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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24
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Rival Of Sherlock Holmes Tells St
Tracing Bhrglar--Fellow Board
ers Are Real Culprits.

1--WE have a young professional
man at Out house who imagines
himselfpl "a second Sherlock
Holmesci said the star boarder 10
the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat. T2So matter how deep the
mystery presented in the columns
of the daily press, invariably at
the breakfast table he is ready
with a solution. He is a doctor of
medicine, ard must confess that
he is bright beyond his years, but
he has not vet developed to a point
where he can give our old friend
Sherlock a run for his cash. But.
to the story. The doctor sleeps
in his office, which occupies room
on the lower floor of our boarding
house. 1.-THE other evening he was
suddenly called away on profess
sional business. Several of us
boarders were seated on the gal.
lery. 1t was noticed that the doc
tor, in his rush to go to his pa
tent, neglected to turn off the gas.
This always drew a scowl from
the landlady. / volunteered TO
turn off the jet, but discovered
that both the front and rear doors
leading TO the Office Of the doctor
were locked, One of the boys sug
gested that l climb through the
window. / did so. When l reached
the inside l invited one of tho
other boarders to follow me and
have a glimpse at the doctors
mode of housekeeping. The idea
struck ME that we could have
some fun by turning the room up.
side down and making it appear
that burglars had been busy dur
ing the doctors absence. We emp.
tied his armoir, throwing the
clothes ia the middle of the floor,
and ransaCked the drawers of his
desk. The room was a sight
when we doused the gas and de-
parted. The next morning at the
breakfast table the doctor said he
had been robbed. One of the men
asked him if he missed anything.
No. he said, they soon found they
had gotten in the quarters of
poor man. They were after money,
and when they could not find any
they took revenge by throwing all
my clothes and effects over the
floor Have you any clewY in
quired the boarder who had al
ways pretended belief in the doe.
tors ability to fathom mysteries.
Yes was the reply, and the
young professional man knitted
his eyebrows and conferred his op-
tics on alfy that was creeping up
the wall There was only one fel.
low implicated. 1 traced him early
this morning, shortly after day
break, as far as the front gate by
his footsteps. ThereI lost track of
him when he stepped or the brick
banquette, You see, in leaving
the premises he walked on the
ground, in. order that his foot
steps might not be heard. But
have the size of his shoe, and may
get him yeti OF course, we all
told the doctor that we hoped he
would bring the scoundrel to jus
tice. But thus far he has failed
to do So"
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24
J5HedfOr Contempt
JpfdGs Yopng Sends j II,
denton and fTneStHenryo.
81. to JSH.. .. 3 !. e. u,

On Wednesday, while Circuit
Court was in session, the contest
Of Davis V. Henry was being con
.idered. Jas. X. Denton was
witness. He and Master Commits
sioner, John A. Judy were engaged
in some phase Of the case, Mr..
Denton, with an oath, called Judy
a liar. Judge Young imposed a
fine of $50 and sentenced him to
Jail for twenty-four hours. Ern-
est Henry, son of j, w. Henry one
of the contestants, was inside the
court railing. He rose TO his feet
and made show as if to draw a
pistol from his inside breast pocket.
Judge Young saw this demonstra.
lion and ordered Jailer c. T., Viii.
son to take Henry to jail, and at
same time imposed fine of $50
and ordered the jailer to search
Henry for weapon. While the Jail.
err was examining Henry's pockets,
Judge Young told him to search
the inside pocket. The iailer drew
from Henry's pocket a pistol.
Both men were then committed
to Jail.
On Thursday afternoon, both
prisoners were released, having
served their time. In view o. Hen
ry's conduct, Judge Young placed
him under peace bond of $500 for
twelve months. Mr.. Denton APP
peared in open court and apol-
ogized, saying in substance, that
he had acted unbecomingly, that
he meant no disrespeet to the court
and that having served his sentence
he was ready to pay his fine.
Judge Young RENTED the fine
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

The statement we made last week
regarding the cut in the salary of
Miss Batson formerly with the
Eastern Kentucky Telephone and
Telegraph Co. we have been inform
ed is inaccurate and our columns
are open to both Miss Batson and
the Telephone company to make
the corrections. 1t has been and al
ways will be our custom to speedi-
iy correct any inaccuracies.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24
superstitions Of Rurglars.

