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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
A CARD.

Having heard that some of our
subscribers living in the country
think our new rates excessive. l
take this opportunity to make a
statement of the cost of telephone
service.
1t actually costs us $15.43 per
year per telephone to furnish SER
vice to subscribers in the city.
Now as the life of telephone
plant is not over fifteen years,
sum must be put by each year to
replace the plant when it becomes
worn out or obsolete. This will
cost 50 per telephone, making a
total of STAB. This leaves a
profit Of only 81 cents per year on
telephones producing SIS per year.
Now country telephones should
pay rental enough greater than
SlI.43 to pay an interest on the
Investment in poles and wire out
side of the city limits and a sum
that at compound interest will re-
place these lines at the end of Is
years.
Now the telephones on the
Maysville, Van Thompson and
Paris pixies at the new rates pay
us only 2 4-10 per cent on the in
vestment.
The writer will be glad to show
the figures TO prove this statement.
B. +. BUCKNER,
Manager Old KY. TELEPHONE & Tele-
graph Company.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
wife Killing Unlawful and InSu-
rance Companies Profit
Thereby.

The Supreme Court of Ohio
held that if a man killed his wife,
he forfeits by that act any right
to stand as the beneficiary under
any life insurance she may carry.
The case was that of Elmer G.
Fillmore VS.. the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company of New York.
Fillmore was sentenced for six
years for pushing his wife into
Snyder Lake. Mrs. Fillmore car
rled S164 industrial insurance and
Fillmore, in spite of the fact that
he is serving his term in the peni-
tertiary, tried to collect the
money.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
HOFFMAN AGENCY
Opens offices In MCClelIand
Building.

The supplies and fixtures for
the offices of the H. &. Hoffman
General Agency arrived Tuesday
and the officers of the concern,
which are located in the McClel-
land building, were fitted up Tues
night and the agency opened for
business Wednesday morning.
This agency is doing a business of
S225,000 year and is the only
one in the State that handles the
business of twelve companies, en-
ploying two hundred and twenty
five agents IN all parts of the
State, whose premiums will be
sent to this office and whose bust
ness will be handled here. Lou
isville and other cities were con-
sidered by the company when
they decided to leave Mt. Sterling,
but Lexington was chosen on ac-
count of its central location and
its being the home of most of the
directors.
Until recently this concern was
known as the H. q. Hoffman
General Agency of Mt. Sterling,
but it was recently incorporated
and a number of prominent Lex
inton business men taken into the
firm, among them being Messrs.
Younger Alexander. j. S. Helm,
j. G. Willis, w. B. Brock, E. H.
Watson and Judge Mat Walton.
The business of the Henry Clay
Fire insurance Company, which
will begin within a short time,
will be written by this agency and
three more companies will be ad-
ded to the list soon, which will
make a total of fifteen companies
represented by the Hoffman
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Herald.
Mr.. Hoffman, who will manage
the business, is we'll known to
all our readers as young man of
ability. We congratulate the
company on securing the services
of such a competent and worthy
man, and wish them success.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
William Jennings Bryan'S Dangh-
ter MarrieS.

In a wedding so quiet as to ex-
cite comment, Mrs. Ruth Bryan
Leavitt, eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William j. Bryan, was
married to Lieut.. Reginald A.
Owen, of the Royal Engineering
Corps of the British army, sta
toned at Jamaica. Only members
of the family witnessed the cere-
mony.
The groom is 26 years old and
is the son of T. G. Owen, a bust
ness man of London. His mother
is not living.
Mrs. Owen was married nearly
seven years ago, when a school,
girl Is years old, to William Ho-
mer Leavitt, an artist, nearly
twice her age. She secured a di-
vorce from Leavitt in March,
1909, and was awarded the custody
of their two children. The chill
dren are in Germany.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
Invitation to Capitol Dedication.

The following invitation for the
Capitol dedication was issued by
Governor Wilson on May 5:
TO all our people of Kentucky
and all our neighbors:
You are cordially invited by
the Citizens Committee and the
Capitol Commission, through the
Governor as Chairman, to attend
the dedication of the new Capitol
at Frankfort, KY, on Thursday,
June second, nineteen hundred and
ten, at noon, and a reception to
be held at the new Capitol at night
from $40 to II o'clock. Senator
w. o. Bradley will deliver the
principal address.
(Signed>
AUGUSTUS +. WILSON,
Governor of Kentucky,
Chairman of the Capitol Commits
sion and of the Citizens Invita-
ton Committee"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
THE LAYING OF
CORNER STONE
Impressive Ceremonies Are Con-
Quoted By the Paris Lodge
of MaS0nS.

