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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-07

As stated yesterday the deadlock in the Ne
braska legislature was broken by the election
of Cerrel, republican, president Of the senate.
The democrats and republicans combined
against the populists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-07

W. pensions by thousands in the close
states of tbo North during the three
months Immediately preceding the
Presidential erection.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
Christianity In Chinn.

How much the profession of faith in
Christ cost in China may be inferred
from the following proclamation, which
has been issued in the province of Honan
"Should any one become bewitched by
the foreign doctrines and not be willing
to sacrifice either to Confucius or to thu
spirits of his ancestors, he must be severe.
ly dealt with by his clan. His name
must be erased from the family register
and his whole family driven from the
province"
Inface of these threats several men from
the province have recently become Chris.
tians. When it was known that one Of
these was baptized, his friends were fu.
rious. He was dragged out to the ances-
tral temple, where he was beaten. He
was not allowed to say anything in his
defense, but was made to renounce for
ever all clan rights and privileges. To
be an outcast from ones friends and
home, rather than give up ones belief,
would be anywhere severe test of sin.
cerity, especially so in China, where SO
much is made of family festivals, and
where so much property, such as wells,
ground, animals and agricultural imple-
lRents, is held in common.-Exchange
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11

One day while busy writing
heard Carlo in the dining room ask,
ing to go out. The outside doors were
open, and said, Yes, Carlo may
go!" and returned to my desk. Soon
he repeated his request and I rose
saying, Now, you must go, and not
bother me so| but he lay quietly,
though anxiously, in the middle of
the floor. Going to him, found he
had my canary between his front
feet, not a feather injured, but wait
ing for me to release it in safety.
The cage had accidentally been left
open, and finding the bird free, with
these outside doors of the room open,
he had gently caught and held my
pet. Why should he catch it who.
the doors were open, when if clcsct
he made no such effort. Who will
say this was mere instinct9-Mary E.
Holmes in Science.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
CHRISTIAN ENpEAvoR.


H7pao For the Week Beginning judy 10
Comment by Rev. s. II. Doyle.
ToPrc.-God's great command. Acts xvii, 60
Luke xiii, 10.
The Bible contains many divine com
mands. There is the greatest command
ment, "Thou shalt love the Lord, thy
God" and the next greatest, "Thou shall
love thy neighbor as thyself." Within
these greatest commands are many
smaller, but by no means insignificant
ones. The one before us is the com.
mand torepent. God ''now commanded
all men everywhere to repent" Con.
slider.
1. What is the great command (Acts
xvii, 30)2 1t is as just stated, the COM
mand to universal repentance. Paul is
preaching on Mars hill, Athens. He
tells the cultured Greeks that in times
past God had passed over their ig.
norance, but now commanded them to
repent. But what is repentance? Ii
embraces two ideas-a turning from
sin, turning to God. Neither is true
repentance. A man may reform foI
personal advantage, God not considered
This is not repentance. One may in 6
sense turn toward God, yet not turI
from his sin. Neither is this true re
pentance. There must be both steps
from sin, toward God. "Let the wicked
forsake his way and the unrighteous
man his thoughts, and let him return
unto the Lord, and he will have mercy
upon him" lisa. lv, y.
2. To whom is the great command
given duke xiii, 1-5)i It is unionsl. Il
is to all men everywhere, from the cul.
tured and learned Greek to the rude
and uncouth savage. It Is to the moral
Pharisee as we'll as to the one who has
most often and most heincS;sly sinned
against God. All who have seiined must
repent IL they are saved. All have
sinned, and therefore it is necessary fol
all to repent il they are saved. The
Greeks thought repentance beneath
them. The pharisaical Jews thought
they needed no repentance, but Christ
Himself said to them, Except ye re.
pent ye shall perish" as did the Gslile-
ans and those upon whom the tower OF
Sloan fell. The command is to each
one of us, and therefore each should in.
quire, "Have repentedT
8. The time for repentance (Acts xvii,
30). The time is the present-now, This
life is the only time given us for repent
ance. There is no repentance in the fu-
ture, no repentance in hell. Man may
curse and blaspheme God in the place OF
the lost, but cannot truly repent. Faith
and hope are necessary to repentance.
but these are gone forever in the life tc
come. How necessary, then, that W.
shall obey this great command now anu
repent Of our sins, believe in Christ and
be saved.
Bible References Kings viii, Al; II
Sam. xii, 13; Job xiii, 1-6; Joel ii, 49, Il;
Eek. xiv, 6; Math. iii, 2; TX, 10; Mark l.
IS; Luke XIV, 1-10; Acts ii, 89; viii, 29;
Rom. ii, 4; II Tim. ii, 25; Heb. vi, 40
Rev, ii, 8, 16.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
A Car For Railroad Inspection.

