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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
LITTLE MULES VERSUS BIG
HORSES.

There is no money in raising
small mules. Unless a man has a
mare large enough to bring a big
mule there is no good business
sense in raising any. 1t will be
much better judgment to cross
with large, stylish stallion and
raise something for which there is
a big demand at paying prices,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
New Store at Stanton.

The Cincinnati Store, which was
recently opened in this city by Mr..
Friedman, of Falmouth, will this
week open branch store at Stanton.
1t will be under the charge of Mr..
Lawrence Oldham. We ask our
readers to call on Mr.. Oldham and in
spect his stock.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
CA - T q RTA.
s sss,. tn. 'A' Kind YOU Have Always Bought
Signature Of &x2zzzNI
Horses Wanted.

/ have an order for two horses, one
must be a fair saddle horse and drive
gentle. The other must be a horse
safe for lady to drive.
ASA BEAN.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

Mr.. Ed. Refs has shipped the past
two weeks 7 cars old iron and one
half car of bones. Such man as Mr..
Refs is worth something to COM
munity. He gathers up the waste
and pays the cash for it.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
Circuit Court at CamptOn.

Trimble, of the ADvoMATE, is at
tending Circuit Court, which conven-
ed at Campton on yesterday. There
are Facts and Observations in store.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
INSURANCE QUESTION.

| NA'S - Az AA' 49, y ~ - NN''
On last Wednesday a fit Of eX
element prevailed in our city
which was occasioned by a COLI
sion between the Grand Jury or
one side and Judge Cooper, pre-
siding, and Commonwealth At
torney Young on the other. As
we understand it the Court hac
instructed the grand jury on the
subject Of "trusts and combines"
that evidence had been adduced
before the jury to the effect that
there is a local board which a
greater number of insurance COM
panies belong, have a fixed rate to
which each company is obligated.
The grand jury with evidence in
hand were about to adjourn with
out indicting. The Common
wealthS Attorney was in posses
sion Of these facts and went before
the Court with an affidavit relat-
ing same. Thereupon the Court
ordered the grand jury brought
before him, when he reminded
them Of their oath and duties as
grand jurors, with the further
statement that other grand juries
would follow them. The jury re-
turned to their room where the
question was reconsidered and in
dictments returned against thirty
one companies doing business
here-three Of the jurrymen dis
senting.
To US this appears as a matter
of difference in opinion only. The
grand jury is composed Of our
best citizens-men of reputation
and high moral standing. They
were under oath and we presume
no one would question their hon
esty Of purpose. In their hands
as grand jurors is the protection
of life and property, and it is to
their interest as we'll as to the in
terest of the community, that
they be honest and true.
On the other hand the Judge
upon the bench and the attorney
in the prosecution Of his office are
likewise under oath and they are
Of the choosing of the people, be-
cause Of their ability, their honor
and their integrity. There is no
'eason why they should not be
ust as between man and man, and
lence the action on part Of jury
md Court appears to us only as a
Of opinion.
Before the meeting Of the Court
t was our opinion thatit would be
lnwise to indict the insurance
companies at this time, and we
lave had no cause to change our
minds.
We can see in this entire matter
Iothing more than an agreed rate,
s between companies. with no
Jew whatever of driving other
ompanies from the field. The
act is we have companies indie
'endent Of the board, some of
which are just as solvent as those
l the board, and the people who
lsure can deal with either accord
lg to choice.
On the same ground all profess
Ionals which have a schedule rate
nd who respect it, would he sub
'ct to indictment. We believe
nat all trusts and combines, Of
'hatever character, whose object
! the advancement of one against .
nat of the consumer and the la |
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
THE BOSTON BOOMERS.
Ladies' Champion Base Ball Club
of the World.

One of the most exciting and inter.
esting games Of the season will take
place in this city on Saturday, April
29th, between the Ladies' Champion
Base Ball Club of Boston, Mass, and
a Mt. Sterling picked nine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
Lost.

