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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06
Rock Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Boyd were
hosts at "rook" New Years Eve at
''Fairfields," their home in the coun-
try. The attractive house was beau
tifully decorated for this occasion
in the Christmas colors, req ana
green, quantities of red carnations
and ferns being used. Shortly after
the guests arrived a dinner of three
delicious courses was served from the
card tables. Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd's
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. r. M.
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Oldham,
Mr.. ant Mrs. I. F. Tabb, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Highland, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. P. Highland, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ
Hutsell, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles High
land, Mrs. S. D. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. Nc
Cormick, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert How
ell, Mrs. Mary Coleman Ayres, Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Graves, Miss Laura
Graves, Miss Lizzie P. Coleman, Rex
Hall, c. c. Mcdonald, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence White, Mr.. and Mrs. Prewitt
Young, Miss Virginia Duff, Preston
Cook, Miss Elizabeth Highland, DIR.
and Mrs. R. E. May, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII Howell, Miss Lillian White, Miss
Elizabeth Boyd, Miss Mildred Cresap,
of Elizabethtown; Tom Prewitt. Tom
Grubbs, Mrs. B. F. Jeffries, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles E. Duff, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. 2. Turley, Miss Ada Henry
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher Mark.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06
Dinner Party

Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Mason were
hosts at dinner Saturday evening at
their home on West Main street. The
dining table had for its center-piece
hroe basket of pink roses and the
candles were shaded in the same love-
ly color. A most delicious dinner of
several courses was served and later
in the evening "Rook' was played.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason's guests were :
Mr. anu Mrs. Oliver Oliver IHIcc,sciil Mr. s..d
Mrs. Robert Howell, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII Howell and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Anderson. -7lf1J
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06
GIFTS PLEASE INDIAN VANITY
Lifelong Savings, During the Potlateh,
Are often Passed to Another,
Leaving Giver Poor.

The potlatch or fete in vogue
among the Indians from Puget
sound to southern Alaska, gives a
very good idea of the unselfshness
or vanity of the giver. At this func-
ton, the Christian Science Monitor
states, a rich man gives to the peo-
pie of his tribe, or a neighboring
one, all his worldly goods. Leaving
the donor, as it does, in actual need
of the bare necessities of life, this
practice in considered as an evidence
of his greatness. In many instances
the giver sacrifices the accumulation
of lifetime.
Such acts may be attributed more
to vanity than to any real desire
to give pleasure to others. 1t is well
known by those who have lived
among Indians that any unusual
kindness or gift Injuries rather than
aids the benefactor. The Indian will
consider the gift only as true evil
dence of his worth, and not to any
generosity on the part of the giver-
a trait not altogether foreign to
more civilized peoples.
Personal adornment is more
coveted than anything else, although
it is an Indians nature to want to
possess about everything he sees.
And he is. very likely to ask if one
has a duplicate, quite equivalent to
asking for the only one you have.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06
Afternoon Tea

Miss Betty Bruce vanAntwerp was
hostess at a formal afternoon tea,
Friday, at her home on West Main
street. Her young friends were asked
to wear "big sisters" clothes and to
act just as "grown up" as possible
Among the guests were noted Lady
Aston, Madame Clemenceau, Mrs,
Woodrow Wilson, Miss Janice Mere
dith, Miss Rosalind Pershing, and
others, while the young hostess inn
personated Lady Duff Gordon. Chiles
VanAntwerp as James, the butler
and Mrs. John Stofer and Mrs. Tip
ton Young as "Salle and Annie" the
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06
Miss Smith EutertaIns

Miss Mary Smith was hostess on
Thursday at luncheon at her lovely
home on Holt avenue. Seated with the
hostess at the beautifully appointed
table we're Mrs. G. B. Senff, Mrs.
Earl W. Senff and her guests, Misses
Martha and Mary Nesbitt, Of Mays
vile; Miss Lena Bratton, Mrs. ]. c.
Gaitskill, Mrs. o. W. Mccormick,
Miss Pearl Lane, Miss Lucy Hart and
Mrs. Felix Holiday, of Winchester;
Mrs. Jack Graves and Miss Laura
Graves.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06

maids, added greatly to the merri-
ment Of the occasion. Mrs. Howard
VanAntwerp assisted Miss VanAnt-
werp in entertaining her guests who,
in every day life were Misses Eliza
beth Ann and Kathleen Reynolds,
Leila Pulaski, of Cleveland, O.; Agnes
Stofer, Virginia Ayres, Judith john
son, Mary and Helen Gatewood, In
dianola Highland, Elizabeth Bogie
and Laura Gill Hoffman.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06
PUBLIC AUCTION

