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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-02

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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-02
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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-02

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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
CAUSED eY LACK OF THOUGHT.
Cruelty Most Frequently Inflicted In
Carelessness-

Most of the cruelty Of the world Is
thoughtless cruelty. Very few people
would Intentionally ado to another's
lead or make his burden in life
heavier or his path rougher. Most
Of the great heart-wounds are inflicted
in a moment of anger. when. perhaps,
We were too proud TO apologize or TO
jry 10 heal the grievous wounds We had
made Can anything be more cruel
than 10 discourage soul who is
struggling to do the best he can. TO
throw stumbling blocks In the path
of those who are trying to get on in
The world against great odds? No life
is Just the same after you have once
touched il. VIII you leave a ray Of
hope or one OF despair, fash OF
light or somber cloud across some
dark life each day? Will you by
thoughtless cruelty deepen the shadow
which hangs over the life. or will you
by kindness dispel il altogether? No
matter how you feel or what is dis
turbing your peace OF mind, never al
low yourself TO send out a discourag-
ing. a cruel, or an unkind word or
tbought.-Success Magazine
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
Little Ills
Of Children

Mothers and all others who have chill.
dren about the house cannot do their
families better service than to learrXf
simple and reliable remedies that correct
children's ailments. Many grown neo,
pie are suffering today for the Ignorance
or negligence of those who had CHARGE
of their bringing up.
Children are prone 10 constipation
and If II isn't corrected early, the how.
els get in the habit of not workirg q nor
mally and soon chronic constipation
results that may last off and on ali
through life. Then children eat almost
continually and as consequence iudi-
gestiol sets in soon followed by worms.
or stomach pains, or diarrhea. or any one of =
dozen other tfoubles. To say that II will rivht
Itself Is putting altogether too much faith r,
CHANGE. IT is toying with the child's present
and future health. "'
better way Is to give the child doseSes
som ethirg intended to cure .aaf very tronbSn
and nothing better for the purpose is known thsy
DR.. Caldwe1fs Syrup Pepsin. II never erinee
but is gently and as Il has a plea SAINT IA ete
the child will not refuse to take II. Buy so cent
or 81 bottle OF your druggist and cave the child
from sickness. You should remember that q
child whose stomach is In good working order ;s
not likely to catch colds and fever diseases.
Mrs. Curry, Of Trowbrid2e ILL.,, attributes IN.
remarkable health of her child TO Dr. Cajiweii;s
Syrup Pepsin. which she gives regularly In these
disorders. Mrs. Eversole. OF Hinsboro, III. is
frank to say that the present good condition Of
derful remedy. Try II In your own family ana
see II you cannot share these opinions. Every
bottle Is guaranteed to do exactly as we claim
and the purity of ingredients Is also vouched for
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
YELLOWSTONE PARK
Operations of Highwayman Cause
Comment from Gen. tdgerIy

The entire United States Army
would be needed to assure'!travel-
ers in the Yellowstone National
Park against any possibility of a
hold-up. A hundred thousand
men would be required. The
main road alone is 100 miles long,
and it takes the stage coaches four
days to make the rounds"
Brig. Gen. Winfield ). Edgerly,
commanding the Department of
Dakota, has so expressed himself.
He was in the park when the latest
lone robber" relieved the anxiety
and the purses of 129 tourists.
Fort Yellowstone. has 400 men
of the Eighth Cavalry, under Ma
jor Henry 7. Allen. These horse
men manage to traverse the entire
length of the main road usually
followed by the coaches, at least
once day.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
FRESH AIR FIRST REQUISITE.
Without II, Perfect Condition OF
Health is impossible.

II people only knew what good
health and good spirits attend sleeping
with ones head under a window tent.
one and all would do il. says a bulletin
OF the Indiana health department.
Coughs, colds. pneumonia. consump-
tion and ali other diseases of the air
passages are principally induced by
breathing foul air. The window tent
supplies fresh outdoor air to breathe
and al the same time permits the body
to be in warm room. The head is
accustomed TO the cold. and in very
cold weather An ordinary womans s
knit hood may be worn TO protect the
ears and cheeks. During the night
and when asleep the tissues are re-
paired and the brain and nerve cells
are recharged with energy. Pure air
is the great factor in repair work.
Consumption and catarrh in their
early stages can be cured by breathing
fresh air night and day.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
A Confession of Weakness.

