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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-28
LUTHER
MURPHY
Returns Home Monday
After Giving Bond at
PineyiIIe, W. Va.
Says People Should Withhold Judq-
ment Until All Facts Are Heard.

MIR. Asa Murphy, of Ezel, KY,
came here Monday, accompanied
by his brother, Luther Murphy.
from Pineville, Wyoming Co., W.
Va, having arranged a bond for
the latter's appearance there at the
next term of the Wyoming Cir
cuitCourt, where ne stands indict
ed, with John NJ. Adams of this
county, on the charge of obtain
ing property by false pretenses.
Mr.. Murphy says the news
paper articles which have appear
ed in the local papers, laying all
blame on him, were evidently in
splred by some one in an effort to
shield himself, that while he is be-
ing prosecuted, a warrent issued
many weeks ago by Gov. Nc
Creary on a requisition for Adams
from West Virginia, for some un-
known reason has never been ex-
ecuted, although the latter is now
and has been for weeks at his
home in this county, that he
Murphy is innocent of the charge
and asks the public to suspend
judgment until the facts are all
brought out at his trial.
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ELECTION
CALLED
County Judge G. A. Nc
COrmiCk Renders De-
CiSiOn Saturday.
Trial Lasted Several Days and
Created Great Deal of Interest.

After hearing testimony begin
ming Monday and lasting until
Friday afternoon, and taking the
matter under consideration until
Saturday afternoon, County Judge
G. A. Mccormick granted the pc
tition of j. p. Highland and 1912
other citizens of Montgomery
county asking for local option
election September Both.
The contest for the entire week
was bitter one, much feeling be-
ing shown on both sides, and while
the "drys" are jubilant and are
confident of victory, the "wets"
claim that the Court of Appeals
will not let the election stand,
claiming that in three precincts the
original petition did not, after the
Withdrawals had been made, have
the Is per cent. they claim is nee
essary before an election can be
called. The "drys" claim that the
petition could be amended by adj
ding new names in place of those
stricken off and that they added
enough to bring their list up to the
number required by law.
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AGED Man Dies.

Mr.. VIM. Shanahan, aged 7(
years, died at the home of Mr.
VIM. Canaan in this county Sun
day morning of infrmities in.
cident to old age. Some ten years
ago this man came to Mr.. Canans
and has been making his home
with them ever since. He had nc
relatives and for the past few
years has been able to do no work
but out of sympathy Mr.. Canaan
let him continue to live with him.
Funeral services were held Mon
day and burial in St. Thomas
Cemetery.
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FILTER PLANT.
Being Installed by Contractor
And Large Force of Hands viii
be In Use by Nov. | Next.

The plans for the new filter
plant of the Mt. Sterling Water,
Light & Ice Company having been
approved by the State Board of
Health, as required by law, work
was commenced by the contractor
and thirty men Tuesday and it
will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible until completed. Under the
contract, the filter is to be in use
by November /, 1912, and is to be
one of the most up-to- date filters
in the country. With this filter,
Mt. Sterling will then have
water system of which its citizens
may feel justly proud.
Don't fail to go to the Field
Day at the Ball Park, Thursday,
September 5th.
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COMMITS
SUICIDE
Miss IydB. TuggIe Shoots
Herself At Home of
R. D. Parsons.
Young Woman thought to Have
Been Mentally Unbalanced.

Miss Iva B.. Tuggle, fourteen
years of age, committed suicide
Sunday afternoon by shooting her.
self through the heart with 80
hammerless pistol at the home of
Mr.. r. D. Parsons on South Syc-
amore street, where she had been
visiting for the past two months. 1t
is thought the young woman was
mentally unbalanced from constant
reading of light fiction.
Miss Tuggle, whose home was in
Winchester, was bookkeeper for
Todd Bros. Grocery Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons had gone
to Camargo in the afternoon, leav-
ing the Young woman at home with
Mrs. Parsons father, Mr.. Fred
erick. The girl seems to have
planned carefully all the details, as
she refused to accompany Mr.. and
Mrs. Parsons; had written long
note to Mrs. Parsons saying "Life's
burden is too heavy, l am ready to
de-" and saying what disposition
she wished made of her body, and
several requests of her family.
The young woman was found by
Mr.. Frederick, who heard the shot
and summoned help, but death had
been instantaneous.
She is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Julia 7. Britt, and several
brothers and sisters, of Winches-
ter, and her aunt, Mrs. B. II.
Coyle, of this city, all of whom
have the sympathy of their many
friends.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home of Mr.. Parsons Tues
day morning by Rev. DR.. Carroll,
pastor of the Baptist Church at
Winchester, and burial in Mach
pelah Cemetery, this city.
New supply of cereals at Va
narSdall,S
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FATAL
SUMMONS
Miss Mary Dee SuIIi-
van Dies After Six
Weeks Illness.
Bright and Popular Daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. 6. D. Sullivan.

