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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-31
President Working on Note
to Britain.
LOOKS FOR CONCESSIONS
Chief Executive Believes That With
German Modification of Her Subma-
rine Attacks on Merchant Ships
Great Britain Will Give More Lee.
way to Neutral Commerce.


way to Neutral Commerce.
Washington, Aug. 31.-While await
ing word from Berlin agreeing to the
American stand on submarine war
fare methods President Wilson is
overhauling the various tentative
drafts of the message to London deal
ing with the British order in council
and cotton contraband decree. 1t is
expected the message to the British
would be as energetic, though as
courteous a protest. against British
Interference with shipping on the high
seas as the administration can frame.
If the protest proves ineffective.
however, and cases of interference
still occur, it was understood an init
nation substantially to the "delib-
erately unfriendly" effect will be con.
veyed
The president thinks there is a
strong possibility the British will
make concessions when informed, az
he hopes 10 be able TO inform them
that Germany will wage her subma
rine warfare in future along the lines
embodied in his previous demands.
Whether or not this win open the
way for the United States to tender
it's good Offices toward further r1oyes
leading in the direction Of peace il
was stated. will depend on develop
ments which cannot yet be predicted
accurately.
That such development are not
deemed impossible was known def
nitely.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-31

Washington, Aug. 28.-President
Wilson has appointed Vannoy Fl. Man
ming of Holly Springs, Miss, direc-
tor OF the bureau of mines In the In
terror department He succeeds DR..
J. A. Holmes, who died recently. Mr..
Manning was assistant director OF the
bureau.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-31
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE
ARE HOMELESS.

. Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 81
. Five thousand persons are re-
. ported homeless within a ra-
. dius of 200 miles of Newport,
. Ark, and many others are ma
. rooned by the flood.
. Food supplies are scant and
. have been so for five or six
. days. A levee of the Cache
river gave way Sunday, form
; ing lake twenty miles square
. between the Cache and the
. White rivers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-31
MORE MONEY FOR BRAZIL
President Approves Issuance of S1e1,
100000 in Paper.

Rio Janeiro, Aug. 31.-President
Wenceslau Braz approved the issue
of 100000 centos ($l91 ,OOO,OOO) in pa
per voted by the chamber OF deputies
Aug. "a. The issue is intended par
ticularly for the payment of the treas
ury debt, both gold and paper, prior
to 1915.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-31
British Steamer Sunk.

London, Aug. 31.-The British
seamer Sir William Stephenson oil
Newcastle, 1,514 tons gross, has been
sunk. -
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-31
Are Threatening Another
Russian Fortress.
IS NEAR GERMAN BORDER
Official Announcement Is Made at
Berlin OF the Capture Of Lipsk,
About Twenty Miles West of Grod-
no-vioIent Artillery Fighting oc-
ours in the Argonne District.

Berlin, Aug. 31.-German force,
have made a further advance on tn
Russian fortress of Grodno. the ONLY
one of the fortified positions near the
German border which still remains IL
Russian possession. Official an
nouncement was made here of tn
capture of Lipsk, in Northern Rus
sian Poland. about twenty miles Il
the west of Grodno.
Paris, Aug. 31.-Violent artillery
lighting took place at many points il
the Argonne district as a result o.
which the trenches of the Germans
were seriously damaged, according tC
the French official report.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10
TO THE FRIENDS
OF THE CHILDREN

