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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-17
MISSIONARY MEETING

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Young Women's Missionary
Society of the Christian church was
held Wednesday afternoon in the
oarlors of the church. The society
was organized ten years ago We'd
lnesday with twelve members and
Mrs. George Snyder president, and
this being the anniversary, a
special program was given. Mrs.
Henry w. Senieur was the leader,
Lnd the subject was "Service With
Money"
A good paper on the subject was
read by Mrs.. Charles Kirkpatrick,
and appropriate songs were sung.
The Bible lesson was read by
Miss Mary vansant Tabb, and the
members present answered the roll
all with verse Of scripture. The
society now has an enrolment of
81 members and Al were present
at the meeting Wednesday. Mrs.
Snyder gave an interesting sketch
of the first meeting of the society
and the work it had accomplished
for the cause of missions, which
was followed by a talk on the
present aims Of the society by Miss
Louise Tabb, the president. She
desired, she said, an enrolment Of
80 members by the October State
meeting. The leader gave a de-
lightful talk on the "Child at Work,"
the society studying the mission
lesson, "The Child in the Midst"
Miss Lucy Clay, one of the original
organizers of the society, made a
strong talk on the growth of the
'ociety. A letter was read from the
president of the Hazel Green. Mr..
McGarvey, conveying thanks of the
teachers and pupils for the prompt
assistance of the local society fol-
lowing the recent fire. After the
business session a delightful social
,our was spent and delicious and
tempting refreshments were serv-
ed. The hostesses were Miss Louise
'pabb and Mrs. ]. C. McNeal, and
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-17
PROPERTY INCREASED

The total amount of property as
listed by the Assessor and passed on
by the County Board of Supervisors
shows an increase of $636,061.00
over last years assessment and it
as thought and hoped by the officials
that the State Board will let the
assessment of the county stand this
year. Last year there was a total
of $6,7s5,O14.00 worth Of property
listed while this year there is
81, 421, 075.00 worth listed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-17
RETURNS TO SHIP

Mr.. Frank Stephenson, of the
battleship Texas, who has been Wis
iting his parents, Capt. and Mrs.
j. H. Stephenson, in this city, for
the past two weeks received orders
Sunday to report for duty at once
and left Monday on the noon
train. Mr.. Stephenson has been in
the navy for nine years and is now
the highest non commissioned officer
on board the Texas.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-17
MRS. s. W. eREENE's MOTHER
DIES SUDDENLY IN CHICAGO

County Judge Samuel w. Greene,
pf Jefferson county, formerly Of
this county, received word Thurs
day of the death of his wife's moth
er. Mrs. Alexander McClnng Wool
ok, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Granville w. Browning, of
Chicago. Mrs. Greene went to
Chicago Wednesday night upon re-
ceipt Of telegram stating that
Mrs. Voolfolk had been taken III
and was very low. =
Mrs. Voolfolk was 20 years old
and a native of Columbia, Mo-. Her
father, DR.. John M. Swallow, was
an expert agriculturist and taught
1t the University Of Missouri. Mr..
Voolfolk was native Of Fayette
county, Kentucky, and served as a
Colonel in the Federal army during
the Civil War. He died several
years ago.
Mrs. Voolfolk is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Samuel W.
Greene and Miss Ada Voolfolk, Of
Louisville, and Mrs. Granville W.
Prnwn,p0 of Cb,oapo
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-17
CONGRESS is REQUESTED

