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Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-07
GEORGE W. CHILDS' LOSS.
his PUBLIC LEDGER OFFICE GUT.
TED BY FIRE.
The Damage to Building and Contents
Estimated at S2OO,OOO-The Phi
lanthropist's Generosity to
the Firemen.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6.-The Public
Ledger building was almost Quilted by
fire this evening. The damage was con-
fined almost entirely to the composing
room, but the torrent OF water flooded
every floor in the structure. The loss
can only be approxmated tonight, but
will probably be between $3.50, 900 and
$500, 600; insurance, 100000. The
cause Of the fire is unknown. 1t origi-
mated in the basement, and through
the air shaft quickly spread
to the top floor. The files of the paper
were all saved, and many rare and costly
articles in Childs' private Office. Mr..
Childs arrived soon after the fire started,
and posting himself across the street,
watched tie building burn. He as
sumed charge OF affairs, and issued di-
rections in the way of providing for the
issue of the paper tomorrow.
While the firemen were at work they
were urged to greater eff flrts by the
announcement that Mr.. Childs intended
to distribute $4,000 among them for their
preventing the total destruction of the
building. When the fire was extin-
guished Childs provided them bountiful
refreshments at q neighboring restau-
rant.
With the exception OF the presses, the
Ledger has complete new plant on
Locust street, and tomorrow's paper is
being prepared. During the fire Childs
was rendered the use of presses by every
daily and weekly in the city, and ac-
cepted the Records offer.
The business manager of the paper
said tonight the Ledger's total loss is
estimated at $150,000, including $4,000
on the building and $4,000 on the con-
tents. The loss to tenants is 10000.
The presses and machinery were only
damaged to the extent of 5000. Re-
pairs on the building will be commenced
at once.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-07
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM,
Annual Report of the Commission Wit
Sundry Amendments.

Annual Report of the Commission with
Sundry Amendments.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The United
States civil service commission, in its
annual report to the president, after
giving statistics of examinations and
appointments, says this is the first time
the commission has in the midst of a
presidential campaign actively inter
fered to prevent the collection OF politi-
cal assessments, and believes its action
had most beneficial effect, and that
there was much less assessing done than
ever before, although it cannot be
doubted that altogether too much took
piece. In the opinion OF the commits.
sion this practice will not be wholly
broken up until it is made penal of.
Tense for any person whatever to solicit
political contributions from an en-
ploye in any place whatsoever.
The commission urges the adoption OF
new classification of the customs and
postal services, ard notifications OF the
rules, SO the number of excepted places,
and of places subject to non.competitive
examination, may be greatly reduced in
all branches of the service. The COM
mission thinks the exceptions from ex-
animation in any postoffice may be
properly limited to the postmaster, as
sistant postmaster, cashier, private Sec
retary and perhaps superintendent OF
the money order division. In the same
way the number of excepted places in
the departments at Washington should
be greatly reduced.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-07
IN THE ENATE.

How the Presidents Message Was Re-
ceived-Biils introduced.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Elm the senate
as soon as the secretary had finished
reading the journal, a messenger handed
him the presidents message, which he
proceeded to read.
The commercial and business stats
tics given in the first part OF the mes
sage, and the sarcastic paragraphs as tc
the supposed effect OF tariff for reve.
nue., seemed to meet with general ap
proval on the Republican side OF the
chamber, but attracted little attention
on the other side. During the reading
Democratic senators were, for the mos,
part, chatting listlessly with each other
or attending to correspondence, while
the Repu blican senators paid the presi.
dent the compliment of giving undi.
vided attention. The various other sub.
jects discussed in the message, however
seemed to have very little Interest for
the senators on either side. The Demo.
Gratis made no pretense of listening, and
the attention of the Republicans
showed marked falling off.
Seats in the diplomatic gallery were
occupied throughout the reading of the
message by the Spanish minister and
the first secretaries of the German and
Russian legations.
TRYE's RETALIATION BILL.
A bill was introduced by Frye that
smacks strongly of retaliation. II
amends the laws regulating the trans.
pOrtat!Ou of roodg hy declarin that NO
merchandise shall be transported from
one part of the United States to another
in a vessel belonging wholly or in part
to the subject of any foreign power, and
that such transportation via any foreign
port shall be deemed a violation of the
law. The sailing of any foreign vessel
from one United States port to another
is not prohibited, provided no msrchan.
disc other than that imported in such
vessel from foreign port is carried
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-07

