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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-31
When 4 Girl MdyTies
By ANN LESLIE.

On the floor was 8 thick green carpet of 1eafy color and softness. What absurd mistaken gasped. 'The furniture people must have confused their deliveries. 1 They've sent some one else's or der instead of my own I'll have to- call right up and have it rectffied"
 "If I were you" remarked Car | 1otta drily. "I'l consult my-im- promptu nan-of-all-work before speaking to the furniture people. What do you mean7" demand ed, flushing hotly up to the roots of my hair.
 Carlotta stared at me with level, unflinching eyes. Then she carefully closed the door and confronted me- f'Sit down. she said grimIy, Now listen to me, Anne, I've been a. woman in business and dn business of my own, for long time. And I've dis
 covered something your experience with a dear old fogy group like the Ha1dane crowd has never taught you/ The modern world is inclined to take a yard when granted an inch. "A woman who's running an organization
 of her own must learn to take sYand and stick to it. No favors, no fhvor- itism. I know you want to do Khat-- but do you think this is a. good be-I
 ginning? Forgive me. dear7Ibut Z don't like that Hoadley pers9n. And
 I can't see why he should Joe acting as handy man about the P1ace. Neither can l." were/ the un-
 usual words I whispered( back. At least not on general prIncipIes. But
 this queer HoadIey berson has a
 faithful dog attitude Toward any ono who is kind to him. His commer- cial sense makes hihn regard me as valuable But his (heart-well, Car
 fotta did you eyer see lass attrac- l trive individual from a physical stand point %
 NO" returned Carlotta in aston ishment HBut what has that to do with it?''
 "Everythfng The mans voice Is against him. SOS his squat frog-like
 figure, and his gaping-eyed, red face. :. And he wants to be liked, to be treaty ed as a human being and a frienR
 So don't ask me to go out thge and cali him down for his obtrJsive
 but weu-neant interest in moving fur
 niture and arranging things Es the tip"
 T guess you're right" <aid Car loha.
 fT know I am," I replied. And
 4ow watch me combine discretion with kindness"
 So saying, led the way to the outer office. The stenographer from the Sturges Construction Company was already busying herself dusting furniture, filling inkwells and per forming the little hundrum tasks which betoken friendly interest rather than merely an eye on salary. She looked up with a warm smile of greet ing and came forward with a shy which seemed mingled with adoratfon for Carlotta and desire to please me. Carlotta introduced Miss May to me, pointedly ignoring Max Hoad1ey.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-31

Do you remember when the 14th regiment was encamped at Seaside park before the park was a park !? Dwight Morris was the colonel of that grand body of men, largely compos- ed of Bridgeport volunteers. Colonel l by Gideon Thompson, and at the bat tie of Antietam the animal was shot from under its rider. Later on Col one1 Morris was given the command of a brigade. for bravery. and fin ished his service as a general. After the war. General Morris was sent to Paris as a representative of 1 this government. While there he met and married an American girl, Miss Yeaton. Later General and Mrs. Morris returned to this city and liv- 1 ed for several years in "Lindencroft' once the home of P. T. Barnum, and in more recent years the residence of Mrs. E. C. Bassick.
 General Morris died many years | ago, and his grave is in Mountain Grove cemetery.
 Do you remember the horse that was presented by Elias Howe to Dr.
 Robert M. Hubbard, surgeon of the 17th Connecticut regiment, also en- camped at Seaside park before they went to war?
 This particular horse figured in
 that never-to-be-forgotten episode at Stepney, when a crowd of Bridge port citizens descended wrathfully up-
 on a "Copperhead'' meeting and pulled down the Rebel flag which was float ing be1ligerent1y over the head of Snobb1e, the speaker.
 This all happened just after the return of the three-months' volun- teers. These were the men who had responded to President Line n's first call for seventy-five thousand men to put down the rebellion. They were
 grimy and war-st ained. but patriotic to the core, and ready at the drop of
 the hat to jump into any fracas that
 offered a thrill
 Or the day in question, word was
 passed around Bridgeport that a band
 of Southern sympathizers were to
 hold q peace meeting in Stepney and
 that seditious speeches would be made The news spread like wild fire. Soldiers and citizens all got to- gether an immense force with the
 single object-to go to Stepney and
 drag down any other flag than the
 Stars and Stripes.
 All sorts of conveyances were com
 mandeered to carry the crowds. Elias Howe headed the procession, seated
 in his open barouche. driven by Johnnie Walters, his coachman. Later, this same coachman was driver of
 Steam Fire Engine No. 3.
 Just back of MT. Howe's carriage rode Mrs. Howe, mounted on beau- tiful bay sta1llon. Then followed P. T. Barnum in a carriage driven by Hugh Brady. his coachman.
 When the cava1cade reached Step ney, Snobble was ranting treason and
 seditton on a platform erected on the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-31
CHAPTER 523

