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The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03

There followed full consideration
Of the theme that now became upper
most in all minds involved. Naturally,
the six young people were immersed
in their own special affairs. The
triple wedding was a matter of rare
interest to all their many friends, and
the house was the center of rare bus
Ting activity and interest.
Mrs Dunn fairly shone in her new
province of directing the arrangements
for the wedding. The three married
couples We're to settle down after the
honeymoon within a short distance of
Belleville, The day after they had
departed Warren Holcomb stepped
across the yard to where Mrs. Dunn
was seated on her own porch. There
were traces of tears on her cheeks.
She, however, affected a brisk, smiling
animation.
Bertha told me you were thinking
of selling the house and going to live
with a sister" remarked Mr.. HoIcomb.
81 wish it were not necessary" was
the reply, but being all alone, with
our dear girls gone, makes such diff
ference"
"'Our dear girls, yes, Mrs. Dunn.
You can indeed lay claim to all their
love. / hardly know what to do. 1t
will be terribly lonesome. The house
will not be large enough to accommo-
date all this happy group when they
come to see US, and when the little
ones appear on the scene later"
'Why don't you cut through the par
tition and make it into one big. COM
Portable house"
There Mrs. Dunn paused, flushed
and drew back embarrassed. And
there Warren Holcomb's eyes flashed
with a new suggestion. she was like
a woman who had committed herself
unwarily, and flushed and tremored
like a shy young girl.
"You mean you will sell me your
half Of the house?"
81 did not; but. but"
"You don't mean to say that you
would stay-that after bestowing the
care Of a mother upon our dear ones"
'Oh, Mr. Holcomb - she broke down
utterly. LET them remain our dears."
''And this house, our house, and you
and l the real father and mother of
those happy ones? oh, blessed wom-
am Can the crowning JOY of life be
mine-that you care for me?"
eff you had not been blind you would
long since have known that" softly
whispered this woman among women.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03
COULD HARDLY
STAND ALONE
Terrible Suffering From Headache,
Sideache, Backache, and Weak
ness, Relieved by Cardui,
Says This Texas Lady.

Gonzales, Tex Mrs. Minnie Phil
pot, Of this place, writes: Five years
ago / was taken with q pain in my
left side. 1t was right under my
left rib. It would commence with an
aching and extend up into my left
shoulder and on down into my back.
By that time the pain would be so
severe I would have to take to bed,
and suffered usually about three days
III suffered this way for three years,
and got to be mere skeleton and was
so weak could hardly stand alone
Was not able to go anywhere and had
to let my house work 60. I suffered
awful with a pain in my back and I
had the headache all the time. l just
was unable to do a thing. My life
was a misery, my stomach got in an
awful condition, caused from taking
so much medicine. / suffered so much
pain. | had just about given up all
hopes of our getting anything to help
me.
One day a Birthday Almanac was
thrown in my yard. After reading
its testimonials l decided to try Car
dui, and am so thankful that / did,
for I began to improve when on the
second bottle. II am now a well
woman and feeling fine and the cure
has been permanent for it has been
two years since my awful bad health.
/ will always praise and recommend
Cardui." Try Cardui today. y 7S
The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03
ENEMIES TO MOSQUITOES.

If you want to free the neighbor-
hood Of mosquitoes encourage swal-
lows to make themselves at home,
says a report Of the American For
estry association. These birds feed
almost entirely upon obnoxious in
SeetS and they will do much toward
protecting orchards and other trees
from insect pests. No better invest
ment can be made, therefore, than
some houses set out for martins or
other swallows. Of the blue swal-
lows the purple martin is the largest,
'ae male being entirely blue above
and below while the female is blue
aOove with a gray breast. Swallows
afe highly migratory, most of them
spending the winter in South
America.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03

Copyright, 1872 by the Western News
paper union.)
The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
BRINGS SURE RELIEF

ror4 200 years GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil has enabled suffering humanity to
withstand attacks of kidney, liver,
bladder and stomach troubles and all
diseases connected with the urinary
organs and to build up and restore 10
health organs weakened by disease.
These most important organs must be
watch ed, because they filter and purify
the blood; unless they do their work
you are doomed.
Aespondency, backache, stomach trou-
BILE, pains in the 1oins and lower abb
domen, gravel, difficulty when urinat-
ing, rheumatism sciatica and lumbago
ali warn you Of trouble with your kid
neys. GOLD MEDAL Harlem Oil Cap
The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03
LOYAL TO BELOVED AUNTIE
sn,u Girl Willing to Give Up Good
wiz isso to Help Unfortunate Rela-
tive's Repatriation"

