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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
5ined. She had 491 at the last CEN
MS, whereas France had only 243.
England 146 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
Countries, one must conclude that
he way to live hundred years" is
void haste in all things and lead
Is quiet life as possible. Scot
and's centenarians numbered 46 in
'901. Matthew Fowlds, of Farwick.
lear Kilmarnock, celebrated the
'undredth anniversary of his birth
lay recently in his native village.
where he has spent the whole of his
ife. The remarkable thing about
Jim is that he is still skillful 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

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 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 ol-house,
except in incorporated towns or
cities having more than 1900 or
1000 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
.GLF,SHNESS OF THE SNOB.

The snob culIivates a man or a
woman. not because he expects to
get job or loan out of either, but
because he thinks either can help
him along into society's elect. He
cuts former acquaintance because
the unfortunate person seems to be
of no use in his own social adj
vancement. He suppresses the i'm
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
so important he admires excessive
" those who have it and snubs those
whose position he deems inferior to
his "wn.-N. Y. Nal
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
wir.AcnArr in A..

Recently there died in the south
of Zanzibar. Central Africa. two
ciiildvn of eight and five years.
Some hours after burial both bodies
were found to have been dug up
and removed. At first, wild beasts
were blamed, but after a few days
whispers reached the mayor which
caused him to open an investigation.
An old native witch was arrested,
and then strange tales were told in
evidence that left no room for doubt
that a regular trade exists in the
bodies of the dead for purposes of
sorccry, and that those of young
children are il especial request.
The purchasers are Arabs, VINO re-
move the flesh md then grind the
bones for il lntation powders,
which are SIM 'eylcd INTO the food
of persons owe whom spell" is
to be east.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
IT MADE A DIFFERENCE,

Once a school commissioner Wis
FED school upon arriving he be-
an to question an arithmetic class.
Now. my young friends" he said.
Suppose II men buy p 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
ot that far
The school commissioner then re-
>lied: "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
rave not had wheat"
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 ownedi
a silver mine in the west. One day:
along in the thirties he appeared
at his home in an eastern town;
with buckskin pouch full of sIveri
dollars made by his own hand. They;
were not counterfeits, but had oni
one side 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 set Free
however, as his money in no way i'm
itated Uncle Sans, and besides was
worth more.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
poeplss GROWN FOR OPIUM.
orce FIoarahing Industry in England
Is Declining.

Poprc: are grown for distlllatloD
into laudlnum and opium in Lin
colnshre, England. The industry,
however. owing to the great risks
and low prices, is declining and this
year not more than 20 acres of pop
pies have been grown. If the wealth
or should chance TO be wet when the
heads are ripe, the crop is ruined
and becomes valueless. 1t is the
husk of the poppy and not the seeds
hat Yields the drugs. When gath
cred The ripened heads are carried to
a driving shed, spread thinly on the
noor, and frequently turned over
with a brush. which imparts the
brightness of polish to the heads.
On an acre of ground a good crop
Yields from 10000 to 10000 poppy
heads, and at one time farm srs made
hrce dollars per 1000 heads, but
prices are not so good as that now
The plant makes so heavy drain
upon the fertility of the soil that it
'annot be grown oftener than once
IN six years upon the same land.
When thoroughly dry, the heads
are so 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 up they are singled in
he same way as turnips. They
come into flower early in July. and
are harvested month later.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

Two brothers, aged nine and len.
respectively, pupils in public school
OF Washington. were recently absent
for period of two weeks. When
the elder of the boys returned to hi
class he brought note from hi,
father stating that the cause of the
absence of his children was illness.
where's your brother Dick"
asked the teacher is he still sixk;"
"Yes, ma'am," replied the p6pil.
''he's still in bed with broken arm.
I'm sorry to hear it. How did il
happen?"
"WelI, 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
ENCOURAGING.
Democrats Largely in Favor of the
Hepburn Bill
Prohibiting Shipment of WhiSkey
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
was vacancy in the judiciary
Committee among the Democratic
minority and it was necessary to
appoint a Democrat to fill it. The
committee has under consideration
the Hepburn bill which provides
that Intoxicating liquors sent from
one State to another shall be 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 will send it to the
House with a favorable report,
unless 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 be 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
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
wreck or lost or been received.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
WANTED, A WIFE.

