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ar i ses for so lu t ion a t t he p resen t t ime t h a n t h a t of t he o u t c o m e o l t h e ,new school law. ~ W h a t is g o i n g to be i ts effect o n a t t e n d a n c e a t school? H o w m u c h will t he f e t t e r p repa ra t ion of t e ache r s be p romoted? T o w h a t e x t e n t will it b e admin is te red f o r " g r a f t ? " In o t h e r words will t h e l a r g e s u m ot m o n e y a p p o r t i o n e d each y e a r percapi ta , and t h e c o u n t y f u n d a r i s i n g f rom loca l ' t axa t ion be d i -

• ver ted Irom t h e p u r p o s e for wh lcn i t is i n t ended , to rep len i sh t h e p a r i e s of needy re la t ives or t h e per ipa te t ic j o b b e r in school b o o s e bu i ld ing and- repairs . Wi l l con-t rac t s for bu i ld ing , and repa i r* b e a w a r d e d t o respons ib le lowes t a n d bes t b idders , o r will it be g iven to s o m e one no t r espons ib le and w h o a s has been d o u e u n d e r t he oid t a w . erect bu i ld ings who l ly In-a d e q u a t e for a school fiouse a n d w i t h o u t any r e g a r d f o r quan t i ty , or

• k i n d of specif icat ions f o r q u a n t i t v o r kiod of mate r ia l used in con -t r a p t i o n ? I t is m u c h eas ier . to ,ask t h a n t o a n s w e r these ques t ions . W e h a v e been p l a y i n g s c h o o l . s o looij , w i t h such m e a g e r results, , t h a t «he educa t ion of oar ch i ld ren beeomes a s e r ious q u e s t i o n .

T h e pe r c e n t of i l l i teracy of K e n t u c k y a s c o m p a r e ) wi th o t h e r s t s tea , is so m a r k e d tha t i t h a s b e c o m e a r e p r o a c h a n d a b y w o r d I t i s ha rd ly conceivable t h a t a n y m o d e r a t e l y e d u c a t e d , a n d l a -

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te l l igent c o m m u n i t y cou ld be t he S t a t e be tween the age of s< e n e f f so m u c h lawlessness and twen ty yea r s of age . violence a s has been c o m m o n in E a c h ° f ">e 119 c o u n t i e s hav, m a n y sec t ions of o u r s l a te for t h e become school d i s t r i c t s wi th ilv last decade . - en t i r e c o n n t y the-un i t of t axa t io i

S h o c k i n g a c d m u r d e r o u s a? has w i , h 0 h s A u t e a u t h o r i t y a n d p o w e r , H T h o m p s o n , first, R . Menefee, t he cond i t iou . a m o n g the , 0 c rea t« | a c o u n t y l u n d a d e q u a t e peaches, John "Lair, first,

and E Bradley, fir>t, Mrs. E l len Tvree , second: c u c u m b e r s , Ollie Wi l l i ams , first, Wal lace H a g g a r d , second; vege tab le d isplay , M r s G , A . Hayes , b o t h p r e m i u m s ; a p p l e s . J .

" f e u d i t s " ' of s o m e of t h e s o u t h e r u 1 0 p roviding su i t ab le bui ld ings a n d and eas te rn c o u n t i e s , it h a s been e q u i p m e n t for t he m a i n t e n a n c e of compara t ive ly ha rmless a s compared j ' I S schools. I n v iew of t h e facts wi th t he s t a t e of t e r ror a n d uil i tn- e n u m e r a t e d it becomes pe r t i nen t , idation t o say n o t h i n g of arson, j 1 0 " l e ques t ious a t t h e begin-and m u r d e r commi t t ed , m the la rge! ' n 8 o f ' th i s a r t ic le : . I t is u p to t he areas devoted ch ie f ly to t obacco C o u u t y S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s , a n d t h e cu l tu re . L i t e racy ; t h e power t o . t r u s t ee s of t he subd iv i s ions , to sav read and wri te , and p e r f o r m t h e function- o l bus iness life is no t solely t he end of educa t ion , a n d n o indiv idual or c o m m u n i t y , can b e said to be educated, till t h e y h a v e learned w h a t a r e t h e rights, a n d pr ivi l iges and d u t i e s of c i t i zensh ip a n d been t a u g h t to obse rve a n d respect , them.

I t cannot be p r e s u m e d t h a t " n i g h t r i de r s " , a n d mobs a r e composed whol ly of i l l i terate p e

n o r is i t t r u e t h a t t he sole cause of c r ime is t h e - resul t of i l l i teracy, bu t be t h a t a s i t may the c o m m u n i t i e s t h a t fodter and pe rpe tua t e s u c h wide sp read , dis-regard for law, a n d i ts p i o p e r en fo rcemen t , u t t e r l y fail t o . c o m e u p to t he s t anda rd ol e n l i g h t e n e d ch r i s t i an c iv i l iza t ion . ' *

W h e r e c h u r c h e s a n d s c h o o l s a r e no t* regarded a s t he chief means , for t h e Best e n d s of civil g o y e r n -

. c o n c l u s i v e ' a l i k e to t h e Hafety and we l fa re of person a n d p rope r ty i t m a y b e said t h a t there , ' t he s t anda rd of c i t i zensh ip is low, at)d r equ i r e s on ly a s l igh t d i s t u r b a n c e to f o m e n t , ' a m o b , . ' . 'night riders" o r a ' K u K l u x K U n " .

