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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-02-11


The other morning we went to
the restaurant to order breakfast.
AS we entered we noticed a gen.
tleman sitting at the table who
seemed to be meditatihg as to what
he would tell the waiter to bring
him. Presently we introduced our
self as "Mr. Rambler" We learn
ed the dusky gentleman was from
an Eastern Ky. county.
"Mr. Rambler" he said, "you
fellers haint goin' to hav' circus
show in town any ways soon are
your"
"None that l have heard Of" we
answered.
when did the last circus-show
show here?"
"Some time ago"
"How long 'go?"
81 don't remember the date
"What was hits nameY
"'The World-Famed Amalga-
mated Association of Unsophisti-
Gated Snake Eaters
go yesl" nodding his head, 81
seed them air here in town once
durln' the road fair. They shor
eat 'em."
At this juncture the waiter rush
ed up and handed MIR. Man the
bill-of- fare. 1t happened that Dan
had leased the off-side of it to a
local carriage dealer who placed
an lad" thereon, with illustrations.
Mr.. Man sat at the table. The
waiter, being in a hurry, by mis-
take passed the bill with the ''ad"
side up. Mr.. Man saw the
wheels, put Oh his spectacles, curl
ed his mustache with his left fin
ger, Strengthened up, looked at the
waiter and said:
"I'll take scrambled eggs, Ban
gor buggy, a couple of runabouts
and road cart. Got any wheel
barrows2"
The waiter few, and Mr.. Ram
bier disappeared
THE PUzzLE.-We are asked most
every day, when you going to
insert that puzzle ?" Well, we will
present it just as soon as we can
get it in shape. The picture art
ist, in placing the objects, got them
somewhat mixed, so we are now
waiting on him to make the proper
corrections.
One of our readers grew so i'm
patient over the puzzle that she
could not restrain from reminding
us in the following brief note:
"sIDEviEw, KY, Jan. 20, 1908.
"Dear Mr. Rambler;
"You ask some one to find the picture puzzle
/ found horse, SO thought | would send my
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-02-11

The report comes from Indian
Territory that the local option law
there is rigidly enforced, and not
one nip of "skidewaboo" can be
obtained for boosting purposes.
In fact it's so "dry" that the frogs
can't croak, and the farmers have
to soak their swine in the creek
twenty-four hours before they will
hold slop.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-02-11

True charity begins at home, but
doesn't eni there.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
EafPLOYE OF BROKER KILLS HU6BAND-"ifh "N-
Fr1sES MONEY HUSBAND SHOOTS HER
FAMILY VAS STRICKEN
Mother Cared for Three Ch'Idre"
zcith Scarlet FeUer.

