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The Mena weekly star., 1919-08-14
WALTER ELLIOTT. Editor.

Ballard county, Kentucky, has decld-
ed to put a nice meat market rignt
awav He will keep mutton, tresh
beef and fresh pork, smoked bacon
and lard. Everybody patronize TINS
shop. See his ad next week. Cove Is
bound to grow.
w. M. Pride, secretary OF the Cove
Truck and Fruit Growers Association,
tells us that he has sold about lOoU
crates of cantaloupes by express and
6 carloads of peaches and carloads
of cantaloupes from Cove this sea
son. and realized a good fair price tof
the farmers. This is what makes
Cove grow-lots of business.
Attention Farmers: Now is the
time to gather your seed corn foi
next year. Go out into the corn heio
and pick the best ears, the best de,
veloped and the nearest pure, anc
hang them up in the barn to dry, ano
next spring you will have the pes
seed corn that money will buy, anc
will always have good stand o.
corn. Do it now.
P. w. Taylor of Vandervoort is do
ing a land office business in shipping
fruit and produce and turning it mt
cash for the farmer. He has shipped
5 cars of peaches and over 1000 bush
els of apples, besides tomatoes, beans
cabbage, onions. eggs, butter ant
chickens and hides. He runs gro
cery and feed store. This is the kin'
of men that make town.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-08-14
Stock Show at Cove for September.

Do the farmers want to exhibit
what Polk county can raise in the line
of fine cows and calves, fine horses
and colts, mules, fine sheep and fine
hogs, fine chickens and turkeys :?
Have it on Saturday. Say have sale
on that day. Offer a good premium
for the first and second grade. Talk
this up and see what Cove can do.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-08-14

The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because Of is tonic and laxative effect, LAXA-
1--WE BRoMo oUINlNE GabIets) can be taken
~ anyone without causing nervousness or ringing
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-29

vile, was the guest Of Mrs. r. g..
Stoner, at "Longwoodv the past
week. W =. ~
Mrs. Astor Mcclure, of licking
ton, is the guest of friends here.
Mrs. Eula Hanley price, Of Ewing,
is the guest Of Mrs. B. f. Dorsey.
Miss Bette Roberts has return
ed from a short stay in Lexington.
Mrs. Buford Boone is at home
after a visit to relatives in Winches-
ter.
Mrs. A. J. Gatewood has returned
from a visit to relatives in Louis
vile.
Mrs. w. V. Leach and children are
guests of Mrs. D. G. Flynn in Lex
ington.
Mrs. Adam Baum and Mrs. Macie
Baum Biggerstaff have returned from
Florida.
Mrs. A. L. Laughlin has returned
from a short visit to relatives in Lex
ington.
Attorney Henry r. Prewitt at
tended Federal Court at Richmond
yesterday.
Mrs. John Voolfolk, of Licking
ton, is the guest Of her mother, Mrs.
John Taul.
Messrs. w. A. Scobee and John
Wyatt attended court in Winchester
yesterday.
Prof. W. G. Jetton, recently dis
charged from the U. S. army, arriv-
ed in this city this morning for a
brief visit to friends. Prof. Jetton
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-29

ault, here Saturday.
Mrs. Wick Bush and daughter,
Mrs. William Faulkner, have re-
turned to their home in Lexington,
after visit to friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans Mason, of
Winchester, visited relatives here
Sunday. Mrs. Mason was formerly
Miss Emily Lloyd, of this city.
Mrs. R. /. Cord and little son, of
Cynthiana, have arrived to spend
the summer with Mrs. Cords par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Herriott.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-29


Prof. Cord was here with them for
the weekend.
tf r n}hltf.~r I'll 31.f oar
Mrs. H. A. Rogers and Miss Eliza
beth Yates Thompson have return
ed to their homes in Winchester
after visit to Mrs. ]. o. Mason.
Mr.. Beall MADDEN and sister, Miss
Catherine, took their mother, Mrs.
Mary MADDEN, to Lexington Hos
pital, Sunday. Mrs. Hadden's health
has been poor for the past several
months and it is hoped the change
will prove beneficial.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-29
last week to see the Barrow Unit


ing last week to see the Barrow Unit
parade.
Mrs. VIII Anderson left yesterday
for Williamson, W. Va, after a
short visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bittinger. 7
Millard d. Wilson, who was a
member of the Barrow Unit, is in
Mt. Sterling to visit his sister, Mrs.
John Mcdonald.
Mr.. Sam Chenault, of the Lexing-
ton Herald, was the guest of his
ph6ents, sSMr. and Mrs. w. o. Chen
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-29
PERSONALS

