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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23

Sweet Orr Trousers at Guthrie's
Good goods, low prices at Guth-
RES. l2-4t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23

WANTED-Small Farm, close to
city. Apply at this office.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23

Frightened by her sister, who
entered her room at midnight with
"A sheet wrapped about her, Clara
Osgood, living near Ashland,
jumped from second-stOry win
dow. breaking her neck in the fall
and dying almost Instantly.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23

A weak S,omacn, causing dyspepsia, a
weak Heart with paipltation or iutermit-
tent pulse, always means weak Stomach
nerves or'Wcak Hear nerves Strengthen
these inside or controlling nerves with
DR.. Shops Restorative and see how
quickly these ailments disappear. Dr.
Shoop, of Racine, Wis, will mail samples
free. Write for them. A test will tell
Your health is certainly worth this simple
trial. Sold bv +. {. Duerson. l2-5t
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Hart Schafner 4 Marx Suits at
Guthrie's. l2-4t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
Wanted

Tailor-made Suits at Guthrie's.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
Mems Hats.

Our Hats are bought with two
separate ideas in view. to reach two
different tastes. namely: The young
and the old they say you can't put
an old head on young shoulders. so
1t IS with hats. Our line is made
up of Ntetson and Knox styles and
qualities. Every whim of fashion
that is correct is shown. The col
ours are the ones most worn. 4
look will convince without arau-
ment. Come to-day.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23

The Celebrated Newburgh Brand
Corduroy Pants for Men and
Boys, and Corduroy Suits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31
cOSTUNES

Some one has spoken Of the present
year as a season of plsids" but this
Is only true of tailor-mades for morn
ing wear; one rarely, if ever, sees
plaid gown worn in the afternoon. On
the other hand, stripes are in the full
flood of favor, in every possible ma
terial; grey and white stripes and
dull blue and white stripes are i'm
mensely fashionable and in many
cases the striped materials are work
ed with plain-faced cloth in particu-
larly effective manner.
Recently l saw costume of this
order carried out in dull shades of
gray, with the best effects. The skirt
which was round and fully gored,
was made of the striped material, and
there was a deep hem of plain cloth,
headed by handsome braidings in a
rather dark shade of gray. There was
a very short coatee-which barely
reached below the waist-with sac
back and double-breasted fronts; the
coat itself was made of plain cloth,
but the lower portion of the Kimono
sleeves showed stripes, and there was
blouse of chalk white guipure inset
with motifs of embroidered muslin.
1t was a most original-looking little
gown, and was accompanied by a
cloche of Tuscan straw, with dark
gray velvet ribbons twisted round the
crown and hanging in bunch of ends
at the right side, over the brim, and
a clump of purple violets close to the
front
A novel fabric which should claim
considerable attention for the making
of summer dresses, either in bodice
and skirt style or Chinese coat and
skirt fashion, is Tussore silk striped,
producing admirable effects in mix
lures of blue and white, and holland
color and white, and mauve and white.
1 have seen these excellently made,
and very simply trimmed with cross
way bands of the same material, with
the bodice or coat showing pendant
tassels to match, the under-sleeves
and the vest being of tucked lawn.
Also l would hold a brief for plain
Tussore, or Shantung, as the authori-
ties have now elected to call it, while
they have dyed it in every conceivable
color, and also accept it with pleasure
when it assumes its most natural
aspect, q straw tint. No costume
looks better than plain Tussore
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31

Copyright, 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles)
Karuizawa, Japan.-Exactly how a
missionary goes about introducing his
teachings to a heather" community
which knows absolutely nothing about
Christianity is an interesting point
seldom made plain; now have seen
it done, and the procedure is worth
describing. This trip to a large in
terror town, where missionaries and
Christianity are unknown, with the in
cidents which befell by the way, was
the most interesting experience thus
far encountered in Japan.
In several features this particular
preaching expedition was abnormal.
1t was made in connection with an
excursion to the famous hot springs
of Kusatsu by a party of mission
aries who are spending their vaca-
ton in Karuizawa, the largest sum-
mer resort for foreigners in Japan.
There were eight young American mis-
sionaries, two Japanese teachers or
evangelists, and myself, in the party
which started early one morning for
the 25-mile walk over the mountains
to KusatSu. 1t was worth while to
get this intimate view of missionaries,
for three days of hard travel under
these conditions was enough to reveal
the inwardness of a mans nature.
Escaping from the five runners from
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31
SAHARA GROWING DRYER.
French Observer Says the Gases Are
Shrinking ard Will Disappear.

