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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
Fifty Kinds Of Headache.

"There are more than so kinds Of
headache said physician, "and suf-
ferers from the more common forms
may cure themselves accordingly. The
more frequent forms are a dull pain
across the forehead. due to dyspep-
STA; a pain in the back of the head,
due to the liver; bursting pain in
both temples, due to malnutrition;
an ache on the top of the head, as
though a weight pressed on the skull,
due to overwork; an ache between the
brows just above the base of the
nose, due to eye strain"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
The Thrifty Chinese,

On g recent visit of one of the Unit
ed States feet TO Hong Kong. one of
the coolies, engaged in passing coal.
was accidentally caught in the ma
chinery. and had his leg so badly
crushed that it was decided necessary
to amputate it, This was explained
TO the fellow, and after much persua-
sion he wa. induced TO submit to the
sleeping medicine and have the leg
taken of He recovered in remark
ybly quick time and when able to
leave the ship where he had been con-
fined was given a handful of money
the officers had collected for him,
amounting to about $50 gold. In less
than a days time the ship was be-
sieged by an army of Chinese, all
clamoring to have leg taken off.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29

The limit in love letters in all my
long experience handling mail" said
an attache of the local postoffice not
long ago. was one about a year ago
that had ten twOcent stamps on it.
The man must have weighed it, too,
for the postage was Just right-no
more than needed and no less. How
did l know il was a love letter? Well,
couldn't be absolutely cocksure
about it, but if you had seen it, and
noticed the stationery, the handwrit-
ing. the address, and so on, you would
ut have asked for more than one
guess. If I were to write a letter
that long ! would send it as an ex-
press package. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
A Smile Is the Prerogative of Man.

Nothing on earth can smile but
man! Gems may flash reflected light,
out what is a diamond fash compared
TO an eye-fash and a mirth-fash?
Flowers cannot smile; this is a charm
that even they cannot claim. It is
the prerogative of man; it is the color
which love wears. and cheerfulness
and joy-these three. 1t is a light in
the windows of the face, by which
the heart signifies it is at home and
waiting. A face that cannot smile is
ike a bud that cannot blossom and
dries up on the stalk Laughter is
day and sobriety is night, and a
smile is the twilight that hovers gently
between both-more bewitching than
either.-Henry Ward Beecher.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
Dolls Came from China.

1t is interesting to the children to
know that the first doll came from
China; that is, the first doll that could
move its arms and legs. Up to that
time the children had only dolls made
Of wood and Heather, with sometimes
wax head. At first the wax was put
on with a brush, but one day a work
man dropped his thimble into a pot
of melted wax, and when it came out
covered with the material he imme-
diately began to dip his dolls. The
great doll industry is carried on in the
Thuringian Mountains.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29

Our country" is an entity Of which
most American citizens are proud
They love their country. They will
serve it, they will die for il; they re-
sent any insult to our flag. and would
make war with all the world rather
than submit to dishonor. And yet
thousands Of our countrymen who thus
cherish a national ideal are grafters,
bribers, or bribed, advocates of cor
ruption and agents Of it in all that
pertains to the business Of the ma
ton. They do not love the nation,
but they love their country. The
latter is an ideal, like religion. But
the nation they regard as an every
day affair, and their dealings with it
Ike the business they do with sharp
traders. in which each man considers
lawful plumber whatever he can make
by exercise of his wiJs-Christian
Register.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
ASKS TO PRINT.
Tells How To Prepare a Simple
Mixture to Overcome Dread
Disease.