A writer who has been lnvesti-
eating the subject of superstition
among burglars gives it as his con.
ClusiOn that no burglar will
"crack'' q house where a female
servant that squints is kept. Ifa
burglar sees three different horses
slip down in day he will not work
that night. One Englishman in
the dock confessed that members
Of his profession would never
"burglen houses with the numbers
~, 90, III and "a.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24
Don't BAT Much il You Want ia
Live Long.

In free lecture in Chicago on
what and How to Eat" Dr. Ed
ward B. Tuteur laid down what be
termed" the secrets Of long life
and happiness"
After declaring that nearly all ills
that fleeh is heir to are the results
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

day and eat vegetables that agree
with you, but never eat soup.
Avoid tea and coffee, pasty, hot
buns and candies.
Don't drink wines or liquors after
eating.
The doctor said one could follow
that regime and neither be sick nor
starved to death.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24
Five Years for Shooting Mrs.
Watson.

On Tuesday morning in Circuit
Court, the case against John FLAIR
ity, indicted for malicious shoot
ing with intent to Kill Mrs. Henry
Watson was called.
Flarity confessed guilt The in
dictment was read, case given to
jury, and within five minutes a
verdict was returned. giving him
the limit, which is five years.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

"Ha! l will fool the blood-hounds
yet, cried the fugitive, and slipping on
a pair of rubbers, he erased his tracks,
Ex.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24
Summer Temperature in winter

The thermometer at one time
during the past week has stood at
rs degrees, the warmest weather
for midwinter in years Usually
at this time of the year the ther-
mometer has stood about zero.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

Purple and Gold will give the
reader an idea of what the public
Graded High School is doing,
Sixth edition is out.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24
We To-day Begin

Our semi-annaal Cleanup Sale of
Mems fine Suits including the fam
Gus stein-BIoch and Hamburger Bros
makes, all this seasons goods; styles
The very latest; only one or two suits
Of kind, but every size in some
kind, insuring perfect fit to all.
You know we wont carry goods from
one season to another. Come early
and get your pick and choice of the
Stein-Bloch and Hamburger;goods
at Cut prices.
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

gons afdtfoEWet thS;gFeat
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

holiday rush. too, is over.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

IIere VIE. be-no gtopping
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

: friends for the store and
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

Of business, but that has
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

Mems Sweaters at Cut Prices. J
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

season 10 the different lines
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

We have don e WELT
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

young fellows FOR die town
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

calls for more business,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-01-24

Innre Nell-dressed men and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-05

1T isn't your funeral, but it aCiit De-
The roaring savagery of the Golden
Horn saloon seemed of another world.
having no possible connection with the
peace and sunshine and homely JOY Of
the Kelly cabin.
The old mountaineer seemed to take
it lightly. They must fight their own
battles bad nothing TO Go with
bringing on the strike, and III have
nothing to do with staving it Off
rs it a regular striker" asked Ann.
'It is. and it is not The big mines
are all shut down. SO far, it is lock
out But the men refuse to work shifts
Of nine hours for eight hours pay. 10
that extent it is a strike
1.-The trouble all springs from small
group Of reckless desperadoes.' said
Raymond "The main body Of the men
are ready to submit to law. but men
like Smith and Denver Dan and Brock
must either fight or fee. and they pre-
fer to fight. But what they do doesnt t
concern us. We are going right along
in our small way. Our men are all
outside the union
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-05
fro BE Continued
DrUG-ery.

