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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30
THE BIG SHOW OF THE WORLD
Sells Brother Triumphal Return
from Foreign Lands.

No other amusement event ever
created such general interest and
caused such widespread comment as
did the trip to Australia of Sells
Brothers Big Show of the World, 'c-
gun last October, and triumphantly|
completed by safe return to San
Francisco, in June, after six months
tour of New South Wales, Victoria
South Australia and Queensland, and
most hazardous and costly journey
of over twenty thousand miles. As
the great and famous exhibition, Or
rather, millionaire alliance of them, is
booked for Mt. Sterling on Friday
Sept. 9th. 1t is pertinent to say that
the high Endorsement with which it
was preceded by the American press
was more than editorially accepted by
trans-Pacific contemporaries; which
are able papers, not easy to please and
impossible to, influence We learn for
instance, from an extended criticism
in the Melbourne Daily Argus that
the wonderful show "must be pro-
nounced brilliant success, for it may
be safely said that no such-~paDorama
of wonders has ever before been un-
folded to Melbourne audience.D
That GALL is so good it would be hard
to pick out any paticular item as be-
ing the most worthy of praise" and
that "it would take too much space to
mention in detail all the wonderful
performances on horseback and foot
that were given" That the "races
were splendidly contested. and fur
nished brilliant spectacles." ...,.
The Daily Argns of the same great
city said:
"The entertainment as whole fully
bears out the high reputation which it
has won."
Even when the splendid and daring
! American enterprise was, through the
mercenary and implacable hostility of
quarantine official, forced to open in
Sydney without hoases, the Daily Tel
egraph of that city said:
sit is distinct pleasure to find in
Sells United Shows an exhibition
manifestly worthy its American rep
utation and the extensive promises
with which it came upon Australia"
And such a send-off as the following
was accorded by the other leading
Journals: wv .sr
"Frirly and fully It must be admit
ted that the management have brought
to Australia the biggest thing of its
kind ever seen in this patch of the
round earth. daily Star.
"Adjectives have been exhausted in
the praise of it, and each feature is
more complete and astonishing than
the one which preceded it. 1t is not
necessary. to say more than that the
show is in every way splendid sue
cess, and what is not always the case,
not a single suggestion of vulgarity is
apparent."-Field. 't, tilt I
80 far as two eyes were permitted
to observe, out of 100 performers Sells
haven't got duffer."-Bulletin.
And more than the wealth of enter
tainment thus lionized abroad will be
presented here, as big, and for the
irst time seen, exhibit of rarest and
most beautiful Australasian living
| curiosiies has been added.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30

Fast Limtd Aeon Ac'c'cm
East Bound Mail Express Daily Daily
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30

William S. Walsh, formerly editor
of Lippincott's Magazine, was fined
1915 for "insulting females on the
street" lie caught Miss Aida Doab,
daughter of the President of Council,
on the street and Rugged her.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30

The suit of the heirs of Elisha b.
Hurdley, of Virginia, to recover the
strip of park along the lake shore
from the city of Chicago, worth sever
al millions, has been finally decided
in favor of the city.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30
THE ADVOCATE.
That Ordinance.

