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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-03-19
THE VENEER Of THE YEARS
BY WALTER CREEP.

eide by taking poison, leaving
note in which she said that the
sight of her former lover, from
whom she was eternally separated,
and the unhappy life she was liv-
ing made her do this rash deed"
The II arTator looked away
through the window. Merlin was
touched. The possibilities of
like circumstance in his own life
arose before him.
The stranger looked up at him.
81 see you are touched" he said,
as there any resemblance between
my story and yours?"
MY story remains yet to happen,
Merlin answered, but the begin
ming of your story and mine are
strikingly CONFIDENT"
well, my young man." the
westerner admOnished, Whatever
you do, don't follow too far the
mirage of ambition. There are
things in life that are dearer than
fame and fortune. | am a rich
man, but with all my wealth ! lack
the sublime happiness that comes
from the contentment of love. THE
he asked: What sort of a posi-
tion do you seek in Smithville?"
II intend to find work on some
newspaper"
oh, then l can help you. On
ly yesterday | heard the proprietor
Of the SMlTHVILLE SUN, the on
ly paper in the town, inquiring
where he could find a reporter.
Reporters are scarce out here so
perhaps you are just in time"
"Wha1 is the propriter's manner"
Merlin asked anxiously.
Here il is" and he wrote it on
a piece OF paper and handed it to
Merlin. Just then the conductor
came through calling out the name
Of the station.
Here is my town." said the
westerner well, young man. i
AM glad l met you and remember
what I've told you"
He waved as he passed down the
aisle and out of the train. Merlin
felt warm feeling of gratitude
toward the amiable stranger, and
had he realized the part he was
destined to play in his future life,
he would have blessed him with a
blessing an hundred-fold.
All through the evening the train
rumbled over the steep mountain
grades, sometimes skirting a mere
trimming irail, again darling down
some long dark canyon or into the
bloakness Of gloomy tunnel.
Great rock-ribbed hills, to WHOSE
sides cling fantastic vines and
rugged pine trees, lowered on ev-
cry hand. Villages were seldom
passed and even "A ranch house or
miners cabin was rarely seen. On
ly the monotonOus peaks Of the ey-
erlastiug hills stood Ike silent
sentinels on every and. now touch
ed by the gray Of the falling twi-
light.
The night came slowly down.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-03-19

bottle brought good results, but as
l was bound to get well. / took
twelve.
Fifteen years ago. l started with
Ieruns and 1 wouldn't be without,
II. MY weight is now around 200
pounds aud 1 am hale and hearty
at the age OF 63. l can do as much
work as my daughter"
The use OF Peruna for forty-fve
years in the American family has
proved its worth. II you are sick.
DO not give up. try Peruna. Write
The. Peruna Company. Dept. 4. Cos
lnmbus. Ohio. for Or. Hartman's
sold everywhere In LIQUID and tab
lets, insist upon having DR.. Hart
mans Famous Peruna Tonic. ASK
your dealer for Peruna Almanac.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-03-19
CHATTER VI.
THE WEsTERNER's STORY.

~
The next thing ] knew, l awoBe
to find myself lying on the floor
of the gambling den the next morn
ing, with a terrible headache and
dizzy sensation. l felt in my pOcf-
cts for my money and found they
had been rifed. / was penniless
and Two Thousand miles from home
In chagrin over my failure in Chica
go | had not written my father:
and now / could not, for l had not
the price of stamp 10 carry the
letter.
Il started out JnaJ morning, beg
ging. But never was 50 inhospita-
BILE a place. Several places where
l asked for a bite 10 eat they kick
ed me out of the house or set their
dogs on me. And some Of these |
recognized as being among the
miners who had robbed me the
night before. This little incident
is Illustrative Of good deal of the
world in general, l learned later in
life.
wei, hungry and sore, / tramp
ed across the country and came to
4 ranch-house where the ranchman
took pity on me and gave me
job. Thus | became a cowboy.
Being associated with that class !
naturally took up their ways and
went from bad 10 worse. Card
playing and drinking became regu-
lar habits. Things went on this
way for over a year and sill / had
not written father. / did not want
him to know the life / was living
/ was going to ruin and wanted to
go alone.
FINALLY, while | was on a drunk
in Boise, | stumbled into pool
room and found my cowboy friends
very much excited over something.
/ asked what was the matter ana
one we called Chippawa Pete stuck
II pepper ulN'l my hbn' anu dohNu
me what | had done back east On
looking il over / found an adver-
tisement, seeking my whereabouts,
with fathers name and address at
the bottom Well, ! sat right
down and wrote dad long letter,
telling him of the kind OF a life
had been living and in a few weeks
received letter from him which
said I'm part: Come home. Your
mother has already passed away
and / am going fast" So | went.
/ arrived just before my father
died. At his funeral in the old
family burying ground, ] saw Mir
lam. She was now the wife of a
man who was a confirmed drunk
ard and was extremely unhappy.
Il went to the city and swore OF
drinking 10 tlis day / have new
er touched another drop. B
"But the saddest part of II all
was the fact that a few months
later / noticed an article from
paper in my home town which stat
ed that Miriam had eonmitted sui
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-03-19

