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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-04-15
E$s New Teeth At Seventy Eight.

MIR. Charles William Porter, who
resides with his daughter, Mrs.
James Stembridge, on Cherry street,
this city, and who is now in his
seventy eighth year, is having an
unusual experience. lie is now
getting the sixth of his third set of
teeth. About eight years ago he
felt the first new tooth coming and
since then he has been getting new
teeth gradually as the second set
dropped out and now he says he
has four new teeth and two more
above the gums.
Mr.. Porter is greatly pleased over
this strange experience and he was
out on the street recently, which
was a beautiful day, telling his
friends about the new lease of life
wiiiicil ne believed was coming to
him. He said to Messenger re-
porter that he had not yet gotten
bis second sight, but that he was
looking forward hopefully to the
coming of it.-Owensboro Messen-
ger
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-04-15
Knocks But Once

Does opportunity. The Southwest
knocks loudest just now. Get
posted, travel, and don't let the
opportunity slip. "Business
Chances" and other interesting
pamphlets about Kansas, Indian
Territory, Oklahoma and Texas
sent free on request. Address
"KATY," 403 Wainwright,
St. Louis, Mo.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-04-15

The Goebel Monument Commits
sion at its meeting in Frankfort
selected design offered by Adams
IL Sons, of Lexington, and the con
tract for the erection of the mon
ument at cost of SIS, coo will go
20 that firm. a subcommittee
was appointed to draw up the con-
tract.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-04-15
A WORD
Regarding Preparations
for Easter.

So long as beautiful wo-
man takes pride in her APP
parel; so long as art, gem
ius and skill are devoted
to beauty-work for wo-
men; so long as the charm
of beauty shall endure,
women and men who adj
mire them will take sup
rene interest iii spring
dresses. First, because
of the art and beauty ex-
pressed in the dresses
themselves; second, be-
cause of their charm and
becomingness to the wo-
men who wear them.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-04-15

A sentimental editor out in Kan
sas asks: "Are there any sweeter
words in the English language than
Il love you'?" Perhaps not, but
the words "tHere's that dollar
owe you on subscription" are not
lacking in delightful enunciation
to the ears of newspaper man.
Shelby Sentinel:
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-04-15


THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
5000 troops defended the city for
two months against one of the
greatest Sultans. 10000 veteran
Turks, with the mightiest cannon
the world had ever known were
massed by this military genius
against the doomed city. Incessant
assaults were kept up day and
night to wear out the little band of
heroes with sleepless vigils and in
tolerable tolls. At last the mighty
walls at the Romanus gate crum-
bled. The Emperor Constantine
went after midnight May 80, 1853,
to the church of St. Sophia and
partook of the Lords Supper, put
on his armor and stood in the
breach at early dawn to receive the
first shock OF the resistless host.
The ferocious rush of the Janiza-
ries covered this valiant and de-
voted leader with heaps of slain.
Greek Christians still visit in secret
his nameless grave, and pray for
the redemption of their city. To-
day 1 drove out to the Romanus
gate where the hero fell, and stand
ing on the ruined towers dreamed
over again this story-one of the
most pathetic and instructive in
all history.
Mohammed, the Conquorer, rode
through the splendid Hippodrome
in the center Of which stood, and
still stands, the "Serpent Column
made of Persian shields left at
Plataea. The column was erected
at Delphi to commemorate the vic
tory of the Greeks over Xerxes, but
removed by Constantine to this
Hippodrome When Mohammed
observed this symbol of the victory
of Greek over Persian, with one
stroke of his great weapon he sew
cred the immense head from the
brazen body. fastening to St.
Sophia he stood on the heaps OF
slain Christians and spreading his
savage hand high up against a
great pillar, left the figure of his
bloody hand. to which the priest
directed my attention today.
The serpent's head, the inscribed
pillar from Herod's temple in Je-
rusalem, Hezekiah's famous tablet,
Alexander's sarcophagus, dug up at
Sidon, and innumerable other OBJ
jects of archaeological and historic
interest are found in the imperial
Museum. Some or these, together
with my visit to the Treasury ]
should like to describe in detail,
but 1 have here reached my pre-
scribed limits, and leave this won
derful city of more than a million
variegated people to give my at
tention to Asia.
w. T. TIBBs.
NoTE. The Turkish Empire is a
land of prohibition. l saw no sa-
loon, and but one intoxicated man
Ia foreigner said to be from Kan
sas) in Constantinople. They say
if they can contine the women to
the harems they eau keep the sa-
looms out. Women are not allowed
to attend church except in the
month of December. and then they
must fast every day.
Every man is entitled to as many
wives as he can support. The Sui
tan takes new one each year.
The wives of the wealthy are sub
ject to the whips of the eunuchs
who manage them for their hus-
bands. Let me get away from
here.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-04-15
Shakespeare Polio Mutilatsd.

