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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-04-06
JONES &c PREWITT, Mt. Sterling, XIV.

apolige for his part if tina thought
he had dun rong in his part in look
ing after the welfar of the city and
Its good railroad building people.
Sum seem to think the caus of
the catastefee was that the admiral
had overloaded his stumic with the
good things of life. But if tina hav
refernc to "calamaty water" then
let them say the clean thing. AS
to NEE / never seen the admir- out
of shape from "calamaty water"
yet. / no from myself l hav bin
accused often of being chuck full of
the creeter, and at the same time |
had not more then seven or eight
nips in NEE. / hav jest founded in
now off of a "calamaty water" raid.
l don't wish to keep any secrets of
my rongs. / am the one that is the
worst hurt when go out on sea
lamaty water" raid 1 make my
opolizes to my God for it is him |
look to for my all and all. l am
still fighting the battle of life with
hope. SUMNER Coon.
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TzZIs IS TEL ROYAL SPRING STEEL FENCE.
The Strongest
Fence Made.
We carry a fun stock Of
this fence in all heights.

In an styles the top wire
is No. $ and the wire next
below it and also the bot
tom are No. Q, and the re-
naming intermediate No.
IL; all high carbon spring
teel galvanized wire OF
most perfect manufact-
me. 1t pays to buy the
best.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-04-06
LAND, STOCK AND CROP ITEMS.

DR.. N. Z. Clark and wife. of
Olympia recently bought of John
A. May near Towards Mill his
farm os 1909 acres for $4,000,
Cliff Bush sold a lot of corn in
crib at 1886 per barrel.
Oliver Howell sold to James Nc
Donald 20 hogs, weight 225lb., at
$4.S24 per hundred.
Wyatt Stock farm, season 1901.
Stations, Mcdonald Chief, 145I,
Choctaw Chief, 1860, Legrand, Jr.,
1877; the great mule jack, Black
Marcus. For further information
call on or address
Phone 727. john S. WYATT,
80 At Mt. Sterling, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-04-06

however the admiral under the fire
exsiohtment set sal and shot out
with his CRATE peac ship to find the
fire. He made a stop at the Shan
non harbor to get sum details about
the fire and failed to get any inf
nation whatever, as all comunica
ton wer cut off between the cooling
stations and the Shannon harbor.
so the admir- set sail for the cooling
station which is headquarters for
all news coming and going. So as
he wer rounding in with his ship
and under the graf fire exsight-
ment he let the rear end of his big
ship strike the entrenc of the crate
telifone station and did a slight
damage to the entrenc. This CRATE
department is managed and run
altogether by the young ladys, and
the colishion liked to sceard them
out of there Wits and tina seem to
be right smart worked up over
the rear admiral braking the door
as tina had on no harness and wer
about retiring for the happy land
of sleep.
The admiral oferd to make an
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-04-06

Cali and see it and get
our prices
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-04-06
Latest From the Pare East-Grate
Exsiehtment Among the Pow
ers of the Rusins and Japs.

One of the rear admrals in COM
mand of one of the large peac bat
tie ships which wer ankerd in the
tamrack waters not fare from the
Shannon a Dor wer called on to To-
cat fire that wer supposed to hav
br oke out in sum larg war chip be-
longing to the emenc fleet now at
the coling stations in and around
the Shannon harbor caused quit a
exsightment among the powers in
the far east for few days. The
trouble cosing the chin music diss-
turbance is supposed to be all on the
account Of the rear admirals mis-
management or the keace battle
ship. Sum of the wor councils and
privet citisons thinks the admiral
,ver- reached his MILITARY orders in
MS manuvering with the Peac cruz
cor. 1t seems the admiral become
,umwhat exsighted when he re-
eiyed the news that fire had
broke out in the navy department,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-04-06
Held Over.

John d. Runyon was brought
before Judge Evans on Tuesday of
last week charged with stealing
the overcoat and gloves of State
Senator Farris on the train Mon.
day night. He was held over in
5000 bond to await the action of
the grand jury. He was raised in
Montgomery county.-Winchester
Democrat.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-04-06
NOTICE

We buy your eggs and poultry
all the year. We have special
order Tor 100, 600 dozen eggs dur
ing April and May, 1904. We pay
the highest market price.
SULLIVAN IL TooHEY,
West Locust St., Mt. Sterling, Ky.
Phone ia. 3S ct.
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For Rent or Sale Privately.

