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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25

and wife, deceased, was born ON
Stoner Creek, Clark county, Ky,
Feb. IS, 1923. While yet ayoung
man he came to Montgomery
county. and as he often said,
without a dollar in his pocket"
began working in a blacksmith
shop on the farm he afterwards
owned. On Feb. 10, 1919, he was
married to Miss Eleanor Carr, Of.
Bath county, By their hard labor
and economy they became the
owners of nearly 500 acres of the
finest land in Kentucky. Mrs.
Byrd died in 1897, leaving one SOM
Almanac w. Byrd, who died on
April 4, 1908. Nimrod Byrd
many years ago became member
of the Springfield Presbyterian
church, and until he became too
feeble. was one of the most active
members of the congregation.
For severaliyears he had been an
Elder of the church, serving with
credit and homer. Besides his
grand children, he leaves one SSH
ter, Mrs. Nancy Shanks, of St.
Joseph,aMo. Mr.. Byrd was
plain man. believing that the best
people inssthis world are the ones
who work. He was a good neigh
Dor, always ready to lend hand
to those in distress. Indeed he
knew what distress was, for
oftimes during the past few years
has the writer seen his white
head bowed down in sorrow. OF
earthly troubles, he probably had
more than his share, and. as his
old friends often said, No other
than Nimrod Byrd could have
stood up under them" Funeral
services were conducted at his late
residence Sunday afternoon, Aug.
%, by Rev. j. b. Meacham. of
-
Ripley, Ohio, after which the re-
mains were conveyed to Machpe-
lah cemetery where they were laid
to rest. His friends extend their
sympathy to the aged sister and
grandchildren.
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PLU NJ LICK.

Tobacco worms are very scarce.
Shields Hamilton, of Portsmouth,
OHIO, is visiting friends here.
Miss Picket Crouch. of Mt.
Sterling, visited here last week,
James Kendall sold three tor
of hay to Will Bean and James
Wood at $40 per ton.
t. ID. Bently bought 80 acres OF
land known as the DR.. Reynolds
farm, from VIM. Bramblett at
$50 per acre.
John SwoDe and JOHN ID. Richie
have returned from two weeks
hunting and fishing trip on red
river. Mr.. Swope reports game
and fish plentiful. Mr.. Richie
won't talk.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25
Auto Records Broken IIccn.

At indianapolis Speedway on
Thursday two records were bro
ken in auto races. Barney Old
field covered a mile in 43 Ito Sec
onds; Louis Chevrolet made 10
miles in 8 minutes and Sc 4-1O
seconds, best former record being
9 miles in II seconds; Robert Bur-
nam, $50 miles in 27S minutes
and 81 4-1O seconds. In this race
one machine ran into fence, kill
inc the two occupants.
During the week seven persons
were killed by accidents: Coli
sion of machines, or autos going
through fence.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25
SCOTLAND'S LOW DEATH RATE
Statistics Show the Land of the This.
tie to Be One of the Healthiest
on the Earth.

Scotland, according to the latest
statistical returns, has a population
of 4 $4,000, which is less than the
population of London There is a
small annual increase, some $4,000,
which would be larger were it not
Tor emigration. the hardy young Scots
going forth 10 seek their fortunes in
other lands. So it happens that there
is an excess of rather more than TO-.
600 females over males.
In 1908 there were 1887 births
in all Scotland and 1889 deaths,
which made the death rate per 1000
only 1913; and there were 1883 mar.
riages.
The death rate for the last year was
lower than that Of the preceding ten
years, a noteworthy fact, and when
we consider that the present death
rate of Scotland is about third of
that Of the federal district here we get
some notion of how remarkably heal
thy Scotland is, even allowing for its
few conSested centers Of population
and the great consumption of whisky
Edinburgh, the capital, which was
once called the fever hole of Europe"
is now one of the healthiest cities on
the globe. owing to the great work
OF rehousing the poor that was accom-
plished there generation ago by pub
lic-spirited citizens.
The Scots are, as a rule, a strong
and enduring people, of notably high
intelligence their climate cannot be
called good one. in the sense of
being agreeable, but 1t makes strong
men and women. The most benign
climates, blessed with blue skies and
almost constant sunshine, do not
make such sturdy people as the lands
Of mtst and rsv winds.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25
Too Much for the Frenchman.

