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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-12
PRINCE OF WALES
WEBS IN CANADA

st. Johns, N. F.-The cruiser Dra-
gon bearing the prince of Wales en-
tered the inner harbor at II a. m.
Tuesday. He was to land on the gov
eminent pier at noon.
The Dragon, to which the prince
transferred from the cruiser Renown,
which brought him from England was
escorted by the Dauntless.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-12

lowing DlllS were oruereu paul
Henry R. Childs, work on tax
recelpts ...........'''' '3of'Vo
Daily Independent, adv. ........ $3.50
c. M. Devore, School taxes. $40. 1888
c. E. Galbraith, school taxes .S4S.7s
Germo Mfg, crt. his. SUBJ. 1886
D. Hunt & Son, do ............ 24.14
Mays Water Co., water act..... 7.51
]. H. Key, work on receipts. -. S4.O0
Mccarthy & Altmeyer, prtg..... $3.50
DR.. W. c. Patton, examination E. 600
Mrs. W. c. Power, Jail SUBJ. 1925
M. P. Redmond, paup. SUPP. 300
John H. Rice, ct. ................ l.l0
Shafer & Watkins, crt. his. sup. 1896
Pennsylvania Prtg. CO. binding. 1927
A. G. Watson, jailer's fees. 43.S5
The monthly report of the Mason
County Health officer was produced
and ordered filed and it was ordered
that Mason county be considered
health unit.
1t was noted Of record that Sheriff
Galbraith has turned over to the Coun-
ty Treasurer the sum Of $S,594.47 In
full for Railroad Tangible taxes for
1918,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
TO IMPROVE SEED POTATOES
Extensive Experiments Being Made In
Various States by Govern
ment officials.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agrlculture,)
To select strains of potatoes which
are best adapted for commercial pro-
ductlon, the United States department
OF agriculture and cooperating state
agencies are conducting extensive ex-
perlments In seed Improvement. Trials
are being made In Wisconsin, Mime
sofa. Iowa, Oregon, Washington,
Maine, and also In Louisiana, Texas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas. Several
strains of the leading commercial va
rieties now grown In the North are
under test, the purpose being to study
them carefully under actual growing
and harvest conditions in the field,
md to select the best strain Of seed
OF each commercial variety. The fol-
lowing year each strain will be grown
on a large scale. AS the supply of
seed stock permits, the seed Is to be
distributed among growers and seeds
men, and in this way is to be gradu-
ally pOpularized and disseminated,
This investigation will be of country
wide significance in improving the flu
ture stocks of seed potatoes.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
TAR REMOVED FROM MACHINE
Almost impossible TO Run over New
Roads or Pavements Without
Getting Some on Car.

II Is hardly possible to drive a ma
chine over newly tarred roads or pave
ments without getting at least some of
the tar on the body. II treated In time
the spots are not dlfIicult TO remove.
The machine should be washed to elm
mate all the grit and carefully dried
with channels, so that the tar will not
smear, A little vaseline applied over
each spot and worked In with the
fingers viii help to remove the stains
A thorough wash with body soap and
finish polish in the usual manner
completes the operation.
When going down long hill change
from one brake to the other so as to
allow the lining to cool If this Is not
done brake Innings wear away rapid
ly and sometimes burn. Thus, by fire.
quent changes you prolong the life of
the lining several hundred per cent.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
meteor Truck Facilitates Transparent on Of MIX.

~ keeps his business alive because OF
Inferior delivery methods.
The farmer, too. has learned that
the quick handling OF his product Is
a vital consideration. For instance,
take the ease Of the dairy farmer who
now makes two deliveries day with
his motor truck In less time than he
used to be able to make three dellv-
cries a week. His milk Is sweeter. the
price Is higher. And so IL goes all
along the line. the motor truck has
proved not only is speed. but its econ
0my.
Increased Use Of Trucks
There can Be no doubt 10 tie mind
~ anyone who makes a serious study
81 Transportation conditions AZ they II
III tie coantry over. bus that the next
few years VIII zee an amazing Increase
10 TIE use 81 trucks. Because speed
ee1aon8y and adapfabHity 70 verfed
work VIZ ~ vital considerations e
seszas certain that the greatest de-
raan0 WI Be Tor moderately light-dHty
yshaeies-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
ALL FAMILIES q,
WANT AN AUTO
Machines Have Rapidly DeveI-
oped From Freak" Stage to
Absolute Necessity.
LARGE FACTOR IN PROGRESS
Production Has Increased BY Leaps
and Bounds Until Today There
Are More Than 100000 Motor
Cars IN the United States.

