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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
!: February Court. :
) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

About 200, cattle on the market
of medium quality. Trade wa,
good at ~higher prices than last
court. The best 1OOO-lb. steers
sold at S4.75. with bulk of sales
below that figure. NYcarlings at
S4.25 to $3.50. hcifcrs. at S3 to
-. 80. COWS at - to IS. 50. the last
named price for fat stuff: bulls at
Sc. with old cows and rough oxen
ut to pic. Good crowd mt the
pens. with brisk sale, early but Il
little dull toward noon.
SALES.
Zach Conner sold 2oC00-lb. year
lingS TO Ike Fannin. OF Ashland.
ut 4c.
lIihIcr K Robinson bought HOO
III. fat COW Of Monroe Chase at
$3.50.
JEFF Atkinson. Of Bath, bought
- 4Op-lh. -tcele of Jno. Mckinney
At Sl5.50 per head.
Green Allen sold / l025-lb. oxen
At -. - and { looo-lb. steers to Sid
Hart at %l.75.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20

Frank Fletcher. son of Robert
Fletcher. has been appointed train
dispatcher on the G. q O. Head
quarters are at Huntington. W.
Va.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
FACTS AND OBS .RVATIONS.
A Contrast in More Ways Than
One.

On Monday. February II. tin,
writer was Il passenger on the G.
a q. evening local from Lexing.
ton. As frequently happens tc
passengers. we had to stand up.
/ We said to the conductor: If Il
/ passenger can't get seat and re-
fuses to pay fare what would YOU
/ do with him! Would YOU put
him off! He said i'm substance |
would not disturb him. We had
already paid for ticket so did not
oct free STAND ZIP but was HELD
up. The car was one of those
plnchcd up, dimly lighted. poorly
ventilated. :! car seated affairs
ton each Side) which have 50 long
been forced upon IA patient public.
We think the G.. 4: Q should have
more regard for its patrons unIese
IT has no regard for its obligation,
to the public. 1t is certainly ii fiji
subject for the railroad commits
sioncrs. We kick because W,
have a just cause for kicking an,
will kick again. No extra charo,
for marked copy Of payers sent 4,
officials.
Next afternoon and until abou'
: O'Clock we were on Il Q. 4 c
train out OF Cincinnati. We ask
ed the brakeman if this was "a
express or a local train! \ locn
train, said he. Al. how it glide
along. Spacious. clean and bright
20 seats on each side. nicely fu.
nished, - bright light, & in :
bunchD There was luxury com
pared with the c. & Q. W,
will try it again.
We had left Winchester on'L
d y. for Cincinnati before day
light. We would like to tell abou
Pearl and Percy Peak, twins, ano
PauIina and Paul Peak. all lit,
fellows. The father and mothei
had expected baby No. 3 to be
preacher, Paul by name, bu,
Paul became Paulina. w L
saw some sights in Cincinnati
We thought of kindred in Rcpose
o., but had not time to 90. OuI
destination was
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20

\ Good Fence for Little Money.
That's what Royal Fence is. 26.
32 and A. inches high. Our price
the lowest. G.. f. Flanders
X. +. D.3. Mt. Sterling. Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
For Rent 4!

Large two-story dwelling. cen
trally located.
New cottage, large garden and
stable.
l5-acrcs improved land III su-
burbs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20

FoR SALE. Three Cottages.
apply to Q. VI. WiIloughby.
32-lt
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
TOBACCO SALES.

II. NJ. Smith and II. Mcclure
sold 10000 pounds at BE. Mr..
Mcclure 400 pounds at lie.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-03-22