Colonel E. G. Smith, president Of
the Central Vermont railroad, has g
novel combination engine Car that
was given him by DR.. Seward Webb,
who has his summer home at Shell
burne, near Burlington, Vt. The en-,
gine car is called the st. Lawrence,
and the car portion really is astride
the boiler of the locomotive. The
entrance is by pair of steps that
run up alongside the cowcatcher,
Brass rods make the'front look very
stylish. The car has three seats on
each side, and in it the young presi,
dent, his chiefs of departments and
his guests glide ever the road and in
spect it.-New York Telegram.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
The Act of Sneezing,

The practice of saying God bless
you" whenever a person sneezes
must be widespread indeed when we
find similar salutation, Mbuka dit
orally equals live) obtaining among
the Feejeeans of the South Pacific, a
race developed by the blending of the
Malayo-Polynesians with the Papu
ans, the Feejee group being the border
land between the two. 1t has been
said by London physician that one
is nearer death at the actual moment
of sneeZing than at any other period
of ones life Herein perhaps lies the
reason for the kindly wish andsmay
account for the prevalent idea that it
is dangerous to interrupt person in
the act of sneezing.-Notes and Que
rieS.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
CATCHING AN eLeorRIc cAR.
BOT So Easy as It seems When 1t Is Going
Mile n Minute.

BOT So Easy as It Seems When 1t Is Golni
Mile n Minute.
There is one elderly gentleman il
Boston who will think long tim,
before he again boards an electri,
car while it is in motion.
He was standing on fremont
street with nervous glitter in hil
eye that showed that he was in {
hurry to get somewhere. Car after
car whizzed by, but they did not
seem to suit the old gentlelMn's fan
cy, and his glances up the street be
came more frequent and more apo
| plectic.
AT last one appeared in the dis.
tance that caused the watchers eyes
to brighten. 1t was a very hand.
some car, with a broad green belt
and a yellow dasher. True, it was
bounding along at a rate of 60 miles
an hour; but what of that9 The old
gentleman was in a hurry, and then
he knew how to get on easy enough.
He had seen lots Of people do it. All
you had to do was to wait until the
middle of the car was opposite to
you, and then stretch out one hand
and one foot, grasp the rail, and
there you were. Nothing could be
simpler.
The electric car came bounding
playfully along, and the elderly gen.
tleman shifted his weight on to one
foot so rs to be ready for it. When
he was opposite to the middle of the
green belt, he leaned little forward,
stretched out one hand and grasped
the rail as it flew past. Either he
hadn't ascertained correctly how the
thing was done or else he was tri-
fie slow with the other foot. At any
rate he didn't board the car. ~.
There was terrific jerk, and the
old gentleman found himself stream
ing horizontally behind the car like
a pennant ON masthead. After he
had flown for several blocks in this
manner, the elderly gentleman con-
cluded that his position was ridicu-
lous for one of his age, and with a
short mental prayer he let go the
rail. Before he landed he turned
five double somersaults and very
difficult handspring, besides knocking
down three inoffensive passersby.
When he had been restored to con-
sciousness, and his hat and glasses
had been fished out of the snow by
some kindly souls, he sent one mean
ing glance in the direction of the re-
treating car.
Some people may call this civil
zation, he said bitterly, but l call
it h"
And disdaining the sympathy of
his rescuers he jammed his snow
covered hat over his eyes and tot
tered feebly in the direction of the
Parker House. Herald
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
The YoYagers.