It was on Thursday morning,
August %, 1912, that the Death
Angel visited the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. d. Sullivan, claimed their
beautiful daughter, Miss Mary
Dee, and, departing, took her soul
to the God who gave it. Miss Sulli-
van had only been sick about six
weeks. Death was thought to have
been caused by a fall which she
received some time ago, causing
spinal trouble.
She was born December II,
1890, thus being in her twenty
second year. Her suffering had
been intense and death came as a
sweet relief. Everything known
to medical science was done to re-
store her to health, but to no
avail.
The funeral service was held at
the residence of her parents, Fri
day afternoon, conducted by Rev.
II. D. Clark, and burial in Mach
pelah Cemetery.
1t is so sad, it seems strange
and hard to understand, when the
Maker and Ruler of the Universe
sees fit to call home a young wom-
an who has just reached her ma
turity, just when life is at its
sweetest and the very air seems
laden with the perfume of sweet
scented flowers.
Miss Sullivan had been a mem
Der of the Presbyterian Church
since she was twelve years of age
and had ever lived a noble Chris
tian life. A lover of home and
home life, not caring for the
world and its gayeties, she was
always ready to answer her Mas
ter's summons.
The many beautiful floral de-
signs which were strewn over her
grave were evidence complete of
the high esteem in which she was
held by her countless friends.
Thus a beautiful life has been
brought to sad and abrupt close,
and though her body will moulder
in the tomb, her soul still lives,
and the memory of Mary Dee
Sullivan will never be dimmed.
Sweetly sleeps her frail but
beautiful body, until on THAT
Day." she shall arise to greet the
morn, and her ava
kened eyes once more be gladden.
ed with an exquisite sctne-a
scene made ineffably glorious by
the risen bodies laid beneath the
sod by loving hands to await the
dawn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan have the
sympathy of the entire commu-
nity in the loss of their beautiful
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MAKING GOOD.

Mr.. Warren Cline, of Falls
Mill, Va, is visiting his parents
in this city. Mr.. Cline has been
connected with Walton 6 Co. a
railroad construction company for
the past nine years and now holds
a very fine position with them, his
many friends will be glad to know
that he is doing so we'll.
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Mr.. Peter +. Evans
Victim of BrlQht'S Disease.

Mr.. Peter F. Evans died at his
home on Richmond avenue, in this
city, last Tuesday evening. after a
long illness of Bright's disease.
Until short time ago Mr.. Evans
was member of the real estate
firm of Hadden & Evans, and was
we'll known to our citizens as an
excellent Christian gentleman, hay
ing become a member of the Chris
tian church when he was sixteen
years of age. A number of years
ago he was a noted turfman and a
driver of considerable note.
He is survived by his wife and
three daughters, Misses Margue-
rite, Martha and Emma.
The funeral services were held
at his late residence Thursday
morning, conducted by Rev. H.
d. Clark, and burial in North
Middletown cemetery.
Mr.. Evans was SO years of age
and up to the time of his fatal dis
ease was one of this city's most
popular and prominent business
men.
To his sorrowing family we ex-
tand daanaSt Svmnathv
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-28
Alarm Clocks.

This week. regular $1.OO alarm
clocks for 49c. Now is your op.
portunity to get a good timepiece
for little money. Buy America
Alarm-wake you any old time.
Fair Store.
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New Boarding House.

Mrs. John w. White will open
a boarding house in the Games
property on Main street Septem-
Der End. Her table will be first
class and her rates reasonable.
She will be glad to have your pat
ronage.
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Successful Operation.