The fine copy of the first folio
edition of Shakespeare works-the
only one in Germany-which Amer
lean and English tourists were
won't to admire so often, has been
sorely mutilated by "reader" in
the royal library, who cut from it
the entire "Comedy OF Errors"
This edition originally belonged to
William l., who placed it at the
public's disposal.-Berlin Cable
gram to ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
S.George Meredith, the author,
( avs he "still looks OF life with a
Dung mans eye.'
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-04-15
And This Week is An
Important One

in the calendar of spring
and Easter preparation
for tomorrow we present
to public view, first a Law
ish display of the most
charming models that the
skillful and ingenious de-
signers of the East have
produced.
Il he development o f
fashion is a constantly
progressive evolution
beauty-ward 1t seems
tlitc 20 say now, as we
have perhaps said before,
that the present seasons
styles are more charming,
more artistic, more beau
tiful than ever before,
1and the fact is abundant
Ily illustrated by the rea-
dy-to-wear suits on exhi-
bition tomorrow.
The public is invited
to view the splendid open
ing display at
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-04-15
DEAR JUDGE:

Ten O'clock Saturday night
brings my work in Coustantinople
to close. At three o'clock tomor-
row we weigh anchor and sail by
ancient Troy for Smyrna about SOC
miles away. l never write letters
on Sunday, and Monday will be toe
busy for writing. These circum.
stances set me about this pleasant
task SO late tonight.
Friday we steamed through the
historic straits-the Dardanelles-
whose rocky cliffs cape so near on
either side with thousand mouths
or less, tongued with threatening
cannon. The vast marble sea-
Marmora-was quickly passed, and
by 5 p. m. we were anchored and
cabled at the wharf at the mouth
of the Bosphorus and Golden Horn
near the splendid palace of the
Sultan. Thousands from all ma
tions seemed to throng the broad
front of the city opposite our ship.
From streets, doors, windows and
housetops were heard shouts OF
welcome, punctuated with the wav-
ing of white handkerchiefs and
small American flags. / don't know
whence the Americans and Britons
came, but there iiiey were. There
too were the fezzed and turbaned,
ringed, streaked, striped and
speckled tribes from all the earth
Constantinople is made up of
four cities-Stamboul, Galata, Pera
and Scutari, the latter being on the
Asiatic shore.
This city of Constantine, the
Great, was the first distinctively
Christian city founded uponearth
Its center was the great church OF
st. Sophia-converted into u
mosque by the Mohammedan con-
queror 1853. That church was my
goal. Early this morning DR.. Buck
ner and ] escaped the guides and
tourists, took carriage, crossed
the celebrated Galata bridge, and
in few minutes, on slippered feet
we were standing within the sa-
cred enclosure. A Mohammedan
priest kept close to us, and an En-
glish shilling secured his fast
friendship and protection. About
these mighty columns of marble,
granite, porphyry and alabasteI
brought by imperial power from
all the world to honor Christ, my
riads of christians were slain in
heaps the day the Moslems took
the city. A description and hlsto
ry of the church must be reserved
for future letters.
No city on earth has a more ro-
mantle history, and none holds
within it's walls and waters such
varied interest for the serious stu
dent.
While it is true that Athens
taught us how to think, Rome how
to rule with just laws, and Jerusa-
lem how to worship, yet to this city
of Constantine belongs the honor
of preserving these treasures for
the. world during all the gloomy
centuries of the dark ages. Roman
law did not come to us from Rome
but from Constantinople in that
noblest body OF legal lore known to
man, handed down to the legal
world by Justinian. Single hand
ed this great city beat back the
ravening lords of Asia until wes-
tern Europe grew stroug enough to
fight it's own battles. AT the bat
tie of Tours, Charles the Smasher
gained the credit OF saving Europe
and Christianity from the Moslem
devourer but he met only the ov-
erfiow of one tribe, while the null
tiplied millions were beating pitt
lessly for eight centuries against
the walls of Constantinople. At
last deserted by the world she had
saved, weak and in despair she
The Yale expositor., 1903-11-06

