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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-07
rhis h.ppsnsd In Boston.

Cynthia, will you recite Mary
Had a Little Lamb for us?" asked
the kind hearted old gentleman.
81 do not care to, much as
should like to oblige you," replied
the little girl with the horn trimmed
eyeglasses. GAS a matter Of fact,
the poem has little, if any, literary
value and in addition is not true to
life as it exists today. Under the
construction in trade, due to the
meat trust, Mary could not own an
entire lamb. She might have had a
chop, but beyond that the poets
imagination must be blamed
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-07
PULL THE STRING

The purse string in this commune
/ by is entirely too tight.
Give it pull.
There is just as much money
around here as there ever was, but
it is hidden away and not in cir
culation.
And whyf
Simply because some one yelled
hard times, and people Immediately
jumped to the conclusion that we
had hard times, and that the only
thing to do was to bury their
money, get it out Of sight, anywhere
on earth except in circulation.
Tt was simply an inflated case Of
flimfam and monkeydoodle.
Their is no occasion for hard
times, we have none, and it is
about time to quit thinking we have
and come down to earth and get
back to our occupation Of doing
business at the old stand.
We have had years of big crops,
another whale is in sight, farmers
are all prosperous and millions in
gold are pouring in from Europe.
Hard times? Hard pifle!
As far as supply and demand are
concerned conditions are normal
even above normal.
And this whole hue and cry is
merely the result of people who
have money Withdrawing it from
circulation and boarding it away.
And it's bad thing to do.
It's not patriotic, it's not bust
nesslike, it's not even horse sense.
It's everything that it should not
be and nothing that it should be.
It's converting shadow into an
elephant where even the shadow does
not exist.
Let's pull the string and let the
money flow, and keep it flowing, and
moving, and changing, and earning,
and creating, and multiplying and
adding to the community riches.
Money is good only for what it
will bring, and wealth boarded
away brings nothing
Let's turn it loose, and start it
to earning agin, and put this town
on the boom.
Get out the old purse, open it
up, empty it out, do something to
boost the community and the COM
munity will boost you.
There are opportunities all
around us for investment and earn
ing money, but more money is never
made by gold that is hidden away.
Hard times are but name, and
even the name is worn down to a
FRAGILE.
Now let's bury the FRAGILE and
get down to business.
Let's turn loose the gold and let
1t work.
Opportunity is knocking at our
door, but it will not wait while we
sleep
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-07
Breaking In.

"How is the new girl going to
do p asked Mr.. Ferguson.
"She hasn't had much expert
ence," said his wife, "but | think
she will be all right when she gets
broken in"
There came a loud sound Of fall
ing crockery from the kitchen.
"She seems to be making a good
start, anyhow" observed Mr.. Fer
guson encouragingly.-Exchange.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-07
Holland Customs.

Holland has some peculiar Gus
toms. In many towns bulletins are
affixed to the doors of houses in
which persons are sick in order that
their friends may be apprised Of
the state of their health without
knocking or ringing, and in Haar-
lem the birth of a child is announc-
ed by means of a small placard
adorned with red silk and lace.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-07

We were dutifully shocked when
women commenced to ride astride
and wear breaches, but we surviv-
ed. Now we have the "closer to
nature women who dance bare
legged on the grass, and our sight
is growing dim. Tomorrow it win
be back to the Garden of Eden"
and Wen just naturally fall dead.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-07
choppina Him Of.

"Hello, Grimshaw! Don't You
remember your old sidekick. Smart
ellickY
"Your manner is familiar" re-
piled Grimshaw coldly, 'but l am
glad to say that ] have forgotten
both your face and me."-Judge.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-07
the MORE The BETTER

To the merchant whose goods are
worth selling, advertising is like
molasses taffy-the more you work
it the better it gets. And every
body likes tsffy.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-07

While ten men watch for Chance,
one man makes his chance; while
ten more wait for something to turn
up, one man turns something up; so
that while ten men fail, one suc-
eeeds, and is called man Of luck
favorite Of fortune.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-07

Pull long face if you must, but
hang mask over it while others
are around.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-07
HIS SCHEME

When Trouble comes to see me,
All on rainy day,
hollered through the keyhole,
| sure have moved awayi
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-07

When you elevate your work tn.
work will elevate you.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-07

Don't worry over people laughing
behind your back. Be thankful il
is not to your face.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-07-07
Mayor Of Prestonsburg, KY, TsstI-
fles to the Great Virtue Of White
Eagles nst!s!!ssssnakks O.; .;;;iiii;insni
Says He was Cured Of a Bad
Case of rheumatism.

