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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10
THE EARTH's PAST.
its History Written In Light Waves
That Endure Forever.

Not the least of the wonders of
light is the truth that through its
agency ordinary deeds and ordi-
nary happenings, as well as all other
kinds OF affairs in this busy world
Of ours, are immortalized. We are
accustomed to the idea that souls
are immortal; that energy cannot
be annihilat.d; that matter cannot
be destroyed; but what of this ex-
traordinary Immortality of deeds ?
Simply this: Light that is reflected
or given off from an object carries
an image, a picture Of the object,
with it on its travels, no matter
how long the journey or whittier it
may tend.
When these image carrying light
waves enter the eye the picture
they bear is revealed, whether the
waves have been only the infnitesi-
NAL fraction of second in coming
from the face of a friend across the
street, or whether they have reach
ed the eye after a jaunt of 100000
years through space from the fash
ing scintillations of a faroff star.
Even as we see our nearest star
neighbor not as it is today, but as
it was four years ago, the light that
is reflected to this star from our
planet carries pictures of the earth
as it was forty-eight months ago,
and any person, if at that distance
from the earth and equipped with
some means of collecting the light
waves, would see events and deeds
that had transpired on this earth
as at the time they happened.
Suppose we had such an appara-
tus and could outtravel light. We
could journey to the pole star, sixty
light years from the earth, and, be-
hold, we should see the earth as it
was. Long after the earth with its
pomp and vanities has crumbled to
cosmic dust or vanished into some
other system the light waves fash
ing eternally through space will
continue to carry the comparatively
brief story of man and his deeds.
If we Travelled still farther out
into space and caught up with the
light waves that left US about 700
years since, it would give us the
picture of Runnymede, with John,
surnamed Lakeland, signing the
Magma Charta. Nearly 1000 light
years from the earth speed the
waves that beat the story of Cae-
sar's fame and the glory that was
Rome's. Still further out, hurtling
through the eternity of unending
space, is a picture from far back in
the dusty corridors of time, a pic
ture of the earth when it was void
and without form, ages and ages
before that wonderful creature,
man, had entered the arena of life.
Popular Mechanics.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10
Houses of Mud.

Most of the ordinary houses of
Afghanistan are constructed of sun
baked mud brick. The ordinary
building method is to fix firmly in
the ground some poles, Oh which a
complete wooden skeleton of walls,
doorways, ceilings and roof screens
is formed. The wall interstices are
then filled with sun baked brick.
Upon the poles placed as rafters
long rush mats are spread, and over
them about six inches of mud is
smoothly laid, forming a roof into
which sundry bits of followed wood
are fixed by way of rain spouts.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10
WHAT ABOUT THE BUYERS?

Seven negroes have been convict
ed in the Pike Circuit Court of SELL
ing their votes. In seven eases in
volving white men there were six
acquittals and one mistrial.
These results are not as assuring
as they might be. The testimony
that is being brought out indicates
that there has been an extensive
traffic in votes in that county. 1t
is to be hoped the outcome of the
trial of the several hundred indict-
ments that have been returned will
show better net results than the
disfranchisemen of q few negroes.
The negro who sells his vote ought
to- be disfranchised, but the white
man who sells his vote deserves the
same punishment.
There is a very considerable pur-
chasable element among the voters
Of Kentucky. The custom of buy
ing votes is pretty well established
in some localities. 1t ought to be
broken up, but it is not likely to be
accomplished by the indictment of
IA few "niggers and poor white
trash" The prime offender in the
vote market is the man higher up,
who furnishes the money for the
corruption Of the electorate. Not
many Of the vote selling probes
have reached the vote buyer, though
it is a self evident fact that no man
can sell his vote unless some Other
man is willing to buy it. Certainly
it requires two to make bargain
in such cases, and to say the least
about it, the seller is no more cul-
pable than the buyer.
About the easiest thing to do IN
Il Kentucky court is to convict a
negro, whether he be charged wi b
crap-shooting or capital offensc.
The ordinary negro criminal is
equally at home in Jail or out and
takes his punishment with the easy
philosophy that is characteristic of
his, race. The Pike county probe
will be disappointing if it brings
merely the conviction of few ne
groes and uninhuential whites.
What about the men who dispensed
the money9-Courier-J Journal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10
DIR. M'NEw ASSIGNS