The laying of the corner stone
of the new Government Building
at Paris, KY, took place Wednes-
day afternoon, May 4, in the pres
ence of nearly one thousand peo-
pie. The impressive ceremonies
were conducted by Paris Lodge
No. 2, f. & A. NJ, assisted by the
grand officers of Kentucky.
Members of different lodges
met at the Masonic asylum on
Main street, and promptly at 3:45
o'clock, preceded by the Elks'
band, marched to the new building.
After the invocation by Rev. B.
NJ. ohlve of the Second Presby-
terrain church, Grand Master John
H. Coles, of Louisville, assisted
by Deputy Grand Master, r. r,
Burnam, of Richmond, Past Grand
Master, Samuel X. Veach, of Car
Isle, representing the Grand
Architect of the Grand Lodge;
Grand Senior Warden, David
Jackson, of London, and Grand
Junior Warden. Joseph Fl. Ewalt,
of Bourbon, reported the work of
the builders as faithfully executed,
the stone true and trusty and well
formed and properly laid.
Mr.. M. H. Davis, of Paris, rep
resenting the treasurer of the
Grand Lodge, then deposited the
copper box, containing copies of
the county papers and the Lexing-
ton Herald and such other things
and records as the committee
deemed proper should pass to
some future generation.
Deputy Grand Master r. r..
Burnam, assisted by the Grand
Senior Warden, David jackson,
and Grand Junior Warden, Joseph
H. Ewalt, with the implements of
of the fraternity, the square,
level and plumb, tested the stone,
after which the corn, wine and
oil was scattered and poured upon
the rock as Masonic symbols of
nourishment, refreshment and Joy.
Grand Master Cowles then in
PRODUCED the speaker of the day,
Past Master Charles NJ. Harris, of
Versailles, who delivered the adj
dress.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
Jolt Tor The Women.

IN his episcopal address before
the Methodist conference at Ashe-
vile, n. c., Bishop Hendrix fatty
opposed the demands of the
women of the church for represen-
tation in conference. He said the
request was not in harmony with
his ideas as to woman's place in
the church, in the home and in
society.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
JUDGES SALARY
LAW is UPHELD.
Special Judge Webb Decides Act
OF Recent Legislature Con-
StitutiOnaI.

Attorney George Q. Webb, OF
Lexington, special Judge, agreed
upon to try the case of j. w.
Cammack, Circuit Judge, against
Frank p. James, Auditor, to test
the constituionality of the law pro-
yiding for the increase in the sala-
ries of the Circuit Judges 81 200 a
year, has decided that the act of
the Legislature is constitutional.
The case will not be appealed.
The act was contested on two
grounds, first that the increase of
salary is contrary to the provisions
of the Constitution, as the Judges
are in office, and, second, that the
Office of regular Judge is incom-
patible with that of special Judge.
Special Judge Webb decided in
favor of the Circuit Judge on
both grounds.
The act upheld by Judge Webb
was known as the Eaton bill, and
passed both houses of the Legisla-
ture, Gov. Wilson permitting it to
become law without his sigma
ture.
1t provides that, when the APP
pointment of a special Circuit
Judge becomes necessary, the
Governor shall be limited in his
selection to the regular Circuit
Judges then on vacation, and for
the extra service, whether per-
formed or not, each Circuit Judge
in the State, except those in Lou
isville, shall be paid 81 200 annu-
ally in addition to the regular
salary of $4,000 a year. In effect
it raises the salary of each Circuit
Judge to $4, 200 year.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
Notice..

Any person being subscriber
to The Old Kentucky Telephone
Company, and finding that their
service is bad or imperfect, will
render The City great service by
writing in what particular the SER
vice is bad, signing same and mail
ing to the undersigned.
". A. SAmUELs, Mayor.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
NEW AUTOMOBILE
LICENSE LAW
Which Was Passed By the Leg
iSlatHre Will Become EffeC-
tive on June I3.

