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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22
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HEBRON, Friday, March 10, 1903
DEAR JUDGE: The huge olive
tree tiiat shades the nigh ROCK on
which l write grows on the edge OF
the oldest existing city on earth.
/ have trodden down wheat and
flowers that flourished over the deep
sepulchers of more ancient cities,
but none now above ground traces
its origin so far back into the dim
mlts of antiquity. 1t was built
wen years before Zoan in Egypt.
/, 5ast cities with miles of mighty
walls and towers, and temples and
palaces of incredible magnificence,
that ruled the world when Hebron
was young, were turned to dust
thousands of years ago. Yes, the
rock tombs and pyramids of the
mightiest kings that ever reigned
have been rifed and their carcasses
mongered by the cupidity of Knaves
or exposed in museums with scar
abs and scrolls to the giddy gaze of
chattering tourists; but here under
my eyes lives little city that for
four thousand years has sacredly
g%arded the reverend forms of three
old Ahepherds and their wives who
died with Gods title-deeds to Ca
naan in their hands and the hope of
resurrection and deathless future
in their hearts. Joseph rests in the
unprotected vale of Shechem; Ra-
chel still sleeps in the open plain of
Bethlehem; Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob, with Sarah, RebeKah and
Leah still abide in that silent cham
Der in the rock that Abraham
bought from Ephron, the Hittite,
four thousand years ago. No sac
religious hand has ever profaned
these sacred chambers OF Jehovah's
favored dead, or ever will. In the
land that is forever their own they
lie secure by the decree of the Al
mighty whose oath must bring
again from every land their ran
somed children to dwell in peace in
the land of their fathers.
Hebron (meaning friendship, a
living relic of remotest dead ages,
reposes in its own jeweled reliquary
nineteen miles southwest from Je-
rusalem, and the same distance due
west from the Dead Sea. The pa
triarchal sanctuary of Beersheba is
twenty seven miles southwest in the
rich pasture-land of the Negeb.
The massive stone houses of Hebron
with their novel domes nestle
against the southwest edge of a
long narrow valley whose sparkling
streams and exuberant fruitfulness
wreathe the city in its perpetual
smiles. Twenty five living streams,
several wells, and two great pools
supply the valley along its entire
length of two miles with abundant
water. One of the pools in the edge
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22
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Our AGOtto-
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22
Summer Coon.
BUGvILL, KY, July IA, 1903.

FRIEND EDITOR AS | hav not
had an opportunity of seeing a
newspaper from you're town for all
most a coons age | concluded to
write few lines from up here and
let you no what all was going on in
bugville. Wee folks hav bin hay
ing sum tolerable warm wether up
in thes digins for the last ten days.
fixed evrything and started to
write to you mount Sterlin folks
last week but it was so hot up here
it melted all the lead in all the pen
ellis in this sexton of the country
and had to postpone wrightin un.
til now.
My son Jacoby jest got home last
night from brethitt; he thinks peec
will soon prevail among the powers,
he ses the blackjack Boxers and
blind-tigers is making peac prop
persishions to ach other. Jacoby
sed he herd tina had big floor bat
tie on the Shannon Island but could
not learn the particulars. I-would
like to no if you all are going to
hav Street Fair this year, Parthe-
ma is anxious to NO, she ses she's
bound to come down and see the
sights if she has to bring all the
children along to. AS to my part
l don't Gear mulch about exsight-
ment sutch as the street FAIRS and
things of that kind. My kinde of
injoyment is to take old tige and
my fint-lock pistol and roust up an
old four-ye old buck.
Who is that big fat, good looking
old Gentlemen that is in the life in
surance business down there? He
told NEE he had sum cowcumbers
in his garden as long &c HE arm !;
he said the vines growed so fast
that you could see the cowcumbers
dragind along on the ground.
Parthena went over to a millend-
er shop in bugville yesterday and
left her mesure for new hat to war
down to the street far. The front
part of the hat when finished and
put on will project in front about
16 inches over the mug; the back
part will come jest about the center
of the brain pan. She showed NEE
pictur of i'll can't see envy pur-
lection for the rear part of the mug
whatever. She says she will fix
that all with red ribbons and owl
feathers. | tolde Parthena she was
fixing to brake NEE up; all the girls
would want them new stile hats and
wee hav five girls about ready to
vale out-with eny kinde of a jay
that might come along hunting a
home. Our other three little tots
won't give us so mulch treble for
two or three years yet, but those
five running from eight up to twelve
years old is making it hot for my
pocket book now. Over boys are
all out of the way now and able to
make there one support. Three of
them is married and settled down.
Jake has the finest crop of gin-sang
IN theas digins.
l don't think that Louisville sand
bag machien will out flank our man
Allie yonng-all mountain men has
a clear undulterated brain.
Wei mr.. editor you will hav TO
excuse NEE for this time, old Brin-
dies got fastened in the sorgum
mill and will have to go and see
about it. If want enything in pur-
tickular with NEE or eny of our
familey wire us No. 1866 f. Wall
St., Bugville.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22
Torpedo Causes Death.

