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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17
TEACHING THRIFT TO CHILDREN

(By Charlotte B. Eldridge, Savings
Division, U. S. Treasury Depart
ment.)
The parents and teachers of every
child wish him to have the benefit of
greater advantages than they have
had. That is one Of the reasons why
parents often make great personal
sacrifices to educate their children
for more congenial work than they
themselves have enjoyed and interest
in his pupils is one of the few com
pensations for the trials and INSULT
cient financial returns of a teachers
career.
To make the principles of thrift eff
fective to the child, they must ne put
into constant practice both at home
and in school and must have direct
connection with his daily life.
Every educator realizes the ire
menduous value of teaching thrift and
industry to little children both for
their immediate benefit and in anti
cipation of their future success. Par
ents who have not had a training in
personal economy are anxious to
have their children realize that the
practice of thrift and an appreciation
for the value of money are essen
tial to success and self respect.
Thrift principles enter into every re-
Nlationship and problem of daily life.
Training in economy is equally nee
essary for the child of parents in
poor or moderate circumstances and
for those who are rich. In our COM
pick American life it is possible that
the poor child of to6ay may be the
rich man or woman of tomorrow, and
that the child born with o. silver
spoon in his mouth may sometime be
thrown opon his own resources.
1t is never too early in a child's
training to begin the teaching and
practice of thrift>Tales of the habits
of animals and insects furnish many
examples Of this quality. The simple
story of the red squirrel will inter
est any child. Tell him that before
cold weather begins the red squirrel
builds a comfortable and durable
home, that during the summer and
fall he gathers nuts and acoms to
provide food for the winter time
when snow covers the ground. Con-
trast the habits of the spendthrift
rabbit, who saves nothing and who
consequently suffers from hunger.
The thrift and enterprise of the
bee and the ant may be contracted
with the laziness of the grasshopper
and the butterfly. The Book Of Prov
cribs and Aesop's Fables contain
many story which shows the stup-
idity OF extravaganza and laziness.
Thrift may also be taught by the
careful use of materials in the school
room by economy in handling chalk,
clay, paper and other articles, and
in the home by careful use of furni-
ture and by the elimination of waste
in household necessities such as food.
fuel and light.
In every walk through the streets
to and from school, material for con-
sideration presents itself. The ex-
ample Of the fire department. a
source Of interest to every child. may
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

Speaking of noisy table manners
how about the fellow with pipe that
makes noise like frying eggq
Not a single business man is rep
resented in the Hall Of Fame.
Whyf
One hundred and thirty-six years
ago Boswell asked DIR. Samuel John
son ''What is the reason we are an
cry at traders having opulencei'
and the latter answered:
"Why. sir, the reason is Though
don't undertake to prove that there
is reason) we see no qualities in
trade that should entitle man %
superiority.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

Negro women are said to be in re-
volt against the Republican Presi-
DENTAL. ticket because no negro
woman was sent as DELICATE to the
National Convention or placed on
any of the committees to conduct the
campaign.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

William Cooper Proctor, of Gin
cinnati, is a clean man, too clean to
indorse the action of the Republi-
can convention in "steam-rolling"
Wood and Johnson and deceiving
Lowden.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

Senator Lenroot says he will
stump for Harding and Coolidge, but
adds "The Progressives are dissat-
isfed with the Republican presiden-
tial ticket"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17
LYNcHINe in DULUTH, MIMI.

4 mob of 5000 persons defied the
city authorities of Duluth, Mimi,
Selling and lynching three negroes
accused of an attack on a 17-year-
old white girl.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

Get your sugar at Wilson's Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday at $4,000
25 lbs, 1925. 1000 pounds to go
per hundred pounds; so lbs, $14.50;
at this price:
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17
SERIOUSLY CUT

AS the result of an old dislike,
Edward Boyd and T. S. Ward are ID
serious conditions in a Lexington
hospital, due to a knife duel of fif-
teen minutes duration.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, said: II
am disappointed" "The convention
was strong for Roosevelt, he being
dead" eff Roosevelt had been alive
he would have had about as much
chance in the convention as john
son. IF Johnson had been dead ne
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

What's become of the time
doctors who frequently advised their
patients'to eat a stomach-stretching
mealf
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17
WE'LL BE GLAD TO SEE YOU

Monday Court Day and drop this word to subscribers to
Advocate
July LIST $780, which viii for full years subcnp
Monday will be opportunity do this and SO cents sub
scpon beginning with July LIST the subscription price of the Twice
a. Week. will be $500
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

Get your sugar at Wilson's Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday at $4,000
25 lbs, 1925. 1000 pounds togo
per hundred pounds; 80 lbs, $14.50;
at this price.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

1t is a bad omen for the Repub-
licans to nominate a man whose name
begins with an Oh" Hayes was de-
feated by Tilden, Harrison by C'eve
land and Hughes by Wilson.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

