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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-02
ARMY MEASURE PASSES
SENATE, IN CONFERENCE

Washington, June 29.-The ar
my appropriation bill, carrying
$500, 100000 and providing for an
average army of 100000 men next
year, was passed late today by the
senate without roll call and sent to
conference.
Before the passage of the bill,
Senator Fall, Republican, of New
Mexico, withdrew his amendment
to declare war with Germany and
Austria at an end, explaining he ex-
rected action within a day or two
on the joint resolution to the same
eject as regards Germany, now be-
fore the foreign relations commit
tee.
The senate later began the con-
sideration of the annual naval ap-
preparation bill, carrying $685.
$4,000, an increase of $45,000,-
900 over the house bill. Passage
Of the naval bill tomorrow is de-
sired, and leaders in an effort to en-
act all appropriation bills needed
by July 1. then plan to rush
throug the 100000 sundry civil
budget.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-02
the VENEER Of THE YEARS
BY WALTER CREEP.

fairly and squarely," said Merlin,
land regret leaving you, but
have a little deal in another part
of the country wish to put
through"
what is the nature Of this deal"
he asked.
"It is purely a venture and Is
private" Merlin answered, and. |
beg your pardon, but I don't like
to disclose it."
The proprietor laughed, well,
young man, yoh needn't resign for
that. Just ask for a lay of and
come back to me. I've been look
ing for this for long time. But
l didn't know it was going to cost
me my bookkeeper. Love is a
strange thing, though, and causes
stranger things to happen"
What do you mean?" asked
Merlin.
The boss tone changed. why,
aren't you going to get married?"
he asked.
81 should say mott have no
thought of marriage. 1t is rather
a business scheme that 1 am inter-
ested in though not that exactly
either"
ooh, beg your pardon"
"And 3snut my resignation"
81 will havo to accept, / suppose,
as there is no alternative. l never
hated to give up an employe so
badly. Goodbye, young man, and
God bless you'll"
Merlin grasped the extended
hasd, said goodbye and fastened
from the office.
That evening he waved farewell
from the window of the train to
his friends on the depot platform,
then he struck back over the same
trail to the city, the trail over
which he had come six weary years
before.
(To be continued)
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-02
REPUBLICAN CLERKS IN
SENATE OPPOSE NEGRO

Washington, d. C.-Republican
clerks in the Office of the Secretary
of the Senate protested when ].
Silas Harris, negro, was appoint
a Democrat, who had been a men,
Der of the clerical staff for six years
Assistant Secretary Henry Rose
joined the DIRECTORS and was sub
sequently reprimanded by members
of the Republican patronage COM
mittee and reminded that his ac
tion might give oferse to black
voters.
Harris got his position through
the influence OF Senator Spencer of
Missouri. Harris was formerly
editor of negro weekly newspaper
negro school in Kansas City. 1t is
understood that Senator Spencer
obtained the appointment for Har-
ris to quiet criticisms and COM
plants among Missouri negroes
who charge that they have been
ignored by Republican leaders in
their state.
Martin ]. Gallagher is a resident
of St. Louis. His dismissal from
the secretarial staff of the Senate,
it is admitted, was not for want of
ability or experiesce, but simply to
make room for a negro to whom
Senator Spencer owed a political
debt. Assistant Secretary Rose
and most of the clerks who OBJ
jected to Gallagher's removal are
Republicans. They resented the
displacement of capable and faith
full white employe to create a va
cancy for negro politician who had
nothing to recommend him but his
usefulness to Senator Spencer and
other Missouri Republicans.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-02
DEMOCRATIC EXTRAVAGANCE
AND REPUBLICAN THRIFT

They said we were extravagant;
; hey also said that they
Would see, If they had half a
chance,
That there'd be less to pay.
They said they would repeal the
laws
That Democrats had passed;
At such paternalistic deeds
They said they stood aghast.
But look at what they plan to do,
Now that they have the chance.
OF millions we gave seventy-five
That Good Roads might advance.
That road law they have not re-
pealed;
II goes on as before,
But in the name of thrift they add
Four hundred millions more.
We're glad that they have changed
their minds
For what's consistency?
The more they follow where we've
led,
The better they yin be!
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-02
"OUR RETURNING HEROES"

