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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-07-21
in A JUNGLE STORM.
Whore the Rain Comes Down Like Bull
leta and All Is Darkness.

lets and All Is Darkness.
People who have never been in a
Jungle talk of the sky as painter
talks of the horizon or seafaring
man of the offing-as if when you
wanted to see it you only need use
your eyes. But in the jungle you
don t see the sky-at least you only
see few soraggy patches of it over
head through the openings in the
twigs and leaves. Neither do you feel
the wind blowing, nor get burned
and dazzled by the sun, nor even see
that luminary, except by momentary
glimpses about midday, from which
it follows that a jungleman does not
usually pretend to be weatherwise.
If he does, he is even q greater hum
bug than the rest of the weather
prophets. On the afternoon about
which we are speaking / remember
setting forth on7my walk in the still
glow of the tropical oalm and won
dering rather at the intense stiffness
of the surrounding forest. Then the
air grew cooler and the green of the
foliage in front seemed to deepen,
and presently there was sound as
of a'giant waterfall in the distance.
Waterfalls do not, however, grow
louder every second, whereas the
nose in front did so. Then there was
a loud, angry growl as of dozen
lions. A minute moro and the whole
jungle began to roar as if 80 squad
rons of heavy cavalry were coming
up at gallop. Then came drop of
rain and a peal of thunder which
seemed to make the world stop.
Then the storm began. The sky
above darkened; the trees olattered;
the brushwood beneath Kissed and
bowed itself. A deluge of raindrops
blotted out the narrow view. Down
it came, soaking through the densest
leaves under which one fled for
refuge, striking the grass and sand
with millions of dull thuds, dashing
furiously against the leaves as if
they were SO many hostile shields,
streaking the air with innumerable
perpendicular lines and hurting it.
self down with the force of bullets.
In such downpour one may as we'll
walk and get wet as stand still and
get wet Unfortunately one did not
know where to walk to- The "cir-
cumbendibus system presupposes
the fact that the wagon wheels and
bullock tracks can be seen and noted,
but when the cart track is no longer
q cart track, but 'all turned to
rushing waters, "such tracks cannot
be seen, and unless you have a peck
ct compass you may as we'll try to
fly as to get back to where you came
from. When one reads of travellers
lost in the baokwoods, they always
steer by the sun and probably very
badly, but when there is no sun
what are you to do?-Current Liter
allure.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-07-21
Presidents For Title Hunters.


The objection raised by a section
of the American press against the
frequency of marriages between
Yankee "millionairesses" and Brit
ish and other European "pauper Z"
noblemen recalls the circumstance
that in the seventeenth and eight
eenth centuries it was the custom
for American gentlemen, descend
ants of those old English families
who had escaped the Elizabethan
and Caroline prosecutions and set
tied in the States, to come to Eng
land in search of wives.
Occasionally, too, the American
girl found her husband in the old
country. Thus in 1924 the three love-
ly Misses Carroll of Carrollton, Bal
timore, made their debut in London
society and took the town by Storm.
They did more; they carried off the
best prizes in the matrimonial mar
ket of the period by becoming re-
speotively Duchess of Leeds. Mar
chioness of Wellesley and Baroness
Stafford The most beautiful of 1.-The
three gracos, as they were popular.
ly called, however, first married Sir
FELTON, Harvey and only became
Duchess of Leeds in 1927 She died
in 1874. These ladies may be said to
have been the pioneers of those fair
daughters of Columbia who have Sc
lected titled mates in the "old coun-
tries. London Chronicle
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-07-21
rrlrIt We worse.

Mother-My dear, your father can
notstand this. Your husband, the
count, has lost half million at po-
ker within six months
Daughter-Bat, mamma, that is
not so bad understand that the
Earl of Tufauck and the Marquis du
Debris have each lost twice as much
as that. Brooklyn Life.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-07-21

An Italian tailor in constant em.
ployment will make from 81. 40 to
1920 week, out of which he pro-
vides his own macaroni,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
MN and Honey In Grsees.