The everyday cares and duties which
men call drudgery are the weights and
colntcrpo;ses of tie clock of time. Civ
ins i5s pendulum 4 tlue vibration ana
its hands regular motion, and when
they cease to hang upon its wheels the
pendulum no longer swings. the hands
no longer move, the clock stands sill.
-LonGfellow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-05
CHAPTER NH.

g-y-NHE little room to which Mrs.
Kelly conducted Ann was hard
in larger than steamer state
a room and was very primitive
sza wzards its furnishings.
-s small place and rough place
1t.sg ssch as you, but it's the best we
9z7a,' said Mrs. Kelly.
.ssa1 responded to the humility which
sasaed the hearty voice Of her hostess,
saszss5ss., though she shiyered in the chill
Sc SIC. answered cheerily: Pm sure this
q q sgsss-v nice. The bed is temptin2
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-05
C.l;:nherlain's Cough Remedy Acts
on Natures Plan.

*'rhe most successful medicines are
those thar aid nature Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy acts on this plan
Take it when you have a cold and it
will anay the cough. relieve the
lungs. aid expectoration, open the
secretions and aid nature in restor-
ing the system to a healthy condi-
ton. Thousands have testified to :ts
superior excellence. 1t counteracts
any tendency of cold to result in
pneumonia. Price 25 cents. Large
size, so cents. For sale by all drug
sists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-05
Stale Brains.

OF course there is no future for stale
brains or Tor a man who stands still
and ceases to grow. He is old who
thinks he is old and useless who thinks
be is usels Is. When man has ceased
TO grow he begins to die, and many
people are half dead at fifty, not be-
cause of their age, but because Of their
mental attitude, because Of the way
they face life.-Success Magazine.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-08-08
Work of Mir. Brown.

Webster Brown, commissioned by the Alaska road commission to make a re- connoisance of the country between Fairbanks and Rampant, completed the work August l. He started out from the mouth of Cleary creek July l2, and was week later in reaching Rampant than he had expected. The nature of the country made the work necessarily
Yukon Valley news., 1906-08-08

slow. Part of the distance is swampy and travel over it laborious.
 Mr. Brown believes the length of the proposed Rampant Fairbanks road, when finally established, will be less than 100 miles.
 On his arrival in Rampant Mir. Brown received message from Captain Pills bury directing him to proceed to work on the survey between The Rapids and Fairbanks This latter work is on section of the route authorized by con- gress to be investigated with view to ascertain the practicability of building railway or wagon road between point on the upper Panama and Council or Nome. If such road is built the cross ing will be at The Rapids, which is the most advantageous point on the entire Yukon at which to build bridge. Four parties are at work on this line between The Rapids and Council. Engineer McPherson with large outfit, who re-
Yukon Valley news., 1906-08-08
A Sensible Answer.

In the Teller of Aug. Martin Gately, experienced in road work in the klon- dike, made most sensible reply to the foregoing criticism. Mir. Gately is to- tally unaequainted with the members oi the road commission, but is familiar with the conditions prevailing in this country. Among other things he said !:
 'Now. it Is the object of a roadbuil,ler to have a substantial main road leading to a certain important center. and ii it touches, or leasi- towards other points of conseguenee, so much the better.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-08-08
THE ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION Some of Its Work and an OucoppnS of Its Inevitable Criticism

Where, may ask, could this main road for Cleary be builded except on its pres- ent site? Experience in the Yukon taught that roadbuilding on the creeks was too expensive and never satisfacto- ry. The Bonanza road, 12 miles long, was builded on the creekside, and not on the hillside, at cost of over $6O, 900, and it took over twice that amount for years after it was constructed to put it in working order. When extending the Sulphur creek road, two years ago, the extension was builded on the hillside, as the creek road was found to be practica- bly, useless and almost impossible.
 "What applies to the upper country applies here, and have heard a num- Der of intelligent men say that the Cleary road is the most sensible piece of road work they have seen in the north during the past eight years and that when under it's present efficient management it will be serviceable and lasting roadway, and convenient for other districts besides Cleary; not "a farce,' as you proclaim.
 "As to your suggestion to take the advice of the muleskinners, know from experience what their advice or advices would be. In way the muleskinners are good fellows; but ask thirty of them for advice on this matter and they will be almost certain to give thirty differ ent advices.
 "It is silly to talk of using the old steep road into Cleary City. It is diff cult and almost impossible for horses to pull heavy load up the hill, and even harder on the animals to have drag on them going down. Even a round about course which is safe is far better and more secure than tobogganing down the hill in question, which is highly dan gerous at all seasons of the year !; and it is announced that the govern ment is also giving assistance to inn prove the roadway from the steep hill to Cleary City.
 "Fair play is bonnie play for the gov ernment and it's officials as well as for private individuals"
Yukon Valley news., 1906-08-08
A Sample Criticism.

