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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24
WEED MONOPOLY
IS GIVEN TO blue
| GRASS BY NATURE
Good VIII Come Of Present Conditions
In Tobacco Belt II Advantage
Is Taken.
(TDbacco Trade Journal. }

|
The various aspects of the tobacco
situation are being considered by
thousands Of Kentuckians. There is no
problem before the residents of Ken
lucky more important that the prob
lem of how the residents of the Blue
grass shall secure proper advantage
from the natural monopoly they have
in the production of the best class of
Burley tobacco.
1t would have meant millions upon
millions Of dollars to Kentucky had
the residents of the Bluegrass long
ago realized the fact that they had a
natural monopoly in the production of
! the best class of tobacco and formed
compact organization to take ad-
vantage Of that monopoly.
They have lost millions of dollars in
the past forty years since the grow
ing of tobacco was first introduced in
the Bluegrass, by their failure to use
their natural monopoly to the greatest
advantage. There is now the possi-
bility Of their reaping far greater ad-
vantages in the future than they have
in the past, and all Kentuckians are
concerned in achieving that result.
The present price of tobacco and all
other facts in the present situation are
of importance. There are many reas-
ons ascribed for the low prices offered
by the manufacturers.
Some contend that one of the chief
reasons for their offering so low
prices is that they have on hand large
stocks of tobacco purchased at the
high prices that ruled last year and
the year before; that under the ruling
| of the Government they can value
their stock on hand at the end of the
year either at cpst or replacement
value, making it possible for them to
take advantage Of the heavy deprecia-
ton in the price so as to reduce the
amount they will have to pay the Gov
ernment in income or excess profit
taxes.
As an illustration-if manufactur-
er had on hand in December hun
dred million pounds. of tobacco which
he purchased at so cents pound, and
the replacement value shown by the
| market is 10 cents pound, he could
show loss of $35,OOO,O00 to be de-
Quoted from the income of 1920 and
thereby save the payment Of income
or excess profit taxes on $35,OOO,OOO.
Others ascribe the low prices to the
severe financial stringency which is
illustrated by the fact that great cor
porations with the highest credit have
been compelled to pay from Z to 10
per cent. for money and have not been
able to obtain all the money they
needed even at those high rates.
Others ascribe the poor quality of
the crop of 1920 as reason for the
decrease in the prices. There is a
probability that all of these elemen;
| enter into the making of the price
paid this year. Dark as the tobacco
situation seems, good will come from
1t if it leads to the formation of such
an organization as will bring possible
and proper results from the natural
monopoly. the Bluegrass has throuf Il
the limestone end phosphate that uii'
derlie its soil.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24
GEO. BREIEL TO BE
H0N0RED BY ODDFELLC VS.

George l. Breiel, of Newport, asst
Grand Master Of the Order of { i'd
fellows in Kentucky, and well knt wn
in Maysyille, will be signally hone ed
by the Oddfellows of the state of { hio
at Cincinnati tonight when he will
have conferred upon him the Grand
Decoration of Chivalry, the highest
honor in Oddfellowship. The decora-
ton will be conferred by Major Gen.
eral Fred 7. A. Hahn, of Toledo, Com
mander of the Department of o. 10,
Patriarch Militant and is conferred in
recognition Of distinguished sery ce
rendered the order.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24
FARM HOUSE DESTROYED
BY FIRE WEDNESDAY.

The large two-story frame residence
on the farm in the Orangeburg neigh
borhood known as the old Dixon place
and now owned by Messrs. r. l.. Coop
er annd G. H. Turnipseed, was de-
stroyed by fire late Wednesday after
noon. A family by the name Of DAY.
export was moving out and family
by the name of Farrow was moving
in at the time of the fire. The entire
building was razed by the flames. In
surance in the amount of two thou
sand dollars was carried in the Mason
County Mutual Insurance Company.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24
CHAPLAIy'S NEW PICTURE
HERE NEXT WEEK

Manager Russell of the Washington
Theater has Just booked Charley
Chaplin's new picture, "The Kid" for
an appearance at the Washington
and Gem theaters Friday and Satur-
day Of next week. This is the first
picture Chaplin has made in a long
tine and Is now being ehown in Gin
cinnati.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24
GOES SOUTH FOR YOUNG
MANS HEALTH

Mr.. NJ. B. Coils and son, Jeane, left
this morning for Albuquerque, N. NJ,
for the young mans health. Mr.. Col
lis will remain with his son for
some time. His many local friends
hope he will find his health speedily.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24
SMALL BLAZE.