Virefnus r. BidgoodI crackerTnaker' at
tempted to kill his wife and mother-h-'@"
yesterday. Mrs. Bidgood was shot III the DacN
of the head and she, with her five days oio
baby was taken TO the Harlem Hospital 1hFee
other children suffering from scarlet fever were
taken to Willard Parker Hospital, and Blosooo'
after struggle was locked up in the west
hundred and twenty -ifth-st station.
Bidgood lived with his wife and four children
in the tenement house at No 2JO7 Eighth
ave Ry a. first wife he had two children
Anna, ten years old, and Lottie, nine years
old BY his present wife he has had Two
Lydia, three years old, and the baby.
According to the police and members OF the
family Bdgood has been out of employment r"r
three weeks and has been drinking heavily for
A month. In that time three of the Older chill
dren, one after the other have become i'll with
scarlet fever. and week ago the house was
Quarantined by the Board Of Health
Yesterday Bidgood, intoxicated, demahoeo
money from his wife She had none. Her re-
fusaI angered Bidgood, who expected to get
money without working for It, and he again
demanded cash, which second time re-
fused Bidgood then told Lottie to go In the
street and play She is the sickest of the three
children, and the mother pleaded with him not
to send her out, fearing more severe illness
Ridgood called this cruelty to his child by MS
first wife and upbraided his second, saying that
his children of the first marriage were being
i'll treated.
After pickering for some time Bidgood sent
Mrs. Myer the nurse, to drug store. She had
reached the second landing, where Mrs NC
Dermott Mrs Bidgood's mother, lives. when
she heard pistol shot. She rushed i'll to tell
Mrs. McDermott, and the two women started
upstairs. On the way up they heard three
more shots and when they reached the top or
the stairs Bdgood met them, and fired a
fourth shot at Mrs McDermott. but did not hit
her.
The shots aroused the neghbors, and Patrol
men Hanley, Manwaring and Rohrs were called.
They looked through a hole in the front door of
the rooms and saw Bidgood standing in the
room with the smoking revolver in his hano'
Rohrs and Manwaring then went to the rear
door at the kitchen, and entered that way ana
at a given signal rushed IN, Hanley gong
through the front door Bidgood was over
powered after a desperate struggle
Mrs. B!dgood was lying on the moor, semi
conscious with bullet wound in the back OF
the head Nc trace of the other bullets could
be found Her condition is serious.
Bidgood in the Harlem court, was held with
out bail for examination to-day. In the same
court in the morning BidgoOd had ACCUSED
Joseph Rankin. Of No. 1916 West One-hundred-
and-thirty- -fourth-st. of robbing him In the nan
way of the latter's house of $25 in cash. Bid
good declared that his wife asked him for the
S25 which he alleged Rankin had stolen from
him. and upbraided him because he did not
bring the money home.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
STORY OF PIPER AND LEMONADE.
He Objects, It Is Said, to Circus Man Serving
Policeman Without Pay.

tale of cop and cup of circus lemonade,
with subsequent defiance OF Deputy Commits
sioner Piper by the lemonade man, is going the
rounds Of the police stations. Commissioner Wood
bury OF the Street Cleaning Department and Cap
tain Piper went to the circus last Saturday after
noon. Captain Piper. the story goes, saw police
man detailed In the nlenagerie drink a glass OF
pink lemonade, paying therefor the usual pickel.
Here, take back your money" said the man In
charge. You're good friend"
Thereupon Captain Piper asked what right the
man had to give drinks TO policeman duty
The man became abusive when the captain dis
closed his identity saying that II he felt like It he
would give lemonade to the whole police force
The proprietor of the stand. the story goes. threat
ened that he would have Captain Piper arrested
for making disturbance.
The policeman, 1t was sal6 last night would be
brought up on charges on THURSDAY The circus
people say that the policemen have given excellent
satisfaction there and feel surprised that any
lection Should be made TO the mans taking the
lemonade. especially as the policeman offered to
pay for the drink.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
s. PA WEAK FEATURE OF MARKET.

southern Pacific Ess Of the conspicuously
wesk features Of the stock market yesterday
breaking early in the day to IS and closing at 5sA
a net decline for the day Of is points. The usual
number os runors to account for the decline were
IN circulation. One that members OF the Keene
pcei selling the stock short with the object
Of hedging against losses which might occur at the
expiration Of the pool agreement, vhen according
90 current report. there will De extensive selling OF
the stock now pooled It also again reported
that the Union Pacific had shifted TO the Oregon
Short Line sts holdings of seeoooooo Southern Pa
ciac stock. which thus could probably be voted at
the approaching annual meeting Of the Southern
Pacific Company. Attention was directed yesterday
70 the fact t1at a large amount of the stock was
undoubtedly held by the speyera representing part
y their evn holdings and partly those of customers
II could not be learned, however, TO which party
tha SpeSer interests would give their proxies.
Edward Lsuterbsch, of counsel for the Taylor in
terests, has gone Nashville where the fnjunc
ton case comes UP tomorrow fer argument
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
FLOWER PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Charge of Larceny Made Against Andrew D.
Meloy Withdrawn.

