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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01
Prompt Action and Management Won the Day and Both
outrde the Storm Unhurt.
The Excitement Entirely subsidized and Confidence Seemingly
Completely Restored
The Traders Deposit Already well the Reopen and Steps
NJ Being Taken to Reopen the New Farmers Aso

If the scenes of Thursday were
startling those of Fridaymorning were
widely alarming. We have heard and
read of runs on a bank, but never wit
messed one in its wild reality till Fri
day last-truly "Black Friday" in Mt
Sierling's history.
AS soon as the two remaining banks,
the Mt. Sterling National and the Ex-
change Bank of Kentucky, opened, a
rush was made for the doors of the
institutions and the scene simply beg
gars description. Men lost their rea-
son in mad rush for the counters.
AT the Exchange Bank the Marshal
and his assistants held the crowd at
bay whilst every check was paid in
full. In the meantime Ex-Chief JUS
tice Peters, the President, of the bank,
appealed to the men in the crowd to
exercise little reason and common
sense. Others aided the venerable old
man in his brave efforts to still the
tumult. For time nothing availed
but as the crowd came out with their
money the police saw that they moved
off, and as the throng saw the money
being paid so promptly the words OF
the Judge began to have their effect
on the mob. In the meantime some
of our business men had edged their
way into the crowd with money to
make deposits ostentatiously displayed,
and this, too, tended to call the party
to their sober senses. After a couple
Of hours the crowd began to show
signs of disihtegration, and in short
while thereafter the doors of the bank
were deserted.
Whilst this scene was being enacted
similar scene with variations was
beheld at the Mt. Sterling National
Bank, only a block away. When the
doors were opened and the rush came
the Cashier and several directors, who
were with him, retired for moments s
consultation. Quickly Judge French,
the Cashier, reappeared, his face white
with firm set determination. He sprang
upon the counter and announced that
if one of those who were clamoring for
their money for the simple purpose of
withdrawing it presented his check to
the teller for payment, he would close
the bank and that not one would get a
cent till the bank examiner passed
upon the condition of the bank. He
announced that the bank was able
and ready to pay any and all deposit
tors who wanted their money for le-
gitimate business; but it would not
submit to run. This sobered the
maddened crowd, and ex-Chief Justice
Holt seconded Judge French's efforts
in timely talk. In the meantime,
money was being paid out as rapidly
as could be done and deposits were
made by some OF the cool-headcd busi,
ness men as fast as could do SO.
BY 1lo'clock the lobbies of both banks
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

On Iu6Sudy LuOluihS snS ~"
mers Bank failed to open its doors for
business. The news quickly spread
Over the city and created no little ex-
citement. The steady drain ON the
ready money of the bank by depos-
itors was more than it could stand and
finally 1t had to succumb to the press
ure of circumstances and suspend pay
ment. For the last four months there
has been shrinking of the deposits
and since it seemed impossible to real
ize on its paper. There was nothing
else left to be done but to close It's
doors. The liabilities of the DanK
reach 100000, and it has in available
assets over 100000.
There can be no question but tnat
every depositor will be paid IN iuii'
and there is good ground for the belief
that the stockholders will lose little or
nothing. This bank has been the spe-
cial favorite for the deposit OF the
fund of widows, guardians and es-
tates, and has always enjoyed the con-
tidence of the community. 1t was
heavy blow to the more helpless por-
7 ton of the community when it was
forced to the wall. The scenes were
pitiable when women looked the situ-
alton in the face and felt their strong
4 rock of business defense was taken
from them.
The closing of the doors Of the New
Farmers Bank was the signal for
run on the other banks. The drain
on all of them was heavy, but the
Traders Deposit seemed to be the spe-
cial point of attack. All day long the
tellers stood at the counters and paid
out the money in steady stream till
the hour for closing. Not one sign CT
weakening was seen in the face of
any official of the bank; but after
closing hours the directory thought it
better to suspend payment than to
face the certainty of the continuation
of the run of the day. No bank, how
ever strong, could stand such drain
on its available cash. Therefore the
officials reluctantly decided to give up
the unequal fight and make an assign
ment. The deed of trust was made
at 5 40 o'clock to James M. Bigstaff.
Thus in one day M, Sterling saw two
of her staunch business enterprises
driven to the wall. The condition OF
the bank is in every respect good. II
has $4,000 of good paper and liabil-
tiles to the amount of only $l5O0OO
There is no reason in the world why
this bank should not be on its feel
again in very short time.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

The funeral Of the late w. @. So
Ingram, who died last March, was
preached at Antioch church last Sat-
urday and Sunday. Rev..J. Ne Wilt
son preached Saturday and Rev. s, K
Ramey Sunday. Mr.. Ingram was o.
minister in the M. E. Church, and was
greatly beloved by those with whonA
he had labored.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01
8 Cent Line.

