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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-28
ADMISSIONS FROM PRETORIA.

treated.
ADMISSIONS FROM PRETORIA.
Boer messages received at Lourenco Marques
and the remarks of their prisoners imply an ad-
mission Of serious and unlocked for reverses
Everything that can be CLEANED from the various
sources makes it plain that the hospitals Of
johannesburg and elsewhere In the Transvaal
are being severely strained to accommodate the
large numbers Of Boer wounded. Nevertheless.
until it Is known that General White has struck
a decisive blow in Natal. and that Kimberley
and Mafeking have been relieved or else aban-
doned by their assailants. the uneasiness here
must continue. A foreign Military Attache
competent TO express an opinion and entirely
friendly to England sums up the situation thus:
1T quite true that the British have done
admirably wherever they have been assailed.
innicting severe losses on the enemy and upset
ting the plans OF the BOer generals. besides Gre
ating a moral impression OF power not expected
of their numbers Yet they are outnumbered
in Natal in the proportion OF two 10 one. at
least three to two They are more seriously
outnumbered and beleaguered at Kimberley
and Mafeking. and al each point they are being
attacked with scientific skill and stoid per-
sistent courage. One cannot but be uneasy for
the Natal field force In such a situation, while
the capture of Kimberley or Mafeking may
very possibly prove TO be a matter of
days"
The chief notability Of the latest casualties IS
Commandant Botha. who killed before
Kimberley. South Africans recall an ancient
duel between Major Sampson and Pieter Botha
They were old acQuaintances. and toerable
friends before the last Boer war, in 1881. At
the siege Of Potchefstroom they met on oppo-
site sides. and used to pot at each other from
day to day, bandying cheerful and friendly in
suits all the time For several days they missed
but at length a shot Of SIMPSONS hit Botha in
the calf Botha's rcjoinder was a shout Here's
one for you. Sampson" and ball that struck
his opponent in the neck and barely missed the
jugular vein But before he dropped a second
shot from Sampson laid Botha fiat Both were
carried off the field apparently to die. and both
recovered to remain fast friends. Sampson
once said that when I'm prison at Pretoria as
a Reformer, Botha came to see him and asked
what he could do 70 tighten his former enemy's
lot Sampson complained Of a hundred petty
tyrannies IF Du Pessis, his jaier The name Is
familiar 10 readers IF Mrs Hays Hammond's
book Botha went az once to Du Plessis showed
him the scars Of the wounds received from
sampson. and gave him a terrible warning Of
what Sampson would do when free II not more
kindly treated. Du Plessis eagerly relented from
that day Now Botha is dead nd Sampson
seriously wounded eighteen years after the first
encounter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-28
THE WAR SESSION ENDS

The war session OF Parliament came To an end
yesterday with comical division In the Lords.
when there we're only ten to be- counted. with d
few random shots from the ultra peace fanatics
and with the Black Rods stately stage business
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16

Mr.. Orville Pace, who has been
drumming in the counties back of us
for two or three weeks, came in last
Friday, bringing with him several
ears of what is known as -four corn
He secured his specimens over near
Martinsburg, where it is being expert
mentally cultivated by one or two
parties. The corn grows on shoots
like the small limbs of trees and each
stalk is loaded down with ears. The
corn, when ground, produces a sub
stance much finer than cornmeal, and
closely resembling the finest grade Of
flour. For batter-cakes it is said to be
simply unapproachable, and far in the
lead of other corn for roasting ear
purposes,-Glasgow Times,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16
THE TELEPHONE.
Verbal Messages by Wire in the United
States.

