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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-02
Advice to the
LOvelOrn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
She Cannot Understand Him

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
/ am seFenteen and care for a young
man two years my senior. 1 know
this young man for more than a year,
and have been going out with him for
the past FIVE or six months cannot
understand him, for he keeps telling
all me girl and boy friends that he
does not care for me. but when he Is
with me he tells me that he loves me.
Last month refused 20 go to a show
with him and since then he does not
care TO speak to me. Could you please
advise me how TO forget him, and
could you also let me have your opin-
ion OF such a young man who changes
his mind, and tells everyone something
else? ANXIOUS
Summon your pride to your assist
ance. Any young man who acts in a
manner you describe is not worthy
of your consideration. It is not very
hard to forget at seventeen. Go out
and enjoy yourself with your young
friends and do not entirely neglect
your mind: try to assimilate a little
improving reading.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-02

Six, seven, eight,
Nine and ten,
let him 90 again"
CCX/oU should not have count
ed up to ten" laughed
Puss Junior.
"Oh, that wasn't the reason" re-
piled the hunter. HE begged SO
hard for his life I couldn't help It.
I'm too cender-hearted for a hunts
man. anyhow"
Puss was in a hurry this morn
ing, so he trotted along, and by
and by he met little Jenny Wren
and Robin Redbreast He had not
seen them since their wedding day.
Good morning, Robin" he cried.
Mr.. and Mrs. Redbreast sang away
as il they were too happy for any
thing. What's all this singing
for?" inquired Puss.
Don't you know" replied Jenny
Wren. I'VE have a whole nestful
OF little Redbreasts. We are as
happy as the day is long"
Isn't that lOvely?" cried Puss.
at ought TO be so, for you had such
nice "eOulNB. 10 you remember
how the sun shone?"
yes. and all the birds sang so
beautifully"
What's your hurry" asked
Robin Redbreast.
I'm just restless this morning."
replied our little traveller. Don't
you ever get restless?"
I'VE haven't time with all these
70
Jenny Wren.
We'll, good-by," said Puss, aud
Off he went through the green
woods. And after some time he
met Robin Hood.
Two robins in one morning."
thought Puss. Il wonder what that
means? II it were blackbirds, I'd
know"
"Good-morrow, Sir Cat" cried
Robin Hood. "'Tis long since last
we met Where is Mother Goose?"
81 left her safe in her little hut"
replied Puss. She is still there,
for all I know"
Fine old lady" said Robin Hood.
do you know, Sir Cat, that often
of an evening read her book
aloud to my merry men. We gather
together and by the light of the
moon I Groom and sing those old
ditties. Twinkle, twinkle. little
star and old Mother Hubbard
oh, you know them as well as
do.
Everybody knows Mother Goose
I learned II PNtom my mother and
she learned - from her mother,
and so on ana ~ on"
Then, after a while. Robin Hood
and Puss said !~Nod-by, and each
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-02
Her Lovers Return.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX :

DAAAAN NlloO \ AlNF
have been going about with a
young man for the past two years
whom l love dearly. We were scpa-
rated year ago. he being drafted
and sent to France. We wrote to
each other regularly, but he arrived
In New York last month without let
ting me know. ] went to q dance and
met him there. He spoke to me and
called at my home the following eve
ming. When l questioned him about
not coming to see me he admitted be-
ing at home over a week, but Wasaun-
able to make any further excuses
D.
I am sorry for you-but your lit
tie story really speaks for itself.
It will be better if you do not see
this young man any more and il
you try to recover from your love
for him. Separation has evidently
been too severe a test for him, as
1t sometimes is for soldier-lovers
and others also. I hope your heart
is not too deeply involved.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-02
Objects to Vaudeville.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am twenty-five. The young lady
with whom / have been going about
for year objects to my activities
on the vaudeville stage. 1 love this
young lady dearly. and yet IL is i'm
possible for me to give up a success
full career.
viii you kindly advise me as to
what course TO take in this matter?
Z.
I'm afraid this is a deadlock.
II you are not inclined to give up
your work, and the young lady is
not inclined to overcome her OBJ
jectlons. it looks as though you
would have to give each other up.
In fact, I'm not sure this wouldn't
be the best thing to do. as a fun
damental difference in point Of
view is a serious menace to a happy
marriage.
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EXplanato y.

wonderful things newspapers
these days, amt they. Bill? There've
got so many things in them
stories, cookery. 'ints. murders, sui
cides, Tacin'-something for every
body, in fact" You're right, they
are, Charles" But what's this ere
blank space, Bill?"-poinring to the
blank space left for stop press"
news. oh" replied Bill, chats
for them what can't readr'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-02
By Virginia Terhune Vsn
de Water.
CHAPTER XVI.

