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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08

A Twelvepenny Black Canadian had a
Remarkable Career.

In the year 1851 twelvepenny
black Canadian postage stamp was
printed by the government at Ottawa.
The public did not regard this SOM
Der issue with favor, SO few were is
sued. One of these stamps was sent
TO the Hamilton post Office, where it
was sold to an old man, who said it
was shame to print thequeen's pic
ture on stamp that might be ham
died by profane hands. Tenderly the
man put it on a parcel, sending it to a
friend in the United States. Here,
in the waste basket, it lay for many
a day, till an errand boy found it, and
quickly transferred it to his album.
Departing of getting good collec-
ton, and his fervor somewhat abat-
ing, he sold them to dealer. The
new owner, on looking at the cata-
logue, found that what he had paid
five dollars for was worth $25. Acct
dentally this stamp was slipped into
a 25-cent packet, and sent to a dealer
residing in Hamilton. When the lat
ter opened the packet he was aston
ished to find such a valuable stamp,
and, being honest, wrote his friend
to inform him of what had happened,
offering him $1,000 for it. The Of
fer was accepted, and the stamp again
changed hands. BY this time the
stamp had increased in value, and
not a few came from distance to look
at the treasure.
One day an English nobleman,
who, through a Canadian friend, had
heard of the stamp, offered 800,
which offer was accepted. The Eng
lish lord, falling in love with an
American heiress, and wishing to
gain the favor of her brother, pre-
scented him with the stamp as token
of his esteem. Here, in its new and
luxurious American home, it came to
sad end, for one day the maid, by
mistake, swept the stamp, which had
accidentally fallen out of the album,
into the fire. In an instant the stamp,
which thousands had heard Of and
Iongcd for, went up in smoke to the
broad blue sky, leaving not trace
behind.-Outlo0k.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08
THE NEW YORK WORLD,
THRICE-A-wEEK EDITION.
Almost A DailY-At the Price of
a Weekly.

The most widely circulated
weekly" newspaper in America is
the Thrice Week edition of the
New York World, and with the
Presidential campaign now at hand
you can not do without it. Here
are some of the reasons why it is
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the wonder of modern journal
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Its political news is absolutely
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The best of current fiction is
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These are only some of the rea-
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08
WASTE TIMBER IN NEW YORK.
One Kind of Wood That Even Thrifty
Italians Won't Take.

There is much waste wood in big
city like New York. Everything
that can be is utilized for fuel; no
matter whatitis or where it is thrown,
there is always some man, woman or
child ready to cart it away almost be-
fore it has passed out of the hands of
its first owner. But there is one kind
of wood that even the thrifty Italians
pass over, and yet there is so much of
it that if it we're utilized it would
make some glorious fires. This is in
teresting also as commentary upon
the way vessels are built, The wood
that cannot be used is to be found in
great pieces that are sawed off the
sides of old vessels, which are turned
into coal barges. A great many good
ships have been made, intheir old age,
into the more plebeian craft. Whole
sides are sawed off while they are in
process Of transformation, and these
are dumped ON shore or into the wa
ter, where they float ashore later.
But the timber composing them is
fastened together by spikes, each
about a foot apart, and each spike is
clinched-that is to say, bent over at
the end and pounded firmly down
1t is almost days work to pull out
spike and it is impossible to chop the
great pieces Of timber, for the spike;
are SO frequent that they turn the
edge of the Ratchet, and as kindline
wood that vast amount Of good lum'
Der is absolutely useless, because it i
impossible to get it into anything
that approaches a small piece.-N
Y. Times.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08
MAKES BUSINESS EASY.
The Value and Development Of Ad-
vertising.

Advertising is, indeed, one Of the
great developments Of the century.
1t has revolutionized business and
made it possible to accomplish in a
few years what otherwise would have
taken generations to compass. To-
day the advertiser, through the me-
dunn of the public press, can intro
duce his article to the entire public
almost literally at a bound. Such a
servant at the sellers elbow has nat
urally made business vastly different
from what. it was several hundred
years ago. 1t was no longer necessary,
as it was in previous generations, to
confne ones commercial transactions
to limited area In fact, the manu-
facturer of to-day regards the world
as his field; and there are quite a
number ofproprietary articles, widely
and fayorably known in every quarter
Of the civilized world, which have
been introduced during the lifetime
Of their present proprietors, who are
men only in the prime Of life. With
out advertising, by which it is pos
sible to reach and influence hundreds
of thousands Of persons simultaneous
ly, such result could not be accom-
plished in several generations, if in
deed it could be accomplished at all.
Nor has this advertising benefited the
seller only. 1t has brought to the
knowledge of the buyer the hundreds
Of improvements and articles by
which life can be made more pleasant;
by which the health can be preserved,
the palate gratifed, the intellect fed
and satisfied. 1t is no exaggeration to
say that no force has conduced more
to knit the world more closely to-
gether, nor make our mutual interde-
pendence more apparent. '1t is but
the simple truth to assert" says a re-
cent writer, "that the loss of the in
formation which the advertisements
furnish would be one of the greatest
imaginable misfortunes to civiliza-
ton. Self Culture Magazine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08
FINANCES.