Owners of automobiles in this
State will be interested in the regu-
lations and plans which are being
made by DR.. Ben l.. Bruner, Sec
rotary of State, to put into effect
the new automobile license law
which was passed by the last Leg
islature andi which will become
effective on June -, 1910. DR..
Bruner has appointed Miss Josie
May Head, of Clarkson, Grayson
county, as clerk of the automobile
desk and is studying the best ways
to carry out the provisions of the
law. The work is not going to be
light, and it will keep one clerk
busy all the time keeping lack of
automobiles, issuing licenses and
recording the sales of machines.
Under the new law any person
who has paid the Kentucky license
fees can go into any other State
where there is a reciprocity auto
mobile law without having to pay
an additional license in that State.
Most Of the Northern States have
this reciprocity law, and they will
recognize the licenses of Ken
lucky in their own States, so that
it will be a great convenience for
Kentuckians on tour in other
States. An Ohio automobile, on
which the license in that State
has been paid, for instance, will
be allowed to come into Kentucky
without any additional license,
and other States where similar
laws prevail will recognize Ken
lucky automobiles in the same
way.
Under an opinion from the At
torney General, DR.. Bruner will
furnish the owners of automobiles
with the metal tags which are re-
quired by the law. This will in
sure all the tags being the same
size and of uniform color. II was
thought that the law might re-
quire the owner of an automobile
to pay for the tag. DR.. Bruner
will buy about $500 of these
metal plates. They have numbers
four inches high and half an inch
wide and the letters ky" after
the number, these letters being
more than an inch high. In addi-
ton to the tags that will be fur
nished by the State, each automo-
bile owner paying the State license
will be given an aluminium seal,
which shows that the tax has been
paid, and card, signed by the
Secretary of State, which serves
as means of Identification as we'll
as proof that the license in this
State has been paid.
The licenses will be issued as of
July l, when the licenses must be
paid, and DR.. Bruner expects to
have everything in running order
in the automobile department by
that time.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11

Had dyspepsia or indigestion
for years. No appetite, and what
l did eat distressed me terribly.
Burdock Blood Bitters cured me-"
j. H. Walker, Sunbury, o. m.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
The Maine To Be Raised.

After twelve years the Inflated
battleship Maine is to be removed
from Havana harbor and the bodies
which went down with the vessel
will be inferred in the National
Cemetery at Arlington. A bill
providing for such removal and
burial which had passed the House,
was passed by the Senate May 4.
Get rid of feas on that dog
Use Minors Fluid. w. S. Lloyd.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
HALLEYS COMET
ON MAY 10, 1910,
Time of Nearest Approach, Head
of Comet Only 100000
= Miles From Earth.

We are indebted to the Amerl-
can Book Company for an excel
lent article on Halley's comet, by
David Todd, Professor of As
tronomy and Navigation and Di-
rector of the Observatory of Am
herst College. Relative to the
distance of the comet, etc., when
nearest the earth it says:
During January and February,
1910, it was steadily receding from
the earth, although travelling sun
ward all this time, which explains
its very slight increase in bright
ness. On March 5. however, its
greatest distance from us on this
two months retreat was reached
10000, 900 miles; April 1, dis
lance, 1876, 100000; May 1, &c.
100000; while on May IS, the
time of nearest approach, the
head of the comet is but 12,000,-
Of0 miles from the earth. Only
an eighth part of the distance of
the sum- Automatically speaking,
a very near approach. Only one
of the staid planetary bodies is
ever known TO come so near.
Still, this is fifty times the distance
of the moon.
On this day, May IS, may be
seen a strange and most unusual
sight-the transit of comet over
the face of the sun, visible at
such places as are fortunate
enough to be in daylight while the
passage is actually taking place.
If the comet really transits the
the sun, as is expected, and its
constitution is unlike that of the
great comet of 1882, and Hide
fined dark spot may be seen against
the disk of the sun, progressing
across it for an hour or two. The
exact hour of the expected transit
is not known; so that the suns
disk should be scrutinized on the
HSth, wherever clear skies permit.
As comets tails are always pro-
jected away from the sun, this
date is the time when the earth is
almost certain to pass through the
tail of Halley's comet. But it is
quite doubtful whether we shall
have evidence of it, from any phe-
/nomena of the sky. At least once
in the past has our earth made a
similar plunge, and emerged un
harmed.
Our distance from the head of
Halley's comet on May Is, 1910,
is practically equal TO what it was
from the nucleus of the comet of
1851 on June 30, of that year.
More than that we know little or
nothing, and cannot predict just
what will happen, because the
relative constitution of the two
comets is unknown. All astrono-
hers are, however, agreed that
this conjunction of earth and
comet need occasion no alarm.
There is, indeed, the possibility
that we may traverse the empty
vacuity of the comets tail without
even the astronomers finding it
out. The comet of 1881 came
within 100000 miles of the
earth, but even this nearness did
not afford shower of meteors.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
thunderstorm at Somerset.

