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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

The Commercial Gazette OF last
Sunday does some big talking
about the Tenth Congressional dis
crict. 1t says that "Joe Kendall
seems certain of the nomination,
and tha& the Tenth is a doubtful
district" 1t intimates that E. g.
Orear or John II. Langley will be
the Republican nominee and either
would poll a full vote. The Com.
mercial Gazette need not bother
about the Tenth, it is safely Demo
cratic, and it matters not whether
our candidate be Mr. Kendall o.
some one Of the other candidates
we will give him an increased ma
jority over any man they may pu
up.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

The Kentucky State Treasury is
not depleted yet, but if the prayers
of the Republicans availeth, it will
suspend payment ere long. Repub-
licans want capital for campaign
purposes and depleted treasury
would answer their purposes as well
as anything else Of course the
use of such stuff would come in good
taste from them when they left the
National Treasury in a depleted
condition. o, consistency! con
sisteney!
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

The Republican congressional
Convention of this district met at
Stanton Monday. Breathitt, Clark
Elliott Estill, Magofffn, Menetee,
Montgomery and Powell sent dele
gates uninstructed. The other
counties sent their delegates In
structed as follows: Lee, for D. M
Realty: Wolf, for w. L. Hurst
Morgan, for NJ. J. scitz; Pike for
Hopkins; Knott dor 'ohn
Langhley; johnson and Martini tol
r, S, Kirk. OF the counties unln-
s+ructed it is believed most OF the
delegates are for Hon. E. c. orear
who, if he consents to allow his
name to be used, will make things
warm for the other aspirants. l.
matters not who the nominee may
be he will never get sight OF tn
GOAL. This district is Democratic
and will so cast it's votes as tt
show to the Republicans that the.
have faith in Democratic prlncl
| Mos
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

The catalogues of the Bath county
Fair and Trolting Association win be
turned out from this Office this week
and any one desiring copy will receive
it on application to f. S. Allen Sec'yy
Sharpsburg, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

We hope the Republicans will tro'
out their most capable and repre-
sentative man from the Stanton Con-
yention. We don't want scrub III
thoroughbred race, and VIXEN we de-
feat their man we want to know II
was their very best.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03
For Railroad Commissioners.

We are authorized to announce
John G. Wood as candidate for Rail
road Commissioner, for The Eastern
District of Kentucky, subject TO the
action Of the Republican party.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

An umbrella with the initials J. W
Ii. on the end Of the handle. Should
you find ouch an one please return to
this Office,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

We are Authorized to announce Y.
b. Kin, of Beattyville, as candldate
for Congress from the Tenth Congres,
sional District. subject to the action OF
the Democratic party.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

We are authorized to announce
Jndpe w. Nj. Beckner as a candidate
for Congress from the Tenth Con-
agessionaI District, subject to the &C
Hon of the Democracy
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03
Ten Elbow shots.
On the run-Lce-
A eide issue-Mothar Eva

On the run-Lce.
A side issue--Mother Eve.
Cool and collected7-A receipted ice
bill.
What the wild waves are saying
"Lct us spray"
Overcome by the heat--The losing
horse in the race.
Poker-players prefer the freeze-out
game these days.
A man who buys coal this weather.,
truly "has money to burg"
Any butcher can make both ends
.meat if he is given the right steer
This should be good weather for
pinochle playing. 1t is easy to melt s
A downtown man who owns ~
hornless goat calls II ''OleomapgarhleD
because it is no butter.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

We are authorized. TO announce COL
"a. w. Hamilton. of Montgomery, as .
candidate for Congress from TINS
The Tenth Congressional District
subject TO the action of the Democrat
ic Party.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

The financial condition Of the
country is said to be awful, not
withstanding this in the United
States 495 miles of railroad has
been built during the past six
months.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

Elder W. 4. Tibbs preached at
Somerset church Sunday, to a large
audience.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

The new Central Christian
church Of, Lexington, will be dedi,
Gated next Sunday.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Congress-.

