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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27

To cure its Office boys of Ioafing n
firm at Bclolt, Wis, has equipped the
push cart it uses with devices for
registering the distance covered in
trips and the speed made.
\ New York man, having registered
In Chicago hotel as o. b. Joyful, had
considerable difficulty, It Is said IN
persuading the clerk that 1t was his
real name
Fred L. Hayes Of Providence r. l.,
possesses some interesting old docu-
mcnts. Among them are deed dated
Ills, will made in 1744 and re-
ceipted tax bill for 1772
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27

He had sat looking abscntmind-
eddy out of the train window for
two hours, whistling the same tune
and not on the key. The passen-
gers had become well nigh distract
ed.
A well known actress sat behind
the young man. Finally there came
4 moment when the whistler paused
for breath, and in that moment the
Uuick witted actress leaned over
and said:
Il know just how it is. l never
could whistle either" - Ladies'
Home Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27

Mrs. Skandell was telling me a
story today about that odious Mrs.
Galley" began Mrs. Jiglcy.
See here" interrupted her husband,
81 thought you hated gossip"
"Why-cr-so | do, but of course /
can't hate it thoroughly until | know
just exactly what 1t is."-Catholic
Standard and Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27

structiOn work to go out after buffaloes
and had an understanding with the
commanding officer who had charge
of the troops guarding the construc-
tlon that should a smoke signal be
seen IN the direction in which | had
gone they would know | was in trOu-
bic and would send mounted men to
my assistance.
| had to keep a close and careful
lookout for Indians before making my
run into herd of buifaloes 1t was my
custom in those days to pick out a
herd that seemed to have the latest
cows and young hcifcrs. | would then
rush my horse into them, picking out
the latest ones and shooting them
down while my horse would be run
ming alongside Of them. had happy
faculty in knowing how to shoot down
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27

so you have decided to economic
this year,"
yes" answered young MIS- Tor
kins. "ChaNey has promised to give
me all his winnings at poker, so that
l won't have to use any of my house
keeping allowance to play BRIDGE
Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27

Mrs. Pugsley doesn't seem to like
Mrs. pnklcy."
NO She can't forgive her"
"Why, what was the trouhlr|
Mrs. PmkIcy had remarkably
good cook, and Mrs. PugSley coaXed
her to leave Mrs pinlley. Then Mrs.
Pinklcy got still better cook. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27

The Merchants and Manufacturers
association of Baltimore is looking into
project to build great bridge across
Chesapeake bay to connect directly the
city and the eastern shore section Of
the state. The association has appro-
priated funds for survey.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27

a telegram from Munich gives de-
tails of what is described as 'thc first
catastrophe of its kind on record
The collapse in busy street of a lady
Of fashion as a consequence of the
hcaviness Of her hat Under the weight
If a gorgeous creation nearly three
feet in diameter, the lady, the tcle-
gram says, sank helplcssly to the pave
mcnt and only recovered from her
swoon after being carried to a shop
md relieved of her headgear,--Boston
Transcript.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27
CASTo7EA.
Bears the HlHt NIu iUI ndtt H.ndIS buug
Signature "s A4H2A5tz1I

One hundred and twenty of the
miners imprisoned in the West Stan
ley, Durham, mine, few days ago
cannot be reached.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27

In order to prevent elder children
being kept Mt home "to look after
baby" the London county council is
making the experiment Of appointing
"baby mindcrs," who viii take care Of
the babies in the school buildings dur
ing school hours.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27
The Tribune Farmer

Is the best Agricultural paper. 1t comes
every week For $50 we send THE AGE
and Tribune Farmer for one year. To new
subscribers, both papers for S1.25 for one
year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27
Entertained Lafayette.

