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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27
PREVENTING sEA-sIcKNESs.
Self-Leveling Bunk Is Latest Device
for Aiding Travellers in Over
coming Illness on Water.

An ingenious self-leveling sea
bunk for vessels, the object of
which is to overcome the discOm-
fort to the passenger of mal-de-
mer, has been devised by a London
dentist. 1t has now been in sue
ccssful operation upon one of the
mail boats plying across the Eng
lish channel. The device COM
prises a swinging cot with four
cords passing from the corners to
the electric brakes, which auto
matically check any attempt Of
the cot to depart from its posi-
ton. While the cot remains level,
the cords are free to pass on and
off the pulleys on the brakes. The
slightest loss of horizontally OF
the cot causes mercury in four
tubes to fall in some of them and
rise in others, and so complete the
electric current to the particular
brake required to be put in oper-
alton to check the further loss of
hOrizontality. The loss of level
from the variation of the position
taken by the passenger is automat.
ically compensated; water being
practically the same specific grav-
ity as the humal body, a heavy
man will press more water to the
foot of specially designed water
bed than a light weight, as also
from side to side.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27
TRICK WITH ROPE LADDER.
Wholesale Hypnotism Explains Work
of Ceylon Juggler in Els
Many Stunts"

An American resident of Ceylon
recently wrote home the following
account of the famous rope ladder
trick:
1--WE sat In the compound, sol
.qNn and silent, as the magician's
STate demanded, for he was the
greatest of Ceylonese jugglers.
"There was burst of weird
music, and the man appeared with
a rope ladder coiled in his hand.
he looked at us, and then, with o
graceful, powerful movement, he
threw the ladder up towards the
blue, sunlit Sky.
Eve all gasped.
"For the ladder stood erect in
the air. che bottom foot from the
ground, and the top running up,
up, up, till it was lost to view.
1--WE gasped. If this was not
magic, what was it?
a boy appeared. He put his
foot on the erect and floating lad
der's bottom lung, and be began,
very slowly, to climb up.
Cup, up, he went. ] counted a
hundred rungs, a hundred and
twenty-five, a hundred and fifty.
The boy became very small. I
rubbed my eyes. The magician
claspcd his hands suddenly, the
music burst into a wild strain
the boy and the ladder disap-
peared.
"They disappeared completely.
! didn't see them again till the
next afternoon, when the same
trick was repeated. l had a hand
camera along this time, and
made a half dozen snaps of differ
ent parts of the ladder trick.
These snaps came out well. They
showed the magician, the orches-
ira, the compound. But they
showed Notwithstanding what
ever-of the ladder and the boy.
Hence, it is plain that the famous
eastern ladder trick is a remark
able piece of hypnotism. There
was no ladder, there was no boy.
The magician had thrown us all
into trance, and made us i'm
agine them"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27
COLLEGE LIFE IN SCOTLAND
Universities of Great Britain Are Diff
ferent from Those in Amer
ica-Rules Adhered To.

American college boys and high
school boys would have found
student life at the old Scottish uni
versities very different from the
free and easy good time they are
used to at their own seat of learn
ing. In the early part of the eight
eeDth century the students ar
some of the Scottish universities
could not shoulder G: push" each
other, could not stand at the gate,
on the stairs or in the corridors of
the college buildings for fear they
would dispute with each other,
could not play or loiter up and
down in any of the courts while
the classes were in progress, nor
play ball, billiards or bowls. A
student-no matter how old he
was-even after he had become a
young man-was whipped for get
ting into fight or hitting another
student. He was fined for speak
ing coarsely or wickedly. He
could not throw snowballs at any
thing or anybody, and during
hours in the college building he
could not speak word in any
thing but Latin.
AT Edinburgh the students wore
scarlet gowns during classes.
They lived in the town. There
were no dormitories and they
knew very little about each other
in many cases. There were, and
are to-day at Edinburgh no college
sports as we know them, and little
general college life.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27

1t is said light frost was visible
to the early riser last Thursday
morn.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27
TOD SLOAN AND THE KING
Monarch of Belgium Eats Potatoes
Which Famous Jockey Had Dis
carded-His object.

