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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14
through EIysian fields at one thou

through EIysian fields at enc thou
sand miles an hour.
When | came to | was lying in what
would have been corner # the hut
if it had not been built quite round.
and u rather copiously built Samoan
lady was smiling tolerantly at me
While she famed he with Tapa
cloth.
| was presented with an inventory
tabulating various articles of furniture
and expensive heirIooms which had
somehow or other been utterly de-
stroyed during my kavagaries.
And now word or two about the
manner of making this Samoan nut
sundae. Large, copper colored ladies,
whose facilities for masticati0n are
considered perfect, chew the root of
the kava plant until it is time to-er-
er-er-you know, into the kaya bowl.
Then water and cocoanut milk are
added. The connection Is allowed to
ferment. Then il is ready to shoot
On fishing and shooting expedition
In Il remote corner of New South
~ di3S, lli3dl DtNdiIt idiiitI SGdIGt.
One day we found ourselves almost
entirely out of supplies. With no inn
mediate opportunity of receiving any,
made UP my mind to try an expert
ment and add roast kangaroo to the
bill of fare for supper.
l make no pretense at tlattery when
pay my honest tribute TO the magniti-
cent upholstery possessed by the hind
quarters of Il kangaroo, alive or roast
ed. When | attempted TO dispose of
my portion of the suceulent dish II
seemed as if an automobile tire
stricken with wanderlust had strayed
into my dish. 1t possessed Krupp-
like reeoil that acted reilexly. And
the flavor! Well, the flavor of roast
kangaroo is supplied entirely by the
Imagination.
Experienced bushwhackers had oft
en- told me that the Australian abo-
riginals looked upon snakes as more
! or less of u table delicacy.
SO one day in the bush, on kan.
CARGO hunt. fate led me to cross the
path of Il huge diamond snake.
l interrupted his slumbers rather
rudely by blowing his head off. When
the time arrived to prepare him for
dinner l had him coiled up in Il ball
of clay according to the native method
and baked.
In the search for knowledge there
must be martyrs, of course, but | will
gracefully step aside in future and
let who will wrest from me without a
struggle the right to inform waiting
world what it feels like to indulge in
diamond snake baked.
Can you imagine having quart OF
chewing gum suddenly thrust int
your unwilling mouth in such a way
that you cannot get it out? Well
that's how mouthful of snake be-
HAYES.
Seated on the bank of creek one
day in New South Wales, | was busily
removing leeches from the inside OF
my leggings, when a flash Of brown
fur whipped across my path.
grabbed my gun and let drive at the
curious creature, and when / hoped
on one leg to the scene of its demise
picked up what looked like a colossal
guinea pig masquerading as a rat. Ii
was Il bandicoot
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14
Are We Really Musical7

We institute music in our public
schools and display our interest In 1t
once year-at graduation time. We
see that our children take Emusic les
sons" and judge the results likewise by
their capacity, to play us occasionally
a very nice little piece. Men, IL par
ticular-all potential singers, and
very much needing to sing--look upon
it as a slightly effeminate, or scarcely
natural and manly thing to do. Music
is, in short, too much our diversion
and too little our salyation.--Atlant1c
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14
FARMING TO THINK EASILY
-. ebould Room by Yourself and
spend Much Time Alone, Is
Advice Given.
,n,nortont element In easy think

An important element In easy think
Ing is: 4,,,o ond
IA solitude.
Many of us are too busy" but with
sor less productive things, to really
live or to really think. One should
mike time, make solitude for thought.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14
Promoters of NiniIance.

Aren't you afraid your course will
make You some enemies?'
I'll have to take chance replied
Senator Sorghum. Sometimes It's bet
ter to have few enemies 50 as to keep
you from getting too good-hatured and
Careless
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

a plentiful supply Of hard coin, but
with 1t an ability to hold on to it
through thick and thin. This tenacity
was carried to an extreme that wor-
ried the empty-pocketed brothers and
any shock that cost Irish bone"
was source of amusement.
Unfortunately, the Irishman played
class football and in the melee
sprained toe. With long face he
went to a prominent physician and had
the injured member bandaged. When
he came home 1t was with a downcast
front to announce Lost four bits"
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No Use for It

Have you a fiye-dollar bill that you
don't know what to do with?"
Yes, here is one"
"Oh. thank you. But, l say, this Is
counterfeit"
well, you asked me for one
didn't know what to do WITH"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

ITO hold cts place in the sum- is the avowcd purpose
of great nations conflict. To hold Its place in
the sum- is the object of every business in the great
fight for industrial and commercial supremacy.
To be able to hold cts place in the sum- the supreme
of asphalt roof. 1t the sum- rain snow,
that plays havoc with roof If it resist the drying
out process of the beating down upon it, day after
day, the rain will affect it except to wash
it clean and keep it sanitary
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14
rnr BILE rnAr,s TILE

Red Cross Ball Blue gives to clothes
a clear, dazzling white whittier than
snow, not a greenish yellow tinge like
cheap bottle blue Buy Red Cross Ball
Blue for next washday You will be
happily surprised Large package at
your grocers, ) cents.-Ady.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14
Color Harmony.