Again, the Kentucky Children's
Home Society is making an appeal
to the Christian people of the State
to open their homes and hearts to
its "little children" to the boys and
girls, who in a few years will be
men and women.
Our home is now crowded beyond
its capacity, but when county
Judge writes to us of children who
are neglected and homeless this
freezing weather, what can we do
but say "Send them to us?" How
ever, we have about reached the
point where we will be compelled to
say "Do not send them to us, we
can not take any more," unless the
kindhearted, generous people of the
State come to our aid by opening
their homes.
At the present time, we have in
the Receiving Home two hundred
and thirteen children, ranging in
ages from a month to sixteen years.
Many of these are bright, interest
ing boys and girls, sound in every
way, but we also have some who are
handicapped by being slightly defec-
tive in some way, and this latter
class need love and sympathy much
more than the perfectly normal
child.
We have found in our many years
of experience that the best results
come from the placements of the
little children-"Sutfer the little
children" as they are then at an
age when lasting impressions can
be made, and their characters can
be most easily moulded.
Out in the State, are Il great many
more children, waiting to come to
our Receiving Home. So by taking
u child from us into your family,
you are doing a double kindness
n kindness to the child you take in
to your home to love and to be low
ed in return, and a kindness to the
little unfortunate, without home,
waiting to come to us.
If you are interested in the chill
dren of our State, kindly write to
the Kentucky Children's Home So
ciety, 1886 Baxter avenue, Louis
vile, Ky, and the superintendent
will be more than glad to take the
matter up with you"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10
GO NO FARMER
The Evidence is at Your Door.

Mt. Sterling proof is what you
want and the statement of this high
ly respected resident will Danish all
doubt:
my health was very poor and ]
doctored, but in vain," says Mrs. F,
Henson, Of 81 Strothers street, Mt.
Sterling. Ny whole system was af-
fected and / was almost helpless.
/ had nervous spells, headaches and
my sight was poor. often became
dizzy and had to catch hold of
something for support. For several
months my body was so badly swol-
len that | could not bend. | final
ly got a box of Doan's Kidney Pills
at Duerson's Drug Store. The re-
lief they brought me was almost in
slant and / continued using them
until was WELL"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Henson had. Foster Mil
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10
THE FAMILY GARDEN

The garden spot is the most pro-
luctive fraction of an acre on most
farms, yet on many it is often one
of the most neglected in many re-
spects. In the hurry and rush of
the spring work it is MANFRED pos
sibly, and plowed and planted, OF
partly planted, and then the care
falls to the women and children. II
farmers were to carefully consider
the proportion of the family living
that comes from the garden, he
would realize that it deserves much
more careful attention than it re-
ceives from him.
Not only can the garden be made
much more profitable, and help out
the family ration by increasing it
and also by balancing it somewhat
better, but it can be made means Of
considerable supplement to the in
come received from the principal
farm industries. By having two
family garden-that is raising gar
den stuff enough for two families
and finding u customer in town or
city who would ike to have a gar
den land other) products direct
from the farm at least once each
wcek--more could be realized from
the farm, both for the family table
and purse. Many town or city
housewife would be glad to receive
good-sized market basket full of
fresh garden stuff directly from the
producer by parcel post, express or
direct delivery by the farmers own
conveyance-whichever would prove
the most satisfactory and economi-
cal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10
Plant n Ira.

Whether it be a fruit tree, an
ornamental tree, or a timber tree,
the time devoted to planting it ID
well and worthily spent. Within
the last two decades the whole coun-
try has awakened to the Importance
Of the forestry question. All states
should be interested in preserving
the remnants of our goodly forest
heritage and in passing on to future
generations a land beautified and
glorified by its wealth of trees. 1t
requires years for nature to build a
perfect tree, and it requires only q
few moments for man to destroy
natures work. The time has come
when nature must be assisted in the
benefcent task of reforestation.-
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10
Could Not Fool Gladstone.

"The keenness of Gladstone's col
lecting eye, even in old age" the
London Athenaeum says, may be
inferred from the story told us by
bookseller in Brighton. On one
Of his last visits Mr.. Gladstone paid
a visit to our informant and took
up a nice book in an old French
binding. What's this?' he said.
ooh, it's a book from the library
of Catherine de Medici.'
"'But there's no fleur-de-lis in
the top lozenge,' retorted Mr.. Glad
stone without a second glance at il. "
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10

u Lies In Preventing Surfaces Evspors-
tion From Taking Place.

