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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
The Last Estimate Makes the Recent
Flood Horror, Appear as One
of the Events Of the
World.
10000 ARE HOMELESS
Part Of the City Of Monterey was Wlp-
ed Out Completely With No
Signs Of What It Had
Been.

MONTEREY, Aug. s1.--Up to last
night 500 bodies were recovered and
buried. The authorities now estimate
the loss at 1000 lives. The number
Of homeless is placed at $4,000 to 90.
900.
Today the river subsided sufficient
'y to permit the passage southwark.
1t was found that people Of the
lower section were without food since
Saturday.
Evidences of the terrible destruc-
tion wrought south of the river was
found everywhere. Five blocks OF the
district were as though they never ex-
listed. In the remaining portion OF the
district bodies are being taken from
the ruins and buried by gendarmes.
Reports from up and down the valleys
are meager, as the telegraph is cut
off but the whole number of dead 10
placed at 1000. The bodies were re-
covered down the river, but many will
never be accounted for as the river
bed is filled with quicskand. The gov
ernment sent $4,000 in money and
provisions.
Optimism Is Keynote.
[By Louis f. Correa, staff correspon-
dent, United Press.]
MONTERREY, Mex, Aug. 31.-Opti-
mism is the keynote in Monterey to-
day. That the flood swept away a
portion Of the business section OF the
city, but will have beneficial effect
ultimately is undoubted. Several vii
lagos were damaged but the optimistic
believe that the water will benefit the
farmers, rendering fields more suit
able for sowing wheat.
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Tham in Lihrarian

MATTEWAN. Aug. 81 Thaw has
been appointed asylum librarian by
DR. Baker.
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Got only PennIes.


HARRISBURG, Aug. 31.--One lone
masked highwayman robbed the train.
He exploded dynamite on the track,
boarded the engine and compelled the
men to alight and accompany him to
the express car. He forced the mes
senger to place five thousand in bull
lion in a sack. A number of new Lin.
coin pennies were in another. The
conductor entered the car during the
robbery, was slow in obeying orders
and was shot through the hand. The
highwayman forced Fireman Willis
to carry the sacks to the top of
a rugged hill. He said, Thank you"
and allowed him to return. The train
speeded on to Altoona and railroad
police and a posse rushed to the scene
where they found the sack of bullion.
1t is believed the two sacks were over.
heavy and the robber dropped the bul.
lion thinking he was leaving the
pennies.
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Daily River Bulletin.

stage. Height. Change. State.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
eoRpEREp ON THE SARCASTIC.
CARRIERS Comment Certainly: Not Re-
markabIe fer Tact

Bentley had been out late the night
before, or rather. he had stayed In
late in q little affair at bridge, and
about all he had left to show for II in
the morning was an old-fashioned
aUay-from-home-made headache. In
hope of relief, he had sought his old
friend the barber, and the latter had
been busy on Bentley's head and face
for the past hour.
by jove. Karl" said Bentley, as
the barber rubbed the top of his head,
that feels mighty good. | can tell you.
The man who invented massage was
not only a genius. but q benefactor to
the whole human race. They ought to
pat up statue to him. There's moth
ing like It wien q fellow feels seedy
There's only one trouble about it,"
''Vot is III" asked Karl. hoping that
perhaps ne might overcome the dim
Gully.
Why, ir's all on the outside" said
Bentley. 20 IF there were only some
apparatus that would enable you to
get inside a fellows head and clear
out the pains of the morning after,
what blessing II would be-
WELL" said Karl, Il t'ink that may
be some day dose vacuum cleaner fell
lers will do dot already yet. Yot?"-
Harper's Weekly.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30

Quaint observanees That Were Once
Universal In England.

