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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-22
THE KAIsER's NO. is II

It will be remembered that the
fighting in the war was stopped at
the eleventh hour of the eleventh
day of the eleventh month. Some
one was curious enough to look up
the eleventh verse of the eleventh
chapter of the eleventh book in the
Bible, and this is what he read:
'Wherefore the Lord said unto
Solomon, forasmuch as this is done
to thee, and thou has not kept my
covenant and my statutes, which /
have commanded thee, / will surely
rend the kingdom from thee, and
viii give Il to thy thy SERVANT
The quotation is from the book
Of l Kings, eleventh chapter and the
eleventh verse.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-22

Ss\VJE are not detracting one bit
wv from the great glory of vic.
tory when we say that the United
States, In q measure, energies from
this war burnt child" said d. G.
Wills, chairman Of the Central Lib
erty Loan Committee of this Federal
Reserve District in. a recent inter.
view in Cleveland.
And as the burnt child avoids the
fire so must we be ever on the alert.
ever watchful' of that despicable,
treacherous fire which singed us in SO
many places--propaganda," Wills
statement continued.
Until all our war obligations. all
our postwar obligations are cleaned
of the slate, we must continue down
the straight road Of thrift. avoiding
all the frogs. switches. sidetracks and
spread rails with which enemy-in-
spired gossip and rumor will beset
our track.
zone of the early and insidious
stories of this kind which has come
to me is the tale that the Fifth Lib
erty Loan is to be taken up by the
bankers-that the people will not be
called upon to buy bonds.
"That lie must be nailed now.
The Fifth Loan will not be floated
untiNApril, but preparation for II
must be undertaken Immediately.
1t will be popular loan just as
the others were and the people
will be called upon to subscribe
&c !. jus. as they nave been in the
past
Il do not believe any great amount
of counsel is necessary to the average
American along the lines of thrift and
investment in government securities.
/ believe the lessons of the loans dur.
ing the war have taught him the SUI
periority of Liberty Bonds as safe,
sane and lucrative investment and he
would consider it unfair of the gov
eminent not to give him this means
of putting by for the future"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-22
THRIFT MUST STILL
Be OUR WATCHWORD
"WhiIe Reading Good News
From Europe Sit Tight On
Economy" Says Writer

It is not yet time to let down the
bars and spend as you may be in
clined: The country's welfare con-
tinues to depend to a serious degree
upon the thrift of its people.
The Saturday Evening Post en-
phasiZes this need in a recent edito-
rial in which it argued the necessity
Tor Fifth Liberty Loan, citing the
fact that even when all proceeds Of
the Fourth Loan and all current taxes
are spent we will still face deficit.
Reports from many cities indicate
that we are building at only quarter
or third Of our normal rate" the ed
itorial says. There are big arrears
to make up. Road improvements and
numberless things are deferred. No
news that can come out Of Europe
will have any relevGnce to the pres
ent necessity for strictest economy at
home.
Every weather vane you see points
In the same direction. In a nutshell,
when a bank gets hard I'D it radis-
counts paper at a Federal Reserve
Bank. The volume Of Federal Re
serve discounts is a measure of the
pressure upon credit When the
Fourth Liberty Loan campaign start
ed those discounts had risen from less
than two hundred million dollars the
year before to more than sixteen hun
dred million dollars. OF which over
eleven hundred millions was war
paper-paper secured By government
war obligations. That was before the
Rotation Of the six-blllion-dollar loan.
Excess Of bank loans over deposits is
also sign OF strain on credit.
"At the beginning OF the Liberty
Loan campaign loans OF New York
City clearinghouse banks exceeded
deposits by seven hundred million dol
lars.
Every debt you incur is a straw on
that load. Every extravaganza counts
for debt.
while reading good news from Eu-
rope sit tighter than ever on the
economy program You viii receive
notice. long ahead. OF more liberal
timGx."
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-22
NEW PASTOR AT SOMERSET

The members of Somerset Chris
tian church are unusually happy to
announce that DIR. A. w. Fortune,
professor of Systematic Theology at
the College of the Bible, Lexington,
KY, has accepted the hearty and
unanimous call to become their pas
tor for the coming year.
Professor Fortune is a rare spir-
it. Genial in disposition, winsome IN
personality, broad in his sympathy,
and inspected in his character. He
is much beloved by all who know
him and especially by those who
know him best-his students. Every
man, woman and child will find him
a living embodiment Of the Christian
ideals and leader Of extraordinary
ability.
He took his A. b. and M. A. de-
grees at Hiram College. Two years
ago he completed his thesis and re-
ceived from one Of the leading uni
versities of our country the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy. AS a
teacher for the past six years he has
performed his task in a most wor-
ths, etfie:c;;ii.. anu, constructive man
ner. lie represents an exceptional
type Of Christian scholarship.
AS a preacher he ranks among
the very first Of our brotherhood
He has spent a number of years in
active ministry and has developed a
pulpit ability that has few peers.
His sermons are briefly character
lied as follows: Simple in style,
remarkable in personal touch, thor
oughly Scriptural in content, dyna-
mic in their power to stimulate
Christian living, and envisioning in
that they keep the larger issues of
the Kingdom constantly before the
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-22