A story is told of Frenchman, who
was very anxious to see an American
business man at his home. The first
morning when he called at the house
the maid replied to his query:
The master is not down yet,
meaning downstairs.
The following morning he called
again, and was met with:
THE master is not up yet" mean
ing that he had not yet arisen from
his bed
The Frenchman, looking at her with
doubtful eye, paused for few sec
oDds.
"Eet is YER deefcult, but eef re
mademoiselle will tell me when re
master will be neither up nor down
but in re middle, zen | will call at zat
time. Joe Mitchell Chapple, in the
National Magazine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25
Eskimo Graves of Stone.

To the Eskimo mind, everything
animate or inanimste possesses a soul.
Thus, in their graves we found they
Invariably placed every cherished pos
session, that their spirits might serve
the departed spirit In the same cspaci-
ties In the life TO come. There Is lit
tie room for burial beneath the scanty
earth IN Labrador, even II the frost
would permit It. SO the grave con.
sists Of upright stones, with long, fat
oass laid across. These not only
serve to hssp the wolves from the
body. but wide ehinks also AFFORD the
spirits tree passage in and out.-From
wilfrsd T. Greafsll's Experiences on
the Labrador" In the Century.
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SEEMS PROVISION OF NATURE
Remarkable Resemblance Between
; Couples Noted by New York
Soeiologist.

"Of course there is no end of oppor'
tunity in New York TO study types
said sOciologist of that city and |
have seen one peculiar combination
here that have never observed else
where. though | have no doubt il can
be found in other places. That is,
couples who look alike. No, | do
not mean wives who look like their
husbands. That is not unusual, es-
pecially among elderly people. who,
having similar conditions throughout
their lives, have grown to resemble
each other. l mean that husband
and wife will look like another hus-
band and wife.
For instance, have a cousin who
is tall, slim, dark man, with strong
ly marked face-long and thin-and
his wife is a pronounced, handsome
blonde, of the rather plump variety,
with an aquiline nose. Twice in New
couples who looked so like my rela-
tives that ! have been on the verge
of speaking TO them. 1t seems TO indi-
cate to me basis for Schopenhauer's
theory that selection is always seeking
TO establish or revert to the type.
Another peculiar thing about types
is that people who resemble each
other are subject TO the same diseases.
can tell a croupy looking man or
woman as far as | can see one. On
looking at a certain man or woman
can tell what disease he or she is
most afraid of, and is, consequently.
most subject to, and it will be the
same for every other individual of that
type.
Proves what? Oh, well, every one
can work out his own kind of proof
nowadays"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25
That Goat.

The many friends of G. r. Will
son contributed to the fund So
llcited by him for a prize to be
given for the finest Angora he
goat. Charley is raiser of goats
and states in his petition that he
is fool about goats. The sums
contributed range from SC to ST.
and aggregate 5000. He was SO
much encouraged over the can
vass for the he goat that he is now
securing prize for Mrs. Goat.
We do not know his plans for the
kid. The prizes are we'll worth
striving for and will no doubt
bring goats from other counties.
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STOOPS.

Levi Wells has been very i'll.
Cattle ready to ship have all
been bought.
A small acreage of wheat will
be sown this fall.
Thos. McClain, of Springfield,
has gone to Illinois.
The little son of Robt. Upton,
who has hip disease, does not i'm
prove.
Harrison Conn and wife went
Saturday to visit relatives at Lit
tie Rock.
About SO was realized at the
Fairview ice cream supper Satur-
day night.
Mrs. Virgil Hainline, of Mt.
Sterling, visited Mrs. Ed. Gar
rett last week.
The biggest drunkard we ever
saw always advised everybody not
to drink whisky.
Thos. N. Coons and wife, Of
Bourbon, have been at the bed
side of Nimrod Byrd.
The protracted meeting at Flat
Creek conducted by Elder n. G.
Carpenter, has closed.
Miss Ethel Toy visited her
grandparents, j. E. Williams and
wife, at Owingsville, last week.
Mrs. T. j. Carr and daughters,
Misses Fannie and Elizabeth, of
near Mt. Sterling, visited Mrs. S.
+. Deal Saturday.
If the Montgomery County Fair
is a success, it means much to Mt.
Sterling and Montgomery county.
Every citizen should do his part.
j. L. Gregory and wife, j. T.
Morgan and daughters, and Mrs.
Mamie Byrd, of near North Mid
dletown; VIM. Hart and Mrs.
Laura Byrd, Of near Owingsyi!!c,
attended the funeral of Nimrod
Byrd Sunday.
Saturday morning, Aug. 81, at
about 100 o'clock, after a long
illness, Nimrod Byrd passed away.
For the past few years he had
been very feeble, and on July 10,
while standing on the veranda he
fell and sustained injuries from
which he never recovered. MIN
rod Byrd, son of Mitchell Byrd
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25
CAPTIVE Balloon
Onlp One Ever Exhibited South of Ohio