The bill provides that the president
may, by proclamation, suspend the right
OF carrying merchandise in bond through
the United States provided for in the
bill, in case the dominion of Canada
should at any time deprive citizens OF
the use of the canals on terms OF
equality.
A petition was presented by PETER
from citizens of Kansas, alleging the ex-
ietence of combination between the
elevators, millers and railroads Of Min
neapolis and st. Louis to depreciate the
price of grain. Referred to the commit
tee on agriculture.
Chandler introduced bill for the sus-
pension of immigration for one year.
Vest introduced a joint resolution
which he said he would call up tomor-
row for the appointment by the presi-
dent of three commissioners to confer
with the proper authorities of the five
civilized tribes of the Indian territory
for making such an agreement and ar
rangement as will induce them to take
homeeteads in severalty, and sell the
remainder of their lands to the United
States.
POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
Vest offered resolution reciting alle-
cations in the public press charging
gross misconduct on the part of census
employees, especially enumerators, in
the state of Missouri, who are said to
have taken list Of voters for partisan
uses, and also charging that certain
clerks OF the census bureau were sent to
the state of New York during the recent
election to perform partisan service,
and directing the investigation of such
charges by the senate committee on
census.
This started a political discussion,
which lasted some time.
On motion of Sherman, the senate
went into executive session, and when
the doors opened adjourned.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-07
DR.. McGIynn to Be Reinstated.

New YoRK, Dec. GA morning paper
will say Information Is received on the
authority OF Archbishop Corrigan that
one of the first fruits of Archbishop Sa-
tolli's mission to this country ia to be
the restoration of DR.. Edward McGlynn
as priest in good standing in the Ro-
man Catholic church.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-07
Gen, Rosecrans Very Ill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The condition
of Gen. VIM. S. Rosecrans, register of
the treasury, is such as to cause his
friends serious apprehension, nervous
prostration, heart weakness and a stroke
OF paralysis of the arm, destroying his
vitality.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-07
Belts & Silent,
REAL ESTATE -BROk Err s LOANS


special-We have for sale 500 acres at $50
per acre, rot 20 miles from this city, near
Bueua Park: best of soil lies level, and is
ed by both the southern Pacific and Santa Fe
railways. Some fine mesa land with water
We offer today: Business property on spring
street and Broadway. We have tive or three
choice bargains which are not on the general
MARI ct. II yon are not prepared to buy do net
call for particulars on this property.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-07

Your fall suit should be made by Getz.
Fine tailoring, best filter, large stock.
liz West Third street.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-07

We have for rent:
nice 7-room cottage, bath, barn, ETC., cn
Hope street. near Tenth. $25 with water.
Elegant 1O-room partly furnished house,
BunSer Hill ave., $50, to private family only.
In the Harper tract, two completely furnished
houses, 8 and 10 rooms, $50 and $50 per N onth,
respectively. These are what you want.
Call and see what else we have for rent.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05
NO4s.
The Ships Flgurehead.

Years ago, no vessel was complete
until on its bow was placed a figure
head. Sometimes this was only a
head, again it Nwas of life-sixe; some
times it was Neptune or some other
neurological character. Again it was
the simplest figure of man or woman,
or the figures draped with flowing
garments of wood. Washington and
other famous men have gazed steadily
out over the ocean from the bows Of
vessels, uisiting every port in the
world, unmoved mistaken by sights
whether on sea or In port. Some
times, going along the waterfront,
you Will see one of these displaced fig
ureheads in front of ship chandlery
shop as sign. Driving along road
by the water, a compile of miles from
Hamilton, Bermuda, l saw two wooden
figur9heads-of a man and a woman.
They were painted white, the woman
having a wooden star painted yellow
just above the forehead, the man a
curious head-covering of yellow.
Both heads wore on the ground close
to the embankment, and so placed thgt
they look into your face as you drive
past, The effect is startling. If those
wooden lips could only speak how
many strange stories they would tel
How many lands we would hear
about of which we now Ynow almost
nothing!
Most ships of to-day have no figure
head. They are built without orna-
ment. Beautiful in their graceful lines,
there is generally little attempt to
make them attractive except in neat
ness and adaptabiety.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05
"That Good Medicine"