Copyright, 1919, Star Company.
YJST Gs DesiTee Leighton's run
about drew up at the door OF
( the florists shop, Helen Cod
dAPd hurried out.
) David recognised her as the girl
with whom Desiree had entered the
Red Cross rooms some days ago.
But being merely . hireling, he
showed no signs Of recognition.
Desiree hailed her.
''Oh, Helen!" she called where
are you Eotng So-fastTH
Helen Goddard paused an instant
TO explain.
'TEI late for IN appointment with
my dentist and am running to keep
it."
''Wait!" Desiree insisted, getting
out Of the car. 81 have to be at
the florists for some minutes wait
ing to have some flowers put up.
Let Smith drive you to your dem
lists. Where is'tt?"
. con East Forty-first street"
%Hrhen take my place and tell
Smith where TO 60"
'HOhs my dear, you are an Rngel!"
Helen exclaimed, gladly accepting
As David and she started off to-
Eether, the girl cast a sidelong
glance at the chauffeur. He Ger
tainly was good looking. she de-
cided, noting the clear skin, steady
eyes and regular features. More
over there was an air OF refinement
about him
There was no use In telling her,
she unused, that Smith was just like
any other chauffeur. There was
something extraordinary about him.
He whetted her curiosity. She want
ed to make him say something.
Miss Leighton Is most kind to
send me to my dentists" she re-
marked. 81 had a little car of my
own-but I have given It up for the
period OF the war. II costs q lot TO
run even 4 small car, don't you
thtnkg7
NOD AGt0aIEhea.
at does indeed" David agreed
briefly and politely.
His voice was well-modulated.
She did wiah she could make him
say something more. She never
did see Why q chauffeur must be
treated IKE q servant. Some OF
them-llke this man, for instance
were decidedly above the standard
Of uneducated hirelings.
81 suppose" she Yentured, shat
IL one knows how TO run even q
small car well, one could run q
large one, couldn't she?'
81 fancy" he replied, that it may
depend upon the make of the car.
Yet II enc understands thoroughly
the mechanism Of one automobile,
IL % q simple matter to learn to
drive smother Of . different make.
An are operated on the same gen
eral principles"
She checked a gasp that threat
enod TO be audible. Where under
the sun did this man learn to talk
like that? She remembered Cas-
Shy, then she gazed At Smith He
had not even turned his eyes in her
direction
The truth OF the matter was that
David was thtHktng again-the very
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-02
The Rhyming Optimist

much better till one day he up and
died. Then they looked into the
question, probed the how and why
and which; found he died OF indi-
gestion, cause his diet was too rich.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-02
Venus and Diana Salute.

the sunset fades the crescent moon and tie brilliant
planet Venus win be seen in respendent conjunction
IN the western heavens Venus is still increasing in splen
dor and fast drawing nearer to the earth The scene will
suggest display of celestial jewelry.
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went his own way, happier for
knowing that each knew his Moth
er Goose.
Copyright, 1919, David Cory.
To BE COntInued.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-02
HEARTS OF THREE
By. JACK LONDON.
Francis Thoughts Turn to His Native
Land as His Situation
Grows Critical

the blazing trail. and, at a dog
trot, raced up the recovered trail
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-02
This Day in History.

THIS IS the Anniversary of the first public exhibition Of
reaper in 1888 before the Hamilton County Aprcu-
tura Society New York The patentee Obed Hussey
Since that time the development Of the machine and the
of electricity has made possible the increase
In wheat, acreage throughout the world IS q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-02
in Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

One, two. three,
-Four and five,
l caught a hare alive:
SlX, seven, eight,
Nine and ten,
j let him 90 again"
SCN GU should not have count
ed up to ten" laughed
Puss Junior.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-02
BY FoNTAINE Fl

So-S,arAs 1871, :, tn. wA..l.r s,p~ at. lna
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
BROWN COUNTY WOMAN "a r
BROWNS SELF IN WELL
Mrs. Pearl. Watson, Who a Few
Months Ago Had Attempted to
Burn Self to Death is Found
.NTIN - - 49,
In Bottom of Deep Well.