Wash pans, nice line of square and round
pans, boxes Matches "a sheets of paper, Is en-
velopes, 5boxes tacks, towels, can openers, aE
cup, sugar bowls, l creamer. butter dish nice,
pickle dish, tooth picks, l qt. covered buckets,
curry combs, fine combs, sponges, tablets, hatcheE
handles, coffee strainers, large chimneys, dozen
lead pencils, tin cups, scythe stones, potato
mashers, tea spoons, hammers. wood spoons,
vegetable lifters, dippers, Mirror fish lines, dish
pans, large iron spoons.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

The Clearinghouse Association
has decided to assist the week banks
by issuing certificates or certified
checks on Clearing houst balances as
was doneduring the stringency of
S0.-Courier-Journal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

James j. Hill builder of the Great
Northern Railroad has bought the
Sioux City and Northern & Sioux Falls
Yankton and Southwestern railways
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

Mr. Edmund HI. Bacon, late of the
G. & o. has been appointed DistYics
Passenger Agent of the Monon, vice
w. G. Crush, resigned,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

AT Camden, N. j., while in her hus-
bands store, Mrs. Samuel Copeland
was shot by a negro. He fed but
but was captured and now claims that
the shot was accidental. What was
he doing with that pistol?
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

Edgar Bell, negro, was lynOhea at
Dresden, Tenn, Wednesday night by
masked mob for the murder Of Sim
White, his brother-in-law. The mob
was said to have been composed of
white men.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01
SEE THE NEW
5 and 10
CENT STORE

We have cut an archway through into flse
rooms joining ours and added a new departments
in the way of 5 and 10 cent store. Cali and seq
money.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01
Cleveland on Deck With First
Draft of His Message.
Lochren's Reformation of the
Pension Roll.
Good Feeling For a Financial
Relief.

Washington, d. c., July 81, 1898.
Secretary Carlisle is the only men,
Der of the Cabinet at present in Wash
ington, and he has been confined to
his house for several days
by rheumatism, but this week Presi
dent Cleveland, and the other mem
bers Of the Cabinet will be here, as
they have been notified that the Pres
ident wishes to submit the first draft
of his message to Congress to them
and have full and free discussion of
its contents before it is finally COM
pleted.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01
What We Can Give You For 1oc,

II at. tin pans, 60 #. clothes lines, large
sponges, l box of writing paper, wire hair
brushes, decorated pickle dishes, sieyes. az
covered buckets, pie pans, nice dish pans, gram
ite pans, vegetable dishes, meat dishes, and "a
thousand other articles have not got space to
mention, but come and see for yourself. And We
have some big bargains to offer in the
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

One of the most encouraging signs
to those who expect financial relief
from the Legislation of the extra ses-
sion is the fact that, while most of the
Democratic Senators and Representa-
tives have ideas of their own as to the
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01
@>GRANITE IRON WARE 20

No. s tea kettles 75c, worth $l.75; IL OF
pans lOc; qt. pans l5c; at. pans zoe, and MP
Decorated slop jars 81; decorated chambers 65e
and 75c. See our line of chamber sets sl9a ana
up
For carpets, Wall paper, stoves ete- aon't
fail to see us first, for our goods are the lAtess,
newest patterns to pick from.
When you come to the Fair don't fail to cAls-
Follow the crowd and you will be sure to End tbs
place. Cheap for cash is our motto.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

Senator Gorman," remarked a
friend of the man who has proven his
right by his ability on many occasions
to be classed as Democratic leader,
"never announces through the news
papers his future political intentions,
and that fact is so well known that he
very seldom takes the trouble to con-
tradict the newspaper stories which
appear from time to time purporting
to give in detail what he intends to do
in case this or that happens in the
Senate. 1t is safe to say, however,
such as will meet the approval of a
majority of good Democrats, and to
say also that any advance annouce-
ment of them which may appear may
always be set down as merely guesses,"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

OpedhluS VI relOrIH, OOnLnlsblOuel
Lochren is going right ahead in the
program mapped out for the reforma-
ton of the pension roll, noswitnstand-
ing the howl that is being raised by a
few Congressman whose constituents
have been suspended. 1t has already
been discovered that, in addition to
the large number Of pensions granted
under the last administration without
proper examination of the applicant
and his papers, there were thousands
granted illegally, knowingly and will
fully. Only those granted under the
act of 1890 have yet been examined
and no others can be taken up for a
long time. The suspensions up to
date number nearly 5000, and if the
same average be kept up in the entire
100000 pensions granted under that
law the total number of suspensions
will be something like $4,000. The
examination is very thorough and sys-
tematic and only those cases showing
clearly some irregularity or doubt of
the right of the pensioner to receive
the amount he has been getting are
suspended, and few, if any, of those
who get restored to the roll upon re-
examination will get as large PEN
sion as they have been receiving.
X
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

