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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-02
GOVERNMENT AID IN FINDING
TEACHERS

Fifty thousand teachers places are
vacant and 10000 persons are teach
ing this year who have never before
taught a class. Several thousand
schools have actually closed or have
remained unopened because 1t was i'm
possible for the local trustees to find
teachers for them, The lowered stan
dards In many places and the total OF
instruction in others mean loss to
the children of the Nation which can
not be replaced.
The shortage of teachers affects
nearly every State in the Union. Many
urgent requests have been made for
the assistance Of the United States
Bureau of Education, for It is clearly
impossible for some of the States to
man their schools with the teachers
available in their own borders.
President Wilson has been moved
by this condition. He has directed the
establishment in the Bureau Of Edu-
cation of new division to assist To-
cal officers in finding teachers to meet
the emergency, and lie has written an
open letter of appeal to all who are
qualified and able to teach, urging
them to signify their willingness to do
so by registering with the new School
Board Service Division of the Bureau
of Education, in Washington. Schools
seeking teachers will be put in touch
with registrants, with the exception
Of employment in the regular way.
No charge whatever will be made to
either the registrants on to the schools
for the service.
It is we'll known that in every COM
munity there are women who former
ly taught, whose husbands are now in
the Army or in other branches of the
Government service, or whose homes
do not demand all their time. Such
women are specially needed in the
schools now.
High schools all over the country
have suffered from the demand for
men of scientific training -or service
in mnnition plants, the chemical war
fare branch of the Army, ahd the like,
The shortage of teachers OF chemistry
and physics is particularly acute. 1t
is pointed out that this shortage might
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-02

Try q Ledger Want Ad. 1t Pays.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-02
In MEMORY OF CHARLES ALLEN
TEEGARDEN

The following resolutions OF sympa-
thy were recently adopted by the d.
rectors Of the Farmers Equity Bank of
Brooksville upon the death of Mr..
Charles Teegarden:
In as much as it has pleased Al
mighty God in His Infinite Wisdom to
remove from among us Charles A..
Teegarden, former employee of this
bank, and the son of our beloved Pres
ident jeff Teegarden, young man Of
sterling worth, who had recently been
indicted into the service of his coun-
Try, being at the time of his death a
private in the Ordnance Department of
the United States Army at Camp Zach
airy Taylor. Now, therefore be 1t
Resolved, BY the Board Of Directors
of the Farmers Equity Bank, that we
extend to his bereaved widow and par
ents our heartfelt sympathy in this sad
hour and commend them to our Heav-
emily Father who doeth all things we'll
Resolved, That we commend his pa
triotic spirit. He having manifested
at all times disposition to respond
to his country's call.
Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be spread upon our minutes, a
copy furnished his widow and his par
ents. and a copy to the Review for
publication.
T.COOK.
J. w. BYRNE.
U. A. JET,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-02
MI. Gilead


Mr.. Proctor Arnold and sisters spent
Sunday with relatives at Mt. Carmel.
Miss Cecile Marshall is spending a
few days with relatives at Epworth.
Mr.. ]. c. Martin and family have
taken I'D their home at Marshall Sta
ton, where he and his brother will en-
gage in mercantile business.
Mr.. True Berry and wife spent
Christmas with Mark Gray of Ohio.
The little baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Shoe
mate is on the sick list.
Mr.. Taylor Newdigate and wife
spent Sunday in Flemingsburg.
Mrs. Ida Atherton spent Monday
with Miss Ella Follmer.
Orangeburg
Several cases of "flu" are reported
In the surrounding neighborhood.
None of them serious however.
The recent cold snap has hlndered
tobacco stripping to a great extent.
Rucker Tolle of Harrodsburg, KY,
is spending few days with the family
Of John Holiday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Roe spent
Christmas day with their daughter,
Mrs. Harry Lee of near RectorviIle.
Dimmitt Coryell, who has been un-
der military training at Lexington, has
received his dicharge and is at home
with his father, Fl. c. Coryell.
Rodney Maphugh is spending few
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o.
b. Mayhugh near New Richmond, Ohio.
Miss Nora Collopy Of Lewisburg, Is
the pleasant guest of Miss Katherine
Bramel.
Mrs. Elmo Clarke, nee Miss Grace
Tulley, and little daughter, LelaI late
OF Gibson City, ILL.,, spent several days
last week with relatives in Orange
burg.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-02
AUTO SCHOOL WAGON PROVING A
SUCCESS

