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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
MORNING GREETINGS.

Don't forget to say good morning"
Husbands, when you leave your door
For the duties Of the Office,
Or the labors of the store;
\ Press kiss upon the fond lips
OF the wife you leave behind;
Lighter far will be the days work,
AS you call it to your mind.
Don't forget to say good morning,
To the children, parents, all,
When you meet their loving glances
At the early morning call.
Say it tenderly and fondly,
Say it over with a smile;
1t may please them as they scatter,
And may keep their hearts from guile
There's charm that seems to follow
Every greeting word we say;
Our good nights and good mornings
Chase unkindly thoughts away.
They give rest to weary watchers,
To the weak impart new power,
While the good within the greeting
Y Seems t , fall Oh every hour.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17

afterward there was always a wild
rush to back any horse that might
chance to take similar tumble
while at the post. What may now
be the last Withers' Stakes was
run at Belmont Park on MAY 81
last and was VOL by The Turk.
The latter won it in 1:4O, just ten
seconds faster than Dublin had to
run to win it over thirty-fve years
ago.
Bonnie Braes won the inaugural
Ladies' Stakes and Ocean Bound
may be its last winner. if the New
York tracks are closed for good.
Francis Morris, the elder, won
the first Belmont Stakes with the
great filly, Ruthless, and what
may be the last was taken by
the Sweep on May 30.
The Western Cup has long ago
passed out of existence, but Ken
lucky was it's first winner, in the
colors of the Jerome Park was
named for, Donald W. Jerome.
Over that historic track of long
ago raced such noted horses as
Aristides, Tom Bowling, Spring
box, imp. Glenela. Helmbold, imp.
The Ill-Used, Duke of Magenta,
Local., Bramble, Spendthrift,
Crickmore, Hindoo, George Kin
ney, Miss Woodford, Hanover,
Nellie Gray, Katie Pease and
Firenzi, performers ridden by
such jockeys of international fame
in their time as Charles Littletield d,
James Rowe, Bob Swim, William
Lakeland, George Barbee, William
Hayward, James Feakes, Isaac
Murphy, Edward Garrison and
James Mclaughlin, and their
equals have not even been seen to
this day.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
Surprise Wedding.

Miss Name Purdom, of Lebanon.
KY, and Mr.. Ben W. Cox, of this
city, were married at jefferson.
vile, Ind, on August 8, by Mag
istrate keigwin. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Purdom, and her father, now de-
ceased. was a farmer near Lebanon.
The groom is son of DR.. and
Mrs. g. n. Cox, of this city, and
is a grandson of Major A. T.
Wood. He was formerly of Mt.
Sterling, but has made his home
in Louisville for the past four or
five years, being engaged in the
printing business part of the time
and on the stage for awhile. He
was with Robert Hillard in the
production of "A Fool There
Was" and last winter with the
Merry Widow" company.
Ben has a host of friends in Mt.
Sterling, his old home, who ex-
tend him congratulations and best
wishes for long, happy and pros
porous life.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
Byrd Will fly to Victory.

With the nomination of Hon.
A. Floyd Byrd for Congress in
the Tenth district the Democrats
have more than a fighting chance
for redeeming it. Mr.. Byrd is
.young and vigorous and can talk
Vail around" Mr.. Langlev's head.
The Democrats of the district have
heretofore made the mistake of
nominating fossils against whom
Langley was more than match.
The tables are turned this time
and the Republican nominee is so
far outclassed as to hardly furnish
amusement for Byrd, should they
mount the same raging stump to-
gether. With the only daily
paper in the district, the indie
pendent Winchester News, aud
several others with Republican
proclivities opposing him, and
level-headed, clear speaker nomi-
mated against him, especially since
he has followed the lead of the
meanest of the reactionaries, even
supporting Uncle Joe Cannon, we
do not mind saying to our readers
in strictest confidence that we
heartily believe that Mr.. Langley
is serving his last term in Congress
( and that hereafter if he gets an
office it will be appointive. Lex
ington Herald.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
Shocked.

