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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-06-06
Farm and Stock of Goods For Sale.

Farm and Stock of Goods For Sale.
l offer fer private sale my farm
of 70 acres which has on it dwell
ing, barns, and other necessary out
buildings. The same is well wa.
tered and we'll fenced, close to
churches and school. Also my
stock of goods at Spout Spring. A
good stand and postoffice in build
ing. A bargain for some one. Call
on T. S, Mckinney.
Spout Spring, Ky.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-06-06

Teddy the Terror has made
much ado over Lorimer getting
into the Senate the way he is
charged of, and refused to dine
with him on one occasion. 1t
looks to us that of the two Lori
mer is much the better if he is
guilty(as charged. What worse
thing gan their be than q gomi;
nation fof President being bought
by the steel trust and the har-
vester trust?
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-06-06
WHY Preachers UO Wrong.

The question of "Why does a
preacher fall" was met be pastor
Dinsmore, of the LIST Baptist
church, Anderson, Ind, in his
sermon Sunday with seven direct
theories.
Society and its "eagerness to
copy the fashions of Sodom," was
scored mercilessly as one of the
chief contributors to ministerial
delinquency.
"Women walk the streets to-
day. he said, "and manv of them
come from Christian homes-who
have not clothes enough to be
called decent. They do it be-
cause it is fashion, and fashion
is decorating the way to hell.
When Christian mothers let their
daughters 60 out in the street
with dresses so low in the neck,
as many do, and cut so short at
the bottom. as many wear them,
they need not wonder that hell is
stirred up in the breast of every
>2nan whip sees Them" 80
% va Causes OF the down
fall of pastors, Rev. Mr.. Dins-
more says: because he is hu-
man. The devil is in him just
the same as it is In every other
man. His temptations are more
subject than those of other men.
There are so many women who
do not seem to know the limits
Of frank respect for those who
have helped them in some way.
There are some women, who, be-
cause they are either losing
hopes for future bliss or because
they have been disappointed in
their majority, seem to want to
make some pastor their cOntidant
forgetting that he is always a
man."
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-06-06

Stock of merchandise, house and
lot on railroad in Powell county,
doing good business. Doubled
money invested in six moths.
part cash, balance on time. Apply
at Times office for further infOrma.
ton, Clay City, Ky.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-06-06

fere with the consolidation which
made the Steel Trust the most
powerful corporation this coun.
try has ever produced.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-06-06

One might enjoy outdoor ex.
ercise and sports if The chiggers
were not so bountiful in the
grass and weeds. 1t is, however,
a great blessing that the chlgger
is no bigger, or else he would cut
a great figure in our hunting and
fishing at this time of the year.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-06-06

Mr.. Taft sees crisis in the
nations history. 1t wears glass.
es and shows its teeth.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-06-06

A Chicago professor says he
has discovered the germ of spring
fever. 1t is globular in form !;
shaped much like baseball.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-06-06

Funny that candidates should
have fought so desperately to
carry New Jersey when neither
one needed it, so they said.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-06-06

We see where some counties
are to vote on bond issues to i'm.
prove their roads. This is a very
commendable move and one
which should be made in Powell.
The Times is in favor of the
county spending money only
where the people who get the
improved roads put up half the
necessary money to build them,
and any proposition to bond the
county should carry such provis-
ion or understanding, and bonds
should be sold only where this
supplementary fund has been
raised by the citizens.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-06-06
CLUB RATES.

For the convenience of our SUBJ
scribers, we have arranged club rates
with the following papers at prices
below mentioned:
The TIMES and
Courier-Journal $1.OO
i" Cincinnati Enquirer Ito
Il" Louisville Herald 80
i" Home and Farm rs
Inland Farmer 100
/" American Farmer 90
i" Southern Agricultnrist rs
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-06-06

The noted Frakfort distillers
of "Old Taylor" whiskey have
offered DR.. Wiley the big salary
of SIS, 900 to superinted the man.
ufacture of their whiskey and at
test its purity. To this the Har-
rodsburg Leader says:
cts pretty good advertising
STUNT" but neither DIR. Wiley
or any other expert can purify
it so as to take out the ruined
homes that the consumption of
the purest article of that charac-
ter is responsible for"
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-06-06