Superintendent Turnipseed reports
that the first automobile school wag-
on ever used in the county which is
now being used at the Washington
Consolidated schools is giving perfect
satisfaction. 1t is more than likely
that more auto wagons will be used in
the county when it becomes necessary
to replace the wagons now in use.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-02
ENLED BELGIAN TOTS
! SEND GREETINGS TO
j. S. CHILDREN

Washington. - "Fraternal and cor
dial greetings" have been sent Amer
ica's school children by 600 Belgian
girls and boys now returning from
exile at Havre.
A giant scroll bearing some $40
names thanks American children for
the aid their country has sent Belgium
through the war years.
Long live the allies! Long live
Belgium! Long live the United States
Of Americal Honor to the American
Red Cross and to its Commission for
Belgium!
"The Belgian scholars. boys and
girls, In exile in the Havre region,
appreciate with q deep emotion the
value and the reality Of the high
services rendered by the American
Red Cross to the Belgian population.
driven out of their dear country, and
refugees IN . foreign land.
'aThey have themselves felt its CON
slant and generous sohcitude. always
ready where there Il good to do. .
misery to relieve, . misfortune to
comfort
: They also send their grateful and
most affectionate remembrance to the
kind children Of America, whose IA
theirs and big brothers have crossed the
big ocean either for the American Red
Cross or IN the gallant. powerful and
glorious American army to share in
the triumph and the right Of civili1a-
ton, to help the Belgians reconstruct
their homes, and-to save their
country.
"Fraternal and cordial greetings ~
en- little comrades. tho AmeridA
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-02
COLORED NEWS

Mr.. Alex Holmes of Dexter, KY, and
Mrs, Mary e. Warner of Washington,
Ky, were married in Cincinnati yes
teIday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-02
New Home in
Mays|ick For Sale

Mrs. s. B. Fitzpatrick has instruct
ed us to advertise and sell her home
in the town of Mayslick, near the
Mayslick High School This is a six
room house, veranda,' porch in the
rear. Half acre of land goes with the
place. Coal house, hen house on the
lot. There has been dozens of yor
looking for place like this, so here
is your chance.
This place is priced at just about
what the lumber in the building would
cost you-$S00O
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-19

prepare her for bed. At that mom-
ent a happy thought occurred to
Roeder. The Schloss is full to over
flowing she said: probably the Court
marshal running short of stock, took
some of our china away"
Curiously enough, the Duchess ac-
cepted this explanation, and prom
ised to behave, if her four maids,
Won Roeder. her daughter Fec. and
the maid of the Princess would lend
their wash bowl sets for the night
Next morning she ordered two land
aus and sent Miss Won Roeder and
her dresser to town to, buy more
toilet-sets.
IF my son-in-law," she said. "is
too poor to provide for his guests
they must try and Argument the
shortcomings of his house, adding
disgustedly: land that calls himself
an Emperor
AS her Highness pronounced these
words. she threw her sponge into
bowl number eleven" reports Roe
der. who also volunteered some in
teresting Information respecting the
section Of the Duchess's anatomy
labelled NJ.
ITO be Continued Monday.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-19

ITO be Continued Monday.1
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ervice, 1919, Copyright