Edgse ss3ss:SSss6~0 Vii Etfsrsucnt
Says He was Cured of Bad
Case of rheumatism.
II had a bad case of rheumatism
and kidney trouble. I have used
one package of your New Blood
Purifier and two bottles of the Rat
tlesnake Oil Liniment, and now I
can truthfully say that / am com
pletely cured"
Cordelia Aspberry, of Campton,
KY, says that she was cured al
most miraculously with White Ea-
giles Herbs and Rattlesnake Oil Lin
iment."
Step complaining and get bottle
of the Oil and Herbs and be cured
All you have to do is to rub the Oil
on and the pain is gone in less time
than it takes to put it on-50c q
bottle; the Herbs at $1.O0, enough to
make two months treatment. Sold
by
F. C. DUERS0N, Druggist
10 Court st. Mt. Sterling, KY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
HERE FOR DATA ON COMPENSAT|ONB| BILL Judiciary Committee Will Hear Witnesses in Bir-
 mingham Today and
 Bessemer Tomorrow

The members of the legislative recess committee on the Judiciary reached Bir- mingham last night after having sat TOT two days in Tuscaloosa The opening ses- sion of the committee in Birmingham Will begin this morning at o'clock at the Motion hotel Tomorrow the committee will sit in Bessemer and on the following day return to Birmingham.
 The main object of the second coming of the committee to Birmingham is to se- cure further information touching work mems compensation, it being the duty Of the committee to write and foster bill embracing that subject. It is understood that heads of corporations, representa- tlves of the Trades Council and others will be invited to express their views to- day. The committee, too, is anxious that lawyers whose experience and qualifica- tions make them of great value as ad- visers. appear and give testimony concern ing the judiciary system of the state.
 Yesterday afternoon the members of the committee addressed the law school of the University of Alabama. A. R. Brind- ley of Gadsden, member of the commit tee, stated last night that the visit to the emDryoHnc attorneyS was most ln- teresting. Each of the members of the committee made speech and the stu- dents, Mir. Brindley added. seemed to be entertained by the bulk of advice of- fered.
 The members of the committee are w c. Davis of Jasper. chairman; A. R, Brindley of Gadsden, D. c. Blackwell of Anniston, Ira B. Thompson of Bay Min cite. John c. Lusk of Guntersville. Sam Will John of Massion and J.. c. Milner of Vernon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
BANKS REOPEN|NG
 HAS BEEN DELAYED
Walker Says They Want Everything in Shipshape
 Order Before Resuming

Col. Alex F.. Walker, state super Intendent of banks, announced yoster- day while a visitor to Birmingham, that the doors of the Jefferson Count Savings bank would not be opened M ohday, and not before June 1.
 Colonel Walker attended yesterday to matters affecting the business O.. the bank and he will remain here throughout today. Snowden McGaughy of Gadsden, who will be president Of the bank, will come to Birmingham Thursday and will open an office tor the transaction of the business of re- organization
 The bank said Colonel Walker, will not open it's doors Monday, the date on which, in the beginning, We hoped to open. It is reasonably cer- tain that thc bank will not be ready for business before June l., for we are determined that everything be in ship shape order before appearing before The public. l will remain in Birming ham tomorrow and Mr. McGaugbs will come Thursday. Both of us win he in attendance on the bankers associa- tion convention next week and will work together regarding the details of reorganization"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
JUDICIARY BODY
 VISITS LAW SCHOOL

