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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-19
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS
WILL SUPPL CLOTHES
TO STARVING RUSSIANS.
Secretary Of Foreign Missions Of the
Southern Baptists Lays Plans
To Assist Baptlsts Of
Russia.

Nashville, Tenn. Responding to
an urgent appeal from Herbert Hoo
yer that Southern Baptlsts aid in the
relief Of Russia by furnishing food
and clothing to the suffering Baptists
o fthat country, DR.. ]. +. Love, secre-
tary Of the Foreign Mission Board Of
the Southern Baptist Convention, an
nounces that Board has set in motion
machinery that he hopes will result
in the provision of a shipload of cloth
ing TO rthe suffering Russian Baptists
within the next few weeks, by the To-
cal churches of the South. The Amer
lean Relief Administration will trans
port the clothing without cost and
will furnish food from Its supplies at
actual cost.
1t has been impossible heretofore
for the Baptists Of America to get in
to intimate contact with their spirit
ual kinsmen Of Russia, Of whom there
were 100000 at the outset of the war,
but the decision of Southern Baptists
to enter Russia as a mission field has
heightened the interest of the local
churches of this section in the welfare
of all the Russian people.
Last winter Southern Baptists sent
100000 worth of clothing and SINH
lar amount in cash to the suffering
families of Hungard, new mission
field and inasmuch as the number of
people affected and the intensity of
the suffering are much greater in
Russia than they ever wer in Hun
gary and other countries of Central
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-19

New York. - The people who insist
upon realism on the stage to the point
Of having real food and real drinks
served when occosian demands -
should listen to the sad story of Me-
phisto, the monkey who has been
these many seasons, amusing audi
ences with his "soused' act. Mephisto
has been taught to drink colored wa
ter from bottle and assume to him
self all the symptoms Of badly in
ebriated drinker. He came over from
Cuba the other day with the rest Of
an animal troupe and some one had
the clever idea Of placing bottle at
his hand such as he Is accustomed to
use in his act, only loaded with real
Cuban liquor. When the ship made
port, Mephisto was very much sub
dued moneky. One could read in his
pathetic face al 1.-The VOWS of Never
again!" But his trainer is going to
have difficulty ever getting him to
60 through the bottle part of his act
in the future.
Ny
An eight-hour day and conditions
for lifting homework to plane Of
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-19
CANE SHIPMENTS
MUST BE LABELED.

The Bureau Of Biological Suvey of
United States Department of Agricul-
tue, calls attention to the fact that
rnder Federal law all packages in
which wild ducks. geese and other
migratory game birds are transport
ed must have the name of the shipper
and of the consignee and an accurate
statement of the numbers and kinds
Cf birds contained therein clearly and
spicuously marked on the outside
thereof. Sportsmen shipping game
birds without proper markings are Ii
able to prosecution in the Federal
court and the birds to seizure and
condemnation.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-19
NewY6jrk
Letter;
BY LucYJea1u1 Price

greater social dignity, with SIS a week
compensation, Is the aim of the Blu
reau of Household Occupations re-
Gently established here. The bureau
acts as consulting engineer to wor-
ried housewives, and among other
things, takes over the matter of sys-
temizing households, to accommodate
the 4S hour week. Mrs. George D
Pratt and Mrs. Henry s. Patterson, Of
the executive committee declare the
plan is the only solution Of the prob
lem and is practicable "as soon as
women employers are educated"
Ny
Probably no one in the world but
Ed Wynn would have had the naivette
and the nerve to call a production
written, staged and acted by himself
"The Perfect Fool" And certainly nc
one in the world could have carried Il
off so well. The public loves his franl
titling with the same affection the!
give to his performance. Who would
MT? "The Perfect Fool" which open
ed the other day at the George M. Co
han Theater, is one of the funnies
things which has struck Broadway IL
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-19
JUDGE BLAKEY, NATIVE
OF RUSSELLVILLE DEAD.

Henderson Judge william NJ.
Blakey. II years old, for fifty years q
resident Of Evansville, Is dead at
Pueblo, Colo. Judge Blakey was a ma
tive OF Russellville, KY, and had re-
sided at Evansville until two years
ago. He served as both city and Cir
cult Judge and was an active Demo-
craf
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-19
YEGGMEN INTERRUPTED
BUT MAKE GOOD ESCAPE.