the Rabbi informed me was the original
one and was in accordance with the de-
scription in the Song Of Solomon. The
door opened, we crawled through on
hands and knees, thus rendering homage,
as all others had before us, to the great
Queen Esther, whose memory still re-
mains after two thousand five hundred
years.
We were then in the central chamber
beneath the dome and lighted only by
small upper windows of lattice work. On
opposite sides, right and left, the arched
recesses were deepened out few feet,
but in the entrance and it's opposite side
they were but about eighteen inches. In
the center stood the two sarcophagi, and
these at once changed the character of
the tomb by their contrasting richness
of construction and elaborate decoration.
| had never seen anything quite sim
liar, except in some of the older mosques
in Egypt, where pulpits and prayer
stands were, though much inferior in
richness Of detail, framed with similar
geometrical tracery inlaid with ivory.
Each was a framed oblong stand oil
two tiers carrying a third surrounded
by an arched cover and evidently in
tended to represent a coffin. Although
the sides and ends were filled with lat
tice open work the light was insufficient
to show anything inside, nor could the
Rabbi inform me whether the bodies
were within the sarcophag. or buried be-
low. The woodwork seemed to be either
ebony or dark rosewood, the "shittim''
of the Bible of which the Ark Of the
Covenant was constructed. The whole
was inlaid with ivory, silver and mother
of pearl, and around the upper rail an
inscription in Hebrew was carved and
inlaid. On that Of the Queen the words,
translated into English read, 81 praise
thee o God that thou hast created me
know that my sins merit punishment,
yet [ hope for mercy at thy hands; for
whenever I call upon thee, thou art with
The Jewish outlook., 1907-03-22

In 1874, while inspecting the severa!
British Consular buildings in Persia, |
stopped day in the town of Hamadan,
in the province of Aidalan, in order to
visit the tomb of Queen Esther and Nor
decai, having been recommended to do
so by a Jewish physician at Teheran,
where lived for two years.
. The fame of this tomb was well spread
over not only of Persia, but also known
to Jews in Central Asia and India, as
well as those in Arabia, Asia Minor and
Egypt, from all of which distant coun-
tries numbers Of pilgrims came annu-
ally at the time Of the feast OF Esther,
and, apparently, are the principal means
of support to the few hundred Jewish
families residing at Hamadan.
A few words in Hebrew on a slip OF
paper, given me by Hakim Mousa (Doc-
tor Moses) I presented to the Rabbi,
tall man Of middle age, who accompanied
me at once to the building, a brick struc-
ture, surrounded by a dome, which stood
in cleared space or 'maidan,' sur
rounded by irrcgularly built houses OF
mean appearance. l was greatly disap-
pointed with the first sight Of the build
ing as it showed, neither in form nor
appearance Of age, any difference from
the many brick tombs of the sixteenth
century, and later, which may be found
near most of the old cities Of Persia
This was, however, at once explained by
the Rabbi who stated that the building
I saw could not be older than the fiji
teenth century, having been rebuilt after
the destruction Of the city OF Hamadan
bv Timur (Tamarlane) and that within
the building there was also recorded thai
it was again repaired towards the, end
The Jewish outlook., 1907-03-22
The Tombs Of Queen Esther and
MordeCai at Hamadan, Persia
BY SIR c. PURDoN CLARKE.

of the seventeenth century by a Rabbi
Ishmael.
In Mohammedan countries the struc-
tural tombs are based. on the idea of a
square canopy surmounted by dome
and supported at the four corners by
columns or piers The grave, which
seems to symbolic a cavern in the side
of a hill in it's construction, is placed un-
der the center Of the dome and the posi-
ton marked by an oblong block Of stone
shaped like a coffin and resting on
larger stone, which, in India, often takes
the form of a " charpoi" ;" or four-legged
bedstead The larger tombs are always
enclosed by walls built between the four
piers, and in still larger, four recesses
are built out from the four faces. The
Tai Mahal, at Agra, is the highest deve'-
opment of this class Of sepulchral monu-
ment.
The porchway entrance Of the tomb
of Esther was similar to those OF ali
ecclesiastical and private buildings OF
the country, but differed only in the low
ness of the doorway, passing through
which l found myself in a vaulted YES
tibule containing several low grave
stones, which, l was informed, were
those of benefactors to the tomb at dill
ferent periods. Across this room the en-
trance to the center portion could not at
first be readily seen on account Of ex-
cessive lowness, being a square opening
in the wall scarcely three feet in height,
closed by a single stone door working
on stone pivots and fastened by lock
to the other side. To open this, access
could only be obtained by passing the
hand and arm through a circular opening
about four inches in diameter This door
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07