During heavy thunderstorm
at Somerset lightning set fire to a
3O,OOO-barrel storage oil tank and
it was destroyed. Other large
tanks in the vicinity were threat
ened. The loss is over $4,000.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11

Don't let the baby suffer from
eczema, sores or any itching of
the skin. Doan's Ointment gives
instant relief, cures quickly. Per-
fectly safe forsschildren. All drug
gists sell it. I'm.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
Strike Troubles.

AS precaution to thwart an at
tempt to injure the l.. & N. rail-
road bridge at Henderson the
company has placed eight watch
men on the structure. Hundreds
of cars of nonunion coal from Hop
kins county, KY, is being shipped
to strike territory. Recent dyna-
hitting of an Illinois bridge, be-
cause of hauling nonunion coal,
caused the company to station
guards.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11

Constipation causes headache,
nausea, dizziness, languor, heart
palpitation. Drastic physics grippe,
sicken, weaken the bowels and
don't cure. Doan's Regulets act
gently and cure constipation. 25
cents. Ask your druggist. I'm.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11

Never can tell when you'll mash
a finger or suffer a cut, bruise,
burn or scald. Be prepared. DR..
Thomas Eclectric Oil instantly re-
lieves the pain-quickly cures the
wound. I'm.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11

John L. Beverage, former Gov
ernor of Illinois, is dead at his
home in Hollywood, Cal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-05-11

Has your dog got mange9 Use
Minors Fluid. w. S. Llovd.
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successful with the ball. Camel"
cried, as it smashed into the net. But
| for once Dearest was not vexed with
me for winning. With a smile SO alb
! stracted and clairvoyant as to make
me guess at once the tenor of her
thoughts, she picked up the ball and
wandered back to the service line.
Ready" she called, but instead
of serving, suddenly let her racquet
fall Gathering to the ground.
"Wilfred!" she cried, as il happy
thought had struck her, do you sup
pose he will ask her today p
more than likely" answered ex-
uberantly, and then, coming close up
to the net, but say, sweetheart,
aren't you going to play any more?'
20, yes!' she cried, starting and
stopping quickly to recover her
racquet. "Of course ! am! | was
| only just thinking
$50 was l! But don't let's any more,
or we can't play the camel" So we
succeeded in putting all thought OF the
| two out of our heads and fell to play
| ing some pretty fast tennis.
Agatha First / may explain, in the
, meantime was playing golf all by her
self down on the course by the river.
Dearest had offered her the escort of
young Leslie Freer, the rector's son,
who lived down in the village, hut
she would have none of him, te my
dismay. In fact / had begun ta feel
MISREPRESENTATION almost for fear
we were neglecting the poor girl in
our absorption in our other two
guests, but Dearest had treasured me
by saying she thought Agatha First
was the kind of girl who preferred
out-of-door exercise and her own COM
pany to any number of young men.
had just succeeded in making the
score of a holly contested game
deuce" again, when the dog cart in
which Terhune and Miss Lawrence
had driven off that morning appeared,
approaching briskly from the direction
of the castle where Terhune had ap-
. parently left his companion on his
way to the stables
Vantage in Camel" called my
wife triumphantly. You're no good
at all. Wilfred.' Game. SET" re-
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MARK THE BOUNDARY
Each Nation Has Way of Define.
ating Its Frontier.
pillars and Statues Most Commonly
Used Where Natural Boundaries
Do Not Exist-Most Fam
Gus of All Marks.

