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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09
JAPANESE TELEPHONE SERVICE

The Oriental for gambling is well known but n"
twist has been given to lottery Yokohom AT drawn"
hold NV the certain lucky individuals were
selected to have the privilege of securing telephone installations
within the ensuing six months
The apnese which operates the telephone service
savor., wears behind in filling TO rnstaon and this
method was for the of selecting 929 out OF the
1857 applicants on city of Yokohoma or about one IN e
to be given attention Unlike the ease IN obtaining uv service
ton ,earS mr. more is not an wait tele
phone fowery kingdom. .
The prizes in telephone lottery had substantial
money value telephone installations are bought ana SOLO IN
anan on the stock exchange of the recorded seem IN
conceivable from $3.50 $3.50 being uncommon but
when that japanese business men must either BUY
an eexistng wh years for telephones is not SO
surprising after all.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09
RECORDS HELY FARMER
THROUGH Low PERIODS

Lexington, Ky. - During the pres
ent period Of financial and agricultur-
al depression, 1t Is more important
than ever before that farmers study
their farm business, keep books and
produce their crops and livestock with
the greatest possible efficiency and
economy, farm management specialists
at the College Of Agriculture are
pointing out to Kentucky farmers. The
farmer, like any other business man
or manufacturer, must study his bus
mess If he is to make a success of it,
they say.
Surveys made in the State show
that one of the chief characteristics Of
successful farmers is that they are on
the alert to learn better and cheaper
ways Of doing things connected with
their business" c, U. Jett, a member
of the department said. Farmers who
made a profit during the past year
kept books on their business and used
their heads as we'll as their hands and
muscles.
zone Of the principal values of a set
of farm account books is the close
study of the farm activities which It
makes possible. Information gathered
in the books suggest notifications In
crop and livestock practices which, as
a general rule, make production more
economical and profitable. This in
formation also suggests ways and
means Of reducing operating expen-
SEES.
when the trend Of agricultural
prices is upward, farmers may use In
efficient and uneconomical methods OF
farming and still have profit at the
end Of the year. On the other hand.
during periods Of depression. 1t Is only
by the most efficient and economical
methods of production that farmers
are able to realize a profit"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09
WHAT A BABY SAID

intended that but incident occurred
public gathering which emphasized the points made
speaker who said that of the cardinal in the
achievement successful is respectful recognition OF the
rights babe down in the audience emphasized
its approval at this point.
We haven't least idea whose babe and of
can not just what passing in this baby mind but
we have had experience during fair young life in interpret
ing the language little who knows but let be
has something important mpa the parents and
that this little tot ryng Really this
place These folks here have right to hear what that fellow
up trying tell them My mistaken if she thinks he
all those motions just for Anyway what
he has to say doesn't interest don't give dairy particularly
what he be trying What difference does make
about the rights others? I'm about the only who has
any rights around place when I'm awake If all these folks
scowing think imposing their rights
guess I've got right that want to be taken home where
can snugge in my little bed want
do-yaaa-a-s yaa-thats the stuff, knew Ia make EN-
understand after awhile Goodnight folks have good time
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09
]. w. Fordney Shows Need
For United States Valuation
Consrsssman Points Out Neces-
sity for New System Incorporated
In Tariff Bill.

Congressman Points Out Neces-
sity for New System Incorporated
In Tariff Bill.
I'VE arc importing at the rate of
about $300D00, 900 worth of foreign
goods per month into the United
States" declares Congressman ]. w.
Fordney, Chairman of the House
Ways and Means Committee. Most
Of those goods could be made here.
There 10 not a manufactured article
produced In the United States in
which the labor cost Is less than 90
per cent. Of the total cost mean,
following the raw material from
start to finish. Now, if that is true,
of the 100000, 900 that we are send
ing abroad each month to buy for
eign made goods, S2s0,0O0,0oO is
going out from the people OF the
United States to employ German,
French. English, Japanese and Chi
nese labor, while our laborers are
walking the street, in idleness.
Under free trade We must come
to q common level somewhere, il we
compete with all the countries OF the
world. Today German labor is get
ting from 50 to o5 cents per day in
gold for ten or twelve hours. Japan-
csc and Chinese labor today is from
II to IS cents per day in gold Tor
twelve hours work. If We had to be
placed on q par with the imports
from those countries, do you believe
we could lift those foreign countries
up to our standard of living? Not at
ali. We have got to come down to a
common level somewhere, but we are
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09