King Leopold of Belgium told
good story on himself and Tod
Sloan some time ago which has
found its way into the Paris news
papers.
81 was dining in Paris restaur-
ant" said the most democratic of
kings, "and on looking around saw
Tod Sloan, the American jockey,
whom | had seen often riding at
Longchamps, dining in solitary
splendor at the next table. While
waiting for my dinner to be
brought / watched the little Amer
lean and saw him, after tasting
some fried potatoes that had been
brought to him, summon the
waiter angrily and bid him take
the dish away. Now | had ordered
fried potatoes also, and | had no
difficulty in discovering, when
mine arrived with suspicious
promptness, that the very same
dish Tod Sloan had disdained had
been brought to me-"
81 suppose" said a listener.
"YOur majesty summoned the res.
taurant man and had the waiter
dischargedW
"Oh, no." replied the king, smil-
ing, 81 tasted the potatoes, and |
discovered that Mr.. Sloan was
quite right. They had been cooked
with rancid butter and were very
bod. But knew that if | sent
them away it would seriously in
jure the business of the place, so
went on eating them. You see,
therefore, that nowadays a jockey
can afford to be more particular
than king"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27
Insurance, Real Estate,
ADVICE. MONEY.
H. CLAY MCKEE
& SONS COMPANY.
H. CLAY MCKEE. ATToRNEy-AT-LAw.
No. IS w. Main Mt. sterling, NY

INV Insurance from them you get the
REsT II vou have an honest loss You
.,et The MONEY without default or dis
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feel safe secure. comfortable and happy
Wh,9 because YOU know the ConiDa-
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and have Millions more, making you ab'
SOLUTELY safe from loss by FIRE,
y,iyhtniuo or Wind. Save MONEY and
Insure with them.
They Buy and Sell the Best Bargains
in Real Estate, and without cost, make
an examination Of the titles. They have
for sale all kinds of Property Business
Houses Dwellings, Farms in any section
of the Hue Grass, Mineral, Timber,
Coal and Farm lands in any part OF Inc
TTnited States. Cuba and Canada. Wheat
lands in the North West, Cotton, Rice
and Sugar Plantations in the South and
south West. MAKE MONEY by
dealing with them.
ADVISE with them and you will get
such advice as will enable You to MAJ l.
SAVE. LOAN or BORROW MONEY.
They have Money. and plenty Of il. to
loan on good gilt-edged collateral. NJ :,
Red-tape. No Meeting OF the Board. y
DO Won want to Loan or Borrow II so,
<sPress the Button" they'll do the rest.
Unless YOU MEAN BUSINESS don't
talk to them. as they are busy attending
to their own business.
s.Tell your troubles to Policeman
but if you are in need OF any OF the lore
going, jump into the emergency wagon
and run to No. 80 w. Main St.' o,
i'Ring the Bell" No. Io7-Iheyil ma
the Man, the Place, and the Money
sThey Will Now"
TOO LONG in Business to need refer
ence.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27
MONUMENTS, MARKERS
IRON FENCING

The Mt. Ste,.--. lAarbel & Granite
Co. w. Man ST.. Mt. Sterling, KY,
are prepared to furnish you anything Tor
the Cemetery. Granite and Marble,
Foreign or Domestic. Ornaments, Vases,
Iron Fencing.
They are here to stay; Guarantee the
work, Quality and Prices; Have their
own shops; buy from the quarriesi save
the discounts; pay cash Tor materials;
day no commission to agents OF tranps'
Pay no rents; Are prepared to save you
from 20 to 40 per cent. on your WORK.
WHY 90 to the city, or buy OF tramp,
when YOU have responsible people at
your door anxious, ready and willing to
give YOU "a square deals
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27
Wanted.

TO buy good fam from 70 to
100 acres. .
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27
YoUNc's LUCKY STAR.
Commanding Officer of Ill-Fated Ben
nlngton Was on Shore When
Explosion Occurred.