Mrs. Lily H. Ringo is visiting in
Winchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Clay have re-
turned from Louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barnes spent
Sunday with relatives in Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hinkle have re-
turned from Bourbon county.
Mrs. Frank Van Meter, Of Louis
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-29

was formerly principal 81 the Mt.
Sterling high school and is quite e
favorite here.
Mr.. Carroll, Chenault, Jr., was at
home from college at Danville for
the weekend.
Mrs. Robert Howell went to
Louisville, Monday for stay Of
several days.
Miss Margaret MADDEN spent the
week end with Miss Winifred Rush
in Lexington.
Dan Hollearn has returned to Lex
ington after a short visit to his FAM
lily in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. H. Strother have
returned from two weeks stay in
Rochester, MINI.
Mr.. Hanly Raglan is quite sick at
his home on Maysville street, suf-
fering with erysipelas.
Messrs. Joe Conner and Ratliff
Lane spent the week end with rela-
tives in Owingsville.
Mrs. L. Upton Young, Of Louis
vile, is the guest of her father, Mr..
L. 7. Chiles, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing Flynn, of
Cynthiana, spent Sunday in this city
with friends and relatives.
Mrs. H. Green Garrett has return
ed to her home in Winchester after
visit to Mrs. Nan Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Shackelford
and daughter, Harriott, of Ashland,
are guests of relatives here.
Miss Elizabeth Arnold has return
| ed home, after visit to Mrs. Mary
'Gilley in North Middletown.
Miss Mary Nielsen Eubank, of
Clark county, spent the weekend
with Miss Catherine Hadden.
Mr.. R. R. Brown, who has been
dangerously i'll for some time shows
some Improvement.
Mrs. Donald Martin and Miss
Lily Welsh,were weekend guests of
Mrs. W. W.'George, in Winchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Huls spent
the week end with Mr.. Huls' moth
Ter, Mrs. VIII Judy, in Clark county.
Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Craig, of Win
chester, are guests Of Mrs. Craig's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stephens.
Mrs. George Stapleton, of Win
chester, was the guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Bruce Duty, Sun
day.
Lieut. William French has return
ed to Camp Sherman, after spending
several weeks with his mother in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Hopkins, of
Prestonsburg, KY, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Pieratt, the past
week.
Mrs. Stanley o. Wood will leave
"wednesday noon for New York to
visit friends at Miss Benefits
school n
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Mccormick
and children spent several days in
Versailles with relatives, the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Kimbrough, of
Denver, Col, came last Thursday
to be at the bedside of Mrs. Allie G.
Ratliff.
Messrs. C. E. and C. S. Wilmott
have returned to their home in Lex
ington, after a visit to Mrs. Caswell
Prewitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Pangbum and
daughter, Miss Georgia, have return
ed home from stay. at Martins
vile, Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mccormick,
of Winchester, who have been the
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-29
NEW ExCHANGElTELEpHONER RATES
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1919

new schedule of telephone exchange rates becomes
effective in Mt Sterling KY May l, by direction of the
Operating Board of the United States Telegraph and
Telephone Administration acting under the order of the
Postmaster General of the United States.
AS you know all of the lines property of this
pany the possession control and being operated
by the United States under the direction of
the Postmaster General of the United States.
The new rates are necessary in order that additional
may be secured by the government to the
increased operating expenses. The which make
greater telephone necessary due to the
conditions and the price levels introduced by the
and entirely beyond the control of the United States
Telegraph and Telephone Administration of the Tee-
phone Company.
More than two years ago the Company foresaw that
the telephone system would be operated loss unless
the rates could be adjusted to meet the increasing costs of
all elements entering into the production of service.
similar rate adjustment would have been unavoidable
under private control and the rate schedule is
tcay the same would have sought in 1918 if the gov
eminent had not taken possession of our property.
AS stated by Postmaster General the of the
telephone system do benefit in any way from rate
changes Practically all of the increased operating
penses which require this additional due to
increased wages paid to employees enable them to meet
the conditions of life in the present day.
It is neither practicable desirable to reduce wages
and so far as wages believe that portion
of the increased operating expenses to be permanent
The new rate schedule is fair and reasonable and the
percentage of increased which it will produce
is much lower than the increased cost of other services
and commodities of similar character
Complete detailed information about the new rates
may be obtained at the managers Office We making
every effort to change records promptly, and your
courteous consideration will be appreciated. The
rate your service is shown your statement for
May 1.
The sun., 1919-09-21