The aristocratic residents of
Brooklyn Heights, New York,
where many of the four hundred
reside, are ineXpressibly shocked
over the fact that the negro cham
pion of the prize ring, Jack John
son, is likely to buy a $65, 900
residence in their very midst. -
His claim that it is not for the
purpose of going into society
should in a measure relieve those
who generally regard a negro as
good as a white man. Lexington
Herald.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
RaCinq.

Lexington will hold Fall meet
ING for nine days. The dates Sc
lected are September 10 to IS, in,
elusive, which will probably be
granted by the Racing Commits
sion at their next meeting. Mars
Cassidy, the famous eastern
starter. will handle the barrier.
Will Shelly, of Louisville, will
act as Secretary. Twenty-Five
thousand dollars in purses will be
hung up. Much interest is being
shown and it is predicted that the
meeting will be a success.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
John RObinSOn'S Shows.

A distinguished feature Of the
John Robinson Shows is the mon
ster free open den street caravan.
Who does not like to see the circus
parade? Who would not view the
gaily colored cages come along
when Madame Rotoske is seen
spanking the nose of a large lion
with a little whip while cheers
greet the act! The "Rube' clown,
who gets arrested for blocking
traffic on the streets, with his mule
and cart, was once a great feature.
He is well known now, but the in
ventive minds of circus men will
have another novelty to replace
him. Another event of moment in
every small town, and large one,
too, for that matter, is the early
one, the arrival of the circus train.
Long before the long train pulls
in on the sidetrack near the depot
the crowd is there. There is an
army of juvenile volunteers, who
are willing to carry water for the
elephants just to get a free paste
board emitting them to admission
to the show later in the day. Men
are thereto see that their boys,
who have passed a sleepless night
do not get hurt. Even women find
some excuse for going down to the
railroad yards and taking IA long
look Mt the canvas covered cars.
Boys, who have gathered and sold
enough old iron, rags and bones to
get 30 cents, enjoy a memorable
day, and the streets leading from
the farming district to town are
covered with every imaginable
kind of vehicle.
Like the others, the farmers
cone-to bring the children. The
feed dealer, who supplies hay, oats
and corn for the horses, wants sew
eral extra tickets-iust for the
children. The same is true of the
butcher, who supplies the meat for
the cook tent.
As soon as the sun is out there is
hustle and activity every place.
The circus does land office bust
ness, and, as the crowd is pouring
into the circus tent from the men
agerie at the night performance,
the army of employees of the shows
start to take down the canvas
which shelters the cages and the
work of loading the outfit onto the
train begins. Thousands of tired
boys and girls retire, after having
seen the show, peaceful and con-
tented. The following morning
the antics of the clown cause mer-
riment at the breakfast table, and
some youths who reside near the
circus lot hurry through their
morning abolutions in order to 90
over near the ring and see if any
change has been dropped by the
spectators of the previous night.
The John Robinson Shows will
give two performances here on
next Friday, August 10th.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
City Sued.

George Richardson, a farmer
living on the farm of Judge q. A.
Mccormick, has sued the city of
Mt. Sterling for $4,000 damages
for alleged personal injury.
Richardson claims to have fallen
in the sewer ditch near the old
gas house property on East Main
street, on June 4 last, sustaining
injuries to the above amount. The
suit will be defended by the con-
tractors, Messrs Paul & Kershner,
of Dayton, Ohio, who deny any
liability on account of the accident.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
New Soma.

There was but one George
Washington and only one Booker
t. This is the catchy title of a
song written by Mamie Edwards,
and which is just off the press of
the international Music Publish
inc Company at Richmond, Ind.
The song has been dedicated by
the author to the Tuskegee In
stitute. She also agreed to give
all her royalties from the sale of
the song to the institution.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
Old Soldier Dead.

Capt. w. p. Conner died at his
home in Owingsville August 10.
He was a lieutenant in Ewing's
company in the war with Mexico
and served as Captain in the
Twentieth Infantry, Confederate
army during the Civil War. He
held many public Offices and was
an honored and respected citizen.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
House Party.

Miss Anna Caswell Prewitt, the
attractive and charming daughter
of Mrs. Caswell Prewitt, will en-
terrain house party this week at
her beautiful country home near
Prewitt's Station, composed of the
following young ladies': Misses
Martha and Anna G. VanMeter,
Miss Mary Leonard Cass
and Miss Mary Vance, of Lexing-
ton; Miss Nancy Cooper, of Mid
way. and Miss Laura Carpen-
ter, of Danville.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
Fifteen Indicted.

