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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
LITTLE BLOSSOM

"Oh, dear Use so tired and lonesome
wonder why mamma don't come:
She told me to s'ut up nv blue eyes,
And fore | walked up she'd he home.
Sc said sc was going to see gamma;
Sc lives by the river so bright;
s'pect that my mamma fell in there,
And p'raps Sc won't tum home tonight.
II dess I'm afraid to STAY up here,
Wivout any fire or light,
But Dod's lighted the lamps up in heaven,
see em all twinkling and bright.
fink Ill go down and meet papa.
Is'pose he has stopped at the store,
Its a great. pity store, full of bottles,
Wish he wouldn't go there any more.
"Sometimes he is sick when he come home,
And he stumbles and falls up the stair:
And once, when he coined in the parlOr.
He kicked at my poor little chair.
And mamma was all pale and frightened,
And Rugged me up close to herh breast,
And called me her poor little Blossom,
And-dess I've forgotten the rest.
But member that papa was angry,
His face was so red and so wild,
And member he striked at poor mamma,
And hurried his poor little child.
But love him, and dess I'll go lind him.
P'i'aps he'll come home with me soon.
And den it won't be dark and lonely
Waiting for mamma to come"
Out into the night went the baby,
Her little heart beating with fright,
Till the tircll feet reached the gin palace.
All radiant with music and light.
The little hand pushed the door open,
Though her touch was rs light as a breath
The little feet entered the portal
That leads but to ruin and death.
"Oh, papa" she cried, as she reached him.
And her voice rippled out sweet and clear,
IL thought if | coined could find you.
And is so glad is here.
The lights are so pity. dear papa.
And find that the muses. So sweet;
But de-, it's most supper time. papa.
For blossom wants something to eat"
4 moment the blcared eyes gazed wildly
Down into the face sweet and fair,
q =. nd then a. the demon possessed him.
He grasped at the back of II chair,
A moment-a sccond-'twas over!
The work OF llend wascomplete.
And the poor little innocent blossom
Lay quivering and crushed at hi, feet
Then swift as the light. came his reason,
And showed him the deed he had done.
With groan that the devIl might pity.
lie knelt by the quiyering form.
lie pressed the pale face to his bosom,
He lifted the fair, golden head:
\ moment the baby lips tremblcd,
And poor little Blossom was dead.
Then in came the law so majestic.
And said with his life he must pay
That only Il tiend or Il mad-man
Could murder a child in that way.
But the man who had sold him the poison
That had made him Il demon of hell,
Why, he must he loved and respected.
Because he was ''licensed" to SELL
He may rob YOU of friends and money,
Send you to perditon and woe.
But 50 long as he pays for his license,
The Jaw must protect him. you know.
God pity the women aud children
Who are under the .Iuggrenaut Rum,
And hasten the day when against it
Neither heart, voice, nor pen shall be duml
Margaret j. Bidwel
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
MaySyilIe Man Dies Under tnQine.

At Maysville, KY, Michael
Sweeny, an insurance agent, aged
tifty-One years, was struck and in
stantly killed by a G. Il O. train
as it was passing through the city.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
Contracts Severe Cold as Result
of Immersion and Dies.

Colonel John Manuel, aged 70,
died at MaysviIle, KY, He was
baptized in the Ohio river, from
which he took cold. resulting in
severe case of grip. which caused
hIs death.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
Workman Injured in Cellar OF
CampbeII-Hagerman Asks
$4,000 Damages.

Suit was filed in the Fayette
Circuit Court by Henry Coles
against Campbell-Hagerman Col
lege for $1,000 damages for i'll
juries received while working for
the defendant.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
browns While Chasing Rabbit.

At Shepherdsville, KY, while
chasing rabbit, Lee Deyer, aged
fifteen years, ran over perpen-
dicular bluff overlooking Salt River
and was drowned.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
Tw9-Cent Fare Bill Passed.

At Little Rock, Ark. the Senate
passed the TwO-cent Railroad Rate
Bill 30 to |, amending it to take
effect sixty days after passage.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
Denied Admission.

Mrs. Carrie Nation and two
friends called at the White House
on Thursday. They were not add
mitted.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
Bill Ordered tnQrOSSed.

At jefferson City. Mo-, the Two
cent Railroad Fare Bill was ordered
engrossed in the House without a
dissenting vote.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
Williams CarbOliC SaIye With Ar
MICA and Witch Hazel.