Saturday, January 10th, at l P.
NJ, at the Mt. Sterling Stock Yards,
we will sell one car load of Tennessee
Jersey Mich Cows and calves; also a
few springers. rr~r
These cows are all No. one mixers
and have been tubercular tested. This
will be a rare opportunity to get the
very best Mich Cows at the time
most needed. BROTHER & FOX.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard A. Chiles
werehosts at luncheon Thursday
complimentary to their distinguished
guest, Knight Commander Henry Clay
Chiies, of Lexington, MO, head GO
the Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Their
guests we're Commander Chiles, Mr..
l.. T. Chiles, Mr.. and Mrs. Upton
Young, of Louisville; DIR. and Mrs.
Howard VanAntwerp, Chiles Van
Antwerp, Jr., and Mrs. Fannie Good
paster.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06

Miss Bess Lucas and Miss Mar
garet PEBBLES, teachers in the United
Presbyterian school at Frenchburg,
who had been spending Christmas at
their homes, the former at Pittsburgh,
Penn, and the latter at New Castle,
Penn, returned to Frenchburg Fri
day. ~
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06
YOUR L1FE-ALL OF 1T FOR 1920

We would push back back the things of the past having
only that profit thereby We would have
every child be intensely interested affairs of
the the world with especial application
things locally What the needs? Think They hnmbess
What Atlanta Ga, CREATE What that promoted hu
interest attracting the people with their lives thus contr
making and developing Your lives full strength for home and
you will results
power helps.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06
WILL UNDERGO TREATMENT

Col. S. NJ Newmeyer left yester-
day for Louisville, where he will un-
dergo treatment at the Jewish Hos
pital in that city. The many friends
Of this popular man wish for him a
speedy recovery and that he may
soon return, completely restored to
health.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06
BE CAREFUL

the year 1920 has begun and there who
contemplate business of whom patrons and to
have word of advised you in business and have
grown then add of pep" who
stable habits and who know much that he cannot
have wodthere folks business
who dead dead because pec because they
did their business Steer of for
will be help to to them. Be careful
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06
SELLS PROPERTY

Cravens & Turpin, as agents for
William Kincaid, sold for him his
house and lot on Holt avenue to Rus
sell Shrout, of Georgetown, for $4,-
500. Possession given March first.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06
The Inspired composItor.

From a Divorce Report-Slfe claims
that marriage is nothing but a. de-
fusion and snore.-Boston Tran
script.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06
PLEDGES MUST BE KEPT

Today the Kentucky Legislature under Republican administration
in session The State is turned this party under pledges
the opportunity umen people are yatchfu and
will be the pledges vigorously repeated great
people will keep tab with them
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06
Failure.

Failure is but a mile post along the
trail of life. unless we call it the end
of the journey.--Forbes Magazine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06

for all who live with God through
faith in His son, Blessed promise.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06

Jersey Corn Flakes-A good one,
at VanarsdelPs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-01-06

Read rhe Advoeate cIass.aed Ads.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
DETAILS
OF SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION MEET
Judge Joseph Carthel of Jackson
State Association Supt., To
Make Address.
NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST 1st
DATE FOR WHITLOCK MEET
All Sunday Schools of Henry County
Will Be Represented; J. l..
Stewart Presides.

