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Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-09-19
Club for Men ane Girl Clerks.

In a fortnight Leeds will possess
what 10 believed to be the only cluo
OF its kind In the county, club sole
" for shop assistants, warehousemen
and clerks Women will be eligible
for membership. and In addition TO
having the use OF all the rooms open
TO the men. including the billiard
room. they will have a lounge for their
exclusive use.-London Mail.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-09-19
Different AGAIN.

by Jove, Dobblers. said Chum-
pleiEh. you don't really mean to tell
me that nice girl, like that, the only
daughter OF charming widow worth
$1,000. 900. doesn't interest you" Not
In the least" said Dobbers. Il am In
teresting myself In her mother.
Harpers Weekly.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-09-19
Placing the blame.

While preparing her three-year-old
daughter for bed. her mother on the
discovery of a hole in her stocking,
exclaimed: why, Betty, there is a
hole In the toe OF your stocking"
Betty replied: Yes mother. but don't
blame me, If my. big toe ate q piece
out OF my stocking"
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-09-19

Circuit Court will adjourn here
mrrrow, Saturday. and Judge
sampson will convene Court ia
Williamsburg, GA Monday the %.
Tor tive weeks term, then here
ag ain, lnr four weeks.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-09-19
> At The Christian Church

On next sunday morning at the
Christian Church, the minister will
preach on THE First Gospel Ser
mon " The subject of the evening
sermon will be Election as Taught
in the Bible" All are cordially iu-
vited.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-09-19
I-SCREAM SOCIAL

The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist
Church, will give an Ice Cream So
cial. on Thursday evening, October
2nd. Everybody invited. The pro-
ceeds from this social is for a worthy
cause.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-09-19
MARRIAGES

ii II. Downey to Minnie Pfoff.
Emanuel.
Grant Jackson to China Bright,
Hammons.
Siephln McQuay TO Mary Wages,
BarhourvilIe.
NJ. +. smith TO Mary Pratt,
l,ertha.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-09-19
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The Mountain Advocate
Starts With Fight Pages

With the next issue of the Advo
cate our patrons will find this pa
per to contain g pages instead OF
1 as formerly issued We want our
patrons to know that we appreciate
their patronage-hence this change
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-09-19
po,,IbIv sh, Had usen The

A little gin who lived on stree.
near a dentists office. where a shoot
ing ARRAY occurred, happened to hear
the pistol shots and shouts OF the po-
lice. Revolving II In her baby mind.
an explanation dawned upon Der aud.
turning to her father, she said. He
must have pulled the wrong tooth for
somesody," 'irf rs-
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-09-19
AZ the approach OF change OF
|f*3n ~ QaykIad tbl hpis the Re
NrntMkrbMNIe. urtthe .rniaen.

urn = 6f3trbotirNlle, 1opthe NIGGA
tory portion Of her population. In
this connection we are pleased to
meption that Hon, !. u. Ballard,
former Police Judge of this city, is
again among his many friends in
town. 1t was reported while he
IwaS absent TINT Ipdge ballard had
sustained serious injury by falling
from balcony, but we are glad to
be able to report that the injury
was not permanent. The judge
has the Bourne farm in Jessamine
county rented TO which he devotes
attention during the summer and
generally the fall months, his tamil,
remaining in Barboutville, wh.re
his daughter, Miss Iessamine Bal
lard, is a teacher in the Graded
and High Schools.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-09-19
LOCALS