Lagrange, NC.
''For years / suffered with q chronic
cough, so i could not sleep nights and
continued TO lose flesh. My druggist
asked me to try Vinol. It cured my
cough, / can sleep nights and have
gained twelve pounds. Vinol Is the
best tonic and tissue builder ] have ever
taken. w. d. Rem, Lagrange, NC.
iitions, weak women, cvsrw~5Iss men,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-22

II suffered with a chronic cold for
four months, coughed day and night.
Had to keep on working when I was
not able to. I saw vinol advertised
and tried Il, and l want to tell You it
Just cured that cold in short time.
y made me eat and sleep well, better
eve ~. c. Bagley, Dunn, &c.
For an E.., down, nervous, anaemic co,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-22
THE BOY WAS RIGHT

The teacher had been telling her
class of little boys about the crowns
Of glory, and the rewards in heaven
for good people.
"And, now tell me-" she said,
"who will get the biggest CROWN"
There was a moment of deep 81
lence, and then a little voice piped
out:
'EHim what's got the biggest
head"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-22
VIRGIL SULLIVAN WRITES
Eagle Hut, London, England.
Dec. z, 1918.

Dec. z, 1918.
Dear Mother and ALI
i am now in London on three
days leave and have been having
fine time. We got in London the
other night and every thing was full
and could not find a room or bed
anywhere but the Red Cross was
on the job and some of the Red
Cross men met large bunch of us
and took us to the headquarters
and gave us a fine feed and a place
to sleep, and just treated us fine.
That is where some of the money
that you have given to them goes,
so you can realize that the Red
Cross is a. fine organization. Well
mother, London sure is a fine place.
They have all kinds of amusements
here for us. They have billiard and
pool rooms, concerts, writing rooms,
bath rooms and everything, and they
even have a lady just to sew buttons
on anything for us. We can eat
here at cost and can even get wheat
cakes and just everything. They
have an information desk and men
that can tell you everything, and
visiting parties leave every morning
in busses and take us all over Lon
don and the people treat us fine.
Yesterday a Mr.. Robinson, of Lon
don, had a hundred and fifty of us
down to big hotel and he had two
big feeds, a show and we had a
wonderful time. Last night we went
to a big dance and met several nice
girls and had a fine time. l met a
sailor yesterday who went to school
with "Chief" Blevins and he was a
fine fellow. There is so much going
on here one cannot know where to
go hardly.
The ship is at Portland, in South
ern England. We are going to meet
the President the 9th or 10th and
then expect to sail for the States
about the 18th to Goth, but don't ex-
pect we will get back before Christ
mas.
l will write again when / get back
to the ship and can, tell you more
definite.
Keep the home fires burning till
the "boys" come home. With love
to all and Merry Christmas.
Goodbye,
VIRGIL SULLIVAN.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-22

~ see that old Monroe has failed
in business. How did it happen ,"
"Oh, TOO much advertising, ]
guess"
"But Monroe never advertised"
"No; but his competitors did"
The Advocate for printing
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-22

hearers.
We are sure that his coming to
Montgomery county will be hailed
with great joy and interest. Som
erset is preparing to give him q
warm and cordial reception the first
Sunday in January, 1919, when be
begins his work.
Everyone will want to hear him
Come one, come all All are well
come.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-22
For Rent

Store room on Court street, now
occupied by Food Administrator.
VIII repair to suit renter and give
possession at once. For further
particulars, see H. R. Prewitt, Atty,
22-tf RICHARD REID ROGERS.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-22
Rooms For Rent.