"Let the people rule" is Ted
dy's slogan, and for this reason
the Colonel processes to favor
the primary method of selecting
candidates. The whole truth of
it is the "people' as referred to
by Teddy embraces the floating
element and the steel trust and
harvester trust has bought up
this element for the Colonel as
just so many hogs. Roosevelt
has millions of dollars at his
command and it is safe to say
the "people" are not furnish
ing it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26
Members Of Gerp1on Grew. Including Cook.
The Arrows Nome VIII be ChonS ID to parnna

gesture and growl that carried convic-
ton.
Steamboat aborers. nearly ALL" he said.
On one voyage that he started on two
years ago he said the skipper and the two
mates were as good as they make EN-, all
young and full of pluck.
THE cook and stewards was niggers." ne
continued. and oilers; boatswaln, carpen-
ter and sails was all Firms, and | don't
want any better men.
After we'd ease of and | was at the
wheel heard the skipper say to the mate:
Dye think those fellows forrard can do
anything with her now?'
Mo- | don't. growls tho mate. You'll
just have TO do the usual and trust to
Providence-whch is all we poor sailormen
has got TO trust by.
II seems that the skipper turned away
with a grunt at this point. and that night
they had II from the southeast. Ii was in
November. too.
Il tell YOU" the seaman continued, 1T
was hell TO get a bit of sail on her The
officers was half dead trying to chase that
helpless crowd aloft. The upshot OF II all
was that we fetched back to port after FIVE
days of battering. with whole suit OF
sails blown away and our ubboom
sprung say we fetched into port but
ought 10 say that we was towed so miles
into safety.
That's what happens continually. II all
Of MS had been sailormen II would have
heen hard. but possible; as IT was, It was
out Of the question"
Sailors have a way Of skipping when
they spin yaTls. Waiting for this one n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26

d. Of destination. There arc many records OF
adverse winds written in the lines a,out his
eyes.
/ What a storehouse Of knowledge Of the
sea his head must be. you say to yourself.
But az for the captain, he has reverted
TO Taft and Roosevelt. and is Just now
offering IL az his firm belief that Of the
two systems of government Great Britain
contains more freedom for moro persons
than can be found In the United States.
/ Although. OF course, Great Britain has 70
! Statue of Liberty. He admits this much.
He was asked whether he had seen
"Bunty Pulls the Strings" and whether
he went much to the playhouse. He re-
piled that he didna go to the theatre hav-
/ ing learned this much-that what hE didna
! know about on land he wudna miss on the
/ water.
Search for the candid opinion Of A sailor
concerning the emotions or such A nan
I confronted with the passing Of the sailing
ship resulted in finding. a little further
south on the waterfront. an intelligent sea-
man. who greeted the statement that the
square-rigged barque seemed to he drop
ping out. with the remark
And may the Lord he thanked for the
same great mercy, The sailing ship Is go
ing. and the sooner the better"
He was urged to give his reasons. whicr
would, OF course be- based on his expert
ence He summed M his objection to life
on a souare-rigged ship by remarking that
IT was next 10 impossible In these days tc
get a good crew. You might he said gel
a good ship. good accommodations and soot
grub.
But the crowd that signs on before the
mast IL ...em ships.' he added. with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26

