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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-25
AGREED THAT MOON HAS
NO INFLUENCE ON CROPS

Scientists are now convinced that
the moon has no more influence on
crops than it has upon the tempera-
ture or the amount Of rain or the
kinds or any other weather ele-
ment. The growth of plants de-
ponds upon the amount of food in
the soil and in the air that is avail
able for them and upon tempera-
ture, light and moisture. The moon
obviously does not effect the char
acter of the soil in any way, neither
does it effect the composition OF
the atmosphere. The only remaining
way ii, w,,io,. a. i, could influence plant
growth, therefore, is by its light.
Recent experiments, however, show
that full daylight is about 100000
times brighter than full moonlight,
yet when a plant gets 1-100th part
Of normal daylight it thrives little
better than in absolute darkness. If
1-100th part of normal daylight is
thus too little to stimulate a plant,
Il seems quite certain that a 60O,-
00Oth part cannot have any effect
at all. II is therefore mere waste
of time to think about the moon in
connection with the planting of
crops. The moon, say the scien-
fists, has nothing more to do with
this than it has to do with the
building Of fences, the time for kill
ing hogs, or any other of the innum-
cradle things over which it was once
supposed to exert strong influence.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-25
MRS. OIETZ DEAD

Friends here will learn with sor-
row of the death of Mrs. Dorcas
Dietz, wife of Mr.. Adolphus Dietz,
which occurred at her home in Lex
ington last Monday evening, The
funeral and burial took place at
Lexington. Mrs. Dietz resided here
for some years with her husband
when he was engaged in construct
ing the local Government building,
but for the past three years had
been living in Lexington. Besides
her husband she is survived by three
sons, Otto and Henry Dietz, of Lex
ington, and Fred Diets, of Hazard,
and a daughter, Miss Agnes, who
lived at home. Three brothers and
three sisters who live at Rome, Ga,
also survive.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-25
DR.. J. L. McCLUNG, Dentist
Mt. Sterling, Ky.

All work frst-class and guaran-
teed. Office in Masonic Temple
building, formerly occupied by DR..
S. F., Hamilton Phones: Office,
697; Residence, $40. 7-1yr
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-25
A GOOD TICKET

The Democrats of this State have
a good ticket which will appeal to
every class of voters. It is compos-
ed Of the highest type of men-men
who are honest, intelligent and cap
able, and possessed of sufficient ex-
perience in public affairs to insure
to the State an administration of it's
business that will meet the expecta-
ton Of all those interested in honest
and economical government.-Paris
News.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-25

White Crown fruit jar CAPS
at vanarsdsll's.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-25
The Advocate for printing.

A great deal of the trouble in
this world is caused by the fact
that a girl will marry a man she
doesn't love and then begin to love
a man she doesn't marry.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-25

Mt. Sterling, KY.
While County Attorney, will accept
employment in civil matters only.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-25
AN AGE OF MACHINE DISEASE

nearJ ana Kidneys, tne SO-caleo UT
ganic diseases. OF these 10000
deaths occur below the age of forty,
and by far the larger part of the
victims succumb before old age is
due.
These ills are literally machine
diseases. In the old days when man
earned his bread by the sweat of his
brow, only the rich could be mac
tive enough to develop them. But
now vast numbers of people live in
doors most of the time; machines
take the place of our hands and
feet. An expert says:
"This sudden decline in muscular
activity reaches from the factory
hand to the mechanic who leisurely
watches or feeds a machine, to the
farmer who rides his sulky pillow, to
the trainman whose brakes are now
set by air, to every branch of bust
ness and professional life, where
time and labor SAVING devices are
now encouraging physical inactiv-
ity. And one of the greatest fac
tors in this change has been cheap
telephones and cheap transporta-
ton in our cities and towns. To
walk few blocks, to stand few
minutes or to climb a few stairs,
overtaxes the strength of thousands
of healthy looking people"
Let horse who has been used to
hard work and healthy meals sud
denly be deprived of exercise and
continuing his working diet, and he
speedily sickens. His joints stiffen,
he gets fat, short winded and use
less. Precisely that thing is hap
pening to many Americans.
OF course we canont turn from
the machine back to hand work and
foot transportation. These are
here to stay; but we moderns can
make shift to use our muscles in
other ways. Gymnasium work and
gardening are good; systems of ex-
ercise multiply by means of which
busy man can crowd into fifteen
minutes nearly enough stretching,
hauling and bending to offset a
days desk or bench work.
I Overweight is the mark Of the ILL
conditioned man, because surplus
weight is usually the mark of hearty
feeding and lack of exercise. U.s.
ually, but not always, for there be
those whose weight is not affected
by dieting or physical effort. In
their cases nothing except worry
will serve to combat fat and the
consequent degeneration of the vi
tai organs. Whether slab sides are
worth attaining at the price Of men
tai disquiet is problem verify the
consideration of the sages. Luck
lily most extra heavy people do not
face such a dire dilemma. For nine
out of ten fat persons improved
health and longevity are attainable
by reducing the attention to the
pleasures of the table and going in
for regular physical exertions, the
intensity of which may be turned to
the required individual pitch. That
so many people die before their time
is due largely to the fact that hab-
it's of comfort are easier to indulge
than ever Acknowledgment Lead
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-25
RULER OF ALL
what More For Woman7" Asks
Texas Farmer Chief.
Article Of w. D. Lewis PanegyriC
To Mothers Skirt.

