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The state herald., 1907-08-09

The present state board OF cqualizs-
tIon has raised the usscssadylluation OF
corporation property in the state So
Uln U0U. The reports from the several
.ountiof Of the state show a large I'M
.rasa iu tho ass,ss,d valuation Of 9th
nr property Go the state. This makes /"
y.ry encouraging prospect for easier
conditions in The states GnaHcc5 for the
M-NL Ylar
The state herald., 1907-08-09

The STANDARD OIL Company can now
walk up and pay a fine Of 500 30 O01or
appeal their case to "a highcrcourt. The
company was found guilty aa charged
ard Judge Lmdia imposed the fine nom
which the company will appeal Other
indictments still stand awa1ual the com.
paHy on which it is possible to impose "a
iue Of $ss 10000. n the company
should ba forced to pny the fine all they
would need TO do wolld be to raise the
price Of oil % li.,ls aud make the dear
people pay the lIno for them When
the corporation magnatas aro thrown
into Jail Tor violation of law instead of
beng LEE Of with a fine they win be
ksr,,...i!5.-ig.'r7g, H'ne r.sps.t r. NJ hu.
worse penalty than fine. they VIII
take their chances uu being caught for
they can afford to pay amy ordn ary dne
aud stan be- ahead Of ,hr game.
The state herald., 1907-08-09
II. SUTHERLAND, HOLYOKE, COLORADO. s

New York City seems 10 be expert
euaIrg an epidemic Of crima which up-
pears serious even for that city. The
people have become so excited over the
crimes that mobs are now making more
troubI" for the officers than the crmi-
nails were.
The state herald., 1907-08-09

Robinson and Gaylor Of Thermnpolis,
Wyo. ,hrya pttanl,l a p1rumttic water
lfl that by the power of the current Of
HE stream raises the water TO any
height. The model wat,r lift raises a
O. inch stream - feet. This will BE- a
ugat invention for sections Of country
whore there arc running streams.
The state herald., 1907-08-09

4 ia, uood in his recent trial. now adj
miis that the verdict Of the jury rclcas-
ing his client WIS a surprise to him 90
.ho most he hoped for WIS hung jury.
The state herald., 1907-08-09

The STATE B0lh of orlnulGummia.oH-
or. hava .nug caua.ll.I che slia OF
"a section of rhnal band purchased 10y
Ugpr. rntauyr g.. o. ru.Hr mm lma
,rn Tho rI'e nasen l.Im account
OF n irr urHu boo iha notice ur 1la
n reported thutG. M Bua.on rhnI
uHIih.rpfth. Gu.AigDstIH. iHs#li
of publ .nnr uhn HlIn npaer m tha Df.
Tire uo of hH papr w required bE
Lass in npd th. nu .nn u iH. MUM r
ufma oIe uu of wr.u mH lH.
Druv.r Republican rlru ru tm7 a". "I
Mr. BnEtu a lhe aal of 'an u.r
g.alors friend who wanted iu dn DO.
u.pp unuyr favor" suh n"r
anluur fHaulH ar gsv up. iH H#
,bum into trouble no a" o.
|umu ilr rbI.h.rtH m.'r n.t'1.I
Itolhr aa chat tu. ll. nI W
/ puhl0 hri Boo ,hu rmIn .uu- %. lhs In
/ prrnmI Ilr oYuraulInuH friend pub
|IHNm humaNg lhfrn.dhg.i wlmnu
|ntu. q. OF uig rp. hua thn' h
eom falsely pns. hm .lfinHu.bH
|rT.uI rB#iHun Wafu.W nothing u
Ibau lhe nrH Humuliu rhiH ua."s
cent "a reported no lhy Denver l'npnb
The state herald., 1907-08-09

II strike Of the traiumon ou the
Co'c 'do & Southern still continues
wili ct much prospect Of an early sct-
tlcn IaL
The state herald., 1907-08-09