When Tudor Place threw open its
doors men and women entered whose
names and achievements spell Amcr!-
ca. 1t was to Tudor Place that Lafa-
ycttc came when he revisited America
and was hOnorcd and fctcd in old
Georgetown after visiting President
Monroe at the White House i'm 1874.
lie came to America after many years
Of absence and saw the little cluster
of colonies which owed much to his
help. grown already into luSty young
nation. He met men whom he had
first known ON the field Of battle now
statesmen and engaged in forging the
links of a lasting government.
Tudor Place was the first private
house he visited after going to the
White House where he was of course,
the guest Of the nation. There hangs
in one of the rooms Of Mrs. Kcnnon's
house a portrait of Lafayette as he
appeared in 1924 much older man
than the popular idea would have it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Corrcspoudeucel

Tudor Place, the Old home uf Mrs
Beverly Kcmuon and her gruudrhil-
dren, occupies an culirr ,ily block in
Georgetown, five and unrhnit acres,
bounded 10y 'Shlry-Sorumd street, Thir-
ty-trSt street l. street and . street.
Old residents of Washington some.
times say that the entire ucighborhood
was once known rs Tudor Place and
named in honor Of the royal house Of
England. The Tudor Place Of today
has on It the old house built II century
ago by Thomas Peter,
A Historic Dwelling.
Mrs. Beverly Kcnnon was born ut
Tudor Place in January, 1919, and
practically all her life has been passed
there. She Is in line of direct descent
from Martha Washington. Martha
WuShngton's first husband, it will be
remembered, was John Parke CustiS,
When she married George Washington
she had one son, also John CuStiS,
who is mentioned as aid-dc-camp to
ShmgtOn ut one period during the
Revolution. This young man married
Eleanor Calvert, Il descendant of the
Lords Baltimore. From this marriage
there were four children. one Of whom
was Martha Gusts, who married
Thomas Peter. II was Thomas Peter
who built Tudor Place and who was
Mrs. Kcnnon's father. Her maiden
name was Britannia Peter. She mar
ricd Commodore Beverly Kcnnon Of
the navy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27
Old China Treasures.

Martha Washington's wedding slip
pcrS are in Il glass cabinet They
would not be worn at Il wedding to-
day, hut were grand slippers Of their
kind. There is Il large bowl, however,
probably Il punch bowl, Of "Cincinnati
china" and another bowl with the
mark Of the emperor Of China upon it.
And no one could help stopping To look
at Martha WaShingtun's Bible, well
worn from much reading. There is
also Il pair of her Spectacles. They
have tortoise Shell rims i'll place Of
steel or gold and are tied at the hinges
with bits Of ribbons. And not the
least is diary which she kept during
one year at Mount Vernon, in which
is written many and many line de-
scriptive of her everyday life, her
guests, her walks, her entertainments
and her visits.
There are Il great deal of china and
glassware. The china has quaint de-
signs Of blue, and some dishes used
by Washington after he became presl-
dent are simple white with n plain
gold decoration. There are fans Of
Martha Washington, as delicate and
as beautiful as any used by belle Of
today and as quaint as they can be.
Much Of the Washington silver Is also
there
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27

The District Public library recently
put on exhibition collection of about
5000 bookpatcs, or eX Iibris, belonging
to John l.. Larner Il trustee of the
public library. The collection has TAX
en- many years to gather and repre-
sentS much time and study as well as
a considerable investment of money.
The collection includes English,
American, French and German and
other foreign plates. What is said to
be the first English steel plate is here;
also one dated 1850 and signed by
HILBERT, ard number Of English
"mantle of estate" plates. Among the
many English hcraldic plates is that
IF George ". when prince regent.
Among the rare and interesting book
pile plates is one dated 1853.
Used by Famous Americans.
Probably the most interesting part
Of the collection is that which includes
the American plates. Here will be
found the cX llbrs of Charles Carroll
Of Carrollton the si%ncr of the Dec
laraton Of Independence. the Calverts
Of Baltimore, William Penn and Will
liam Byrd Of Westover. George Wash
ingtons extremely rare plate is repre-
sented by two examples, both, hOwev-
err, spurious, The collection also con-
tains the famous Pennington plates,
ms well as the early plates used by
Yale and Harvard colleges.
Mr.. Larner's collection has many in
tcresting examples Of plates Of some
Of the most celebrated American de.
signcrs, including Paul Revere the ia.
nous rider Of the Revolution.
CARL SCHOFIELD.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-27
HOW | WON
MY TITLE r.
BY Y
BUFFALO BILL
FROM TRUE TALES OF THE PLAINS
coPYRIaHr isoe,nY WILLIAM EcoDT
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EcoDr