Already it was dark in the can
tain-tops the after glow still lin
gered, when the train Numbered
around curve and the lights of n
in the distance.
"Smithville! All out for Smith
ville!" the conductor. came through,
calling.
When the train stopped, Merlin
stepped out on the platform. With
out guide or destination, an adven-
turer indeed, he struck out into the
village.
(To be continued)
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-03-19
COURT DIRECTORY.
Circuit Court.

Judpe---R. w. Slack, Owensboro.
Com'th. Attorney---C. E. Smith,
Hartford.
Clerk---A. c. Porter. Hartford. -
Master Commissioner---Otto q.
Martin. Hartford.
Trustee Jury Fund---Cal. P. Keown,
Hartford.
LIST Monday in March---12 days.
Com'th. and Civil.
LIST Monday in May---12 days---Civil
list Monday in July---12 days.
Com'th. and CIVIL.
Bird Monday in September---12 days
civil.
4th Monday in November--12 days
--Com'th. and Civil.
County Court.
Meets first Monday in eacn month.
Judge Mack Cook.
County Att'y---A. ID. Kirk.
Clerk---W. C. Blankenship.
Sheriff---S A. Bratcher.
Superintendent S. Howard.
Jailer---Worth Tichenor.
Assessor---D. E. Ward.
Surveyor---C. s. Monkey.
Coroner :.
Fiscal Court.
Meets Tuesday after first Monday
in January, April and October.
1st District---Ed Shown, Hartford
Route 8.
End District---Sam L. Stevens,
Beaver Dam.
3rd District---Q. B. Brown SIM
mons.
4th District---G. w. Rowe. Center
town.
9Th District---W. C. Daughterty.
Baizetown.
9th District---W. S. Dean, Dundee.
9TH Distriet---B. f. Rice, Fordsviile.
Sth District---B. C. Rhoades. Hart
ford, Route 5.
Hartford.
Mayor. E. Bean.
Cierk---J. A. Howard.
Police Judge---C. M. Grove.
Marshal---E. p. CaseDier.
Beaver Dam.
Ch'm'n. Board---W. T. Mckinney.
Clerk---D. Baker Rhoads.
Police Judge---J. M. Porter
Marshal---R. F. Stevens.
ROckpOrt.
Ch'm'n, Board---James Wilson.
Clerk---Rushing Hunt.
S. L. Fulkerson, Police Judge.
Marshal---Will Langford.
FOrdsville.
Ch'm'n. Board---W. r. Jones.
Clerk---Olla Cobb.
Police Judge---C. P. Kessinger.
Marshal---Grant Pollard.
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OF the Nation.

We must preserve womanhood There need greater than
ever for strong Apparently the as sturdy as
formerly victims of GENERALIZATION and less
able to resist disease
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OCCUPATION IDEA


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Dentist, Meet at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Oc' 2l--More
yhan 5000 delegates to the twenty
ihri annual convention ot the
american Dental association were
. present today for the opening session,
. nr addre" by Mai II {. GILES,
dental surgeon OF the British army,
on surgery of the war, beng feature
OF tho program.
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CHICAGO WELCOMES
PRElATE OF BELGIUM

CHICAGO, Oct. p The strains oI
Va Brabanconre, his national anthem
yrc-ted Cardinal MERCER, Bclgium's
Fighting prclate," on arrival here to-
Nay for two DAYS vi'j' Girls
dressed in Belgian COSTUME scattered
'lowetf before his automobile as II
drove through crowded street, TO the
residence Of Archbishop George
Mundeein An escort OF marines.
Jounded in France, formed a guard
u honor.
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Two Get Religions;
Confess in Public;
Result, Near Riot