W e r e i t no t f o r t h e mi l l t a of K y . K e n t u c k y ' s S t and ing fymy if yon 'p l ease backed b y U S- Cour ts , and So ld ie r s o f U . S . A r m y , som« sec t ions of K y . , wou ld t o d a y b e in a s t a te of a n a r c h y .

I n view of t h i s ind ic tment , if t h e evidence jus t i f i e s i t , w h a t should be t h e t he a t t i t u d f , of t h e 119 coun t i e s . ' o f K e n t u c k y to,ward the inc reased fac i l i t ies , f o r more pay tor bet ter t e a c h i n g for l o n g e r t e r m s . I t h a s b e c o m e prac t ica l u n d e r t h e N e w School L a w , t o a d d t h e s e faci l i t ies to o u r system--

K e n t u c k y h a s c rea ted a g e n e r a l f o n d a r i s i ng f r o m its School B o n d s a n d ' d i r e c t t a x a t i o n t h a t p rov ides t h e magni f icen t W B . of pe r capi ta , f o r t h e educa t ion of every l i f i ld , whi te a n d Week, jn- the

how s b a l l t b e s r f u n d s be d i sbur sed —for t h e benef i t of t h e ch i ldren , or t h e p r iva te in teres ts of benef ic iar ies o n l y inc identa l a n d fore ign t o t h e purpose , of t he State? .Which? I t is u p to t h e C o u n t y At to rneys , Ci rcu i t J u d g e s and C o m m o n w e a l t h s A t to rneys , - and t h e F i sca l Cour t s , and eve ry l aw a b i d i n g pa t r io t ic ci t izen to see t o it t h a t these I 'uuds be used foi; t h e educa t ion of a l l , the ch i ldren o f ' . h e c o i n u n n w e a l t n and for n o o t h e r p u r p o s e . D u l u t h Ky.', V .

Mis . Bet t ie J o n e s , second: blaclt g rapes , Mrs. Cash H i a t t , first, Mrs . Bettie Brown, s econd ; wa te rme lon , H . C . B lan ton , first, S . D. Ca rpen-te r , second; m u s k m e l o n , Mrs . Bet-t ie J o h n s o n , fiist a n d second; can-telope, I. S. Dude ; p u n i p k i u , Mrs . Bet t ie J o h n s o n , first, M. H . Chas. teen, second; best d isp lay f ru i t . G . W . Mar le r . tobacco, f r a n k Cash , first. H C. Jones , second; broom corn, G . W . Marler; s u g a r c o r n . W L. K i n g : millet . Gil l L u n c e f o r d ; t imothy, J o h n Lair ; c lover , J a f k Su t ton ; al lalfa , W . L . Kipg; whi te cake , Mrs M . S . D u r h a m , first and second; marb le c a k e , Mrs . G A . H a y e s , both p remiums ; cocoa n u t cake. Mrs . M. S . D u r h a m , firs

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T h e fo l lowing are t he p r e m i u m M r s . R o b e r t H a m m s e c o a d r p lu jn . a w a r d s foij. t h e first d a y : ' jel ly > Mrs.. R o b e r t H a m m , first,

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d i r e c t e d . t o me , which issued f rom the C l e r k ' s office of t he Rockcas t le C i r c u i t i C o u r t , in favor of L . T ' . S t e w a r d aga ins t W . D. Mul l ins Dec 'd , I or o n e . of m y deput ies , will o n t he 23 day of A u g u s t 1909, be tween the h o u r s of 9 o'clock A . M . a n d 4 o ' c lock p. m. a t Cour t House d o o r in Mt . ' V e r n o n Rockcrs t l e couu ty , K e n t u c k y , ex-pose to puo l i c sale 10 the h i g h e s t b idder t h e f o l l o w i n g p ropery . ( o r s o m u c h thereof a s may be necessary to sa t i s fy t he a m o u n t of Pla int i f f ' s d e b t , in te res t a n d c o s t ) , to t w o h u n d r e d and t w e n t y five ac res of ; land more or less, on t h e wa te r s of W o l f e creek, Rockcas t l e c o u n t y Ky . j and k n o w n as t h e W . D. Mul l i n s } a i m . T h i s land will he so ld . sub jec t t o b i s widow's l i fe t i m e dowry. -. Lev ied u p o n a s t he p r o p e r t y of W . D. M u l l i n s deceased.. .

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