, conspiracy, and then calmly told the
damning truth, namely, that His
Majesty, in recognition of Prince
Hohenlohe's distinguished services,
his patriotism and disinterestedness,
had been "graciously pleased to grant
him an extra subvention from the
charity fund which was at his dis
posal."
Consequently the Kaiser appeared
at supper with a darkened brow. He
was most ungraCiouS toward Her
Majesty. and all the ladies, myself
included, were treated to sarcastic
remarks that often approached down
right rudeness.
"A thunder storm is gathering-1
wonder who will catch it, remarked
my neighbor. At that moment the
] Chasseur handed the Kaiser letter
| bearing a great official seal.
There" said he to the Empress,
after perusing the missive. "Hohen-
| lohe thanks me for my good inten-
tions. and relnquishes, at the first
blast from the enemy's camp, the
fortune l threw into his lap
PrusSian Junl<erS a Hungry Lot
It's hardly necessary to add that
Hohenlohe was no PrusSian Junker;
a Prussiap juuker would have hung
on to the pound of flesh, the product
of imperial malfeasance, no matter
how many women and children of
the people would starve that he and
his might have more than they could
/ digest.
have. practically. been an at
taChe of the PrusSian court all my
life and never once heard of a anal
oSous case. our big politicians took
all they could get and when the
Kaiser was graciously pleased to rob
public fund to fill their ravenous
pouches. there was no smell of thieN-
cry. only one more whimsical mani
festation of the Right Divine, or
species of organized royal appetite.
This the Kaisers mother-in law
Duchess Adelaide of SChleswig, loved
to ridicule along with Williams
other pretentions, while on his part
William loathed the Duchess and
knowingly would not have her in his
house. But on account of the
Kaiser's travel mania. her highncss
was sometimes able TO spend one.
two or even three weeks at Court.
Queer Royal Fad
Among other peculiarities she in
dulged to excess. was the wash craze,
not a craze for cleanliness,-for she
would as soon jump into the fire
as immerse herself in n tub of water.
but a passion for wetting different
parts of her body and rubbing them
down.
Il have brought my daily abolu-
ton into a system" she told me
once. and to that end divided ms
body into twenty sections. The
cleansing of each one of them re-
quires a complete toilet-set,-
: pitcher. soap-dish, and towel"
That is one of the reasons why
her visits We're so much dreaded in
the palace. l have already spoken
about the inadequacy of the supply
Of certain requisites at our Court.
Now imagine one of our guests
of perhaps a dozen or more demand
ing half a store full of toilet-sets for
her use alone. our Court Marshal
groaned and the House -marshals
swore when the Duchess of SChles-
wig was announced. They had to
find the toilet sets. that is they
must borrow from the royal porce-
( lain factory.
I The different wash-sets were
placed on succession of tables. and
/ as soon as she arrived at her cham
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bers, the Duchess had each pitcher,
bowl. and soap-dish numbered ac-
cording to schedule she carried
around everywhere and guarded as
a treasure. Number one is for her
right foot, number four for her left
ON, etc, the even numbers for the
left, the uneven for the right side
of her body. And woe TO the cham
bermaid who upset this order of
things by placing a left side bowl
with Il right-sided pitcher, which
might happen easily enough, seeing
that most of them were of the same
color and pattern.
on one occasion Her Majesty had
given orders that only fourteen toll
et-sets be placed in Her Highness's s
apartments, somebody having told
her that her mother might be alto
gether weaned of her craze If once
she could be persuaded to get along
with less than the accustomed num-
ber.
Mother and daughter inspected the
rooms together and afterward took
dinner in private, Her Highness with
drawing at an early hour on the plea
of indisposition. In truth, she burn
ed TO see whether her first casual
observation as to the lack of wash
basins had been correct. Miss
Won Roeder her maid of Honor said
next day that the Duchess, as soon
as she was out of Her Majesty's
sight, began to run, arriving at her
apartment breathless and excited.
Help me count,-all of you!" she
shrieked. The china sets were
counted once, they were counted
twice: a third of the prescribed num-
ber were missing.
Duchess Adelaide clutched at her
hair. Whose work is this?" she
cried; Il have had twenty-one bowls
and pitchers as long as l can think,
and my daughter would be the last
person in the world to deprive me of
comfort. Who took them away?'
and she was about to throw herself
upon the maids, who were ready to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-19
Sees Bright Future
For Old German Colony
Auckland, New Zealand, April 19.-

Auckland, New Zealand. April 19.-
Colonel Robert Logan. the New Zea-
land administrator of former Ger
man Samoa. says the future of the
colony is very bright. Cattle raising
and cocoanut- growing are two i'm
portant Industries.
Colonel Logan said that former
German Samoa had been self-support-
ing since New Zealand military oc-
cupation. In 1917 trade increased
over that of 1916 by over $1,000. 900;
and the figures for 1918 would have
been record but for the epidemic
of influenza. The increase in trade
is now nearly all with the United
States. Apia, said Colonel Logan
needs a basin and wharf where YES
sells may discharge cargo in any
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-19
SIDNEY DREW WILLS
ESTATE TO WIFE