The best Salve in the world tor cuts. bruises,
sores, Ulcers, salt Rhcum, TetteC, Chapped
Hands, and all skin eruptions. Ii Is guaranteed
to give abstraction. or money refunded. Price
2jc by druggists. sold by Thos. Kennedy. 49,.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
Boy Drowned.

At Shelbyville. Marion, aged $,
son of Mr.. Ed. Truman, was
drowned while skating.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07
ESSAY on Food.

In an English school recently the class
vas told to write essays on the subject.
Food and some of the pupils showed
Their memories We're very t~reacherous
One little girls essay was especially in
dicative Of the acquisition OF a mass OF
undigested facts:
Cheese is a wholesome as eight ard
one-ha!f pounds of beef.-Beef is a useful
article Of food obtained from different ant
mails, such as the COW, sheep. pig, etc
The lean of beef belongs to the animal,
Kingdom, and the fat to the vegetable
kingdom.-Butter is good for the BRAIN
Milk is called a model food because IL
models the form of the ci,ild.-Withou..
eating potatoes we would become very
de.icaie, because potatoes are very neccs-
sary 10 sustain human tfe.-Pot-au-feu is
mashed ~ aleat.-Gretins are generally.
served up with green lea soup.-If q mar
lives without fooa for . considerable time,
saT Co days, lie will die al the end OF q
month; OF, il lile constitution IS delicate
ne I-3l1. only live for q week, or less"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07
DO YOUR CIGARS
EVER GET STALE?
Here Are a Few Recipes, Guar.
anteed to Keep Them
Fresh.
WHAT WHOLESALER SAYS
a Common Brick Soaked in Water ant
Placed in Eox With Cigars Will
Keep Them Fresh a Lcng
Time.

Yes, sir; cigars require care to keep
them fresh" said a Wholesale cigax
dealer yesterday. If goods are kept in
warehouses where there is heat they
are bound to dry o u more or less. al
though they ma be sealed virtually
air tight in the individual boxes. Steam.
heat is the hardest on cigars. If left
exposed at all they dry out very quick,
ly and lose much Of their flavor. In
the big warehouses where large guam
titles OF cigars are stored the jobbers
have "humidors' installed. They ara
simply water containers of one styia
or anotheE%arranged SO that the water
is open TO the air for evaporation. This
presence OF the water prevents the an.
from getting too dry Tor the cigars.
Even in the big showcases in the job
bers' salesrooms the same precaution is
taken to prevent tie stock from drying
Gut. Noisteners made by placing We.
ser soaked pads in tin lined wooden
2oNes, are placed in the compartments
9TH the boxes of cigars. The careful
etailer is just as particular with his
cigars and Keeps a soaked sponge OF
some sort OF lnoistener in his showcases
with his goods.
"A brick thoroughly water soaked is
good to pat into a showcase with cigars
The brick is so porous that it will soak
up nearly its own bulk in water. When
a soaked brick is placed in q showcase
the water Within it ~evaporates slowly
just enough to keep the cigars soft.
Enotaor Method.
IF cigars are packed in good tight,
boxes they will retain their flavor. And
the flavor of good cigars comes from
the tobacco alone. 1t is a mistake to
think that anything else is used to en-
iaance or qualify the flavor of first-cIass.
tobaccos. It's only the poor cigars that
are '~doctored.'
How? Well. with drugs or chem
icals. Tie poor qualities of tobacco
used in making cheap cigars haven't
much flavor so very often the ~rnanufac.
turers provide an artificial flavor with
various drugs. They treat them so they
If you're Il smoker, you've probably
picked up ar Inexpensive cigar that
slnelled as if it Were made from the
best OF tobacco. When you snloked it
you found it contained short filler and
sadly lacked the slnol.ing qualities of q
cigar made from good tonacco. That
Was a 'doctored' cigar. Often cheap
cigars look as if they had u glaze or
the wrapper and when placed in the
mouth the smoker detects ar sweetisls
flavor. These are evidences of drugs
AS far as l ever heard the drugs used
are all perfectly harmless.
NEARLY all cheap cigars are made OF
short filler, that is the inside of the
cigars is composed of broken bits of &c.
bacco leaves. Only the wrapper and
binde are of large perfect leaves. IL.
the cheap grades of Spanish and Cuban;
made cigars there is no binder. Tbs
small bits are simply inclosed in the
single outside wrapper"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07
Was the First He Beat.

