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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
TOWN HAS NEVER USED
UNITED STATES MONEY
One Man Owns Entire County.
Company Scrip Only Medium
of Exchange.

Pensacola, n. C.-This is said to be
the only town In the country where no
United States currency Is used
Pensacola Is entirely owned by one
man. lie owns the mines, the lumber
camp. the farm lands and the thirty
four miles Of railroad which leads from
small junction into Pensacola. In
fact. he is the owner of the whole
county.
The entire business of the place is
carried OH with company "serip"-that
In, when mans earnings are paid him
they are given him In the form OF a
due bill, which is referred to as scrip. "
The scrip Is the same as cash and ne.
gotiable at the various stores. all of
which are owned by the Aldridge com.
pany.
When members OF picture play com
pany recently arrived here they paid
cash for purchases Mt the stores. They
received their change In scrip" and
later the cashier of the company had
to travel tifty miles to n small town In
Tennessee to get check cashed In or.
der to pay the living expenses.
There are people born IN Pensacola
and living there since their birth that
had never seen United States cur.
rency and were almost afraid to ac-
cept Ii when the movie actors paid
their bills for rooms and board
Soda water Is sold at the drug stores
on Wednesday and Saturday of each
week. With the exception of the movie
eompany's mail letters seldom arrived
addressed TO any OF the native resi-
dents. and the small postofice force
consisting of an aged clerk In "A mer
chandise store owned by the Aldridge
interests, was hard put to 1t each day
when dozens of letters arrived for the
film folk.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
HIS SILENT VIGIL
French Sentinel Watches Wife
and Parents Work.
AN ODDITY or THE WAR.

Peasant Soldier Cannot Help Kin Be-
cause He ls on Active Guard Duty.
Stationed at Railway Line to Pre-
vent Spies or vandals From Inter
fering With Trains.
Paris.-A middle aged man la full
health stands idly smoking a pipe.
Across the road his wife, his young
daughters and his aged parents labor
increasingly in the fields, getting IN
the crops which they patiently sowed
last spring when he stood idly by
smoking his pipe as now.
Lazy Not bit of It, He is a
French peasant OF the toiling, untiring
kind. But he wears the long blue coat
and baggy red trousers of territorial
Of the French army, and he carries a
magazine rifle with fixed bayonet all
the time he is on duty. He Is guard
ing the railway line to prevent spies
or vandals from attempting to inter
fere with the movement of troops or
supplies.
Two years he has stood there. Mo
his agricultural implements and seized
his arms. Just too old for the trenches
he has been put on interior guard duty
and is fortunate enough to lie station
ed right opposite his home. Perhaps
If he has a kindly colonel he is permit
ted to sleep at home; otherwise he
must walk away from his house and
stay in the nearest barracks while he
is not on active duty.
AS be stands on the railway tracks
he looks across the road and watches
his wife staggering under heavy pitch
fork loads of hay as she swings them
to the top Of the stack His parents
and his young daughters are not
strong enough TO toss the hay that
high, so all that particular work de-
wolves on his wife. Last spring he
watched his aged kin feebly trying to
guide the heavy plow through the
| fields and turning furrow so shallow
he knew little more than half the
regular crop would spring up.
But IL causes no bitterness In his
breast. He realizes 1t Is for Ia pa
trie. And he knows that ON all the
thousands OF other farms in France
the same conditions exist He is
thankful that he can be near his home
and see his family every day instead
OF being stationed far or In a trench
line or, worse still, patroling a stretch
Of railway In a distant corner OF the
republic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
MIDDLE AGED MEN EXCEL.
Result Shown In Endurance Test by
United States Marines.

Santo Domingo-ln test of endur.
ance conducted by Lieutenant Kingston
of the United States marines ia Haiti
to determine the staying powers of his
men l1S men ranging In age from nine
teen to fifty-two and carrying the regu.
lation field equipment were given the
test OF ascending a steep mountain
path. approximately eight miles, with.
in two hour limit.
Eighty-four men accomplished the
feat In the prescribed tune, and of
those 20 per cent were veterans of
forty-four years and over. The aver,
age age OF those who succeeded was
twenty-nine years. while the percent
age of tender foot recruits among the
losers reduced their average to twenty
four years.
| This experiment strengthens the the
ory Of many that trained middle ags
rivals unseasoned youth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
DExTER'S BARBER GLUM.
Not Telling Customers About Tame
Deer He Killed.

