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The Seattle Republican., 1902-04-11
Mourned for HiY

Mourned for Him.
There must be quite a demand for
criminal lawyers among the Afro
Americans of Kansas City, Missouri,
as one of the weekly papers published
in that city in their interest mourns
almost without comfort the death of
Attorney B. L. Woodson, who was one
of the most noted criminal lawyers in
that section Of the country. It is hard
to lose an able and efficient man
whether he be lawyer, doctor or Indian
chief, but it is suggested that the col
ored folk had better give up those
things that leads them into the
criminal courts, even if the criminal
lawyer does not get as much practice
and make as much money as his talent
would seem to merit. There is no
denying the fact that the colored folk
are mixed up altogether in too many
criminal escapades for their own good,
and the sooner they give up some OF
those habits the better for the pro-
gress of the race to which they be-
long. There are few spots in the
United States in which there is a
greater aggregation of colored Grim
inals than in Kansas City, and this
perhaps accounts for Mr.. Woodson's
great tact and talent as a criminal law
year, having been so well developed
during his lifetime, and by being able
to get them out of a good many of
their scrapes probably explains why
they so sOrely regret his death.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-04-11

1t is a mistake that the cOlOred
voters of this city do not know what
they politically want, but because they
did not want one man for park COM
missioner was no reason for the other
one being turned down. No fight was
made against Richard Davis for park
commissioner, and while he may not
have received the endorsement of
certain cOlOred men in town, those
men did not fight his confirmation,
and the cOlored voters of this city
were not loggerheading over his ap-
pointment for park commissioner be-
cause they were rent in factions, and
the one faction did not want the 9TH
er faction to get advantage of the 9th
er, but they did not think one of the
men proper person to represent them
for we'll known reasons, which was
set out and placed before the cOun-
wards, hence they fought his con1rma-
ton. The members of that commit
tee were thoroughly convinced that
one of the men was morally unfit to
hold the position and they unanimous
ly agreed to turn him down. Just
why the committee or council should
turn the other man down the Pie
maker is unable to say, but so far as
the colored voters were concerned
they preferred to see both of the men
turned down rather than to see the
one confirmed, not for either personal
or political reasons, but from moral
reasons. The vicious attack made on
the colored candidates by the Daily
Times after it found that it was utter
ly impossible for it to brOw-beat the
city council into confirming the edi-
tors valet was quite uncalled for,
and plainly showed the editor Of the
Times is by no means the friend of
the colored folk that he has in the
past pretended to be.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-04-11

The state press is much exercised
over the report sent out from Wash
ington that Senator Foster had re
commended Hon. Henry L. Wilson,
who is now minister to Chill, for
more important position at some of
the larger European courts and some
of them go so far as to intimate that
Senator Foster and ex-senator Will
son have at last come around to their
original agreement and in the future
they will work in political harmony
with each other. AS to this the Pie
maker has no knowledge one way or
the other, but he does not entertain
the belief in a single instance that
Senator Foster and John L. Wilson
have reached any political agreement
whereby Senator Foster is to aid John
L. Wilson in being elected to the
United States senate next January,
nor that John L. Wilson will aid Sena-
tor Foster in being reelected January
The Seattle Republican., 1902-04-11
COUNTRY PRESS OPINIONS

the rules of the churches when you
join it it is hardly the proper thing
to break them even if you should be
Of the opinion that it is no harm to
attend the theater which many of
us do So
The Seattle Republican., 1902-04-11

Judge R. A. Ballinger, who was
once a political power in Jefferson
county, but who subsequently moved
to Seattle and cast his lot with the
same faction as did Will E. Hum
phries, is also a receptive candidate
for the congressional nomination that
is supposed to fall to the lot of King
county. Judge Ballinger is a strong
and scholarly gentleman and would
make a splendid showing in congress,
and would make splendid showing at
the primaries providing he can over
come the factional opposition to him
which has been quite pronounced in
the past. Judge Ballinger sees the
necessity of King county having a
member in the lower house of con-
gress and he is willing to work to
that end whether he or the other fell
The Seattle Republican., 1902-04-11

