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Marie Laudova:
MASOPUST.

hiljlAu w. iiIC 4JCdlldId lsNes
covskeho. re sestnacteho stole
Ii, zasadil zestrucnelou Size v
textu, ale S pnvodnimi drevory-
THANH DR.. Cenek Zibrt do sve
sbirky starodavnych masopust
mich her, kratochvili a ohfadu,
jiz naval: "Masopust z Kobli-
hovic", a "Bachus souzen a po-
chovan."
Krone drevorytiny, znazor-
nujici pana Masopusta, je tam
jeste dvanact jinych, ma nichz
vyobrazeni jsou synove ieho,
ktere zplodil Sc svou choti. pa
nj Pychou, pochazejici, jak
znamo, z ctihodneho rodu knl-
zete Lucipera a zeny jeho, pa
nj Nepravosti.
VavTinec Leandr Rvacovsky
dial svemu zabavnemu dilku
podtitulek dosti obsirny: "Kni-
no o uvedeni v pravou a Bohu-
milou poboznost, skrz krato-
chvilne 0 dvanacti synech Ma
sopustovych patriarsich pekel-
mich rozjimani, roku 1890"
A trebaze toto "rozjimani"
bylo napsano pred trent sty
ctyriceti a jednim rokem, prec
~vyliceni techto "pekla zplo-
zencu" prilehave sleha tez
dnesni pomery.
Aspon kraticke ukazky z OBJ
Sirnych popisu techto dvanacti
synu:
Prvni, Sobehrd, Sc pysne ma
dyma. nechce byti nikomu pod
dan, jest svevolny, "sacuje 81
vice psy nee lidi a s nebohymi
lidmi zadne litosti nema".
Druhy, Lakomec, stara . Sc,
ably "koTen jeho lakome zado-
sti rostl a rozmnozoval sc V bo-
hatstvi lichvami, fortely, pod
vody. utiskovanim V koupi a
prodeji."
Treti, Nadherny: "Jizt' jest
sc vpravde mezi mas ten Ma
dherny-d'abel tax vtelil, lie cd
tech casuov, JAKE krest'ane V
techto zemlch z milosti Bozl by
ii pocali, yetSich nakladuv, zby
tkuv, marnostl a nadhernostI V
Sastvu vidano nebyIo"
Ctvrty: Vozralec. Nelze tn o.
pakovati vSech naturaliStlc-
kych podrobnosti, jez vlozil au-
tor do popisu rIlznych druhu O.
pilcu, ably vzbudil linus proti
nesmirnemu pitt. Snad tato u
kazka postaci: Vino i plvo
bezmirne pite, vztekla jest wee.
kterez, jak Sc o smysly lidske
obrazi, pax vSecky V cloveku
zbouri, zblazni no, oslepi i ohlu
81, tax re Dude bouriti, frkati,
hlavou steny, dyefe, zdi pora-
yeti, vSemi strkati, az zatlm Wy
leje Z hlavy hojny dest', lani,
p~risahani, hromovani, oplzla,
nestoudna mluveni, vady. sva-
DIV, k%rykovani, lotry, zradce,
selmy kazdcmu spllani, III ma
davani, az po Iii pride Ma po-
licek, e policku ehytic sc ia Via
sy, jake psi Sc budou rvati. Via
eeti a smeikati -" atd, atd
Dlouhy jeste popiS konci srov.
nanim opilce sc Zviretem, ryji.
elm sc V hno.ii.. :.
Patty syn, Vzteklik, "po Vsen
okrslku sveta svary, nevole, ru
mice, vojny, valky q krve lid
ske prolevani vzbuzuje. A t,
vSecko skrze nastroje sve, lid
vysokomyslne, pySne, nesnesi
telne, netrpelive. hnevive, ski
re zavist, %nenavist, nepriZen
| hnev ma ruzno rozlucuje.
: VZteklost a hncv cloveka V Sc
mu vzteklou promcnuji, kter,
sama sobe nc.lvlce skodi."
Sedmy syn, Zavistnik, ma II
dievorytlnc podobu zeny iva
!, dlych vnad. Obrazek jake b
volal k zavistivym zenam
divkam: "Nechcete-li predcas
ne vadnouti a starnouti, neoG
e davejte sc Zavisti. Zavist vrJ
J va / do nelkrasneiSi tvare {
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Y tom Ferry prohodil:
AachoveJte kid, slecno, i
.~odlveJte Sc tady ma rukojet'
ne hole. Nidlte?"
Lllka zadivala Sc ma Mama
Gene mlsto q div prekvapenim
neVykrlkla. Y holi bylo M,
'strne umlsteno zrcadelko, '
Sc odfazela costa, kterou
praVe presil. V nepatrne Jen
v~zdalenostl spatrila dive muz-
ske postavy.
II pahoVe Jsou detektlVo'
Lamrazllo j We vsech udech
uoes zadrhi j hrdlo. 1edy
ia heVihhe prochazce ne
pyl Jlst sVooooou!
Jsou Jeh ava, bylo by M
poS'"Vlt Sc JIM WAR
eai J'eiii oAoioJeii. Aie
heeiiee 9e hi nhaii' hoShe |i
WY
io oona' 90 pocheihe: -
icnl'e'e' ia Je Zorziia--
W. no " Sa0 No'
h'ono Nao vyuau neoe1peeh =
pan '"aJi Ji2ee ~o'diie' oAo'
ua' ne Isii'e auto ia po.
hrdJi siiiiioe, leu oschohl ~
poVieooFah'
Lllka byla by Sc rada obra-
tia, ale bala Sc, ably nevzbudl-
la u detektlVu podezrenl. Ira
sla Sc Ma celem tele. Nlkdy 81
nepredstavoVaia, re pocltl TO-
Tx uzkostl Q cloveka, ktery j
byl do nedaVha clzlncem.
'Slecno Lii, poor. Drzte sc
tesne pr mne. Jste odhodla-
ma Ike vSemu? Podniknu neco,
co snad VAN nazene trochu
strachu.'
IS vami isem odhodlana Ike
vSemu,' zadrkotala zuby u
strasene a .ieji oci sledovaly
smer, kterym sc zahlcdel.
Zabocili Sc silnice, d pred
mimi zjevila Sc plan, Ma niz sc
prave chystal yzletnouti aero.
plan.
Jen nekolik osob prihlizelc
4 urclte Vzdalenosti. Treml sko-
ky ocltl sc Ferry Il letadla a
nez Sc pilot vzpamatoval, zmoc
nil Sc lupic-gentleman rididla
q yyzVal Lilku, ably nastoupila.
MzIkem uchopll Sc Jejlho til
ka, prehodil kolem ochranny
remen a vrtule Sc roZtocila. Ia
chvili zmizeli prekvapenyn
detektivum $ oci
Lilka nevedela, 60 81 ma 0 ce.
lie teto pflhode myslit. Byla
to zachrana nahodila, nebo me
Ferry techto mistcch sve pc
mocniky? -- Plat Sc nemohla
nebot ohluSullcl hukot vrtul,
zncmoznoval rozhovor.
lllavni Vccl je, &c Ferry uni
knul! Ale ia dIouho-li? Mu
boze, iaky TO zIvot! Stvan
mlsta Ma misto - iednou prec,
jen Dude dopaden, a co pax?
Lilka schylila hlavinku k pr
SCUM a rozestkala Sc.
Lilka ocitla Sc vysoko mad re
mi, zdalo Sc j, re opousti ten
TO svet - re lett Sc sym M
lackem = daleko = az do ne
no Tolik doimu kraSnVch
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DROB N E
OF M ky.
PRIME Sc:

PRIME Sc divka neb zena ma
domaci praci. Haste sc V els.
1902 Kinsman Rd. 20
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vetsi sam V sobe a V srdci SVEN
proto mel fresovani a trapeni,
dokudz by tax sam sebe zera,
pomalu neuvadl a nezcepenel."
Osmy syn, Klevetnik. "Mezi
stiry a hady Sc vylihl. Jak mno
hymi cistymi rely ten jazyk kle
vetny pohnul! Jak mnoho do
bre pratele vespolek svadil.
Zemdliva a udusuje %pratelstvi
mezi lidmi a pod lstnou a po-
chlebnou zpravou ruznice roz-
silva. Takova jest d'abelska Ia
dost lidskych %nevoli, svar1v a
nepratelstvi, jake u d'abla du-
81 lidskych zahynuti."
Devaty syn, Vsetycka. Pove-
sill sobe ma hrdlo dive mo$ny, a
my, jake opice vsetecne, take
tax. Do te, ktera napred jest
CHI slova, skutky a vSelijake
nedostatky, male a lehke jake
peri, mnohdykrat k nam sc ne
vztahu.jicf. V t6 mosne, ktera
jest napred, umime Sc prebl-
rati, vSecko, co jest vni, pretra-
sati a ven, mezi vsecky roz-
trasati, posmisky z toho mlti,
slova i skutky pfevraceti, z
mouchy slona stro.jiti a kyselG-
no octa k tomu pfilivati. Y
tom t6chto casuov pfedni jsou
nase kratochvile." (Take ca
suov 1922. dodavame k tomu
N.Y. INA to pax, cehoz Sc sa-
mi dopoustime, neradi patti
me, do moSny, ktera ma hfbete
Ivisi, uzavirame, ably ami JIM
nespatrili, ably sc mas ami slo-
VEN nikdo nedotykal.'
Desaty syn, Lenoch. Autor
piSe 0 mem obSlrne, re Zrodll
Sc v zemi Satranske, jelitovymi
a klobasovymi ploty ohrazene
a livancovymi prkny opazene,
kde ml6ko d strdl tece lidem
primo do ust a pecena Zvifat-
ka poblhaji, majici ma hfbete
pribory zapichnute a sama Sc
lidem nabizeji, ably 81 z Mich u
recall jen kousky, Poole libo-
sti. Rvacovsky podotyka:
"Takovych lenochuv a da-
remnich chlebuV, dosti jest ma
vsechny strany, kteriz Sc tlmto
toliko zaneprazdnuji, jak by V
zahalce u cepu neb becky V kr-
cme nebo donna hnili". -.
CA nevyhynuli dosud potom-
ci tohoto syna Masopustova).
Jedenacty syn, Darmotlach,
''Sprymky smesne aneb haneb-
ne prlbehy bez studu vypraVu-
lie a tomu Sc vsichni smell;
zvlaSte popeneznymi trepavka-
mi Sc rozmohlo. A q toho priSlo
prislovi: Co nekdy z ust vrab-
Gem vyleti, toho neutahne clo-
v6k ctyrmi konmi."
Dvanacty syn, Lhaf. ~ po-
ctu posledni, V outinech prvni.
On zajiste naiprv lez a vrazdu
ma svet uvedl, cehoz poslo
vsechno, coz najhorsiho ma
vsem okrslu sveta Sc vidi:
Hrich, bidy, psoty, sloty. ne.
moe, trapeni, smrt i peklo, coz
vSechno z otce LII poSio."
Pc ukonGenl poplsu Masopt
stovych synu n~asleduje kaplto'
la v6novana soudu mezl Maso
pustem a Postem, V nemz Ma
sapust prohral. Posledni ka
pitola o smrti a pohrbu PAM
Masopusta doplnena ie symbo
lickym obrazkem: Rakev, pro
vazenou d'ablem, odznaky ri
tex. karbanu. hry Y kostky :;
Zabav. nesou zakuklene mask,
Ike hrobu, znehoz slehaii ne
boZtikovi vstTic pekelne plane
ny.
Q techto poslednich kapitol
kach neni tfeba Sc rozepisova
ii nyni, kdy Masopust test $
u mas prave nejbujnejsimu 70
kvetu sveho zivota.
Uziite no We zdravi. drive
nez-li .iej pochoyaji; ale w
hoota GO iehO Ia0a iphO Synur
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Prave kdyz dopsala, bylo ma