To relieve the worst forms of
Rheumatism, take teaspoonful of
the following mixture after each
meal and at bedtime:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one
half ounce, Compound Kargon.
one ounce; Compound Syrup Sar-
saparilla, three ounces.
These harmless ingredients can
be obtained from our home drug
gists. and are easily mixed by
shaking them well in bottle. Re-
lief is generally felt from the first
few doses.
This prescription. states a we'll
known authority in Cleveland
morning paper, forces the clogged-
up, inactive kidneys to filter and
strain from the blood the poison
Gus waste matter and uric acid.
which causes Rheumatism.
As Rheumatism is not only the
most painful and torturous disease.
but dangerous to life. this simple
recipe will no doubt be greatly
valued by many sufferers here at
home, who should at once prepare
the mixture to get this relief.
1t is said that person who
would take this prescription regu-
larly, dose or two daily. or even
few times week. would never
have serious Kidney or Urinary
disorders or Rheumatism.
Cut this out and preserve it..
Good Rheumatism prescriptions
which really relieve are scarce,
indeed, and when you need it, you
want it badly. Our druggists here
say they will either supply these
ingredients or make the mixture
ready to take, if any of our read
ers so prefer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
WHERE ENGLISH JUSTICE ERRs
American Variety Net Quite So Bad
in Some Directions.

It is only a century since the death
penalty was inflicted in England for
theft not exceeding the value Of a
sheep. Now some of the London jour
nails are making a merciless exposure
of magistrates throughout the king
dom who keep up the tradition by SEN
fencing petty thieves to Jail. while in
ficting only trihing fines upon wife
heaters and even more brutal offend
ers. In one police court one defend
alt was fined $3.50 for knocking his
wife down in the street because she
refused 10 give him money for drink,
and another was sentenced to 60 days
Imprisonment for damaging growing
potatoes and stealing two footballs.
For cruelty 10 a horse, beating his
wife. who was ill., with fist and ham
mer and leaving her with nothing to
eat. one man was fined two dollars,
while another. charged with stealing
a pair of socks valued at u cents. got
II days hard labor. II would not be
difficult 10 make up a list of similar
cases from American police courts. yet
the tendency in America is rather
toward a higher estimate Of the value
Of human life.-Van Norden Magazine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
Little "Oriuinality."

There is almost no such thing as
Originality" AS some one says: THE
incients have stolen our best
thoughts" Shakespeare, Milton, Ger
vantes, Goethe, Moliere, Montaigne.
S.erne, Swift, the whole company Of
great writer's, borrow right and left.
Goethe declared one day that if all
that he had borrowed should be taken
away from him, he would have but a
few pages left, and Montague does
not hesitate to say that he helped him
self to whatever he could find.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
The Love of Good Books.

There is no task of the teacher that
can surpass in Importance this work
of forming right tastes of reading
among children. 1t makes not so much
difference what children learn as what
they love. What they learn they will
forget; what they love they will keep
If children do not learn to use and ap
preciate good books while at school
they will hardly ever learn, and their
education will not amount to much
The school has to do with child and
youth, but the library has to do with
the child, the youth and the man until
the end of his life. A good book is a
blessing, but an evil one a curse
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29

When the Stomach, Heart or Kidney
nerves yet weak. then these organs al
WAYS fail. Don't drug the stomach, nor
stimulate the Hear, or Kidneys. That Is
simply m k-shift &c, a prescription
known TO Druggists everywhere as Or.
Shops Restorative. The Restorative Is
prepared expressly for these weak inside
nerves. Strengthen these nerves, build
them up with DR.. Shops Res orative-
tablets or liqu'd-anl &c how quickly
help will come. Free sample test sent Oh
request by Or. ShOop. Racine, Wis. Your
hea tn Is surely worth this simple test.
i (. DuersOu. asst
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
Water SPREADING Fire.

An amusing instance of ignorance of
the properties OF carbide of calcium
occurred recently on a quay at AL
giers. Five tons of carbide had been
placed near quantity of infiammable
material, which suddenly caught fire.
The firemen, instead of removing the
boxes of carbide with hooks, smashed
them, and then turned water upon the
contents. The result was a great de.
velopment of acetylene gas and a de-
structive fire, which might have been
prevented by little practical knowl
edge of chemistry.-Youth's Com.
panion.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
California Sweet Peas.