Furnished rooms with bath, cen
trally located. Apply at this Of
flee. (25-tf)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-22
Yinol will Stop a Cough
and Break Up a Cold

A constitutional remedy that removes the cause by
building up the system. These elements contained
IN Vinol-Beef and Cod Liver Peptones, Iron, Man
gancse and Gycerophosphates - soon create an
energy that throws off the cold and prevents its
reoccuence 1t has given ninety per cent satisfac-
ton for sixteen years. HERE IS PROOF:
The sun., 1918-09-01

Once IT, Inc get this Repertory Theatre
actually under way, a sound, solid,
healthy, going concern, and you would see
me back at my desk like shot. I've a
half finished play lying there now-the
best idea I've had yet, I almost think
that tempts me terribly even now. /
would like nothing better than to be at it
hammer and tongs, out of reach of all
these phones and typewriters, my oak
sported stubbornly day after day."
Barker is now just over 40. Will he
ever write again! l am afraid the phones
and typewriters are too much with him,
and that the Kingsway is a milestone
about his neck. Coningsby Dawson held
forth one evening shortly before he went
TO France, stoutly maintaining that no
real literature was written except by men
under the stress of immediate pecuniary
difficulties. l am just little afraid that
Barker has become prosperous. His latest
The sun., 1918-09-01

HIP. Holt, the English writer who col
laborated with Ralph Henry Barbour IN
Lost Island, one of the September publ
cations of the Century Company, says ne
has been writing sea stories ever since he
ruined a promising career of newspaper
work by falling asleep one afternoon ten
years ago. He had dropped aboard
steamship to yarn with the skipper, who
was an old friend, and while the latter was
attending to the ships papers Mr.. Holt,
being very tired, curled up on a seat and
took forty winks. His friend the skipper,
who had frequently urged him to drop
newspaper work and sail about with HIM,
writing stories on the way, found him
asleep and, knowing that Mr.. Holt was
due to take charge of the newspaper IN
two hours, cast off moorings and was well
out to sea when the surprised author
opened his eyes. That so strained rela-
tions between the newspaper and himself
that he resigned by cable to avoid I'M
pleasantness. He wandered to India,
Egypt, South Africa, Australia, all over
Europe, and to some queer places in the
romantic Pacific Ocean, writing stories all
H. t,,,a
The sun., 1918-09-01
The Serious Case of Granville Barker

work consists of one act plays, original
in part, but .oftener than not transla-
tions, adaptations and eollaborations. For
a man who could write Voysey Inher'-
lance to dabble with one-acters is sign
of mental laZiness.
It's Now or Never.
Barker is a force in the Anglo-Saxon
theatre. He has interesting ideas, and ne
has shown that he can work them out He
is credited with saying that play IS
"anything which can be made effective
upon the stage of theatre by human
agency" Whether this be true or not, II
is an interesting thesis, and we wish we
could see him prove it. By his own defi-
milton, as Brander Matthews has pointed
out, Winter Garden show is good play
and The Madras House, which enjoyed a
run in London of one consecutive night,
bad one. Barker can best answer this, II
he but will.
II is time to cease calling Barker
promising" He is no longer rery young
He has arrived at a critical point IN his
career. If during the next five years ne
writes nothing more we shall be forced
to class him with many another "promis-
ing youngster," and wait once more for
new dramatist who shall'fir perform and
then theorize. Meantime, let us at least
render thanks for Ann Leete and the
Toysey Inheritance.
The sun., 1918-09-01

mind, Or was he merely gathering together
the odds and ends, preparatory to making
his literary last will and testament?
A week after our luncheon l went to
the Kingsway Theatre. Barker had told
me that if / called at noon ne would see
me for an hour. At he should have to
leave me: he had an important engage
mcnt in the country. He was little late,
but we chatted away in his Office, neither
of US noticing how late it was. He had
missed his train. He then suggested that
we go 10 the Garrick Club for lunch. l
told him | had no wish to make him late,
and he told me that his appointment could
wait, and added that he had that appoint
ment always up his sleeve in case he
wished to excuse himself from an inter-
view that bored him. I may say, how
ever, that it was Barker, and not /, that
had most TO say that day! Over to the
Garrick We went.
The sun., 1918-09-01
Dixon SCOTS Criticism.

"His natural kingdom is between
boards, not upon them. sound jolly
certain. How can one be 50 sure? Well,
partly, 7 must own, though it is highly
inconsistent, because have just been
wringing a confession Of the truth of this
suspicion from the charming lips of the
Great Adventurous Barker-the Kings
way Theatre one. Yes he admitted rue
fully, YES, more than anything, that is
what | really want-to be allowed to
write. have always wanted that, and I
suppose I always will But what's TIE
use' Until just recently l don't suppose
my stuff earned the cost of tipping it. |
gave up writing for producing when I
was 80: and / always nurse a kind of half
determination that when Tm 10 TT gi,a
up producing AGAIN f"r w7''nc.
The sun., 1918-09-01
Trees Good Joke.