DR. R. c. Flower arratgned yesterday before
Judge Cov,ing. in the Court of General Sessions
plead to the five indictments for grand larceny
which were found against him last week Benja-
min Stenhardt of Flowers counsel asked that an
adjournment Of two weeks be granted to enable
ex-Justice Fursman to examine the indictments,
but Judge Cowing refused. saying the indictments
were simple. DI. Flower then pleaded guilty,
with the privilege of Withdrawing the plea and
making any motion ne desires to make on April l.
Dr. Flower seemed indifferent to the proceedings in
court
Assistant District Attorney Carvan who has been
conducting the against DR. Flower, said yes
terGay that he expected to have full report on the
examination of the body of Theodore Haga man in a
few days Joseph Moss. who has acted counsel
for Flower. yesterday withdrew the charge of lar
ceny which was made recently against Andrew d.
Meloy by John s. ManfuIl. 1t charged that
Meloy made away with certificates of stock of the
Imperial Drygoods Company which we're owned
hy Flower, and his frienns.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
POLICE GUARD BALLOT COUNT.
Three Hundred to Protect Chicago Election
Commissioners in Congress District.

Chicago March 30.-In spite of Judge Hane-
cvs injunction in the Lorrimer-Durborro" con-
test and in the face of threats of contempt
proceedings, the Election Commissioners to-day
opened and counted the ballots cast In one pre-
cinct of the With Congress District in the cleo
ton Last November Their action constltuteo
in the opinion Of Judge Carter, by whose advice
The Injunction was violated, technical vindi-
cation of the election law.
The count finished, the Election Commission
ers remained in a state of siege for the rest OF
the day. with police massed inside and outside
of the boardroom, waiting an attack by the
I,orimer forces Upward of three hundred pc
ucemen. drawn from the various stations OF the
city were on guard, but the day passed with
ont a clash Even after the adjournment or
Judge Hanecy's court, however, and though he
had declared that no writ had been issued, the
vigilance of the commissioners was not re-
ls1ed because of fear of coup the part of
their opponents
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
HENRY GEORGES DAUGHTER WEDs.
Married to William C. De Mille-0ld Fort
Hamilton Home Opened for Purpose.

In the old summer home that her father, the
late Henry George, loved so well. in Fort Hamll-
ton Miss Anna Angela George was married last
night to William Churchill De Mile. son of Henry
De Mile a. playwright. of Pompton n. ). The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. George H.
IIatiuer a cousin Of the bride. from Philadelphia
John De Mile, an uncle Of the bridegroom. was
hest man. and Richard George and Henry George
we're the ushers The bridesmaids were Miss Caro-
line B. George and Miss Alice IAtiner George,
both cousins of the bride, from Philadelphia.
On their return from short honeymoon trip the
couple will live with Mr.. De Miles father, in
Nsw-Jersey Mr. De Mile tS graduate Of Co.
IuTRbsa University. He has known his bride since
childhood
Since the death OF Henry George, in the cam
paign Of 1887. when he was running FOR Mayor, tho
George family has lived at No. 10A West Eighty
fourth-st Manhattan. but because Miss George
wished to he married IN the rooms where her father
used TO hold her his knee the old home. at the
Shore Road and Ninety -Hinth-st., FcFt Hamilton,
was reopened.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
DEDICATION OF FAIR.
Programme of Ererciscs at St. LOUIS
Ad0Dted.

