davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-04-05
THE SICK

Miss Elizabeth Wyatt, who under
went an operation at a Lexington
hospital several days ago, is getting
along as well as could be expected.
The condition of Mrs. Marvin N.
Gay, who recently underwent an OPP
Grafton at the GoodsSamaritan Hos
pital in Lexington is greatly improv-
ed. Mrs. Gay will be able to return
TO her home in about ten days.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-04-05
WANTED. WANTED

Wanted a good kind woman to
care for an elderly lady. Call tele-
phone 500.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-04-05

FOR SALE-Fourteen shocks OF
sugar cane. Apply to II. Clay Nc
Kee.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-04-05
Magic City Built
In 'Kismet" Film

A Magic City. A city Of silver
and golden domes, of mosques ana
minarets cleaning in sunlight, sun
set and moonlight. Bazaars swarm
ing with life and dizzy with color +;
palaces and harems straight from
the Araby Of Imagination, and dun
eeons such as childhood bending
over the ARABIAN Nights" never
pictured.
Back Of this Magic City, Bag
dad of Fairyland, built for the Rob
ertson- Cole production Of "Kismet,'
in which Otis Skinner makes his ini
tial screen debut, and which will b.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-04-05

A wonderful showing of Dressy
Hats-Midsummer styles, just in
Our line surpasses anything shown
here this season.-Mrs. X. o. Clarke
(50-2t)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-04-05

Ask your grocer for E-z-Bake
Flour. 49-N
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-04-05
RELIGIOUS

Rev. Father Ennis, of Louisville,
presided at st. Patrick's Catholic
church Sunday. The congregation
was very much pleased with Father
Ennis.
Services at the Presbyterian
church Sunday as follows; Sabbath
School 9 AS; morning worship at IL.
The evening service will be omitted
on account of evangelistic meetings
at the Christian church. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 80
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-04-05

VEGETABLE PLANTS FOR SALE
All kinds pcw ready. See or call
E. L. BROCKWAY.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-04-05
NEW HON.

E-Z-Bake Best Patent Flour 49-2t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-04-05
Ds sc,e7 "
CASHIER

the attraction at the Tabb Theatre
on Friday, April 18th, is a story OF
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15

without trying to verify it. Missouri
does not today rank thirty-fourth in
education nor never did nor never will
We are not sure who laid the founda-
ton for such a report, but if memory
serves us right, it is taken from a re-
port of the Russell Sage Foundation
made some years ago. The report
has, however, been denied by such au-
thorities as P. P. Claxton and ]. j.
Tigert, both U. S. Commissioners of
Education; DR.. A. E. Winship, editor of
the National Journal of Education,
and other men and women who rank
high in the education field.
Yes, we are for a new constitution,
but we don't want to see our state
slandered and ridiculed in an effort to
get it. We have made progress I'M
der our present constitution and can
continue to do so, but we think it can
be revised to advantage and since a
large majority have voted in favor Of
going forward, we are in favor of
completing the job.-Cape Sun.
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15

should lead in a crusade against the
use and sale of firearms, declares a
Baptist minister in Iowa, as he con-
siders all the gun-play reported in the
recent newspaper accounts of muir
ders, suicides, hold-ups, labor feuds
and race riots. The business of Gear
rying gun" is part of "vicfous cir
Gle of crimo," the writer declares in
the Baptist Record (Pella, Iowa);
"The policeman carries gun be-
cause the thug carries a gun. The
thug carries gun because the police
man carries a gun. The thief carries
a gun because the property owner
carries a gun, and the property own
er must have a gun because the thief
has one. The hold-up man has a gun
because the private individual is sup
posed to have a gun. The private in
dividual carries a gun in his hip pock-
ct because ne expects to meet the
hold-up man who has gun. The
porch climber has a gun because the
lady of the house has a gun handy at
all hours of the day and night. The
lady of the house keeps the gun handy
because she expects the housebreakec
to come at some un-looked-for mo-
ment with q gun. The high school
boy has a gun because everybody
else has a gun--his dad, his chum, the
minister, the teacher. the grocer and
the banker-and he must be in style,
and in order to get practice and re-
hearse the shootings of the wild-west
picture shows and the newspaper stor-
les, he shoots down IN cold blood his
little playmate.
"And SO it goes on day after day. A
program Of murder, suicide, robbery,
hold-up and crime of almost every de-
scripton traceable to the gun indus
try. We have a perfect avalanche of
shoot, shoot, shoot IS daily ration.
"Let the w. c. T. U. and other re.
formers get busy in reform that
will mean something worth while;
more worth while than fighting trivial
matters. Let's fight the gun! Let's
have our boys and incidentally few
policemen, ward bosses and other in
dividuals who may be worth saving.
Let's put out Of commission every
manufacturer of arms for individual
use. We put the saloon keeper out of
business and stopped the brewer and
distiller. Why not take away the
rights of those men who manufacture
arms to shoot and kill? Why not in
clude the toy pistol as well and save
our boys and girls from getting the
habit. Why not have another amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States of America? Why not prohib-
it the manufacture and sale of guns,
pistols, firearms of every description
to everybody, private individual, Off
GER of the law. corporation, business
concern, everybody? Why not? If
nobody had a gun, nobody would need
a gun"
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15
THE SPECIAL ELECTION