The Republican campaign man
ayers have discovered that their
platform is very unsafe struct-
ure. They have decided to desert
it before it collapses and precipi-
tates the Republican elephant into
an -undignifed, not to say disas-
trous, attitude.
The order has gone forth to Re
publican campaign orators to ig-
more the declarations of the Chicago
Convention and endeavor to make
Mr.. Bryan the issue. The country
is to be alarmed at the prospect of
the election of Bryan. The alleC-
ed danger of Bryan is to become
the chief asset of the Republican
campaign managers. To assail
Mr.. Bryan and to excite the alarm
of the people. to make capital more
timid and to convince labor that
employment is dependent upon
Bryan's defeat is the plan outlined
for Mr.. Hitchco c'l's spell-binders.
This is a confession that upon
the issues presented in the plat
forms of the two parties and ex-
pounded by the two candidates for
the Presidency, the Democrats
have the advantage. 1t is an ac-
acknowledgement that Republicans
fear to meet the issues fairly and
squarely, that they dare not sub
NIT their case to the deliberate
judgment of the American people
after dispassionate consideration
of the political questions of the
day.-Lexington Gazette.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
.csoLo-s OF IHs OYSTER.
James Russeii lc~eil Was Prepared
20 Ecc Few "Fzcts.-

One Of the most profound remarks
ever made by that profound philoso.
pher. Thackeray. was when he passed
two tubs of oysters side by side and
he saw one was labeled lis dozen
and The other lis SO a DOZEN he ex-
claimed: How those oysters must
hate each other"
Well, even an oyster may be
crossed in love and William Dean
Howells has another tale 10 tell anent
the psychology Of the oyster. Al one
Of the little suppers that the poet
Longfellow gave 10 the brilliant Cam
bridge critic James Russell Lowell
paused with the pepper box poised
above his plate of oysters 10 say
whimsically: Its astonishing how
these fellows love pepper
Dear me, You don't say so," ejacu-
lated a nice. prosy old gentleman
who used 10 sleep through the sup
pers. The temptation was too strong
10 be resisted. and Lowell was fairly
launched into an account of how a red
pepper. accidentally dropped into a
basket Of oysters, had been drawn out
with half dozen Of the bivalves cling
ing 10 II. when the ever gentle Long
fellow interposed 10 save his matter-of-
fact cid friend.-Woman's Home Com
panion.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
TATTooERs DRINK THE BLOOD
Part Of the Operation as Conducted by
Expert Japanese.

Young Lieut.. Marlinspike revealed
OH his right arm an Uncle Sam. and
on his left a peacock, while round his
neck cleaning serpent was coiled,
its mouth holding its tail.
This is japanese tattooing," the
lieutenant said, proudly. "Nagasaki
work. | was under the needle 10 hours
in all My two tattooers drank quite a
pint of my blood.
Jap tattooers are all blood drink
ers. They like it. They get to like
it in the end as you or like tobacco.
You see, as they work, the blood
wells forth; it flows over the design,
and then, very carefully, without
smearing the wet ink, they lick the
blood up delicately with the tongue.
Every Jap tattooer, as he picks and
picks away at you, bends down every
few minutes and licks the little rising
tide of blood away
IF he is a seasoned tattooer he swal-
lows the blood. He likes it, he says" "
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
What Killed the Adjutant.

A good story from the regimental
journal of the Fighting Fifth" con-
Germs Col, then Capt. FitzRoy and
dates back to 1860 FitzRoy was pos
sessed of an air-gun, and one after
noon he took a shot at an adjutant,
bird which, being an excellent scav-
enger, is protected from injury by a
fine of 100 rupees. Several people
saw the bird fall, but heard no report.
There was, of course, hubbub and a
court of inquiry was ordered to inves-
tigate the birds death.
AS luck would have it, FftzRoy was
appointed president of the court, the
finding of which was duly recorded as
follows: "The court, having carefully
investigated all the evidence brought
before ii, have come TO the conclusion
that the bird died of sunstroke.-
tSignedD Phil FitzRoy, Captain an
President. ."-Allahabad Pioneer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
Remarkable Record of PennSy
WOrkmen.