According to the annual report of
the American Bell Telephone COM
pany, last year 1881, 100000 mes
sages were sent. The company now
has under rental 1,124,S46 instru-
ments. This is gain of 205, 725 dur
ing the year. On January / there
were 1,126 exchanges, 1908 branch
offices and 772,9S9 miles of wire.
There was a total of 33S, 1903 circuits,
1868 employees and 465,1S0 tele-
phone stations. The estimated num-
Der of exchange connections daily in
the United States by last account was
3,823,070. The cost to subscribers
varied from less than one cent up to
9.4 cents per connection. These fig
ures are of great interest when taken
in connection with similar statistics
of telephone service abroad. In 1898
the Bell Telephone company had, as
already stated, 465, 100 exchange sta
tons, while in Germany in 1897 there
were only 1881; In France, As, 900;
in all Of continental Europe, 453, 844;
in Great Britain and Ireland, at the
end Of 1898, 103, 1854.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16

Eclipse did not even see one. The
whaler Active was the only one thst
secured a catch. The Dundee, Peter
head and Hull whaling fleets are now
reduced to less than dozen vessels,
and they pay theirway only by engag-
ing in seal hunting also.
Less than 40 vessels are now en-
gagged in the New England whaling
trade where 20 years ago about 100
vessels were fitted out annually, and
in 1916 the number Of whalers hail
ing from the United States was 722.
Our whalers now scatter to every sea
where there is prospect of getting
a cargo. Nearly all the bone used in
the United States comes from the
arctic, although a little comes from
the South seas and from Japan. But
whalebone is getting so scarce that
cork, rubber, steel and other substi-
tutes, none of which is SO desirable,
are taking its place. The practical
determination Of the right whale has
been accelerated by the fact that the
females come to the coast waters to
give birth to their calves, and there
they fall an easy prey to the hunters.
N. Y. Sun.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16
Sacred Fires of India.

The sacred fires of India have not
all been extinguished. The most an
Gent which still exists was conse-
Grated IL centuries ago in commence
ration of the voyage made by the Par
sees when they emigrated from Per-
STA to India. The first is fed five times
every "A hours with sandlewood and
other fragrant materials, combined
with very dry fuel. This fire, in the
village of Oodwada, near Bulsar, is
visited by Parsees in large numbers
during the months allotted to the pre-
siding genius of fire.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16

they are mother and daughter, and you
realize that woman at forty or forty
five ought to be at her finest and fairest.
Why isn't it so?
The general health of woman is so in
timately associated with the local health
of the essentially feminine organs that
there can be no rich cheek and round
form where there are facilitating drains,
and female weakness. Women who have
suffered from these troubles have found
prompt relief and cure in the use of DIR.
Pierce's Fayorite Prescription. 1t gives
vigor and vitality to the organs of wom-
anhood. 1t clears the complexion, bright
ems the eyes and reddens the cheeks.
No alcohol, opium or other narcotic is
contained in "Favorite Prescription"
Any sick woman may consult Doctor
Pierce by letter, free. Every letter is
held as sacredly confidential, and an
swered in plain envelope. Address DR..
r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
at commenced to take DIR. pierce,s Ravorite
Prescription" writes Mrs. Martha e. Barham,
Of MELVILLE, Prince George Co.. Va. Stu June,
1897. also his Golden Medical Discovery and 1
cannS R.e,press the benefit have received from
these medicines, was suffering with what the
doctors called chronic indigestion, torpid liver
and vertigo. also suffered with female weak
ness. The doctor did not do me any good, SO I
use the medicines l weighed only II7 pounds,
now weigh 40 pounds"
DR.. Pierce's Pellets regulate the liver,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16
DIDN'T FIGHT A DUEL.
But the American Found Another Way
lust as Good.

During the war;" said the foreign
buyer for New York dry goods
house, 81 was in Paris when the
French felt most hostile to us. Some
of the more enthusiastic, who had
nothing to lose, were ready to pick a
| quarrel with any American they came
across. One night after the theater,
while | was seated in cafe, three
young bloods began talking for the
benefit of Yankee from Chicago. I
did not learn his name, but he was in
Paris to promote some American en-
terprise or other. He was a man of
so, and looked the gentleman, and
the bloods probably sized him up as a
man who would scare. Not one of
them spoke English, but the Chi
cagoan understood enough French
to realize what they were driving at.
They pitched into us as a nation in
great shape, but as all their converse
ton was directed at the other man,
l waited to see what he would do. We
were in a room having five tables and
l believe there were ten of us in all.
The room was on the first story, with
an awning below the two open win
dows, and as the conversation grew
hot l saw the man look around and
take notes on the situation. He had
about half finished his meal when one
of the bloods asked his companions if
they had ever heard of an American
fighting duel. They replied in the
negative, and broadly limited that it
was from lack of grit. Then the same
man wondered what Yankee would
do If glass of wine was flung in his
face. They didn't have to try the ex-
pertinent. The Chicagoan laid down
his knife and fork, rose up and peeled
off his coat, and with smile on his
face he said:
"'Gentlemen, you needn't go to
that trouble. We Americans don't
go much on dueling, but we have
other ways which solve the problem
just as WELL 81. ....
"And without making any fuss
over it he grabbed those young bloods
one after ANOTHER and dropped them
BUT of the window upon the awning,
and each one went clawing and slid
ing down the edge to take a drop to
the sidewalk. Then he nodded to me
and took his seat again to finish his
supper, and when the walters came in
md looked around for his trio the
promoter calmly said:
" They found the room too close
md went out by way Of the window.
You can serve the rest of their supper
IN the pavement baltimore Her
I'D.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16
Popularity of Rural Free Deliv-
cry.