Milwaukee Fr Q Press.
The defense in the Thaw murder trial
is trying to clear the man in the prison
er's box by proving that Stanford White
deserved what he got that night on the
roof of the Madison Square garden.
White did deserve killing if any man
ever did if To, stories told about him
are true; but just why Harry X. Thaw
had a call to kill him has not yet been
uncovered.
1t was not case of injured husband.
There was no sanctity OF the home that
was being invaded. Thaw could not have
been Jealous of White, knowing his
wife S feelings toward the latter. What
jealousy existed had more reasonable
Judgement in Whites breastfor he
knew the Nesbit girl before Thaw did.
Still, White if the stories told about
him are true richly deserves what he
got whether at Thaw's hands or some
body's else. If Thaw goes clear, it will
be because the little woman was too
much for the great Jerome in the fierce
many days contest. 1t will be because,
whatever other sacrifices she may have
made, she made the supreme sacrifice
for him now. For when woman bares
her life to the world and such life
when every other interest than saving
this man would compel her to keep it
covered, she has made as great sacrifice
as human being can make.
Giving ones life for another is not so
much of sacrifice as the little Nesbit
has made in the New York criminal
court.
IF Thaw goes free he will owe his
life to her." comments the Free Press
representative. reporting the trial
What will be the end of it all? What
will be the reasonable, natural thing
for man Of chat kind" to do, finally?
Suggest 20 anyone that he will prob
ably, within few years at longest af-
ter he goes free if he goes free, owing
his life to her viii cast her of, and it
will cause shudder. But.
That is the Psttsburg way with men
Of his kind. There will come recrmina-
ton, taunts, abuse and separation
within a few years very few after
Thaw goes free. See if this does not
happen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07

Mr.. Jas. Spensley addressed the coun-
Gil, asking for an electric light in front
of f. f. Voss' residence. Laid over to
adjourned meeting on motion of Aid.
Horn. That when council adJourns it be
to an adjourned meeting subject to call
of mayor.
w. A. Jones addressed council in re-
gard to electric light contract.
F. L. Cork presented the following
which was referred to city attorney
10 tie .NdDor dad connect Of the CITY
~ Mineral PAINT
Whereas. the excise laws of Wscon-
sin and the ordinances relating to l.cens-
| ing and retailing Intoxicating liquors in
the city of Mineral Point are and have
been constantly violated by the liquor
dealers of Mineral Point and
Whereas, the Marshal of the city,
James Thrasher, has known and been
credibly informed of these violations,
and has neglected or refused to take
action in the matter according to Sec
ton 1868, Revised Statutes, 1898, your
petitioner demands that the council
order the treasurer of the CITY to begin
action in court under said section to
enforce the penalty.
Your petitioner also demands that the
marshal, James Thrasher be removed
from office for violation of his oath of
office, and ignoring OF sanctioning Grim
inality.
1st By sanctioning the use of gambl-
ing machines contrary to law.
End By neglecting, after they had
been removed, to keep them out during
the week of the Mineral Point Fair.
3rd. BY allowing saloons to run in
back rooms or other rooms on Sunday
and making no effort to enforce the law.
4th. By allowing men make drunk in
these places on Sunday to parade the
streets in state of intoxication.
Your petitioner with other good citi-
zens are ready at your convenience and
at an early date, to appear before you
and offer evidence in proof of these
charges, the truth of which is openly
admitted by majority of the adult
citizens of Mineral Point
Respectfully,
FRED l.. CORK.
On motion clerk was instructed to
have the renewed insurance policies
changed to correspond.
On motion council adjourned.
Attest S. C. Ross, Pres.
w. p. BLISS, City Clerk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07
SENATOR SPOONER RESIGNS.
The Political Sensation OF The Week for
State and Nation.

No such surprise as that furnished by
Senator John C. Spooner' letter. dated
March I'd, to Gov. Davidson, announc-
ing his resignation, has come TO the
people Of Wisconsin in many year.
AS a valued exchange says. "Wiscon-
sin cannot help being proud of Mr..
Spooner's career in the senate. He has
been leader of that body. AS debat'
er he was without superior, if not with
out an equal. He has a profound under,
standing of the law and Of the constitu-
ton and, because Of his legal training
and achievements, has exercised great
influence upon national legislation. In
perfecting legislation he has been OF
the highest service to the nation. Nc
legislation of Importance has been en-.
acted for many years in which he has
not had leading part. He has been III
the confidence Of the administration for
wears and one of it's closest advisers.
He has added to the fame Of Wisconsin
and, Notwithstanding the lack of sym
pathy that has existed for some time
between him and large part of the
people Of this state, the state is under
deep obligation to him and is proud OF
what he has achieved. He takes his
place as one of the ablest and strongest
men who have held seats in the United
States senate.
The resignation is to take effect the
first day Of May, 1907 Naturally the
first question heard is, "Who will be
chosen as his successor" The woods
are full of timber throbbing for trial
The duty Of choosing successor foi
the unexpired term Of two years devol
yes upon the Legislature now in session
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07
a fiisChiepouS Measure.

