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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
The ImpatienCe of Breeders.

Ii is the man who can wait and
work that stock husbandry yields
its largest results. ImDatience has
no reward in any great undertake
ing. No distinguished breeder in
the DAYS of type-creation did his
work in few years. Our Amer
lean breeders of eminence have
been patient to wa in faith for
herd improvement and the reward
that inevitably follows a service of
real merit. Animal breeding in
creases numbers quite rapidly, but
it requires time to effect and fix
changes in form. Men without
patience cannot wait for the great
satisfactions which time alone can
bring in this field.
Because they lack patience many
American farmers who establish
herds, hocks and studs sell out
and quit before giving pedigree
animal husbandry fair trial. If
they do not make money from the
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
.FRENCHMAN'S TASTE IN DRESS
His Supposed limitations Of tho Eng
llsh Styles Arc Fearful and
Wonderful to Behold.

The rage for everything English
still seems to continue in Paris
though the Frenchman who sets out
to dress himself a PAnglais as a rule
makes but poor show for his
trouble.
His clancy vests" are usually fear
full as well as wonderful, his tie de-
cidedly more original than beautiful
and adorned with something quite
barbaric in the shape of pin, his
canary colored gloves and absurd
cane such as no Englishman would
dream of sporting" in his widest
moments.
The Frenchman has, I fear, in
nately bad taste where dress is con-
cerned, just as the French woman
beats her English and even Ameri-
can sisters all along the line when
the question of taste in dress comes
in.
The Parisienne follows the fashion
of being English in such matters as
'Ie Sports" and "Le five O'Clock"
but she takes good care to set her
own fashions in dress and to keep
to them. Monsieur, on the other
hand, would give anything to be
dressed a PAnglais and to be mis-
taken for an Englishman, but knows
not how to manage 1.-THE Gentle
woman.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
KEEPING THE ROOSTER QUIET
Chandelier VIII Not Grow Unless
He Can Raise Head High
In Air.

A grave question has been raised
in Atlantic. 1t concerns rooster
owned by one William McInnes, and
the right of that rooster to crow un-
restrained; also, the right of Mr.. Nc
Innes to own and operate such a
growing apparatus to the annoyance
of his neighbors.
Mayor Shea Of Quincy has been
petitioned to abate the rooster. Now,
we do not know the law on the case.
We are not certain that the consti-
tuition of the United States and the
decisions of the Supreme court of
either the state OF nation provide
adequate redress. We do know, how
ever, that this same momentous ques-
ton recently came to an issue in
Chicago, under similar circum-
stances, and that it was disposed Of
amicably through device proposed
by a Chicago man skilled in the
anatomy and psychology of ROSTERS.
A rooster cannot OF will not crow
without raising his head high in the
air. If you prevent him from stretch
ing his neck, you suppress his crow.
All you have to do, therefore, to
keep him quiet, is to make his coop
low enough so that, whenever he
feels crow swelling his bosom and
clamoring for utterance, he bumps
his head. After a few bumps, he
may even give up in despair, and
lose all desire to crow, even if lib
erated.-Boston Traveller,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14

COMPOSITIONS.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
soUID's DEFENSIVE ARM.

Ancient ink was made by a squeez-
ing out of dead squids after the body
was perfectly relaxed. Painters got
their sepia from this same squid's
bottle. This likewise is the true
source of the genuine and original
India ink, for which there has never
been any satisfactory substitute
found. The ink bag is big as a mans
thumb, and can squirt six feet, dark
ening more than a hogshead of
water, SO the squid can make unseen
a dart and dash and getaway when
squid-eating sea fish come around
New York Press.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14

All the standard breakfast foods
at Vanarsdell's.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14

East-Bound
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
Take Notice.