strange comparison 90 this Is n big
key now In the possession OF n civil
war veteran living In Bangor. Maine.
The key IS one OF the largest II not
the very largest, over seen In this vi
cInity. weighing ono pound and thir-
teen ounces.
Tho key was picked up on the ste
OF an old prison az Morganzia Bend.
Ia. about 100 miles above Baton
Rouge. On the approach OF Admiral
FarraEuts feet during the civil war.
the prison was burnt and the inmates
He'd.
The prison was built by the French
long before Louisiana was purchased
by the United States and was used
by those people az a confinement place
for negro slaves brought there from
other cllmes. Tho building was burnt
for fear Il would give some shelter OF
protection 90 the enemy.
While the Union troops were passing
by the key was picked up by ono OF
the soldiers and. considered somewhat
of n curiosity, was taken along. II
proved 20 be quite a load together
with all the trappings and rations that
the soldiers had 20 carry in those
days. But the soldier carried IL and
finally landed tho article at HIS home.
Locksmiths who have examined tho
key say that II must have fitted an
oaken lock, then much in use. To
bear this theory out a search Of tho
ruins OF the prison at that time
showedlno trace OF an iron lock which
the key might have fitted. The oak
on lock must have been AZ least two
feet square 90 admit "A key Of such
proportions. Bangor Commercial
The Yale expositor., 1903-11-06

Their combined fortune was divid.
cd into ten projcctiles. and one after
another hurled at the little man with
the squcaky voice and the high fore.
head. The little man lodged tho first
and the second and the third. but the
fourth broke his leg and the fifth
knocked tho wind out OF him. The
Street cheered and showed It's con
fdoncc in the artillcrists by going
short OF the Greener stocks.
But just before the sixth shot
Greencr called 10 his assistance old
Wilbur Wise, the man with the skin
fiinty heart and thirty millions in
cash. A projecting rampant. man-high.
OF government bonds was raised about
the PROSTATE Napoleon. and tho finan-
cial cannonccrs ceased firing precious
projeciilcs. The new Notifications
were impregnable and they knew e.;
so they contented themselves with
gathering up their own shot and a
small railroad or two dropped by
Greenor in his haste 20 seek shelter.
Then Sharpe went TO England 10 win
the Derby and Dittcuhoeffcr went 10
Long Branch 90 amuse himself playing
n no-lirit faro game that cost him on
an average $4,000 night for a
month.
(To be continucd.)
The Yale expositor., 1903-11-06
The TEACHER Won.

Hinton. Ky. Nov. 2.-For over two
years two OF the best physicians In
this part Of the State have been treat.
ing Mr.. Y. J. Thompson. a popular
local school teacher, for Diabetes.
They told him that but little could DO
done % help him. lie made up his
mind 20 try n new remedy called
Dodd's Kidney Pills. and says:
"Thcy saved me when the doctors
held out no hope. I took in all about
ten boxes. will always praise Dodd's
Kidney Pills for the great good they
have done for me"
Many people. and some physicians.
still persist IN the belief that Diabetes
IS an incurablo disease. Our teacher.
Mr.. Thompson, says II Is durable. for
Dodd's Kidney Pills cured him after
two good physicians had treated him
tor two years without success.
a remedy that will cure Diabetes
win surely cure any case OF kinney
Trouble.
The Yale expositor., 1903-11-06
FOUND THE TOWER WELL.
Mason Selves Problem That Has Puz.
zled London Antiquarians.


For ages antlquary after antiquary
found himself baiIied by a simple prob.
lem az the Tower How. In the old
days. did the garrison get supply Of
drinking water7
The antiquary could show You tho
original fireplace NJ which William the
Conqueror warmed his hands, could
point approximately to tho spot on
which the murdered princes fell: he
could lead you to the place where
Henry Wills queens were butchered,
and 10 tho tombstones that collapsed
upon their poor bones; he knew the
tiny dungeon I'm which Sir Walter Ra'
leigh spent twelve dreadful years hid
den from the light: and could have
you In a twinkllng In the stone dog
kennel where still remains the ring TO
which they chained Guy Fawkes.
But Low these unfortunates aud
their janitors drank. none could tell.
The Thames hard by was not tho
source. they were sure. Organized
search was vain.
Then there came thickheaded, un-
imaginative mason, TO whom ana MS
fellows the work Of converting certain
OF tho historic dungeons into store
houses for war material meant 9isd
an hour and no more.
His pick struck through the flooring
OF the corridor from which the prison
ers used 10 enter their cells. Behind
these latter and corresponding with
the main ono ran. and still remains.
the little secret corridor along which
eayesdropplng officers tiptood to listen
10 conversations between captives, for
tho purposes OF evidence.
T. few blows from the pick brought
10 light the mouth OF pit. Sixty feet
down was water-thirty feet OF Il.
Tho mason had happened upon tho
historic well for which search had
been mado In vain Tor centuries!
Il was as perfect as the day that the
Conqueror sunk A. To-day IL still car
rles its thirty feet OF sweet spring
water.
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THE LOST OPPORTUNITY