The person who finds a small open.
faced silver watch, with short vest
chain and cross charm, win be re.
warded by leaving it at this Office.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

Six negroes of Palmetto, Ga,
have registered VOWS to kill six
white men of that place. The
first victim Of the conspirators was
Mr.. Hal Johnston, farmer, who
was chopped to pieces with an
axe and his wife criminally as
saulted. The time has come
when the white people Of the
South will have to fortify their
homes and mount huge guns in
order to protect themselves from
the ravages Of such cursed fends,
yet our Northern brethren cry out,
when they hear ola negro dying at
the end ola rope, or at the stake,
"Another Southern Outrage,
without considering the crime
committed by the fend.
The brute had justice meted out
to him, although in a horrible
form.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

The "Book Social" at the residence
of James M. Pickrell on last Friday
evening was most interesting and
very profitable as well.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

We are authorized to announce
NJ. A. Cassidy, of the county OF
Fayette, a candidate for Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
party.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

Stephens & Fesler sold three nice
geldings last week for the round sum
of ST. 900, one of which brought 5000.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

Representative Cannon, Of H.
inois has announced as a candi-
date for Speaker of the next
House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized to announce
John B. Chenault, OF Madison county
as candidate for State Auditor, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
party.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

Frank Clarke, Of Lexington. has
accepted position with John Feehan,
the timer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

We are authorized to announce
Mr.. Green r. Keller, of Nicholas
county, as a candidate for Secre-
tary of State, subject to the action
of the Democratic party.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

Canned goods with more water
than substance is mighty poor eating.
Buy the best from G. +. Keesee & Co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

"Coontown 400" at Opera House on
Wednesday, April 26.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

Only four people from Winchester
attended the performance given by
Nat Goodwin at Lexington Thursday
evening.
Have you been to see Amyx Bros. ?
They handle only the best goods.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

AT the Grand Opera House tonight
the famous Passion Cantata moving
pictnres Prices 10, 20 and SOC.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

H@-Cash must accompany order.
No announcement inserted until
paid for.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
TERMS ANNOUNCEMENT.

For County s
For District ............... 10
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-08

J. Whtcomb Riley did his first lite
airy work, in the early '70s, for the In
dianapohs Journal, under an assumed
name. The first pay he ever received
for a poem was a suit of clothes from
the late George Harding, of the Indian
apOlis Herald. About 1876 Riley went
East and was welcomed by Holmes.
Whittier and Longellow. The New
England newspapers made much of his
visit, and when he returned he was a.
hero.
81 can remember" said an old Jour
nal man the other day, when Riley.
with his smooth, boyish face, slender
figure, clad in sacerdotal garb, used to
come around the Office and sit on my
desk and dash off nonsense verses in
that same copper-plate, microscopic.
handwriting that he uses to-day. 'Lige
Halford, now a major in the United
States army and President Harrison's
private secretary, was the editor, and
it used to be Riley's chief delight to
submit some of his most meaningless
jingles to Halford for the editorial
page The Major, who never had the
slightest sense of humor, spent many a
weary hour trying to comprehend
them.
You'd better draw a diagram to go
with this he would say. Then a shout
of laughter from the boys would show
him that there was a joke loose some
where, and he would retire into his
office to avoid it."-Saturday Evening
Post.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-08
THE DUEL ON THE
MOUNTAIN. ::


