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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
G. T. FLANDERS, JUDY, KY.

and every man in Egypt execrates
his name; while the very spot in
the waters edge at Rhoda, where
the rushlbasket of the Hebrew in
FAINT is supposed to have lodged, is
sacred in the eyes of all Egypt,
and the occupant of tibet little bas-
ket honored and reyenced by every
man in Egypt. A few days ago
while standing over the mummy of
Meneptah, son of Ramses II,
thought to be the Pharoh of the
Exodus, 1 requested grave,
scholarly old man to read a little
French from the museum catalog.
After courteously complying with
my request, he proceeded TO dis
course or the significance of the
finding of Meneptah's mummy.
Here, he alleged, was evidence of
the falsity of the record of Moses,
for Moses said he was drowned in
the Red Sea. After he had reliev-
ed himself of his mental burden,
remarked: / once knew a man in
America who was wrecked off the
coast of England and drowned.
After a week or two the body was
recovered by some fishermen. 1t
was embaimed, conveyed TO Ameri
ca and deposited in splendid tomb.
If you should happen to visit
America and see his form in the
casket, would you take it as incon-
trovel tlble proof that he was never
drowned? 80 no, of course not"
Then what sort of thinker do you
carry around with you if you see
here evidence that Meneptah was
never in the Red Sea? My scien-
tific friend answered not a word,
but occasionally glanced back at
me to see what sort of a thing
was and what l was doing.
w. Il. TIBBs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19

tunities? What can we mean when
we say to those about us-or to
ourselves-that this is a time of
opportunity, that it shall be seized
eagerly and quickly? What is
meant by the old representa-
tion of opportunity as a flying
being with lock Of hair
over the forehead, and the bald be
hind. Well, these are only parts
of great truth. Opportunity,
says the Baptist Union, is nothing
other than the faithful perform
ance of daily duty without special
flare of trumpets, or thought of OPP
portunity. Many of the best and
truest people of the world never
had what we call opportunities !"
they reached the goal by the steady
steps in the pathway of duty.
True, there were places where the
tides changed, perhaps epochs in
their lives, but they never knew
when the tide turned or when the
great changes came; they were
ready for everything, for they
were faithful in all things, OPP
portunity is not labeled it is not
happy chance; but he who is
faithful in the small things will
find the large things come to him,
he scar cely Knows how. And that
is the great promise of the Book.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
Found Dead in His Bed.

Mr.. Horace Miller, prominent
farmer and well-known Democratic
politician, was found dead in bed
at his home, in Paris, on last
Thursday. He was a deacon in
the Paris Christian church and
one of the curators of Kentucky
University at Lexington. He was
a prominent figure in local polit
ical circles, having lately made the
race for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Representative against A.
S. Thompson. Mr.. Miller was y
years old.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
A Fly ExterminatOr.

In two quarts of boiling water
dissolve one quarter pound of com
mon hard soap; add one pint of
coal oil; churn together till well
mixed, and then dilute with three
quarts of water and one quart of
fish oil. If large quantity be
made maintain these proportions.
This emulsion applied every other
day to stock will keep the flies
away, says an exchange.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
PRED Oh by Canadians.

The Silver Spray, fishing boat
owned at Fort Erie, Pa, put into
that port Wednesday afternoon
practically ruined. It's captain
says than while infringing on no
law he was pounced down upon on
the Canadian side of Lake Erie by
the Canadian revenue cutter Pc
trel, which opened fire on him with
every gun at its command. The
Silver Spray was struck twenty
times.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
Destructive Hurricane.

Death and devastation were
spread broadcast on the Island of
Jamaica Wednesday by a second
visitation of hurricane. Property
worth millions of dollars was ru-
ined, thousands of persons were
made homeless and at least fifty
lives lost. Ships in the harbors
were sunk or blown ashore, and
thousands of residences, business
houses, hotels and churches were
destroyed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
Soldiers Save Two Lives at
Jackson.
years old

At Jackson two men under Lieut..
Mcleod saved the lives of John
Dean and Jim Watkins engaged to
clean out an ola well. They de-
scended, but a helper at the top
saw something was wrong and
called for help. The soldiers rush
ed to the rescue and private Nolan
was let into the well by rope.
He found both men unconscious
from gas He tied ropes about
their bodies and both were quickly
hoisted.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
Disappointment.
W. L. TIBBs

