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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-21
WOMEN PIONEERS
OF KENTUCKY GAVE.
STATE GOOD LAWS
Mhny Laws Unfair to Women Of the
State Were Removed and Safer
Laws Passed Through Women's
Early Efforts.

1t was gratifying to those who heard
Hon. Stanley F. Reed speak at the
court house Monday, December u, to
lear, nthat the laws Of Kentucky con-
corning women are so wei labreast of
the best modern thought. But Is was
both interesting and just that Miss
Hilda Threlkeld should have reminded
this generation of women how much
of this righteous legislation Is due to
the unrequitted toll Of the women who
composed the Kentucky Equal Rights
Association While these advanced
laws were passed after the Kentucky
Equal Rights Association arganized in
1888, had spent time, effort and money
in educating public opinion.
They found one the statute books a
law that permitted husband to col
lect his wife's wages. From the Cen
eral Assembly Of 1890 they secured a
law which made a wife's wages pay
able only to herself.
At that too, a wife did not have t.
sign a chattel mortgage, and If her
husband were in sufficient need of
money to buy drink, he could mort
gage the sewing machine with which
she earne dthe family living or their
cooking store or their bed to satisfy
his thirst
From the Constitutional convention
in 1890 they secured provision in
the Constitution empowering the Gen.
eral Assembly to regulate school cleo
tons and to extend school suffrage to
women by section providing for such
elections separately.
They found Kentucky the only sta c
that did not permit married woman
to make will. From the General AS
sembly of 1928 they secured a law
giving married woman the right to
make a will and control her real
estate.
They found that marriage gave to
the husband all the wife's personal
property which could be reduced tc
possession, and the use of all her real
estate owned at the time or acquired
by her after marriage, with power &c
rent the same for not more than three
years at time and receivee the rent
They found that the common law Ct
courtesy and dover prevailed where
by on the death of the wife, the hus.
band inherited absolutely all person
atty not heretofore reduced to pos
session, and when there were children
life interest in all her real estate
while the wife when there were child
rem, inherited one-third of her hus
bands personally and life interes
| Ill Out-tulIu vi Ills lCul CotdtC pOoSt7~
ed during marriage.
From the General Assembly of 1S9
they secured the enactment Of tn
present righteous husband and wifi
law, the main features Of which wer
; given by the speaker on Monday.
When the agitation for this chang
in the law was being made, the type @
, woman who now says: "The laws O
Kentucky are good enough for me
Through she would not perhaps wis
to be examined on what the laws are
then said quite Indignantly: "If ca
: trust him with myself, I can trust hir
, with my property" And this at tim
: when Mason county girl Of gentl
rearing, married to a man in a differ
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-21
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RUSSELL
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that is now passing off the stage Of
active service.
We owe them much; but most OF all
to take up the work where they left
off and continue to try to make this
world happier place in which to live
by juster laws better administered.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-21