We are authorized to announce hon,
10 M. Kendall, of Floyd county as
candidate for Congress from tne
Tenth District, subject to the action OF
the Democratic party.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

The firm Of Kennedy Bros. was
dissolved July /, 1894. All persons
owing accounts viii please call O.
settle as promptly as possible. q
Respectfully,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
Made by ThunderbOIts,

In the museums Of nearly all the large
colleges you Will see what appear to be
sandy petrlfactiOns much resembling
branches of trees. You may conclude
that these are the remains of forest
monsters that grew in q faraway geolog-
iCal age, but if you will take the trol-
bic to ask your guide, or, better still,
one of the professors, who are always
handy, he Will tell you queer story
one, In fact, that ''smacks Of the mar
velous." These tame looking, supposed
to be sandy petrifactions are, in fact,
real thunderbolts. (" Scientifically
speaking, they are ''fulgurites. They
are composed of poor quality of glass
and are made by the lightning striking
sandy deserts end plunging downward
and latterly vitrifying all the sand with
which it comes in direct contact. On
the Sahara fulguTites are found IN every
conceivable shape and size, some 80 or
more feet in length and inches in di-
ameter, others not larger than a lead
pencil and still others not larger than a
knitting needle. Scientists usually con-
slider fulgIrites as being good index to
the size and force of discharge Of the
stroke which formed them.-
St. Louis Republic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
An Acrobatic Shine.

The man was tall and lank, with keen
blue eyes, looking over a nose like par
rOt's beak. \ shaggy growth of uneven
whiskers sprOuted in patches from his
face, and he wore a long drab ulster,
which partly covered huge pair of mud
covered topbOOts, into which were stuffed
the ends Of a varico,ored pair of overalls.
With badly worn carpet gripsick i'll
his hand he leaned against the wire fence
beside the registers Office and called a
bootblack
Two Italians responded. and each
claimed the customer. After volley of
Mulberry street eXpletives each grabbed
a foot and set to work. The man eyed
them closely and clutched his grip a lit
tie tighter. In moment the bootblacks
renewed their dispute, and in their anger
yanked the mans feet in the air. For a
moment he poised, balanced on the wire,
and then with whoop fell backward
upon the withered grass plot. \ crowd
collected, and the Italians scampered off,
Their victim, with one boot shined and
the other muddy, picked himself up
slowly.
"Gosh," he muttered, maybe them
ere fellers knowed l kept bills in my
boots, or else they were burned hard up
fer work"
He ascended the steps to the bridge
and was soon swallowed in the crowd
New York World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
An Anecdote of DTr. Childs,

This incident has been related Of Mr..
Childs, and l believe it has never been
printed. Stopping one of his head en-
ployees one day, Mr.. Childs said: You
are not looking well. think you must
be working too hard"
4 am not feeling very we'll, Mr..
ChildS, that is a fact" was the answer,
"but | guess l will be all right in a
short time"
How would you like to take trip
to Europe?" said Mr. Childs, smiling
pleasantly.
well enough, sir, - was the response,
"but cannot afford Il. -
You can afford it, said Mr.. Childs,
taking him by the arm, IF pay your
expenses and pay your salary to your
family while you are gone, can't your"
The result was the man spent two
months in Europe and returned COM
pletely restored to health.
That was one of the best invest
ments l ever made" chuckled Mr..
Childs when the matter was called to
his attention. why, Mr.. -- re-
turned so much improved in health that
he could do twice as much work as he
could before he left. You see, l was
the real gamer by the transaction"
One of Mr.. Childs' characteristics
was that he never seemed to take any
credit to himself for doing a kind act.
New York Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
What a WOOdpiIe Indicates.

What satisfaction it is to see a gen.
erOus, whole sOuIed wOodpile! 1t gives
one a better opinion of the world and
brings up a rich food Of memories and
associations. One has no need to be
told that the owner is the father Of half
dozen boys and girls, and that the
neighbors like to gather under his roof
during the long winter evenings, when
the snow and wind outside but empha-
size the warmth and cheer within.
One has no need to call on the imag-
inatiOn to see the great pile Of extra
logs in the corner, waiting their turn
at the fiery carnival, dancing and glow
ing in the fireplace, CT the half circle
of merry story tellers gathered about the
hearth, eating apples and cracking nuts
and exchanging experiences Of farming
and hunting with each other.
What an open, large hearted hospital
ity such prOfusiOn of wood suggests! 1t
never Occurs to one that the owner may
be niggardly or churlish. Such pile
Of wood can only belong to a man
whose heart is large enough to take in
the whole neishborhood.
But what a contrast is the WoOdpile
across the way!- IA few sticks that even
the house dog refuses to sleep behind.
No wonder the boys are thin and sick
ly and the girls weak and discontented.
One can scarcely imagine a smile, or a
bit of laughter, or jest passing through
a door that overlook5 such pile.
ahOe's Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
HOW LEAD PENCILS ARE MADE.
Zach Company Has It's Own Process and
Usea Secret Machinery.