Senator Foraker Of Ohio has recently
announced that he camo, support Sec
rotary Taft for tha republican uom.na-
ton for president and gives 1908 his only
reason the fact that Taft has repeated
lg stated that hn ragurH au immediate
revision of tho tariff. Foraker says
81, should not tumper with the niurlay
tariff til thp people demand IT, The
people of good many OF thc western
statgB. al lrnsi, are already demanding
% revision and they wiII lr heard from
when The nest presidential campaign
opens. but senator Foraker seems lu
fear THAT ir Taft HhUHld Doc nlurtriprn.
idcnt th.ro would bn uravialun Of the
tariff laws by congress regardless uf
tho wHha OF lha p.ppla Such % raa
un fur opposing the nomination or Sec
Rotary Taft ia fnulahunE lf thr ra
publican party Gyurf revision, they
win r drrlar. BOO 90 To- platform and f
lh.y do not favor % they WiiI DdnaIara
Hnd .Hr mrn wrn Dr. nominated. if elect
rI. win br governed in hia uct.nus un
th.a wraGu1. by tbu wrtg platform
declarations. The trouble with Fora
.l.ris that h WunlH Go Boz % candidate
himself and a the Uto central COIN
mlftrr OF hH party m Dis state has dm
rArI fur Taft u tha candidate hy
thought be wuat give Uma h.nI Of on
excuse lor mot Importing Taft
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
January In the Dead Letter De-
partment.

In January / ,C22, 100 letters were
opened, as compared with 90S, 300
the same month last year, and 2G6.-
23l letters and packages were re-
turned to senders. against l91. 1862
in January, 1906. The sum ISL
100 was found in Z. 1856 of the letters
opened during the month, while in
January of last year S4,116 was
found in 6,967 letters.
Eighty per cent of this returnable
matter was restored to senders last
month, and under the new method
now effected it is expected. to re-
turn the full 90 per cent. Special
efforts are being made to promote
the general use by writer's of the
return address, and cards are sent
out by the division giving advice
as to the proper method of add
ressing with every piece of
mail that is returned.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
Big DEAL IN TOBACCO.
Trust Buys lO,0OO,O00 Pounds
for S75O,OOO-- biggest Deal
OF twenty-five Years.

The largest dark tobacco deal
That has been made in Louisville
in the last twenty-five years and
the second largest in all the history
of Louisville rs tobacco market.
was closed when the Louisville
Warehouse Company sold 10000
600 pounds of dark tobacco to Nat
+. Dortch, of Nashville, Tenn.
The price paid for the tobacco was
S75O.00O. 1t is supposed that Mr..
Dortch made the purchase for the
trust. 1t was of the 1906 crop
and was grown in Southern Ken
lucky and Tennessee.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
DAMAGE SUIT.
Wealthy Btred Merchant Ua&es
Charge.

Samuel f. WEIGH. wealthy
merchant of Berea. MndisO4e
county, is charged with Shooting
and wounding p. ID. Mcbride, Of
Louisville, representative of tue,
New York Silk Company. Nc
Bride, in company with llorac.s
Beatty, a young farmer OF Alsdi
son county, made Il social call upom
Mrs. Jennie Fish and her daugh-
ter, Miss Addie. As the two wetp.
returning to the hotel Someone
fired upon them. Mcbride wss
wounded, his right arm being per
manently crippled. He ciaims
Wclch did the shooting. Mcbride
has brought suit for $25, 900.
LATER. WEIGH was fined $500
and sentenced to Jail for one year.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
Nav Local Option Laws in Midway

The City Council of Midway has
Just passed the following ordinance
relative to the violation of the To-
cal option laws, viz:
Any person who shall. sell, lend
or barter any spurious, vinous OF
malt liquors, or any mixture there
of, or any Intoxicating drinks, OF
give said liquors to another for
the purpose of selling same, within
Tic City uf Midway, shall be deem
Ell guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall, on conviction thereof. be
fined not less than fifty (5O) nor
more than one hundred Q00) dol
lars.
2. ANY person who shall sell,
give. lend or procure for any per-
son under twenty-One years of age
any spirltuOus, vinous or malt
liquors. or intoxicating drinks.
shall be fined fifty 600 dollars for
each oflense.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
JUDGE ROBBINS
MAY H-AR POWERS CASE,
Holds That Former Trial Judge
May Legally Preside Agaiu.

Judge Stout announced in the
Scott County Circuit Court at
Georgetown Wednesday morning
as to his jurisdiction in the Pow
ers case. which is that either he OF
Judge Robbins has legal right to
sit in the case, but that for per-
sonal reasons he, Judge Stout,
will vaoate the bench.
This decision was reached after
several days argument by the
counsel for each side ana consid-
Grafton of the authorities offered
by them. The defense was anx-
ious for Judge Stout to try the
case, while the prosecution wants
either Judge Robbins to occupy
the bench or another special Judge
to be appointed by the Governor.
Judge Robbins is the special Judge
appointed to try the case three
years ago.
Judge Stout stated that his per-
sonal reasons for declining to try
the case are that he will violate his
conscience in 50 doing because of
his association in consultation with
the Commonwealth in a former
trial. and his connection with the
Howard case.
AT the suggestion of Common
wealth's Attorney Franklin the
following names of persons to
try the case were submitted to
Powers himself;
Judge j. +. AIKEN. Of George
town: Judge j. b. Black. of Bar
bouryille; Judge :. b. Dishman,
of Barbourvillc. and Judge Elliott
Humphrey. of Louisville. None
OF these names were accepted by
the Commonwealth Attorney.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
Cannot Agree on Minority leaarr.