Mrs. Pearl Watson, wife of Ira Wat
son, prominent farmer of the Green
bush neighborhood of Brown county,
Ohio, was found. i'm the bottom iof a
deep we'll dead from drowning at her
home by her husband when he awak-
ened few mornings ago and found
that his wife had left her bed room.
Mrs. Watson had been suffering
from tuberculosis for several years
and had worried much about her con-
dition and when found was clad only
in her nightclothes.
A few months ago while in Middle
town, Ohio, the woman attempted to
commit suicide BY burning herself to
death. She started a fire with paper
and kindling beneath a bed and crawl.
ed into the bed hoping that she would
be burned to death, but the fire was
discovered and extinguished. She hat
several times threatened to take hel
| own life because of her suffering from
the great white plague. 1'' -
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
RUNAWAY GIRL IS
LOCATED HERE; RE-
" - TURNED To PARENTS
Fourteen Year Old Girl Leaves Home
In County and Comes to Mays
ville-Said to Have Been En-
Route to Cincinnati
.''' wa To Wed.

Late Wednesday the local police
were asked over telephone by Mr.. Ed
ward Vaughn, of the Sardis neighbor-
hood, to be on the look out for his
IA year old daughter, who had left
her parents home and was thought
to be on her way to Maysville with
young Maysville man who had been
working on the improvement of the
Sardis pike.
The police began an investigation
an! soon found that the little girl had
been able to get a ride to Maysville
on an oil wagon and that the young
man with whorl she was supposed to
lave run away was en- route to Mays
Vile on one of tile large automobile
trucks used on the pike work. The
police were but short time In locat-
ling the girl a: the home of an ac-
Iqua'ntance in this city, finding ner
about 6 o'clock. TIE parents were
notified and they came here last night
about o'clock and took the little girl
back home with them.
It was understood that the little
girl and Harry Gettis, who worked on
the pike near the Vaughn home were
planning to elope to Cincinnati today
to be married but it now developes
that Gettis is married man. 1t is
said that Gettis and the girl were to
meet at a local store Wednesday af-
ternoon upon their arrival here but
when the girl arrived in Maysville the
store was closed for the evening. and
she went to the home of an acquaint-
ance where the police found her. The
police have thus far been unable to
locate Gettis.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
ALL-STAR POPULAR
CONCERT TO Be HELD
"' IN THIS CITY SOON
Local Representatives Of Victor and
Columbia Companies Secure World
e. Famous Artists For Appear.
ance In Maysville This
Winter.

Maysville will be visited by nine of
the worlds greatest artists in music
this winter. Startling as this news will
appear to home people, this good for
tune is explained, when t'is learned
that due to an open date between an
Eastern city and Cincinnati, Ohio, ].
G. and William F. Murphy, Victor and
Columbia agents here, were able to
book these famous musicians, and
thru their efforts contract was Sc
cured that would bring these concerts
to Maysville the same week that they
are appearing at the Emery Audito-
rum, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The first of the four concerts to be
given here will be held October 20, at
the Washington Opera House, when
Barbara Maurel, mezzo soprano. and
Oscar Seagle, baritone will appear in
joint concert.
Owing to the open dates while en-
route to Cincinnati the concerts have
been booked for appearance here at a
price, that will enable the manage
ment to put season tickets on sale at
$3.50 or a little less than SLIP each
night. The tickets will go on sale at
Murphy's Jewelry Store, De Nuzie and
The Standard Drug Co.
The. joint appearance of two such
artists as Barbara Maurei, and Oscar
Seagle is an event of primary import
ance In the musical season of this
city.
The other attractions in the All Star
Popular Concert series are the Colum-
bia Stellar Male Quartet. A violin re-
cital by the Genius of the Violin,
Sascha Jacobeen, the young Russian
violinist; and a joint recital by the
dainty little American prima donna
Amparito Farrar and Charles Hari-
son, the American tenor. The dates OF
these concerts are as follows: Octo-
ber 20 Maurel and Seagle; Thanks
giving evening, violin recital, Saschs
jacobsen; March 2, Harrison ant
Farrar, and April 10. The Columbis
Stellar Male Quartet.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
ROCKEFELLER THANKS
LEDGER FOR EDITORIAL
John d. Rockefeller, Jr, Says His
Father Is Still Keenly Interested
In, Music Despite His Ad-
... s..v. ynnced Age.