n OnA11p1O O1ACACAoAA4s
 Under the caption, "Scientific' Con- struction of Highways" the Panama Teller (Cleary City, published the fol- lowing July 25:
 "John Zug, with big gang of men, is constructing another wagon road. It is the same road he built last fall, and over which he could not get back to town with his outfit when completed. In q few places the road has been changed
 "When Major Richardson spoke some time ago about the construction of mili- tary roads in Alaska, he probably had in his minds eye the Cleary wagon road. If that road was constructed for the purpose of misleading and fooling the enemy, as ruse of war, we congrat- ulate the Alaska Road Commission Nobody will dispute the success of the undertaking.
 "That scientifically constructed road leads to everywhere before it comes to Cleary. It is used by nobody except the Alaska Road Commission and its employees.
 "From the Summit the road goes to Little Eldorado, and half way to Dome Then, realizing that it is getting farther and farther away from it's destination, the lost wanderer returns as circuitous as it left until finally it reaches Cleary
 "The road is farce, Major Richard son and Mir. Zug. If you were to as phalt it from beginning to end nobody besides yourselves and your employees would use it. You can not make road out of it without the expenditure of much money, and why the waste? Why not take the advice of few old mule- skinners and help improve the road they are using now, or construct mile and half of new road across the tail ings along the upper end of the creek?
 1.-The old road down the hill is good enough. It is steep, to be sure, but no freighter has ever been unable to get down the incline. You complained last fall about the foolishness exhibited by teamsters in establishing trail that shoots straight down the hill.
 Common sense and pair of eyes that are not altogether blind prove that they are right, and that you are wrong, Major and MT. Zug, and the sooner you realize it the better you and the people will be off. It's all nonsense to go to Little Eldorado when you want to go to Cleary, and if you would decide to put in your time and your crews for one week along the mile and half the freighters want fixed, we'll agree never to open our bazco again about the tom foolery you are engaged in in the noun tains between Cleary, Bedrock and El- dorado creeks.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-08-08

The above statement from the head of the Alaska Road Commission is in refer ence to plank in the Juneau demo- cratic platform which reads as follows:
 ''We favor the building of roads and trails throughout the district, so that the miner and prospector may be ena- bled to develop our mineral wealth. And we condemn the present road com mission as costly, dilatory and wholly inefficient"
 Whether or not Major Richardson's conclusion is correct as to the motives of the Juneau convention, its action is fagrantly unjust to him and the other members of the commission. Precious time was lost by the commission, not through any fault of its own, but for want of means for carrying on the work ably planned for the best interests of the territory as whole.
 It may be expected that the commis- sion's work will be found fault with, not alone in other parts of the territory, but in the communities most directly benefited as well. It seems inevitable that whoever does anything worth doing is foredoomed to purposeless opposition.
 Meantime Alaska will get roads. In the summer of 1904 the project of con meeting the Yukon river with salt water by wagon road first received notable mention. The coming winter stages drawn by horses and carrying passen- gers and mail will make regular trips between Valdez and Fairbanks, dis tance of $50 miles, and within another year the route will be made pas-able to Rampant on the Yukon.
 Progress, in roals and everything else that tends to the advancement oi Alaska. is gaining such impetus that those who undertake e. act the part ei ol~srustion- ists will soon b. booked up"n as nothing more potent than Pany poke.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-08-08
DEMOCRATIC CENSURE Attributed to Sectionalism By the Head of the
 Commission.

