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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15
PoETRY ANp sclEMcE.
Poet Laurea3e Austin Says They Are COM
plemeptary aud Not REynla.


Poss Lanrease Austin Says They Are COM
Elementary aud Not Rlvals.
II is so commonly assumed that
poetry and science are antagonistio
that an address delivered by the
poet laureate, Alfred Austin, at the
opening of a new school of science
and art, deserves wide publicity.
Macaulay, with his we'll known love
of antithesis, once endeavored to
show that as civilization advances
poetry almost necessarily declines.
and taking science as one of the
most important factors in the civil
lizing process the inference is that
a poet with a knowledge of scientific
facts labors under a disadvantage.
Now, however, we are able to give
poet laureate s opinion that science
and art are Complementary to one
another and not rivals. Science,
said Mr.. Austin, is exact knowledge
that and nothing more. But exact
knowledge is the foundation of all
the arts, and no man ever achieved
real greatness in any of them who
did not have the firmest grasp of
the permanent facts which underlie
them. Music, the most intangible
and fantastic of the arts, cannot
move one step or excite a single
emotion without submitting to the
severe discipline of numbers. Final
ly, the matter of poets verse is
not of much account unless it be ami
mated by the scientific spirit of
close and wide observation and Of
loving accuracy.
1t must be obvious to any one who
has read the "Divina Commedia"
that the greatest poet of the middle
ages, than whom there was none
greater in any age, was thorough
ly familiar with all the science or
exact knowledge of his time, and
Leonardo da Vinci, who might
have equals but had no superior
in the realm of painting, was not
more fascinated by artistic concep-
tions than by what are called scien-
tito problems, and at these he la
bored indefatigsbly. Alike, there
fore, by necessity and choice, art
exhibits a sympathetic kinship with
science. The scientific spirit, far
from being hostile to the artistic
spirit, is ancillary to it, for, as Dry
den said, Genius is perfected by
science" The noblest manifesto
tions of both have always occurred
in one and the same epoch. Athens
produced Euclid as well as Prax-
iteles, the vigorous old age of Mi
chael Angelo overlapped the preco-
cious youth of Galilei, and Bacon
was the contemporary of Shakes
peare. Aud though the century
now drawing to a close has been
pre-eminently a scientific century
the locomotive and the telephone
will not be more enduring than the
verse of Byron and Tennyson or
than the pictures of Turner and .
Watts. The reasoning intellect is
the foundation alike of science and ,
of art, but, concluded Mr.. Austin, !
while reason alone suffices to |
science, art is reason TRANSPORTED .
by emotion. Mature.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15


these discussions of the ailments peculiar
to women took place twenty years earlier
in life. If little of the prudery of mod
ern society were banished, so that young
women talked these subjects over among
themselves, there would be less suffering
among women in middle life
Good health is the best endowment that
human being can have. Good general
health among women is largely dependent
upon good local health in womanly way.
Through ignorance and neglect 1t has be-
come such an ordinary, common place
thing for women TO suffer from weakness
and disease of the delicate and important
feminine organism, that many women have
eoiiIe to look upon these troubles as an
take. All troubles of this nature may be
cured in the privacy of the home, without
undergoing the obnoxious examinations"
and local treatment" insisted upon by
the average physician. Dr. Pierce's "a
vorite Prescription gives health, elastic
strength and vitality to the sensitive organs
concerned. II allays inflammation, heals
liberation and frees from pain, II tones
the nerves and builds up the nerve centers.
II makes woman healthy and strong, and
thus prepares her for healthy wifehood,
capable motherhood and a safe transition
at the change of life.
~ want to testify to the great benefit derived
from using DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription"
writes Mrs. IT. Mason, of strykersvilie. wyo-
three months before confinement with my
former confinement suffered greatly, while this
one was comparatively easy, owing to the use
oil the Favorite Prescription"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15
Fixed Both Ways.