If you have not paid your poll
tax you are on the delinquent list.
1t is my duty and the law requires
me to publish this list. So 1 am
giving you this last notice to come
in and pay your taxes. If your
name is published on the delin-
quent list you have only yourself
to blame. 31-4t
w. F. CROOKS,
Sheriff Montgomery County.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, who was convicted of
murder at the April term, 1910, of
the Montgomery Circuit Court
will make application to the Board
of Prison Commissioners for a pa
role, and notice is hereby given to
those who might object to same to
make said objections in writing to
said Board. Clark Rash.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14

LEXINGTON-Train No. will make
connection at Lexington with the L. &
N. for Louisville, KY. No. 3 will make
connection with the L. & N. at Licking,
ton for Cincinnati. o.
CAMProN JUNCTION Trains Nos.
1, q, 8 and 4 will make connection with
Mountain Central Ry. to and from Camp
ton, KY.
BEATTYvILLE JUNCTION = Trains
Nos. /, and will make competition
with the L. & A. Railway for Beattyville.
o. X. JUNCTION Trains Nos. 3 ,
and will make connection with Ohio q
Kentucky Ry for Camel City, KY. and
o. & K. stations.
CHAS. SCOTT
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14

The soil, the foundation for
farming. the principal Investment
for agriculture, is extremely vari.
able. In topography, texture and
composition it has many forms.
Even on one farm there is fire.
quently great diversity in the
character of the land. Sometimes
there are half a dozen or more
soil types in ore field.
1t is no wonder that farmers are
frequently at a loss to know just
what tillage is most advisabl
The problem is hard enough when
one has had a long AMI intimate
acquaintance with his farm. For
the farmer who has transplanted
himself to an unfamiliar locality
the difficulties of successful soil
management are increased many
fold. Commonly he begins oper-
atoms under new conditions with
only a slight appreciation of the
fact that different soils need diff
ferent treatment.
Many a farmer has virtually
bought a gold brick" in purchas-
ing farm in a strange locality.
basing his estimate of its pro-
ductiveness upon a superficial re
semblance to fertile land which he
has known. The black color that
indicates great stores of plant food
and humus in one soil may denote
the presence of injurious sub
stances in another, and the rich
reddish brown loan of some sec
tions does not differ greatly IN
color from shallow steril clay
Another soil may turn over beauti-
fully with the pillow because of an
excess of sand which hides the
close texture of other likewise un-
productive materials.
In about half of the states in
the Union the work OF mapping
the soils has been undertaken.
Soil surveys indicate the location
and character of each type of soil,
and the crops adapted to it. Work
has been done by eleven state de-
partments in cooperation with the
of Agriculture. In
ten other states the Government
work has gone on without local
aid. The twenty-one states in
which surveys have been made
are scattered all over the Union,
giving a fair idea of the prevail
ing soil types in every geographic
cal division. The area mapped by
the Bureau of Soils during the
asst year was sixty-one million
acres, of which about one-fourth
was covered in great detail. This
brings the total area covered by
The Government soil surveys up to
nearly lat million acres.
These surveys make it possible |
'or a man to secure reliable infor-
nation about many sections in |
which he might wish to invest.
Even residents of long standing
nay learn much of value about
he soils of their own farms of
IN, k;~,D,,o 81 o.,,.lo. o.ooo
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14

west-Bound.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
RATHER THIN.

81 disdain to answer you, sir. 1
drape myself in my dignity"
81 say, aren't you afraid of catch
ing cold, old chapH The evenings
are getting bit fresh, you know
Rire.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14

Had dyspepsia or indigestion
for years. No appetite, and what
l did eat distressed me terribly.
Burdock Blood Bitters cured me-"
j. H. Walker, Sunbury, Ohio.
I'm
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
CHAS. SCOTT
Gen. Passenger Agent
Loud.

Loud.
rs this dress apt to be easily spot
ted" she inquired.
AT least four blocks on. ! shouIdkI
Judge. answered the gentleman =
clerk Xy
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-20

Fisher, K. j. Haggerty. Otto Oster-
meyer Homer Loofbourrow. Myrtle
Dixon and Miss Ochiltree.
The work of getting Genesee street
ready for paving is progressing nicely.
The gutter and curb on two blocks
have already been completed and the
work OF removing the refuse on the
street is now in progress. Ii ID prob
able that the work OF paving the
street proper will be commenced some.
time next week
d. G. MacKinnon received a new
Loco mobile seven passenger car the
FIRST of the week and is now right at
home with the other 60 odd autoists.
Sam MacKinnon, Frank Windsor and
Atty. NJ. S. McDonough drove the car
up from Chicago without any mishap.
1t is one of the highest priced cars
on this side OF the county.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Thompson of Amasa
and h. Lammi and daughter, Ami,
of Crystal Falls spent Hast Thursday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Hendrickson, leaving in the evening
tor their homes.
Miss Jean and Frank McBurney left
last evening for North Bay. Canada,
where they will spend few weeks
visiting with relatives.
Paul Erickson of Crystal Falls visit
ed at the home of Otto Olson during
the week.
Ike Monroe OF Crystal Falls spent
the Fourth at the home OF his parents
Mr.. and Mrs Ike.Monroe.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-20
DO MINoRlTIES RULER
And lie There Really Such a creaturs
as "the Average Man7"