AS has been previously said in
these columns, Will E. Humphries is
likewise making the fight Of his life
to secure this nomination. He has
been conspicuous figure in politics
in this city for good many years.
Has twice been elected corporation
counsel and has been a delegate to
pretty nearly every county and state
convention for the past decade or
more. He has campaigned the coun-
ty and the state and has made bril-
liant speeches wherever he has ap-
peared on either the stump Or the
rostrum. Unfortunately, however, for
Mr.. Humphries he has allied himself
with the Humes faction and perhaps
that may be the cause of his defeat
owing to the fact that the opposite
faction would not feel inclined to
support him because he has made
such relentless war on them. If
Mr.. Humphries can control the Humes
faction in King county he may yet
be able to land right side up with
care, as he would also get some
strength from all of the other fac
tiOns in the county. Another draw
back to Will e. Humphries lies in the
fact that most people are Of the opin-
ion that he is brother to John E.
Humphrey, who is also a candidate for
supreme judge and has been for the
past six years. If Mr. Humphrey was
eliminated from the supreme judge
contest Will Humphries would stand
a much better show of being nominal
ed for congress.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-04-11
AFRO AMERICANISM


Of the desperate man, who had decided
to sell out his life as dearly as pos
sible. If there were more such Rey-
nolds in the South there would be
fewer lynchings and burnings at the
stake for trivial offenses. To advo-
cate an eye for an eye and a tooth for
a tooth in this age and generation is
very distasteful to the good citizens of
this country, but it seems that that
will be the only way for the black man
to get justice in the South, and it is
therefore in these columns advocated.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-04-11

Continued on I'd page.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
HORSES AND MULES.
Local Inventor.

Some one said necessity is the
mother of invention, " and this has
been proven to be true in this office
by Mr.. Charles Ratliff, who impro-
vised a water gauge for telling how
much water there is in a barrel
used in running our engine. The
gauge works to perfection and Mr..
Ratliff will have it patented. AL
ready his friends who have seen
this marvel see in Charlie a mill
ionaire inventor in the not far dis
tant future. We shall not attempt
description of this little wonder,
suffice it to say that after climbing
up and looking in the barrel you
can readily tell how much water is
in it.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
Have Returned.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Prewitt
Young having returned from their
bridal trip to Chicago have taken
possession of the fine old homestead
and 300-acre farm, the gift of the
groom's parents. AS the groom is
an excellent man, and the bride an
earnest and cultured christian wo-
man, these young people begin
I their married life under favorable
circumstances, we'll suited to con-
tinue the helpful and ennobling
career of his parents, who for many
years having given of their time
and means to carry on the Lord s
work at Somerset church, have
moved to town.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
A New Enterprise.

w. w. Gay & Co., a firm COM
posed of Jno. L. Woodford, w. w.
Gay and Thorton and Catesby
Woodford have bought the slop of
the McBrayer Distillery apd will
feed between four and five hundred
cattle. This is strong firm, one
that has interests in common with
the people of Mt. Sterling and
along the valley of Hinkston Creek
and we may be sure that the often
sive smell from the distillery will
from this time on be thing of the
past.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
Belated Minutes Of Teachers
Association.


Association.
Saturday Nov. 1st, Gilead
Teachers Association day, was one
of the most beautiful Kentucky
autumn holds in store. The trees
with their frontage of purple and
scarlet, and gold; the fields OF green
and brown: everything indeed
"pleasant to the eyes" was to be
seen-yea, verify, and everything
"good for food" to be had, in that
hospitable neigborhood of Gilead.
All. Luckless Absentees; you
may fail to regret not hearing those
things ''to be desired to make orc
wise" in the shape of our papers
and talks, but that dinner that
chicken; those dressed eggs; that
salmon salad; those cakes; that
cream prepared by such famous
mistresses of the culinary art as
Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Hisle, Mrs.
Hainline, Mr.. Hadden-you will
probably sorrow over not having
tasted all your days.
The school room at Locust Grove
is a model in itself with its pictures
of famous men and places; The
recitations and music by Miss Leila
An6e sons pupils aided much in
making the day interesting. Rev.
Carpehan's appropriate opening
and closing scripture reading and
prayers added also to the profit and
earnestness of the occasion
Among papers and talks, may be
mentioned "His Majesty The Amer
lean Boy" by Miss Veal, and
Phases of Boy Nature" by Miss A
Oliver. "Boys may be prosaic but
are always toe-saic," the latter de-
clared. She rifled a boy's pockets
space forbids us giving the con-
tents. She peered into a boys
mind and showed us its complex
wo kings. Both emphasized the
Importance of training this minC
and preparing it for future useful
ness.
The most scholarly paper given
was Miss Dannic Belle Scott's or
"School Ethics 1t should b,
printed in full. There was not {
line of 1t that was not helpful.
Miss Kate Corbett's talk on Use
fulness of Biography was generally
appreciated. She spoke of th'
lesson of perseverance to be taugh
by Columbus; of power of prayei
as illustrated in Washington's life
of punishment following betraya
exemplified in Benedict Arnold
and of the courage and patriotism
inspired by Putnam.
Miss Mary divers recitation'
we all enjoyed, and Miss Thoop'
recital of "The Trials of Distric
| Schoolteacher" ELECTED much ap
plause. On finding her father wa
the author, we begged it for pub
Iication, but have not, as yet, re
ceived it.
''We have saved the best win
until now" was the introduction
given as Prof. Thos V.Throop ros
to tell us "The Effect of Coast lin
on Civilization. None who hearC
doubted the fitness of the figure
There was all the wines bubbl
and sparkle and foam as, in rhyme
he told of his recent experlenc
with poison-oak and apologized fo
, consequent personal appearance
, There was the richness, smoothness
depth, of the rarer vintages in tn
body of his address.
This completed the program, and
by few earnest, well-chosen word
of the President, we were dismissed
NJ. L. BARRE, Sec'y.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
Book Club.