sla Tony 5 dopisem. Zelena
obalka - pismo Ferryho'
Lilka netrpelive roztrhla O.
balku a preletla obsah.
''Draha slecno.
Ones We ctyri hodiny. Auto
ceka ma znamem miste.
Ferry
"Mui Ferry!" zaseptala Lii
ka, ohledla Sc, pax meme poll
bila dopis jeho a svuJ roz-
trhala a hodila do kose.
Pet minut pred ctvrtou stala
pred zrcadlem, hotova k W.
chazce a "a minutu Sc ocitla ma
ulicl.
Ma znamem miste ocekaval
j Ferry. Pomohl il do auta,
polibil meme podavanou rue
ku, pohledl zhave do jejich
oci ...
"Chtel jste mi neco rici, mi
~ Ferry"
me, chteI jsem vas jen Nidet
slecno Lilko.'
"Nuze, zde jsem, divejte Sc
tedy," rozesmala Sc Selmov-
sky,
A Ferry Sc dfval - dival Sc,
az il cervanky rozpaku zalily
tvar j ouska.
"Uz dost .." Zaseptala a
klesla ma operadlo automobile.
Ferry 5 prosebnym pohle-
dem podal il pouzdro, nemz
Lillk poznala %naveSek, koupe-
ny Il klenotnika. Pfijala da-
rex s dsmevem, ktery odmenil
Ferryho vic, nez proste sluvko
"Diky!" ktere zaseptala.
Ljlka pocitila ohromnou ra-
dost. Tento zavesek Jest jist6
prvni skvost, ktereho nabyl
Ferry poctivym %zpusobem.
"Jak jste hodna, ze jste pri-
Sla. UJedeme trochu 2 hiuku
mesta a proJedeme Sc, souhla-
site-li. TAX jsem Sc teSil na
dneSnl schuzku.'
'Chcete mn snad vypraVet .
nejakem SVEN novem podnl-
ku?"
Ne, dncs chci hovorit Jen 0
sobe a 0 vas"
Mate praNdu, dnes bych ne
byla Y nalade poslouchat o Vasl
cinnOstl-'. Lib Sc zarazlla.
Ferry Sc ma nj zahledel =
ale mlcel. Nynal pouzdro :
%clgaretaml, nabldl Lice, ktera
odmltla, pax 81 zapalil sam Il
%nerVosne pokufoVal.
Illkd cltlla, ze JehO nltfem
cosl bouf. Jeho klidna a CHA
dina tVar chVela Sc Vnitrnim
neklldenl.
Snad boIoVal sc sym srd-
Gem ~ bojoyal Sc vznlkailei
laskou K III - k Lllce ChySta
sc il cosl rlci. Wynn ukonce-
III Vnltfnlho bole We prospect
nezname dilVejSl lasky, nebt
We prospect lasky k MI
Lilka nesnesl dalslho nice
III.
Kan Jedeme?'
Ia m6sto, uzit zdraVeh'
vzduchu. Do sesti hodin bu
deme zpet. NenuJete mi tyt'
dyn holinN2o
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MA PRODEJ velky majetek "a
malou cenu ma zapadni 80. u
lici, blize Clark Ave; We pre-
du dun pro dive rodiny, 5 svet-
nc a koupelna dole, to same
nahofe, V pozadi 1-rodinny
dun, 5 svetnic a koupelna, ga
raz ma 2 auta - dina 30x32
silna stavba, muze sc zmenit V
garaz ma nekolik automobile,
plyn, elektrika, spodni topeni,
bridlicoya stfocha, ulice dlaz-
dena = muze Sc vymenit ia l.
rodinny dunn neb nejaky lot.
Haste sc u The Atlas Finance
Co, 5454 Broadway, A. SicAa
jednatel. 2--l1
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PRODA Sc postel, kuchynsky
stdl, houpak, 5 zidli, pradelnik
vysoka kuchynska kamna, ma
dobi q RUNE jin6 veci bud
jednotliVc aneb celkem, Use vel
mi LEVINE. kdo by cnt6l vse cell
lem koupiti, mohl by 81 tez byt
pronajmouti, najem $500 me-
sltn6. Haste Sc ' c. 1892 Guy
Ave. blIze vych. 40. III. 2-10
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PRoDA Sc 1rodna farnla 0 10
akrech, pekna rovina. dim 0
6ti pokojich. ban, 2 kona, 2
kravy, sIepice, p~rasata, vsech-
no farmafske naradi. Cena
$4,000, hotove $1,000, ostatni
ma vyhodne splatky. Nam as
80 farem v celem okoli bud'
ma prodei neb na vymenu ia
mestskv majetek. Blizsi SIDE
Ii JOS. Sedivv & Son, 1879 4.
40. ST. rob Hamm Ave. 2--18
PRODA Sc cukrovinkovy OBJ
,chod S prodejem skolnich po-
tfeb, kde Sc trzi tydn6 $500;
naleZa Sc prot skole. Misto
lje rohove. Haste Sc vecer
lmezl 5 a Z. hod. v els. 2521 e.
SIS. st. 2--15
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Ma CcRLETT AVE, nedale-
ho od 81. IL. jsein nucen pro-
dat lot 40 pro $50 stfevicich
"a mlrnou cenu. Haste Sc v
els. li23 vych. Isl. u. z Nj
les Ave. Tel. Union SIC +.
2-13
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DR.. EMIL l.. kIHORANY
ZUBNi LEKAR.
404t Broadway rob Finn Ave.