when the flrst horseless carriage
appeared We looked II over curiously.
Judged each other knowingly, made
iocular remarks and went about our
business wondering what those crazy
Inventors would do next. Thus began
the evolution 81 what II today our
third greatest Industry. From the
freak stage, the automobile developed
Into q rich mans plaything,
Finally. after many vicisstudes, we
we're forced 10 recognize II as a pos
slblc commercial proposition.
From possibility 10 probability
land SOM TO certainty The auto
mobile quickly arrived at IT'S proper
position ID the scheme Of things. And
that position Is an exalted one.
All Families Want Cars.
The automobile today Is so effec.
tive factor ~ the progress and hap.
plness Of humanity that II Is every
famllys ambition TO possess one.
Logically. It's production has IN.
cfeascd by temps aud bounds, until to-
day there are more than 100000 au.
tomob,les IL the United States alone.
They have become national neces.
siiy, employed IN every avenue Of i'm
dasie % save time and widen zones
~ trade.
They have brought fresh mir and
The wonders Of the open country TO
multltudes, lessening distances and
promoting closer fellowship.
That, Ia brief. Is the past and pres
ant ~ the automobile.
whnt. then. OF the fnturef
We hear much less than formerly
OF the approach Of a so-called satura'
tion period tiine when so many
ears win have been built that sharp
curtailmens Of output must come.
Industry In Infancy.
The more we reflect, investigate and
analyzs, the more our common sense
tells as that the building Of cars Il
still mn Infant industry.
Ia the first instance, we take into
account TINT which we all know 10 b.
true namely. that he who once owns
u ear win contrlye 20 own one MS Ions
ais be has the price,
That means, In round figures TIM
more than million automobiles mus
be built this year 20 replace those tina
win wear out. This II on the con
seryatlve basis that the average ca
has useful life OF five years.
The future Of the automobile
something for succeeding generation
TO worry about maybc--but he Is
rank pessimlst who viii say toda
that Il IL anything but rosy.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11

medicine for woman's ailments I ever
saw. Mrs. SARA SHAW, Il. Mo. !,
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Mrs. Shaw proved the merit of this
medicine and wrote this letter in order
that other suffering women may find
relief as she did.
Women who are suffering as she was
should not drag along from day to day
without giving this famous root and
herb remedy, Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, trial. For special
advice in regard to such ailments write
toLydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn,
Mass. The result of its forty years
experience Is at your service.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
PINE MOUSE QUITE HARMFUL
Makes Use of Tunnels Made by MoIes
Destroys the Vegetable and
Root Crops.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
"Let the mole do the work and get
the blame" says the pine mouse as
he scurries through mole-made tun-
mel to hill Of juicy potatoes, where
he eats self-service meal. And at
that, pine mice are not inherently
lazy. These pests of the gardener,
orchardlst and farmer are crafty.
Moles burrow tunnels in their search
after grubs, insects and worms, and
ofiiciate as plain-clothes men in Kidding
the soil of rascally insects. Pine mice
tag after the moles and destroy the
vegetables and root crops which the
mOles free of insects.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
Potatoes in Different Stages Of wart Disease.

1t is through the use of such APP
parently sound potatoes for seed that
the disease is often spread to new
localities.
How Disease May Be Spread.
Under ordinary conditions the pcta-
to wart disease spreads slowly. 1t
lives in the soil and on the tubers,
so one or the other must usually be-
transported to introduce the disease
into q new field or locality. The
spores may be carried into clean soil
by drainage from infected soil, on the
feet of men or animals, by planting
diseased potatoes, by planting sound
tubers that have grown on infected
soil, by the use of manure from ami
mails to which diseased potatoes have
been fed, and by garbage into which
Feelings from diseased potatoes have
been thrown.
Preventive Measures.
No method of controlling the potato
wart disease has yet been discovered,
so every preventive measure must be
used to keep 1t from spreading. The
warts should be burned. Diseased
trbers must not be fed to live stock
without first being boiled. Infested
soil should be planted to other crops.
Potatoes should not be planted again
In infested soil for at least eight years.
Federal and state agricultural au'
thorities are working to prevent the
spread of potato wart, but they will
need heartlest cooperation from every
grower and dealer of potatoes to
save the industry from this new
menace. Experiments are being con
Quoted to learn, If possible, ways Oh
controlling the malady, and informa
ton will be furnished as rapidly as
discovered. But potato wart disease
is much easier to prevent than to con
troll.
Keep watch at digging time fol
potatoes with warty growths which
are whltish or light brown when young
black and decayed when old. Report
promptly all suspicious cases to you
county agent, to your state agricul
tural experiment station or to thu
United States department of agrlcul
ture.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11

Operation Can BE Performed by Man
Working Alone II Barrel 10
Placed on Platform.

