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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-10-13
MIff-SLAYER FREE.
Mas BeSOught BY Wife to Kill
her to Stop Her Suffering.

4 man whose wife is dying Of
an agoliziu9 disease is justified in
killing her to put an end to her
suffering, if she improves him to
do so.
80 it was decided in the Court
Of Assizes in Paris, France, which
acquitted Edmond Baudin. who,
at her prayer, shot and killed his
wife on January 81.
Mrs. Baudin had been afflicted
with asthma for years. She beg
ged her husband to aid her by
killing her quickly.
Tears streamed from his eyes
while he testified. The jurors also
wept, and the women in the court
room were semi-hysterical.
My wife, whom loved dearly,
had suffered fearfully from asth-
ma. She could not sleep. If she
laid her head on the pillow she
would cry, I'm choking! In the
name of the good God, end my
misery! Let me die"
"On the night she died she was
SUFFERING intensely" Baudin went
on between sobs.
81 will 90 and get some more
medicine | said
No she said, buy no more
medicine. If you love me, put
me out of my misery. Prove your
love and let me leave you. Kill
me, If you were a determined
man you would not see me suffer
as do"
Il was maddened by the sight
of her agony. | shot her in the
head; she died instantly.
Il determined then to kill my
self but thought of my sister, the
only other being who depends on
me. | went to see her. She
wept, but told me | should surren-
der myself to the police, which |
did at once.
Following him, Mr.. Dupre. "A
distinguished alienist, testified
that Baudid is perfectly sane.
But" said Dupre, "he was in
cited to his fatal act by the strong
er will of his wife. Pity for her
directed 10y her will, led him to
shoot her"
As Baudin left the courtroom. Il
free man. the crowd applauded him.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-10-13
Product to be ilOdted Down from
North.
North.

Steel will be shipped by water
from Pittsburg district to the west
and south as result of quarrel
over rates between the United
States Steel Corporation and the
western railways, and New Orleans
will be the site of one of two BIG
warehouses to be established, the
other to 0e at st. Louis. Barges
will be operated on the Ohio. Mis-
souri, and Mississippi rivers.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-10-13
GEN. FRED GRANT
Heads Good Government Parade
In Chicago.

1t was not temperance parade,
but "a demonstration in favor of
good government and law and
order, and | should have been
3eleict in my duties if | had not,
" peu requested, headed the parade,
as | did and shall continue until
prohibited to do the same thing
whenever | deem it necessary to
advance the cause of good govern
memt."
This is the substance of a state
ment made by General Frederick
d. Grant on September 20 in an
swer to a letter sent by W. K.
Michealis, of Chicago, to the Sec
Rotary OF War, criticising Grant
for having appeared in full uni
form in so-called temperance
parade in Chicago. Mr.. Michea-
lis letter is as follows:
"On Saturday last Major Gen
eral Frederick d. Grant, of the
United States Army. and in full
Uniform of the United States
Army, marched at the head of a
prohibition parade in Chicago.
The above incident has caused con-
siderable comment, and it is ru-
mored that the same means that
the Federal Government and the
army in general have taken sides
with the prohibition movement.
1T is also stated that the pro-
hibition organizations contemplate
bringing about an election in this
city next spring to determine the
popular will on this question.
Public officers are servants of
the people, and should not be per-
mitted to use the advantage of
their Office to accomplish partisan
ends.
Il do not dispute the right of
General Grant to take part in this
movement as a private citizen, but
believe he has no right to head a
parade in full uniform, or to par
ticipate as Federal officer.
will you kindly inform me
whether the department has ruled
on such conduct, and whether the
same can qe said to have received
official SANCTION"
Several letters taking a contra
ry stand have been sent to the Sec
rotary. These approve the action
of General Grant. They claim
that the parade was not Pro
hibition parade but was "a move
ment for great civic righteousness
and the enforcement of law and
order in Chicago"
LATER:-We have not the reply
of the Secretary of War, but
know that in his answer he made
no remonstrance against the action
of Gen. Grant, but sustained him
in what he did.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-10-13
RfDlSTRlCllNG
of the State Is Desired by Gov
ernor Observation-Disclosures
to Prepare Bill.
Has Six Democrats ana Six Re-
publiCanS.