"a duel without doubt" said my
cousin; nothing less will satisfy him.
How did this all happen?'
then told my cousin how the mis-
take had taken place. | left my letter
on the chair and had taken up the cap
tain's, which Jenny had left there for
him, believing it to be my own.
On learning what the captain had
said to me, he thought me very moder-
ate in my resentment of the insult. and
agreed with me that it was from the
captain an apology was due.
''The devil of it is" said he, "the cap
tian is such a good shot he generally
pops his man every time"
Pops his manv' said l. "What do
you mean"
81 mean that he will challenge you to
a duel, and if you do not accept it
must, for | demanded that you be treat
ed as a gentleman. But come" he con-
tinued, and see what John has in the
dining-roOm for us; for my part, 1 feel
as though a dozen of port would not
quench my thirst"
While discussing our wine, a messen-
ger came with note addressed to me.
From the captain I'll betr' said my
cousin. You must go it, my boy"
l opened the seal and read as follows:
Horace Morton, Esq.-Sir: Capt.
Conan has selected me to arrange a
meeting between you and him, that the
affair of this morning may be honor
ably settled. Have a friend, for you, to
communicate with me during the day
Yours respectfully,
Robert Sinclair"
sinclair, as l liver said my cousin,
when l showed him the note. Just as
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-08

Recently published memoirs of Hen
ry Reeve, who wrote leading articles
for the London Times and was editor
of the Edinburgh Review, give his
view of journalists responsibility.
His estimate of duty will inspire con
scientious newspaper men. "To find
out the true state of facts" said he, Ito
report them with fidelity, to apply to
them strict and fixed principles of jus
tice, humanity and law; to inform. as
far as possible, the very conscience of
nations, and to call down the judgment
of the world on what is false or base or
tyrannical, appear to me to be the first
duties of those who write" Measured
by such a standard. how reprehensible
is inaccuracy, how criminal is faith
lessness, and how depraved the NAL
evidence which, for purposes of gain.
makes a newspaper Office a treasury Of
baseness and falsehoodl
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-08

DR.. Herman, of the University of
Kiel, has been feeling the wrists of the
members of "A bicycle club, immediate
ly after they had pushed their wheels
up a moderate ascent. In every case
the pulse was beating at the rate of
one hundred and fifty to one hundred
and sixty strokes a minute, and in one
man of stouter build it mounted to one
hundred and eighty. AS seventy-eight
Is the normal average, it appears that
this kind of eXertion may quite double
the activity of the heart. The doctor
had previously observed this effect on
himself, after wheeling up the same
hill; and he gives warning that the
same result may follow a ride too long
continued or over a lumpy road. He
also advises the cycler not to smoke
when riding, and to keep his mouth
shut, so as to breathe only through the
nose.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-08
hot-headed as the captain himself
What are you going to do, HoraceY
Il

hot-headed as the captain himself.
What are you going to do, HoraceY
"DO?" said l. What can do?"
''Why, fight or apologize"
Flight by all means, then" said l.
ON never retract."
"WhO will act as your friend in this
matterY'
You, l hope. l know no one else l
could ask"
Every well. l shall proceed direct to
Mr.. Sinclair. Have you any instruc-
tons"
'None whatever, except the request
that you will arrange the affair to come
off soon; tomorrow, if you possibly
can"
My cousin. departed on his mission.
while l, to calm the turbulent feelings
of my mind, took a walk along the base
of the mountain. My mind was filed
with the most gloomy forebodings, nor
could l Danish the thought of my la
mentable coming to Ireland on a
visit of pleasure, to be shot down by
an angry gentleman.
l was reused from these gloomy re-
Elections by the sound of a rapidly ap-
preaching carriage. l looked up and
saw a horse and carriage come tearing
at breakneck speed down the mountain
road.
What reckless driving!' thought 1.
The only occupant of the carriage
was a young and beautiful girl, clutch
ing wildly the seat in front of her, not
knowing the moment she might be
dashed down one Of the chasms Of the
mountain side. The anguish depicted
on her sweet countenance went directly
to my heart, and resolved to make an
effort to save her.
"Why should 1 hesitate" thought 1,
when tomorrow may fall a prey to
the captains bullet?''
On came the frightened horse, and
when within a few yards of me in
stinctively felt a desire to get out of
the way; but glance at the fair being
in danger nerved me to the effort, and 1
threw myself with all my strength on
the bridle-rein. But what was my
strength compared with the force that
resisted 1t? / was off my feet in an
instant, but chung to the bride with the
tenacity Of despair, for well knew
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-08

or child Nor can the matter be dis
missed with the assertion that the
crime Is of comparatively infreQuent
occurrence. On the contrary. the rec
ords show there are many such cases,
and there must be large number of
which the public never hears. These
crimes, among the cruelest and most
dastardly possible, never will cease or
even be materially lessened in number
until it is possible to make an example
of the perpetrators, and that opportu-
nifty must be lacking so long as the law
prescirbes only a fine and one year of
Imprisonment for them.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-08