CHAPTER 523
 Life in my new office was inaug- urated with a smoothness that made me almost suspicious. I've never thought of myself as a superstitious person, but the old adage Bad be- ginning makes good ending," played an accompaniment to all I did and thought that first day. My begin ming conversely, was almost too good. When I started from the house at a little after eight, Carlotta insisted on accompanying me to sec that everything was in good order ana that the stenographer she was lepd- ing me had arrived in due season. To our great astonishment. we found Max HoadIey ahead of us. With coat off and sleeves rolled up, he was arranging furniture and directing the men who were putting the electric fixtures over the desks, which had been placed where thay got the best possible light.
 Hello, Iadyi" cried my self-elected janitor. "I thought I'd get this all Maybe in the time it takes you to inspect your own little private sane tum, I'll be able to finish this main office of yours"
 Wheezing and red-faced from ex- ertion, Max Hoadley nevertheless ap- peared the very epitome of kindness and thoughtfulness- And I found myself feeling certain enthusiasm when presented him to Car1otta- Therefore I was intensely surprised to find her greeting him with an icy re- serve she might almost have copied from Virginia And whenl l turned my. gaze to Max Hoad1ey. he was standing off and viewing Carlotta as if he wereStaking her measure for a sparring match. To cover the mo- mentary awkwardness of the situation I stressed my words of gratitude a bit.
 ''It's perfectly splendid of you to take so much interest in my little venture" cried. q can't begin to tell you how grateful I am But it doesn't seem fair that you should be doing manual labor in my office when you've so much mental labor to do in your own"
 "Oh, that's not worth speaking about" cried MT. Hoad1ey. jovial1y q kinda, feel a personal interest in this little place-fatherly. you might say. So I'll take it as favor if you'll let
 me finish getting this room to rights
 We're dismissed. Cariotta," an- nounced banteringly. Come and in spect the inner sanctum-the office Of A. L. Harrison Herself"
 Almost disdainfully Car1otta swept by the squat figure of Max HoadIe< and led the way beyond grourd glass partition, 1ettered dn bIs.k against the oak. of the door, 'rrs- Harrison"
 When we entered my little sanc- tum, I fairly jumped. Instead 5f the simple oak furnishings I had f'dered. there was desk. filing cabifet. two office chairs. and g wa1l gable of magnificent Circassian walynt- And against the wall was a neat 4ttle type writer stand with a bise cushioned easy chair of walnut ldd leather lurking invftfngly in th Background
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-31

A criminal term of the district court will be called within few weeks. i+ is stated. eo try Gov
 J. B. A. Robertson of Oklahoma and Fred G Dennis former state banking commissioner. and sev- eral prominent business and financial mel Of Okmulgec on charges growing out of the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-31

Okmulgee bank scandal. The governor and Dennis are under indictment charged with accept ing bribe to allow the Guaranty State bank to operate after it was n an alleged insolvent con dition. The other men were active officers in the Guaranty bank and a bank which later pur- chased the Guaranty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-31

Russell Sjoholm is the fourteen year-old high school boy of Chi- cago who solves intricate mathe- nautical problems without the use of pencil or paper In an exhibi- ton recently he multiplied three figure numbers in a flash and di- vided thousands into millions in . jiffy without single error,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-31
SECTION
Do You Remember?