The great difficulty In washing au-
tomobiIes. where no water under pres
sure IS available, is to operate the
sprayer pump. and at the same time
use a sponge effectively, says Popular
Mechanics Magazine. A large water
and aIr-tight barrel with both heads In
tact win be required. a faucet or
valve. to which hose can be attach
ed, Is Inserted in one Of these heads.
The barrel IS then placed. with the
faucet down. upon some sort Of plat
form. A hose is attached 70 this fau-
Get and 10 the nozzle Of the force
pump. After the valve Is opened, wa
Ter should be pumped into the barrel.
until II il about three.fourths full The
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
Water From a Well or cIstern Is Used
With All the Convenience OF City
Pressure system.

valve is then closed, and the hose Is
removed from the nozzle Of the force
pump. TO use the barrel as a force
spray, Il Is only necessary to put n
nozzle ON the hose and open the valve
at the bottom OF the barrel. The air,
which Is compressed by pumping the
water into the barrel, forces the wa
ter out when the valve Is opened,
thus making an effective spray. All
these operations can be performed by
man working alone.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11

30 WCdh az 11AAACo -
could hardly 6 ct
around to do my
work, and as | had
four in my family
and three boarders
it made it very hard
for me. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Com pou nd
was recommended
to me. / took it
and it has restored
my health. 1t is
certainly the best
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11

When the necessity for moving war
essentials simply overwhelmed the
railroads and paralyEed shipping con.
clfions. the world WAs brought 10 a
realization u what EOiOr trucks could
accomplish In emergencies. Thousands
q business men learned the answers
20 theiE Individual transportation prob
fszas and VII permanently profit By
them Il = apparent. on the other
kand that many others have evea yet
failed % eD1ae - a complete reaiiza-
nou d al thar TIE motor truck means
% present ard fEtgre transportation
No lzdsaxry. ~ bEafaess house ~
Qlllrfnz ettAer pickup o. delivery can
oktafa fEE slcceag tadag w}thoEt the
ne ~ a1e ~ zzors Trucks The pub
~ teaaazsa gGlcE servies--laos0r
fzuck eesasegy II ne aoiEtl0n-
Daily -. scs LsasorG
Every GaF ne 0E.eez lessss = 6siz-
~ a0aae- Ore meTeaanf EaeFeaaes his
sglsgness heesuse u tae dependaSEilgg
~ hls .seiaeer1ese HIS earscs tar. win
Seae~wase eauaag good saeil.Elss, bare.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
oNE-WAY BUSINESS HARMFUL
Too Many Motortruek Routes Inauau-
rated Where Driver Returned
With Empty Truck.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture1
Too many motOrtruck routes have
been started where good one-way
business was secured and the opera
tor felt justified In returning with
empty trucks. II is unsafe to gem
eralize, but It may be dhnltely stated
at this point that practically no route
has ever been successful which has
depended on a one-way load.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
zT6EMERAL
CEARMlfy0TES

