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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-18
A FOOL AND A WOMAN.

% 600, ,bere wasn and "a rag, bone and hank Oh h"
hos which express worldly and shallow syncisn' ~
Of the sums tells her constant lover the MA, III K f inst the
veb an got enough Jack 10 take me afouio -, hi; rn
same as john the young business man. WHO ~
s hecause mother says we'd never be happy tose' ~,
,aa .. tho state of mind which is produced DOM III 'he NM
oo of sucb a poem as Kipling's Vampire winch "
bsn "fools' and one has incipent tragedy o''e
.onv Of Hoods "Bridge of Signs and she VIII ~, ros
81 t in its concreteness and incomplete phlosopns p
der and selfdesruction just as drmkine-sohs INSPIRES
ment. :. Co,.ro, Park New York
Amode husband was found dead In oen'rai alA Nv hl
cstv Bv his side lay the body Of his senographer p NJ
Ia, search of the mans pockets revealed ie " +ha
~, wife confessing his misplaced devotion ana 90
he had made fool OF hissen' i"' ~
Kpng's 'Vampre " ;.h;r,
These facts are all quite UNDERSTANDINGS IL " Tho
- Keats, code to Grecn Urn or Wordsworth Sohe' s
ooomnlce before the fact 1t is very doubtful ID even h
So, ~ upornbva Lover of Browning could have repae INV
K;,no noem although Andrea's wife was "a rag oone anu ~
So; &c tho first order and the second poem contains ~
p,+ there is a certain calm maturiy-even serenity ID
ord Tho lover of Porphria committed his murder III N
fashion after calm delberatlon
ss*"and all her hair
In one long yellow string wound
Three times her little throat around,
And strangled her.
Porphyra was not rag, bone and hank OIL ha'' DIV m
a smooth white shoulder and laughing blue eyes n ,
little head and cheek blush d bright beneath KISS "
was not called "a fool. In Killing her he eA''"'" "
wish" and happy !,
The difference here between Browning and hplmg ~ Una" "
x lodrama and tragedy Or Kiplng is the mouthpiece
great raw emotons-unduted masculinisrn Dro"s
nb;osonher who retains his mans shape and MS man
feelings but tempers them with gentle wisdom Again hplls
tie twofeahered and omahawked brave, rowng the 'e "
sefconceited chief.
All men are fools time in their lives just as all
conform occasionally to Kpng description The man IN '
I Dbl ~ IN tho height of this fool period and his scpy pro
abv was so intensified by reading of another fool the same pos
ton that he forgot his duty his wife, himself and 10 tne std
and shued off, taking with his hank of hair whose DARING
wish undoubtedly live and to marry the man 10 ho
was affanced
Wold tbe man have committed the double crime he had
road Vampre Assuming he Influenced by it, was II mere
his choice of literature that proved his undong Inc casual
server will smile at assumption that poetry was at all
unless knows how deeply the afflicted human hear a''e
the muse of other men--Courier- Journal
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orators 1 nthat Job. We need deep
thinking men on tho Job. Mr.. McAdoo
was full Of speeches and the result
was ne spent much Of his time at It.
Mr.. Mello mis- 60 years Of age and In
the best Of health.
"Mr. Mellon has always been a Re-
publican and has stuck by that great
party through thick and thin. When
ever he saw what he thought was
wrong in the Grand Old Party, he did
all he coul dto correct 1t from the in
side instead Of leaving. to do 1t through
another party.
when saw him In Washington
just before President Harding's In
auguration he looked as II he was
primed to take up his new work, and
I'll bet you'll never hear of any trou-
bles from that department during Mr.
Harding's administration.
"Now both Of you run along to bed
and don't forget to be on time for
school tomorrow. Next week I'll tell
you another story"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-18
,oooooOoooOo co
. UNCLE TEDs BEDTIME @
. STORIES. q
Oooo0ooo00C @ @ @
Andrew w. Mellon Our New Secretary
OF the Treasury.