New York. April 10. - The will of
Sidney Drew. the actor. filed yester-
day. was written on an ordinary sheet
OF notepaper in his own handwriting.
1t bequeaths all his property to his
wife, tc dispose of as'she may see
dt. The value of the estate was not
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-19

remainder of my life to the problem
of the ether of space in both its ply
steal and psy2hical relations. In the
region of conjoint physics and psy-
chology there is much work to be
done"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-19

sertion. that communication could be
established with the dead. has an
nounced his resignation as principal
of Birmingham University.
Il intend" he says, "to devote the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-19
British Lieutenant, Who
Talked With the Dead,
Quits as College Head

London, April 19.-Sir oliver Lodge
the British scientist who ten years
ago startled the world with his as
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-19

weather instead of having to dis
charge in the open roadstead.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-02
MARKETS
PHILADELPHIA PRopUCE

Philadelphia, Aug. 2.-Corn-Lower;
yellow as TO grade and location, $2.l2
GAIA.
Live Poultry-Lower, 35c; spring
ducks higher, 32@34c.
Dressed Poultry-Quit; broilers,
lower; choice nearby broilers. 3SQ
5Oc; choice western. 3S@39c.
Cheese-Hisher; New York and
Wisconsin, full milk. S2@34c.
Oats--F'irm; No. l white, 90@ 80 X C;
No. ., S9h @90c; No. 3, Ss5 @S9.
Eggs-Firm; nearby first, SIS. go
per case; current receipts. SIS; west
eIn extra firsts, SIS 60; firsts, SIS;
fancy selected packed, 59961c per
dozen.
Potatoes - Lower: white eastern
shore No l, $4@6; No. 2, $1Q2.75; Jer-
sey. No /; per basket. 90c4$l.l5; No.
=. (40@65c.
Flour--Dull; winter straight west
ern old, $40. 1901; new, .75QlO. rs:
winter straight, nearby old, 500
1915; new, $9.75Q1o; Kansas straighy,
$12 q 1850; new $11.5U@1i.75; spring
short patent. old, s13@ 1850; spring,
patent old. Sl2.5OQ1S; first clear old
s9.75Q10.
Tallow Quiet; prime city loose,
20c; special loose. 20&c; prime couE-
try. 19c; edible in tierces. 241s q2b y C.
Hay Dull; timothy, No. 2, $3.50
81; No. 3. SS2 80; clover, mixed light.
$36a37 lower grades. S3l@S5
Bran-Higher; soft winter spot
sisQ50; spring spot. S4SQ49.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-02
PERSONAL Social
Give Farewell Dinner at
Colonial Country Club

farewell dinner was given last
evening at the Colonial Country Club
who recently resigned after a long
and prosperous pastorate at the Beth
lehem Lutheran Church. Eighteen
covers were laid for members of the
church council.
j. n. Kinnard was toastmaster.
Several members of the church re-
sponded to toasts and Dr. Markward
made a farewell speech. Music was
furnished by Roy Matthias and John
p Gibson. DR.. Markward will preach
his farewell sermon August 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-02
[Othcr Social News on Page 81
FINEST DOG A MEXICAN

The smallest of all recognized
breeds of dogs is the chihuahua
which is also one of the most intelli-
gent of all the canine family. This
breed il product of Mexico and is
named after n northern province OF
that country. where there are thou
sands of these little dogs running
wild and multiplying each year.
1t seems a remarkable thing that in
had any dog shows in Mexico, one
UnIy has to visit that country and try
to purchase a really good. typical lit
tie chihuahua from native to realize
that the MeXicans know the worth oi
this dog of his own country How
these dogs werebred probably never
will be known. Some authorities have
lintimated that they were bred some
genera tions back from large squirrels
and this view is borne out by the fact
that at one time these dogs ran wilC
in the woods and that the chihuahua
is nearly as proficient in running vi
trees as the squirrel.-Detroit News.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-02
COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS HAVE
ANEW PROBLEM
Flaws Picked in New Law In
creasing Salaries of
Teachers

