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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
DESCRIBING THE HIRED GIRL
Character of Mrs. Jones' Cook Varied
According to the Listeners Her
Mistress Had.

The character of the new cook as
reported TO various persons by Mrs
Jones:
To Mrs. Smith. whom the cook has
left because of too much company:
Really, you know, Mrs, Smith, she
is a perfect jewel. l cant understand
her attitude with you in regard to
company You know we've had extra
people to almost every meal since
she's been with us, and she has never
raised the slightest objection"
To the cook herself: Really, Mary,
don't want to be hard taskmistress,
but think that your fiat refusal to do
the ironing this once. now that my ex-
ira woman has disappointed me, is
rather unkind. I'm just little dis
appointed in you"
To Mr.. Jones: Il must say I've had
better girls. She gets the work done,
but she's awfully slovenly This morn
ing ! found that she's been in the
habit of sweeping the dirt from the
kitchen, behind the stove, instead of
taking il up. She's got a pretty bad
temper, and I'm somewhat afraid OF
her. She. talks back something aw-
fci."
To her sister-in-law: You know
have a way with my hired girls, Jane.
Mary don't dare say much TO me;
won't stand for it."
To her mother: I'm having an cas-
isr time with Mary than with any girl
I've had almost since was married.
hope | can keep her long time"
To Mrs. Brown, who had inveigled
Mary from Mrs. Jones by the promise
OF higher wages: MY hired girl, Mary,
has gotten new place, and I'm SO
glad. ] WIS going TO discharge her
tomorrow, anyway. She can't cook,
khe's unoleanly, and she has a temper
like a termagant She mae life mis-
cradle to me while she was in the
house. Oh, is II to you she's
going? I'm SO sOrry-Pm so sorry
didn't know, and l do hope that moth
ing I've said will make you regret your
choice OF a new girl."-Puck.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
Wanted No Mistake.

Little fouryear-old Charlie has new
neighbors Of whom he has become
quite fonda DIR. Abingdon wife. and
five-year-old daughter who, like an old
time playmate Of Charles. is named
Dorothy.
The other night Charlie made a re
vision of his prayers, making the ad
dition. God bless DR.. Abingdon, Mrs
Abingdon, and Dorothy" After max
ing his plea he hoped into his
trundle bed and prepared for sleep
His mother watching him, thought
the Sandman had surely come unit
Charlie suddenly leaped out of bed
and fell again on his knees.
"Oh' God" he exclaimed, 81 want
you to bless Dorothy Abingdon, not
Dorothy Perkins"
And then he went to sleep satisfied
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
$3.50 RECIPE CURES
Weak Kidneys, Free
Relieves Urinary and kidney Troubles,
Backache, StIaining. Swelling. Etc.
Stops Pain in the Bladder, Kid
neyS and Back.

Wouldn't it be nice within a week or 50 to he
gln Ia Say goodbye forever to the scalding drib-
blng, stralnlng. or too frequent passage of
urine; the forehead and the back Of-the head
aches: the stitches and pains in the back the
growing muscle weakness; spots before the
eyes; yellow skin; sluggish bowels; swollen eve
llds on ankles; leg cramps; unnatural short
breath; sleeplessness and the dependency
nave recipe for these troubles that you can
depend ON, and il you want TO make a quick
recovery you ought TO write and get a copy of
H. MANY doctor would charge YOU $3.50 Just
ior writing this prescription, but have 1t and
VIII he glad 10 send IL to you entirely free. just
urop me a line like this: DR.. 4. e. Robinson, X
send II by return mail in a plain envelope As
yon VIII see when you get IL, this recine con
ldlns only pure, harmless remedies, but it has
great healing and pain-conqnering power.
so think You had better see what it is without
delay: ] will send you copy free-yon can use
II and cure yourself At home 29-eoW
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
To hfelp Needy Inventors.

ne Royal Wurtemberg Chamber of
merce is organizing a state exhibit
OF inventors models, to be held
year at Stuttgart. Its chief pur-
{. says the Scientific American, is
lclp poor inventors who have little
ortunity Of bringing their inven-
: under the notice of likely pur-
ers. The directors of the atfair
Mise that strict impartiality will be
IN in the selection of'exhibits. and
none will be accepted which is
worthy of serious consideration.
2 will be no expenses of any kind
he very poor inventor, and low
for the others II is not said
aer the exhibition is expected to
disappearing. but perhaps not.
enterprise is being backed by
tats.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
KNEW NOTHING OF DICKENS
Enpllshnan's Strange Ignorance That
Resulted in Somewhat Humorous
Incident.

