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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-02-07
A Bright Kentucky Boy.

John Tallaferro Beckner, who was
one of the Kentuckians graduated
from Annapolis Naval Academy, on
Saturday, January %, has been Or
dered to Manila by the Secretary of
the Navy. Young Beckner is the son
of Judge WIN. NJ. Beckner, of Wiz.
chester. He entered the Naval Acad-
envy in 1895. When the war with
Spain came on Beckner was assigned
to duty on the Iowa under "Fighting
Bob" Evans. He witnessed the cap
ture of the Spanish fort at Dsiquiri,
and Capt. Evans placed him in ON
msnd Of battery of six-pounders on
the Iowa. He was in the naval bat
tie with Cervera and acquitted him
self with great credit. Mrs, Beckner
received letter from Capt. Evans, in
which he speaks highly of Cadet Beck
ner's manly character and noble con-
duct while on the Iowa. The gallant
young Kentuckian graduated second
In the engineer division of his class
though much younger than the ma
jority of it' members. lie made a
a great reputation at the Academy as
a mathematician.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-02-07
Watch For This One.

No one knows that there is a sucker
born every minute better than the
street fakir, Down at Russellville
court day slick stranger sold a
wagon load of ten-cent silver spoons
at $l per set. Then he returned SO
which fool loaned him, with $3.50
for present. Another sucker then
loaned him $40 and he has got it yet.
People who read the papers do not go
up against these something-for-noth-
ing schemes.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-02-07
FIRST LETTER
FROM MSS LAvENIA OLDHAM,
Who is Now En- Route to Japan
as a Missionary.
In Texas Her Train Was Wrecked
But She Escaped.

Occidental Hotel, San Francisco,
CAL, January %, '99.-Dear Editors !;
Believing that number of friends
will be glad TO hear of my safe arrival
here, / willet them know about 1t
by letter sent your paper. if you will
kindly publish it for me.
AS passed through Mt. Sterling il
was court dav and was, as usual on
such days, raining hard, so did not
stop there as had expected.
After spsnling two nights with
friends in Lexington, lett on We'd
nesday morning, January Is, over
the @. and @. on very long j)nr-
ney t. the East. Seven or eight
friends were gathered at the South
trn depot TO bid me farewell. was
presented by six friends of the Bible
College with flexible back revised
version OF the Bible, containing con-
cordance, references, Oxford helps,
etc. Already it has been great
comfort TO me as / read the precious
promises therein recorded. How
greatly appreciate this evidence of
their friendship!
Ny trip from Lexington to New
Orleans was delightful. The train
.ooo, 1at;oos o,aro onnI aud tho
scenery beautiful. We had good
view OF Lookout mountain, and as
this was my first trip through the
South, the pine forests with their
hanging gray moss were novel
sight to me.
/ left New Orleans on the Sunset
Limited. I had been promised the
best accommodations, but as there
was crowd leaving, an extra coach
was added. This was not so nice.
There was no yestibule, the windows
did not fit close and the upholstering
was not good. There was considera-
BILE grumbling among the other pas
sengers and justly 80 thought. We
were paying first. class prices and get
ting second-class accommodations.
Before the trip was over we were all
thankful for the added coach. The
conductors were excellent and the
service was good. As we passed over
the desert the sand sifted In at every
crevice and the fog of dust became go
dense we could hardly breathe.
AS we were speeding along over the
plains Of Texas, forty miles from San
Antonio, going at the rate of about
sixty miles per hour, switch had
BEN left open and our tram dashed
into an engine on the side-track. Our
engineer reversed his engine but the
distance was too short for this to help
much. Our fireman seeing the dan
& jumped aud was instantly killed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-02-07
LOUISVILLE PRISONERS
Guaranteed From Frankfort Pen,
itentiary.

The Sheriff of Jefferson county re.
ceived the following from the Warden
on Wednesday:
Sowing to the existence of small
pox ia your county, will not receive
prisoners therefrom until the disease
has subsidized. The city of Frankfort
will at once quarantine against any
prisoners from your county.
Very respectfully,
e. T. LILLARD, Warden"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-02-07
Advertising Pays.