Declaring that he has only the
slightest acquaintance with DR..
Cook, that he never has met Ad-
miral Peary and has no interest in
the polar controversy, "beyond Sc
curing fair play" for the former,
Representative J. Fields, of Ken
lucky, submitted to the House an
affidavit from Miss Lillian E. Keil,
stenographer, formerly employed
by magazine publishing company.
In the affidavit Miss Keil states
that the Peary report Of his trip
to the pole published over the
name of Robert E. Peary was die
tated to me by Mrs. Elsa Barker,
and of it Mr.. Peary wrote not one
word" and that later "a member
of the editorial staff dictated to me
faxed statement for the press,
to which / was commanded to sign
the name Frederick A. Cook by
typewriter, but of which DIR. Cook
had absolutely no knowledge until
it appeared in the public press, the
statement commonly called the
Cook confession
To the end that "the polar con-
troversy should be settled and set
tied right" and that both claim
ants and their witnesses may have
a chance to be heard before a
Congressional committee, Repre-
sentative Fields introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, ETC., that the thanks
of Congress be, and the same are,
hereby rendered to DIR. Frederick A.
Cook, for his arctic explorations,
resulting in his reaching the north
pole. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-17
To Horace Greedy
Abraham Lincoln WROTE.
81 shall try to correct mig
errors a0he1a shown to be err
rors; and shall adopt mea0
UieaUS as fast as they appear
to be true UleaOs."
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

We asked the other day define the advantages of CONSOLE
dated school To do this thoroughly would require than
have available briefly
usually crowded. enables the Board Education
to provide adequate building with which the pupils
classified Systematically
Tie agriculture manual training that the
girl the advantages their city brother and
objection chill
school, This by
benefits offered.
The solution of the school problem consolidation
will the order that they the best
possible coming
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-17
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Howard vanAntwerp)

On last Wednesday afternoon,
several members Of the Strollers
troupe entertained the entire school
with a varied program, which YVES
greatly enjoyed. This was bat a
foretaste df Wednesday evening,
when the entire troupe presented
the clever comedy "Charley's Aunt"
The play was excellently put on,
md D cast, composed of the best
IF the dramatic talent of State Uni
versity gained new laurels after
their successes at Lexington and
Georgetown. The audience was an
exceedingly large one and no small
..redit must be given to the members
f the Boys High School Club for
their energetic and helpful efforts
Ia make the play success, both
,rtistically and financially. The
Boys Club netted one hundred and
ten dollars on the play. This
amount will be used to pay off an
old athletic debt and the balances
will go towards providing fund
for the base ball season.
The newly elected officers were
installed at the meeting of the
purple and Old Gold" Literary
Society on Friday afternoon. With
President Reis presiding, aii excel
lent program was rendered by the
of the first section.
The Senior class created much
needed diversion in Chapel Thurs
day, when they appeared on the
platform and gave a short musi-
Gale. Their appearance was start
ling in the extreme and it is feared
by some that they didn't really
know what they looked like or they
wouldn't have had the nerve to ap-
pear before the whole school in
such a get-up. However, the mat
ter of their appearance can be cas-
lily explained-it is only Inc latest
fashion.
Our janitor, Mr.. William Becraft,
had narrow escape from dcath
Friday morning when he was set
upon by a mob of irrespocsa - stu
dents who threw a rope around his
neck and were preparing Ia string
him up, when our Superinte "t'nt
herocially interrupted proc ,dings,
md in a stentorian voice bade the
offenders Be gonel and thus saved
the trembling man. It is thought
the party of lynchers were certain
students who objected
to the faithful janitor ringing the
bell minutes too early each day.
The greatest precautions will be
taken in the future to prevent an
other such happening and it is hop
ed that the supposed cause will be
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-17
CHARLEY'S AUNT

The delightful comedy, "Char-
ley's Aunt" given by the Strollers,
a dramatic organization Of State
University, under the auspices Of
the Boys High School Club, was
attended by a splendid crowd.
The play was a laugh was begin
ming to end and the characters were
well taken, everybody seemed pleas
ed with the performance. The
Boys Club made about 500 for the
athletic fund.
Try our drinks at Geiger's foun-
tain. Allie Hardin.
Pure Mountain Sorghum Molas-
ses at Greenwade's.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-17
Sweet Glover.