Ct Tou,x March 30-The programme for the
three days dedicatory exercises OF the LousiAha
Purchase Expoaition. which will open here IN I'v'
was adopted last night. The dedication VIII oesIn
an ApriI aO on the centennial anniversary O. the
cesson of the Louisiana Territory by Francs u
this country and the principal ceremonies Will De
on that day President Roosevelt and ex-eres'oeh'
Cleveland will be among the speakers
At 10 A. m the freedom Of the city VIII De cneFed
to the President by Mayor Wells This VIII oe
followed by the parade Of United States troops ana
the National Guard from various states "l'h oe"
sraI C'orbin as grand marshal The PRESIDENT ahu
the other ofleial guests will lead the parade Inc
line OF march will be through Forest PARK 70 the
exposition grounds. where the salute 70 the FFeSA
dent will be fred and he will review the troops
At 2 o'clock the assembly In the Liberal Arts
Building will be called 20 order by President Fran
els The ceremonies will be as follows:
Invocation by Cardinal Gibbons. ,. -, 49,.
IF rI6snt pfe.d,nt OF the day
Grand Hssysns P1oessimi,nIE s1l,I:r, rr,,,,,
pedicasion address By Prs;id:nt Roosevelt,
aGrss; Ad9re:: ntola BY e2Pra.idsna i TIe Cleveland
ragsr - s:so ss fs e r sAGis as1d94 1ne 0'n'
Csntennai salute Of 100 guns,
On the morning Of the second day members OF
the Diplomatic Corps. the representatives OF Tor
eiRn governments and other o:ncal guests Will De
escorted to the Liberal Arts Building. where Cor
win II. Spencer. chairman of the committee on
ceremonies. will call the meeting to order EH-
Senator Thurston, OF the national commission Will
be president Of the day. President Francis VIII
welcome the representatives of the foreign gov
ernments. and there will be addresses by the
French Ambassador and Spanish Minister
The civic parade will take place on the third day
and will be reviewed by the Governors OF STATES
In the afternoon William H. Thompson. chairman
of the committee grounds and buildings. VIII
order. William Lindsay. OF
the national commission, will be prHsident OF tne
day. Governor Dockery OF this State Will denver
an address OF welcome. which will be responded 70
by Governor Odeli Of New-York. Immediately atter
the close OF the ceremonies the Governors VIII pro-
ceed to the building sites selected for their re,
spective States where cornerstones will be laid
and State colors will be raised.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
TROLLEY OFFICERS PLEAD
Ten of EleUen Indicted Say Not
GuiIty-Released on Bail.

Ten of the eleven trolley officials tf.1s~,.4 To-
granddaughter in connection with TIE Crify,,
ave accident in Newark appeared bafor, rl,{.g
Justice Gummpre at Newark yesterIay. pjaa1aa
not guilty and were bailed In 5000 each. They
were Edward F. G. Young the president ~ sna
North Jersey Street Railway Company; David
Young its vice-president and general manager:
Charles NJ. shipman. the general superintend-
ent; Arthur w. Pratt. the rosdmaster; James
Smith. division superintendent; AIsxa ndsr J.
Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company; DR.. Leslie D. Ward Elisha r. Ga1dis
John D. Crimmins and J. Roosevelt hsnlsy
The five last named comprise the executive
rntttee of the North Jersey Street Railway Com
pany.
The first five men appeared early In the aftHr-
noon. The proceedings were formal and lasted
only few minutes. Chandler ". RikHr. the
Prosecutor, read the usual mansIaughter in
dictment charging that the grand jury had
found a true bill against them and Richard
Eick who is at present Ii California, '"srausA
they on February 10. 1903, in the city Of New
ark did feIoniously kill nd stay orc E-uas'lne
Miller" Later in the afternoon the ornNr five
men appeared. Ex-Governor Werts. who IS the
general counsel FOR the company. had the bonds
men prepared. and the papers were soon signed.
releasing the men the bail named unt'' want
ed in court again. F. Sanford Ross appeared
as bondsman for T. F. e. Young. " ullam SfalHs-
bury and James F. Rathgate We're honds.uan
for David Young Colonel Edward W Hine. or
Orange was Superintendent Shipmau's bonds
man, George w. Ryman was h"ndsW@u t0r
Arthur W. Pratt DIT. Charles F Underwood, OF
Newark was bondsTnan for jams Smith. f. 2.
Ward, OF Newark. bOndsnan for Leslie IL
Ward, Elisha B. Gaddis and A. J. Cdssatr. and
JrzaI H. MCCarter. Of Newark, vas hUDdslau
for John D. CrimTnins and J. Roosevelt S.ssnlaE-
DR.. Leslie D. Ward. who is first vice president
OF the Prudential Life Insurance company Of
Ans rem
Saturday. He had been informed nf the in
dictment while on his way East with his wifH.
He served with a Capias soon after his ar
rival in Newark. Ali the others were riyIIy
served
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
CANNOT HAVE MARRIAGE ANNuLLEp.