Sweet peas have sc divisions and
some 800 subdivisions. In California,
where almost all the flower seeds are
grown, one farm of 500 acres is given
up to the production of sweet peas
alone. The total production yearly is
about 100000 pounds, and even when
this amount is augmented by the yield
IRON smaller farms it is almost i'm
possible to meet the demand. Sweet
pea are the most popular flowers in
America for home gardens, except the
nasturtiums, and even these can not
always compete with the sweet peas.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
PAIN

Pain In the head-pain anywhere, has its cause.
Pain is congestion, pain is blood pressure-nothing
else usually; At least, so says pr; shoop, and TO
tablet-called DR.. Shops Headache Tablet
coaxes blood pressure away from pain centers.
Its effect charming. pleasngly delightful. Gently
laton
II you have headache. it's blood pressure.
II it's painful periods with women. same cause.
If you sleepless, restless. nervous, it's blood
congestion-blood pressure. That surely Is q
certainty for DR.. Shops Headache Tablets stop
1t In 20 minutes. and the tablets simply distribute
the unnatural blood pressure.
Bruise your finger. and doesn't IL get red. and
swell. and pain you? OF course 1t does. It's con.
gestion, blood pressure You'll find it where pain
is-always. It's simply Common Sense.
We sell at Is cents. and cheerfully recommend
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
Twenty Mares and GeIdingS
Bought BY Scott Hudson
Shipped.

Twenty thoroughbred mares and
geldings, purchased for export in
and around Lexington for foreign
parties, have been shipped to New
York. From there they will be
sent to England and distributed to
other European points. The
mares are either barren or have
never been bred. 1t is understood
that they are to be used as hunters.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
$50 Reward.

| will give a reward Of $1,000
for the arrest and conviction of the
person who removed the signboard
on my land on the Levee pike in
Montgomery County, KY, upon
which | had painted the word
"posted" and fastened to a tree on
said farm in conspicuous place.
The same reward will be given foI
the arrest and conviction Of any
person who may hereafter remove
one Of said signs.
20-l3t IL. &. HALL.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
The Wise Old Boy.

81 don't know why it is, dear" she
said, that you never have decided to
run for president of the United
States" And then he coughed, and
poked the fire, and said: molly, |
couldn't get my consent to leave
home and you for such campaign as
that"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
The SIoWpoke.

Isn't Dudley the back number,
though? He's begun now to take up
the study Of jiujitsu.' THAT So?
How's he making out?" Wonder
fully for him. He has almost learned
how to pronounce it"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
Consequences of a Profession.

81 see where young man some
where married his mothers cook"
THAT was a bad move-very." "Why
so?" Because she will always want
to handle the dough-"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
DISTRICT. COUNTY AND Clrl
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

Congressman
-SXO. w. LANGLEY, PIestsnsbars
State senator
C.B. ECTON, Winchester.
Representative.
I.w. CLAY. Mt. sterling.
CIRCUIT COURT
Circuit Court Judge
A. W. YOUNG, Morehead.
Commonwealth Attorney,
hJEy. CONNER. Owingsyille.
Master Com missioner
mo Aud Mt Sterling.
Circuit Clerk
RICH HUNT. At. sterling.
Commissioner Jury Fund
p. d. TURNER. Mt Sterling
Receiver
L. W. CLAY. Mt Sterling.
TERMS
erd VI Jnday in January
lad Monday in Apri
III Monday in September
COUNTY COURT.
Monday IN eAchnouth.
QUARTERLY COURT
Tuesday after 3rd Monday.
FISCAL COURT.
~ Tuesdays in April and October.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
II. G. HALL.

Don't think that piles can't be
cured. Thousands of obstinate
cases have been cured by Doan's
Ointment. 30 cents at any drug
store. 2J-5t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
Far from Minor.

This is a great fuss they are MAX
ing about a trolley through the park.
| thought the whole matter was a
minor issue" by no means; all the
fuss Is because 1t 10 q major one"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
Better Than Old way.