In order to put their farm business
on a systematic basis, q number OF
Larue county farmers will keep
books and records during the coming
year, according to a report from Coun-
ty Agent ]. W. Jones: One OF the
banks in the county, which is assisting
in the movement, has purchased a
number OF farm account books which
will be distributed to farmers who
will keep record during 1922. Four
farmers already have started their
records.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09
NO APOLOGIES

The Republican party will not assume :.s Chairan
cause repeated statements by the Democratic ~ os with
+ho+ ur foreign trade is than last year IN the s
rosnect tn ouantity Statistics the statemen Is not s'
far as exports are concerned and the same may DC s
loo depree Prices are everywhere in foreign aa
what the people amored for ago-ower prices
and when they are reflected in the import ana export ~
Democrats try to make political capital OF the TACT
During the period ended November 49, l'zl' we eNp ":
Sd 1879 100000 worth of commodities The same eleven
1000 we exported worth That decrease Oh II PEI
according to the oppoccion But index numbers OF 'h
Labor Statistics show price drow OF precisely inc
ercenape4-for all commodities for the fiscal year eho "
une from the highest peak reached in May 92o; ana o
products and food form large share OF our exports M
dcne amounted to SO per This drop continued throus
1oo1 Take raw cotton example, We exported
no the ten months ended October 1920 and brought
OOO We erported bales for the period OF lS anu
Init export for the 1920 period totea
1s6 OOo 600 bushels which brought 6 O0OO and during the "
period 100000 bushels which brought but Anu
on down the line .,s
OF course power earth can keep prices up ou' ~ p
nrev well for export trade that we have kept quantity
On well depte labor difficulties home and exchange rates
abroad served to keep labor and mills employed TO greater
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09
Congressman J. w. Fordney,
Chairman of House Ways and
Means Committee.

Some people are opposing Ameri-
can valuation, some OF the great i'm
porters of the country. Some Of
them have sent out circulars appeal
ing to the merchants OF the country.
the manufacturers, to appeal to their
congressman and their senator's to
oppose American valuation. Why? |
shall tell you why. Last year in the
customs office OF New York alone
there were fifty-four hundred cases
OF under valuation, and this year
they are running at the rate of FIVE
hundred cases a month.
why do foreigners who export to
this country, or people OF this coun-
try who import from foreign coun-
tries undervalue? Because they pay
less duty. Profit is made in the duty
if they can import at fifty cents on
the dollar of the real value of the
goods"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09

Soviet government" says a statement
issued by the Committee on Mercy and
Relief of the Federal Council OF
Churches. 1.-THE most recent cables
from Col. Haskell, in charge OF the
American Relief Administration in
Russia, declares that at least $5o,OOO'-
900 is imperative. or what avail Will
1t be to save the children for the win
ter and let them die when the spring
Games"
The appeal to the churches of the
country by the Federal Council is be-
ing made in response to request
from Herbert Hoover, as Chairman OF
the American Relief Administration
The Christmas season, with its note OF
sacrificial giving, was made the occa-
sion for beginning the campaign In
the churches in behalf of the Russian
children The month Of January, how
ever, Is to be the time of special EN-
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09
FLUNKED-PLUNKED IN TRUNK.

Former Wilson 81 punked them into the trunk
had time physical energy even to sort or
arrange there the Paris papers law throughout the
debates in the Senate official request that body for
all data bearing discussion ignored at the White House.
and Mr. Wilson admits take the trouble even to sort
arrange them there IN the ha
would aid the arriving decision Having outed
the Senate its official capacity the coordinate
treaty making power of the Government he calls single unofficial
citizen bound by the oath that restraints an officer
the him prepare for publication the
trunk full of momentous documents.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09
HENDERSON YOUNGSTERS
PLAN YEARS FARM WORK.