II the average person were told that
there exists in England to-day a man
Of good ordinary education who has
never heard OF Sam Weller he would
probably be politely incredulous. says
the Dickensian. Yet. such is the fact.
and, marvellous TO relate. the mans
own name is Pickwick! In a fairly
large town. less than thousand miles
from Bristol. a certain pastime is very
popular and a handicap tournament is
held every year. The secretary of that
tournament bears the mighty name of
Pickwick. and, curiously enough. one
uf the competitors who we're taking
Part this year is named Weller.
Some time ago Mr. Pickwick was
ending out notifications respecting a
draw, and was addressing post cards
% the dictation OF an assistant.
Mr.. Weller's name was reached.
How do you spell IT." inquired Mr..
fickwick.
Several people we're in the room and
here was a shout of laughter when
ONE one exclaimed: Put IL down
e. my lord; put it down a wei" But,
20 far from seeing the Joke, Mr.. Pick
wick looked surprised and hurt that
bis ignorance as to how TO spell a
name which he had not heard before
should produce such hilarity. In
deed, he looked for all the world as
If he were about TO emulate Mr.. JUS
ice Stareleigh and to exclaim indig-
nantly, Who is il that dares TO ad-
uress the court?"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
CONSTANTLY SOUGHT TO KILL
Peculiarly OF Knife Owned by Hud-
yard klpline, as Described By
Robert Barr.

My mind has flown back Down the
Years 10 London, and into the large
'orner room on the second floor, VII
era street, Embankment Gardens
ritss Robert Barr in London World
tn the wall fronting the Thames
Aangs the most vicious looking knife
have ever seen. II is serpentine
IA shape, and its downward point is
tSarp as a needle.
What a villainous Veapon7" I said
Yes" replied Kipling. and forgot
'he name be gave it; also the section
# India from which II came; that
Llte has tried Ia kill me several
lines. It's always on the watch
'}ben ] got It there WAS AFFIXED TO IT,
Ike button on a foil, one joint Of q
D ans backbone. The knife had been
an into the vertebrae, given a savage
visit, and brought away with It 8
zee Of human framework"
AS he spoke be approached the gilt
,crinG sDake-like knife.
Don't touch it," cried. you
ght 10 keep It in a locked boz"
lie didn't touch il, 70 far ss saw,
J as he raised his hand the knife
opped like plummet and stood
"'ivering in the floor within an inch
o' his boot t~. .
Look at that" be said, and stood
re without moving muscle, until
aw how nearly the sinister blade
= come to iunpaling hiE foot.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
Two Stages Of Married Life.

81 have reached the Wireless break
fast stage of our married life" recently
~ remarked husband. 1t was said
AS a joke, but the wife was quick to
take up with the remark, and she
asked the husband: And do you
know why, dear?'
No" answered the husband laugh
ingly.
Because | first reached the news.
paper at the breakfast-table' stage OF
our married life"
"Well said, dear" said the husband
smilingly, and then he added serious
ly: And justly, too"
And the wife-and-husband break
fasts were resumed. But the newspa-
per is now read on the trolley car!
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
Mlna Life.savina Corps.