Fifteen indictments were re-
turned at Newark, Ohio, against
fifteen alleged members of the
mob who lynched Carl Burlington
July s last, charging them with
murder in the first degree. The
Investigations have not yet been
completed and many more indict-
ments are expected.
The lynching was the culmina-
ton of the attempt of the Anti
saloon League of Ohio to secure
evidence against alleged saloon
keepers in Newark, who were de-
clared to be selling beer and liquor
in defiance of the State laws,
Licking county, of which Newark
is the county seat, having voted
dry" year before.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
New York Situation Affects To-
cal Sport.

The passing of the racing for
the time being after the first of
incoming September in New York
State is the most interesting topic
of conversation among horsemen
at Churchill Downs and Douglas
Park. The veteran trainer, James
Thorton, the oldest of the local
colony of turfmen, told many in
teresting stories of racing in the
Empire State when it was re-es-
tablished at the close of the Civil
War and Kentucky, Lodi, Mug
gins and Norfolk were the stars of
the turf.
As far as the local racing is con-
cerned Louisville will be largely
benefited by the New York situa-
ton, but the State at large will be
effected at least some, as the East
ern yearling market will be virtu-
ally destroyed and the substitute
markets for the disposal of such
youngsters elsewhere can hardly
take its place.
1t is nearly fifty years since W.
X. Travers, Leonard Jerome and
the elder A. Belmont, with their
associates, opened Jerome Park
with its peculiar figure S-shaped
track and its clubhouse on the
bluff, where President Ora mt,
upon several occasions, sat and
watched the cracks of that time
contest for the supremacy.
1t was in 1867 that Jerome Park
inaugurated its historic Belmont
Stakes and Westchester Cup, and
the year following came the La
dies Stakes, the Withers Stakes
not being inaugurated for eight
seasons later, it being 1874 when
that classic was first run and won
by Dublin, the Irish-named son of
the great Kentucky. He beat a
field of brilliant race horses, in
Guiding Nandolite, Reform and
Grinstead. Dublin belonged to
an eccentric Irish turfman of great
popularity and known to all turf
man of that day as "Old Joe Don
ahue." The colt was not thought
to have a great chance of winning
and even while at the post he was
fractions and rearing, and he fell
heavily. This was thought to
have DESTROYED whatever chance
he possessed, but to the astonish-
ment of all concerned, he was out
in the lead directly after the start
and there he stayed until he had
swept by the judges a winner of
the first Withers.
The accident and subsequent
surprising performance appealed
to racetrack superstition to such
an extent that for several years
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
Former Champion Dead.

Joe Cans, former lightweight
champion, died at his home in
Baltimore of tuberculosis August
10. He won the championship in
in 1902 and lost it in 1908.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
In the Money.

q. &. Anderson, who took his
horse, Crapshooter, to the fair at
Berea, raced him twice, finishing
second in one race and third in the
other. Mr.. Anderson will take
Crapshooter and a three-year-old
mare, Stella Jeffries, owned by f.
r. Little, to the Ewing fair this
week.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
Golden Butterfly.

Golden Butterfly was the winner
of the 81 900 saddle stake at the
Bloc Grass Fair Wednesday, beat
ing such good ones as Nazimova,
Bourbon Prince, Kentucky's
Choice and others. Golden But
terAy was formerly owned by
Thos. Trlplett, of this city.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
viii Filed.

The will of John q. Carlisle has
been filed for probate in Washing
ton. William j. kehoe is named
as executor and the estate is to be
divided between three grandchil-
dren. 1t is estimated to be worth
about see. 000,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
Earl Senff

Earl Senff was returned the
winner in the two-year-old run
ming race "Wednesday at the Blue
Grass Fair. He is owned by
Capt. j. T. Williams. of Spring
Station. and is named for our
County Attorney, Earl Senff.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
Road to Be Extended.

The Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton railroad is said to be CON
templating an extension to Pike
county, KY, at an estimated cost
of S14, 100000.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
PreWitt Reunion.