DIR. N. II. McNew, a physician, of
Carlisle, editor of the Carlisle Dem
ocrat and former County Judge of
Nicholas county, filed in the Office
OF County Clerk john z. Sugg a
deed of assignment to Alfred MUIR
ray, of that city. Liabilities are
listed approximately at $4,000. As
sets are two residences and large
business house and vacant lot in
Carlisle and the Carlisle Democrat
printing plant and equipment.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10

Are we really having hard times7
Or is much of it simply imagina-
tion, fostered by moderate :! rink
lge from the ordinary volume OF
businessf
We are firmly convinced that the
after is correct, and that imagina-
ion has played a strong part in our
upposel mercantile paralysis
Unquestionably we have had .
tightening of the money market for
some months past. Likewise some
attorics have closed down and 9th.
RS have been running with reduc. d
force. y
But that occurs every time we
have change in the national ad-
ministration. Every political party
going into power must face like
condition for the first year or So.
Financiers become wary until they
know something of the policy that
is to be pursued by the new 1min-
istratiOn.
That is the period through wbl:L
we have been passing, with the war
adding some to the commercial de-
preston.
But the government has settled
down to its definite policy, capital
is regaining its confidence, and the
country is rapidly approaching its
normal condition.
A country is like an individual.
1t has its good days and its bed
ones, but all must be reckoned or
the final balance sheet. The aggre-
gate is what tells the story.
What so called hard times re.
main are purely in the imagina, IN
of the individual They do not exist
as material fact.
The new federal reserve banks ar
in operations money in all parts of
ming to full capacity. Europe and
The country is plentiful, busines
everywhere is on the upward move,
factories are opening up and run
ming to full capacity, Europe and
South America are calling for our
goods, and a wave of prosperity is
approaching which will engulf the
entire country in its golden embrace.
Hard times?
Not bit Of it! They are thing
Of the past.
Lets forget them and go to work.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10

"Oh, George" exclaimed a very
Young wife to her husband, "1've
been reading in the newspaper of a
woman who was suddenly stricken
dumb during a thunderstorm. Do
YOU think her husband will love
her still ?"
"Rather!" replied George. "Any
man who wouldn't love his wife still
deserves the happy fate Of an old
baehelorw
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10
a u ITO N e e r

viii conduct sales of all kinds,
anywhere and unless satisfaction is
given there will be no charge for my
services. Graduate Of Missouri School
Terms and dates can be secured at
Advocate office, Phone "A, Mt. Ster-
ling, Ky.
12-1yr. Allie w. Mccormick.
r. r. No. s, Mt. Sterling, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10
JAMES E. mAGOWAN.

Real Estate, Loans and Collecting
Agent, Notary Public, Contractor and
Carpenter. Prompt attention given to
my business entrusted to me. Phone
III, Mt. Sterling, Ky., No. 3 Wesley St.
Io-6mo
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10

Wisdom's philanthropy is life
long benevolence, but the FOOLS char
ity is deathbed liberality.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10
HANDS OF THE
BUSINESS CLOCK

pooiNGoo OLOON
The advertising columns of live
newspaper are the hands of the
business clock.
They mark the progress of indus
try.
They point to the activity of the
factory and store.
They move from day to day with
the ebb and flow Of business.
All up-to-date men and women
are readers of newspaper advertis-
ing.
1t is news SO important to daily
life that wise people cannot afford
to miss it.
Advertising to many readers is
the most important and most val
liable news In this paper.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10

Lazines and indifference have
much to do with the high cost of iv-
ing. Back up
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10
The Best Is Cheapest.

None better than policy in the
Equitable of New York.
(28-tf) Jno. s. Frazer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10

To tell the truth is commendable,
but it often results in a black eye-
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10

After eradicating the hoof and
mouth disease we might turn our
fumigating apparatus on our politi-
cal parties.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10

The sad, sweet memories of by
gone joys are like plaintiff music on
a moonlit lake.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-02-10

Have you seen CharIey's Aunt7
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24
SPEAKING OF RECIPROCITY.