The founder of one of our agricul-
tural colleges, who was more noted for
having the interest of the public at
heart than for aptness of expression in
speech, was once called to be chairman
of meeting convened to consider the
necessity of procuring ground for a
new cemetery. Gentlemen" said he,
81 suppose you all know that there has
got to be new cemetery, and now we
are anxious to know how many of you
are ready to go into it!'
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-08

1t would be interesting to know by
what process the New England judge
way corporation which killed Antonio
Petrillo must pay his heirs $40. Assum-
Ing that he made on the average $500
a year, he represented a capital of
$4,000 invested at per cent. Looking
Mt him not as a living being but as a
corpse, medical college would have
paid for him, had the railroad COM
pany not mangled his body, at least
$40 in cash, without the annoyance and
expense of a lawsuit.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-08

The more that is learned about the
details of the abduction of Marion
Clarke in New York the more farcical
do the laws relating to this species of
crime appear, says the Chicago Times
Herald. In the case of the Clarke child
there was no motive except that basest
of all, a desire to eXtort money from
the distracted parents. Does anyone
suppose for a minute that the crime
would have been attempted If the law
provided an adequate penalty for IT.?
Is it not evident that the leniency with
which the offense is treated, together
with the possibility of large financial
gain, is an actual incentive to con-
scienceless people to undertake 1t as a
business enterprise? Is there any 9TH
er crime which promises so large a re-
ward, If successful, and for the perpe-
tration of which there is so little to be
feared If the offender is caught? The
answers to these questions show the
crying need for a change in the laws
relative to kidnapping. The punishment
should be commensurate with the Of
Tense. AS well might one say that
three months in the county Jail is a
proper penalty for manslaughter as to
contend that a years Imprisonment is
adequate punishment for the abductor
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-08

that to reIinquish any hold would ada
to my danger, as the carriage would
certainly crush me beneath 1t.
While l did not succeed in stopping
the horse, | somewhat lessened its i'm
petuosity, and was at length conscious
of others coming to my assistance. and
knew we were saved. l tainted from
exhaustion. When recovered l found
myself at my cousins house, my nerves
badly shattered by the excitement, and
my body considerably bruised; but be-
yond this no material injury had been
received.
During the evening my cousin in
formed me that he had seen Mr.. Sim
clair and had arranged a meeting be-
tween the captain and me the following
morning at o'clock on the mountain.
where we were to fight with pistols, at
thirty PAGES apart, one shot only to be
exchanged.
Under the circumstances, though"
said he, 81 am justified in having the
matter postponed until you are better
prepared, and will see Mr.. Sinclair to-
night for that purpose"
Not at ALL" cried 1; that would be
ascribed to cowardice. Anyhow, L will
be all right tomorrow"
The morrow came, and true to our
appointment Mr.. Farrell and 1 proceed
ed to the spot indicated on the noun
tain. We were accompanied by a doc
tor, in case his services might be need
ed, and Jenny O'Neill, who drove the
car.
Though not yet s o'clock, we found
the captain and Mr.. Sinclair awaiting
us. l noticed that the captain was ex-
ceedingly pale, and regarded me closely
as l approached.
The preliminaries were soon over,
and each of us took our stand, and had
the pistol given us. No effort at concil-
iatiOn was made.
The signal for firing was to be the
discharge of pistol by Mr.. Sinclair.
Mr.. Farrell stood to my right, encour-
aging me, Mr.. Sinclair about midway
between us, to my left, while the cap
tain and l. with arms elevated, and
pistols presented at each other, awaited
the signal.
Bang went the pistol, and the next
instant, though scarcely conscious of it
myself, discharged mine.
AS the smoke cleared away 1 beheld
the captain standing just as he was
before l fired, and still holding his pis-
tol presented at me.
"Heavensw said l, what suspense is.
this? Why don't he fire?'
He did not do so, however, but,
throwing his pistol to Mr.. Sinclair, ap-
preached me and extended his hand.
"Mr. Norton" said he, las it was I
who challenged you to this meeting, L
would say nothing to interrupt the
duel; but now that you have had your
shot, l will say l could not bring my
self to shoot at the man who had done
me such an invaluable service as to
save the life of my beloved daughter"
your daughter!' said 1, in astonish-
ment.
YES" said he; ait was my daughter
whose life you saved yesterday, so to-
day withheld my fire on that account.
Besides, l apologize for my rude words
of yesterday morning, and admit was
wrong in using them. For preserving
my beloved child, thank you from nv
heart, and she herself will thank YOU
in person ere long
AS l write these lines now, a familiar
form hangs over my chair, and, looking
up, / see the same sweet countenance-
l beheld in the carriage on the eve OF
the duel on the mountain.-Chicag0
Journal.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-08

