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, 1921-12-03
KIND OFFERS FROM GERMANY.

Oh. well, what's the use? Why struggle any long
r to hell volstead keep the country dry, when every
body seems to line up on the other side. They sim
ply don't want US to haye prohibition. Even Ger
many is in the conspiracy, just where you would natu-
rally expect Germany to be- Germany comes across
wine cellars in America cheaply and quickly. It. comes
in the form of circular letter to the drought s1.se-
es in all parts of the country,
The advertisers say they have discovered the Sc
ret Of concentrating the vital elements of all wines
and converting these into a non-slcoholic substance.
BY a "simple process it is pointed out, the non-al-
icoholic material may be converted into a "joyous bev-
GRACE" which is the actual wine from which the sub
stance has been originally extracted.
One package of the mention, which costs a dollar.
the circular says, viii make 2h gallons of the 10y
Gus wine, and on the back of the document is, a wine
lst as comprehensive as that formerly placed before
lAga, MoseIle. Tokay, Sherry, Port-an are included
IN the generous. offer of the manufacturers, whose adj
dress is modestly withheld.
The wine is made by first d~issolving the powders in
small quantity, permitting this to ferment and later
adding the full quantity of water, 2h gallons, which
. TO boil and boil and boil" In fact the recipe saws
the longer it boils the better the wine is.
In conclusion, the circular says, the wine is to be
kept lying on its side in pint or quart bottles from
three to twenty-five years-preferably the latter It
~ advised, however, that since the alcoholic content
Ncreases constantly it will be as well to stand 'em ND
after a week or two as after three months the con-
tent win be SO high as to exceed the bounds of good
Judgment"
The circular concludes with an Injunction that the
Instructions must be carefully followed, although thev
may seem complicated. It is pointed out that moth.
ing worth while is obtained without some degree Of
complication.
, 1921-12-03
NO NouRIsHMENr IN DESTRUCTION.

Pretending great concern for the welfare OF Amer
lean farmers, the foreign potash producers are arguing
against an import duty on that commodity. Iney ten
the farmers that an import tax will be added to the
price the farmer must pay. That line of talk reminds
us of the Argument that was made prior to 1880 when
it was proposed to put a tax on tin plate. The repre-
s~sntatives of Welsh tin plate manufacturers assured
the American people that the tax would be added to
the cost of tin and that every one who bought tin or
anything packed in tin would pay the tax. Nevcrthe-
less, the Republicans imposed n protective duty on
tin plate, n large American tin plate industry was
built up, and, under the influence of large production,
the cost of production and the price to the consumer
rapidly went down Tin plate never sold for as much
Under protection as 1t did under free trade, except,
perhaps, for a short time while American factories
were getting under way.
Z The fact of the matter is that under free trade the
foreign producer supplies the market and there is no
domestic competition to keep the price down The
importer dictates the price. Under protection there
Is a healthy home market and home production is de-
veloped to such an extent as'to create competition ut
home It is easier to control an imported commodity
elLan 4 domestic commodity. It is a safe prediction
that once we have established : strong home potash
cheaper at home than they ever have abroad.
But even if they paid as much for the home prod
net, they would gain the advantage resultant from
keeping the money at home to furnish employment for
workmen who arc consumers Of American farm prod
ucts instead of sending it to foreign countries to pay
the wages of foreign workmen- American industries
must stand or fail together. Half Of them cannot
prosper on the destruction Of the other half.
, 1921-12-03
PIONEER RESIDENT OF
WHEATLAVD IS DEAD

wHEAT1ANp. wyo. Dec a.
Aaron Fornn. pioneer resident and
business man Of this community. was
laid at rest In The local cemetery Wed
nesday afternoon. having passed away
Monday at the Cheyenne private hos
p.tn4- The funeral was conducted by
Father Patterson of Douglas
Death resulted from q stroke OF
paralysis several weeks ago. He had
operated q small general merchandise
store here for several years He lef,
no relatives
, 1921-12-03
ONCE MORE. MR. HERRIcK.