The annual Prewitt Reunion
will be held at the residence of
Attorney Henry h. Prewitt, in
this city, on Thursday, August 25.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17

Few people realize that the gas
Oline engine would be impossible
without electricity. 1t is the tiny
electric spark which at the proper
moment releases the hidden pow
ers of the gasoline vapor.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17

"Generally debilitated for years.
Had sick headaches, lacked ambi-
ton, was WORKOUT and all run
down. Burdock Blood Bitters.
made me a well woman. Mrs.
Chas. Freitoy, MOosup, Conn.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17

Farmers, mechanics, railroaders.
laborers rely on DR.. Thomas Ec-
lectic Oil. Takes the sting out of
cuts, burns or bruises at once.
Pain cannot stay where it is
used. I'm
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17

The man who keeps late hours
isn't apt to keep his job. Detroit
Free Press.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17

A stole, my child, is merely a
pessimist who is deaf and dumb.
on purpose.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
STORY OF TIE MOB.

Capt. Burlington, the dry" de-
tective from Kentucky, was run
out of a saloon on the afternoon
Of July s and finally arrested and
put in Jail at Newark. A mob
that afternoon stOrmed the Jail,
but could not get him. The
officials declared that they could
control the mob, but that night
the mob broke down the Jail doors
a n d taking Burlington from
his cell, hanged him to telegraph
pole IN the public square, in spite
of the frantic protests of some of
the best citizens. A reign of ter
ror followed and fifteen citizens
and business men were compelled
to flee for their lives, and many
have not yet returned to the city.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17

Chicago's new City Hall will be
the finest in the world when COM
pleted, at least electrically speak
inc, as it is to contain $4,000 in
candescent lights; l,SOO horse
power in motors; 900 telephone
outlets; 900 floor boxes: ii electric
elevators; 100 electric clocks and
Is private branch exchange tele-
phone boards.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
DO You Gamble?

: Some people do by spending their time and
: labor and money by housing crop Of hay, oats
: and other farm produce, and keeping thousands
of dollars invested in live stock housed in barns,
: and gamble with themselves that It Will not
8 burn. DO YOU?
Other people place their savings in a home
and handsome furniture and then gamble on
their luck that it will not burn. DO YOU?
Still others invest thousands in factories,
: mills, warehouses and other things subject to
8 fire. and think they can, by careful watching,
? prevent fire. DO YOU?
To all persons gambling with themselves
against loss by fire, wind or tornado we would
: suggest you give the matter careful considera-
tion Can you afford to take chances of losing
part or all of your accumulations for lifetime
: by gambling on your luck? We think not. See
us before it is too late, and do not gamble with
: yourself.
: Hoffman Insurance Agency
Traders National Bank Building
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21
ANOTHER ACT FINISHED.

Another act in the commission
form Of government farcIcal drama is
ended. The prosecution suit brought
by Rice against Brewer, Harger and
Case on an injunction bond, before
the case was decided. was peremptor-
lily dismissed this morning at the cost
Of Mr.. Rice. That this suit was mali
cious Is apparent. Not only from the
many indicative remarks made by
Rice before and after 1t was brought,
but from the fact that the suit was
brought before anything had been de-
cided in the injunction case. 1t was
evident that this suit was brought
with q view o. intimidating thebonds-
men, as we'll as the members Of the
city council, in hope that the council
might count Mr.. Rice into the office
Of mayor at $500 a year and impose
a commission form Of government on
the city without any hearing upon
the legality Of the election OF March
1, 1910. 1t didn't work, Mr.. Rice,
but instead you have laid the founda-
ton for three very interesting mali
cious prosecution cases.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21

Congressional Record or from their
antics in the newspapers. The in
surgents live and have their being In
the Badger state. and Senator La
Toilette, their own ChautauQua
statesman, is a home product-not a
distant mythical creation Of the news
paper dispatches.
The Badger Democratic endorse
ment Of the insurgents is pleasant
announcement, too, in the light Of the
uncharitable remarks which James
R. Garfield of Ohio has just passed
upon the Democrats of that state.
The insurgent of the Roosevelt ten
mis- cabinet holds the Buckeye Demo-
Gratis up to sc6rn because they are
not radical enough. Apparently, the
Badger Democracy is willing to over
look this slur upon the Ohio breth-
rem, and regardless Of Mr.. Garfield's
unklnd remarks, express its high
praise of the whole Insurgent tribe.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21
EASY no PROVE 1T.