The Book Club resumed work for
the season Friday afternoon being
most delightfully."- entertained by
that charming hostess, Miss How
ell. The members for the year are
Misses Graves, Howell, Reid, Har-
ris, Young, Bridgeforth, Gatewood,
Bette Owings, Tibbs and Mesdames S
Roger Barnes, Jack Gatewood,
Roger Gatewood.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
We Cut Meats.

For the next 80 days we are going
to give the people of Mt. Sterling
and vicinity the advantage of the
following prices in fresh and cured
meats. We kill nothing but the
best fatted cattle the market af-
fords. The prices are as follows ;
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
Oyster Supper.

There will be another oyster sup,
per at the Grassy Lick Church on
Thanksgiving evening, November
9th at 6 o'clock, for benefit of the
church,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
New Boarding Rouse.

Having rented Mesdames Calk
and Chinn's house on North Mays
vile street, l will on January l,
1908, open first-class boarding
house. Rooms furnished or un-
furnished, also day and transient
boarders.
Respectfully,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
WANTED! WANTED!

Your scrap iron, live geese, old
hens, roosters, hides, furs, tallow
beeswax, feathers and ginseng,
for which ] will pay the highest
cash price.
17-20t. E. T. REFS.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19

Mr.. and Mrs. N. b. Young, of
Somerset neighborhood have rent
ed the j. NJ. Elliott residence on
Clay street and have taken pos
session. We welcome these excel
lent people to our town.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
TREES | TREES |

Fruit aad Ornamental, Grape Vines, small
Fruits, Asparagus, shrubs, and everything for
Orchard, Lawn and Garden.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
For Rent.

Eight elegant rooms suitable for
house keeping, one or two families.
Also have for sale twenty acres of
land, at bargain. Apply to
6tf H. CLAY MCKEE.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19