After trying to agree on sornn
Senator to take the place held bx
Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky.
whose term expires March 4, enc.
minority statesmen in the upper'
house have about decided 10 hAvs4
no minority leader, bat allow eacis
Democratic Senator to fight ungiel,
his own flag. This will combat
the tendency toward centralizSs;oa
of power, against which Demo,-
cratic senators have been inyeigla.
inc.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
WHY so WEAK?
Kidney Troubles May be Sapping
Your Life Away. hit. Ster-
ling People Have leara-
ed This Fact

When n healthy man or woman
begins to run down without appar-
rent cause, becomes weak, languid,
depressed, suffers backache, head
ache, dizzy spells and urinary dis
orders, look to the kidneys for the
cause Of it all. Keep lnc Kidneys
well and they will keep you well.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid
neys and keep them wei. Here
is Mt. Sterling proof for it.
Samuel L. Green, of High street,
Mt. Sterling, KY, says: "Doan's
Kidney Pills were worth their
weight in gold. That is my opin-
ion and the following are my rea-
sons. For "A good many years
suffered with kidney trouble,
brought on, | believe, by straining
myself at heavy lifting. The dull
aching across the small of my back
and the sharp pains if | stopped or
Strengthened, adc life anything
but pleasant to m. There was
also very annoying and distress
ing urinary di iculty particularly
observable at night. | took all
kinds of medicines, supposed to be
good for kidney trouble, and doc
torcd a great deal, but without OBJ
tanning any noticeable benefit until
| procured Doan's Kidney Pills.
The change the first box made in
my condition was surprising and /
continued the treatment by taking
another, when all symptoms of dis
ored kidneys disappeared and l
felt myself cured"
For sale by all dealers. Price
SO cents. Fostcr-Milburn Co..
Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other. 32-2t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
Petition Filed Against DR.. J. S.
RedWine.

In the Fayette Circuit Court the
suit of the administrators of Fred
ketterer against the State Board
Of Control for Charitable Institu-
tiens for $50, 900 damages was dis
missed on a demurrer, the court
holding that the Board of Control
was a branch of the State govern
ment, and cannot be sued for the
acts of its employees. As soon as
Ire case was dismissed. however,
an amended petition was filed by
the plaintiff against DR.. j. S. Red
wine superintendent of the East
err He ltucky Insane Asylum, for
$4,000 damages.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
NUMBER 30
RACE MEETING THIS SPRING.
Old Track is to Witness d Yes
Days PrOgram---RaCing ia
Kentucky This Year to
Begin in Lexington.

Jouett Shouse. editor Of Tie
Kentucky Farmer and Bret4;e..
announced that there would c,.s.-
ltIvely be a race meeting held tiaxs
spring at the Kentucky Racine
Association track. Mr.. Shs.uses
said that at the meeting IS .iss.
Kentucky Racing Conrnissiws
Col. f. f. Clay. vice president at
the Kentucky Racing Association.
would request dates for the sprian
meeting which would probably i.s
granted.
Mr.. ShOuse said that ne was nol
in position to give further details
of the meeting until after the da,e.
had been granted. but that sbse
meeting would positively he held
and that turfmen could expeei IL.
1t is likely that the racing i'm
kentucky THIS year Will begin in
Lexington with a ten days meel
inc at the famous old race COURSE.
From this city the turfmcu viii g,s
to Louisville for a needing ~
Churchill Downs and Douglas
Park, where dates will alternate
with ten days racing at each track
as the racing has been conducted
this year at the Fair Grounds an,2
City Park tracks in New Orlesa.s.
The long meeting will be heSG
in the summer at Latonia SgaS
short meetings will be held "a a,,r.
New Louisville Jockey taus,.
Douglas Park and Latonia in the
fall. 1t is almost certain that tl,s
racing in this State will bc Limited
at least to 100 days this yoar.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
FIGHT LOW SALOON.
STRAIGHT AND BILE DE S UNITE.
Kentucky DiStiIIers Will Wage
War on Dive Keepers.