g. That Ordinance.
= f'b. Mt. STERLING ADVOCATE: u
81 Your editorial in the ADVOCATE OF
Asuly nineteenth was evidently written
before you had studied both sides Of
the question.
The State law does not cover the
entire ground; there are thousands OF
so-called doctors, who can practice in
Kentucky who would not attempt to
do SO in many States. s
There are no travelling physicians
who are skilled in their profession.
Their unlimited research consists in
ME- search for the almighty dollar.
l.ike travelling lightning rod agents,
green goods men and other sharps
they are most skilled and have GER
ainly had most beneficial expert
&c" financially.
V@Who is to judge Of their prof
ciency?"
If by examining process or by
some trick in which they are skilled
thev are able to receive a diploma,
how are we to Judge of their pro-
ficiency? Don't judge it at all shun
them. The day for Gypsies, Arabs
aud all professional travellers is past.
Local physicians have better
guarantee as to their proficiency
>sAsll the families in which they prac-
tice if they are proficient. Follow
them up, see what they amount to. /
could point to q physician and dentist
in Mt. Sterling, and ask them if they
succeeded in deceiying the people.
Ane lives from hand TO mouth, the
ther pursues one calling after
aother, for which he seems no better
lifted than he did for dentistry.
4 1t is beneath the dignity of the pro-
fession for physicians to ask protection
fior themselves. 1t is their patients
for whom they ask protection.
Their patients, for there is no
physician who eau practice success
fully with thirty or sixty days be-
tween visits. ~
Do you know the Code of Ethics ?
If not, don't refer to them. Most
physicians code is the Golden Rule.
When others refuse to live by that we
shun them, as we would every APP
pcarance of evil. t..
= why is it that you object to the or
dinance? Is it because one source of
revenue is cut off? No more an
,fouacements that professor
an eminent specialist, Tin every part
OF the human system except hair and
finger nails, toe nails not eXcepted),
will be in Mt. Sterling one day only.
Cash capital, s." What does the
sicAman care about the physicians
tS,Asn capital? 1t is the gray matter
bfffs brain that most concerns him.
not his pocket book, his ayoirdupois
or his age. - ~ CT(
AS to patent medicines, that belongs
to commerce, no one claiming it to be
a profession, but an article of COM
merce. A physician may as well at
tempt to regulate the style of dress,
! the articles of diet and the mode OF
lliving as to attempt to stop the sale OF
patent medicines.
One is commercial, the other pro.
Eessional. The two are often con-
founded by the ignorant and by per.
} sons who know better, but who fol
purposes of gain attempt to coin a
neutrality-suspicious. calling.
FRANK SUMMERS THOMSON.
Crayon, Ohio,
August 10, 1892.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30

w. W. blackwell, of Henderson,
Kentucky. was on Thursday elected
Supreme Chancellor of the knights
'of Pythias.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30
Chlljran Cry for Pitchers Castoria,

Representative Litterle, of Louis
vile, drew. no. pay as Legislator
during the 240 days of the term, and
hence carried away with him $1,000.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30

Clarence Bradley, formerly of the
Lexington Leader, has accepted po-
sition on the Chicago Herald.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30

Three white men were taken oft
by 80 White-caps at Atlanta, Ga,
carried several miles into the woods,
tied to trees and given 30 lashes
apiece. The men had been taking
part at a negro dance. IS
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30

Children Cry Tor Pitchers Castoria.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30

sicA.m an care about the PHYSICIANS.
tSksn capital? 1t is the gray matter
bf9fs brain that most concerns him.
not his pocket book, his ayoirdupois
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30
Col. Keller Anderson.

The gallant Col. Keller Anderson,
who SO bravely stood by his lrool in
their fight againt the miners at Goa
Creek. is native of Cynthiana, and
formerly resided in Paris, Ky. Du-
ring the late war he was an officer in
the famous rebel Orphan Brigade"
of Gen. Roger Hanson. ~. EaE b
The members of the Orphan
Brigade who reside in Bourbon
county, were organizing company
to 60 to Coal Greek to release Col.
Anderson, or avenge his death if he
had been killed, but received news
that he had been released. The
company was headed by Capt. Dan
Turney.-LexinSton Transcript.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30

The directors Of the Nicholasyillc
Fair were convicted for permitting
gambling onytheir grounds last year,
but Gov. Brown has pardoned them
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30
MUSIC CLASS.

l will reopen my class in
at my residence No. IS
East High street, Monday,
September 5, 1892. Call on
me for prices.
Mrs. J. R. WILSON.
3 st.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30