c. f. Gautier, French explorer. is
authority for the statement that the
Sahara is continuously becoming drier
to such an extent that the GASES are
perceptibly drying up and will disap-
pear altogether in a relatively short
time. He quotes historic records and
physical signs to show that springs
were at one time more plentiful than
now, and that the extent of the
patches where vegetation flourishes
were much greater even so to 100
years ago.
AS the climate of the region has I'M
dergone no change in perhaps thou
sands of years, he believes that the
disappearance of the water must be
due to purely mechanical causes He
considers that it is due to the con-
tinual advance of the great sand
masses to the north, thus forming an
tmpenetrable barrier against the wa
tershed of the Atlas mountains.-N. Y.
Sun
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ter. At a slow pace, to accommo.
date the lame and the halt, the crowd
moved on to the appointed meeting
place, having created sensation in
the town.
A Fresh Sensation For the faded.
Curiosity, and the desire of the
blase for new sensation, was large
ly responsible for the attentive com
pany of about so Japanese which gath
cred when the meeting opened. Out.
side the room, which, in the convenient
fashion of the land, was enlarged by
removing two of the walls, was a bor-
der of wondering women and children.
Inside were the men, sitting on their
knees, according to the native code of
politeness; after the Introductory ad-
dress, one of the auditors spoke I'D
and, with profoundest apologies for
the rudeness, asked if the men might
not be so impolite as to sit cross
legged, the more comfortable posture,
since they were most of them invalids.
With many mutual bowings-to live in
Japan insures abundant exercise for
the muscles of the back-the request
was of course granted by the mission.
aries, only half of whom, l noticed,
knew the art of sitting on their knees:
found the ordeal of sitting cross
legged for more than an hour quite
severe enough.
The meeting was the first Christian
service ever held in that ancient com.
munity, the official said, although !
later learned that when Revs. T. M,
McNair and e. r. Miller spent a vaca-
ton in Kusatsu a score of years ago
they also conducted Christian services.
Naturally it was as interesting to me as
to these Japanese who had never seen
missionary before.
After a hymn in English, sung from
memory, and an Introductory address
and prayer by the native preacher
who. by the way, recently refused an
increase in the en-dollar-a-month
salary which Pennsylvania church
pays him, because he said the work
elsewhere needed the money more
than he-Mr. Hail spoke in Japanese,
There was vein of humor in his
address, which abounded in illustra
lions, and caused the audience to utter
the Japanese equivalent for Hear!
heart! Throughout the meeting
strangely enough, the addresses and
their telling points were applauded by
hand-clapping.
Despite the lateness of the hour to
which this meeting had been pro-
longed, the party was astir almost at
daybreak, and on a tour of the town
watching the bathers. Whoever will
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31
BABY ITcHED TERRIBLY.
Face and Neck Covered with InfIamed
Skin-Doctors No AvaiI-Cured
by Cuticura Remedies.

"My baby's face and neck were COW
cred with itching skin similar to ecze-
ma, and she suffered terribly for over
a year. l took her to a number of doc
tors, ana also to different colleges, to
no avail. Then Cuticura Remedies
were recommended to me by Miss G..
| did not use it at first, as l had tried
so many other remedies without any
favorable results At last I tried Cuti-
cura Soap, Cuticura Ointment and
Cuticura Resolvere Pills, and to my
surprise noticed an improvement
After using three boxes of the Cuti-
cura Ointment, together with the Soap
and Pills, l am pleased to say she is
altogether different child ard the
picture of health. Mrs. A. c. Brestlin,
III n. Lincoln ST., Chicago, ILL.,, Oct.
20 and 80, 1906"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31