is mere tnis Week dtNcuuihB Souts
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Cole are at.
tending the State Fair this week.
Haul Bourne, Of Nlcholasville. is
here this week, the guest Of Judge
and Mrs. I. II. Ballard.
AT. w. Manning, of Manchester,
is attending court here this week,
attorney for Albert Garrard vs.. In
terstate Coal Company.
Robert Riley, typo in this office,
and w. M. Tye, rich old iarmer,
are among those who attended the
State Fair at Louisville, this week.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. X. Lay, who has had an
attack of pneumonia. is we are glad
to announce. very much improved.
Wilbur Edwards is very i'll OF
typhoid. We hope that Wilbur will
soon be out again, and as a good,
jolly citizen, we miss his companion
ship.
F. w, Golden left last Monday
morning, for Great Falls, Montana,
perhaps to locate and make his
home in that State in the near
future.
Misses Myrtle and Roberta Cole
are attending the State Fair at
Louisville, this week. While there
they will be the guests of Miss
Anna Belle Hankins.
John b. Gates, formerly an efficient
officer in The National Bank OF
John A. Black. this city, but now
of Knoxville, Tenn, was here this
week attending court,
Mrs. NJ. f. Faulkner, and daugh-
ter, Miss Mildred, left on Monday
nights train for Plato, Pulaski
county, to visit relatives and old
friends and acquaintance.
George F. Tinsley and John A.
Bowman left last night for Eddy.
willie prison, accompanied by John
and Noah Smith and Thee Lovins.
to enter upon interminate sentences.
NJ. G. Yingling, of Lexington, c.
w. Bell, of Clarion. Pa. and o. &.
Yingling, of Pittsburgh, Pa, all
officers of the East Iellico Coal Co..
were in our city this week in con-
nection with their mining business.
Teter Jarvis. Of Jarvis Store and
George F. Bretz, OF this city. are
two of our old Heros who helped to
keep our Flag uniurled and our
country on the map Of the world.
are attending the reunion at Chat.
tanooga, Tenn, and will again go
over the old battle ground fought
over years ago.
|. Alex. Stansberry and ". A.
Donaldson, of Knoxfork, two Jolly
good citizens. paid this Office a
pleasant call Wednesday night. nd
they didn't forget to have The
Mountain Advocate sent to their
postoffice address. Call again, gen
temen. we are always glad to have
good cheer brought to our Office.
Judge C. b. Lyttle and son, attor'
news and agents at Manchester, for
a Knoxville railroad company, pro
jecting line to connect the Cum
berland and Kentucky river valleys
between Bsrbourvills and Beatty
vile, were at the Jones hostler,
this week where they had been sum
moned for a conference respecting
business connected with the pros
pective railway by President Fran
S. Meade and other officials of tn
company. They were prepared &
give out nothing concerning the re
suit of this meeting further tina
that the outlook is very eneourae
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-09-19
ST. GREGORY ROMAN CATHOLIC
CHURCH

Mass aud sermon every First sunday of.the
month, at $50 a. m
sermon and Evening Prayer, every Third
sunday OF the month. at $50 p. IN.
REV. p. AMBROSE REGER, q. :. u.
Pastor, Corhin. XIV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-28
HOLIDAY STAMPS.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
There seems to be some misapprehen-
sion over the announcement that during
the holiday season postmasters, upon re-
quest, will stick stamps on themselves.
1t is possible that frivolous persons may
request postmasters to test the mucilage
in this personal way. but they can't be nu-
merous.
Nor will there be many users of the
mails, who endeayor to shift this ordi-
narily simple duty.
The human tongue is not especially de-
signed for the work, but it is a wonder
fully adaptable attachment and can be
relied upon for just such emergencies
"Thir' said the thoughtful damsel to
the postoffice clerk, my hands, as you
thee, are filed with bundles May l trou-
BILE you to attach thith stamp to thith let
ter?"
The clerk was tired and cross.
'Do you suppose the postoffice depart
ment has nothing to do but stick on
stamps?" he growled.
"Of course, didn't expect you to stick
it on" said the smiling damsel. Il
thought you'd put it on with a spike and
a triphammer."
Whereupon the clerk grinned and
obliged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-28

These things cost in the aggregate an
immense sum of money. Any policy
that would make it impossible for the
railroads to demand this money would
be a profound misfortune for the
whole nation"
The public is insisting vehemently
upon improvement in safety and SER
vice-the installation of the most
modern signalling devices and the sub
stitution of steel coaches for the
wooden ones now in use.
Hundreds of millions of dollars will
be required. At the present time rail-
road securities are not in high favor,
for the reason that earnings have
dropped to point to make them un-
attractive as investment propositions.
The interstate commerce commits
sion must afford the needed relief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-28