Attempts are numerous at trying to
guess the nature of the Presidents
coming message, but it is nonsense for
any one outside of the Cabinet and
few close personal friends of Mr..
Cleveland-and they won't talk about
ito pretend to know. The mere
fact that he will send another message
to Congress at the opening of the reg
ular session, even should the extra
session remain in session until then,
and the general belief is that it will,
makes it presumable that his message
to the extra session will be confined to
what it was called to legislate upon
finance. And if this presumption be
correct it win not indicate any change
of opinion as to the necessity for tar
iff and other reforms advocated by the
Democratic party during the last cam
paign. Merely that circumstances
have made it necessary to take up
finance first.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

Too much credit can not be given
III. r. French and John G. Winn,
cashiers of the. Mt. Sterling National
and Exchange Banks, for the
manner in which they met
the runs on their ssbanks. AS soon
as the New Farmers and Traders De-
posit wers forced to close, they with
their boards began fortifying, and
to-day they have money with which
to meet every demand.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

Amidst the greatest excitement,
business men who knew banking
methods, pressed their way to the
cashiers and left their deposits, They
had read the bank statements, and
knew they could not lose dollar.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

Several gentlemen who had lost
their equilibrium presented large
checks for payment at the Mt.Sterling
National Bank and received the state
ment that the bank would not submit
to run. They saw their folly and
tore up their checks. Five checks in
the hands of such gentlemen aggrega-
ted $4,000.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

This is the cause of q suspension OF
one of the Kansas City banks.
A lady presented check for pay
mcnt. She was unknown to the
officers and they asked that she be
identified, when she left the bank
very much excited, saying they could
not pay her check, causing great ex-
citement and run.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

ern outrage
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-01

Some of the persons loudest against
the banks in the runs made last week
on them, did not have dollar to their
credit; some less than five dollars and
others were overdrawn.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-20
No. i72

teeth set on edge when he sees or reads such an ill-sounding expression Es the Uni ted States is or WAS or has undertaken this enterprise or that.
 Lastly, As to Its political Eigniho&noe. If you write the United States is or wRs or has, yeu help 10 strike cut of their es- cutcheon the words "E pluEIbns;" you omit the last three words from Mir. ChRseis famous Aphorism that this is ffEn inde- structibls union of indestructible states" Some people think that this is of no con- sequence. In their eAsy1going lives they fancy thAt all is well within and without. They deceive themselves. In our own history we see unmistkkEble proofs of 8 strong food tide setting in toward Federal authority. To so no further than the Chinese deportation set of the last session, enacted and upheld upon the plea of Fed srAl sovereignty, it needs no prophet 10 foretsl that, If the foundation of that en- sctEnent be not dashed In pieces, the in- coming century will see this nation either broken into fragments or converted into consolidated republlc-Rnoihsr name for deEPottsm, which would be but & prelude to anarchy, and that but a prelude to An empire, and that but another name for kn emperor and military dominion But am not going into political homIly, and content myself with expressing my convic- t@SA NnaA AASIe ls every Eeeeons la our Dle- toy past and present, h the strife Of par ties, in the conflict of interests, why we should keep ever before us, snd repeat on all fit occssions in our school rooms, our academies and colleges. in our lectures and reviews, that ours Is nation composed of autonomous states, whose existence in the plenitude of their reserved powers Is &s essential as in the union itself
 Faithfully yours,
 DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-20

Queen EliZsbeth that they hAd e really run time of it.-Troy Press.
 The ssucy early morning ay may JnsnI. us with impunity now, but we expect to take him down when the hueklebsrry nIr season opens.-Elmirs Gazette.
 The msllesbility of gold is SO great ina. sheet of foil. 1t is said, can be beaten ss thin as the slice of ham in a worldis fair ssndwich.-Ksnsas City Journal.
 She-I can't see any sense in csIIIn, them my sailing shoes. He-weT, I po. tios you make about twenty knots an hour to keep them Hed.-Inter- Ocean.
 Parent (wislding hair brushl-To he obliged to chastise you in this way, John. nie. is painful in the extreme.
 Johnnie 0between sobsl-Yes; my ex. treme.-Truth.
 Dora-If Charlie was SO stupid and mis. took the fireworks for shooting stars, why didn't you correct hint
 Msmie-Becsuse he kissed me every time he saw one.-Puck.
 Hostess-Whst do you think of the pop ulsr fad of wheeling. MT. Bridgerl
 Brooklyn Man-It's my fsyorite reorea tien-snd, if do say 1t myself, our baby. carriage is the handsomest one on tho blockl-Puck.
 He Father-You wish to marry my daughter, understaRdl
 Her sdorer-I do, sir.
 Her Father (ssverely)-My wife tells ms you are fool.
 Her Adorer-Well, I suppose lam Brooklyn Life.
 He-Are you going to give me dancel
 She-Yes; take that qusdriIle.
 He-I shall have to go before they reach that
 Shs-Oh, that doesn't matter. I'm go- ing early mysef.-Boston Transcript.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-20
SOME O8JECT LESSONS.