In less than thirty days a special
election will be held in this state at
which time the people Of Missouri will
vote on the question of whether or not
convention will be held to revise and
amend our constitution.
At the general election last Novem-
Der the voters of this state took the
first step toward revising our present
constitution. If the proposition to be
voted on August End carries. it will
then be in order to elect two dele
gates belonging to different political
parties, from each Senatorial district
in the state and fifteen delegates-at-
large from the state, to constitute the
convention. After the convention re-
vises or frames new constitution it
will then be submitted to the people
for acceptance or rejection. 1t will
thus be seen that at every step Of the
road the matter will be left to the
people.
The Sun favors a new constitution
for the state for the reason that we
think that our present constitution in
some ways is restriction to the de-
velopment of the state. 1t was adopt
ed in 1875-46 years ago, and the
changes that have come about in the
state since that time, have made
many changes advisable.
Our State Constitution is about
three times as long as our national
constitution and is therefore in the
opinion of many who have studied it
thoroughly, cumbersome, ambiguous
on some points and unwieldy. 1t al
lows aliens to vote after they have
taken out their first papers. While
women now have the right to vote, our
constitution does not allow them to
hold state office. 1t restricts cities of
the larger class in making some i'm
provements that are desired. Many
other reasons could be given in be-
half of new constitution that are not
here set out and there will perhaps be
some reasons given by enthusiastic
supporters that won't stand up. For
example, in the literature that was
sent out last fall, the statement was
made that our present constitution is
kpartially Responsible for Missouri
ranking 5hiEtyrfourth among the
States Of the, union in education.
For one we are tired of hearing this
canard repeated. Like many other
statements that are without founda-
ton, it has been repeated so often
hat many people have accepted it
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15
THE TARIFF ON WHEAT

On May 2s. the emergency tariff,
with it's 95-cent duty on wheat, be-
came law. June l, the closing price
of July wheat on the Chicago market
was S1.3S. Yesterday the price was
$1.17, while in Indianapolis the mills
and elevators were paying $1.05 for
No. red wheat. What are the caus-
es at work, as reported yesterday, to
lower the price of wheat? In the
market report was the following:
"Lower temperatures northwest, to-
gether with rains in various regions,
had bearish effect on the wheat mar
ket today. Declines were checked,
however, by assertions from leading
crop expert that ms a result of the
hot wave tHeossAecomipg govern
ment crop report, would show 4 re-
dnctionxsf 100000 bushels In the
ektimsts siala, compared with the
last report Regardless of decrease
in the visible supply total, absence of
demand led to decided further set
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15
AFTER IS YEARS, WHAT?