surance to many other conditions af-
fecting the welfare of the citizen.
In describing the nature and pur-
pose of the Wisconsin law attention
is drawn to these facts: The plan has
been found successful in many Euro
pean countries, as we'll as in Austria
liza and New Zealand, and that legis-
sion of a similar character is being
considered by II states of the union.
These facts are, in themselves, suf-
ficient to indicate the trend of thought
in the direction of state life insur-
ance and to indicate its very wide
adoption eventually.
The advantages claimed for state life
insurance are such as have in many
cases recommended the plan, when
these advantages were once definitely
established.
Security has been, and ever will be,
the first essential in life insurance.
For this reason people were willing to
pay larger premiums to old line COM
panies than to new companies. 1t is
pointed out that state insurance would
be absolutely secure. Another feature
which is emphasized, although it is
obvious to all, is the fact that prem
iums paid to foreign companies take
money out of the state while prem
iums paid to the state keeps the money
in the state. Not unfrequently does it
happen that a state or municipality
receives for an issue of bonds the iden-
tical money it paid away in premiums
on life insurance
If life insurance were cheaper by
so per cent than it is now and the Sc
curity We're as good as at present,
many men who do not carry insur-
ance now would do so as matter of
good common sense. Everything that
tends to promote spirit of thrift and
provision for old age is to be encour-
aged, and the experiment which Wis
consin is trying will be watched With
interest by legislators and the public
generally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-28
South American Trade

Commercial relations as whole be-
tween the United States and the South
American republics have been unsat-
isfactory to the trading interests of
this country, for our imports on an
average have trebled exports to those
countries. What is worse, our i'm
ports are steadily increasing while
the percentage of exports is relatively
becoming smaller. 1t is the general
impression that the completion of the
Panama canal will in itself establish
this country's supremacy in South
American trade, but some men en-
gagged in large commerce qualify that
idea.
Although the balance of trade be-
tween this country and European ma
tions is very much in our favor, Eu-
ropean trade has been supreme in that
part of South America lying south of
the equator. While one of the causes
of this is that important South Amer
lean ports are almost or practically
equi-distant from those of North
America and Europe, the key to the
situation is European control of trad
ing vessels. European owned vessels
sail from ports of the old world laden
with merchandise bound for Rio de
Janeiro and other South American
centers of trade. Upon reaching these
ports cargoes are changed and raw
materials and coffee destined for
American cities are taken on. Having
reached American ports, these same
vessels are in turn loaded with Nex-
ports from the United States bound
for Europe. Trade has been moving
in these channels for so long, and
commercial relations between Europe
and South America are so we'll estab-
lished that some very radical and con-
certed move on the part OF American
merchants and ship owners will be
necessary to shake European su-
premacy in the territory in question.
However, if the capitalists Of this
country should see their way clear to
build up merchant marine to take
advantage of the opportunities which
will be opened to them by the Panama
canal, it might be found feasible to
establish bases Of trade in the canal
zone so that American owned coasting
vessels touching at eastern and west
ern ports of South America could ex-
change cargoes while passing through
the canal. And in like manner North
American coasting vessels could take
advantage of these trading posts. BY
thus shifting the base of South Ameri-
can trade from Liverpool to Panama
the United States would eventually
become predominant in South Ameri-
can commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-28
Thirty-Two New Senators

The terms of about one-third OF the
membership of the United States Sen
ate will expire March 3, 1915. The
actual number is So, and of these II
are republicans. Many of the "old
guard" are probably nearing the end
of their public careers.
w. o. Bradley of Kentucky now
has a democratic colleague in Ollie
James. 1t is unlikely that Bradley
will be returned. DR.. Gallinger OF
New Hampshire has intimated that
he NAV not seek reelection. The dem
ocrats already have one senator from
that state and may get another w.
ID. Brandegee of Connecticut IS not In
line with sentiment now prevailing in
his state, and he hardly could succeed
himself. Boies Penrose of Pennsylva-
mia must fight to come back. Roose-
welt carried the keystone common
wealth last year, and Penrose faces
the most strenuous campaign of his
career. Similar conditions prevail in
regard to George C. Perkins of Cali
fornia.
Reed Smoot is hand in glove with
the Mormons of Utah, and this influ-
ence may give him another term, but
it is by no means certain. Ohio has
been democratic for several years
past, and Theodore E. Burton, al
though personally possessing great
political strength, may go down in de-
feat. Isaac Stephenson, who admitted
that his former election cost him more
than 100000, has given up all idea
of buying another term from the peo-
pie of Wisconsin. The Sulzer episode
and the overthrow of Tammany may
result in Roots being returned from
New York.
OF the 80 new senators to be elected
20 or more will be democrats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-28
HOW PINS ARE MADE