Bowling Green - The grocery of L.
J. Kirby, WOODBURY., was entered.
Bloodhounds followed trail which led
them around the town to a point
where it is believed the robbers enter
ed an automobile A piece of use was
found on the safe, also a rag saturat-
ed with nitro-glycerin.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-19

iohb tiihe, luTBely, OF course, De-
cause OF the benign Ed Wynn, but ad-
ditiohally because the lines them
selves. The music Is blithe and poppy.
too.
Ny
1t doesn't seem as though this can
be such terribly wicked city, after
all, when wife goes to court about It
because her husband and woman
guest ate pieces Of each others apple
pie. And that has been done-over in
Brooklyn, to be sude. which isn't sup
posed to live up to the riotous habits
Of Manhattan, but nevertheless, It IS
q part Of New York City. Mrs. Sam
uel D. Apologize makes that serious
charge against her husband and the
lady guest In answer to Mr.. Apple
gates suit for annulment of their
marriage
| Ny
Radium worth $265,000 shone in the
Grand Central Palace the other night,
as one attraction at the Health Show.
1t was only about teaspoonfull, too.
Three policemen, clubs in hand, stood
in close guard, although one remarked
"If anybody got away with it, what
the divil would he do with it?"
| Ny
The piano on which Jenny Lind
played when P. T. Barnm introduced
the Swedish Nightingale to New York
was pushed onto the stage at Swedish
Night at Americas Making" and old
fashioned airs its yellowed keys were
played by a young woman in the ruff
fled hoopskirts of Jenny Lind's day.
The piano originally belonged to Mrs.
John Buckley, an important figure in
New York social life who was the
singers sostess during her stay here
1t is now owned by Mrs. John W. To-
bin. who lent 1t for the occasion.
Ny
The famous royal Persian tent, as
large as a small house and with EN-.
broidered figures life size, of princes
and princesses in its decorations, was
sold in the Alaister McKelvie collec-
ton the other day of Mrs. Thomas
Kieran, for $3.50. 1t is one Of the
most valuable 18th century Persian
treasures in this country.
Ny
Women painters and sculptors are
coming to the front in great numbers
in this country. Within the last ter
days. forty new members have come
into their National Association, whose
center is in this city. In the group Of
IS paintings, miniatures and sculp.
lures which the American Federation
Of Arts is sending out among its trav.
cling exhibitions, the work of the
women of eleven states is represented
LUCY JEANNE PRICE.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-19
TRAXEL'S
A Thanksgiving
Suggestion

AS A DISTINCTIVE AND IN
DIVIDUAL EXPRESSION OF
YOUR SENTIMENT, WHAT
WOULD BE MORE APPRECI-
ATED THAN ONE OF TRAx-
ELS FRUIT CAKES, RICH
WITH THE CHOICEST NUTS
AND FRUITS?
WE ARE NOW BOOKING OR.
DERS FOR THESE CELEBRAT.
ED FRUIT CAKES, EITHER
IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT, OR
FOR DECEMBER SHIPMENT
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
FOWLS REQUIRE GOOD
CARE DURING SUMMER
Poor Economy to Neglect Hens
During Rush Work.
~ They Cannot De Given Free Range
H. viii Be Necessary to Furnish
Ample Supply OF Green Feed
Give Some MIX.

prepared by the United States Depart
mcnt OF AgricultureJ
In the rush Of summer work the hens
ortcn are neglected on many farms
This Is poor economy. because the care
they receive will determine to u large
extent the profits to be- realized.
The poultrymcn OF the Department
Of Agriculture advise that hens b.
given free range, u possible, during the
summer months, and II they cannot h'
given free range that rs much green
feed hc furnished ~ they will readily
consume. MILK is excellent during the
summer months Buttcrmilk also may
be used, or scmi-sol!d buttcrmilk II The
regular buttermilk Is not ohtalnable.
The department advises feeding
about equal parts Of scratch grains
aud Of mash FOR the average during
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
Canada a Good Customer