In the main dining room there is full
length portrait of Garriek, which called
to Bankers mind a story that has since
been circulated in this country through
the kindly agency of Mr.. Charles Ram
Kennedy, who tells it much better than
Barker. One day Sir Herbert Tree and
Sir Charles Wyndham were lunehing to-
gether in this room. At the time Wynd-
ham was appearing in revival of Rob
. ertson's Darid Garrick. He was appar-
emily very successful, and in burst of
confidence leaned toward Sir Herbert,
pointing to the picture on the wall. Her
bert" he said, ''they tell me l am be-
coming more and more like Garrick every
day." "Yes," returned Tree, "and less
and less like him every night!'
Barker insisted again that his heart was
in playwriting, and repeated that as soon
as he had time he would write again. The
war came, and naturally he was in no
mood to settle down TO the strenuous de-
mands of composition. But would he
have done it? 1t is question. The late
Dixon Scott quotes him on the same sub
ject Scott maintains that Barker is first
and foremost a dramatist and not an
actor or producer:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-31
HOW TO HANDLE
BACKYARD FLOCK
Rethocs By Winch Greater Pro-
cYction Of Writer Eggs
Nay Be Secured.
FEED AND CARE or PULLETs
>oirs 81 importance 10 criy &c Buy
sns Keep weiLosseioDse sirss--
urilxi.s Is5is Scraps sns
si.chen Waste.

To utilize table .serzps and reduce
fhe living cost srerT family should
fesT a t.ses ysrd T'o1ifry hoek Ehsn !;
is NJ al przeziosL No matter hOw
eoOn0-.iezl ibs housewife may be
there is q certain afDOunf II table
serzps and kitchen waste vtiich las
feeding value bat which j. wasted IN
Iess II can BE- fed 70 ehieksns. Each
hen "a her pallet year should procDoe
10 coz@n szxs- TIE average saLe 81
the back yard nock s,,Onld Be q; least
10 hens Thus each fOck would pro
cuos in q year 100 6Ozen eggs which.
ct the very conservative value Of -
cents a dOzen. would BE- worth 80.
TIE eggs and poultry used for meat
reduce the cost Of living. and their
quality and freshness can always be
depepnfed On.
HOusebOlders usually desire Dot on
~ eggs for the table and for cooking.
but also an occasional chicken 10 eat
For this reason one 81 the general
purpose breeds. such ss the Plymouth
Rock. wyandOite. Rhode Island Red
or orpiBgiOn. IL preferable 20 Tbe
smaller. egg breeds. such a. the Leg
horns. No; only do the mature fowls
Of these breeds. because Of their larg-
or size. make better table fowls than
the Leghorns, but the young chickens
for the same reason make better frisrz
and rOas,srE. whereas chickens Of the
egg breeds are only suitable for the
sraAiier brolierz. The genernl-purpose
breeds are also -broOdy- fr@eds. the
hens making good siiisrs and mothers.
which f. decided advantage sflsn IL
g. desired 20 hatch and raise chick
ems. since the hens ~ the egg bres-ss
seldom 20 broofy and are IN any event
rather unreliable siiters ard mothers.
II. however. the production ~ eggs
outweighs the desire for 40 occasional
table fowl. The lighter egg breeds un-
dOubiedly Will be found better. be-
cause they lay as many eggs and DO
10 On iess feed. Vifh the result that
they produce the eggs more cheapiy.
j, f. By al means advisable 10 keep
some pure breed or variety. Where
this f. done. sales az a profitable figure
can often be- made of breeding stock
which u is Intended 10 market or Of
eggs for Matching.
The size Of the flock which can be
most Efficiently kept will depend first
Of all upon the space available and.
secondly. upon the amount Of table
scraps or other waste which Il avail
able for food. II j. a mistake 10 try
20 OverstOck the available space. Bet
ter results viii be obtained from a few
hens in n small yard than from Il larg-
er number. The back yard poultry
fock rarely will consist of over 20 or
- hens and IN many eases Of no, more
than or 10. For a hOck ~ 20 to y
hens a space of not less than % by
20 feet should be available for a yard.
ALLOW On TIE average 20 TO 30 square
feet per bird.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-31
A VI pescription.