Uredni hcdiny:
Kazdy den Cd 8 nod. rano do
IL pol. - V pondeli, We sire
du a v patek Cd / odpol. do
1850 vecer. - v utery q We
ttvrtek cd / odpol. do 6 vecer.
Union 174-R.
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PRoDA Sc Sci stroj Singer,
"a $500, kozeny houpak @i2,
still do jidelny &1o, sest zidli 8
kozenJmi sedadly S14.0o. dEo
ser $500, kuehynsky still 8 1
zidle $500, bila zelezna postel
$1,000, detsky kocarek $14.00
vysoka Tampa $1,000, karpet
9x12 $1,000, kuehynska ka-
nina ma plyn $500, vyhfeyni
IA plvn $500, nadobi, male
karpety, zdimacka a RUNE il
nc yeci. Use mnsi byti proda
10 a da Sc velmi LEVINE. Haste
Sc Y els. 3111 ". II. St. 2-1o
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VyBERTE 81 z techto lacl nab
priidte, name Jest mnoho il
nych. Obuvni dina sc stroll
$1.loO; farma 80 akru u me-
sta $4,000 (vym6ni SCI can
dy store u skoly, diva domy ia
lote $500; venkornf novy
dun, lot 75Xl60 $500; III
akru pudy sc strong a u kary
$3.50; atd. The Atlas Finance
Co, 5454 Broadway. Haste Sc
ma Mr.. Stukbauera. 2--11
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Q Sc dim 0 6ti pokoiich

