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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27
THE MIsTLEToE.
An Old Morse Legend Concern
ing the Yuletide Parasite.

There are legends that give grounds
for making the mistletoe an emblem
Of truth, of reconciliation of good
faith, honor, peace and good will to.
ward all.
Baldur was the summer god of the
Norsemen, the northern Apollo, a be-
ing of joyous brightness, and the son
of Odin. SANDER and hatred ever
seek shining mark, as to bring down
high game is more credit to their skill
than to cause to fall that which some
other marksman has already wound
ed or perhaps even swing broke 9
therefore it was not surprising tn {
the fire god Loki became thoroughly
maddened with jealousy at Baldur's
popularity. But even though Loli
was a god, and the fire god, too, he
could not hurt Baldur; for his mother
Ffeyja had made him proof against
the four elements, and had exacted an
oath from Nature not to harm her son.
But the most careful plotter leaves
some betraying trace behind, and
Freyja had omitted to gain the allie
glance of one little miserable shrub,
which she said she Thought too
young and feeble to crave an oath
from" Alas, therein she might as
well have taken none other precau-
tions, for while the one twig was free
to harm, Baldur was at Loki's mercy.
Having through some mad, ertence
found that the mistletoe was free to do
evil, he sought the blind god of dark
ness, Hodr, to do the deed for him.
Malice and jealousy prefer a more
steady hand than their own to do their
evil works and he made an arrow
from the mistletoe and placed it In
Hodr's hand to hurl. Hodr's steady
nerves hurled it well and Baldur fell
dead pierced through and through.
This outrage aroused the righteous
indignation of the other gods and they
restored Baldur to life, and dedicated
to Freyja this, the only means by
which her son could be again hurt,
and she wisely hung it high on the
trees, "out of touch of the earth" SO as
to be above the power of Loki. Then |
arose the custom OF hanging the mis-
tletoe and giving the kiss of peace un-
der it. 1t was a guarantee that from
It no more arrows could or should be
made, the pledge of renewed trust,
new promise to do no further HARM
Shelton, in the Chautauquan.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27

Near Stanton, Ala, small town &c
miles from Birmingham, an unknown
colored man, went to the home of Mrs.
Rucker, an aged white woman, and
criminally assaulted her. She resist
ed and screamed for help, when the
colored man shot her twice, outraged
her and fed. The wounded woman
was found in dying condition, and
was able to tell the horrible story with
difficulty. A posse was summoned.
One colored man was arrested and
was about to be lynched, when he
proved an alibi, and was released.
Armed men are securing the woods
for the guilty party.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27
THE ADVOCATE.
Blasts Prom the Rams Horn.

The man who hates light is always
afraid of his own shadow.
When people have only little re-
ligion, they are apt to be ashamed Of
il.
The man who goes to bed tired j,
the one who spends the day in looking
for an easy place.
The easiest thing for fool to do is
to tell how little he knows.
AS long as prize fighting pays so
much better than preaching, the devil
will feel that he still owns the earth.
Angels weep on the day that a
young man begins to spend more
money than he can make.
A hypocrite feels better satisfied
with himself every time he sees good
man make misstep.
Give the devil a silk thread around
ayoung mans neck, and he will soon
make it strong rope.
One reason why babes in Christ
do not grow faster, is because they are
often fed on watered milk.
There are people that never hear
any music that suits them, except
when they are playing first fiddle.
One reason why some people find it
so hard to lead Christian life is be-
cause they devote SO little time to it.
One of the first covenants that
every young man ought to make with
himself is that he will never run in
debt.
The devil reaches the masses because
he never stops to figure up the cost be-
fore he puts his hand in his pocket,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27