The Harrodsburg Democrat says
"Messrs. Proctor & Gamble, the mil
lionaire proprietors of Ivory Soap,
offered $4,000 in prizes for the best
verses written for Ivory Soap. Mrs.
Emma Wood and Mr.. Henry G.
Wood. of this place, were both con-
.testants, and Mrs. Wood got third
prize and a check for $3.50 and Mr..
Wood got the seventh money and
tenth prizes, with checks for $3.50 and
$75 respectively. There were 2136S
contestants. Messrs. Proctor " Gam
BILE also kept.three otherof Mr.. Woods
efforts at $40 each, and the same mail
which brought these checks brought
Mr. Wood $l5 check from the
Youths Companion for short poem.
The talented mother and son are en-
titled to congratulations on the sub
stantial recognition of their merits"
The Henderson Cleaner reports an
exciting speed contest between race
horse and greyhound. The hound
got off behind at the 60, but when the
quarter had been reached he was
twenty feet in the lead and kept his
distance to the quarter post.
From that point to the finish the
horse gained, but was unable to go
by. The dog won, and DIR. Harding,
who bet on the horse, claimed that the
dog fouled the horse twice by running
in front of him." a+
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30
The First step.


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Price SOC. at w. S. Lloyd's drugstore.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-07

She Is no other than Phyllis, the petted
daughter of Mr.. Blank, the merchant
prince. Sad Wah and Minnehaha, are
her G ri chums. They have forsworn
never to"give each other away"and they
never do, not even in after years, when
the associations formed that night have
carried them on through the seductive
stream. which, like huge serpent,
wends its way to the roaring torrents
OF an ocean of despair.
Not particular bout their identity,
the three little maids unmask during
the evening. Unmasked they are no
torious courtesans. Another costume
that of Nanette, the Partisan nymph du
pave, impersonated, strange to say,
by a woman of modern respecta-
bnity. Her conduct is true
to the orig nal even to an occasional
exposure of pedal extremities from be-
meath delicately embroidered skirts.
AS the gay hours wear rapidly away
so does the stock behind the bar. Those
who have any pretentions to respocsa-
bility have long since departed for
their homes. Those who still remain
are under the influences of seductive
beverages. The first masquerade ends
in cigarette smoke, empty liquor bottles
and bad language.
But the unmasked ball of the Flower
ten" is an entirely different affair. The
scenes are beyond pen desC ription,
These gatherings are made up of tho
rowdies of both sexes, who make no
pretensions whatever to responsibility.
Once and while young woman, Of
heretofore good name is found at one
of these affairs, but her good name
fits with the dream that vanishes with
the dawn of the morrow. To person
unused to such scenes, the language used
by the participants is also an inter
csting feature. The writer once attended
one in the capacity of reporter for q
morning paper. He was proceeding to-
ward the decoctionary when his atten-
ton was attracted by the following in
terrogation:
''Say, Jen, whose de bloke wild de
four gallon hat?"
The interrogation was decidedly un-
inviting character. Jen, the girl at
his side, was just as tough.
sob, he's one of dem reporters wot
thinks he knows it all; how I'd like to
swot him one in de jaw" she replied.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-07
OF FEMALE CROOKS.
SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS
IN AMERICA.
SOPHIE LYONS. KATE LEARY. BERTHA
HYMAN EFT AL.
A Brief Introduction 10 a Class of
Women Who Give the Detectives q
Large Amount Of Troubls-Thsir willy
Ways.