Not line in the Republican plat
form about freedom of Ireland, vet
the Republicans will try to fool the
Irish into supporting their ticket.
The Irish are smart, therefore, not
easily fooled.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

,, Republican Harmony = You're a
liar, says former Presidential candi-
date Leonard Wood to former Presi-
Dental candidate Nicholas Murray
Butler.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

Politicians of the stand-pat Re-
publican stripe like Penrose, Hert e.
Co., think they can kick the Pro-
gressives as hard and often as they
like and they will still vote the Re-
publican ticket. We shall see.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

A wise platform, with AN able and
good candidate like McAdoo or Cox
assures success for Democracy al
the polls in November.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17
PITHY POLITICAL POINTERS
(By Irep)

Blaine had his Burchard; Harding
has his Butler.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-06-17

probably would have had as muc
coincidence as Roosevelt"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-31

I'VE go in here Why. II puts the
quietus on any last hope of yours
that there's still some business to be
done In Syracuse, doesn't it? | should
think that's about as plain AS day
light"
Harmon's brows went up.
WHAT" he said, and then.
promptly. "Oh. yes-of course. But
you've been such live wire from
start TO finish. ] thought the harder
the proposition. the better you'd"
ooh. don't make me wish I hadn't
taken the trouble to meet YOU snap
ped billiard. He slipped into the first
unoccupied booth; Harmon followed
him stupidity. THE things done for,
and you know II. Don't act so limo
cent. Mr.. Harmon-it isn't becoming
to you. and II isn't helpful to me. We
are in position to talk English. ]
should imagine"
Harmon's eyes were very small and
bright.
Whats he been saying around
here?"
Saying it's fake promotion. What
else would he say7 He's quite intel
lgent. That's why It's unfortunate for
you, and that's why we don't need to
fool ourselves any further-isn't itT'
As Harmon removed his hat he mp
peared to be somewhat warmer than
the temperature warranted. His round
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-31
BIGGEST OF EARTH'S VALLEYS
Giant Crack in Surface Extends over
One-Sixth of the Circumference
of the World.

The Great Rift valley, as 1t is called
by Prof. J. w. Gregory, extends over
onexixth of the circumference of the
earth. remarks the London Times.
1t begins I'm Lebanon, follows the
canyon of the Jordan and the Dead
sea and crosses a high divide" TO be-
come the deep ford of the Gulf or
Akaba between he highland of Edom
and Sinai. The Red sea, great
trough 1000 feet deep, measured
fror' the summit of its rocky wall to
the sea bottom, continues it between
the high deserts of Nubia and Arabia
to the narrow neck of Bab-el-Mandeb.
1t strikes across Abyssinia to Lake
Rudolph, runs almost due south
through British East Africa ana
traverses a range 1000 feet high to
Lake Natron, in what was German
East Africa. Where it crosses the
Uganda railway its walls are so steep
that the trains used to be hauled up
or lowered by cables. 1t is continued
b.. the rift which holds Lake Nyasa.
hIl lDiH1U OCeuH, WHOSE SuiluSe 10 1'ooo
feet above sea level, with depth OF
700 feet below sea level.
From Nyasa it runs down the Shir
valley, crosses the Zambesi and ends
In the Indian ocean Mt the Sabi river
in GazaIand. A minor branch forms the
lower end and gigantic arm stretches
from the upper end of Nyasa through
Tanganyika. the second deepest lake
I'm the world. its bottom 1000 feet be-
low sea level, to the upper Nile.
We are accustomed to think of val
leys as having been formed by erosion,
but the Rift valley is clearly the result
Iof some more catastrophe agency
There have been differences Of opinion
as to the mode Of its formation within
| the historical period. But the discov'
cry of fossil mammals, of types long
| extinct, makes 1t impossible to regard
the laundering of the Dead sea as CO
| incident with the destruction OF Sod
ON and Gomorrah.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-31

