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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.

A person can write soft nothings
with hard pencil.
Lies are apparently justified in
some funeral orations.
Matrimony may be lottery, but
melons are more of one.
The best way to get out of a
scrape is to raise beard.
Praise from even the humble is a
stimulus to great exertiop,
In politics many are called, but
few are chosen on their merits.
Some women are so aggressively
cheerful that they nearly drive you
mad.
Rising young men are more APP
preciated in street cars than any
where else.
If we were to known how a day
would turn out we wouldn't get up
in the morning.
When a man has a great deal on
his mind he generally has very lit
tie on his stomach.
Honest intentions may be all
right, but little honest doing
counts more in the long run.
There are some individuals who
will give currency to rumors, but
never put cent in the collection
basket.
Maybe the reason why so few
men make an effort to set the world
on fire is because there is no insur.
ance ON it.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

Lumber Of all kinds is on a big
boom in the mountains and money
is reported plentiful. AS there
had been no frost the mountains
are not yet hedecked with beauti-
full colors.
On our trip we saw some evil
dences of dissipation. The social
glass could be dispensed with with
outdetracting from the worth of cit
liens in private or public walks of
life. Wine is mocker, strong
drink is raging and whosoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.
We were at home in time for
prayer meeting, refreshed for the
duties of the office and thankful
for Gods protecting care during
the trip.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26

charge of the music department
(See Marriages.
The school has been in session
eight weeks with an attendance of
about l15.
We conducted chapel exercises
on Tuesday morning.
The ADVOCATE is friend to ed
ucational institutions and has had
frequent articles about the schools
in Eastern Kentucky, and again ex-
tends the courtesy of its columns
to reports from them.
A visiting minister, Rev Thomp-
son, preached at the Baptist church
during our stay. There are two
churches, Methodist and Baptist.
Rev. Dickey, who has done so
much good in Eastern Kentucky,
was away from home.
ENTERPRISES AT CANTON
The town has five stores and
three millinery establishments.
Mr.. Robinson the merchant has
a saw and grist mill.
Prof. NJ. c. Marion, who tau ght
here for four years and then at
Jackson for five years and now for
three years principal of the Florida
State College has with his family
who had been visiting here for a
month left for his Florida home,
Lake City, on last Monday.
DR.. B. j. Cox will be ninety years
old next March 18th; is regular
practitioner, can ride 20 to 80 miles
day on horseback. He was en-
route to Hogtown, Rowan county,
where he has headquarters. He is
a widower, having had three wives.
Miss Sarah Perry, daughter of
Henry Perry, died at her home in
the Calaboose neighborhood on
Monday, Sept. Is, after a sickness
of three days.
j. N. Vaughn, of the firm of
Vaughn & Congleton, recently
bought the j.. G. Tarlton farm 81
miles from the city limits Of Lex
ington on the Frankfort pike. The
farm has 34S acres, is well improv-
ed with frame residence. He paid
$27,O19.60 cash for it. He has
been merchant at Campton for
81 years. He contemplates moving
to his farm in the spring.
At $3.50 o'clock on Wednesday
morning we were dressed and ready
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26
Cheap Home seekers Excursions.

Ga August LIT and 10Th, September
9TH and 18th, October 3rd and l7th,
the Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron
Mountain Route, will have on sale at
st Louis round trip home-seekers' ex-
cursiOn tickets to points in Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska, CUiJradu, Utah,
Wyoming, A k,n-a,, lexas, LpW,lauA,
Arizona, Oklahoma, Indian perritolv,
Nrw Mexico aud Idaho excepting
that excursion tickets will not be sold
20 Texas points for the excursions OF
October 3rd and l7th) at rate of one
fare plus ~ 90, bearing final return
limit of twenty-one days from date of
sale. Stop-overs allowed Oh going
trip, fifteen days transit limit. For
land pamphlets, rates and other infor-
nation address,
A. A. GALLAGHER,
District Passenger Agent,
40S Vine Street,
Cincinnati, o.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26
Loyalty.
ance ON Il

The loyalty of the South to the
flag is shown by the Adjutant Gen
erals report stating that Georgia
has furnished more volunteers than
any other State in the country, he
quotes exceeding that of Illinois by
200 men. The Adjutant General
goes on father and says that, in
general, the. South has furnished
more men according to population
than the North.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26
S BARGAIN
House,
WEST. MAIN STREET,
Mt. Sterling

Taylor, shouted de General.
" Is you bof mounted or is
you atoot?' says Peter.
1--WE is bof mounted, says
the General.
Well, alt right, says Peter,
all right, says he; Jest hitch your
boss outside, gentlemen and come
right in. ,"
And so will it be. Statesman
White will be hitched on the out
side with the Brownies.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26
THE DREAM.