The wheel hoe makes garden cult
walton easy.
Alfalfa is relatively free from dis
eases and enemies.
Don't quit cultivating now. Plants
need the soil stirred now as much ns
ever.
Keep the potatoes wei cultivated
Much depends on the way the eroF
IL cultivated. The killing Of weeds
"a not the only purpose Of cultivation
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agrlculture)
The potato industry is seriously
menaced by Il malady new to this
countryside potato wart disease. IN
less II can be eradlcated before 1t
spreads TO commercial paintings,
specialists of the United States de-
partment of agriculture say it will
cost potato growers millions annually.
II Is easily recognized and when dis
covered 1t should be promptly reported
to federal or state agricultural Off
clals.
Like many other plant diseases and
insect pests, the potato wart disease
was imported from Europe. 1t is with
out doubt the most serious potato
disease yet discovered In the United
States. Unless promptly suppressed 1t
may prove disastrous to the entire
American potato industry, which in
wolves nearly half billion dollars an
nually.
What to Look For.
Two bright spots reduce the menace
OF this disease.
Except in its early stages, 1t is cas-
lily recognized; and 1t spreads slowly.
However, 1t cannot be detected I'M
I'll the potatoes are dug, as II does
not seriously affect the growth or
vigor of the vines.
II usually appears In the eyes of the
tuhers. Spreading from this point of
Infection. 1t may gradually envelop the
whole potato and render II a spongy
| warty mass. 1t is characterized by the
prominent wart-like outgrowths on the
/ tubers.
The warts at first are whitish OF
light brown. Eventually they turn tc
darker shade. After decay starts
they turn black. Young warts, wher
exposed to the light, turn green.
The warty tumors vary from th'
size Of pea to a walnut; or they
may even exceed the size of the potato
on which they grow. In the lattel
case, the warty mass loses all re
semblance to a potato. In some hills
some of the potatoes may appear per
fectly healthy, but the eyes are likel!
to be infected.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
GRINDING NOISES IN GEARS
Trouble Can ne Reduced by Using
Heavier Grease, but Good Judu-
ment Must BE uecd,

Grinding noises IN gearset or diff
Yerentlal cHn be reduced by using a
heavier grease. but Judgment must be
used. as Il Is easy 20 get a grease 50
heavy that when II Ii chilled Il win
squeeze out Of the gears and stay out
causing them to run dry, and thus az
grayating the trouble.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
MANY Motors Use Coal Gas.

Evidence laid before the English
gas traction committee by manufac-
turers of flexible gas containers
shows that about $500 commercial
motor vehicles have been converted
to the use of coal gas.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11

With your fingers You can lift off
any hard corn, soft corn or corn be-
tween the toes, and the hard skin cal
fuses from bottom of feet.
A tiny bottle of "Freezone" costs
little at any drug store; apply a few
drops upon the corn or callus. In
stantly it stops hurting then shortly
you lift that bothersome corn or callus
right off, root and all, without one bit
Of pain or soreness. Truly No hum
bugl
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
pon,t Feraet cuticura TaIeum

When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisitely scented face, skin, baby
and busting powder and perfume, rem
dering other perfumes superfuous.
You may rely on it because one of the
Cuticura Trio (Soap, Ointment and
Talcum). 25c each everywhere.-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11

Did you ever console yourself with
the thought that some people look
happy because ignorance is bliss?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
"BEST MEDICINE
FOR WOMEN
What Lydia E. Pnkham's
Vegetable Compound Did
For Ohio Woman.

Portsmouth, Ohio" suffered from
irregularities, pains in my side and was
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
Worth SEEING.

LADY outside wants to see you"
Il wonder if she's worth SeeingY'
'She is. Blue eyes, golden hair, per-
feet figure. Oh, boy
Courier-Journal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-25

extracts nourishment from many comes
tIbles which have none of these character
istics.
The book is the result of a series Of
experiments with a selected group Of
normal stomachs conducted at jefferson
Medical College in Philadelphia. The
proprietor of one stomach had the faculty
of returning its contents for inspection
at any stage of the digestive process, with
out inconvenience to himself, rare con-
tribution to the cause Of science! The
other stomachs were less gifted, but all
served as experimental laboratories and
the experiments were carried out with the
utmost of scientific precision. Written in
popular style and with frequent outcrop-
pings of humor, DR.. Hawks book not only
clears away much of the fog of super
stition end half knowledge by which pop
ular information about foods is sur
rounded, but makes interesting reading.
WHAT WE EAT AND WHAT HAPPENS
TO 1T. By PHILIP B. HAWK. Harper q
Bros. $l.35.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-25

fcssed there is a deal too much of that
young woman in Miss Jones's novel, as
there is of the lovesiek plottings of Esme
st. Clair. Australian novels are not at all
common these days, and the descriptions
Of life in the gold country are extremely
exotic and strange, although The Year
Between is decidedly Victorian in its form
and style. The title alludes to the year
John Beresford spent with the Australian
Army Corps in Egypt and Gallipoi and
what befell Jan in that interval waiting
for John to come back to her, the authors
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-25
"The Year Between"

