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I- LOVES OF GREAT
AMERICANS.
! General Forrest's !
! "Whirlwind Courtship" !
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Ono Suuday morning in 1815 a
young AlibbiSbippi planter-backwoodsman
was riding to church
ulong a road that was m wretched
condition irom the .March fresh
ets. The rider was strikingly
handsome; glaringly illiterate, lie
was Mutkan Bedford Forrest, son
ol a local blacksmith, and des
tined to be remembered as one of
America's greatest cavalry lead
ers. At one point in his ride that
Sunday morning the road widen
ed into a quagmire and minature
lake, in the midst ol this mire a
carriage was stuck, hopelessly
bogged down. Two women sat in
the stalled vehicle. One was eld
erly ; the other an unusually beau
tiful girl, .Mary .Montgomery by
name, i'orrest looked at the girl,
and he fell in love with her.
Two men on horseback, the la
dies' escorts to church where
staring stupidity at the bogged
carriage, and were making no ei
forts to get it out of the mire or
to rescue its occupants from their
helpless plight. Forrest dis
mounted, waded out into the
water, reached the side ot the car
riage, and tenderly lifted Alary
Montgomery irom the front seat,
carrying her as lightly as if she
were a child, lie deposited her on
dry ground, then waded back for
the older woman.
After which he unharnessed the
horses, put his powerful shoulder
to the wheel, and by main
strength pushed the carriage out
of the slough and back to the
main road. Keharnessing the
horses, he turned on the two cha
grined escorts, treated them to a
tongue lashing that they dared
not resent, and then ordered them
to clear out of the vicinity in a
hurry.
This pleasant duty being ac
complished, Forrest helped the
two, women into their carriage,
introduced himself and insited on
escorting them to church in place
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Serve Washington CRISPS
the natural flavored
CORN FLAKES with the
national reputationr for
quality.
Every mem
ber of your
family will
' like CRISPS
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tasty and sat
isfying with milk or cream
and sugar. Add your
favorite fruit, if you like.
WashingtonCRISPS
The Crispy 'feasted Corn Flakes,
- 10 cent tit your grocer's tfkhti hUir box
of the men ho'-had just driven
away. '
That afternoon he called on
Alary Montgomery. 'While he was
waiting for her to enter the draw
ing room so runs the story, one
of the two escorts appeared. For
rest is said to have dropped this
possible rival gently out of the
window and to have threatened
to shoot him if ever he should set
foot in the Montgomery house
again.
Other wooers met with similai
rebuffs nt Forrest's vigorous
hands. And, as soon as he had
cleared the field of all rivals, he
embarked on a whirlwind court
ship as swift and decisive as one
of his later cavalry charges.
Within a very few days he and
Mary Montgomery were engaged.
And on April 23 of the same year
they wore married. Theirs was
an ideally happy wedded life.
Forrest prospered in financial af
fairs under his wife's wise guid
ance until, just before he threw
over all his business prospects to
risk his life in the Civil war, he
was making $30,000 a year.
Forrest's wife is also said to
haee educated him. If this is
true she made a sorry job of it.
To the end of his days he wrote
more incoherently than would an
eight-year-old school boy. Here,
for instance, is an extract from
one of his war reports the re
port of Fort Pillow's capture:
"We busted the fort at niner
eloek and scattered them. The
men is still a cillanew (a-killing
them) in the woods. Them
Them as was eoteh with spoons
and brestpins and sieh was eilled
and the rest of the lot was pay
rold and toldto git."
Yes, Mrs. Forrest was decidedly
better as a wife than as an edu
eat or.
PECULIAR INCIDENT
Joint Fraier woke up Thursday
morning last and found that his
old brood mare had found twin
girl mule eolts. A very peculiar
incident took place. The old
grand-dam, which is 27 years old
claimed one of the eolts and had
to be taken out of the same field
to keep peace in the family. Fal
mouth Outlook.
GREAT INCREASE IN CAPIT
. .ALIZATION OF THE FORD
COMPANY
Detroit, Mich, .June 4. The
Ford Motor Company announced
today that it had increased its
authorized capital stock from $2,
000,000 to $100,000,000, and de
clared a stock dividend of $48,
000.000, payable July 1.
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"MISSIONARY
LIGHT HOUSE"
IN VIRGINIA
Ingenious Device for Stimulating
Interest in Monthly Offerings
for Missions. Are We
Reaching Our Share?
A Missionary Liguthouso Is tho In
genius devlco employed by tho mission
committee of a church In Lynchburg,
Virginia, for tho purposo of stimulat
ing an Interest in monthly offerings.