During the month of August there
appeared in the Public Ledger a short
editorial in which the interest of John
D. Rockefeller when boy in the pia-
no was mentioned. .., -
That really big men notice the lit
tie things that are said about them
and appreciate these little things, is
proven by a letter received by the
Public Ledger from John d. Rookie
feller, Jr., yesterday. The letter says:
26. Broadway, New York,
September %, 1919.
Dear Sir:
A copy of your issue Of August 26th
has been brought to my attention and
I want to take occasion to thank you
for the interest you have taken to
comment on my fathers career. He is
still keenly interested in music.
Very truly,
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER. JR.
The Editor
Maysville Public Ledger
Maysville, Kentucky.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
EXEMPTION BOARD
FINALLYDISChARGED
BY U. S. OFFICER
Members Of Mason County Exemption
Board, After Waiting Many Months
Finally Receive Honorable
Discharges From Service
of Uncle Sam.

Although the actual work of the To-
cal board for Mason county closed on
March 6, 1919, when they balanced up
all of their books and Strengthened up
their reports and blanks for shipment
to Washington, the members have not
received their official discharges and
have been in the service of the United
States Army until Wednesday evening,
when the members received from the
Provost Marshal Generals Office in
Washington. beautifully engraved dis
charges signed by Provost Marshal
General Crowder~ and counter signed
by Hon. A. o. Stanley, who was Gov
ernor Of the state and appointed them.
The Mason county board consisted
of Sherman Arm, Chairman, Madison
Lindsay, Secretary, and DR.. ]. H.
Hutchins, medical examiner. The
board began Its duties In the basement
Of the Government building of June
81, 1917. During the period they were
in service they examined total of
1902 young men inducting 563 men in
to service and rejecting 200 for physi-
cal disqualification while 1889 men
were exempted or placed in deferred
qualifications for various legal rea-
sons.
The local board made a wonderful
record among the local board of the
state OF Kentucky for while 563 men
were sent to, camp only 20 of these
men were returned having been reject
ed by the camp examiners III some oi
these 20 were later returned having
overcome their dlsqualifiacitions Dur.
ing the war all three members OF the
board gave its duties the major por.
tion Of their time and they performed
their duties satisfactorily and we'll.
1t Is interesting to note in this con
nectlon that while there were 3,72!
men registered for service in the three
registrations held only 563 were takel
into the service. These figures do no
represent the total number of Masol
county men in the service for ther
were many who volunteered befor
and during the draft period are no
counted in the men handled by tn
local board.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
ROBERTSON COUNTY HAS !, .
CHALLENGED Campbell
Neighbor County tSays Il VIII Stand
First In Small Percentage Of
-~Illiterates In 1920.

Robertson county has challenged
Campbell county for first place in the
scale of literacy in the census of 1920.
in 1910, CampbellN county held the
highest place, having only 10 percent
of illiteracy as compared with Leslie,
which stood lowest with its 34S per
cent. Robertson had SO percent, but
though Campbell's percentage was
small. Its number of illiterates was 200
while the number in Robertson was
27S; 253 native white illiterates, 131
illiterate males Of voting age. % ne
gro. illiterates, no foreign born Hitter
ates and 40 illiterate school children
between the ages of 10 and 20. Camp
bell had 467 native white illiterates
25S illiterate males of voting age, los
negro illiterates. 1928 foreign born
white illiterates and rs illiterate
school children between. the ages OF
10 and 20.
Both of these counties now have or
aggressive campaigns to wipe out illit.
eracy before 1890. Mr.. Cleveland
Moore, Superintendent of Robertson
county schools. assisted by Miss Addit
Mae Yeagcr. County Ifliteracy Agent
has located I'll the illiterates in the
county and has ore half of them IL
school. rneJ sent Campbell county
this challenge this week: Robertson
county will take Campbell's place ant
stand FIJI 1t o. Kentucky counties wher
the Feleral Census taker makes hi.
rounds in April. 1920"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
WOM1N'S MEETING is
GREAT SUCCESS

The district meeting of the Woman S
Missionary Societies of the Maysville
district Of the M. E. Church, South,
held at the First NJ E. Church, South
on Wednesday and Thursday was a
great success in every way. There
were many delegates here from the
churches throughout the district and
the meeting was very helpful and
enthusiastic one.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
PLAY PLEASED LARGE
AUDIENCE LAST NIGHT