I 10 hardly less important that the
operators should bear the small
= al expert direction in accidents
II that the goverDment should main
iu elaborate marine life-saving
ice Along the seacoaEt and the
at lakes, in addition to the warn
lighthouses, we have system pro-
I'd with costly boats. cables, NOR
~, rockets, marine glasses and
sea, which saves many lives each
-, r. On stormy days and nights
'trds patrol dangerous coasts. There
stated salaries, and for exceptional
5oism there are medals.
70 employ in every mining district
few men who are especially fitted
organize and drill in life saving a
IT'S Of the more intelligent miners,
well as to provide suitable equip
cot for them, would be a small eX-
sc. TO which most operators could
lily object.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09

Concrete is now used in the con-
struction of bee-hiyes, pipe or
CANS, boats, silos, barn floors,
baby cradles, burial vaults, in the
Panama Canal, and in making
collar buttons, to say nothing of
street pavements. skyscrapers and
hen coops.
The Third Annual Cement
Show, Chicago, February 1926,
should have something of interest
to every individual beneath the
sun. There will be over three
hundred exhibits of cement prod
ucts of various descriptions.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
like finding Money.

w. S. Lloyd, the popular drug
gist, is making an offer that is
Just like finding money for he is
selling a regular so cent bottle of
DIR. Towards celebrated specific
for the cure of constipation and
dyspepsia at half price. In addi-
ton to this large discount he
agrees to return the money to any
purchaser whom the specific does
not cure.
1t is only recently through the
solicitation of Druggist ". >.
Lloyd that this medicine could be
bought for less than 80 cents. He
urged the proprietors to allow him
to sell it at this reduced price for
a little while, agreeing to sell a
certain amount. The result has
justified his good judgment for
the sale has been something re-
markable.
Anyone who suffers with head
ache, dyspepsia, dizziness, sour
stomach, specks before the eyes,
or any liver trouble, should take
advantage OF this opportunity, for
DR.. Howard's specific will cure all
these troubles. But if by chance
it should not, w. S. LLOYD will
return your money. 3l-33
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
-hs Slaughter Of III. lnnoe.nts.

he Slaughter Of the lnnoeents.
= ON 200, 900 to 100000 children in
United States die every year from
entsble causes. The chief Stats
N OF the federal census bureau is
authority for that statement
rly a fifth are infants under one
= Of age. and more than a fourth
children under five years of age.
is the conclusion Of an eminent
zeal authority that the deaths Of
,er cent. OF the children may be
lented and that e. per cent. Of the
hs of children between two and
1t years are also preventable.
ere is, therefore, veritable
lghter Of the innocents by ignor-
r. inattention, neglect and poverty.
iety is not as well organized as it
nd be when its infants are thus
demned to death by the whole
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
Lost Him a Sale.

"He is cynic," said Senator Till.
man of political antagonist. He
mstrusts all things He's as bad as
the Chicago drummer.
"A Chicago drummer visited a pro
hibition state, A prohibitionist Gus
toner said to him proudly:
mo. sir; the words beer and whisky
are unknown in this town
THE drummer nodded and whis
pered:
"I see. What does one ask for?'
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09

If troubled with indigestion,
constipation, no appetite or feel
bilious, give Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets a trial and
you will be pleased with the result.
These tablets invigorate the stom-
ach and liver and strengthen the
digestion. Sold by all dealers.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
aItes Inevitable loorpsnlon.

The Emperor Augustus. when seated
at table between Virgil, who was asth-
matte. and Horace, who was bleRr.
eyed, said, laughing: Il am between
signs and tears" Alas
seated between these
panions at the baDQue
Joseph Roux
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09

Torturing eczema spreads its
burning area every day. Doan's
Ointment quickly stops the spread
ing, instantly relieves the itching,
cures it permanently. At any
drug store. feb.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
A Soporlnc,

Miss Gusher (who hss just been In
troduced TO the great suthOr)-ob. Mr..
Lyon, ! am 30 enchanted with your
dear, delightful novels. fall asleep
with one IN my hand svery night
Sunday Magazine
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09

To Be Had Without Asking.
There is one thing that some mean
people are always willing to give yoa
and that il the worst Of It.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-02-09

Howard Anderson
j. W. Hinson
j. ;. Turner
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
DETROIT BUSINESS MEN IN SOME
THING OF A QUANpARY.
Aaunlclpai Board Of Trade Compelled
20 Take steps to supply Needed
Labor for Industries.