Street car conductors become phil
osophers even though their path In
life is more or less laid out for them.
They come to known types" Take
the one on Grand street.-the one who
operates about theater time. When
ever certain types board his car he
smiles pleasantly In an authoritative
fashion. Getting of. at the Neighbor-
hood Players?" For the unenlightened
I will say that the Neighborhood Play
ers run the Neighborhood Playhouse
on Grand street, probably the most
remote theater In New York but
whose productions are always worth
the trip. His Judgment is invariable,
arc the persons addressed always
look surprised and pleased to admit
that he has guessed their destination.
It would be interesting to know how
he can determine these people. Those
attending this theater 90 from the
very well dressed, smart people to the
serious but shabby students Of the
t':eater. Nevertheless he guesses right
so much Of the time that one must at
tribute him with an unusual knack.
Ny
Speaking Of social conduct, public
and private, indications are that this
will be rude winter in New York.
Every now and then we get swing
toward a definite method in our con-
versational conduct. We are not con-
sistently exertive In sugaring our
passing conversations with people as
in England, for instance. In England
you always thank the clerk for your
change, Just as If It were a rare favor
on his part to return you your just
due, and the clerk will even thank
you for inquiring for something which
he does not have. 1t becames habit
and as such is commendable, but this
season in New York it is YER. dissimi-
lar. The conductors make their "Step
lively!" a little more staccato, the
subway guards are positively peremp1
tory in their directions an dthe clerks
in the stores are moer firm than po-
lite. And grande dame about the por-
tails of the exclusive hotels seems to
take personal pride in giving tart d.
rection sto her chauffeur and he in
turn, becomes coldly acquiescent. The
corner policeman has no time for the
CHEEKY chat which greeted us last
summer, but scowls and seem a bi,
hasty inv tting you right IN traffic
direction. Perhaps it is the cold, crisI
air and the business intensity which
hits us in mid-year, and perhaps with
the coming Of spring and the rise Of
blossoms in the ground we will &C
back to the punctilious politeness
with which he like to pride ourselves
Ny
Admiral Tsai Ting Kan has giver
the women some sound advice in re
cent speech. He decries the practic'
of allowing the husband to become
moster in the art Of frying eggs, sew
ing on buttons and doing other house
hold duties, not because it makes hin
work but because it makes the hus
band independent of the wife and tina
is fatal for the successful handling o
the domestic problem. According t
the Admiral, the emancipation
women may be best accomplished b.
keeping the husband dependent. Thes
orientals have a great many wis
things to tell us and this may be i'm
portant after all.
| LUCY JEANNE PRICE.
Dolores Cassinelli has formed he
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-21

Dolores Cassinelli has formed her
own producing company, with Emile
Chautard, the well known French d.
rector, Handling the megaphone.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-21

William II. Tooker, noted character
lead, has been engaged to direct and
play the principal character role in
two stories by DR.. Frank Crane.
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
Nations Best Dairy Cattle Craze Soil Containing Liberal Proportion of Lime Nations Children of Tender Years
 Depend Unon

graze on pastures which have a lib- eral proportion Of lime, officials said. The Nations children Of tender years depend mainly upon good milk. The soil doctors, therefore, ar" advocates of better soil as a means of producing better plant food to strengthen the dairy herds.
 Secretary Hoover, the Nations war time food chief. is a great advo- cate of the value of milk In diet. especially for children. Milk con tains probably more lime than any other food. Children as well as the grown-ups, officials said, need lime in their diet because it is a great bone builder and a big factor in revitalizing blood and tissues of tho human system.
 IL was asserted. therefore, to be Of the highest importance to the health of the people that the great agricultural producing interests of the Nation employ larger quantities of lime upon their lands, lt was further said, that most farmers look beyond th"tr own horizon and have the intCrt st and welfare of their communities at heart. and of their uoirhhors beyond their own borders. In the improvement of the yielding power uf soils and of the quality of crops. agricultural o'ir,U's have fo'Nd that the fat mer iS not SiuW 10 adopt new methods of soil treatment when they will raise the siHudil i ut his own products. in contribution tu 'h. CreateI Lrallh "' the people
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28

JINGLE SAM'S soil doctors are U finding new ways to prolong
 human and animal life. Their. aim now is to bring about the more extensive use 0r soil ingredients that will afford a ma Nirnum of life giving properties. Scientific proof that lime mixed in the soil not only results in more abundant aEricul- ture, but more healthful products. has evoked warm support from Sec retary of Agriculture Wallace and his corps of experts. Bulletins urE- ing the more general use of lime in soil treatment, are being spread broadcast by the Government. De- partment officials in their studies are convinced that lime is needed by animals as well as by plants
 When their attention was drawn to the great mortality among anil mals of all classes last year from disease and exposure. 1t was their conclusion that pastures upon which animals grazed. because of lack in nourishment, may have contributed greatly to this death rate. Omcials of the Department declared that lime is essential to the full growth and healthful pastures for animals Lime, they said. improves the Qual- ity and Sariety of grasses and clovers, Not only are the grasses and clovers more abundant on lime treated soils, but they are grown in greater profusion.
 The best dairy cattle in the world
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
Cut Alfalfa When New
 Shoots Start from Crown