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-31

True is it that we have seen better days
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-31

Above, Countess Vlora, form erly
 Mrs Frank Gould, nee Helen
 Kelly; Baron Fermoy, son of
 Fanny Burke-Roche, New York.
 "Social gamblers" in New York are laying odds that Baron Fermoy will wed Countess Vlora of Rou- mania as soon as she divorces her present husband, the count. The countess is better known as Helen Kelly, dancer and first wife of Frank Gould. She has started her divorce action in Paris, where Fer moy is showering his attentions upon her,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09
Kentucky Lineup
In Next Congress

Winners in the Kentucky congress
sional races Tuesday we're:
First District-Alben w. Barkley,
Paducah. Democrat.
Second District-David H. Kinche.
loe, Madisonville. Democrat.
Third District--R. Y. Thomas. Jr.,
Central City. Democrat.
Fourth District-Ben Johnson, of
Bardstown, Democrat.
Fifth District--Maurice Thatcher,
Louisville, Republican.
Sixth District-Arthur B. Rouse,
Covington, Democrat.
Seventh DISTRICT. Campbell Can.
trill, Georgetown, Democrat
Eight District-Ralph Gilbert, Of
Shelbyville, Democrat.
Ninth District-W. j. Fields. Olive
Hill, Democrat.
Tenth District-John w. Langley
Pikevlle, Republican.
Eleventh District. NJ. Robson
Barbourville, Republican.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09
NEW VARIETY TAKING PLACE
OF pIsEAsE-AEEEcTEp CANE

Five years ago the sugar planta-
tions of Porto Rico were threatened
With disaster because OF. the sudden
appearance and the rapid spread of
a serious disease known as yellow
stripe, or mosaic disease, and the
planters appealed to the United
States Department of Agriculture for
help. Investigators sent to the island
by the Bureau of Plant Industry to
cooperate with the insular and Fed
eral experiment stations there soon
discovered that a variety of cane
known as Kavangire, then being
grown only in experimental plats,
seemed to be immune to the disease,
which was attacking practically every
other variety grown in Port oRico.
Kavangire cane is grown CONNER
cially in the Argentine, and through
the effective cooperation of the direc-
iof of the Tucuman Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station the department
made arrangements for an immediate
shipment of tons of seed cane of
that variety to Porto Rico The cane
was packed in charcoal in barrels
and shipped about the middle of July,
1919. arriving on the island early in
September. This is probably the
longest haul of seed cane in large
quantities ever made.
The immune cane was grown by
the Federal and insluar experiment
stations for the purpose of increasing
the quantity of seed cane. Later this
was distributed to each of the cen
trails on the island, and a recent re-
port shows that it has been giving
very good results. One Of the sta
lions had 500 acres of Kavangire this
year and is planning to increase to
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09
Kentucky Means
"Meadowland''

Taking issue with Judge Charles
Kerr who in his recently published
history. declared that, contrary to
the general belief, the word Kentucky
means "the land of tomorrow" Col
onel Thomas G. Stuart, of Winches-
ter, who spoke Tuesday night before
the Bradford Historical Society in
Lexington, asserted that he was prac-
tically certain that the old tradition
regarding the word is true and that it
means "meadowland."
Colonel Stuart spoke on CLARK
County as the Cradle of Kentucky
History" He asserted that 1t was
the first land to be left dry when the
waters receded from Kentucky in the
prehistoric days. Later, he said, the
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09
UP GOES SUGAR.