'Lucien Young was certainly
born undera lucky star, "said life
long friend, Col. Sam Donelson,
at the Shoreham, abiding to the
commanding officer of the Inflated
Bennington, and to his remark
able escape from injury by reason
of his accidental absence at the
time of the explosion, relates the
Washington Star.
Capt. Young used to be one of
the most popular of all that bril-
liant galaxy who made Chamber
Inns headquarters" continued
Col. Donelson, "and many were
the good stories of which he was
the hero. There are old-timers
who still laugh over an affair in
which he and John Chamberlin
were the chief actors. They were
bosom friends, and one day while
lunching together, the subject of
local equestrian statues coming
Up, they mutually agreed that the
bronze representation of Gen.
Thomas on horseback was the
finest work of art of its kind in
Washington.
"a few days afterward, singu-
larly enough, it happened that
Young and the late Senator Beck,
OF Kentucky, got to discussing the
selfsame topic in one of the coy
corners of Chamberlin's. Young
repeated his opinion that the
Thomas statue was prominently
above the rest, an opinion which
the senator vigorously combated,
arguing that it was not nearly so
meritorious as the statue of Nc
Pherson, near by. The contention
waXed warm, and finally Young,
with crafty design, said he'd be
willing to leave it to John Cham
berlin to decide, the loser to stand
a champagne supper for three.
This challenge was promptly ac-
cepted by Beck, and Chamberlin
was called over and asked to UNI
pire the case. Without a seconds
hesitation he decided in favor of
the senator, to the utter surprise
and chagrin of the naval officer.
"As Chamberlain backed away
Lucien followed him, as soon as he
could make an eXcuse, and, getting
him in quiet corner, began to call
him Objectionable names, to which
epithets the prince of entertainers
listened, meekly. John Chamber
lin Numbered the angry lieuten-
ant, did you not less than a week
ago agree with me that the Thorn
as statue was the handsomest in
this town.
81 certainly did say that quoth
John, and what's more, am of the
same opinion still
Then, why in the - did you
not say so just now"
"'Well, Lucien, you and l are
both men of the world, and | APP
peal to you as such if | could give
decision in favor of a lieutenant
in the navy against a United
States SENATOR"
PREVENTING SEA-SICKNESS.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27

There is no possible question
that business prosperity in any town
rises as the saloon disappears. The
money that is expended in the sa-
loon is divided between the liquor
manufacturer on the one hand and
the saloon-keepers and middle men
ON the other. 1t does not go into
the stock of wealth of the commun.
nv. but is much destroyed, so far
as the community is concerned. as
though it were thrown into the fire.
AT the same time two-thirds econ
omic value of the ability of every
man who visits saloons at all 10 lost
through the weakness that comes
from drink. When people become
accustomed to clean towns without
saloons. cesspools, pig pens, and
dens of vice, they will not tolerate
anv Of these evil influences after
,ward.-David Starr Jordan.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27
HAZEL GREEN.

Henry Cecil and wife OF Mont
gomery County, are visiting Hen
rvs parents, Charley Cecil and
wife.
]. d. Sousley and wife, of Elem
ing County, are at Swango Springs
ON account of Mrs Sousley's health.
Married, on Wednesday night,
the 18th inst, at the residence of
the brides parents, Boone Oldheld
and wife, OF Grassy Creek, Frank
Davidson and Miss Emma Old
field, Prot. VIM. II. Cord, otiiciat-
ing. Mr. Davidson is an oil-driller.
Wat Stafford, of Paris, is at
Swango Spring.
Mrs. Lilly Cecil, Of Cedar Bluff,
Va, and sons, who have been
visiting her parents left for home.
The grand jury returned mdict-
ments against John Lane, Scott
McQrinn, Tim McQrinn and Jerry
Profit charging them with the
willful murder of William Smith,
Mansford Smith and Frank Smith,
on Holy creek, about two months
ago.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27
The Worm Turns.

Garrulous Acquaintance-Are
you not sometimes afraid a day
will come when you will have writ
ten yourself out and will have to
quit or go at something else for a
living?
Borus struggling author)-My
dear sir, such an idea is wholly fal.
lacious. You have been talking
for 80 years, and you haven't
talked yourself out yet, have your
Chicago Tribune.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27
TRUCK coMPANY's JONAH.
Every Time the Tailor Entered En-
CINE House Fire Alarm Sounded
Vow lie Stays Away.