| From the American Boy.
Solid headed pins were first made in
| England in 1897, by Thomas Harris. Pins
We're first made in the United States at
the time of the revolution, by jeremiah
Wilkinson, a native of Rhode Island. A
machine for making solid headed pins
was invented in 1924 by New Hampshire
man. But it was not until 1881 that the
first machine for making pins, such as
are in use today, was brought out. From
that time on, improvements In pin making
machinery have been made, so that at
the present time pins are made almost
entirely without the aid of human hands
In making pins, a pair of pincers
seizes the end of brass wire. which Is
wound on a spool. and draws out length
of IT, The wire runs between steel posts
which straightens 1t. The end of this
wire is now caught by two clamps and
a cutter cuts off enough to make one
pin. A small piece of the wire from which
to form the head is left projecting from
the clamps. The head of the pin is not
formed by one blow as in the case
of nails, but by three rapid blows of
forming die or hammer, which moves
forward about one-twentieth of an inch
after each blow. If it was struck but once
the wire would be bent and would not
form a perfect head.
The pins drop from the clamps to an
incline steel plane beneath in which are
grooves large enough to admit the shank,
but will not permit the head of the pin
to pass through. As the pins move slowly
down the incline plane the points come in
contact with a revolving cylinder beneath.
This cylinder, the surface of which is
corrugated like file, revolves parallel to
the grooves down which the pins are
moving. The cylinder comes in contact
with the pins on one side as they move
down the grooves. This causes them to
turn round and round, so that the revolv-
ing file sharpens them evenly on all
sides. When the pins reach the end of
the grooves they are perfectly sharp
ened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-28
Operations of New Tarin.

rs the new tariff laws responsible
for the REDUCTIONS in millinery and
ready to wear dresses?" said a man
of family
"The reductions that usually take
place in January are already announced
and in some cases they are startling.
1t seems that the manufacturers ana
dealers have to get rid of stocks ac-
cumulated under the old tariff rates,
and they are taking an early start.
I'm the mems clothing we shall have
real woolen goods in place of the
shoddy, and the same at lower prices.
Today one may buy as good hat as
he needs for So. and why not? For
many years 1 have known through n
family connection the great Englishman' S
in prices between the Englishman's s
headgear and ours here in the United
States.
Just wait a year and see the great
benefit to all classes of the Underwood
tariff law. The man on a fixed salary
for all these years of the rising cost
of living, with no increase in his in
come. will be greatly benefited ami
he should be. BY and by the equilib-
rum will be established, and this
country will move forward more pros
porous than ever, and there will be
less of the spirit of discomfort"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-28
Genuine Enthusiasm for Underwood

Genuine Enthusiasm for Underwood
1t has been most gratifying to the
democrats of Alabama to find that
in every part of the state men are
rallying with enthusiasm to the sup
port of Oscar w. Underwood in his
candidacy for the United States Sen
ate. 1t is genuine enthusiasm based
on intelligent appreciation of the
democratic leaders splendid achieve
ments.
While no observer familiar with
Alabama politics has doubted for a
moment that Mr.. Underwood would
defeat his opponent, Mr.. Hobson, the
friends of the distinguished statesman
are becoming thoroughly aroused, and
they will be satisfied with nothing
short of an overwhelming victory.
Organization in Mr.. Underworld S
behalf is being perfected in every
county with view of making a new
high record in majority totals. The
bigger the majority, the stronger will
be the vindication of clean and fair
methods in political contests in this
state, and the greater emphasis will
be given to the fact that the Alabama
democracy appreciates now, as it did
in other days, high order of talent,
distinct moral courage and leader
who adds luster to Alabama states
manship.
No man in this country has shown
greater devotion to duty or principle
than Mr.. Underwood. The nation will
always honor and applaud such a man,
and Alabama will honor itself in roll
ing up mighty majority for Oscar
w. Underwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-28
"THE LAST OF THE ,sHoGUNs,