Bridges-Why didn't you intro
duce your wife to me yesterdays
Streeter-Tell you the truth, j
was afraid you'd say something that
would cause her to think less of me
than she does
Bridges-But you didn t introduce
her to Whorf either.
Streeter-No. l was afraid he
would say something that would
cause her to think more of him than
she does of me. Boston Transcript.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15
"a MUSICAL FIAsco.


The Tirs6 Performance Of ffoasini's OpaRn
THE Barber Of seville
"The eventful first night arrived
at last, and throughout my artistic
career have never experienced a
more stormy evening II was not
the hostile party alone, but whole
series of mishaps which contributed
to the great fiasco of my opera. The
overture was completely drowned,
as well as the first chorus, by the
kissing and whistling of the public.
At this act of injustice Garcia, be-
side himself with anger, grew so
excited that he broke several strings
of his guitar while accompanying
the serenade. This caused such a
disturbance that nothing more of
the music could be heard. Poor
Basilio, a debutant, became so
alarmed at the uproar that he trod
on his long cloak and fell fat on the
stage. When he got up, his nose was
bleeding so profusely that it was
some minutes before he was able to
sing. The noise then grew terrific.
Finally, just as the public was
quoting down, a cat suddenly APP
peared on the stage, and was only
driven off again with much trouble
and loss of time. Thus was the un-
fortunate evening brought to eli
max. The curtain fell and the per-
formance was stopped.
Although il was a failure, was
none the less calm and satisfied, for
l had the conviction that / had
worked conscientiously, and recog-
nized the injustice of an audience
which, in its blind prejudice, had
not listened to a single bar of my
music. 1t is the custom in Italy for
every composer to conduct his opera
for the first three nights, but the
next morning begged the manager
to release me from this obligation,
and he very gladly granted my re-
quest.
"Soon after this unfortunate per-
Torrance, however, reaction set
in among the frequenters of the
opera, some praising the overture,
others remembering the melody of
the first finale, others again think
ing the air of Figaro original, and
so forth. This was sufficient to in
duce the greater part of the public
to give some attention to the second
performance. This time remained
at home alone, trying to write and
to read, but could not collect my
thoughts. l then took my watch in
my hand, and mentally sang the |
overture and right through the first
act. Suddenly | was Seized with am
uncomfortable curiosity. wanted |
to know what reception my music !
was meeting with on this second |
hearing, and resolved to go to the |
theater, when an extraordinary noise
called me to the window. There I
saw thousands of people, with
torches in their hands, coming to-
ward my house, and before / had
realized what was happening / was
being carried in triumph to the the
ater, amid the enthusiastic cries of
E viva Rossinir / had had no time
to exchange my dressing gown for
a coat, and thus was obliged to CON
duct the 'Barbiere' from the begin
ming of the second act. The audience
that had been so antagonistic on the
previous occasion now became wild
ly enthusiastic, and at the end of
the performance carried me home
in triumph. Such was the baptism
Of my Barbiere. "--"Marchesi and
Music"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15
Proved True.

A lawyer whose Office was on one
of the upper floors of a tall building
was about to enter the elevator one
morning, but stepped back in order
to let lady who seemed to be in a
hurry precede him.
The conductor, it appeared, had
been waiting for just one more pas
senger to complete his load, and
when the lady stepped inside he
shut the door, and the elevator shot
upward. .|.. A
"POliteness, muttered the law
yer, sis not always its own reward. 4"
A few minutes later, however, as
cending by another lift, he passed
that load of passengers, stuck half
way between floors, where they re-
manned half an hour, by some acct
dent to the machinery.
II take it back" he muttered in
the same tone as before. Polite
ness is its own rewardr'-Youth's
Companion.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15
Indian Antiquities.