For rs years Democratic machine
has run this state-and let it be said,
to it's almost ultimate ruin-and now
after that party has been thoroughly
repudiated by the people, and as its
almost PROSTATE form lies at the feet
of an outraged populace it sends up
a plaintiff wall that Governor Hyde is
trying to build up a machine.-DeSoto
Republican.
Overlooking the wretched construc-
tion Of such messes of English as "to
its almost ultimate ruin, and the use
'of the word plaintiff. for "plaintive",
we will remind the full-blooded ass
with an enormous belly, who pushes a
perfdious pen on the above quoted
gag-book, posing as newspaper, that
rs years ago. the Democratic party
rescued Missouri from the carpet
baggers who had looted the state
treasury and skipped, leaving the
state 100000 in debt. Under this
same Democratic machines" rule
Missouri has grown to a state with o.
405,000 population and of wealth m-
told, and it's recent Democratic Gov
ernor left $5,0OO,O0O which the Re.
publicans have managed to Hyde"
out somewhere and we have levy Of
something like $2O,OOO,OOO to raise for
the first two years privilege of living
under Republican economy. Shut up,
Ev, and go to studying history and
English Grammar and speiling.-Dex-
ter Statesman.
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15
MAN AND THE WEATHER

Man, sometimes humorously refer
red to as the lord of creation, never
has been quite able to reconcile him
self to the fact that he was not con-
suited and has nothing to do with the
ordering of the climate. He speaks of
the matter frequently and with evident
feeling. He says in the summer that
it's unnecessarily hot, meaning for his
own personal comfort. and sublimely
Indifferent to the corn crop; and in
winter he says he just can't endure the
codl, but does.
He has been making these impor-
tant remarks for centuries, and any
body would think it might come to
him after a while that they have not
had and do not promise to have the
slightest result on the seasons. OBJ
servations and records as scientifically
accurate as it has been possible to
make seem to show that seasonal
changes follow each other with unde-
waiting regularity without regard to
human suggestion, remonstrance or
desire. The chances are they will con-
tinue to do so. The chances also are
that man will continue to protest
against them and accept them.
The hard truth seems to be that the
climate was here first. 1t had made
all, itstown arrangements before man
came along to state his wants. He
was late getting his application in,
and even if he had been earlier we
shall have to believe he wouldn't have
received any more consideration. We
are forced to that belief by observa-
tion of the working of other natural
laws. The phenomenon of gravity,
for instance, has seriously interferred
with the freedom of mans actions.
Even as child he learned that he
could not stand on the back of chair
20 reach the top shelf in the pantry
without losing both his balance and
what he was reaching for. Man has
accepted the law of gravity. We rare
ly hear him saying nowadays that it
is an annoying restriction of his lib-
erty of action and cannot any longer
be tolerated. 1t has come to him
somehow that it must be tolerated.
This at least shows that man does
learn and the demonstration stands
greatly to his credit as a reasoning
and progressive being. 1t would raise
high hopes for him if he doesn't cling
GO obstinately to his illusions about
he climate having Lcen arranged tm
5 personal convenience.
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15
WHY UPSET AMERICAN TRADE!

I, The United States sold Canada last
year goods valued at 971 million dol
lars. 1t took the work of hundreds of
factories and thousands of men to
make the goods thus sold. These
workmen spent their wages in buy
ing products of American factories
and farms.
Canada paid for what it bought
very largely with goods which it sold
in the United States. Is it good bus
mess on the part of this country to
cripple Csnada's ability to purchase a
billion dollars worth of American
goods, to shut down part of the fac
tories that have been supplying the
Canadian trade, and throw thousands
of men out of work?
That is what an increase in tariff
duties accomplished Itiis an example
of the sort of thing that will GO on
wherever American trade is seriously
interfered with by the proposed new
tariff. Is it wise to disturb industries
now in operation, employing large
numbers of men, in order to help out
some other industries that have in
f1uence at Washington?
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15

So far as we can judge from obser-
3ation and experience, nothing on this
earth was so arranged. It seems to
have been assumed that man would
adapt himself to its eonditions-or
something. To some extent he has.
He has got 30 he can toddle around
quite bravely. holding to Natures fin
ger. But when she let's go. or worse
yet, gives him shove, he does not
make a pretty figure. He ought to
know it by this time, having been
showed quite bit, but instead of TAX
ing the lesson of his dependence, he
is actually heard saying that it is hot
ter or colder than he desires, quite as
he says to the waiter, "Here, take
back this soup, it isn't what order
ed"
Walters sometimes change the Or
der, if they are good natured and
think we can readily tell the differ
ence, but Nature doesn't. We do not
even have the choice Of taking or
leaving what she serves. We take it,
including the weather. The only
choice we have is whether we shall
take it and say nothing or take it with
remarks. Some of US seem to think
the taking it with remarks makes it
easier to take, but whether it does or
not is a question. Meanwhile it does
continue hot, doesn't it?
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15
EVIDENCE OF STABILITY