Amt Marcia is head Of the Eng
rs5 department in Hoo8ier high
school and very proud Of her posi-
fn,-or was until the other night
when her eight-year-old niece came
home from school crying. The whole
family coaxed until finally she ex-
naiDed what was wrong. "The chill
jreD said that you were terrible
oIi maid," she finally sobbed, point
ng to her auntie
Everybody was amused, most Of
all Aunt Marcia. But still she tried
to console her small niece. eyes,
aunhe is an old maid," she admit
ted. "but what Of that? 1t makes
YOU have a lots nicer time than if
she we're married. If | were mar
Hed like mother then | couldn't buy
you all the pretties | do nor take you
all the places do. Now, wouldn't
you rather have me an old maid than
married?"
The tot considered the situation
for brief time. Then unselfsl.ly
she made answer "sI'd hate to give
up my pretty things, but still | will
ifyou'll get married, auntie. I'll do
anything to help your 'repurta-
ton"
The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03
HIS CEREMONY.

A minister living in ga country
district" Of the Hawaiian islands
had great difficulty in making his
parishioners feel they were properly
married until he devised the follow
ing service
To the man. "You savvy this
woman?"
"Yes."
''You likee?'
eyes"
''By and by you no kick out2"
''No."
To the woman: 'FYou savvy this
man %
eyes"
''You ikee?"
eyes"
''Bye and bye you no kick out?'
"No."
'sPau (done). Let US pray
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03
"a
True Woman

BY WALTER JOS. DELANEY

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paper union.)
There never We're three girls 4ike
Aida, Valeria ana Bertha Holcomb, in
the estimation Of Mrs. Jennie Dunn.
She was widow of forty, but asso-
citation with those dear children" as
she had called them, had kept her
young. Warren Helcomb, their uncle,
who had taken care of them since
their widowed father had died, shared
in the opinion of the brisk, busting
matron. He never ceased to bless the
day when Mrs Dunn purchased the
other half of the duplex house.
The first time she saw the dazzling
trio Of beauties she fell completely in
love with them. Mr.. Holcomb had
adopted them only month previous,
and began to doubt his ability to care
for three growing, active young ladies,
as he called them, when he discovered
Mrs Dunn under the giant tree that
shaded the double garden, with Aida
at her feet, Valeria's sunny head rest
ing on her shoulder and the more maA
tured Bertha's arm lovingly encircling
her waist. A sensation of immense
relief surged in his being, as he hoped
this was the beginning of an associa-
ton of those young spirits with one.
who could act as guide counsellor and
true and tender friend.
With joy Mrs. Dunn accepted the
task without a word being spoken
about it. 1t came to be a regular event
for at~least one of the sisters to be
guest at the Dunn home the greater
part of the day.
Evenings in the summer time they
formed a cOterie their uncle loved to
watch, seated in the corner of the
porch on a garden bench, comforta-
bly, smoking his pipe. When winter
came he was only too happy to be their
escort to entertainments or to join the
little circle about the piano and be
one of the most charming company in
the world.
Almost before he realized it, they
We're grown-up young ladies, indeed.
Every time he paused to think what
a model, well-ordered household the
silent, constant influence Of Mrs. Dunn
had created, he dared scarcely to meet
her engaging glance or allow his eyes
to rest upon a face fair and velvety
as that of a girl of twenty.
"She is a jewel among women!" he
self-communed, "and she has been more
than mother to those dear girls.
Soon they will be wandering off in
search of life mates, so / had better
enjoy my treasures while they ara
with me, and be prepared for the part
ing wrench when it comes"
That lowered at last. The grada-
tions were fairly imperceptible, until
one afternoon Mr.. Holcomb expert
enced a shock when Mrs. Dunn said
abruptly:
'Mr. Holcomb, those young men
who have been regular callers on the
girls for the past year have settled
down each to a choice"
"You mean that they are engaged?
I guessed that" and then he looked so
helplessly forlorn that Mrs. Dunn be-
slowed sympathetic, consoling look
upon him that showed the true, tender
woman she was.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03

sules are the remedy you need: Take
three or four every day The healing
oil soaks into the cells and lining OF
the kidneys and drives out the poisons.
New life and health will surely follow.
When your normal vigor has been re-
stored continue treatment for a while
to keep yourself in condition and pre-
vent a return Of the disease.
Don't wait until you are incapable or
fighting. Start taking GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem Oil Capsules today. Your drug
gist will cheerfuay refund your money
IL you are not satisfied with results
But be sure to get the original import
ed GOLD MEDAL and accept no sub
stitutes. In three sizes. Sealed pack
ages. At all drug stores
The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03
BEHIND The SCENES.