the biographies of the "many sided
Roosevelt" not one, so far as we
know, has revealed him as artist and
caricaturist. The publication Of the
letters is a distinct contribution to
our knowledge of an extraordinary
man.
"Long before they were able to
read," says Mr.. Bishop in his intro
duction, speaking Of the constancy of
the President s correspondence when
ever he and any of the children were
separated, che sent them what they
called picture letters with crude
drawings of his own in illustration Of
the written text, drawings precisely
adapted to the childish imagination
and intelligence"
Even the table of contents is ir-
resistible; incidentally it gives hint
of the geographical range of the let
tiers and conditions under which they
were written. Consider such head
ings as these: Fine names for guinea
pigs, Uncle RemuS and the White
House pets, Thanksgiving IN the
White House, A hOmesick President,
To Ted on a hunting trip, Concern
ing getting smashed A ride and a
PILLOW fight, A day Nth juggler,
Peter Rabbits funeral, Bill the liz
ard, On the eve of election, Aber-
gsathy the ,oOlf hunter, What the
President sdw at PdnGnlG. Trials
The sun., 1919-09-21

of a travelling President, Shooting the
bear, John Burroughs and the flying
squirrel, The last hunt. AT least one
of the letters was dictated in a bar
ber's chair. Others were penned at
the end of exhausting days in Africa.
The war of Russia and Japan was
being settled; or there was wearing
tussle with Congress; or the day had
been spent in the saddle in rough
country. Mr.. Roosevelt was never too
busy or too tired to get off few lines
at least, and perhaps one of those
precious anecdotal pictures as well, to
the distant waiting child. The in
ternal evidence" in the case attests
his consciousness as well as his
downright lovableness. 1t also bears
out Mr.. Bishops words: From the
youngest to the eldest he wrote to
them always as his equals. q.
He was always their playmate and
boon companion. Their games
were his games, their joys those Of
his own heart. 1t was be-
cause he at heart regarded it as
great fun and was in complete ac-
cord with the children that they de-
lighted in him as a playmate. No
wonder one of friends children,
whom, with his own flock, the Presi-
dent was leading on one of their adj
venturous scrambles in Rock Creek
Park, cried out when the leader lost
his footing: "Oh, see! The father of
The sun., 1919-09-21
yXIHAT father, what lucky chill

yXIHAT father, what lucky chill
w dren to have such a father.
What fun in store for other fathers
and mothers-and for other boys and
girls who read this book; and what
inspiration too. The very presses
must have chuckled and maybe
sighed at times also when they
rubbed against these pages.
Which is to say that Theodore
RooSeUeH's Letters to HIS Children
has come from Scribners'. We are
told by Joseph Bucklin Bishop, COM
piler of this volume collection of let
tiers written to the five little Roose-
velts who lived in the White House
or at Sycamore Hill or were going
away to school and puzzling over
what football team to play on and
other acute problems, that the man
who wrote them said, while the vol
ume was being planned, 81 would
rather have this book published than
anything that has been written about
me-" Certainly we know Of nothing,
not even the home life chapters of
the autobiography, revealing so clear
ly and so agreeably the kind of man
Mr.. Roosevelt was on the other side
of the curtain of public life. These
are Presidential messages indeed, and
best of all they are illustrated by the
author. 1t WASH I enough to keep the
children informed in tha ordinary
manner of the new pets of the animal
kingdom as they were presented by
admiring = and sometimes = embar-
rassingf-friends or of prodigies en-
countered on his travels. He drew
pictures of them too and sent them
along-pictures of an owl holding a
rat, of fawn running "off like a
little racehorse," of B'rer Rabbit
going "lippity lippity off into the
bushes" and B'rer Terrapin draw
ing in his legs, of pony bucking
Ethel over his head, of mother bird
dangling a worm over her offspring in
the vine by the garden fence, of the
President feeding a two-year-old elk
in the Zoo, of trapped wildcat leap
ing, trap and all, at a small boy in
Louisiana, of DR.. Lambert catching a
bass, of bear playing dead and then
sitting up and soaring the dogs al
most out of their skins, and also of
father playing tennis with Mr.. Cooley,
with the notation, "Notice Mr..
Cooley's smile" "Your father will
tell you," Mr.. Roosevelt wrote to
the daughter of President Butler Of
Columbia University, that these pic.
lures are of the UNPUBLISHED STONE
PERIOD" This was unjust to him.
self. The human figure as his
pen pictured it reminds one of q
child's first tussle with the graphic
art-that obviously was part of the
joke-but his hasty outlines of birds
and animals and their postures were
the real thing. If he said in letter
that the bear sat up and the dog'
nearly turned back somersaults TIT
accompanying sketch proved tina
they were doing exactly that. OF al
The sun., 1919-09-21
7. r. and the Youngsters
The Inexhaustble American Father and Letter Writer
May Witnessed Every Page of This Newest Roosevelt Book