Twenty stores in New York paid
100000 last year for advertising in
the city papers. John Wsnnamaker
heads the list with $325,OO0; Seigel.
Cooper Company next with 100000
and on down to the lowest, which il
$4,000 All have made larger ad.
vcrtising appropriations for this year
and still there are those who claim
that advertising does not pay.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-02-07
It will Do You Good.

Are you oonstipated? Do You
have sick headaches? Is your ner.
vous system, liver or kidneys out OF
order If so, cure yourself by using
Wright's Celery Tea. 1t improves
the complexion. Price 25 cents. Sold
by w. s. LLOYD, druggist II
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-02-07
EDOCl' S Bargain
House,
WEST MAIN STREET,
Mt. Sterling.

the open violator of the law, it defies
decency and good order, it is the en-
envy of all that is purest and truest
and best 1t 10 not entitled to one
word of apology"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-02-07
About Catarrh.

1t is caused by a cold or succession
of colds, combined with impure blood.
Its symptoms are pain in the head,
discharge from the nose, ringing
noises in the ears. 1t ia cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which purifies
aud euriches the blood, soothes and.
rebuilds the tissues aud relieves all
he disagreeable sensations. 49,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-02-07

A steamboat loaded with flour, salt
and supplies recently left Farmers for
West Liberty on the Licking.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-02-07

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Easy
20 take, easy to operate; reliable,
sure. 200
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-02-07

The biggest millionaire is not rich
enough to afford to lose heaven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
conIaeIds of the world.

Biologists estimate the great coal
fields of the world in square miles as
follows: China, 200, 900; United States,
east of the Rockies, 100, 600; Canada,
90, 900; India, 50, 500; New South
Wales. "a. O0O; Russia, 90, 600. and the
United Kingdom, II. 500. There are
many deposits in other countries. but
their extent is inconsiderable. Eng
lands coal area is small; still she
for years produced more than any other
country. Now the United States is
ahead. English coal veins are thin; one
only IA inches wide has been worked
/, 200 feet down On the other hand.
there are veins in the Pennsylvania an
thracite region go feet thick and in
the bituminous regions IS feet thick.
Our Appalachian coalfelds are the lar
gest known, and alone could supply the
whole world for centuries to come
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
rhe panrerou. staxe.


The gentleman had 'Tung the bel, sew
eral times before the servant let Shin
in He was looking surprised and a
trihe apprehensiye when Mrs. iBlykins
came into the room.
81 called, ." he explained, "to inquire
about your husbands health He and
belong to the same Organization, and
several of the members desired me to
call to see how he is getting along. We
were very sorry to hear of his illness. .
Its very kind of you. =" she answered
There was a crash which shook the
chandelier.
She paid no attention to it
81 think it will be only day or two
before he is able to get out and go down
town." she added.
The slamming of doors echoed heavi-
II through the house
''Has he been dangerously sickf"
"Not until today"
''But understood you to say that he
was conyalescent. ."
81 think 1 may say that he is so. He
wasn't well enough to be dangerous till
this morning. But before noon he had
discharged the trained nurse, quarreled
with the cook, smashed rocking chair
against which he had stubbed his toe
and thrown the canary bird out of the
window. Those are always hopeful
symptoms with him. and 1 feel fairly
justified in saying that he is GONZALES
cent. "-Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
His Manner of Bath.

At little cosmopolitan. gathering in
q home on the North Side the company
were discussing the unkind thrust at
Chicago for 1atting the letter "a, -
when the girl from Boston remarked as
she peered serenely over her glasses:
1--WE always give it the continental
accent. For instance, we say bawth. "
"Pshaw!" said the New York girl,
Struggling her handsome shoulders
THAT isn't continental That's New
England Now. we always pronounce it
barth. -
You're away off. t" retorted Miss
Chicago, going into the subject neck
and elbows. 1--WE are the most correct
people in the world. with all the up to
date knowledge there is, and we give
it the full value-baarth- "
''There's a Londoner among us, I"
suggested one of the company. '"Get
him to pronounce the word and.notice
what he does with the "a. -
So they tackled the bewiloered{ Eng
lishman. without letting him know
their motive. but asking Hhim solemn
questions about his opinionscf the ibath
After regarding them with a sphiIEylike
stare through his monocaed eyeS the
gentleman from London SAID:
''Quite so. Quite so. always tubin
the morning. Chicago Times Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
Children md Dolls.