'There won't be any more play
tonight"
Good graciousl Why, not?"
"I had to go back on the stage to
see man, and as | came out just as
the curtain went down, heard the
boss stage hand boiler, Strike 2"
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03
.s11enrs NEGLECT OF BLIND
i Instttote for He,9ins .94i.1do o"-
fotun'''' Of the Public.

j" Of the
=, American Journal Of Care Car
In the ,la. a,Dt the attitude of the pub
for ...9G5 crIPpi'tIb the blind is discussed 0y
.o 59'lIJ coI. James Bordley. director lire tor
I.'ls , Red Red Gross Institute tor tne
d the b + t'fs Baltimore, where American
Blind a. .ordiers Do are given the eonr-
5l'asnJ ,nJ tbe training necessary f0F :
anu 1trngeIe ... with new mode OF
b[.3s. aRy some strange process Of rea-
10y tbe blind man is looked upon
on.lls n.,Sp+bins Hi apart from the rest OF
' ''las,li9 utilization. writes Colonel
olf ,,or .Ha automatically loses
bo3E' ~ and his social position with
l'' los. H.. Of his vision; he IS looked
'.s ~. ~, q, not only physically but men
.}Ir a5p1 disqualified from earning a Nv
I'l.' qrI Tbis is not only unfair, but It
NY ,s,ard. There are capable blind
= .,i Incapable blind Just as among
ID ..p5ted people. The most potent
s.5 s.9.e in the failure Of the blind IS
q. '.a'e totaI lack Of provision for their
U. ,+;oraI + re-education. There is
'Y,' =. IN tbis broad and Of ours~a SIN
" rocatjonaI school for the blind,
y Y, has there ever been devised a
l.;.otifc y, scheme for their education.
rssrs o,.,, is not a single normal school
....5or TO teach the blind. The av-
'.,no WAGE Of the industrious blind
nso is sf per week, and Of the cor
...nonding blind woman about 50
,,r week. Is this not utterly un-
fair?
The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03
USED TO THEM NOW.

4. 10 you think we should reduce
tss, T. '0S' Of living?" asked one profi-
o,.s. not at ALL" replied the second
eora.' p,onteer. "At FIRST people used to
r5ai5 .lPialn about the high prices, but
.g... 'e got % used to them now that
II, : gut hcklng, 50 we might
% sm as well 60 right on soaking
The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03
FsspINe BUTTER WITHOUT ICE.

the iceman misses you some
...n ~, gay and the butter begins to
u,sl'' Try this plan: Rest the butter
lla y,aIe on a bowl, place the bowl in a
!, suaIOT L, pan containing a little wa
o5 %'' aTow over the butter a piece Of
.a .,.sse'Ioth' allowing the four cor
lslS % dlp INTO the water. The wa
,,,.@ :, should be changed daily. This
S Iuall amount Of moisture will keep
gu''9r hrm and sweet in the warmest
weather.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-10-03
Have You Talking Machine?

A careful selection of One Doz-
en- 10 inch double disc Columbia,
ETC., Records GA selections)
Dance, Band, Hawaiian an d
Popular Hits. Records worth
from 85c to 81. so each FOR ONLY
$500. You really get $l2. so
worth of records. We sell mil
lion records a year. Why not
send us your records order today?
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
ISAAC ROGERS TO MARRY

Mr.. Isaac Rogers, Jr., recently of
the U. S. Army and member of the
"A. e. F., who returned from France
several weeks ago, will be married
to Miss Hazel Emma Schlemmer, of
indianapolis, Indiana, at the Method
list parsonage in this city on We'd
nesday, February 18th. Mr.. Rogers
is a splendid young man and has a
host of friends who will be interest
ed in the above announcement. His
bride-to-be is said to be charming
young woman and has been identified
with Red Cross work for the past
several months and has rendered
valuable, service at Camp Taylor
and other points.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
BETTER SERVICE

Express Agent Riggs Sullivan has
received from the Superintendent
new instructions regarding a better
service campaign that will shortly
be inaugurated by this company for
the proper packing, wrapping and
marking of all express packages.
This will result in a saving of thous-
ands of dollars from poorly packed
packages which are damaged In
shipping. We hope that the public
will cooperate with the company in
every way possible to stop this
needless waste.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
MAKES GOOD
SUGGESTION
Reader Of Advocate Makes Sugges-
ton For Soldier Boy CeIe-
bratIon the Fourth.

