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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21
LinauaI Tests for the Children

A London paper recently offered a
series of prizes for the best tongue
twisting" sentences. The prize win
ming contributions are:
The bleak breeze blighted the bright
broom blossoms.
Two toads totally tired tried to trot
to Tedbury.
Strict, strong Stephen Stringer
shared Sticky six sickIy silky snakes.
Susan shineth shoes and socks:
socks and shoes shines Susan. She
ceaseth shining shoes and socks. for
shoes and socks shock Susan.
A haddock, haddock, a black spot
ted haddock; black spot on the black
back of a black spotted haddock.
Oliver Oglethorp ogled an owl and
an oyster. Did Oliver Oglethorp ogle
an owl and an oyster? If Oliver Ogle.
thorp ogled an owl and an oyster,
where are the owl and the oyster Oh
liver oglethorp ogeled?
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21
Prohibition Resolutions.

At mass meeting Of citizens of
Flemlngsburg, Fleming county,
Ky, held at the Christian Church,
Sunday evening, July ii, 1909,
the following was passed unani-
mously by rising vote:
Whereas, The liquor traffic is
an unmitigated evil, having been
well called. "the sum of all viii
lainies," and
Whereas, 1t breeds crime and
fosters anarchy and its advocates
are today defying law and order
in their oft-repea!ed assertion that
prohibition will not prohibit"
Therefore be it resolved by this
mass meeting of law-abiding citi-
Zens:
First. That we favor and en-
dOrse the movement for State wide
Prohibition of the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes in Ken
lucky.
Second. That we also approve
and recommend the Statewide
Prohibition Chautauqua, having
been favored with a session of the
same in our midst July ell.
Third. Resolved further that
we most heartily and earnestly
protest against and condemn the
action of the Louisville Board of
Trade and Commercial Club in
their resolutions against Prohibit
ton and fayoring the cruel, crime
breeding, liquor traffic. The sober,
God-fearjng, home-loving people
OF Kentucky do not join these
bodies in inviting the liquor para
sites that have been run out of
other States into Kentucky. We
do not need or want them.
Fourth. Resolved that copies
Of these resolution be sent to the
papers Of Louisville and Of our
own county with the request that
they be published.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21
TUESDAY. JULY q, 1909,
station, on

the following personal property:
pair work mules, both mares
and well broken; 1 fat COW, / good
saddle mare, | fine harness mare.
5 years old, and her colt; A feed
ing steers, 20 yearling steers,
about II barrels of corn, buggy
and harness, one farm wagon.
Various farming implements
and articles of household furniture,
including an old four-poster bed.
TEkMS:-Three months credit,
notes to be given with approved
security. Sale will begin at 10
o'clock a. IN.
j. Il. COOKS 4 w. q. Reason.
Executors.
Capt. A. CO Kidd, Auc. lot
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21

door of barber shop closed at II
while we were in the chair. On
Sunday morning we were called at
4 O'Clock to take, early train for
home to meet our engagement with
the Women's Bible Glass and for
other privileges and honors Of the
Lords day and to take up for an
other week the strenuous life of a
country editor.
l.. w. TRNIBLE.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21
Tyler Becomes
Expert Accountant.

Mr.. j. O. Tyler has been made
happy by the receipt Of a letter
from joel Hunter. chairman Of the
Georgia State Board of Examiners
Of Public accountants. that notified
him that he had successfully pas
sed the State examination for pub
lie expert accountant held at At
Ianta May 25th and 2Gth.
Mr. Tyler has since received his
c. p. A. certificate which is No.
%, signed by the Board of Exam
iners and GOV. Hoke Smith. June
18th. 1909. This certificate enti-
ties Mr.. Tyler to practice in the
State of Gcorgia,as certified pub
lie accountant, and no use the alb
breviation &. p. A., after his name
signifying the same. He is not
only the fourth to hold such certi-
licate by examination but probably
the youngest c. p. A., in this
State.
He has been preparing for this
examination for over a year by
studying at night and at odd times
and his friends are congratulating
him heartily onshis success.
Mr.. Tyler is connected with the
First National Bank, having been
with the bank since its consolida-
ton, and with the Citizens Nation
al BanksEbefore that time. The
Albany Herald, July IL.
Mr.. TyIerSis the son of W. T.
Tyler and wife, of our city, and
his friendsssare pleased to hear of
his promotion.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21
Enq'and's Woman Voters.

