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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28

ware around her neck, after we see
the circus in mount sterlin. she
wants me to get her red dress and
sum green ribbon to ware to the
circus we will bring sum chess
nuts and ginsang with us. Parthe-
ma will hav her pictur taking while
in town. We ant got eny pictur
shops in Lick Skillet. we will
come to mount sterlin in our one
horse wagon. our olde white mule
will bring us thrue safe. we want
to get in the street parade and if
eny of them policemen bothers us
you will here something drop. we
don't take no folishness when we are
out for injoyment. Parthena is
taking wash tub music Lessons. wei,
good night. olde tig is after a pos
sum under the house and he will
get it or bust, by grab.
SUMNER Coon.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28
SAM JONES
AT SAY ANNAH.
He Tells Some Things on the Elks.
Says He Knows Them and Stirs
the Elk Atmosphere. He is
Seconded by Rev. Jordan, for
merly of Kentucky, a Brilliant
Baptist Preacher as Courageous
As Sincere.
This is what he said
As Sincere,

This Is what he said:
"The Elks are drinking crowd,
and that is the only reason in the
world that / ever Illuminated in a
single denunciation against them.
They have an evil influence upon
FOUR boys. / don't want to see
boys taken in by the Elks and
ruined. l suppose you Savannah
preachers have never said one word
against the Elks. / guess you are
as ignorant about them and their
ways as any ten-days-old nigger
baby in town. l tell you, I've
travelled heap in my time, but it
took me long time to catch on to
the Elks. l didn't get on to them
until about two years ago, but I'm
on TO them now. like their char
ity and benevolence that is all
right. ! like any big-hearted fell
low, but | don't like them To start
to setting up practice Of drink
ing and getting young men in with
them. l don't want my boy in
with 'em, and if he goes in, he
and his daddy will have a head-on
collision when he gifts out.
"You amt got a pious Elk in
the whole town. Show me one
and I'll eat him raw without salt.
| don't want to see any recruits in
that gang. Let them that are al
ready in go ahead and drink all
the liquor they want, drink them
selves to death, if'they insist upon
it, but don't let them be pulling
others in. It's lot easier to
stand on the bank and keep 'em
from pulling others in than it is to
get a pole and line and fish 'em up
out of the bottom of the river af-
ter they've done got 'em in. A
fellow in the Elks who doesn't t
drink is like a fool in the Baptist
church who don't believe in i'm
mersion. He's got no place there,
has he, Brother Jordan?" turning
to the pastor of the First Baptist
church and getting "no" for his
answer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28
Summer Coon.

Lick Skillet, Possum Ridg. KY.
Hapnings and doings of the days
as the world fiops around. All
things on the husle. Major wood
threw few hot shotts at the louis
vile meeting. he is man after
my one hart. don't take him for a
crank jest because he lives in the
gin sang and chestnut regions. he
is no foper when it comes to the
squar thing you never here of the
Major siding in with the gimocrat
to defect his one party it don't mat
ter how mutch his party is split up
over a little pye lob. / hav AL
ways found him sticking to the
punching of his party and l give
him credit for being a squar man in
that pertictular. But as | am
full soath,.own democrat / cant
speek so flatering of my one party.
l am a gimocrat and all ways redy
and willing to support the nomane of
my party. l am jest as willing for
my party to boss me as l am to boss
my party. ] will never dszeitt my
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28

party jest because tha wont let me
run them to suite my notion. talk
abont gobleism as tha may. it cuts
no gingur with me. ] am a goble
gimocrat died in the wool and proud
of it as we'll. Ny wife Parthena
would never concented to brake bred
with me during life if / had not bin
true jimocrat. Parthena's pap is
old time gimocrat. he usto be in
high standing away back in the
sixtys. he at one time was worth
over one hundred dollars in cool
cash. he was elected to the oflic Of
street cleaning in Lick Skillet two
times. l think Partbena will 90
crazy if l don't bring her to the cir
Gus that is coming to mount sterlin.
we hav hen with fifteen chickens
now and will hav a nuther sum
time next week with twelve more if
olde tig don't get in the hen house
and suck the eggs. l seen Jim
Upton last week. / asked him how
George Smith wer getting along gar
dining and he sed george was work
ing like tiger setting out tomato
plants and pulling morning glorys.
he says he seldom sees georg on the
streets when there is gardning to be
dun. Charley Keez ses georg is to
heavy to stand on foot and work
long at time onles the ground is
very soft. Uncle Rub has had his
hair cut in the latest stile. look
out old girls. Mr. moor is out at
work on win streeta he ses ives
has fine flock of chickens coming
on. you had better keep your eyes
open, wes. iJenl Fletcher ses be is
mighty Uneasy about the Summer
Coon having a job out in his part of
of the town. he sed he jest went
and bought q new pad lock and put
it on his hen hous as soon as he
found out the Summer Coon had a
job out that way. l droped in
grocery last night and got package
of coffey and when | got home and
broke it open for use | found D
dollar gold pice in the cohey. how
it got in there is a mistre onles sum
of the coffey packers doped it unno-
ingly. am a lucky chap after all,
| am going to Civ it to Parthena to
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28
Louisville Tobacco Market.