90 NE Of my favorltc buffalo hunt
Ing horses was small roam
~ Oh large Indian pony which |
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15
AN ENCOURAGING sign.
Georgetown ky News.

The report that an Independent
tobacco manufacturing concern is
to file suit in the Federal Court
against the Burlev Association to
restrain them from pooling their
crop is an encouraging sign that
the Tobacco Trust has realized
that the tobacco growers are going
to continue to stand together and
maintain a reasonable price for
the product of their labor.
Reading between the lines in the
petition of the proposed suit it
can be easily ascertained that the
prime object of the suit is to deter
the farmers at this time from
signing their tobacco. The very
facts as set out in their petition:
That the farmers have been able
to establish the price during the
last two years" should be conclu-
sive evidence to every grower that
they can, and should, continue to
do so. The Trust set the price
for many years before the pool
became effective, and that at a
figure below actual production.
No legal proceedings ever reached
them while they were engaged in
taking the product of the grower
at their own price, why should the
farmer now be molested for de-
handing fair and reasonable
compensation for his laborl
For the first time, Mr.. Farmer,
you've got 'em on the 90, and
you're suckers if you don't keep
'em going.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15
MUST BELIEVE IT
When WelI-KnOwn Mt. Sterling
People Tell 1t So Plainly.

When public endorsement is
made by a representative citizen
of Mt. Sterling the proof is posi-
tive. You must believe it. Read
this testimony. Every backache
sufferer, every man, woman or
child with any kidney trouble will
find profit in the reading:
Thos. Holland, 50 E. High St.,
Mt. Sterling, KY, SAYS: Il have
been using Doan's Kidney Pills
occasionally for two years and
consider them to be an excellent
remedy. Doctors pronounced my
trouble as lumbago and / spent
hundreds Of dollars in an effort to
find relief but it was money thrown
away. Doan's Kidney Pills, how
ever, which | procured at +. G.
DuersOn's drug store, did me
more good than any other remedy
| had previously taken. They
removed the backache, also regu.
lated the passages of the kidney
secretions and might say entire
ly cured me. They have at least
helped me so much that have
not had any trouble for a long
time"
For sale by all dealers, Price
30 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents for
the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's -
and take no other. S-3t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15
Strike At An End.

Peace and quiet will again reign
in McKee's Rocks, Pa. The cost
ly strike which has been in prog
ress SO days at the Pressed Steel
Car Company is over. The work.
ing men, numbering 5000, have
won "A victory. Beginning Thurs
day morning they returned to
work thousand a day.
Among the changes agreed to
by the Company are: mo Sun
day work hereafter; half holiday
on Saturday; the promise of an In
crease in wages; the indefinite
suspension of Il. 4. Farrell, chief
of the company police; IA printed
list of prices to be paid will be ex-
hibited in all departments so the
men will know exactly what they
are to receive for piecework.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15
BIG ROW ON.
Wilson and His Official Family
Split Over Capitol Superin-
tendency.