A return of the number of women
voters in England and Wales who are
qualified to vote for county councils
and for councillors in municipal Dor
oughs, issued to-day, shows that the
women's franchise for county coun.
ellis extends TO 5G3,9G1 for England
and 41,945 for Wales, making total
of 605,906, For county borough coun-
ellis i'll England and Wales the number
is 265,S62, and for noncounty borough
councils there are 13l ,42l voters for
England, 5.903 for Wales, making a
total of 1873
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21
Notice.

All persons having claims against
the estate of Alb Hall, deceased
are hereby notified topresent same
to me, proven as required by law,
or to file same with X. q. Kern,
my attorney. Persons knowing
themselves indebted to said estate
are requested to call and settle.
j2-3t REX HALL,
Administrator Of Alb Hall.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21
EXECUTORS SALE.

AS Executors of :. A. Duff, de-
ceased, we will sell at public sale.
at his late residence, near Spencer
Station. ON
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21
Pavement Completed.

The much needed pavement from
the railroad crossing on Locust
street to Machpelah cemetery has
about been completed. The pave
ment is of stone and was built by
the City Council and various lodges
of the city and is a great public
improvement, as it now gives the
citizens chance for the first time
since the cemetery was opened of
reaching it without wading in the
mud and slush. The &. q O. built
along it's front.
Have your pictures framed at
Whites drug store. Soft.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21

Oil has been struck $50 miles south
Of Suez, on the Red sea coast, The
gusher giving increasing quantities
daily and indicating large reserves.
The possibility of cheap supply of
fuel is a discovery Of the greatest i'm.
portance to Egypt.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21
Nerway's Wooden Churches.

Some OF the wooden churches OF
Norway are fully 700 years old and
are still in an excellent state Of pres
ervation. Their timbers have success
fully resisted the frosty and almost
arctic winters because they have been
repeatedly coated with tar.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21
Will Teach AT LatOnid.

Miss Catherine Carmody, daugh-
ter of Thomas CarmOdy, of this
county, has been elected as teach
er of languages IN the City Schools
at Latonia. Miss Carmody is one
of the best young teachers in the
State.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21

On Tuesday evening, July 10,
the writer left at 9:4S and arrived
at Ashland 80 miles distance be-
fore 1 o'clock, too late to take in
the sights of this attractive and
hustling and dry" town, so we
sought rest and visions in sleep.
At 6 o'clock a. m. we board
ed the train for Heller, (134 miles
= Sistant) and intermediate points.
The first amusing incident occurr-
gsdOn this wise: In front of us
sat young woman under wide
hat and beside her young man.
She arose to place her hat in the
rack. In her effort to make the
less contain the greater she drop
ped the aggregation of straw in
= our lap. She begged our pardon.
OF course we let her have it. She
tried again, saying, I'll just make
it go in" BY this time the ex-
perience was getting interesting.
Her companion smiled as she said
I'll make it 90 in. We looked up
and said, | want to see that opera
ton. Again she failed. Then
the young man carried the eXpan-
sion OF milliners' art to the end of
tl,e car and stood it on the seat.
Editors sometimes have a way
& diagnosing troubles not pecu-
liar to their trade. Our eyesight
is somewhat impaired, but as near
as we could Judge, measures of the
dimensions of that hat were:
Crown III inches, crown with
Mim 21.37 inches. She was in
style and pursued her Journey
bear-headed.
Our first stop was at Prestons-
burg. Circuit Court was in SEES
sion and the civil docket was being
tried. We asked Commonwealth
Attorney May about convictions.
lie said the Jail was stacked full.
Since our visit last year the Bank
Josephine has moved into its ele-
giant new quarters. It's up-to-
d2te in architecture and furnish
iRgs and courteous officers, and
we presume in financial stability.
We did not think to get its state
ment. The bridge is "a gold
mine;" will pay for itself in about
five years-toll cents for foot
men-if ladies are passed free we
did not hear of it. We did not
have time to discuss politics with
our friend F. A. Hopkins and
'bthers.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21
ContenTn1ert.

