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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

liquor can be shipped in packages,
and unless it is offered for sale the
police authorities of the cOmmunl-
ty are powerless. The Southern
Senators and Representatives say
that large percentage of the
criminal acts perpetrated by ne
groes can be traced to liquor which
is sent into prohibition districts
from places outside the State Of
receipt
Kentucky, in the popular mind,
is considered to be the home of
whiskey. From statements made
by Kentucky's Democrats in the
hearings before the committee, it
has become known that there are
large number Of counties in Ken
lucky in which the sale of any kind
Of Intoxicating liquor is prohibited.
Liquor is now sent into these pro
hibitiOn counties, not from other
parts Of the State, but from other
States, and it is consumed by the
populace without let or hindrance.
In fact. the local laws are to II con-
siderable extent violated.
There are less than dozen towns
in Tennessee in which liquor can
legally be bought. The Tennessee
law forbids the sale of intoxicating
drinks at any place within four
miles of a church or a school-house,
except in incorporated towns or
cities having more than 1000 or
1900 inhabitants. The Tennes-
seeans in Congress To man are in
favor of the passage of the meas
ure which comes from the prohi-
bition State of Iowa. They say
that. if the Republican leaders will
Withdraw their opposition to the
bill, much of the negro crime in
Tennessee will be stamped out.
Virginia, Texas, Mississippi, and
Alabama are in favor of the pas
sage of this law to make real pre-
hibition possible.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
ssLF;sHSEss OF THE sNoB.

The snob culiivates a man or a
woman. not because he expects to
get "A job or loan out of either, but
because he thinks either can help
him along into society's elect. He
cuts a former acquaintance because
the unfortunate person seems to be
of no use in his own social adj
vancement. He suppresses the inn
pulse that may lead him to dislike
useful people and like useless ones
Just as the ambitious bank clerk sup
presses his small extravagances. his
fondness for the race track Be-
cause social position seems to him
50 important he admires excessive
" those who have it and snubs those
whose position he deems inferior to
HE rwn.-N. Y. Nal
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
LONGEVITY IN IRELAND.

Ireland enjoys the distinction Of
possessing more centenarians than
England. France and Germany COM
jined. She had 491 at the last CEN
MS, whereas France had only 243.
England l46 and Germany IS.
spain takes second place in this re-
pect, having 4Ol centenarians. As
10Th Spain and Ireland have the
equation of being very easy-going
ountries, one must conclude that
he way to live a hundred years" is
void haste in all things and lead
Is quiet a life as possible. Scot
dnd's centenarians numbered 46 in
901. Matthew Fowlds, of Farwick,
rear Kilmarnock, celebrated the
undreIth anniversary of his birth
lay recently in his native village,
where he has spent the whole Of his
ife The remarkable thing about
lim is that he is still skilful hand
Dom weaver and looks good for an
,ther 20 years at least.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

Two brothers, aged nine and ten,
respectively, pupils in a public schoo'
OF Washington, were recently absent
for a period of two weeks. When
the elder of the boys returned to hi
class he brought a note from hi,
father stating that the cause Of the
absence of his children was illness.
Where's your brother Dick:'
asked the teacher. lis he still SIX
Yes, ma'am." replied the pIpil
hes still in bed with broken arm.
I'm sorry to hear it. How did Il
happen?"
"Well, it was this way, ma'am
You see, Dick and | were trying u
see which could lean out of the sec-
ond-story window the furthest. an
Dick Won"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
WANTED. A WIFE.

An amusing letter has beer re-
ceived by the editor of New York
paper. from a bachelor at North
Lochabcr, n. $. From this ,dais-
sive it appears that the writel de-
sires the assistance of that journal
in securing "A suitable wife. He de-
scribes himself as "A Presbyterian,
SIT. lin. 1870 lbs. 30 years (past) u
and adds: 81 will send full de-
scription if | hear from LADY,
through you. Please have nice
one write to me. or send her adj
dress. should like TO get ac-I
quainted with a Presbyterian, GIRL
about SIT. sin. or thereabout,I
weight 1875 lbs, between the age
Of 25 and 80"
From weight-for-age point of
view, his requirements are fairlvI
clear, but he goes on to say: Please
send me a sample copy or two of
your paper, as want nice wife,
Does he think tasks our contempo-
rary) we give away wife { With
every copy?
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
1.-THE SPRINKLE DOLLAR