The Postoffice Department is con-
stantly receiving large amount OF
evidence tending to show the popu-
larity OF the rural free delivery sys-
tenn where it has been tried, and the
desire for the extension of the service
to other territory, where it is not yet
in operation. The original appropri-
alton by the last Congress under Pres
ident Cleveland's administration for
the trial of the system was $5O,0oo,
and the Fifty-fourth Congress follow
ed this with an appropriation OF
$4,000 to continue the experiment.
The last Congress increased this
amount to 100000, and the system is
now considered practically perma-
nent feature, of the Postofice Depart
ment. 1t is said by the officials that
great satisfaction has been expressed
throughout the country, and those IA
milisr with the subject say that in
populous sections, where the country
is thickly interpreted with farm
houses and correspondence naturally
is considerable, the system will be
self-sustaining.
The service has now been extended
by the department to naarly all the
States and Territories. and in such
States as have made application the
department is considering the most
advisable system to introduce. In
some of the sparsely settled regions,
where the farms are large and the
distance between houses is great ex-
pertinent Is being made with bi.
weekly and tri-weekly system, instead
of a daily.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16
A Curious OCCUPATION.

A curious profession for a woman
is that Of dinner faster. She is
product of Partisan refinement, and
spends a portion of each day visiting
houses and tasting dishes intended
for dinner. She suggests improve
ments and shows the cook new ways
Of preparing dishes. The duties are
pleasant and the compensation en-,
pie. :s.tsx]
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16

Friends of Rear Admiral Schley are
disappointed at the failure of the ad-
ministration to give him sea duty.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16
F. J. CHENEY s. Co

Toledo, Ohio.
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and believe him perfectly honorable
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Price Toe per bottle. Sold by all Drug
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Halls family Pills are the best.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16
GOT his WATCH BACK.
Incident on an Elevated Train in
Brooklyn.