a.Tell us a tale of the Genoese
Who safledawa with his vessels three
Without chart into unknown seas"
Clamored the children around my knee.
They loved TO hear Of the carven wood
That floated outon the ebbing tide,
OF the strange DARK men and their wigwams
rude
When they landed at last on the other side.
40 children, you are the voyaReEs bold,
Sailing away on an unknown sea
A strange new world of life 20 find
And the floating dreams of the things TO ber'
NAre the old In harborS' they gayly cried.
sDo they sail no more on the w9ters VastT'
"a stranger voyage before them Lies
And fatrer country to reach at Last
-rhey SAT- away with the captain, Death
Into the mists OF a silent sea,
fsnt theirs are the fields of eternal rest
And the gLai isew world OF eternity"
Christian Register.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
Mission Work by Photograph.

An appeal through a Methodist Prot
estant paper for offerings from Sunday
schools to pay for an Edison phonograph
for tightening the labors of missionary
whose health was failing brought to the
mission board the next week check for
$3.50 from president of Christian En-
deayor society. The phonograph was
forwarded at once to the missionary,
Rev. F. G. Klein, at Nagoya, Japan
With the exception of one recently sent
to Catholic priest at Trinidad, this is
believed to be the pioneer phonograph
on mission ground.-Exchange.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
Idealk-

. Must be lofty, else our work will be
low.
Must be moved up as we approach
them, else we shall realize them too soon
and lose our ambition.
Must be divine, else the best that is in
us will not be developed.
Must be kept constantly before US, else
we will forget for what we are striving.
Thou art my only pattern, Lords
Whene'er follow Thee
/ find my better self restored
To its true dignity,
And heights of good, yet unexplored,
Look down invitingly.
Golden Rule.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
SIZE COULDN'T co.
A Rura wooing That Took Some Tim,
While the Work Waited.
T4 ,,xos C,,rdnx,


A Rurd wooing That Took some Tim
While the Work Waited.
1t was Sunday.
She sat on stool and toyed will
her apron string. He sat ON anothe
stool by the window on the othe
side of the room and kept his leg
crossed to keep her from seeing tn,
patch on the knee of his pants.
He was young, green and bashful
She was shy and pretty. He loved
her and would have given the world
to have been able to have told her SO
But two hours passed before either
said word.
Finally he ventured, HAS YOU
pap got his corn all planted yit9"
"Yes, and marin an mes got three
hens an a duck a-settin. Is youl
marm raisin emmy poultery thi:
year7"
'Well-er-yes-no, not exactly,
Her an me sowed a big bed, but the
chickens scratched it all up. Is you
uns raisin ennyi"
Eyes, forty odd"
After this, silence, which was bro
ken only by the purr of tom cat on
the hearth, reigned for the next hour.
Then he moved his stool closer. He
was afraid he might "ketch cold" If
he sat so near the window. She
thought it would be pleasanter near.
er the fire, so she moved her stool
closer.
Nancy" he began, II have got
somethin to say to you"
"Well, Peter, what is iti"
"Why, for long time Ive-that
is. rve-confound it, think I must
hev ketched cold thar by that win.
der"
She was sorry for it, and she told
him so. She was 80 sorry that she
moved her stool a little closer. This
gave him new hope, and he resolved
to try again.
Nancy, did't ever occur to you
that-that you-er-hem-hem'--
Peter, they's somethin ailin of
you, an I want you to tell me what
it's"
"Well, hits just this. Marm's git
tin quite feeble an onestablished, an
they's 12 cows an two 4-year-old
heifers to our house as has to be
milked, an-an don't know of a gal
anywhere as can do the job as quick
an as slick as you can. An thought
that
"Oh, 1 see what tits nowl You
want t hire me t milk the COWS.
This is no day for a bargain-of that
kind-'sides, I hain't got time, no
how"
"Confound it, Nancy You know
what / mean. / want to marry bad,
an want to marry you. What do
you"-
Hush, pap's a-cominw
Let i'm come. Who keers9 Won't
you marry me2"
The stools were now as close to.
gether as they could be brought.
Her head lay on his shoulder. He
had forgotten the patch on his pants.
She said marin needed her in the
kitchen, but his arm was round her
waist and she couldn't go.-Arkan-
saw Traveller.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
Postage Stamn Amrer.