A milking machine was recent
" exhibited at a Missouri State
fair that MIXED six cows at one
TIM. A herd of seventy-6ve cows
was MIXED in one hour and fifteen
minutes, two boys operating the
machine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
The Reason.

She-"My! that was heavy play!"
He-"Perhaps it was on account Of
the stage waits"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
CITY oFFfCIALDrRECTORY.
EMES

POLIO LINEN
N. N. wilson
j. ". Hin-0n
j. Turner
The Delta independent., 1908-08-14

Vice President to be, James S.
Sherman, is to speak to the Re-
publicans of Colorado at the
state convention on September
18th. The Republican state or
ganization expects to open head
quarters in the near future and
The Delta independent., 1908-08-14
THE ONLY PROGRESS
I'VE PARTY.

Of all the political platforms
that have been put forth by the
various conventions there is no
doubt that the Republican is al
together the most conservative.
1t contains no fads or freaks. 1t
has no patent specifics for all
existing evils. 1t stays by the
old protective tariff while de-
manding a speedy revision. 1t
promises additional legislation in
the way of regulating interstate
business, but for the benefit of
the men doing business as much
as for the benefit of the taxpay-
er. 1t stands by the courts. 1t
restates old policies in regard to
pensions and the army and navy
and other matters every voter
recognizes.
The platforms of the other
parties are simply full of fads-
The Delta independent., 1908-08-14
to put into effect plan of cam
paign that will enable it to reach
every voter in the state.

The death of Senator Allison
is loss to the whole country.
He was one of the sheet anchors
one of the great conservative
forces. He had been designated
for reelection at the state pri-
maries, but now, of course, the
Legislature will choose his sue
cessor and probably without fur
ther primary voting. Iowa pol
itics are hard for an outsider to
understand, but at this distance
it looks as if Governor Cummins
would have the call for the va
cant place. Whoever it may be,
Iowa is as safely Republican as
ever.
The Delta independent., 1908-08-14

appointed for them. They are
dangerous to the public, most
dangerous to themselves and
their cause-least dangerous to
the person or party whom they
seek by underhanded means to
injure.
Such communications are al
ways borne of personal spite. In
the mildest terms of criticism
they are cowardly, and it stands
to reason that the man who is
responsible for their publication
is willing to falsify in an attempt
to give his statements weight.
The wise counsel of any party
would not knowing permit such
a thing as the writing of the re-
cent anonymous letter to Senator
Simon Guggenheim. An iota of
political sense would prevent the
writer himself from doing it.
But that some people seem to
come naturally by the privilege
of making an ass of themselves,
is as true today as it ever was
and as it ever will be.
The public, however, is not to
any extent influenced by the in
dustrious circulation of that class
of no name political literature,
or if influenced at all, the effect
is to create a feeling for the per-
son or party so attacked, rather
than against.
Every manly man and woman
ly woman admires a spirit of
fairness and will stand for that
before and above everything
else.
1t will be remembered by those
informed, that two legislatures
back, two members of the Colo
rado Assembly made charges of
bribery and other crimes against
their colleagues and said they
could prove it. This was brave
beside the anonymous style of
attack-but, perhaps unexpect-
edly-the legislature asked them
to make good and they had to
confess that they could not do it.
They were then requested to
sign a retraction or be expelled
from the Assembly. They signed
the retraction, stating that they
had no knowledge or proof to
back up the assertions they had
made, and that retraction was
published in the newspapers of
every politics throughout the
state. 1t did not matter whether
those members were Democrats
or Republicans. The whole peo-
pie were indignant and justly so.
Yet, if even in the matter of au-
dacity alone, that silly act which
killed for all time the political
career of those two men who
had been honored by a seat in
the States Assembly, was less
amenable to criticism than this
latest political stunt, for such
acts as anonymous letter writing
in one-hundred cases out of one
hundred, bears the brand of both
cowardice and malice.
Political finesse in this enlight-
ened day, does not mean alto
gether battle in the dark. Still
better, the day is coming when
political intrigue of all kinds will
be under a ban. Keep the search
light properly on. That is prop
er, and necessary, often, for the
safety of the nation, but give
every man and every side the
show to which they are entitled.
If you have charges to make, do
it openly and be prepared to
back them, The simple word
mud" is no argument.
The Delta independent., 1908-08-14