The straight and blended wits.
key interests of the Kentucky Dis.
tillers' Association after long and
bitter fight have united in their
annual meeting, which be ga n
NFebruary ~ in Louisville, and will
wage war against the saloon.
An attempt was made by the
Straight interests to have the asso-
citation reOrganized, eliminating
from membership all manufacture
ers of the blended article, but the
blenders proposed that the conven-
ton forget its differences and call
a national convention for the pur-
pose of legislating against the
keepers of low saloons.
The suggestion was indorsed
and a resolution was later adOpte /
calling for national convention
in Louisville to draft a model IL
cense law to be submitted to Con
leress.
The five committeeman who will
he entrusted with the work of ar
ranging for the national conyen-
ton will be named by the presi-
dent at an early date.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
COMBINES DO 1T.
What Party has and is Ostering
Combines.

The Lexington Lea dtr's exp
erience will illustrate the enormous
profits squeezed out of newspapers
by a new paper trust. In March,
1906 a contrct was made for a
years paper supply after several
really competitive bids. Within
the last two week bids have been
received from several sources, all
supposed to be independent and
in competition, but every one is
for identically Il G Same ii are. and
alike in every detail, showing an
absolute agreement.
One of these bids the the Leader
will be compelled to accept or
retire from business, and it means
an advance in cost over last year
equal to Sl44 car load, or from
81, 200 to 81 800 on the years
supply of printing paper.
Thousands of newspapers, and
smaller than the Leader, must pay
this tribute to the combined print
ing paper manufacturers, meaning
an increased profit of hundreds of
thousands of dollars during the
next twelve months.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
They Went.

All Chinese laundrymeu wexe
run out Of Riverton, Wyomisg.
by a committee of indignant
friends of the Syndicate of Wild
ows, who earn their living by do
ing Washing. No violence WAS
done, the Chinese being too fright
cned to resist the committee,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20

Securities worth $500 are
missing from the Savings Bank of
New Britain, Conn, the cashier of
which has decamped. The Mayor
of the city has written to the Gov
ernOr asking the removal of State
Bank Examiner Kendall. The lat
ter started to examine the banks
accounts but desisted when the
cashier feigned illness.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
MUSTY DOCUMENTS
found In New York Tell interest
ing Story of Other days.

The first building on the site of
New York City was erected by
the Dutch In the spring of 1918.
1t was tiny structure of logS,
answering the purpose Of store
house and fort.
The first male child Of European
parents was Jean Vigue (t6L4.l
The first female child Of Eli
ropean parents was Sarah Rapalia
(t6t5.)
The first Governor was appoint
ed in 1926.
The FIRST engineer waSapthorizeil
by the Governor in 1926 to con
struct permanent fort on Man
haitian Island.
The first warehouse was erected
in 1925. Here the Indians came
for drink OF the white mans fire
water"
The first meeting room for re-
iigious services was (l626) in the
loft OF the horse power mill.
The first church was built in
1885.
The first farm. called The Com
pany's Farm" was laid ont in
1893. Ii extended north from
what is now Hudson to Wall street.
The oldest grave Of which there
is record is that OF child.
marfed with a sandstone slab,
with a skull, crossbones and wing
ed hour glass, and the following
inscription:
Here Lyes The Body
OF Richard Church
Er Son OF Villa
Nj Churchcr Who
Died The ) of April
io&i 0f Age , Years
And ) Months.
The first mode of public punish
mcnt was the whipping post. set
up in 1875. Upon this offenders
were hoisted by the waist and sus-
pended for such length of time as
their offense called for.
The first man sentenced to be
hanged for murder was "A negro
known as THE Giant" Q641D
The first European public meet
ing was held in l64l. Governor
Kicft summoned the inhabitants to
the fort and presented propositions
in reference to the future dealings
with the Indians.
The first public house was built
in l642 at the company's expense.
1t was a clumsy looking tavern.
located at the north, asst corner of
Pearl street and Coenties slip.
The first surveyor (l642) receiy-
ed a salary S0pounds year. S4OO.
The first lot of ground Q642)
was 80 feet front by 10 feet deep.
and was sold for $500 where
BRIDGE street now is.
The first law proclaimed in New
York related to the Sabbath
G647.)
Christmas day became a legal
holiday in 1904.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20

The Senate passed the bill Civ
ing the Government the right to
appeal to the United States Su-
preme Court for construction of the
constitutiOnality of any law in
volved in a criminal suit.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
Two Considerations.

Il s'pose if you could give ew-
erybody an outside room your
troubles would he few"
They would" responded shgs
hotel clerk, IF | could give every
body an outside room at an Inside
price"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
WINS.