A cleverly constructed little ma
chine has been designed for the pur-
pose of affixing stamps to letters and
circulars, and by its means the proc
ess can be carried out with extraor-
dinary rapidity. The motions of de-
taching, damping and affixing are
all performed by one revolution of a
small wheel attached to the machine.
From 1000 to 5000 letters an hour
can be stamped, and one of the most
important advantages of the machine
is that it will register the number of
letters thus treated.-Exchange.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
Unoa's Circles, or the White Rainbow.

A wonderful atmospheric phenom
enon, described by both Ulloa and
Bonger, was first observed by the
first named gentleman during the
stay of himself and party in the Pin.
chincha.
One morning at daybreak the
whole mountain top was covered
with dense fog. After ashort while
the atmosphere became tolerably
clear, with the exception of a few
vaporous clouds. While the travel.
ers were watching the gradual dis
appearance of the fog one of them
turned quickly and perceived an i'm
age of himself distinctly mirrored on
that quarter of the sky opposite the
rising sun. The figure appeared to
stand in the center of three concen-
trio rings which were shaded with
different colors, while around was a
fourth and much larger ring tinted
with but a single hue. The outer
most edge of each of the interior
rings was crimson, the next orange
with a shade of pale yellow, the in
nermost tint being of a brilliant
green.
When first seen, these rings were
hardly circular in form, but they
soon became perfect. But as they
did SO, which depended on the rising
of the sun toward the zenith, the
colors gradually disappeared, until
finally the whole apparition faded
like a mirage from the gaze of the
astonished scientists. Louis Re.
r11h1io
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
Not IntRrestinr-

Mother-Where have you been SO
long?
Little Son - I've been standin
watchin two men unloadin bricks.
Mother i shouldn't think that
would be very interesting.
Little SOn-No, it wasn't They
didn't miss and get hit on the toes
once, Good News.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
AHnrd PIMe.

First Store Boy-How do you like
your new placea "
Second Store BoyTDont like it.
If 1 don't do things right they'll get
another boy, and If I do do things
right they'll keep me doin EN-
Good News
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11
A PhILanthrOpist.

DO you see that gentleman9 He
has dried many tear"
What good heart emust have
Do tell me who he is"
He is man who sells handker-
chiefs. n-Exchange.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11

Headache, Bilious Headache, Constipation,
Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and all derange-
ments of the liver, stomach, and bowels are
promptly relteved and permanently cured.
They're the smallest, easiest, and best to
take---and the cheapest pill you can buy, for
they're guaranteed to give satisfaction, or
your money is returned You pay only for
the good you get.
Can you ask more or better proof Of the
superiority Of these little pills
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11


purchase your { oAets. for the lit
tie back woods station in the lumber
ing district, where lakes lie unfrettet
by fashion, unfurrowed by steamers
where rivers rollicking among thei
stones laugh into rapids, then dream
in broad lagoons. Get your camping
crowd together and express you
canoes and kit ahead of you. Ther
launch the elfin craft that is to b,
your only home forkdays to come, ant
If when that cruise is over, you do MOI
return to town with q homesick regret
that il IL ended, with the appetite of g
hyena, the sun tan OF al desert ranger
and soul and brain blown free OF
cobwebs and cantankerousness-
you are simply the only one of your
kind j know of.
have tried these gypsy holiday
tested them, nor have I found them in
single instance wanting, Many a
brain out-worn with study, over-work
or over pleasure, has been rescued
from morbidness many cheek, pale
from late hours of business anxiety,
has ripened and freshened pretty and
pink once more; many heart as
frightened and pulsed anew, because
of such a simple outing, shorn of care
and depressing formalities. We all
have scrap of the savage, dash of
the primitive man concealed about us
somewhere-give it play girl at least
once year, be the rowing, nature-lov-
ing, simple-living being that the soul
of your ancestors burning yet within
you clamors out so loudly for at times.
Just try the old heather etiquetteless
life in canoe for one summer week
you will be more womanly woman
for the quaffing of natures wines in
the wilderness, ."-E. Pauline John
son in the Outing for July.
Women have better eyesight than
men.
Minneapolis lis to..have a Finish
paper.
The United States has nearly 200
geysers.
The biggest merchant vessel afloat
is the. Campania.
The world annually consumes
about $4,000 tons of coffee.
If the forehead be shorter than the
nose, the sign is of stupidity.
The New York clearinghouse was
established in 1858; that of Boston in
1856.
The deepest mines in the world are
in Cornwall tin region of England.
In 1868 a uniform three-cent letter
postage rate was fixed by the United
States.
The Cars throne is said to be
worth twice as much as Queen
Victoria's.
The biggest army in the world is
the Russian. Great Britain has the
biggest navy.
Men with gray or blue eyes are
usually better marksmen than those
with black eyes.
Mascagni the italian composer. car
ries in his pocket several charms to
avert the evil eye.
The Boston S, IP. G. T. A. has
bought camera to photograph tight
,heckreins and such like.
Tobacco was first discovered in
Cuba in the year 1892, but was not
aiken to Europe until 1866.
The highest railroad in the world
Is probably one in Peru, which attains
/ height of Ii, ,63S feet.
There are 10000 acres of water
melons in Georgia that will soon be
ready for shipment to the north.
The United States is the first nation
n the worlds history to have three
titles of over 100000 each.
DR.. Briggs followers are displeased
with the action of the General
Assembly and on the Goth ultimo
hey met in secret conclave in New
York City and protested against his
The meeting was large
md composed of some of the, leading
I |
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11