"T'other night l had a dream.
l dreampt that | died and went to
heaven, When got the pearly
gates ole Salt Peter he says:
Who's dar?' says he.
Abraham Jasper, says l,
is you mounted or is you
afoot?' says he.
81 is afoot, says |,
We'll, you can't get in here,
says he. Nobody lowed in here
'cept them as comes mounted,
says he.
OATS hard on me, saws l,
arter comm all dat distance.
But he never says nothin' mo, so
l starts back an about half way
down de hill who does | meet but
dat good ole Gen. Taylor. 'Whar's
you gwine, Mr.. Taylor2' says /,
~ is gwine to heaven wild Mr..
John Wood, says he.
why, General, says |, faint
no use. Use been up dar an no
body's lowed to get in 'cept dey
comes mounted, an you's afoot. =
"De General sorter scratched
his head an arter awhile he says,
says he: Abraham, / tell what
let's do, You is likely lad. Sup
pose you git down on all tours an
J Ohm an I'll ride you in, an dat
way we can all git in
$50 down | gifts on all tours,
and Taylor and Wood gets astrad-
die, an we ambles up de hill agin,
an Frances up to de gate, and ole
Salt Peter says:
'''Who's darr'
1--WE is John Wood and Gen.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26
WESLEYAN ACADEMY,

For more than four years Prof.
Bishop has been principal of Wes-
leyan Academy. There were, at
the time of our visit, three teachers,
Prof. Bishop and wife and Clarence
Nugent. On the 25th inst. the
wife of Prof. NugentEwill take
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26
VILE.

We went to Beattyville and re-
manned till 3 o'clock. The mill at
that place is closed down as all the
logs have been sawed.
Dissatisfied Democrats in Lee
county are few and far between
very scarce.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26
HON. ALBERT S. WHITE
0rateth and the Old Court House
Trembleth
From the Cyclone Flow Of Kings
English.

Amidst flying banners and in
spring music, the Hon. Albert
S. White, of color, was escorted
to the Court House on last Thurs
day night where he made speech
in the interest Of the Republican
ticket.
The colored Republicans who
have been whipped into line by
their white bosses were all there
and the way they screamed and
hurrahed whenever the speaker
said anything funny was a sight,
Mr.. White was especially sue
cessful in provoking mirth when
ever he would refer to the indie
pendent movement started by
some Of the intelligent colored
voters of this county. He made
some very broad charges against
them, such as "Dey have had
some free silver perswashun, J"
Haven't got any sense" Are
traitors to the party that freed
'em, and many more brilliant"
phrases about on a par with these,
and all because these men have
formed an independent club and
have not avOwed their intention Of
voting for that gran man, Gen.
Taylor, as he lubin'ly called him.
OF course Bro. White is very
grateful for the honor the Gener-
al bestowed upon him at the Lex
ington Convention, and feels that
he must in some way repay for it,
but if the General is wise and
wisheth to harmonic the colored
people Of this city he had better
keep such cattle as Statesman
White in a distant pasture, for he
is as an ant hill by the side of a
mountain when compared with
the colored men here who are
thinking for themselves.
Should Gen. Taylor by some
unforeseen guidance secure the
office to which he aspires, States
man White will in all probability
have reason to recall Abraham
Jasper's dream, which applied to
the present state Of affairs would
read:
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26

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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26

At 6.20 on the morrow friend
was ready to drive me to Campton.
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26
MEETS MANY FRIENDS.

The cases before the court seem
ed to be of minor Importance.
We had the pleasure of meeting
many friends. n. b. Graham, of
Gilmore, gave us a fine sample OF
his apples. We remembered the
spies, who in olden times took a
sample Of the fruit, so we played
spy, and brought to Mrs. I. q choice
apple.
A much needed rain fell on Tues
day, lasting most of the day.
During our stay we, with Clar-
ance Nugent, drew the drapery of
our couch around us and lay down
to pleasant dreams, and enjoyed
the hospitality of Prof. f. +. Bishop
and wife, with whom Clarence
boarded.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26

for the drive in an open top wagon
to Torrent. Yes, sirs, we had an
appetite for breakfast at Torrent.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26
I OBSERVATIONS.
Trimble Goes to Torrent Camp
ton, and Beatyville.
Points of Interest to some-Po
litical Speaking Caution.


