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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
rs SURPRISING
That 30 Many Maysville People Fall
To Recognize Kidney Weakness.

Are you q bad back victim?
Suffer twinges; headaches, dizzy
spells? NJ
Go to bed tired-get up tired?
It's surprising how few suspect the
kidneys.
It's surprising how few know what
TO do.
Kidney trouble needs kidney treat
ment.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for the kid
neys only.
Have convinced Maysville people Of
their merit.
Here's Maysville case; Maysville
testimony.
Kidney sufferers hereabouts should
read 1t.
Miss Dora Edgington, Wood st.,
says: II have used Doan's Kidney
Pills and from the results received, ]
have every reason to recommend
them. At times my kidneys have be-
come weak and have been irregular In
action. My back has ached, too, and
has been very weak and lame across
my kidneys. When l have used Doan's
Kidney Pills for this trouble, they
have never failed to relieve the COM
plant In short time. l gladly ad-
wise anyone to get box of Doan's
Kidney Pills at Chanslor's Drug Store,
II troubled in that way"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for. a kidney remedy - get
Doan's Kidney Pills - the same that
Miss Edgington had. FOSTER ilburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
after SICKNESS
Mrs. Page Tells How VinOl Restored
Her Strength and Stopped a Cough

Brooklyn, Conn.-"Pneumonia left
me weak, rundown and with cough
for which I doctored for six months
without getting better. A frined from
Virginia asked me to try Vinol. II
healed my cough, gave me a good ap.
petite, l sleep we'll and feel well and
strong."-Mrs. Thomas Page.
vinol owes it success in such cases
to beef and cod liver peptones, iron
manganese peptonates and glycero-
phosphates, the Oldest and most ia
nous body building and strength Gre
ating tonics known.
John C. Pecor Drug Co., ]. Jas Wood
&Son, Druggists.
p. S.-For pimples and blotches try
Sayol Salve Money back II it fails
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
'B0URBON,SARMERKlLs MAN
! WHO BROKE up his HOME
Frank Munson Of Hutchinson Station
Shoots Man Found With His Wife
In Cincinnati BOOMING House.

When Frank Munson, 80 years old,
farmer, OF Hutchinson, KY, found his
wife, Mrs. Emma Munson, 33, the
mother OF six children, with Charles
Foley, "a. also Of Hutchinson, IN a room
Of boarding house at Cincinnati
Sunday afternoon, Munson fired three
bullets into Foley's body, killing him
instantly.
The shooting occurred shortly after
Munson arrived in Cincinnati and
went to the house to inquire the
whereabouts Of his wife.
Foley, according to Munson, former
ly was a boarder In his home at Hut
Gibson. A year ago, Munson said, Fo-
ley and Mrs. Munson eloped, and af-
ter long search they were located in
the boarding house at which they were
found Sunday. On that occasion, he
said. he persuaded his wife to return
to him, and, he forgave her. She again
left with Foley last September, he
said.
Munson and his wife are under ar
rest.
Foley has served term in the Ken
lucky penitentiary for HOUSEKEEPING
and only a month ago was given his
freedom from the Covington jail,
where was being confined as Stacker,
by Federal Judge A. M. ]. Cochran, Of
this city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10

There were good crowds out both at
the matinee and night performance to
see "The Honeymoon Limited" at the
Washington Opera House Saturday.
She show pleased the people very
much but many were of the opinion
that the matinee performance was
better in many respects than the even
ing show.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
TO DECIDE ON COUNTY "Y'
CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY

A meeting of the Mason County Red
Triangle Committee has been called
for Wednesday evening at the Cham
Der of Commerce building at which
time 1t will be definitely decided
whether or not County Conference
on reconstruction will be held in this
county.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
n NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

In the Mason County Court this af-
ternoon Mr.. u, b. Kennard was named
administrator Of William Gallagher,
deceased, and he qualified as such
with Eneas Myall as surety on bond.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
FIELDS TO VISIT
EUROPE NEXT MONTH

Washington, March S-Representa-
tive W. ]. Fields expects to visit Eu-
rope within the next month, he an
nOunced today. The Kentuckian, rank
ing member of the Military Affairs
Committee of the last House, expects
to sail on the George Washington, the
Presidents ship, on its next trip over.
Mr.. Fields may be accompanied by
Representative Hugh Dent, of Ala
bama, the retiring chairman of the
Committee on Military Affairs.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
SUPT. TURNIPSEED WILL
ATTEND BIG CONFERENCE