made between heliotrope and blue,
dull pink and purple, puce and Wedg-
wood, while most admirable wolfe
dress all of one tone takes yellowish
shade, almost buff, and looks well I'M
der the influence of trimmings of thick
crochet lact to match.
Feather boas are making their re-
appearance, and are mostly shaded
with two colors. Many reach to che
bust, others to the waist, and others
again to the knees, while tassels of
silk or feathers terminate them, and
velvet ribbons also sometimes do this
decorative duty.
Hats are being pushed further and
further back, until there is as much
hair to be seen from the forehead as
from the nape of the neck; indeed, in
many cases there is more to be seen
at the front than the back. Such a
state of affairs is by no means con-
ducive to trim outline, but it attains
favor, and no doubt will continue to
do so during the whole of this season.
To such millinery 1 confess I do not
pay that fealty which usually bestow
upon any fashion just for fashion s
sake, for in truth do not think it is
becoming to one woman out of a
thousand, and l am convinced that the
other 999 will wear it with enthusi-
asm. The outline is open and low,
the trimming pendant at the back, a
wreath of flowers being most popular
round the brim.
And now word concerning the
dresses displayed in our pictures. In
the larger illustration are shown two
costumes, the one on the left being in
the new banana colored Shantung
silk, stripped family with red, and the
other is of white chiffon pointed with
trailing stripes of black ribbon, alter
mating with applique bands of narrow
silver lace and finished off in true
lovers knot bows where the whiteness
of the chiffon merges into an encirc-
ling band of palest blue, patterned
with shadowy pink roses, this in its
turn being succeeded by band Of
silver tissue yelled with cobwebby
black net and headed by folds OF plain
pink, and blue and silver, and trail
of tiny silken blossoms wrought in
blue and pink silk. All this exquisite
detail is repeated on the bodice, with
the addition of some cobwebby lace,
sundry silken and silver tassels, and
knot of black ribbon, catching in a
long-stalked rose while toque where
quite bouquet of pink roses against
the hair in front, and three pale blue
ostrich feathers curve over the back,
is worthy crown for an exquisite
gown.
The dress in our smaller illustra-
ton is one of the latest designs in
voile and is both exquisite and grace
full.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31

village. The simple presence of sc
many foreigners, apparently in good
health, attracted attention. When the
older of the two Japanese preachers
announced, holding aloft his lantern,
that the foreigners would speak and
sing that night, heads began to ap'
pear on all sides. Then the mission
aries, all of whom speak Japanese,
gathered about their one hymn book
and began to sing Japanese trans
lation of familiar hymn. In the
meantime the native evangelist was
busily accosting individuals, inviting
them to the service and giving them
tracts.
Two hymns were sung, the an
nouncement was repeated, and the
procession wendell it's way down near
the leper bath, with natives bringing
up the rear. Another halt was made
and a similar procedure was adopted;
and again, further up the village, a
third stand was made. This was a
short distance beyond where two ma
tive story-tellers were entertaining
large crowds with sing-song recitals,
after the ancient custom. The mis-
sionaries considerably moved to a
distance before singing, lest they
should disturb these audiences, but
they nevertheless got a considerable
following from the fringes of the lat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31
Coffee" as Made in England.

1t may be possible that there are
some persons who grow old so thor
oughly that they actually forget that
they ever were children, but I can't
help wondering if any man or woman
ever lived to such an age as to be-
come impervious to the deliahts Of
"toffee,' or the butter scotch that has
made Doncaster household word to
every civilized nation under the sun.
OF course, you have eaten ito the
joy of your soul and to the detriment
of your teeth-and, if you will promise
not to repeat it, will give you the
secret recipe for this candy, for it is
made nowhere as in England: Take
three pounds of coffee" or &C" sugar,
butter to the amount of pound and
quarter, with half teaspoonful of
cream of tarter. First dissolve the
sugar in just as much cold water as
may be required for that purpose,
then mix all the ingredients together,
and boil them, without stirring the
mixture until it will snap when drop
ped into cold water. At this moment
remove it from the fire; add eight or
ten drops of lemon extract, according
to its strength, and pour the mixture
into well-greased pans to be cut into
squares as it cools."-From Odds and
Ends of Culinary Geography, by Miles
Bradford in The Bohemian for Jan
uary
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31
Ghosts of Dead Lakes.