My residence, corner of High and
Sycamore streets. Inspection re-
quested. For particulars call on
undersigned or John G.. VIM.
34-12t MINERVA L. WILLIAMS.
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SO 2t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-04-06
After Al Years.

Maj. McClelland has resigned
the Presidency of Sayre Institute,
Lexington, on account of failing
health. He held that position for
forty-four years.
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by purchasing hats, bonnets, etc,
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For Rent.

Rooms on first and second floor of
the Marshall property on Clay street
Phone 1876. +. ID. MARSHALL.
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Grass for 100 yearling cattle
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-04-06

Mrs. Ella Priest has been so re
stored to health that she, has again
moved to town.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-04-06

year Cleveland and Thurman were
nominated at St. Louis as Presi-
dental candidates, and handed to
us by his lifelong friend and war
comrade j. T. Highland
The editor and proprietor of the
Sentinel Democrat, Mt. Sterling, |
was born May Is, 1912, in Morgan.
county, KY. His youth was spent,
when not in school, Oh the farm and
clerking in store. He left school
in Montgomery county September,
1861. and enlisted in the Confed.
rate army as private; was pro-
noted TO first sergeant and second
lieutenant, and at the end of one1
years service was elected captain
I OF Company E, 3rd battalion Ken
lucky cavalry, and served in the
campaigns in Southwest Virginia,
Kentucky and East Tennessee, I'M
I'll August, 1853, when the com
mand was transferred to Georgia,
and took part in the battles OF
Chickamauga, Mission Ridge and
Wheeler's raid in the rear of Rose
Grams army. After January, 1854.
he was with Gen. John H. Morgan
until his death, and then under
Gen. Basil W. Duke till the close
of the war, surrendering at Mt.
Sterling. his parole bearing date of
April 80, 1855.
After spending a few months in
Vincennes, Indiana. he returned to
West Liberty, Ky. studied law and
was admitted to tue bar in 1866.
He practiced his profession in Nor
gan and adjoining counties. until
1878, meanwhile taking course In
the law department of the Uniyer-
sity Of Louisville, where he grad
uated. While living in Morgan he
was elected County Clerk and
County Attorney, both of which
offices he filled with honor and
credit.
In 1878 he moved to Mt. Sterling
and the following year bought a
h :ie :a. interest Ia TIC the Sentinel. "A
year later bought the other half,
and while working himself into the
editorial harness worked himself
out of the practice of the law. On
the lst of January, 1884, the Sem
Y tinel was consolidated with the
Democrat, the latter being owned
by Judge ID. B. Garrison. Ravens
~ Garrison were editors and pub
fishers of this paper until July l.,
n 1886, when the former bought Gar
rison's interest and he since then
has been the sole owner of the SEN
tinel- Democrat
On July /, 1868, he married Miss
4 Mary Cartmell, at West Liberty,
and they are the parents OF two
children, one only of whom is liv-
ing, daughter, Miss Florine.
Capt. Ravens was a gallant sol
der in war and serves his country
no less valiantly in peace. He has
done much for his section in calling
attention to its advantages and re-
sources, and has fought many q
successful battle for the Democracy,
of which party he is tried and
vtrue member. His services were in
measure recognized by being sent
as district delegate to the Ma
tional convention at St. Louis in
June and he had the honor in as
sistiug in nsming the great TICKET
of Cleveland and Thurman and IL
sending to the. country declara-
y sion of principles that are sure TO
sweep it in unparalleled victory
next month. Tne captain Is d
ready and forcible writer and is
socially as clever as he is courteous
and popular. A member of the
Christian Church, Mason, an Odd
Fellow and Democrat. there need
be nothing further said of his
standing as man and as a gentle
man
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27
TACCART OF INDIANA
NAMED AS CHAIRMAN
0 Democratic National Committee Despite All Opposition
Perfect Harmony Prevals90mmttees and Cam
paign Managers 10 be Selected
By Associated Press