A very strong and racking doubt has
got into my mind. One of the very
mudsills OF my subconsciousness, a
very sleeper" OF my cosmic house,
has been loosened. and all sorts OF
strange fancies. like little white and
leggy insects. are scampering among
my wits.
For Il has occurred TO me that, after
all, the minority are in the majority.
know It sounds crazy. know that
Heaven be thanked! | am spared the
last Illusion OF the insane that ] am
sane.
But while I have always lived, NOV
ed anu had my being under conyic-
ten that the majority not only rules
but also actually exists. come 10 think
OF II. have never seen a majority,
while everywhere about us Is the large,
active and exceedingly vocal and as
sertive minority.
The majority Of the people in the
United States believe In our present
form OF government. yet | never met
a man in my life that did not think
he could improve H.
The majority are sound and well, but
did you ever run across a well womani
The majority are sane. yet have you
ever found one man Individually so2
The fact or the matter Is that the nv.
erage man is a myth; be is a mathe-
matical hypothesis; he exists only for
the purpose OF statistics and argu.
ments: he is the stun out OF which
generalities are formed lie is like an
atom or n kilowatt or a nebular by.
pothesls. Everybody Is abnormal.
Normality Is merely the imaginary
point where the abnormalities balance
never talked any length Of time
with n human being who did not by
and by say something like well.
am peculiar, know" II am strange"
Il am not Ike most folks" or words
20 that effect.
Strange that the entire population OF
the globe Is IN the minority!
The rarest person In the world 10
find IS the one who does says or thinks
as most people do Frank Crane in
Chicago News
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-20
Modes. vi. Carson.

Christopher 0<ib Carson touched the
wild life of the west at more points
than any other person OF any time
But he was always modest, declares a
writer in the Century Magazine, and
dIslIked anything which savored OF
fiattery. One day In 1852 the great
frontiersman CHANGED 90 stop at Max
wells ranch. on the Cimarron river, In
New Mexico. well known point on
the Santa Fe trail. when a regular ar.
my officer of high rank who was there
exclaimed exuberantly:
80 this is the distinguished Kit Car.
son who has made so many Indians
rum
Carson silenced his eulogist by quiet
ly remarking. Yes. I've made some
Indians run, but good deal Of the
time they were running after me-"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-20

There was a time when Englishmen
could celebrate ST Georges day by
feastfng on roses as well as wearing
them. Old cookery books abound In
recipes into which rose leaves enter
One writer tells how TO make potted
roses. II first pound some Of the most
fragrant roses In mortar. Then
take the brains of birds and pigs well
boiled and stripped OF every particle OF
meat. then add the yolks OF some
eggs. some oil. little cordial. some
pepper and some wine. After having
beaten and mixed IL well together !
place IL over slow fire. When this
dish Is brought TO table the most deli
cious fragrance issues forth. covering
the guests with delight" Every good
housewife In the seventeenth century
made rosewater. which was used for
fayorlng food.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-20
Crystal FALLS. Mich