On October 9Th commission
which will prepare OH redistrict-
ing Kentucky into new Legislative,
senatorial and congressional dis
tricts was named by Gov. Wilson.
The commission is equally divided
, politically:
= Judge Alex p. Humphrey, Dem
ocrat, chairman, Louisville; Col
Andrew Cowan, Republican, Lou
isville: O. H. Waddle, Republican,
Somerset; T. l.. Edelen, Republi-
can. Frankfort; Col. Join r.
Allen. Democrat, Lexington; John
f. Hager, Democrat, Ashland;
Hon. Il. j. Crawford, Republican,
Newport; John T. Shelby, Repub-
lican, Lexington; Hon. Jere Su!Ii-
van. Democrat, Richmond. and
Hon. G.. L. McElroy, Democrat,
DONllu2 breeu'
Governor Wilson has requested
each of these men to prepare IA bill
that will be fair to all the people
Aand also to make any changes that
)may be needed in the election laws.
We commission is expected to re-
port at the next Legislature.
Following is the Governors let
ter:
Gentlemcn-Section 33 oG the
Constitution, which is the conven-
kat of the people of Kentucky,
binding upon all the people and
their officers, commands that once
in every ten years the State shall
be divided into thirty eight SEN
atorial districts, and one hundred
representative districts, provided,
in doing so, the principle requiring
every district to be as nearly equal
in population as may be, shall not
be violated.
The law now in force is the Act
of 1898. more than sixteen years
ago. Three years after the time
commanded by the Constitution
the Act of 1906 was adopted re-
districting the State, but in Rag
B land VS.. Anderson, l25 Kentucky,
the Court of Appeals in an eminent
ly nonpartisan opinion held that
the inequality of this Act is so
glarng that it precludes the poSs-
bility that there was any attempt
Ho divide the State into one hun
dred legislative districts as nearly
equal as may be, and that it was
Clearly violative of the constitution
al inhibition against inequality and
declared that equality Of repre-
sentation is vital principle of
democracy; that without equality
republican institutions are impOssi-
bIe, and that inequality of repre-
HntatiOn is tyranny to which no
people worthy of freedom will
tamely submit; that equality Of
representation is the basis of pa
triotism; that no citizen will, or
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-10-13
LETTERS LOSE THE
VEIL OF SECRECY
ClandeStine Correspondence Cut
Out.

Three thousand women, part Of
the army of persons who obtain
their mail at the general delivery
window in Chicago, have revealed
to the postal authorities their true
names and addresses. They were
required to sign cards of identi-
tication."
The requirement, enforced this
week for the first time, tears away
part OF the secrecy under which
clandestiEe correspondence has
been carried, and, in that respect,
will produce a reform for which
urgent jemaad mas gone up from
ministers, reform leagues and
others.
What was required Of the wom-
en- applicants the first day will be
demanded OF the men and boys
until the 10000 patrons of the
general delivery" shall have
been enrolled or denied the privi-
lege Of that method of correspond
ence.
Many Of the applicants were
married women, others were young
girls eager for a letter that they
dared not lec their parents see.
Almost all were indignant.
Resentment at the plan grew and
women in stylish attire joined
those of humber garb in denunci-
alton of what they termed an in
fringement OF their rights" Many
turned away, refusing to sign the
Identification cards, occasionally
admitting that they had received
such mail for years.
Some Of the reasons assigned by
Colonel Stuart for the innovation
follow:
Evil comes from the delivery of
thousands of letters weekly to
girls under age.
Thousands daily receive mail
under fictitious names from which
no good comes.
The general delivery is lately
overtaxed by the growing demands
of fictitious letter writer's.
Crime may oftentimes be pre-
vented and more easily detected
when individuals receive tn cir
mail at their homes.
To the question, why don't
you have your mail delivered at
homer there were many answers.
Some of the reasons were:
My husband and | don't agree
and | have to get my mail at the
general delivery"
There are good reasons why |
get my mail here, as | have a per-
feet right to do"
Il am here only temporarily"
Il don't want others in the house
to see my mail"
1--WE are doing this" said Col
onel Stuart, for the general good
of the public and the service. If,
after card has been signed, the
individual calls for mail under an
other name postal authorities will
investigate the circumstances. If
the person is Il girl or young the
parents will be notified of it.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-10-13
As Baudin left the courtroom. a
free man. the crowd applauded him.