There was an extra large audience
at the Washington Theater last night
to witness the production of John Fox,
Jr,'s famous novel "The Trail of the
Lonesome Pine. The play was said
to have been very good, the members
of the cast doing their parts very sat
isfactorily. That the Maysville people
are hungry for good plays was shown
by the large audience present.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
WATER COMPANY NOTICE

All semi-annual Water Rents will be
due October 1st, 1919, and are pay
able, for six (6) months in advance, at
the office of the Maysville Water Com
pany, No. 20s Court Street. Three per
cent (3qs) discount will be allowed on
all accounts paid before October 10,
1919. All services for which payment
in full for the six (6) months term Is
not made before October goth, 1919,
will be shut off without further notice.
HENRY e. POGUE,
Acting Secty. and Treas,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
BAD FREIGHT WRECK
ON c. 80. AT Dover
THURSDAY. MORNING
Five Cars Are Deralled and Four Are
Turned Completely Oyer-Hobo on
Wrecked Cars Escapes With
Slight Bruises - Large
Trees Saves Houses.


About $3.50 o'clock this morning a
West bound freight train on the u @
O. was wrecked directly in front OF
Market street in the town OF Dover
and considerable damage was done
But for large trees in front OF num-
ber of houses along the railroad
tracks at this place some of the resi-
dences would have probably been
badly damaged. l.,,g..
AS the train was passing Market
street in Dover, one coal car left the
track and before the train could be
brought to a stop four cars In the
train behind the coal car had left the
track, broken from the train and they
were turned completely over on the
side Of the track lodging against q
number of large|trees along the side
walk. The first car which left the
track never broke from the train but
dragged a distance of probably 7t
yards before the, train was stopped
Three of the cars which were dumped
on the road side we're box cars and thu
fourth was a fiat car loaded with lum
ber.
After the wreck hobo was discov
cred who had been riding one Of thu
I derailed' cars. He had several bruises
and scratches about the body but wa
not seriously wounded. 1t was almos
mysterious that the hobo did not NEE
instant death.
The crash of the wreck brough
many Dover people to the RAILROAD
tracks.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
NASS MEETING AT MAYS.
LACK THIS EVENING

There will be mass meeting at the
Mayslick Baptist Church this evening
at 7'30 o'c,?ck when the rs Million
Campaign will be launched. Rev. J. A.
Davis, new pastor of the local Bap-
tist Church. Dr. NJ. p Hunt. of Lou
isville and Rev. Ben H. Miller, Asso-
ctational Evangelist. together with Mr..
g. s. Kirk. Bracken Association Direc-
or, will be the chief speakers at this
meeting. al. 1a1
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
HEALTH LEAGUE MEETING
49,. .. AT MINERVA SATURDAY

There will be very interesting
meeting of the Minerva Community
Club held on next Saturday evening
when the matter of the improvement
II health conditions in that district
will again be taken up. DR.. J. H. Rice
Mason County Health .officer, and
County Agent George Kirk, will be the
hief speakers. Everyonsiin the Min
rya neighborhood, is requested to at
end this meeting.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
MANY COLDS BUT NONE
.''t ."r ARE VERY SERIOUS

Although local physicians continue
to report many colds in Maysville and
Mason county, none OF these colds are
OF a serious nature and no indication
OF return Of influenza In Its cpl
demic form as struck this section last
year has been found. Every precau.
tion To prevent influenza Ia being
taken by the Health Department ant
all physicians.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
CONCERT DATES CONFLICT

1t has Just been learned that the
opening dates Of the grand artists
concert to be given hefe this season
by J. G. and William William Murphy,
local agents for the Victrola and Co
lumbia talking machines, and the
Maysville High School Lyceum Course
are the same time. AS both of their
opening numbers are grand opera
singers and many will want to hear
both artists. an effort is being made
to change the date on the Lyceum
Course.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-25
NEIGHBOR WOMAN KILLED
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

. 1t has Just been learned here that
Mrs. Frank Kirkpatrick, of Brown
county, Ohio, was killed a few days
ago in an automobile wreck at Blan-
chester, Ohio. Mrs. Kirkpatrick and
others were in an automobile. en- route
to Springfield, Ohio, when the machine
overturned and Mrs. kirkpatrick was
crushed to death.