The great new fertilizer and
land builder-equal to alfalfa in
hay and pasture. Write for price
Est of seed and Gree Circular"
telling how to grow it.
JOHN A. SHEEHAN,
1t r. d. A., Falmouth, Ky.
Trade at Greenwade's and you
will be pleased.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-17

they were assisted in serving by
Misses Hazel Grubbs, Ella Proctor,
Mary vansant Tabb and Mn.
Prewitt Young.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-17

We win do our very best to please
you at Geiger's fountain.
Allie Hardin.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-17

Full line OF all Kinds Of meats at
areenwade's.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-02-17
Cultivated Hemp Seed

From Kentucky river bottoms,
best and latest importation for lint
Government test 90 per cent in five
days. Write for sample and price.
Glass g. Glass,
SOFT. Camp Nelson, Ky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15

has been heard In this city since autumn of last year Reports have come from the agricultural sections, especially some from Iowa. which indicated that the business depression of the east was rot shared in by those who cultivate the soil in states less localized or endemic. The wealth of the country was in Che ear 1914 increased through the energy of the farmers by some ten billions and the increase would have been perhaps larger had not the planters of the south suddenly been brought face to face by reason of the war with an inn passe.
 MT Simonson finds every reason for the expectation that the crops of this year will increase the wealth of the country, measured by dollars. by con- siderably more than ten billions, This will still further stimulate activity in the west and 1t will be impossible in his view, to prevent the spread of these stimulating influences eastward. Ills view is similar to that taken by Henry P. Davison, who is reported to have said that if harvest equal to that of last year be reaped, then with the steady inflow of funds from across the sea 1t IS inconceivable that there should not be very great business activity through cut the entire United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15
LARGE CORPORATIONS PLANT
 ING BEAUTIFUL GARDENS

Most of the large corporations have in duced the men to work gardens. The American Steel and Wire company has cooperative garden by their plant; the entrance to this company's offices are a perfectly arranged garden spot and it's far reaching effect is evidenced throughout Fairfield. No spot in Birmingham could more delight the tourist or better repay visit. the flowers are in full bloom and the whole place shows art and care in the garden architecture
 Surely the cultivation of an artistic sense along with the useful is an ex- cellent aid to efficiency.
 The product of any well organized and working effort is delight and Birming- ham is to be congratulated on its ex- cellent garden industry.
 Practical. economical and beautiful are the adjectives that can be used in speak ing of the work.
 The child's garden makes the child in dustrious and careful, elevating his ideals as he works close to the growing heart of things.
 The home garden interests the mother in her children's and husbands endeavors to make the table more bountiful and the often enlisting her less busy hours in the garden work, gathering the vegetables and pruning the plants.
 A visit to the school gardens will bet ter show the result of this work in Bir- mingham.
 Each garden can be easily located by a neat sign that has been placed at the entrance showing the name of the school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15

cial and business development has begun and that it is chiefly built up upon the basis of agricultural wealth. The great cities of the Mississippi valley feel this impulse and business men there as well as bankers, are confident that t is not momentary condition. They believe, as Mir. Simonson does, that their impulses will to quote his own words, spread eastward very soon"
 Minneapolis, he finds is now the center of metropolitan district which fultils the prediction made many years ago by William II. Seward in an address deliv- cred when he was United States senator Senator Seward predicted the comins or the day when a very great and influential financial and commercial center, true
 metropolitan district refectlng the ao- tivities of the great northwest would be established at Minneapolis. That Is pre- cisely the condition which MT. Simonson now discovers does characterize the met ropoltan district of which Mlnnea polls
 Is the center.
 Among other details, Mir. Simonson learned that the banks of the Missis- sippi valley are now overflowing with money and the peculiar and gratifying
 feature of this wealth is the fact that 1t belongs for the most part to tie
 farmers or represents industries which
 are built upon agriculture. There IS, therefore, very great purchasing power in the banks of the Mississippi valley and it Is inevitable that this will speed liiS be employed so that industries, es pecially agriculture, can be expanded The story of the Mississippi valley and the northwest, or at least the chapter Of that story which relates to present conditions, furnishes one of the finest of object lessons which teach how greatly the wealth of the United States
 and it's yearly increase depend upon the agricultural sections.
 Some changes are iH progress. as. for instance. the really wonderful develop ments of interests in the state of Min nosota. Presumably these will steadily grow and may furnish the chief basis for the yearly increase of wealth in tlat section.
 What MT. Simonson said in his com-
 munication is in line with much that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15
SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT By MRS. SIDNEY M. ULLMAN