It 10 seldom that q municipal board
of trade has to cease It's efforts to get
new industries and bend it's chief
energies toward securing men to OBJ
crate the industries It already has;
yet this IL the peculiar situation in
which Detroit finds itself today. Its
established industries have grown so
rapidly that they have absorbed all
the available supply Of labor, and the
frantic appeals to the board Of com
merce made by its members has re-
suited In an advertising campaign
which IL going far toward drawing .
large number Of skilled mechanics and
artisans to Detroit.
THE labor condition." says Secre-
tary Norman Flowers Of the board Of
commerce. els one which no other
city IN the country 10 experiencing.
20 far - ! know. We need labor Of
al kinds, and = few weeks ago We In
sorted small classified advertisements
i single time In six papers in New
Rneland and central New York. We
rocoavOd ovsr 1000 replies. each Of
watch was turned yer to the en-
paoyoe to whom the applicant seemed
bost suitsd. The city's population has
Increased 10000 . year In the last
t1vo ysaIs, and has practically doubled
q IL last ten. yet the progressive
nanufacturers are still securing or
aeFs In excess OF their capacity. We
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02

EXICO 10 q striking Illustration Of
IVA the way modern business puts na-
lions under bonds to keep the peace.
A naturally turbulent Latin.American
republic, mainly Indian In blood, pays
coupons 0n its government bonds tc
citizens Of 81 nations. That IL the
number Of countries represented last
year. In 1907. coupons on Mexican
government bonds were redeemed for
citizens Of Is nations.
Every country 30 interested. through
its citizens. In the stability and homes
ty Of the Mexican republic, is an in
nuence on the side Of peace and or
der in Mexico. In q very real sense
the Mexican nation has given bonds
to keep the peace by selling govern
ment securities to foreigners living
under many flags.
Less directly. but still In ways that
count heavily the sales Of private
property to foreign investors are also
equivalent to giving bonds to keep the
peace. In the last quarter Q! 8 cen
tury American capital to the amount
Of not less than $1,000. 000. 900. accord
ing to excellent authorities. has been
invested In Mexican mines. planta-
lions. railroads and other Mexican
property. European money has poured
into Mexico in a similar stream.
OF course. no Mexican government
ever guaranteed the security or the
proiitablenees OF such investments.
No government of any great power
would undertake to collect from the
Mexican people. as q nation, money to
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
Bank Failures Due to Lax Examiners

banks had offered excuses that they
had been unable to learn in advance
of a banks true condition. that ON.
r aud directors OF banks would not
correct conditions brought to their IT
tention, or any one Of another dozen
asons Mr. Murray In his statement
says:
Many Of the examiners state In
their reports of examinations. forward.
ed to the controllers once. that It u
q hardship not only on the examiner
but upon many Of the members Of the
directory OF country banks, to ask the
various boards to meet with the ex.
aminer during the progress or at the
close OF the examination.
.sThis Investigation by the .controlles
and his chief of the division Of -
ports IL also an Investigation Into the
methods employed by every national
bank examiner, and upon seeing them
make IN examination of several banks
and afterward holding . meeting Of
the directors, he viii be able TO deter.
mine who Of his examining force, II
any. are ineMcienf.n
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
Cruise of World for Naval Cadets

ern ship as alluringly as q mine pro
moter sets forth the merits of his
proposition.
When this cruise was first an.
nounced. several months ago. the navy
department issued advertising matter
to draw recruits. One of it's most ef'
fective documents was a circular let.
ter, prepared at Washington. but sent
out from the various recruiting sta.
lions. 1t was written in a heart-to-
heart style. The cruise meant. &C.
cording to the letter-writer, that
thousands of young Americans will
have a chance to see b world and
get paid for it. Do people who save
for months or years to go abroad ever
regret it? van to ask you this i'm.
portant question: Are you willing to
travel If o are we'll paid for it. or
read about it?"
Naturally, when it is put up to him
In that fetching fashion, the young
man concludes hat he would a good
deal rather travel and get paid for 1t.
and he HES to the neares recruiting
station and enlists. Long cruises cost
a lot of money. but they bring IN
young men and the navy must have
young men even If they do come high.
Another heart-to-heart letter Is ad'
dressed to the young man who is
tired of his Job. Perhaps you are un.
happy in your present job" writes the
recruiting officer. "Perhaps 1t doesn't
pay you enough. Perhaps there Is no
future to 1t. Perhaps your present
work will never satisfy your burning
ambition to win great success. Well,
now If o want to change your Job,
I'd like to have a talk with you. and
tell you all about a bluejacket's life
In the navy"
If the young man isn't tired of his
lob that letter is calculated to make
him tired of it, and the navy gets IN
other man. Other appeals are mado,
but the cruise talks are what bring
the best results.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE OF BO9-
TON PLANS TO 90 EDU-
cATIoNAL WORK.
NEED HAS LONG BEEN FELT
Miss Florence Marshall At the Head
Of Movement Which Promises
-Much-ldea 10 to Guide Girls to
Find Their Proper Vacations.