I'D like box of cigars, please. F."
said the young wife, blushing rosiIy.
They're for my husband. It's his
birthday tomorrow"
Does he prefer them light or dark -
inquired the salesman.
"oh, light. by all means. He has a
blonde mustache."
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

There Is No Art in Taking Medicine.
Just follow directions on every bot
tie OF Plantation Chill Tonic and
see how quickly those dreadful chills
will leave YOU. It leaves the liver in
healthy condition and yet contains no
Calomel Price 50e4-Adv.
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inundated.

inundated.
Auut-NhY didn't yeu scream Wncn
ne kissed yo03
NIeee-IIe threatened me.
Threatened YOU?
Nieec-Yes; he said II l did he'd
never kiss Inc usain.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

people have their most productive and
original thoughts occur TO them thus
in the morning and early after good
nights rest.-Dr. G. Van N Dearborn,
in Scientific American.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

A Goldfish weighing 81 pounds was
caught off Popham, Me. and when
placed on exhibition Mt Bath was pro
nouneed the father of all cod.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

The sanetimonious, domineeriag, pc
nurious, long-faced husband is usually
IOyal To his wife.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

In seeking game fish Japanese fish
ermen use lines made of wild cocoon
silk, which is translucent and prac-
tcally invisible In the water
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

WoMAN's GROWING GLORY
is her hair. II yours is streaked with
ugly. grizzly. gray hairs. use La Gre
OLE Hair Dressing and change 1t In
the natural way. Price $1.00.-Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System

Take the Old Standard GROVE S
TASTELESS chill TONIC You know
what you are taking. as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. 50 cents.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

A magazine has been patented for
carrying an extra load of tobacco along
the stem of pipe.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14
One of Lies Mysteries.

Singular thing. isH'tzit:1
WHAT
That people who are different from
us seem u be satisfied With them
selves. s-Roston Evening Transcript.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

China yearly imports $4,000,000
worth of various kinds of leather
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

STOP THOSE SHARP SHOOTING PAINS
"Femenina" is the wonder worker for all
female disorders. Price 81 90 and soc Adv
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

Pennsylvania viii plant Lack cherry
trees in the state reserves to provide
food for birds.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

Dear me, What is TINT awful
noise? Is it n new freak auto horn?'
No, l think it IS Charlse Cashley's
new sport skirt"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

Two-thirds of the worlds corre
spondence is in the English language.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14

and his lower jaw dropped still lower.
He just looked at it and turned it a
couple of times. Reckon it was two
bits indianapolis News
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Impossible.

She-I do believe there is a secret
vegetable trust in the markets.
He-Couldn't be- There would
bound to be leek somewhere.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
Russell FRENCH BREAKS ARM

Russell French, IA years old, OF
this city, suffered a bad fracture OF
the left arm last week while riding
horseback at the home of Mr..
George W. Blevins, near Ewington.
The horse became frightened and
started to rear and plunge. In dis
mounting young French struck his
arm against the steel saddle frame
and the bone between the wrist and
the elbow was badly crushed. The
boy came into town, a distance of
five miles, before physician was
found to dress the wound.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
S. S. PINEEY, Agent
Mt. Sterling, KY.

could identify the place where the
battle occurred, but he was unable
to do so. In 1882, when the battle
occurred, the county was a wilder
ness--nothing but timber and cane
whereas, at the time Of his visit it
was all cleared out and in cultiva-
ton and bluegrass.
am native of Morgan county,
KY, and was born in a log cabin
on farm upon which Hazel Green
was afterward located, on the 18th
day of June, 1923. / will, therefore,
be ninety-three years of age on
the 18th day of the coming June.
I continued to live in Hazel Green
for fifty-three years, and since
then / have resided in Mt. Sterling.
| have lived under the administra-
tons of twenty four presidents of
the United States, commencing with
James Monroe, and including Wood
row Wilson, who will be our next
president. This includes all the
presidents we have had since the
formation Of our government, save
four-Washington, jefferson, John
Adams and Madison. Their politi-
cal complexion was as follows:
Democrats, twdlve; Republicans,
ten; Wings, three; Federalists, two;
making twenty seven. Washington
had no politics, but was president
of all the people of the United
States. I have been voter for
seventy-two years, and during that
time ] have never held an Office of
any kind, and, with the exception of
local and municipal elections, 1
have never scratched the Damneratia.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25