asks w. ID. Lewis, president Of the
Texas Farmers Union, in an article
in a recent issue of The Cresset, Of
Medicine Lodge, Kan. "Why does
she grow restless under the Crown
of Womanhood9 Why is she
weary of the God-given jewel of
motherhood Is it not a sufficient
achievement for woman that future
rulers nurse at her breast, laugh in
her arms and kneel at her feet7
Can ambition leep to more glorious
heights than to sing lullabies to the
worlds greatest geniuses, chant
melodies to master minds and rock
the cradle of human destinya
"God pity our country when the
handshake Of the politician is more
gratifying to woman's heart than
the patter of children's feet.
"Why does woman chafe under
restraint of sexq Why revile the
hand of nature7 Why discard the
skirts that civilization has chung to
since the beginning Of timeP Why
lay aside this hallowed garment
that has wiped the tears of sorrow
from the face Of childhood? In its
sacred embrace every generation
has hidden it's face in shame; cling
ing to its motherly folds, tottering
children have learned to play hide
and seek and from it youth learned
to reverence and respect woman
hood. Can man think of his mother
without this consecrated garment !
'Why this inordinate thirst fol-
power? Is not woman all power
full? Man cannot enter this world
without her consent, he cannot re-
main in peace without her blessing
and, unless she sheds tears Of re-
greet over his departure; he has lived
in vain. Why this longing for civic
power when God has made her ruler
over ALE Why crave authority when
man bows down and worships herP
Man has given woman his heart, his
name and his money. What more
does she wantf
"Can man find it in his heart to
look with pride upon the statement
that his honorable mother in law
was one Of the most powerful poEt-
ical bosses in the country, that his
distinguished grandmother was one
of the ablest filibusterers in the Sen
ate, or that his mother was noted
warrior and her name terror to
the enemyf Whittier are we drift
ing and where will we landi
81 follow the pillow for living
and my views may have in them the
smell of the SOIL my hair is turning
white under the frost of many win
ters and perhaps I am little old
fashioned, but l believe there is
more moral influence in the dress Of
woman than in all the statute books
of the land. As an agent for NOR
atty, l wouldn't give my good old
mothers homemade gowns for all
the suffragette's constitutions and
bylaws in the world.
GAS a power for purifying So
ciety, l wouldn't give one prayer Of
my sanity mother for all the wom-
ems votes in Christendom. As an
agency for good government, ]
wouldn't give the plea of moth
er's heart for righteousness for all
the oaths of Office in the land.
there is more power in the smile
Of woman than in an act Of Con-
gress. There are greater POSSIBLE
tiles for good government in her
family of laughing children than in
the Cabinet Of the President of the
Cnitad States.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-25

Uncle Sam is rich. 1t is an
nounced that the annual count Of
gold and silver in the coinage mints
Of the country has been completed.
More than $1,1OO,OOO,OOO was in
Guided in the count this year. Even
the Peerless One has forgotten the
crime of 1873.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-25
Az ITO N e z r

VIII conduct sales of all kinds.
anywhere and unless satisfaction IA
given there will be no charge for my
services. Graduate Of Missouri School.
Terms and dates can be secured ut
Advocate Office Phone "A, Mt Ster-
ling, Ky.
12-1yr. Allie w. Mccormick.
r. r. No. 6, Mt. Sterling, KY.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-25
Painting Contracts.