PRCDA Sc dun 0 6ti pokojlch
plyn We sklere, voda, kanal,
garaz, lot 30 pr 1877 str, vse
" dpln6m pofadku. Cast pence
Sc pocka. Haste Sc V {. 1927
Z. 50. III. blize Eamm ave. Ce-
ma $4,000. 2-16
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CORLETT. Proda Sc dim
0 9ti pokojich, dlazdena ulica,
pohodlny domov pro velkoa
rodinu, blize Broadway kay.
Hotove $1.50o, os.atni jake
najem. Pouzijte t5to pEilezi-
tosti. Haste Sc Il 7. 4. Strna-
da. 1908 Miles Are. Telefon
Broadway 100 = Union o24
w. Otevfeno veGer DO 8. hodin.
2-13
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DZNAMOvANY We aSVETu"
PRINASt nSPECH.
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Y kAMNA 2 dru
he ruky prodava a kupuje V.
Sedlacek. 4729 Broadway.
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BERTE
kdyz
DAVAJf

Dobrou koupi domova
dostanete, kdyz mas poslechnete
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-27
DIR. PORTER ACCEPTS
CALL TO LOUISVILLE.

Public acceptance Of call to the
pastorate OF the Third Avenue Bap-
tist church of Louisville rendered last
November to the Rev. DR.. ]. w. Porter
Of Lexington, was given Sunday morn-
ing by the minister prior to delivering
his first official sermon" IN the
church. Dr. Porter declared he "felt
he had been called here" and would
assume his new duties Immediately.
A resignation which had been given
to the Lexington church in December
was rendered again Sunday, according
to dispatch. The former resignation
had been voted down by the entire
congregation of the First Baptist
church, Lexington, 1t was said
DR.. Porter has been pastor of the
latter church fourteen years, and dur
ing that time its membership has in
creased to more than $500 persons,
with yearly budget for missionary
purposes of 100000.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-27
MYSTERIOUS MURDER IS
CLEARED BY DYING SOLDIER
Whtesburg Soldier on Death Bed
Confesses That. He Slew Girl and
Put Her Body in Ohio River.