continue with the story of his wrongs
might have been duh work.
What became OF the ship. and the crew?
Was that all there was to Il?
When he got ready-it may have been
that the recollection of the sorrows Of that
time made II difficult for him to proceed in
an unbroken fashlon-he said the ship
stayed In Falmouth for one month and that
when they started again II seemed as II
Providence was looking after them, for
the weather was fine and the wind favor
able
Most OF us tlled 10 get out OF her at
Falmouth. but We never had chance.
We waggled on south with the Idea Of
the Horn looming up before us. II was a
torture TO think OF the Horn. and we was
compelled 10 think of II most of the time
I'VE tried to Impress them steamboaters
In the foc's'le with some notion Of what
would happen II they didn't buck up and
learn something You couldn't do nothing
with EN-. They reckoned they was doing
more than their hit as 1t was. They
wasn't going to he imposed upon.
What they called the weather and the
officers and us amt fit for a Sunday news
day. II was slow work, but sure 1t was
like the hands of a clock showing the time
for a man who is to be hanged at GER
tain hour
Il don't mind owning I was in a funk.
I amt afeared OF danger and I've heen
through some. but I'm afeared of having
10 fght with both hands tied behind my
back
MY shipmates in the fo'c'sle kept on
smoking They was too ignorant and too
! full OF nothing to help.
However. nothing happened for long
time. With everything favorable, we took
ffty-eight days TO get 10 the parallel OF
Staten Island. Then We got our first reg
ular Cape Horn gale.
Fortunately it gave us due notice and
We were in fair trim TO meet il but %hsps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26

I after driving us dead 10 leeward about
five hundred miles. it took off, the skipper
was afeared 10 make sail again.
! Its devilish weather you get down there.
and in an hour It pounces on you and
you've got to fight for your life.
But who could blame the poor skipper?
He knew the crowd he was up against.
At last he plucked up enough confidence;
there was a bit of blue sky big enough to
make a Dutchmans breeches, and We man.
aged to get all sail up to the to'gallants Is
on her
For a few hours we made about two
knots through a gray mist. ugly sea and
bitter cold And then suddenly. as usual
down there. the wind blew very hard.
The skipper gave the order for all hands
to shorten sail II was a good order, but
thirteen men-at least they called them
selves men-Just couldn't. They didn't do
anything but get in the way and SILVER
with fright"
Pointing at the rigging OF the ship, the
sailor continued:
Think of them mighty yards swinging
about UP there them great sails, the wind
roaring and the rising sea breaking aboard
everywhere. We who knew what to do was
unable to DO IL because we Hdu Ho Sie"-
no backing
THE sails blew away one by one We
had to watch the wind and sea play with
us The weather simply smashed us up
while we looked on and waited for our
finish. Just in time for u.s. White Star
liner. homeward bound. took us off the
wreck. and a couple of hours afterward
we were full OF pleasant food.
yes. sir, the sailor ship Is passing and
the sooner the better, II you're asking me-
These Standard oil vessels were run
economically, with British officers and
good crews, yet it is evident that even
that experienced company could not make
them pay as compared with steamships
The Arrows last voyage is case In
point. II took her IA days 10 reach Sandy
Hook from Hong Kong Her best run was
81, miles in IS hours. That IL mighty good
work for a sailing ship. She came from
the Cape TO Baltimore in "A days.
| Compared with this performance, how
: ., err the record of the Standard OIL Com
rsny's steamship Cadillac should be noted.
The Cadillac arrived in port a few days
aso from Baak. Japan, railing also at
! Singapore, sabang, Colombo and Malta
She made the voyage in ffty-seven days
and carried 1000 tons OF benzine.
| The Arrows capacity is $3.50 tons. An
accountant in the Standard Oil offices can
arrive at the percentage of i'ss resulting
from the utilization of sailcloth instead Of
steam engines in only few seconds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26

ences during a snowstorm off Cape Horn?
You've had many storms :" conquer in
forty-two years at sea-" one suggests hope
fully
LAY, and We have not good weather al
ways on land" the captain said.
The Scotch AFRO good true friends, ye
ken. after they have had the opportunity
to take stock Of ye full weel. But there 5
a mickIe differ atwecn knowing We for
forty years and meeting up wi We quarter
Of an hour back.
The captain is no what ye'd call partc-
ularly gabby mon. But ye couldna help
frae respectin him the more.
Offered cigar, he said he didra smoke.
At mention of his wife, he sad he believed
II had a civilzng influence aboard ship
having bit of feminlnity in sight that
Is.
No word Of regret was uttered at having
his ship sold from under him bv the COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26