Probably unique among:the pay
rolls of the country is thatLof the
Pennsylvania Railroad. which, has
1850 active employees who have
been with the road forty years or
more. In addition ,O13 men
served the company more than 40
years. but have retired and are
pensioners regularly from the com
pany.
The census of the United States
showed on July /. 1907, that those
who had been in the service of the
national government for more than
fifty years numbered forty men
and one woman. On the other
hand, the Pennsylvania Railroad
records show that there are upon
the payrolls of the company 3l6
men in service more than fifty
wears.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
a Fast Record.

Al political convention held in Hi
nois the importance Of nominating a
popular man for a certain close dis
trict was thoroughly recognized. A
speaker had just renominated a per
sonal friend for the position, and in an
elaborate eulogy had presented in
glowing terms his manifold merits, es-
pecially emphasizing his great services
on the field Of battle as well as in the
pursuits Of peace.
After he had finished a voice was
heard IN the rear of the room. What
We want is the man that will run the
best"
In an instant the orator was again
on his feet.
IF you think" he yelled. that this
convention can find anybody that can
run better than the gentleman ! have
nominated. ! point once more 10 his
well-known war record. ''-LippinCott's
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
Power of Sacred Soma,

The power Of song to sway the feel
ings Of man was illustrated the other
night, amid the sarish surroundings
of a Summit street barroom. About
II o'clock about a dozen of Uncle
Sans tars from the Wolverine en-
tered the bar. Fully a hundred men
were seated at the tables drinking.
One of the sailors stepped over to the
piano. A whispered word to the
pianist, and the prelude to the Holy
City" was played AS the sailor be-
gan singing a man near the center of
the room rose TO his feet and barred
his head and in an instant every man
in the room had followed.-Toledo
Blade.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
Our Names Lack Colcr.

At any early period, and indeed well
toward the beginnings of modern his.
tory proper names told something as
10 paternity, occupation and habita-
ton; to-day they are quite colorless. a
new Ulysses would no longer be Laer.
tides; no Peter indicates that he is
the son of Paul. A Carpenter or a
Weaver is likely to be a lily-fngered
stock broker. Even the place names,
complains the Nation, have pretty
much disappeared, except in the case
OF nobility, and since the average
gentle family has not for years lived
on its titular estate, or perhaps has
had none at all, our new Gastons de
Folk give us a name about as sapless
as John Jones.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
DOG spEcTAcLss TIE LATEST.
English hristocrst May Have Started
New Fad.

A dog in spectacles lie the latest
fad II has not reached New York
vet, but Lady Aylesford has been seen
in Piccadilly with one Of her famous
breed Of elbows iD tow, wearing a pair
Of gold-rimmed spectacles. Her friends
smiled, and she explained that the
poor doggie's eyesight had become
so defective that she had taken him TO
an oculist who fitted him with glasses
Dogs in New York have been taken
10 dentists and their teeth have been
hlled with gold; they have had their
nails manicuTed by experts, the hair
Of poodles, spaniels and Scotch ter
riers hare been dressed and curled by
tonsorial artists" some delicate
dogs. such as Italian greyhounds. have
been dressed in sealskin coats; other
pampered pets have worn gold brace
lets and diamond collars, but spec.
tacles seem new.
The next step will probably be for
some one to fit a British bulldog with
solitaire eyeglass and cigarette.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
Doctor Not Needed.

u got an awiully funny note once
from Gen. --, an Irish-American on
the STAFF Of Gov. - said Dr. Shack.
elforth. His wife was taken with a
sudden indisposition. he summoned
his servant and bade him get the
buggy ready 10 come for me. BY the
time the horse was hitched up and the
general had written me a note his
wife recovered. But he sent The note
anyway. with a postscrip.
Ny Dear Doctor: wish You
would hurry around this way as fast
as YOU can. My wife is desperately
Ill., Jump into my buggy and come
along. Don't let anything stop you
"'P. S.-My wife having recovered,
you need not come
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
A Wireless EIeetroeution.