l am prepared to figure with you
on your painting contracts. Work
guaranteed. J. L. Robinson.
Phone 661-W. 2tf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28

An officer OF the Belgian army was
summoned before the king. They were
in Flanders. and the Belgians consti-
tuted the tip OF the left wing Of the
allied army.
Captain" said the king. Il wish you
20 carry a message to the commander
OF the nearest British troops south Of
US. Go on foot and on the beach. The
distance is short. but is full of danger.
You will be as safe on the edge of the
water as anywhere We are not in
touch with our allies, but there is no
fear OF any force pushing into the gap
for our rear IS defended by the chan
mel Your danger will come simply
from any accommodating or other small
force that YOU mny happen TO meet"
The captain took the message. rolled
In a ball the size OF 4 small pill, put ii
in the lining of his hat. saluted and de-
parted. The hour was dusk. In the
eastern sky was a moon in the first
quarter. The beach was broad. and
the officer walked midway between the
line OF foam and the dunes.
Was that his shadow down at his left
and a trihe in advance OF him? No.
\ shadow must lie in line with the
light interrupted. This one formed an
obtuse angle with his body and the
moon.
Was # q shadow 1t was so faint
that he could not tell.
There was a moaning sound to the
waves that We're washing over bar
not far from the shore. The wind was
chilly, and the captain felt a CORE
spending chill in his heart BE did
not Ike that dark spot or shadow or
whatever It was. He looked down on
the hard sand 70 his left 1t was there,
barely distinguishs BILE, but surely there.
he looked up at the z-o@a The dark
spot surely could not be made by the
moon. for II would lie behind him,
whereas this was slightly IN front OF
him. He looked at the planet Venus
and saw that il was covered at the
time by a haze. He cast his eyes again
down at his feet, hoping that the dark
spot had disappeared. 1t was still
there.
To the south were the lights OF a
camp; how far he could not tell That
camp was his goal He wished him
self safely there. At night one cannot /
readily measure distances, and he could |
not tell whether the lights were far or /
near. He longed to reach them to es- /
cape that intolerable loneliness which /
weighed upon him.
He knew that at any moment he I
might receive n shot in the back or /
from the front II II came 1t would 1
come from the dunes on his left not 4
from the water. He cast occasional /
gIances in the former direction. turn
ing his head 10 the rear to see IL he
was followed. He thought he saw
dark something like the figure of 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
The Daily Story
A Death Shadow By F. A. Mitchell

man against the sky line behind him
( II IL was \ man he was soon in hiding
! for it passed into the dark dune
/ He edged down to the verge OF tha
I water and walked almost in the foam
! The sand was wet and reflected the
( light OF the moon. Beyond were tha
! lights. slowly growing more distinct az
Z he advanced. Usually there was a,
night desultory firing. not so far from
( the shore but that it could be heard
Tonight there was absolute silence ~
war There was the moaning Of the
waves on the bar. with their nearer rms
tie on the beach. This was all.
But that dark spot. II would no, "a
away. The captain tried hard to con.
vince himself that there was no such
thing there. He could not. He saw n
OF that he was sure, But Il was 50
faint that he could not always see #
At any rate. he looked az II. coneen.
tratlng his gaze upon ii. till Il seemed
to fade away. But when he had rested
his eyes and looked again there it was
And now the lights OF the camD are
so near that another ten or fifteen min
utes viii surely bring him there The
dunes where he looked for danger had
nattened, and what rise there was had
rsceded. The sky line was visible. and
he could have seen even a crouching
figure. But he saw none. A breeze
stirred some low weed or bush and
sent his heart 10 beating. but in an.
other moment he saw that It was not
q man.
4 short distance from the camp he
came to a place where reeds grew on,
of q marshy spot just above the foam
line. He must go 10 the left of them.
Seeming danger wherever there was
possibility OF IL lurking. he gave it
wide berth. passing a hundred yards
TO the left of It After leaving IL be-
hind him. looking down. be saw that
the black spot was directly in line with
the reeds. Il seemed TO him as he
walked that the spot advanced. keep
ing in line with his body and the reeds.
Suddenly he felt bis legs giving way
under him. He fell headlong on the
sand, gasped and died.
A figure with a rife rose M from
among the reeds and advanced toward
the body. Turning II over with bis
foot. he looked down into the marble
face and upon the uniform and, NUT
teriug Belgian" turned away and
sought a German camp not far inland
At the same time a dark cloud covered
the moon.
Was what the captain saw the shad-
ow OF death? Who can teny There
are more things brought out by war
psychology, when mems minds and
nerves are strained to the utmost. than
we can tell. Many man who meets
his death in the red horror OF battle
has a Grewsome foreboding q IFS ap-
preaching fate This has been proved
IN many former wars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28