Matt, son of Mr.. and Mrs. 1. T.
Rogers, was taken to Lexington
last Thursday in Mr.. Leslie Nc
Cormick's automobile, accompani-
ed by his father, sister Miss Ola,
and DR.. P. X. McKenna, where a
successful operation was perform
ed for appendicitis. The little fell
low is getting along nicely and
will soon be able to return home.
Home killed meats at Vanars-
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-28

New fresh, clean line of staple
and fancy groceries at S. E. Kelly
q Co. 12tf
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-28

If you have any job printing you
want done in a hurry, let the
ADVOCATE do it.
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Get your lunch goods for Pic
MICS and Outings at Vanarsdell's.
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New supply of cereals at Va.
narsdelPs.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-21
CHAPTER viii.
A Mixed Pickle,

Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed
when she had murmured to Lieuten-
ant Hudson:
II should think the young couple
would have preferred stateroom."
And Mr.. Hudson had finched lit.
tie as he explained:
! Eyes, Of course. We tried to get it.
but it was gone."
. It was during the excitement over
the decoration Of the bridal section,
that the stateroom-tenants slipped in
unobserved.
: First came fluttering woman
whose youthful beauty had a certain
hue of experience, saddening and
wisering. The porter brought her in
from the station-platform, led her to
the stateroom's concave door and
passed in with her luggage. But she
fingered without, a Peri at the gate
OF Paradise. When the porter re.
turned to bow her in, she shivered and
hesitated, and then demanded:
; "Oh. porter. are you sure there's no.
body else in there?"
!; The porter chuckled, but humored
her panic.
; II amt seen nobody. Shall l look
under the seat?"
To his dismay. she nodded her head
violently. He rolled his eyes in won.
derment, but returned to the state.
room. made a pretense Of examination,
and came back with a face full of re.
ASSURANCE. Nom. they's nobody
there. Take mighty small.size bur
glar to squeeze unda that bald-er-
berth. Nom. nobody there"
: "Oh"
The gasp was 30 equivocal that he
made bold to ask:
rs you pleased or disappointed
The mysterious young woman was
TOO much agitated to rebuke the impu-
denoe. She merely sighed: "Oh. Dor
ter. I'm 80 anxious"
/, I'm not-now." he muttered. for
pho handed him q coin.
81: Porter. have you seen anybody on
poard that looks suspicious?"
Hvvabody looks suspicious to me.
Missy. But what was you expectins
--espeoial?"
on, porter, have you seen anybody
that looks like q detective in dis,
guise?'' :
''Well. they's one man looks g If he
was disguised as a balloon but I z.='-
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Sally" be said, Tive been travelling
through life on half-fare ticket. Now
I'm going to have my little ding. And
you brace up, too. and be the old mis-.
chievous Sally used to know. Aren't
you glad to be away from those sew.
ing circles and gossip-bees, and -"
ugh! Don't ever mention them" "
she shuddered. Then she, too. felt q
tinge Of recurring springtide. III you
start to smoking, think I'll take up
flirting once more"
He pinched her cheek and laughed.
AS the saying Is, 60 as far as you de-
sire and I'll leave the coast clear"
He kept his promise. too, for they
were no sooner on tho train and snug.
ly bestowed in section five, than he
was up and OF.
Where are you going?" she asked.
ITO the smoking-room," he swag.
gered. brandishing a dangerous look
ing cigar.
"Oh. Walter" she snickered. II feel
like young runaway"
"You look like one. Be careful not
to let anybody know that you're a.
he lowered his voice-"an old preach.
er's wife,"
I'm as ashamed of 1t az you are"
she whispered. Then he threw her a
kiss and wink. She threw him kiss
and winked too. And he went along
the aisle eyeing his cigar gloatingly.
AS he entered the smoking.room, light.
ed the weed and blew out great pun
with sigh Of rapture. who could have
taken him, with his feet cooked up.
and his red tie rakishly askew. for q
minister?
And Sally herself was busy disguis'
jng herself, loosening up her hair co.
Auettishly, smiling the primness out
,cf the set corners of her mouth and
even-let the truth be told at all costs
Eeven passing pink-rowdered puff
Pver her pale cheeks with guilty sur.
Feptition.
Thus arrayed she was soon joining
the conspirators bedecking the bower
for the expected bride and groom. She
was the youngest and most mischiev.
gus Of the lot. She felt herself bride
again, and vowed to protect this timid
little wife to come from too much hi
larity at the hands Of the conspirators
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quite misunderstood my purely pla-
tonic interest In Sammy Whitcomb. a
nice young fellow with fool of q
wife. Did you ever meet Mrs. Sammy
Whitcomb-no? Oh, but you are a
lucky woman! Indeed you are! Well,
when Jimmie got Jealous, l just gave
him up entirely. I'm running away to
Reno. sent q note to my husbands
club. saying that had gone to Europe,
and he needn't try to find me. Poor
fellow, he will. He'll hunt the CONT
pent high and low for me, but all the
while I'll be in Nevada. Rather good
joke on little Jimmie, eh?"
"Excruciating."
But now must 60. Now l must
go. I've really become quite addicted
to them"
"Divorces?"
Cigars. Do stay here till come
back. I have SO much to say to you. |"
Miss Cattle shook her head In de-
spair. She could understand q dozen
beathen dialects better than the
speech of so utter foreigner az her
fellow-countrywoman. Mrs. Jimmie
hastened away, rather pleased at the
shocks she had administered. She en-.
joyed her own electricity.
In the corridor she administered an.
other thrill-this time to a tall young
mana stranger, as alert for Irritation
as a weasel for mischief. He huddled
himself and his suitcases into as fiat
a space as possible, murmuring:
These corridors are 80 narrow,
aren't they?"
Aren't they?" said Mrs. Jimmie.
$50 sorry to trouble you"
Don't mention It,"
She passed on, their glances fencing
like playful foils. Then she paused:
Excuse me. Could you lend me a
match? They never have matches In
the Women's Room"
He succeeded in producing box
after much shifting of burdens, and he
was rewarded with a look and a
phrase:
"You have saved my life."
He started to repeat his Don't
mention it," but it seemed inappropri-
hte, so he said nothing, and she van
ished behind door. He turned away,
saying to himself that it promised to
bbe pleasant journey. He was halted
by another voice-another woman's
voice:
Pardon me, but is this the car for
Reno?"
He turned to smile, II believe SOL"
Then his eyes widened as he recog
nized the speaker.
Mrs. Sammy Whitcomb!"
It promised to be curious Journey
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Synopsis

