade union
lists enlisted, $4,000 have been killed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29
An Over-ripe Tomato

and other over-ripe vegetables or
fruits often cause very serious bow
u trouble in hot weather. Check 1t
rs quickly as possible. Get a bottle
ef Groves Baby Bowel Medicine,
a safe and sure remedy for sum-
yer diarrhoeas. L IS just as effect
|. Tor adults rs for children.-Adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29
Tea Wednesday Afternoon.

On Wednesday afternoon from
until 8 o'clock at the home OF MIS-;
+. A. Simpston, corner BlXby and
street. southwest tea will be Civ
sn in behalf Of the Fatherless Chii-
dren OF France, to which the pub
lie is invited.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29

OF 100000 Australian trade union
lists enlisted, $4,000 have been killed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-29
Donations

Eugene Simonds and FRANK
2ainey.
Mrs VIII Foster.
Mrs. Z. s. Page.
Mrs Hclbach.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Storm BuFeted Ship
Reaches Port With
306 Wounded Bows

Battered and bruised by seventeen
days of terrific storm, the United
states hospital ship Mercy staggered UP
the bay late yesterday afternoon and
came to anchor off Quarantine with 396
severely wounded men in her wards.
Two days after she left Bordeaux,
the Mercy was overtaken by storms. So
heavy was the punishment that wind
and wave meted out to her that few
OF her crew and none of the wounded
or their attendants escaped sea sick
ness. Eventually she was forced to
run to Bermuda for protection.
Nurses, wracked by sea-sickness.
Sa'Radd stuck to their duties, helping the
as they. On the fifth day out. two
soldiers died, but their bodies were
brought here for burial
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
NeaU York Acc0y1ks Warm Welcome tn e. OOO
More American Fighters From War Zone

"the IT girl with personality" had been
at INC front as an entertainer.
have had pleasant times on the
stage, but never will | get the thrill
mat did when | was singing to those
dear boya." Miss Sherman was on a
ship which was torpcdocd on the way
over and was in a lifcboat twenty four
hours.
Chaplain Is Wounded
brlEadicr General II. j. I.atch, Major
A. ). Dening and Colonel f. R. Hunter
were among the passengers. Colone!
nunter. whose home is at 269 West
1olst Street. saw continuous service at
the front. On October his right foot
ana leg were smashed by bursting
smell. He served at Verdun and Cha
teau ihlerry. Major Dcning is recov-
ering from the effects of three machine
gun bullets.
Chaplain Edward w. Dickey, for
merry leader of the Fifth Christian
Church, of Los Angeles, and who was
attached to the 91st Division. with the
Gt.istlnction of being the first Christian
Science chaplain to go abroad with the
Amerlcan army, was wounded and
EEassed during the fight in the Argonne
Forest. Since that time he has been
treating himself. He said that tn.
principles of his faith have been very
successfully applied in gas and she'll
shock cases
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Bel gium Seeks Dutch
Land to Free Antwerp
Lower Scheldt Territory Want
ed for Opening the Pas.
sage to the Sea

LONDON, Dec. 1O.-Belgium claims
that the peace conference will be di-
rected not only against Germany, but
against Holland, according to the
"Metropole," of Antwerp, which prints
a statement made by the Belgian Min
lister of Foreign Affairs. The minister
Is quoted as follows:
"Obviously our first demand from
Germany will be the restitution of all
of which we were robbed in hundreds
OF ways. As far as territorial read
lustments are concerned, if you care
fully read between the lines of the
passages of the recent speech from
the throne which refers to the old
treaties, they will tell you as much as
| can"
The passages in question deal es-
peclally with the international treaty
OF 1899, which fixed the status of Bel
gum. This treaty deprived the young
kingdom of Belgium of the principal
portions of her provinces of Leswig
and Luxembourg and enriched the Ger
man confederation by the Belgian
towns OF the province of Lege such
rs 81. With, Eupon, Malmady and Mont
Jole 1t likewise made the kingdom Of
1ne Netherlands master of the lower
Scneldt, bottling up Antwerp.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Var Workers Get
Back From Front,
Unhurt, but Heroes

Carrying 1,400 sailors who have been
building barges at American naval
bases in France, fifty Aiers of the Naval
Aviation Branch and scores of civilian
workers, the United States transport
Calamares beat her sister ship, the
Ienadores, into Pier 9, Hoboken. from
France yesterday by exactly thirty
minutes. The Calamares was hardly
dlscernlble as she glided through the
1og like a ghost ship, but her sirer
marked her progress, and river craft
did not fail to respond as she felt her
way to her berth.
The aviation officers aboard were sta
1,oneo at naval bases in Northern
France, and their duties during the war
were observation and bombing work
Another base, they said, was along the
southern coast of England, where much
successful work with hydroplanes was
done. r'@'''0' ""'
me sailors, each carrying a sea bag,
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
I ,474 AuiatOrs
Brought Back BY
Steamer Asca,,iius

The troopship Ascanius, which docked
at Pier q, Bush Docks, in South Brook
lyn, brought to port yesterday At Of
fcers and 1897 men who have been
training at aviation camps for the last
seven months near Liverpool.
The men were glad to get home, but
many of them expressed regrets that
they had not had g. chance to make air
raids over German cities.
The Ascanius had a good reception
from the whistles of craft along the
Brooklyn waterfront, but her soldiers
missed an opportunity of going up the
harbor, where the real fuss is made
over returning soldiers.
Twenty-eight canteen girls of the Red
Cross had their customary assortment
of sandwiches and an abundance of hot
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Berlin Bars Russian Mission

BERLIN. Dec. 9 (By The Associated
Press).-The German Cabinet has sent
q wireless message to the Russian gov
ernment asking it not to send dele
CATION to Berlin for a conference Of
all the Soldiers and Workmen's coun-
ellis in Germany, planned for December
16. The reason given was "the present
situation in Germany"
The Russian Bolshevist delegates
we're invited by the executive commit
tee of the Soldiers and Workmen's s
Council. against the wishes of the Cab
met The opposition of the Cabinet has
been strengthened. beyond doubt, by
accusations made by Adolph Joffe, the
Bolshevist Ambassador to Germany
who has declared that Ministers Haase.
Barth and others were friendly toward
him and actively seconded his plan to
introduce Russian methods into Ger
many. In spite of their denials, M.
Joffe's accusations have created a pain
full impression in many quarters.
Hot at Capitalistic Vote
"a fortnight ago, Dresden; to-day,
Chemnitz. The people speak plainly" ,"
says "Vorwarts," commenting on the
result of the elections in Chemnitz to
the Soldiers and Workmen's Council
there, the majority Socialists having
nolled 7S,500 votes as against $500 by
the Independent Socialists. In Dresden
the old party polled 1856 votes, as
compared with S,44O for the Independ-
ents.
"Vorwarts' points out that not a
single vote by capitalist was polled,
the only votes being those of laborers.
The "Vossische Zeitung" declares
that the result in Chemnitz "shows
that the Spartacides have no footing
among the people"