Fourth consecutive pairs of
twins wee born to Mrs. Henry
Tucker. at Midway on the 18th,
inst. They are both boys. The
first pair was born June q, 1900,
and were girls.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
Suicide In POOrh0uSe.

Dan Bell, an inmate of the Clark
county poorhouse, shot himself.
Ill health and old age are supposed
to have been the cause.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20

Friends of Vice President Fair
banks are jubilant over the recep-
ton given him at Baltimore at the
Lincoln day dinner. He was in
PRODUCED as the next President.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
AFTER BLIND TIGERS.
Indiana House Passes Drastic
Bill Aimed AT Them.

Last week in the Indiana House
the Blind Tiger Bill" the most
important adjunct 20 the Nicholson
law, passed since 1898, carried.
The bill makes it an otfense.
subject to fine and Imprisonment,
to sell Intoxicating liquors in any
quantity less than five gollons, UNI
less wltha retail license from the
state, and any person who shall
keep place where liquors are
s0st or shall be found with liquors
iii his possession for such purpose,
shalt DC lined and imprisoned, the
latter being mandatory on court
and jury. In the event that com
plant is made of any such person,
the officers shall search the prem
ises, and if liquors arc found they
shall remain in possession of the
officers till the case is decided. and
shall then be destroyed, together
with all vessels and fixtures with
which the premises are equipped.
The payment Of the United States
retail or wholesale liquor tax is to
be taken As prima facie evidence
Of the Illegal sale of liquor unless
the person mas a State license.
The druggists made a determined
effort to do away with the provis-
ion making "A jail sentence manda-
tory, but the amendment was voted
down.
Any skin itching is temper
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20

A specific for pain-Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil, strongest, cheapest
liniment ever devised. A house
hold remedy in America for %
years. Bolt
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20

LeXington's new Postmaster
Thomas l.. Walker, has appointed
ID. n. Zimmerman his assistant.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20

Any skin itching is temper
tester. The more YOU scratch the
worse it itchcs. Doan's Ointment
cures piles. eczema any skin itch
mo. At all drug stores. 3O-4t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20

j. II. Gillespie sold his crop of
tobacco to j. Will Clay for Zoe.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-09-13
The Average Man.

The average man lives and dies
comparatively poor He has not the
faculty for accommodating money; you
could not pass laws enough to make
him rich financially. The exceptional
man is made to make money; money
seems to stick to his fingers, and you
could not keep him poor. The life
history Of the man who has lived an
unsullied life and died poor is one of
uneventfulness. He is generally gen.
erous-hearted, and never aspires to
enrich himself. All he asks is de-
cent living, worthily earned-a roof
tree and food and clothing for his
family Out of his modest earnings
he will probably save enough to pay
for his modest home-seldom more.
He gives his children a common
school education and starts them out
in the world with a God bless you"
for their dover He is honorable in
his dealings; he pays his debts; he
works hard and spends little for lux
uries. He seldom complains of his lot,
and never knowingly commits
crime against the State or humanity.
He loves much and laughs more. He
may put by few dollars for his old
age, but oftener not. When he dies,
men say of him, "He was an honest
man and a good citizen. We shall
miss him" There is nothing start
ling in the story, nothing to explicit;
just the story of an average mGn-
one of. the salts of the earth. We all
know or knew him or his kind. He
has lived according to his light and
his being has served its purpose. No
man is ever a failure who has left be-.
hind him the influence of usefulness
and strong integrity.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-09-13
Milk and Cream.

Recent Investigations among the
herds which supply the Pennsylvania
State College creamery with milk and
cream, show that on some farms it
requires nine COWS to produce as
much net profit as produced by five
average COWS in the herd of grade
dairy COWS kept by the college. Some
men receive as little as ninety-nine
cents, $1.O5 and $120 for each dol
lars worth Of feed consumed, while
others receive from $3.50 to $3.50
for each dollar invested in pasture,
hay, grain, etc. AS result of this
work twelve farmers are now keeping
records to determine which are the
least profitable cows. Samples of
each cows milk are tested by the col
lege creamery.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-09-13
Overriding the Matter.

Five-year-old Nellie had been
naughty all day. Finally her NAM
ma, a very portly woman, sat down
and drew the little culprit across her
ample lap to administer the long de-
layed punishment. Nellie's face was
fairly buried in the folds of her
mothers dress. Before the mater
nal hand could descend Nellie turned
her face to say: "Well, if I'm go
ing to be spanked I must have air. +"
-Harper's Monthly