A Scottish lawyer, with a liking for
billiards, had occasion recently to visit
a snail town in the west Of Scotland
While there, seeking to pass the time,
he found a new n excellent billiard
table, say the Boston Post.
Upon iaqaiTiag if there was any
body about who could play. the land
lord referred him to one of the natives.
They played several games, but the re-
suit Was against the lawyer. Try az
ne might, the countrylnan won every
time.
MIR. -" the lawyer remarked.
I've quite a reputation at home. They.
Pm not in yo,I class. Nav T inn,,irs
how long 0 lave played?"
ooh, for a while back replied the
native. But. l say. I dinna want to
hurt yer feelin's, but you're the frs.
fellow I eve beat"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07

Not st all" rejoined the bishop. THAT
Was pure assumption on my part. He
merely showed me all the attentions and
courtesy that one gentleman should shor
auother''
why did you show the bishop so mucl
aitenlloa?" snapped the chief to his prs
ouer.
added confusedly. Il mean ! thought it
the roper thing to do-to a bishop"
An said Barnes, still skeptical. then
why cd YOU run away with that young
woinan?'
because" began the prisoner.
Now, drop excuses" snapped the chief,
and admit that you did wrong"
"Well,' was the stammer.ng reply, per
haps it wasn't just the light thing to do"
What did l tell you7" exclaimed
barnes tr-umphantly to the bishop.
Yves there a woman in the case?p asked
the puzzled prelate.
Yes asserted the chief, in the tone of
a man who has gloriously indicated HIM
self; his confederate; I'll bring her IN"
Inc next moment a yelled lady was
ushered into the bishops study. She threw
the covering from her face, and the three
men We're confronted with a vision Of
fluffy brown hair, glistening white teeth.
ruby lips and big bright eyes. The bishop
acted strangely. He grasped the edge of
his desk to support himself.
"Iessie.' finally came the explanatory
greeting.
'Tessie?' interrogated Barnes.
Yes said the bishop. gradually re-
gaining his voice. "My niece; she's been
missing since we came off the ship this
morning"
Confusion sat prettily on her face and
brow. She hung her head ever so little;
but the humility was wonderfully becom-
ing.
What Become of you? what's the mean
ing of this asked the bishop.
"You'll have to ask Harry?"
"Harry?7 in Il tone of deep surprise.
Yes Harry hathaway" volunteered
that person, stepping Onward.
ITS not IIeyl," whispered Barnes to
CLANCY.
No" was the disappointed r~ejo.nder.
1T looks as if we'd been ftm-flalnmed."
~'Hathaway, Hathaway" unused the
bishop, scrutinizing the face before him.
Why. you're the son of my old friend,
John hathaway"
why did YOU do thisoo"
We'll, you see, liked Tessie and Tessie
liked me, and We're both of age, and we
feared You had some other matrimonial
plans for herr
'Matri1nonial plans" interrupted the
bishop, Il never gave such a thing a
thought"
but did," said the young man, whose
confidence was now almost at par. You
see, we thought ii would be a nice thing to
go up to Tessie's old home and"-
Never mind the rest" again Interrupted
The bishop. Whats this ring you were
speaking about?"
Mr.. Hathaway pulled q plain gold band
from his pocket and gazed on it fondly.
The bishop ookcd at the Episcopal ring
on his own finger. Barnes and Clancy
made q move to retire. The prelate fol-
lowed them.
Blame me for this ludicrous blunder,"
he sad soothinsly, land promise that
your come around in the morning and
witness the ceremony"
Barnes was not the man to wl1imper
over an occasional defeat. He looked at
his assistant and answered decisively:
We'll promise to be there. Clancy: it's
all In a DAVIS W0rK.'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07
NO MOTHER-lN-LAW
On the Congo River Hushan ds can's
Even Look at Her.