| BY Associated Press
New York, July Interpretations
were fulfilled today when Thomas
Taggart of Indiana, was elected chair
man of the Democratic national com
mittee.
Endorsed by nearly every member
of the committee the day after the
convention adjourned at St Louis ii
has been ever since that only the de-
cree of Judge Parker in favor OF some
other man or the consent of German
to accept the place, could prevent the
selection of Taggart, Neither of these
contingencies arose and the Indiana
man was unanimously chosen TO the
place for which he long has had as.
PRED.
Although the vote was unanimous,
it was not until it was actually in pro-
gress that the opposition to Taggarts
selection was withdrawn. Beginning
with the return of German, Former
Senator Hill, Jones and the old Demo
cratic leaders from Esopus last even.
ing and lasting up to the moment
when the committee was called to or
der today, the strongest possible eff
fort was made to bring German into
the field or arrange a combination
that would place some one besides
Taggart az the head of the committee.
Almost continuous conferences were
held, limitations of great financial
advantages 10 the party were made
and many expedients suggested, even
10 delaying the election until after
the committees visit to Parker to-
morrow. in order to defeat Taggart.
But nothing could change the deter
mination OF his friends to force the
election today and compel show of
strength. Failing 10 secure the neces-
sary conditions to defeat Taggart. the
opposition yielded and the proceed
inrs of the committee we're brief AMI
harmonious. As soon as Taggart was
elected a committee appointed for the
purpose brought him before the com
mittee.
He thanked the committed for the
honor paid him. He realized TO the
fullest extent. he said. the responsible.
titles of the position, but felt that with
the ticket ana platform upon which
the candidates stood Democrats would
win. In order to do so they must
have full and cordial support and the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

About o'clock last night report
nor unlike that occasioned by tho
bursting Of II steamboat excited no
little inquiry in our city. Few per.
sons were ont OF doors N the moment
Of the report. the night being dark
and the gathering clouds hetokening
a storm, hut most Of those who were
out observed that the noise was fol-
lowed by light that Illuminated the
whole heavens. One or TWO gentle
men of the city. and number of la
borers along the line of the c. a. v,
railroad observed not only the light
but the cause of it which was moth.
ing less than the bursting of a meteor
somewhere not far from the railroad
crossing of Cache river. The course
of the electric body was observed TO
be at an easy angle toward the earth
and while near or apparently near the
tree tops il exploded giving out the
report heard and the light seen by so
many of our citizens.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27
THE COMMERCIAL VIEW

/ The Hartford Courant. a thoroughly
seyed-in.the wool Republican paper
thag succiactl} 3ednes the nature oil
! lhe American government from a par
! u standpoint: The United States is a
I hig aud important corporation in which
alt The people arc stockholders The
election gf trustees to manage this
| CORPORATION during the next four yeG
| rs q matter if moment to many 81
these Stockholders The Democratic
party aims to appear this year 4.
very good and capable. bnt OF course
the esistenso 1t these qualities re
mains 10 b proved It IS certainly .
lair question whether The management
ot the Philippine Islands, the con trnc
tiGn Of the Panama canal. and the ji.
rection of our commercial interests til
Eastern Asia can wisely be turned
over to a political organization that
has only just found its reason.
Nothing II more natural than that
Che Republicans should look unon the
government Of the United st les az s.
gigantic trust. in which by the man
Dulation Of the stock after the fashion
Il the great corporations tho diyi-
iepds in Tie nature OF offices, con
tracts subsidies and graft shall ,nm
to the benefit Of the officers of th
usufruct which they have succeede
IN appropriating to themselves. III
those who entertain this view tia eoY
ernment is great crib at which thosr
in its control can feed while the mi
nority stockholders, excluded from the
preferred stock, must be content t.
contribute by taxes and other eXac
tons 10 the profit of the manipulatcfs
This is thoroughly commercial view
and very accurate refinement Of Re
publican theory and practice.
Bu; II for sake If argument the cor
rectnsss OF the analogy between tht
government Of the country and q cor
porRtiun be admitted thare II no 600,
reason Why the affairs Of the Unite,
states cannot he as wel auaaa god by
Democratic as Republican inn toes
The party which added TO tte crglna
territorial limits Of fhe country all ii
continental area except Alaska, AM
administered it wisely ana honestly
nor 80 many years is certainly a. car
able ~ ITS control now AS ever II fec
qgnizes tho constitution AS it mMt
and enc laws passed m pursuance
thereof instead of the irresponsible
VIII q bin whn the Courant's theot
would sttle tho president 81 the eorpo |
ration Y recognize no such Latitude
aud rcpadiatas The commercial analo
~ The government Is not a trust 10 |
be exploited IN the interest Of tho ms
j0rity of the stockholders. as practlc |
ally demonstrated by the present All |
and if the Democratic
party shall elect its ticket in Mover /
Der as Il expects to do, it will vers
soon show hy It's RESTORATION n ths
constitutional methods Of adninister
ing the affairs Of government the IA
lacy Of the theory under which they
are al present directed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