Boys and girls who are members OF
Junior agricultural clubs in Member
son county will confine their propects
durin gthe coming year to those deal
ing with pigs, calves. poultry and
crops, according to program OF work
announced by County Agent d. W.
Martin. S. ]. Howard, ]. T. Wilson, G.
D. Givens and Theodore Posey, all
Henderson county farmers, will be
respective leaders fthe projects.
In connection with the pig club
work, the youngsters will give special
attention to purebred sows, litters'
gifts, boars and barrows with the idea
of improving the livestock industry OF
the county. Work in the calf club
calls for the organization OF a Jersey
bull calf club in which the members
will develop an animal as their per-
sonal property. Matching projects and
the keeping OF records vii receive at
tention in the poultry work while to-
bacco, corn and tomatoes are to be
emphasized in the ccrops projects.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09
CZECH LEGATION no STUDY
AMERICAN CONSTITUTION

A series of lectures on the American
Constitution is to be given to the en-
tire personnel of the Csechoslovak
legation in Washington. an dot the
Czechoslovak consulates throughout
the country. The lectures are being
prepared by DR.. A. H. Putney. dean
of the law school Of the University Of
Washington, at the request Of DR..
Bedrick Stephanek, the Czechoslavok
minister to the United States. and will
DO given twice a week. Dr. Stephanek
hopes by this means to acquaint tho
Czechoslovak representatives here with
the theory Of American government.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09
NEED CONTINUES
DESPITE CONTRIBUTIONS
no RUSSIAN RELIEF
Churchmen Continue Their COntrlbu'
tons To the Relief Of the
Starving Millions Of
Russia.

Washington. American churches
are giving literally in response to the
appeal of the Federal Council Of the
Churches of Christ in America, but
many Of them are curtailing their &C
tivities, believing that the need has
been met.
There is desperately urgent need
for the people of America to give,
speedily and generously, to save the
children of Russia, Notwithstanding
the grant of $2O,OOO,OOO made by Con-
gress and the $1O,0OO,OOO given by the
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09

phasis, as the peak of famine condi-
tons is now being reached.
Though money is being received at
the rate of $4,000 day there will have
to be vast increase in this amount II
the children are to be saved, accord
ing to former Governor Carl E. MILL
ken Of Maine, treasurer of the fund
whose address is 105 East Twenty-sec-
ond street, New York City.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09

Umbrellas of the customers In one
New York store are safeguarded by
racks, each of wihc locks with a spe-
cial key which the owner OF the UNI
brella keeps until he collects his prop
arty
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09

Tramp" aeroplanes, costing about
500 900, and able to carry ten tons OF
merchandise. are being designed.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-11-24
rESSIMISM NEVER IN ORDER
Present Time Always Just as Good a
Time as Any, If One win
but Consider. i{ a f@1

Our age is bewailed as an age of In
trOyersiOn. Must that needs be evil2
We, 1t seems, are critical; we are en-
barrassed with second thoughts; we
cannot enjoy anything for laundering
to know whereof the pleasure consists
we are lined with eyes; we see with
our feet; the time Is infected with
Hamlet'S unhappiness-
Scklied DER with the pale cast of
thought. A4ir 80 Ei35gug t49g Ft
Is 1t so bad then? Sight is the last
thing to be pitied. Would we be blind?
Do we fear lest we should outsee ma,
ture and God, and drink truth dry?
l look upon the discomfort of the liter
airy class as a mere announcement Of
the fact that they find themselves not
In the state of mind Of their fathers,
and regret the coming state as untried
as a boy breads the water before he
has learned that he can swim. If there
is any period one would desire to be
born in--is 1t not the age Of Reyolu.
ton; when the old and the new stand
side by side, and admit of being com.
pared; when the energies Of all men
are searched by fear and by hope
when the historic glories Of the old
can be compensated by the rich posi-
bilities of the new era? This time,
like all times, is very good one, If
we know what to do with it.---Ralph
Waldo Emerson. ss-'
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-11-24
Red Cross Roll Call
Heard World Around

