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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-31

ConEiraeaAons Nhsfh enzsls GFeat
Britain 10 raise an6 nzfStsis ksg eA0r-
u,Oas war ssrRg. wis be abolished to-
day.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-31

guished services in public Office and as
member of various important COM
missions.
, 1920-08-14
Post Office Notice,
REVISED CONVERSION RATES FOR
INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDERS,
EFFECTIVE AUG. Is, 1920.

Because Of the decided and lon0-contln-
ued depreciation Of the currency OF cW-,
tain European countries as compared
with the United States dollar, the Post
master General has ordered that on II
after August Is, and until further notice,
in issuing money orders, the money OF
the United States shall be converted IN
accordance with the following schedule:
, 1920-08-14
DISCONTINUANCE OF HOLIDAY
SERVICE, CRAFTSMANSHIP FRED
ERIKSTED, EFFECTIVE AT ONCE.

Hereafter, and until further, t le daily
mail-service between Christiansted and
Frederikstpd, St. Croix, will not be per
formed on holidays. Should the exlgen-
cies of the service require the exchange
of mails between the W on holidays,
such service will be performed under the
conditions now applicable to service on
u. S. Post Office, Ch~ristiansted, St.
Croix, Y. l., August 9, 1920.
B. r. LARSEN Postmaster.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-09-16
MOST FAMOUS GERMAN TRIBE
Hessian Infantry Has Been Known and
Celebrated Since the Earliest
Days Of History.

The chief strength Of the armies
of the ancient Germans consisted in
their infantry. For infantry no tribe
was more celebrated than the Hes
slams, or Catti, who dwelt in the dis
trict of Catzenellenbogen, and were
better trained than all others to mill
tary discipline and to the maneuvers
of regular warfare. The Hessians
were not only very tall, powerful and
undaunted warriors, who inundated
their foes by their fierce and terrific
aspect but they also possessed Sc
cure military positions and were I'M
DER a more strict obedience to their
leaders than any other troops.
Among the Hessans the young men
wore iron rings as a badge Of servile
rank until the slaughter Of an enemy
had proved them to be deserving Of
their freedom. They we're accustomed
to leave the beard unshaven until war
like exploits had proved their man
hood Before a battle a war song was
chanted by the bards, who were the
singers and philosophers of the Ger
mans.
Among the Hessians there was a
company of young men who imposed
an obligation on themselves to be al
ways the foremost in battles. for which
service they were maintained by the
public cost. The troops were drawn
up according to clans or families, and
when it was possible the wives and
children of the combatants were spec
tators to the battle from some secure
place. The mothers exulted in bind
ing the glorious wounds which their
sons had received and the warriors
found their sweetest recompense in the
animated praises of their wives.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-09-16
A Good Catch

By r. RAY BAKER



Either of them would be a good
CATCH" said Mrs. Hendricks, busting
about the studio and setting
things to rights. II believe, though, I
would take Mr. Seldon-if I was doing
the selecting.
Mrs. Hendricks, erstwhile society
matron. now son her uppers." and serv-
ing Clare HaWley as general business
manager, social manager, bOOkkeeper,
hOusekeeper and maid, punched a sofa
pillow in the face and reversed it
against the back Of the davenport,
then stood off, arms akimbO and sur
veyed the offending object with no
less critical eye than she would have
used in arranging draperies in royal
palace.
Clare. Hawley, artist, clad in dress
ing gown and slippers, smiled some
what tOlerantly, as though the subject
interested her about as much as the
price of ice in the arctic, and went on
munching meditatively on a piece OF
dry toast, while she reclined laZily in
a deep, luxurious chair Now and then
she slipped from a cup of steaming
coffee.
Success had been dwelling with
Clare for three months. Her picture,
1.-THE Water Lily's Dance" had met
with such favor once it got on exhibit
ton, that she was carried in "a hours
from the bottom rung of the ladder,
where she had plOdded and grieved,
and half starved, to the top, where she
worked when it struck her fancy and
lived on the best the land afforded.
Much of her success with 'The Wa
ter LiIy's Dance" was due to the eff
forts and influence Of Mrs. Hendricks,
who was largely responsible for plac-
ing the picture on exhibition so when
Mrs. Hendricks suffered a decided re-
verse of fortune through the eccentri-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-09-16