Judge Joseph Carthel of Jackson,
state superintendent of the Tennes-
see Sunday School Association will
attend the convention of the County
Sunday School Association which,
beginning at 9 80 a m will hold an all
day session at Whitlock next Sunday
August 1st, and will make two of
the days leading talks, speaking in
the morning on "Our Plans and Pos
sibilities," in the afternoon on, "How
to Build a Country Sunday School" "
He is an interesting speaker, has his
heart in the Sunday School work, and
will have some beneficial ideas to
share with the several other Sunday
School workers who it is hoped will
attend this meeting.
The Sunday School Association is
non-denominational. Its purpose is
to forward Sunday School interest in
all churches of the county in sys-
tematic way. The county officers
of the body are representative of va
rious denominations. They, with
the county president, l. Stewart,
who has worked faithfully in the
cause for number of years, and
who has accomplished much especially
for the country Sunday Schools of
his county, hope for large and in
terested attendance next Sunday. To
a program of excellent speeches, has
been added good singing and other
features. All speeches have been
limited to fifteen and twenty minu-
teS.
The program in full is: $50, De-
votional exercises; 9:45, Remarks by
the president; 10, Report Of secre-
tary; 1910, Reports of district pres
idents; 10:40, Making the Sunday
School Attractive" E B McGehee;
10:55, importance of S S Work and
Whv Everybody Should Attend" J
M Meadow; 11:10, "The S 8. A Bus
iness Proposition From a Financial
Standpoint" J C Raney; :35, "Our
Plans and Possibilities" Judge Jos
Carthel; IL, Recess for lunch; 80,
Devotional exercises; 40, "Children
and Their Rights" DR. l A MeSwain;
2:10, "Man and His Opportunities"
s P Fitzhugh; 2:40, "Human Nature
in The Bible" C E Hastings; $40,
Glow To Build Up Country Sunday
School," Judge Jos Carthel $40,
General Discussions" 4:10, Election
of officers and selection of next place
for the meeting Of the convention;
adjournment.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
CENSUS REPORTS FOR
SOME NEICHBOR TOWNS

In census announcements made last
week, both Milan and Mckenzie, two
sister towns, show creditable increase.
McKenzie's population is given 1880,
an increase of 308 over the statistics
of 1910, which were 1922. Milan
with a showing of 2,037 has a gain
of 425. Humboldt has gained 457,
her population being 1913, and it is
the general opinion that Humboldt is
a coming West Tennessee city and
will show a much more considerable
gain in the next ten years, because
she is "making strides" Trenton's
population for 1920 is quoted at 2751,
a gain of $40.
Huntingdon has gained only per-
sons in the last ten years. Her 1910
report was 1112, and 1920, only 1921.
Hollow Rock has made a slight gain.
She is given $50 this census as
against 168 last, but il the "boom" at
Hollow Rock materializes, the next
count will tell different story.
Trezevant has lost Is residents in
the last ten years. Her comparative
reports are, for 1910, 600, for 1920,
5S7.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
EXODUS OF PARIS
MERCHANTS; FALL
BUYING SEASON ON
Many Local Merchants Leaving This
And Next Week for Eastern
Buying Expedition.
RUMOR SAYS STOCKS WILL
BE LARGER FOR THIS FALL
Hundred Percent Crop Condition and
Railway Wage Increase Will
Bring New Demands.

Fall exodus of Paris merchants to
eastern and northern markets is be-
gun this week. o M Atkins and w
f Sparks leave Friday for New York
to buy for the John W Phillips chain
of stores. Mrs Harris Morris goes
to New York Sunday to purchase
Beckett Value Company's fall ready
to wear. Col F M VanCleave will
leave the latter part OF next week, in
the interest Of the Johnson -VanCleave
firm. L Holland has bought his
line Of fall and winter ready to wear,
but will go to the markets In few
weeks to purchase other merchandise.
The milliners too, are departing
for the wholesale markets this week
in search of chapeaux for Partisan
ladies' seasonable wear. Mrs Sarah
Glover goes to st. Louis this week.
Mrs F L Hensler and Miss Lennie
Orr are both en- route to the buying
points.
A stupendeus fall business is an
ticipated by the merchants here,
spring tIdue was illSlly SidCly ylHS
and several indications point to an
increased business impetus this win
ter. The new salary increase for
railway employees means many more
thousands Of dollars to be spent here
monthly. The unusually splendid
crops of the year, mean more money
for the farmers families to enjoy.
Railroads and agriculture are the
two leading interests Of the county.
The recent big bids of other localities
for this community trade will inspire
some merchants to an increased bus
Iress effort this fall. 1t is likely
that many will increase their usual
stock considerably. By the local
merchants going to market so early
they will have the pick, SO to speak,
of the most attractive offers of the
wholesale markets, and will fill the
town shops with much. feminine fin
cry.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
LAST RITES FOR
ED M. RUSSELL
Pioneer Citizen and Business Man
Dies At Home of Daughter in
Memphis; Funeral Here.