Among the best Of the native Greeks
dishes, to q western taste, is q prepar.
alton of scalded goats milk, not unlike
Devonshire junket, and called KaimakL
Milk In Greece, by the way, runs little
risk Of being watered, for tho custom
Ia to drive flock OF goats through
the street and to milk them us required.
Indeed, the milk-sellers In some places
-Nauplia. for instance-are apt, for all
their usefulness, to evoke nnathemas
when they perambulate the town be-
fore dawn, Weakening the echoes
and the sleepers with most strident and
unmelodious bowls Of Gala! galai II
the children OF Israel Of old found the
land OF Canaan . land flowing with
milk and honey, they must have Jared,
In ut least ono respect, like the modern
traveller In GrUcce, who finds the dno
honey Of Hymettus distributed with
lavish hand down the breakfast tables
In large soup plates, while the Athcninn
butter (of goats milk, OF course) Is not
SO very unlike Devonshire cream, and
the two 80 very we'll together. "Butter
and honey shall lie eat, and shall know
how to choose the good and refuse the
evil" One can buy honey.cake at q road
side station In Ellis. not far from 0lym-
pia-thick, stiff, viscid Jumps about
the color of oatmeal porridge, which
tastes much better than 1t looks, and
Is, let us say, the lineal descendant Of
the honey.cake which tho ancient
Greek sacrificed TO keep off the Furies
Westminster Gazette.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
FRIENDS OF SILVER.
An Address from Chairman Mott-Advised
To ruah tho Work Of Orgnnlxntlon.

An Address from Chairman Mott-Advised
TO Fush the Work OF Organization.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The national
silver party, through It's chairman, ].
j. Mott, yesterday issued from Its
headquarters In this city an address to
the friends Of silver. This address re-
cites that since the founding of the ma
tional silver party, on January 90 last,
the work Of organization has been
steadily but quietly pursued and the
country aroused to n pitch OF excite
ment unknown since the civil war. II
declares the secret Of success in the
pending conflict consists In lining up
for the battle and that the convention
OF the party, to be held In St Louis
July &c, will undoubtedly be one of
the most important conventions and no.
table gatherings ever assembled in this
country. Upon the wisdom Of its acts
and that of the peoples party conven-
ton, to be held at the same place and
time, depends, the address declares,
'the vital question Us to whether we
Gun have q just settlement Of this
money issue In our generation" The
friends of the party arc urged TO push
the work Of organization with Nil
possible vigor, the purpose being to
unite for action all believers In the
restoration Of free silver and pros.
perity."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
MAY GO TO ST. LOUIS.
Carter Thinks Republican Headquarter
VIII 10 Located In That City.

Carter Thinks Republican Headquarters
VIII Ito Located In That City.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Senator Car.
ter said yesterday that It is quite likely
that republican headquarters will be
taken 10 ST Louis 1t was evident to
him that the headquarters would be
taken west The silveritcs insist that
they will locate headquarters ut Chi
cago by way Of being close to Illinois,
and will make their fight In Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan and Iowa, and with
headquarters ut Chicago they will be
close to the battle. Tho republicans
arc inclined to tho belief that from St
Louis they will be placed near their
fight and the effort will be made to
carry Missouri. and hold the vote west.
All agree that both parties will allow
the cast to take care of itself
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
BREvITIEs OF FUN.

Teddie Thoughtless-"I cawn't talk
when I'm dawncing, don't y know;
I'm 30 short-winded." Miss Wander
whack-"There, the music In Begin
ningl This Is your waltz, Teddie."-
Kansas City Star.
Edith-"Ethel's husband Is positively
mean" Grace-"How Is that?" why,
he wants her TO use her Lash years
wheel, while everybody has the new
spring styles."-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crnt.
The governess was giving little Tom
my . grammar lesson the other
day. "An abstract noun,r she said, els
The name of something which you can
think of, but not touch. Can you give
me IN exampleT' "a red-hot pokeri"
-Tit-Bits.
alicketto-'T don't sec what fun there
is In golf; oil you do Il to hit ball
pnd then walk about an eighth Of q
mile." Foozlcs-~0n the contrary.
what ] object 10 h that one generally
han auch q ooufoundsd short dlatauos 70
walk altar hitting ik"-Drookiyn Life.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
I,iumur n y,ishop.