About 2, 900 cattle on the mark
ct; quality was only fair; trade
very brisk aud prices shade high
er than last Court. 1050-lb steers
sold at 1926: 900-lb steers at
SO .S5 30 81 90; yearings as Al for
the best. Bulk of sales at "a or
less. Heifers at3 to 81; cows, 2
to Sc; bulls, 21c. A good crowd
present and the rain did not seem
to effect trad. as cattle sold as fast
as we have ever seen them at this
place.
SALES
Stafford d Son sold five 1100-lb
bulls 20 Sam Hodgkin, of Clark, at
2tc and bunch of 600-lb heiiers
to Mr.. Rails, of Bath, at ~ so
L. b. Skidmore bought twenty
two 6O0-lb yearlings at 4c; Geo.
Berry sold four 625-lb yearlings to
same party at 4c.
Mr.. Owens sold thirty-two $50
ID steers to James Scobee, of Clark,
at 44c.
Stafford q Son sold bunch OF
500 ID cows to J. II. Ramsey of
Lexington at $240.
james Shrout sold thlrty-five
1000 lb cattle to B f. Walls & Co.,
of Bourbon, at At.
Sam Turley sold twenty one 900
lb steers to Thomas Adams. of Fay
cite, at 4c.
Bud Meyers sold fifteen 1050-lh
steers to Chas. Meng, of Bourbon
county at tic
Wm. N. Anderson sold thirty
one S75 Id steers TO S. NJ. Hainline
at &c.
Raswick u Co. sold eight 625 lt
yearlings to McClintock Il McEn.
tyre, of Bourbon, at 4c.
H. Ramsey bought eleven 600
10 heifers of Arnett & Allen at &c
John Richardson sold ten $50 Ii
yearlings to Brack Jeffries at &c.
Atkinson d Co. sold thirty on'
S00-lb steers to Jonas Weihl al
SO 40.
Tnos. Adams bought twelve 900.
Id steers of James Bogie at 81.
H. c. Hopkins bought twelve
$50 lb yearlings of Bird Buckwalt
er at 4c.
j. w. Downing bought sever
S50-lb heifers of Ed Mcclure a.
Bic.
John T. Hedges, of Bourbon pur
chased forty 900-lb steers of Henry
Hopkins at $40.
Salyers d Co. sold bunch oi
500 lb yearlings to c. II. Tribble,o
Madison, at 44c.
w. W. Gay & Co. bought one
hundred and eight 1050-lb cattle
of Jno. T. Woodford & Son at 44c
Price Calk sold fifteen 1100-ll
steers to Thos. Adams, of Fayette
at 4c, Crouch sold to same party
ten 1050-lb cattle at 4c. Mr.
Adams bought about 100 cattle il
all +.
Stafford Il Son sold twenty
Z eight S50-lb steers to Jas. Thomp
son. of Bourbon, at 1865.
w. L. Swango sold seventeen
650-lb steers to McChntock d Nc
Entyre, of Bourbon, at 4c.
HORSES AND MULES.
Not great many mules on tn
market and the prices asked wer
from So to $40 per head highe
than last Court. No large, heav.
mules for sale. l54-hand mar
mules sold at $3.50 to $135; Is hant
mules at 800 to $120; small mule
at from $75 to 800.
Horses about as usual; the meal
day had some influence in tradin,
l 4 -.~...- eo..~ 90 loo ..,oIo
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
Notice 10 Tax PAYERS.

There will be a penalty of six
percent added to all taxes not paid
before December 1st. 1902.
G. A. MCCORMICK,
l17-2t. Sheriff.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
. a - II q h Z a.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature a. E1ZZzZx

The county has received a Book
type writer. 1t cost S175 and can
be seen in the County Clerks
office,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19
Respectfully,
Miss MARTHA DENNIS.

You may never get hurt; l hope
you won't; but, wouldn't you feel
great deal better to have an ac-
cident policy paying from $5 to $25
a week if you were so unfortunate?
Rates cheerfully given by
ii. G. HOFFMAN,
49-tf Mt. Sterling, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-19

We carry full line of Fancy
Groceries, also Dressed Poultry,
Fresh Fish, Oysters, Celery and
Fruits in season.
Give us your order for a nice
Thanksgiving Turkey.
All goods delivered on short no.
tice. Your patronage and trade
earnestly solicited.
MT. STERLING MARKET HOUSE,
S. P. GREENwADE, Prop'r.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-27

Sam was the first t. respond, and kneel-
ing there in that little country meeting
house. he gave his heart to God and De-
came a Christian, and DR.. FELTON, remark
ed, as he pointed to him, There's going
to be a preacher of the gospel" The young
man was impressed with this thought,
and the next week he preached his hrst
sermon. He has been at it ever since, ana
his name is known in every state IN the
union.
During the time that Sam was dissipat-
ing Joe was a sober man, with a WlIe anu
several children. But the year after sam s
conversion he began to drink, just to show
that he was not hidebound. of course, ana
that he was man enough to quit whenever
he wanted to.
1t was the same old sad story. He went
from bad to worse in spite of the pleading
of his loved ones.
He lost much of his self respect and
would often appear In town in a state OF
intoxication One day a friend, r. A
CLAYTON. who is still in Gainesville and
who is better known as Dick Clayton. met
him on the streets, as usual, under the in
fluence of whislkey.
"Joe.' said he, IT am your friend. but l
am ashamed of you. You are so low down
you are no longer respectable.
IT was a random shot. but it struck the
mark. 1t ranked in the heart of the mis-
cradle man. he went nollC s%AAN
the next day, which was Sunday, he tried
to wash it out in whiskey, but Gods in
delible pen had put it there and it would
not wash out,
Joe then lived about a mile and half
north of Gainesville on the Western and
Atlantic railroad. Some time Sunday night
his whiskey gave out. His money was
also gone and he was in misery. Before
daylight he found a gold breastpin belong
ing to his wife and with that in his pocket
he hurried to town.
When the saloon opened he was there
and he succeeded in trading off his breast
pin for two quarts of whiskey. Before
leaving town he emptied one of them
down his throat. He started home just as
the day was dawning. His brain was in a
wild tumult and he staggered along the
track. The early train for Atlanta came
in sight. He saw the cleaning eye and
heard the thunderous roar. In his de-
lerium he fancied he was in hell, but he
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-27
FRENCH ROADS UNSAFE
In Consequence of Wild Driving of Au-
tomobiIe Owners.
Brooklyn Eagle.