Charlie Chaplin receives $1,000 a
day for his services. Shakespeare
was in luck when he received 10
pence a day as an actor and in
terpreter of his masterpieces. ode
sun do move" Brother Jasper, and
the grotesque comedian on the
silent screen receives a larger
yearly income than all the master
minds of literature of the Eliza
bethan age. A buffoOn who is diff
ferent or the prize fighter who
holds the belt for championship
of the world gets the ready money.
Yes, men are children grown up.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
500 Reward, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease. requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in Its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that II fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address: #. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
VIM. SHRYLOCK GOES TO
MONTGOMERY FOR ROAD WORK

William Shrylock, formerly assist
ant in the City Engineers Office,
began Monday on road contract
in Montgomery county, on which
he will do the engineering work.
The principal portion will be re.
surfacing work and about fifteen
miles of road will be thus rebuilt.
He is now at work on the data
and as soon as some necessary in.
struments arrive, he will go to Mt.
Sterling to begin work.-Lexington
Herald.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25

ticket but once. The first vote !
ever cast for president and vice
president was for James X. Polk
and George M. Dallas.
| can say that which few men
OF my age can say. My general
health has always been good, and
/ have never felt the effects of old
age. On the 4th Of June, 1907, I
fell down the elevator shaft in the
Louisville Hotel Of your city and
sustained injuries of such a char
acter that l have never been able
to walk alone without the aid of
crutches, and were it not for my
crippled condition, occasioned by
that fall, I could now take daily
horseback rides, of which / am very
fond, of from forty to fifty miles
a day, with case. At one time
during the Civil War I rode on
one hundred miles with
out stopping forty minutes.
JAMES GREENvILLE ,TRIMBLE,
Better known as Green Trimble.)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25

We hereby wish to warn the
Stanley regime, now in full control
of the Democratic machinery in
Kentucky, that if they attempt to
put over any rough house business
at the coming State Convention like
they did last August, there will be
an open revolt against it.-Blue
Grass Clipper.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25

We trust Judge Hardin will have
higher appreciation of the dignity
of his position than to lend himself
to any scheme to advance the in
terests of Mr.. Stanley and the
liquor interests in Kentucky
Bluegrass Clipper.
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the summer season and in favor
able weather he would spend much
of his time at our office, and the
people of the town and county
would often call to see him and
hear him talk and relate the
many thrilling scenes through which
he had passed with the Indians,
and the experiences he had with
Daniel Boone, Simon Kenton, Gallo
way and many other pioneer he
roes, which was always entertain
ing to the people and was a favor
lite subject with him for discussion.
Mr.. Proctor, on account of his
advanced age, impaired health mad
other infirmities, did not preach
any during my acquaintance with
him, but he never failed to attend
his weekly prayer-meetings and
Sunday school, and occasionally he
would deliver TO each of them elo.
quent exhortations and was able IL
PRAYER: ] was never acquainted with
more devoted and consecrated
Christian. am perhaps the only
man now living who was personally
acquainted with soldier who par
ticipated in that bloody conflict,
which occurred 134 years ago.
Capt. Estill, with his twenty-fi five
men, overlook the Indians with a
similar number at Hinkston creek, a
very small stream, not more than
four or five miles to its head. He
found three of the Indians on the
west side of the creek engaged in
SHINING buffalo, the balance of
hem had passed over to the oppo-
site side of the creek and were
taking their rest. The three In
lians on the west side Immediately ,
Joined their main body on the east
side, and the firing then COM
every man on both sides
ook tree for protection, so far
is was possible, with the creek
between the conflicting sides. When ,
he fight continued for some time
without any apparent result, Lieut..
Miller, with six soldiers of Estil's i,
command, withdrew from the COM
'any, ostensibly for the purpose of
rossing the creek above and get.
ing into the rear of the Indians;
tut instead, they left for parts I'M
;nown and never did return. This
educed Capt. Estill's fighting :
trength to eighteen against TWEEN.
y-fve. 1t is supposed that the
indians suspected there had been
division of Capt. Estill's forces,
n account of slack firing, and
hey, therefore, made a charge in
body across the creek, most Of
hem with tomahawks and knives.
All of the real hard, hand-to- hand G
ghting took place on the west
ank of the creek, the result of :.
,hich is so well described by Col.
Ienry L. Stone in his letter which
on published, and which CORES
onds with the history / have of .
! from Joseph Proctor. will,
therefore,, not allude to it, except to
ay that Capt. James Estill, who
vas a very small man, came in
ontact with the largest Indian
hat belonged to the company, who
yould weigh over 200 pounds,
rmed with butcher knives. Mr..
Proctor told me that he was
landing nearby, but could give
still no relief. He witnessed the
living away of his arm, which had
cen broken few months previous,
'hich placed him completely in the
over of the savage, who plunged
laIiye butcher knife into his
fit side which penetrated his heart,
nd Capt. Estill instantly fell dead
/ the feet of the savage. Within
en- seconds thereafter the trusty
Al
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
HEARD BATTLE STORY
FROM PRocT0R's LIPS
J. G. TrimbIe Learned Of Historic
Event of 1874 Years Ago from
a Participant.