The names of the following boys
have been reported to us as having
returned from service overseas.
This list will be added to as fast as
the names are sent in. Send your
son or relatives name as he should
be in the honor roll: Those sub
mitted are:
Robert e. Price
Ivory Lynch
Chester Foster
Clifford r. Maddox
Simon Smith
Hoover Neel
Weslie Daniel
Herbert Wedding
Carlisle Williams
Ray Herrell
Thomas Hopper
David Wilson
John Jackson
Carlisle P. Williams
Dewey Afford
John B. Hazelip
John d. Autry
Elton Wilson
Ben johnson
" Attrice B. Taught
James A. Crowder
Roscoe Westerfield
. Rosal Park
Orville Mckinney
Raymond Mckinney
. Sidney Williams
Russell Pirtle
Andrew Glenn
Claude Barnard
George Williams
Hugh Hamlet
William c. Knott
Arch Burch
Sidney Williams
Gilmore Keown
Hugh Hamlet
Chester Keown
Russell Pirtle
= Bert II. Barnard
Ben Turner
Ray Bennett
Vernon Wheeler
Alvey Petty
Noah Lee Rowe
Alfred Wheeler
Vernon Wheeler
Alvin Byron Porter
Lewis Bozarth
James Tate
Alva Wade ~ IA "
a Rufus Lashbrooks %f ~. W
4 Cecil Brown sS,FiYN :.
John Phipps ..'IA a lligsa
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-02

See us for your woven wire fence.
Prices right.
24-2t ACTON BROS.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-09-04

EVERY DAY Is FARMERS DAY
BIT MONDAY. SEPTEMBER $ WILL
BE ESPECIALLY DEVOTED TO
OPENING OUR EXHIBITION AND
DEMONSTRATION OF FARM MA
CHINERY
CENTRAL MAINE FAIR
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-09-04
SLATHERS

of people are going to the Fair
this year. It's worth going
just to see them.
CENTRAL MAINE FAIR
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-09-04

A small Flock of Sheep will be
Sheared on a platform In front OF our
Grand Stand on Monday, Sept. S. The
wool will be rushed to the mill,
cleansed, carded, spun, dyed, wove,
made into an OyercOat and on Thurs
day afternoon will be presented to
Governor Milliken on the same plat
form in presence of the sheep.
CENTRAL MAINE FAIR
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-09-04
Central Maine Fair
Five Day Program

five Day Program
Biggest Attractions Ever. Greatest Live Stock
Show Ever Seen in Maine Daily Tractor
Demonstration UnrvaIled Midway. Finest
Racing Ever. Canadian Curtis Training Airplane
Exhibition Flying and Passenger Carrying.
Percheron Auction Sale
Beef Steer Auction Sale. Hereford Auction Sale
Everybody is comng---For Rooms address Chamber of
Commerce, Watervlle Maine
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-09

the Pettin@iliS appearing We rooted hard for
the B,l>her "ten first put in; after the first twenty
innings or So we though, we felt him cracking
though possibly his awful imtatOrS had more to do
with the feeling than realized. But Tricotrin
holds up forever.
Know why: Our guess is this: Mr. Merriek has
never once. turned his hand to TrisOtrin except
when he felt that TrieOtrin would privately be fun
for him. Nothing would floor us tiatter than to
hear OF his gning contract TO do stent of him
once month. Under contract, conjecture, the
poet and his creator would both eXpre-as Trico-
trim will if that uncle of his ever successfully
tcmpts him into business
The Paris of Trcotrin.
1t is later Paris that laughed while he loved
and hngcred and bunked the sordid editors in this
new volume Not war time Paris, it Is yet recent
enough to BE- pervaded by the Anglophilia of the
wears since 1910. ''Neesky -sOda' Is the favored
drink; the iapdog name is Mecs': and Trieotrin
must potboh with English short story
50 its hero is the fashionable Lord Bill Walker"
of Tottenliam Court Road. to whose avOwal, made
on the golf links the heroine III English and italics
will reply. II lore yOu: damn it, l aa bunkered."
Years have piled up on Tricotrin 5 Paris, but not
upon himself KS poet he hasn't arrived-and
doesn t. thank goodness. $
WHILE PARIS LAUGHED. By LEONARD MERaIck.
L. T. Dutton Go. Sl.75.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-09
LEONARD MERRfCk. :.
- author Of WHILE PARIS LAUGHED