The brisk, smiling stranger conf.
IDENTIFY approached the man In the
front yard. The man in the front
yard was alone, and II seemed to the
casual observer as though he had
something on his mind.
Good evening" said the brisk and
smiling stranger; II see by your no.
lice in the paper that your wife had
left your bed and board and that
DO you come from herr" asked
the man In the front yard, "If yoS
do"
"No, sir, no." replied the other, still
smiling; II have not the honor OF the
estimable lady's acquaintance; II Is on
behalf Of purely business PROPOSE.
ton that I have called to see you"
which is|
Which is that you will permit me
10 defray the expenses of all subse.
quent newspaper notices of similar
character-notices that you will moi
be responsible for your wife's debts
and so forth"
The man In the front yard eyed his
caller with a mixture Of amazement
and suspicion.
ut is, as I have said" went on the
latter, "a purely business proposition,
nothing more nor less. ! pay all the
expenses OF publication IA all news.
papers, II you will simply allow to
be inserted In the announcement
the announcement that your good
wife has left your bed aud board
the statement that the bed which she
left was not one Of the Z Pluribus
Unum Velvet Spring Brass Beds
which are so adaptable to the recin-
ing human form that wives never
think Of leaving them, no matter
how great the provocation. Get one
at nine dollars and keep the home
intact. All furniture and department
stores.'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24
DIARY OF AN EGG.

February WAS laid today in a
bed of hay by big black hen.
February 2.-Was put in a crate
with lot of other eggs and loaded
.board a train.
February 4.--Reached market.
February S.-Have taken up my
residence in what I understand is
called cold storage. Feel rather
chilly.
March 5.-Have been here a month
today. No change, no exercise, no
prospects, no nothing, Not even
daylight. Feeling pretty stale.
April l4.-This life Is positively
the worst ever, No wonder people
die in prison. I'm most dead myself
September 23.-I don't care any
more. Every bit of feeling has been
frozen out Of me. My own mother
wouldn't know ME.
November 6.--Gee, but l feel rot
tenl
November 8.-Have Just heard that
l. along with several million other
once eggs, have been condemned tc
death by the pure-food inspectors
Tis well. It will be blessed relief
As Emerson said, Goodbye, prout
world. Pm going home"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24
Salem Men Initiated
Into College Order

The biggest event in the history OF
Omrltpu chapter of Sigma Delta Chi
national journalism fraternity, with a
chapter at the University of Oregon
occurred Yesterday when six prominent
ncwspapc, ucu Of the state were mi.
tiUtcd tutp the secrets Of this order
The initiation Yesterday marked step
forward N the history Of this chapter
Tho inltlRiiou, in the new architectural
building ~ the university, was follow.
ed by a haulrct az the Hotel Osbmn.
The honorary members initiated last
night were; Ned Blythe, 'O9, head of
the copy desk ON the Portland Orego.
Man; George Palmer Putnam. secre.
tary to Goy,wW Withycombe, and
owner of the Bend Bulletin; Herbert
Campbell, '03, on the copy desk of the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24
WITNESS AFTER WITNESS
IN SALEM
Such Evidence Our Readers Canns'
Dispute,

Dispute,
AS we take up the journal we aN
struck by the hearty, unmistakaOle way
in which witness after witness SPEAKS
out as Mr.. Hill does here, If these Per
pie were strangers living miles away
we might take little notice Of ihel'
But they are not. They are our neigr
bors, living among US. Their word y
too easily proven to admit Of any y. deSo, lsi,
They speak out in the hope that iAal
experience may be a guide to lou o.1sis =
g. W. Hill, wagon maker, lg'' a. \,
Front street, Salem, says; ~ .,i ma
more or less backache and my hdnsI' D5i,'
were disordered DOan's Kidney tID, ~,
have always relieved me in o oI, sasi,
time. | know of several other PeOEB,, DEB,,
who have taken Doan's Kidney ln, tns
with good results, You may e0h.lI-, h.so-,
publishing the statement | gave O'l'''
recommending them" ,n.
Price SOC, at all dealers Don on. . ',v ,r.t
nlv ask for a kidney remea! N,
boan Is Kidney pills-the same 'DS, S.,n. %''
Hill had. Foster.MilbuTn VO' i'''
Buffalo, N, Y.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24
EXPLAINED