CHAPTER I.-Lieut Harry Mallory is or
dered to the Philippines. He and Marjorie
Newton decide to elOpe, but wreck Of ia XII
cab prevents their seeing minister on the
way to the train.
-CHAPrER I.-Transcontinental train is
taking on passengers. Porter has lively
time with an Englishman an and Ira Lathrop
a Yankee business man.
citing time getting to the train.
CHAPTER IV.-"Little Jimmie" Welling-
ton, bound for Reno to get divorce,
boards train in maudlin condition. Later
Mrs. Jimmie appears.
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through his own curtains into his own
berth.
Finding himself on his back. he de-
cided to remain there. And there he
remained, oblivious Of the carnival
preparations going on just outside his
canopy. ..--.
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CHAPTER vi.
A Conspiracy In Satin.

~ conspiracy Ut odIins
The tall man emptied one hand OF
it's suitcase to clasp the hand the new.
conner granted him. He held it fast
as he exclaimed: Don't tell me that
you are bound for Reno!" She whim.
pered: *rm afraid so, Mr.. Ashton"
He put down everything to take her
other hand, and tuned his voice to
condolences: "Why, thought you and
Sam Whitcomb were"
"Oh, we were until that shameless
Mrs. Wellington"
"Mrs. Wellington? Don't believe l
know her"
II thought everybody had heard OF
Mrs. Jimmie Wellington"
"Mrs. Jimmie-oh, yes, I've heard
OF her!" Everybody seemed to have
heard Of Mrs. Jimmie Wellington.
"What a dance she has led her poor
husband!" Mrs. Whitcomb said. "And
my poor Sammy fell into her trap,
too"
Ashton, Jealous comforter, took a
wrathful tone: II always thought your
husband was the most unmitigated-"
But Mrs. Whitcomb bridled at once.
How dare you criticize Sammy! He's
the incest boy in the world"
Ashton recovered quickly. "That'a
what I started to say. Will he contest
the-divorce?"
"Of course not" she beamed. "The
dear fellow would never deny me any.
thing. Sammy offered to get it him.
self. but told him he'd better stay
in Chicago and stick to business. |
shall need such lot of alimony."
"Too bad he couldn't have come
along" Ashton insinuated.
But the irony was wasted, for she
sighed: Eyes, I shall miss him ter
ribly. But we feared that If he were
with me it might hamper me in get,
ting a divorce on the ground of de-
sertion." ..
She was trying to look earnest and
thoughtful and heartbroken, but the
result was hardly plausible, for Mrs.
Sammy Whitcomb could not possibly
have been really earnest or really
thoughtful; and her heart was quite
too elastic to break. She proved it
instantly, for when she heard behind
her the voice Of a young man asking
her to let him pass, she turned to pro.
test, but seeing that he was hand.
some young man, her starch was in.
stantly changed to sugar. And she re.
warded his good looks with smile, as
he rewarded hers with another.
Then Ashton intervened like dog
In the manger and dragged her off to
her seat, leaving the young man to
exclaim:
Some tamarind, that!"
Another young man behind him
growled: "Cut out the tamarinds and
get to business. Mallory will be here
any minute"
Il hate to think what he'll do to us
when he sees what we've done to
him"
"Oh, he won't dare to fight in the
presence of his little bridey-widey. Do
you see the porter in there?''
"Yes, suppose he objects"
well, we have the tickets. Well
claim it's our section till Mallory and
Mrs. Mallory come.''
They moved on into the car, where,
the porter confronted them. When he
saw that they were loaded with bun.
dies Of all shapes and sizes, he waved