Just when to cut alfalfa and how many times to harvest crop in one season are questions which have re- ceived studied attention from ex- perts in the United States Depart ment of Agriculture and the various experiment stations in alfalfa-pro- ducing States. Ordinarily it is a good time to cut alfalfa for hay when the new shoots have started from the crown, and from one-tenth to one-ffth of the plants are in flower. But these two conditions do not always occur at the same time. However, the farmer with a little experience, and keeping in mind the flower and new shoots, soon is able to tell when his alfalfa crop should be cut. The farmers best judgment will be called into play, with preference given to the vel fare of the plant rather than the size of the crop.
 Experiments on Government plants seem to prove that cutting is not essential to the welfare of the plant, but is only means of getting hay. Plants of alfalfa that have not been cut in six years are in better physical condition to-day than those that have been cut regularly. Government agricultural experts lean strongly toward fewer crops of alfalfa year, holding that as large tonnage can be secured, for exam pie, with three as with four cut tings, and with less labor. Emphasis is laid on the necessity of leaving time enough after the last harvest to permit the plants to get healthy growth, approximately 4 inches, before frost.
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
BERKSHIRE BREEDERS
 BOOST BETTER SIRES
Plan Suggested to Increase Use
 of Purebreds.
American Association Urging Various State Organizations to Favor Ex- change of Registered Boars
 for Grade Animals.

An indication of the active and widespread support being given to the better-sire campaign now systemati- cally fostered by the United States Department of Agriculture is illus trated by proposal recently made by ti.e American Berkshire association. This association, according to letter recently received by the department, is suggesting to State Berkshire Breeders association a plan designed to broaden the market for P"r':shire bears and increase the use uf pure. bred animals on farms.
 The association is urging t'e NHrI~ NUs state organizations to maH cir"n- '~r letters to their members sCgG, st- ing tJ0t breeders eXcnHnge purrbv"d cars for grade hOars now beng used by farmers, pricing the registered car Gt q close figure and taE'ng the "'"ade h,ar at the market p";"e as,
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
Her Choice of Letters.

When mother bought Laura and Harriet box of animal crackers, to he equally divided, Laura said: "l tell you what we'll do; we'll choose letters" Flows that?" asked Har- riet. "I'll choose some letters and you choose some letters and then we'll take the animals whose names begin with those letters" Quick as a flash Harriet exclaimed: "Pll take L." Suspicious. Laura inquired: :: "Why are you so anxious for that let ter?" Because" replied Harriet "then I'll get all the 1phants."
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
OUR FARMERS CORNER
Shipping Profits Depend on
 Packing and Grading

Carelessness in grading, packing, and loading are largely responsible for the high percentage of rejec- tions which occurs in the handling of fruits and vegetables, say mar keting specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture.
 Satisfactory compromises can be made only where both the shipper and the buyer are broad minded and willing to make reasonable conces- sions. A very common source of misunderstanding is shrinkage. A shipper who sends fruits or vege- tables several hundred miles to mar ket can not understand why his ship ment should weigh so much less on arrival than it did at the point of origin. Thus the invoice weight of a car of bulk apples shipped from southwest Missouri on October 16, 1914, was 22,427 pounds. These apples arrived at market on October 23, and were reweighed, barrelcd, and sold. The weight of the apples at destination was 17,971 pounds, in dicating a loss of 4,456 pounds, or 19 per cent, due to shrinkage in transit and to the discardirg of a small quantity of culls and spoiled fruit. Very few shippers could be made to believe that legitimate loss as great as this could occur even though the shipment was graded and loaded carelessly.
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28

part payment, the breeder then send ing the grade boar to the butcher. In their letter to the state associations the natiOr"l body points out that every Der. shire breeder who foll2ws this suggestion does three things:
 He puts Berkshire boar on an ad- ditiOnal farm.
 He provides d means of getting good Berkshire feeder hogs for the market.
 He puts the purebred sire on a farm where formerly there was a grade or scrub.
 Signs bearing the legend, Regis tered Berkshire boar used on this farm," will be furnished by the Amer lean association to all farmers who take advantage of this plan.
 There is nothing in. the plan, say specialists of the United States De- partment of Agriculture, that does not 'seem practicable for any other hog breeders association to use
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
Teach Children To Wash
 Fruits And Vegetables