There is disposition in some quar-
ters to censure directors of the U. S.
Grain Growers, Inc, because organi-
zation work had not been carried on
with brass band tactics. Opponents
of the movement have been quick to
capitalize this sentiment. However,
thinking farmers appreciate that the
delay is a sign of stability and recog-
nize in the demand for immediate ac-
ton the hand of those. who would de-
stroy the movement in its infancy.
Here is a case where discretion is the
better part of valor. So great a task
as building machine that will mar
ket the grain of the country is not
child's play.
Signed contracts will be worse than
useless if the machinery to handle the
grain so contracted is either missing
or operating inefficiently. Any such
condition would discredit the move
ment with the members and make it
n laughing stock of the organized
grain trade. If the farmers are not
sufficiently solid on the idea of own
ing their own marketing machine to
wait until every possible precaution-
ary measure has been taken, they
most certainly lack the loyalty neces-
sary to make of the movement a per-
manent success.
Just before and Immediately after
the April 9Th ratification conference,
super-optimistic supporters of the un-
dertaking, flushed with initial success,
gave out the report that membership
solicitations would start by June 1.
AS a result, farmers generally were
lead to believe that in a month. a
million or so members would be en-
rolled and that by August /, the u. S.
Grain Growers, Inc, would have the
machinery complete for marketing
grain.
1t is important to note that TO cf-
icial announcement Of any such pro-
gram has been made. Some If those
concerned with the administration may
have expressed such hope, bur those
who hold the reins and who appreci-
ate the magnitude of their undertake
ing realize that should the sales
agency become a going concern in
time to handle the 1922 crop, such
progress will be satisfactory. g.
Probably the popular impression
that the U. s. Grain Growers, Inc,
would get into action con a minutes
notice, grew out of the speed with
which farm bureau federations and
similar semi-social organizations have
been built. Starting a farm bureau is
as different from building the U. S.
Grain Growers, Inc, as setting up a
commercial club is from organizing q
big mercantile concern. The former
needs only membership and moral sup
port; the latter, merchandise to sell
in highly competitive field, working,
capital, efficient business manage
ment and legal status Of which there
can be no doubt. ..a..r,. Il
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15
A NEW POSTAL REGIME

Efficiency, common sense and good
will are the outstanding characteris-
tics of Mr.. Hays administration of
the postal department. This may be
politics; if it is. may we have more
politics. The latest reform Mr.. Hays
announces is that of the postal savings
system. The existing system, with its
denial of interest to deposits with
drawn within a year, amounts, says
Mr.. Hays, "almost to fraud" We
should say that it amounts entirely to
robbery, and we do not think that a
much milder term can be applied to an
interest rate of two per cent when the
use of the money is worth at least
four or five per cent. Mr.. Hays pro-
poses to raise the rate to three per
cent and open banks in $4,000 offices
instead of $500 as at present. That
will help materially to induce small
savers to put their money in safer
places than the padding of a mattress
or hidden can. We wish Mr.. Hays
would go tn whole way and put the
interest rate at four per cent. That
would compete with the private saw
ings banks, to be sure, but the best of
these are institutions of trust, in bus
mess for the general good, not for
profit, and ought to view with indif-
ference any transfer of deposits so
long as the interests of the savers are
adequately protected.-The New Re-
public.
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE
LICENSE BILL OFFERED