Cryetal Falls. Mich.
"a Room Grade and Manuel Training
School
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Education. Crystal Falls.
Mich. until 2 p. m. July 3lst, 1912 for
the erection and completion of school
building at Crystal Falls. Mich ac-
cording 10 plans and specifications pre-.
pared by Derrick Hilbert. architect,
Menominee Mich Bids for tho gem
eral contract only will be received.
plumbing, sewerage, heating and VEN
tIlating TO be let later
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check for two per cent of
the amount of the bid. payable to W.
j. Richards. Secretary of the Board Of
Education, as a guarantee that the
successful bidder will enter into
contract within ten DAYS after the
award is made. for the completion of
the work, according to the plans and
specifications. prepared therefor by
said architect. and give bond sp-
proved by the Board OF Education in
the sum Of sixty per cent of the con-
tract 20 the Crystal Falls Public
Schools and bond In the full amount
OF the contract TO the People of the
State Of Michigan. ne required by law
that he will complete the contract ac-
cording to the plans and specifications.
and pay all bills for materials and
labor incurred in the completion there
OF.
Plans and specifications may be seen
az the Office of the architect. Menom-
inee. Mich. and al the Office Of the
American Contractor, Chicago, Ill
and at the Builders and Traders Elk.
change, Milwaukee. Wis A limited
number of plans and SPECIFICATIONS may
be obtained from the architect for the
purpose Of figuring only. upon de-
posit of $1,000 which will be refunded
upon the safe return OF plans and
specifications within ten days after the
same are sent out.
The Board reserves the right TO re-
ject any or all bios. -
tSignedl W. J. Richards,
Secretary.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-20
HIDEoUS PUNlSHMENTS.
Murderers Were Once Buried Alive
Tied TO Their Victims.

Old time punishment for offenses at
sea was most severe The code of the
time OF Richard l. OF England, drawn
up for the government OF his feet on
the crusades. provided that whose
killed any person on shipboard should
be tied with him that was slain and
thrown into the sea. And IL he killed
him on the land he should In like man.
ner be tied with the partle slain and
be buried with him In the earth
In Elizabeth's time thief was to be
-ducked three times, towed ashore at
the stern OF boat and marooned with
loaf OF bread and a can OF beer.
Mutiny was punishable by the cul-
prlt's being hanged by his heels until
his brains We're beaten cute against
the shyppe's side"
The penalties imposed for sleeping
on watch were progressive. For the
first offense the man was TO be head
ed" with a bucket OF water: on the
next occasion he WAS 10 be strung up
by his wrists and 70 have two buckets
OF water poured into his sleeves; the
third time he would be loaded with
weights and bound TO the mast, and
"for the fourthe time he was TO be
hanged 10 the boltsprite. with can
OF Deere and a biscotte OF breade and
sharp knife, and so to hang and
choose whether he would cutie him
self down and fall Into the sea or
hange still and starve."
Among the rules issued by Raleigh
for the governing OF his South Amerl-
can expedition in 1917 was that no
man should a. allowed TO gamble for
his arms or slothcs ION the pain OF
being disarmed and made swabber
OF the ship" A general punishment
for blasphemy MT this time was for
the offender TO be bound 10 the main
mast with an iron bit between his
teeth. the alternative being scraping
OF the tongue All sorts Of odd and
frequently hideous punishments are 10
be found described in old manuscripts.
In 1875 man found drunk aboard or
ashore was taken care OF until the
following morning when In the pres.
ence OF the ships company he was
presented with n pint OF salt water.
which he had 10 drink.
The dreaded "cat' Is probably the
best known OF these old naval pun
lshments Whipping was provided for
at least as long ago as the fifteenth
century. and In brakes time the reg
ular trouncing OF the ships boys by
the boatswain on Monday morning
was regarded ms the only means OF
insuring a fair wind for the rest OF
the weel.-Chicago News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-20
First publication July IS; last July
PROBATE NOTICE.
STATE OF MICHIGAN.

The Probate Court for the County
of Iron.
In the Matter of the Estate of Hugh
Gribben, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that four
months from the sixth day OF July,
A. d., 1912, has been allowed for
creditors to present their claims
against said deceased to said court for
examination and adjustment. and that
all creditors of said deceased are re-
quired to present their claims to said
court, at the probate Office. in the
CITY OF Crystal Falls, in said county.
on or before the sixth day of Novem-
Der. A. ID. 1912 and that said claims
will be heard by said court on Mon
day, the eleventh day OF November.
A. D. 1912, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon.
Dated July 9th, 1912
Fred II Abbott.
Judge OF Probate.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-20
A STRUGGLE WITH A WIFE.
How Strindbsrs's Unhappy Marriage
colored His Work.