The Smithsonian institution owns
the Hallett Phillips collection of In
dian implements and antiquities
from the Potomac valley. 1t is re-
puted the largest single collection of
its class in the world, and its value
is greatly enhanced by the careful
arrangement and record of individ-
ual specimens. The collection con-
sists of over 20, 600 pieces, principal
ly spear and arrow heads, stone
knives, hammers and scrapers, frag-
ments of pottery and soapstone uten-
eils.
Mr.. Phillips had made lifelong
study of prehistoric man in the At
lantic tidewater region. In his opin-
ion, which is accepted as authority
by the Smithsonian scientists, Wash
ington was not the first capital on
the banks of the Potomac. The site,
owing to the great advantage in con-
nection with stone quarEies and the
river fisheries, was the headquarters
of the great Algonquin confederacy,
the most powerful of the Indian ma
tons on the Atlantic coast. 1t was
with these Indians that Captain John
Smith first came in contact on his
initial voyage up the Potomac, and
his memoirs contain an account of q
fight with the Indians in their prin-
cipal village on the site of what is
now Anacostia, a suburb of Washing
ton.--New York Tribune.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15
win Age Rapidly.

Jean--My house is to be an exact
counterpart of the old chateau that
! cav in Normandy.
Lisette--Ah, but it will lack the
mellowing effect of age.
Jean--But a gentleman with nine
children is going to lease it for two
years before l move in. London
Fun.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15

There are three little things which
do more work than any other three
little things created-they are the
ant, the bee and DeWitt's Little Early
Risers, the last being the famous little
pills for stomach aud liver troubles.
j. B. TIPToN.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15

Gov. Bradley has offered a reward
Of 800 each for the arrest of the men,
bers of the mob who raided the town
of Hindman several DAYS ago.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15
Irreguiar Practice.

sour doctor doesn't like Aunt
Maria. !"
why noti''
when the baby has Group, she
always cures him before the doctor
gets here. "--Chioago Record
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15

John ID. Rockefeller has p e5antod
Hand worth $4,000 to the ciy of
Cleveland for park purposes. This is
the second gift of the kind he has
made 10 the city.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15
For sale.

A cottage house of four rooms; one
acre lot; virgin soil, and never failing
water; price $3.50. Apply at this
Office. 3O-3t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15
DE wtlted.

Mr. Dolley-Do you suppose that
there is such thing as woman
hater3 4
Miss Flypp-Yes. ] am woman
and I hate YOU. Harlem Life.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15

What pleasure is there in life with
. headache, constipation and bilious
ness2 Thousands experience them
who could become perfectly healthy
by using DeWitt's Little Early Riters
che famous little pills.
j b. TIPToN.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15

The Health Department of Greater
New York gives its official population
as 3 43S, $500.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15

Connection made with b. a G. G. Railway al
Beattyyllle Junction for Beattyville.
J, II. BARR, CH1s scorr
Vice Pres. & Gen. Man. e. pa
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15
ARE YOU GOING

South?
Then make
the trip over the famous
Queen & Crescent Route.
Historic and scenic country
en- route, vestibuled trains
that have no equal in the
South, and the shortest
journey possible. You
save hundred miles of
travel to the most important
southern cities via the
Queen & Crescent.
Send 10 cents for fine art colored
Lithograph of Lookout Mountain an6
Chicamaugua. Write for information
to w. @. Rinearson, Gen'l Pass. Agent
Cincinnati, o.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15

When a party of
middle aged wom-
en- get togeth eI
alone, a common
theme of conversa-
ton 10 their phys
ical ailments. 1t
,a,,,II =. A.4A .F
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15

Louisville & Nashville
r. r.
CENTRAL DIV)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15