IF there is one class of rnblic
servant more superstitious than
another it is the firemen. Once a
bluecoat has made up his mind
that he is followed by a jonah
there is nothing that will convince
him that he is wrong, says the Chi
cago Record Herald.
The captain OF a West side
truck company is no exception to
the rule, and as a result, lies, the
tailor, is exied from the COM
p1ny's quarters. lies is one who
likes to spend his idle time around
an engine house. When he first
opened his little tailor shop near
the truck house he dropped in to
look over the quarters of the fire
men. He volunteered to mend any
clothing the men tore while at
work on fires, and they accepted.
One night a fireman ripped the
sleeve of his coat. The next morn
ing the tailor came in and took the
coat to repair. AS he went out an
alarm of fire came in. The firemen
worked for five hours. Late in the
afternoon the tailor returned with
the repaired coat. While he was
telling the firemen how he had
fixed it, another alarm of fire
struck in.
Every time the tailor came the
gong sounded. One afternoon the
captain heard one of the men
grumbling.
"What is the matter, Mike?" he
asked.
"Well. skipper, may be wrong;
but think that tailor is a hoo
dOO."
The captain reflected. He be-
gan to believe Mike was right.
Still he did not like to say any
thing to the tailor. He was a
willing worker in the cause of the
'firemen. Yet the captain could
not get the "hoodoo" idea out of
his head. He decided to try it out.
The next four times the tailor
came in the door the company was
called out. Then the captain de-
cided to act. He called the com
pany together. They agreed with
him. The tailor was a hoodoO.
The next time he came the cap
tain started to tell him so. Before
he had said ten words the company
was called out again. When it got
back the tailor was waiting in the
door. One of the fremen caught
him and pushed him outside.
"You are prince of fellow,
all right enough; but you are a
jonah. The next time you want
anything here tell us about it over
the telephone. Every time you
stick your nose in that door it
means a fire alarm"
lies concluded that he was u
jonah. He still continues to re-
pair the firemen's clothes, but he
never comes in the house when he
delivers them.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27
DC You Sell?

/ offer my services to the pub
lie in conducting all kinds of pub
lie sales. w. NJ. Cravens. left
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-27
Break In Monotony.

Capt. swigwell-Anything new
In army circles?
Maj. Boozly-Yes; Capt. Swal-
Ter has invented a new drink. Will
you join us?-Chicago Tribune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-27
ROGERS MUST DIE
Continued from First Page

physician. and shall permit the coun.
81 Of tho prisoner. such clergyman as
the prisoner desires, and his relatives,
q BE- prescott; and such officers OF the
prison. deputies, constsbles and mill.
tary guard as be deems best, and no
Others.
"You will note that Il Il you duty
10 request the states attorney 81 the
county and u citizens, including q
surgeon or physician, ~ be present.
corstrue the word citizens, as II
occurs in the statute, 70 mean citizens
of Vermont. You will note that In.
cluded In the Il citizens so requested
By you, there must be surgeon or
physician. There Is no requirement
or qualification prescribed as TO the
other II citizens.
ut is solely for you to determine
who you will invite 20 make the II cit
liens, except that a surgeon or pbysic-
ian must be included. II is your duty
to admit such clergymen as the prison
err desires. and admit such OF the coun.
sci FOR the prisoner, and Of the prison
er's relatives as desire to be present.
"You shall arrange to have present
such officers, deputies and military
guard as you deem best, and you have
no right to admit any other persons
than those included In the above. ]
advise you that the prison physician
and prison chaplain are Officers OF the
prison within the meaning OF the stat
ute and you may have them present If
you deem best.
Respectfully submitted,
tSigned.) "Clark G Fits,
Attorney General"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-27
BENNINGTON BRl ELS
sew. sf the rs~s sud village nbsnJ
r.Is zoe na.y n.ad.r.