Justice MacLean in the Supreme Court yester-
day handed down decision denying the application
of Eliza H Freeland for the annulment Of her
marriage with Albert N. Freeland the ground
of fraud
Eliza H. wickes of East Orange. n. J.. a daugh-
ter Of the late Van Wycke Wickes. of Brooklyn
met Freeland on a steamer. He introduced himself
as Andrew c. Foster. Of Los Angeles, and was so
persistent in his wooing that they were married in
Grace Church October lS 1902.
few days after the wedding Albert E. wickes,
the brides brother. discovered that his brothern-
law was known as Captain" Albert n. Freeand,
where Ffeelan6 had ehildren living,
In his decision Justice HacI-ean said that the
statement made by Freeland that he was unEnaF-
RED. whereas he was really widoweF With chill:
even though hA had deceived the plaintiff. that was
not enough grounds for an annulment
Involving bis son In matters Of money and goods
by facts Which In others migh1 not so easily have
paseed without pursuit: leaving his wife IN straits
while nlS wedding way are OF the conduct OF q
sea nap, but not incidents within the provisions OF
Subdivision 1. Section 17&. OF the Code Of Civil
Procedure" ends the court
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the National Flu ..'''''"'
Association at Boston, July t" ~. Is sNP". H o.
I've the largest educational me"tias 'n Tr'''''
There has already been one meeting tH which 'lNI'
were nearly fourteen thousand members present
and it will not re surprising if there arc '"''S
five thousand this year
The worlds first important permanent ''.''1
tionaI association was thu American Institute VI
Instruction organized In 1872 by friends of edut'
ton in New-York and w-En9Iand In TN" t"T''eS
there were several State associations formed u>I
ally with the provision that only thoS" enSdE'i u.
teaching could he members. I'm neither th' inS'.
tute nor the State associations were "'l'''-' vs.
come for many years
In 1851. in Philadelphia, the National iS''" =,
Association organized ny teachers mum
parts Of the country. The first five meetings ~
held I'm Philadelphia, Cincinnati Washington "'
falo and Chicago In 1872 the meeting VAS !"
Boston. which is the only time In f"rty-SiN S'"''
that II has met I'm New England
In 1871 fourteen years after she orEdn. iat''' -
the National Teachers Association. the name w.
changed to the National Educational ASs'''Sr,'.
but not until 1857 was there large meetine- -
In Chicago. with nearly ten thousand ",
The presidency OF Or. Charles w. Eh'' w - =
ward. is to be the most important fa'''' " It
years meeting He Is b. far the most HS'i.
Eulshed man. from the scholastic and P'iu',
standpoint. who has ever occupied this ptd''. - -
II In the first year in which the president h"S - -
chosen from the same region In which the 'Ae'''''
Not for sixteen years has the meeting been he5i ~
thirty years has Il been held the North Atitb. bsy.
Coast. The meeting Of July Will tneyeIotITI,,t 5s-
many advantages President Eliot Is heAT,r Tv,rSy,,Ts
voted TO the success OF the neeutsnE, uE,5[. Slot
pride IL thoroughly aroused. and PreSlaeh- 1'i,I-
can produce programme such as no otneF eN'
Gator In America could provide. , 49,. ,Fs-
There win be five evening sessions w 80 mi
chancs Fair Building, which Is the sr sSsr net net
largest han In which the association haS eTtionsi
There are eighteen departments each 4 hS'.SSa sSsSa
educational association OF itself, and sach Q sr-
will have at least two sessions Ihese- LSS9ay
ments will meet in the forenoonR or LhSEIra
wednesd Thursday and Friday, In tne sYs sSYt, ~
halls and churches within ten minutes "'~
Copley Square. -, .-,-,tttes
Tfe members of the local executive cor1E1iii'' n
are Edward R Warren, George W. C9se,5IpssHI' ard
LaTinG Briggs. Lincoln Owen, Prescott = S@N -
Edward A. Adler,
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
THANKED FOR GIFT TO srRATFoRD
Memorial to Mr. Carnegie from shakespesres
Birthplace Trustees