LOUISVILLE fOSt, VIII pe Vi lnteres
to local people.
A famous battle between Indian
and white settlers, known in histor
as "Estill's defeat" was fought o.
soil now included in Montgomer
county, KY, March %, 1882.
That was 134 years ago, befor
the War of the Revolution wa
ended, before the United States wa
an established government, vel
there is living in Mt. Sterling to
day citizen who has heard thu
story from the lips of a man whc
took part in it.
Mr.. james Greenville Trimble
head of the Mt. Sterling National
Bank, is the Kentuckian who con-
stitutes such remarkable link
between the present and long ago,
He is almost ninety-three years
old, and he heard the story from
Joseph Proctor, who lived to a great
age and died in 1874.
Mr.. Trimble has given the Even
ing Post an account of Proctor and
his story of that battle in the fol-
lowing letter:
Editor Evening Post:
1 notice in your issue of March
18th you publish letter written by
the Hon. Henry L. Stone, Of your
city, which is an extract from a
short history of Montgomery coun-
ty, prepared by the Hon. Richard
Reid, formerly of Mt. Sterling, in
1876, in which he gives a minute
description of one of the greatest
and hard fought battles considering
the number engaged) that was ever
fought upon Kentucky soil. He es-
pecially alludes, in complimentary
to the gallant services per-
formed by one of the soldiers, NAM
ed Joseph Proctor, who was the
last survivor of those who partici- |
pated in that great battle, which |
is known in history as Estilps De-
feat, which took place 134 years
ago.
/ had the pleasure, as well as
The honor, of being personally and
Intimately acquainted with Mr..
Proctor, having lived in the same
town and within 100 yards of him
For two years, and / met with him
almost every day. He was a large
nan, six feet high, weighing about
lSO pounds. He was local Net
)dist preacher, having been ordain-
I'd by Bishop Francis Asbury 9TH.
irst Methodist bishop ever in Amer
ca, who was born in England,
August 20, 1745, came to America
n 1771, and died at Fredericks-
burg, Va, on March 81, 1916, 100
years ago.
My acquaintance with Mr.. Proc
Tor was during the last three
years of his life. His death occur
red on December 2, 1874. I attend
I'd his funeral and burial. He wa.
buried with military honors at Ir-
vine, Ky. A company of fifty
militia fired their guns as his body
" 40 io"SiCu llbO tuc grave. Ilt |
was buried in an old, dilapidated
and unused cemetery, which has
lot been used for that purpose
since, and there is not now a stone
% mark his last resting place.
would suggest that the descendants
If the man who was carried on the
shoulders of Proctor from the bal
,lefeld to Madison county, a dis
ance of twenty-five miles, erect
monument to perpetuate his menu
'ry. Capt. Estill was honored
With a marble monument at Rich
nond, Ky, which cost several
thousand dollars. Why not give one
o Proctor, who was a very poor
nan, and had no property what
VERY
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
JOB WORK

Bring your job work to the Ad-
vocate office.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25

The lack of money is the root of
all evil.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25

Smile, of course--it costs nothing.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-29
PULLING FODDER

Clemson College, S. c., July -.
When the lower leaves of the corn
begins to turn a little yellow, and
the ears begin to look as If they
are fairly good sized. the farmers
hands begin to itch to get into the
field and pub the fodder. Instead
of standing right still and scratch
ing his hands, az the quickest and best
way to get rid of the itching sensa-
ton, and as the long headed man will
do, hundreds of farmers over che
state put all hands at WORK stripping
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-29

the amphitheatre against the ind
criminate erection of memorials to
those who may be selected for such
distinction without we'll founded rea-
son. to use the words of the secre-
tary of war.
Washington already has a mon
strosity of thai sort in the rotunda OF
the capitol, where statues Of nobodiez
have been sent by the states as their
representatives there. One IS CON
stantly asking about this or that
statue: "Who is he, and what did he
dc to merit being here -
B. R. TILLMAN.
Washington, D. e., Aug. 3.