gentry is better hit Off than we could do IN page
Bernard Shaw once wrote about another author.
(lse calm Ar,tarcluS Brevoorti. when you learn
who that other is; the parallel stops where it starts.
and we have no ambition to push it any furtherH
Said G.. l.. S..
Mr.. Wilde's new play at tic Haymarke IS
dangerous subject, because he has the property OF
maxim" his critics dull They protest that
the trick is obvious In a certain sense. Mr..
Wilde is to me our only thorough playwright. He
pavs with everything an arch artist. so
colosSaliy lazy that he trcs with the work by
which an artist escapes work. He distls the very
qunes,ence, and gets product plays which are
so mapproachably playful that they are the de
light OF every playgoer with twopenn orth OF
brains
He Does 1t Just as Natural!
Mr. Mcrrirl does not exactly give the impression
Of being lazy. But he does conSummately give the
effect of ease-case as distinct from facility, pray
notice Nothing of his betrays his ever having cost
himself groat worth Of anxiety not only III plan
ming and executing an! given story. but even IN
training himself to write his first. His art con
ccas not only art hut also the concealment. O.
Henry amiable prestidigitator, redeeming the
cheapest trife by twist of the wrist of magic at
the end Of it, is labOrOUS and oil smirched in COM
parison A Merrick tale s first six words take you
it then moves right off, carrying you along as
easily Indian summer zephyr carries float
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-09

THIS will be about Leonard Mcr-
i rick, and will be enthusiastic.
A uniform edition of him is soon to be
placed Oh the market, but our pretcxt
for this page is brand new Merrick
Tricotrin stories, disguised as a novel
and called While Paris Laughed De
lectable, we think them But we can't
judge the relative merits of Merricks.
We like everything he writes.
They call him an authors author.
Suppose he we're Do You prefer pub
fishers authors? If YOU do, you have
not far to seek. Mr.. Mcrrick writes
avowedly for his public; the avowal
is specially winSome passage in
COnrdd a. quest. was it not? His
public i not soda jcrEcr ;. 1t is
people whose minds and tastes and
sympathies d0vetail with his own. He
will not trouble himself about the
SthcrS. But by no means all the Mer-
rick fans spear their daily bread in
inkweils; we testify out OF a catholic
acquaintance. He may he an authors
author to the extent that any craft
values fine workmanship, care free
and sweat free. in its OWL shop line.
He is also the purvcyor of Il, rare
good entertainment as readers im-
munc to the writing plague need ever
hope to find.
True, every volume of the uniform
edition We are incidentally plugging
for is introduced by IA noted man OF
letters, one Of them being Mr.. HowellS
and another g. X. CheStcrtOn. who
writes better introductionS to other
people fiction than any one else we
know. The list suggests benefit per-
Torrance. If it helps to get 'Merrlck
more widely read it will benefit IN
deed
But don I YOU think, woman
professor who had just discovered and
fallen in love with Tricotrin once
asked l,S '.that one needs a mOdIclIm
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-09

of intellect to enjoy hm'" We do not. We think
one needs more-or none at all. Persons with a
mere modcum who tackle him don enjoy him;
instead they write the reviews whenever ms
work appears. And bOW that reviewing does tire
us, Mr. Mcrrick is Trivial; he is IncOnsequent; he
is Superficial his tales are Thin; they lack Point;
he himself lacks Philosophy; lacks True Insight
lacks goitre under professional chin whsker>
His plots (your critic dimly aware of good work,
but at loss for any of its real qualities to be sage
about can always fall back its plot are Slight
He is bthely unconcerned about the non-moralS
Of MontparnaSSe. What attitude will one editor S
public expect of one toward this!
All Brains or No Brains
Hence our view that more than mOdicum is
needed With more a reader take high class
entertainer as he finds him. not frsking him sol
EMMY for messages, ethics, interpretations and
suchlikc We do not, however. consider that the
number of Americans with the requisite super
modic,lm is limited to authors and our personal
acquaintance. \ lot of supermodlcums are loose
in this fair land The subway ears are lammed
with EN- The best Merrick fan we happen to know
is heartbroken, hopeless writer of most lucrative
lee cream The next best is an entirely self-edu-
Gated bookkeeper. Both beat all to pieces. They
point out more beauties III Merrck to us than we
point ont to them
The confounding by Merrlck of the mOdcum
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-09
Tricotrin, Paris, Laughter
Merrck Recouns Some Further Franks and Passions
of Poet Over Whom Others Than the Authors Chuckle