F6u1wfrs t.~ acti1n o. congress -
ere isst sess.1- sataorisi1z ;as rhisf
Of osdaaa.e % tssa- free On rlas ,Il's
ere EraE rites stored % ere govern
rerf arsrrafa AMI 40 -attstiFss 20
BE used tr tEc -atls fp= etr4 uvfr ilT
O. tts riHr eilb. the prFsileut and his
eshsrrg are corfr1afrI vEltl che prop
ositoa 90 pat che zeal % approval %
tlr administration ou thc training %
tas civilians in tas use % the @4ii-
tarY arm a. recommended b. the
psesiaect ia bis last message % con
Eress This approval or dissppFovai
wil. e5ae abozs through the Efforts %
csc rattoaat board FOR pru@osina %
rife practice 90 oFEaniEs rife shoot
jrs assaesstiaes Ca AT the E0Tsrumsut
departments is WashiaEtoa. such or
gsasEstsass necessarily requiring she
approval o. ere chiefs % the dsrsgt-
@ssts-
TIE Eavs=srt 90 issue ErsE riass
fgF sss tFssaisE o. ciJizsas 30 rise
ss1aEisE explains NAT ts beng don@
wtsa tss Efsx rises 10 storage 90 ths
EarsfE@eet srssests. which has been
e ssgssT ~ a great deal % nsuspapsr
sssezistt1s a. O. ths disposal % enc
sane sieee tss ostbFest % enc Earo-
esz1 var. o. vas ths s-orts % sp@c-
s,asass. sssEsssist asf css-rais~. uha
wFFs @ssteE ere tifs % tas rsi~f %
1rssases rs5seFabls Or tssir eEdrts 90
ssrrssss tss EFsF rises. which eaas-
81 fEs F-sstfsss % have isEzsf ,hs
sFesr or 1sEasry fsrss4sisE exc sale
1f arms 90 rtss ctses @ was not
ltVsEss tssf there US ssy abuse %
ne EFisi.sEs accorded re clubs %
esrcaass EnvsguGsaf Grus tst th@
srsst-ssf Desired 60 - 81 q position
sf ssFiaE thaf 90 arms ia aaY amount
SEA of aeF asseFiasioa Wsrs bsinE cold
10 asTess especially kraE rises a.
ses~ wr-s h~3rE reserved foF issue -
re clubs s-4sr authority
% ne Fees=i Es~ AN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28

Nowhere o. ths vurld wiu yu1 So
a-ors viEos1as. graceful. sell 90 ~
bodies tkzE tkosr % ta- cadets 90 the
Ca-rt States Military acalemy. West
F'1.sf CeFtaia points 90 carriaEc are
th9FozEfiT imPF~ssef on she raw
T1gaE pt~tr~ dur.nE his rrat months
la camp. ard be- learns fnaiiy % car
~ AIuss,f IKE 60 of.csr and Ecu-
ffT@aa and you can pick ths West
roiHTer o4t % a croWd.
Draw on your chir. sirf~ you vtii
hear the upper ciassm~u Erowt az
tET poor pisbs Asd tar pirbs fairly
bumps himself ff~ assumes an ak
aFErrafet posture indeed. uith palms
forward. saEui1sTa hack. chest up and
erin ir o. is hard uogE for him A.
1rsr. bat Sol time che muscles re-
sro1d 90 the demand. and be learns %
carry himself ike a man. Chin 90.
tFaf'a ere principal thinF So many
tstisifgHfs fry 90 stick enc chin up
ir ere aiF. ant Oh 90 doiuE throw the
whole holy OUT o. poiss. The tint
tati6a soldier 90 The movies makes
DIE chia 90 promiu~nt that - over
shadows thr rest % ths action
Posture Affects Health.
TIE position ir which ore hahltu-
ally carries the body has a great
deal 90 60 With health los more
than sou imaEir.. May hackaches
are due % bad carriage alone. May
headaches conc from hiEh chin. And
lack o. <roEisfEr about the proper
way 60 hold the feet causes iot %
Unnecessary suffering from weak feet
and rat feet
st5u SHOULD ere frsf ~ heid-
p65ffiuE straight ahead oT a wee tribe
piEes a-toe1. 20 b. frank about o.. The
ssrork. unss1d f51s turns 90 q uffie
fr warcirE m yolr shoes are built
wifk ths obvi8as iat~utiou % forcing
goa f1 frrr th~ toes outward when
you wafk. give then 90 che rag man
and r~t y5ursrif a pair % shoes built
o. help Tuu wafE straight aheaf--
Shoes wf'h a straight Inside sole t1-
arf 70 outuarf vverirE % th~ for
ward part o. ne last.
Qusstisus sra Answers.
WAT 90 10 Tor catzrrss Have goa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28