/
| was responsible for lively scene on
the platform Of a Kings county ele-
vate1 railroad train in Brooklyn one
evening last week, says the New Ycrl,
Sun. So great was the crowd on the
train that even the platforms were
damned. The gates had just been
closed, and the train was starting
away from the bridge when man
discovered the watch on the very edge
of the platform and outside Of the
gate. He couldn't reach it himself,
SO he spoke to a man who was stand
ing near it.
"Pick up that WATCH" he said, cor
it'll fall to the street."
The other man picked it up and
said, in loud voice:
Anybody lose a watch?"
Immediately stout man reached
out his hand.
"That's mine," he said; "must have
been pulled out in the rush."
The watch was Immediately turned
over to the stout man, and it never
occurred to anybody to question his
ownership.
This little incident had been no.
ticed by everybody on the platform
save the conductor, who was busy at
the time attending to his bellrope.
The train had gone about two sta
tons up Fulton street, then the con-
ductor noticed that his watchchain
was dangling from his vest pocket. {
swell, / swear" he said, to Sun
reporter who was on the train, "you
wouldn't think anybody would be
mean enough to steal conductors
watch"
ga watch was just picked up on the
other side of the PLATFORM" said the
reporter. maybe it was yours"
The conductor made inquiries, and
the man who had picked the watch up
pointed out the stout man as the pos
SCISSOR of it. The conductor held up |
the stout man, who didn't look over |
happy.
"What kind of game are you try
ing to work on me?" said the stout
man. "The watch was NINE"
"Well, let me see it," said the con-
luctor.
"No, I won't. And don't get too
'resh about it or I'll report you"
AT this juncture the man who had
picked the watch up interrupted:
"Now, see here" he said to the
tout man, 81 picked that watch up
nd gave it to you. It's very evident
rom the conductors chain that he
las lost his watch. You haven't given
ny proof that it was yours, and / in
list upon you allowing the conductor
o see it."
"Well, l won't let him see it,"
"Then, by thunder" said the other,
if he don't have you arrested / will"
The stout man said something
bout licking the other man, where
pom the latter expressed the opinion /
nat the stout man was thief AS
he train drew into the Flatbush ave- ,,
ue station the man who had picked
p the watch turned to the conductor
nd said:
"You hold this train here and I'll
D and get q policeman. Wen at
md to this fellow"
ooh, now, hold on" said the stout
IAN, seeing that the other meant
nsiness. "There's no need of max
g trouble over this. Host my watch,
ut maybe the conductor lost his, too.
nyway, here's the watch handing
out of his pocket.
Eyes, and it's mine," said the con-
actor, grabbing it.
ut looks like mine, but l guess it
Mt" said the stout man. '1t's all a
istake, of course"
ooh, of course" said the man who
as going after the policeman, sar- r
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16

Now and again you see two women
passing down the street who look like
sisters. You are astonished to learn that
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16
FOR THIRTY-sIx YEARS.
This Whale Carried a Harpoon That
Long.

A few weeks ago Senator Perkins,
of California, in lecture before the
National Geographical society of
Washington, exhibited a harpoon
head which had been found buried in
the flesh of a whale caughtin Behring
sea. The harpoon, which he do
mated to the society, bears this in
scription:
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16

Connection made with b. Il G. G. Railway at
Beattyvllle Junction for Beattyville.
j. II. BARR, CHAs Soorr.
vice Pres. ~ Gen. Man. G.P.A.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-05-16
HnW'S This2

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cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Care.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-19
Death OF Louis Young

Louis Young, 63, died at his home at so
Frost Frost street early Sunday morning after an
Illness OF about five months with cancer of
the stomach. The funeral was held We'd
nesuay morning at 1880 from the house.
heV. X. +. Lowe of the Methodist church
0micCiatlng. The burial was in Prospect
hlll cemetery, the Masonic burial services
Delng used. The pail bearers were Geo.
d. Sargent, A. 81. Coombs, f. C. Crouch
and ID. E. Taylor.
MI, Dung was born July 81, 1885, in
OF. Hyacinthe, Canada. When Is wears
ola he went to Franklin, Vt. where he
learned the trade of a wheelwright in the
shops OF Spaulding Brothers, who were
W., Snen Ihe largest carriage builders in Frank
IN county. In 1866 Mr.. Young and his
!orother, bought the business and continued
~! ~ 9 iao the name of Young Brothers I'M
VI IooI' from that time until 1891 Mr..
toung carried on the business by himself.
~ sne iatter year his factory was burned
S anu lew months later he came to Brattle-
49,, entering the employ of j. T. Hill
ness. 'ii HiS l"s' i'i-
In 1857 Mr.. Young married Nancy
johnson of Franklin, Who died in 1871
ok children were born to them three Of
whom are now living, Mrs. III, A. Kline
n lsn OF Fort Huron, Mich, E. E. Young
III ~ Gardner Mass, and c. L. Young Of
:, me- NO. Dung married Mrs. Flora Daniels
d a. a9oo. she and one child, Grace Mil
Stu Stu, survive. MI. Young also leaves two
OF Brattleboro. a. D"H'0''
as BOY Mr.. Young had very few of
.ne advantages which mean so much 10
Ine young man of today. He made the
most OF his opportunities, however. and
nSe the satisfaction of seeing his children
enJoy the advantages of which he himself
was deprived. He was a devoted husband
ana kind and thoughtful father. Mr..
Iouhg had been member of the Methodist
chutch for over 20 years. He was also
FranIs OF Frontier lodge, F. & A. M, of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-19
Fire Department Omeers.