Manuel Herrick who has given every evidence of be-
ing about the biggest fool that ever went to congress
and was permitted to stay thers, has broken out in a
new spot. His beauty contest Noted him the ridicule
of the country and n suit for breach of promise by a
New York chorus girl.
The new spot is a weekly newspaper which he will
establish in Washington to be named "Retibution-"
The purpose Of its founding is to answer the country
wide criticism and lampooning directed toward him.
He declares the paper is to be a "hos baby" Since
Mr.. Herrick threatens to be the editor. his ~prophesy
will doubtless be fulfilled. In any event the occupa-
ton may be useful in directing his attention away
from beauty contests and laws to abolish them, while
he is lbeling those who he claims have lbeled him
, 1921-12-03
THE SPAN OF F

There seems to be little doubt that, as the result
OF modern sanitary science and the diminution of the
nsrdsups OF ordinary existence the span of human
he is frightening" suggests the Boston Transcript
I'VE have already recorded the opinion of DR.. Ste
pnen Smith of New York-himself a man who at 90
= stu a valid worker-that one hundred years will
ere long be attained by many men and women. That,
pr. smith thinks, is the normal span. The hope-if
Y is 10 De regarded as a hope and not as a calamity
may wen be justified Already the age of fourscore
stands where threescore and ten stood of old as the
normal years Of a mans life,' and the man Of 90 i
row wnere the man Of so once was. And we seem n
pc merely on the threshold of the art Of prolonginc
me The mastery of vitamines and Of monkey and
sneep glands may easily give us another decade. II
may even be regarded by our grandchildren az dis
eaunded. 'ur Is
Let Us suppose that this expectation IS realized
n tnat thousands or millions of men and women live
z ne q hundred years old. VIII the race, or the in
dIslooais who compose it, be happier for that? The
qlesaon may well be asked. Was the Psalmist right
~nen ne Put into the mouth OF Noses the words, II
, 1921-12-03

John loves Sue and Sue loves Dick,
And Dick loves Mary Jane,
And in each breast the love felt there
Were little else than pain.
Tom dwells in the stored East,
Sam in the golden West,
And each one deprecates his lot
And likes some other best.
He that owns a tiny cot
A mansion great could prize,
While wealth AYERS the cottage snug
We're fairer in its eyes.
Lovely maids with golden hair
Wish tresses like the night,
And nothing in this weary world
Is. ever, ever right.
Yet Tor al is hearts desire,
When search is wisely bent;
In any spot in any land
The priceless boon-content.
-Maude De Verse New
, 1921-12-03
McCrae Of Flanders Fields

pose OF q professional poet He wore
his hair clipped TO military neat
ness n his clothes vcro OF the or
dinary fashion, and his n free
nom b least faint OF literary arcc-
tion-f HIS only standing literary at
fitation was with n quaint body called
tho Pen nj Pencf. club OF Montreal
II met fortnighfiy IN q studio, kent
Its sodawater dts principal posse<-
sion1 In a tub OF Ice at the side of the
room. and. with some reluctance, per
mitted It's members 20 read to It their
literary efforts II was IN this iItfle
circle that Jack McCrae,s poems first
came before the world I beiicvc thai
he also belonged In a less reguiar way
to a Shakespeare club. but of the
high deliberations of that body / am
not quaiine1 70 speak.
Busy though he always was. Nc
Crae reemed 10 nrd tins for social
life. and was IN great demand at
Montreal dinner parties. His fund OF
stories that was never exhausted
made him the treasure OF his host
ess. and even when his hostess had
withdrawn Jacks stories did not cx-
actiy come TO a full stop. Yet with
all his social gifts and opportunities
he was n man OF h greatest mod
Grafton in his eating and drinking and
HIS nmuscments. abhorred iato hours,
and kept himself, mind and body. in
the training Of an athlete. I should
say that the governing idea in his
mind was a sense Of duty: for all his
merry stories. no regarded tho world,
after the fashion OF his Scotch an
c~estors. as "A stern place. an abode OF
trial and preparation for something
real beyond.
For McCrao was deeply religious;
not in the up-to-date sense Of being
Intensely interested In explaining
away all disnsreeable forms of belief:
but in tho older sense of chiidilke
reverence and implicit obedience to
the Written Word.
OF his work at Neon university
there is mo- need to speak. The col
lege had a better teacher. But
his mere teaching was the least part
OF IT. 1t is tho example OF the manly
life that he led. better than all teach
Ing Or preaching. that will remain
with the generation Of students that
were trained by him.
To us in Canada II is a wonderful
thought that Jack Mccrae's verses
and Jack McCree's memory should
have low become n part of the com
mon heritage OF the English people.
These r links Of empire indeed
, 1921-12-03
WE PAIp-wHY NOT orHERs7