Mr. Ambrose Page, chairman of tho
committee, gives tills description of
tho missionary lighthouse:
Tho lighthouse is eight feet tall,
built to n scalo on ono fot to nn inch,
therefore representing a real light
houso ninety-six feet tall. It Is six
sided, built of beaver boaid on a wood
en frame, and in tho top it lias tlireo
forty-watt electiic bulbs. Tho whole
thing cost two and a half dollars, In
cluding boards, bulbs, paint, paper,
nails, and tacks. It was built at homo
by Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Page, tho writ
er's mother and father, both of whom
have passed threescore years and ten.
Spaco has been figured on tho light
houso for three hundred and fifty
stones, eacli Btono representing ono
dollar. The first two missionary col
lections for 1915, January and Febru
ary, blocked out flfty-nino largo foun
dation stone3 in tho lighthouse. We
have selected for our missionary hymn
for tho year "Let tho Gospel Light
Shine Out," tho first erse of which bo
gins, "Standing like a lighthouse."
Tho understanding Is that as long
as wo measure up to the goal set of
$29.17 each missionary Sunday the
(Mrs. Kumashlto, daughter of tho
second Christian baptized In modern
Japan.)
light will Bhlne; but If wo fall below
that amount tho light will go out, thn
work on tho Hghthouso "Will Btop, and
tho causo will suffer betfauso tho gos
pel light will not shlno)ut. Tho older
members of tho school and, of course
the children, aro delighted with tho
plan, and I feel very euro that tht
light will shino and' continue to shine
We have a palntoA clock on paper
near tho lighthouse, which shows the
oxact amount contributed to date.
Mr. Pago comcludes his note with
a striking bit or testimony, given hero
for tho cncourAgemont of other com
mittees: "Everybody helps, and it's
almost liko may to carry tho work
along."
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Are WeJ Reaching Our Share?
Wo have in North America twenty
four million Protestant church mem
bers and About fourteen or fifteen mil
lion Roman Catholic church members.
Added together, these make almost
one-third of tho population of theso
countries. In other words, If wo dl
vldo your field to be reached In North
AmftVlca by tho number of us that
ouaiit to bo active a'a Christian work
ers, each ono of us has to reach two
nftrsnns In order to make North Amer
ica wholly Christian. Against that,
every missionary has soventy thous-
Jand people to reach, or a field exactly
thlrty-fivo thousand times tho average
size of the field ot each one of us here
at home. Yet somo of you, in your
thought about your tremendous Impor
tance, aro wondering whether this
country or Canada can got along it
you happon to dccldo to go away!
J. Campbell White.
FACTS THAT COUNT.
Natives on tho Zambesi in South
Africa hnvo undertaken to pay tho
salaries ot tho French Mission school
masters this year, rather than have
tho Mission schools closo.
In 1859 you could buy a man in tho
Fiji Islands for soven dollars, butcher
him and eat htm. Today tho IJIblo is
In nearly every house, and on Sunday,
nlnotenths of tho pcoplo may bo
found assembled In tho churches for
worship, What about tho powor and
profit of Foreign Missions?
A studont In I'oldn has been bo
Impressed by tho valuo of tho Now
Testament that ho has purchasod
oyer 5,000 copies to send to bis
friend. ,
WATERED SECURITIES
By Peter Radford.
Much has been Bald and moro writ
ten about tho evils of watered stock in
big business concerns and tho farm
ers of this nation beliovo that every
dollar written into tho lifo of any
business organization, should bo able
to say "I know that my Redeemer
livoth," but farming is tho biggest
business on earth, nnd there is moro
water in its financial transaction than
that of any other industry. There Is
us much water in u farmer's note
drawing eight or ten per cent interest
when other lines of industry secure
money for four or live per cent per
annum,, as there Is in a business pay
ing a reasonable compensation upon
tho faco valuo of securities repre
senting an investment of only fifty
cents on the dollar. The only dif
ference Is, tho water is in the Interest
rato In ono instance and In tho secur
ities in tho other.
The promoter ofttimes takes chances
and his success is contingent upon
tho development of tho property in
volved but tho usurer, as a rule, takes
no chances and his success cripples
tho property Involved. There may bo
Industries that cry louder but nono
that Buffer moro severely from finan
cial immorality in both law and cus
tom than that ot agriculture.
The farmers of America today aro
paying $200,000,000 per annum in
usury on real estato and chattel
loans, and this Interest capitalized
at five per cent, represents $4,000,000.
000 of fictitious values which tho farm
er Is paying interest on. This sum of
money is almost equal to the annual
value of crops produced In tho United
States.
The earning power of tho farmer's
note based upon his interest rato very
nearly divides likes tho earth's surfacethroe-fourths
water and one
fourth land. Tho largest body of wa
ter that floats upon the financial hem
isphere now rests upon the farms
and Its waves aro dashing and Its
billows aro rolling against soven mil
lion homes threatening ruin and dis
aster to tho prosperity of tho nation
Will our public Bcrvants who under
stand how to drain the lUmld off In
dustrial properties turn tho faucot and
let tho water off tho farms?