IN EFFECT NOV. %. 1896.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-15

ood's pills cure all liver ills. % cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-09

| his achievement and the may and r-
regular curves which embelished his
undertaking the boy hove in sight |
will draw curtain over the narrowing:
scene that followed, but ! was informed
by one who is competent to judge. that
the orator.cal display was equaled only
during an incident which happened
some time previous This time il is
summer. The only drifts visible are
the drifts Of blossoms. while the breezes
wait the fragrance of a million flow ers
instead of the singing flakes of snow.
Al! nature is alive and alert, and count
less flies invade the habitatinn of maa
They are religi0usly excluded from the
judges residence, but d few stragglers
remain, and the careful housewife has
provided sheets Of sticky fly paper to
trap the unWary pest. 1t is night and
all around is wrapped in sIumbar The
hreeZes creep into the open window and
make tour Of the room, now toying
with the sable tresses that cluster
around the judges forehead. cr playing
hide and seek among the silkcn
draperies Of the mantel
While coquetting with a highly col
orcd Autograph advertising Dills Best
Cut Elug, The sportivc zcphers detach
several sheets of sticky fly paper from
the wall and deposit them on the fiop..
business side W. An hour passed ON
he judge is restless The affairs pf
state weigh heavily on his MIND
While his digestive contrlVanca wreStlcs
ulsuccessfully with quarter section
Of cold mince pie. Throwing the bed
clothes from his feVerish form. he
starts 10 his feet and lands on cold
clammY. sticky substance which sends
q thrili AZ terror throughout the lencth
and breadth of his being. With Il Yell
Of more than mortal agony hc makes Il
furious plunge and another sheet Of
sticky fly paper rests on his sole. This
makes tho Judge mad. Neither knGW-
ing OF caring whether he is being as
saultcd IVY natural or supernatural
causes. Iaan or devil. he deliberately
seats himself on the floor to remove his
viscld foot gear, when he experiences
flank movement. ANA his Immediate
past IS enVcloncd in a plaster Of the
same sticky substance. There is
point beyond which human fnl'bearancc
ceases to he a virtue. and that point
has been passed Seated on the floo,
like Marius among the ruins II
Carthage. he pours out q torrent Of in
Vective that trickles through the open
window, leaving strong sulphurous
odor in lis wake. tinges the neiGhboring
atmosphere with a purplsh saffron
hue, aud spreads a veil of no admis-
sion except on business impenetrahility
over the face OF the lambert moon.
But YOU ask what became of our Ash
ing trip?
Oh, ycs, there came a thaW ana ""
gave it up.
FRED S. WIGGIN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-09

when there is a break in This machine
way OF living. lose the run Of the time
IL IS my custom to visit by home When
ever go. to so on Saturday afternoon.
ara return Monday morning, but this
week went Tuesday afternoon and re-
turned Wednesday. and am perfectly at
sea Everything seems as strange 10 m,
as though | had entered a new world
oh you needn't laugh 1t isn't the cause
OF my dissipation, it is gentle re-
Hil1e to me that | should introduce a
httie more variety into my life. or viii
ger to DC regular old maid
KNOW to certain extent how you
iecl. am about the same regarding my
dinner. 1t has been my custom to take
my dinner at about l23o every day. and if
1t so happens that can't get ANYTHING to
eat 1T that time ! lose my appetite for
dinner. until by o'clock am not at all
hungry"
The two friends then sat for several
minutes discussing the peculiarities of
man, but who can pretend to understand
them?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-09
Reflections OF a Bachelor.

After a little girl grows up her legs are
generally lower limbs.
Every man thinks he will have a para
chute along that will save him when h"
falls in love.
If girls didn't have to quicker up tne1i'
mouths to do ii, they wouldn't try 10
whistle before men so often.
Any one who has been Seasck can un-
derstand a girl when she says she siIupiy
can't describe what love is like
When a man carries his first baby on
the street he acts most as proud as if II
was Il tishpolc and Il big string Of iiSh.
It's Il lot harder for a man to tell why
he fell in love with one woman than for
him to tell why he didn't with any Other
Onc.-Ncw York Press.
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Hiuh liqhts.