IS model. The principal of this sechoo is woman, Miss Redwood. Here the garden fence was a problem. for the place
 had to have a fence. being off from the school and unprotected. This ambitious school decided to take in a large space, so the fence cost S925. Since the garden was planted the proceeds from the sale of vegetables has brought in sl6. The garden
 is still having supervision and Is heinz worked by the school children. Two dol lars and 50 cents has been made since school closed.
 The Moore school of Ensley. which is the oldest school in Ensley, ias credi- table garden. well kept and nicely ar
 ranged.
 Graymont has already planted itn sec
 ond crop. This garden has been lsppeu
 so often not only by birds and beasts, put
 by humans, an appeal has been inaie .o the city to make an officer of one of the schoolboys. The rivalry for suca lon lin Greymont will make the school garden
 more popular than ever
 The finest strawberries in any school garden were raised in Graymont. On an old chert hillside, the Martin school has planted garden using the great boulders as a background ihese are being overrun with silvery gray leaved lssquash plants and banked in the rear bv canna The whole effect is charming. East Birmingham boasts of one of the hest gardens in the entire system, the Cunningham school has nicely fencea- in place. with every variety of vegetapies ones heart could desire.
 1 The Barrett school in East Lake has l been very ambitious. There they are growing celery. In another year they ex- 1 pect to try bleaching it and growing Il i to perfection
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15
A MODEL GARDEN
 WILL BE DEMONSTRATED

At the fairgrounds a model garden is in the progress of making. This will be well grown by fair time and will demon- strate what can be done by careful cul-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15
SANFORD TO ATTEND
 PEACE CONFERENCE

Montgomery, June 14-(Special)-Gov- ernor Henderson has appointed Col. w.. H. Sanford. delegate from Alabama to the peace conference to be held in Phila- delphia next Thursday. Ex-President Taft will preside over the conference and leading men of the nation will deliver addresses at the meeting.
 The national provisional committee of 113, in charge of the League of Peace. has announced that the following pro- posals prepared by ex-Presdent Taft, will go before the conferences:
 '1. An international court to try all justifiable questions.
 ''2. A conference of conciliation for the federataion of nonjustifable questions.
 ''3. The use of joint military force against a signatory beginning hostilites contrary to the terms of the alliance.
 A. The formulation and adoption of a code of international law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15
LEAVE TO INSPECT
 HIGH SCHOOL SITES

Montgomery, June 4.-tSpecial)-Su perintendent of Education William F. Feagin and Auditor NJ. C. Allgood, mem- hers of the state high school commission, left tonight for Washington county, where they will spend two days inspecting sites offered for the county high school.
 Tomorrow the commission will visit and inspect sites offered by Carson and Le- roy, and the following day the commits sion will go to Healing Springs and Cha tom. The commission also will probably visit Milry and Vinegar Bend while in Washington county, as both of those places have signifed their intention to make application for the high school.
 On account of the press of official bus- ness, Governor Henderson was unable to accompany Superintendent Feagin and Auditor Allgood on their visit to Wash ington county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15

What Bankers Report
 Throughout the Mississippi valley there was substantial agreement in the view of bankers that a very important commer-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15
FINE GARDENS SHOWN
 IN PITRIJC INSTITUTIONS

One of the most beautiful gardens in the city is the one around the city Jaii This is probably the largest garden In the city not under the care of truck farm- CTS for market purposes.
 Wesley House has a fine garden, sup plying the needs of their table almost en- tirely. but the most practical result or what can be done by persistent work and education is the garden made by the mill people of Avondale. Here the lot has been divided into 30 garden plots each 25x25 feet, and each worked by dli1er- ent family, the result of their labors be- ing the foodstuff that supplies their needs during the summer.
 Last year 1t took two months to get the garden started an dthen only by per suasion and example could the mill peo- ple be made to work there at all; real izing the necessity of the work, this year they begged for space to make gardens and only because the city could secure no more ground in that part of Avon dale were they unable to plant.
 The girls in Wesley House greatly aided the mill district garden by their CO., operation Mir Donald Conner has been most generous in supplying fertilizer and fencing.
 The county poorhouse shows fine work, a large garden in full cultivation is the result here no doubt supplying amply the needs of that institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15
CTIILDRENS SCHOOL GARDENS STRIKING
 FEATURE OF TRIP OVER BIRMINGHAM