Usea Secret Machinery.
There is probably less known about
the manufacture of lead pencils than
any other extensive manufacturing busi-
ness" said John II. Ready OF New
York. 81 say extensive business, for
many people % not know that there is
as much as $4,000. O0O expended for
lead pencils in the United States every
year. All the machinery used in the
production of lead pencils is a careful
ly guarded secret. 1t is lot patented,
but each company has its own process,
and very little is known of it by out
siders. The general idea Of the method
of manufacture can be given.
THE graphite, rSlmbagO or black
lead, whichever you may call it, comes
from three places-India, Germany and
one part Of the United States. The
American lead is considered the mCst
pure, having abOut one third more car
bon and much less silica than the for
eign article. The plumbago as mined
is brought to the factory, when the sill
ica is separated from the graphite by
system similar 10 that employed in sep
arating free gold from ore. 1t is crush
ed into a fine powder and then mixed
with water, which flows over bumper
tables TIE weight of the lead causes
it to collect on the tables, and the silica
and baser materials flow off with the
water. The lead is then taken and mix
ed with clay in a mortar.
THE clay is used as a temper to the
lead. The more clay used the harder
the lead becomes, as when the mixture
is baked the neat affects the clay, hard
ening it, while it has no effect upon the
graphite. The mixture is then placed
IN hydraulic press, which forces it out
like a black twine. This is run upon
tables, where it is cut in lengths of
inches, the length of a regular lead pen
Gil, and Strengthened. 1t is then placed
in the ovens. | have seen a continuous
piece of this mixture Of clay and graph
ite mile long come from the press.
The pieces Of lead are taken from the
oven and placed in the wood, which is
made in two pieces, then cemented to-
gether. There is a peculiar fact about
cedar, the wood most suitable for pen
ellis. The farther south you go to OBJ
tain the wood the less knots you find and
the less pitch in the wood. AS you
come north the amount Of pitch in
cIeases, and the grain Of the wood be-
comes irregular. ."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
Curing Cobra Bite With Strychnine.

Some alleged instances of cures of
cobra bite are reported from India, but
there is always the doubt that in the
"reCoveries" reported there was really
no poison injected, fer the cobra does
not inject poison every time it bites. 1t
is stated that some cases of cobra bite
have been cured by the hypodermic in
lection of strychnine, and full details
will be awaited with interest, for it is
possible that strychnine may be antag-
onistic to the peculiarly deadly poison
elected from the fangs of the cobra.
The poison of that snake is, as rule, SO
rapidly effective that few occasions oc-
cur where a remedy can be applied with
sufficient promptitude to determine
whether it is effective or not. All
statements about alleged cures are,
however, worth careful investigation,
for an antidote may at last be found
English Mechanic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
NEW YORK & new ENGLAND R. R.
Passenger Tram Service, Week Days, Cor
rected TO Jan. =, 1894.