all the children has fallen into the
water"
The book is endlessly quotable, but
q few sentences must suffice in this
place. One of the first letters dated
"Near Santiago, May 20, 1885," indi-
Gates the perfect adaptation of tone to
the interest and comprehension Of the
recipient which is to be noted
throughout the series. "Darling
Ethel" it begins: 81 loved your lit
tie letter. Here there are lots of funny
little lizards that run about in the
dusty roads very fast and then stand
still with their heads up. I
have mosquito net because there are
so many mosquitoes. To the oldest
boy away at school in 1901 he gave
counsel: 81 want you to do well in
your sports and | want even more to
have you do well in your books; but I
do not expect you to stand first in
either, If so to stand could cause you
overwork and hurt your health. al
ways believe in going hard at every
thing, whether it is Latin or mathe-
MATES, boxing or football but at the
same time | want to keep sense Of
proportion. 1t is never worth while
to absolutely exhaust one s self or to
take big chances unless for an ade-
quate object. But | know
that all you can do you will do to
keep substantially the position in the
class that you have so far kept and
l have entire trust in you, for you
have always deserved it.
III.
Observing girls and women riding
astride in the West, the President re-
marks in letter to his daughter
Ethel 81 must say think it is very
much better for the horses backs. I
think by the time that You are an old
lady the side saddle will almost have
vanished am sure hope so. ="
In California he collects treasures
which he will "try to divide up
equally among you children. One
of them is a badger called Josiah
Whenever he returns to Oyster Bay
it is with feeling of great content.
ment. There he joins in the children 3
games with some misgiyings. Three
sets of cousins come to get him to play
in the old barn. "They plead so
hard, " he writes to a grownup, that
l finally gave in, but upon my word
I hardly knew whether it was quite
right for the President to be engaged
in such wild romping as the next two
hours saw" Again: "When Ethel
: had her birthday the one entertain
ment for which she stipulated was
that should take part in and super
wise a romp in the old barn. d..
= OF course | had not the heart to re-
5 fuse; but really, it seems, to put it
p mildly, rather odd for a stout, elderly
= President to be bouncing over hay
} ricks in a wild effort to get to the goal
, before an active midget of a COM
= petitor, aged 9 years. However, It
. was really great fun. y
. THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S LETTERS
no HIS CHIInRE,E Edited Low jos fIpf
The sun., 1919-09-21
THEODORE. ROOSEVELT'S
LETTERS TO
HIS CHILDREN

HOUSE,
wAsHNereN.
Il, 1905.
oaentyqsss
Tho day riding should I see In The
road q and srsr Rabbit.
Tsy sitting solsly beside another and looked Just
as II tAsy I'D a book: walked
along s.r.r Rabbit Won. Eppty ppty Eppa.y
has head and 1egs tia
passed.
Your loving father
Me< 1,x Toosc,-e><f
Naster Quentin Roosevelt, "A
oyster nay. N. Y. NJ
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-04-04
FARM DEPARTMENT
BY c. C. BAKER, County Agent.
Don't Sell Hens.

The following letter written by one
of the poultry experts in the field for
the College of Agriculture is so timely
that the county agent is reproducing
1t here in full for the readers of the
paper
"Tie other day l saw woman drive
into a small town with a crate full of
hens for sale Their beautiful red
combs and their plump soft bodies told
anyone that they We're all laying In
fact, few eggs were in tine bottom of
the crate as the farmers wife sold
them to the dealer for A cents more a
pound than she could have gotten last
autumn.
when / saw the money pass hands,
wondered why that woman had fed
and cared for those hens all winter
long merely to get about a quarter
more per head for them. knew every
hen in the crate had eaten twice that
amount of corn since last fall. And
wondered too why the farmers wife
didn't realize that even poor layer
would soon shell out dozen eggs
which at 80 cents would amount to 80
cents.
Listen to me. Can't folks shee
mite beyond their noses? Thoses hens
should have been kept until summer.
BY that time they would have paid
their feed bill of last winter and then
the poor layers could have been pick
ed out and sent to the slaughter.
Surely the good woman, who kill
ed the goose that laid the golden eggs"
did not have anything at all on the
women who are selling laying hens
this spring"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-04-04
CENTENARY men
ON BIG SANDY