In the great basin between the
Rockies and the Sierra Nevadas lie
the ghosts of many dead lakes. Riv-
ers still flow down to the dry edge of
these one-time great reservoirs and
are licked up by evaporation and the
chinook winds. Of all the lakes that
once lay there, only Great Salt Lake,
Lake Tahoe and Bear Lake are left.
The Southern Pacific rolls for 165
miles across the bed of what was once
Lake Lahontan, and the passengers
gazing idly from the windows may see
the terraces and wrinkles in the crust
of the fossil lake which nature robbed
and defrauded of its crystal trs assures
ages agO.-Exchange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31

the one so-called European hotel, who
besieged us at various points along
the latter half of the journey, and de-
spite assurances from apparently dis
interested persons that all the native
inns were full, the party, by an ex-
ercise of it's Japanese speech and
western persistence, found an emf
nently satisfactory Japanese hotel,
where all the missionaries were at
once at home, being quite accustomed
to eating and sleeping on the floor.
At once the native teachers set out
to arrange for a religious service by
the foreigners.
The Preachers and the Police.
Soon the kindly paternalism of the
Japanese police was encountered. I'm
mediately upon reaching their inn, the
foreigners had been obliged to register
their rames and ages and occupations
where they came from, whittier they
were going and how long they in.
tended to stay. This is part of the
marvelously complete system whereby
the police department keeps a record
of every foreigner within the borders
of the empire. Soon the Japanese
teacher returned to say that the police
while quite willing that the visitors
should hold a preaching service in the
public square, advised that it be very
short and simple, lest there be trouble
with the rough element in town. Later
there came second message, couched
in politest terms, suggesting that the
meeting be held in the hotel, where
the honorable gentlemen lodged, at
the upper end of the village.
So it was arranged. Shortly after
eight o'clock, lighted by the conven
tional paper lanterns which the inn
supplied, we proceeded to the public
square, alongside of steaming pool
whose sulphurous fumes suggested the
opposite of things heavenly. In fact
Kusatsu itself is a good place for
preaching. Its very existence is based
largely upon the consequences of i'm
morality. The permanent population
is about 1,500 persons, all living of
the visitors, who number between
three and four thousand, more than a
score of whom are Europeans. These
hot sulphur baths, for centuries the
most famous in Japan, while efficacious
In rheumatism and govt, are more gen
orally used for the most loathsome
skin diseases. By far the largest mum
Der of visitors go to Kusatsu as a
penalty for their own or their parents
transgression of the moral law.
The Old and the New In Competition
But to return to the party of mis-
sionsry visitors in the center of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31
No Time for Extras,

Tiny Sister crushing into big sis.
ter's room)-Please hurry, Lulu; Mr..
White is downstairs. Lulu very
grandly, while she dabs her face with
the powder puff-Very we'll, dear; I'll
be down. Tiny Sister Enormously -Oh,
please don't wait to shave!-Woman's
Home Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31

Pop" said Farmer Korntop's little
boy, what does it mean when you
say 'misfortunes never cone singly?"
WAL" replied Farmer Korntop.
"thets just about the truth. First
comes a wet spell that'll Spite the to-
matoes an then comes a dry spell that
spiles everything else"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31
A Counter Irritant.