Prof. George H. Turnipseed. Coun-
ty Superintendent Of Schools, has re-
ceived an invitation to attend con-
ference of County Superintendent OF
this section to be held in Richmond,
Ind, on March 26th and eth. This
conference will be particularly for Su-
perintendents who have tried the Con-
solidated school plan. Prof. Turnip-
seed has accepted the invitation and
will attend.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
The Equitable Trust Company,

The Equitable Trust Company, Of
Dover, purchased the plant Of the Do
yer News at administrators sale held
Saturday. Just what will be done with
the plant is not yet known but there
Is probability that the publication Of
the paper will be resumed in the near
future.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
CARD Of THANKS

We wish to thank our friends and
iieighbors for the services rendered
during the bereavement and loss Of
our loving son. William Sherman
Boone and especially Rev. J. Il. Reed
and Undertaken Porter.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
FEDERAL COURT AT
FRANKFORT BEGINS TO-DAY

Judge A. NJ. j. Cochran left this
morning for Frankfort where he open
ed the spring term of the District Fed
eral court. There is quite large
docket for the Frankfort court and IT
will be in session for some time. Sew
eral very important cases are to be
tried this term.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
ELKS HONOR THEIR DEAD

Quite a number of the members Of
the local order of Elks gathered al
their hall in the State National Banl
building Sunday afternoon for their
annual Lodge of Sorrow in honor OF
their deceased brothers. A very inter
esting program was carried out.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10

Mr.. A. G. Sulser, who has been con-
fined to his home in Limestone street
for several days on account of slight
case of influenza, is much improved
and was able to be at his office today.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
YAZELL.EVANS

Marriage license was granted this
afternoon by County Clerk Owens to
Mr.. James w. Evans, aged 80, and
Miss Clara Yazell, aged 81, both Of
this city. They will be married here
this evening.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
OFFICIAL BOARD MEETS

The monthly meeting of the Official
Board Of the Third Street M. E.
Church will be held this evening be-
ginning at z o'clock. Some urgent
business requires the attendance Of
every Board member.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
WILLIAM HAYS DEAD

William Hays, aged 2S years. died at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Hays in the Mayslick neigh
borhood Sunday afternoon following a
lingering illness of Brights diseases.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
MARKET SHOWS NO
IMPROVEMENT

Report from the Maysville Tobacco
Market this afternoon are to the eff
feet that there is no improvement in
the condition of the market. Prices
remain low but good grades sell we'll.
Houses reporting were ae follows:
PeODles
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
AID SOCIETY MEETS

% The Aid Society Of the Christian
Church will meet at the church Tues
day afternoon at 1870.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10

Mr.. John p. Cochran, OF Cleveland,
Ohio, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. A. Cochran. Of West Second
street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10

Mr.. c. s. Kirk. Of the Maysville sy-
rup Company. Is very III at his home
In East Second street with influenza.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10

The infant child Of Judge and Mrs.
]. d. Wyatt is seriously i'll of pneu-
monia at the mothers home in Front
street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10

In memory Of our loved one-Wil-
liam Sherman Boone.
God sent us light.
He was bright as a. day.
To brighten our pathway,
To show us the way.
God takes him from US.
He knows what is best.
In the Maysville Cemetery
We laid him to rest.
There to remain
Until the Judgment day.
To meet us in Heaven.
Then show us the way.
His parents, Artie and Maggie Boone.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-10
COLORED NEWS