Andrew Carnegie has Just received the following
memorial from the Trustees and Guardians OF
shakespeare's Birthplace:
At meeting Of the executive committee Of the
Trustees and Guardians of ShakespeaEe's Birth
place, held Wednesday. December g. 1902, II
unanimously
Resolved, That ths grateful thanks of the Trus-
tees and Guardians Of ShakeSpeare's Birthplace be
accorded, under their hand and seal. TO Mr.. An
drew Carnegie for his most generous offer contained
In his letter dated November II. 1902 addressed to
Sir Arthur HodgsoA. chairman of the executive
committee OF the trustees, in which ne gracefully
states.
'T cannot tell how fortunate shall esteem my
self H the trustees will accept from me all the
ground purchased not needed for the library as
hxed by MF. FioweT. this ground to be added and
preserved part ct the birthplace property.
Deeds satisfactory TO you viii be duly executed
by me. I purchased the houses and grounds ex-
presely to make this gift"
The trustees would also add the expression of
their feeling that they cannot all adequately con-
vey to RE. Carnegie the pleasure II gives them in
the accSptaneA Of such valuable gift
ARTHUR HODGsoN, K. c. u. G..
Chairman.
the Trustees and Guardians.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
P. R. R. SAID TO BE TOO LATE.
speculatOr Reported to Have Bought Plot
Wished by Company.

1t was reported last night that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company recently tried to buy Nos. SIS
and 81 Cortlandt-st, but that a speculator had
purchased the property and had refused to sell.
According to the report the speculator intends to
build an eighteen story building on the site, the
size OF which is 43 by 52 feet by irregular, an
unusually small plot for such tall building.
The property to be improved forms part OF the
block bounded by West Washington. Cortlandt
and Liberty sts.. and adjoins the corner parcel
at West and cortandt SITS, from which extends
a footbridge to the Cortlandt-st ferry house. The
Pennsyvania Railroad Company owns the greater
part Of the block. 1t is said that Herbert J. speyer
sold Nos S5 and 81 Cortlandt-st- for B. ri. Nc
Manus to the speculator. This report could not be
verified.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
SUIT FOR RACING DEBT DISMISSED
Westchester Association Not Responsible for
Bookmaker, It Is Held.

A suit was begun some months ago by r. P.
Moulton 10 recover tho SUM OF $50 which he said
he had lost as a bet at the Morris Park racetrack
last October The defendants were the West
chester Racing Association, lessees of the Morris
Park racetrack. and William ]. Torpie, hook
maker. The trial OF the suit was heard before
Justice Murray In the Tenth Municipal District
Court, who yesterday handed down decision in
which he dismissed the suit against the associa
ton. His decision was that the of $50 could
not be recovered from the association. EVIL
dence had been presented ted to show that 1t or any
a bet. Mr. MouItons suit is one OF twenty five
similar actions brought against racing Organiza-
tions in this city in which prominent hookma kers
figure. 1t is alleged THAI a well known bookmaker
is the moving spirit. The of this case
has been closely watched. and 1t is thought that
the result is likely TO put end to the other cases
now