Cunadn l. the second hest customer
NJ the United States This is proved
by trade statistics recently Issued by
the Canadian government covering the
fiscal year ended March ~. Great
Britain Is the largest buyer, Canada :
Imports from the great republic last
year averaged 500 per capita Of Can.
ada's population It's total imports
amounted to Sl2lO125,O5G. This
was an Increase of SlI5,OOOOOO over
imports Of the previous year, due, ac-
cord!ng To- authorities, to heavy buy.
Ing In the United States. The grand
totnI OF trnde done by Canndn during
the last yenr Wns s., 2,i5O, O,559,l75.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands Of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect It.
Nomen's complaints often prove TO bt
nothing else but kidney trouble. or th,
result Of kidney or bladder disease.
II the kidneys are not in health,
condition, they may cause the other or.
gans TO become diseased.
Pain in the back. headache. loss Of am.
bition. nervousness, are often times symp.
tons OF kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR.
Miners Swamp Root, a physicians pre-.
scription. obtained at any drug store. NAV
be Just the remedy needed to overcom.
such conditions
Get medium or large size bottle i'm.
medately from any drug store.
However, II you wish first 10 test thi,
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
kilmer 4 Co, Binehamton, n. Y. for A
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper Advertisement.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
SUNFLOWER GOOD AS SlLAGE
Becoming Popular In Northwestern
Sections Where Corn Is Diff.
cult 10 Grow.

The use of SunllOwcrs for silyge has
proved popular In certain Of the Norlh-
ern Great Plains and Inter- Mountain
states whore II Is not possible To pro-
duce large tonnage of corn for s'luge
purposes. In some sections the silage
made from sunllowerS has been found
to compare fayorably In pulnlabilty
and feeding value with sllagc made
from corn This is not always the
case, however, ms II appears that IN
certain irrIsutcd districts In the North
ern Great Plains where the growth II
sunnowcrs Is rank and succnlcnt, the
resulting slagc Is often not very pal.
ntHble Experiments reported from
the llun'ley experiment farm In Sion.
tann of the United States Department
of Agriculture show that while II IS
possible tn produce from - to 30 tons
OF sunilowcrs per ncre, II has been dif
ficult 10 produce n sllnge thnt l. ns
much relShcd by live stock MS corn
sllage, which gives rather less than
half as much tonnage per acre.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Warning Unless you see the name
'Bayer" on package or ON tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty-one
years and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told In the Bayer
package for Colds, Headache, Neural-
gia, Rheumatism Earnche. TOothache,
Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin
boxes Of twelve Bayer Tablets of As.
plrin cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin Is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of
Monoacetlcacdeste Of SallcycaCid.-
Advertisement.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
CARING FOR STUBBLE LANDS
Turn as Soon as There Is Sufficient
Moisture-convert Weeds Into
Needed Humus.

Oats and wheat stubble that have
not been turned should be turned as
soon as there Is sdiiicient moisture.
Get rid Of weeds by converting them
into humus to improve your soil. II
wheat Is to he sown on ont fields the
land should be turned ms soon as pos
slble. II a spring .i0p Is to follow
whent. break AS soon as you can to
check weeds and get the land ready
for the next crop. The elbow sands"
had probably best be left TIL spring,
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
petrihed Apple.

Or. c. r. Holt Of Otis. Me-. II puz-
sling local scientists with what appears
TO be a petrihed apple. II was picked
mp on the shores of nearby lake.
and whether the apple" Is petrihed.
the work OF nature, or Of clever
stUnecutter cannot be decided. II Il
perfectly formed, yeltowish white In
color, natural fruit shape. about two
inches In diameter and exact even to
the stem, leaf and decayed portion
Of the skin.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
Ereshen a Heavy Skin

With the antlseptic. fascinating Cuti.
cura Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented convenient, economical face
skin. baby and busting powder and
perfume. Renders other perfumes su.
pertluous. One OF the Cuticura Toilet
Trio tSoap, Ointment. Talcum). .-Ad-
vertlsement.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14

The war has made table linen very
valuable. The use of Red Cross Ball
Blue will add to It's wearing qualities.
Use It and see. All grocers, 5c.-Ad-
yertisement.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
Why Wives Get Fractions.

Mrs Gawker is the envy OF every
body In her set" said Mrs. Gadspur.
"Wly soY" asked Mr.. Gadspur.
"She has French chauffeur who
says 'Oui. oul. madame
"Ump' replied Mr.. Gadspur. IL
could teach George, our colored chauf.
feur from Mississippi, to say that In
five minutes"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
Thus We Babble On.

London Athenneum It. In the
way the writing on tina wall attracted
the attention Of Nebuchadnezzar."
Whatever that writing was. II
doesn't appear to have been keep
of the grass. boston Transcript.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
Naluahle e perienee.