pany he had served for thirteen years he
didn't know there was any Intention on
any ones part to dispose of the Arrow. She
cost $4,000 Completing a voyage OF almost
four months from Hong Kong. he received
Al Baltimore letter from head quarters
stating that the ship would 1y the German
flag.
Looking At his weather beaten face on"
would be willing to trust the captain for ia
days in unknown waters How often. yod
say 10 yourself has this sturdy Scotch
man waited in a hundred ports. day after
day. for stcvedorcs 70 stow the cargo Then
the matches were battened down, the crew
came aboard and the ship departed on the
next tide.
4 tug tows hcr 10 goa. she spreads her
canvas wings the sails fiji. and under this
white-winged structure she drives on her
voyage. Adverse winds must be overcome
before the ships anchor IL let 60 in the port
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-04-05
April S, 1912
Saloon the Foe of Beauty


have discovered that the supreme need of these
is beauty and opportunity to help create beauty.
How much of crime, misery and intemperance is due
to unavorable surroundings unhealthtu environment,
unbeautul scenery and unkempt homes, will never be
known 1t is certain, however, that beauty aids moral
ity, and this is only in physical sense, but
we'll in character Sin and misery exist in the palace
and the hovel; criminals come from the brownstone
front and the dump-squatter's shack. The
also true and the highest and best character is to
be found in the alley loft and the mansion the
avenue.
But wherever natural scenery the art of man
has made physical surroundings attractive; whenever
loving hearts and beautiful characters have contrved
add something to the beterment Of the environment
in such places morality exalted virtue takes and
temperance develops.
Now the saloon never adds to physical moral
intellectual pulchritude. Hideous and CHASTITY itself
it cannot give aid if would to identifying and edify
ing It makes crime it puts old hats and book
into holes in cottage windows where glass ought to
be- it covers the forms Of women and children with
rags instead of with silks and satns it takes the beau
tful round boyish face and substitutes therefor red
nose bleary eyes, botched skin and gray hairs in the
Madonna-like features of it draws the lines Of
suffering pain and anguish it fills the air with
and revngs that drown out and hush the Wel-spoken
word Of welcome and the glad note Of praise it takes
the revenues of capital and labor that otherwise would
be expended in building beautiful homes gardens and
parks and turns that money into and luxury for
the liquor dealer.
Who indeed, ever saw beautiful jail? Asylums
and poorhouses, because Of loving and patriotic
instinct often are made attractive possble but
who points such institution beautiful place?
Is the police thing Of beauty and JOY forever?
Are the alleys and enements places to admire from an
artistic viewpoint?
And what fills the jais? What makes amshouses
and asylums necessary? What more than anything
else causes alleys unfit for residence places and tene
ments that unsanitary and illsmeng to be occu-
pied as homes? Homes, indeed Could John Howard
Payne have had such dwelling place in mind?
In developing the plan to surround all humanity
with beauty it is absolutely necessary that the Saloons
breweres distilleres and allied crimebreeders and
beauty destroyers be eliminated And all men who are
to be benefited by this abolition Of evil should be en-
couraged to take part in terminating the hated bust
ness Bring beauty to those who need it and work
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-04-05
Threefold Cords


And if prevail against him. shall withstand him;
and threefod cord is easily Observation-Disclosures 42
1t is not generally believed that the liquor men OF
the United States especially we'll read in the Scrip
lures, that they follow the counsel therein given.
But, unconscously perhaps, they have, to their
advantage followed such scripural advice helped
them ntrench themselves and add to their power.
This suggestion made by the wise preacher-kng,
has been put in practice by the run-selers and
facturers They have found out in a practical manner
that three-fod cord is easily broken, and, with
zeal that in a better would work for ncalcuabe
righteousness, they have proceeded to make three
fold rope whose strength has been formidable. They
have twisted together the strands Of their inter
ests the corrupt politicians and all those who love
dollar than they love righteousness. Each Of
these strands composed Of several constituent cords
But this rope of iniquity is not strong that
stronger may not be made. Against the liquor bust
more powers more interests more cOns1dera-
tons than there for it. What remains is for the
assembling of these powers, interests and cOnsldera
tons in such manner that they may be twisted and
blended into one rope Heretofore there has been
much misunderstanding; little of coalescence, too
great pulling apart and too small conference. The
mghtest threeold cord that be made is composed
of three Standardization citizenship true business
and science. Each Of these strands is made up OF
numerous fine cords and each of these cords,
Of finer threads All that is upright all that is patriotic,
all that is truly wse all that makes for prosperity is
unalterably opposed to the manufacture, importation
and sale of intoxcants
1t is hopeful sign of the times that these forces
OF Righteousness being bound together in three
fold cord against whose strength the cord OF the
liquor business will rope of sand. The
church, of all denominations Christian business men;
SCIENTISTS medical men; upright leg1sators-all are
uniting and INTERVIEWING for the formation OF the
mighty three-fold cord which shall not be broken
easily.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-04-05
THE AMERICAN ISSUE