During our Civil war, United States bonds were sold
in Europe and were bought by Europeans who paid
for them with accent dollars. After the war we paid
off those bonds with 1oo-cent dollars, and we did not
even complain, We expect other nations to meet
their. obligations with the same cheerful spirit that
We displayed-in meeting ours
, 1921-12-03
Foreign Money
Order Patrons
Are Kept Posted

WASHINGTON. Dec 2.-Ths post
office department has made arrange
ments whereby patrons OF foreign
money order offices may Be kept ad-
vised daily Of The fluctuations of for
eign exchange The new procedure
, 1921-12-03

In Flanders Fields the peoples blow
Between the rosse row on row
That mark our place. and IN the sky
The iarks. ssn braveiy sinsins. ny.
We arp the dead short days 3
We lived. felt dawn. saw suns>t glow.
Loved and were loved; and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.
Colonel John Accrass when he died
In the hospital NJ Bouicgns-fn Janu-
ary OF 1913. LEFT as hts legacy TO the
world an immortal poem II IA no
exagycration 10 say that the. verses
TN Flanders F1eidsv are fndissolub-
liy In liked with ths story of the great
war. The vision o. the poppies that
blow among the crosses eymboiizes
at once all the sorrow and the pride
of the sacrifice that they immortal
IKE.
But to those OF US who were privi-
legged 20 be his friends Jack Mccrae
left IN addition TO this an abiding
memory that WIN never be obliterated
and that the lapse OF time can but
intensity. We did not need his wris-
ten verse and the story OF his devo-
ton to tel US the kind Of man he
was. We had known Il long
The sarne ideal of patriotism and
devotion 4 duty that inspired him
IN the war had Been the mould in
which his life was cast
Lean FIRST remember Jack NcCrae
when he was an undergraduate at
the University of Toronto. Even then
ne was 4 soldier of Sorts he belonged
to an honorable but neglected body
called Company x, tho university
company of tho Queens Own Rifles
Of tho militia OF Canada. The times
were unpropitious- The atmosphere
was one in which military ardor
burned dim. Company X was often
compelled to form its imaginary tours
with only thres IN line The evolu-
tons were all too often the butt Of
the feeble wit OF tho undergraduate.
Indeed tho company itself was pres
entity attenfuated 10 the vanishing
point and disappeared
But looking back upon them In re-
Prospect they appear a band OF he
roes. McCrae's name Is only one u
an honored list of Canadian soldiers.
dead and living. whose hrst service 10
their country was in the drill squad
Of Company K
McCraa graduated in arts, and later
IN mcdicine, at the University OF 1or-
onto. n soon after his graduation
saw active service in South Africa
as an officer in the Canadian nrtil-
lery. It was after his return from
South Africa in 1900 That he came TO
McGHl to fill the post of lecturer In
pathology. which he occupied till Au.
gust OF 1914. with this he COM
bined the arduous work OF a doctor in
general practice. No man OF, our cir
Gle In Montreal worked harder han
did John McCrae- Yet he seemed to
ind time for everything. and con-
trived somehow to MI in the spare
moments of a busy life with the
reveries of a poet. FLANDERS Fields"
stands out, of course. from all that
he wrote. as a poem In which the &C.
casion and the Inspiration are unique
and cannot be repeated. But It Is by
no means his only poem OF high
merit. Those who know. the excel.
lent little memorial volume that Sir
Andrew Macphail has written will re-
call at once Tho Oldest Drama and
The Happy Warrior" as productions
not easily surpassed. -
But Jack McCrae never adopted h
, 1921-12-03
LOOKING uP.