"ContentmAut," said Uncle Eben.
may be better dan riches, but dar
ain no way Of nc"ct'a'' at lie
landlord
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21

Thomas l.. Hisgen, late candi-
date for President on the indie
pendence League ticket, says the
Independence party is a dead
one" and he will hereafter affiliate
with the Democratic party.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21

uiSpOSdl we IuuSI illIlit Oul INV To-
tigation. We decided to examine
hotel registers for the first ten
days in June and ten days in July.
Here is the result by count at the
two leading hotels in each town:
ASHLAND-TRAVELE INN.
June Ito, wet, 49,: July lilo,
dry, 1871; "A gain of A.
VENTURA.
June LILO. wet, AIS: July LILO,
dry, 81; a loss of Al. A net gain
of 3 for Ashland.
CATLETTSBURG- SHIVLEY.
Wet June lilo, 1876; wet July
LILO, 259; gain of 1874.
ALGER.
Wet June 10, 202: wet July
LILO, 263; a gain of 81. A net
gain of 1S5 for Catlettsburg.
At ONE of the hotels in CAT
LETTsBURG we observed something
which may be customary at hotels,
but to us was rather odd. As we
scanned the register tor July we
noticed the frequent recurrence of
n ame 5. Closer investigation
showed that for each day in July
from the lst to and including the
18th (the day we were there) from
I to 8 names were registered in
uniform order and assigned to the
same room from night to night.
There was some of this IN June.
We do not know why such entries
were made.
In Ashland we met a friend after
dark. He suggested that we see
the Police Judge. We went to
City Building. A policeman said
the Judge was out and that we
would be apt to find him at the Y.
NJ. &. A. rooms.
Enroute to Catlettsburg the
car was jammed, many ladies and
gentlemen stopping at Clyffeside
Park, a very attractive and popu-
larresOrt.
In town we made above investi-
CATION, and spent several minutes
talking with ID. ii. Carpenter in
his big department store. He also
owns the electric light plant which
supplies the entire city. He said
that in recent election 90 per
cent. of the business men were op-
posed to local option. Observe
that they won by only %. True
but suggestive. He is a very
pleasant gentleman.
We continued oar tour. In the
saloon district we saw from the
pavement sad sights. We had
read of the hog that is washed re-
turning to his wallowing in the
mire, etc.
A young man bartender .eX-
tended a very cordial invitation to
us to enter his saloon and to place
future orders with his house. We.
replied that we did not wish any
thing this evening, thanked him
for his courtesy and told him that
his display in the window was very
attractive. We were not on
MASKING or lecturing tour. We
were peaceably studying life as it
is and noting facts for observa-
sions. On this trip we observed
many events, heard and saw much
that we cannot relate for lack of
time. We are not a short hand
reporter and do use "a typewriter.
We will 90 again.
We are opposed to the L. S.
Government, State, county and
town partnership in the liquor
business. We plead with the
thoughtless who drink it, the voter
who endorses it: we lament the
fate of the man who sells it. and
the victim who dies by it; we dis
credit the business sagacity of the
business man who for revenue adj
vocates it.
Just before the clock struck II
Ue ware talkin0 to two nolicemen
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21
PIKEVILLE.

We spent Wednesday and
Thursday nights and till noon Fri
day. Thursday we were in He'll
Ter an intervening point. The
institute was in session at Pikeville.
There are over $50 school districts
in the county; and more than that
Many teachers. We failed to
Meet the County Superintendent.
We asked some teachers how many
pupils were in the county None
knew definitely. Our conclusion
was about 10000. The public en-
tertainment in Courthouse in the
evening attracted much attention.
We entered the room for a few
minutes while institute was in SEES
sion. There appeared to be more
male than female teachers. .,.l..
PAINTSVILLE.
We left Pikeville at 1890 Fri
Slay for Paintsyille and stayed till
next morning. Here we met Mr..
and Mrs. Finley Fogg and children,
who are now residents of Paints
vile. Mrs. Fogg and children
had arrived on Monday. Our
friend Fogg is now with John G.
Mayo and associates. GREAT en-
terprises are in processes of de-
velopment.
Coal is to be King in the Sandy
Valley, and Paintsville is the cen
ter. Later we will be in position
to speak more definitely about
;, xiqes, railroads, coke ovens, etc.
|OAe man said that at one plant on
jMillers Creek (across the river and
fnear town 1000 houses will be
built. This is not authoritative.
Fogg is located in the Paints
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21
FACTS AND OBSERVATIONS.
Sights Up On Big Sandy--PrOs-
poets for a Great Future.
4
PROGRESSIVE TOWNS IN DRY COLUMN.

vile National Bank building
said to be unsurpassed by any
thing in the State outside of Lou
isville. We do not know. The
report of this bank on June %
shows:
Resources sSll,Oso %: Of which loans and dis
couht>Are- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. --s5>""zo "
Overdrafts ----.---- 6ljl ~
Banking Houses etc--------------.--- 1861 ~
LIABILITIES.
e. pital Stock ------..-. .. zee. -SlJ0,0OO 90
surplus and Undivided Profits 6l,ljl -
35s"2S Us
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-12-18
Trouble in the Royal Palace.