It is an admitted economic fact that
there can be no permanent prosperity
without a permancrft ngriculturo
Agriculture Isrecognlzed as tho
greatest of alLvndustries and a pros
perous, progressive and enlightened
agricultural population la the surest
safeguard of clvlllzutton.
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WATSON'
Mr and .Mis. George Watson of Car
inclbtroet are rejoicing over tho ar
rival of a bouncing boyat their home.
.Mother and child doing well and papa
Is wearing the smile that won't wear
off.
Miss Lyda Peyton Key, of the coun
ty, Is spending the week end with
Mrs. It. A. Carr, of this city.
Miss Minnie Jefferson, of the coun
ty, Is spending tho week end with Mr.
and Mrs. John T. Parker.
Mr. C H. Davis, of Mt. Olivet, was
in this city Friday on business.
WOMAN GOULD
NOT SIT OP
Now Does Her Own Work.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta
ble Compound Helped Her.
Ironton, Ohio." I am enjoying bet
ter health now than I have for twelve
years, when I be
Ban to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta
ble Compound I
could 'not sit up. I
had femalo troubles
and wus very ner
vou3. I used the
remedies a year and
I can do my work
and for tho last eight
months I have
worked for other
women, too. I cannot praise tydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enough
for I know I never would have been as
well if I hud not taken it and I recom
mend it to suffering women."
Daughter Helped Also.
"I gwe it to my daughter when shn
wus thirteen years old. Sho was in
school and was a nervous wreck, and
could not sljep nights. Now alio looks
so healthy thut even tho doctor speaks
of it You can publish this letter if yod
like." Mrs. Kcna Bowman, 101 S. lOtli
Street, Ironton, Ohio.
Why will women continuo to suffer
day in und duy out and drug outa sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing Uireo
fourths of tho joy of living, when they
can find health in Lydia E. Pinkhum's
Vegetable Compound ?
If you liavo tho slltflitcut doubt
thut Lytlla 13. Pliikhum'H Vcgctu
bluGoinpouiKlwlll belli you.writo
toLydliUS.FInklmniMcdlcIiieCo.
Your lottorwlll fo period,
roml nnd MHWrol ly h wimn
HHii hold lu hti-ii couHdcd"o,
World's Greatest Preacher
To Speak at Chautauqua
DR. FRANK W. GUNSAULTTS.
R. FRANK W GUNSVULUS. referred to far and wide as the world'
gieatost preai her. Is a No piesldeut of Armour Institute of Technology
and pastor of Ontial clinuli, Chicago. In oratory no one excels him
In either American or nmupe.tn pulpit". 1'ew Chautnuiuas In Amer
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ica can rInc to Mr (iiiii:iiilu- an audience as large as the one which he nd
iIiosm's eoi. Sablmili uuuiilni; In liN home city lu the gteat Auditorium the
ater No small poitlou ot this audience Is made up of people stopping tern
poiatily In Chicago It N quite generally conceded among pcoplo of educa
tion and thoM' lnteiested lu the wotk of the present day church that the trav
eler who visits Clilcimi) lias not ically completed u tour of that city until he
has Been the vast Suiida morning audicine In the Auditorium theater and
Ueutd the otutor who occupies that platform
NOTES FROM MT. OLIVET
TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT
I'lide (u'Oi'gc .McC'ord tells us
tlint a furious hailstorm visited
1 ho Bald Hill vicinity m Nicholas
county, recently, doing consider
able damage, lie .says the hail
stones were the size ot hen eggs.
(i rover Uverhey killed a snake
oji the farm of Dr. U. Wells last
week that was a minature monster
in size. It measured (i feet 1 inch
in length and 7 inches in circum
ference. Cows in the vicinity had
shown u short age of milk supply
and it is thought this snake had
been milking them. Jt was of
brown color, and spotted.
One of the most remarkable and
rare freaks of nature seen here in
a long while was brought to our
ollice .Monday morning by W. T.
Burns, of Thomas neighborhood.
It is a young turkey which lias
two heads, two beuks and four
eyes. With these peculiar excep
tions it is like any other fowl
has one body, two wings and two
legs. No one who 1ms viewed this
freak has ever seen its like be
fore. Fleniingshnrg, Ky., dnne'4.
Three telephone operators in tho
exchange here went on a strike )
Wednesday afternoon and walk-
od out. I
A Truck That
fOnctiaaiaodiciiC.
O. L. MAINS & CQ4
UENTS MUM MM WMKIJK CKHITl.