They were sl,lllful stock operators
rich and utterly without financial fear
And they loathsd Groener. In n more
gorgeous age they would have cut the
Little Napoleon 20 pieces and passed
his roasted heart on platter around
the festive board. In the colorless
nineteenth century they were fain TO
content themselves with endoayoring
to despoll him OF his tear.stained mil
lions; To do which they united their
smile-wrcathcd milllons-somo seven
or eight OF thcm-nnd opened FIRE.
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Of the fowery kingdom OF Chulalong.
korn.
They are the forbidden ladies'" or
Nang hams. destined. many OF them
from youth, TO be the royal concu-
bines. and trained and educated for
that purpose. Such petty duties as
watching those under them or acting
as servants 20 those above them in
favor are often assigned them In order
TO keep them from absolute idleness.
The Nans-hams are lnfo-lor TO the
queens. four of whom are allowed the
King by law, and their children can
not claim any share OF the govern.
ment OF the country. The King Is
allowed an unlimited number OF these
lozenge-shnped faced. black.lipped wo.
mon. but despite the extravaganza
permitted him In his marital relations.
he cannot do his own wooing. for all
that he Il n King.
When he sees or hears OF beautl.
ful girl who arOuses his interest, he
sends a messenger 20 beg TO be allow.
"a TO conduct her 10 tho royal palace
that she may be schoolod and trained
and then installed as Vaughan.
OFTEN parents thinking Il would be
social advancement as well as n pow
crful alliance 20 have the King for a
sou-inlaw. themselves offer their
handsomest daughter for this purpose.
The Queen must be selected from
the highest rank that can be found In
siam. She Is not certain OF her pro.
motion IA queen until she has lived
with the King and gained his favor. II
she Is 50 fortunate as To arouse his
passing fancy, he appoints n day for
hcr exaltatlop. This ceremony genor.
ally lasts three days. The FIRST two
days are Of Indifferent interest. being
fpent with feasting and fireworks. the
atrIcals and other kinds OF amuse-
mcnts.
The morning Of the third day Is con.
sumed IN bostowing the priests gifts
II yellow robes. fans. umbrellas and
other necessities" OF the priesthood.
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UTIES OF SIAM
Quiet Life Behind Harom walls


Quoted under a big screen 20 a place
where she can take of her wet attire
and don the royal garments OF silk
wrought with Jewels.
Phra Nahng Boromaraj DEVICE is the
favorite Queen at present. and enjoys
the distinction Of being the mother Of
the Crown Prince. This title Is be-
slowed by the King on whichever son
he cares 10 select from among those
OF his queens. regardless OF age.
Tho approachable spirit OF the King
and the favorite Queen rs shown by
The Yale expositor., 1903-11-06
An oddly in Cushions.

A now sofa pillow for a den Is made
OF cream colored pongee. in the shape
OF a meal sack. The sack Is tied with
crimson satin ribbon. Just as a meal
sack would be. and tho top Is faced
with red. 20 that II shows pretty con-
trast with the cream colored pongee,
as II spreads open. Cunnlngly peep
ing from the folds OF this top Is n
brown velvet mouse 90 realistic IN ap-
poarance as 20 be source OF much
amusement. A design OF wheat cars
IS embroidered upon the front OF tho
pillow
The Yale expositor., 1903-11-06