With Budget Director Dawes looping half a billion
off the departmental estimates and Chairman Madden
of the appropriations COMMITTEES Topping off another
half billion, the outlook is getting to be good for the
taxpayer.
, 1921-12-03
THE SAVINGS

There has been an Increase of practically 5000
100000 in savings banks deposits in the past year
We can find no surer index of returning prosperity
than those figures.
, 1921-12-03

An inventor has lust produced a gun
from which a stout line can from the
shoulder. be shot a distance of one
hundred and ten yards
, 1921-12-03

The marines are giving good account of themselves.
They have three dead mail bandits to their credit.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15
REPUBLICAN STEWARDSHIP.

There been much partisan pickering concerning 'he amour
of estimates for Federal expenses the amount OIL
made etc But real test of the Republican record WI" oe o
termned by the treasury reports showing actual cash spent he
can be no camoulagng that AS everybody Knows the feuera
fiscal wears ends 80 The Democrats were IN u charge OF e
pendures up 1921 for eight months OF the year
June 30 1921 The Democrats had not only spent the money lor
eight months of the wear but they had made contracts and commit
nents covering the year The Republicans therefore, CANNOT
b held accountable any expenditures for that year but
for the year beginning July 1921 and ending June M i'z the
Republicans will be accountable except that OF course he ca
avoid having Indebtedness the previous administration
national debt binding regardless of the political party that
incurred We have for instance an annual interest chage Oh ap
proxmatey billion dollars which the nation must pay lot
number of years whichever party In power Inc amount
h payment something that the Republican party cannot pc
held responsible for for the Democratic party that maageu
the business The fighting in Europe was nonarsan
bu the letting contracts adoption of fiscal policies the pu
chase supplies the erection of buildings the transportation
troops etc. kept closely under the control OF pran Demo
Gratis Or Wsontes other affation The payment OF
the debt the debt the payment OF Obligations
left over from Wilson regime be charged to the present
administration. That plain proposition that no one Will dis
lute it.
What the country can should and will hold the Republican
party responsible the of the nations business so
far administrative affairs Back kto normal
the Republican campaign cries. and the party can prop
ery held responsible the speed with which accompshes that
desirable result No could expect did expect that the nation
would brought back normal day month year.
would folly dsband every agency instantly
leaving many records tangled That what Demo-
and commissions would like for then would be i'm
possible check up their of affairs to
certain money they spent how they spent it. To dump
records storage boxes with system of filing would be
administrations conduct business the
same grossly wasefu and inefficient that the Democrats con-
Quoted for eight One of the best guarantees of good
agemen the the demonstration that political party
cad funds and exposed and unpunshed
fiscal year 1922 will end 80 four months be-
Congressional elections There will be plenty Of time for
the Democrats the record of actual expenditures for that
full of Republican control and point specifically the
money which spent and which they think ought not
been spent They will find Republicans ready defend
and compare with the record of the preceding adj
mniStration
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15
BLIND MAN MAKING RACE
FOR HARRODSBURG JUDGE.

Harrodsburg - The race between
Oscar Gortney, who has been blind
since early childhood, against John ].
Van Arsdale, the incumbent for police
Judge of this city features the election.
While Judge Van Arsdale through his
experience on the police bench and
his political strength is conceded to
have strong chance, the fact that
Mr.. Gortney ran in second place In
the primary against large field and
was only few hundred votes behind
the present judge indicates a posi-
bility of his victory. Mr.. Gortney, al
though handicapped by his lack of
vision, has made strenuous race. Mr..
Gortney is piano tuner by profession
and has not been generally active in
politics. ''3nnB
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15

ay and the members are getting
own to hard work. President Hard
ing could not have possibly named a
finer advisory committee. He over
looked no class of people by those he
selected. There are republicans and
democrats, men and women, holding
theories of all kinds, represented.
There is no doubt in my mind that
the conference will lshow results. 1t IS
only a question of how far the agree
ments will go in limiting navies and
armies and reducing the huge costs
that nations are now paying for keep
ing IN the strength of their defences.
With the settlement Of disputes that
now orm the excuse for building big
navies and keeping large armies in
the field, nations will have no further
reason for enlarging their forces, and
they will be quite willing to put lin
its upon them if all other countries do
the same"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15