Andrew w. Mellon Our New secretary
OF the Treasury.
ooh! Uncle Ted, Uncle Ted" called
Jack, lust as his Uncle was starting to
leave the house. please tell us an
other story tonight You promised
last night you would,
Jack, you're the greatest tease !
ever knew in my life" called back
Uncle Ted. 81 was Just going to
church meeting
But It won't take long," spoke up
Ruth, "and anyway VIC have to go to
bed early"
BY this time Uncle Ted had turned
around an dstarted up the steps. "All
right" he said as he came through the
front door. "If tell you another story
tonight you must get off to school on
time tomorrow. Your mother tells me
you have been late a great many times
lately"
1--WE promise!'' came the answer
from both Ruth and Jack.
"Well,' began Uncle Ted, last week
told you something about our new
Secretary of State, Charles Evans
Hughes. How would you like to hear
something about the man who heads
the big money department Of the gov
ernment the new Secretary of the the
Treasury"
"Fine," spoke up Jack II hope he
knows all about money cause there
must be a lot of 1t in the Treasury
There's not as much there as there
was before the Wilson administration
started making big loans to about
every foreign country that asked for
money. Those loans were made on the
theory that they would be used by the
borrowers in their war against Ger
many, but about s2,OOO,OOOOOO of them
we're handed out after the armistice
had been signed and tire fighting had
stopped. So there isn't as much money
in our Treasury as there should be. 1t
will be one Of Mr.. Melons first duties
to arrange for the return of those big
loans, and | feel sure after he has
been in Office a short time the money
will begin coming back to us.
"You know, think man who holds
the big position of Secretary OF the
Treasury should be man who knows
how to handle large sums; a man who
has had plenty of money to handle
and one with a kkeen business head
No ORDINARY man can possibly rul
the Treasury without getting it int
9 an awful mess. But our new man Il
that Job, the man picked by Pres;den
Harding, is one of the richest men il
$ Pennsylvania and is one OF the iift
S wealthiest men in the country. I
I course, that alone doesn't mean he
greet man at all. That point s'mpl
shows that the handling of large sun
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-18
pRoMETHEUs UNBOUND.

1t beside point for Mr. Lamont or anyone else to assure
Mr. Harding that President Wilson entered into secret under
standing with foreign diplomats while in Paris with regard to the
disposition of the debt owed by the allies to the Unit
ed States and that therefore, the President free act IN the
Everybody knows that Mr. Wilson did nothing secretary Oh
otherwise in Paris the slightest binding effect on this coun
try today treaty league stand rejected his promised ALI
ance with France been ratified and his entire trip abroad
was absolutely abortv far his representation of the United
States is concerned.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-18
BRADFORD BROTHERS
PURCHASE LARGE FARM.

The 3O0-acre tract of land belonging
to the ten heirs Of the late David Mil
Ter Bradford has been sold to Brad
ford Brothers of Aberdeen for thirty
thousand dollars. This farm on the
Ohio six miles west Of Manchester
Is one of the most desirable home
steads in Adams county. A rotation
of crops with grass for the leader, has
sustained the land in its original fer
tile condition 1t is said that Mays
vile firm three years ago made ten.
der of several thousand dollars more
for the farm than the price received
The heirs were not ready to sell al
that time.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-18
CINCINNATI FRIENDS TO GIVE
ENTERTAINMENT FOR WINES

Cincinnati, o., March II. - A num-
Der Of friends of DR.. H. C. WINES will
attend a testimonial entertainment to
be given for his benefit here tonight
D. WINES, former Cincinnati meat
inspector, was accused Of the murder
Of Lura Parsons at Pine Mountain,
KY. Eleven OF the jury at the first
trial favored his acquittal and he is
out on bond pending q retrial in April.
His Cincinnati friends, confident Of his
innocence, have arranged an interest
ing program for tonight's entertain
ment.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-18
THRELKELD MURDER TRIAL
IS CONTINUED TO JUNE Is.

Nicholasville, KY, Mrach H. - The
trial of the Commonwealth against
prof. T. B. Threlkeld, charged with
the murder Of A. c. Denman, Nichol-
asville merchant, in his store last 0c-
tober, was called in circuit court yes
terday, but was continued until June
13 on account Of the illness of the de-
PENDANT, who is nuable to leave his
room. A jury which heard the case
last November disagreed,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-18
UNCLAIMED MAIL.

Unclaimed letters in the Maysville
postoffice weekk ending March 10;
Bottom, Miss Tillie
Beecham, Miss Florence
Frank C. Gibson Sons Co.
Kennedy, Mrs. Add
Mefford, Mrs. Jess
Overton, Miss Fannie
Stewart, Mrs. Virgie
Speaks, John
Willy, Miss Ethel
One cent due on above letters; per-
sons calling for same will please say
Advertised" M F. KEH0E, P. M.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-18
COLORED CITIZENS.