"The Sprinkle Dollar" so called.
because it was made by a man OF the.
name of Josiah Sprinkle, who owned.
a silver mine in the west. One day.
along in the thirties he appeared:
at his home in an eastern towns:
with a buckskin pouch full of silver:
dollars made by his own hand. TheyE
were not counterfeits, but had on.
one side a siX-pointed star, and on
the other side the stamp Of an owl.
They were pure silver, weighing:
more than the regular dollar, and
really worth more than 100 cents.
He had no difficulty in passing his!
coin, but one day the government.
found it out and caused his arrest:
for counterfeiting. He was SCI free,
however, as his money in no way im-
lrated Uncle Sans, and besides was
worth more.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
Fosslss cKown roR opIuM.
Gree Flo1riShing industry in England
Is Declining

P19r;c are groan FOR dIsflllation
into laudlnum and opium in Lin
colnslire. England. The industry,
however. owing 20 the great risks
and low prie's, is declining and this
wear not more than 20 acres of pop
pies have be.u grown. II The wealth
er should chance TO be wet when the
heads arr ripe. the crop is ruined
and becomes yalueiess. II is the
musk Of the poppy and not the seeds
hat Yields the drugs. When gath
ered the ripened beads are carried to
a driving shed, spread thinly on the
loor. aud frequently turned over
with a brush. which imparts the
brightness of polish to the heads.
On an acre of ground good crop
Yields from 10000 to 10000 poppy
leads. and at one time farm RS made
'hrce dollars per 1000 aeads. but
prices are not 50 good as that now.
The plant makes So heavy a drain
upon the fertility Of the soil that il
annOt be grown oftener than once
IN six years upon the same land.
When thoroughly dry. the heads
are 50 light that a large sack when
filed will only weigh about "a
pounds. Seed is sown in the autumn
and spring in rows, and when the
plants come mp they are singled in
he same way as turnips. They
eome into flower early in July. and
are harvested a month later.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
UNCHANGED BY SUCCESS.

Augustus Thomas has recently de-
voted large part Of his time and
some Of his royalties to learning
French in France. The money that
Mr.. Thomas takes in at the box of
flee, the houses for rent with which
he covers his land at New Rochelle.
his extensive cultivation of French
roots-all these have not made him
any less of a lover of the masses
Than he was when he swung Ian
tern in the railroad yard at ST.
Louis or transformed through Mis-
>onri or made caricaiures for a daily
paper.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
ENCOURAGING.
Democrats Largely in Favor of the
Hepburn Bill
Prohibiting Shipment Of Whisky
Into Local Option Territory.

The refusal Of Representative
Sherley, of Kentucky, to accept
the place on the House Judiciary
Committee offered him by Speaker
Cannon has brought into the open
Que Of the most curious political
and legislative phases of the work
of the present Congress. There
vas vacancy in the judiciary
Committee among the Democratic
minority and it was necessary to
appoint IA Democrat TO fill IT. The
committee has under consideration
the Hepburn bill which provides
that Intoxicating liquors sent from
one State TO another shall he sub
ject to the police laws of the State
into which it is shipped.
Most of the Republican leaders
of the House are opposed TO the
measure. while the Democrats are
overwhelmingly in favor of its
passage. Mr.. Sherley, Of Ken
lucky. is opposed to the bill. John
Sharp Williams, the Democratic
leader, who is in favor of the pas
sage of the Hepburn bill. recon-
mended Representative Webb, of
North Carolina. to Mr.. Cannon for
the vacant seat in the committee.
The Speaker refused to appoint
Mr.. Webb. ana named Mr.. Sher-
ley, who. rather than offend Mr..
Williams and his Democratic
brethren, declined the place.
The liquor and brewery interests
of the country have fought the
measure from its inception, while
the advocates of temperance have
advocated it. There is not one
chance in ten seemingly that the
committee viii send it to the
House with favorable report.
nnless strong personal pressure in
the form of letters from the people
be brought to bear to quicken to
action the temperance conscience
of the Republican members.
The Southern members say that,
if the bill can be passed. to a great
degree the problem Of rural crime
in the South will he solved. Whole
sections of the South are prohibi-
ton, and yet. under present laws,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
IT MADE A DIFFERENCE.