Your cough annoys you. Keep
on hacking and tearing the deli
cate membranes OF. your throat if
you want to be annoyed. But if
you want relief, want to be cured,
take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Sold by all dealers. 13-4t.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-10-13

ought to, love the State which op-
presses him, and that citizen is ar
bitrarily oppressed who is denied
equality of representation with
every other citizen of the Common
wealth."
1t is known to all of the people
and was implied by the opinion of
the Court of Appeals that the ex-
listing law, the Act Of 1893, also
clearV l0iato- the Con, ti,ut;c
but 10 IUtiu nOt DE- neld that 1T was
unconstitutional without throwing
the State government into chaos as
it had been organized under that
law after the adoption of the new
Constitution.
The Court expressed its faith
that the members of the next Gen
eral assembly, "impeled by their
senses of duty, the obligations of
their oaths of office, together with
that spirit of justice which is the
heritage of the race, will redistrict
the State as The Constitution re-
quires."
1t is clearly to be regretted by
all that the last General Assembly
did not redistrict the State, and
another election of Senators and
Representatives must De held under
the unequal and unfair Act of 1898.
The sense Of duty" the obllga-
tons of the oath Of Office and
the spirit of justice which is the
heritage Of the race" will again
impose upon the General Assem-
bly, this duty Of redistricting the
State as the Constitution requires.
But the short term OF sixty days
and the many important matters
which will be considered in that
assembly will endanger the chance
of adopting a Just redistricting
bill, and in order to lessen the pre-
liminary work, | feel it my duty
to the State to ask "a bipartisan
commission of upright citizens to
canvas the population under the
last census and report to the Gov
ernor for his recommendation to
the General Assembly, a just and
equal redistricting bill.
For the good OF the State. | in
vite you gentlemen to take the
Constitution, the geography and
the census and prepare a measure
which will give a square deal to all
the people. | feel sure that | can
recommend to the General Assem-
bly, any plan which such men as
you, or a majority, shall report to
be fair and Just. There is no pro-
vision of law to pay the expenses.
The report will in no way bind the
General Assembly. except in so
far as its wisdom and fairness
shall affect the opinions and con-
sciences of the members; but |
shall be glad to ask the General
Assembly, if it approves the result
of your labors, to pay the actual
necessary expenses incurred by
you in making the preliminary in
vestigatlon.
The sting of inequality and in
Justice in the present districts
hurts the State and the feelings of
all good people. While perfect
inequality of population in all dis
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-10-13

Milton Cummings, of Mercer
county, produced stalk of tobac-
co nine feet high of thirty-seven
large leaves.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-10-13

Don't think that piles can't be
cured. Thousands of obstinate
cases have been cured By Doan's
Ointment. so cents at any drug
store. IL 1T
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-29

The streets of Paris are to know the
salad basket no longer. says Paris
correspondent of the Law Times.
The Salad Basket is the French
equivalent Of our English BLACK Ma
ria" The French vehicle is basket" :"
inasmuch as 1t collects criminals. and
salad" by means of it's green color. In
future IL is TO be motor driven. and the
door will refuse to open until the
driver pulls a lever. From the old
fashioned vehicle. il is said. escapes
were frequent. and rescues by friends
of prisoners were not unknown.
The most famous instance of an es-
cape from an English Black Maria =
it may. be recalled. occurred in 1867,
when the Fenian leader. Colonel
Thomas Kelly. and another were res
cued en- route to Manchester. the con-
stable on guard being killed. As is
well known. three of those concerned
We're hanged
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-29
OOJCHEN PLAN
L1 DEFENDED
Moreton Frewen Upholds the
Theory of Foreign Exchange
in Answer to Criticism