The Civic Improvement Club will
meet next Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Hattie Griffey of East
Third street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23

and violets and white geraniums
grew thick. But no more. The tall
buildings keep out the air and the
sun. When l came here there was
no Woolworth Building. no Equi-
table Building, but now you see the
soil is nearly barren. like that of a
steep New England hillside"
The grass grows thinly as the hair
on the crown of an old mans head.
In the spring and summer and before
autumn's breath becomes too chill
there's a fiutter Of white and pale
colors. blossom-like, about the old
church. Girls who are employed In
the offices about old st. Paul's, drawn
by the sparse tufts of green and the
remaining warped trees, carry their
luncheon boxes into the old grave
yard. They used to sit upon the
grave stones and spread their sand
wiches and triangles OF pie or cake
upon them as at a picnic.
Al first the Trinity parish trustees
permitted this practice. SIT gives
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utter a prayer or speak of the glories
Of the past.
Local historians sometimes ask
for the oldest grave in the aged Gem
etery. They find it beneath n brown
stone. small and sagging. which in
forms that Francis Dringe. died
1857. lieth here"
Faithful Paul would be OF lesser
fidelity did he not lead visitors to the
Vesey street side of the block. bounded
by Broadway, Fulton, Vesey and
Church streets and point to where
grew the clump of elms that were
the hitching posts to which the
Father of His Country tied his horse.
One by one the hundred year elms,
true century plants. passed as mortal
man passes from view. Loving e.
forts were vainly made to save them.
"But the air is no more good" says
Deputy Sexton Schaefer. when I
came here the elms grew all around.
over there by the fences were Dor
ders CT lilac BUSHES. And the roses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23

them a breathing spell. air and light
and a change from their office rou-
tine" said the trustees. But pres
emily some one conceived that such
use was Dissertation of the tombstones.
Armed with authority the little deputy
sexton met the girls at the gate.
You may sit on the grass but not
on the stones" he admonished. The
luncheons continued.
The fiutter of the white ana pale
colored frocks and the babble Of girlish
voices heard at the rear and sides of
st. Paurs after the ringing OF the
angelus brought more trouble. Out of
the human stream that flows along
Broadway came men with curious eyes
and ingratiating smiles. To these the
deputy sexton presented an adaman-
tine front. He wasted no words.
go away. The parish allows girls
here for luncheon, but not men"
Some of the men were aggressive.
They tried to bulldoze the little guar
dian of the chapel's quiet and sancti-
ties.
IF I'm not big enough to lick you
I'll get a policeman" he said. Twice
he sui.a2npthe-uSC''on to the word
Wherefore the luncheon ire~gsSt st
Paul's is not profaned. save by invad-
ing glances.
Famous Graves Draped in Green.
Not always has peace reigned in the
quiet block occupied by st. Pauls
Criticism fiared when 1t was found that
the graves of Thomas Adds Emmett
brother OF the Irish patriot. Robert
Emmett, and Gen. Richard Montgomery
had been draped in green. But there
were explanations and time Soothed
the ire of those who asked why. The
debate led into the calmer realm OF
historic discoveries. including the fact
that IL was by order of the American
Congress that the body of Richard
Montgomery. commander of the troop,
before Quebec. was brought to this
city and inferred in 'front.' of st. Paul's
churchyard in 1878.
Paul Schaefer's memory of thirty
five years at st. Paul's includes two
attempted robbcries. Each time the
thieves reached their objective, the
sacristy. They had intended TO stea
the magnificent altar cloths, the fame
OF whose heavy silks and rich EN-
broideries had spread throughout the
city. One OF the robbers had armed
himself with a razor. The deputy sex
ton, who flung himself on the maraud
or ~ the dark. felt the edge OF the
weapon but wrested it from his assail
ant in n desperate fight.
One figure in his memory never
leaves Paul Schaefer's mental vision
1t Is the symbol of the homely TRACED,
of st. Paul's belfry.
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my one familiar with modern
~ weapons of war and the high
l. n explosives used in them would

a NY one familiar with modern
~ weapons of war and the high
n explosives used in them would
naturally suppose a wooden cannon of
little or no use.
Wooden cannons have been used
with considerable success in Cuba,
Hayt and the Dominican Republic.
The wood used is very tough, having
a twisted grain that curls about the
log in such way that to split the tim
Der with the ordinary means is almost
impossible.
The best trees are selected and a
piece OF the log five or six feet in
length and about one foot in diameter
is cut. After the bark has been re-
moved and the log made perfectly
round, 1t is swung up on crude truss
and a hole is burned into 1t from one
end. The log is wound with fresh raw
hide, which shrinks and hardens,
When the cannon is covered another
layer Is wound on after certain treat
ment. and this Is continued until the
wetpon has Increased several inches
in diameter.
Then the weapon is treated to hot
blast. which tends further to contract
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
Cave Dwelling Snakes