God keeps school for his chill
dren here on earth, and one of the
best teachers is disappointment.
My friend, when you and reach
our Fathers house, we shall look
back and see that the sharr-voiced
rough-visaged teacher, disappoint-
menU, was one of the best guides to
train US for it. He gave us hard
lessons; he often used the rod he
often led US into thorny paths; he
sometimes stripped off a load of
luxuries; but that only made us
travel the freer and the faster on
our heavenward way. He some
times led us down into the valley
of the death shadow, but never did
the promises read so sweetly as
when spelled out by the eye of
faith in that very valley. No
where did he lead us so often, or
teach us such sacred lessons, as at
the cross of Christ. Dear, old,
rough handed teacher We will
build monument to thee yet, and
crown it with garlands, and IN
scribe on it: BLESSED be the
memory of Disappointment" -
Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler, d. d.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
PtOmaine in Senator Stewards
Luncheon.

Ptomaine poison laid low fifty
guests at Ashburn, Va, gathered
to attend the sale of dairy farm
owned by Senator Stewart, of Ne
vada The Senator served a light
luncheon of coffee, ham and beef
sandwiches.
Shortly afterwards fifty persons
were taken violently i'll One after
another they fell to the ground
writhing in agony.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
Not Labeled.

Opportunities for service are not
labeled. They do not come with
any kind of mark that one might
distinguish them. One never rec
ognizes an opportunity until he
looks backward. 1t is quite often
the case that what appears to be a
great opportunity is only bubble,
likely to explode as you handle it..
What then, do We mean by oppor-
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19


Monday, March 20, 1908. (
Dear Judge: Anchors have been
drawn up the ships sides by the
steam engines, and the mighty
screw propellers are beginning to
push the Kaiserin Maria Theresa
toward the open sea. Already
there is a change from the soft,
delicious atmosphere of the sum-
-rIaerland about Cairo to the harsh
ness and chill Of the stormy Msdi-
terranean From the deck OF the
steamer | face an ancient city
now modernized-ot 100000 peo-
pie. 1t was founded by Alexander
the Great 332 B. G. AT one time
it had population of 100000 and
was the second city of the world
Under the Romans it was the
granary Of the empire, and cele-
brated for its boundless wealth and
rich commerce, its art and learning,
its luxury and refinement. Euclid
and Hipparchus gave fame TO its
schools. Origen, Clement and
Athanasius have linked it's name
With Christian theology and litera
turc with an exuberance of learn
ing never excelled. Myriads of
christians suffered martyrdom here
befor the city was conquered for
Christ. In the third century B c..
the Hebrew Bible was here trans
lated into Greek to prepare the lit
erary world for the advent of
Christ and the embalming of the
Gospel in that universal tongue.
Mark is said to have brough the
Gospel to Alexandria. 1t was an
Alexandrian grain ship in which
Paul was wrecked at Malta, and
another from the same city convey
ed him to Rome.
To my right on the highest emf
nence about the city rises the fam
Gus shaft called Pompey's pillar.
On the point tn the right cf the
bay stands the lighthouse on the
sight of the wonderful Pharos.
J Egypt now fingers with me only
in dazed memory, The brutal
and massive grandeur of her -uins,
and the wide sweep of her history
into the obscuritY of a misty past,
deter me from writing about it
to-day. l look out over the veneer
able Nile yonder and thought floats
away in airy and intangible dreams.
Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses,
Jesus and the prophets have given
this land Biblical interest. The
imperial monarch, Ramses III, who
decreed the determination of Israel
and whose cruel decree gave Moses
to the Nile and it's crocadiles, has
been dragged from his royal maus-
aleum, and with his royal ancestors
and son, lies in ignominious expos.
ure in Egypt's great show place,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
Suit for Back Taxes.

At Richmond, KY, State Audi
tors agent has brought forty suits
in the County Court against
large property owners for back
taxes alleged to be due the county
and State. About 100000 worth
of property is involved.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
The American Hen.