School directors in the county dis
tricts are confronted with the
problem of providing additional
FUNDS to meet the provisions of the
Woodruff salary bill which has be-
come law, and which provides for
considerable increases in teachers
salaries, the greater part of which
must be paid from school district
funds.
County school officials to-day said
that some of the districts will have
serious financial situation before
them to comply with the salary bill
requirements. While some of the
increases in teachers pay are to DC
met by State appropriations. one of
the school board officials in Cum
berland county called attention TO
the fact that this money is not to
be available until next year, but
the new schedule goes into effect
this fall.
Not Serious in City
In many of the districts, both in
Dauphin and Cumberland counties,
the School boards have large per-
centage of teachers holding only
provisional or professional certif-
Gates, and under the provisions of
the bill they must pay the greater
part of the salary which is placed
at an increased minimum figure. In
add1tlon to this financial burden, the
old school code provision for n re-
, iund OF the amount paid over the
minimum salaries of 1906 has been
repealed by the Woodruff bill.
In harrisburg the situation is not
so serious, Superintendent f. Il.
Downes explaining at recent
school board meeting that this clGx-
has large majority of teachers
holdlng normal or college diplomas
or certificates. and because of this
fact about $4,000 more money VIII
be needed to meet the requirements
or the new bill than had been an
tcipated when the 1919-192O budget
was approved.
w. A. Bair, secretary OF the Le-
moyne school board, his written to
the Telegraph giving n statement OF
the situation in that borough, as
well as other districts His letter
follows:
The school directors of Lemoyne
as well as many other school dis
trlcts are puzzled to know Just how
the conditions of the new Woodruff
teachers' salary increase law viii
be met.
I'VE are told that the appropria-
tlon which goes with the law. in
iact is part of the law, will not
De available until next year, all
tnough the increase given the teach
ers, which for us will amount TO
nearly $4,000 more each year, an
plies with the beginning of this
school year. 'A'''
1T is impossible to pay this IN
crease in teachers salaries. couplnd
with the increased cost of coal
DOCKS supplies, ETC.. without more
money, and in order to have the
taxpayers and patrons help us
solve this problem we ask that rs
many of them as can possibly ne
present meet us in the High SchooI
auditorium on the evening of AI-
gust o. 1919, at 7.30 O'clock"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-02
Attorneys for TransfereA

PENNSYLVANIA STATE HIGH
WAY DEPARTMENT., Harrisburg,
Pa.-Sealed proposals Will be received
at the State Capitol until 10 a. m,
August 19, 1919, when bids will be
publicly opened and scheduled and
contracts awarded as soon thereafter
as possible for the reconstruction of
the following paVements: 2l299 linear
feet of Reinforced Concrete and HUI
side Brick in Allegheny county; 11640
feet of Reinforced Concrete in Arm
strong county; 56ll1 feet of Reinforc-
ed Concrete in Bedford county; S12
feet of Vitrified Brick in Bucks coun-
tv: 1889 feet of Reinforced Concrete
and Hillside Brick in Cambria county;
5651 feet of Reinforced Concrete in
Carbon county; 295S6 feet of Bitumi-
nous Macadam penetration method)
ON a Telford foundation, in Chester
county; 1914 feet of Bituminous Maca-
dam (penetration method) on Tel
ford foundation in Delaware county:
A1O1 feet of Vitrified Brick in Fayette
count: 71O63 feet of Bituminous sur
face course on a Concrete Foundation
or Reinforced Concrete in Lackawan-
ma and Wyoming counties; 1928 rect
OF Reinforced Concrete in Iehlgh
county: 314lS feet of either Bitumi-
nous Surface Course on a Concrete
Foundation or Reinforced Concrete in
T,nzerne county; 1868 feet of either
Ritumincus Surface Course on Con-
crete Foundation or Reinforced Con-
crete in Iycoming county: 2431 feet OF
Reinforced Concrete in Mercer coun-
ty: 1926 feet of Reinforced Concrete
in Northampton county; 222S7 rect OF
Reinforced Concrete in Washington
county: and $4,000 feet of Reinforced
Concrete and Hillside Brick in West
moreland county. Bidding blanks and
snecifications may be obtained free,
and rIans upon paymet of $3.50 per
set, upon application to state High
vov Department, Harrisburg. No re-
fund for plans returned. They can also
he seen at office of state Highway
Department, Harrisburg. 1901 Chest.
nut street, Philadelphia. and a04
Hartje building. Pittsburgh, Pa,
LEWIS S. SADLER,
State Highway Commissioner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-02

AUTOMOBILE FOR HIRE = vii
take you to any part of city or nearh,
country Call at 1887 Spencer street
or Dial 5937.