Onlp One Ever Exhibited South OF Ohio
Holtz Captive Balloon "Wanderer'
will make ascensions every fifteen min.
utes during each, day of the Bourbon Fair,
carrying passengers to height of 1, zoe
feet. The balloon is inflated with hydro.
gen gas, mot cheap, hot air concern),
and is operated by large engine and ca.
BILE, the cable being let out to allow bal
loon to ascend, and engine reversed to
bring the bag to earth. The chance for a
view of the Bluegrass region and the
greatest trip of your life. At Bourbon
Fair only.
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NEW PREMIUM.

Best saddle bred brood mare and
two Of her produce, season to
Rex. valued at S25, to first;
Season to High Chief. valued at
$50, to second. The second pre-
MUM offered is the season placed
in class 66 of the catalog, in lieu
of which a silver cup will be awar-
ded. This ring will be shown on
Saturday morning.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25
Mt. Sterling Collegiate Institute

Fourth session opens September
IA, 1909. New building. large
campus, full courses. thorough in
structiOn, expenses reasonable,
competent faculty.
ltf VIM. II. Cord, President
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His Dishonest Hair.

They sat ut little table on the
balcony at the Ninth ward summer
garden. looking over the railing At q
man at a table below.
THAT man." he was telling her, "is
q scoundrel. He hasn't an honest
hair In his head"
From here" she commented, at
looks as II he hadn't any hair to
speak Of. It's pity that what he
has can't be just little bit honest
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25
Notice.

For our lady customers we have
a push button at door at foot of
stairway, No. 10 North Maysville
street. Push the button and we
answer the call.
K. w. STOCKTON, the Tailor.
French DRY Cleaning and Garment
Dyer. Phone 225.
2-tf Mt. Sterling, Ky.
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EVERYTHING READY
for The Montgomery County
fair Opening.

Everything will be in readiness
for the opening OF the Mont
gomery County Fair next Tuesday.
The trots, PAGES and special sad
die stakes closed with good en-
tries. Stalls are being reserved,
and the grounds being beautiiied.
The Floral Hall will be filled to
overlooking. As the time draws
near interest in all classes in
creases and there will be some
great shows in the rings. The
entire, to the Baby Shows will be
large. The Nail Driving Contest
is attracting much interest. while
the Pony and Mule races will be-
great. Get ready and spend the
entire week with US and enjoy
yourselves.
The Colt Show to halter Tues
day morning will be an attractive
ring with many entries. and will
be worth seeing. The premiums
are $40 to first and $40 to second.
The season tickets are going
fast. If you want one buy itnow.
They will all be gone by Friday.
No more will be printed. If you
want to save money and help the
Fair Company this is your chance.
A Red Cross Tent will be on the
grounds to take care of the sick or
injured. Trained Nurses will be
in charge, and you will receive the
best Of attention.
The BIG Midway, with all the
best attractions. will be ready for
the opening of The Fair. 1t will
afford amusement for both old and
young
4 big crowd of visitors will be
here for the Fair. and with GOOD
weather everybody can have fine
time.
Local horsemen are getting
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25
Special Rates On Coal Road

The X. & S. A. Railroad has
made the following schedule for
the entire week of the Montgom-
cry Fair, which gives the people
of Menefee and adjacent counties
an excellent opportunity to attend
every day:
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25
Shooting In Menefee.

On Friday near Wellington. w.
H. Black shot and dangerously
wounded Grant Barker while the
latter was cutting a Mr.. Lovely.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25
For Disturbing Religious Worship.

On Friday before Judge Hazel
rigg three men from Spruce, be-
yond Jacksonville, were tried
and received sentences: Burt
Martin, fined SO; Hiram Watkins,
$50; John Lorg, $50; with each
fine 90 the costs for witnesses,
trial, etc. Now be civil.
Don't wish you had, buy at
Walsh Bros.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25

For the week of the Fair 20 gal
Ions of cream each day. Those
having same please notify at store.
phone 100. S. p. Greenwade.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25

WANTED-A farm of Is or 80
acres, we'll improved, on or near
pike. Address Mrs. Vivian Watts,
50 If Stepstone, KY.
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Farmers Institute.