The Shakespeare Club of New Or
leans used to give amateur theatre
cal performances that were distin-
guished for the local prominence of
the actors. Once a social celebrity,
with a gorgeous costume, as one OF
the lords in waiting, had only four
words to say: THE queen has
swooned." AS he stepped forward,
his friends applauded vociferously.
Bowling his thanks, he faced the king
and said, in a very high pitched
voice, 1.-THE swoon has queened."
There was a roar of laughter; but
he waited patiently, and made an
other attempt:
"The sween has cooned."
Again the walls trembled, and the
stage manager said, in voice that
could be heard all over the house.
Come off, you doggoned fool"
But the ambitious amateur re-
fused to surrender, and in rasping
falsetto, as he was assisted of the
stage, he screamed: 1.-THE coon has
sweened. Success Magazine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-12-18
Down on the Beach.

Suddenly the summer man gave a
start band hastily removed his arm
from the waist of the summer girl.
"W.what's the trouble, Fred?" she
asked in alarm.
why" he replied, nervously.
"those boarders up in the beach ho-
tel have been training opera glasses
on us for the last ten minutes. l bet
they are saying this is the funniest
comic opera they ever witnessed"
The Summer girl smiled.
Don't worry, Fred, you can de-
pend on it that don't think it is
comic opera
'And what do you think It is, dear
est?"
Grand"
= And after that the ripples of mirth
that drifted down from the hotel YER
anda failed to disturb them.-New
York Times.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-12-18

months use of them. Mrs. s. Al
WILLIAMS, R. F. D. No. a. Boz 4
Gardiner, Me.
No woman should submit to surt
cal operation, which may mean desA
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkhani|
Vegetable Compound, made EXCLUSIVE
~ from roots and herbs, a fair trial
This famous medicine for wona|
has for thirty years proved to b "
most valuable tonic and remover =
the female organism Women reda
ing in almost every city and town NJ
the United States bear willing te!s
mony to the wonderful virtue Of Lyon
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Coupons
1t cures female ills, and creates nG
ant buoyant female health. u ~
are i'll, for your own sake Is well =
those you love, give 1t q trial
Mrs. Pinkham, 1T Lynn, ma.
invites all sick women to WI
her for advice. Her advice bffsa'
and always helpful.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-12-18
CITY Life 10 Lopsided.

Il sometimes think" says Mr..
Markham, that only men with lop-
sided brains love to live in the city.
God never made a city-he made a
garden. City life is largely the cause
Of the general nervous breakdown OF
the race. This is an age OF nerves.
and the city is responsible for It.
My ideal Is life that has the fresh
ness and freedom OF the country, and
yet fs within easy access Of the town.
where men can 60 and transact bust
ness, that Of making verse, I need
the peace Of the country. which is
the peace Of God. But / like to
come in contact with men, and so l
60 to town. think the city of the
future will not be crowded by city
dwellsrs-we are coming to know too
much for that. But, Tor the present,
mankind is still lopsided.
Life.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-12-18
After the Show.

A well-dressed man, said to be an
Englishman, has been arrested in
Montmartre, Paris, on a charge Of
rendering bad half-sovereigns for din
ners and entertainments. Which re-
minds us of the story about the tour
ing company which has been doing
very bad business in "the smalls -
While the proprietor and sole respon-
sible manager was standing outside
the temporary theatre (the Corn Ex-
change) e very small boy with a very
large melon arrived and proposed to
barter the fruit for a seat in the gal
lery. The bargain was duly concluded,
and the scene now changes to the in
terror of the theatre after the per-
Torrance: my boy" says the manager
severely, that melon was rotten"
That's all right" returns the youth
full critic. 80 was yer show. Lon
don Globe.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-12-18
bABrS WATERY ECZEMA.