r. DITOR CALL. I have read youf
leading article of today with inter-
lest and with entire approval Real
~. the old. strident note marks for me
some 3 years off the sad flight of time.
Wednesday last 1 briefly outlined to
your chamber Of commerce the Sc
called "G0schen plan" as possible pal
liative for the present exchange crisis
with Asia. which crisis. according to
the reports OF all your consuls in Asia
forwarded to your secretary of state
Mr.. Root. is paralyzing your export
trade 1 especially disclaimed any
personal sympathy with the plan of
our chancellor of the exchequer, the
late Lord Goschen. but 1 pointed out
that as it had been recommended with
practical unanimity by the gold mono
metaIists and also by the bimetalists
of the British Royal Commission on
Gold and Silver. which after two years
OF almost continuous sessions reported
in 1855. and as it had been urged upon
us by Mr.. GOschen when he was our
chancellor of the exchequer in 1891
is admittedly the standard work on
1.-The Theory of the Foreign EX-
changes'D this proposal, which is to-
day the basis of the Fair Exchanges
leagues. may be entitled to respectful
consideration
You. however characterize the pro-
posaI of such sponsors as this sort Of
muddIe headed nonsense which crops
up every so often" and I therefore
leave this dilemma for the decision Of
your readers-whether a royal commits
sion presided over by the lord cham
ceIlor of England. the late Lord Her.
schell, and of which commission Mr
Balfour, a few years later our prime
minister, was the most active member
and the finding of which commission
was also indorsed by such a chancellor
as Goschen, lis likely to be 'muddle
headed nonsense" or whether on the
other hand the leader writer of the
San Francisco Call may be unintelh-
gent and irresponsible
Yours faithfully.3
MORETON FREWEN.
Sacramento, November 26-
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-29
FUR SEALS DIE
IN CAPTIVITY
Professor Henry Elliott Tells
OfFailure of All Attempts
To Tame Them

- DITOR CALL: In your issue OF the
18th inst. under the caption of
- MAY Prevent Fur Seals Extinc-
Ition-Successful Raising of Orphan
Pups by Hand" etc. 1 am induced to
submit the following:
In 1872. April. went out to Wood
wards gardens in San Francisco with
the proprietor, Mr.. Woodward. himself.
Among other interesting animals which
he had there at that time was pair of
fur seals, one year old bull and the
other a yearling. He told me that they
had not been brought down from the
Alaskan seal islands. but had been cap
tured at Santa Barbara and had been
in his possession about three months
made notes, and then went off on April
6 to visit and study this life in the
Pribilof islands, Bering sea.
When l returned. September 3. 1878, I
again went out to die Woodward gar
dens to see the seals and contrast them
with those with which l had become so
familiar in the Pribilof rookeries. But
they were dead They had lived but a
few months after 1 saw them alive in
April. 1872. Why? Because nothing
could be done by Mr.. woodward and
his trained assistants to induce them to
feed or TO rest in confinement. During
my absence Mr. Woodward had pos
sessed himself of three or four more
specimens of fur seals, which had also
died from self-imposed starvation.
MrA Woodward's experience was ex-
actly mine in this respect. for 1 tried
my best TO get pup seals to eat and live
In the seal islands during the whole
season of 1872. began in June and
persisted patiently. and with the best
of assistance from DR.. Otto Kramer.
until the complete record of our failure
was established at the end of November
following.
Doctor Kramer experimental with all
sorts of food He had canned milk and
an abundance of small fishes and squid.
The net result was an inf1exible deter
mination of these young seals not to
eat anything that we could give them,
no matter how long their period of alb
stinence was continued. up to the day
Of their death Once in while a pup
would snap up fish and swallow it,
and we often introduced by bottles
quarts of milk into their stomachs. but
their suflen wildness and 'steadfast re-
fusai to be petted or become docile was
maintained by these fur seal pups up
to the last hour of their lives. A new
born pup. never suckled by it's mother,
wouldtlive 9 or 10 days thus in our
hands, a pup six weeks old lived three
months. and one that was at least three
months old lived nearly FIVE months,
milk and fish being forced into 1t at in
tervals of every three or four days
In 1873 these experiments and at
tempts of mine on st. Paul island. as
indicated, were renewed on st. George
island by Doctor Hereford. He failed.
He renewed them again and again, year
after year. following. only to fail in
rearing this one of the widest of all
wild animals. the fur seal of Alaska
HENRY ". ELLIOTT, Lakewood. o.
November %, 1909
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-29
ClubwoTRen and Their Work
BY MARY AsHE MILLER