At Denton, KY, on July 10,
Luther, the nine-year-old son of
William Stapleton, was accidently
killed by striking a railroad torpe-
do with a hammer, a piece cutting
the jugular vein, causing death in
few minutes.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22

What's the secret of happy, Wig
rous health2 Simply keeping the
bowels, the stomach, the liver and
kidneys strong and active. Bur
dock Blood Bitters does it. so
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22

which is beyond Jordan, Genesis
was written east of Jordan. and
there they lamented with very
great and sore lamentation, and he
made a mourning for his father
seven days. And when the inhab-
itants of the land, the Canaanites,
saw the mourning in the floor OF
Atad, they said; "This is a griev
Gus mourning to the Egyptians"
Genesis 50:7-11. Nearly hundred
years before, Jacob fed out of this
land, endowed with a staff alone
for baggage and companion, to es-
cape the passionate resolve of his
red headed brother. In the dread
darkness Of Syrian night while
the respondent fugitive lay weary
on his stony bed-yonder where a
few days ago we sang his memorial
hymn, Nearer my God to Thee"
above the dreary pillow of this
lonely child of infinite sorrows and
predestined grandeur, the shining
feet of angels made bright the stair
way of the skies to tranquilize his
troubled sleep. Then on that me-
morable hill the voice of God in
vested him with the Land of Prom
Use, and made him benefactor of the
entire race of man. Struggling
through another doubtful and dole
ful night with viewless giant till
the dawn, he was ramed "Prince of
God"-Israel-and sent on his way
limping but triumphant, greater
than the Kings of earth. Here now
lies the grand Oil pilgrim in his own
land. The voice of lamentation on
Atad's threshing- floor is embalmed
in eternal silence; but the sweet
eternal voice of Bethel still echoes
Jacobs promise through heaven
and earth, and the waking children
of Israel in every land are turning
their faces Zion-ward.
My fellow-tourists have gath
cred in the plain, the dragoman' s
bugle has sounded a retreat on Je-
rusalem, and a Turkish soldier
beckons me to my carriage. With
regret | leave but do not abandon
my rocky perch, for 1 shall see old
Hebron again. A hundred fanati-
cal Moslem faces glare me as l
write. The Turkish guard seemed
to be afraid they would assault me,
but l do not suffer the slightest APP
prehension, for the most stupid
Syrian now feels that it is a very
serious matter to hurt an Ameri-
can. There was but one sympa-
thetic countenance in all the mob.
This man showed in his pinched
and anxious face furnishing heart.
He stepped close to my side, and
placing his hand over his heart,
said "merkan," meaning, l love
Americans. responded, Jesus the
Christ? He said he loved Jesus.
My limited stock of Arabic phrases
was soon exhausted. The crowd
drew near the timid man to catch
the meaning of the interview. He
is the only native that has declined
to receive a proffered franc. He is
afraid to disclose to his bigoted
neighbors the tender passion of his
yearning soul. Earth knows no
such solitudes as a community like
this for such a soul as his. My
heart follows his retreating form,
and | hope my humble prayer may
bring some blessing to his lonely
life. The blessings of Christian
fellowship are appreciated only by
those who live pilgrims life in a
hostile land. Pray for that man.
w. T. TIBBs.
The Big MeteOrite.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22

Strictly Democratloi cannot
be side tracked; opposes all
class and vicious legislation.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22

If you have convictions concern
ing any public question, do not be
afraid to speak them at proper time
and place.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22