An amusing letter has been re-
ceived by the editor of New York
paper. from bachelor at North
Lochabcr, y. S. From this mis-
sive it appears that the writeA de-
sires the assistance of that Journal
in securing suitable wife. He de-
scribes himself as "A Presbyterian
SIT. lin. 1870 lbs. 35 years (past),
and adds: 81 will send full de-
scription if | hear from lady
through you. Please have nice
one write to me. or send her ad-
dress. should like TO get ac-
quainted with a Presbyterian, girl
about SIT. sin. or thereabout,
weight 125 lbs, between the age
of % and 80"
From weight-for-age point of
view, his requirements are fairly
clear, but he goes on to saw: "Please
send me sample copy or two of
your paper, as | want "a nice wife. !"
Does he think tasks our contempo-
rary) we give away a Miferr-w1th
every copy?
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
UNCHANGED BY SUCCESS.

Augustus Thomas has recently de-
voted a 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
han he was when he swung lam
tern in the railroad yard at St.
Louis or transformed through Mis-
souri or made caricatures for a daily
paper.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

t. the enormous amount of Sl33,-
900. 900.
ION the other hand. the esti-
mated population has increased
from about S3,000,000 last year to
only $4,000. 900 this year. In
other words. while the years in
crease in population has been Il
little over | per cent. yet the in
crease in circulation has been
nearly 9 per cent. Now. suppose
we add the proposed $50, 900
of uncovered credit currency for
crOp-movlng 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 100000, 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
separate fund rs 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
Says There is Enough Currency.

Julian ID. Fairchild, president of
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 S32. AZ; ten years ago
it was only S2l.lo.' The total cir
culation in June last was Sl,70O,-
900, OOO-of which 81 200, 900. 900
was lawful money and disable as Il
reserve-an increase for the year
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 at 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
Keep
Your Nerve

1t is nerve energy that hs
the organs of your body. She
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 vigorous.
~ take pleasure in recomr1 ding
DIR. Miles Nervine to those SUI sing
from nervous prostration. Insomnia
and melancholy. After Seyera
months suffering from above diseases
/ tried this medicine and found imme-
date relief 1t soothes and strength"
ems the nerves, chases away the
gloomy and depressing thoughts and
gives the sufferer renewed strength
and hope. 1t is a superb nerve re-
JUDGE JACOB sEEMANN.
Madison, Wisconsin.
Or. Miles Heart Cure 10 cold by
your druggist, who will guarantee that
the first bottle will benefit. ~ It fails
he will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart. Ind
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
hOuSekeeperS.

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

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment will cure
Blind. Bleeding, liberated and Itching Piles
1t absorbs the tumors. allays the itching at once,
acts rs a poultice. gives instant relief. ,,r.
Williams Indian Pile ointment Is prepared for
Piles and Itching OF the private parts Every
for soc and x1.00. Tyr.
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"
SLOW was that?"
81 was afraid to smoke it, d
gave il away."-H0uston Post.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

Saloon men are walking in the
dark, or they are desperately wick
ed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30
Williams CarbOliC SaIve With Ar
MICA and Witch Hazel. r.

The best Salve in the world !or cuts. bruises.
sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, letter Chapped
Hands, and all skin eruptions. 1t is guaranteed
to give abstraction. or money refunded. Price:
2jc by druggists. Sold by Thos. Kennedy.
20-lyr.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-30

Alcohol is "A poison and in no
sense a food.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15

character that speaks well for the
progressive city of Hattiesburg as wen
as for the paper, and such commenta-
ries ought to be reproduced.
Here is one from the highest posi-
BILE source-an excerpt from personal
letter from Henry Watterson, editor
of the louisville Courier-Journal, the
dean of the profession in this country
and the highest possible authority on
newspaper excellence.
Mr.. Watterson says.
Il am most surprised to see SO good
a daily turned out in little city like
Hattiesburg. The Daily News is
worthy of much larger setting. ]
shall be glad to find in its columns
something on which to hang an ap.
proving word or two"
Mr.. Watterson, well informed as
he is, doesn't know Hattiesburg. He
considers the Importance of the place,
no doubt, from the last census report
and the last census report is very
unfair to Hattiesburg.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
American Intelligence
and We'll Street

