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Evening star., 1914-08-18
Two Washingtonians Relate
Thrilling Experiences While
Returning Home From Paris

Two more Washingtonians. who were
caught in Europe when war was deciar-
ed are Ashton Todd, clerk in the Post
Office Department, and Mrs Todd. They
were among the passengers on the Phil
ad.lphia last week and are now at their
home. 1855 Calvert street northwest.
Mr. and Mrs. Todd took train for
Paris, where they arrived at night. 1t
was the memorable night that orders
went out for the mobilization OF the
French army. ..
saws MI. Todd. ''The streets were pack
ed with people-men. women and chill
dren. It was also the night that Jean
Juarez. the socialist. was assassinated IN
Hotel de Paula heard the shots
and the cries of agony. When we found
that war was upon the land, hurried
preparations were made to escape 70
England We could not get train out
until the next night. owing to the crowds
and the constant thronging of soldiers.
Nothing to Eat But Coffee and Rolls.
From the time we left Paris until our
arrival at Havre all we had to eat was
coffee and rolls, and after taking ship
we did not obtain food again until the
next day. The vessel was crowded. and
Mrs. Todd and I. with many others. slept
on the deck In the rain.
"As we approached England we were
met by q British cruiser, which sent an
officer abroad to decide II we were to be
permitted to enter the country. After an
inspection a government pilot was placed
in charge to insure our safe passage, IT
being explained that the channel was
mined. We reached Southampton short
ly after noon on Sunday and sailed on
the Philadelphia the following Wednes-
day. On the way over people slept on
deck and wherever space could be found. y
Evening star., 1914-08-18
A Room Is Home

II you get the right kind Of
room The best rooms in
Washington are advertised in
the Rooms For Rent columns
Of The Star. Select your win
ter homo now. Choose q
roonay room with windows
that get the sunlight. Look
to heat and ventilation.
II you make your selection
now when there are many
rooms available you will have
time to choose with an idea
Of psrmanency.
II 10 cheaper to pay rent
than 70 nova
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02
TAKE 1T FROM ME-, BUD.

1t amt what's on a guy, and ii
amt what his father was that counts
in this money-mad and passion
grating age. The only thing to
judge a guy by is what is in him and
what kind of a brain he has. 1t
doesn't make any difference how
far his pedigree runs, if he doesn't
make good himself, people. have no
use for him and will pass him to
the discard. The heritage of birth
is mighty thin fabric and weak ma
terial for a man to use in making a
cloak of exclusiveness to put around
him. Don't get into your mob, Bud,
that on account of your breeding
you are a Superior Being. Remem-
Der that the man with the brains,
digs as well as climbs. Without
brains business would go to the dogs,
for if business were conducted by
men Of birth and Doodle without
brains, you can easily see that the
whole fabric would fall to pieces.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02

If you want to learn anything
about the progress of the war in
Europe, don't read anything about
it in the newspapers. The papers
are doing the best they can, but
with the allies claiming to drive the
Germans before them at every en-
gagement, and the Germans assert
ing that they are routing the allies
at every turn, there is strong sus-
picion that somebody is lying.
Therefore to get at the real news,
study the election tables, read the
football page and scan closely the
work Of the Goodfellows.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02
oUADRUPLE SNAKE STORY

The Williamstown News is entitled
to a silver cup, quadruple plate, for
this prize snake story
"The following remarkable cir
cumstance is reported from Mason,
this county. Roy Adams has a SOW
which recently gave birth to a lit
ter of fifteen pigs. Three of the
pigs died, leaving twelve little pigs
to be nourished by the old mother.
A few days ago Geo. 7. Adams, ia
Their of Roy, had occasion to visit
the pig pen. There he saw sight
which caused him to rub his eyes.
Four garter snakes about Is inches
in length, had seized the teats of
the SOW and were extracting the
tactical fluid in the most approved
manner. Mr.. Adams seized a stick
and dispatched the four snakes in
jify. Mr.. Adams, who is a thor
oughly reliable citizen, vouches for
the story himself.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02

This Question Should be Answered
Easily by Mt. Sterling People.