Most people have heard Of dry
farming, but very few know exact
ly what it is and how it is possible
to carry it on. Yet il depends upon
one of the most common principles
Of physics. Of course all plants
have to have moisture about their
roots in order to live, so even in
dry farming this has to be the case
The expedient necessary, then, is
to retain near the roots what rain
does fall on the ground. One coed
rain-if ell the water could be kept
on hand - would be sufficient to
raise crop.
In order to understand how the
water absorbed by the ground is re-
tanned by the dry farmer to a great
extent, the subject of capillarity will
have to be studied somewhat. Ii
blotter be placed at one end in an
ink well we all know that the ink
will rise up into the blotter by what
is known as capillary attraction
and the finer the holes in the blot
ter the farther the ink will rise
that is, to a certain extent. A wick
in oil or water will do the same
thing. Imagine such a wick in a
bottle of water with the end just
sticking out of the neck of the bot
tie and the other end at the bottom
Of the bottle-what will take place?
Why, the top end Immediately be-
comes very wet and the water there
is soon evaporated, but just as Of
ten as il is evapoTated some comes
up from the bottom to take its
place, so finally the whole bottle Of
water is lost by evaporation.
This is exactly what happens in
a dry country after a rainfall. The
water at the surface is evaporated,
and the water from beneath comes
up to the surface and is evaporated,
till finally the ground for several
feet down is as dry as a chip, but
firm. The whole secret of dry farm
ing is in preventing this top evapo-
ration from taking place. The only
way to do it is either to put a wa
terproof layer on top, which is i'm
practicable because the plants have
to have air also, or else cover the
surface with a dry mulch of such
coarseness that the interstices or
passageways are too large for capil-
larry attraction to raise the water
from the smaller ones below. OF
course this latter method is the one
that is followed, and on looking at
q dry farm one would think from
the looks of the top soil that no
rain had ever fallen, but on scrap
ing away the dirt or mulch for
few inches he would find the lower
earth moist and oil right.-A. l.
Hodges in Chicago Herald.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10
PREPAREDNESS FOR WAR

The cutlery for more ships, anC
many of them, at once, is sufficient.
" answered by a letter of the FOR
mer Secretary of the Navy, William
E. Chandler, and by the remarks OF
Senator Tillman, repubished recent
" by the Evening Post from the
Congressional Record.
Neither one of these gentlemen is
an opponent of large navy; on
the contrary, both have been pro-
moters of naval efficiency; but they
declare, and most wisely, that it is
folly to spend money on warships
that are now for the first time on
their trial trips. The world is
watching the conflict of the arma-
ments, noting the new conditions in
naval warfare, marveling at the in
trusion of new vessels and with
holding a verdict as to the value of
them, new and old.
Nevertheless, the cutlery will con-
tinue in order to secure big orders
for the shipyards. 1t is part and
parcel Of the campaign for ship rb-
sides. Back of all the subsidy cry
are the shipyards. The fight on the
ship purchase bill is due chiefly TO
the fact that these ships are to be
purchased in order to afford imme-
date relief and not to be built at
the shipyards in their own leisurely
way.
Let the American people keep
their heads. All kinds of false
alarms are being raised for the pur-
pose of stampeding them. There is
no danger now of war between Am
erica and any nation in the world.
As far as man can fOresee the
future, no nation would be in po-
sition to make war with the United
States for many years to come.
In the meantime, we can proceed
with our plan in our own way, get
ting the best results from the rxpen-
Iiture of every dollar and providing
for our protection, not against con-
tingencies that arise in the minds of
inhamed politicians, but against
conditions that are considered pos
sible by reasonable men in moments
of calm and quiet.
We commend to the public gener-
ally the reading of the letter of Mr.
Chandler and the address of Sena-
tor Tillman. The whole case con-
corning the building of warships at
this time is contained in these two
addresses.-LOuisville Post.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10
The Slau.

The people known as the Slay,
appear in history north Of the Black
sea about the time of the Emperor
Traian, A. d. 10, and begin to be
mentioned with some frequency
during the sixth century. Since
then they have pushed westward
into the Teutonic. domain, but have
nowhere, save in Russia, retained
political independence. OF the if
teen or more Slavonic languages
the old Bulgarian and the modern
Russian, Polish, Bohemian, Croatian
and Serbian are of the most impor-
tance.-New York American.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10
Not Applicable.