Jefferson City, July 12.-Senator
Ralph introduced a motor vehicle IL
cense bill in the senate yesterday
which it is estimated will increase the
road revenue from the licenses one
million dollars annually. The bill has
the approval of the automobile asso-
citation of the state. -
The schedule of annual licenses car
ried follows:
Automobiles-Less than 12-horse
power, 50 per annum; 12-horse power
and less than "a, SO; "a and less than
36, SIP; SO and less than 48. SIC; 48
and less than go, $18; 60 and less than
72; $22; 72 and over, $26. Motorcy-
cles, 81; motorcycle with side car, IS.
Commercial vehicles-trucks, less
than 2 tons, SO; 2 tons and less than
5, $12; 5 tons and less than 6. $18; 6
tons and less than Z. 500; and less
than 8, $24; every ton or fraction in
excess of tons, $50 per ton.
For each trailer, one-half the rate on
corresponding truck.
The rates average about So q car
more than the rates in the Bestor bill
pending in the house.
The secretary of state is empow-
cred to appoint six inspectors and to
appoint $50 special inspectors to
serve without pay.
A branch of the license department
must be maintained in each city of
$4,000 or over.
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15
backs in the later trading"

backs in the later trading"
Not one word, it will be observed, is
given to the emergency tariff as hav.
ing any influence, one way or the other
1t is all matter of heat and cold
rain or lack of it, size of the yield, etc
Since June l, during all of which
time the emergency tariff has been in
operation, the price of wheat in the
Chicago market has fallen 81 cents a
bushel. Perhaps the duty on wheat
has not had time to make its influence
felt. But as it was designed to meet
an emergency it certainly, if it is to
do any good, ought to operate with
exceeding promptness.-- indianapolis
News.
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15
MARRIAGE LICENSES

July 9-+Russell Mccoy, of St. Louis,
and Myrtle Lovvorn, of Elvins.
July Oscar Felty, Of Marion, Ill.,,
and Laura Tedder. of Potosi, Wash
ington county. ga
July "a. H. Forstmeyer cf Ev-
ansville, Ind, and Bessie B. Jones, of
Flat River b,,
July 12-W. H. Christopher and
Mrs. M. Derby, both of HiiLshore,
Jefferson county.
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

The next county teachers examina-
ton will be held at the Pennington
high school building August 9th and
9Th, next, beginning at 8 a. m. on each
day. The schedule Of subjects viii be
the same as in former denominations.
For additional information,, lists of old
questions, etc, write ]. Clyde Akers,
County Superintendent of Schools,
Fnrmngton, Mo. 29-3t
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15
BALMY PEACE

GGTN THE sylvan solitudes," said the
Il wild man Of the woods, "a man
doesn't see any magazines and doesn't
receive any bulletins from the health
authorities, so he enjoys a peace that
Is never known In the busy haunts.
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15

There a man
simply has to sub
scribe for a lot of
m q G a z ines, as a
matter Of self-de-
fen Sc. Canvassers
are after him all
the time. Some of
the canvassers are
lone widows With
m any children to
support, and others
are energetic young
men who are try
ing to work their
way through the
veterinary college
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15
FOR POCKET DISARMAMENT

If the. churches are to insist on ma
tional disarmament. they should also
insist on Ysissnal disa. nament, and
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15

Subscription, $l.5O a year, in advance
The Farmington times., 1921-07-15

To please his he buy his goods with quality
mind and in order sell all his price be reasonable
Don't invest your precious dollars in Blind Mans Buff
Marble Hill press., 1921-03-24
Have
Reduced The Price

on every line in ourfurn-
itur- department. Dress
er> from s. to S. reduc-
tion each. We can save
YOU money. Come in.
WALKER l. SONS
H:rcE1re s-c Furniture C5-3a-7
ll.tftast- hfIra.
Marble Hill press., 1921-03-24

Ill
wa it
90 sssop'
The Washington times., 1921-02-15
.INAUGURALg HALL.

The demand for boxes for the ball TO
be given at the willard on March for
the benefit OF the Child Welfare 50.
ciety has reached unprecedented proper
tons. Even after the twenty-seven add
uonal ones were put in-and sold
so many requests were received that
the members OF the Child Welfare
Board and others. who had purchased
boxes. have offered to return them to
Mrs. Marshall to be resold. Mrs.
Henry Cleveland Perkins. Mrs. Hope
Slater. Mrs. Charles Warren. and Mrs.
Thomas b. Dunn are among those
who have displayed such generosity.
Instead OF buying tickets for the
ball, some who are particularly inter-
ested in the Child Welfare Society are
contributing SO to adopt a child for
year. That pays for the milk for
one year for a child. In this way ths
dancing space Is conserved for those