the greatest hindrance their happiness but the open
saloon the of poverty, disease and misfortune
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-04-05

The National Bulletin arises to remark that "the
saloon is not menace unless made so by its patrons
Nc doubt you claim mad dog is not menace unless
made by running up to it and being bitten
The hghwayman would not be menace according
to your brilliant logic, unless somebody happened his
way and gambler would not be menace until made
to engage in gambling. Your saloon, however, is
menace even when it has no customers If there
no saloon the men would not step up to the bar and
drink. Try you will you not place the saloon
on the level with any other business 1t altogether
bad and therefore altogether different.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-25
Some Ancient Herb Remedies.

From the Boston Transcript.
A very interesting example Of the tradi-
tional like curing like" was unearthed
the other day at the Hanover meeting OF
the Vermont Botanical Club. There had
been presented a thesis for the degree OF
NJ. D. Of a century ago at Dartmouth.
brought to light day or two before from
the college archives and q view Of the
vegetable remedies Of half q century be-
fore. The case directly in point was.
however. the measles fern" This, by
the description Of an old account, was
identified and given its proper name,
while the account went on to say that
measles can be cured by an infusion of
the measles fern. This has measles it
self observable in "breakings out" on the
underside Of the leaves. and was consid-
cred q certain cure for the disease. There
are other FERNS" the old describer said.
(which have eruptions on the upper sur
face but these are of no value at all for
the discussion which ran over the list to
some extent Of ancient herb remedies
President Brainerd. who by the way was
for many years president Of the Middle
bury College. spoke of a demand that had
once been made on him for "spignet." 1t
was by an old lady who was very Ill and
who called for this remedy OF her youth
The president Is q celebrated and enthu-
siastic botanist. with an International
reputation In the study Of mutations. and.
putting on his thinking cap, produced
spikenard as the result It was the herb
desired and the old lady revived unoer its
influence to remain ON earth for q few
years longer. One might suggest perhaps
that the dictionary would have helped
DR.. Brainerd out. but this was before the
days Of the voluminous dictionary with
It's magnificent assemblage OF local and
unusual words.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-25
HOME RULE CHAMPION
AND AUTHOR SUCCUMBS
Justin Mccarthy Was Prolific
Political Writer and,
Historian.

LONDON. April 25.-Justin Mccarthy.
one Of the stanchest advocates Of Irish
home rule ever in parliament. noted
novelist and historian, died last night at
Folkestone. after a distinguished career.
He had been i'll throughout the winter
and spring. His daughter had acted as
his nurse, and friends had hoped that he
would live to see the fruition Of home
rule.
Born in 1890. Justin Mccarthy was one
Of the most prolific political and historical
writer's Of the time. He was for twenty
1--we years q political writer for one Of
the London daily papers. He was vice
chairman Of the Irish parliamentary
party in the house Of commons before the
rejection Of Mr.. Parnell by the majority.
when Mr.. Mccarthy was by them elected
chairman. He became attached to the
sta.f of a Liverpool paper In 1853. and
entered the reporters gallery OF the
house Of commons In 1880 for the Morn
ing Star.
After resigning as chief editor Of that
paper In 1868 he Travelled through the
United States for nearly three years. and
America. His publications include: "A
History Of Our Own Times completed
In 19O5). "A History Of the Four Georges
and William w. Life OF Pope Leo
KILL" The Story Of Mr.. Gladstone
Life Modern England and "Remi-
niscences." together with Q large number
Of novels.