cities of Wall street and came to her
place in the studio. Mrs. Hendricks
never would have served anyone else
In the same capacity but she wOr-
SHIPPED art and artists, and especially
did she worship her protege.
"NIr. P0ntellO, though, is the best
ioOker," Mrs. Hendricks observed, seiz-
ing duStless buster and getting busy
with it about the legs Of a table. "And
they're both rich-that's the best part
of it." she added as an afterthOught,
as though that phase of the subject
had never before occurred to her.
Clare, draining the coffee cup, wiped
some remnants Of toast from her lap
and laid the cup and plate on the
table.
ooh, they're both fine fellows, and
both good looking, and both very ac-
complished musicians, and both rich"
she said, standing and making a few
alterations in the arrangement Of her
hair. Mr.. Seldom plays wonderfully
on the violin, and Mr.. Pontello has no
peer on the piano.
If Mrs. Hendricks could have be-
come cognizant of the workings Of
Clare's mind just them she would have
saSped with establishment, for neither
the pale blue eyes of Mr.. Seldom nor
the midnight orbs of Mr.. Pontello
nlayed even a minor role in the medi-
tations of the procrastinating artist.
The picture thar Clare visualized had
TO do with a country town. She vi
stoned herself in a sunb0nnet and ging-
ham dress walking along the street in
company with a freckled youth who
was carrying her books.
The scene shifted and the new one
might have been caied six Years
Later" if it had been part of a film
nlav. In her fancy she was attending
a barn dance, where country lads and
lassies c2vorted and coquetted and
! fiirted in their rustic way, and all of
them were smiling and happy, al
| though none was handsome or accom-
| pished or rich.
The music was furnished by tall,
gangling youth, mounted on a plat
form, saving on a violin and stamping
his foot loudly to make up for the alb
sence of drums. The gangling youth
was the freckled boy grown up.
| Another scene showed Clare on the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-09-16

cities of Wall street and came to her
with tale Of woe Glare gave her a
place in the studio. Mrs. Hendricks
never would have served anyone else
In the same canacitN but She Wnr-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-09-16
In the Game of Life.

Don't imagine that in the long run
you can ever "get ahead" Of anyone by
trying to do so. In the game OF life
none ever comes out winner except by
forgetting the other fellow and stick
Ing industriously to his own row.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-09-16
Unclaimed Letters

Unclaimed Letters
Letters addressed as follows remain
unclaimed at the Mineral Point post
office:
In calling for above please say Ad-
vertised
Donias Borji CD
Pedro Ortroz
Advertised September s, 1920
WILDER Viven
Mrs. p. G.. Bayer.
Advertised September 16, 1920.
GEORGE CRAWFORD, Postmaster
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02
insure CLOTHES
AGAINST MOTHS
Use Preventive Measures When
Winter Garments Are Put
Away in Spring.
INSECT NO DISCRIMINAT0R
Wooden Stuffs and Fur Are Favorite
Materials of Little Pest-Clcset
or Wardrobe Should Be Kept
ScrUpuIously Clean.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
This is the time of the year when
easier to bar him from your wardrobe
than 1t Is to put him out afterward
and repair the damage. Early in the
spring is the time to use the "ounce of
prevention" The moth is no diScrim-
inator of persons or things; the school
girls half-worn woolen gloves or your
new bolivia coat with the squirrel col
lar are all one to him when he starts
ON his perforating pilgrimage.
Wooden stuffs and fur are his IA
yorite materials. Eternal vigilance
seems the only successful method of
protecting woolen garments from the
pests. Garments which are used from
time to time all summer cannot be
wrapped, but must hang in the closet
and wardrobe ready for unexpected
changes In the weather, but they will
keep In good condition, the United
States department of agriculture sug-
gests, If the following precautions are
carried out:
Keep the closet or wardrobe clean.
If possible, hang garments in closet
that has a window. Brush clothes thor
oughly at regular intervals. Turn
pockets wrong side out, cuffs down and
brush. Brush under lapels, plaits, and
the top Of hams. Every one knows
how much dust collects in all of these
crevices Of clothing If this dust is
not allowed to remain the moths will
not have as good lodging place.
Precaution In Storing.
The larger part OF ones winter ward
robe is usually carefully put away
in the spring to remain stored until
cold weather appears again. Some
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02
Exercise in Omen Air