The various divisions of the Brattleboro
fire department held their annual meetings
Wednesday evening, when officers were
elected as follows:
Hydropath engine company No. 81:
Foreman, Charles Cook; assistant fore
man, D. II. Miller; clerk, D. W. Tenney
engineer, W. d. Pratt; stoker, F. d.
Weld; steward, B. T. DeVoe.
Fountain steamer company No. A.:
Foreman. Harvey Sanders; assistant fore
man, Frank Streeter; clerk, Charles Cobb !;
engineer, Walter Stearns; stoker, Chester
Sargent; steward, Arthur Holton; hose
men, A. V. D. Piper, T. McVeigh, Charles
Berry, j. P. Mack.
Phoenix hose company, No. 8: Fore
man, Martin Dunn; assistant foreman, M.
P. Baker; clerk, Timothy Fitzgerald;
steward, John Fenton.
Elliot street hose company, No. Is:
Foreman, G. II. Thompson; assistant
foreman, Herman JOY; clerk, W. A.
Shumway; steward, Charles Lang.
Hook and Ladder company: Foreman,
W. II. Kinson; assistant foreman, II. M.
Pike; clerk and treasurer, @. S. Stockwell.
Esteyville Chemical extinguisher COM
pany: Foreman, Will Pentland; assistant
foreman, Fred Sampson; clerk, Archie
Winchester; steward, George Bishop.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-19

and his permanent work was in the way
of building stone roads, having spent $460
of public money for this purpose. "The
best chance L have seen," said Mr.. Wall.
Follett of Townshend said he had put
his money into 100 rods and a fraction of
permanent road built in good faith.
Akley of Vernon said sand and not clay
was his problem. He had used clay over
gravel. The worst trouble with clay was
the dust. Mr.. Wall thought this might
be obviated by a coating of common soil
The roll-call having been finished gen.
eral and informal discussion was INDUCED
in. Mr.. Wall was asked whether, within
the terms of the law, the money could
rightfully be used for building culverts
here and there over the towns. In answer
Mr. Wall said he had looked this matter
up and thought 1t could. There would be
an end of culverts and drainage sometime,
and then the money would have to be
used for something else.
The point mainly emphasized by Mr..
Wall was that according to each individ-
ual location, and in the best judgment of
each town commissioner and the select
men, some bona fide work of permanent
improvement shall be done That is
what the law is for He should approve
every such piece of work If the commits
sioner made oath to it. His advice to the
town commissioners in every case was to
consult with the selectmen and get their
approval before beginning any piece of
permanent work. This done the select
men could not withhold their approval
when the work was finished.
This was the sixth county board meet
ing held. Previous ones were those in
Bennington, Rutland, Addison, Washing
ton and Chittenden counties.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-19
"Pudd'mhead WiIson.o

One OF the best pieces of playwright's,
and actors work ever seen on the stage of
the Auditorium was that presented We'd
nesday evening by Edwin Mayo and his
company in "Pudd' nhead Wilson," The
play itself is a legitimate drama with a
definite plot, skilfully and logically work.
ed out. 1t does not depend in any instance
on any variety business or horse-play
TO maintain the interest or win applause.
From beginning to end it is straight, clean.
legitimate, dramatic work. Edwin Mayo
in the title role gave a rarely strong,
individual and consistent PRESERVATION. Ii
is as perfect in its way as Denman Thomp-
sons "Uncle JOSH" with an undercurrent
OF strength and refinement running all
through it, and the climax came at the
last as the most natural thing in the world.
Miss Dryers part as Roxy, the negress
and slave mother, was scarcely less a work
OF art. In figure, in voice, in posing, her
portraiture is beyond criticism. Miss De-
ronda Mayo as Rowey, filled difficult role
admirably. 1t is rare indeed to find the
support so uniformly good as in this COM
pany. The sheriff, the twins, the three
old village wiseacres, the jury, were each
work of art, and without exaggeration or
undue prominence were combined into a
consistent whole. The costuming was ex-
eellent, and the stage setting admirable in
every respect.