The eyes of all the famous confidence
women in the country are being turned
on Chicago as the field for operations
for the worlds fair. The police detec-
tives of the country are accordingly
perfecting arrangements with a view
of checkrnating these women and
the army of male crooks
who are moving on Chicago in anticipa-
of the Columbian exposition. A Ma
tional Protective association which will
result in mutual cooperation during
the fair is about to be organized. All
the large cities in the country will send
their quota of detectives to Chicago
next year.
Just at this time brief introduction
to some of the crack female thieves and
ldventuresses will not be uninteresting.
The record of all the women engaged
In these nefarious pursuits would fill a
volume. But there are a few accom-
plished thieves in petticoats, who by
reason of their surprising skill are en-
titled to be classed as artists. Among
these are Bertha Heyman, Kate Leary
and Sophie Lyons. Each of these made
New York City the chief point of at
tack, and each of them has in her day
executed some rare feats in the line Of
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y. H., for the sum of $40 and other con
siderations, possession TO BE- taken on his
death. Since the deed was made the giver
has made fortune in South America,
and has decided that he would like q
Christian burial. The deed provides
that the body shall be dissected and the
skeleton articulated and presented to .
medical university. The lawyers have
decided that the deed holds good and
that the only alternative is to buy off
the doctor. The giver of the deed has
made big offer but it has been refused.
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they remained for nearly a week. At
the end of that time the mysterious
Mr.. Dwight paid his bill and quietly
departed without making known his
destination. Miss Allen went with
him.
Miss Allen will be remembered as the
youngest and prettiest of the four Allen
sisters, who were with the Kiralfys
about ten years ago. They acquired
great prominence as dancers and
created great Juror in the Eastern
cities.
Viola recently made decided hit as
the original kangaroo dancer in the
New York production of "Dr. Bill"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-07

checked debutantcs, golden curls, sweet
smiles, tropical plants, little tete-a-tete
in the Conservatives and gay music,
and, what not?
To the middle classes the ball season
is hailed with joyous expectancy. It's
one of courtships and engagements
rather than of debutantes, tropical
plants and music. The young woman,
well in her teens, makes up her mind
that it will all be over before an
other year leaves its imprint
on the pages of Time. The
paternai purse is pinched that she may
enjoy the distinction of belle of her own
set. If she succe eds in her ambition In
that direction she generally has a hoste
of admirers from whom to make a
choice. Her girl companions are glad
to get rid of her when the engagement
is announced.
But to the lower classes of society.
picture. The lower class is, to GER
tain extent. made up of recruits from
the two higher ones. Their ball sea-
son has a meaning far deeper than the
others To the Liz hunk of avordu-
pOis who owns the dancing hall on the
corner, and operates the saloon under
meath, it means a material increase of
revenue, to the brewer it means a larger
consumption of his product, to the little
Dutch band it also means innumerable
enjoyments and consequent over
production of excruciating music
social clubs made up of all classes
spring into existence. The masQuer-
ade costumer has begun a rushing bust
ness preparing apparel for the first
ball of the season. 1t is to be given
by the "Young Sports Social club"
and is to be swell affair, or rechere, if
that is more descriptive.
The young Sports Social club" is
of extremely doubtful personnel. Close
investigation reveals the individual
members to be thieves, thugs, bar
tenders in low dives, run under the
guise of saloons. and hard characters
generally. In bal masque, though,
they are the pink of perfection.
The evening of the ball finally ar
rives and groups of gay masquer-
aders begin to assemble at
Schweitzer's hall. The bar in the
rear has already begun to do heavy
bu siness and the orchestra in the gallery
is playing appropriate airs, such dot
Gal OBJ Mine" and Johnny Get Cher
Gun"
Suddenly there is a connection in the
front end of the hall. 1t has been
caused by the entrance of trio of
young women in Japanese costumes,
They are to be the Three Little Maids
from School for the evening.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-07
MISSING VIOLA ALLEN.
She Turned Up In San Francisco, But Is
Missing Again.