series of articles telling what Bir- mingham is doing for the children will appear in this department from time tc time and the community will find the city fathers together with many other agents, are undertaking many useful. ornamental and educational move ments to train the young mind out side of the school hours.
 First among these activities is the great agent for useful labor and industry. the school garden. Emanating from this center is the home garden, made by the school child, and the garden developed by industries, civic improV ement gardens and the gardens of varied institutions
 A trip around Birmingham made the big work clear, for one can hardly realize it's far reaching influence until 1t is ac- tually seen
 Twenty-six white and 10 negro schools have gardens all in splendid order. and many already cultivating the second crop. The gardens are worked by all grades, each raising the same variety and culti- vating the same amount of ground. WHAT A VISITOR TO
 THE GARDENS SHOW
 Elyton school garden shows Its Ear reaching effect upon the pupils by the fact that both boys and girls of that sec tion are raising splendid gardens, and showing good substantial results.
 The principal of this school, MT. 4. l.. Reese, has demonstrated in his own yard what can be done and the children are l if not a better crop.
 Martha Hagan and RNth Hopgood, two little girls only s years old, have raised a splendid assortment of vegetables.
 Edward Ham, Maurice Broomwcll, Rich ard Martin, Chalmers Riggs and EIgine Mason are Elyton schoolboys all grow ing vegetables for sale.
 In one small boys garden the poles for beans had all given out. so he sacrificed a baseball bat for one vine and spade ham dle for another.
 Tomatoes, lettuce, popcorn, parsley on- ions, radishes, turnips, okra, pole beans and English peas were all growing, most Seldom was a weed to be seen. The old Seldom was a weed t obe seen. The old verse comes to our mind:
 "A man of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds,
 For when the weeds begin to grow Then doth the garden overflow"
 Such diligent little farmers are fdll of deeds, not words for the garden shows constant care in this respect.
 At the Hemphill school the garden is in lovely condition. Mrs. MeGahay, a neighbor, is taking care of it during the summer. The effect of school gardens is evidenced in this neighborhood by the fremen's garden. West End fire de. partment No. 15 has a garden which is indeed a credit to Birmingham, ihe va riety of flowers and plants raised here are lovely both to the eye and the pal ate.
 Ensley school garden is the experimen- tai plant, practical botany work being done here.
 In the vicinity of the Barker school are four gardens using the school garder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15
GADSDEN

Gadsden, June 4.-(Special )-The TO- year-old son of James Hall. living at Ala bama City, will be taken to Montgomery Tuesday morning to be treated at the Pasture institute. The child was bitten by dog suffering with rabies last Fri day. Sunday COW in a pen at West Gadsden went mad. She had been b:tten 12 or 15 days ago. Within the past three or four weeks nine mad dogs have been killed in Gadsden and the surrounding country, and it is feared many other logs will go mad. Several head of cattle have been bitten. Some of the cows were killed ment until it was determined whether or not they would go mad.
 The commissioners court of Etowah county has decided to abandon d plan to tax vehicles to raise more money to be used in road improvement. The oppos- tion throughout the county was so great that it was believed it would be impossible to get bill providing for -he tax through the legislature. The county is spending s20oo0o on the roads that was realized by bond issue and besides this amount the county is spending about S25, 900 a year with the convict gang.
 Work has been started on the exten- sions and improvements at the Gulf States Steel plant, as outlined by presi- dent Bowron some weeks ago. The inn provements will cost about s60,000 and will increase the capacity of the steel making department.
 Mrs. G. H. Mathis who has been work ing in the crop diversifieation campaign has received an urgent call to go tc south Alabama and conduct a campaign there. The Southern and the Louisville and Nashville railroads have made propo- sitons to her to assist in her campaign She said she was told the boil weevil is destroying the cotton prospects anc that it will be necessary to induce people te raise food crops or face starvation this fall.