George Fayette Thompson, for
merly of Kansas, now of the U. S.
Department Of Agriculture, has
written a treatise on the American
hen and her product. Among other
things Mr. Thompson says that in
the city of New York each family
of five persons consumes on an
average four eggs a day. In Chi
cago if it is accepted that the city
has reached population of 1000,
Gee, the ratio OF egg consuming is
higher and every person in the city
manages to consume one whole egg
each day in the year. The produc-
tion of poultry and eggs is the most
profitable of all industries. Mr..
Thompson estimates that a thor
oughly modernized hen can realize
400 per cent. profit for her owner
The egg-product in the United
States amounts to more, when
measured by dollars and cents, than
the combined gold and silver pro-
duotion. This does not take the
poultry into account at all.
The value of the combined poul-
try and egg product would be near
ly double that of the precious met
ais. The value of the industry is
just six times that of the wool pro-
duct.
The grand total value Of the an
nual output of eggs is now $145,
600, 600, while that of poultry ag-
gregatcs $4,000, 1000. Iowa leads
the States in the production of
eggs, the yearly product of that
State being l00,000,O00 dozen.
Ohio comes next with 9l,000,0OO
dozen, Illinois is third with S6,000,-
600 dozen, and Missouri fourth
with S5,000,000 dozen. With the
exception of Alaska and Hawaii,
Montana pays the highest price for
eggs, the average price being 20
cents a dozen. They are cheapest
IL Texas, 'w-hoTo tihv average price
last year was Z ] cents dozen. The
average price for the 16,000,000,000
eggs which were marketed in the
United States last year was Ills
cents dozen.
Prof. Thompson resorts to the
railway illustration as a means of
impressing upon the mind the enor-
nous proportions of the egg indus
try. The annual output fills 49,
1929 crates, holding thirty doz
ems each. An ordinary refrigerator
car, which has an average length of
42.5 feet, holds 400 crates. He
maintains that train of these cars
sufficient to carry the annual pro-
duct would be 500 miles long, or
long enough to reach from Wash
ington to Chicago and have several
miles to spare.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
Mind Your Business.

sound. They seem harsh and curt,
perhaps impairment. Yet they
form talisman to success in life.
Let us see You are supposed to
have some business that is worth
minding. 1t is folly to think that
it will run without any care. 1t
deserves a close attention, not to
the exclusion of every other thing
in life, but a watchful interest that
includes every detail. lou must
be its master, or you are it's SER
want, if not its slave. 1t makes
demands, but it is capable Of re-
turns, If rightfully worked. The
ore Is in the mountain, and only
earnest delving will bring it into
your possession. 1t is to be re-
garded as worthy of your best
effort. 1t must awaken confidence,
perhaps enthusiasm. Then it will
occupy you so you will not have
time to waste in folly.
Again, it is your business that
is to be minded, not your neigh
boris. Much of trouble in this life
would be saved if people would
look more closely to their own
affairs and less to those of others
for whom they have no RESPONSE
bility whatever. 1t is your bust
ness to deal honestly in the sight
of God and man. 1t is your busl-
ness to do, in your appointed
place, the duty set before you and
not &c aspire 10 that for which you
may have little or no special fit
ness. 1t is your business to see
that your own life is correct, as
judged by the gospel standard,
and not to be going about with the
Bible scales weighing other peo-
pie. 1t is your business to grow
in grace daily, and not to introvert
yourself and continually to look at
the badness that, in spite OF every
effort, you will find cropping out
so often. 1t is your business to
make the world better, in so far as
in you lies, by example as well as
by precept. We are too prone to
think that it is not so very impor-
tant that our words and acts should
correspond.
There will be times when you
will think that if only you could
be called to do some great thing in
life, how eagerly and how well
perhaps, you would do it. But
the ability to do great things
comes by using ones powers in
less important matters. 1t is the
old story of beginning with the
light weight and continuing day
by day until the heaviest weight
seems no burden, because the daily
increase was so small. We are
qualified to heed the call that may
come to accept trusts of great mag
nitude. If the true metal is in us
it will be refined until its value is
known and its best use determined.
1t is a great achievement to know
your place, and to be satisfied in
it. We are so continually given to
wanting the place occupied by
some one else, and this leads TO
envy and covetousness. There is
proper ambition, without greed,
honest and right, and justified by
divine law. Without it there is
idleness and ignorance and pow
erty. With it there is industry
and intelligence and wealth.
There is no excuse for absence of a
right ambition, but you may be
assured that with it you will al
ways find that it's owner is one
who observes the motto: "Mind
Your Own Business. "-Philadel-
phia Young People.
Not Labeled.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
Pire Destroys mill at Sci! Lick

The large saw mill and stave
factory of w. j. Fell at Salt Lick
burned last week. Loss, $4,000.
There was 70 insurance.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
Removed Prom Office.