Tourist-What is the size of this
place. Unclep
CGlored Citizen-Dis town hab got
about two thousand popularity, sab
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-28
"A LONG-FELT WANT.
IIlini Received $1,000 rs It's share of
Chicago Game.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRBANA. Ill. Oct. 27.-Ilinois last night
began to lock the door after the horse was
stolen. The orange and blue football war
riors were worked at catching punts run
ming punts back and tackling In opinion
of the experts. lamentable tackling was the
main factor in losing the game Satur-
day.
Director Hun was In charge in the alb
sence Of Coach Woodruff. who is transact
ing some business in Chicago.
Rothgeb fears that his ankle may become
SO badly injured that he will be out of the
game for the rest of the season unless he
gives il needed rest He will not play in
the game against the University of In
diana, which is scheduled for Nov. J.
The Illinois share OF the gate REGENTS
from the game with the Maroons was * On
The paid admissions amounted to $500
This sum is the largest that Illinois has
ever cleared as her share of the receinfs
and il will fill long felt want for the
treasury Of the Athletic Association is in
pretty bad shape.
In preparation for the Northwestern
game. new bleachers are now being erected
on Illinois Field TO accommodate the ex-
pected throngs. Northwestern is expected
TO bring 1000 rooters and this section of
the country will probably furnish five times
al many.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-28
LANDED A SOLAR PLEXUS
YOUNG CORBETT WON FROM HUGHEY
MURPHY IN ELEVENTH ROUND.
Knocked New Yorker Down Twice,
and, Seeing His Condition. Corbett
Would Not Continue Fight.

BOSTON. Oct. 27.-For ten rounds and a
minute and half in the eleventh Hughey
Murphy, of New York, stood up against
Young Corbett tonight, putting up clever
defense and landing many blows on the
featherweight champion. Then came three
blows in quick succession. and although
Murphy came up before the count, he was
so "groggy" that Corbett refused to con-
tinue the fighting and was awarded the
decision.
Although Murphy, besides evading many
Of Corbett's blows. landed frequently. his
punches had but little weight behind them
and Corbett scarcely noticed them.
Through the five or six rounds there was
practically no difference IN the skill dis
played by the competitors. In the tenth
round Murphy had the better of ii.
In the eleventh round Corbett started in
to get the decision and rushed the battle
from the start. At the end of a minute he
landed a solar plexus blow on Murphy and
followed it up with a left on the chin. send
ing the New Yorker to the floor until the
referee counted nine. Murphy arose to con-
tinue the battle, but was too groggy Cor
bett landed another left on the chin
Murphy went across the ropes and lay
there for another count of nine. He got up
before being counted out, but Corbett
noticing his condition. refused to continue
the fight and the decision was given TO the
Denver lad. Murphy then fell his length on
the floor. Corbett picked him up and car
ried him to his corner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-28
REGULAR FULLER FINISH
FAMOUS JOCKEY SENT GAvIOTA TO
FRONT AND WON DRIVING.
stolen Moments, the Favoritc. Was
Second in Nassau stake Events
Results at LatOnin Track.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Gaviota, at to 1,
won the Nassau stakes at Aqueduct to-day
by a head from the favorite, Stolen Mo-
ments, Rostand made the running to well
into the stretch. where Fuller on Gaviota
brought his mount UP on the rail and won
driving. The weather was cold and the
track fast. Summaries:
First Race-Selling, six and one-half fur
longs: King Pepper. los CFuller), to l and
1 to 5, won; Alpaca, 100 (DeSouza), 100 TO
and so to l. second; Van Ness, 10 CIV.
Fisher, II to and 10 5, third. Time,
1928
Second-SelIing, one mile: Cravina, 100
(O'Brien), - to 5, won; Sweet Alice. 105
tBurns), 10 .. second; Ella Snyder, 90
q. Jonesl, IL to ), third. Time, 1:4l 3-5.
(Fuller), Is to 10. won; NJ. Theo. III (Burns).
IL TO /. second; Komombo, 107 (Jones), II
to /, third. Time, 1O1 LIS.
Fourth-Thc Nassau. one mile and a six
Stolen Moments. III (Redfern), even, Sec
ond: Rostand. 10 (Odom). TO 8. third.
Time, 40 40.
Flfth-Five furlongs: Briarthorpe. 107
(Sallingl. 10 to 1. won; Riverdale, 10 BULL
mani, TO 2. second; Belle OF Portland,
1o7 (Boisen). Is to l, third. Time, 1:01 1-5.
Carbuncle 106 (Redfern), to ), won; Tribes
Hill. l02 CHiggins). to s. second: Sabot,
80 tCallahan), 10 to i. third. Time, lisa 3-5.
Aqueduct entries for Wednesday:
First Race-Handicap. all ages. six and
one-half furongs: Astarita 126: Ice Water,
rs; Confusion. III; Merry England. Ill;
Labor. iO6: Locket, 100; Hiawatha, %.
Second-Six furlongs: Motan. Reliance
Ostrich. no; Flammula. Wiscard, Escobar
lol: Nolinos. Jos: Ruby Ring. 102; High
Wind. Silver Foot, Xxi, Hiawatha, 100
Third-Handcap, all ages. mile
Young Henry, leg: Tribes Hill, HI; Coonsay
los; Hello. Lord Badge. 101; Lord Advocate
100: Moharib. %; Long Spur. IS.
Fourth-The Belle Rose, selling, five fur
longs: Juvenal Maxim, III: Monet 1906
Bob Murphy, los; For Luck 104: Emergency
l02; Scurrie Toi San, 30; Blytheness, 90
Eagle, Morella, Florizel, o..
F'ifth-Seling, one mile and a furlong
Ethics, All Cold, Hoodwink, 1o6; McWill.
Jams. Early Eve. los: Highlander, Bar Lie
Due, 1o2; Wild Pirate. 90.
Sixth-One mile: Hyland, ZIG; Oarsman
Akola, 113; Payne, Medal, Bob Hiliard Flu.
turita, 1o7, Stonewall. 1o6; Drop o Rye
I03. SUtlid. o.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-28
TAGGART AT THE TRAPS
HIS SCORES WE'RE TOO LOW TO BE
INSIDE THE MONEY.
National Gun Club Tournament
Opened at French Lick with Good
Attcndance-Heer High Gun.
peclal 70 the IndianapolIs journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WEST BADEN, Ind. Oct. 1.-THE first
days shoot of the National Gun Club at
French Lick Springs was carried out ac-
cording to programme. y good crowd from
the hotels was in attendance, quite a
number of ladies being out John II. Lilly.
president Of the club. IS acting general man
ager, and w. b. Allen, secretary of the
indianapolis Gun Club, is attending TO the
office work Thomas Taggart took part in
some of the events to-day and his score
shows he handles a gun about as well as
he handles the boys in the trenches In q
political campaign. The scores were as
follows:
Heer shot at eoO broke 49, Waters. 1si;
Elliott, ia: Hughes. III Boa, 1s2; Head,
165: Hensler. 15S: Marshall ISL; Phyllis 172;
Trimble, 116; Rike, 159; Voris, 1872: Clark
161; Henderson. 15s: Nash, 15S: Cooper, l66;
OILERS, $50; Mckay, I47; LeCompte, 17s;
SisbeD, Isl.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-28
OUR BESSIE BY A NOSE
Race, Being Outrun by Clifton
Forge-Resu1tsa Mt ST. Louis.