ter starts to attend Circuit Court
at Campton.
The first stop was at Torrent.
There being no transportation to
Campton until Monday he remained
at this popular resort. Including
the party who that day went from
Way City, there were about forty
. TSHs; from Mt. Sterling DR.. Shir-
Lawrence Clark, John Gate
wood, Mrs. McCarty and children
The music was inspiring, but the
dancers were not so numerous as
last year during our stay, nor was
the writer put to sleep by the meas
ured tread of the dancers.
y AT CHURCH.
On Sunday morning, alone, we
walked to Zechariah Church about
two miles distant on the mountain.
Rev. Easterling conducted the SER
vice. When he had gotten fairly
started disturbance on the out
side, apart from the church, inter
rupted the speaker. He endeavored
to resume the line of thought, after
skipping, as he said, about three
quarters of his scripture; he adj
Fitted that he had never before be-
bme so confused. The meeting
sss IL aef abruptly and unsatis-
factorily brought to a close.
Officers arrested two belligerants,
but in few minutes one of them
made his pony shake off the dust OF
his feet on his captors, and skipped
for more congenial quarters. The
grand jury Investigated. Most OF
the company left on west bound
train about A O'Clock, and quietness
Nsettled over the inn.
n At 1923 the writer was again at
the hotel with wbetted appetite
reg y for the tE er which was an,
~ hced at1.4s.
SPEAKING ar cAMPToN.
At 6.20 on the morrow friend
was ready to drive me to Campton
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-26
We failed to hear the charge to the
jury by Judge Redwine.

occupied by Messrs. 0. II. Pollard,
of jackson, and j. b. White, of Ir-
vine, who lifted their voices in be-
half of Dem ocracy. 1t has been
intimated that either of these gen
tlemen can be persuaded to make
sufficient sacrifice of personal in
terests to make the race for Con-
gress, if things do not change.
The attendance was large as usual
on court day, and applause was not
absent.
Mr.. Pollard confined himself
principally to State issues. He is
wirey, fiery little man, big in
speech. We failed to get an out
line of his speech.
MR.. WHITE ON NATIONAL ISSUES.
Mr.. White devoted his time to
the consideration of national issues.
showing the departure, under Re
publican rule, from the teachings
of the founders of our Government;
condemned public extravaganza,
and showed that such was the chief
source of decay in governments IN
the past. He showed that in 1898
the public expenses were $44O,Ooo,-
600, a rate of increase of more than
400 per cent in less than 40 years,
and that for corresponding period
the increase of population has been
about 60 per cent.
He then called attention to the
protective tariff policy OF the Re-
publican party, showing that the
few had been favored and enriched
at the expense of the many, and
pointed out the burdens thus i'm
posed. To this he attributed the
ruin of our commerce and merchant
marine, thus throwing the trade of
the world to European Nations.
The financial policy of the Gov
eminent then claimed his thought.
He declared that the insufliciency
of gold for the redemption of issues
of greenbacks and National Treas
urv notes lead to the bond issue Of
$262, 100000 in time of peace; he
said this could have been avoided
if the Government had exercised its
option in the use of both gold and
silver in said redemption, and that
silver would thus have been main
tanned on an equality with gold as
the base of our currency.
The expansion policy of the adj
ministration was next reviewed. He
justified the war with Spain, upon
the ground of humanity and by rea-
son of commercial interests with
Cuba. but condemned war being
waged against the Philippines for
conquest, He pointed out the dan
gers and burdens to our country by
such policy. He advocated only
such measures as would guarantee
to the islands stable and peacea-
BILE government.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27
BIG FEES.
European Physicians Obtain Fortunes
for q Single Operation.

for a Single Operation.
Several European physicians have
made fortunes by single operations.
DR.. Thomas Dimsdale, Hertfordshire
specialist, who was summoned to ST.
Petersburg in 1852 to vaccinate EN-
press Catherine H., received 100000
and pension of s2,5OO year. A GER
tain DR.. Butler, who had obtained a
worldwide reputation for his opera
uons in lithotomy, received a lakh of
rupees (then worth s50,000) from each
of six Indian Rajahs for relieving them
from their pains. The late czar of
Russia paid Prof. Zacherine, noted
specialist of Moscow, $4,000 for two
days attendance. DR.. Gale, of Bristol,
received a check for $250,000 for cur
ing n certain prominent nobleman of n
diseased knee. DR.. Gale Yowski, who
Travelled all the way to Teheran to at
tend the son of the late shah, received
$4,000 and his expenses. Sir William
Jenner received a baronetcy and $780,
900 for four weeks attendance at the
bedside of the prince of Wales. Sir
Morell Mackenzie received 800, for
attending the Emperor Frederick.
Perhaps the most extravagant fee of
all, however, Is that of an English
army surgeon, who charged an Indian
rajah $4,000 for one prescription in a
simple case of rheumatism.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27
ESCAPED THE PYRE.
A THRILLING ROMANCE OF
HINDOOSTAN.
An Eastern Woman with Wild History
She Was Doomed to He Burned on
the Funeral Eyre of Her Anianosd
Indian Lover.