About o'clock this afternoon the
fire department was called to the
home of lzella Whaley, colored, in
strawberry alley, in the rear of st.
Patrick's church extinguish a fire
caused by a bad flue The chemicals
were used and the damage will Prob
ably amount to twenty dollars.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24
RECORD-BREAKING AVERAGE.

Mr.. Wood Wallngford, of the Ger
mantown neighborhood sold about
5000 pounds of tobacco at the Farm
ers Il Planters warehouse yesterday
at general average of SASS. This
is probably the best average made on
the local market this year for such a
large amount of tobacco.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24
AMERICAN LEGION MEETS

Regular meeting of Leslie II. Arthur
Post American Legion will be held
Friday evening at 7:3O o'clock at the
quarters in Sutton street
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24
DIXON-CR0PPER.

Mr. John A. Cropper, aged 90, Of
Springdale. and Miss Anne F. Dixon,
aged IS, of Trinity, were married at
the County Clerks office here this
morning by County Judge H. P. Pur-
nell.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24
MUSICAL MAKES GOOD PROFIT.

The annual musical of the High
School Choruses and the Maysville
Boys Band was financial success
The management announces today
that they have made a profit of $13G
each on the concert.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24
INCOME TAX EXPERT HERE.

An expert from the State Revenue
office is spending this week at the
local revenue office assisting in max
ing out the income tax returns for
Mason county people. The expert has
been kept busy all week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24

The social given the First Bap-
tist church last night by all of the
auxiliary societies of that church was
quite a success in every way. There
were many in attendance.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24

The regular weekly prayer service
will be held at the First Baptist
church this evening at Z o'clock. The
public is invited and the members are
urged to attend.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24
ELKS ENTERTAIN FOR
4 DISTRICT DEPUTY

Maysville Lodge of Elks entertain
ed at the Elks' Home last night in
honor of Hon. Clyde Levy, of Ashland
District Deputy Exalted Ruler of that
organization. A very delightful eve-
ming was had.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24

Ladies' New Oxfords cheap, Ne
York Store
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24

Winter Coats nearly given away
New York Store.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24

Good Tobacco Cottons, 5 cents New
York Store.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24

New Spring Suits sl9.75, New York
Store
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-24

was also continued.
Mr.. Levy heard evidence all day
yesterday and left last night for his
home in Ashland.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-28
LEARNED SECRET OF INDIANS
Boys Chance Discovery Revealed How
Aborigines Constructed Their
Bone Arrow Heads.

Gushing. an eminent authority in
matters pertaining to the Indians has
told us how, as q boy, he learned the
way Indians made their flint arrow
heads.
He had unearthed a beautiful har-
poon of bone. He had a toothbrush
with him. and the bone handle of this
he chopped off and ground down on
piece of sandstone to make a harpoon
of his own; but he could not grind
such clean-cut barbs as those of the
relic.
The boy then took his fllnt-scales
and chips and set to work with them
The flint cut the bones away, but left
the work rough. Then accidentally
he made a discovery, for no sooner
had he begun to rub the bone trans
versely on the flint than the bone cut
the flint away. Not jaggedly, as his
hammerstone would have Clipped 1t,
but in long, continuously narrow sur
face burrows wherever the edge
was caught in the bone at certain
angle.
He never finished that harpoon. He
turned it about and used it as an ar
row cutter, by tying it to a little rod
of wood with a shoestring. He had
found out how the Indians made ar
row heads.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-28
HOTEL MEN NOT ALL BAD
Wayne 3. Wheeler Tells Good Story
to Prove the Truth of Asser-
ton He Makes.