Edward M Russell, aged 70 years,
passed away Thursday night at the
home of his daughter and only
child, Mrs Jasper N Thomason, $50
Mclean Boulevard, Memphis. A
combined attack on heart and kid
neys is said to have caused his death.
Funeral services were conducted here
by Rev W c Waters of the first Meth
odlst church Friday afternoon, from
the residence on College street of Ed
I Ewing, a lifelong friend. Inter-
ment was at Maplewood. Active
pail bearers were A B Lamb, w N
Barham, Clark Looney, Y @ Cald-
well, R d Caldwell, J C Porter.
The deceased was a prominent
business man and honorable citizen
of this city for over forty years, until
July 1919 when he went to Memphis
to make his home with his daughter.
He was native Kentuckian, having
been born in Greenville, Ky, and also
having lived in Russellyille, which
town bears the family name. In '76
he was married to Miss Mary Belle
Carter, who preceded him to the
grave many years. When he first
came to Paris, Mr. Russell, with his
sisters, Miss Lucy and Miss Rebecca
Russell, was in the hotel business,
near the l. 4 N depot. For some
years he was i'm the retail grocery
business, with j w Porter as a part
ner, and for the last two one one
half years of his residence in Paris
he was engaged in the retail coal
business on North Market street.
Following the deaths of his sisters,
which occurred only year apart, he
last summer sold the family residence
on. Washington street, and moved to
Memphis. His daughter and two
grandchildren, Maybelle and J N
Thomason, Jr, survive him. He was
a member of the First Methodist
church of this city,
Ed M Russell had many friends
here who will grieve to know of his
passing, He was man of strong
convictions, outspoken, loyal to his
"~0N0-0o~"~~o-OO-0~0~o~ON
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
PARIS MOTORS co,
TO HANDLE BUICK

An announcement of importance
in automobile circles this week is the
acceptance by the Paris Motors Co,
of the Buick dealers contract, which
has been long sought for here.
There is possibly not better
make automobile known than the
Buick, and the demand has always
been far in excess of the production:
1t was only after much effort that
the local motors company was able
to land the contract. and then only
after contracting with the factory to
maintain a complete service station
in connection Herewith, carrying
large stock of parts and accessories,
and equipping their plant to make all
kinds of appliances therefor.
Two of the new Bucks are just in
stock in the big show rooms of the
motors company, and are being
displayed with much pride by the
dealers. Additional cars to apply
on the new contract will be received
shortly, and full announcement Of
the new agency arrangement, and
sales plans, viii be made in this
paper next week,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
BEST TOBACCO IN
SEVERAL YEARS
Past Week Has Been Busy One For
Prizing Plants, Taking Care
of Last Crop.
(By W. B. Kennedy

The past week has been one of
continued activity in loose tobacco,
and one of the busiest weeks of the
entire season. All prize houses have
been crowded from morning to night
with wagons from the country, the
chutes and loose floors. A great
part of the weeks deliveries was to-
bacco that was brought to town and
sold ON the floors and through the
chutes, At the same time buyers
continue active in the country and
deliveries on contract were also hea-
Wy and the crop is fast changing
hands.
The market has shown some weak
ness on lugs and low and common
grades of leaf, while medium and
good leaf of which there is only a
small percent has held it's own, but
lugs and low leaf were from soc. to
$3.50 per hundred lower than last
week.
The favorable weather conditions
are responsible for the heavy move
ment. Good rains have fallen over
the entire district in some sections,
making the ground too wet to plow.
The rains produced a good handling
season which has enabled farmers to
take their tobacco down that was
hanging and they are rushing it to
market. Quite a large part of it is
going to the Association prize houses
who seem to be crowded with ali
they can do. Quite a good deal of
this tobacco is of crops of the COM
mon grades that farmers are not
willing to sell at the prevailing pri-
ces. At the same time there is a
fair percent of rather good stock 60
ing to the Association also, and the
indications are that the Association
will handle anywhere from 1000 to
5000 hhds of the 1919 crop in this
district. Their tobacco is being pri-
zed for market and will be offered for
sale later.
Crop Conditions.
The growing crop is looking splen-
did. While the crop is little late
the plants have the best growth that
we have seen for a number of years
and with favorable weather condit-
ions continuing we see no reason for
not having an extra good crop this
year, but it is too early to forecast
the quality or yield of the 1920 crop.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
ARSON CASE GOES
TO HIGHER COURT;
APPEAL IS GRANTED
Jesse Marshall and Holly Carter Sen.
fenced to Five Years in Pen,
Take Appeal.
OTHER CAUSES DISPOSED
OF SINCE LAST REPORT
AS Announced In The Parisian Last
Week, Special Session of Court
In August.