The Womans' Home Missionary So
ciety of Scott M. e. church, will meet
at Mrs. Mamie Obanion, Friday at
2.20 n. m. ,
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HERE ARE WAR FIGURES.

Washington. - AS evidence OF the
need Of maintaining the tsrictest econ
omy, as we'll os at preventing further
loans to our allies Of the war and
compelling the payment Of the inter-
est on the amounts already loaned to
them by us, Senator Spencer, Of Mis-
souri,, has presented figures to show
the entire cost to the United States as
follows.
Military cast, as per Sec
rotary Houston OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Extra cost government
functions under war
conditions ...... $500, 900, 900
Civilian damages. lost
shipping and penions 2,3Oo,0oo'ooo
Red Cross contributions 97S,512,225
Other contributions =. 100000, 900
Congressional European
relief .. 1OO,OOO,OOo
Credit extended by Grain
cornoration ........ so,375,OOO
Credit given by War
Department ........, 5o'ooo'ooo
Credit given by Shipping
BOARD ...... 3,5sO,OOO
Credit given by American
to European Nationals 1,S2l'4Sl'ooU
Government loans to Eu-
roneau nations ....... s,76O,OO,OOC
Total ........... $44,173,94S,22'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07
Nations Potential Untopped
Wealth Over $15O,OOO,00O,0OO

from year to year without becoming nm
excessive burden upon the taxpayers,
the secretary says, and as has alreauS
been proven by experience, M year ,
rron upon one acre OF reclaimed tFrt-
gated ground will he of a value largely
IN cSccss Of the total amount expended
In rendering such acre productive. IN
der the present system. or any proposed
legislation. Of course the cost OF such
project will be repaid and meanwniIe
the added wealth yielded VIII AShtch
the tax burdens upon all the taxpayers
Of the country"
Opportunity for Labor
Referring 70 pending bills providing
for furthc- reclamation activities, Mr..
Fall says TINT II they are enacted addl-
tjonal opportunity for labor VIII De
offered the unemployed and at the same
time homes made for those who desire
them.
This department" he adds. us thor
oughlv ~organiZed with sufficient force
and Is ready to carry on any work which
such an enlightened policy as suggested
might be assigned to 1t In reclamation
or other development Of our national
resources"
Discussing the situation In Alaska
the interior secretary declares tho re-
sources Of that territory and the
wealth to be drawn therefrom in the
future are almost incaiculab(e."
There are 100000 acres OF lands
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07
GLAD TIDINGS

Coming unexpectedly out OF the gloom
is the joyful news OF Il settlement OF
the Irish question. 1t is a little hard
10 realize that this IS the settlement OF
the centuries-old controversy between
England and Ireland. but. from tho dis
patches. such seems to be the fact.
The terms. IN brief. are that Ireland
Is TO be a free state. similar to Canada
or Australia. having the same connec-
ton with tho British empire. and tina
the consent OF Ulster Is not essential TO
the agreement. Ulster. II is stated, may
either enter the new arrangement or re-
tain her present status.
That England and the S.nn Fem rep
rosentatiyes have concluded such All
agreement Is remarkable. II IS the sim
plest and sanest solution possible, but
there was no Indication. up until the
last minute. that 1t would ever be
reached, Let US trust that later dis
patches will confirm ali OF the roseato
reports and that the great problem OF
ireland Is indeed settled. .
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07
RIPPING RHYMES
II WALT MASON
PAYING Up

The first day Of the month arrives.
rs scheduled by the almanac, and then.
to save the merchants lives. I toddle
up the street and back. Escorted By the
village band. I climb up Main streets
asphalt hills. and with my ~checko"ok In
my hand. ] pay up all my monthly DllIs'
It's good 10 see the groCers face when
arrive. with checks on tap: It's good
TO See the glad smiles chase themselves
around his Ia ggard map. And from the
butchers furrowed brow the shades OF
trouble flee away. when ! would pay
him for the COW l bought IN fragments.
day by day. The weary baker seems
quite gay, and heavcs no more his
heartsick signs. when l Invade his mart
and say. I'll pay you for those concrete
pies" oh, many books have told us
how to make the world a brighter place.
10 speed the optimistic pillow. and light
up every mourning face. And doubtless
all such schemes are fine, and Polly
annas cut much grass; but I contend
this scheme Of mine will all the other
schemes surpass. I might invade the
merchants store and say a lot OF sunny
things. and he would rate me as 4 bore
and throw q score or bricks and Things,
His heart Is sick with Erievous woes,
his trade IS slack. he's needing cash:
and sunshine words and spiels like
those appear to him as tawdry trash.
But when I come and say. by heck
Produce my bill-Ill pay II now he
promptly falls upon my neck. and plants
n kiss upon my brow.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams.>
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07
MIR. DARST AND THE CAPI-
Toll SITE