Another split between Cover
nor Wilson and the members of
his official family has arisen over
the election of a Superintendent
for the new capitol and it is very
probable that within the next few
days Governor Wilson will be
turned down hard all along the
line by his official family, and the
members of the Capitol Commits
sion.
The Governor had made certain
plans for the superintendent of
the new capitol and had even Sc
lected his man for that place.
But the other members of the
Capitol Commission are opposed
to him and will walk over him
when the time comes.
1t was given out that there
would be no election of super
intendent of the new capitol un-
til after the term of office of Geo.
A. Lewis, custodian of the old
capitol, had expired in June next.
This was the Governors idea of
what ought to be done. He
thought it unnecessary to spend
money on two custodians wke
one could do the work so he de-
cided that the election of a super
intendent of the new capitol should
be postponed until the Legisla-
ture could meet and abolish Mr..
Lewis office, TO take effect after
the expiration of Mr.. Lewis
term. The Governor had also
picked w. E. Bidwell as the SUI
perintendent.
But the other members of the
Capitol Commission did not take
kindly to the programme mapped
out by the Governor. They had
their own candidate or candidates
for the place and they did not
propose to let the Governor name
Mr.. Bidwell.
1t now seems certain that Judge
A. l.. Wells. of Grayson county,
will be elected superintendent and
that he will be elected within the
next few days, to begin his duties
at once. The Governor does not
like it but he can do nothing.
The incident will serve to widen
further she breach between the
chief executive and his official
family.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15
New Set of Pardon Rules.

Politics must play 40 part iii the
granting of applications for par
dOns or reservations of citizenship,
Gov. Wilson says, and he has
compiled new set 'of rules for
applications in pardon cases which
he is sending out over the State.
The Governor says that no appli-
cation for restoration of citizen
ship will be considered within two
months before general or pri-
mary election. This was done in
order to stop the practice of hav-
ing men restored to citizenship in
order that their votes can be
counted. The Governor says he
will not consider the political
utilization of the man for whom
a pardon is asked or of the men
asking for the pardon.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15
Two Candidates in the Field.

The fight for the Democratic
nomination for County Judge of
Nicholas county, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of
Justice L. H. Collier, will be de-
cided at primary election. Oct.
2, is growing hot. The five can
didates are: County Judge n. H.
McNew, John M. Campbell. Col.
John +. Morgan, Mayor Harry
Kennedy and Charles +. DOnnell.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15
Members of Peary'S Party Or
Roosevelt.

The members of Commander
Robert Z. Peary's party, who
went with him on his polar expe-
ditiOn, were as follows:
Capt. Robert Bartlett, comman-
der of the Roosevelt and master of
the ice conditions.
DIR. j. Goodsell, surgeon.
Edward &. Marvin, Elmira, N.
Y.
George Borup, son of Lieut..
Col. Borup, U. 5. A., retired.
Prof. ID. B. Mcmillan, Free
port, Me.
Nat Henson, Peary's negro body
Servant. who has accompanied him
on all his polar explorations.
The crew was composed of sea-
men, mostly natives of Newfound-
land.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15
HIGH BRIDGE.
One Hundred Men Busy Grading
and COnCreting For the Great
TreStle.

The actual construction of the
new High Bridge is now under
way and something like one hun
dred men are at work grading and
concreting under the old bridge
over Kentucky river on the Gin
cinnati Southern railway.
The contract for the new struc-
ture was let to the American
Bridge Company. The length of
the new bridge will be 1 lao feet,
and the height 81 feet, 81 feet
higher than the old one. The
building of the bridge will not in
terfere with traffic in any way as
it will be built directly over the
old one.
The old bridge cost $494,37s
and the new one will cost nearly a
million, or twice the amount OF
the old one. There are 2,654,2SC
pounds of iron in the old bridge
and II, 935 cubic feet of masonry
The new bridge will take $1,000
cubic feet of masonry. 1t will
take about one year to complete
the work.
The new bridge will be double
track affair, and will be one of the
finest in the world.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15