The meeting of the county
chairmen in Denver early in the
week for the purpose of securing
a more perfect organization and
outlining the work of the cam
paign as agreed upon at the
western conference of all the
states this side of the river, was
a great success. A preliminary
canvass will be made soon, and
another later in the campaign,
and it is understood that moth
ing is wanted but the exact
truth. There is to be nothing
vague or imaginative about the
conduct of the campaign this
year. what is wanted is the
plain fact.
The Delta independent., 1908-08-14
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
TICKET.
For President
WILLIAM H. TAFT
For Vice-President
J. S. SHERMAN
DELTA'S CANDIDATE
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

FOR REPRESENTATIVE
At the coming election Delta
County will elect a representa-
tive to succeed Mr.. Vincent, of
Paonia. At no time since the
county was organized has Delta
or it's immediate vicinity had the
representative. Paonia has held
it for four terms, Hotchkiss two
and Surface Creek one term. In
the distribution of places it
would seem that Delta should be
conceded the right to select a
nominee for representative.
For several months leading
citizens of Delta and other parts
of the county as we'll have urged
Judge Milton R. Welch to permit
his name to be presented to the
county convention for that office
and he has consented, though
reluctantly, on account of his
large law practice and business
interests which must to some
degree be sacrificed if he should
be nominated and elected.
Judge Welch has been a resi-
dent of Delta County for the
last twenty-five years. At first
he engaged in farming, after
wards was admitted to practice
law; for nine years he served
as County Judge and since the
expiration of his office he has
been actively engaged in the
practice of his profession, farm
ing, and developing large irriga-
ton projects. His business ca
pacity is attested by the large
acreage of farming lands and
the important water rights now
owned by him.
1t is needless to say that his
experience as farmer, lawyer,
Judge and business man, his
familiarity with the needs of the
county, his large acquaintance
throughout the state, and his
well known safe and progressive
views on all political questions
make Judge Welch an unusually
strong candidate and at the
same time give promise that if
elected the county may expect
results from his service in the
legislative body.
The Delta independent., 1908-08-14

The demoraiized and disheart-
ened condition of the common
enemy in this state could not
possibly be more clearly demon
strated than by the fact that
they have resorted TO the cow
ardly and disgraceful method of
writing scurrilous anonymous
letters to prominent Republican
officials. The enemies of politi-
cal decency always resort to this
method. They dare not make
their fight in the open. Such
methods are contemptuous and
as rule create sympathy for the
man who is attacked and bring
to his support many who have
been Indifferent or opposed to
him.
The Delta independent., 1908-08-14
DEMOCRATS
ADMIT THEIR DEFEAT

There is not a tic
leader in Colorado who does not
down in his heart feel that the
party in this state has an abso-
lutely forlorn hope. That this is
true is demonstrated by the fol-
lowing editorial from the Denver
Democrat, a strong Democratic
paper which is opposed to Pat
terson:
''One would Judge from read
ing the News and Times that
this is a Democratic city and can
be carried any time for that
party. This is far from the
truth. Denver is from 5000 to
5000 Republican," "-Denver
Democrat.
The truth is that the Republi-
can majority in Denver will be
nearer 10, 900 than 5000.
The Delta independent., 1908-08-14

State Auditor George d. Stat
Ter reports that the returns re-
ceived so far from thirty-seven
out of fifty-nine county assessors
indicate an increase in the state
valuation of approximately S4,-
600. 900.