The lnteligencer prints today a state
ment on the location Of the new state
capitol by Hon. John S. Darst. taken
from the Charleston Daily Mail. Mr..
Darst has been one OF the strongest adj
vocates OF Keeping the capitol inside
the corporate limits OK charleston. He
states. what Is undoubtedly a fact. that
the great majority Nf the people arc for
the old location. Mr.. Darst also takes
a strong position on the legal status Of
the proposition e. locate the new build
ing outside the corporate limits OF the
capital city. ia do 80. ne points out.
would be 70 change the seat OF govern.
ment without Legislative sanction. and
the courts would undoubtedly act TO
prevent such Illegal procedure. Every
man and woman in West Virginia IS
Interested in the location OF the new
capitol building. and The IntcllIgencer
trusts that Mr.. Darst's article will be
carefully read.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

In forests. m that territory" he EayA
and many millions Of acres upon o
hubble domain upon which settlers may
depend for mining timhers. lumber LOT
hourscs. etc. There. are millions Oh
acres OF Ian. fitted for agricultural ana
the agricultural resources are such thas
2 large population can be supported IN
Alaska without the importation OF fooo-
stunfs from the United States or other
countries.
Alasta,s Resources,
".AIaska's resources have not ooen
Developed for various reasons among
others the lack Of transportation ana
largely because Of the fact that these
resources are administered through
some thirty-eight bureaus and various
departments Of this government In
my opinion authority Ia administer the
laws relative to Alaska's natural re-
sources must he vested in some one
department OF this government that the
activities charged with the adm!nistra-
ton Of such laws may be properly CO.
ordinated.
TRANSPORTATION Is necessary OF course
and the government has assisted insofar
as the construction OF IL railroad from
Seward TO Fairbanks Is concerned, which
road. will be ready for operation within
n few months. Vast deposits Of valua-
BILE metallIferOus minerals and great
coal mines are known to exist and must
be made accessible TO the railroad and
10 coast transportation.
While no extensive oil development
has as yet been made. It Is wei! known
70 this derartmcnt that indications OF
valuable oil deposits exist from Point
Barrow to the Seward peninsula"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07
MYSTERIOUS GAS
WELL DEVELOPED
At west union

Sist.rsville. W. Va, Dec. Taste
loss, odurless and colorleSs Eas whirh
burns more brightly and has 81 heat sew
eral times more intense t,lan or'!nar!
natural Cas a been developed on me
nronertv OF W. W. Brown. II West mon
attorney. according to reliable authority
The we'll came from 4 mysterious
source, being discovered In a water wei!
on which was considered Il very tiht
one. Ne!ghbors from distance procu'eo
water from II.
Recently the water turned 10 a milky
color, but stlll retained IT, fine drink
ing Qualities. One day while the water
was being drawn from tho well. a match
was struck and Immediately the wen
was a blazing furnace. The wei was
canned and piped TO the Brown residence
and another drilled. It. too, was found
tn nosscss the same gns qualities.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07
THE FARMER AND MIR.
GOMPERS