Miss Viola Allen, the charming dane
ing girl who has been breaking the
hearts of the New York Johnnies and
who suddenly and mysteriously disap-
peared from the Garden theater in that
city short time ago, has turned up in
San Francisco-that is, she was there a
few days ago-but is again among the
missing. On Nov. "a she tioated into
the Grand hotel in Frisco in company
with a gentleman of middle age, whom
she introduced afterward to her init
mate friends as her husband. His
name was given as Lane, and Miss AL
len explained that he hailed from New
Orleans. 1t was their intention, she
said, to leave in few days for Japan.
Her husband, she explained, was a
Southern merchant, At the Grand,
however, Miss Allen was not SO frank
as with her friends, and the register
bears the legandS'J. IL. Dwight and
wife, New York." and showing that
they were assigned the room l6s, where
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"Who are theY?" everybody asks Of
everybody else.
They trip around the hall conscious Of
the attention they are attracting. They
go TO the bar and order drinks with The
air of veterans. They gulp the foany
substance down like true artists, I" as
the dance folk say.
But they are soon lost sight of in the
scenes that follow. Sad Wah, thu
priestess of the sun, has arrived. So
has Masterpieces and Caesar and Abdul
Kahn and all the other notables of by
gone days. Cleopatra is there too, and
In the costume of the meeting with
Anthony. She a. once becomes the
center of attraction. That she is
brazen goes without saying. Her
identity which does not become known
that evening might prove interesting.
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m lC CCHfN.
thieving which raises her far above the
level of mediocrity.
Bertha Heyman, the confidence wom-
an, known to her profession as "Big
Bertha" is one Of the most skillful
women in her line in the country. She
is a native of Prussia and has resided
in this country since 1878. Her father
served term in prison for forgery, 20
it will be seen that she derives her ten
oency to crime in the direct line of
heredity. She has been concerned in
number of swindling transactions,
and has the reputation of being
one of the smartest confidence
women in the country. She has been
arrested number of times in the United
States and in Canada, and has served
sentences in many prisons from Maine
to California.
In appearance she is large, heavy,
good-looking German woman. Al
though only feet 5 inches in height,
she weighs $50 pounds. Her hair is of
a rich brown color, her eyes OF the most
captivating dark color. In complexion
she is fair. Her conversational powers
are of the best. Bertha could give Dis
Debar some points as talker.
The tendency in life of
crime is always downward. No
matter what may be the
mental endowments of a criminal the
environment and associations are sure
to destroy dignity. and the ultimate
result is degradation through the loss
of self-respect Especially is this true
of women.
Kate Leary, receiver of stolen goods,
pickpocket and shoplifter, is the widow
of the notorious Red Leary, who was
killed on Sixth avenue few years ago,
he being struck with brick by Bill
Train. Kate had an adventurous ca
reer in this country. She formerly kept
a saloon near Norton's Point in Coney
Island. The place was resort
of the worst class Of Grim
inals. She is now in Europe
keeping grocery store, which is no
doubt the resort of number of Ameri-
can thieves who are now in Europe.
Perhaps the most fascinating woman
blacl1mailer, bank sneak and pickpocket
now alive is Sophie Levy, alias Lyons
She is now about 40 years old and OF
course age has made some ravages in
her charms, which were of the most
superlative character ten years ago.
Her manners are winning to the last
degree. The life of many a good man
has been wrecked by many Q woman
who did not possess half her charms.
She is the wife of Ned Lyons, a burglar,
now in prison in Ohio. Sophie
was sent to Sing Sing in 1871, but es-
capped by slipping past the guards, was
recaptured and served ont her time.
She has also been a frequent visitor to
Blackwell's island and has seen the i'm
side of a prison in Michigan.
The latest accounts from Sophie place
aer in London with one Jim Brady as
companion. Brady is a noto-
riSus burglar who has lately served
tern in prison. n I&se
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er manner and so willy her tongue that
he managed to deceive the keen Paris
officials and convince them of her
respectability. And so they discharged
her, bowling her out of the station
house with their customary politeness
and with many regrets for her deten-
ton.
Among the women pickpockets and
shoplifters well known in every large
city in the United States is
Mollie Holbrook, alias Mollie Hoey.
Her charms have long since van
ished, as she is so years old, but her
long experience and consummate skill
still make hera dangerous criminal.
Her husband b the notorious Jimmy
Hoey, alias Orr. Mollie has been ar
rested in Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia
and New York. She was sentenced to
prison in Boston for robbing a woman
in Jordan & Marsh's drygoods store. At
the expiration of her sentence she was
sentenced to five years on Blackwell's
island. She was pardoned early in
1885 and arrested again in Chicago in
the fall of 1885. She is now at large
and may be arrested on any day.