The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1892-06-21

Representative Goodnight was re-
nominated for Congress by acclama-
ton by the Democratic convention of
the Third district at Glasgow.
There is report from New York
that the Tammany leaders have
agreed to go to Cleveland after one
ballot for Hill, if the ex-President be
shown the choice Of the convention.
1t appears from report issued by
the newly organized London Dones-
tic Servants Union that there are at
least 10000 trained servants of good
character out of employment in that
city.
In the new British Pharmacopeia
the metric weights and measures will
be adopted, to the entire exclusion of
the English weights and measures
hitherto used there and in the United
States. ".# f.r..
The Capital removal question came
to the front in the House at Frankfort
last week, when joint resolution was
presented calling for a committee
which is to select four sites in different
parts of the State on one of which to
locate State-house.
Fire on the water front at Baltimore
Tuesday caused loss of nearly mill
ion dollars to shipping, the Old Bay
Line wharf and merchandise. One
thousand barrels of whisky from the
Louisville Public Warehouse Com
pany, were burned. -..
The Pennsylvania Railroad Compa-
ny has secured full control of the i'm
mense William Penn colliery at Will
lam Penn, Pa. The output of the COL
liery has heretofore been shipped via
Reading road. This is the first blow
dealt that combine by its big compet-
itor.
Frank G. LEM, a young wheelman,
has undertaken to ride around the
world on pneumatic safety bycicle,
and started from New York Saturday
of last week. He expects TO be about
five years, and will ride over 10000
miles. He will take camera on the
back of his wheel.
Young Robert Fales, who has been
convicted of numbering Cashier Thos.
Hayden, in Newark, N. j., was
greedy reader of pernicious dime nov
els, his mother testifying in court that
he had a trunkful of them-a blood
thirsty list. He fed long long on
murder pap and his terrible crime
was but the logical consequence.
The State Senate Tuesday declined
to accept a suggestion of the Revisory
Commission separating the Insurance
Department from the Auditors De-
partment and giving the Governor
the appointment Of the Commissioner.
The salary of the Commissioner, paid
by the insurance companies, was re-
duced from $4,000 to $1,000, and that
OF his chief deputy from $4,000 to
$500. ... ... ...
The expedition in relief of Lieuten-
and Peary sailed from New York
few days ago in charge of Prof. He'll
prin, of Philadelphia. The expedi-
ton goes first to st. Johns, Newfound-
land, whence it sails for Greenland
about the middle of July. In addi-
ton to the years provisions to be
left for Lieutenant Peary and his
party in case they are not to be found,
or if found they determine not to re-
turn, there will be considerable
amount ofspecial articles Of food ia
ken by each member and many
months stores by the expedition
itself.
Some of the best of us who never
could take kindly to the cold tub in
the morning owe DR.. Robert Walter
our gratitude for his rules in Laws on
Health. The cold morning bath he de-
nounces as a narcotic and too great
demand upon the nervous system.
But he says: "Whoever would enjoy
health should take his warm bath two,
three or four times week and retire
to bed, thereby allowing nature to Sc
cure the best equilibrium of her forces
and promote the best conditions of
health" 1t is pleasant to have SCI
ence thus step in to sanction comfort