There recently arrived in this coun-
try from India, via Yokohama, wo-
man whose history reads like a ro-
nance. The woman is Mrs. Mammie
Lalros. Her husband is Eurasian
from Lahore, and Christian, but the
woman, although she dresses in Eu-
ropean fashion, is a staunch hlnooo.
VINO refuses to be converted, and has
brought with her from her native
Benares copper statuette of the god
dess SILVA, which she worships at
leisure, while her husband may be at
tending services in the nearest Epis-
copal church. They tolerate each 9TH
er and live happily together with
their three beautiful daughters, two
OF whom are of their fathers creed,
While the third. the youngest, is de-
vout worshiper of SILVA and Ganeesha.
Mrs. Lalros' history is thrilling. She
was about to become a victim to the
terrible suttee of her caste when res
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27
RuLEs.FoR rRAlNMEM.F
An Aairoads VIII Now Conform to Ono
6ystsm. lNf

The American Railway Association
meeting at Detroit has Just adopted a
standard code of train rules. This action
has only been reached after several years
of labor of special committee OF the
association appointed to deal with this
question. From an operating standpoint
the anal adoption of uniform rules Is one
of the most important results which the
association has ever brought about.
= For many years the railways have suf-
fered serious inconvenience on account of
the different train rules In operation on
various roads. In some instances signals
and rules governing the right of way of
trains on one road have been diametri-
cally opposed to those another road
in the same territory. In the case of engi-
neers, firemen and conductors entering
the service of another company valuable
time has been lost in instructing them
in the operating rules of the new road.
More than one accident, too. has resulted
from a new engineer confusing the read
ing of the signals with that on the road
he has just left.
Uniform standard rules have been in
operation for some time on the majority
of roads in the United States, and now
that the American hallway Association
has finally approved code 1t will prob
a bly, be put in effect on the roads which
so far have maintained their individual
methods.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27
SOUTHERN UTE RESERVATION
Iadian Lsnds In Colorado Opened to
Settlers.

Indian Lands In Colorado Opened to
The opening of, the Southern Ute
Indian Reservation has at last been
accomplished. This vast area OF arabic
lands, fifteen by sixty miles in extent,
lies on either side Of the Denver Rio
Grande railroad, South and East OF
Durango. Under the law. the Ute In
dians are entitled to S74 allotments,
leaving about 636,000 acres subject to
entry under the desert homestead, tim
Der and townsite laws and the laws
governing the disposal of coal, min
eral, stone and timber lands, and as
the Indians may lease their allotments,
intelligent white men will soon con-
troll many of them at reasonable rent
ais. The lands embrace both valley
and mesa, or uIlands, but the supply
of water for irrigation is many times
the amount required, making the lands
suitable for grain and grasses, veg
etables, alfalfa and fruit trees. Glover
often yields three and one-half tons
per acre. The stock industry gives
promise of almost Unlimited growth.
The lands allotted to the Indians ag-
gregate 10000 acres and are generally
in compact form. They may be leased
for three years for agricultural pur-
poses and ten years for mining and
grazing lands. These leased lands are
exempt from taxation and free from
cost of water charges as the Indians
own the canals and bitches. The rental
is generally a small amount in cash
and from one-third to one-fourth of
the crops. The Indians may be hired
to work at low wages. This money and
the $4,000 which is to be paid to the
Indians annually by the government
forever" means plenty of the circu-
lating medium in the locality at all
times. Homestead settlers are required
to pay not less than S1.25 per acre,
fifty cents of which, per acre, shall be
paid at the time of filing. This pro-
vision shuts out the professional BOOM
er and invites men of thrift and en-
ergy and industry. These will be the
last of the public domain entries in
Colorado. 1t is the last chance for
cheap, fertile and enviable homes. The
land offices are at Durango, Colo, the
terminus of the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad. The traveller from the mid
die West should take the Missouri Pa
cific System to Pueblo where he will be
taken by the Denver C Rio Grande
which is the only line reaching the
Ute Indian Reservation. 1t traverses
for 60 miles the most desirable por-
tions of the lands subject to entry.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27
Famous Laughing Plant OF Arabia.

The seeds of the laughing plant of
Arabia produce the same effect upon
persons as laughing gas. The plant
attains a height of from two to four
feet, with woody stems, widespread
ing branches and bright green foliage.
Its fruits are produced in clusters and
are of a yellow color. The seed-pods
are soft any woolly in texture, and
contain two or three black seeds of the
size of n Brazilian bean. Their flavor
is little like opium, and their taste
is sweet; the odOr from them produces
sickening sensation and is slightly
offensive. The seeds, when pulverized
and taken in small quantities, have a
peculiar effect upon man. He begins
to laugh loudly, boisterously, then he
sings, dances and cuts all manner of
fantastic capers. Such extravaganza
of gait and manners was never pro-
duced by any other kind of DOSING
April Ladies' Home Journal.