An Irish agricultural paper says
The uses of lime are in part mechanic
al and part chemical. Upon deep
alluvial and clay soil il increases the
crop of potatoes and renders them less
waxy. Sprinkled over potatoes in a
store heap, when both the potatoes and
lime are in dry state, 1t preserves
them, and when riddled over The cut
sets at planting time it wopderfullyl
INCREASES their vitality. Lime eradi-
Gates the finger and toe disease in
turnips, and helps to give greater
firmness ITO the bulbs. 1t gives when
applied TO meadow land a larger pro-
duct by producing more nutritious
grasses, also helping to exterminate
the seeds of moses and aquatic plants.
Upon arabic land il destroys weeds of
various kinds. 1t rapidly decomposes
vegetable matter, producing large
amount of food for plants in the form
of carbonized elements 1t destroyes
and neutralizes the acids in the SOL,
hence its Eadaptability TO some lands
1t acts powerfully upon some of the
organic parts of the soil, especially |.
upon sulphate of magnesia and
alumina. 1t proves fatal to wofAhzz
and slugs and the Larvae, OF insectsyY
though favorable to the growth of shell
bearers. Stacked lime added to veg
etable matter causes il to give off its
nitrogen in the form of ammonia.
Upon soils in which ammonia is COM
bined with acids it sets free the am
monia, which is seized upon by the
growing plants. Its solubility in
water causes it to sink into and anne
Iiorate the subsoil. When the
soil contains fragments of granite or
trap rock, lime hastens their decompo-
sition and liberates their constituents.
Its combination with acids in the soih
produces compounds such rs pot
ash and lime which immediately
enter in plant growth. Strewed over
plants il destroys or renders uncom- \
Portable the location of numerous
species of insects which prey on the
surface = notably the turnip fly.
Worked in with grass seeds the bene-
icial effect of lime, chalk, mari and
she'll sand--into the composition of all
II which lime largely enters--has been
Known to produce visible effects for
Upward of thirty years Applied to \
manure. lime serves to destroy TIE
leeds of various weeds, the larvae Of
Insects, and otherwise exercises a veIxa
beneficial effect by the Liberation of d
sanic constituents and then assists
heir combination with other and
more useful forms of plant food.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27

Supply the missing word in the fol
lowing sentence:
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in England during the quarter wa
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Ii ten supply the correct word each
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etc.
Both of the above contests free and
in addition 10 Two Papers for about
The price OF one.
The Weekly Constitution has cir
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paper. II favors Tariff Reform, an
individual income tax, and the Ex-
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sufficient to meet the Legitimate busi-
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27


The "ively commercial traveller" or
dered his driver to stop while he had a
conversation with the boy, who was
hoeing corn on the other side of the
fence.
"Hello, Bud" he said,
"Haint got much time ter" replied
the boy, as he leaned on his hoe, and
wiped the sweat from his face with
the sleeve of his ducking shirt.
"Corn's pretty yellow, amt it?"
asked the drummer.
"Yas, tits. But We see, stranger, we
planted yallar corn" returned the
boy.
After minutes thought, the drum
mer began again. won't make
more'n half crop over there, will we,
Bud ?"
"No. Nor we don't want ter.
We're tendin' on the halves"
Resolving not to be outdone, the
drummer said, jokingly, "There aint
much difference between you and
fool, is there, Bud 2"
"Jist tn fence" replied the boy, pert
ly. Then the drummer informed his
driver that they must hurry to reach
the next town on time.-Arkansaw
Traveller.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27
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That the name of Catholic is the
best one that could have been chosen
as title; proven in five essays.
The heresies of the first century, IN
Guiding the celebrated ascent to heav-
en- and the fall of Simon Magus, in
presence of the emperor and of many
thousand spectators in Rome discuss
ed in seven essays.
What the Millinneum is, and how
the idea of it first started; in two
essays.
Concerning the Blessed Virgin
Mary also the journey ofSt. Peter to
Rome, with an account of his martyr
dom in twenty seven essays.
The life and times of the Apostle st.
Paul described in eighteen essays.
Magic, or the Black Art, including
revelations made by the dead charms,
entertainments, apparitions of the dead
of God, of the angels and of Satan !;
fortune telling ancientpagan oracles !;
concerning dreams; concerning de-
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On the subject of miracles, in five
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Concerning hell, its location, what
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whether those will be everlasting the
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and the condition of infants
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at what age infants will arise wheth-
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Secret societies in two essays.
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27

The unemployed of Boston made a
big demonstration on the Common at
that place Tuesday afternoon. The
gathering numbered 5000 men and
was addressed by anarchist speakers,
one of whom made a threat to clean
out the State House unless they were
given work,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27
His Heart Was True.