The receipts for the year amount to
$l52,727.3S; this is gain of $2l SOL
6S. The churches, as churches, gave
$56,7S1.77, a gain of $li,lSl.57. The
contributing churches number 3,05l,
a gain of l44. The Sunday schools
gave S39, 07l.72, gain of $4,736.75
The contributing Sunday-schooIs
number 8. $50, a gain of seven. The
Sunday-schools that reached their
full superintendent number LOOP.
Nearly 1880 children raised 81 or
more each, gain of $5,632. The be-
quests reached SO, 1901; this amount
represents sixteen requests. The So.
ciety received in the year, on the An
nuity Plan, $22, 425.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08
BREAKAGE OF GLASSES.
Big Item in Expense of Running a Soda
Water Fountain.

w dlCl IOuhboihs
"The breakage in this business is
something enormous" said the pro-
prietor of q popular soda fountain in
the shopping district. GLOW many
glasses do you think were smashed
here last season? Over 1900 in six
months. 1t seems incredible, Of
course, but those are the figures, and
/ dare say the other places had about
the same experience, Most of the
breakage occurs in washing. 1t has
tobe done rapidly, becausewecan keep
only a certain number behind the
counter on account of the lack of
space. During rush days the boy
hasn't time to be careful. He learns
to wash by a sort of sleight-of-h hand,
and every now and then he gets false
motion, and away goes glass. We've
been open about four hours to-day.
How many glasses have y broken this
morning. he added, addressing the
head soda juggler. "Fifteen," re-
piled the attendant, consulting q
slip of paper. "That's good aver
age,D said the proprietor. -Boston
Post.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08

Dr.. w. Wixop, Italy Hill, N. Y.
saws. 81 heartily recommend One
Minute Cough Cure. II gave NV
wife immediate relief in suffocating
asthma" Pleasant to take. Never
fails to quickly cure all coughs, colds,
throat aud lung troubles.
Err sale by f. G. DUERsoN, Drug
gist.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08

be cut off," We have this exceeding
great and precious promise ~
strengthen our hearts, lest we should
fail or be discouraged. The gospel
is destined to run and triumph and ill
the whole wide world, even as the
waters fill the sea.
G. L. Loos. Pres.
A. MCLEAN, Cor. Sec.
f. M. RAINS, Treas.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08

Howard's Dairyman is one of the
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08
FOREIGN CHRISTIAN
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Abstract Of the Twenty fourth
Annual Report.

The past year has been the very
best in our entire history. There are
many indications that we are living
in the rich dawn of better day.
There are sure and certain signs of
growth, such as we have ne'er wit
messed hitherto.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08
W anted!

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Bank building.
24-tf HENRY WATSON,
Mt. Sterling, KY.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08

Geo. holland, Rockland, O., says,
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AMERICA.

Missionaries, 3, 1t was not until the
1t of March that work began at Bo-
lengi. DR.. Dye has clinic twice a
day. He treats about 40 patients a
dsv. Most OF them are suffering from
vile, .putrid ulcers. All the diseases
which flesh is heir to are found on the
Congo. He has treated the old Chief
Of the village, who was very low with
pneumonia. The Chief is now well,
and very anxious..to be on friendly
terms with the missionaries. He has
also treated a number of sick traders.
Mrs. DYE has been busy with her
household cares and teaching the boys
to make coats to wear to school. e. E.
Faris is getting the mission premises
in order. He is doing all in his pow er
for the furtherance OF the gospel.
According to the promise of our
God, we look for new heavens and .
new earth, wherein dweleth righteous
ness. Every plant which the heavenly
Father has not planted shall be rooted
up. 'Instesd of the thorn shall come
up tie fg tree, and instead Of the
brier shall come up the myrtle tree
and 1t shall to be the Lord for name,
for an everlasting slgn that shall mol
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08
REPORTS FROM THE FIELD.