Which is wiser--to have conf
dence in the opinions of your fell
low citizens, of people you known,
or depend on statements made by
utter strangers residing in far-away
placesl Read the following
"The worst trouble | had was
with my kidneys" says Mrs. N.
Trimble, of II Jamison St., Mt. Ster-
ling. "Their action was irregular
and the kidney secretions were un-
natural. / was subject to severe
pains in my loins and in the morning
felt all tired out. Finally, / began
using Doan's Kidney Pills, procured
at Duerson's Drug Store, and they
made me we'll"
Price see, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Trimble had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. (22-3t)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02
Business and Farm For Sale.

I offer for sale my farm of twelve
acres on which is located two good
residences Of five rooms each also
my store room. The above is locat-
ed at Towards Mill, Montgomery
county and is the only store room
at that place. l have a good trade
built up and the business is money
maker. The property is all in first
class repair. Anyone wishing to gel
into a paying business will do well tc
come and investigate. L. M. Kash,
Mt. Sterling, KY, R. R. No. 4.
(1S-tf-4t pd.)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02

If you take most any of those
CHEEKY old maxims upon which we
were brought up, and examine it
closely, you will find that to get the
Truth you just have to turn it
t'other end to. "In time of peace
prepare for war" That sounds
plausible, but it is very bad advice
either for a nation or an individual.
The nation that prepares for, will
sooner or later have war. We get
just anything we prepare for, and
we get nothing else. Everything that
happens is a sequence; this happen
ed today because you did that yes
terday. Just so long as nations pre-
pare for war, men will cry "Peace,
Peacep and there will be no peace.
Why should the United States pre-
pare for warf-there are better
things for which to prepare. Four
million dollars in preparing for war,
and two hundred millions for the en-
tire public school system Of Amer
ical Twice as much a year for war
as for education. Let us prepare for
peace.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02
CASH BASIS BEST

A number of Kentucky newspap-
ers, owing to the increased cost Of
printing material, ETC., have raised
their subscription price. A still larg-
er number Of the weekly papers are
announcing that they have placed
their subscription business on q
basis of cash in advance, strictly.
That is the better plan. 1t does not
pay to carry non-paying subscribers
for the sole purpose of making good
circulation showing. There is not
much money in circulation at best
and good many papers handle their
subscription lists in such way that
there is no money at all in it. SEN
sible advertisers are more impressed
by quality than by quantity Of cireu-
lation anyway and are not apt to be
impressed by big list of subscribers
that is mainly composed of subscrib-
ers who pay by promises.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02
LET US MAKE A.
GOOD LOOKING TOWN

If every man who reads this-and
every woman, too--would make 1t
his or her business, the next hour
he or she has, to look around the
house premises and see how they
could be fixed to look better it would
be a great thing for this town. 1t
might not induce people to do any
more than rake up the sticks that
are lying around. That would be a
great help alone. But maybe while
raking up the loose leaves you would
find a loose board in the sidewalk,
a broken picket in the fence, that the
corner of the porch has sagged or
that the front steps needs "A new
plank in them. And as you would
want to make complete job of it,
you would see that these repairs are
made. Maybe the house has needed
a new coat of paint for long time.
Perhaps new curtains are needed at
the front windows. And the inside
of the house is quite as important
as the outside-is more important,
for it is on the inside you live and
where visitors get their real impress
sion of you and Of the town. Maybe
before you get through, if you will
really look about you and there will
be several things that can be made
to look vastly better with the aid Of
few boards or nails or little var
nish or small expenditure of money.
Collectively the effect on this town
will be great. There is no economy in
letting things run down and putting
repairs off. A house that needs re-
pairs is going down hill; and a
house that is going down hill is los
ing value-value in money and com
fort. Let's make this a better look
ing town; and let's begin, like charity,
at home.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02
THE GRIP OF NEWSPAPER WORK