Mr.. G. d. Cone, attorney, of Parker,
South Dakota, says: 81 take pleas
ure in saying to the public, as 1 have
to my friends and acquaintance for
the last five years, that 1 consider
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhea Remedy the best medicine
for the purposes it is intended that
ever tried. Since / have used it l
would be without it. 1 was always
subject to cholera morbus ann never
found anything else that gives the re-
lief that this remedy does. / never
leave home without taking it with
me; and on many occasions have ran
with it to the relief of some sufferer
and have never known it to fail. My
children always call for that good
medicine when they have a pain in
the stomach or bowels" A For sale by
Il. G.. Julian.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05
PIowhandle Pioddings.
JONATHAN HAYSEED.

High-priced clothes and ow-priced
cattle will not pay the mortgage on
the farm.
Some people dress for work, but
never work for dress.
A lawyer can make more off the
line fences than the farmer off all the
lands between them.
Red hair and freckles may run in
the family, but boy seldom takes
drinking and swearing from his
mother.
You can find out how much longer
your nose is than your, arm by hunt
ing for the door in a dark room.
A man may succeed in starving his
land and feeding himself pretty well ;
but it isn't much better than highway
robbery.
It's good rule to subtract foot
from the height of door, when you
wear a plug hat-unless you want to
buy new hat.
"I'm sure" said old Mr.. Shavepa-
per "no one could take more interest
in lands than / do" "Not legally"
retorted his son Tom.
The money comfortable wash
house would cost, will buy a hand
some coffin for the woman who will
be economical enough to wash out in
the calf pasture.
Don't judge a mans responsibility
by the quality of the umbrella he car
ries he may have had a fit of absent
mindedness in the church vestibule.
A father gave his three sons each a
farm. One drank himself to death,
using his up; the second died in the
poorhouse after trading his away, and
third killed himself by overwork try
ing toaget all three. Moral: Give a
boy the powder-can and matches, but
not sudden wealth.-American Agri-
culturist.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05
SaItpetre for Squash Bugs.

1t ought to be more generally
known, says writer in the Ameri-
can Agriculturist, that a tablespoon
full of saltpetre (nitrate of potash) dis
solved in pail of water, and Pint Of
the solution put around each hill Of
squashes will kill the striped squash
beetles. 1t not only rids the plants Of
the bugs, but makes them grow with
great vigor. The latter is the great
point. The nitrate is a powerful fer
tilizer, and the stronger the plants,
and the more rapid they grow the
less will they suffer from the attacks
of the beetles. 1t may be, too, that
that the sap and the leaves contain so,
much nitrate that the beetles prefer to
seek theirfood in some other squash
patch. DR.. Wagner's experiments
show that this explanation may be the
true one. Use the nitrate freely,
either the nitrate of soda or nitrate of
potash, as most convenient, and in adj
dition fight the bugs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05
STERLING, KENTUCKY, TUESDAY JULY 1892.
Things Good to know.
For fruit stains, dip the spot sever
al times in hot milk.


For fruit stains, dip the spot sever
al times in hot milk.
Leaks about chimneys may be stop
ped by cement of coal tar and sand,
neatly applied.
Keep flowers fresh by putting a
pinch of soda in the water.
Boil the clothes line and it will not
@kink," as new rope is apt to do.
Keep a small box filed with lime
in your pantry and cellar; it will keep
the air dry and pure.
Soda is the best thing for cleaning
tinware apply with damp cloth and
rub well, then wipe dry.
Prick potatoes before baking, so
that the air can escape; this will pre-
vent their bursting in the oven.
For sore throat, beat the white OF
an egg stiff, with all the sugar it will
hold, and the juice of one lemon.
When baking cakes, set dish OF
water in the oven with them, and
tkey will not be in any danger from
scorching.
A mixture of finely powered arris
root, chalk, cigar ashes and a few
drops of rose water makes an excel
lent tooth powder.
To mend large holes in socks or in
merino underwear, tack a piece 0
strong net over and darn through it
The darn will be stronger and neatel
than without it.
To clean a stove zinc or zinc-lined
bathtub mix ammonia and whiting tc
smooth paste, apply it to the zinc
and let it dry. Then rub it off until
no dust remains.
A teaspoonful of alum will make
clear four gallons of muddy water
Boiling the water is necessary to re.
move disease germs when a farm
pump or town reservoir has bad
name.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05