All mankind does not love d lover:
the postman frequently hates him.
In case of war some kind hearted
man could help the country by gettin :
up dialect regiment.
Robins are all right, but spring ISL t
really here until your neighbor hangs
her canary out of doors,
Failure is sometimes more profitable
than success, because we don't waste
any time Dragging about it.
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The vaqaries OF Nature.


philadelphia LedgerD
\ climate in which March and April
change places as readily as they do in
ours can hardly be described AS ideal
upon the part of the British government
to participate in it.
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To Typify Spain.
Wa shington Star.

folloWlng out the practice of represent
ing the United States by an eagle Eng
land by lion, and the like. Cuban illus
traitors are probably prevented only by
me press censor from typifyng Spain in
the unintellectual but Tenacious horse-
lecch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-09
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
The Cap That Fits.


Some of the patriots who are cl,mor;nc.
londest for the privilege of taking MORO
Castle would probably be satisfied in the
end to have the Kaleidoscope privilege.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-09
Practical Politics.
tDenVer POSt.)

girl who is running for mayor of JEFF
lersonVllie, Ind. offers to kiss every man
who will promise to vote for her bur
the heartiess Hoosiers prefer drinks to
kisses. and are whooping for the other
fnllNM
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A Surprise for Spain.
New York PresS.)

The Spaniards think they are kicking
up their heels around a defunct mud scy-
ser. When they discover that it was 4
real volcano they will don an expression
Of panied surprise that won't wash of
for several generations
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Time Used Well Not Wasted.

philadelphia North Americana
Had Spain made good use of her tin.
she would have had lots of it at her dis
poSai now.
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Certainly Prosperous.

n nation that can prepare for war and
buy its Easter bonnetS at the same time
without feeling undue strain. is certainly
prOSpcrOuS.
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A Standing Difference.
lkanSas City Star

'fNttIISds NItN SAID
ne difference between the free silver
agitators in this country and the mints in
India IS that the latter have been closed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-09
The Data Incomplete.
New York Evening SUM

II is said that Prince Bismarck nou,
smokes ten or twelve pipes daily with
gusto If we knew how many stems of
beer he drank we might come to some
valuable conclusion as to the real inn
provement that has taken place IN his
health.
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Enemies OF the Nation.
New York Tribune !

American journalistic mud-battcries
| turned against the President are as much
enemies of the nation as any Spanish
! guns can be.
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Worse Even Than War.
louisville Post.

War may be "heIl." but hanging on the
ragged edge of war for months is no sum
mer pastime. and short stay in the
lower regions is preferable to endless SUI
fcring III purgatory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-09
lingo Talk Explained.
tNcw Orleans

tNcw Orleans PicayuneD
The jingo always has reason enough Ia
talk war, even if ii is only to attract at
tcntiOn To himself
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Mean and Smart.
Chicago News.

1T is ID mean man" says Senator Gull
lom. 'who will try to make anything out
of this crisis" Yes and smart one who
can.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-09
No Delay.
(St. Louis

tSt Louis Globe DemocratD
one reason why the people keep cool is
that there is no delay in the business Of
preparation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-09
The Condition Located.

New York Mail and Express.)
1t is a condition and not theory that
confrontS the country today. and the
name of the condition is Cuba.
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Coxey Not Heard From.
shington Starr

=
General Coxey has not said Il word
about lining up the procession of men
who once graced Pennsylvania avenue at
some recruiting office in case of war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-09
Two Unmixable Things.

(BOSton Herald.)
Politics and banking continue to get
badly mixed up in Philadelphia, with re
suits that might naturally be expected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-09

to pay, don't fail to examine our new
line No trouble to show them.
Pretty new line of Gloves and Veil
ings for Easter.
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alpI6.ilw+

$3.50 stock. fixtures and teams OF old eS-
tablished meat provision, butter, cheese
egg, vegetable and fruit store. located IN
smart town six miles out from Boston,
i've horses. wagons etc: business Will
average for year around upward Sbn per
week; run by present owner ID years. VIII
stand most thorough investigation; no
mistake can be made in purchasing the
above business. as | consider II one OF
the best and most perfect on my DOCKS.
Come and stay one week and see no"
you like it,
w F. CARRETHERS,
- School St. Boston.
anr9 div
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