A reader Of the Advocate stopped
at the office yesterday and made the
following suggestion. He said thai
as the soldier boys have been CON-
ing home from time to time and that
no meeting or celebration in their
honor had been possible, but that
by the Fourth of July all of them or
nearly all Of them would be home
and that then would be the time 10
have general celebration with a
brass band and speakers. He also
suggested that the celebration be
held at the Fair Grounds and that
all the soldier boys take good care
Of their uniforms, and as there will
be. several officers here, splendid
parade could be given. Why not
ask the bays Of Bath, Menefee, Row
an, Clark and Bourbon to join us in
this celebration? 1t would be a
great day for all of us and would
give everybody an opportunity to
show the boys how much we think
Of them. Wont some live citizen
like III. G. Hoffman take charge of
this, appoint committees and let's
have one grand and glorious time the
Fourth Of July.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
BIG LAND DEAL

Judge G.. A. Mccormick has sold
his splendidly improved farm of 247
acres near the city limits on the Mt.
Sterling and Owingsville turnpike to
Mr.. w. H. Thomas, of Farmers, KY,
at private price. Mr.. Thomas and
his family, whom we welcome to our
county, will move to the farm to re-
side in the near future.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
MR.. SWAkTz DEAD

Mr.. Joseph Swartz, aged &c years,
Familiarity called "Uncle Joe" by
everyone, died at his home in this
city Monday after an illness Of sew
eral weeks. He had been sexton Of
the Christian church for many years
and was not only faithful in his du-
ties there but lived a true Christian
life. He had during his long life
reared a number of orphan children
and although the meager wants Of
himself and wife could have been
easily supplied by his labor at the
church and the driving of his dellv-
cry wagon he was never satitfed
unless he was doing some act of
kindness and charity that taxed his
every effort. Funeral services will
be held at the Christian church
Wednesday morning conducted by
Rev. Clyde Darsie, assisted by Rev.
B. w. Trimble with burial in Mach
pelah cemetery.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
CARE OF
A LITTLE CHILD
France Has Thousands of Homeless
Little Orphans That Are Need
ing Help.

Are you taking care of father
less child in France?
Could there be a worthier cause
or a more perfect charity than this :?
Compare our happiness and pros
perity today with the condition of
France!
As thank offering to God for our
world peace could there be anything
more appropriate than to care for
one of these poor little unfortunates
for a year?
Wherever a boy is coming home
safe and sound from the great trial
to which he went so bravely, the
hearts of his own parents go out to
the home where the husband, father
or son will never come again.
Now win you not, as a thank Of
fering, take care of a child whose
father fought so bravely before he
fell, and who may have struck down
the foe who otherwise might have
lived to kill your boy?
The cries of these little children
have gone straight to the heart of
America. Today over 100000 of
these orphans are being cared for by
the people of this nation, but there
are many more of these helpless,
suffering, pitiable, little children
over there in France.
Think what 10 cents a day, 1860
a year, means to them, as well as
the joy is brings to the heart broken
mothers.
The letters received from them
testify to the good such small sum
of money can do.
Several little children Of the
city and county have adopted a
child and a few of the clubs have
signifed their desire to help in the
work and if you are interested call
Mrs. John Speer who will be glad to
call and explain in detail.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
PRICES ARE
STILL R0MPING
Sales at the Three Warehouses Show
That the Price of the Weed is
Advancing.

AS will be seen by few crop av-
erages given below and also from
the advertisements appearing in this
paper the price for tobacco on the
Mt. Sterling market is romping and
everybody is happy and glad to see
the growers receiving such good
prices for the weed. Real estate
values are advancing and it is a
common thing to hear of farms
changing hands at $500 to $3.50 per
acre.
The sale Friday at the Robertson
house was a good one as few crop
averages show:
]. F. Reynolds, sO5 lbs, .-.$77.55
Shrout & Snedegar, of Bath
county, 3155 lbs. -.---.-. 1890
Gudgell & Gopher, of Bath
county, 1920 lbs. .--..-..--- 41.S3
Jones & Jones, 1850 lbs. $500 1919
Shields & Sorrell, Of Bath
county, AGO lbs. -.--.-.-.-.-. 1926
The Whitehall also had a nice sale
Friday at which some extra good to-
bacco was offered. We give below
few averages:
Stewart & Curtis, 1015 lbs. $4,000
Davis Turley, 1905 lbs. ......- 63.63
John Hardwick, 247O lbs. 49, 63.62
w. c. Curtis, 3640 lbs. .-.--....- 62.62
At the Farmers house Monday of
'this week 125,925 pounds sold for
an average of $43.35 and everything
considered this was a remarkable
ale. A few Of the crops were;
Mcdonald & Richardson, $3.50 $63.30
Prewitt & Satterfeld, 5S15 :. 61.SS
Mcdonald & Wells, 27S0 lbs. $3.50
Prewitt & Charles, 1890 Tbs. :. $3.50
e. Horseman, 3O75 lbs. ...... 57.44
Highland & Johnson, 1870 lbs. 51.34
The rains Of the last two days
have brought tobacco in case again
and the market will begin to slack
up after a couple of weeks.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
PROMINENT MAN
PASSES AWAY
Mr.. Shields Cunningham Dies Al
His Home at Thomson
Station.