Has womun's participation In pol
titles benefited the homer
arguments at some of the meetings
have convinced Henrietta that there
nre people in the world Just as hard
to get along with rs | am"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14

Clovers harness atmospheric Nitro
GEN and Store II as Food In the
Plant Roots.
winter Is u cheap ana convenient meth
cd of growing n cash crop and soil
improving crop In the same year. The
reputation of crimson clover rs a crop
Increascr is largely based on this
simple rotation Instances nre by no
means rare where the yield of corn has
been gradually increased from ten
bushels to rs high ms seventy bushels
to the mere by this means.
Seeding Crop of Glover.
Crimson clover may be- seeded In
practically any of the cultivated truck
crops, which receive their last cultlya.
tion from eight to twelve weeks before
the first frost, II Is not wise 10 seed
clover In late potatoes. sweet potatoes
or other root crops, ns the digging In
the fall practically destroys the clover.
Neither does II do well when sOwn into
cOwpeas, sorghum or wuterineluns. Ow-
Ing to the heavy shade east by those
failure To obtain h stand of crimson
clover Is n period of hot, dry weather
occurring after planting,
The roots Of crimson clover are IN.
oculnted by the same strain of bacteria
which occurs ON the roots of MI true
cloyers consequently n Held which
has produced n good stand of red
mammoth, alslke, white. hop, Curolnn.
rabbits foot or buffalo clover Is usu.
ally sufficiently inoculnted for crimson
clover. Methods of incubation, seed
Ing. the choice OF seed nnd the treat
ment OF the stand are fully described
In the bulletin, which may he had upon
request Of the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture. Washington, u. C..
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14

II you use Red Cross Ball Blue In
your laundry, you will not be troubled
tt those tiny rust spots, often caused
by inferior blulng. Try 1t and see.
Advertisement.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14

One never realizes the almless life
VI policeman until the officer at
tempts to shoot n dog.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14

Night shirts should wear longer than
dress shirts because they are never
worn out.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14

Happy Is the woman who has as
many changes Of gowns as she has of
mind. Also unusual.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
Deadly.

Artists Modcl-Du you do much
'ketching from lifc7
Artlst-Oh no; mostly from the
Nife.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14

The greater the shortage In mans
accounts the longer II takes to find
aim.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14

BE fair; then you need fear neither
God nor man.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14

the year. hut the pullets viii not eat
the dry mash freely IN the fall. 80 that
II IS necessary 20 feed them about two
parts of scratch feed To one part of
parts OF mash and scratch feed Febru-
AIRY /, and still further reducing the
scratch feed about June | So that the
hens will ent nearly two parts mash
to one part of scratch feed. Feed
scratch grains ligntly in the morning
feeding roughly about three times as
much scratch grains In the evening MS
In the morning. Different focks will
consume different amounts of feeds.
but roughly the following amounts
should be fed:
Pounds OF Scratch Feed to 100 Hens
General
Purposs
Season Ioghorns Breeds
Fan until January ST.. 1917 n
February 20 May N.... 50 ilis
June | 10 october 3i..... ~ 9E
Scratch Grain Formula.
: parts cracked corn / part wheat
parts oats
one quart of this scratch feed win
weigh IA pounds
Dry Mash for teuhorns.
l part bran pts meat or fsh scrap
! part middlings 10 parts corn meal
Dry Mash for General.Purpose Breeds
/ part bran
/ par; middlings
Ia parts meat scrap
parts corn meal
parts ground oats
Add 3 pounds of iinseed meal 10 30
pounds of this mash.
All parts are By weight.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
Fair Resemblance.

"IIave you anything In the shape a
celery. waiteri"
There's rhubarb, SIR"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14

II will absolutely relieve constipation,
Indigestion, heartburn, bad breath, sick
headache, or any other weakness due to
consult anyone--a look at your tongue
will tell of your condition. II your tongue
Is covered with a thick yellow coat your
liver and stomach should be given Instant
attention. GRANDMA'S LIVER AND
STOMACH TEA relieves this condition.
Ten full doses to package. At all drug
etores
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14