University, May 4.-tSpecial.)- 1.-The Ross judiciary committee of the leg islature, now sitting in Tuscaloosa, visited the law school of the univcr- sity this afternoon. They were received cordially by President Denny and the faculty and students of the law school.
 Pleas for a separate appropriation for the law school were made before the committee in order that the fees of students might be reduced and the course heightened to three years.
 Talks were made to the students present by the members of the com mittee. They seemed much interested in the welfare of the law school.
 Accompany ing the committee wer. Senator Brown. Representative F'ite and Probate Judge w. W. Brandon, all of Tuscaloosa county, who also spoi.e.
 According to Dean Farrah, who has been making special efforts toward this end annual appropriation of $5c3o Is desired. Majorities of all three of the recess committees now seem to favor such an appropriation. he says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05

as public sentiment is concerned with re- spect to conservation of business inter- ests
 Thomas w. Slocum's View
 As well qualified as any other leader in the cotton manufacturing industry of the United States to speak upon present con ditions is Thomas w. Slocum of New York, who is associated as executive head with several large cotton manufacturing plants. Mr. Slocum attended the meeting at Boston and upon his return to New York told the writer briefly what the present situation in the industry appears to be. There is on the whole excellent promise, MT. Slocum said, of a satsfac- tory revival of the industry. In certain special lines it is already very good Those manufacturers who took heed of the low prices which raw cotton was commanding last fall are now in position to manufac- ture with a comfortable margin of profit. Others who waited too long may not be so advantageously situated. There is, however, promise of a greatly Increased domestic as well as export trade. and this will be stimulated in part by world conditions
 A Boston business man who was in touch with many of the members of the Cotton Manufacturers association, and who has been for several days in New York. said this morning that while he has not changed his views respecting the out look. nevtheess there is factor Of doubt in his mind. Until within two or three weeks he has been persuaded by what he knew and saw that we were on the edge of what is likly to prove a business boom unprecedented in its mag ntude It might be short and the larger it is the briefer will be it's existence, in his opinion. He had, however, within a few days obtained what seemed to him
 
 tion of the war in Europe. The great authorities among the allies are still per suaded that the war will be long contin- ued. This, of course, will entail steady and increasing purchases of all kinds of material in the United States, both war commodities and those which are In use in times of peace 2. But how are these to be paid for? Already there are signs of imitation of the currency in Great Brit ! ain and very likely in France. Herein is contained the factor of doubt. although 1t is an apprehension which has reference to the future rather than to present-day conditions.
 Shortly after the return of Henry P. Davison, of J. P. Morgan X Co.,, from his visit to London and Paris of last win ter, he said that in the United States the bottom of business depression was reached in October, and he felt confident that we should have evidence of that iu the spring of this year. In his view only one danger turks in the situation, and that is a remote danger. It is the possi- | bility of great imitation of the currency | by and by However. in his view, ten | dency of that kind may be in great meas ure checked by the authority of the fed. ] eral reserve board at Washington Mir | Dayison had no doubt about the ability l of the belligerent nations to meet in full | all the obligations they enter into witt the United States on account of pur- chases in thia country, no matter how large these may be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
PAGEANTSP[ANNED BY DRAMA LEAGUE One Will Be Given During Fashion Week Next
 Year

Several pageants are to be produced in Birmingham within the next year according to the report of the educa- Center of the Drama League of Amer ica Report to this effect was made at meeting of the board of managers of this organization held at the Tut wiler yesterday afternoon.
 One of these pageants will be pro- duced on the streets of BirminSha; during Fashion Week next year, ac- cording to the tentative plans. Another will be presented on the occasion of the Shakesrearean tercentennial cele- bration in 1916 by children of the city under the supervision of the junior department The Shakespearean cele
 bration will be a part of the nation
 wide movement inaugurated by the
 Drama Lea que of America at its recent
 annual meeting.
 civic theatre will also be esta3-
 lished in Birmingham at some future date if the movement inaugurated yes
 terday afternoon proves successful The
 officers and members of the drama
 league do not expect this movement to
 take form at once, but they do ex-
 pect there will be a growing interest that will culmnate in the establish ment of such a theatre.
 The educational committee also re- ported that drama reading circles were
 being organized in the Y. w. c. A. and '. M c. A. and in other social and educational institutions of the city Chapters of the junior league will be established in connection with the re- creation department during the sum- lnerssS
 Lectures and dramatic readings by prominent people of Alabama and es- pecially by prominent actors and act resses who come to the city will fea- ture the monthly programmes of the drama league during9 the next season The president Mrs B.. F. Wilkorson was authorized to appoint a special committee to arrange for these meet ings. A special committee reported that the lyceum lecture course cont 1 mittee will cooperate with the drama league in bringing here next winter ! dramatic readers and lecturers on the drama.
 A report from the membership com. mittee indicates that there are now about 17o members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
KAPPA SIGMA FIGHTS
 ANTI-FRATERNITY LAW