Total sales in this market last
week were 1926 hhds., against
1,7O4 hhds. on corresponding week
of last year. Total receipts (last
week. 1850 hhds. against 1895 2Ss55
hhds. for corresponding week last
year. Reflections last week were
IA hhds., 25 per cent. of the auc-
tion sales, against 81 per cent. for
preceding week. OF the total sales
2,l96 hhds. were Burley and 929
were dark tobacco.
The Burley market has probably
not been so erratic and irregular
this week as last week, but prices
have been no higher. The demand
for low grades continues fairly good
and prices for these are about
steady at quotations. The medium
grades are thought to be trihe
easy, but not quotably lower Good
leaf has been very scarce on the
breaks. Holders of good leaf seem
loath to test the market under pres
ent conditions. Colory types are
in small supply with a good demand
at top prices of quotations when
dry and sweet
Receipts continue lightand stocks
are being reduced every week. I'm
Til the latter part of the week the
weather has not been specially fa-
vorable for the growth of plants in
the beds. Some good rains have
prevailed in nearly all parts of the
State, but they have not been fol
lowed by as warm sunshine as the
plants are now needing. The cool
weather, especially the nights, have
been very favorable to the cut
worms and grave complaints are
made of damage to beds. Owing to
the smallness of the plants very
little tobacco has been transplanted.
The plants, however, are reported
in strong, healthy condition, bar
ring the cut worm damage, and a
few days warm sunshine will make
a big change. 1t is now certain
that the crop will be late and this
feature may cause some curtailment
in the acreage.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28
DO Them This Way.

Mr.. J. c. Hooe, Superintendent
of the Bloomfield branch of L. q
N. nipped in the bud a strike on a
small scale ON his road last week.
Several of the section hands had
written to him TO the effect that
unless their wages were raised
they would quit work. Mr.. Hooe
did not get the letter until the
next day, and in the meantime the
men had carried their threat into
execution. He promptly ordered
his foreman not to re-employ any
of the strikers and Immediately
granted an increase of wages. 1t
required but a short time to secure
all the men needed. The strikers
are naturally very much crestfal-
len.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28
Asleep III Court.

Frank Drane, charged with the
crime of arson and poisoning stock
on the premises of his father-in-
law, Mr.. Newton Thomas, near
Eminence, had his examining trial
in the County Court, before Judge
Upton, last Thursday. He re-
fused to talk, and actually went to
sleep during the proceedings. He
was held over to the grand jury in
the sum of 81, 500 bail, in default
of which he was remanded to Jail
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28
Eczema and Skin EruptiOns.

Remick's Eczema Cure and Rem.
ick's Pepsin Blood Tonic will cure
the most obstinate case. At WM.
S. LLoYD's. 45 l yr.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature e1sss ,''o Of &1N2zzM<
Eiopements.

Crit Young and Miss Edna Pc
ters, prominent young people of
Owingsville, eloped and were mar
ried at Jeffersonville, Ind.
George James, representing a
Lexington piano and organ COM
pany, and Miss Haddie, daughter
of II. T. Henderson, of near
Odessa, eloped to Lexington to get
married. They had been ac-
quainted but a short time.
J. W. Jones guarantees all of his
glasses to fit 40 ly
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28

In constipation Herbine affords
natural, healthful remedy, acting
promptly. A few small doses will
usually be found to so regulate the
excretory functions that they are
able to operate without any aid
whatever. Price so cts. Thos.
Kennedy.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28