:. The Annual Roll. Call Of tbs Asaeri-
can Red Cross Cor registration sf the
membership feE 1923 VIII begin or
Armistlce Dav, November II, any
close on Thanksgiving Day, November
SO. The ground, work for this. stu
? eeI4dous task Of re-enrolling the mem
bership throughout the world has been
laid IN q plan for the. first complete
md comprehensive system of registra-
ton of the Red Cross membership in
all its $500 active Chapters at home
and abroad 81
g & An Important feature Of the round
theswofld Roll Call campaign will be
IA universal ,effortsto re+enhst the ssry-
ice Of wartime Red Cross workers in
the peace program by their partici-
nation in the Roll Call. In this way
the vast army OF. volunteers will once
more affiliate with the work of the
Red Gross III its manifold phases. Co
operation. also has been assured by
Government and private maritime in
terests in a deep-sea Roll Call that
lis designed to reach every member
or potential member in every part Of
the world who may be en- voyage or
temporarily in any port. ~
.s Thousands Of Chapters viii adopt
a4he-Iloine canvass plan of enrichment
which originated in Pittsburgh, where
last year It resulted in a membership
increase of 80 per cent. All records
in this years campaign will Do kept
en- standard size cards to be aled By
each Chapter for future use.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-11-24
orIoIn Of Poika-Do

Sllvered with the dust Of decades Is
the polka-dot pattern in mems scarfs.
Fashions may appear and disappear,
but the polka-dot is peerless and dis
appearless As regularly as sunrise
and the seasons, this design brightens
windows and wearers. 1t is one-and-
invisible with the fine art Of dress
altke In America and England.
To the polka-dot is ascribed an odd
ancestry. Its name, Of course, is de-
rived from. the polka, an old-fashioned
round dance with three steps to the
measure. This dance, introduced in
Europe by Bohemian, round about
1886, spread to the United States at
the time that Polk was a candidate for
the presidency. The polka-dot was
bracketed with Folks name by politi-
cal admirers, and polka-this and polka
that, from shirts to shoes, became a
biz Of turOEa in merchants windowa
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-11-24
HORSEPOWER" UNIT WRONG
Mistake That Can ! BE Definitely
Traced 70 James Watt Was Never
Officially Corrected. ha

"H. Pr" as you know, stands for
'horse power" and If, therefore, your
motorcycle Is four and one-half h. p.
one, you know that what is meant Is
that the engine has power which is
equivalent to that of four and a half
horses. N.HF' .''''"s ~.
Not sol You would be incorrect to
Z the extent OF no less than 10000
pounds, remarks q London Answers
writer. ,...... s..
\ The b. p. unit Of power is fraud,
and the late James Watt of engine
fame IL responsible. He was very
careful engineer, In theory and prac:.
tice, and he discovered, by many ex.
periments, that the raising Of $4,000
pounds one foot per minute was good
average horsepower. .,s..a4 ,-.s
But horsepower" today is reck-
oned at $4,000 lbs. per foot per min
ute-11, 900 pounds in excess That is
due to the fact that Watt. In his anxi-
ETY. to encourage business, offered to
sell engines which would develop 49,
600 pounds per foot as horsepower
ia third more than the actual.
It would seem that he meant ulti-
mately to be honest, but he died be.
fore that happened, and SO bequeathed
to the world, which has accepted it,
false unit measurement Of horse
power. a.a,@5 5..ia.
Engineers, Of course, know Of the
error, and make due allowance for it /;
but the average Individual does not.
Your 10,h, p. car is, therefore, in fact,
but a 6 2-3 one, and Its power is equal
to raising $4,000 pounds foot in q
minute. and not $4,000.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-11-24
Dams Are British Monument.

While the Nile is the source of all
life In Egypt, it is also the source OF
great danger. If the food fails to
reach certain point famine results;
If it passes another point the country
liz ruined by floods. In olden days
when there was a superabundance OF
water one year the farmer could only
build few dykes and pray to Allah
for the best; If next year there was q
shortage of water--well, 1t was Allah's
will. Britain changed all thataWith Its
wonderful system Of dams. II vd 5sG
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-11-24
Mr.. Jones.

Consider the case of Mr.. Jones. He
bought watch for SO bones. Does
Mr.. Jones rant, curse. and swear,
does Mr.. Jones his teupee tear when
eyer in the day or night hes finds that
watch not running right? No, Mr..
Jones, thoughtful man, knows
watch never will or can, SO long as
heat and, cold prevail, hit time ex-
acctly on the nail Now this identical
Mr.. Jones will buy--well, not for 30
boness but. for the price of a cheap
@cigar-the right to ride on trolley
car, car that has. to run its race
within no sealed and dustproof case,
3 but on a crowdedicit street where
all the tides Of traffic meet, and yet
Mr.. Jones starts hot debate when
e'er that cars a minute late.-From
Electric Traction.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-11-24
Memorizlnn Worth While.