Once a school commissioner Wis
ted school upon arriving he be-
an to question an arithmetic class.
Now, my young friends" he said.
suppose II men buy y bushels Of
heat to be divided equally among
hem, how many bushels are there
n each"
The largest boy in class at once
piled: please, sir, we have not
OF that far"
The school commissioner then re-
1lied: How is that? Your teach
told me YOU had learned the first
our rules"
The largest boy then replied ::
Yes, sir, but we have always done
our sums IN potatoes or turnips; we
nave not had wheat"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
Says There is Enough Currency.

Julian ID. Fairchild, president of
n New York Trust Company, has
issued letter in which he cites
facts to Indicate that there is no
need for an increase of currency.
Last year." he says, THE aver
age circulation per capita was
S3l .0S; now So. AZ; ten years ago
it was only S2l.lo.' The total cir
culation in June last was 81, 100
900. 900 of which 81 200, 900, 900
was lawful money and disable as II
reserve-an increase for the year
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
That Tag.

Look at the yellow tag on your
paper. The date on it shows the
time to which your subscription
has been paid, if that date does
not agree with your receipt you
will favor us by reporting to us.
If it shows that you are indebt-
ed, YOU will favor us by paying
amount due. When friends are
in your home and they see your
paper, YOU do not like for them to
see that you owe the editor, espec-
if YOU owe for several years.
We have written to some and
the letters have been destroyed in
a wreck or lost or been received.
If
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

u the enormous amount of Sl33,-
900. 900.
ION the other hand. the esti-
mated population has increased
from about 1900, 900 last year to
only $4,000 900 this year. In
other words. while the years in
crease in population has been IA
little over per cent. yet the in
crease in circulation has been
nearly 9 per cent. Now. suppose
we add the proposed $3.50. 900
of uncovered credit currency for
crop-moving purposes to last
years proportionate increase in
the present bond-covered circula-
ton. This would bring next years
circulation up TO the gigantic total
of nearly $4,000, 200, 900, which
would soon be used in speculation.
Who can foresee what would hap
pea!
THE trouble lies not in our lack
of money, but our wasteful use of
it. In its annual collection of
more than S264, 100000 of custom
duties the government necessarily
becomes an important factor in the
country's business. There is no
more excuse for the government
locking up this vast sum than
there would be for any business
man to do so. These collections
should DO promptly deposited in
national banks and should draw
interest, which should be kept in
a separate fund AS an insurance
against loss.
The people have forgotten the
value of money. Let us remem-
Der that the last few years have
been years of unequaled CONNER
cial. industrial and agricultural
activity, and that the demand for
currency has been abnormal. A
widespread speculation in stocks
and real estate, anticipating in
value the country's growth for
several years, and the reckless or
crazy speculation in mining stocks
have withdrawn vast sums from
the banks. The enormous destruc-
ton of values caused by the San
Francisco disaster has had TO be
made good in cash. Railroads and
industrials have not only hugely
increased their capitalization for
costly Improvements. but have
also largely increased their divi-
dends.
Prices of food, clothing and lodg-
ing have been marked up, and so
have wages. High rates for money
are Worldwide"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
Shortage of Cars.

According to reports at local
coal Offices over thousand loaded
cars are tied up Mt various sidings
along the Louisville and Nashville
line from Barboursville, KY. to
Norton. Va, awaiting transporta-
ton. The locomotives of the l..
q n. are not sufficient to handle
the coal tonnage.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
hOuSckceperS.

There are ten million American
Women doing their own work in
their own homes without pay,
while a million and half servants
and walters look after the wants
of the remaining six million fami-
lies in this country.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
Piles! PiIiIes! Pes!

DIR. Williams Indian Pile Ointment viii cure
Blind. bleeding, liberated and Itching Piles
IL absorbs the iumors. allays the itching at once
acts Ms q pOulticc. gives instant relief. ,r.
Williams Indian Pile ointment Is prepared fol
Piles and Itching OF the private parts Every
for soc and sl.o0. 0.l.yr.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
STILL GOING.