CHICAGO, Oct. 27-Our Bessie won the
mile and an eighth handicap at Worth to-
day by nose from Bondage after an excit-
ing finish. Cursus, q 59-to-1 shot, beat DR..
stephens by two lengths for third place.
Don Domo, the Texas wonder. met his
Waterloo in the first race, being out-run
from fag-fall TO finish by Clifton Forge
Weather clear and cool; track good. Sum-
mary:
First Race-Five furlongs: Clifton Forge,
lis &C. Cray. to 2, won; Don Domo. 122
FerrelD to 10, second; Prince Silver
Wings. los IL. WILSON,, TO I, third. Time,
1:o01-
(Ferrelp, to l, won; Charlie Thompson,
ITO Cd. HalD, to !. second; Potheen, IL
(Adkins). 9 TO ., third. Time. 1:40.
Third-Six furlongs: Mary McCafferty, Jog
(Robbins), TO 1, won; Ocean Dream, I02
(Pollak,, . to TO- second; Never Fret, 1O7
CIV. Adams). to I, third. Time. 1:13 %.
Fourth-Mile and an eighth: Our Bessie.
Io1 FerrelD, to /, won; Bondage, 9e (Ic-
Lowe. so to l, third. Time, 1852.
Fifth-Five and one-half furlongs: Toka-
lon, III Cd. HalD, to 20, won; Ny Gem,
103 (Pollak), Is to /. second; Aggie Lewis,
112 ONonderly), s to l. third Time, 200 2-5.
Sixth-One mile: Jim Hale, 9S (FerrelD.
to l, won: Mary Moore IS IL. Wilsonl,
TO ], second; FraEgible. IS (Schwartz), 10
TO /, third. Time, 141 as.
Worth entries for Wednesday:
First Race-Seven furlongs: Alfredo. l12:
Jet, Floral Wreath. Big Ben, Martin. Cal
cutta. Gilfrain, Niaxus. 1O9 Clausus.
Frontenac, 1o5; Begone, Rosie Dillon.
Boundary, the Schwitzer. Tawas, l02
Second-Mile, selling: Alfred c.. 10Y:
James Corbett, Gallathee, 105; ST. Simonian,
Fingal 102: Blue Mint, Marshalsea Pronta.
102: Tom kingsley, 81: Oscar. 81; Four Leaf
c., Atheola, Alline Abbott, Alec. 81.
'rhird-Mile and a quarter, selling: Eda
Riley. 10Y: Brief, los: Hayward Hunter 1O2:
Elghor, SO; Lampoon. 90; Tancred, 81; Sarah
Maxim. %: Sidney SABBATH %.
Fourth-Six furlongs, handicap: Dick
Bernard, 12S; Witchcraft, log: William
Wright, 10: Rainland, 10Y; Orderly, loo;
Soldier of Fortune. 103; Aggle Lewis, 1O3;
The Hebrew, 9S: Palm Reader, 9S; Badger
Girl. 80; Pat Harmon, 20.
Fifth-Mile and seventy yards: Grand
Opera, 1l5; Little Boy. 10; Benckart, 107;
Fairbury. 1o7; Carat, 1O7; Gregor X, los;
Stuyve, l04; Thane. 1902: Ethylene, l02;
Ancke. Sidney c. Love. loo; Campbell. 100
Sixth-Six and one-half furlongs. selling:
Eva's Darling, Lady Radner, Nellie Bawn
Premus Ledus. 107: Safeguard, 1O6; Sir
Hugh, Morendo, Zyra, 104; Hickory Cor
ners. Ponca. lo2: Anna Beall, Didona, 81;
Goodman, 81.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-28
DEPENDING ON END RUNS
INDIANA WILL PLAY An OPEN GAME
AGAINST PURDUE.
Nesaphone and Tin Horn Brigades
Have Observation-Disclosures Players
Shifted by Cults.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, oct. 2..-Coach
Horne brought his men out for open prae-
tice this afternoon and scores of enthusias-
tic students cheeTed their arrival on the
field. The work Of the varsity showed up
well against the scrub line. which was
strengthened by Coach King ut center. and
il piowed through the scrub line for spien-
did gains. Coval circIod the end once for
touchdown. \ feature Of Saturdays game
with Purdue Will likely be end runs, with
which Indiana is becoming proficient. The
rnen to-day worked with plenty or ginger.
They have bucEled down to the hardest
weeks practice of the season with telling
results This morning hundreds of stu
dents assembled at the gymnasium and for
an hour kept the air full OF wells which VIII
be used Saturday. The negaphone ana TIN,
horn briSadcs are now being organized ana
ut the game these rooterS will DC seated TO-
gether Coach Horne, as well as Captain
Clevenger are stalking much confidence In
Indiana though they believe after having
seen Purdue play Saturday that the teams
are pretty evenly matched. They predict
an even game.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-28
HERMAN DECIDES CASES.
Several Players Awarded TO Clubs by
Commissions President.