NOME, Aug. 3, 1906. J. W. Young, Rampant:
 l think the people of your sec. ton ought to know that the Juneau democrats platform condemned the Alaska Road Commission for being expensive, diIatory and wholly inefficient" because the commission is trying to give needed aid to the interior instead of wasting money in southeast Alaska, where but few roads are needed. RICHARDSON.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-08-08

Concluded on fourth page.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-04-26
SUNDAY summrR TRAINS

The Rutland Railroad will CONNER cling
April 10th, and continuing each Sunday
until further notice sell special low rate
and Sunday excursion tickets from all
tations TO all other stations between Bel.
lows Falls and Bennington and Burlington
and will extend these rates to points on
Lake Champlsin ~ far north ~ Aiburgb
with the summer change Of train service.
These tickets will be sold at rate OF fare
one way where the one way rate Is more
han twenty five cents, and will be good
only for the Sunday Issued.
From stations on the Bennington Divis.
ion and on the main line tickets will be
good only on train No, 81 north bound
and returning on No. SO, also on No. 81 at
such stations as No. 81 Is scheduled t.
stop at regularly. From stations on the
Bellows Falls Division tickets will be good
on train No. l8l only north bound and
sill be COED returning oD No. 1872 which
will step at all stations south Of RUTLAND
Sunday nights for passengers holding
,pecisl Sunday excursion tickets. Tickets
will also be sold on Bellows Falls Division
for trsio No. 100 south bound, good re.
turning on train No. Isl Sunday nights.
50-SW
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-04-26

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~Eli be ressr for ruStins IL tss dsys tams
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srsss rev Ard more hessiifSi ciy, bull
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sesstfseiion and with ibs ,2srt o. ~ nil
there ws stall ssoa 80 lsstisg morSpss'
suli, commemorative Of American pieei
and enterprsss.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-04-26

In . very interesting wsy the Brattlt'
boro Psoent1 discourses on the new caucus
Law ~ follows = "The operation Of the new
caucus law promises to raise ructions both
as primaries aud elections during the pres.
emit year, and II 10 probable that the next
legislature will be called upon to rem odel
the law Or 1t least 10 tinker 1t. Many citi.
ssns have failed to register with the listers
their choice Of the political party in whose
caecuses they intend TO participate. They
are thus barred from the caucusss, al
thesgh not from the elections. The law
Requires the various political organizations
In NE state 70 die with certain delegated
oGacials On or before April let lists Of
names Of their state, district and local city
or town comm tees. The 81. Albans
Messenger well Mys What effect this
may subsequently, have upon the legal
status OF these parties whom their nomins.
tlsss for Offices for the purpose Of having
them printed On the official ballot may be
a. interesting point for the lawyers 10
sssd, In IAmoilie, Orange and Wind
cor coss,iss no lists Of county committee
we're nlsd, and II Caledonia, Ess.x, Grand
Is,s and Orange counties the republicans
alsd their papers properly, but the demo-
crate we're not heard from. Washington
and windam were the only counties In
which the socislnts' committees we're
Gisd."
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-04-26
Oar request Of few week, since to our

Oar request Of few weeks since TO ou'
dsllnqu ent subscribers aud customers y
assist ~ 10 gsing ahead and making better
menu To the JOURNAL has met with th'
ssssi hearty response ~hes made to ooi
citizens. II has been far beyond our eI'
rsc,Ations and lie results will sson b
shown 10 larger paper, thus enabling Vi
70 provide better for our readers and oui
advertisers. There 10 no appeal Ike ~
hosest, open one, and the public are nev,i
slow 10 recognize It. There are . few,
however, who still owe US, and we shall
bs more than pleased TO see their remit
tances. Next week, being the opening Of
. new volume, We hope to show the peopl,
. new paper, 80 far ~ ply sicsl appearance
10 concerned.