"What did you think of that cigar
! gave you?"
about the same as you did,
Glow was that?"
81 was afraid to smoke it. 4 ]
gave It away."-Houston Post. :
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
Keep
Your Nerve
It IS nerve energy that

1t is nerve energy thatXhs
the organs OF your body. fhe
storage battery is the nerve
cells in the brain and spinal
cord. and from this battery
nerve force is sent out through
The system of nerves. To keep
the body healthy YOU must
have plenty of nerve force; if
YOU have not, the organs work
imperfectly, the circulation is
sluggish, digestion bad, appe-
tite poor, kidneys inactive, ard
aches, pains and misery a,e
the penalty.
You can keep the system
strong with DR.. Miles Nervine.
1t assists in generating nerve
energy; it strengthens the
nerves and makes the whole
system strong and vigorXs
~ take pleasure in recomIi ding
Dr Miles Nervine to those SUI ring
rom nervous prostration. in<sonnia
and melancholy. After Seyeral
months suffering from above diseases
I tried this medicine and found imne-
date relief Ii soothes and strength
ems the nerves, chases away the
gloomy and depressing thoughts and
gives the sufferer renewed strength
and nope. 1t is superb nerve rs
storer."
JUDGE JACOB SEEMANN,
Madison. Wisconsin.
Or. Miles Heart Cure ls sold by
your druggist, who will guarantee that
the frat bottle will benefit. " II fails
he will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
Williams CarbOIiC SaIve With Ar
MICA and Witch Hazel.

The best Salye in the world ior cuts. bruises
sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, letter. Chapped
Hands, and all skin eruptonr. 1t is guaranteed
20 give abstraction on money refunded. Price
zoo by druggists. Sold by Thos. Kennedy.
2O-lvr
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

The protesting christian who
frequents the saloon is not on the
Lords side.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

When the hearts of saloon men
are WON by the gospel they will
not sell whiskey.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

Saloon men are walking in the
dark, or they are desperately wick
cd
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

Regulates the bowels, promotes
easy natural movements, cures
constipation-Doan's Regulets.
Ask your druggist for them. 25c
a box. 25-5t.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

Put alcohol on the white of an
egg and see the result. SO it
effects the brain.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

The Gospel is the power that
can save all men.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

Alcohol is poison and in no
sense food.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

Alcohol has and affinity for the
albuman of the brain. 1t passes
undigested through the stomach
and in original state passes in the
blood to the brain where it takes
up the moisture from the brain.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-06

Brighten up your rooms with a
pair of these pretty curtains; are
made of excellent quality Scotch
lace. and are full yards long;
white and Arabian; are in bonne
femme design, with pretty panel
effect; specially priced for two
hours only.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-06

word of inspiration to you comes from
the band of devoted, self-sacriticing and
consecrated nuns who have been your
teachers and companions during the
years of your preparation. The white
bonnet of the Sister of Charity is rec
ognized as the symbol of deVotedness to
all that Is sacred in the ministrations
to suffering and to sickness. in the hos
pitals and on the battle field, and in
all the dangers to which human beings
have been subjected i'm the course Of
life. May that symbol be to you always
an inspiration to lofty and high ideals,
and may the spirit of this hospital life
be the great uplifting means by which
you will reach to successful careers.
Serve your God and serve your fell
low beings; love the poor and care for
them in their sickness, realizing that
the glass of cold water given to them
In the name of Christ Will not be with
out it's reward. Love the sick and give
your lives for them. Be faithful to your
obligations. be obedient to your physi-
clans, value human life as God values
1t, and be ministering angels OF mercy
and charity in the years in which God
calls you to nurse the sick. Lose no
opportunity to help spiritually those
whom you help corporally. In your
readings to them, read of God and holy
things in your advice to them, advise
them along the lines that lead to the
better life. Keep your divine Saviour
before you as model Of all your care OF
the sick, and thus you will prove your
selves the good Samaritan and merit
for yourself the blessing of God"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-06