That terrible automobile accident which
caused the death of Mr.. and Mrs. Fair has
created a considerable stir among the French,
the the death but MAI Il shows how fast and
how recklessly foreigners. especially Ameri-
cans, go over French roads and play havoc
are any longer safe. The automobiles dash
through villages, ride over objects-sO much
the worse IL that object is a person, a child or
pig. They do not stop to see what mischief
has been done. If instead of themselves, the
Fairs. in their wild race of hundred kilo-
meters an hour had ridden over two humble
human beings Of the place, 20 doubt not be-
ing sure of the mischief they had done. would
have ridden on their wild way, and there,
perhaps. the supports Of a large poor family
would have been swept away without even
knowing who the criminals were. There is no
doubt that this happens oftener than II Is
made public, and one cannot blame the French
for demonstrating at the way Americans ride
Of a hundred kilometers an hour II would
be necessary TO have wider and straighter
roads The French ones are good, kept in
perfect order, but ell except the national
roads are narrow and accidents can frequently
happen when an automobile dashes past a
carriage or wagon, first for the want Of room
and second because the horses may take TO
running away with fright.
Talking to an intelligent Frenchman after
the Fair accident. he said: The country viii
have to see that that wild riding is stopped.
In the cities IT Is still possible, but in the
country when the chauleurs thlnk tney nave
a free road they 90 at lightning speed without
caring what may happen to damage their
auto or what they may kill on the road. Ev-
cry time a man who loves to go fast drives in
the country he increases his speed. and danger
IS forgotten in the nursing Of the idea that he
will be able TO say that he beat his best friend
in arriving at a certain point. In the case Of
Mr.. Fair his idea to go over more ground
than his brother-in-law, Mr.. Vanderbilt. and
Mrs Fairs last words were that she hoped
they would reach the hotel IN Paris by 4
o'clock. They say that Mr.. Fair lost his head
when he saw the auto go wrong after the
tire had burst I think all Americans are los
ing their heads over the speed they can make
IN their automobiles. We are willing but
they must do their wild riding in their own
country and If they continue to alarm the
whole country, ride without the least modera-
tion something viii have 10 be done. They
may learn a lesson with the frightful death
OF two Of their own, but I doubt II the lesson
viii be remembered for a long time. think
we shall have to protect ourselves in some
law against wild driving and see that It Is
executed. -
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-27
A EFT PUNISHMENT.

The New York Sun grows exceeding
wroth over the declaration Of Mr.. Bryan
that the men who form trusts to rob
the people should be put into stripes"
Senator Foraker has also been griev-
ously offended by this remark and retorts
that they who propose such thing should
be made to wear stripes themselves.
Now, what is there wrong about Mr..
Bryan's advocacy of stripes for ''those
who form trusts to rob the people?" He
simply proposes to enforce the law.
The Sherman act provides exactly the
punishment that Mr. Bryan would like to
see imposed where the evidence is suf-
fcient. 1t would be we'll for the country
if those in authority had something like
Mr.. Bryan's view Of the proper method
of applying the antitrust law.
Ex-senator Edmunds said a few days
ago that the main reason why the trusts
are not checked lies not in defects of the
laws against them, but in the fact that
the executive and judicial officers of the
government are deficient either in the
ability or the will to enforce those laws,
The remark that has brought down up
on Mr. Bryan the condemnation of the
New York Sun. Senator Foraker and 9TH
er apologists OF the trusts is one of the
best things we have ever seen from that
gentleman.
He believes. in the A1ikado's "object al
sublime to make the punishment fit the
crime" n.s3e.t