Sugar has steadily risen in price
since the passage of the Fordney-Mc
Cumber profiteers' tariff act and a
new advance has been announced by
the refiners. Already the retail price
of sugar in certain parts of the coun-
try has gone to eight cents a pound.
What the price will be in another
month or two depends entirely on
the disposition of the refiners and
the profiteers.
Producers of beet sugar in Europe
have a surplus of 100000 tons. it is
reported from Paris. There is not
likely to be any shipments of Ameri-
can beet sugar to European countries.
The Cuban crop. it is announced from
Havana, is so large that grinding OF
the cane will begin a month earlier
than usual If the economic laws OF
supply and demand were unhampered
by the prohibitiye taric law enacted
by the Republican congress six weeks
ago. sugar would be cheaper instead
of dearer at this moment.
The tariff on sugar prevents fail
competition and gives the American
sugar trust an opportunity not only
to profit by the increase of 43 pei
cent in the sugar tariff. but to graf
twice that much from the pockets oi
the American consumers.
Women especially will understand
what these higher prices of sugal
mean in the expense of the house
hold They will be reminded daily Of
the Republican tax on the sweeten
ing for little delicacies of the table
They will be convinced Of the trutl
of the New York Herald's statement
that the American people will have
to pay. as a consequence of this prof
iteers tariff, some $26O.0OO,000 annu
ally to put sugar in their teacups.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09
Road Bonds In
Mountains Win

While a small vote was cast In
most of the congressional races in
the state Tuesday. local issues in
many localities brought out a large
percentage of the voters. Bond is
sues and school board elections in
many places were of paramount in
terest.
Perry and Bell counties passed by
large majorities the 100000 and
100000 road bond issues, which will
provide for inter-county seat high
ways in the mountains. Road bonds
we're voted in five other mountain
counties.
In Madison county a 20-cent road
tax was defeated by a two to one
vote. A $4,000 street bond issue in
Stanford failed to carry by IA votes.
Hazard voted school bonds, giving a
1 400 majority Versailles approved
$2S,000 bond issue for waterworks
by large vote.
In a closely contested race in
Richmond the old school board was
returned. The voters, by this action,
approved an extension building pro
gram with large increase in the
school tax, which was recommended
by the present board.
Georgetown also elected a board
of education, the issue being the 10
cation of new school building Can
didates who favored the site of the
present building were returned win
ners. In Nicholasville the present
Paris also returned the old board, il
having no opposition.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09

The Advocate. twice-a-week.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09

900 acres next year. Another has
200 acres in one valley and consider
able paintings in other districts.
About half of the cane acreage ip this
locality is now out of cane because of
the mosaic disease and only the new
variety will be planted hereafter.
One grower of the immune variety
reports yields of from 40 to so tons
an acre, with a sucrose content of
16 to II per cent Another planter
says he sold 2 acres of this variety
for seed, receiving $500 for the stand
ing cane.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09
TARIFF LOOT

Even the most enthusiastic advo-
Gates and defenders of the Fordney-
McCumber prohteers' tariff law con-
cede that it will yield not above $780,
100000 a year in revenues for the
federal government Conservative
critics of the act have estimated thtat
it will add not less than $4,000, ,000,O 900
annually to the cost of living. Ac-
cepting both these figures as approx
imately accurate, the conclusion is
that the American people are paying
50, $50. 900, 900 in taxes to private in
terests.
If the people of the country should
decide that instead of imposing a tar
if for the protection of private en-
terprise the revenues thus derived
should go to meet the expense of the
federal government, including the ex-
tinction of the national debt, to pay
additional compensation to the sold
iers and sailors of the world war, to
initiate and complete various internal
improvements and to enlarge and eX-
tend the benefits of the government,
they might soon accomplish a great
many things that now seem financial
ly impossible.
Suppose that out of this vast total
of $4,000, 100000 it was determined
to devote $4,000, 100000 year to the
reduction of the national debt; $780,
100000 to the building of good roads;
$3.50, 100000 to the reclamation of
arid lands; $25O,0OO,OOO to additional
compensation for soldiers and sailors
of the world war, and $3.50, 100000 to
the improvement of inland water
ways? The total annual outlay for
all these purposes would be the equiv
alent of the sum now going into the
pockets of corporations and individu-
asl.
Instead of tax upon the many for
the benefit of the few, the tariff could
in this supposititious case be made
levy upon all for the advantage of all.
Whether the people will ever con-
sent to bear so large a burden in be-
half of these projects is a matter
which they alone have the right to
determine. What is written here is
not to advocate any of these things,
but to illustrate the vastness of the
sum which is now being taken from
the peoples incomes, and the public
uses to which it might be better ap-
piled.
In the course of ten years. provided
the present Fordney-McCumber law
Is not meantime repealed or modified.
the American people will have paid
to their government $3,500.00O,O0 in
taxes and by the way of tribute to
private interests and special privilege
some s26.5OO. .O00, 900. or more than
he cost of the world war to this
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09