When Democrats point to the re-
suit of the election in 1888 to prove
that Mr.. Cleveland could not carry
New York and be elected this year,
it is well to remind them that several
things have come to pass since 1888
Among them are:
The Mckinley worse than war
tariff.
The Force bill.
The squandering of the surplus.
The creation of deficit.
The voting of subsidies.
The looting of the public service.
Wanamaker, Raum; Elkins, ct al
The CHILEAN scandal.
The Barrundia affair.
The untaxing Of Foreigners only.
Three years and quarter of Har-
rison.
The discarding Of Blaine.
All these and other outrages, in
Equities and scandals resulting in
an
Anti-Republican majority of 1900
600 in the election of 1890.
Can it be imagined that either
Grover Cleveland or any other Demo
crat will gain nothing from these
events. which not only add to the is
sues needful to Democrats, but radi-
cally change the conditions of the
impending contest in their favor p
n. Y. World.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05
Truths,

God never has much to say to PEG.
pie who insist on living in the dark.
1t is much easier to backslide al
campmeeting than it is in time OF
shipwreck.
Nobody knows better how the
Christian ought to carry himself than
the hypocrite.
The crookeder a man can make
other people look the straighter he
think he is himself.
1t is dangerous day for preacher
when he breaches the greatest SER
mon of his life.
The woman who paints her face
forgets that the world is full of peo-
pie who have good eyesight.
When God wants to know how
much real salt there is in the earth
he dosen't go to the ministerial re.
ports to find out.
The devil is more afraid of the
testimony of young convert than he
is of the tallest kind of church stee.
pie.
Ill., - o. L
there are SO many folks who would
rather have ten cents now than ter
dollars after while.
A man never needs TIE grace o.
God any more than he does when, by
some unusual exploit, he begins tc
find a good deal of satisfaction il
looking at himself.-Ram's Horn.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05

Horse collie is readily cured in En-
gland said Mr.. Frederic Street, by ap-
plying horse cloth or wooden rug
wrung out of boiling water to the
belly and sides and cover with a
horse blanket to retain the heat, re-
newing as required; or large bran
poultice hot as can be borne retains
the heat better. In this country we
generally give some special colo cure
or good dose of pain-killer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05
The China Closet.

Chippendale glass is another pretty
revival of old things. 1t is adorned
with floral wreaths heavily done il
gold. The tracery itself, however, il
quite delicate.
New claret jugs of strawberry Gu
glass or baccarat are decorated with q
tracery of vine leaves and grapes
which seems appropriate. The shapes
are like the slender Egyptian and
Etruscan vases.
Some OF the new plates are octogon.
shaped and others are four-sided
They are pleasant change from the
circle, and when their edges are futed
they are particularly pretty.
A tea set, which was at least novel
was of dull black china lined with
pink and decorated with a golden
monogram. Almost equally odd was
a set in Nile green lined with silver
and bearing silver monogram.
Finger bowls octagonal shape are
new. They are generally of two
colors-a band of pale green, alter
nately with one Of gold, deep purple
with pink and the like.
There should be rejoicing among
housekeepers, for an unbreakable
china has been invented. Nothing
strikingly pretty has yet been shown
in this ware, but that will probably
follow.
A toilet set in fine cream-Colored
china, decorated with violets and the
owners monogram in gold, was
among the pretty wedding presents of
u recent bride.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05

George Gould didn't go to college
instead he went to his fathers Office at
the age of sixteen, and at twenty eight
he is now a six-millionaire in his own
right. Few young college graduates
earn that much in as many years, but
then it is to be observed that earning
money is not the end at which col
ege education is aimed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05
A Pretty Woman.