Secretary Shaw removed Mr..
Cobb, the special architect of the
Chicago building. No cause was
assigned.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
BARGAINS FOR Cash BUYERS!
Our Motto,
MORE GOODS for the Same Money The Same Goods
for LESS MONEY.

Buggy Whips 5, 10, 15, 25c
6 Assorted Crayons "a. lie
Ink per bottle ......3 Be
5 School Blotters. lie
Ladies Seamless Hose,
Sc, 1Oc and 15c
! set Banjo Strings Sc
] set Violin Strings 800. Sc
6 boxes Carpet Tacks.. Sc
l doz kid Hair Curriers'. sc
6 pair Shoe Laces. &c
Mems Carriers 5c,10 c, 15c
Talcum Powder &c, &c, 15c
Cob Pipes lie & &c
School Satchels. Sc & 1Oc
Large School Tablets. Sc
3 Lead Pencils. $50. lie
5 Slate Pencils. -. lc
Rubber Balls. sc, SC, 1Oc
Lamp Wicks per dozen SC
Sewing Machine Oil
pervbottle E. SC & 1Oc
e Machih Needles -. SC
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19

Riding Spurs 10, 15 & 25c
Shoe Dressing. sc and lOc
Beve1 or Clinch Rivets
per box. sc
Nice large Marbles 1c, &c, &c
Is Envelopes for. 49,. &c
e Sheet Writing Paper lc
Pins per paper. :. 1c, &c, Sc
Potato Washers &c and Sc
Pocket Mirrors lie, Sc, lOc
3 Pencil Sharpeners 80. lc
Large Towels each SC & IOc
Baby Ribbon per yard lie
2 School Erasers 80. 1c
Lamp Burners. ..5c and 7c
Ladies Waist Sets JOS 25c
Table Spoons per set. f. sc
Fibre Lunch Bikes 5, 10, 15c
TX II inch States 49,. &c
l box School Chalk. ... Sc
4 Pen Holders. lie
Black Board Erasers.. Sc
New Crepe Paper per roll IOc
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19

Dishonesty in little matters is an
Incentive to theft on a large scale.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19

LETTER No. XVI.
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BAY OF ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT,
Monday, March 20, 1908. (
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19
Bed Room Suits,
Dining Room
Outfits,
kibraryFitting
IN ALL STYLES.

We call your special at
tention to the fine line Of
Sectional Book Cases we
can offer you. We invite
a call and an inspection
of the quality of goods as
we'll as a comparison of
prices.
To the cash buyer we
have some special induce
ments to offer. Try us
GOODS SOLD ON EASY
PAYMENTS When Desired.
& Harris,
Mt. STERLING.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-19

Strictly Democratic; cannot
be side tracked; opposes all
class and vicious legislation.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-19
DEC0RATES MRS. GOBLET
Sultan Of Turkey Bestows Upon New
York Woman the 0rderof
~ Chefakat.

washington, May 19.-Mrs. Ogden Goe-
let the wealthy New York woman who
is cruising in tho east in her steam yacht
the Nahma, has been decorated by the
Sultan Of Turkey. This unusual honor
from a monarch, in whose dominions
women, particularly those of royal blood,
are kept in the Background, was conferred
as a result of an interesting occurrence
In which Mrs. Goelet and her yacht
figured
Mrs. Goelet, In the course Of her cruis-
ing, arrived at the entrance of the Dard-
anelles and applied for permission to pass
thru to Constantinople. But two little
cannons OH the yacht excited the sus-
picions Of the Turkish officials, and they
decided not to let the MAMMA go thru
until a thoro investigation had been made
1t took them forty eight hours to decide
that Mrs Goelet did not intend to bonn
bard Constantinople.
Mrs. Goelet, who was much vexed over
the delay made a complaint to Minister
Leishman. In some way the story came
to the ears of the sultan. He gave i'm
mediate orders that the Nahma be permit
ted to come to Constantinople and sent a
rebuke to the officials who had caused
Mrs. Goelet annoyance. AS amends the
sultan had the grand vizier apologize to
Mrs. Goelet. This the grand vizier did in
person and hea also in the name of the
sovereign offered her every courtesy, and
to show the sincerity of the sultan's pro-
LESSONS of regret and his great regard for
the American lady. conferred upon her, in
the sultan's name, the Gordon of the
| Chefakat.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-19
THIS IS HOW THEY DO IT
Practice in Extradition Cases With
Canada Is Set Forth in
Memorandum.
Special to The journal,