Oshkosh Northwestern
II is highly improbable that congress
will pass the measure now pending for
revision of second class postage rates,
without first eliminating the features
that are so distinctly Objectionable ia
the press of the entire country. This
bill and accompanying report and re
commentator of the postal commission
are so manfestly designed TO cripple
the newspapers of the country and es-
tablish a virtual censorship of the press
that the honest members of congress,
no less than the intelligent people in all
walks of life, cannot fail to be Impress
ed with the apparent fact it is little
short of spite work That there is in
certain quarters a positive and possibly
a growing feeling OF resentment against
newspapers can hardly bo controyerted,
nor is it discredtable TO the press that
this is so. There probably are some per-
sons in almost every community who
would like 20 wipe the newspapers out
of existence if il was in their power To
do so, fer an honest and fearless press
FREE" ,r.'y interiors With private
schemes and acts OF seltishness. injus-
tice. fraud and dishonesty. In doing so,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07
Notice of Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, !
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, %

Notice is hereby given that at Judicial
and County Superintendent of School
election, to be held in the several towns,
wards, villages and election districts of
the State of Wisconsin, on the first
Tuesday in April, A. d. 1907, being the
second day of said month, the following
officers are to be elected, to-wit:
A Justice of the Supreme Court in
the place of Honorable Roujet d. Mar
shall, whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday in January, A. d.
1908.
A County or District Superintendent
of Schools for each county or district in
the state, whose term of office will be-
gin on the first Monday in July, A. D.
1907.
Such Municipal Judges as are re-
CURED by law to be elected at this time.
Said election to be held and conduct
ed, votes canvassed and returns made
in accordance with law.
Given under my hand and official seal
at the caritJi, in the city of Madison.
this 23d day of February, A. d. 1907.
JAMES \. FREAR,
[sEALl Secretary of State.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07
Administrators Sale.

In order to settle the estate of the
late James Benson, we will sell at pub
lie auction, on the farm, Az miles
southeast of Mineral Point and ! mile
south of Pleasant View church, on
THURSDAY, MAR. IA,
Seventy-one Cattle Is cows, II three
year-old steers, II two-year-old steers,
6 two-year-old heifers, q calves Q1
steers and II heifers) -year-old bull
and 4 bull calves. Three of these cattle
are pure bred and the remainder are
high-grade Short-Horns, all in fine con-
dition.
Terms of Sale: Cash or one year s
time on bankable paper bearing seven
per cent interest Sale to commence at
noon. Lunch at II 80.
JOHN & RICHARD BENSON.
Col. +. +. Davisson, Auct.
Phil Allen, Clerk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07
STATE OF WISCONSIN, !
COUNTY OF IOWA, -

County Clerks Office. Dodgeville. Wis.
Notice is hereby given that at Judicial
and County superintendent of Schools
election to be held in the several towns.
wards, villages and election districts of
the county of Iowa and state of Wis
consin on the first Tuesday in April,
A. d. 1907, being the second day Of
said month, the following officers are
to be elected, to-wit
A Justice Of the Supreme Court in
the place of Honorable Roujet d. Mar
shall. whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday in January, A. d.
1908.
A County Superinte, dent of Schools
for Iowa County in place of T. Emery
Bray. whose term of office win expire
on the first Monday of July, A. d. 1907.
Such Municipal Judges as are re-
quired by law to be elected at this time.
Said election to be held and conduct
ed, votes canvassed and returns made
in accordance with law.
Given under my hand and official seal
at the court house in the city of Dodge
Vile. this sth dav " March A. d. 1907
r. r. GRiBBLF.
tsEALl County Clerk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07

however, it is only natural that the pa
pers make many bitter enemies.