Inc popular notion that person can
not have too much education" was
vigorously assaulted by Coils p. Hunt
ington at the annual banquet to Officials
of the Southern and Pacific Railway
Companies held at San Francisco. Mr..
Huntington, in fact, declared that the
cause of much of the distress in the
country at this time is generalization
of the masses" In the course of his
address he is reported as saying:
while preparation for professional
life requires advanced knowledge, it
seems to me that the vast majority of
our young people spend too many of
their vigorous years of youth inside
schoolroOms and not enough in the
practical work of life" 1t is useless to
dismiss this declaration with the OBJ
servation that Mr.. Huntington is not
an authority on educational matters;
that he is more familiar with finance
and railroading than he is with the
theory and practice of pedagogics
There is just enough truth in what Mr..
Huntington says about the distress of
''over-education" to entitle it to serious
consideration. Mr.. HuntingtOns name
belongs in the long list of Americans
who have achieved signal success in va
rious departments of endeavor-cOm-
mercial, political, Industrial whose
educational opportunities in early life
were very limited compared to those
that are offered to the youth of today.
1t is also noted in reading the biogra-
phes of men who have achieved sue.
cess in this country that great many
of them enjoyed the distinction of being
at the foot of their classes in school or
college. The question raised by Mr..
Huntingtons observation is: Are we
gradually substituting big and ponder.
GUS looking curricula for the genuine
education that developed the best
men of our times? Is the modern high
school graduate, who has been loaded
with Latin, trigonOmetry, botany,
chemistry and psychology, better 'edu-
Gated" than the country boy who has
learned reading, writing and arithme-
tic" but in addition to this knows all
about the birds, the beasts and the
crops, who has cultivated the mechan.
ical and constructive instinct by daily
use of the implements of the farm and
who has developed a strong body as a
vehicle for a receptive mind? The
question suggested by Mr.. Huntington
turns, therefore, largely upon the mean
ing of the word education" If it is
mere book learning acquired within
the walls of the schoolroom without
much contact with nature, with men or
with business, it will hardly be denied
that too much of it is a handicap rather
than a help in the battle of life. The
popular notion that book education" is
the sine qua non of success is already
crowding the professions and purely
polite pursuits of life far beyond legiti-
mate demands. 1t viii take long tiue
to rid the public mind of the notion
that the boy that can carry home from
school the largest armful of books is
getting the best equipment for the bust
ness of life
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-08
Getting Rid of "A Splinter.

When a splinter has been driven
deeply into the hand it can be extract
ed by steam. Nearly fill a wide-mouth-
ed bottle with very hot water, place
the injured part over the mouth and
press it slightly. The suction thus
produced will draw the flesh down.
and in minute or two the steam will
extract splinter and Inflammation to-
gether.