Wayne B. Wheeler Of the Anti-Sa-
loon league said in San Francisco:
81 think we're unjust to hotel men
as q rule. We are too ready to ac-
cuse them of robbery. AS a matter
of fact, they are very fine lot
u once knew an engineer who was
travelling in Nevada. He had a good
deal of money with him, and one night
he put up at very primitive hotel
in the wilds. The landlord of this
hotel looked like a brigand. and the
engineer could hardly sleep for fear.
Nothing, however, happened, and
the next morning he. set off with re-
lieveG heart. The mountain trail was
a lonely one, and on toward noon, in
q Wild and desolate spot. three des-
peradoes fell on him, emptied his va
Nse and pockets, and made off.
1.-The engineer was convinced that
the landlord was at the bottom Of this
holdup. Accordingly he turned back
to notify the authorities. But he had
only gone a mile or so when he met
q mounted messenger, who handed him
q small packet. Pinned to the packet
was note from the villainous land
lord that said:
81 inclose your pocketbook Contain
Ing $3.50, which you left under your
pillow last night. Please send re-
ceipt by bearer"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-28
WHY HIS "SECCND LIST BED
Writer Feels Called On to Criticize
Shakespeare for Provision Made
in His Will.

We are Indebted to an English pUh
'tcation for copy of the last WilI ans
testament of the late William SHAKE
speare. In the course OF this dozen
ment we observe the following sen
tence:
Il give onto my wief my second bes-
bed with the furniture"
We have no desire 10 find fault with
the successful poet and lranatist al
Stratford for this a',n2rcn1 di- riuun
ton against the W cow Shakespeare
What disposition he made o. his 1rs'
best bed is a matter that Is nos r.
T"a?od W the copy OF the VIII % IT,
Ne'i - x. author whose last tcstlm"f,
Is l,-ir. ted in the columns of our ale
],"', 'uI contemporary. However, ".
'.'.'t ink Mr. S. showed Just 4,
1T pirit in gyveing onto his H,ef
s'ron@ best bed. O, why d;d he
gtNA onto her his first bed or s
n"tte or his punche bole viii the e.
iHtterfyes, or his favo'ytIe wiCge.
MS Safetie raZure, or fountain pennc- G
bicycle-anything, in fact, but his 81
ond best bed2
No doubt Mr.. Shakespeare had go1f
to bed with his boots on many SatUl
day night in that very second best bee
and yet, hallowed as it was by Sc
memories. one cannot but feel that tt.g
widow was treated unfairly. Perhaps
Wills folks Influenced him. AS &C
writer we have only the highest reggr.
and esteem for him. But we don Z
think he acted right about friend wieG
Thrift Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-28
ALASKAN GOLD-LODE MINING
Already Profitable, the Completion OF
the Government Railroad WIN Aid
In Its Development.

twenty-five gold-lode mines we're op-
Grated In Alaska in 1918. according
TO the United States geological sur
yey, department of the interior. There
was also production from seven
prospects mines Or small
mines that were not in regular oper-
alton. The value of the lode gold out
put decreased from. $4,581, 453 in 1917
to $S,473,317 in 1918, owing partly to
the disaster at the Treadwell mine in
April, 1917, and partly to curtailment
Of operations. especially In the Juneau
district, because of shortage Of labor.
Southeastern Alaska, especially the
Juneau district, is still the only cen
ter Of large quartz-mining operations
In the territory. Next in importance
Is the Willow Creek lode district. The
production In the Fairbanks district
decreased materially, ~ the lode-mine
owners Of Fairbanks are still await
ing the cheapening Of operating costs,
especially Of fuel, which 10 expected
on the completion Of the govsenment
railroad. In 1918 the average goloo q
the gold and silver contents ~ IN
siliceous ores mined was $1.W . ~;
the average for 1917 was &1.S7 oa1sa.
These averages reflect the doa1nqaes
N the fotal ledG pGudn14len q -
la1n tpenAan pcepa Ann - -
- nun
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-28
WORLD NEEDS The ELDERL Y
Their Ripened Experience and De
veloped Judgment Make Them Of
Value to the Community.