"The child who Is brought up In
such way that he is sensitive te
slight changes in temperature" said
Dr. Llewellyn Barker of the National
Committee for Men5al Hygiene. SIS
bCund to suffer from i sooner or later.
If children be suitably dressed and are
early accustomed to taking a cool bath
in the morning and to walks out of
doors each day, rain or shine, cold or
warm, the skin and nervous system ac-
quire tolerance for variations in tenn
perature desirable for health. An out
of-door life for children also leads
them unconsciously to exercise their
muscles more than is possible for the
child who stays indoors"
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02
An 4rolnld
House

GRAPEFRUIT, Is excellent used instead
OF lemon III tea.
Old quilts can be washed and saved
for lining new ones.
Old glass topacco jars are fine for
cookies, cereal. rice, etc.
step stoul" in the kitchenette
saves carrying many a chair.
When an egg is beaten for fish or
croquettes, add one tablespoonful Of
water; 1t goes farther.
In making pie, brush the under
crust over with the white of an egg,
This VIII prevent the juice from the
fruit soaking through and spelling the
appearance
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02

People are fortunate enough tC Ge able
Il send their clothing to a storage
company, which makes a business OF
seeing that moths do not damage gar
mentS left in its care. The rank and
file, however, stin have to follow
grandmother's methods and pack their
clothes in trunks or cedar chests or
wrap them up and store them on the
closet shelf.
In the fall when they are unpacked,
there Is always the fear that in spite
of your care the moths may have
found a way in during the summer.
Much of this anxiety would be un-
necessary If the garment were made
absolutely clean when stored away, and
if 1t were packed in as nearly an air.
tight way as possible.
Thorough brushing should remove
all moths and eggs. but hanging for a
day in the sun and wind also helps.
When the garment is clean, the next
step is to wrap it up so carefully that
the moths cannot reach It, This can
be done in several ways: Sew it up in
strong, brown wrapping paper; use
pasteboard boxes and seal with strips
of gum paper, or place the garment IN
paper bags which are sold for storage
purposes. A most effective method is
to pack the clothing in trunk,
sprinkle in freely napthaline flakes
when filled place a soup plate on top
of the clothing and place three table
spoonfuls of carbon disulphid in the
plate Close tightly and do not open
again until fall. Care must be taken
In using disulphid to keep all flames
away from its fumes as these are as
explosive as gasoline.
Effective Precaution.
Naphthalene flakes or moth balls
alone, using two pounds in an ordinary
trunk, are most effective for protect
ing clothes from moth infestation and
for killing all stages of the insect
Camphor is less effective, and while
red cedar chests readily kill all adult
moths they do not prevent the hatch
ing of moth eggs. Tests show that
the following substances often used foI
the purpose possess no value as
moth "repellents )" Tobacco extracts
and powders, lavender flowers, cay
enne pepper allspice, cloves, angelica
root, black pepper, boraX, colocynti
pulp. eucalyptus leaves. formaldehyde
helebore lead carbonate, lead oxide
lime, quassia chips sodium bicarbon
ate and sodium carbonate.
Brushing, busting with naphthalene
flakes or pyrethrum powder and care
fuI wrapping are the best insurance
against moths. Placing in a cedar
chest provides additional safety.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02
POPULARITY OF MILK
INCREASING ON FARM
Cheaper and Fresher in Country
Than in Cities.
Dairy Diviser of United States De-
partment o; Agriculture Endeavor-
ina to Ge1 Children to Drink
Nore Milk.

Milk is plentiful on practically every
lively little is drunk by farmers chill
dren. III fac. less milk is drunk by
farm boys and girls taking the whole
country over, than by city children,
statistics show. This, in spite of the
fact that milk Is cheaper and fresher
In the country than in the city. 1t Is
said that this accounts for the fact
that the proportion of underncurished
children in tha country Is larger than
In the city.
To get morS children, both in the
city and in tn" country. to drink more
milk Is the eEaeavor this year of the
dairy division nf the United States de-
partmcnt of agriculture, cooperating
with the state agricultural colleges
Daring the last year six milk caTl-
paigns have been carried on i'll Con
necticut, four IN New Jersey, six sn
Massachusetts snd one in each OF II
dozen other suites. The increase in
milk consumption following a cam
paign has been from l to 33 per cen1,
Iowa has been making a special eff
fort recently to improve the health of
It's school children in the state by In
ducing them to drink more milk. The
work started las+ October with milk
week" During the six days of lee
lures and demonstrations 81 900 people
were reached directly and 100000 indi-
rectly. Libraries schools and clubs CO.
operated in tbs work, and during the
week 4,5O0 school children wrote es-
SAYS on the value of milk.
In one Iowa county among 30S fura!
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02