recommended Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and have found great
relief since using it. My back is much
better and l can sleep well. ! keep
house and have the care of five children
so my work is very trying and l am very
thankful l have found the Compound
such help. | recommend it to my
friends and if you wish to use this letter
l am very glad to help any woman suf-
fering as / was until l used Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs. MAUDE E. TAYLOR, St. James
Place, Roxbury, Mass.
Backache is one of the most common
symptoms of a displacement or derange-
m,nt Of the female system. No woman
should make the mistake of trying to
overcome it by heroic endurance, but
rroft byMrs. Taylor 'sexperience and try
vAaE. Pinkham sVegetableC COMPOUND
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15
STOLE WAIF ADOPTED BY
SOCIETY OF 325 MEMBERS.

L"lisville. No WRINKLES gather
o Hthe forehead of three-weeks-old
sill at the Kentucky Children's Home
Society She has 1926 official fathers
and mothers to worry concerning her
future. The baby was left in the Kauf-
man-Straus Building. When the
mother could not be found, the Wei
fare Association of the company, COM
prising 1926 members, decided to
adopt the child Funds will be pro-
viGed by the association and the baby
will be placed in the care of some re-
spCnsible person.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15
FATHER AND son BURNED
TO DEATH IN THEIR HOME

Mayfield - Jess Byrd, this county,
received telegram stating this his
brother Omar Byrd, and his little son
had been burned to death in their
home at Drumright, Okla, and that
Mrs. Byrd was severely burned about
the body. The family had moved to
Oklahoma from this county.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15
SUDDEN DEATH FOR WIDOW
OF DRUGGIST AT AUGUSTA.

Augusta. Mrs. Knoedler widof
of L. p. Knoedler, former wholesale
and retail druggist in Augusta, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Angus
tus Robbins, from heart trouble.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15
THE MAID OF ORLEANS.

1t peculiarly appropriate expression of the close ties
that bind the United States and France that of the French
heroine Jeanne Arc is to be erected Washington The statue
replica of the famous original that stood for many years
front of the Cathedral of Rheims has arrived New York and
will be unveiled commanding site Washington public
park that overoks the whole city Marshall Foc will break ground
for the foundation and in will be placed stones from the Rheims
Cathedral
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15
FOSTERING.

Says Lord NOrthcfe "A proIOngation the alliance Anglo
Japanese only tae public and official opinion
United States merely hmates China adds nothing to the
prestige Of Great Britain in Asia He might added that it
invites break between the mother country and the domnion
Canada Australia Zealand 1t TO he hoped that thought
tu Of Great Britain will prayerfu consideration
views of the London editor.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15
PRACTICAL VIEWS.

The Shipping Board mailing QUESTIONABLE every private
and operator ships ascertain the practical
the various problems that confront the Board dealings with
the merchant marine 1t simply another feature admna
tions policy of putting business in government.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15
TUMMY's COMPo.

The New York Times does not hesitate superaves
nouncng the publication seay of Mr. Tultys comments
Woodrow Wilson Nothing equal this work rvidy exclaims
the Times has appeared in American history biography
Nicoay and Hays Life of Abraham Lincoln 1t is experience
Mr. Tumuty
Secretary State Hay and they had hoped that attempts
iIr Wilson with Abraham Lincoln had subsidized.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15

ISp0ndent, mad dizzy
spells and at my
monthly periods it
was almost impos-
sible to keep around
at my work. Since
my last baby came
two years ago my
back has been worse
and no position l
could get in would
relieve it, and doc
tors medicine did
NOT helnme a friend
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15

prominent financial paper tells of large Wall operators
patronng lunch and caeeras nuging the
formal lunches that have hitherto been the vogue This may
nefort help along movement for reduced cost of living
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15
TAKES CARE
OF 5 CHILDREN
Mrs. Taylor's Sickness Ended
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Roxbury, Mass.-T suffered contin-
ually with backache and was often de-