s,mrn,hv /. lhe vcry som Of lIfe.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF AEriculturoJ
A large part of the value uf crimson
clover lies In the ability which 10 shares
with other clovcrs to utilize the nitro
gen of the mir and add 1t to the soil,
say specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture. When en-
courugrd tn do this crimson clover Is
n valuable soil improycr II II is plant.
ed on rich land II viii utilize the nitro
gen already present IN the soil and IL
not stimulated to contribute anything
10 It's own support Or tp the support Of
other crops
Crimson clover Is winter plant OF
the true clover group II Is also known
as scarlet clover. French clover. italian
clover aud German clover. II Is the
only annunl true clover that Is Of more
than Incidental agricultural Importance
In the eastern United States. II owes
It's place In the crop rotation of ihe
Atlantic coastal plain to the fact that
II can be planted when the land Is not
occupied by ordinary summer crops.
The many ways by which this crop
nHy b. utiiiZed ure discussed by plant
specialists of the United States De
purtment Of Agriculture In Farmers
Bulletin 1872. "Growing Crimson Clo-
yer"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
Security.

"pa, what Is sccurityi"
security, my boy. is something
worth fifty dollars on which q
bnrkcr will lend you two dollars"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
WHEN THEY ASKED
GRANDMA PARK
ABOUT CONSTIPATION

She Just placed some roots and herbs In
hot water and made the tea which has
made her known all over the world. We
have combined her knowledge Of nature
with the present-day methods OF scientific
manufacture. and produced the original
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14

C'mon.
"Tm lookln' fer harness shop"
"C'mon. Them's corsets."-Louios
Vile Courier-Journnl.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-14
An Early Importation.

Though II was brought from Europe
10 this country In 1878. its value as II
forage plant was not recognized until
about 1850, The plant does not with.
stand either extreme heat or cold and
ia best adapted To soil that Is not
very rich and To q climate where the
winters nre not severe. ordinarily II
cannot survive the winter In attitudes
north of southern Pennsylvania. while
I'm some of the southern states It Is fire.
quently killed by dry, hot weather In
the fall or spring.
Its growth is comparable to that of
winter wheat. Planted ~ the fall II
lies more or less dormant throughout
the winter and completes its growth
in the spring. II the summers are not
too hot II can sometimes be planted In
the spring and grown ns n summer
crop, but for this purpose other cloycrs
are usually preferred. Corn In the
summer with crimson clover In the
The Washington times., 1921-12-22
Says His Prescription
Has Powerful influence
Over Rheumatism

Mr.. James Fl. Allen suffered for year,
with rheumatism. Many times this ter
tible disease left him helpless and unable
to work.
He finally decided, after years of cease
less study. that one can be free from
rheumatism until the accumulated i'm
purities, commonly called uric acid de-
posts. were dissolved in the joints and
muscles and expelled from the body.
With this idea in mind he consulted
physicians. made experiments and finally
compounded a prescription that quickly
and completely banished every sign and
symptom of rheumatism from his system.
He freely gave his discovery to others
who took 1t. with what might be called
marvellous success. After years OF urging
be decided to let sufferers everywhere
know about his discovery through the
newspspe Peoples Drug Stores have
been appointed agents for AlIenrhu In this
vicinity with the understa ndins that they
will freely return the purchase money on
the first two BOTTLES to all who state they
received no benefit.
The Washington times., 1921-12-22
PORTER CONFESSES PART
IN N. Y. THEATER ROBBERY

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Robbers who
held up three men and a girl of the
Capitol Theater staff last Sunday
night, taking more than $4,000 from,
the auditors safe on the third floor
of the theater building. were guided
and prompted in their work by WILL
lam Singleton, a negro porter EN-.
ployed in the theater.
Singleton signed a confession to that
effect last night. 1t implicated James
V. Green. a negro elevator operator
and John F. Porfirios. negro, owner
and operator of a taxicab. Porfirios
IS declared to be the driver Of the taxi.
lab In which two of the bandits es
capped. Green's part in the robbery is
not reported.
The Washington times., 1921-12-22
FEMININE CRIME WAVE
SPREADS IN BROOKLYN

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Brooklyn
authorities yesterday expressed fear
feminine crime wave. A glance at
police records showed that five
women now are charged with murder
In addition, the records recalled the
Staying of Miss Mildred Hanan last
September by Mrs. Grace Laws, who
then committed suicide.
Women also have figured in a num-
Der Of hold-ups, including one known
as the girl motor bandit"
Last year Judges called attention
TO the spread of juvenile crime in the
borough OF homes and churches.
Officials were unable to advance any
theory for the switch.