Till he he's fairly tried IT. i suspect
reader does NOT know how much he
would gain from committing to mem
Dry passages of real excellence; pre-,
isely because he does not Rnow how
much he overlooks in merely reading
Learn one true poem by heart, and see
you do not find 1t so. Beauty after
beauty will reveal itself, In chosen
phrase, or happy music. Or. noble sug-
POSITION otherwise undreamed Of. u. Is
ike looking at one of natures wonders
through a microscope. Vernon Lush.
'ngton. .+s sraa4gY ~.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-11-24
HANDS INDEX TO CHARACTER
Still Reveal Much, Though Probably
4 Less Than Was the Case Some
'-''i'" Few Years Ago.

Once 1t was possible to tell q '9ady"
by her hands-that is If you regarded
a lady as "a female Of the favored so,
cial class" She had well-kept hands
because she did nothing to roughen
them or enlarge their knuckles or cause
premature. wrinkles. Even if fortune
had gone against her she somehow
avoided the work that would mar the
symmetry of those hands. She did
without sugar for her tea and did
neediework for money in order to avoid
the work that She regarded as mental.
And because "a woman of this class
knew that it was at her hands that
others looked for an index to her So
cial position 1t was her hands that she
saved, wearing gloves by day and by
night to keep them white and to pro-
tect them and repair them from the
ravages Of wind, sun and housework.
The situation-is rather different now.
The young woman of Immigrant par
ents who sells tinware in the depart
ment store basement has deliberately
manicured nails and hands that are
smooth, but the wife of the college
president has hands that clearly show
the effects of work that we would once
have regarded as mental.
Perhaps still to the keen observer
hands have something to tell of their
owners rank or pedigree. There are
some hands that no matter how dill
gently manicured always look little
grimy at the corners, and others, lack
ing entirely the luster of the manicure
buffer, that are always scrupulously
clean.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-11-24
BIRTHDAY P1ARsrY


Little Miss Margaret Bass was
surprise ~ birthday partyon We'd
nesday afternoon by grandnoth-
er, Mrs. w. II. Oliver, Who had
made all arrangements Tor the
occasion and had about twenty-five
of her little friends present hen
she arrived from. school il the after
noon at three O'Clock, all the little
visitors We're in hiding and all Of q
sudden sprang out out Of the. room
and wished the little lady al Happy
Birthday" The little guests were
entertained at the homeaof Mrs
Mag Sadlcr and an enjoyable. after
noon was spent. This waselittle
Miss Margaret eighth birthday and
she received many presents from her
guests. Refreshments were served
the children, after which all depart
ed for their homes and wished the
young lady many happy returns .ef
the day. teatt saq
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-11-24
A suItan,s watch.

IN 1884 a most elaborate watch was
made-of twenty-five carat gold-for
Sultan Abdul-Medjid by a Arm at
Cornhill. This giant watch was five.
inches in diameter. Though It had
no bell, it chimed the hours and quar-
ters, the striking apparatus consisting
of wires. It's powerful yet pleasant
tone resembled that Of a cathedral
clock. The cost Of this wonderful
thing was twelve hundred guineas.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-11-24
SMALL BLAZE AT .s
n. COUNTY JAIL

Today about twelve o'clock the
fire alarm was sounded and upon
investigation it was found that
the County Jail was on fire. The
fire department. responded and
the confagration was soon under
control and extinguished with.
only a small loss. The county
carries reinsurance on this build
ing as it is supposed to be almost
fire-proof.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-11-24
Our clerios.

Little by little the jokesmith's stock j
trade is being depleted through sei-rl
entjfc discovery. An English profess
sor now declares that people get 4
sleepy during the sermon because they
hypnotic themselves gazing fixedlg at
the preacher. 1t is not because they
are inattentive, but because they are
too attentive. Therefore, jokes on the
subject are not knocks for the parson,
but boosts.