Bleeker-What's the matter, old
mani You look like an illustra-
ton Of hard luck story.
Meeker-Domestic troubles. Had
a scrap with my wife this morning
Blocker = Oh, don't let a little
thing like that worry you. A thun-
derstorm clears the atmosphere, you
know.
Meeker - Yes, but that doesn't
help a man who has been struck BY
iightning-Chicsg News
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10

Judge W. r. Settle, Of Bowling
Green, Ky.
Judge C. s. Num-, of Marion, Ky.
Judge Rollin Hurt, Of Columbia, Ky.
Commissioner of Appeals, William
Rogers Clay, Lexington, Ky.
United States Government
President, Woodrow Wilson, New
Jersey
Vice President, Thomas r. Marshall.
Indiana
Secretary Of State, William J. Bryan,
] Nebraska
Secretary of Treasury, William G.
McAdoo, New York
Secretary of War, Lindley M. Gar
rison, New Jersey
Attorney General, James Mercy
nolds, Tennessee
Postmaster General, Albert s. Burle-
son, Texas
Secretary of Navy, Josephus Daniels,
North Carolina
Secretary Interior, Franklin X. Lane,
California
Secretary of Agriculture, David Y.
Houston, Missouri
Secretary Of Commerce, William C.
Redfeld, New York
Secretary of Labor, William B. Viii
son, Pennsylvania
United States Supreme Court
Chief Justice, Edward d. White,
Louisiana
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna, California
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Massachu-
sets
William r. Day, Ohio
Horace H. Lurton, Tennessee
Charles E. Hughes, New York
Willis Van Devanter, Wyoming
Joseph R. Lamar, Georgia
Mahlon Pitney, New Jersey
U. s. District Court
Eastern District of Kentucky
Judge A. M. ]. Cochran, Maysville
District Attorney, Thos. d. Slattery,
Maysville, KY.
Legislative.
United States Senator's
Ollie N. James, johnson N. Camden
Congressman, 9th Dist. w. ]. Fields
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10
Cultivated Hemp Seed For Sale.

Minnesota No. s. The best and
latest importation for lint, Govern
ment tested SO per cent. in days,
Write for sample and price.
Glass & Glass,
30-10t. Camp Nelson, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10

And, HERE Is where deed In
PERFECT LAUNDRY WORK
are performed with EVERY article
entrusted to this plant.
Your shirts, collars, and other
linen will gave the very maximum
Of service will be TH0R0LY
CLEkNSED and STERILlZED and
returned to you In Its best condition
II WE do the laundering.
Perfect service-guarante
your bundle to our wagon this week.
Mt. Sterling Laundry Co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10
Official Directory
Things which we all should know
but which none Of us can
remember, and often don't
know where to find.
City Of Mt. Sterling.


Officers
Mayor, C. X. Oldham
Police Judge, Ben r. Turner
Attorney, W. c. Hamilton
Clerk, II. M. Ringo.
Assessor, w. 7. Fitzpatrick, Jr.
Chief of Police, John Gibbons
Police, J. G. Upton, Thos. Scott
E. w. Smith
Tax Collector, 7. II. Wilson
Treasurer, c. B. Patterson
Councilmen, Pierce VIM, A. H.
Robertson, c. B. Stephens, W. r.
Mckee, 'R. A. Chiles, Lee Orear,
Henry Bolts, E. W. Stockton.
Montgomery County.
County Judge, w. o. Chenault, Sr.
County Attorney, Earl W. Senff
County Clerk, Keller Greene, L. r.
Douglas, Deputy
County Sheriff, Harry F. Howell,
Robt. Montjoy, VIM. Cravens,
Deputies
County Supt. Schools, Miss G. Sledd
County Assessor, James Barnes
County Jailer, Jno. F. Richardson
County Surveyor, c. D. Reffeitt
County Treasurer, C. 7. Eazelrigg
County Coroner, Geo. c. Eastin
Game and Fish Warden, Boone
Howard
County Court, third Monday in each
month
Quarterly Court, third Tuesday in
each month
Fiscal Court, meets the first Tuesday
in each month.
Circuit Court.
Judge VIM. A Young, Morehead, Ky.
c Commonwealth Atty, W. Bridges
White, Mt. Sterling, KY.
Official Stenographer, Miss Pearl
Lane, Mt. Sterling, KY.
Circuit Court Clerk, J. II. Blount,
Miss Anise Hunt, Deputy,
Master Commissioner, John A. Judy
Montgomery Circuit Court begins
third Monday in January, second
Monday in April, and first Monday
in September.
; Kentucky State Government.
James B. McCreary
Lieut.. Governor, Edward j. McDermott
of State, c. F. CreceGus
Attorney General, James Garrett
Auditor Of Public Accounts, Henry
M. Bosworth
State Treasurer, Thos. S. Rhea
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Barksdale Hamlet
Commissioner Of Agriculture, Labor
and Statistics, j. W. Newman
Clerk Court of Appeals, R. L. Greene
State Senator, ]. Will Clay
John A. Judy
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Chief Justice, Shackelford Miller, Of
Louisville, KY.
Judge John D. Carroll, New Castle
Judge ]. B. Hannah, Sandy Hook
Judge Charles Cyrus Turner, Mt.
Sterling, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10