London.-Happy is the country
which possesses natural boundaries.
England is better off in this respect
than almost any other nation. for the
whole of her 2,755 miles OF frontier
is guarded by the sea. Next comes
Italy with 2.472 miles of coastline. and
the Alps like a wall across her NORTH
ern boundary.
Contrast these cases with those OF
Germany and Austria. The latter
country has a frontier line OF about
$500 miles, of which 1895 Is land,
every mile of which must be guardec
against the encroachments of her
neighbors. Germany is almost equally
badly off, for her seacoast line is only
744 miles, while 1885 miles of land
frontier border upon Russia, Austria,
Switzerland, France, Holland and Bel
GUM, and far the larger portion OF
this great distance is not protected
by mountains, rivers or any other nat
ural boundary.
The Germans guard their frontiers
with unceasing vigilance, especially
that which faces France along the
southern border Of Elsass-LothrIngen,
and France is by no means penind In
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ing consciousness that things were 60
ing we'll with our loverers pervading
every stroke. We had observed with
pleasure on the evening previous that
Archibald had done nothing but de-
vote himself to Agatha Sixth, and had
brought his devotion in public to a
well-managed termination by inviting
the girl out for a stroll on the terrace
ito see the moon!" Happy excuse for
seeing each other! Time-honored and
time-worn, but as good as new to each
fresh pair Of lovers! And from this
moonlight walk Agatha had augured,
and l. had hoped, great things.
Then again early that morning we
had seen them depart for drive to
the village. where it seemed young
Miss Lawrence had an errand. / don't
know that l have mentioned before
that Lawrence was Agatha Sixth's last
name, just as Endicott was Agatha
First's. l have grown so used to re-
ferring TO them as Arch and were
accustomed to do in the days when
there was a necessity for keeping
their Identities a secret beyond the
knowledge of their first names, that
I'd almost forgotten they had any
other
The best part of the thing was that
although they had only two miles to
go, the pair had not yet returned. And
it was now high noon Dearest
couldn't get over it, and frisked and
hoped SO, / had to beg her to remem-
Der that she was playing tennis and
not cup and ball.
Forty love." I called across the
net, serving my fast serve that / sci.
dom use against my wife, in my pre-,
occupation as my thoughts would per
sist in dwelling upon Arch and his
love affair rather than upon the game
Il say, do you think they can have
eloped?"
That's too good to hope for!' re
turned Agatha, though she was not SC
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SYNOPSIS.

Archibald Terhune, a popular young
bachelor OF London, is suddenly aroused
from the aimless and indolent life ne
leaC =. by the startling news from the law
drr. of Barnes, Wiloughby e. Son. that ne
Is the heir to a sheep farm In Australia
bringing in an income of $4,000 year.
The hequest comes from an aunt, Mrs.
Georgiana James of Essex. She makes
him her heir on condition that he marry
within ten days or forfeit the legacy to a
third cousin living in America. The story
opens at Castle Wyckoff, where Lord Vim
cent and his wife, staunch friends Of Ter
hume are discussing plans to find Ter
hume a wife within the allotted time. It
seems that Lady Vincent is one of seven
persons named Agatha, all whom have
been close girlhood chums. She decides
to invite two of them to a party at the
castle and have Archie there as one of
the guests. Archie accepts the invitation
and the Vincents discuss his prospects in
all their varied bearings. He listens &c
their descriptions of the two Agatha's
and decides that the sixth shall be his
choice. Agatha first and Agatha sixth
arrive at the castle Agatha the Sixth
strikes Archie as handpainted beauty.
Agatha First is q breezy American girl.
Only eight days remain for Archie to Sc
cure a bride. Lady Vincent tells her hus-
band that Agatha the Sixth already cares
for Archie.
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Money for tuberculosis Work.

: The National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
gives forcible illustration of the way
in which a small sum spent in eduea-
ton has secured large appropriations
from state, county, and municipal Oh
ficials The New York State Char2-
ties Aid association in the three years
1908, 1909, and 1910, has spent in the
upstate portion of New York about
$4,000 in arousing the people to the
dangers of tuberculosis. AS direcI
result of the public sentiment pro-
duced by this outlay, the state, coun-
ty, and municipal authorities have al
ready appropriated for tuberculosis
work $1,5O0,000 and appropriations for
hundreds of thousands of dollars ar@
pending. Hundreds of hospital beds
have been provided, and the assocta-
ton already aims for mo Uncared-toE'
Tuberculosis in 1915
Thus, the National association says
If $1,O00,O00 is realized from the sake
Of Red Cross seals, millions more WIFE
be added to it from the public treas
uries. Last year 25,000.0O0 stamps
were sold. 1t is aimed to ell fonv
times as many this year.