Ottawa. May 18Th. 6. Carroll, So
licitor general, yesterday brought down
the papers in the Gaynor Greene extradi-
ton case which formed somewhat a cause
celebre In the province of Quebec last
year.
The most interesting feature of the cor
respondence is memorandum for the
minister Of Justice setting forth the prac-
tice in extraditlon cases very clearly It
states That whilst the chief executive
decides finally the question of delivery, or
Of non-delivery, the judicial authority
makes preliminary investigation as to the
criminality and identity Of the prisoner
charged. # the decision Of the judicial
authority Is that the evidence adduced is
not sufficient to sustain the charge, the
fugitive isreleased from custody, and the
question Of surrender never comes before
the executive at all. II the judicial ~au-
thority decides that the evidence is suffi-
cient the prisoner is committed to await
the action of the executive to whom the
record Of proceedings is transmitted for
consideration. The executive may either
order the fugitive's surrender, or In cer-
tain cases refuse to do so. In. other words
the proceedings before the judicial au
thority form the basis Of the action to be
taken by the executive. Such action is
generally the issue of a. warrant by the
minister of Justice after the expiration Of
fifteen days from the date Of the commit
tai for the surrender OF the prisoner.
Sometimes however, it may have a more
diplomatic or international aspect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-19

sylvania court refused to grant the petit
ton for an injunction sought by the
Western Union Telegraph company
against the Pennsylvania railroad, and the
New Jersey court granted the injunction.
The opinion is written by Judge Dali
las. It states that the litigation is before
the court on two appeals One of them
upon a writ of error relating to an order
of the circuit court of western Pennsyl-
vania, dismissing a petition by which the
Western Union Telegraph company sought
to acquire by cond the use of the
right of way of the Pennsylvania COM
pany and it's branches for the use of the
telegraph company's lines. The other
upon a decree, of the circuit court of New
Jersey awarding an injunction restrain
I ing the railroad company and others from
interfering with the telegraph lines along
the right of way Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road company. Judge Dallas says the de-
cree of the New Jersey court was not
made on the merits of the case, but upon
the ground that it would result in irrepar-
able injury to no one and might soon be
reviewed upon appeals. whereas an order
refusing the injunction might have en-
tailed much loss to the telegraph company.
The opinion quotes the contract OF the
Western Union company with the Penn
| sylvania railroad dated Sept 20, 1881
which contained a, provision that after a
period of twenty years, upon written no
1ce given by. the railroad company, the
telegraph company would be bound to re
move its lines whenever requested After
quoting numerous authorities. the opinion
/ says:
AS it was not asserted that the tele.
graph company had the right independent
~ of contract to maintain it's lines upor
the railroad and in view of the settled
construction of the law, we cannot permi,
such contention to be recognized as the
basis of jurisdiction
The opinion concludes as follows: 'tHav.
ing reached the conclusion that the funda.
mental position of the telegraph compan.
in each of these cases is untenable, the
circuit court of western Pennsylvania is
lafirmed and the decree of the New Jer.
Isey court is reversed"
In each case costs are imposed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-19
TO UNIONIzE NAVY YARD.
Officials at the Brooklyn Station
Now Anticipate Trouble With
Organized Labor.


New York, May 1s.-Oficials at thu
Brooklyn navy yard are somewhat ap-
prehensive Of trouble on account OF In
formation received by them that a de-
rtermined effort is being made to get
every workman In the yard into labor
union. For the last month the unions
have caused almost constant annoyance
to the heads Of the various departments,
but have not been successful In tieing up;
any of them completely. It is believed
that the union men are attempting to get
all the workmen In the yard into their
organizations In order that a demand may
be made for recognition of the unions.
. President Lawrence OF the excavators
and cellar diggers' union has complained
to Deputy Police. Commissioners Piper that
policemen are going around the Italian
colony at st. Marks and Troy avenues.
Brooklyn, attempting to intimidate the
strikers into going back to work. It IL
said that this is being done in the interest
Of certain contractor. Commissioners
Piper said that II SPECIFIC complaint
was made against any policeman he would
consider it,