An exchange says that scandal
to a woman is news, and to a man
it is gossip" True, and to both it
is the quintessence of life.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10

While advocating augenic mar
riages, we might GOA step farther
and demand eugenic minds in Office
holders.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10

You can easily guage yong mans
character by ascertaining what he
does in his idle hours.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10

Affections conferred on form
change and die with the form, when
they last so long.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10

Faith in your husband will save
him explanations.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10
Sale! Sale!

Twenty per cent. off entire stock
Of furniture for 10 days.
(30-tf- j. w. Baber, Opp. p. o.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10

Best home killed meats at Vanars-
dell's. Try US.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10

A wise man talks to others. The
fool babbles TO himself.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10

Don't fail to see CharIey's Aunt.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10

Who is charIsy's Aunta
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10

30-10t.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-05
POLICE PUNCTURE
INDIANS LURID
TALE OF ROBBERY

c. F. Price. sa Indian from Mt.
Pleasant. weaved his way unsteadily
into the detective bureau, early
Thursday morning. and announced
that he had been assaulted and rob-
bed OF $S7 IN the Bellmen * Walters
cub. No go Beaublen-st., shortly
before, hl-- assaila1ts cutting his
POCKET 10 get the money.
Detective Brooks questioned him
carefully. and learned that Price had
been here ven weeks; had $50
Hhen he came. and had been having
a pretty good time, with crap
games, liquor and such, since he ar
rived.
And then Detective Brooks reach.
ed into the torn pocket and drew
out s.. just as the magician draws
the rabbit from the hat.
Price was quite surprised.
Detective Brooks remarked that
he guessed that Price had not been
robbed OF much.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-05
LABOR FOLK IN
SQUABBLE OVER
PEACE DELEGATES

Disputes owes the legality OF a
special meeting. in which delegates
were appointed TO attend, the ma
tionaf peace conference In Washing
ton. occupied the Detroit Federation
OF Labor for nearly four hours, We'd
nesday evening, and the matter was
finally put over a week An invita-
ton from the friends OF peace TO
send delegates 10 meeting in Chi
cago, Labor day, was also put over
The federation voted that all men
marching. in the Labor dag process.
sion wear at least Eve union labels
on their clothing. and all women at
least three.
II was announced that the Allied
Printing Trades picnic will be held
on Sugar island. Sunday. Jointly with
Toledo council. Claude Taylor, pres
ident Of the Michigan Federation OF
labor. declared that the labor inter
ests OF the state will work against
prohibition, n. r. Poggenburg was
appointed member OF the leslsla-
tice committee. succeeding n. l..
Reeves.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-05
DRYS WIN
IN VIRGINIA
Both Branches of Leg
islature Favor
Prohibition

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. RE
turns from Wednesdays Democratic
state primary made il certain today
that The Prohibitionis,s will have
safe majorities in both branches OF
the next legislature. which convenes
early in 1916. Though Virginia vot-
ed dry in the referendum election
last fall, IL will devolve upon the
forthcoming legislature 10 enact
laws making the result OF the elec-
ton effective when state wide pro
hibition become operative Il No
vember. 1916.
Fearing that the vets might not
enact legislation sufficiently restric-
tive, IL they gained control of the
general assembly, the drys made
extra efforts to capture both branch
es OF that body.