Colored His Work.
The extremely unhappy married life
OF August strlndberg Is commented
upon by Clayton Hamilton in the Book.
man.
"At the age OF twenty-six," he says,
"Strindberg fell IN love with the wo-
man who was 10 exert n deeper In
fiuence upon his work than any other
factor I'm his life experience. She was
already married, but she obtained a d.
vorce and married Strindberg. For a
time their welded life was happy. and
the poet I'm this single sunny period OF
his experience poured forth an amaz-
ing number and variety OF literary
works conceived In the romantic mood
But n little later his marriage began
10 be disrupted by dlssensions. and the
domestic life became increasingly un-
bearable 10 both parties as the years
proceeded. Held together by their chill.
dren, they endured n life OF torture
until finally, after sixteen years. they
abandoned the hopeless struggle and
were divorced.
"This tragic experience has colored
all the later work OF Strindberg. He
had begun by conceiving life as war.
and he now discovered in his own case
that love. which Is the origin and es-
sence OF life. il also war-a year long.
lifelong battle without an interrupt
ing truce. Hence he conceived love
as only the diverse OF two sided pas
sion, OF which the inevitable reverse
IL hatred. other poets have made the
same discovery. Compare. for I'm
stance. lfr. KIpllng's narrowing lines:
4 ate you. GRIMM there All,
0awd. love you SOL
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-20
West Side News

tfrom the Iron River-stambaugh Reporter
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-20

The drilling for iron ore on the
site selected tor the new union g. g.
N. w. depot is still being carried on
with encouraging results. Should il
develop a new find OF ore another site
for the depot would have TO be select
cd. In case this should happen 1t is
probable that the new depot would
be erected on the site OF the present
structure. A railroad man who is
interested in the erection of the new
depot suggests building il on the east
side OF the river north of the county
road. he says the track could come
up along the east side of the river and
continue on the east and north side
of the river until just west OF town.
Mrs. Walter Gulgren and children
left this forenoon TO join Capt. Gull
gren, who is employed in one Of the
mines on the Guyana range, Mimi,
and will make her home there in the
future. Mrs. Gulgren has resided here
practically all her lite ana her new
home will appear somewhat strange to
her for some time to come. Capt. and
Mrs. Gulgren will have the best wishes
of many friends in their new home.
AT the annual school election on
Monday, for the selection OF presi-
dent and two trustees of the board OF
education, John McGillis was re-elect-
cd president and Charles Saxon and
Zigmund Zigkofski were elected trus-
fees in place of Sivert Solberg and
Edward Scott. who refused TO longer
remain mo the board, having served
continuously for number of years.
About 100 votes were cast In the two
precincts.
Jacobus a. Kohl have been awarded
the contract TO erect the new school
house, which is to be built at the Chi
cagon mine by the board OF education
OF Bates township. The firm has also
been given the contract 20 erect sew
eral residences in different parts OF
the village. A coal trestle will also be
erected ut the Peninsula Power Co. 4
plant.
The stose foundation for a new Office
at the Caspian mine has been laid
\ recently. The work on the super
' structure will be commenced at once.
When finished this will be one OF the
most up to date mine Offices in the
county.
The committee selected by the Yer
ona Mining Co. 10 keep tab on the
flower and vegetable gardens In the
Caspian and Baltic locations, was max.
ing an inspection during the week.
The committee consists Of Mrs W. ii.
selden. Messrs John Mullen and p.
O'Brien.
Mrs, v. -. Laing entertained mum
ger of lady friends last Friday Among
Those present were Mesdames A. Lust.
6eld OF Crystal Falls. II. F. Mixer OF
New York. James s. Wall, N. e.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-20
No Hsar.sy Evidence.

A rural magistrate. listening to the
testimony Of the witness, interrupted
him. saying:
''You said that you made a personal
examination OF the premises What
did you findr
"Oh. nothing OF consequence. re-
piled the witness "a beggarly ac-
count OF empty boxes, as Shakespeare
says"
"Never mind what Shakespeare said
about e." said the magistrate. "Iie
will be summoned 10 testify for him.
self n he knows anything about the
cnse. London Tit-Blts
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-20
Always Ahead Of Him

Miss Cute ,an amateur palmist)-T This
Hue In your hand Mr. Dubb. indicates
that YOU have n brilliant future be.
fore You. Dubb-Is that sop Miss
Cute-Yes. Int this other line indicates
that you arc too slow ever 10 overtake
it.-Boston Transcript