Children should have fruits, also celery, tomatoes and salads not only to give variety in their school lunches, but especially to supply the the vitamines and other food ele- ments necessary for healthy grow tn, agree nutrition specialists of the United States Department of Agri- culture. When they eat any of these uncooked foods at home it is probable that the mother has wash ed the fruit or vegetable properly before serving it. All market prod uce needs washing to remove dirt and dust, bacteria and sometimes particles of spray residue. The best fruits and usually the best looking fruits are those from trees which have been properly sprayed while the fruit was in it's early sta gees and sometimes the spray may not have weathered off the fruit before harvest. Children should not be given money to buy their ownfruit from hucksters Or stands unless there are facilities at school for washing it. They mould be drilled in the practice of washing what they eat of these uncooked nroducts, as a matter of ordinary
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
The IbeFIanS,

pie living at the mouth of the Iberus (Ebro) river in eastern Spain. Later the inhabitants of the entire peninsula were called Iberians. The term now Is applied to the primitive NeOlithic and bronze-age men whose remains and relics are found in ancient graves and grottoes throughout western Flu
 rope. The race was characterized by long heads and short stature. The term Iberia still is frequently used in reference 10 Spain and Portugal, especially in literature, the expression Iberian peninsula being quite common
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
Substitute For Sirups

The first thought in the disposal of sour milk on hand is usually cottage cheese. The whey that re- mains after draining the cheese may be used in bread making and as a drink for invalids. Whey honey, for which a recipe is given, is de- licious to spread on waffles or pan cakes, or as a pudding sauce.
 Whey Honey
 1 cup whey, 1-3 cup sugar, F cup corn sirup.
 Mix whey, sirup, and sugar and boil the mixture till it is of the consistency of strained honey. This sirup will keep indefinitely if properly bottled.
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
Gold Mining Now Prosaic.

There is scant romance in gold mining today, when natural science has taken the place of pioneerism and chance. There is none at all in the recently published statement of a San Francisco magnate who announced that his wOrkmen and expert geolO- gists had blocked out $6,OO0,000 worth of ore in one Arizona mountain in the last two years, and that excavation and the production of bullion would now begin.
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
Stored Potatoes Need Air

To Check Sweating in Bin
 It is bad practice to store pota- toes in large bins or piles, the Uni ted States Department of Agricul- ture advises. Not infrequently po- tatoes are piled to a depth of 10 to 15 feet, the pile being correspond ingly large in the other two dimen- sions. When stored in this manner they are almost certain to go through a rather violent sweating or curing process, during the course of which the tubers in the central portion of the pile are frequently subjected to a dangerously high temperature. This is especially true if the tubers are slightly immature, or were not dry and free from moist soil when gathered, or if stored when the outside temperature is high, making it difficult to lower the inside temperature of the house. Over-heating from all of the causes mentioned may be avoided by mak- ing some provision for aerating the pile.
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
Best Grades Really Cheapest.

The purchase of a cheap grade of goods for any serious use, is very poor economy. Such goods soon give way, and the service they render, while they do last, is not satisfactory. To obtain a given amount of service one will spend more money on articles of cheap grade than upon those that are better. The obtaining of the same amount of pleasure and satisfaction from the use of a cheap thing and good one is an impossibility.
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
spoons sugar for meringue.

spoons sugar for meringue.
 Mix the cornstarch and sugar in a sauce pan and stir in the hot water. Cook, stirring constantly, until it thickens and boil minutes. Add butter, we'll beaten yolks, salt, lemon juice, grated rind. Cook about 1 minute longer, pour into crust pre- viously baked. Cover with a mer- ingue made af the egg whites beaten stiff then with 2 tablespoons of sugar and brown in oven.
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
Worlds Iarnest ,Snrlnn.