Hardly anyone, if indeed anyone al
all, holds at thirty-fve that he was
wiser when he was twenty-five, or says
at fifty that he knew mere, and had
better judgment, when he was thirty
five. Yet young men are prone TO
look upon older men as being dis
pensable. If man could live to be two
hundred years old, retaining his mental
faculties unimpaired, leading an active
life as a member of a profession or q.
man in business, his ripened expert
ence, his developed judgment, his vista,
would make him worth as much as a
dozen youngsters in many respects
DR.. William Mayo of Minnesota, un
like Doctor Osler who retired discom-
fitted and never really explained, when
he made his famous declaration and
gave to the English language the term
"oslerized," says old men are the ma
TONS greatest assets. Aboriginal say.
ages said the same thing. The aged
Indian at the council fire was worth q
score of young bucks on the battle line
One Of the most valuable uses to
which the experience of old men is put
is detecting the sophistries of extrem
lists and resisting agitators who urgs
perious innovation.
Doctor Mayo believes IS years add.
ed to the average life since the Civil
war constitutes a task only half done
Another Is years may be added by
medical and surgical science plus edu.
cation which will lead to early adop-
ton Of measures to preserve health.
The slogan, "A short life and a mer-
~ one" 1ortenS life. Doctor Mayo
says and BIS a race of a social ele.
ment-hal and useful seniors-upon
which value too high cannot be set
Assuredly, a sane life and long one
IS desirable from the point of view Of
both the state and individual.
The man who believes at fifty. or
iAty. or seventy, that his Judgment is
>etter than it formerly was is alto
setle- right.-Louisville Courier-Jour
aaI.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-28
MOTION PICTURES IN ITALY
Development of Industry in That
Country Makes it Second Only
to the United States.

The production of motion PICTURES
saws the United States commerce re-
pert. is an industry for which physl'
cal conditions in Italy and the 1tallan
temperament are peculiarly favorable
and consequently this branch of actlvl-
ty early attained q high degree OF de-
velopment. Italy now claims to rank
second TO the United States among
the nations of the world in the manu-
featuring of motion pictures. An idea
Of the importance of this industry in
the economic life of the country can
he derived from the fact that the work
ing capital employed is now estimated
al See .Uo0. 900 lire and the actual capt.
tai invested at 100000 lire. There
are eighty-two companies engaged IN
the production of films of which the
greater number are located at Rome,
which naturally presents unusual adj
vantageS from the scenic standpoint.
The annual production of new films
In Italy has reached 100000 meters,
and if it is estimated that forty copies
nre made from each negative the total
of printed films is 64,000000 meters.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-28
HAVE ONLY ALLOTTED SPAN
Death OF Trout, Although at Advanced
Age, Disproves Theory Which
Seems Absurd.

An ancient controversy has beca 81
v1ved by the published story of tss
death In Dunfriesshire, Scotland. c:
trout which for 20 years had scl
vived in well.
The fish was caught In an adjoinisl
stream-the River Evan, lrihuta
OF the Amman, near Moffat, ami FTa
placed in a well formed in a burr q?
jacent to a remote railway signal boy
G few miles north Of Beattock, on TIL
Caledonian main line. The signal1nh:
who at the time was In charge Of tn
cabin took lively interest insthe Dish
as did also various engine drivers nnt
other railway workers on that sectioI
of the line, when intervals permitted
of their visiting the aquarium" with
Its solitary occupant. The trout grad
ually became quite tame and docile,
and was accustomed to swim boldly
to the edge of the well to receive tit.
bits from visitors In the form of worms
or insects suitable to its appetite.
1t Is still argued by some authorities
that unless some accident befnlls him.
. trout lives on indefinitely.
Opponents Of that theory find sup.
port In the account Of the deash Of the
Scotch trout for their opinion that all
Ash. even the members Of the priAcely
salmea e trout class, have th114 -
pDD1. sDan q life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-28
"LooK OLDER THAN LoNDoN"'
Many American Cities Suggest Age
; and Permanence, Says E. v.
Lucas, Visitor From Europe.

Looking back on it all, realize
that America never struck me as
new country, although its Inhabitants
often seemed to be q new people,
writes E. V. Lucas In the Outlook.
The cities are more mature than the
citizens. New York, Chicago, Boston,
Philadelphia, Washington-all have an
air Of permanence and age. The build
ings, even when most fantastic, sug-
gest righteousness or at least sta
bility; nor would the presence of
more ancient structures increase this
effect.
To the eye Of the ordinary English
man, accustomed to work in what we
call the city, in Fleet street, in the
Strand. in Piccadilly or in Oxford
street, New York would not appear
to be a younger place than London,
and Boston might easily strike him
as older Nor is London more than
a little older except in spots, such as
the Tower, and the Temple and the
Abbey and that little Tudor row in
Holborn, all separated by vast tracts
of modernity.
Indeed, I would almost go further
and say that London sets up an H.
fusion Of being newer even than New
York, by reason Of its more disturbing
street traffic both in the roads and on
the footways, and the prevalence Of
the gayly colored omnibus which thun-
ders along so many thoroughfares, in
notable contrast to the sedate and
sober vehicles that serve Fifth avenue
and are hardly seen elsewhere.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-28
LAST WORD IN DICTIONARY
Possibly Few Know What IL Ia, and
Really 1t Is Not of Great
Importance.

