The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-08-07

We acknowledge Kindness OF MT. y.
E. Scott, Chief Clerk for H. G. Bough-
ton, Superintendent of Big Sandy Di-
vision OF G. & o. for courtesies and
information about how some depart
ments of office work are carried on.
The electric street car service is
fine. Extensive Improvements are
now in progress at the power house,
from which 81 miles of road are OPP
Grated, miles down the river to
Ironton, O., and 10 to towns up the
river.
Natural gas has been piped from
Martin county about So miles away.
1t is used instead of coal and wood in
the large steel and rod mills, brick
yards and other manufactures. Many
stores, residences and churches are
heated and lighted with it.
The auditorium and two other
rooms of the Christian Church are
heated. The cost per 1000 Gu. feet is
10 cents, and even cheaper in very
large quantities. I'm Mt. Sterling we
pay $1.65 per 1000.)
Telephone service is $24 per year
for business houses and $500 for
residences. In Mt. Sterling we pay
$50 and $l2.
A friend has water furnished by
the Water Co. -one hydrsnt for his
stable, one for his yard. and two for
his residence at total yearly cost of
$l2. Hurrsh for natural gas and
water works
While we were busy writing we
heard a merchant refer to Ashland's
Mayor as man who neither drinks,
uses tobacco, curses, nor looks at 3
woman.
We did not meet His Honor, but
presume he is a modest bachelor, who
should further increase his commend
able traits by getting married.
We had occasion to call mp Rev.
Conditt by telephone, so stepped into
a business house and asked the use of
the phone. A lady was in charge at
the time. In conversation we learned
that she was Miss M. Annie Poage
Ashland Agent for the Tri. State Dali
ly Independent, published at Catletts-
burg. Being. somewhat of the same
craft our talk was probably more con-
genial. Later she said in substance :
I wondered why newspaper man
should be talking to preacher. The
remark was made in such suggest
i've way that we asked if it were an
unusual thing for editors in this part
of the State 10 have anything to do
with preachers, or to be religious.
We assured her that in our section
there were two editors who some
times go to church and further said
ths. we were impressed with her re-
mark. We give this for the medita-
ton of editors who may chance to
read these lines.
We ask: Why is it that more edi-
tors are not actively engaged in
religious work, and why so little at
tention in the columns of our secular
papers to religious and moral ques-
tions?
From little bird or other source
she may learn why we were interest
ed.
We lodged for the night with our
friend, w. j. Henry, formerly of the
Normal School at Morehead.
On Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock,
the train pulled out for White House
81 miles distant. There was : 10.
vial crowd aboard, enroute to Paints
vile. Among them we can recall the
following.
From Montgomery Jas. Stock
dale, Charlie Wilson, l.. L. Riddell
B. w Trimble, M. 0. Cockrel, Judge
Cooper, w. f. Henry. (Allie Young
and r. A. Chiles came on the mex
train.)
From Clarke: Judge Jas. Evans
Judge j. M. Benton, T. G. Stuart
Woods McCord, Squire Pursley, w
M. Todd, VIM. Judy, VIM. Wiseman
Abe Renick, w. r. Locknane, J. G
Johns, Hon. Breck Hill, Joe F. Jones
Jr.
From Powell: Jno. ID. Atkinson,
A. II. Norton.
From Lee: Geo. w. Gaines and
James X. Roberts.
From Breathitt: o. H. Pollard