r8fsT.s statement % tkr Ssft1raI
G~6Erapatr society concerning 81
F-asrapsy 90 gre var ia Eurupr deals
vlrt ere AusFriav Prpriae~ of tstEta.
eEE ere Italians desire f1 secure.
sef eEieE 81 said 90 b. ore o. ere r1r-
sfefau6as tEaf Germany o-rrb f7F
r eraHs1sti1a ~ iFatias neutrality.
Es- sEaFrrarHf says
"Hrr1ss 200 Fsf m FrEter iirs che
-fe. Hassr'sa pF8r.~r~ ~ tstFia. for
rrrfF VerFfiau me tEsrtsr p~uir-
s.fa. fEfrt. irrrFs,ar triangle urfe-
-t rsr EEr NortF Hfriafir. usfh tis
aa.alsat base t-rs~f by iiHr from
rr-sr ir Esr north fn F1Iur i1 the
1lrs. arf uifG To'a at Gee ap~H
ra~-- psiHe5p,e Agstriaa ports. fs FIRST
eassF en- tfr deal r1rarchgs mari
r.-1r PROVINCES Or is ar rafirt nee
rssary F1 tEr empires trade. and
aartf. ictr-1. bs a bright prize for
ere Italians
rlstrla. tar ancient fIisfris. contain
frF. uifr See uriEe b1rtrE isIauds. 1913
s4aarr riirs. is an Austrian crown
fsef. ard forms part ~ thr modern
territorial division suovn ns che coast
districts Tee cuasfiiu~ ia well irdrut-
Go. b1f fhr shores ir much ~ thrir -
tent are steep and f1rbldfiaE Moun-
fafrnus rock masses cross the land
frora north % souts. ruiusiratinE in
w1rt~ wsErf1rr. about 800 feet high.
~otivr ard fEs are cultivated IN the
rrFi5s. ana tstria's grapes and sine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
William brady.n.D.

Giseussed The sub!ec; % chronic nasal
satarrh- would greatly appreciate
any Information bearing upon IL
Reply.
Yes a series % articles on catarrh
appeared the week o. Feb. /. 1918. Let
ter % advice vii b. sent on receipt
o. stamped addressed enveioped with
your request
Doat weAr Arch Supporters: Is Il
advisable 90 put arch supporters.
made % metal. ia the shoes.to cure
falling arches.
Reply
Not n you hope 20 overcome the
trouble finally. Never without com
pst~nt medical advice Certainly not
on che suggestion % a shoemaker or
q brace manufacturer. Would you put
your leg IN a spiiut without expert
advice:
The Bulgarian Bacillus; Please OK
plain aha; g the principle which in
dirafes ths use o. Bulgarian bacillus
cultures as medicine
Reply.
Normally the colon harhors Al SC
tive growth or culture % Tactic acid
bsriiu % the Bulgarian type II Is
believed from Ellie Mstchnikor's re
searches. that these germs discourage
the growth % colon baciln and other
more or less troublesome bugs In the
bowel. and hence living cultures 81
BULGARIAN bacilii are administered in
cases % INSTRUMENTATION OF iutesti-
nal origin
can't Catch Cold On Your Hand;
The writer had q finger crushed In
a machine. Cnrbolic acid vas applied
at once A few DAYS later great pain.
swelling and chiilincss and fever np-
pear q iris from taking cold
What should Be done.
Reply
so Taxing cold" IN a wound
means fust ore thing infection
blood poisoning Have surgical ad-
wee ~ orce Soak the entire hand
ard arm IN very hot water. hy The
hour. n-f between whiIsE keep 70 in
a hot vet dressing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28


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