Bishop Thorburn. the great Metho-
dist Episcopalian, on the Sunday even
ing after the steamer Caledonia left
Bombay on her last voyage, preached
on sin. In showing that sin was sim
ply the generic term for many evils, he
pointed out that charcoal and diamond
were composed OF the same elements
differently combined, and said that u
you were to place chunk of charcoal
on the deck and leave it there till the
ship reached Suez It would be found to
have deprecated % per cent, whereas
q diamond similarly treated would DO
found as pure, as bright, and as valua-
BILE rs when first deposited in its posi-
ton. The PRONUNCIATION Of this theory
had the effect Of raising an excited
controversy on board, and Mr.. Archer,
described Us great Yankee authority
on "bools," offered the bishop to place
o piece OF charcoal on the deck on con-
dition that his opponent supplied tho
diamond, and he would bet 5000 rupees
that when the boat reached Suez there
would be more charcoal and less dia-
mond visible. The Bishop shirkcd the
ordeal. -Westminster Gazette.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

In letter which Mr.. Brooks wrote
TO the New York Herald he says that
IL on January l, 1900, n new division of
the year into 10 months could be made
the first l2 months would have just %
days and the new month 90, to make
a65, and 30 In leap years. After few
days there would be no need to refer
TO calendars, as the Same day Of the
week would have the same date through
the year. II this change be adopted by
NIL countries and January were, say,
Monday, every Monday would be the
list, sth, 18th and 29d; every Tuesday
the I'd, 9th, 18th and Esd, and SO on
throughout the year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
nrIsCELLANEOuH.

TIE Sylvan Steel Co. has shut down
its mill ut Moline, ILL.,, owing to lack
of orders, throwing $50 men out of
work. The Moline Pillow Co. and Mo-
line Wagon Co. have also closed until
fall.
THE United Presbyterian general as
sembly Mt Xenia, O., took mp the In
strumental music protest Of DR.. Carson
and decided TO reject II, the assembly
having pronounced in favor Of allow
ing instrumental music
The steamer Ironsides struck large
stone in the Ohio river Is miles below
Parkersburg, W. Va, on the 3lst and
sank. The boat was valued ut sci, 600
No lives were lost
AT Chicago nearly 200. 600 people
gathered TO witness tho finish Of the
bicycle race from Wheeling 10 Chicago,
24z miles. The race was won by o.
p. Nelson In 1:i2:5a He had been
given nine minutes1n the handicap.
AT London on the LIST kid" Lavigne
fought Dick Burge for the lightweight
championship Of the world. The fight
was limited TO 90 rounds, but Lavigne
won In Is
The board Of education Of Moline,
Ill, has decided that It will no longer
employ married women as teachers,
and has adopted rule that every
teacher Rpnula her contract on msF'
rage.
TIE Chicago post nftiOe usnsuE givss
the city . population Of i,7oo. 600, An
Increase Of 100000 over that Of last
YEAR This census was made by The
oysass i little Vvsr II per cent
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

THE Coliseum building at Sixty
Third street and Stony Island avenue,
Chicago, in which the national DEM
ocratic convention is to be held, was
thrown open TO the public recently.
Buffalo Bill, with his cowboys bron-
chos, Indians and other social bright
lights from the west, and his aggrega-
ton of rough riders from sundry ends
OF creation, had the honor of drawing
the first crowd into the building, and
they drew one sufficiently large to
prove that the building will accommo.
date in splendid shape any crowd that
may gather TO watch the work Of the
politicians,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