The County Farmers Institute
will be held at Judy Oct. Ii and IA.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25
! Have GRAZING

for 200 sheep or so small cattle.
5tf 6. E. Coons.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-25

The new things for men, first.
at Walsh Bros.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-28
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT.

Ii has been clear and pleasant for
the past "a hours. The weather con
diiions here have been almost fault
less nearly every day for many days.
Today's weather report reads as fol
lows:
August -, p. m: Temperature,
so: relative humidity, 80; direction
of wind, Sc; velocity, miles an
hour: precipitation, o; weather part
ly cloudy.
. August 2S. 6 a. m: Temperature,
81; relative humidity, IA: direction
of wind, Sc: velocity, miles an
hour; precipitation, o; weather, part
ly cloudy.
Yesterday the maximum tempera-
ture was Sc; minimum, Cd; mean,
10, or degrees warmer than the
normal temperature for that day.
Forecast: Tonight fair. Sunday
partly cloudy.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-28
AUPPERLE is INTERVIEWED.

ID. w. Aupperle, secretary of the
Grand Valley Water Users associa-
tion was in the city on Wednesday
and went out ON the evening train to
Paonia to look over that section of
Delta county. He remarked on the
rapid growth of Delta and of the i'm
proved condition of all orchards and
farms in this immediate vicinity. All
show positive signs of prosperous CON
dition, he said, and it was his opin-
ion that Delta county had a great flu
ture in store for her.
Mr.. Aupperle, as secretary of the
association above mentioned, has
| made several trips TO the national
| capitol to confer with President Taft,
Secretary Garfield and his successor
| in office, Secretary Ballinger, as to
completion of the High Line canal in
Mesa county and he is therefore as
well If not better advised as to con
ditions than is any other man in his
county. The High Line canal is one
of the great reclamation enterprises
| begun by the government when Mr..
Garfield was secretary of the interior
and the check to proceedings on that
/ canal Just now is generally credited
TO desire on Ballinger's part to
adopt policies entirely different from
those of Garfield and to substitute his
own. All that has as yet been done
on the big canal which is to be so
miles in length and water body of
choice land comprising $4,000 acres,
is survey, when IL was confidently
expected that real ditch work would
be on long since. AS result of this
delay many contemplated advances in
other lines have been checked and
business at the Mesa capital is not
what it would have been.-Delta
Democrat.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-28
YOUNG men WANTED
The United States Government Gives
Hallway Mail Clerks $500 II Year
to Start, and Increases to
1SOO.


Uncle Sam will hold an examina-
ton for Postal Clerks and Letter
Carriers in Colorado in November,
and for other government positions
on different dates. over 4,200 ap-
pointments were made last year. and
ii is estimated that $4,000 will be
made this year. Any ambitious man
or woman over IS years, with an
ordinary education, can readily pass.
The government wants people with
common sense TO take the examina-
ton. and will pay them well and give
them an annual vacation with full
pay. No matter where you live, city
or country. you can get one of these
positions. The Government Positions
Bureau of Rochester, n. Y, with its
thorough knowledge of the require
ments of the examinations, can fiji
any one in few weeks to pass.
A Government Position means en-
ployment for life. Now is the time
to prepare for the coming examina-
tion. Any reader of The Sentinel
can get full information free OF
charge by writing to the Government
Positions Bureau. 4S3 Hamlin Build
ing. Rochester. N. Y.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-28
Your Last Chance

To buy the rich irrigated lands in
Pecos Valley. Texas, at SEQ an acre,
with full water right.
Do you realize that our high-class
irrigated land. that will compare with
any irrigated land in the United
States, selling for twice the amount
that We are offering this land for, is
going to show tremendous advance
in value with railroad facilities af-
forded. which we are sure to have
within eight months time? Don't
wait until this land is all sold be-
fore realizing that you have allowed
the greatest investment opportunities
of your life to pass unheeded.
Get ready and go down on the
next excursion, which leaves Grand
junction Sept. 6, and buy land at 500
an acre, which you will be unable to
do after that date, Nas 1t is sure to &C
to S75 after this excursion. We have
abundance of water, good soil, OK
cellent climate, and all we ask o'
homeseekers or investors is to g'
down and see for yourself
H. j GRAY REALTY CO,
| 337 Main ST.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-28