Do you know the last word In the
dictionary?
1t begins with the last three letters
in the alphabet, placed in their re
verse order, and it means an Indian
libellulid dragon fly having large
head, narrow face and very large
eyes," The word is ''zyxomma" This
Is in the New Standard dictionary.
Webster's New International stops
one short of this, listing its final word
as "zythum," explained as being -
kind of ancient malt beverage" which
the Standard calls a very excellent
beer that Diodorua, though wholly un-
accustomed to it, affirmed to have been
scarcely inferior to the juice Of the
grape"
Together, then, the two dictionaries,
with beer and aedragon fly, make fair
~ unimportant endings.
Reading up the column from "xyx-
omma," one must traverse strange ter
ritory for a distance of 60 words be-
for one reaches "Zuider Zee" the first
or rather the last fairly widely
known term in the dictionary. Be-
tween this Dutch sea and the libellu-
lid fly is a semi-desert country, stud
Fed numerously with such thorny OBJ
-tructions as "Zygaenidae," "zgnema-
ceae" and "zyfiomaillare."
No wonder you were unacquainted
with the last word in your dictionary.
You are excused.-Kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-28
PAINTED IN FIVE MINUTES
London Newspaper Tells of Meritors.
Gus ricsures Made Quickly by
Travelling Artist.

While great painters have spent
weeks-perhaps months-on a simple
study, young artist is turning out de-
ngktful views of the sea and country
In five minutes, says London Answers.
Impossible as this sounds, it is q
fact, and the artist m question Is Al
bert Crcnkshaw of Manchester.
1t was an extremely dull day, with
dark clouds overhead, when crowd
of holiday makers stopped to watch a
smart looking man, mounted on plat
form, Transforming plain piece OF
canvas into a marvellous scene of beau
ty. Every one forgot the dark, gloomy
atmosphere as they were transported,
first to a beautiful spot in North
Wales, and then to picturesque cas-
tie And it was all done in 10 min
uteS.
They were pictures to be proud OF,
too, painted with taste and an eye to
the artistic AS fast as they were
painted so were they sold to the adj
miring audience.
1uCIG liz 0Oupl L1lhL tlASAS 'fAAA ~
a great demand for rapid" artists IN
the near future, when we get some or
those promised houses built, and I'M
doubtedly the economical housewife
will be on the lookout for good, cheap
pictures to beautify the walls OF her
domain. She need search no further
than the travelling artist, who will COM
plete a picture in five minutes ana
charge less for it than almost any art
dealer.
Here, too, is an opportunity for any
discharged soldiers who are artstlcal-
ly inclined. In a neat little hand DOCK
issued by the travelling painter they
will find all the businesslike methoos
explained clearly and simply. 1t Is
really useful short cut to rapid paint
ing
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-28
HISTORIC HOUSE IN MARKET
Shakespeare Hotel at Stra1ford-cD.
Avon Recently Put Up at AUG
ton in london.

On Thanksgiving day there was Of
fered at auction in london the Shake
speare hotel at Stratford-0n-AN0a, q
beautiful specimen of Fourteenth cen
fury architecture, which for years has
been the main resort of Americans
and other tourists to Stratfor'lon-
Avon.
The history of Stratf0r0-cn-Avon
may be traced back for a period Of
1000 years, and as the birthplace of
the great poet it has become classic
center visited annually by some $4,000
people. The Guard house, where
Shakespeare was born Shotteiy. where
he courted Anne Hathaway; Charlotte
Park. once the seat OF Sir Thomas
Lucy, whose displeasure Shakespeare
incurred by stealing his decr the
Shakespeare Memorial theater. 1n Tile
banks of the Avon, and Shakesp
monument, are all places worthy OF
visiting in the Old market town OF
Stratford-on
The Shakespeare hotel, situa-ed in
the center of the town and II To-
the Shakespeare Memorial It.45er.
was erected in the Fourteenth caut .~,
and has been in the hands of rhe late
Mr.. Justins family since 1870, 4 -."
doors from the Shakespeare hotel is
the Harvard house. which WIS she
early home of the Harvard family,
founders of Harvard university