seemed to be struck with m inspira-
ton.
I'm not sure of II. Mt that Look
here now I've got an idea Let's
try to get some benefit out of It, Sup
pose You got clear Of this mess. Sup
pose we Strnighten II ont from top to
bottom. Everybody satisfied. Sup
pose you got out Of If absolutely clean ,
do you think you could take your ex-
perienCe and your front and your en-
ergy and cash in on some better bust
ncSS?"
hardly credit his ears.
whats that?" he managed. Il
don't understand
The brokers eyes frightened. TT
easy enough If you put your mind to it.
I've told YOU before" he said impress
sively. I'm out for results. That's my
middle name-R E-suts And not re-
suits from minute to minute. but re-
suits I'm the long run. Now II does
seem to me like an awful shame to
this time AMI money hub clubbing
around and then have II MI over
with, and nothing to show for II but n
lot of bellyaching customers, OF
course we've made little money, but
when we let this scheme wind up In n
big howl from everybody we've got
into 1t we're losing the cumulative
value of you. And It's you that was
the backbone Of the whole idea. Now
this is only passing thought but let's
consider (which way would be the
best for us In the long run. to close
up this deal and get out from under
and take little profit and be In dutch
here forever or to be couple of phil
anthropists and play strong for the
future?"
How do you mean7" Hllliard was
afre with hope.
The brokers' smile was every mo
ment more broadly iugratiating.
"Why, suppose I should hand you
back every cent you've collected and
paid In. This is Just a suggestion
want your opinion on 1t. You &c
round to your subscribers, tell EN-
the mine isn't as promising as YOU
thought il was: you're going to make
good; give 'em their money back
Now--if you did that and left first
class impression everywhere, could you
start from scratch all over again ant
sell enough honest-to- goodness conSer
vntive stuff-municipals. or like that
to those same people to make up th'
differenCeP" He was studying ms
companion keenly.
Gro BE CONTINUED)
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-31
RATE INCREASE
ASKED BY ROADS
20 Per Cent Addition to Pas
senger Fares Is Urged of
Commission.

Washington.-To provide an addi-
/ tional revenue necessary TO meet tho
| $500, 100000 increase in wages award
ed by the railway labor board. the
railways proposed Thursday to the
interstate commerce commission that
passenger rates he advanced 30 per
cent and freight rates 9l3 per cent.
In addition 10 the 276 per cent pre-
viously requested They proposed n
surcharge of so per cent be made
on Pullman fares. that excess baggage
rates be increased 20 per cent and that
level as freight rates.
Should these increases and those
previously asked be granted in full.
existing freight rates would be ad-
vanced 800 per cent and the nations
! freight bill would he increased by
$1,355, 370,6Tb. The total which would
be added to the passenger revenue
under the railway executives plan
would be $233,S27, 9S2 annually. Pull
man charges would go up $43.63s,3A
a year. the revenue on milk would be
increased $s.662.0S9. and excess bag
gage charges would be advanced by
s1,420,995
The plan advanced by the railroads
: disclosed that they have estimated the
wage award at approximately $685.
100000 instead of the 5000, 700, 900
figured by the labor board. Alfred p.
Thorn, general counsel of the Associa-
ton of Railway Executives. explained
| that the $26,000.000 additional was
figured on the basis of overtime allow
ances provided in the award
The railroads proposal was submit
ted to the commission by Mr. Thorn
after a conference with Its members.
The commission made no comment
and did not indicate whether 1t would
order hearings.
The total increase from all sorts OF
revenue in each of the three railway
classification territories would CORE
spond to the estimated increases OF
wages in these territories and would
be as follows:
Eastern. s3tS.729,935; Southern,
So, 909.495, and Western, 1921, 2S1,-
655.
Under the executives estimates the
proposed increase in passenger rates
would yield an annual return of SILL
66S,9S2 In Eastern territory; $780,
S26. 400 in Southern, and $92.332 ,599 In
Western.
The additional increase in freight
rates would be 10 per cent In Eastern
territory, yielding $1S2.020,541: S.56
per cent in Southern territory, yielding
sS3.79S,926, and S,23 per cent in
Western territory, yielding $122,5bl.'
20S.
The total increase in freight rates
resulting from the proposals OF the
railroads would be 1915 per cent In
Eastern territory, 1891 in Southern
Territory and 80 03 in Western terri
tory.
The surcharge on Pullman fares In
the East would be $17,556, 10S; in the
South. $5.s52,036, and in the West
$40 .231 200.
The increased charge on hauilhs
milk would be $6,956,416 in the East
S252.1t5 in the South, and $1.453,b5s
irtethe West
The increased excess baggage charge
was estimated at s27S,SSS In the East
s1SO.O17 in the South and $4,000 In
the West.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-31
A 2O,O OO-Barrel Wildcat.

Houston, Tex.--Oil men had their
eyes on West Columbia "Wednesday
following the coming in Tuesday night
OF the Texas Company's No. Abrams
as 20,OO0-barrel gusher. The well
was a wildcat, being mile north and
west of the present producing field.
It's size and its location has served TO
make It the biggest sensation OF
months in oil circles.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-31

Yoakum. Tex.-Mary Emhoff. who
for fourteen years has lived on farm
a few miles west Of Yoakum with the
Poth family, Friday received informa-
ton that she is one of the heirs OF
100000 estate at ltaska, Texas. She
was adopted by the Poth family four
teen years ago from st. Joseph's Or
phanage in San Antonio. Her broth
ers had been making Worldwide
search for her for several years.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-31
Ground Hous.