Chins.-The missionaries number
25; the native helpers, So. There are
9 churches, with combined member
ship of 400. Additions last year num-
Der 122. There are in the schools 232
boys and girls. DR.. Mscklin treated
Il, 1902 patients.
Japan Missionaries, II; native
helpers, %; churches, Ia; combined
membership of GIL; added in the
year, 1888; in schools, 269. l.. Ii.
Guy has spent most of the year in
general evangelistic work.
Observation-Disclosures, %; native
helpers As; churches, A; members,
272; added last year, Sc; in school,
SOP.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08
DENMARK,

DR.. Holck reports the present mem
bership in Copenhagen as l6S. The
meetings are fairly we'll attended, and
the church is in good condition. Ia
Norway there are 9,95S members.
This is over 100 more than reported
last year. The work has been begun
in Christiania. A church of 76 menu
bers has been gathered in s monthP.
The present membership in Malmo,
Sweden, is q. Work has been open
ed in Lund, a university town of 25,.
900 inhasitants. The great need OF
Scandinavia is that OF trained men TO
take charge of the churches.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08
Bull For Sale,

Ihave . yearling shorthorn bull To-
sale alta bargain.
l6.2t W, II. PaEw1rr.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08
ENGLAND.

The churches have enjoved a pros
porous wear for the most part. South
hampton has been without pastoral
oversight since April l. Special SER
vices were held in most of the church.
es under the leadership of j. A. l..
Romig. There have been 39l bap-
,isms in the year; GA have been re-
ceived other ways. The net gain was
242. The aggregate membership of
churches and missions is now 2,4l2.
These CHURCHES have raised for self
support SIT ,4SS.05, and $2.4l9.60 for
missions. In the sundsy-schools there
are 2,54l pupils. The Christian En-
deavurers number 379.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08
TURKEY.

Missionaries, 7; native helpers, Is
churches, II; membership, 434; adj
ded in the year, ll9; in school, SGT.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-11-08
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hiA at that time was
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People's voice., 1899-12-28

contains the names of whisky men. and
the line Is distinctly and sharply drawn
between the machine and corrupt city
government such as we have known
for years. and clean, honest, capable.
businesslike city administration. such
as every good citizen ought to want
1t is not necessary to remind the people
OF Raymond that the question of local
option comes up at the election. That
will be the most important question
on the ticket The crisis Of our city
affairs has been reached The issue
is squarely before us Shall we con-
tinue the rule Of rum and Doodle and
shameless incompetency. or shall we.
as President Marsh said in his noble
speech. rise as good citizens and be-
gin new order Of things cleansing
our city Of the worst enemy known to
municipal honesty and doing what lies
in our power to do with the ballot-to
purify our civic lifei
Tho News is positively and without
reservation on the side Of the new
movement We shall henceforth do all
in our power to drive out the saloon
and destroy its political strength We
shall advocate the election Of men nom
mated by the majority Of citizens met
in the first primary, and we call upon
all Christians. church members and low
ers Of right, purity, temperance and
homo to stand by President Marsh and
the rest OF the citizens who have thus
begun a long needed reform in our
city.
President Marsh read this editorial
and thanked God for Edward Norman.
At the same time he understood well
enough that every other paper in Ray.
mond was on the other side. He did not
misunderstood the Importance and seri-
business Of the fight which was only Just
begun 1t was no secret that The News
had lost enormously since it had been
governed by the standard Of "What
would Jesus do?" The question now
was Would the Christian people of
Raymond stand by ity" Would they
make it possible for Norman to conduct
a daily Christian paper, or would their
desire for what is called news" in
the way of crime, scandal, political
People's voice., 1899-12-28
partisanship OF the regular sort and 8