Have you made arrangements to
prevent fraud in the election?" NO"
answered Senator Sorghum; Il
couldn't quite manage that But I've
done the next best thug to defeat the
oppositions iniquity I've made ar
rangements that'n make their fraud so
insignificant by comparison that it
won't be noticed"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31

gown well cut and simply made,
crowned with a brown mushroom hat
with floating veil. quote this as an
example of successful simplicity, the
coat or bodice of the gown being made
to suit the individual figure goes with
out saying, since this should be mod
ish mandate of perennial popularity.
The serious rival to Tussore silk is
wolfe, which, however, not lending it.
self to be made into coats, needs must
be relegated to bodices whose waists
should be determined according to
fancy. Many waists of wolfe gowns
are cue low in front and high at the
back, encircled with a broad belt, and
very effective this is in combination
with the wide sleeves, and decked to
taste either with many frills or en-
broidery at the hem of the slightly
gathered skirt.
Good combinations of color will do
much to stamp individuality on frocks
OF this pattern, and there are some al
together adorable alliancec being
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31
Prune Salad.

Prunes served as salad are a
novelty that is decidedly worth trying.
The prunes, after cooling, are soaked
in sherry and then candied with wal
nuts or pecans, put on the crispest,
palest lettuce leaves and dressed with
a dressing having twice the amount OF
lemon juice as it has oil, ard mus.
tard, celery salt and pepper. It's de-,
licious salad
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31

languid, nervous and lame in the
morning. Doan's Kidney Pills helped
me right away, and the great relief
that followed has been permanent"
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
Sold by all dealers SO cents a box.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31
Strictly Business.

do you guarantee that there are no
broken hearts in this matrimonial bu-
reau?" "Oh, no; but, then. We always
allow for breakages."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31

Thousands tell of
cur e S made by
Doan's Kidney Pills.
John c. Coleman, a
prominent merchant
of Swainsboro, Ca,
says: For several
years my kidneys
were affected, and
my back ached day
and night. I was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31
Hioh Cream Prices.
ALI Misfortune.

Write us to-day for particulars and tags.
MILTON DAIRY CO., st. Paul, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31
It is frequently easier to be sure you
are right than it is to go ahead.
Hides, Furs, Wool, PeIts, Etc.

To get fun value, ship to the old reliable
N. w. Hide & Fur Co.. Minneapolis, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-31
sAcKAcHE is KIDNEYAcHE.
Cure the Kidneys and the Pain Will
Never Return

Only one way to cure an aching
back. Cure the cause, the kidneys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-03
Government by Commission.
ON the PhiladeInhia Ledger

Government by commission in Galveston
and Houston, Tex, and also in the Dis
trict of Columbia, has been. on the whole
a distinguished success Houston is GER
tainly a shining example The story of
the city previous to the adoption of the
commission plan is familiar. There was
inefficient government; there was neglect
and waste and dishonesty; the floating
debt of 100000 would continue to float in
spite of all efforts to extinguish it; tho
school system was in evil plight; the
water supply was unsatisfactory; rascality
and corruption were conspicuous features
of the municipal administration. A few
years under the commission resulted in
the retirement of the debt, the paving of
streets. the erection of school houses, an
abundant supply of pure water, marked
improvement in the sanitary condition of
the whole city, and, by some magic. the
reduction Of the tax rate. Several south
ern cities are now discussing the desir-
ability of adopting the commission idea
and one of them is petitioning it's state
legislature for authority to change the
form OF city government. One of the
most striking characteristics of the Ameri-
can people is their childlike faith in ma
ehinery devices. forms and legislative
enactments as cure-alls for defects in gov
eminent and various human ills and fail
ineS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-03
The Weather

With the temperature steadily rising from
the low point it reached yesterday morning,
there seems to be reason to believe that the
danger Of a killing frest in this part Of the
country Is over. The Thermometer regis
tered as low as % degrees, but the below
freezing record was of such short duration
that 1t may be doubted whether any mate
rial damage was done to the fruit. If this
danger has been safely passed there is likely
to be comparatively little further menace to
the vegetation.
The early March heat has caused some
long-distance forecasters to express the be-
lief that a hot summer is ahead. But no
one has yet guessed whether the heat will
be accompanied by drought or by much
humidity Probably the best way to face
the situation is to be philosophical and take
what comes calmly. No amount Of wor-
rying will prevent a sizzling season or a
drenching one. We are lively, likely peo-
pie, and We do many wonderful things, but
We have not yet managed to control the
climate.