Newspaper work is fascinating,
inspirational, exacting and nerve
racking. Few of those who are en-
gagged in it ever leave it for hum
drum occupation. After being tuned
up to concert pitch for ten or a
dozen years it is depressing for a
journalist to take up a business in
which the tension is never high.
An experienced desk man who fire.
quently complained Of the tension
under which he toiled and expressed
his desire to engage in something
else finally made another connec-
ton. For a time he thoroughly en-
ioyed the change but soon became
restless and unhappy. He missed
the excitement of a newspaper Of
fee, he felt as though he was stag
mating in his new position. He be-
came irritable, morose, and even
rude to his old friends.
One morning he reappeared at his
old desk and took up his newspaper
work again. In short time he was
like his old self. His irritability and
moroseness had disappeared. When
some one spoke to him about the
change he said: Here l feel alive,
alert and happy. l am in touch with
the electric wires of business, of
social and intellectual achievement.
/ will never leave newspaper work
again unless | want to go crazy"
We hear a great deal about editors
whose ambition is to own little
place in the country where they can
raise chickens and be happy ever af-
ter. How many of them ever achieve
the ambition? Very few indeed.
Getting out of the newspaper work
is a good deal like retiring from
business. When you have burned
your bridges behind you, you usually
find that you have made a terrible
mistake, for you have lost the one
thing that gives zest to existence,
an active interest in and daily con-
tact with the throbbing life of this
busy world.-Ex.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02
PRINTED STATIONERY
FOR FARMS

Every farmer who owns his farm
ought to have printed stationery, with
his name, the name of his postof-
fee properly given. The printed
heading might also give the names of
whatever crop he specializes in, OF
his specialties in stock. Neatly
printed stationery gives you per-
sonality and a standing with any
person or firm to whom you write
and insures the proper reading of
your name and address. If you wish
to write to your congressman or
member of the legislature, or if you
have request to make of your coun-
ty superintendent of schools, or if
you wish information from any bust
ness house, in any case your letter
will have increased weight and re-
ceive more and quicker attention if
you use stationery. Get the habit.
Come in the Advocate Office and have
use print you 500 sheets of good pa
per with envelopes to match. 1t will
be one of the best investments you
eyer made
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02
YOU WILL NEVER BE SORRY

For living a pure life.
For doing your level best.
For being kind to the poor.
For looking before leaping.
For hearing before judging.
For thinking before speaking.
For harboring clean thoughts.
For stopping your ears to gossip.
For bridling a slanderous tongue.
For being generous to an enemy.
For being square in business deal
ings.
For giving an unfortunae fellow a
lift.
For promptness in keeping your
promises.
For putting the best construction
on the acts of others.
For letting the gossip pass without
much notice.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02

Three American citizens have been
executed in Dalmatia as spies, ac-
cording to a letter received in Cali
fornia. Secretary Bryan has prom
ised a thorough investigation.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02
A Fair Proposition.

The manufacturers Of Meritol
Rheumatism Powders have so much
confidence in this preparation that
they authorize us to sell them to
you on "A positive guarantee to give
you relief in all cases of Rheuma-
tism or refund your money. This
is certainly a fair proposition. Let
US show them to you. Price SOC.
Mt. Sterling Drug Co.
Exclusive Agency.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02
Exclusive Agency.

The production of petroleum in
Kentucky in October was 9,494 bar
rels as against 1929 in September,
the increase made possible by the
enlarged storage capacity.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02

There are a number Of cures for
broken heart, but another steady
is probably the quickest and most
satisfactory.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02

The Court of Appeals has con-
strued the act of 1914 to mean that
the Kentucky dealers may ship liquor
into dry territory in this State
where it is intended for personal
use.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02

Learn your limitations and trust
your convictions. Most men and
women have no convictions. They
have prejudices, notions, opinions.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02

1t is a mighty good thing for all
of us that women are not as crazy
as the clothes they wear.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02

II the Elevator to Success is
stopped, try the stairs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02

Spring Lamb and Veal at Green
wade's.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-02
Saturday
December 5

The opening tobacco sale of
the local market will be held
at the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-05
MUNICIPAL NEWS
Some Items of Interest From the
Public Offices About Occur.
rances of the Week.