AS announced in The Partisan last
week there will be special session
OF the circuit court the third Monday
In August to hear the two pending
murder cases remanded by the su-
preme court.
The most important case of hear
ing since last weeks paper on the
docket just disposed of was the State
VS. Jesse Marshall and Holly Carter,
charged with Arson in the buring Of
the school house at Routon. The
jury returned verdict of guilty af-
ter hearing the evidence which was
largely compiled and presented by
W X Kinton, deputy fire marshal.
Each of the men were sentenced to
5 years in the penitentiary, but an
appeal to the supreme court was
granted. Much interest was CEN
tered in this particular case because
of the effect conviction would have
in minimizing the degradation of
school buildings throughout the coun-
ty,
Other cases disposed of since last
report include:
State VS. W A Wymore, false pre-
tense, acquitted.
State VS. Homer Hicks and Will
Wheatley, assuming to be an officer,
continued.
State VS. Bud league, selling
mortgaged property, dismissed upon
payment costs.
State VS. Burney Smith, false pre-
tense, guilty; sentenced to years
in state penitentiary.
State VS. Mrs Roxie Wakeland and
Miss Matte Boggew, peace warrant,
continued.
State VS. ] L Stemm, forgery, con-
tinued.
State VS. Herbert Henry, misusing
automobile, dismissed on payment Of
costs.
State VS. Harvey Myrick, larceny,
continued.
State VS. Ralph Bowden, tobacco
to minor, nolle PROSE- on payment
costs.
State VS. Earl Jackson and Burney
Jackson, malicious assault, guilty,
fined $25 and costs.
C C Miller VS. G C Lowrey damage,
dismissed by plaintiff paying costs.
Ben Diggs VS. Home ms Co, appeal
granted to supreme court.
State VS. f G Wimberly, second
degree murder, bail granted for
$4,000, continued.
State VS. Thurman Owens, violating
age consent, not guilty.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
CRABTREE SHOWS
ROBERTS INCREASE
Alarming Increases In State Admin
istration Expense ExposedI
Legislature Cost More.

Nashville, Tenn, July 27.-An
alarming statement of alleged mis-
management of the states depart
ments and states finances was given
to the press last night by Col w R
Crabtree, candidate for the democrat
ic nomination for governor. The
statement was made after thorough
investigation by his headquarters Of
the receipts and expenditures of Gov
Roberts administration during the 18
months he has been the chief eXecu-
tive of the state.
The statement by Col Crabtree
follows:
81 charge that there has been an
average annual increase in the ex
penses of administration of the state
government under Gov Rberts, Of
$212,767 over the preceding years
under Gov Rye. This increased ex-
pense does not include increased cost
of state isnstitutions, schools, high
ways, legislative and judicial depart
ments. 1t relates only to offices, de-
partments and activities belonging to
the administration.
~ charge that since Gov Roberts
has been chairman of the Tennessee
board of administration the average
net proceeds from the operation of
the Brushy Mountain mines, from the
sale of coal and coke, and from the
operation of the state penitentiary a:
Nashville have been reeuced $27,-
1850 per month, or total sum for
the 18 months of Gov Roberts ad-
ministration of $499, $50. All of which
may be verified by the books of the
state comptroller and the state board
of administration.
81 charge that the cost of maintain
ing and operating the two peniten-
tiaries and the three hospitals for the
insane during the period of Gov Rob-
erts' administration, as shown by the
books of the state comptroller, COM
pared with the two preceding years,
has averaged S26,060.16 more per
month or $469, ,082.8S an increase for
the period Of 18 months during which
the governor was chairman of the
board and in direct authority over
this important business.
Il charge Gov Roberts, legislature,
the speakers of both houses being of
his choosing, with a membership rea=
dy and willing to do his will cost the
sum of $123,522 while the legislature
of 1917, 2 years before cost only
$111,627. Roberts legislature cost
S21 1868 more than the legislature of
1917.
Engrossing Clerks Come High.
81 charge that Notwithstanding the
fact that Gov Roberts in his platform
of years ago, in one of its twelve
pl2nl.s, criticized the former legisla-
lures for extravaganza in engrossing
clerks, charging that the legislature
of 1917 spent S10,316; his own legis-
lature of 1919 spent for engrossing
clerks $15,372.
81 charge that there has been wan
ton waste of public funds, reckless ex
travagance in almost every office and