puOhc at the University OF California
glee club concerts which will take place
at the clubhouse Saturday evening irYr-r
der the auspices OF the California club
mere Will be a program and view OF
the exhibit Sunday afternoon also for
the members of the Sunday assembly
OF the club. One of the pictures shown
will be purchased by the club. The
method of selection will be decided
upon at the directors meeting to he
held Tuesday afternoon.
some excellent features are promised
for the meetings next month. One OF
the chief events will be the animal
Founders day breakfast Tuesday. De-
cemoer 2S, the program OF which will
be In charge of Mrs. George A. Clougb
and the arrangements in charge Of
Mrs ID. j. MacMaster
The dramatic section of the club viii
meet Thursday afternoon under the al
rection of Mrs. Will A. Maddern. who
will interpret John -Galsworthy's play,
The Silver Box"
Laurel Hall club will meet Wednes-
day afternoon and great pleasure is an
tieipated by che members who are to
near an address by the Rev. DR.. A. b.
shields of ST. Lukes hospital formerlvr
of Boston. on the Emmanuel movement.
Mrs Harry C0weu will sing and Mrs
Mark f. Davis will render a piano SOLO.
MIS- A a Brown will be the clubs
hostess. The meeting OF the club De-
cember 10 will be held in the evening.
and after musical program there will
be dancing. 1t will be a book conun-
drum evening. and members are re-
quested 10 wear some article OF dress
or decoration TO represent the title OF
some book or the name of some author.
The meeting of the San Franchises
musical club will take place Thursday
morning. the program consisting OF
numbers by Bach. Hasse and Mozart-
The members who are to participate are
Mrs. Frank Van Ness Cox. Mrs. Joseph
Emanuel, Mrs Ashley Fault Miss Helen
Heath, Mrs Thomas Inman. Mrs. James
H. Kelley, Mrs Ludwig r. Larson Miss
Blanche Lewis. Miss Florence Nacb-
trieb. Mrs. Toby Schussler and Mrs. Ma
thilde Wismer
At the meeting held November Is the
program. consisting of numbers by Baz-
zini, Puccini, Verdi and Cherubini. was
given by the Minetti quartet. assisted
by Mrs. ZiIpha Ruggles Jenkins. So
prano.
The woman's auxiliary OF the Societv
Of California Pioneers will hold memo,
rial services Thursday afternoon AZ
z.S0 O'Clock. in honor OF the memory
- enc "a -nrs- JOhn H. JeWett. the
FOUNDER Of the organizatiaon
At a recent meeting OF the Votes-for
Women club. held at the Hotel Aroo-
naut. letter was read from Mrs E,n,-
incline Pankhurst. leader of the Eng
ilsh sunragettes. expressing her regret
AT being unable to come west on ac-
count of her limited time to remain in
America She will sail from New York
for England December I. but has held
out hope that she may visit San Fran
cisco next winter
The Thanksgiving dinner OF the elph
will take place Saturday evening nexr
at the Argonaut hotel. and an innova-
ton has been planned in having both
a toastmaster and toastnistress. the
former to be Thomas f. Hayden and
the latter Mrs. William Keith OF Berks-
ley. --