them away with scOrn:
"The emigrant sleepa runs only
1oosdays and Thuxxdays.
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Mrs. Walter Temple.
vision moment, then flung her arms
round him and hugged him till he
gasped:
Watch out-watch out. Don't crush
my cigars"
Cigars! Cigars!" she echoed. in q
daze.
And then the astounding husband
produced them in proof.
Genuine Lillian Russells
cents straight"
"But never saw you smoke"
Haven't taken q pun since I was q
young fellow" he grinnsd. waggins
his head. "But now It's my vacation,
and I'm going to smoke up"
She squsesed his hand with IN
earlier ardor: Now you're the Cd
Walter Tsmplo used to know.
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CHAPTER VII.
Tho Masked Minister.

mo "OOkcO "IOI0SoTs
Being an angel must have this great
advantage at least, that one may sit In
the grandstand overlooking the earth
and enjoy the ludicrous blunder of
that great blind mans buff We call
life.
This night, II any angels were
watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up
must have given them q good laugh.
or good cry-according to their ma.
lures.
Here were Mallory and Marjorie.
still merely engaged. bitterly regret
ting their inability to get married and
to continue their Journey together.
There In the car we're the giggling
lconspirators preparing bridal mock.
cry for their sweet confusion.
; Then the angels might have nudged
one another and said:
"Oh, it's all right now. There goes
the minister hurrying to their very
car. Mallory has the license in his
pocket, and here comes the parson.
Hooray!"
And then tho angelic cheer must
have died out as the one great hurrah
of crowded background Is quenched
In air when the home teams vitality
needed home run swerves outside the
line and drops useless as a stupid foul
ball.
In shabby old hack. were two Of
the happiest runaways that ever
sought a train. They were not miser.
able like the young couple in the taxi
cab. They were white-haired both.
They had been married for thirty
years. Yet this was their real honey
moon, their real elopement.
The little woman in the timid gray
bonnet clapped her hands and Uttered
like a schoolgirl.
"Oh, Walter. can't believe we're
really going to leave Ypsilanti for q
hile. Oh, but you've earned it after
thirty years Of being a preacher"
Flush. Don't let me hear you say
the awful word" said the little old
man in the little black hat and the
close-fitting black bib. I'm so tired
of it, Sally, don't want anybody on
Iuo train 10 KNOW IL.
"They can't help guessing 1t, with
your collar buttoned behind"
: And then the amazing minister act
'ually dared to say, Here's where I
change it around" What's more. he
actually did it. Actually took of his
collar and buttoned it to the front.
The old carriage seemed almost to
rock with the earthquake of the deed.
+ "Why, Walter Temple!" his wife ex.
,claimed. "What would they say in
IYpsilanu?"
They'll never know" he answered.
defiantly.
"But your bib?" she said.
1--WE thought Of that. too," he cried,
as he whipped it off and stuffed it into
a handbag. Look, what I've bought"
And he dangled before her startled
eyes long affair which the sudden
light from passing lamp-post re.
vealed to be nothing less than far.
ing red tie.
The old lady touched it to make
sure she was not dreaming it. Then,
emitting further parley with fate, she
snatched it away, put it round his
neck. and, since her arms were EN-.
bracing him. kissed him twice before
she knotted the ribbon into a flaming
bow. She sat back and regarded the