ktched and Scratched Until Blood Ran
$50 Spent on Useless Treatments
Disease Seemed Incurabie-
Cured by Cuticura for $1.5O.
"When my little boy was two and half
months old he broke out on both cheeks
with eczema. 1t was the itchy, watery
kind and we had to keep his little hands
wrapped up all the time, and if be would
happen to get them uncovered he would
claw his face till the blood streamsd down
on his clothing. We called in physician
ct onoe, but he gave an ointment which
was 80 severe that my babe would scream
when it was put on. We changed doctors
and medicines until we had spent fifty dol
lars or more and baby was getting worse.
I was 30 worn out watching and caring for
him night and day that l almost felt sure
the disease was incurable. But finally
reading of the good results of the Cuticura
Remedies, determined to try them. / can
truthfully say was more than surprised,
for / bought only a dollar and q halls
worth of the Cuticura Remedies (Cuticura
Soap Ointment and Pills.. and they did
more good than all my doctors medicines
I had tried, and In fact entirely cured him.
His face is perfectly clear of the least spot
or scar of anything. Mrs. w. N. Comerer,
Burnt Cabins, Pa, Sept. Is, 1905"
Potter Drug l. Chem. Corp, Sole Props.
Of Cuticura Remedies, Boston. Mass.
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Motor Boats Deliver crc..

An engineer who has 49,.
made a tour Of the middle Wv.
gather data relative to propo,a. :.
erway improvements inform.
that he was astonished to Ana :,
large amount of freightin, IL
by individual storekeepers ana sr.s
er merchants In launches nron,n
by internal combustion motors Nv
country storekeeper living on j,
banks of the rivers and canal,
found that he can ship bis -
freight from the wholesale dealo, -.
distribute 1t to his retail custou..
by motor boat at cost far h.,.
that OF any other available mean, :.
conveyance, There is In this All
suggestion OF future usesulnes. =
abandoned canals In which the d,,s
Is limited-Scientific American
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-12-18
A CULINARY MASTERPIECE.
When You Go to Paris Don't Turn
Up Your Nose at MusseIs.


A certain American epicure-at
least he writes with the enthusiasm
of your true gourmet-describes
gastronomic idyl in which he partici-
pated during a recent visit to Paris.
1t is couched, in the Bookman in the
following go thou and do likewise
manner.
You will find a small restaurant
just inside the street entrance pre-
SIDED over by waiter who has ap-
parently been 40 years of age for the
last twenty years. He has friendly.
alert air, and anything in the world
that you want he will promptly pro-
vide.
You will naturally order some sort
of potage or something that your fan
cy suggests, but whatever else you
do be sure to call for mussels. l can
see you turning up your nose at this.
In America who eats mussels, except
at rare times, perhaps some picked
mussels? They are with us in the
same category as tripe.
But behold the genius of the
French! When the waiter brings in
an enormous silver bowl with a dome
like silver cover, and when he re-
moves the cover-then you forget ev-
erything in the world except the de-
lcious savory smell of the steam
which rises from the myriad shells
that open lovingly for you to extract
from them the dainty sea favored
mussel that turks within.
Mussel, did l say? No, these are
not the ordinary mussels that Amer
leans know. French gastronomic
genius has transformed them into
moules mariniere, and the difference
is like the, difference between Coney
Island beer with a collar on and the
nectar Of the immortal gods.
In some deftly magical way the
French chef has impaired delicious
suggestion to the moules, just that in
definable. evanescent memory of gar
lic-garlic which in the hands of the
ordinary cook is an offensive and
deadly weapon, but which in the
hands of cook Of high degree, an
artist in fact, is means of achieving
some of the supreme triumphs of his
art.
After the moules you will have any
thing you care for-dainty- slices OF
galantine, or sliced capon nesting
amid watercresses, and then perhaps
some peaches in a little basket where
the fruit is EMBODIED in leaves from it's
own tree and ripened to precisely the
right turn on some ancient wall in the
sunshine of an old French garden.
Then perhaps some pulled bread
and bit of Camembert and a cafe
Mazagran in loss glass. No one re-
members now the battle that gave its
name to this particular preparation
of coffee, which shows that men may
come and empires may fall and arm
les may be dashed into fragments
upon ahe battlefield, but the genius
of Cd ykery remains triumphant and
its achievements are never lost.