ing cebweb.. 1t drops you delighted
and eager to ride again.
And We believe the main cause of
complaints of his slightness, thinness,
&C., is his quiet avoidance of obvious,
set stunting. In short stories he makes
constant use of old, old structural
artltice: he will manage his puppets
like Scribe sooner than freight HIM
self with heavy excuses for situation;
but he won t be pOrtentous about it.
The power that drives his old ma
chimes IS life. 10 donkey engine.
Otherwise instead of calling his plots
slight the Selfsame wiseacres would
probably be burbling about the Long
Arm of Coincidence
We don I mean to say that this cap
tivatlug ease tthe same kind that
makes certain great draughtsmen s
Sketches Look rapidly drawn has not
advanced with Mr. Merrick's expe-
rience Conrad is more blessed than
Cynthia. and these new Tricotrin tales
than some of the older ones. As
models. the direful people who offer
the courses in short story writing
would prefer the older ones: indeed,
on some grounds we prefer them our
selves. But matchmaking G.. B. S.
agaln-for their playfulness. In that
they have not been cxcelled. What
they may yield III artistry they recoup
in delicious things along the way.
The successful sustaining of Trico-
trim, Pitou & Co.. considering their
Torth and the slenderness of their
adventurous props. is minor mir
aele. Also a horrid reproaeh to some
American series perennials. Penrod,
now We take nobody's dust in fol-
lowing Penrod so far as he is right"
but we know the exact quarter post
where he breaks pace. We're Ma
Pettingills 5. body and boots; Pete's
BOther-in-LaT once literally kept one
.,,f oil raa1
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-02

was, when the train came along Caro-
Ign May, after seeing Prince put into
the baggage car, climbed aboard with
| the help of a brakeman.
| "Of course, if he bowls awfully," she
told the baggageman, who gave her a
check without question, 81 shall have
| to go in that car and sit with him."
There were not many people in the
car. They Steamed away from Sun
rise Cove and Carolyn May dabbled
her eyes with her handkerchief and
told herself to be brave.
The stations were a long way apart
and the conductor did not come
through for some time. When he did
open the door and come into the car
Carolyn May started up with a glad
cry. 1t was the very conductor who
had been so kind to her on the trip up
| from New York.
The railroad man knew her at once
and shook hands most heartily with
her.
"Where are you going, Carolyn
May?" he asked.
"All the way with you, sir" she re-
piled.
''To New York;"
eyes, sir. I'm going home again."
"Then I'll see you LATER" he said,
without asking for her ticket.
The conductor remembered the little
girl very well, although he did not
remember all the details of her story
He was very kind to her and brought
| her satisfying news about Prince in
the baggage car. The brakeman was
nice, too, and brought her water to
drink in paper cup.
At last the long stretches Of streets
at right angles with the tracks ap-
peared-asphalt streets lined with tall
apartment houses. This could be moth
ing but New York city. Her papa had
told her long ago that there was no
other city like it in the world.
| She knew One Hundred and Twen-
| ty-fifth street and its elevated station.
That was not where she had boarded
| the train going north, when Mr.. Price
had placed her in the conductors care,
but it was nearer her old home-that
| SIG hucW. oO BIC IOlNl lllC
she wanted to get out there and he
arranged to have Prince released.
The little girl alighted and got her
dog without misadventure. She was
down on the street level before the
train continued on it's journey down
town.
At the Grand Central terminal the
conductor was met with telegram
sent from Sunrise Cove by a certain
frantic hardware dealer and that tele-
gram told him something about Caro-
Ign May Of which he had not thought
| to ask.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-02
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It's the only application to rub on
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-02