its perfection in obedience to the in
structions of the intelligent and consci-
entious doctor. knowledge of the sick
room and the patients traits of charac-
ter, of disease and its symptoms, should
be combined in the nurse with skill in
the management of sick room and pa
tient One should expect in the nurse,
as in the physician, absolute integrity
of life. Faith in God should determine
her character and goodness should
mark her daily actions. One who has
to deal with life and all it's dangers
should be actuated by the spirit of
faith, believing strongly in God as the
author of life and realizing that he who
gave life and conserVes ii should not
be forgotten when there is question of
life's dangers. The fundamental prin-
ciple of life and it's relation to God is
essential to the care of the sick. We
are face to face with fad and theory
concerning disease, and we ought never
to forget that God who has made us
trusts to us the life he has given and
expects from us that natural care of 1t
by which we are to strive and preserve
1t. Faith in him is essential to life. but
there is another essential, and that is
that we shall use all natural means in
order to preserve the gift of life with
which he has endowed us. Unless we
seek for miracles, and we are not pre-
sumptuous enough to seek for them at
every turn, faith cure is usually the ex-
preston of whim or fad which frequent
| ly leads to no good results in sickness,
Faith Is an element and nature is an
element and both should work together
In the care of the sick.
"The nurse is called to sympathy and
to kindness as we'll as TO care; she is
called to loyalty TO a patient, to con-
seoration to her duty. In the sick room
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-06

In it's advanced and chronic form
Nasal Catarrh is the recognized source
of other diseases. Having stood the
test OF continued successful use. Eiys
Cream Balm is recognized. as specific
for membranal diseases In the nasal
passages. 1t is not drying. does not
produce sneezing. Price. so cents at
druggists or by mail. ely Brothers, Sc
Warren street. New York.
Give up prejudice and try It.
Messrs. Ely Brothers-I have been
afflicted with catarrh for twenty years.
II made me so weak / thought had
consumption. l got one bottle OF Ely's
Cream Balm and in three days the dis
charge stopped. II Is the best medi-
cine have used for catarrh.
FRANK z. KINDLEsPIRE.
Proberta Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-06
CORONER'S JURY
REPORTS FINDING
Recommends That All Switches on
Main Railroads Be Inspected
End Provided with
Locks

I'VE. the jury. find that Walter Pru-
ett, G. S. Hamilton and John Thomas
came to their deaths from burns re-
ceiVed in an accident on the Salt Lake
road, and that the accident was caused
by a defective switch and switch lock.
We recommend that all switches on
main railroad lines be inspected and
equipped with locks in order to prevent
accidents in the future"
The above is the finding of the corr
oner's jury summoned in the cases OF
the three men killed Sunday by the
derailing OF the engine and baggage
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-06

with the sick she is an angel of mercy,
bearing kindly words and doing kindly
deeds to those in need. She is a Sister
of Charity, consecrated for the time to
the work that lies before her, with life
ennobled by the inspiration of the high
est ideals and by the gentleness of
character which brings to the sick the
touch of a hand that smoothes away
the wrinkles of care and brings to sor-
row the JOY and hope of relief. She is a
good Samaritan, in the name of the
Divine Savior doing good wherever she
is called to minister the kindness of
her profession.
Nursing More Than Healing
1.-THE nurse holds the secrets of many,
but they are sacred secrets to her
alone. She holds the condolences, the
respect and love of those whom she
nurses; angel-like, she bears the words
of hope, she whispers consolation and
gives encouragement; she is doing
good. like the divine Master whom she
loves to serve. Her mind should be
lofty and exalted with the conscious
ness of leading those who are suffering
out of pain, those who were in darkness
into light, and those who are doubling
into certainty. She has opportunities
for giving the good thought and the
high motive and bringing people nearer
to God. The life of the nurse is a
sanctified and a consecrated one, and
woe betide her II she prove faithless to
her responsibility. Gods blessings are
upon her fidelity, and the blessings of
those she serves follow her forever.
MY word of encouragement to you
comes from the nobility of the profess
sion into which you enter and from the
successes of the noble women who In
the different fields OF life are today
nursing and caring for the sick. My
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-06

One of the best of the morni
are of the best hardwood al
the regular laundry size
and easily adjustable to
any desired height.