by an even rou9her period of 81 days.
These adventures furnished vivid ma
terfal for thrilling episodes in his sen
novels.
After this he served in the navy in
various capacities. storing up inval-
liable experience to be relived by
thousands in the pages of his books.
At the age of Fl he married. This
fiery, irritable and strong -willed man
was easily Influenced throughout his
life by his wife, to whom he was
deeply devoted. Through her he aban-
dOned his ambition for naval career.
Not until he was 30, however, did
he begin to write. His first novel was
dull beyond belief. Nevertheless his
friends urged him to try again. This
time he laid the scene In his own land
and wrote of patriotism, the passion
of his own heart. '"The Spy appeared
In 1921 and was soon popular as to
make the largest sales yet won by an
American writer.
Cooper had written his first novel
to prove that he could invent more
Interesting tale ,han one he had just
read. He likewise wrote his first sea
story to rival ScOtt's ''The Pirate" and
to prove that the author of a sen novel
should have lived on shipbOard in order
to know not only the ocean, but the
Intimate ways and workings OF ships.
"The Pilot" was convincing. 1t met
with instantaneous and brilliant sue
cess In Europe and America.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02
CUSTOMS FIFTY YEARS AGO.

Who among rs would say to-day, 81
never use d Dentifrice; l never have to-
Yet Fifty years ago, odd as it may
seem, not one person in 1000 used a
Dentifrice-or even a tooth brush
So to-day, after more than 30 years OF
persistent publicity of Aliens Foot=Ease.
the Antiseptic Powder for the Feet, not
many well-turned-out people care to con
fess, "You know | never have to use a
Powder for the Feet"
More than One Million five hundred
thousand pounds Of Powder for the Feet
were used by our Army and Navy durins
the war.
The reason is this: Confning the feet
in Leather or Canvas Shoes is bound to
create friction more or less. Aliens Foot
Ease removes the friction from the shoes
1t is this friction which causes callouses,
corns and bunions. You know what fric-
tion does to your motor-car axle. why
not remove it from your footwear by
Shaking into your Shoes today, Allen, +
Foot Ease, the ceanly, wholesome, heal
ing, Antiseptc powder? Get the habit
as millions now have it, who inhablt our
as yet, imperfect world.-Ady.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02

The slender purse is always at "A
slight disadvantage.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02
..MANY FLkVORING MATERIALS
Vegetables Of Distinctive Flavor, Jct-
lies and spices Useful fof Vary
ing Meat Dishes.

Vegetableg of distinctive flavor,
savOry herbs, such as parsley, sage,
bay leaf, or thyme; and materials
such as vinegar, pickles, or currant
jelly; spices. such as pepper, cloves,
or curry" mixtures, and sharp or
highly Favored materials are useful
for varying meat dishes.-United
States department of agriculture.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02

school children only ia crank any
milk at al! before the campaign, and
but brought it TO school for lunch.
Since then an increase in consumption
of milk amounting to Is to 20 per cent
has been fs.*1e in the various counties
in the state. and thousands of rural
school children are now carrying milk
to school for lunch.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02

Indigestion produces disagreeable and
sometimes alarming symptoms Wrlghts
Indian Vegetable Bills stimulate the dlges-
tive processes to function naturally.-AdV
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02

At the age Of
II, James Feni-
more Cooper de-
termined to enter
upon a naval ca
reer in the service
of his country.
II Is apprentice
ship was begun
on q frefghfer
sailing from New
York to COwes.
In q stormy pas
sage of 40 days,
he endured the
vigorous h a r d -
ships OF life be-
re the mast.
This waH followed
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02

Hate knows no age but death.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02