Recently q man bought a second
hand automobile. which turned out TO
be 4 cripple on four wheels rather
than & pleasure vehicle. He was de-
scr1binE some Of the patients synp-
toms 20 friend
i take 81. then- that she rattles a
9 good deal when you run herr said
the other man
-Rattles - said the owner Of the car.
-Shs sounds Ike a skeleton having a
shaking Fl on q Tin roof t-'-Tid-Bits.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-31

Ersurt HD5 tk1f ths ll-r-ywa ooes
rrre3T rrnEe steady. frs1tlt5s EeD-
1uns-s
Ussrpgs1l 11S tqss % accounf
q sDca uzsEultat1e s-ort nay - E.1-
s-lliT trqd5e6 = .ruve-s VII rsfuse 20
TAKE syseea-ua-ls -t-zt 1rs tizlrly lrfe-
r.1r 90 re-y i-n-1zr-rs- w-hiis X is -;
ns'aesszry TAT s-0.ck 1ss,6 for ezE Jro-
6Bczioo o.iy ss9zl1 - - % tbs
uesEAis desired n Standard isrs--,iirg z
s-Oek. u is advisable IN al trse@is 70
reser- fis.ss rEile.s uhict ~ rn1fugfry
TC1ic fan helOw tbe average rDediur1
vesKhf - ordinary stock q ;hai-
brsed; tor -haisrer caBse5 hack D,
6srslopsDeut Is likely also 70 cause lOg
egg pro11erion-
frly-BOz1th Rock. Wyandoffe RHODE
IslaDd Red ami OrTdrg-nn puliets ttlsi
nOw weigh four t.0unos o. r1Dre: and
Lezs1orn. AroO-Ea and CauTlne puileis
that DO~ approximate three pounds 10
eweszflf- are rezso1sblF sure Do; 70 cis-
zpisOinf fhoss who bsy ths-n with the
expectation Of getting szzs early IL
the winter.
A. rule the larger and heavier the
puiis;s are a. Ills season The sOOne'
they Will bezin 70 lay. Those who tHy
pallets Of the weights gwen abore and
upwards az AZ approximate price -
pond can not lose on the transaction
II They give the birds good care and
feed them tudicsOusly.
With regard 20 the value u well
grown pullets ~ this ssOn. ihey
should command a little higher pr1ce
pr pound than hens and the genera
run ~ spring ehickens. bu, unles.
they are undoubtedly ready 20 berir
laying promptly Il IL not good poliey
70 psy more than q very DOderzts
/ premium for them
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-31
ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE HIS SWEETHEART, PlsET EK-
COUNTERS 4 k0IsogE HORDE

sus- rurn1nr1d q
Wls.-z-uc a1 ta3.
sEdo--r
t.s & u1oss
q NhcE41-1
us.11 discovery proceeds
procs3s
enemy xtdcA has
oes-royd Kennedy Hznuss Was ts
escEp@s q
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-31
Clean Water for Poultry.

A supply Of pure drinking water FIRE
queu;iy renewed Is as necessary foi
poultry ns sufficient supplies Of fcpd.
There are two different types Of drink.
ing vessels for poultry in common use
Open vesselS-pHils pans, crooks. and
the lIke--and drinking fountains -
constructed that dust and dirt can gel
into the water only by say Of a very
small exposed surface.
These quite opposite types Of drink.
ing vessels are about equally popula'
with poultry keepers. open vessels
catch more dirt and dust. but are more
easily cleaned. Closed fountains may
be used much longer without clean.
Ing. but II allowed 10 become foul ere
harder 10 clean thoroughly.
Placing open drinking vessels on n
shelf a foot or more above the nooi
prevents the hens from scraiching
coarse litter into them. but does not
keep out fne dust which floats In
the air and settles IN the water. Thor.
Oughly rinslng open vessels once a
day. and scalding drinking fountains
once or twice a week Will usually keep
them as clean as necessary.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-31
CUTlCURA HEALS SORE HANDS
That Itch, Burn, Crack. Chap and
eIeed-Trial Free.

In wonderfully short time In most
eases these fragrant, super-creamy
emollients succeed. Soak hands on re-
uring In the hot suds of Cuticura Soap.
dry and rub Cuticura Ointment into
the hands for some time. Remove sur
plus Ointment with soft tissue paper.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-31
NO MONEY IN POOR STOCK.
Immature Birds Rarely Make Steady
Profitable Ess Producers

A. tllls seasJn many very immature
and runiy pulleis are sold 20 beginners
80 Tsoistry keeping with the fepresen-
ta'ion fhst few weeks Of good care
win bring them 20 laying maturity.
Th5se wbO buy such stOek are almost
Always disappointed in II. They md
fbaf The impsnfv-~ birds take mcnfhs
in.seed RI vssz :, foipDlete fbefr
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-31

The smallest back yard affords sn
ofportBniiy 20 keep q few hens
Whether she occupant u the prem
ises can keep fhOse few hens 70 ad-
vantage depends upon whether he or
she can and Eiil pse them the nee
eszary care.