The city council on Monday night
transacted the following business:
Concurred in Mayor Harrison's ap.
pointment of ex.Ald. William T..
Schlake, president of the Illinois
Brick Company, as member of the
school board to replace Dean Walter
T. Sumner, resigned.
Sent to the building committee a
plan of Assistant Fire Chief MELON.
nell to require men instead of women
ushers In theaters, as men were calm.
er in times of danger.
Received the police department
"squeal book for the preceding
month.
Referred to the finance committee
an ordinance Of Aid. Captain accept.
ing mo mans land" from Evanston.
Passed two ordinances on motion Of
Aid. Lindheimer purchasing for $500
and $4,000 additional land for the
Rocky Ledge beach and park.
Passed order of Aid. Richert to pay
city employees before Christmas.
Passed order of Aid. w. ]. Healy for
the local transportation committee to
take up subway links" for Ashland
avenue and Robey street.
Proclaimed Dec. 3 Illinois day.
Received a report from City Engi.
neer John Ericsson on why he advo.
Gated higher rates for lighting to be
paid by city to the sanitary district.
Passed several surface car service
ordinances, some without approval
from board Of supervising engineers
Sent to the health committee an
opinion from the law department hold
ing that the city may divert traffic
from streets on which hospitals are
located.
At HAS p. m. the council adjourned
until next Monday night.
~
With the aid OF the railroads and
their smoke, Chicago has grown from
nothing to be the fourth city in the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-05

world. Electrification will be a step
backwards.
~e~
Patrons Of the Northwestern L com.
plain Of bad service. 1t is getting
worse every day.
Chicago Is going to open barrel
for the contractors and their friends.
Among the big projects on which it
is expected to make a start are:
Street car subways, for which 49,.
100000 is available.
New west side passenger and
freight terminals for the railroads.
Lake front development carried on
by the park boards.
The West 18th street widening by
the city and benefited property own.
ers.
Improvement of the county roads,
for which 100000 has been set
aside by the voters.
Completion of the new municipal
pier and pavilion.
The boulevard link, of which the
voters have approved.
Bathing beach and water works de.
velopment, on which the city has
started.
Meeting hours for City Council com
mittees are 20 follows:
Monday - Streets and alleys,
o'clock; buildings. $3.50 O'Clock.
Tuesday--Schools and police. ~
o'clock; harbors. wharves and bridsea
2 o'clock: local industries. 2 o'clock
Wednesday-Special park commie
sion, 1880 o'clock; health, 2 o'clock:
local transportation, 2 o'clock; track
elevation, $3.50 o'clock.
Thursday--Gas. oil and electric
light, 2 O'Clock; license. $3.50 o'clock:
water. $3.50 o'clock.
Friday--Compensation, II O'Clock;
judiciary. 2 o'clock: finance. 2 o'clock:
bathing beaches. $3.50 o'clock.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-05
EAGLETS.

William Pugh is one of the honored
veterans of the U. 8. postal service.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-05

the people because of the good, com.
mon sense he displays on the bench.
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Judge James c. Martin OF the Mu.
nicipal court has made dignified
anu honest public record.
William Hale Thompson would
make a big, liberal, go.ahead Mayor
for big, liberal, go.ahead Chicago.
Leo N. Alt, the well known drug.
gist, is talked Of for Alderman of the
Gath Ward.
President Wilson has the confidence
Of the whole people.
~
Peter Reinberg will be president of
tn County Board for the whole people.
Not for any one class or clique.
The "drys" are evidently not tax.
payers or they would not be SO will.
ing to assume 100000 Of taxes for
the police, now paid by saloon lcen-
SEES.
Remember your efficient alderman
when your private mail box is filled
with circulars Of dentists, loan sharks
and old clothes men. The alderman
alone is responsible. He values the
votes of the dentist, the shark and the
clothes man more than he does yours.
If he didn't he would initiate New York
and other civilized communities and
pass an ordinance forbidding the mis-.
use Of private mail boxes under heavy
penalty.
Get ready to fight prohibition and
local option. II will be the issue al
the polls in Chicago in 1915.
~
The men behind the automatic gal
shut'o6 graft are again at work boost
Ing their scheme.
The leading members of every 90
ciety and club in Chicago read Ths
Eagle.
Remember the cause OF persona
liberty and keep II out of persona
scramble for Office. That will keep 4
strong and vigorous.
~
II It were not for the Smoke nuts
ance" Of the railroads, Chicago woult
still be a dot on the prairie. Beat
the identification scheme.
An
Get after the cement Sidewalk
graftc.s.
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Gas shut.oif graft looks good Il
some aldermen.
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You don't have to take our word fol
the good quality of 0oeeiNs' ElEc
TRIO SOAP. Just get one bar of YOU
grocer, and let It tell you lie owv
story next Monday, and be governed
by that, good or bad. Remember Dob
bins Eleetrie.--Adv.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-05