Centenary group meetings at which
prominent churchmen from Nashville
and elsewhere will be present are an
nounced for three county seat towns in
the Big Sandy Valley, all to be held as
follows:
Paintsville, Monday, April IA.
Prestonsburg, Tuesday. April 10.
Louisa, Wednesday, April 16.
DR.. S. A. Neblett of Nashville, DR..
F, S. Pollitt, Stuart Bowman and F..
G. Malin will be present at these meet
ings. which will have sessions through
out the day. and at night there will be
an interesting stereopticon exhibit and
lecture. @
AT these meetings representatives Of
all departments of the churches are
expected to be present-Three Minute
men. local directors, lay leaders, Sun
day School Superintendents, and the
preachers. These are perhaps to be
the last group meetings and all are
urged to attend. The Bishops are al
ready saying that the records made by
preachers in this Centenary Mission,
airy Movement will play a large part
In their standing In the conference.
At the Paintsville meeting all church
es in Johnson county are expected to
be represented
At Prestonsburg the meeting is to
include Pileville, Wheelright, May
town, Dwale Circuit, Prestonsburg Cir
cult, Auxier Circuit, Van Lear and
Wayland.
! The Louisa meeting will have dele
gates from Inez, Fort Gay, Fallsburg,
Blaine Circuit and Kavanaugh.
In addition to those named above
a welcome will be extended to any
church members will be welcomed.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-04-04
CHAS. HATFIELD
KILLED in ASHLAND
CHARLEY MUSIC. CHARGED WITH
THE MURDER, ARRESTED
NEAR LOUISA FOR
HORSE STEALING.

Deputy Sheriff Ed. Taylor made a
very important arrest short distance
below Louisa Monday. The man prov
es to be Charles Music, charged with
numbering Chas Hatfield at Ashland
last Saturday night.
The arrest was made upon advice
received by telephone, saying that the
man had stolen a horse from George
Belcher. at Glenwood, Sunday evening
Just after dark James Taylor pur-
sued him and found that he had lost
his way at JEFF Collinsworth's and be-
come very much confused. He left the
horse at that place and was on foot
when arrested He was tried Wednes-
day and held to answer to the grand
jury. He gave the name of Grim in
court, but had previously claimed two
other names.
Sheriff w, M. Taylor suspected We'd
nesday that the man was Music, and
after consulting the Ashland police by
telephone he found the description fit
ted the man. Confronted with certain
facts the man finally admitted his
identity and also that he was with the
gang that shot Hatfield, but denied
having fired the fatal shot.
Deputy Sheriff ], H. Woods took Mu-
sic to Ashland Wednesday evening and
delivered him to the police force.
Music 10 desperate character who
has beel running wild in the Big San
dy Vail FOR several months. He is
wanted iV: desertion from the army
and also for robbing the Prestonsburg
post Office where he blew the safe. He
Is also wanted at Garrett for similar
robbery At Beaver Creek junction he
rihed 10 or more sacks of mail. He is
charged with the robberies at Harold
and Black Diamond.
The Ashland Murder.
on last Saturday night Music and
Edward Bradley held up the proprietor
OF the Bragg Hotel In Ashland and rob-
bed the place, tearing down the tele-
phone and threatening to kill the ho-
tel man If he gave an alarm. Later he
notified the police and among those
who responded was officer Charles
Hatfield. The men We're in hiding and
shot him fatally. He died few hours
later. Bradley was arrested but Music
escaped to the hills.
Hatfield was a native of Lowmans-
vile, Lawrence Co, son of the late
Lewis Hatfield, and brother OF Rob-
ert and Kenas Hatfield. He was AZ
years old. leaves one son. and had been
n resident OF Ashland for nearly twen
ty years.
Rewards amounting to about $1,000
had been offered for the arrest of Mu-
sic. No doubt he will get what is COM
ing to him now.
He is said to be a son of John Music,
of Toms creek, johnson county.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-04-04
Keep Up Preparation.

. A first cldss seed bed for corn or to-
bacco is about half the cultivation nee
essary Perhaps 1t means more than
half cultivation because the cultiva-
tion of a crop after II begins to grow
depends very largely upo nthe condi-
tion the soil is in when the seed goes
into the soil,
Nothing will pay bigger dividends
thar rho constant use of disk harrow
both 'oee aud after the soil is brok-
en-. = d ain and a sharp disk har-
row viii 10 more toward insuring a
good crop tan is usually understood.
When the surface fthe soil is thor
oughly pulverized with n disk harrow
before It is lowed, It allows the dirt
to settle pt tfectly into place arainst
the subsoil rus allowing the niois-
ture to rise easily.