man came TO me with a rife
which, he declared could speed a
ball more an faster than anything
ever heard Of in the gun category. He
was asked TO produce The evidence
1t was a small affair, about as big as
a Siebold 500-shot airgun. Fire at
that live wire" demanded It's
dangerous. but I'll chance it," he re-
piled. taking quick aim and pulling
the trigger. The bullet struck The
wire, and when looked at the man he
was dead. The electric current had
passed through the hole in the air
made by the bullet, reached the muz-
zle of the gun, and given the death
stroke. II was as a lightning bolt
from clear sky.-N. Y. Press.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
Stolen Gems Worth 5000
Hidden in Knitting.

After having handled several
Gimes "a ball Of yarn. the Detroit
police learned that $4,000 worth
of stolen diamonds had all time
been concealed in the yarn.
The jewelry was stolen from the
Hotel Normandie, July 30, and
Bennett, night watchman, con-
fcssed to the police that he had
entered Mrs. Rowd's room and
ssazea the jewels from under her
p,ibow while she slept.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
Knew Meat from Carrion,

Tennessee bred two great orators in
the olden days-Andrew Johnson. q
Democrat. once president OF the
United States. and Gustavus A. Henry
a Whig, known as the eagle orator
% the South"
They ran against each other foi
governor and when a long series OF
joint debates had reached it's close
Johnson addressed the Wings in the
audience: Il have spoken with the
bcasted eagle orator from the Missis
s.ppi river 10 the Unaka mountains
and as yet | see no flesh in his talons
or blood on his beak.
Quick as fash Henry was on his
feet. saying: The American eagle is
a proud bird and feeds not On car
ricn. Nashville Banner.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
ALLOWS vorAH,Es NO reAc-
unfortunate Indeed Are Those ursn''y
superstltious.

The superstltious woman started TO
go down town, but found tSat the
had forgotten something. II was herd
work TO get her to go back for 1t, but
when she did she sat down for lev
minutes to take the curse OF before
going out again. On the sidewalk she
passed d cross.eyed man, and had nara
work to keep from splitting three times
over her left shoulder The first car
that came along was No. l3. She let
Il 20 by and waited eight minutes for
another On the way down town she
remarked TO a friend that she had
been In excellent health this summer
Instantly she was obliged to loosen
her glove and rub her bare palm on
the wood OF the bench before her. AS
she and her friend we're walking on
Twenty-third street some thoughtless
person darted between them. The
superstitious woman was much dis
turbed and worried over the thought
OF a coming separation.
That night her husband UPSET the
salt-cellar. She insisted on his taking
pinch of the salt and throwing 1t
over his shoulder When she dis
robed for the night she discovered that
she had been wearing one stocking
wrong side out all day. IL was a
sign OF good luck, and 1t allowed her
to go to bed happy. But some time
In the night dog howled dismally
under her window. From that moment
she has been looking for a calamity.
Nothing will make her believe that
there will not be death in her i'm
mediate family.-New York Times.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
Origin of the Bolster.

The Crusaders are said to have
brought home with them the bolster,
and, according TO Dr. Camille, their
wives. in ignorance of the only ra.
tional way of using the article q. e..
placed lengthwise as support for
the back OF person when lying on
his side), and not knowing what else
to do with it, put the bolster where it
is still found on the beds Of those who
have not learned the wisdom of dis
carding 1t altogether-under the nil.
low!
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
Cheering a Disease.

An Atchison woman who attended
medical college tells this story: In
lecturing, the professor would usually
wind up his remarks by saying, This
disease is, peculiar to women" Final
ly, he told about Brights disease.
This disease" he said, lis peculiar to
men, Whereupon a woman student
in the back Of the lecture hall arose
and said: There are seven women
present. | propose that we seven give
three cheers that there is one disease
not peculiar TO women."-Atchison
Globe.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
How Cat Cauoht Two Rats.

once had cat who did rather
remarkable rafting feat. He stalked
f"c young rats on the caves OF low
fat stable roof, and caught one in the
usual way. The other jumped on to
an elderberry tree just below. Bob,
however, not satisfied with the one
grasped IL frmly in his mouth, and
then jumped headlong for the other.
Either he was very lucky or extraordi.
parily agile, for he fell TO the ground
with one rat still in his mouth and
the other in his paws, and promptly
killed them both.-Scotsman.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
a Clean Slate.