ltsst TIE c;0ct-,rork
that's the way your
whole system moves
along, when Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
have put IL In order.
That's what they're
made for-to regulate
the system as well as
cleanse and renovate il.
These are the original
Little Liver Pills, tiny,
sugar-coated, anti-bili-
ous granules; mild and
gentle in their action,
but thorough and effec-
tive-no pain, no grip
ing. One little Pellet
for a laxative - three
for m rathartio Ciob
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11

M SCHLEGELS'
RT STORE YOU CAN GET
~ RT MATERIAL OF ALL KINDS
"a RI COLORED AND PLAIN GLASS
Il a nj nj SOLORED AND PLAIN WALL PAPERS
~RE PICTURES, FRAMES AND SHknFS N''
AT NH STERLING, KY
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-07-11

DR.. Briggs followers are displeased
with the action of the General
Assembly and on the Goth ultimo
they met in secret conclave in New
York City and protested against his
suspension. The meeting was large
and composed of some of the, leading
theologians of the Presbyterian
Church. The report which went out
from New York says that there is
danger of a split in the church.
The oasis., 1893-05-11
AnrMLl NIL

\ The aiair of tm eVppralion hall tc an- icf ihc eontrol and m nagome.t of hoard
 f ttte diecicss. wt, sliali be eieaed from senoas the stockhoid1' of llis Cooperation etihc HfSi Monday r suie 1f sacfi Seat ai g nNths to la ha9 Cor tar iFr~t tile otiie pf WincipainHce of Justices fihs Corporation. The amc- oftbe h,ri Board al lfeetor. Aitn f Riel \ illtdand iln II. liureg. who shail cfvr hniit ihs hri Nonaag Jtpe, iss3 anaWaliiii src- ccssos are chosen aDc guei.hca
The oasis., 1893-05-11
ARTIoLE MI

aoiaii ear titiic aqnogain of siic Board of nircADgs. a -aall becaUipefsn iot traus- act bush, ai aay regular 3r saeciHl mcet- loS lheBpg iuf iiiufor siali have iower io hil lns girsNey lliat may ueenr iA tho Board hs ettlf nelsrailgn er ptlrfNise. raeg shsil lig,rt a -fstam ot Ry-iAwa Co ue- coolai,es w fh tbsse afficles of lnrorpifatipn for the n.i 4emtntand gbFeinnent 0s the afrfjs~ of 2 ConpaDs.
The oasis., 1893-05-11
ARritIE fV

The of Capital stock ol his OTTO. ratio 4aiipo Ten Thoosand Doils so0p. divided inin oDs heussnd ieoo hi rts tf the lasr valaeof ru Dollar ti0 each sit4 ,tares to be paid f1ratthe time of -nbseffl sued fos such share, 90 sulscrlbed and pld for shnii rceiiv iiic faei of is hcing frlly pild npl and ilon-assc-sahle gor any purp0sp.