NEW CASTLE. Ind, oct IL
The town OF RlounrsyIIls. twelve
mile, northeast of here, is excited
over disclosure, made by tao well.
known men ol the community who
"got" religion a. "ho'y r,'Ir" .A'np
meeting and then made confessions
One Of the men, when converted,
stood up ~ the meeting dnd 'u'i
OF burning hrs home g. '-'
insurance. oi stealing hogs from /,
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Thousands Have Discovered
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navy department, In a recen, orde
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A reyol. recently broke ou, in the
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RECRUITING COMMANDER
TO ADDRESS STUDENTS

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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-05-09
Tomorrow. May 10th. your last
chance for Victory Bonds.
LEST WE FORGET.

Yes, II was holy war we fought
II was war for the preservation Of
human liberty; a war for the right
TO live: war for the honor of wo-
manhood: war for the preservation
CT civilization; war for the preser-
walton of Christianity.
And when we declared war, the
manhood and wealth of the nation
were Observation-Disclosures to the one
purpose Qf winning the war.
In the presence of the tremend-
Gus sacrifices in men, in materials,
in comforts. made by the Allied ma
lions. the price America has to pay
Is small. Whether the price be great
or small. comparatively, it had to be
paid. And the manhood of America.
the four million fighting men, have
completed the task assigned them
Can our money now play the towards
Part and We be not diShonored?
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-05-09

States Attorney William F.. Broe-
ming. the Republican candidate, was
elected Mayor Of Baltimore in Tues
lays election. AT IL late hour the re-
turns were not all in, but 900 pre-
cincts out Of $50 in the city gave Mr..
Broening 44.S77 votes as against So
169 for George Weems Williams, his
Demo cratic opponent. a plurality Of
S,1OS for Broening. There was no
chance, II was believed, that the pre-
clncts still to be heard from would
overcome Mr.. Broening's plurality.
1t was impossible Tuesday night.
10 gauge the results in the election
of councilmen, but it was thought
that the Democrats would have ma
jority in both branches.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-05-09
NOTICE TO THE FARMERS AND
HORSE MEN OF GREEN
BRlER COUNTY,

Before obligatirg yourselves to
any other Horse. see Alex, The
French Draft Stallion. Registered
No. 1853. License No. Ill. Ma
hogany Bay with Star, and white
points, weight 1900 pounds. Inves-
ugate the horse market, look at the
horse and judge for your selves. Will
be at DR.. Cuptin's farm in Morgan
Hollow, Oh Monday Of every week;
At W. L. Wetzels farm near Lewis
burg, on Tuesday afternoon and We'd
nesday; Thursday at Widow Jack
so1's: and Friday and Saturday at
my barn at Fort Spring. Also state
that this horse can be seen at Lewis
burg the first day of Court-May 49,.
1919. Evert Forren in charge.
0-9-3t. F. II BOYD
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-05-09
LIBERTY BONDS MAY Be USED As
PENAL B0NDS.

Attention is called TO the follow
ing announcement by Hon. Lewis B.
Franklin. War Loan Organization.
Treasury Department:
The Revenue Act of February %
1919, permits the use of Liberty
bonds, or other securities of the Uni
ted States. wherever and whenever a
penal bond of any kind is required
by any act of Congress or any rule
or regulation of any Department OF
the Government. These bonds will
be accepted at par, and if coupon
bonds are deposited the depositors
will be allowed the privilege of hav-
ing these bonds converted into regis
tered bonds during the time that they
are held en- deposit by the Govern
ment as security, Or in the event that
they prefer TO retain their coupon
bonds arrangements will be made for
detaching the interest coupons at
stated intervals and forwarding such
coupons TO the depositors under regu-
lations which will be prescribed by
the Treasury Department for the
Government as whole.
THE legislation offers an oppor-
iunity for the enlarged use of bonds
of the Government by contractors
who may prefer to deposit securi-
ties Of this kind instead of resort
ing 10 the use Of individual or cor
poratc surety bonds.
1T is believed that the action OF
the Government in this respect will
encourage municipalities, counties.
and institutions in accepting Liberty
bonds as security for the performance
OF public contracts or the fulfillment
OF pablo trusts. Regulations COW
ering the use of Liberty bonds and
other securities of the United States
ere now being prepared by the Treas
ury Department and will be publish
ed for the information Of the bond
approving officers Of the Government
and others who may be interested, in
a few days
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-05-09
POOR OFFICIALS,