Mr. Wayupp; That stunning blonde
over there has been looking AT Won
Ill evening. She says she wants 10
meet you. "
Mr. Blase; I know H. Not for
mine, though. ="
Mr. Wayupp; Come, old man vov
Ewe her an apology.
MT Blaze; No; ! owe her alimony
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24
STATE NEWS
: y !: !. < !. y * y 4 y 4 4 4 1

Cottage Grove Sentinel: A Jersey
cow that gives milk testing per cent
butter fat is claimed by w. j. Messen-
ger, the owner, to be one of the richest
milk producers in the country. The
milk from this COW, Mr.. Messenger
claims, never goes below 6 per cent,
which is high test. He says there is
not over one COW in five thousand that
will test s per cent. The animal pro,
duces about "a pounds of the lacteal
fluid day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

Roseburg Review: Driving four hogs
hitched to small wagon, A. Brissette,
of Cottonwood, Idaho, arrived here last
evening on his way to San Francisco
where he will spend a couple Of weeks
attending the Panama exposition. The
hogs, which are of the "mule.foot" J"
variety, or breed, are owned by the com.
mercial club of Cottonwood, and were
trained by their driver. Mr.. Brissette
left Idaho on May 2, and has made ex.
ceptionally good time thus far.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

Newberg Graphic; A number Of doc,
may be seen going about tho stresi' ySs'
wearing leather straps about their nose,
and smiling at the ruse they are play, play,
ing in complying with The city Or.
dlnance requiring dogs to be nni,led.
IT'S dog's delight to bark and bite and
many of these so.called muules fail to
interfere with this dog characteristic ID
any appreciable degree
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

Grants Pass Couries: There will be a
heavy growth of all kinds of vegeta.
tion in the Rogue River valley this year,
but at that there will be hundreds Of
tons Of hay shipped in from the outside.
Trouble here is not that hay will not
grow but that not enough acres are
planted to hay. When the orchard
supplanted the meadow, a balance was
not maintained by clearing more acres
to seed to hay.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24
THRIFT.

Settlement Worker Visiting tene
ments); And your father Is working
now and getting fourteen dollars 4
week' That's splendid And how
much does he put away every Satur-
day night, my dearP
Little Girli Never more than
three quarts. ma'aml
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24
HER CLEVER TRAP.

Polly.-Father told me today that
you get $500 year, Paul.
Paul--Correct to pennyl
Polly.-Why, you'll have to pay ar
income tax, won't your
Paul Grabbing herr. - Darling
they don't tax married man until hi
income is $4,000 a year. Save me
rom being taxed, won't you, dearestj
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24
NEVER AQAINl

Magistrate: You are charged with
voting three times, madam. What
is your pleai
Suffragette Indignantly; The
ideal Woman's pleading days ar,
ended, thapk heayenl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24
THE BEST EVIDENCE.

THE BEST EVIDENCE.
Though men may knock and mer
may roast
The narrow skirt that shows .
stocking,
From coast to coast, they look the
most
And longest at the one most shock
ing.
Yea, many men who rail and blow
About the skirt, in secret love it
Most women know that this is So
They have the figures, too, to prove
it. Walter G. Doty.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

At the rate they are destroying old churches and
works of art there should be little to attract American
tourists to Europe after the war. Still the Alps, of
Switzerland may remain unless the big German guns get
pointed in that direction and convert them into holes in
the ground
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

Woodburn Independent: AT the Polk
County Jersey Cattle club s sale, held
in Independence last week, 11S head of
cattle were sold, the cows averaging
5000 and the entire lot, including young
bulls, averaged $3.50 each. One COW
brought $500, another $400 and two
others 1895 and $3.50 respectively. Evil
IDENTIFY the dairy business is prospering
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

Morris j. Duyea, former publicly
manager of the Eugene commercial
club, has accepted a similar position at
Ashland, receiving a large salary,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24
DR. HoMAN RETURNS TO WORK,