There is one country in the world where
the mother-in-law question has been set
tied. The married man of that region new
er comes nome at night and finds his
wife's mother installed IN the best chair
in the house and prepared to make a six
weeks visit. In fact, he never speaks to
his mother-in-law and is not permitted
| even to look at her.
This country where the mother-in-law is
banished from the household les along the
northern bank of the ConSo river, between
1~connango and Dobbo, and is inhabited by
the Upotos, a tribe of seni-savages who
have many queer customs.
But the ~strangest thing about the Upo-
tos is the way they treat the mothers Of
their wives. Up to the time a man is mar
ried along this stretch of the Congo, the
mother of his sweetheart is one of his best
friends. She helps him with his courtslip,
and if he hasn't got enough money to pay
for the girl she oranges with the chief
of the tribe a sort of bargain by which
the man sells himself in feudal bondage
for the purchase money. The money of
| the Upotos is coined of little sections Of
brass rods, valued at about a cent apiece.
But, after the marriage, custom has
built up an impossible wall between the
brides mother and the man. If he even
SO much as beholds her face, he must nav
| a fine of fifty m~.takkos, or brass rods. The
| same rule holds good against the mother
in-law, also. She may not look at her som
in-law. If she does so, even accidentally,
She must pay a fine.
The result of this strange custom is that
a woman who has half a dozen daughters
married and living in the ne.gtborhood
with their husbands is compelled to lead a
life of more than nunlike seclus.on. She
does not dare to leave her home for fear
she may accidentlly meet one of her sons
.n-law somewhere about the village. She
may not so to any of the feasts or celebra-
tons for the men will be there, and she
could not help from seeing her daughters
husbands, or being seen by them.
notwithstanding this queer law, the
Upotos treat their women and children
with great respect Children are nurtured
kindly and never whipped, and womcn's
opinions are sought and considered. Wives
are treated as quals by the men they
marry, and each woman is her husbands
barber and hair dresser, and the weekly
shavinb is a great
The amusements of Upotos consist
principally of singing, dancing and wrest-
ling matches, and from all Of these the
poor mother-in-law is forbidden.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07
How to Cool Water.

When a native woman Of one of the
broiling hot little villages of interior
Nicaragua wants to cool some water
she sets about it in a way little calcul-
ated to cool herself. The average ma
tive woman looks frail and listless, but
there is no suspicion of listlessness
about her process of water cooling.
She fills a half-gallon earthenware jar
about two-thirds full. The jar is made
OF baked clay, and not being glazed is
partially porous, so that it soon becomes
moist on the outside. BY means of
w leather straps firmly attached to
the neck CT the jar the woman causes
the same to rotate swiftly in the air.
The mouth is wide open, but centrifugal
action keeps the water from flying out.
The endurance exhibited by the woman
is marvellous. When the operator thinks
the water is sufficiently cooled she stops
the movement by a dexterous twist Of
her wrist and hands the jar to the man
who has been waiting. 1t is said by
this process tepid water can be reduced
to the temperature of a cool mountain
cprincr
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07
A Short Cut.

Mamma. what's the use of putting all
those things for the baby in that ~steriliz-
ing machine?"
why. Willie, SO that no bad germs will
enter his system
That's what L thought. But 1 know an
easier way"
whats that?"
Why, while yoc we're out steriIlzed
the baby!"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07

E MEANINGS.
Trom the Boston Glone.

y From the Boston Globe.
To see a WAX candle you will be
4 present at some f~estivity.
If you climb Il wall, you will see
= better days.
If you dream of being angry, you
= will have a pleasant surprise.
: To pick apples, riches are in store
4 for or
To dream of picking violets means
= a new friend; If they wither, you
viii have sorrow.
= Diamonds. if possessed. means ill
= ness: If worn, 1t is Il good sign.
To see a lot OF cats means hat
= scandal will touch you.
= Ii YOU walk under a bridge you
: will be safe from harm. To cross :
4 over, a friend will help you in a
. tim of need.
Clear water IS good to see. frozen
y mean danger.
If you SEQ Indians, you must
= avoid bad company.
= To see a field OF poppies means
+ q pleasant future.
Green leaves, good health; falling
: or withered, good luck in business.
= You viii have GOOD luck il you see
= fish in clear water.
TO see a flag floating on the
Z breeze you VIII have honor and
To pick flowers. you are thought
= lees of some one you love.
. You Will near from an Old friend :
= If You see a sailor.
If you fail In tho attempt to run
Z there are unfr.endly people among
. your acquaintance. :
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-25

II inue . "m frs pa e)


So -, roon,. 4Ox61 #. in siz
- cries at Two feciifttn.n
ropes, lib,ar, aud teachers res
rnt aud tNn grade ron,n>. rin
"a .us rooms are all " ell lighted
ani ventilated according to mos
",p'rnved methods, and h-a,-u
witt hon water aud steam The
building has been constructed iu
every way tO be complete and
com fOriable aud with u view to
meet the requirements of the
CITY for ma"y years tncnme even
with u steadily increasing p0pu
Ia ion.
Considerable credit is due the
contractors. Messrs. John Carl
sou & Co, for the faithful and
efficient mauner in which they
have fulfilled their contract, no
attempt to slight their work in
any manner having been made,
but full and conscientious work
in every respect having been
erfOrmed. Both the board of
education aud the citizens of Mil
bank owe them a debt of graft
tnde for their faithfulness.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-25