Dexter. Me.-All of Dexter Is smiling
over the exploits Of the town barber
and the dry goods man. They went
leer hunting AID killed tame deer be
longing to Samuel Brown. who has a
permit from the inland fish and game
commission to keep the deer In captiv-
ity. The barber and the dry goods man
on the road which runs between Hazel
tines Corner and Garland saw a deer
in the pasture, and they shot 1t.
They were SO proud of their capture
that they went down Main street with
the head and feet sticking out of the
buggy They stopped at the door OF
the hardware store. where the proprie-
tor Immediately recognized 1t as Sam
Browns tame deer. whose picture he
endeayored to take with a camera sew
eral days previously.
The hardware man does not believe
In keeping a good story secret. The
town barber Is not advertising his ex.
plot.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
HARVARD MEDICOS IN
A STUDY OF PARALY YSlS
Will Seek Causes and a Cure For the
Deadly Disease.

Boston. The Harvard Medical
school has organized a Harvard COM
mission on infantile paralysis to study
the causes and to seek a cure for the
disease. DIR. X. w. Loyett is chairman.
and the other members of the commits
sion are Or. Milton j. Rosenau, DIR.
Francis w. Peabody and Roger Pierce,
secretary.
"Our purpose Is to study infantile
paralysis until We learn to combat il
successfully" said DR.. Rosenau. The
use of serum made from the blood of
a person who has recovered from in
fantile paralysis has brought encourag-
ing but not convincing results, but the
results have been such that it's use
is worth continuing"
The commission appeals to all per-
sons who can qualify to make the
blood contribution, asking that they
volunteer a limited amount Of blood
for experimental purposes. 1t is also
treating causes of paralysis Its serv-
ices are free.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03

duties of United States marines. They
will be taught practical seamanship. so
that If later in life they desire TO enter
the merchant service they will have a
good foundation in nautical learning.
Major General George Barnett, In
command of the United States marine
corps, has accepted the honorary office
of chief marine scout. In sending his
acceptance to Mr.. Irving. who served
fourteen years In the navy. General
Barnett wrote. II think the plan OF
teaching the boys the various duties OF
United States marines an excellent one
and | shall he glad TO do anything
within my power and consistent with
my duty to lie OF service TO the Junior
Marine Scouts"
I'VE take ~ our special plea to 9th
ers.' Mr.. Irving said, that the train
ing the boys will receive on land and
water will be OF greater benefit than
either land or sea training taken sep.
arately It's two i'm one service, both
naval and military. and we look TO see
tue lutd w VI tAlt tnAlit NOuhtts
within very short time.
"Our motto is Preparedness. not
only Of a character that will he valu
able in time of war but that will be
equally valuable i'm time OF peace
When we have our different quarters
established We will teach the boys how
to become better citizens by instruct
ing them IN duties that will he well
worth while at all times"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
BOY CARRIES 500, 900
IN CURRENCY IN BELT
Mississippi Men Send Large Sum
of Cash to New York to
Invest In Cotton.

New York.-With 100000 tucked In
flannel shirt and additionally protect
ed by his tightly buttoned khaki blouse
young Murdock Schloss of Company b.
engineers, of the Colorado national
guard, of Boulder Colo, entered the
office of Norris III. Rothschild. cotton
broker. The youth, who is only nine
teen years old. was attJed In the uni
form of his corps, even TO his puttecS
He was recognized ut once 10y MIR
Rothschild, who had received a tele
gram saying that Schloss was 10 be the
bearer of the large sum of money
which had been pooled by farmers
merchants and plantation owners in
the Mississippi cotton belt to be invest
ed in cotton through the New York
Cotton Exchange in anticipation of the
sensational rise following the publica
tion of the United States agricultural
department report.
Il am here" saluted Schloss, and
here is the money" he added. tingine
open his blouse and unbuckling o heavy
canvas belt.
Gee, but that was load of respon.
sibilityw he exclaimed. "And now that
it's off my shoulders ! want to know
where the first moving picture show
can be found"
The young man received a substan.
tial reward for his trip east and his
faithful delivery of the money
incidentally a winning of nearly
100000 for the Mississippi cotton
wiseacres was made.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
GIRLS LIVED ON PEANUTS.
Two California Students Ate Nothing
Else For Three Months.