In the American Boy Enos A. Mills
saws. 1.-TWO summers while l was
guiding on Longs peak, a ground hog
summered on the summit. A few
minutes after l arrived on top with
a party Of climbers he showed him
self and waited for lunch scraps.
After he was better acquainted he did
not wait but expected to have help
inrs from the first table. His winter
den was 1000 feet below the top
Ground hogs, especially In spring,
wander in search of the first green
plants; usually, from their tracks
they know Just where these are most
likely to be found"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-31

face was now preternaturally blank;
but his urbanity had increased until
he was on the verge of fawning.
$50 he's been giving out pretty
bad story, has he?"
"Only the bare facts. And If you
don't know It already, I'll tell you that
he's got representative out there on
the ground. so that"
Harmon bit his lip. "A representa-
tive? When did that happen?"
Nearly week ago. It's about time
to hear from him, and then the goose
will be cooked"
The broker reflected diligently.
Haven't seen him today, have your"
mo; not for nearly week"
Harmon sat back. and massaged
his forehead absent-mindedly.
"Well-has this made much differ
ence to your"
"How could 1t help it?" billiard
grimaced. "This isn't New York city,
or deaf and dumb asylum. News
doesn't have to travel fast to make
the rounds. Everybody who's ever
heard my name knows It by this time"
Harmon leaned forward on his ell
bows, and drew quick, nervous
breath. His eyes, now slightly dilated.
sought for billiards., found them,
darted away again.
THAT'S tough 81. mighty tough =.
came up here thinking l might
do something about it. Save the sit
untion, you know. Too late. Is it?'
"A good deal too late"
Harmon exhaled lengthily, and FUN
bled for his invariable cigarette; Hill
lard observed, without particular de-
duction, that his hands lacked Ger
tainty.
THAT does sort Of burst the bubble,
doesn't It? Well l suppose
the next step you want to take is to
get out Of town."
mo" said billiard, "Tll stay till it's
over with"
Harmon gasped.
"Stay? Stay here after the news
is out7 What for?"~
Il hardly think you'd understand
what I'm staying for, Mr.. Harmon"
The fat broker shook his head In
vigorous protest.
Now. look here" His voice was
paternally kind. you've been a fine
sport through this whole business, ex.
cent once. and we won't let that bother
us now. As a salesman you've been
holy wonder. You've done all / ex.
pected you'd do, or could do, and then
some. And your flare-up last time
was here don't hurt you with me one
little bit But here we are Mt the I'm
ish. MY suggestion to you Is to pack
your duds and get out. Call 1t day
and quit. There's better business
somewhere else. And If you'd like tc
plant yourself in some other good
town. say. Detroit. and"
"No. thanks billiards smile was
out of genuine humor.
"well, aren't you open to convic
tion?"
NO, | don't think I am. Please
| don't argue--that's' final.
well. you're sure you can't do any
more here. aren't your"
"Not nickefs worth-even If
wanted to. And would you mind get
ting down to brass tacks? Otherwise
I can't see any benefit to either of Us
from prolonging this interview: car
your
Harmon inspected him carefully ant
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-31
Voice Comes 1000 Miles.

st Johns.-Experts from the Mar
conf Wireless Company, who are con-
Quoting experiment in long distance
wireless telephone communication,
announced Thursday that Wednesday
they heard messages from the Chel'
mesford station near London, more
than 1000 miles distant. They rec
ognized the voice Of Captain Round
the expert in charge, and Identified
several words, but failed to pick up
any connected sentence.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-31
Ewes Of Plants.

OF course we know that trees nave
circulation, not of blood but of sap,
that goes upward in the spring and
downward in the autumn. 1t has
been demonstrated also that plants
have eyes, certain epidermal cells be-
ing really convex lenses filed with
clear sap that brings the light rays to
n focus somewhere within the cells.
These little lenses are able to form
images lust as the eyes Of insects do.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-31
Simple journalism.

The editor of the Bano (Africa)
Daily News does not have trouble over
such matters as circulation or the
high cost of paper. When he gets
a niece of news he smooths off some
slabs Of wood. writes up the story In
his best editorial style, and then gives
the slabs to his Office boy, who runs
off with them and hangs them In con-
spicuous places so that he who runs
may read.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-31

apcment. or n medical prescription. or
a good cigar and chat, or quiet eve
ming with an old man and girl VINO
plays the piano rather pleasantly, or
seventy.five hundred dollars which
you've already shown you won't let
mo invest unwisely, come and see me.
Now. let's drop business. Not another
word: I'm tired of 1t. 2 You're through
as AN expert: let's get back to old
Fashioned friendship. Speaking OF
coming to see me--Carol's wondering
a. you're trying to slight her. We've
seen very little of you lately? It's a
week now. isn't ttf'
When. sustained and soothed by that