however, IL Is OIlly HdLuIdi tInt ehS 20
pers make many bitter enemies.
AS the proposed bill stands it abol-
ishes the one cent per pound newspaper
rate except upon packages weighing ten
pounds or more. For papers in wrappers
the proposed rate is one-eighth of
cent for two ounces or less, one-quarter
of cent for four ounces and one-halt
cent for each additional ounce. That
would be practically prohibitive upon
large papers, but this is by no means the
only mischievous feature of the bill.
The postmaster general is given author
ity to say how the papers shall be fold
ed The name and date of the paper
must appear upon each page. No sec
ton must consist wholly or substantially
of fiction nor must more than one-half
of it's space be given to advertising. All
parts or sections of an edition must be
of the same size, form and weight Of
paper. With each issue the publishers
must make an oath regarding various
details Of weight, number Of copies and
other information for which the post
master general may call. Fiction and
magazine matter are thus practically
placed under ban and one of the valu-
able educational agencies of the time
would be curtailed.
The idea of press censorship is too
despotic to be seriously considered in
this country. Individual publications are
guilty Of offenses, just as individual
members Of society offend. But we can
not believe that any respectable per
centage Of members of congress will
look with favor upon such perversion
and denial of the rights Of free press.
For from such surveillance as is pro-
posed it is but step to censorship OF
editorial utterances. The matter is
worthy Of note only as illustrating the
lengths to which either ignorance or
passion, or both combined, will lead
men who ought to be beyond the one
and above the other.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07

Johnson (Pa.) Sun: An old proverh
says that when a man begins to know
that he does not know as much as he
thinks he knows he then begins to know
something. 1t is also true that when a
man knows that he doesn't know as
much as people think he knows he
knows enough to keep still, but when
people know that man doesn't know
as much as he thinks he knows they
wonder why he don't know enough to
keep still
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07

ONE of Senator Spooner's last official
acts previous to the writing of his let
ter of resignation was to behead j. G..
Monahan, revenue collector for the sec
ond district, by appointing Frank r.
Bentley of Baraboo to the position
While the Tribune was duly gratified at
the time of Bro. Monahan's appoint
ment, it is not shedding tears over his
being dropped. Two appontive terms,
especially when they spread over per-
iod of eight years, are great sufficien-
cy, in view of the fact that the country
is full of upright and competent men
worthy of the honors and emouments
that go with political appointments.
Furthermore, it is rare for those who
are retained in appointive positions be-
yond ~ second term to remember that
they az public servants Their spirit Of
alertness and accommodation become
inactive, dead; and pertness and indiff-
erence frequently follow in the wake.
There are exceptions, tbs true.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07
Must first Get Valuation.

New ork Iress.
No program looking to a square deal
for the people from all the public SER
vice corporations can be in earnest
which does not include as one of its fun
damental propositions that the value Of
property used by such corporations
must be ascertained. Evidently Presi-
dent Roosevelt has come to a recogni-
ton of this fact, as the announcement
by Chairman Knapp of the interstate
commerce commission indicates the
commission has been asked to prepare
plan for the valuation of the railroads
in the manner suggested by Senator La
Toilette in his amendment to the Hep
burn BILL which was voted down by the
senate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07

lT is said that Andrew Carnegie is
about to make a gift that viii cause
Mr.. Rockefeller's S32, 600, 600 to look
like thirty cents. BY the time this cruel
warfare is over, we fear the price of
oil will be about ST. 9S a gallon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07

"WHAT has become of that recon-
mendation of Governor Davidson for a
short session of the legislature?" re-
marks The Menasha Record. Evidently
it has gone where the woodbine twineth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07

Milwaukee Journal: Policyholders
should be delighted to learn that dead
men were voted in the insurance elect
ion. This is an unexpected and grateful
addition to death benefits,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07
DOsn's Cattle Sale.

HAVING deCded 10 discontinue the
dairy business, will sell at public sale
on my farm, two miles northwest Of
Calamine, on
WEDNESDAY. MARCH IL,
Thirty-fve Milk Cows, four yearling
heifers, five heller calves. one recorded
Holstein bull five years old and Hol-
stein bull one year old. A number of
the cows will be fresh at the time OF
sale; the others are due to calve early.
These are a nice even lot of selected
cows.
Terms of Sale: Cash or one year,
time on bankable paper bearing seven
per cent. Sale to commence at noon
just after lunch.
GEO. DOAN.
Col. +. +. Davisson, Auct.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-03-07

The complaint is made that it is cost
ing Texas $50, 600 to investigate Sena-
tor Bailey. Well, they can't hold that
against the Senator. he did his best to
prevent ii,