A pretty woman must first of all
have clearly cut, regular features.
She must have full, clear eyes.
She must have skin that is above
reproach, untouched by rouge OF
powder.
She must have glossy hair that has
never known the touch of bleach OF
dye.
She must have good figure, plump
enough, yet slender enough, though
never suggestive of an angle.
She must have white, expressive
hand, preferably small one, but not
of necessity, if it is well kept and
white.
She must have small ears and a
throat that is like a marble column
for her head.
She must know how to put on her
clothes, or she loses half her beauty.
She must fully understand what
best suits her in the way of hair dress
ing, and cling closely to that.
A woman may have all these at
fractions, and unless her own person
atty is charming, unless she has tact,
it dawns on you after you have seen
her once or twice, that she is not a
pretty woman, but pretty doll
Boston Gazette.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05

Grover Cleveland must be elected.
The only objection brought against his
nomination was that he could not
carry New York. 1t was never urged
that he is not honest, that he is not
capable, that he is not faithful to the
Constitution. He met the Jefferson
ian test perfectly. But because some
people like him and other people don't
it was said that he cannot carry New
York. 1t is libel on the Empire
State N, Y. World.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05

In the ,straining of every nerve to-
make heavy grain crops and fill the
barns and storehouses do not neglect
the pig crop. We know how easy it is
to neglect feeding the pigs at the prop
per time, because we want to get in a
little more time in the grain field.
They are little neglects, but they cus
the profits.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05


Forty-six Congregational churchss
in Connecticut are without pastors.
1t seems that the pastors they can get
they won't have and the sort they want
won't have them, which is melan-
choly Estate of affairs. Nevertheless,
this shortage has some good points
about it. That churches should be
more discriminating in their choice
of clergymen and that clergymen
should be more wary about bestowing
their services are the two conditions
naturally precedent TO the improve
ment in the quality and disposition of
the clerical profession.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05

The fluency, facility, variety and
versatility of Henery WattersOn entitle
him to the distinction of being the
best all-around Democrat in the
country.--[N. Y. World.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05

A CORRESPONDENT asks.-"Would
you or any of your many readers in
form constant reader how to learn
to play the flute ?" Not if we know
ourselyes.-Texas Siftings.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05

He had married well, extremely
well yet there were times when he
would have preferred paying his own
expenses and remaining at home.
This night she wanted to drag him to
the theater and he was stubborn.
whats the play?" he inquired.
I" "A Modern Husband',' she told him
CURLY, "What's it like?" 81 don't
know" she replied, putting on her
gloves, "but if it is anything like its
title 1 presume the woman constitu-
ties the leading support" Then it
was the iron entered his soul and he
entered solemn vow that if he ever
married again he'd get a woman SO
poor that she would even have to bor-
row trouble of him.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05

AN Observation-Disclosures brud-
der, dat de rain falls on bofe de Just
an de unjust" "Huh! Not when
de unjust kin borry an umbrella,
Deacon."-Black and White.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05

Attorneys-at- Law,
Mt Sterliu&Ky
wiz, practice in the counties OF Nfntgomery;
math Rfenifee. Powell, Clark and BHhrbon, ana
in he Superior and Appellate Courts once IN
caldwell Building.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05

mr.. HOWARD VAN ANTW1RP,
u Dentist
Office with DR.. WIN. Van Antwerp, Short street
opposite the court house.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-07-05
PROBE SIGNAL.

NJ. OLIVER, S,,,.,,oror
Mt. Sterling, Ky.
All collections and real estate TRANSACTIONS %
ANYTHING concerning the same prompt! , on
das;,ed Ofiice front room, up stairs ilrst uooi
south of II. NJ. & Il. X Barnes.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-19

WHY not encourage homo enterprises
when itcosts nothing additional to do so?
You can purchase "house furnishing
goods" OF the L. ii. Stewart Furniture
Company as low as you can in the North
ern cities, and save freight and risk of
damage.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-19

To-day is pay day at the machine
shops and q good many thousands of
dollars will be distributed around tho