Jim was long, lank mountaineer
Kentuckian, who owned a creek farm,
fairly well stocked, and he was not a
bad catch, as those things go in the
mountains. but he had no wife.
"How is it, JIM" said to him one
day, "that you don't marry?"
He grinned guilelessIy. "Well,
Colonel" he said slowly, "You know
Mandy Collins, don't your"
Eyes"
swell, axed her three months ago,
an she wouldn't have me-"
"Why didn't you try somebody
else ?"
81 did Colonel. A fine gal down
the crick. sot right up to her, like
sick kitten to hot brick, for a whole
week, when one day long came
Mandy, an axed her ag'in."
"What did she say ?"
"She wouldn't have me-"
"Try another" 1 said encourage
ingly.
81 did, Colonel. Mother fine gal
acrost the mountain, sot up to her
three weeks han'-runnin', an one
night, when / was most ready to pop
L seen Mandy at spellin'-school, an.
axed her ag'in."
"What did she say this time? ?"
"Purty much the same thing"
"Why didn't you let her alone, then
and devote yourself to one you could
get?" asked, half provoked at his
persistence.
"You bet 1 did, Colonel! / went
right after old man Hankin's gal,
Mary an Mary seemed mighty will
ing an obligin', till one mornin' /
seen Mandy comm down the road,
an axed her a'gin."
"What did she say ?" 1 asked.
"Wouldn't have me no morn'n't
other times;" and his face fell.
GAS said before, JIM" very en-
phatically remarked, "why in thunder
don't you try another girl"
"That's what doin' now, Colonel"
he responded with more spirit than he
had previously shown. Ser month
an uppards, I've put Mandy clean
outen my mind, an Pm shinin' up to
Hester Jones seven nights week, an
Their Amt no use talkin', Colonel, Hes
ter likes itp
"That's right, old felloww 1 ex-
claimed, slapping him on the should
er; "keep at it, and you'll get her,
sure"
"Who, Colonel?" he asked with
hopeful little smile; "Mandy?"
After that gave Jim up as beyond
eclamation.-Puck.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27

The Louisville and Nashville rail-
road has Withdrawn from the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association.
The disruption of the association will
very likely follow
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27

The annual report of President
Elliott, of Harvard, in which he dis
cusses college sports, has been made
public. He condemns the extravagant
expenditure on athletics in vogue at
the large Eastern Universities, and
recommends that the game of foot
ball be discontinued until rules are
adopted that will rid it of its violence.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27

The steamer State Of Missouri,
owned by the Memphis and Ciacip-
natl Packet Company, sank in TN
Mississippi river, about seventy ma
below Cairo, ILL.,, Tuesday afterno1
Later on the boat was raised.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27

From the time when Edgar Allen
Poe launched the Southern Literary
Messenger" at Richmond, to the pres
ent day, failure has beset the all at
tempts to properly represent the
South in Magazine literature. Now
that the Southern Magazine is being
read and commented on to such an ex-
tent in the East and North, the South
at last has its messenger" and the
world will get true pictures of tho
stored Soath.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27
Wanted ! Wanted /!

Live Ducks, Geese, Old Hens
and BOOSTERS, for which I will
pay the highest market price,
Cash. e. T. REFS.
N B-Always in market for hides
Gathers and furs. 15-Aplst.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-02
q u w.

Members at tho nc;ant Nh a.. ~
United We,rk mon ana tl,a,r sr;a,,5s
to the number 81 s I,o,,t fart j, 1s,ath
cred at the lodge .r.,,,n IA Flrnn
block laat avar;n,. : IS,
pleasant social time Gard nIavinu
was INDUCED ii and ) short literary
and musical program q ma rendered
Mi. Movers rave 4 rect ! /; IN Miss
Stella Tanner rendered ) vocal selec.
ton. Mr. Hilhnrp ao - !. =. 4 5
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-02
He Wasn't a Farmer:

&"When do farmers commence farm
ing, and when do city folks plant
their gardens?' she asked. "Why,
in the sprig, when the frost is out of
the ground, when the days have
grown, long, when the birds begin to
mate" he answered. NO" she re-
piled, mot then, but in the winter.
when the SHOWS are deep, We com
mence in the evening after supper in
the sitting-room, when the lamps
are lighted and the children are in
bed Then we have time to care
fully examine Vick's Guide. Father
selects his garden seeds and I my
flower seeds. We have long ago
discarded all catalogues of seeds
plants, etc, except Vick's, and every
year from Wick OF Rochester we have
a good package of seeds which we
are sure will come up" But" he
said, "there other good firms besides
Vick's." Yes. that may be true
Dut we are always sure to get Oul
moneys worth, and we have beer
sending to them Tor years, and don't
care to change now"
The 1894 Floral Guide, urcatalogue
is a perfect wonder, printed in 8 diff
ferent colored inks with elegant
Autographs of Branching Aster
Double Anemone, Variega ted Hop
CHI ysanthemums, Poppies, and Vege
tables, inclosed in a delicate cover @
white and gold, and free at that
Send 10 cents for it and deduct this
amount from your first order.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-02
n Peculiar Case,