{ In today's Inteliigencer IS reproduced
an open letter from a farmer OK Orange
county, California, 20 President Samuel
, Gompers Of the American t~ederation Of
Labor. This letter Is not only interest
} ing, but very much to the point, The
farmer, Mr.. c. 4. Ut, sa.s TO Gompers'
IN part:
. Although the farmer constitutes
, nearly half the nation and performs
. more than haf the labor OF the country.
you do not seem 70 know that he exists.
, The farmer Is earning for hts labor
income very much less than in 1914. be-
' cause his other costs are double those
Of 1914. due principally TO the refusal OK
union labor 10 share in the dctatton.
You ignore the farmer as an eco
nomlc and integral factor in the sItua-
lion.
e Union labor constitutes only about
. one-afth OF the tabor and people OF
these United States. and their attempt
, 10 hold the advantages gained by them
during the recent general insanity can
have no other result than unemplOy-
ment.
The result Of this lamentable OUT
q, rage Is that after he has spent all his
income he is only abe 10 get hall the
= things he wants or could buy II wages
were debated in proportion as his total
income has been.
Let the cos; Of building return Ike
the farmer products to around the
1914 level, and this country will expert
ence tho greatest building boom IN his
, tory, with q consequent reduction OF
rents and unemployment.
6 You only represent 4 small egmeu
Of American labor. The farmer and his
assistants perform much more Ia Dor
than the A. +. l.. members, to say moth
inS Of that performed by unorganized
. labor"
Mr.. TIT strikes hard and straight
: from the shoulder. In his estimate OF
, the relative Importance OF the farmer.
| he Is absolutely correct. There can be
no real or permanent prosperity in this
Nation unless the farmer DC prosperous.
does not take q mathematician to ttE-
re- out that the farmer, with 90 cent
heat, IS cent corn and eight cent cot
:, cannot buy the products OF men
sHo are st!ll receiving war prices. The
Warmer must get a far price IN proper
: ton 10 all other prices. Until he does,
our economic situation Will remain In
a state OF chaos.
Z One OF the greatest problems We are
facing today : 70 put the farmer back
, on his feet. either by lowering other
; prices or by increasing the prices he
, receives. Conditions in cities and towns
must bear a relationship TO conditions
on the farm.
. The farmer does not ask short hours
or easy conditions OF labor. Instead OF
~ or As hours a week. he works 81. -
or so hours and does not consider II as
an unbearable hardship. Instead OF. i
. comfortable workship. we'll ventilated
In summer and heated in winter. ne IS
exposed 20 the blazing sun and the
wintry blasts. But IL Is not OF these
, things he complains. The farmer would
kpot understand anyone who sentimental
Ned over the ordinary conditions OF his
What he wants Is plain justice
o prices ne gets FOR hts products.
Rpared to the prices other men
Athelrs.
eriCa we can have no favored
I'll must share alike In the grea,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

privileges established by our imrnorta,
constitution. No one group can be per-
mitted TO receive a share OF the total
national income which makes 70 impos-
Sible for another group TO receive n fair
share. That Is the condition we have
today as etwec union labor n the
farmer. Obviously. it must be corrected.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

What IS q Socialist. Anyway" Is the
title OF an article appearing in Il current
weekly. Judging from what has lately
happened 70 various socialist!C theories
the question IL not easy to answer
ClarkSburg Telegram.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

A lot OF men go strutting around the
earth as II they owned II who are really
so insignificant they've never been SOIL
cited to sign a patent medicine testl-
monial.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

Results achieved By the Washington
conference as 10 China have been mega
nese delegation. PATIENCE old top: the
Chinese wall wasn't built in a day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07
What Other
Editors Say

Sure. English IS the language or the
Washington conference; but for prac-
IDEAL purposes. as far as me pubic IL
:; might about as vel DC
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

l, used 10 he that a fellow went out
under the sky and. looking at the stars.
contemplated his own inssgnhcance.
Now he calls on a girl and she Is more
eloquent thar the Standardization
Gazette.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

Merry Christmas. Healthy New
Year" That's the message OF the
Christmas Seals. Buy literally.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

Maybe another reason building costs
80 often exceed estimates Is because
the architect forgets TO include the cost
Of city councilmen.--Psrkersourg Vows
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

That Christmas gift or letter will DO
valued just a little more II II bears It's
quota OF Christmas Seals.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

~"R!uebcard' Landru goes TO the
Eu!llot.ne. Too many women Will mako
any man lose his head.-Hunt!nSton
Advertiser.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

II some nations will scrap their
ambitions- perhaps some other nations
will have less ambition TO scrap
Charleston Mall.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

Uncle Sam has just finished an in
ventory Of coal stocks. MI Ultimate
Consumer beat him. 70 It by several
weeks. j.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

What's IN a name Wei, just try
the lcader OF a congressional
Erouv a bloc Neutrality-suspicious. New
Dominion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

Lloyd George may not come to Wash
!ngton. Too tame. perhaps ai'eF oe'"e
IN the Irish negotiations.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

and wherefores Of the rejection Of the
recall petitions. at least.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

Lumber rates from the Pacific are TO
he lower. AL aboardl