I NTIL recent times no reptiles
| were known to have adapted
themselves to existence In tho
darkness of caverns, Now. however.
it Is known that in the Malay Penin-
sula IA snake. a species of coluber. in
habits certain caverns, feeding upon
tho bats.
These cave dwelling snakes attain q
length of between eight and nine feet.
Their coloring stimulates that OF the
walls Of the caverns. The rock is a
yeiiowish limestone travorsed with
blackish veins and these markings and
colors are curiously reproduced in the
snakes, many of which Turk on the
lodges in tho semi darkness near the
entrances, watching for tho bats
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
Washington's Pew
One of Its Treas
ured Indoor Pos
sc ssions and Fa-
nous Monuments
Mark the Grave
yard-Onetime
Gay Sailor Is Now
the Staid Sexton
By EILEEN o'cONNOR.

r VERY day at ~ you will hear,
II your ear is accurately at
tuned. the thin, sweet sound
OF bell striking delicately through
the clang and roar OF lower Broad
way There are three peals Of the
bell, close together. Then silence for
. breath, then three more peals;
another brief silence and a third and
last triple chime. 1t Is tho angelus
Of old ST. Paul's.
In the belfry Of the 15s-year-old
church stands a small. serious man
with ash colored hair and sombre eyes
that look beyond the immediate and
into the distances. He is soft footed
and low voiced. He wears a small skull
cap on the crown Of his head because
the hair is thinning there and a church
n old as st. Paul's Is damp and
draughty.
Dubbed Him s'Faithful PAUL"
Visitors to the old church and its
cemetery are greeted by him. He it
Is who bids them goodby. The congre-
CATION once gave him a purse Of gold.
and on that occasion dubbed him
Faithful Paul Always he is the first
to reach the chapel and the last to
leave It In nearly thirty-f1ve years he
has never missed a service. He has
been the deputy sexton OF what has
been called washington's church for
that time
ne was a gay young sailor. with a
twinkle in his eyes and a song on his
Ups when he came to his post. But the
years and the nature OF his occupation
have stilled the song. Even a whistle
unseemly In the company OF tomb
stones and memories. Paul Schaefer
has become a silent man, and in much
boxing upon death and attendance
upon obsequies the twinkle has gone
from his eyes -
I was on leave from a revenue cut
ar. Some one asked me II I wanted
Job. said. Maybe I came down
here TO the church and was hired, and
I've stayed"
lie has seen much OF pomp and cir
cumstance in his thirty-five years.
he saw three Presidents of the United
etates worshipping at the same time
under the steep. dun roof. Harrison.
curing his term. and Hayes and
cleveland az ex-Presidents. They at
tended the services performed by
BISHOP Potter. The nations head sat.
surrounded by his Cabinet, in the
square pew on the right side OF the
church, where George Washington
mad bent his head in worship.
Flags Hang on the Pew.
To the square enclosure with its
low, brown. plainly cushioned seats
raul schaefer first leads all visitors.
IL Is distinguished by two flags. From
one side Of the entrance to the pew
nans silken Stars and Stripes. From
'ne other falls In rich folds, the re-
cent gift Of the Sons Of the American
revolution. a duplicate OF the nag
which few from Waahington's head
quarters at Valley Forge. The nag
mat braved the winds and SHOWS of
that winter OF hardship and courage
was Ike the uniforms OF the patriots.
ragged and weather stained. But this
one presents. against q background OF
richest blue silk. tho assembiage OF
the thirteen gold six pointed stars that
represented the colonies.
i remember the service weil." says
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
Wooden Cannon Are Still Useful