& The journal Press Of Tuesday has
the following with regard to a suit
now on trial before Judge L. Z. Rax-
ter at Fergus Falls: It is entitled
Schultz VS.. the town Of Princeton, and
is an action to recover damages of
something oyer $4,000 by Schultz
from the town for a fire set by a con-
tractor in building a corduroy road in
that town. The case is peculiar in
that it has absolutely no precedent
in the history OF the courts of this
country or England. The town con-
tracted for the building OF the road
and by the terms Of the contract
the old road must he burned
up and gotten out of the way. One
OF the town supervisors, as is custo-
mary, was engaged to oversee the
job and while there the fire got be-
yond control and burned Schute's
property, damaging him he claims
to the amount OF $4,000. 1t is be-
cause the supervisor was overseeing
the job that the suit is brought
against the town. In the trial OF
the case before Judge Searle at
Princeton he instructed the jury to
find for the plaintiff, but thejury dis
agreed as to the amount Of the dam
ages. The case now comes before
Judge Baxter on questions OF law
and will be appealed by either party.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-02
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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-02
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default has been made in the conditions o! s
certain mortgage dated on the End day OF Au
gust, A. D. 1890, recorded in the Office OF thu
Register OF Deeds OF Morrison county. Mime
sofa, on the 18th dayof August, A. D.. 1890, al
IL o clock in the forenoon in book @ OF mort
Cages OH page 45o whereby Lavina c. Summons
and Jonathan Simmons, her husband, who were
the mortgagors therein, mortgaged and con
veyeG to } ohm r. Sanborn, who was the mort
gage +herein the following described real estate
situated in Morrison county, state of Minnesota
to-Wit:
Lots one [1], two ri. and the north one.hal
ri OF lot three [31 OF block forty-five [45l, and
lot four [4] OF block forty-four TAI i'll the tow
Of Little Falls. according to the recorded plat
thereof on file ard of record in said registers
Office. Ssts5 h. gS.ss4
There isclaimed to be due and is actually due
at the date OF this notice upon said MORTGAGE
s65. 80, principal and interest; $4,000 attor-
hey fees. stipulated to be paid in case OF fore.
closure: 74 general taxes upon said premises
for he years $780, 1891 1892 and 1893. paid by the
amounting i'll all to 1913 3S, premium ON insurance
on the buildings upon said premises, paid by the
Smortgagec. amounting in the aggregate to the
sum OF 50. 1862, and no action or proceeding t
Z aw or otherwise has been instituted to recover
the debt remaining secured by the said mort
gage or any part thereof.
r Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that by
virtue OF the power OF sale in said mortgase
contained, the same will be foreclosed and said
premises with the exception Of said lot four ca OF
block forty -four [44l. which has been released
ton, by the sheriff OF said Morrison county. or
his deputy, at the 'front.' door of the court house
IN Little Falls. in said county aud state, i 10
o'clock in the forenoon on the 18th day of April.
1894, to satisfy and pay the amount which shalt
theu be due upon said mortgage Intending said
taxes. attorney s fees premium. on insurance
and the expenses OF said sale.
& Dated February rs, 1894.
JOHN b.. SANB0RN,
Z Mortgage. "a
EDWARD p. SASRoRE,s
Affirm y for Mortgages.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-02
Cheap Rates to California.


The Northern Pacific railroad com
pany has putinto effect a series of low
round trip rates to California points.
Tickets are good until July Is, 1894,
and are good for stopover under
certain conditions
+ These rates will enable those de-
string to do SO, to spend the winter in
Southern California, or to visit the
mid-winter fair to be held at San
Francisco. This latter event will
undoubtedly be second to the world s
fair, and will repay a~visit as it will
exhibit the resources and capabilities
OF California.
- st. Paul, Minneap olis and Duluth
to San Francisco returning via
Portland to st. Paul, or returning
to Missouri river, $S0.5O
For further information apply to
Chas. S. Fee, q. P. & II. A., St. Paul,
MINI.