eyes only for each other-thoughts
only for each other.
Even d child could see something of
this. The absorption of the two made
Aunty Roses remarks very impressive
to Carolyn May.
A week of this followed-a week in
which the trouble in Carolyn Mays
heart and brain seethed until it be-
came unbearable. She was convinced
that there would soon be no room for
her in the big house. She watched
Aunty Rose pack her own trunk, and
lsthe old lady looked very glum, indeed.
She heard whispers of an immediate
marriage, here in the house, with Mr..
briggs as the officiating clergyman.
Carolyn May studied things out for
herself. Being a child, her conclu-
siOns were not always wise ones.
She felt that she might be STUN
bling block to the complete happiness
of Uncle Joe and Amanda Parlow.
They might have to set aside their own
desires because of her. She felt vague
| ly that this must not be.
can go nome, she fepedCou over
and over to herself.
"HCme" was still in the New York
city apartment house where she had
lived so happily before that day when
her father and mother had gone aboard
the Inflated Dunraven.
Their complete loss out of the little
girls life had never become fixed in
her mind. 1t had never seemed a surety
not even after her talks with the
sailor, Benjamin Hardy.
Friday afternoon the little girl went
to the churchyard and made neat the
| three little graves and the one long
one on the plot which belonged to
Aunty Rose Kennedy. She almost
burst into tears that evening, too,
when she Kissed Aunty Rose good
night at bedtime. Uncle Joe was down
at the Parlows'. He and Mr.. Parlow
| actually smoked their pipes together
in harmony on the cottage porch.
Aunty Rose was usually an early
riser; but the first person up at The
Corners on that Saturday morning was
Carolyn May. She was dressed a full
hour before the household was usually
astir.
She came downstairs very softly,
carrying the heavy bag she had
brought with her the day she had first
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-02

come to The Corners. She had her
purse in her pocket, with all her money
in it and she had in the bag most OF
her necessary possessions.
She washed her face and hands. Her
hair was already combed and neatly
braided. From the pantry she secured
some bread and butter, and, with this
In her hand, unlocked the porch door
and went out. Prince got up, yawning,
and shook himself. She sat on the
steps to eat the bread and butter. Oh
viding it with Prince.
s"This is such d beautiful place,
Princey," she whispered to the mon
grel. ''We are going to miss it dread
fully, I s'pose. But then Well,
We'll have the park. Only you can't
run so free there"
Prince whined. Carolyn May got up
and shook the crumbs from her lap
Then she unclaimed the dog and
picked up her bag. Prince pranced
about her, glad to get his morning run
The little girl and the dog went
out of the gate and started along the
road toward Sunrise Cove.
The houses had all been asleep al
The Corners. So was the Parlow cot
tage when she trudged by. She would
have liked to see Miss Amanda, TO
kiss her just once. But she must not
think of that! 1t brought such a
"gulpy" feeling into her throat.
Nobody saw Carolyn May and Prince
until she reached Main street. Then
the sun had risen and few early per-
sons were astir; but nobody appeared
who knew the child or who cared any
| thing about her.
At the railroad station nobody spoke
to her, for she bought no ticket. She
was not exactly clear in her mind
about tickets, anyway. She had found
! the conductor on the train coming up
from New York kind and pleasant
man and she decided to do all her
business with him.
Had she attempted 70 buy a ticket
of the station agent undoubtedly ne
would have made some inquiry. AS II
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-02
. The state of Wisconsin

Madison = The state of Wisconsin
ranks second among all the states in
the number of French war orphans
adopted during the last quarter of
1918, leading all states except New
York, according to the February bull
letin of the Fatherless Children Of
France. Figures for various leading
states are as follows: New York, q
l39 orphans adopted; Wisconsin, L.
999; Ohio, 1.721; Illinois, 1,720; Cali
fornia, $50. The western district of
the state of which Madison is the
headquarters, adopted 1895 war or
phans. The eastern district, which
centers in Milwaukee, adopted 904.
The city of Madison adopted 994, as
compared with SOC adopted by Mil
waukee.