Writing in The Contemporary Re-
view, Professor Sully discusses the curl
Gus aspects in which children regard
dolls. He says: Professor Hall has
brought to light some curious prefer
ences of children. He tells us, for ex
ample, that, whereas out of $40 children
191 preferred wax dolls, as many as 144
pronounced in favor of rag ones Odd
preferences are sometimes shown with
regard to size. y lady writes me that
she preferred 4 inch halfpenny dolls
because there was so much more to be
done with these in the way of putting
on wigs made from dOormats, linking
in eyebrows, etc. On the other hand,
another English lady tells me that her
childish ambition was the possession of
big doll-''one that would fill my
arms and take some of the cuddling
that 1 wanted TO bestow and which no
body seemed to want" This girl image
Is, so far rs the uninitiated adult can
divine, the true child's doll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
10 Deadheads There.

1 heard good story that comes from
little town in the northern part of
the state: Among the members of the
Methodist church at that place is an
old railroad conductor who has been
retired from the business for ten years
or more. During the morning service
at his church not many Sundays ago
the old railroader was called upon by
the minister 20 assist in taking up the
collection-one of the stewards who
usually helped IN that work being alb
sent.
The retired railroader started down
the aisle with the contribution basket
and passed it around like an old hand
at the business Everything passed off
smoothly until he came to a good old
brother who had nodded himself fast
asleep, and just as he was about to pass
by him he was suddenly overcome by
the force of habit acquired in his rail
read days. Giving the sleeping brother
dig on the shoulder with the basket,
he blurted out:
"Ticket, ser'-Ohio State Jour
nal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
LOWELL SHOW The WAY.

When the ole world seems so gloomy en- the
skies amt lookin bright.
When it seems ez dark in daytime ez lone
some CO, at night
It seems ez If ray o lights kinder strug-
gin through
When you think o some ole friend you know II
shake the hand o you
When you think about the dark spots O. the
times that ulster be,
En- gain at the future all is lonesome that you
see,
There's one time when your mind gifts on to
happy thoughts awhile,
En- that's when mem ry shows you that ole
sweetheart happy smile.
So list don't keer how lonely past er future
looks to you,
You'll allus find somehow the skies'n turn
from gray to blue,
You'll allus find them lightin up, don't keer
how dark the day,
En- when they light You'll allus find it's love
that shows the way.
Edward Singer in Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
Two Denr SenfR.

Sarah Bernhardt while in London
dropped into booksellers shop one
morning. 81 sold her quite a pile of
books" said the proprietor, land she
seemed pleased. AS she was going out
she took hold of my pencil and asked
me something in French which 1 did
not understand. Seeing that 1 failed to
catch her meaningsshe looked about on
the counters, then, quick as n flash, she
took up n volume of one of the very
best sets of Scott, bound in tree calf,
opened it at the very center, wrote
something quickly, calmly tore out the
leaf, handed it to me. smiled, and went
out -
The astonished bookseller looked at
the leaf and discovered that Sarah-had
written pass for two to her perform
ance that EVENING" Magnificent, but it
was not Il cheap entertainment for the
bookseller
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
Black Fooled Them.

Sir Wemyss Reid, in personaltsletch
of his friend the late Mr.. Black in
The Speaker, tells how the novelist out
witted The Saturday Review. When
"a Daughter of Heth" appeared, it
took the town by storm, and cas- it ap-
peared anonymously Sir Wem.yss heard
for the first time from an acqr taintance
who the author was:
It was with certain sensetof injury
that he asked, "Why, if Black1wrote the
book, did he not put his name to it ?"
"Oh, don't you know?' WIS the in
slant response. "'That is this best part
of the joke. The Saturday Review has
been down upon everything he has
written, so he purposely Published this
book anonymously in orderi to take in
The Saturday Reviewers, and.they were
the first people to sound the praises of
"A Daughter OF Heth. If his,name had
been on the title pages they would
have damned it. - O..
Unlike many bits of,5gossip about
successful authors, this--s.s Sir Wemyss
learned later from Mr.iBfack's own lips
was strictly true "a ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
An original oath of Allegiance.