SOME of the occupants of the rooming
house ut 4a7 North street. Philadel-
phia, became terrified Mt slight blaze
in the building and Mrs Robert EN-
nett jumped from an attic window to
the sidewalk below and was killed.
Miss May sullivan also sprang out OF
the window during the excitement and
was badly injured.
The English Derby race for three
year-olds was won by Persimmon,
owned by the prince of Wales St.
Frusquin was second and Earwig third.
Persimmon won by neck and st.
Frusquin beat Earwig by two lengths.
Time, 2:42.
THE passenger elevator of the Friden.
valid Printing Co. ut baltimore, Md,
fell from the fourth floor to the base-
ment on the Sd while IA men and
women were In It. Thirteen persons
were badly injured, two probably IA
tally.
AN explosion Of gas occurred at the
Fontanes mine near Roche belle, France,
and 25 miners were killed.
THE plant Of the Sebewaiug mich. }
Brewing Co. was destroyed by fire on
the Sd.
A TRAIN on the Northern Pacific left
the track near Livingston, Mont, the
other night and three tramps were
killed and several trainmen injured.
AN 1i-year-old daughter of W. NJ.
Mcdonald, OF KingHsher. Ok, was
burned TO death. She attempted to
make FIRE with kerosene.
SAM HICKS, an American farmer at
Victoria, Mex, murdered thrco Of his
children recently while intoxicated.
His wife was crazed with grief.
AN English syndicate has bought
the entire Anaconda mine property at
Butte, Mont, the consideration being
reported rs nearly $40, 900, coo
THERE was q lockout ut the works
Of the Illinois Steel Co. ct Chicago on
the Sd, 1880 men being thrown out of
employment thereby. The color line
was said TO b the cause of the trouble.
NEAR Minot, N. d, j. A. Baker was
shot and killed by his 17-year-old son
because he had whipped him for sbus-
ing his mother.
A DISPATCH from Pittsburgh. Pa,
stated that the board Of control of the
Westinghouse and General Electric
combination had settled all the pateut
suIla the two great eleotsloal concerns
had lodged against each other The
suits numbered over 600, and q was
estimated the two companies would
ave By the move q, 600 900 IN counsel
Tees alone, besides q, 900. 900 that might
hsse been obtained n dsmagse
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
A PERILouS FEAT.

Two Young Now Jersey FIshermen VIII
Attempt to Row Across the Atlantic.
New York, June 1.-Two young men,
George Herpo and Frank Samuclson.
will start to row across the Atlantic
from New York to Hnvre In boat IS
feet inches long and feet wide on
Saturday afternoon next The dis
tance is 3,250 miles The oarsmen will
use no sail. They will carry provisions
for 60 days Hcrpo and Ssmuelson are
fisherman from Dranchport, N. j.
They say they are confident Of accom-
plishing the trip, and thus earning the
fame Of being the first to cross the At
lantic with oars
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
NICE LAW POINT.

New York Courts VIII Decide Whether o
Dead Msn Can 10 Divorced.
New YORK, June ACTOR Gilbert
3. II. Moulton died on Saturday In the
belief that he had been granted d.
vorce from his wife the day before.
But legal machinery had moved slow.
ly and he died married man. A con-
test for the custody Of Moulton's child,
who now lives with his brother-in.lnw,
George Rankin, chief OF police of Provi-
dence, R l., will precipitatc the ques-
ten: "Can a dead man be divorced?"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
THE MINES.

Five persons are killed daily In the
mines Of England.
Cecil Rhodes income ~ managing
director Of the Consolidated Gold Fields
company last year WINS moro than ST.
100000.
Not long since. In . mine In the
F7snu (Helaluml district called "st.
Hsnrlstta dps pseduita." ROB vein Of
coal was struck IL the extraordinary
depth a a,is6 feet.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

THE farmers OF Oxford county, Me-,
nre nearly NIL taking to bicycles. The
other day one Of them rode three miles
to the store on wheel, carrying pail
of butter in one hand and basket of
eggs in the other. Another dashed
bag Of meal to the handle bar of his
wheel and rode home with the load,
passing neighbor who was returning
in wagon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
UNITED PRESBYTERIANs.
The General Assembly Pronounces In Fav
of Instrumental Music.

The General Assembly Pronounces In Fnvor
OF Instrumental Music.
XENrA, o., June 3.-0n meeting yes
terday the United Presbyterian gen.
eral assembly took up the instrumental
music memorial Of DR.. d. w. Carson
and decided by large majority not
to place his protest on record, but to
reject 1t altogether. the assembly hav-
ing pronounced In favor Of allowing
instrumental music.
A telegram was received from the
Presbyterian assembly In session at
Saratoga stating that they had taken
action favoring cooperation in homo
missionary work.
On recommendation Of the commit
tee OF cooperation with the reformed
synod OF tho south the assembly
adopted resolutions favoring such
plans and rules for cooperation Of the
boards Of home missionary work and
church extension of the two churches
as could be made effective.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
John =. rIe.sln tho NOMINEES.

MANHATTAN. Kan, June 4-The re.
publican senatorial convention Of the
Twenty-First district met here yester-
day. There were 20 delegates In at
tendance from the three counties
which comprise the district John z.
Hessin, of this city, was unanimously
nominated for state senator, there be-
ing no opposition.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
BLACK Diphtherln In indiana.