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The death last week in Japan of the
prince, Tokugawa, the last OF the Sho-
guns" brings to the worlds attention
with dramatic force the immensity of the
progress which Japan has made in the
last 40 years. History furnishes no par
allel to the transition which has taken
place in the case of Japan from mediaev-
alism to extreme modernism, and the
Shotgun was the sole living link between
the past and the present, between a re-
gme which aimed to keep Japan se-
eluded from the world, self contained with
its feudalism and its art, and that which
has made the nation one of the foremost
commercial and military powers of the
world
So rapid has been the transformation
that the very title Shotgun seems to be-
long to the remote past. The nature
of the Shogunate was not understood by
the diplomatists and statesmen of Com
modore Perry's day, and it was not until
the great internal commissions in Japan
that the outside world had any inkling
OI tile utdl SYSTEM Dy WHICH tne country
had been governed for so many centuries.
1t was the profound recognition of the
needs of his country in the crisis which
confronted 1t in the new and dazzling
light which flooded it as a result of the
opening of the doors to the foreigners,
and his wise self -effacement, which con-
tributed more than any other one cause
to the miracle of the Japanese transfor-
| nation. Few people outside of Japan
were aware that the old Shotgun was
still living, but his memory should and
undoubtedly will remain dear to the hearts
| of his countrymen. His own sudden
transition from the position of a despot
| to that of voluntary and absolute Sc
clusion from all participation in the po-
ltical affairs of the country which he
and his ancestors had ruled, is striking
reflection of the Japanese spirit and ex-
plains many of the wonderful achieve
ments of the japanese people during the
| last half century.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-28
WHEN AM GONE

by w nlttleF.
When l am dead. If men can say,
He helped the world upon it's way;
With all his faults of word and deed
Mankind did have some little need
OF what he gave"-then in my grave
No greater honor shall / crave.
If they can say-if they but can
He did his best; he played the man
His way was straight; his soul was clean
His failings not unkind, nor mean;
He loved his fellow men and tried
To help them"-I'll be satisfied,
But when I'm gone, If even one
Can weep because my life is done,
And feel the world is something bare
Because l am no longer there;
Call me knave, my life misspent-
No matter shall be content.
Alas for him who never sees ~
The stars shine through the cypress trees
Who, helpless, lays his dead away,
Nor looks to see the breaking day.
Across the mournful marbles play!
Who hath not learned in hours of faith
The truth to flesh and sense unknown.
That Life is ever lord of Death,
And Love can never lose its own.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-28
SIGNIFICANT
EXPERIENCE IN PRISON

at me as / walked down the corridor a
1 smiled back, mighty glad to smile.
Matron instantly: "Stop that grinnin'
What you mean by that now? gucs
you want to be sent to the cooler You'f
in prison now. Don't you look at nobodl
and grin in here!' ~
l could quote pages of the like. Wha
is the good of It? Stupid folk may an
swer, well, that's not so horrible; IT'S
better than the prisons of old with tho
cat O. ninetails and torture chamber" ToI
them Il is quite correct that Auburn
prison should bite deep and raw into al
inmates that they're trapped and ever.
mans hand is against them.
It's no use either to blame the ma
irons with short pay and long hours Tie
system is at fault the spirit of Auburns
wrong. The matrons do have their own
Ideal of helpfulness Here's an exam
pie of it:
In my ward was a woman crying to
get word of her children. She had let
ters from her three children and from
their father, with whom she had lived as
a common law wife. Then the matron
discovered that no legal ceremony had
been performed. At once that convict was
forbidden to send to or receive any letter
from her children. Not only from the
man, but from her children she can get no
letter. She must not, because not knowing
if her children live or die will be good for
her soul.
am not state prison commissioner as
Miss Doty Is, and write to urge no spe-
cific reforms. Miss Doty is working out
the definite recommendations and / write
to show why these slight" reforms are
terribly necessary. She is striving with
the hard problem of saying how much
silence must be imposed on convicts, how
much outside communication may be al
lowed, why more than three cups of water
day must be supplied. write merely to
cry shame on those who cannot see behind
these negligible" abuses the hideousness
they make of Auburn and the dire need
for changes there.