For many years Daniel DittenhoeGer
had desired the ruin Of John y. Green
.eT Dutch Dan. rs the Street called
Diuenhoeffcr. was burly man with
blond hair, rcd nose and loud
goice Greener was a saiiow. swarthy
bit Of n man, with black hair and a
scueaky voice. lie had furtive brown
eyes and high forehead: while Dit.
eenhocfiCr had frani blue eyes and the
yugnaclOus chin and thick neck or
prize hghtcr Both were members oil
-thc New York Stock Exchange. but
.Cireener never was seen on the floor
after one Of his victims lifted him
bodily by the collar and dropped him
afteen feet into the coal cellar on
Exchange place. He would plan the
wrecks OF railroad systems as meas
ure prclimiuar. Co thelr absorption.
Just as boa constructor crushos its
victim into pulp the more easily to
swallow A. liuL the practice. uncheck-
ed for years. had made him nervous
and soul-hdgcty.
Dan spent his days from 10 to . on
the stock Exchange. and his nights
from 10 60 at tho roulette tables or
before a faro layout. Restless as the
guivering sea and suffering from
chronic insomnia. he Lad pcrforce to
satisfy his constitutional craving for
powerful stimulants. but as no hated
selirlum trcmcns no gave himself
ccasclesEly big doses OF the wine OF
gambling ID does az much for the
nerves as tho best whisky. lie would
buy or sell 10000 shares OF stock
and he would bet $4,000 ON the turn
% card On one occasion nc offered
to wager fortune that he could guess
which OF two flies that no on a table
would be The FIRST 10 fly away
Crceuer found In the Stock EX-
change the means Go n desired end.
Despite inuumurable bits OF stock job.
bling. he had No exalted opinion. in his
heart Of hearts. OF stock operations.
But Dlttenhoefcr thought the stool,
market WAX the court of last resort
whittier GnauCicra should go. when
Ghcy were 10 Che right. to get their des.
.erts: and when they were in the
wrong 10 overcome their deserts by
che brute force OF dollars IL was nat.
ural that w their operations In the
market the two mon should be as
dissimilar 49, they were IN their physi.
r-al and tcmpcramentai characteristics
-Machiavcfi and Richard Occur dc
Lion.
Nobody knew exactly how the en-
NIFTY between Grcencr and Often.
hoeffer began The Little Napoleon
u Rallrosdng" had fcit toward Dutch
Dan a certain passive hostility for in
tcrferenco with sundry stock market
-ieals Hut IAN hated Greener madly.
prc5ably for The same reason that n
hawk hates snake-the instructive
antipathy OF the utterly dissimilar.
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4, Was All Arranned.

A London barrlster used 20 tell of
an instance that occurred IN his own
experience OF trial by jury In Wales.
A woll-known local solicitor named
Garnons was concerned In a case.
While counsel was addressing tho Jury
it's members quietly turned from him.
put their heads together and then the
foreman addressed the Judge: ITS
no use, my lord. for the gentleman in
the wig TO talk any more. as wo agreed
in the Blue Lion last night TO vote for
Mr.. Garnons Of Rhiwgoch."
The Yale expositor., 1903-11-06

their attendance at a fete commemosa-
tive Of the opening Of a public garden,
az which they auctlonod of goods at
one OF the booths.
Tho Europeans present. with tho
crowds of natives. heard the outriders
crying, Make way for the King" a
European carriage drawn by four
horses. with caparisons OF scarlet and
gold. drew up. guarded by attendants.
The King and Queen. both In native
costume. were surrounded by their
mobiles and taken To- the booth which
was 20 be honored by their presence.
The Queen, with the short-cropped
hair that all OF the women wear. and
her face wreathcd in smiles. was clad
in scarlet. This color with yellow,
occupies a prominent part In decora-
tons for royalty and the priesthood.
She Is charmingly devoid OF any OF
that arrogance and hostility 20 New
World ideas that IS usually found In
one OF her rank in isolated countries.
There have been English governesses
in the palace 90 instruct botA the chill
dren and the wives. The King Is re-
markably ahablc and not reluctant 20
adopt European customs. but ne is held
back by HIS prime minister.
The tonsorial celebration IS a fea.
ture OF every males life The hair IS
shavcn az infancy. and n tuft allowed
20 grow on top Of the head until tho
boy reaches the age OF IL or 10 years.
wnen the tuft is cut OF. This consti-
tutes tho tonsorial ceremony. The head
is considered very sacred, and no one
must touch II, nor must II be raised
above that OF a superior when In n
boat or In carriage. The tonsorial
ceremony IS attended with elaborate
fcasting. and the central figure Is
made the recipient Of gorgeous gifts,
including fans. jewels and other tok.
cns 81 esteem.
Taking their cue from the progress.
slyeness of Chulalongkorn. their King,
tho rich and Hooded Siamese arc try.
ing hard 90 combine Occidental and
Oriental ideas. Their dress IS made
The Yale expositor., 1903-11-06

Bounded by the walls OF the palace
garden. in which they can dance. sing.
or feed tho strutting peacocks and
birds In the aviarics. or the FISH lazily
swimming IN huge glass and gildod
fountains. the betel.chowing beauties
Of the harem OF the King OF Slam are
still leading the quiet and unruflled
lives that their predecessors lived FIVE
hundred years before them. And this
despite the fact that the spirit OF
modernity Is making itself strongly evil
dent throughout the length and breadth