Flowing operations IA England do
not commence, as a rule, TIL the first
Monday after January IL, and for that
reason IL is known as Pillow Monday,
states an English writer. For centuries
the formal Inauguration of the blowing
season has taken place on this day. and
even now its quaint observances are
still kept up in some part or other OF
the world.
Before the pious ancestors Of the
present generation would begin to cul
tivate the ground, ia Catholic times,
they would attend q special service for
the dedication Of the pillow. At this SER
vice the plowmen kept lights burning
before certain images In churches, to
obtain blessing upon their work; and
they were accustomed, on this day, to
go about in procession, gathering mon
ey for the support of these pillow
lights" as they we're called.
After the Reformation the religious
form Of the festival changed. The peas
antry used to arrange big professions
and collect money, which was after
WdTu spent III ConSINlduty III TIC pun
lie house. II assumed quite a gay If
fair. A plowman used TO dress him.
self up with ribbons and other gaudy
decorations, as the Fool Plow."
Thirty or forty companions, wearing
their shirts over their jackets, and
their shoulders and hats ablaze with
highly-colored ribbons, used to draw
the pillow in state through the village
preceded by one of their number in the
dress of an old woman. nicknamed
"Bessy." Any who refused to contribute
to the funds had their gardens plowed
up. All the demonstrators would &c
through the village with dancing and
singing. The whole scene was one of
excited merriment.
Except in a few local instances these
quaint observances have passed away,
their places being taken by the more
serious occupation OF blowing competi'
tons. In the north of England and in
Scotland these contests are very popu.
lar.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
Shot Little Sister.

Pointing a double barrel shot
gun at his thirteen-year-old sister
at the home of Howard Brown,
near Coatesville, Penn, while
playing Indian, little John Keech,
the eleven-year-old son Of John
Keech, pulled the trigger and
blew the top of her head off.
Then. frightened out of his wits,
he ram home, and, without telling
any one of his act. he hid under
his bed. The tragedy was not
discovered until his parents re-
turned from a visit to a neighbor
late at night.
No one but a child of about
their age was at the Brown home
when the Keech child went there
after supper and NO one witnessed
the unfortunate affair.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30

1T cured me-" or 1T saved the
life of my child" are the express
sions you hear every day about
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. This is true
the world over where this valuable
remedy has been introduced. No
other medicine in use for diarrhoea
or bowel complaints has received
such general approval. The secret
of the success of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy is that it cures. Sold by all
dealers. 47-5t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
lone and Tune.

When your vitality is low you need
"toning up" Why not tuning up?"
Same thing We are all pianos, just
a mass of sounding boards, keys and
strings. We get out of tune and tone;
We run down, just like an eight-day
clock. and require rewinding Look at
your wife tomorrow morning and see
if she is out of tune. If she is cross
you will say she got out of bed with
the wrong foot foremost Not bit of
sense in that. She simply got up from
her nights rest out Of tune. or tone
Tune her up! Tone her up! In her
finest health she may be G sharp;
when not so well she may be at D.
Have your family kit of tuning irons;
give her a test; then bring her up to
pitch.-New York Press.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
"Yea.n and mo"

It is useful accomplishment 10 be
able to say no" but 1t certainly is the
essence Of amiability to prefer to say
yes" where 1t is possible. There is
something wrong in the man who does
not hate himself whenever he is con-
strained TO say no" And there was q
great deal wanting in this born dis
senter. He was almost shockingly de-
void of weaknesses; he had not
enough Of them to be truly polar with
humanity; whether you called him a
demigod or demi.man, he was at
least not altogether one of us, for he
was not touched with feeling OF our
infirmities. The worlds heroes have
room for all positive qualities, even
those which are disreputable, in the
capacious theater OF their dispositions.
Such can live many lives; while a.
Thoreau can live but one and that
only with perpetual foresight.-Robert
Louis Stevenson.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
Not to Be Eorqotten.

Mr.. Hammond's face was so ugly as
to be almost grotesque. although no
body ever thought about his looks aft
er hearing him talk. IF | hadn I
known was one OF the homeliest peo-
pie in the world might have been sur
prised at a remark made by old Pomp,
the body-servant of one of my south
ern friends" he once said
Il hadn't seen Pomp for Is years,
and as | had grown from a boy to a
man in that time, did not expect him
to remember me, but he said: 'Howdy,
Marse Hammond, sah,' the moment
he caught sight of me.
$50 you remember me, Pomp,' l
said
Couldn't nebber forgit yo' face,
Marse Hammond, sah,' grinned Pomp.
hits so kinder complicated -
Youths Companion.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
Murdered Several Persons.

William q. Murphy. of Jeffer-
son City. Mo-. who last Septem-
Der was sentenced to % years in
the Missouri penitentiary for
criminally assaulting his daughter,
aged II. in a letter to his wife,
says he believes he will never leave
the penitentiary. and reveals to
her that he murdered number of
persons, apparently on account of
a mania.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
For Good Speaking Voice.