Crown POINT, Ind. June Am
epidemic Of black diphtheria Is raging
at Schererville In the family Of John
Boney one child Is dead and the death
of four moro Is expected hourly. Yes
terdsy morning the children were up
parently we'll and In q few hours were
deathly sick. Children In several
other families are not expected TO live.
About so more have been exposed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

IT hns been claimed that respccta-
bio funeral cannot be had for sum
within the compass OF an ordinary
pocketbool, and in order to meet this
objection an enterprising Vermont
firm has invented plan to popularize
funerals, in financial way Mt least, so
that everybody can have proper in
terment This firm conducts business
on the installmcnt plan. For the sum
of SIS, Sc Of which must be paid down,
and s. monthly, cortege commensu.
rate with the station In life Of the de-
ceased is guaranteed, together with
all the accessories, such rs coffin, flow-
ers, grave, hendstone, etc.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

STATISTICS show that Pennsylvania
has more citizens whose sight has
been destroyed, or who have had their
eyes rendered useless, than any other
state. The large number Of iron and
steel plants, and other manufactures
and mines within its limits is respon.
siblc for this.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
nunr 10 Abandon the Flrht.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 4-The report
is current ct the headquarters Of the
Quay organization that Senator Quay
Is going TO issue IN order withdraw.
Ing all opposition 10 Maj Mckinley at
the republican primaries Saturday.
His son Richard intimates that the re-
port Is correct.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
CURIOUS FACTS.

Certain parts of the hippopotsmus'
hide attain q thickness Of two inches.
The skin Is the only part of the hu-
man body that is not hardened by age.
Moles can swim with great dcxterity,
their broad forepaws acting ~ paddles.
1t takes the moon exnctly te.kRt min.
nies tao days ~ hours and " mlnutes)
10 make itsevolutlou around the earth,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

In record Of tornadoes kept for
seven years by the weather bureau 1t
appears that the United States su ffcred
m average Of 90 year and the funnel
shaped cloud was seen In 30 different
states, SO that the west does not suffer
from tornado monopoly. In the seven
years New York state averaged two
tornadoes year and SO did New En-
gland. Kansas and Illinois, at first
glance, seemed to be tho champion tor
nado states by this record, with Mis-
souri, n close third. Kansas and ILL.,
nois had an average of nearly seven
tornadoes year while the record was
kept and Missouri had five.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

SEvENTY.Two million pounds Of wa
termelon Is what the railroad and
fruit men estimate will be raised in
Florida this year This Is equivalent
to 100000 melons; which, II placed
end to end, would make q chain OF
watermelons s52 miles long.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

Two 40-ton locomotives, to each Of
which was attached three coal cars
and caboose, were recently run to-
gether ut speed Of 40 miles an hour
ut Buckeye park, on the Columbus,
Hooking Valley & Toledo railway.
Both engines were started ut the same
time, the engineers jumping after
opening the throttles. There was q
terrific crash and roar Of escaping
steam rs the engines came together
and reared up in the air. The engines
and cars behind them were telescoped,
but the cabooses were only partly
wrecked. Microscopic views Of the
collision were taken by experts.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

WHAT shall DO done to relieve tho
farming population from distress Is
question that is receiving the attention
of nearly all European governments
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

THE New York Sun snys that enough
poker chips are manufactured in the
United States every year to make II
stack over 90 miles high II placed ono
ON ton of the other.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

PROBABLY the owner Of the largest
number Of dogs In the world Is Gustav
Jovanovitch, n Russian cattle king.
who has $4,000 shepherd dogs to look
after SEQ, 900 sheep.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
Chief Arthur R.-si.e,sd.

OTTAWA, Ont, June 4-P. NJ. Arthur
was reelected chief of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers yesterday by
n vote OF 3so to 50 for naberstick, Of
Wisconsin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06
CURRENT COMMENT.

In the city Of New York there are
nearly 100000 bicycle riders, OF whom
$1,000 are members of various clubs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

School directors 10 the diltrict Of Du.
verne. Ia. have ordered . cyclone cave
dug 81 each Of Tie schoolhsuses.iu he
district
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

csdar wood b now being exportsd
nom Argentine y ~ Gated States
" way ef trisl. 81
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

Three drops Of . black sata blepd 4
nd 70 B, . epFl for Group