partisanship Of the regular sort ana 9
dislike to champion SO remarkable . re-
form in journalism. influence them TO
drop the paper and refuse to give It
their financial supports That was IN
fact. the question Edward Norman was
asking even while he wrote the Satur-
day editorial He knew well enough
that his action expressed in that edi-
torial would cost him very dearly from
the hands of many business men OF
Raymond. and still as he drove his pen
over the paper he asked another ques-
ton, what would Jesus dor That
question had become part Of his life
now It was greater than any other.
But for the first time in Its history
Raymond had seen the professional
men. the teachers the college profess
sors the doctors the ministers, take
political action and put themselv@
definitely and shsrply In antagonism 10
the evil forces that had 50 long con-
trolled the machine Of tho municipal
government The fact itself was aston
ishing. President Marsh ACKNOWLEDGED 1
TO himself. with a feeling Of humilia- |
tion, that never before had he known !
what civic Righteousness could accom-
plish From that Friday nights work
he dated for himself and his college a
new definition Of the worn phrase ''the
scholar In politics Educstion for him
and those who were under his influence
ever after meant some element Of suf-
fering Sacrifice must now enter into
the factor Of development
At the Rectangls that week the tide
OF spiritual life rose high and az yet
showed no signs Of flowing back. E4chel
and Virginia went every night Vir-
Einia was rapidly reaching a conclusion
with respect to a large part Of her
money She had talked 1t over with
Rachel, and they had been able to
agree that II Jesus had a vast amount
OF money at his disposal he might do
with some Of it as Virginia planned
AT any rate, they felt that whatever
Jesus might do in such a case would
have as large an element of variety in
it as the difference in persons and cir
cumstances There could be no fixed
Christian way of using money. The
rule that regulated its use was unselfsh
utility
People's voice., 1899-12-28
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The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05

years. ago, and with great patience and
fortitude sbe has ministsrsd 70 his
wants
Secretary Long is 50 strongly talked Of
as Vice President ial candidate next
year that General Draper, of Massaohu-
setts, who has had aspiration, has retired
from the field.
Various artists have been commissioned
TO suppy the over score of portraits
needed to complete the collection Of Mas
sachusetts governors. William Willard
is to have part In the work. and so are
many other painters. Marcus Morton's
portrait will be painted by Il. @. Hardie,
Christopher Ceres by Mrs. Marie Page,
Gov. Boutweii's by II. p. Vinton, Gov.
Brackett's by W. @. Page, and Edward
Everett's by Philip Hale. Not all Of ths
assignments have yet been made. II. II.
Benson will be given a subject. II 10
provided that no portrait shall cost over
5000.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05

Until an actual collision occurs between
the British and the Beers there Is a
chance that the question at Issue will be
settled by peaceful means. but when a
gun has bean fired then the trouble must
be fought ont 10 the bitter end. Ihe in
dications are that the governments of the
two nations are less anxious to fight than
their peoples. Indeed 1t may fairly be
said that 1t Is the state of mind which
the British and the Beers are in that
makes more than anything else in favor
Of war. lie English masses will
listen to nothing but war, men who try
to argue fsr Teacsfui settlement being
booted of the stage and refused n..hearing,
and the bosrs are apparently quite aE
frantically In. favor .sot stopping the talking
and going to. fighting. OF oogFss there
are sober ,ai1dsd hnziisamsn and ger
haps sober uipasd Bosrs also VIM depro-
cate war and ars snxious to bring about
. peaceful sstsssGsnt, but they are few
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05

The Ford law, passed at the special
session OF the New York legislature, a
measure for tie taxation OF franchises,
goes into effect very soon. and there ii
naturally good deal of perpiexity as to
the way the values of the franchises shall
bs fixed The law itself makes no proyis-
i1n on this point, and apparently the
local boards of ASSESSORS will have to
settle the mattsr themselves. 10 agree
upon some rule by which the value of tie
franchise can be estimated fairly seems to
be an exceedingly difficult thing to do.
Several plans have been brought forward,
but all of them have been found to be
Questionable. Perhaps there are peculiar
difficulties In fixing the fair value Of q
franchise, but there are certainly some
difficulties in fixing the value of real Go.
tate. What ID the fair value of piece OF
real property is frequently as hard to an
swer as what is the fair value Of fran
ch'se. But we have got used to this per.
plexities of real estate valulng aud dc
not think much about them. Probably
in time the perplsxities Of estimating the
values of franchises will seem much less
than now.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-05

Bishop Bowler of the Methodist church
r CARDS our expansion enterprise in the
hast as a ''great missionary movement. -
"The struggle will be long one," he
says, "but the Filipinos will finally be
brought to realizs what is best for them.
The Filipinos are patriotic people who
have shown how they can fight, and this
Is just the kind of people We make good
citizens Of. They are obstinate, but they
are like pupils In this respect They must
be tanned down, weeded out. True, 1t
will COST lots of blood; but 1 know of no
better way TO serve ones country than
TO offer life for it,.
We should like to know where In the
q riptures the Bishop finds support for
this kind of missionary enterprise. The
scriptural injunction to go into all the
world and preach the gospel to every
creature evidently contemplated reliance
upon the power of tho gospel and not
upon iron clads and HotChkiss guns, and
the spilllDR of ''lots of blood" has not
generally been regarded as a desirable OF
even necessary ooncomitant of evangeli-
zation.