It Is singular that the only people
assailed by our so.called reform" as.
sociations are men who are known to
be opposed to government by public
service corporations.
Chicago will never stand for Blue
Laws.
The $4,000 railroad employees Of
Chicago are worth listening to in the
matter Of terminal electrifcation.
They are all against It. Are the few
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-05

and the strong organizations they
maintain are named on the seventh
page Q! this paper.
~~
Thomas d. Nash has made good
record In the City Council.
Lower the price OF Gas.
Judge John A. Manoney Of the
Municipal court Is very popular with
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-05

has SO.532; the Twenty.ffth has &c..
1O4; the Twenty.ninth, 1851; the
Thirty.third, 1929,
The treatment Of the public by the
Chicago Railways Company is vile.
Get ready to make the drys dry up
by beating them at the polls.
The Chicago Eagle has always been
the friend Of the railroad employees
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-05

With the aid OF the railroads and
their smoke, Chicago has grown from
nothing to be the fourth city in the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-05

world. Electrification will be step
!,o " "a q ride
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-05

ideal member of the Board Of Review.
Richard J. Finn, the able and popu.
lar lawyer, would make good Judge.
Colin c. II. Fyffe, the we'll known
tiles on municipal and corporation
law.
John L. Torch, the highly esteemed
business man, is frequently mentioned
for mayor by his many friends in the
Republican party.
Judge r. w. CLIFFORD, who made a
great record as Circuit Judge, would
make a good member Of the Supreme
Court.
Patrick F. Haynes has always
served the public we'll. He deserves
good Office.
Francis w. Walker, the eminent
lawyer, is a Chicago product. He has
lived in this city all Of his life.
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Judge Charles A. Mcdonald 10 max.
ing a splendid record on the Superior
Court bench. He IL q conscientious
and fair.minded Judge.
Henry L. Hertz was one Of the best
state treasurers that Illinois ever had.
Sidney Adler, the we'll known law.
yer. is in the front rank Of boomers
Of his native city-Chicago.
Judge John X. Prindiville 10 making
. splendid record on the Municipal
Court bench. He IL an able, broad.
minded and Just Judge.
Harry L. Shaver, the able lawyer,
who made good record in the legis.
lature is talked Of for Circuit Judge.
p. II. Hebron, president of the Richie.
lieu Wine Company, has the finest and
best appointed home in Wilmette.
~~
Daniel Herlihy, who has been elect.
ed to the state senate. will make q fine
record in that body. He Is honest and
able.
Peter NJ. Hoffman, the efficient coro.
ner, IL an Official who grows more pop.
ular with the public every year. He Is
the greatest vote getter in the Repub.
lican party.
Jacob A. Hey, the efficient twenty
third ward alderman, would make q
great mayor
Frank J. Hogan has made a great
record as attorney for the Fire De-
partment. He is always looking after
the interest Of the people.
Frank Hembes Of Halsted street and
Webster avenue, is a popular north
slider who is often mentioned for pub
lie Office.
Stillman B. Jameson Is one OF the
coming men In the Republican party.
He is honest and able.
Emil Banedt of Banedt & Grampp,
Webster avenue and Bissell street, Is
one OF the leading pigeon fanciers OF
the state, and his place Is headQuar.
tiers for lovers Of homing pigeons.
John P. Jaeger was one Of the men
who helped build up Lake View.
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Jacob A. Hey Is an Alderman who
is not afraid to fight the enemies OF
the people.
Judge Harry p. Dolan has made q
grand record as Municipal Judge.
Clarence 8. Darrow, always the
friend Of the down.trodden, Is often
mentioned for Mayor.
William ]. Healy, the popular Eigh
teenth Ward Alderman, 10 talked Of
by Republicans for Mayor.
Trustee Edward Kane Of the SAM
tary District Is one Of the hardest
working officials In the state. He Il
always alive to the public's interest