little while ago we were told that President Cleveland was willing to let the country have some object lessons in order to illustrate the true character and ten dency of the silver craze. The country has had and Is having some object lessons, and such striking ones that 1t begins to look as if when congress meets next moath to con- any to consider.
 While the country is getting some very instructive object lessons in finance 1t is also getting some object lessons of a kind that President Cleveland would be glad to see omitted. Manufacturers and others can't discern what is going to be done by the Democrats in the way of tariff legisls- tion, so they are trimming their sails so as to be as safe ss possible. Every day reports of ''shut downs" come, and at the present rate of prog ress many thousands of those who voted for free trade and prosperity will see that they have missed the prosperity. For instance, we read that the Amoskesg cot ton mills, at Manchester, New Hampshire, employing eight thousand operatives, who probably represent not less than twenty thousand persons dependent upon the mills for support, are about to shut down, by vote of the directors, for the month of August. Other big mills in New Eng land are about to stop work or have stop ped, and the outlook for those dependent upon them is gloomy.
 The situation Is very serious one. The New York Press asks Why does not Grover Cleveland, as President of the United States, restore these thousands of people to their means of support by declsr- | ing that American industry is not ts be assailed, that the tariff for the protection of the American workingmsn will be maintained, an l that American labor will not be exposed to the low wage competi. tion of Europe2 "Such declaration would restore confidence, resssure msnu lecturers and merchants and remove that dark cloud of uncertainty that has hung over business interests everywhere since the 9th day of last November" Of course it would, but even If the President be lieved 1t would be has his hands so full at tempting to drive his "wild team" along the sound money road that he might mol feel able or willing to undertake the other task k-now. There doesn't seem to be much to do but to wait and continue to ponder object lessons in finance and Democracy There have been and will bs enough oi
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-20
The BrIton,. Umbrella.

ICOrrespondenoe Of the BoFton Adrerttser.l
 However rainless the weeks may be, I notice that the true Briton still bears sbout with him his tightly folded um- breila. I asked a iocose, long bearded old Indiamsn whom I met st Simpson's Divan tavern in the Strand why his coun- trymen carried umbrellas in this weather. He pretended Rt first that it was to keep of ihe sun: bui being reminded that they never opened the engine, he said "An EDglishmzn carries his umbrella because his umbrella will not carry him." which I suppose is ss good 6 reason Rs any. The umbrella and the tall hat are the fetish of John Bull. Almost everything else Is gone 10 which be once fondly clung, but these remain and he eherishss them fAnAtIcAlly.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-20
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A "CUSSED" KYPHOSIS,

The "kyphosis bicyclistarum" is catch ing it all around. And it ought to, for g | more upgraceful attitude has never found favor with the sons eff men. It was dis covered by racing wheelmen that hump ing themselves so as to present as little opposition to the wind as possible de- creased their time second or so, and now nearly all wheelnen seem to feel bound to put on all the frills that go with any part of the business. Therefore the curious and saddening spectscles that are to be seen by all who walk abroad and look up- on those who ride abroad. How serious mistake it is to ride bicycle ss a mon key rides a circus mule may be under stood from the warning of the London Lancet, which says: The dorsal curvature posteriorly, which used to be rare in boys under IA years of age, Is, now that the bicycle is go largely used, very frequently met with, particularly among those young bicyclists whose spinal column is develop ing more rapidly than the fragments and muscles, and in whose case, therefore, the
 
 more or less disturbed. Were it merely an unsightly deformity, the stoop in question ought to be combated in every way; but confirmed dorssl curv- ature posteriorly has consequences of its own quite mischievous enough to call for immediate counteraction. The displace- ment, embarrassed functional activity, and arrested or diseased development of these organs which kyphosis inevitably induces, are all too serious to warrant the slightest neglect in remedying them.
 The sight of bowleggsd men on bicycles was sufficiently frequent and discouraging, but the general prevalence of bowbacked riders Is very painful. It behooves both the makers and the riders of bicycles to pay careful attention to this matter.