Fr-uA /. ! ;. VI ,,lpk PASS
sneer Satire
Bert CLARK IL. ia North Dsk0ta.
looking up . illness !''cstton.
D. w. Ca. 4 had the nis10rtnS.
to lose anot j. . .rse this week.
G @. Midiie;,rvvk aud f. w. Nee
han were Corona visitors Monday. /
Mrs. Crawford VI Milbsok, came I.
Corona Tuesday 20 visit her sister,
Mrs. Geo. Wnite.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Luebke are re.
ioicing over the arrival Of . little
daughter, which arrived one day last
week.
EThe knight entertainment drew .
good sized crowd at the hall last Fri
day evening.
Walter VOight came up from Mil
bank last F'riuxy evening and remain
ed over night with his parents.
Mrs. VIM. Raebel was shopping st
Milbank Saturday afternoon, spend
ing part of tie afternoon with rela-
tives In that city.
A merry little party WAS given to
Clark Jennings Monday evening ny
the boys Of his class, the event being
his eighth birthday.
The directors of the Corona State
bank met Monda.; found everything
satisfactory, and reelected the same
officers for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Will Luscho and her sister,
Pear. Norton, came up from Milbank
Saturday noon and visited with rela-
tives In the village few days.
Miss Gertie Boeder, who took va
cation last week on account of being
sick, is at her work in the Corona
Mercantile store again this week.
We are pleased to note that Z. JOHN
who some time ago had a stroke OF
paralysis, is able to be around the
house little and is steadily improv-
ing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-25
MAZEPPA


George Anderson has gone to Aust.
in. Minn., to teach penmanship.
James and Will Brown are working
On the section at Marvin.
Ernest Anderson and sister Lille
and Miss May Sullivan attended the
social at Marvin last Friday evening.
Arthur Anderson came up from
Milbank last Friday evening to take
in the social held in the Marvin
school house.
Prank Wilson and Dick Jenkins got
caught in the blizzard last Saturday
and had to stay with Fred Murray un.
Til Sunday afternoon.
John Hawkes. was one of the un-
fortunate ones to be caught out in the
storm last Saturday. He was taking
q couple of bronchos up to Ortley but
only got as far as Mrs. Billington's
~hep tie st rrm made it impossible to
90 any further.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-25
N ELROSE

's.y Tnm- 10 visiting John Chap
msn.
hsry Austin aud Henry Chapman
are ..n the sick list.
I. H.Oth ha- been 'enioy ing" an
attack of rheum atlsm.
Otto Busjahns, who has been spend
ag few weeks st his old home at
Monroe, Wis, returned Thursdag
Mrs. J. Chapman, who went to
M .nnea pOlis to attend the wedding Oi
her daughter. Mary, resurned home
S lturdsy.
Carl Bamholz, who has been stay
ine at j. Austius' has gene to Savoy.
:. D., where ne has secured q posi-
ti"n In q creamery.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. DJardo'f are en-
jOving q visit with the latter's sister,
who accompanied by her husband
came from Illinois last week.
The chicken pie social held at E.
bubbles was success financially as
we'll as socially, there being about
sixt, present. The receipts we're
something over SIS.
Walter Marin, who has been suf-
fering with an attack of blood poison
ing brought on by being lricked with q
pitchfOrk over the eye, is recovering
under the care of DR.. Prouty of Cor.
On2
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-25
A ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS

The deacOness aid circle will
meet at Miss Garnett's S at 2:3O
Friday afternoon. Every body
invited.
Mrs. j. P. Jones and daughter
Caddie came up from Montevidee
last Friday to attend the recep-
tiOn ut the new school bnijding
Mr. Samuel Miller, of Mime
'olis, who was resident of the
clty in the early days, was in
town yesterday, while on his
route as p travelling salesman.
The Epworth League has a So
cial at the home of A. L. Schafer
this evening, at which the young
men are to provide the refresh
ments, cooked by themselves.
Miss Jennie and Miss Mary
Smull had a number of young
misses to tea Thursday after
noon and in the evening they at
tended the "Ho]y City" play a.
the opera house chaperoned by
Miss Alice Briggs.
Hon. NJ. M. Ramer started out
the tirstof the week on his work
for the Wesleyan university ut
Mitchell, he having engaged as
agent for that institution. This
work will call him Way from
home for much OF the time, but
his family will continue to make
their home here, where his head
quarters will be.