Over 2.100 of the 1850 agricultural
counties in the United States employ
at least one agricultural extension
worker. who acts as joint represent.
ative of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture and the state ag-
ricultural college in conducting dem
onstrations OF farm and ohme prac-
tices found most successful by exper-
iments OF these institutions. They
also give advice and assistance in
farming matters by personal visits.
telephone messages.
community meetings and articles in
the local press.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09
B. F. DAY
VIM. CRAVENS, Auctoneer. Phone 646-W-2.

county was inhabited by mound
builders similar to those that lived In
Mexico. In the pioneer days 1t WAS
the first stopping place of Daniel
Boone, the speaker pointed out.
Colonel Stuart stated that he is at
present endeavoring to prove that
the French traders established
trading post in Clark county before
the days of Boone. He said that
through Father George O'Brian. Win
chester, he is in communication with
Catholic church authorities at Quebec
who have access to authentic records.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09

Over $4,000 farm boys and girls
were enrolled as pig club members in
1921, according to the United States
Department of Agriculture. These
young farmers reported growing near
ly $4,000 purebred pigs, valued at ST.
100000. and managed according to i'm
proved methods of housing, feeding
and care advanced by extension work
ers.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09
JUsTRIoHT SERVICE

We have a splendid showing of
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ETY. OF distinctive patterns, rang
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the extreme-a pattern to fit any
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The materials are all PURE VIR-
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newest Browns, Blues, Greys, Nov
elites and Blacks. The prices are
exceptionally reasonable.
IL means that from the buying of
the cloth to the delivery of the
garment--that every step Is at
tended to by men who are experts
In their line-the BEST Is none
too good for Justright Customers.
A perfect individual fit Is secured
by every garment being Cut and
Fitted on the premises under the
personal supervision of a Master
Designer,
The result OF JUSTRIGHT TAIL
ORING SERVICE is ABSOLUTE
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and cordially invite you to come
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your part.
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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09
A PRAYER

Give me health;
Give me work to do;
Give me an eye for beauty,
A tongue for truth,
A heart for love,
A sympathy that understands;
Give me neither malice nor envy,
But a true kindness
And a noble common sense.
And at the close of each day
Give me a book
And a friend with whom
| can be silent.
-Scottie Mckenzie Frazier.
The Advocate, twice-a-week.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09

Speak softly to your wife. She has
not forgotten how to contrast your
growl of today with your purr of the
courtship days.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09

A thoroughly able life insurance
man is one who can talk to a pros
pect until the prospect comes to re-
gard death a sa pleasure IL one is
properly insured.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09

See The Advocate for printing.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09
"a DANDY LOOKING
OVERCOAT"

That's what your friends will say
of the Overcoat we'll make for
you. And what's more, you'll ad-
NIT that 1t is the best fitting and
most comfortable Overcoat you
have ever worn.
In fact every Suit or Overcoat that
we produce must measure right up
to the High Standard which we
have laid down for ourselves.
That's
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-09

10 head of 750pound fat Heifers.
10 head 70Opound stock Heifers
10 head pound Hefers.
10 head Of 5O0pound stock Heifers
20 head small Hefers and Steers.
10 head Of Cows and Calves them fresh.
Is head of 7OOpound Steers.
pair 6-year-old large Mare Mules.
Mare Mule old.
l large 7-year-old Mare.
100 shocks of Fodder.