An experiment known as the Girls
Trade Educational League, which bids
fair to fill an International need in
the Industrial world, is now under
way in Boston, backed by Miss Flor
ence Marshall, head OF the Girls
Trade Industrial League.
The league experiment began active
work after school opened this fall.
During the last four months Miss Mar
shall has been travelling abroad, tnves-
tiSdtius industrial conditions there
with a view to understanding the in
ternational conditions before starting
the work here.
II f1nd," says Miss Marshall, that
the need is the same everywhere, and
that Is to guide the girls between the
ages Of fourteen and eighteen into the
Industries for which they are fitted.
There are labor exchanges in England
which do 1t to some extent, but the
york is not broad nor comprehensive
enough.
What we need is some body Of
competent workers which understands
the ability needed for the various
trades and industries to come directly
In contact with the girls at this pc
Rod. to study them, to see what they
are fitted for, and to see that they
have the opportunity for the work
they can do.
That is what we intend to do In
the Girls Trade Educational League.
six years ago the same committee
which 10 starting this work began the
Boston Trade School for Girls. It
proved its value and practicability and
then the city took over the school and
the work. This Is our aim in this new
work: To prove in two or three years
the necessity for It and it, efficacy
and then let the city carry on. All
work Of this kind should be q civic
affair rather than . private charitable
enterprise.
The purpose Of the Girls Trade
Educational League is to study the
needs Of all girls as they leave the
public schools. We have already
made q study Of all occupations into
which girls go-the conditions. wages.
ability needed and opportunities.
These data may be given girls in
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
AID GIRL WORKERS

various ways. 1t may be possible to
give a series of lectures before the
school girls of these ages, or perhaps
have printed leaflets distributed, CIV
ing the girls an idea of the possibili'
ties before them. This is for the
general work.
Then for the individual girl we will
have the vocation ofice to advise and
direct her into the industry in which
she is qualified to succeed.
THE idea is to lessen the number
Of useless people and insists In he
world. The average girl has no way
of knowing what she is fitted for and
she drifts into any employment she
lees advertised or that her neighbor
is employed at.
"She may make cigars. for instance,
and perhaps she is no physically
adapted to that and is too slow. That
same girl may have a genius for dress
making.
Much good, serviceable material Is
thus entirely wasted.
"What we want is to have every girl
who leaves school directed to us. We
can make a study Of the individual
girl and do our best with the compre-
hensive material we have collected
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02

to guide that girl into the work h VI
fitted for. Perhaps she Is not strong
enough to stand all day at q loom and
yet she may be able to sew on button1
very nicely. Many d~ressmakers stan
to learn the trade by the humble bs
ginning of sewing buttons.
I'VE do not expect to succeed viii
all. II we succeed in making 80 d
so per cent, successful and useful NJ
shall feel that the work has been vey
much worth while.
we don't expect to succeed the 11rt
time always with the girls. either. It
may be that some Of them will have
to be tried in five or six Of the indus.
tries before the right n Ia found, but
when we have made that girl q sue
cessful worker. the patience will have
been well spent.
Nothing is so good for ~self-respsct
and the moral fiber az success in some
trade or industry.
"One girl out Of a hundred may step
naturally into her vocation in life. md
the other ninety-nine are in wrong.
This work is for the other ninety.nhe.
TT will also help the employers Oh.
viously, for II they have girls ftted
and equipped to do the work they Will
not have to waste time trying thsm
or carrying them along.
we hope to make this work 20
valuable that the city will see the
need Of it and eventually carry 1t a."