Whitesburg. KY, Feb. ~. - In the
death bed confession Of John Coyer,
former soldier, at Beaver Creek, north
of here. the mysterious death of Miss
Lula Wars three years ago has been
cleared up. Coyer stated Just before
he died that he was the murderer of
Miss Wars.
They were sweethearts and at one
time were engaged to be married. Miss
Wars disappeared and her parents Of
fered a large reward for any informa-
tion as to her whereabouts. A year
later her body was found in the Ohio
River Just below Ashland.
Just before Coyer died he confided
to friends in whisper that he mur-
dcred Miss Wars because she betrayed
him and loved another. He stated that
he struck her in the head with ham,
mer and killed her.
To hide the crime he placed the
body into dry goods box and shipped
it to Ashland. At Ashland he carried
the body to the river bank and hurled
it into the river. The body was later
found floating on the surface of the
Ohio River.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-27
MRS. GEO.T. HUNTER
DIED SATURDAY AT
HOME OF DAUGHTER
Brilliant Maysville Woman, Leader in
Club and Social Life, Dies Follow.
ing Stroke Of Paralysis-Burial
Held Here Tuesday.

Mrs. Emily Tolle Thomas Hunter
died at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Simeon Mathews, at Larkinsville, Ala,
Saturday morning after an illness
brought about by a stroke Of paralysis
Mrs. Hunter had been bed fast for
some time and the latter part Of her
life was spent in blindness.
Mrs. Hunter was lifelong resident
of Maysville. She was the daughter Of
the late o. H. p. Thomas, prominent
local wholesaler and woman of a
very strong personality. With strcng
well trained intellect, she became a
leader and was very prominent in
club and social circles here for years.
She is survived by her husband,
George T. Hunter, Of Huntington, W.
Va, and seven children, George T.
Hunter, Jr; of Chattanooga, Tenn,
Mrs. Simeon Mathews. Of Larkinsville,
Ala, Mrs. Ivan Davis, Mrs. Henry
Manders and Mrs. Leonard Slough, Of
Huntington, Mrs. Kelley, of Richmond,
Va, and Leslie Hunter Of California.
The body arrived here Monday af-
ternoon and was taken to the Hunter
home in Government street. The fu-
neral will be from the Church of the
Nativity Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock and burial will be made in the
family lot at the Maysville cemetery.
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LIVE STOCK VALUES
IN KENTUCKY SHOW
4 BIG SHRINKAGE
Value Of Livestock In Kentucky De.
creases A Per Cent. From Last
Year, Commissioners Re.
port Shows.

The value Of livestock ON Kentucky
farms January l, 1922, was approxi-
mately $92.738.000 compared to $127,-
$4,000 January /, 1921, and $165, ,7OS,-
900, January l, 1920, according to the
annual estimates issued by the u. 8.
Bureau of Markets and Crop Esti-
mates in cooperation with State Com
missioner Of Agriculture w. C. Hanna.
This is decrease of $72,966,000, or
more than "A per cent, in the value of
Kentucky farmers livestock since
January l, 1920, and nearly "a per
cent below the 1914 values before the
war. The decrease in total value is
due chiefly to shrinkage In prices,
though there has been an accompany
ing decrease in numbers. Since jan
uary l, 1921, dairy cows show a de-
crease Of only per cent, other cattle
per cent, sheep 3 per cent. and hogs
per cent, in total numbers. Horses
and mules show no change in num-
bers. This estimate gives the num-
bers of livestock on farms in Ken
lucky January /, 1922, as follows:
horses 374.000; mules 293,00O; milk
cows, $4,000; other cattle $1,000;
sheep 1000; and swine 1.214,000.
The average farm value, of milk
cows In Kentucky January !, 1922,
was $1,000 per head compared to $73
January /, 1920; other cattle 500 COM
pared to $3.50 January 1, 1920; and
horses s6S compared to $1O5: mules
sS2 compared to $3.50; sheep IS COM
pared to s11.20; and swine $3.50 com
pared to sl3 January l, 1920.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-27
PRINCESS MARY AND
v|SC0uNT WILL we'd
TUESDAY At NOON
First Royal Wedding In Years At.
trncts Unusual Attention to Lon.
q dOn-ViscOunt's Tenants
At Reception.