THE seheming barmaid who induces
l. the "young gentleman" of poten-
tial wealth to marry her under duress is a
familiar figure in British fiction, but it is
seldom such vampire" is used so eff
fectively to evil and confusing ends as is
Louisa Ellice in Doris Egerton Jones's
Australian novel The Year Betueen. And
the curious thing about Louisa is that the
reader never actually is presented with
her in the flesh. We learn of her "marry-
ing" young Bob Ellice under the above
mentioned familiar sordid conditions; of
how, after Bob marries Jan in one of the
inland Western Australian towns, he is
eventually driven to practical suicide out
Of remorse for his conduct toward Jan;
of how, later, Louisa serves Mrs. Esme
st. vampire" of different class
as lever partially to wreck John Ber-
esford's love for Jan, and of just where
Louisa actually stood as married woman
from the lips of member of the famous
Anzacs in the trenches at Gallipoli.
This may read like a deal too much of
Louie Gibbs Ellice, and it must be con-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-25
"What We Eat and
What Happens to 1t"
By F. PARKER STocKBRIDGE.

THE human stomach is a wonderful
Il mechanism Give it a chance to
rest between meals and the digestive ap-
paratus of the farfamed ostrich has moth
ing on it. 1t draws the line this side, but
not very far this side. Of oyster shells. AL
most anything else that can be success
fully passed down the human esophagus
will be taken care Of with neatness and
despatch by the ordinary, normal. healthy
human stomach. If you have indigestion
your stomach isn't normal. Most stomachs
are normal, however, and can get away
with anything edible and much that is not
generally so regarded, according to DR..
Philip b. Hawk, professor Of physiology
cal chemistry at Jefferson Medical Col
lege, WHO smashes most popular beliefs
about eating in What We Eat and What
Happens to II.
Hot breadf Eat all you like of it, adj
vises this iconoelast; it's just as digestible
as bread three days old! Pie at bedtime
Nothing better for "nightcap." Who
ever told you not to drink water with
your meals' Why, that's the only time
you should drink water Cheese inji-
gestible7 Nonsense! A healthy stomach
digests cheese ip every form except the
Welsh rabbit, as easily as it does eggs. AS
a general rule, whatever you like, what
ever looks good, smells good or tastes
good is good food. According to DR..
Hawk, however, the stomach digests and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-25
"The Tale of Mr.. Tubbs"

>HOMAS -TUBBS, late of Tubbs
l. Leather, was forty-six and respec-
table the sort of man who folded up his
clothes when he mdressed and slept with
e hot water bag-the last man in the
world to get into trouble you would have
supposed. How he did get in and almost
didn't get out is told by J. f. Buckrose in
The Tale Of Mr. Tubbs, and no amount Of
sympathy for Mr.. Tubbs will make you
sorry that things happened as they did.
You may be grim with dyspepsia, unable
to laugh at Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Ar
buckle or even Archy the Roach; YOU will
laugh at Mr.. Tubbs. This book is one
long ehuekle.
Because am estimable gentleman who
has fallen into the hands of lonely land
lady, to whom bachelors are legitimate
prey, retreats with marked abruptness
during her temporary absence, followed
all unwittingly by the scullery maid and
cat, is no good reason why he should be
doomed to live under a shadow. When
Belinda threw herself and the cat tear
fully and darkly upon Mr.. Tubbs's mercy
and his fair name he didn't know What
else to 90 but take them on. He was I'M
fortunate in the possession of good
heart, which, coupled with lack of expe-
lience, made his life after leaving Leather
a series of mistakes. 1t was much like
being ca fly paper. Every move he made
served to make things worse, and yet it
was impossible for him to keep still.
The greatest disaster of all was spared
him by the timely advice Of his young
friend Sylvia. Mr.. Tubbs was all for
going back to the landlady and making
the proper explanations, when his steps
were stayed by the sage advice that "mary
a man has started to explain to a woman
why he couldn't marry her and found
himself at the altar rails before he'd
really finished what he had to say" Our
hero was gallant, but not intrepid, and
he chose what seemed the easier way, and
found as many hero has that it wasn't
so easy as it looked. The cat logged his
steps. So did policemen, temperance So
cieties and women until he longed for
peace at any price. You will delight in
seeing him through his difficulties. The
book Is unassuming, clean and wholesome
with all respect to it)-just good fun.
It will probably not live, but we are glad
that it was born in our time
BUCKRosE- George H. DOran Company.
$3.50.