Berkeley, Cal. = Living ON nothing
but peanuts for three months is the
feat performed by two University of
California goods.
The two girls were acting under in
structions from Professor NJ. K. Jaffa,
head OF the department of nutrition,
who carried ON the experiment to test
his theory that peanuts are among the
best and most concentrated foods
availa BILE for humans
The experiment was a complete sci.
entiflc success.
I'VE never felt better" said one OF
them, who insisted that their names
be kept secret. But I'll never eat an
other peanut. can't bear the sight
OF them now"
The peanuts cost each girl Is cents
a day or $1.05 week. This cut their ex.
penses down to $4.20 a month. break
Ing the record for frugality on the
campus.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03

EUROPE'S WAR NEWS TO HIM.
Explorer Stefansson Wspt When Told
About the Great Conflict.

Redwood. CaL-Although the Euro
pean war has been raging for two
years, there Is one man who did not
know that the entente powers had so
much as discharged gun at the
allies.
He is Explorer Stefansson, returning
from his search for the north pole,
who, when told of the European war
by the crew Of the revenue cutter
Bear near Point Barrow. according to
a letter received by Mrs. j. G. Ger
ZACH Of this city from her son Leonard
did not believe II.
In order to convince Stefansson that
a war was raging Gerlach, who Is the
wireless operator on the revenue cut
ter, sent out call to Nome asking for
the latest war dispatches.
When the reply was deciphered tor
Stefansson he wapt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
OFFICE BOYS AT A PREMIUM.
Will Soon Be Extinct as the Dodo.
Y. M. c. A. Man Saws.


New York.-Thc office boy Is going to
be as extinct as the dodo, according TO
s. G.. McConaughey. employment de
partment secretary of the central
branch Y. NJ. c. A. He has scores Of
applications every month from those
who want office boys. but he can fill
only very small percentage because
the boys are not to be had.
''The reason seems to be." he said.
that families are in better financial
shape now than formerly and can keep
their boys in school longer and because
i'm spite of the diminishing supply the
demand continues to increase.
Boys now realize that knowledge is
power. They know that skilled labor
and technical school trained laborers
are paid better wages than unskilled
and shop trained labor They know
the advantage of staying in school. for
they have learned that to do so will
give them a large return later in dol
lars and cents
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
WAS RACING TO MEET STORk.
But Policeman Found Cocaine and
Heroin In Harvey's Parcel.

New York.-A young man. hastily
leaving the drug store of Henry Ru-
bernstein engaged the professional at
tentipn of Policeman Flick. who asked
him what were the contents of parcel
under his arm.
Cant stop to talk to you now" said
the man. who later said he was Paul
Harvey. Its an emergency case, anG
the stork will soon arrive. Ii you are
married you can understand the situa-
ton"
Then he tried TO dash off, but Flick
restrained him and insisted upon ex-
amining the parcel According to tb.
policeman, 1t contained large quan-
tity Of cocaine and heroin. Harvey was
held on a burglary charge by Magis
trate Brough IN Morrisania court
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
Birds Stop Gas Supply.

Menominee, Wis.-Two little spar
rows caused every gas user In Menom-
inee to go without gas for several
hours. The birds built their nest i'm the
outlet pipe Of the water tank through
which the gas is passed During the
heavy rain the tank overflowed be
cause the nest clogged the outlet pipe.
The overfowing Of the tank disar-
ranged the apparatus and shut off the
gas. The nest was removed later and
the gas supply restored
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
COUGAR Shot on hiahwax.