Trains Leave PROVIDENCE as follows:
FoI Boston 0S, II 90 m, 4 20 pm; return 80
a. IN, II 20, ) 50 pm
Hyde P..rk, WalpOle-S OS, Il 90 m 4 20 U. M
Franklin-S 0S, l. 90 m 20, : I5 D. m.
West Wrentham, ArnoldS Mills and Adamsdale-
%. l. 90 m, 20 : 10 =. m.
Miliord-S 60, ID, l. 90 III, 4 20, p. m.
ArlingtOn-7 10 IL 81 "A. m. , 80 80 ~ll 90 u. m.
knlghtsville-1 10, 10, IL 30 a m. A, 81, 6So,
IL o. p. N.
Cranston, Natick, River Point. Centerville and
Washington 10, 10, IL 80 a. m, II %. , 40,
80, 30, so, all 90 p m.
Oaklawn-7 10 10 IL 80 a. m, > 10 so 80 6 50
*ll 90 p. m.
Pontiac. Arctic and Quidnick-7l 10, IL IS a m,
, 10, ) 80, 50, *l1 90 p. IN.
Anthony 10, 10, ii 50 am, 40, so, $50, 6 81
*ll OO p. m.
summit, Oneco and Sterling-71O 10, 10 a. m, As
80 p. m,
Coventry, greene, Moosup and Plainfeld-7 10,
10 u. m, u %, , Is, 80 p. m.
Jewett City, Versailles. Baltic, South Windham,
Nillimantic and Hartford-9 10 a. m, II %,
Waterbury and Fishkill-9 10a.m.
NOrwich-7 10, 9 10 a. m, l. %, 4 80 p. m.
East Thompson, " ebster, Southbridge and WOr-
ceSter-S 56 a. m, 90 p IN.
Chicago and the West via Newburg and Fri,
RailWay-9 10 a. IN.
Pascoag and Intermediate Stations-6 80, S 56, l
"a m, 90 and - p. m. Saturdays only
IL - p IN. Leave Pascoag at OF, 10 and l.
a. m, II 40 and 53 p. IN. Saturdays only at
800 p. IN.
Trains for Boston leave east end OF Union Depot
and for Hartford and the West from west end.
For Pasc'ds and way stations from Union
Depot, Providence.
saturdays only.
Tickets between Boston and Providence Oim
ited) 20 cents; unlimited 81.
". r.. BABCOCK, G. p. A.
CIV. OFFUTT, Supt.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
THE CALCIUM MANS VIEWS.
Stage LunliRaries From a Hitherto Un-
discussed Point of Vision.


factors are curious folks" observed
the calcium light manipulation Of one of
the up town theaters TO reporter the
other night He was breathing upon
the reflector and then polishing 1t care
fully with woolen rag.
Curious in what respect:" asked the
reporter.
"Oh, they're queer creatures in ev-
cry way" returned the other. Ought
not l to know? I've been everything
connected with a theater from usher 70
scene shifter, but Lord preserve me from
being an actor! They get more money
than most folks, but they never have
cent. Off the stage they re the biggest
cranks in the world, and on the stage
they re cranky enough, Lord knows.
Now, look at me and my profession, for
instance. Any one would think that
I'd be in solid with the actors, seeing
that l light 'em up in pretty poses and
bring out the effective parts Of the
scenes. But, would you believe 1t, If
these stage folks had their way I'd be
bounced 20 times a week by the man.
agement. EveryboGe that hOOfs it be-
fore the footlights kicks at me from the
chorus to the star and from the second
comedian to the supe.
There's 900 gray hairs IN my head,
for which these serpentine dancers are
responsible. They're kickers with
vengeance, on and of the boards. Now,
l guess l know more about the effects
Of lighting than they do, but whenever
they come hopping on the stage l never
catch 'em soon enough to their notions.
When they swing around in the butter
fly dance, they start off different every
time, and if the light glances off 'em
for the eighth Of a second they wild
with rage. It's their cOnceit, you know.
They want TO look sweet 100 seconds to
the minute. Then they complain that
| catch 'em in the eyes and blind 'em,
whereas it's the continual changing of
their regulation poses that rattles me.
Then, when it comes to the chorus,
oh, my! If they had things their way,
the leading lady wouldn't be illumi-
mated at all. There ism t one of 'em that
doesn't want me to show 'em up for
full minute for the benefit of their gen.
tlemen friends in the audience. They
besiege me every night for favors in
this way, and promise-oh, yes, l
promise I'll light 'em. But do | do it?"
The calcium man rubbed his fOTefn-
ger and thumb in suggestive way.
eff there's little half dollar fee forth
coming, they get flash for 219 Sec
Onds. No fee, 10 fash!"-New York
Recorder.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
How WAS Ito

My good woman" said the learned
Judge, you must give an answer in the
fewest posi- ble words of which you are
capable to the plain and simple ques-
ton whether when you were crossing
the street with the baby on your arm,
and the omnibus was coming down on
the right side and the cab on the left,
and the brougham was trying to pass
the omnibus. you saw the plaintiff be-
tween the bIougham and the cab, or
whether and when you saw him at all,
and whether or not near the brOugham,
cab and omnibus, or either. or any
two, and which CT them respectively or
how it was. '-Methodist Protestant.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
CouIdn,t Call 1t n Cod Unuse.