Randy Ballinger has signed with
the Grand junction ball team and is
EN- route back to Fort Collins to dc
up the crowd of-well. we can't say
what they are. that are playing ball
for that city this year. He has in
flicted several defeats on them and
VIII win victory or tive for the
Grand Junction team.-Glenwoo
Avalanche.
w. S. Pemberton with his wife and
ia amily are visitors in the city this
week from st. Louis. They are look
ing over the valley and are much in
terested in the resources of the gee
ton
Weston DeLong and Roy Pierce OF
Grand junction, are expected to ar
rive in the city Tuesday. the guests
of Robert Hards Jr.-Gunnison Re-
publican.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-28

Cashier Il. l.. Osborn of the First
National bank and Sheriff DeGuelle
Intercepted gentleman named Il. w
Gibbs al this place Tuesday, and an
propriated his watch and an order
for some other collateral to secure a
check of $40 which Gibbs wife had
cashed at the First National bank of
this city. Gibbs has made his home
at Hotchkiss for the past month or
more where he is preparing to start a
cooperative store near that place.
Gibbs wrote the check on the Central
National bank of Denver While in
the city recently, Mrs. Gibbs got the
check cashed. In the course of time
the check was returned marked not
paid on account of the signer having
no funds in that bank. The matter
was placed in the hands of Attorney
Robothrow of Hotchkiss who. on fail
ing to gel a settlement followed Gibbs
to Montrose, on his way to Denver.
Gibbs claims that there is a mistake
somewhere as he contends that he has
money in the Denver bank on which
he wrote the check.-Montrose en-
terprise.
F. Swartont. who lives four or five
miles west of town, caught a wolf in
trap the other night He had been
missing "A chicken or two each night
for several days and came to the con
clusion that they had been going the
wolf route. He set trap Tuesday
night and when he got up in the
morning Mr. Wolf was a captive. A
couple of dead chickens close at hand
showed that the animal was making
off with his prey when the trap got
him. -Montrose Enterprise
A fire that started in n bed room
of the residence of ID. S. Miller on
East Rood avenue last night about
S:1 . O'Clock did considerable damage
but the flames were extinguished by
the fire department. which made the
long run in quick time. before the
flames got beyond control Several
hundred dollars in damage resulted
but the loss is fully covered with in
surance.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Stigwell are Wis
iting friends and relatives in the val
ley this week and are looking over
land in the valley relative to locat-
ing here. Mrs. Stigwell is an old
time friend and schoolmate of Henry
C. Morrison. the well known real
estate man, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs, b. F. Pettis and son
George. left this morning on No. 2
for an extended eastern trip visiting
friends and relatives in New York
and New Jersey They expect to be
away about month.
An exceedingly large sugar beet is
on display in the windows of the
Rich-Hutchinson real estate office.
While larger beets have possibly been
raised in this valley it is surprising
big for this season of-the year.
A. r. Hickman. of Knoxville, Tenn.
is looking over land and orchards in
the valley this week with view to
locating.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-28

1t is reported that Miss Eva Cross
white whose suit, as detailed by The
Sentinel yesterday, against j. w. Lo-
gan, for damages for alleged sland-
erous remarks. was dismissed, was
the young lady who was frightened
at rooming house in Denver several
times by seeing man peering into a
widow at night. AS result one of
the attaches of the house laid in wait
one night for the intruder and shot
and fatally wounded man who from
all accounts was entirely innocent of
the offense.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-28
English Lutheran

Services will be held in the hall
of the |. O. o. f. building. Sunday
school at 10 am. Preaching services
at ! l am. Rev. j. w. Finkbinder of
Colorado Springs will be with us and
have charge of the services II is
very Important that all who are in
terested in the organization of an
English Lutheran church in Grand
junction should be present. All are
welcome to attend these services.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-28
PROGRAM AT CRYSTAL TONIGHT

Pictures-'The Escape from An
'dersonville. THE Invisible Thief -
and Lonely Me-"
illustrated Songs-"Kind Hearted
and Tough" and There VIII Be a
Time for Cheering"
Admission. o cents
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-28
Congregational.

The pastor will preach at IL am
on the subject, The Larger Life.
Christian Endeavor meeting at pm
Preaching service at s pm; subject
THE King, Who Knew not Joseph.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-28
NJ. q. Il. L..

The first regular meeting of the
w. {. I. L. for the year will he held
in the Congregational church Friday
at 2:30 pm. A full attendance is
desired,