Chehalis. Wash.-When a prowling
cougar crossed the Pacific highway
near the north end OF Jackson prairie
eleven miles southeast of Chehalls. II
fell victim to rife shot fred by
George Blattner who was sitting on
his front porch. Ore shot near the
heart caused the animal to give a wild
lunge into the air and fall dead. The
cougar measured seven feet three
inches from tip to tip and was .
hungry looking female. 1t is thought
that lack Of food emholdened II to
come out into the open.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03

Superior. visa little auto and q
hatchet sealed the doom of timber
wolf on Douglas county road six
miles from the city limits few nights
ago. Charles 9. Wright OF Amnicon
Lake was driving home when he saw a
wolf several hundred feet ahead. He
speeded up his car, hit the wolf with
the front axle and finally dispatched
the animal with hatchet. He got $40
bounty, which hs says - Win spend
for gas"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
Republicans and Delaware.

The Republicans say that Delaware
Is absolutely safe as far as the cleo
toral ticket is concerned, but they seem
to have lost hope of retaining the seat
in the senate. The fact that these 10
cal contests become more important
than national issues shows that party
feeling does not run very high In this
campaign In some states
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
BOYS AS SAILORS
Junior Marine Scouts Latest Idea
In Preparedness.
TO MAKE 1T COUNTRY WIDE
Major General George Barnett, In Com
mand of the United States Marine
Corps, Has Accepted the Honorary
Office of Chief Marine Scout-Mskes
Boys Better Citizens.

New York.-New York city is taking
the lead in another preparedness move
ment which In the opinion OF its or
ganizers. will become nation wide In
its scope. The newest organization Is
known as the Junior Marine Scouts.
More than 500 youngsters living on
the west side Of Manhattan have al.
ready enrolled. ana IN short while,
declares |. w. Irving, the originator
of the idea. thousands of boys in vari-
Gus parts OF the country will be mem
bers of the organization The Junior
Marine Scouts will train boys between
the ages of twelve and eighteen la the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03

only the counting Of the vote will tell
the story.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03
A Red Hot Fight.

The rumblings of Ii redhot fight
reach Washington from West Virginia,
where Howard Sutherland and Senator
Chiffon are hustIing for seat In the
United States senate. No one seems
to be able to forecast the result and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-03

Not for q week or two will the peo-
pie be able to get up any interest In
what Carranza is doing or whether or
not he is losing his grip In Mexico
Some way our people have not been
able to make Mexico of much impor-
tance, political or otherwise. during
the mast few months
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08
WHO AM II
am the foundation of all bust
ness. -

am the foundation of all bust
ness. ~
am the fount Of all prosperity.
am the parent of genius.
l am the salt that gives life its
SAVIOR. #.
l am the foundation of every
fortune in America, from Rockefel-
ler's down.
/ must be loved before l can be-
stow my greatest blessings and
achieve my greatest ends. Loved, I
make life sweet and purposeful
and fruitful.
l can do more to advance q
youth than his own parents, be they
ever so rich. .
Fools hate me, wise men love me.
am represented in every loaf of
bread that comes from the oven, in
every train that crosses the CONT
nent, in every ship that steams the
ocean, in every newspaper thai
comes from the press.
l am the mother Of democracy.
All progress springs from me.
Who am /?
! am WORK.-Exchange.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08
BANQUET IN HONOR
OF DR.. CRABBE

The friends of DR.. j. G. Crabbe,
President of Eastern Kentucky
State Normal School, will give a
farewell banquet in honor at the
Phoenix Hotel, Lexington, Satur-
day, August 18th, six to eight p. M,
price one dollar per plate. DR..
Crabbe has recently resigned as
President of the Eastern Kentucky
State Normal, having been called to
the head of State Teachers College
of Colorado, at Greeley, the largest
institution of its kind in the United
States. He and Mrs. Crabbe will
leave the last of August for their
new home in Colorado.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08
NEW TAILOR SHOP