| cooperation of very member of the
committee and every Democrat of the
country. He promised to discharge
the duties of the position faithfully
and inteligenty.
Homer S. Cummins of Connecticut,
then placed Urey Woodson of Ken
! lucky. in nomination for secretary
and G. s. Van Duserlt of Nevada.
named c. A. Walsh of Iowa, second
ing speeches were made by several
members and then the only roll call Of
the session followed, Woodson receiv-
ing IS, Walsh ~. Woodson then
named Edward Seton of the District
of Columbia, for assistant secretary
and he was unanimously elected.
John l. Martin of Missouri, was
elected sergeant-at-arms and Samuel
Donelson Of Tennessee, as assistant
The most important action of the
committee aside from the selection of
chairman was that of arranging com
mittees to manage the campaign. A
proposition submitted by VIM r.
Sheehan, slightly modified upon the
suggestion of Senator Bailey, was
adopted.
As agreed il is as follows:
The chair is authorized to appoint
not to exceed two vice chairmen, as
his judgment may determine; appoint
an executive committee of not less
than five nor more than seven;
appoint finance committee of
not less than three and not
more than five. and If in
the judgment of the chair these
two committees should be amalgamat-
ed into an executive committee, then
the executive committee shall be
composed Of seven members. That If
at any time the exigencies of the
campaign should, in the judgment of
the executive committee and the
chairman require il. or if it becomes
advisable 10 increase the number,
they may select additional members,
moi more than one from any one state
as members of the said executive
committee. that in conformity with
the resolution adopted by the last
democratic convention. the members
Of the executive and finance commit
tees may be selected from outside the
membership of the national commit
tee"
Under this plan Taggart viii select
campaign managers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27
4 QUESTION or BORROWING

The Missouri Democratic platform
speaks Of bribery as aiming at the a8.
"a sination OF the common wealth Il
elf" II has been pointed ont thar
This Phrase occur IN NJ Rooscrelt +.
ldst anwial MESSAGE Hence t na
been assumed in some quarters hlt
Il wa borrowed from the president.
There has undoubtedly been som
borrowing in his case. The me- SAG,
"ss written before tha platform ana
n wo stopped with That se should
have to give Mr. Roosevelt credit fer
originating the phrase. But further
Investigation ELECTS the fact that these
words were used by MIR Folk in pub
lie sneeches before the IA I presilen
'i1l message was sent IN cor rr-ss. The
platform Of tho Missouri Democrats
tereft 70 borrowed he phra @ frea.
the candidate for governor. without;
reference to the fact that it had pre-
riously been borrowed by Mr.. Roo-e
velt-Louigville Courier-Journal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

Elsewhere in this issue appears the
call for The Democratic convention OF
the FifiieLh Senatorial District which
will be held at Carbondale? on Tues
day, August Goth. at $50 D. M. The
Fiftieth Senatorial district consists OF
the counties Of Alexander, Franklin.
Pulask III, Union ana William son The
basis of representation for the several
counties will be one delegate for every
two hundred votes cast for Bryan and
Stevenson electors Of the Democratic
ticket in 1900 including each frae
ton of enc hundred votes or more.
On this basis Alexander county is enti-
tlel ID nine delegates.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27
SCUM Africa's Even Cline.