the hide binding until 1t becomes al
most as strong as wire.
These crude cannon have been em-
p'oycd with effect in a number OF in
stances. and it Is astonishing. so II Is
said, how many times they can be fired
before they burst or are otherwise dis
ablCd.
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When young Schaefer went down
town ito see about the Job" he found
ct st. Paul's a we'll set up, slow spoken.
kindly man who but a few months be-
fore had been appointed sexton. Philip
G. Walter at once engaged the youth
from the revenue cutter as his assist
ant. The men maintained friendship
through thirty-one years. They kept
st, Pauls spotlessly clean and con-
Quoted Its affairs with decent order.
Walters was an equable nature. He
performed his work with thoroughness
and little comment. Now and then he
would look at the younger man and
say, ITS a job that yeu keep after you
take It.. But it amt the cheeriest job
In the world. And it keeps a man away
from his family. Give up the job or
never get married Paul"
And again he said: There's not
much cheer in the life of a sections
wife. The women like to so around
and see things. They want to laugh
and dance. The man that's been dig
ging graves and watching funerals
amt much Of a companion"
Yet these peeps into his comrades
mind did not prepare the deputy Son
ton for what awaited him one morn
ing. In the sections room at the right
Of the entrance the deputy found a
| note addressed to him. 1t lay on
the table beside one addressed to the
Rev. Montague Geer.. the vicar
He recognized Walters handwriting.
He opened what he believed to be
usual memorandum left by his chief
Paul: Go up to the organist's room
After that tell the curate."
Found Sections body Hanging.
Paul climbed the stairs to the organ
| loft In the uncertain light OF dawn
he deserted something unusual
: Through the open door a big dark
OF ject suspended from the railing. In
| the little square room. where each day
at noon he rings the angelus, the
deputy had found the sexton dead
During the night he had hanged him
self
HE must have measured 1t all most
carefully" says his friend. HE had
prepared everything. He had tied the
rope fast to the railing. Then he had
carried the piano stool into the belfry
He must have stood on II to figure
whether there would be enough room
! When he was ready he tied the rope
lsnu nd his nscs- and kicked the stoo
from under HIM. The surgeon wiz
came from Hudson Hospital said h'
had been dead several hours"
| Walters habit of order manifested
itself In his letter to the vicar. 1t said
| "Good-by. You will find within thu
two bankboolls." Among the seNtoni
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Washington spot of worship. which IL
still called Gov. Clinton's pew. Side
by side in the middle of the burial
place are twin slabs.
1.-TWO friends were buried here. They
were soldiers" says Faithful Paul.
The inscriptions, still clear, record that
Major John Lucas Of Georgia and
Major Job Sumner of Massachusetts,
rest beneath the slabs of earth colored
stone. They were Of the same age, 80.
The stone bears tho couplet:
"Alike in arms they ranged the field,
Alike in courage faced they death"
The dates show that one of the
young officers died late in August, the
other early in September.
To the small man OF the grave visage
and the skull cap come persons I'M
accustomed to downtown New York.
Clearly these are OF special stratum
OF the city's life. The women are
beautiful and of unusual charm. The
men are vivid faced. with more unc-
tuousness in their manner than has
the impassive man OF business who
stops to have look inside. They sug-
Re.t TO Faithful Paul, do these visitors,
the books about fairyland he read
when he was a boy
Come From staBeland.
Presently he discovers that they are
from the fatryland of the stage, for
they say to him: "Show us where
George Henry Cooke is buried"
Near the resting place OF the two
young officers is the shaft erected TO
the memory Of the English actor who
died while on a tour of this country.
The now nearly effaced inscription
shows that the monument was erected
by E. A. Sothern to mark the grave
OF his confrere OF the drama; also that
as the elements ravaged the stone
Edwin Booth had its crumbling
checked by a process termed restoring.
Mere checking better describes It, for
again the letters upon the shaft have
become a puzzle and there is need OF
further restoration.
The English actor is the only one
buried in st. Paurs His passing oc-
Cured before the discovery OF that
gentle spirit, DR.. George Houghton,
whose kindness to actors and willing
ness to serve in marrying and bury
ing them caused the Church OF the
TRANSPORTATION to become better
known as the Little Church Around
the Corner. r.. II. Sothern and his
wife. Julia Mariowe. nlade e pilgrim
age to the tomb; and that reverent
and studious element Of the stage rep
resented at the club that Edwin Booth
founded on Gramercy Square come
to the cemetery and, standing beside
Cookies grave, bare their heads ana
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Movie Business in 5lst Stree;

George V. McNallv has sold for Mrs.
+. c. S. Perrien, of Paris. the two
story stable at 113 West Fifty-frst
Street, 2ox100.5, to William Horton
Rabell, president of the Independent
Movie Supply Company, who after ex-
tensive alterations is to occupy the
premises for his business This is the
first transfer of the property in forty
years.