Former Governor John r. Tanner,
of Illinois died at the Leland Hotel,
Springfield ILL.,, Thursday of
Rheumatism of the heart. He was
i'll only few hours and was not
considered dangerous.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28
The Most Stubborn Coughs

resulting II m an attack of la
grippe or heavy cold, must yield to
the wonderful healing properties of
Foley's Honey and Tar. which
strengthens the lungs and makes
them sound. F. c. Duerson.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28

Ballard's Snow Liniment cures
rheumatism, neuralgia, headache,
sick headache, sore throat, cuts,
sprains, bruises, old sores, corns
and all pain and Inflammation.
The most penetrating liniment in
the world. Price 90 and 80 cts
Thos. Kennedy.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28
COUNTY COURT DAYS

lst Monday-Paris, Richmona d
Falmouth, Maysville.
I'd Monday-Lexington, Carlisle
Owingsville, Stanford.
Sd Monday-Georgetown, M
Sterling, Dsnvillo, Nich0lasviiiN
4th neutrality-suspicious., Win-
chester, Flemingsburg, Versailles.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28

Tn only instance on record Of a
Bostoilice being named after a pat
:nt medicine, was last year, when
! Afzel County, w. Va, a new
B HIce was established and
\ akl Kodol, after the famous
irsvtioi Dyspepsia Cure, manufac-
Iured by +. G. Dewitt d Co., of
|bicago. 1t had given such salts
factory results that the name was
|nanimously selected by the peo-
BE forthe new office and adopted
L Washington, ID. c. This action
ras entirely voluntary on the part
e the people of the community
Without any solicitation whatever
rom the manufacturers of Kodol
dyspepsia Cure. In fact the first
Enowledge they obtained regarding
snatter was when they received
ANr bearing the post mark
EIol ". Va. y and the CON
euE7 fully explained the circum-
|osnces. For a verification of this
satement the reader is referred to
he latest post office guide.
A preparation so highly priced
" community must be worthy Of
he greatest confidence.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28
For Rent.

Nice q room cottage on Harrison
Avenue. Address Mrs. JNo. b.
PHTPPs, 20 Fayette Ave, Lexins-
ton, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28
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Your scrap iron, live geese, old
hens, rOOsters, hides, furs, tai
low, beeswax, feathers and mn-
seng, for which will pay ke
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E. T. REAS.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28
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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-28

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The Dickinson press., 1901-03-16
obeyed orders.

One Of the officials Of the road had
invited a party Of gentlemen to take q
little pleasure excursion Over a part of
the line ~ his private al Before the
appointed day he was taken sick and
called in his chef and commissary.
"Eph," he said, II have asked these
friends and q neither go with them
nor disappoint them. I want you to
give them the best there is in the larder
and see that 1t Is served as well as it
would be at the best hotel in the
world"
Eph scratched his head and looked
troubled, but SIMPLY said, eyes, sah."
On the return several Of the gentle
men congratulated the official upon
having such a man." and one OF two
iatimated that If Eph e wanted an
other position he would have no trou:
BILE in securing it.
Finally Eph reported. ut wa q great
outin, sah," he assured his employer.
"Yas, sab; OATS right, sab; a stupen-
d%ifcious outin, sab. De gem'men all
done me proud, and I tells 'em it wa
you, sah."
Then Eph showed the bill, and it was
a sumner for length and amount. He
stood hat in hand until the official said:
"Pretty steep, Eph; pretty steep. Moth
ing left out and nothing but the best"
"Dat's right, sab. l was fusticated
mos to deaf. sab, but l jes' says to my
self, sab, dat dey was no greater epicac
in de Ian dan you is, and I bought and
cooked and served, sab, jes' like it wa
you."-Detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1901-03-16

A great many women ape NbJec43o
spells Of dixIihssss 2b6EbdfonE.haeyA
and q ringing noisei = the he.d. These
symptoms are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Lverntroublev a. the sesu1tYofa diseased
condition Ufsthe sonaAeh sndssokhG1s6lEs
gans Of digestion and nqtriiHon.
allied organs Of digestion and nuufffittid5n.
It cures through The stomach 6seaseea
seemingly femote from that organ, bdf
which have their origine Myafdinaaed;
condition Of the stomach and sdiSesdveF
and nutritive system. Hence, cures of
heart, lungs, Observation-Disclosures
organs are constantly 7edecteds.byaHles
use Of DR.. Pierce'sG Golden MedicadeDiss
covery. I.
There Is no alcohol
and it is free mouaso opium eocnineya1
all other narcotics. y - - :s ss:sHSrT
Some dealers may offer 4 substitute q.
as good - pr. Herce'a Golden
Medical Discovery. There'amore profit
in substitutes for the dealer. There's.
more health in the NDiscovexynfoe yon.
Don't be imposed on.
at Is with the greatest pleasure I write yoa
the benefit my mother has received from yOer
Golden Medical DisSovery,s ssys his 1.s es.fae
She suffered untold misery with uterine dhsease
aud nervousness, and had q constant foasinI
and ringing noise In her head. After taking
six bottles Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
eovery she was entirely cu1ed.S
When a laxative is required ue d..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The Dickinson press., 1901-03-16
DANIEL o,Connell,. re.s.