CINCINNATI, o., Oct. 27.-President
August Hermann, Of the National Base
bal! Commission, to-day awarded Player
Loudenslager TO the Brooklyn National
League. Brooklyn had the player two
years ago and claimed that he was simply
loaned to Syracuse. while the latter de-
cla-ed that he was released outright 10
them.
President Hermann also considered the
Pittsburg National League and the Detroit
American League claim for Outfielder Nc
lntyre and Pitcher Ferry. Pittsburg
claimed that the Detroit clubs claim for
the men was a trick 10 let Buffalo keep
them. Ii was shown that Detroit had ar
ranged TO trade Pitcher kissinger. Catcher
McAliister and Infielder Yeager for the
men. President Hermann did not render
a decision on this case, but stated that he
would do so in few days.
Other cases TO be decided are the follow
ing:
Arthur Delvin; fined 500 by Newark for
eligible TO play until fine is paid; Ambrose
Putnam, drafted by New York American.
claimed by Spokane; John Hickey, claimed
by Seattle, but once awarded to Cleveland.
case has been reopened; Mcpherson and
Barry. first purchased and afterward
drafted by Philadelphia National: c. Jones
and &. Dundon. awarded TO Chicago under
peace agreement. case reopened; john J.
Dillon, agreement TO purchase from Jer-
sey City by Brooklyn, afterward drafted:
p. J. Donovan. drafted by Chicago Amer
lean claimed by St. Louis National. The
decisions in these cases VIII be handed out
sometime this week.