The Mt. Sterling Tailoring Shop
has been opened in the Tabb build
ing on South Maysville street by
Mr.. S. Kravitz, said to be an ex-
pert tailor, and the public is invit-
ed to inspect his display of all
wool cloths and get MS prices on
merchant tailoring.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08
SHERIFFS WILL HELP

Gov. A. o. Stanley yesterday
promised Col. W. A. Colston, of the
First Kentucky Regiment, he would
request the sheriffs of the various
counties to furnish recruiting
squads with lists of men available
for military service. Col. Colston is
planning to take the Kentucky
brigade to the State Fair.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08
A BAD PROVISION

Many newspapers icng provisions of the
primary without Justification
ton find it is that number of citizens from
epag who from county
lew have lived the state the county
months and the precinct days Such have lived
the all his life and would lived precinct
only five months the In that he prevented from
pressing primary
he from, because he longer legal resident
therefore DISTINGUISHED far the primary is
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08
SELLS FARM

j. w. Motley, through T. F. Rog-
ers & Son, real estate agents, has
sold his farm of seventy-five acres,
near Spencer, to c. B. Wade, of this
city, recently Of Illinois, for a pri-
vate price. Possession September
list. Mr.. Motley will probably To-
cate in the West.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

Mr.. James c. Peters has just in
stalled the latest improved Hoffman
pressing machine in his pressing
and dry cleaning establishment.
Mr.. Peters world be glad for the
public to inspect this machine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

"De reason some of us doesn't
git along" said Uncle Eben, sis dat
we sets down dreaming of automo-
biles, when we oughter be pushing
our wheelbarr0w."
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

Shirts, dressy and cool. Fine
variety Of patterns that retail at
other stores at S1.50 at Sl.OO. stiff.
The Bruuner Shoe Co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

in Ohio Saturday
when asked could employment the factories of the
country, said "a blind could they busy" We consider this
endorsement of the prosperous administration of Woodrow
Wilson, especially when spoken by odine Republican.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

When You see a small boy trying
how long he can hold his breath,
it is safe bet he won't develop
into a politician.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

The girl who runs after a man
usually finds that he is hoofng it at
a livelier pace.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08
Wednesday MINT

the picture show will be under the
auspices of the Mission Banh of
the Christian church. Be sure and
attend. II
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08
Pumps and Filters.

If you need a new pump or filter
get prices from me before buying.
/ am sure l can save you money.
c. p. Pierce.
Phone 706. (S-tf)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08
KEEP SMILING
Phone 7O6.

You might as well keep smilin',
For there amt IA bit o. sense
OF fidgetin' and rilin',
And a longin' too intense;
For most things worth the gettin'
Are sure to find the place,
When you're peaceful an a settin'
With a smile upon your face.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

Silk Novelty Neck-wear, every
wanted style and color, on sale at
80 cents. Also a complete line of
wash neckwear. (51-tf)
The Drummer Shoe Co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

All $500 Ralston Oxfords cut to
$3.45. (51-tf)
The Drummer Shoe Co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

A rose is as fragrant in a pri-
vate dwelling as it is in a banquet
hall.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08
For Rent.

House Of 7 rooms on North Syc-
amore street. Has just been re-
modelled. Elizabeth Wyatt.
Phone l24. (46-tf)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

All 5000 Washable Kid Colonials
cut to $4.95. (51-tf)
The Drummer Shoe Co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

1t may be that beauty is only
skin deep, but the well turned ankle
catches the public eye.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08
Wanted at Once .

Pony phaeton or runabout. Must
be in good condition and cheap.
Apply at Advocate office. 1920
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

Marriage is that process which
turns an unsuspecting girl into an
amateur detective.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

county public spirited
should meeting Saturday Don't leave the
fellow, hui be OF hand yourself.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

Henry recently booklet
Against Little White SLAYER every boy
there would be cigarettes sold.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

The man that doesn't change his
mind is in danger of losing it.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

Nothing is harder to keep than a
girl who fancies the other fellow.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-08

Good gentle driving horse abso-
lutely safe for women and children.
VIII stand anywhere without being
hitched. Apply to r. /. Settle,
GAO Phone 90 or 30.