$3.50
In the National Library Of ireland ID
the fee book Of Daniel O'Connell. This
volume, in its 100 pages or 30 Of pazal-
lei columns, laboriously prepared by
the hand Of the nberator himself,
shows In pounds, shillings and pence
his early struggles. O'Connell was
called to the Irish bar in 179S1the. year
Of the rebellion-and seven days later
he got his first brief, from q brother-in-
law, who retained him to draft q dec
laration on a promissory note. The
only other business he got that year
was also given him by a kinsman-a
cousin-and It was Of the same kind.
The fee on each occasion was FL %. Cd.
1t was in n of his earliest cases that
O'Connell made the retort that attract
ed attention to him. He was cross ex-
aiming an awkward witness, who de.
clared that he had drunk nothing blu,
his share of a pint Of whisky. ION
your oath, now" Numbered the young
counsel. twas not your share all but
the pewter?"
O'Connell's fee book is an interesting
record Of his rapid rise in the profess
sion. For the first year, as we have
seen. his income amounted to only
f2 IS. Cd. Next year he earned over
ESQ, and the year after he made over
f4OO. According to memoranda made
in his own handwriting his income in
1903 was f465, and in the following
years. f775. f840, f1,077. Glib, f2,198.
f2.736, f2,951. f3.047 and f3,s0s. re-
s%pectively.
The Dickinson press., 1901-03-16
The smotherinx Scene.


As to stage appointments, there
were no plush or velvet curtains or
touches draped with satin in early
days. The furniture was as %unpreten-
tious as the costumes. Indeed on one
occasion when a lady was playing Des-
demona to her husbands Othello a dis
astrous and Mt the same time ludicrous
effect, though Of course unrehearsed,
had been imminent through the lack Of
even a nail or two to make an old stool
steady.
1t was the smothering scene, and the
couch was made up Of two chairs and h
rickety stool covered, Of course, with
the simplest draperies-a red merino
curtain trimmed with yellow worsted
fringe. Imagine a Desdemona endeav-
oring to recline gracefully, all the while
feeling portions of her couch sliding
from under her. This is how the scene
was played out:
Desdemona-KNl me tomorrow; let me live to.
night. Q'm falling, dear!)
Othello Nay, il you strive (Keep quite Silly
Desdemona-But half an hour. (oh, hold meD
o~thello-Being done, there is no pause. U'l
push the stool unfer.)
Desdemona-But while I say a prayer. (Do be
quick, Robert, it is slipping.)
Othello-It Is too latei
Which, indeed, it was, for the bed COL
lapsed, and Desdemona's body lay up
on the floor, her head upon the sole
chair, which stuck to its post faithful
ly.-Gentleman's Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1901-03-16
A Rat showed Him q Mine.

The action Of a rat led N. R. Ingolds-
by to the discovery Of q rich gold mine
in Arizona. He named the property
the Rat Hole mine.
Mr.. Ingoldsby had been spending sew
eral months near Mammoth, on the
San Pedro river, In Arizona His pur-
pose was to enjoy the hunting and
make a collection of the animals and
minerals Of the southwest. He pitched
his tent in the canyon of the San Pedro.
In the Santa Catarina mountains.
he had no neighbors and was for q
long time unable to account for the
disappearance of small articles that
be left lying about his camp. At last
he noticed that when anything was
taken something vas left in its place.
This was usually q bit of stone or
wood. The culprit he found to be a
large rodent Of the species known as
the. trading rat The habits of the
animal made an interesting study for
Mr.. Ingoldsby. and he often lay awake
at night to watch for his visitor.
A silver spoon was missing n morn
ing and In its place vas a piece of
quartz carrying free gold. This still
more excited Mr.. Ingoldsby's curiosity,
and, after several attempts, he succeed.
ed In following the animal to its home
Near by was the ledge from which the
gold bearing quartz had been taken.
Mr.. lngoldsby made an examination
thorough enough to prove that his
discovery was of considerable value
Mexican Herald
The Dickinson press., 1901-03-16
Dreadful Moment.