The Chronicle says the report
from Minneapolis that R. R. Rees
has NO real estate left there and has
invested in Southern California
where he will probably locate Is q
falSehood. It is easily settled. The
insurgents boasted two years ago OF
the large real estate interests Rees
had in Ottawa county. Let them print
his tax receipt for 1909 and see II
he pays taxes on a dwelling or any
real estate or anything except some
bank stock and his household goods
That will settle 1t. His home folks
say that Rees is planning to leave
Kansas unless he gets a job.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21
FAIRCHILD OF KANSAS.

A national view Of our state SUI
perintendent of public instruction:
SIN less than fifty years Of state life
Kansas has had sixteen state super
intehdents, an average Of four years,
and no official has had more than
four years. It has rarely been posi-
BILE to get noble educational leader
to leave a position such as man
should have held to be worthy OF
state leadership, to accept a tran
silent office. In Mr.. FRlrchild the
state has an educator every way
worthy and we'll qualified whose lines
Of scholastic and professional cani-
paignlng have brought him into ma
tlonal prominence. Mr.. Fairchild has
not been content to keep the ma
chine a-running, but he has treated
the problems as though he expected
to remain with them after they are
solved, as do the state superintend-
ents In most Of the states that are
educatIolally noble.
mo man in the country is making,
or has made q better attempt to re-
duce school statistics to the science
Of dealing simply with facts and
figures that are vital. II he can have
two yeaus more he will set the world
an example that is well worth while.
He has gotten the state aid to high
schools on a basis that puts Kansas
in the class with the best states id
the union.
''The professional training Of
teachers has been set forward far
Their in his term than in the twenty
years previous. These are merely In
dicstions Of what Mr.. Falrchild has
seen accomplished Ia the last four
years. And all this has been accom-
plished without friction In the pro-
fession. In the legislature, IN the
party. or In the press o. the state.
Fairehild Of Kansas is man Of
whom the country as we'll a. he
asls nay be proud."-Journhl Of
Education, Boston.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21
AN UNJUST LAW.

One of the most uncalled for and
ridiculous laws on the pages OF the
Kansas statutes is the inheritance tax
law, passed by the last legislature
and signed by Governor Stubs. The
state has already had liberal and
stringent tax laws bringing in all
the money required, and raising an
amount of taxes that the people were
groaning under, and there was no
call for such a law. There is no war
on, no excuse Of special military
necessity confiscation of personal
property like this. If q man has
worked hard all his life and saved up
a competence to hand down to his
wife and children or other relatives
when. he dies, here comes this law
and takes what exceeds a certain
amount of the estate. On his dying
bed the father indites his last wish
as to who shall be the beneficiaries
Of his hard earned savings, and when
he is laid away in comes this nefar-
ious law, breaks the will and seizes a
share Of the estate, after the estate
had been duly assessed and the taxes
paid thereon. when an estate is re-
ported to the probate Judge he sends
il to the state tax commissioner at
Topeka which passes upon It as to
whether any or how much Of it comes
under the law. This fool law is a
fair sample Of the many cline things"
Governor Stubs stands for.-Hia-
watha World.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21
A nns1NEss PROPOsITION.

Governor Stubs ought to be busi-
ness man enough to cease his argu-
ment that because the local tax Is
larger than the state tax, nobody
should kick on the state tax. He
knows very well that the real issue
IL whether or not there has been
increase in the rate OF taxation
whether we are paying more or less
to the state under the present admin
istrstion.
In Dickinson county the state tax
rate on each 800 valuation in 1908
was .O9 or . cents. In 1909. under
Governor Stubs. 1t was .126 or
lax cents. an increase Of 81 per
cent.
The county rate on each 500 In
1908 was 81 cents; in 1909 1t was
1871 cents, a reduction Of per
cent.
These are facts. Look on the
back Of your tax receipts and see.
Governor Stubs should try to ex-
plain why there Is an increase, and
not dodge the facts.