Ntter leave OF absence Of one year
from the presidency of willamette uni.
ve'sity Dr. Fletcher Homan has re.
turned to the ministry and has accepted
pulpit IN the First Methodist church
~ eIie, New York He succeeds DR.. II.
n n lhqourn, wbu goes to Mount Claire,
New Jersey.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

Two of the largest banks at Eugene,
the Eugene Loan & Savings and The
United Safes National, will con@t
date June /.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

has been forced" into war All the coos of the rainbow
have been utilized now by the warning nations to justify
the shedding of blood and destruction of property and if
the thing keeps up shades and tnts will have
to be invented to supply the demand
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24
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CONSCIOUSNESS

No where in life is the benefcence of the Golden Rule
apparent than in the judgments make of others
And yet strangely enough in nothing do mengood men,
too-fai often and utterly to follow the teachings
Of the Golden Rule.
In oden times if differed in opinion they fell to
with their fists to try the ISSUE and the greater might OF
conflicts rather of the mind and spirit than of the
body and the intangible nature of questions at issue
ly finds any limit to the power of discussion
Thus every man becomes more and more grounded In
his convictions and the natural effort is that he in
voluntarily sets up his own ideas as the measure Of other
mems deeds
Taking motive as the essence of an act and being
able from his own preudged point of view to reconcile
certain deeds with his notions of righteousness he
heedessy mputes to his neghbor the moral wrong that
his own commission or similar act would necessarily
involve
And the next step is an easy one Having arrived at
the point of Judging anothers conscience by his oWn he
too often oms that last test and arroganty
ures his neighbors actions by his own opinions.
Differences of religious belief have often made it next
to impossible for to grant honesty of conviction to
others.
Rival medical schoolmen and other scientists accuse
one another of wilfu misrepresentation of facts
Though neutral as nation in the war, we not all
neutral as individuals; every thinking man has his
sympahies and opinions and the sympathizing with
side has no tolerance of the opinions of the man
sympahizng with the other side and no belief in his
honesty and sincerity.
1t would be easy engthen the catalogue but that is
useless. The picture is unfortunately too common
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

1t takes the supreme test to discover the stuff that
in Alfred Vanderbits last words on the sink
ing Lusitania Find all the ddes" should be as i'm
mortal as Lawrences Don't give up the ship"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24
IN 1925.

Guest (glancing
over menu): What's s
the best word to-
day, old mani
Waiter (whisper-
ing): Beefsteak,
Guest: Why It
isn't on the card.
Waiter: Shl You
know, It's the closed
ieason yet, sirl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

Possibly the censor is holding up Germany's reply.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

There is claim that sounds louder and louder each
day time on that the state of Kansas will have
bigger yield than any ever before raised Kansas is
doing something these times toward prosperity feeding
the world and filling the state highways with automobiles.
Time was when whiskers seemed to be about the only
growing thing that sand storms and grasshoppers in the
state wouldn't blight but today all take off hats
to Kansas.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

Looking on the bright side of things, we are impeed
to remark that all danger of drought in Oregon has
been dssipated
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

The circulation of the Capital Journal on Saturday
was 1876 copies-and we didn't issue any war extras
either
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

Former Senator Bailey, of Standard oil notoriety, is
once more in the spotlight AS usual he is against good
government appearing as attorney for the Riggs Nation
al bank, of Washington, in its fight against sautary
banking supervision.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

Italy can't be accused of pungng into the war; 1t has
been moving along gradually in that direction for almost
year and has scarcely got to fighting point vet
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

The get-tO-gether reorganization banquet tonight
promises to be intellectual feast also Some entertain
ing speeches are nerpersed with the various appetzng
courses.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

An eastern exchange prints this "Son, pack thi
away in your store-house of useful nformation poe
room education tends rather to the downfall than tn
upiit of the graduate" pool room education stand
no show in competition with an education in which tn
dictionary an encyclopedia, grammar, and arithmeti
and geography figured to take up young mans time
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

The newspaper "war extras" are becoming to be about
the punkes goods on the market Except as it is likely
to involve the United States the people of this country
are becoming nightly tired of the slaughter news that
comes from the old world battle-fields.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-24

If everything goes right Portlands annual rose show
may equal the exhibition of the same kind that one NAV
see any day in walk along the streets of Salem