London, Feb. "a. - Princess Mary
and Viscount Lascelles. X. g., whose
nuptials will take place in Westmin-
ster Abbey tommrrow at noon, signed
the pre-marriage contracts today. II
is understood that the royal princess
signed renunciation of her right OF
succession So far as known the only
Americans invited to the wedding are
Ambassador and Mrs. Harvey.
The last OF the Wedding receptions
took place this afternoon at Bucking-
ham palace. Among the guests were
the tenants OF Viscount Lascelles'
great estates at Harewood. Several OF
the Lescelles tenants. including the
village butcher, were invited to the
marriage ceremony. A general holi-
day has been ordered at Hardwood.
where there is high rejoicing.
According TO ancient custom, Queen
Mary will awaken her daughter to-
morrow. kissing her and wishing her
long life OF married happiness. This
beautiful ceremony has long been
handed down through the lines OF the
royal family. crowds are descending
upon Yondon and the streets are In
gala attire. The city Is taking on the
aspect of u huge fair. There Is gen.
eral air OF rejoicing and the royal
marriage Is the chief topic OF CONVEX
sation. Best wishes for happiness are
pouring In upon the princess from all
ranks and classes OF people.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-27
MODERN MyTHOL.
0GY IS DEPICTED
IN MOVIE film
Added Reel at Washington Theater
This Week without nm Increase
In Price Of AdmissiOn-KilO
Watt Ii Coming.

The great god Thor goes on the
warpath in Back of the Button" a
one-reel Rothacker picture which will
be shown at the Washington Theater
or Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of this week.
This film, which modernizes myth
ology, depicts Thor as the mightiest
battler of his time. Thunderbolts were
his weapons. Yet one day without
warning he turned into a prominent
pacifist.
The people of the earth brought
about this great change. They did not
know they were doing it. Thor simply
locked down upon US one day and was
overwhelmed with the desire to di-
vert his powers of destruction to the
task Of tightening mans burdens.
This added reel in which Mr.. Kilo
Watt takes the leading part is added
at the Washington on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday OF this week.
Although the film is but one reel, it is
filled with interesting focts as we'll as
much fun for both young and old.
ne certain to see Back of the But
ton" this week at the Washingtn.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-27
YOUNG FATHER BROWNS
BABY SON IN BATH TUB
Young Father Tells Police That He
Drowned His Own Son Because HIS
Wife Would Not Live With Him.

New York, Feb. 26. Walter Liddle,
10 years old. clerk, confessed tonight,
the police said, that he drowned his
seven n-months-old son in the bathtub
Of his Bronx home this afternoon, be-
cause his young wife refused to return
to him.
Pressed for an explanation, he is
said to have declared that he decided
to lend It all by killing the baby and
having the state electrocute me-" He
was arrested on homicide charge
Mrs. Liddle left her husband a
month ago after quarrels due to his
inability to obtain permanent work,
the police said. She took the baby to
the home Of her parents. where Lid
die called on her this afternoon, and.
after unsuccessfully importuning her
to have dinner with him, asked for
permission to take the child out. He
told the police he hastened to his
home with the infant, where, after
fondling him for twenty minutes, he
decided to drown him.
Edward J. Glennon, District Attor-
ney, stated the young man declared he
had weighted a pillow with iron and
sunk 1t in the partly filled bathtub, in
tending to place the baby upon 1t. 1t
discolored the water. however. and he
decided to remove II. Then, he told
Mr.. Glennon, he kissed the child sew
eral times. dropped him into the water
and ran to tell his wife Of his action.
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OFF FOR NATIONAL MEETING.

Superintendent w. ]. Caplinger. e
tho Maysville Public Schools. left Sum
day afternoon for Chicago to attend
the annual meeting Of the Department
OF superintendents OF the National
Educational Association. During his
absence the city schools will be In
charse d. Prof George Nool, Principal
OF the High School.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-27
AUTOMOBILES COLLIDE.

An automobile belonging to DR.. j.
n. Hutchins was rather badly damaged
Sunday afternoon when struck by a
car driven by Herschell Mathews. The
Hutchins car was driven by Charles
Hutchins. son OF the owner. and was
crossing Second street to so into the
garage. In endeavori4g to dodge the
Hutchins car, the Mathews struck 1t
near the front and badly damaged the
running board and mudguards.