In the old days when the Spanish
province of Aragon was a proud and
independent monarchy the people
used, when choosing their king. the
following singular form of election:
1--WE, the freedom inhabitants of the
ancient kingdom of Aragon, who are
equal to You, Don Philip. and some
thing more, elect you TO be our king
ON condition that you preserve to us
our rights and privileges Ii in this
you should fail, we own you for our
king no longer Harper Round Ia
BILE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
Dickens Was sSLoud.v

In the Sqemoir of the, hate J. n. Fris-
well there is a GLIMPSE of Dickens
which will seem faulili to those
Americans who remeI nber the some
what fiamboyant dress of the novelist.'
''On one occasion, w rote the author
of the ''Gentle Life. 1--WE were walk
ing down Wellington, street and just
passing the Office of Household Words
when n hanson cab stopped and out
stepped a gayly dressed, gentleman His
bright green waistcoat and vivid scarlet
tie any one would haveInoticed, but the
size of the nosegay1in his buttonhole
riveted my attention. My father intro,
duced me, and I, who had only seen
engravings of theIMacHise portrait and
photographs, was astonished to find
myself face to face with Charles Dick
ems -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
She swept Tie street.

A newly arrived Irish servantwas in
stalled in the home-of a family on the
west side last week. and on thesfirst
morning of service ,she was told to go
out and sweep the sidewalk
After an absence,of something like
In hour the housekeeper went out to see
what had become OF the new,servant.i
She was seen way down at the end of
the block hard at work. SheShad gone
the blocks length. and shef said she
admit know where she'was Ito stop =
New York Sun "a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
LUCKY DEUCE OF SPADES.
Remarkable Run of Luck, but All
For the other Man.

IOE
One by one the old superstitions are
being torn from rs. People nowadays
walk ostentatiously under ladders and
suffer no evil consequences. Friday IS
quite a popular day for the commence
ment of n long journey, and sitting
down 13 at dinner is frequently unat-
tended with untoward results. a deep
ly rooted superstition among card play
ers is a belief in the lucky properties of
the two of spades. The present writers
faith, however, was severely shaken by
phenomenal coincidence which occur
red only few days ago.
Sitting down to a game of. whist, he
thoroughly shuffied both packs of cards,
and happened to notice that the two of
spades was the bottom card of one of
the packs. .
This ought TO bring me luck, he
remarked to his friends.
He then took up the second pack, and
was astonished to find that the two of
spades was also at the bottom of that.
Words failed to express his amazement
when, in drawing fer partners and deal
the cards had been shuffied again-he
once more drew the two of spades.
The odds against this triple event oc-
curing must be enormous, but more
was to follow. The deal fell to the
writer, and the turn up card was the in
evitable two of spadesl
After this the dealer felt justified in
believing he was in for good evening.
As a matter of fact, he lost six rubbers
in succession. London Mail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
A RUNAWAY ICE YACHT.
An Exciting Chase and n Narrow Es-
cape From DEATH