The best perhaps of the many stories
that have long been current regard
ing the late Lord Crewe iii that society
in which he was a conspicuous feature
is, in the opinion of writer in The
Speaker, that Of his remark TO his sis
ter, the first Lady Houghton, as they
stood watching the fire which all but
destroyed his noble ancestral home.
We'll, Annabel, you have often said
Crewe was cold house. but you can /
call it that now" Crewe was restored
at enormous cost by its owner. and il is
the world.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
THE OLD VALENTINE.

A souvenir of the bygone years,
Breathing old odors faint as musk
Which roses spill in dew and dusk:
Its blazoned pages dulled by tears;
Its faded Cupid dropping low,
With broken wing and rusty bow;
A leaf Of life turned old and scar,
Yet still she holds il sweet and dear,
For love embalms each simple line
OF that old, faded valentine.
She pores upon the cherished page
A lily past her morning glow,
But fair as in the long ago.
To such as she what matters age,
Whose love is ageless, and whose truth
Makes in her soul eternal youth?
Still unfoTgotten kiss9A thrill
With rapture her swiSt pulses; still
She cries: "aOw bright this world would be
Could you. o Love, come back TO me,
AS once my own and only mine,
Ny bOnny knight and valentine!
''The fault was mine-oh, hapleSs fate!-
To learn our needs and blame too late,
When prayers and tears cannot atone
For wrong and sorrow dealt our own!"
But, 10. a tread OF eager feet
Presages something strange and sweet
He comes, forgiven, to forgive!
sweetheart, TO love that Is 10 live,
And love like ours can never die"
Nor need TO voice her hearts reply!
More eloquent the dumb, dear sign
OF that long treasured valentine.
New York Ledger.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
A Costly Ton of Coal.

On Jan. 10, 17S9, IS men brought a
wagon with a ton of coal from Lough-
borough in Leicestershire, to London, as
a present to the then Prince of Wales.
When they were emptied into the cellar.
the clerk of the cellars gave them 4
guineas, and as soon as the prince was
informed of it his highneSs sent them 20
guineas and ordered them pct of beer
each man. They performed their journey.
which is III miles. in II days, and drew
the coal all the way without any relief.
London Tit-Bits.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
SayaCery In Hawaii.

Adolph Marcuse, a European travel
er. describes in a vivid way the saw
agery which yet prevails in some por-
tions of the Hawaiian Islands. In Wis
it to the crater of Kilauea he was ac-
companied by several natives. When
night came, they threw into the crater
as offerings sacred berries and live
fowls, at the same time singing mo-
notopous chant to Pele, the fire god
dess.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16

A useful point is made by a writer in
The Economist in regard to the term
''fast colors.' as applied to printed and
woven cOttOns. The rule is laid down
that the more delicate in shade dye is
the more difficult it is to fix it in the cot
ton fiber, but even the crudest cOlors will
fade if goods are imperfectly treated in
the laundry. Any of the goods, in fact,
that are sold as fast colors, whether of
domestic or foreign manufacture, are
practically fast, but when subjected to
the n0werful chemicals of which many of
til .shing soaps are cGapOsed, or when
hu15 out for hours on - clothesline and
exposed to the bleaching influences of
sun and air, the cOlOrs must necessarily
fade to a greater or less extent. 1t is
well known that the chemicals con-
tanned in washing soaps and similar
compounds are in many cases as power
full as those employed in the process of
bleaching muslins. In not few in
stances, too, they are probably of a
greater degree of strength, the result
being that they weaken the cloth to an
extent that the bleacher would not be
disposed to risk.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16

Mabel was so mortified st the
Pouch mansion the other night.
Flo-What happened?
Mabel wanted to laugh IN my
sleeve, but had on my docollote gown
and had to hide the laugh in my glove.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16

Among the Greek, Roman and other
ancient nations titles were frequently
conferred In memory of some achieve
ment. Scipio Africanus, for instance,
was so called from his conquest of At
flca, and other illustrations are very
numerous.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16
r,rc. Smoking Boston Girls.

There is new fad in Boston. 1t has
its origin among young women-mostly
of the genus known as the matinee girl.
1t is drinking raw eggs at the soda foun-
tain in ladies lunch" places and similar
innocuous resorts. The girls stop, ask
for an egg and swallow it from a glass
without blinking. Providence Journal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-16

In Switzerland girls. on arriving at
'the age Of ii, are regularly employed
as porters, and during the season IN
that country may be seen daily carry
ing the baggage of travellers up and
down the steep mountain paths.