MeteorologIca1 records show a far
more eouablc temperature in the
coast fis'rcts Of South Africa than
en tao uprs- plains. the mean daily
rance rr the gear between maximum
ard milimum readings for the former
being only 1871 degrees f.. whereas
at Kimberley AID al Bioemfontein 1t
Is nearly double Or the coast west
~ DHrh3n tic mean maximum for
tne hottest roofh ouiy reached ss5
dcerees. On the other hand the mean
ininimums for the coolest months are
52.3 for Durham and 57.e for Kimber-
lev Under these Circumstances a
visit to the coast districts should be
made al any season Of the year.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

The public schools will open on
Monday the 9Th day Of September
next The following corps Of teachers
has been employed for the ensuing
year: Joel G.. Morgan. principal; Mi
chael Howley. Miss Hatch, Mrs. Sage,
Miss Mary Hawkins, Miss Della Haw-
kins, Miss Simonds, Miss Warwick,
Miss Aubrey and Miss Kelsey.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

At the Worlds fair the shirt waist,
IL Il Is attached to man or a boy,
Is not ca reggie, which means, We think,
cut on the bias AT any rate there Is
nm objection to II on the part Of the
exposition authorities Just what the
fate is TO be of the man who wears
suede spats, accordion pleated and
fastened behind blindly has not yet
been promulgated.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

The above is correct statement OF
the circulation Of The Cairo Bulletin,
Daily and Sunday, on the dates stated,
month Of June, 1904
A. J. BENEDTC,
Circulation Manager
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this first day Of July, 1904
ISealI ID. l., GILBERT.
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

Probably. Judge Parler.is How sor
~ that hr ever had anything to do
with national politics % Yesterday
mail AZ received six lunches Of cam
paign poetry
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

II took fifty Chicago policemen tc
anell a fight between sor1e dog-catch
srs and she inhabitants Of warm
tenement row and one man was fatally
wounded. The dog got away.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

~ President Roosevelt were of
susricious dispositicn ne might wonder
wis the Democrats appear - weU
pleased with fae announcement that
he proposes TO manage his own cam
palgn
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

Souvenir hunters instead Of carry
ing away Judge parker' front fence
and shade trees, VII be permitted te
take home a jug Of river water from
Judge ParkeT's swimmin' hole.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

The proposed adoption # electrical
fowage Df canal boats sud the rssal'
mt Irritation of the canal boat mule
threatens the extinction of canal-boy
presidents.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

The emprezs dorager. Tsi-An. he's
lately issued an imperial decree that
nenrefortb the feet Of Chinese women
shall be allowed 70 grow to their nor
NAL size without artificial LET OF him
slfance. The Chinese woman viii soon
know al Of the happiness and diseom-
fpff - French heels.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

On the 2ist day Of August the
Southern Illinois Normal will be 10
Gated. Jonesboro, Carbondale. Du
Quoin and Centralia have felt high
for the Carbonate with de
termination to win that has excited
general admiration.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

4 Chelsea pensioner. seated or the
Thames embankment was lamenfing
the death Of an old comrade Poor
old fellow" he sighed, how shall
get on without him."
Were Won much attached TO him.
asked a bvstander.
ut is not exactly that. sir" he re-
piled; "but YOU see. he had lost his
left leg and have lost my right. We
shared a pair OF boots between US,
and it will be very difficult to find an
other in the hospital whose feet are
the same size. Tit Bits.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

II the meat strike continues much
hunger we viii be IN favor Of using
Force or Eata Buncha Data or any
one of the other well known breakfast
foods
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

Just think what an awful crowd Of
ps there would be If our ancestors of a
thousand years ago had known as
much about germs az we know,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27
IS YEARS AGO TODAY.

From The Bulletin Of July II, 1859.
There will be a cotillion party at
the house Of Mrs. Gaffney. corner Pop.
lar and Division streets tomorrow ev-
ening. 2Sth inst She will be pleased
TO zee her friends in attendance
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

The Republicans Of Missouri are
excellent people" admits RE ChicaEs
Tribme ami i saeely sagEesfs "0u
No1id L not be better i0r Them 30
.leIp elect Folk and get a part Of the
credit for his election than to nom
mate candidate Of their own and go
down to foreordained defeat2"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27

It is something new to speak Of
Cairo as a tobacco market. but that
growing city is fast building up
market that viii formidably compete
with GAINESVILLE, louisville and pa.
ducah.-Russeiiville (Ky.) Herald
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-27
Where Fossils Are Found.

Tho mari heds Of New Jersey. the
IchalH beds Of New England md the
limestone of Eureka Springs are
'aHone the formations Of the creta-
Iteons ported These formations con-
tain the fossils a the great reptiles
and Of the birds that succeeded taem.