1t is one Of the penalties Of official
life that goSSlpS are free to lmpugn
motives, question honor, and brand
as dishonest. Nor does it seem to
make much difference how well one
tries TO serve In fact, the higher the
motives, and the higher the standard
of honor and the cleaner the personal
life. the more gossip and rumor de-
lights to defame. Those who serve
have come to realize that the public
memory is short as to good and eff
ficient and honest service, and long
as to rumors and gossip. And the
unfortunate thing is that this condi-
ton is keeping many of the efficient
men of the country out of public SER
vice, and is making many in service
regret the day they took Office.
An instance; and it is but one of
many that might be mentioned:
A man was saying that it was a
shame that the town of Lewisburg
was spending all the county road
money in building brick road thru
the town, and no wonder that the
county had no roads. A by-stander
suggested that he should not blame
TIC pSoPlS VI AoWlSUuI6 lOI ludl DE-
cause the County Court handled the
county road fund, and the reply came
back: Yes, but the County Court
has been bought
1t happens, of course, had this
loose talking man wanted to be in
formed, that the county records
would show that no penny of the
county road money has been used in
paving the road through Lewisburg
but that the work is being done I'M
der bond proposition that provided
for this paving, which was submitted
to the voters Of Lewisburg district,
and that the town Of Lewisburg is
being taxed to pay off said bonds.
And had this man looked at mis- tax
ticket, If he had one, he should have
known that each district takes care
Of its own roads except the Glass A.
roads which are taken care of by a
special county fund, and a Class A
road is a Glass 4 road through the
towns as we'll as through the coun-
Try. But the gossip does not want
TO be informed He wants to talk,
and accuse ard blacken the name of
someone, for by so doing he enhances
his importance in his OWE estimation.
A self-respecting people should be in
terested in preserving the good name
OF the officials they elect to Office,
otherwise, they belittle themselves.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-05-09
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE.

BOND sales in Greenbrier County
have been dragging. This in spite
Ct the fact that money invested in
Victory bonds yields extraordinary
returns. per cent in some districts
and as high as IL per cent in some
OF the towns, that is, to those who
are honest enough TO make an honest
tax return. To those who conceal
intangible property. then of course,
the return is only "a per cent
Heretofore Liberty bonds have
been absorbed by the people Of the
county willingly. though the appeal
to selfish interest was not nearly so
strong as is the case of the Victory
Bonds Why then ara Victory Bond
sales dragging? 1t is not because
the security of these bonds Is not suf-
fcient, for the war is over and the
nation IS safe. 1t Is not because the
rate of interest is too low, for it is
the highest offered since the Civil
WAR.
Some are slow to make the invest
ment now because of rumors being
circulated. Some of these rumors
grow out Of pure ignorance. and some
are conceived in iniquity, and are
plain lies. Among the former is
report tina: the government is short
changing holders Of Liberty Bonds in
The payment Of interest. Among the
Latter is the report that Liberty
Bonds can be bought for 35, SO and
as cents on the dollar. And this in
spite of the fact that {. grent Nation
al Bank in Washington is offering
par for all issues Of Liberty Bonds.
Then here and there is The rumor
Of waste and extravaganza by the
government in the prosecution of
the war. 1t would be inconceivabIe
for the government to have made the
haste it did in preparing for carry
ing on the war without here and
there having made mistakes, and
without having in its service some
crooks. But the people are the Gov"
eminent. and the goyernmen. in
times Of stress and storm must ac-
cept "erviCe from tho average man.
and therefore, must have in its en-
ploy certain number Of crooks and
more or less incompeten;s. 1T times
of war there is no time to sort and
select. Men must be had by the
millions for government work. The
trouble is that our average as citi-
:.cns Is toe low, and VIC must pay the
price Of low efficiency and low NOR
ais. And the fact that we would now
carp and find fault with the whole
conduct of the war because some
sore-neads and some would-bc-in-
office and professional politicians may
small instances Of incompetency and
crookedness, and would, on that ac-
count, refuse TO lend money to the
government that it may Fay the obi
cations incurred in winning the war,