Some wears ago there was a runaway
down at Shelter Island in which a
young girl was left in the boat with
gale blowing. She tried to throw the
sheet loose, but it was frozen and her
fingers were too cold, added to which
the sheet had fouled the tiller, and she
could not bring the boat up into the
wind to stop its way, the sail being so
set that the boat continued running
right along at terrific rate of speed.
Occupants of the other boats soon
realized the position and made chase,
gaining slowly, one boat finally being
far in the lead of the others by the time
the end of the island was left behind
Right in front lay the end of the ice.
broken short by the action OF the tide
water, and there the breakers rolled in,
throwing up the anchor ice, dashing it
down, and then retreating, sucking it
under the foe and packing it up for an
other break
For some time it was question as TO
whether the chasing boat would catch
up with the girl before she was carried
over the edge to certain death. But ut
last the boats came together for one
brief second, the girl was snatched by
strong arms to the pursueI's yacht. the
sheet was eased off in n flash. and, spin
ming round in its own length, 1t was
set right before the wind instead of
reaching into it, just as the runaway
dashed over into the anchor ice.
A short, sharp crack gave notice of
the parting of the ice beneath the very
runners of the now homeward bound
savior, and with long stagger, which
only her speed enabled her to with
stand, she dashed across the fast open
ing crack, safe, to be brought up into
the wind at a distance, while the late
runaway danced, wreck, among the
broken ice. 1t was one of the close calls
of ice yachting which. thank goodness,
very seldom occur w. =. Pond in
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
HE KEPT THE SEAT.
But 1t Was Worth what the Other
Man Paid For 1t.

Man Paid For 1t.
a man who had not been to church
for very long time, says London ex-
change, finally hardened to the persua-
sions of his wife and decided to go. He
got the family all together, and they
started early Arriving at the church,
there were very few people in 1t and
no pew openers at hand, so the man led
his family well up the aisle and took
possession of a nice pew.
Just as the service was about to be-
gin pompous looking old man came
in, walked up to the door of the pew
and stood there. exhibiting evident sur
prise that it was occupied The Occu-
pants moved over and offered him room
to sit down, but he declined to be seat
ed. Finally the old man produced a
card and wrote upon it with a pencil:
Il pay for this pew
''He gave the card to the strange oc-
cupant, who, had he been like most
people, would have at once got up and
left But the intruder adjusted his
glasses and with smile read the card
Then he calmly wrote beneath it:
Glow much do you pay n yearF
To this inquiry tho pompous old gen.
tleman, still standing, wrote abruptly;
''Ten pounds.
The stranger smiled as though he
were pleased, looked around to compare
the pew with others, admired its nice
cushions and furnishings and wrote
back:
Il don't blame you. 1t is well worth
it."
The pompous old gentleman at that
stage collapsed into his seat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
The One He Missed.

''I was elected by the votes of eight
different nationalities. declared al
east side alderman as he tucked hi;
thumbs in the armholes of his vest anG
struck an attitude.
''That so? What were theyf"
Irish, German, Polish, English.
italian, French and Creek
That's only seven -
''What the deuce was the other now
There were eight sure
Americans, suggested a reporter.
That's it. Couldn't think of them to
save me. Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
Poor business.

An old gravedigger who lived in a
village at the foot of the Grampians
was one day complaining about the
dizziness of times.
''Man, John, is trade that bad wi
ye2'' said sympathizing neighbor.
''Bad" returned John, bringing his
staff down with an impatient gesture.
81 havena buried levin sowl this sax
weeks"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17

During the middle ages, when the
aristocracy of Florence and Venice was
SO tyrannous to its dependents. muir
der was considered as a small crime
and poisoning was SO skiIlfully effected
that many people lived almost entirely
on boiled eggs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
A Feminine Viewl

Kate-So Carrie is TO be married 2
suppose she IS very happyr :
Ruth-Happy 1 should say So Mr.
Fixton, her fiance, doesn't iamount TO
much. but her trousseau is Just elegant
Boston Transcript Il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
They Seldom Do.

''Isn't it awfully difficult. % asked
the gushing maiden, ''to findynewsideas
for your pl lyss"
II don't know" repliedfthe success
full playwright. "'I have kneyer tried
it Brooklyn Life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17

London has resident population of
nearly I, 600 professional, orchestral.in
suumentafsfs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17

In the river Llano, in Texas, islands
of floating sand are sometimes seen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17

The eggs of the silkwprm aresaboutI
the size of mustard seeds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

~HICaGo. RoCK ISLAND & PACIFIC Rail
u wsy-Tcke.s can ee p9Gehssea o. deSof 3,
= 10 = = p 6e-,ot corner Fifth avenue and TEiriy
s,.f .t-es.. Frsnk Il PIumner. Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-28
FREE OF CHARGE.

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