A conductor on the Park line had IN
experience the other day that is quite
certain to cause him many uncomforta-
BILE minutes in the future. His car
stopped at Spruce street to let a middle
aged lady on, and as she took her seat
the conductor gave the motorman two
bells, and the car shot AHEAD. When
the conductor entered the car, the wo-
man in question was looking out Of the
window and did not see his outstretch-
ed hand.
"Fare, please" remarked the con-
ductor.
The woman evidently did not hear
him, for she did not turn her head.
Neither did she hold out the necessary
coin.
"Fare, please" said the conductor in
a louder tone.
But the woman paid no heed. Then
the conductor touched her on the shout
der and in a tone of voice that rang
through the car exclaimed:
"Your fare, please, LADY,"
Then the woman turned hastily
around and looked at the conductor.
The knight Of the bellcord gave one
gasp and fed to the back platform.
The woman was his mother-in-law.-
Omaha World-Herald
The Dickinson press., 1901-03-16
Worfh tha pinerenne.

" NA0 AAAACESAOC0 - "r
In 8. L. Powers story at the Middle
sex Bar association dinner the lawyer
tried the case for the complainant.
She sued a middle aged gentleman for
breach of promise. he married an
other girl. The jury retired, and the de-
PENDANT also went his way. The Jury
returned, the defendant did not The
jury found for the plaintiff In $500
damages.
The lawyer met the middle aged gem
deman a few minutes later in the lob
by Of al adjacent hotel.
esquire" said the latter. chow did
the jury decide"
against you" was the answer.
II didn't think they would do that
said the middle aged gentleman mus
ingly. Whats the damagesY,
THAT amt SO bad!'' he:exclaimed, on
being told. esquire, there's that much
difference between the two women
Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1901-03-16

Occasionally there is to be found a
proprietor of a secondhand bookstore
who is something more than the nature
of his business would seem to indicate.
He regards his old and rare volumes
rather las a collection than a stock Of
goods and experiences a pang when he
parts with one.
A fippant young man dropped into a
secondhand bookstore kept by a man
of this kind.
Taking down several choice old books
from the shelves, he fingered them
carelessly and replaced them. They
happened to treat of abstruse subjects
and did not appeal to him.
"Are any Of these books for hire?'' he
asked ~carelessly.
mo, young man." sharply answered
the proprietor. ''They are for lore
st. Louis Republic.
The Dickinson press., 1901-03-16
The " senator.

Congressman Jones of Virginia told
this story of his father: Directly after
the war Jones senior was sent to the
state senate. An old slave who had
belonged to him was also elected to the
senate. The two drew adjoining seats.
Senator Jones was very courteous and
In addressing his former slave always
called him senator. The old negro
stood it for some time and finally said:
"Massa William, l don't like dis sena-
tor business. KANT l come down to
70 house and visit that cook of yourn?
I suhtinly would like permission to Wis
1t yo' Kitchen"
The request vas granted, and while
Senator Jones was in his library the
other senator was down in the kitchen
visiting the cook.
The Dickinson press., 1901-03-16
Anticipated.

he was a Scotch minister in q small
country parish. and he was sometimes
put to it for fresh pasture wherewith
to feed his flock. One day, however,
he bethought himself that he had
never thoroughly exhausted the sub
ject of Jonah, and his heart rejoiced.
Jonah and the whale was a sort of
thing whereby you could easily drag
out a sermon its allotted two hours.
He was in full career and had reached
triumphantly the anatomical peculiari-
ties of the case.
IAN what feesh do ye think 1t wad
beY" he cried in stentorian tones.
"Aiblins We think it wad be a haddie?
Ma. ma. 1t could nae be a haddie fol
to tax a big mon like yon in his belly.
Aweel. aiblins We think it wad be a
salmon, but l tell We na. ma. 1t wad
ma be a salmon, for deed l doubt If
they ever see salmon yonder. Aweel,
aiblins ye're thinking it wad be a big
cod
Here an aged and weary voice piped
up from the body Of the church:
"Aiblins it was q whaleY'
IAN the dell haze ye, Maggie Mac
farlane, for takin the word cot O. the
mouth O. Gods meenister!'-Lippin.
colts Magazine.