What is the largest spring In the world? Florida has one which must be near the head of the list. This is called Wakulla spring. It Is 400 feet across, is 80 feet deep and flows at the rate of 10000 gallons of water every minute. It gives rise to a river 250 feet wide at its source. This mammoth spring is situated about 15 miles from Tallahassee,-Outlook,
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28

teenth day, and show a clear, dis tinct line of demarcation between the air cell and the growing embryo, while dead germs show development only in part and lack this clear, dis tinct outline.
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28

Would Change Things Sadly.
 "It Is healthier to be cremateo," says an English physician. Maybe so, but for our part we know we should never be the same man again.
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
How To Kill A Chicken

One of the most satisfactory and hu- mane ways to kill abird is to hang it head downward and cut the main veins in the neck at the base of the skull, so that quick bleeding is as- sured, say home economic special ists United States Department of Agriculture. As soon as the veins are cut the brain should be pierced with sharp, stiff, slender knife, tG kill the bird and cause the feathers to loosen. If the proper areas in the brain are destroyed by the knife thrust, the feathers may be plucked easily and without tearing the skin. The common way is to plunge the carcass into boiling water, but this destroys the natural appearance of the skin and increases the chances of decomposition. A bird should be cooled as quickly as possibly pre- ferably by keeping it in dry cold place. In warm weather, when no dry or cold place is available, It should be cooled in cold water. Dry chilled fowls are better than those cooled in water.
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
We'll Made Lemon Pie
 Is Economical

Is Economical And Good What dessert could be more tempting than perfectly Drowned lemon pie? The following recipe, tested in the experimental kitchen of the United States Department of Agriculture, can be relied upon, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 3-4 cup sugar, 1 cup boil ing water, 4 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon butter, 2 egg yolks, specll cf salt, grated rind of half a lemon, 2 egg whites and 2 table
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28

Worse Than a Cat Nothing, since the passing of the hoopskirt, is harder to get perma- nently thrown away than old phone graph recOrds-
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28

Prevention is better than cure in the poultry business as in any other department of life. Filth, dampness, improper ventilation, improper feed ing and introducing infected birds into the yard are common causes of disease. Clean the dropping boards daily and then sprinkle them with road dust, coal ashes or land-plaster to absorb the liquid excrement. New straw should be put into the nests every two or three weeks or oftener. especially if it becomes damp or dirty. Whitewash the quarters ance a year at least, late in the summer or early in the fall.
Connecticut western news., 1921-07-28
Discount Price Paid for
 Grain of Inferior Quality

While equipment for cleaning and conditioning grain is expensive, country elevators will find that it's use frequently improves the quality of the grain and increases its mar ket value, says specialists of the Bureau of Markets, United States Department of Agriculture. Some times grain comes to the elevator in poor condition, often being dirty, dusty, or with high moisture con- tent, and unless the quality is inn proved by cleaning or drying the grain can not be disposed of advan- tageously.
 Moreover, grain containing im- purities, foreign matter, or high moisture content is quite likely to become hot in transit, which greatly reduces it's value and frequently re- suits in serious financial loss. If the elevator is not provided with suitable equipment for this process, such grain must be shipped in the condition in which it is received.
 The farmer should not place all responsibility for cleaning grain on the elevator, it is believed. It should be remembered that elevator managers do not pay grain for the dirt and water found in a farmer $ grain. The price should be estab- lished by taking into consideration the necessary expense of placing the grain in marketable condition. The farmer who delivers clean, dry, sound grain should receive a prem ium over the price paid to the more careless farmer who delivers grain of inferior quality, specialists say.