Washington, May 4.-Constitutonality of the Mississippi anti-fraternity law was argued today before the supreme court the first ant-fraternity act to come be- fore that tribunal.
 The case was that of ]. P. Waugh who was refused admittance at the Uni Versity of Mississippi because he would not sign pledge not to aid or encourag go Greek letter fraternities while there Waugh at the time was member Of Kappa Sigma fraternity at Millsaps col lese.
 His counsel today rested their case on alleged unconstitutional discrimination against Greek fraternity men not students when the act was passed in 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
FURNISH FUNDS FOR
 ILLITERACY FIGHT
Commission Plans to Send Out Speak CTS in Order to Arouse Enthusi-
 asm on Subject

The finance committee of the Alabama Illiteracy commission. on account of the fact that the legislature in creating the commission neglected to provide funds, agreed yesterday to guarantee the initial expenses to be incurred in the prosecution of the campaign against illiteracy.
 The members of the finance committee of the commission, w. D. Jelks of Bir- fningham, chairman; W. F. Feagin, state superintendent of education, secretary,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
Rate Discrimination Charged

Washington, May 4.-Complaint was made to the interstate commerce com mission today by the postoffice depart ment that railroads throughout the discriminated against the gov ernment in the transportation of stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers by failure to give them a proper rate clas sifcation. The department asked for not greater than third class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, May 4.-Forecast for Ala bama: Cloudy Wednesday and Thursday {; probably showers Thursday.
 For Mississpni Fair in north, unset lied in south Wednesday; Thursday fair in north, showers in south -
 For Tennessee: Fair Wednesday and Thursday.
 For Georgia: Cloudy Wednesday; Thursday unsettled, probably showers in west
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05

Stations and Weather at s D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
EMPRESS THANKS
 AMERICAN RED CROSS

Washington, May 1.-The Empress of Germany has expressed her appreciation of the American Red Cross work in behalf of Germany through Count Bernstorff, German amba ssador. who today sent this letter to Miss Mabel T. Boardman at Red Cross headquarters here
 q have been commanded by her ma jesty. the Empress and have the honor to convey to you and the American Red Cross society her majesty's most heartfelt thanks for your continued and generous activity in forwarding charitable gifts to Germany and for the services rendered by the American delegation of five doctors and 9 nurses. who are doing splendid work in Silesia.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at D. m. May
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05

as public sentiment is concerned with re- 1 spect to conservation of business inter-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05

and J. B. Ellis of Selma, met yesterday at noon in the Empire building and de- termined to send speakers throughout the state for the purpose of arousing enthu- siasm.
 An address to the public is to be pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at the United States weather bureau stations during the A hours ending at s D. m. seventy-fifth meridian time. May 4:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05

pared and put into the hands of the press and the public generally The members of the finance committee are enthusiastic in their work, and anticipate no trouble in securing the cooperation of Alabama's orators and students.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-05-07
SPRAYING THE IRISH
 POTATO FOR BLIGHT
BORDEAUX MIXTURE USED SUC- CESSFULlY AT EXPERIMENT STATION FARM AT FAYETTE- VILLE-OTHER MIXTURES.