rsis Zoe nssr n.assr.
y Noycck vent today TO New York
u buy holiday goods.
Dominic Corsiglia IL In North Ad-
ans today on business.
Officer Arthur Russell II recovering
from an attack OF grip.
Harry aud Carrie Rugg spent Sun:
day In Rutland with their brother, "a
Rugg.
Manser cncampmcnt, IOof, will
woik a degree on two candidates this
evening.
MIR and Mas Harold T. Larrabee OF
Hooslck Falls will spend Thanksgiv-
ing at home.
Stark lodge lOOF has purchased a
pool table for its club room In the OPP
era house block.
Mrs Barbara Moore and son Harry,
who have been visiting at Pittsheid,
have returned home.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
the Baptist church will give box
social this evening"
Ramsdell's store will be open We'd
nesday evening TO accommodate
Thanksgiving buyers.
The two weeks mission which has
been In progress at st francis de
sales church closed Sunday evening.
MrsJ Walter Davis OF Gardner,
Mass. Is visiting at the home OF her
father, Alanson Wilcox on Jefferson
avenue.
Harold Taylor has recovered from
his recent severe illness and has re-
sumed his position on the futnam
house bus.
There will be a meeting Of the Stark
Hose company at $50 tomorrow even
ing 10 make arrangements Tor the
annual meeting.
Mr. and Mrs + II Morris 60 TO One
onta today to spend Thanksgiving with
Mr. Morris mother and brothers. They
will return Friday.
Turkeys, chickens, ducks, geese and
fine cuts OF heavy Chicago beef. Best
that the market affords at Eddington' S
market. Gage street. Telephone,
Misses Hazel Mcleod, Faith Powers
| Alice Sears and other students OF
Middlebury college will come home
wednesday for Thanksgiving day.
The Barracks have appointed COM
mittee consisting OF Guy Livingston,
Vim Myers and Gardner Half to ar
range for hare and hounds run on
Thanksgiving day.
The boiler connected with the heat
| inc system In the Bennington County
bank building, sp.unya leak shortly
before noon and it was necessary TO
put out the fire in hurry.
The new gas plant at Barre which
was partially wrecked by an explosion
Yesterday is of the same. style as tne
one here and was put in by Messrs
Dunbar, Dawson g. Davis who erected
the plant here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-27

Received over our special wire at
~. 20 D. N. Sales at, noon were $780,
300. Money 5 per cent
London came in trife higher than
our closing prices OF Saturday. There
was a good buying of st Paul, N Y
Central, also the steel stocks from
abroad. A determined effort to break
the market by depressing r Issues
occurred shortly after the market
opened, and at noon they put r Pfd
to 81 and the common 24i.
So far the market in general has
held firm and withstood the efforts to
break it by the ''R crowd" who are
heavily short of the rest OF the market
a. a much lower level. The true value
Of r I issues is not far below the pres
emit prices and there should be a rally
Of from S to points in these stocks
shortly. KC Sou. Pfd sold at 63 to
aav This stock we advised purchas'
to- around SIS. Lead sold at 63 today
"a noints from where we advised its
purchase. The buying of N Y Central
nos 81 the best character and do not
be surprised to see this STOCK aoVa me-
above 100 in the near future. Inc
trend Of the market is upwaro-ou!
our fayorites on reactions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-27
Kills Quail with III. Feet.

LANCASTER. o.. Nov. 27.-An I'M
usual incident occurred near here while
Il. A. Pierce and Harry George were
out hunting. The latter had never been
in the field before and for that reason
did not carry gun. He was supposed
to carry the game that Mr.. Pierce
shot. He was anxious to show that he
was able to do something and vaulted
over fence and landed in covey Of
ten quail, killing four Of them with his
feet. This proved to be the only game
that was killed by the hunters.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-27
sold,.r. Mutfny at vIadivostok.

vLADIvOsTOK. Nov. 27.-A mum
Der Of Russian troops who were taken
prisoners at Port Arthur and who were
recently returned here for enrolment
in the local garrison here>Fevolted, kill
ing two Of their officers and woundine
FIVE others. The reasons for the revolt
are not known.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-27
STOCK MARKET REPORT.
closhs Pneo Tedsy and cosdilioa Of the
Nrkst.

The following arr The closing prices
u securities 10 the New York stock cx.
change today furnished by II. II
Leighton q Co 10 their local Office In
Bennington this afternoon:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-27
woman and babe Burned to Death.

TOWANDA, Pa, Nov. q. - Mary
Shaylor, aged thirty years, and Henry
Whitmiller, babe Of eight months,
were burned to death here In fire
which destroyed the house Of William
Ackley In Towanda township. Two
men were seriously burned, and sew
eral others sustained severe injuries.
NThe inmates of the house had been
drinking freely, and the fire was start
ed through the accidental upsetting Of
an Oil lamp.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-27

erning committee Of the bourse han
passed a resolution urging the gov
eminent to take energetic measures to
stop pillaginG
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-27
TOT r z Mt
FOR SALE

nor saie.-Good sized house In the best part
OF bennington. In good repair aud with
all modern conveniences. About an acre OF
gooi land with II. Mrs Barbara Moore. 22l
South street. IA ~
I OsT.-I.adys fur Stole, Friday evening
IL between West Main ST and Evans news
Dom. Finder please return 10 Banner office.