Don't contract the throat when
speaking. Try to keep it free, the
cords flexible and easy to manage
Don't forget that 1t is worth practicing
in the privavy of ones room to learn
the natural register, the tones in
which the voice works best. BY these
exercises there is not the slightest
danger of becoming declamatory. A
declamatory style of conversation is a
horror, but much will be gained If
one tries the experiment of making a
tone reach the next room without
raising the pitch of the voice. This
means deep breathing. chest expan-
sion and head held erect. Without
these three ii is impossible to have
a good speaking voice-a fact worth
remembering.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
per,,rerst..e.

I'm the sheep raising district OF Eng.
land" remarked an Englishman now
living in New York. there was an old
man who used to wander about pick
ing up and selling wool which the
sheep scratched OF their backs by rub
bling against the hedges. The old
fellow was somewhat Of butt In the
neighborhood, but he stuck to his work,
unmindful Of Jeers, wandering miles
over the downs every day-silent, alb
sorbed. untiring.
We'll, how much do you suppose
that old boy left when he died? Just
guess, now"
One thousand pounds" opined one
auditor.
Five hundred" said another.
The raconteur shook his head.
mot demned cent" he said.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
Archbishop's Ready Reply.

The versatility of President Taft and
the wit of Archbishop Ryan were evi
denced during brief talk on the oc
casion of Mr.. Taft's visit to this city
a few days ago.
The occupant Of the White House in
congratulating his grace on how well
he looked and how proud he should be
of his diocese, remarked:
81 understand you have in your
cathedral the best example of Roman
esque architecture In this city, If not
In the country"
yes" replied his grace, and
would be very glad TO have you visit
it,"
Then with a significant look he
added
IF l cannot receive you into my
church can at least take you into my
cathedral. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
The Modern Physics Of Epicurus.

Let us ask ourselves If, in our
theories of atoms and electrons. we
have really advanced beyond the ideas
of the ancients. Democritus certainly
advanced a theory of atoms, and Epi.
Gurus taught that an infinite number
of atoms, existing from all eternity in
infinite space, continually in motion.
were the elements of that matter of
which the universe is composed. 1t is
true that our modern theory of atoms,
at first sight, seems to resemble close
" that of these two philosophers for
I'm the air of room We suppose bill.
lions of atoms: we believe in the con.
tinuity of matter, and therefore that
all matter is ultimately made up of
atoms. The ancients' conception Of
atoms was a fight of the Imagination,
but the modern theory is supported
by measurements of weight. magni.
tude and speed,-Prof. John Trow'
bridge, in Atlantic.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
kinaffsh Surprised Campers.

A singular incident occurred one day
last week at Johns Pass. Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer NJ. Mohr of Lealman and a
friend were camping there. While Mr..
Mohr was cooking dinner a big king
fish jumped out of the water on to the
beach, nearly upsetting kettle which
was on the fire. All made grab for
it and took it up to a higher place on
the beach to prevent its escape. The
kingfish was four feet long and
weighed little over fifty pounds.
There is no reason TO doubt the story,
for Mr.. Mohr took the fish home and
he and his friends Toasted on kingfish
steak
Though fish have been known to
throw themselves on Florida beaches
when pursued by sharks or porpoises,
Mr.. Mohr's experience is unique only
in the fact that the kingfish might be
said to have thrown itself at the camp
ers.-Petersburg fla Times.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30

Church Altar Pieee the Center Of In
sersstine Love story.

! There Is pc-chance no more roman
tic episode in art than the love OF
Fra Filippo Lippi for the little nun,
Lucrezia Butt, and romantic, too, Is
the history Of the altar piece painted
for her convent church in Pfato. Fra
Fflippo, who had been commissioned
to decorate this altar, asked the alb
as his model for st. Margaret. The
abbess consented this circumstance
itself speaks for the curious manners
Of the times). and thus in the long
hours Of posing and tete-a-tete an in
timacy sprang up between the pair.
and under cover of the crowd, Fra
Flippo carried OF the no longer I'M
willing Lucrezia and she went to dwell
In his house, where her son Filipino
was born. The AFFAIR caused much
talk. even in these days. the more so
followed her example and Fflippo's
house became the center of revolt.
The pope's Intervention and that of
the powerful Medici were finally in
voked, with the result that Lucrezia
and her companions were forced to
return to the convent, and by curl
GUS irony of fate they we're put TO do
penance before the very picture which
had been the cause of their downfall!
This altar piece now hangs in the
municipal gallery of Prato and is
known as the Madonna della Cinto-
la."-Helen Zimmern in Metropolitan.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
COUNTY COURT DAYS.