the vessel az least one hour before
it is emptied. An equivalent So
luton of creolin, or thick white
wash made from fresh quick lime
may be used in the same way
when chloride of lime can not be
obtained, but with these at least
two hours will be required to COM
plete the disinfection.
3 Soiled bed or body linen
should remain in the chloride of
lime solution for an hour, and
may then be safely put in the
family wash. Soiled paper or
clothes used about the patient
should be Immediately burned.
Attendants should wash the hands
and lips frequently, and rinse the
mouth always before eating. No
one should partake of any food
which has stood in the sick room.
All of these precautions should be
continued until the recovery is
complete and until all diarrhoea
has ceased, and for several weeks
with the urine.
4 Typhoid fever is not conta-
gious in the sense commonly I'M
derstcod, and if the precautions
above indicated are faithfully and
intelligently carried out, a case
may be treated in any family or
community with perfect safety.
If others have the disease, it will
be because they were infected
from the same source as the pa
ticnt, Oh contracted it elsewhere.
Essentially the same precautions
should be observed in dysentery
and all other diarrheal diseases,
including summer complaint in
children.
3 All well water, and uniiltered
water from rivers draining in
habited areas, where typhoid
fever and diarrheal diseases are
likely to occur at any time, and
milk stored in cans or vessels
washed in such water, should be
looked upon as suspicious, and
should always be boiled before it
is drunk by any one not immune
from typhoid fever.
6 The windows and doors of all
dwelling houses, and especially of
the kitchen and dining room,
should always be well screened,
and the flies actually kept out.
The universal and effectual prac-
tice of these precautions will re-
qulre intelligent care and some eX-
pense, but would result in the
practical disappearance of one of
our most common and fatal do
nestle pestilences, which is not
only a disgrace to our civilization,
but an annual scourge and tax
upon the people of Kentucky in
comparison with which yellow
fever and cholera, plague and
other exotic diseases, so feared by
our people, sink into insignif-
canoe.
Copies of this circular, and of
others in regard to the prevention
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15

A Washington Judge has de-
cided that the expression. ito hell
with YOU" is not profane nor le-
gallv punishable. The final ar
bitramcnt of the matter, however,
will be with the fellow to whom it
is addressed. If he is Kentu c.
khan he will hardly answer, Go
there yourself" as they do over in
Ohio and think it wipes out the
insult.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15
Goes To Africa.

The Rev. X. S. Wilson, who
has been pastor of the Christian
church at Sulphur, KY, for the
past two years has resigned and
he and his wife leave in Novem-
Der for Bolengi, Africa, going as
missionaries. Their friends re-
gret that they are leaving the
Kentucky field.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15

Articles of incorporation of the
Kansas City, MO- Navigation
Company, capital 81, 900, 900,
were filed. The leading spirits
are Kansas City merchants and
their intention is to conduct a
freight line on the Missouri be-
between that city and St. Louis.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15

Not minute should be lost
when IA child shows symptoms of
Group. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy given as soon as the child
becomes hoarse. or even after the
.crOupy cough appears, will pre-
vent the attack. Sold by all
dealers. S-5t.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15

Feel languid, weak, rundown?
z Headache? Stomach "off"l-Just
"a plain case of lazy liver. Burdock
Blood Bitters tones liver and
stomach, promotes digestion, puri-
flies the blood. S-5t.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15

of consumption, diphtheria and
scarlet fever, may be had by any
one for free distribution upon APP
plication to the Board at Bowling
Green, Ky.
j. n. Mccormack, NJ. d., Sec,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15
II Paws Well.

Jack Taylor, Briar Hill, KY, says: II
never had hogs to fatten as we'll Bour-
bon Hog Cholera Remedy has paid me
a; least ten dollars tor each dollar in
vested in the remedy" Sold by w. S.
LloYd
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15
Tom Johnson for Mayor AGAIN.

Returns from the municipal pri-
mary election held at Cleveland,
OHIO, on September I, show that
Tom l.. Johnson has for the fifth
consecutive time been nominated
for Mayor by the Democrats.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15
Catholic Societies to BE Merqed.

The Young Mems Institute, a
Middle Western Catholic Organi-
cation, is to be merged with the
National Young Mems Union, the
Eastern organization.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15

DR.. ID. X. PearsOn's of Chicago,
will give 100000 to Berea Col
lege provided the trustees raise
$500, 900 additional.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-15
FOR Rent.

StTwo dwellings; one store room.
!, .52-tf H. Clay Mckee.