Mr.. Shields Cunningham, aged 65
years and one Of the most prominent
and influential men of this section,
died at his home at Thomson Sta
tion, in Clark County early Sunday
morning. Mr.. Cunningham was one
of the best Known and most aomlr-
ed men in this section and had hosts
Of friends who will be deeply griev-
ed to learn of his death. He had
been in poor health for some time,
but his death coming at the time it
did was quite shock to everyone.
Several months ago he sold his
beautiful home South of Thomson
Station and came to theis city where
he bought property, but soon became
dissatisfied and moved back to the
country. Mr.. Cunningham was a
clean, conscientious Christian man
\ and of type that we can i'll afford
NO lose. He is survived by his wife,
who was Miss Fannie Stofer,a sister
.,of Mr.. Albert Stofer; one daughter,
Mrs. w. S. Herndon, of Lexington;
and one sister, Mrs. Mollie Ramsey,
of Clary> County. Funeral services
were held this morning at IL o'clock
at the grave in the Winchester Gem
etery, the Rev. j. T. McGarvey, OF
!. Lexington, officiating.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
SERIOUS CUTTING scRAPE

Saturday night James Potts, col.
ored, cut and seriously wounded his
wife, Amanda Potts, in this city.
jealousy was the cause Of the trou-
BILE and the woman is now lying at
the point of death with her throat
cut. Chief Of Police Upton follow
ed Potts to Sharpsburg and arrested
him there about two o'clock Sunday
morning and returned him to Jail
here. The negroes are from Bethel,
Kentucky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
Mr.. SAM BIGSTAFF
SINKS TO REST
Was One of the WeaIthiest Men In
The County and Son of The Late
J. NJ. Bigstaff.

Death came on last Wednesday
morning to relieve the sufferings Of
0. Samuel Bigstaff, son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Bigstaff, and one
Of the wealthiest and best Known
citizens Of this city and county. For
a number of years Mr.. Bigstaff had
been in poor health and everything
that medical skill could do proved Of
no avail. He was man possessed
with many friends and had jovial
and likable disposition and though
his body has passed to the Great
Beyond, his memory will live long in
the hearts of numerous friends.
Deceased is survived by his wife,
two sisters, Mrs. Hanly Raglan, and
Mrs. T. B. Hill, and one brother, Mr..
7. ]. Bigstaff, all Of this county.
Funeral services were held at his
late home ON North Sycamore street
Thursday afternoon with burial in
the family burial ground at SPRING
field, with services conducted by
Rev. M. V. P. Yeaman, assisted by
Rev. 7. B. Hill.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
TELEPHONE SERVICE
MUCH IMPROVED

We are glad to. note the improve
ment in the telephone service and
trust the good work will go forward
until the usual standard is main
tanned. In fairness to the, manager,
Mr.. A. A. Sharp, we feel it our duty
to compliment him upon the improv-
ed service, and we confidently be-
lieve he is leaving no stone unturneu
to give Mt. Sterling the best service
it has ever had.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04

Mr.. Evart Burgess and wife lost
their six months old baby ON last
Wednesday, Meningitis was the
cause of the child's death. Mr.. Bur
CESS is tenant on the farm of Mr..
w. Lois Thompson, and has the
sympathy Of many friends in his be-
reavement. Burial took place in
Machpelah cemetery, Thursday.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
WOOD RETURNS

Mr.. Stanley 0. Wood, who was re-
Gently discharged from the U. S.
Army, has returned to the city and
taken charge of the Gazette. Mr..
Wood is a bright young man and has
many friends who win be glad to
welcome him back to this city. He
will be Joined by his wife this week.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
NEGRO PORTER DIES

Howard Jones, several years a'por-
ter at the Walsh Co., died last WeeN
of pneumonia following>an attack o.
the flu. He was 6>highly respected
and strictly(honest colored man and
was much liked by his employers,
and his death is much regretted Ny
white and colored people alike.