A well.known doctor upon reaching
home after a two days absence no.
ticed that his slate was perfectly
clean, whereupon he asked the servant
girl, Has nobody called during my
two days absence? | left this slate
ont for callers 10 write their names
on, and II is perfectly clean"
"Ob, yes. sir" replied the servant,
cheerfully. "A lot of folk has come.
An the slate got so full o. names that
only this morning had to rub them
of to make room for more"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
Words Failed Him,

He was cowboy, and some comrar-
ative strangers had stolen his horse.
His friends rallied round him, AMI.
anxious to give him every chance,
trundled up barrel for him to stand
on while he gave out his views OF the
matter. He was known as a gifted
swearer, and a large audience had
assembled in the hope of hearing some
thing special. He got up on the bar
rel and looked round him. Then he
drew a deep breath, and, with a sigh.
climbed down again. Boys" he said.
sadly, its no use. can't do justice
to it,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
Straight from the Shoulder.

Oppression, gentlemen" shouted
the orator, like boa constructor or
anaconda of gigantic size and immeas-
urable proportions, wraps the foul coil
of its unwieldy body round the unfor-
tunate patriots soul-loud and rever-
berating as the nocturnal thunder
rolling in the midnight empyrean-
finally 10 break its tyrant neck upon
the iron wheel of independence, or, on
the other hand, forcing him first to
desperation, then to madness, in the
end to crush him in the hideous jaws
of mortal death"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
alyfHIcf COUNTY AND Gill
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

Congressman
40. ". LANGLEY, riesi-nsbSeg.
state senator
L. 4. ECT0N. wiDche.ier.
Representative
T. ". CLAY. Mt >tsrfIg
CIRCUIT COURT
Circuit Coupi Judge
A.w. YOUNG. MoreheEc
commonwealth Attorney,
ALLY. CONNER. oslDssyille-
Master ComnisaoDet
JSO A.JUDs. Nj stei!ng.
Crcun CLERK
RrCH HUNT, Mt. sterling.
Commissioner Jui. Fund
p. b. TURNER. Nj Sterling.
Keeeiver
J. ". CLAY. Nj >teli.ns.
TERMS
- y buday IN January
~ Monday IN April
--sl Monday 10 september
COUNTY COURT.
a-d Monday in each month
QUABIERLY COURT
TUESDAY after Bird Monday.
FISCAL COUhT.
al Tue-oays in April am D-.oter.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
Chiid Labor Law in Effect Sep
tember First.

The Board Of Education las re-
ceived from the State Labor In
spector a copy of the act relating
90 the employment Of child labor.
n effect september !.
By reason Of this act every child
under fourteen years is forbidden
40 work in factories. mercantile
establishments or engage III any
form Of labor while the public
gclools are in session, and mer-
chants and business mer are
Warned under the penalty of fine
and imprisonment not to employ
children.
Tia child fourteen years old or
under sixteen years Of age seeks
zainful occupation he must first
secure from the Superintendent of
Public Instruction an employment
certificate. This certificate must
he accessible to the State Labor
Inspector and truant officer.
IN such cases where children are
cl.lployed they are forbidden to
work over ten hours day, not
earlier than seven O'Clock and not
IeIer than seven O'Clock at night.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
Suspicious.

Dad" began Tommy, haven't !
been real good since I've been going
TO Sunday SCHOOL,"
Yes" answered dad.
"And you trust me now, don't your"
Yes" said dad.
Then" demanded Tommy, what
makes you keep your box of cigars hid
the same as ever?"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1908-09-09
What He Needed.

my eyes bother me a good deal.
doctor. Do you think l need stronger
glassss?"
mo. think you need weaker
slasses-and fewer" was the blunt an
swer.