Time was, not many years ago,
when the small and narrow street
running from Broadway to Pearl in
New York, was the autocrat of our
money market. From it's verdict
there was no appeal. No better
gauge exists of the progress of this
country than in its emancipation
from the self-constituted arbiters of
circulating medium.
Wall street is in disrress.-and no
body cares Wall street predicts dis
aster while the West and South con-
tinue to supply all the money neces-
sary for legitimate enterprise out of
their abundant wealth from grain and
cotton. THE bottom is dropping out
of the market" walls Wall street.
What do you take us for?" asks the
American public. Shall we invest in
stocks after we have bought and
pa idfor our experience? No more
for us, thank you'll"
i1C NC a Sun, lhdCCu, WIZ
after the revelations in the courts, the
probable prosecution of e. H. Harri
man and other get-rich-quick" friends,
after the Frenzied Finance articles
of Tom Lawson, AMI other valuable
hints, would trust his earnings into
the hands of sharks. OF all the
United States, it is thep Professional
stock gambler of the East who tries
to keep up the market; the real
source of supply from the South and
the West has stopped and has been
turned into more legitimate channels
Wall street brokers are reported as
selling their automobiles and dia-
monds. Instead of pity the report
causes a smile and the thought: Let
them go to work.
What a, proof this affords that
honest industry in the only sure
source of honest wealth. What a
promise, besides that large portion
of this wealth will come South as
to the most promising field for legi-
innate investments. A new era is
drawing. The time is coming when
there will be no longer a premium
upon dishonesty and craft, but when
the industrious and thrifty worker
will not fail of his reward.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15

held separate from our own, is a log
ical result of existing conditions. 1t
is case of necessity taught by ex-
perience, and necessity knows no
law.
The school board has given spon-
taneous evidence of unfitness by pro-
claiming ignorance. The term "dago"
is applied exclusively to Italians;
hence to state "Dagoes and Italians"
means Italians and Italians Admit
ting that immigrants from southern
Italy are undesirable as class, it is
class which does not seek education.
The children are made to earn money
from the earliest age; the very fact
that they wish to improve, renders
them desirable citizens because the
second generation brought up in the
public school, will be Americans. 1t
| is the public school which has en-
abied US to, amalgamate the different
branches Of the great UralAltaic,
that is the White Race into homogen-
erous Americans.
The source of the present trouble
seems to be lack of discipline in the
schools and incompetence of the sup
erintendentl The few children to
which objection is made are under
the protection of the teachers. The
conduct of the young brutes who at
tackled child should have been re-
ported to- the parents. and if this
proved Of no avail, they should have
been expelled. 1t is they who showed
characteristics of undesirable citizen
ship. kowdyism in young or old is
un-Am@rican.
If sdhoolchildfen do not wish to as
sociate. let them keep apart; it is
their privilege. But it is part of the
teachers duties to see to their good
behavior. and it is the duty of the
PARENTS to support the teachers.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
.LOANOFFICE
Money Loaned on Any
thing Of Value
Upstairs. Opp. Hotel Hatiesburg
COOK & COMPANY J
- 80 . : > .
WHAT Is IT YOU WANTY :

- $50 - 80 > .
WHAT IS 1T YOU WANTY
: "A horse or an automobile? A
. servant? A porter or a book
: keeper or stenographer? A
. camera or a canoe? Household
> furniture or an Office desk?
> No matter whether it Is use-
: full or ornamental a necessity or
: luxury, there is someone in
. Hattiesburg who has exactly.
. what you want--and will furnish
1t at your own price.
. 1t is just question Of gettin
in touch with this elusive "somd
: one"-as soon as you meet tn
thing is arranged.
: Suppose you try a few-wor(
want ad in the News-that ID
what hundreds of others havd
done to their entire satisfaction
Getting what you want costs So
. very little this way--and the way
. is so very easy. Simply MALI
your ''ad," enclosing stamps, and
the News will do the rest.
Thousands read the Newt1
every day--even If there's only
one among all that crowd that
can I'LL your want you will be-
satisfied.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
ABOUT HATTiEseuRe
AND HATTIEssURGANs.

The editor of the Gulfport Tribune
complains of ''nothin' dom" on Sun
days. Come over to Hattiesburg,
where you can get a cigar and a, glass
of soda water. 1t beats nuthin.' -
Hattiesburg News.
Thanks, awfully! Even soda
water would relieve that Saharan
thirst of dry Sunday unfortunately
following Saturday nights surplus
of damp LGulfport Tribune.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15


. AN "EDUcATIoh IN PRicEsHI
To know what things should (
= cost"-wliat is fair price to
: pay for anything that is needed
. in home-is not the least inn
. portant part of woman's edu-
cation. She does not get it at
school. She usually begins mar
ried life by being victim Of
sharp tradesmen. Then she be-
gins to read-and study. and re-
member-the advertisements in
her home newspaper. She begins
to buy at the stores that adver-
tise-a and thus be able to plan her
purchases at home.
. AS her education progresses
: she develops the bargain in
stinct," which is merely the abil
: ity to judge values, and to know
when price CONCESSIONS are real
? and when they are fiction. She
: comes to know high prices, and
: shun them; and to know low
2 prices, and seek them. She
: learns to know high qualities ami
: to seek them: and to know low
: qualities and to sbun them.
: She becomes educated about
= prices" And the merchant for