EXPIMN THIS.SIR' I
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DLOND
WOMEN ARE MOST CRITICAL
and observaut of tho stylo and fit of
a man's clothing. There is no woman
but who loves to soo her husband look
ologaiit nud (listiiniuo and has his
clothing made to measure by a good
tailor. Our spring fabrics 'aro ready
for jour choice, and if you order now
jeu will have your suit or overcoat
icady to wear boforo Kastor. Wo aro
the solo representatives of Ed. V. Price
& Co. of Chicago, tho largest niakor
of good clothes in tho world. You
will bo moro than delighted with tho
satisfaction wo gho you, from $14 to
$2!) for a suit.
P. S. Whon you want IIigli,Clas3
Diy Cleaning dono bring it to
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V C,F' McNAMA.RA,
l'ln g G1 Front Street
"wk Maysvlllo. Ky.
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KEUHMIEKE-MIHEIIVt, KY.
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Mrs. J. n. Wadsworth, of this city,
left this morning for points in Califor
nia.' Sho whb accompanied by her
son.
Our Best Ad.
is the personal visit by you to our
store. We have always in oursad
vertising harped upon quality and
it is here that we back it up with
the goods goods that are in ev
ery respect just what wo claim
them to be. If you are not al
ready convinced of the merits of
what we sell, call in and you
will be.
TRAXEl,
Confectioner.
"The House of Quality."
FOR SAL!
mnu: is tiii: uest bar-
(JlIX l) HAVE EVER HAD
OX OUR LIST.
HOUSE OF SEVEN ROOMS
WITH TWO LOTS, IX EAST
MAYSVILLE. THIS l'liOl'
EHTY WILL HE SOLI) TO
THE FIRST BUYER THAT
COJIES ALOXU, AT THE
LOW l'HIl'E OF $030.00.
THOS. L. EWAN & CO.,
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR STATE SENATOR.
Wo aro authorized to announce Dr.
G. II. Tultz of Vanccburg as a candi
date for Stato Senator from this, the
Thirty-first District, cpmposod of Ma
sou and Lewis counties, subject to the
action of tho Republican party as ex
pressed at tho Stato Primary election,
to bo hold August 7, 1915. YoUr vote
is kindly solicited.
Wo aro authorized to announce
Robert M. Bruce, a faruior, of St. Paul,
Lewis county, Kentucky, as a candi
date for Stato Senator in tho Thirty
first District, composed of Mason and
Lewis counties, subject to the decision
ot the Kopublicau primary, August 7,
1015. Your support is respectfully so
licited. FOR CIRCUIT COURT CLERK. -
We are authorized to announce O.
Calvert Karly as a caudidato for the
Uomocratie nomination for Circuit
Court Clerk, subjoct to the action of
tho Democratic Primary, Saturday,
August 7, 1U15.
Wo aro authorized to announce
James B. Key as a candidate for re
election to tho ofiico of Clerk, of the
Mason Circuit Court, subject to the ac
tion of the Democratic party. Jit the
Primary election to be held on tho first
baturday in August, 11)15.
Wo are authorized to announce Sam
uel N. True of Dover, as a candidate
for tho olllco of Masou Circuit Court
Cleik, subject to the action of the De
mocratic party, at the Primary elec
tlon, August 7.
Coiniuuinu-ulth Attorney.
Wo aro authorized to announce M.
J. Hennessey, of Brackon county,
Kentucky, candidate for Democratic
nomination Commonwealth Attorney,
Nineteenth Judicial District, subject
to action of primary election, Au
on, AH- f A
respect-
gust 7, 1915. our support rei
fully solicited
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE.
Wo aro authorized to announce 0. D,
Newell as a caudidato for re-election
to the oilko of Circuit Judge for Ma
son, Fleming and Bracken counties,
subject to tho action of the Democratic
(tarty at tho primary election to bo
held on the first Saturday in August,
1015.
FOR STATE TREASURER,
We are authori?)d to aunounco Dr.
U. L, Mooro uf Marlon, as u candidate
for Stato Treasurer of Kentucky, at
tho Primary oloetlon, August 7, 1015,
subject to the action of tho Republican
voteis. Your support is most respoot
fully Hullcltcil.
FOB APFELLATE JUDGE.
Wo nro nuthorioil to aunounco Hon.
1,'ruiM b, Clarke of Pendleton county,
an a unmlldnto for Judge of tho Court
uf Appeals Irom this district, subjoct to
fie notion of the Domocratie voters t
I ho State Primary election, August 7,
I J 5.
FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER. "
Wo aro nuthorued to announce II.
Greeu Garrett of Winchester, as a cau-
Jidato for Ballroad Commissioner lu
WU.lUm Third Dlstrkt, aubject to tiia,
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