COME time since an American pub
Usher invited group Of men, in
~ Guiding among others Roosevelt,
Barnes, Spears, Connolly and the
writer, to select the six greatest rO
mances of the sea. ''The Two Adj
mrals" was the one of Cooper's sea
tales included by unanimous vote.
Well does the book deserve its Sc
lection for it is without question the
greatest of all the novels of the sea,
all of which 1 have read and not few
of which have written.
1t has more of the best of Cooper,
and less of his worst than any of his
naval or other romances. No writer
was ever more at home on a ships
deck than Cooper-not even Marryatt.
And all his knowledge of the great
deep, the way of ships therein, the
habits and customs of sailors, has been
utilized in full measure in this immor-
tai story. 1t rings true alike to sea-
men and landsmen.
There is subsidiary story concern
ing the love affairs of gallant young
sea officer, Sir Wycherly Wychecombe,
and Mildred Dutton-B -BlueWater, a dam
sci as lovely, as delicate and as inane
as Cooper at his worst could describe.
Whenever she appeared she was either
suffused with bushes or bursting into
tears. On one occasion she wept
steadily for above one half hour!
The supposed daughter of a drunk
en-, retired officer and woman of the
middle class, Mildred turns out to be
the lawful niece of one of the two ad
mirals, just in time to soothe his dying
hours; while her husband, Virginian,
turns up in the nick of time with the
papers in his hands to prove his sue
cession to the ancient title and lands
of Wychecombe. All of which is ex-
cessively tiresome.
Fortunately the greater part of the
book is taken up with the doings of
the Two Admirals. The puerle, pre-
VICTORIAN romance will easily be
forgotten but the remainder will rich
ly repay the reader.
In 1745 when George II reigned in
England the young pretender, Charles
Edward, made that daring and unsuc-
cessful dash for a crown which came
to bloody end at Culloden in the fol-
lowing year. 1t is that abortive but
gallant effort which furnishes the mo-
tive for the action of the novel.
Vice Admiral of the Red Sir Gervaise
Oakes commanded well fitted, well
differed, we'll manned, homogeneous
fleet of ships-of- the-line which had
been cruising in the Bay of Biscay. AS
sociated with him was Richard Blue
water, rear admiral of the White, sec
ond in command. These two men,
both welded to the service alone, had
been shipmates and friends, during q
naval career of nearly forty years.
Oakes was a typical English admiral,
superb sailor, downright fighter;
Rluewater his complement and oppo-
site, subtle thinker and a brilliant
tactician. The combination was ideal
as was the completeness of friend
ship, not to say an affection, as sin
cere as it was lasting. Nothing had
ever broken it; nothing, it was be-
lieved, ever would break it.
In but one point did the true friends
differ Oakes was a Whig, Bluewater
a Tory. 1t did not seem possible how
ever, for political consideration to in
t1'rupt their warm relations. The
bold adventure of Charles Edward
Sade fair to do that very thing, how
ever. For Bluewater, frank, unworld-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-20

reserved energy for fast sFr:it se;r the end In the qualify.ng events tceaY the <American made a good shovng, ah
 four sprinters, Paddock, Los Angeles i; Kirksey Son Francisco Murchison. N. Y,<A. C.; and Woodbring, Meadowbrook
 Club, Philadelphia, aiming places in the 200 meters semi-fnal, while the
 quarter -milers. Shea, U. S. navy. Mere
 dith, N.z Y. A. C., and Schiller, Los An
 geles A. C., and Emory, Chicago A. A. won places in the quarter finals. Shea
 featured in his heat by winning from Rudd, the South African in driving finish.
 NJ L. Shields of the eMad,whrock Club Philadelphia, who finshed thi.d, J. J. Connolly of the Boston A A. and the other Americans ran bacN with the field most of the way. Connolly s ef- fort to come up after Ray faded away proved killing in view of the. hot race and he was forced to qnit- Shie.5$, Tho
 had run we'll back, came fast at the in ish and was fast overhaultrg the two tired Englishmen at the tape.
 P. J. Ryan of boughl:n Lyceurn, New York, won -ae ham throw. and
 broke -hs Olympic reccti. c. Lind Of Sweden was second and Bennett ti i Chicago A. C. third. NJ. J. Naira.h, New York A. C., T4s .pl3cai tifth ay
 reason Of his thfoS ii ,ne.c ou9lnyil. g round. He was siIT 3I,i fg from bi,.i
 kncc and did not com-e1e todly,