Following is list of days Coun-
~ Courts are held in counties near
Mt. Sterling:
Bath, Owingsville, I'd Monday.
Bourbon. Paris. lst Monday.
Clark. Winchester. 4th Monday.
Fayette, Lexington. I'd Monday.
Fleming, Flemingsburg - 4th
Monday.
Harrison. Cynthiana-4th Mon
day.
Madison. Richmond. lst Mon
day.
Montgomery, Mt. Sterling, 3rd
Monday.
Nicholas. Carlisle. 2nd Monday.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
Idea by No Means New,

The object Of New York's newest
club is to eat wisely but not too well.
That is, to educate housewives in the
domestic sciences. But this idea is as
old as the hills and was tried by Bos-
ION years ago with more or less fail
ure. Clubs Of domestic science are all
over the United States now and one
can determine their value to society
by barking back to the old days of the
simple life when eating and the prepa-
ration of food was not the main object
and the servant problem had not
started on its wild career.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
TIE RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT..
What Happened When Resident Sent
Hurry Call TO Lonelyville Fire Chief.

Billups smelled smoke. and investi
cation divulged the dread fact that his
house was on fire.
Now. inasmuch as Billups lives OF IN
the country, two miles away from the
hose company. he became very much
agitated, and ran at once to the tele-
phone. After ringing three or four
times he connected with old 81 Hop
k!ns, the fire chief of Lonelyville.
That you, Silas?" he cried agitated-
ly over the wire.
"Ya-as, who's this?" came the an
swer.
why. I'm Billups. My house is on
fire, and"
Who'd you say"
"Billups, old man. For the love of
heavens, hurry the engine over here.
My house is on fire.
Whose haouse dye say"
Mine, 'Billups'."
Wa'al, i vanter know Who sot II ?"
Il don't know. but ring the alarm,
will you? And send the boys up quick. I"
"Wa'al, dunno as kin, Mr.. Billups.
My wife, she's got the key to the fire.
house, and she's gone daown { Sallie's
house for supper. Besides, Bill Jones,
he's gone to Centerville to buy a kyow,
an Jim, he's daown to Missus Holli.
berrys place pickin' cherries"
We'll. for heavens sake, do some
thing, can't you?" roared Billups.
"Wa-al, I'd like t oblige we squire
but ! dunno as l kin. Leastways no,
till to-morrer mornin'."
Tomorrow morning be hanged Hos
kins! The house is burning now"
"Wa-al, mebbe l might git up some
time this evening, Mr.. Billups."
This evening nothing! Why, the
roofs ablaze at this very moment"
"Wa-al, tell We. squire. If it's as bad
as that, what | think ye'd better do"
Well, go on! I'm listening"
Got postage stamp"
yes"
"Wa-al. preaps ye'd better stick Il
onto an envelope and send word to tn
insurance people. II it's got to tn roof
they amt much use O. my coming out.
II We want me to, III send my boy
Willie up after the letter, an he kin
take II dsown to the post-ofice an
mail It for ye."
You be" began Billups. but he
didn't finish. The FIRE had reached the
telephone wires and destroyed the con.
nection.-New York Herald.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
KENTUCKY FAIR DAItS.

Stanford. July 3l-3 days
Henderson, July 27-5 days.
Georgetown, July 27-5 days.
jacksonville, August 3-5 days.
Winchester, August "a days.
Bluegrass Fair, Lexington, Au-
gust 90 days.
TayIorsville, August 10 days.
Uniontown, August 100 Gays.
Harrodsburg. August 1913 days
Leitchfeld, August IA days.
Barbourville, August 1873 days
Brodhead, August 1873 days.
Shepherdsville, August 18-3
days.
Ewing, August 1913 days.
Shelbyville, August 24-5 days.
Elizabethtown. August "a d
days. :
Springfield, August 25-4 days.
London, August 25-4 days.
Florence, August 25-4 days.
Mt. Sterling, Aug. 3l--5 days.
Frankfort, August 31-3 days.
Hardinsburg, August 31-3 days
Tompkinsville, September ID
day.
Fern Creek, Sept. Is days.
Bardstown, Sept. IA days.
Hodgenville, Sept. 7-3 days.
Monticello, Sept. IA days.
Glasgow, Sept. 8-4 days.
Kentucky State Fair, Louis
vile, Sept. 1916 days.
Scottsvilie, Sept. 1913 days.
Bedford. October 1-2 days.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
All He Asked,