The early crop of Irish potatoes in troubles that can be kept out largely by spraying. These are the early blight, sometimes called black rust, and the Colorado potato beetle, some times called simply the potato bug. The early blight causes the loss often as much as fifty per cent of a crop because of the failure to form tubers 1t makes matters worse in dry sea son, and in dry seasons causes tho greatest trouble. Every Irish potato because 1t Is so wide spread that there is hardly a potato patch in the state free from it. and we should spray also for the potato beetles if they appear in the potato patch. The spray for the beetles can be simply added to the regular spraying for the blight and will cost no more for ap- plication, the only cost being the small amount for the poison.
 For the early blight use Bordeaux A''@NN'iA V "t lAt SlI CiIS LII OI t-t-OU HIS is the ordinary Bordeaux mixture. For the potato beetle you can add to this mixture when you are making the or dinary spraying, five or six ounces Of Paris green to every 50 gallons of spray mixture, or you can use two or three pounds of arsenate of lead paste to 90 gallons of this spray mixture.
 The regular spraying will be given as follows: The first one when the DO tato plants are about inches high. the second and third ones at intervals of about two weeks following this. Usually these three will be sufficient in any ordinary season.
 Lee Hewitt,
 Arka.sas College of Agriculture.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-05-07


 ly because the scarcity of feed does not justify the Arkansas cattle raiser in keeping them. He is forced to sell or lose money.
 The greatest cause of this decrease in the number of home cattle, however is death. Cattle. like other domestic animals are heir to many diseases Every year cattle raisers of this state lose hundreds of thousands of dollars on cattle dying from tick fever. but the most rapacious disease among Arkan. sas cattle and the one that causes more deaths than probably any other one factor Is starvation. aided more or less by last seasons tick crop.
 We say We cannot afford to buy feed for those starving animals, yet there is one resource. our credit. It would pay to mortgage those cattle to raise the price of little grain for them 10 eat. In early summer when they have had chance to fatten We can sell those we can spare to pay of the mort gage. Two pounds of cotton seed meal per day contain more nourishment than all those bleached out stalks a COW can hold. In sixty days we shall begin to have good pastures, Twen- ty heat eat forty pounds day Sixty days requires 2,400 pounds of cotton seed meal Feeding that to your cat tie will leave fertilizer on your field that will cost S30.46.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-05-07

A nice line of Spring Dry Goods all the latest styles.
 New Supply Co. Henry Almond ofsSutton was in the city yesterday.
 We sell the John Deere wagon, the best on the market.
 New Supply Go. Dr. C. F. Nelms of Laneburg was in the city Tuesday. Pasture for horses and cattle one mile west of Laneburg. 4-23.5t Sam Goutsche. Several of our physicians are attending the Annual Arkansas Medical Association.
 If you need a good cultivator, we have it, the John Deere, the best that is made.
 New Supply Go. We wantra CAR LOAD of BONES and all kinds of JUNK and Grain Sacks at once, see us for prices.
 Prescottswill have a swimming pool in the near future. Work is being pushed on it now. It will be made in one corner of the Park. Geo. F. Cress is the promoter.
 MT. c. B. Andrews, Editor, Nevada County Picayune, Prescott, Arkansas. Dear Sir
 Effective May 1st MT. L. A. Markham is appointed Extension Agent of Agricultural and De- velopment Department of the Prescott Northwestern Railroad Company.
 Yours Truly,
 O. H. Helbig.
 Vice President.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-05-07
THE HUSTLER

l am the guy called printers ink :; l put hard things upon the blink, My face is black as EreDus- But Pm lively. hustling cuss. l make men rich who once were
 poor,
 I'm on the job, 1 am for sure. l get work for the lab'ring man And help to feed his dinner can; 1 aid girls who must earn their
 feed
 l am the friend of all in need. l sell all thing from pins to guns, In cargoes of ten thousand tons. I'm on the job 10th night and day, Away from work l never stay. l am "A 1, 70 K" and '1t," And I take a vacation l serve the small as well as great. (See Business Office for my rate. ) l am the guy that brings the
 dough-
 Just try me and you'll fi, d it so.
 -Danville Commercial News,