The father of the girl looked at his.
caller.
You are much older than my daugh-
ter" he said, but you are a million
aire, ana she seems to want you-so I
suppose it's all right"
Thank YOU" murmured the caller
But there's one thing want you to,
promise me-" the gray-haired father
went on.
And what is that?"
The old mans tone grew more Sc
rious.
Il want you to promise me that II /
ever run for Office you will carefully
refrain from announcing that you in.
tend to vote for me-"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
All Join in Helping Messins.

Says the London Chronicle: 1T is
not only by means OF ships that Amer
lea has gone to the rescue OF Sicil
ians. Visitors from the western. hemi-
sphere to Rome, albeit making no long
stay, are using their wealth lavishly
In the work of rescue. We hear OF one
family alone receiving six earthquake
children into their house. and giving
shelter to is more elsewhere. The
committees OF relief are composed
from every nation that gathers in
Rome for winter and spring. All gay
cites are suspended, and the embss-
sizes have put their merely social Of
fees aside"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30

Alta White House conference
an agreement was reached by
President Taft. Attorney General
Wickersham, Secretary of state
Knox. Senator Root and the Re-
publican members of the Senate
Finance Committee in regard to
the proposed amendment to the
tariff bill to place a tax of 2 per
cent. on the net earnings of corpO-
ratiOns.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
Brought Old Man 10 Time.

The young man had asked the father
FOR his daughter and been refused.
Then you will not give me Jane?"
he hoarsely demanded.
Il didn't speak In Volapuk. did -"
sneered James father.
The young man paused at the door.
Il am considered a good looking fel
low" he said Ladies turn and stare
after me as l pass along the street.
Your cook smiled at me tonight as
fingered at the side door. / returned
the smile. Now / will follow up this
favorable impression. | will make
love TO the cook-in a week We will
slo2s" --~-
The old man turned pale.
Don't talk like that" he gasped
You wouldn't be cruel enough to rob
us of our cook. No, no; not another
word. Jane is yours"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
Chinese Foot Fixed.

In spite of everything there does
seem to be a spirit of reform some
where in China, says the New York
Press. 1t is not strong enough to ere
ate yellow peril, but it has at least
created standard foot measure.
Heretofore the Chinese foot measure
has been either Is or II inches, or
anything in between as the varying
intelligence of the buyer and seller
rendered most convehient and profit.
able for the one who held the whip
hand" Now every foot measure is
to be of the same length by edict Of
the regent. 1t is hopeful sign Lit
tie drops of water, little grains of
sand" accomplish wonders in the end
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
Home Helm.

Small Daughter-lt's most school
time and I've mislaid my geography.
Cultured Mother-Well, tell me.
what the lesson is about and III write
out the answer for you to learn.
Small Daughter-The lakes of Africa
Cultured Mother-Um-er-if you've
mislaid your geography, you careless
child, you can just hunt till you md
it.-New York Weekly.
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National ConNersations.

II you see three men standing to
ssther on the sidewalk in any given
country, you can guess the subject
OF their conversation. In Germany il
is the army; in Russia the bu-
rsaucracy; in France, women; in the
United States, business; in England,
sport, and in Turkey. nothing al ALL
La Dern!ere Heure. Brussels.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
Ne Mustsches In Alaska.

MRstaches are not worn by men e1.
posed 10 the severity OF an Alaskan
winter. They wear full boards to pro
tect the throat and face, but keep the
upper lip clean shaven. The moisture
from the breath congeals so quickly
that mustache becomes imbedded
In solid cake Of Ice. and the face is
frozen in a short time.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
Eloodaates Of Wladom,

"Why do you sometimes discuss top
les on which you are scantily In
tormed?"
ITO save time" answered the fear
less public character. TITS the surest
way of being Immediately and volam-
inously enlightened"