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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30
COrbett Kinq.

The American champion disposed of
the England pugilistic leader last
Thursday in play. The third round
was more than the BritOn could stand,
and the last hit of Corbett almost
prepared him for the cooling board.
We take this occasion to say that
COrbctt exhibited the brute when he
dealt his final blow to his helpless
and uncOn, ciOus antagonist. Cor
belts next fight will be with the
negro, Jackson. A white man and
negro punching for the worlds pugi-
listic championship. Character like
water will seek its level. The fight
will most likely take place on a
foreign shore. John l.. Sullivan, the
ex-champion, was..not surprised at the
result but Las not decided to meet
CorbrIt again in the ring.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30
FIRST PRACTICAL TEST.
Trial of the Hydraulic Tunnel at
Niagara Falls, New York.

The first practical test of the great
hydraulic tunnel, which has been
under construction for the past three
years, at Niagara Falls, was made on
Thursday morning. When the gates
were raised at the entrance leading
from the big hydraulic canal to the
wheel pit of the Niagara Falls Paper
Company's mills, the waters of the
upper river rushed through their new
found channel to the wheel house,
where they poured down the penstock
of the of the pit, huge iron structure
thirteen feet in diameter,fO distance
of l55 feet, then striking in an upward
direction three Of the largest turbine
wheels ever built and thence passing
into the big tunnel and flowing out
under the city to the river below the
falls, nearly two miles distant from
the point of the fall.
This test shows what many thou
sands have been waiting to see,
practical demonstration of the great
scheme for Harvesting the terrific
power of the Niagara, scheme which
has already cost nearly $4,000,000.
The test proved satisfactory one, and
the mill is now in full operation.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30
The Reconciliation of Bismark
and the Kaiser.

Emperor William of Germany has
probably done the most popular thing
since his ascension to the throne, in
inviting Prince Bismark to visit him
in his palace, and in receiving him
with peculiarly distinguished honors.
1t did not take the young man, who
by accident of birth sits on the throne
of his grandfather, very great
length of time TO discover he had
made a wild mistake when he broke
with the man who was great enough
to create his empire for him. William
has found that Bismark stripped OF
power and living in retirement, was
of vastly more importance than was
the man who was called William I'LL,
Emperor, The ex-ChancellOr was
invited, and on Friday accepted the
invitation of Emperor William to visit
him at his palace in Berlin. He was
accorded most royal reception, one
that would soften even a sterner heart
than that old Bismark is popularity
supposed to have.
The Emperor awaited him at the
entrance of the palace and saIuted the
bronzed old cheek of the foremost
man in Germany. All Berlin turned
out to welcome the old man to the
city. The reconciliation appears COM
Dlete. .. .-.... g..
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30
Hard Times Years Ago.

The other day l came across an old
copy of the Weekly Kentucky Yeo-
man, dated Frankfort, KY, July 7,
1912. One item it contains would in
dictate that the hard times of which
we are now complaining are really
times of prosperity and plenty COM
pared with the hard times of AZ. 1t
is as follows:
AS one of the instances Of hard
times, we give the following state
ment of bona fide sales of property on
twelve months credit, which recently
took place at an administrators sale
in Woodford county, viz: One COW,
formerly valued at $25, sold for ST.,
Two mules, worth year ago $40 each
sold for $3.50 each good horse sold
for 81; another fine horse which cost
sold for $40 "a three-yesr-old filly $l70,
which sold when one year old for $40,
now brought SO.
1t is said that in the fall of 1924 all
the crops of 100 acres of land, and a
considerable quantity of live stock
besides, belonging to Simeon Bohan-
non, who lived in what is now the
Pisgah neighborhood, were sold under
execution, and that the entire sale
amounted to only $40. SO don't COM
plain of hard times and low prices any
more. WOOdfOrd Sun.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30

Thursday morning was, without
que-tion, the coolest for this and many
other years. The weather bureau re-
ported 26 degrees below at st Paul.
Pierre, S. ID, Moosehead and at
Vincent, Mimi, and Lacrosse, Wis,
all reported 20 degrees below. 1t was
% degrees below at Duluth, and 26
degrees below at Port Arthur. Bis
narck reports Is degrees below and
Huron Is degrees below.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30
W. P. OLDHAM & CO.
SPECIAL
PRICES ON
TINWARE
THIS WEEK.
Col. Stones Witty Retort.

Col. Stone, of Tennessee, when he
was running for governor, met for the
first time delegate from one of the
rural counties to the state convention.
The colonel said: II am glad to meet
you. have known your father for
many years, but never had the pleas
ure of your acquaintance. see, how
ever, that the son is better-looking
than the father" "Look here, colonel,
said the delegate, you need not be
flattering me up, for / am out and out
for Barksdale for governor, although
the old man is for YOU" "Why, l
simply find you better-looking than
your father, but did not say you had
halfas much sense as he has" returned
the colonel. Those standing around
roared with laughter in which the del
egate good-humoredly joined.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30
Fy3DING WHEAT TO HOGS.
Experiment Of a Kansas Farmer
Has Encouraging Results,

Feeding wheat to hogs with a pro-
fit is a new thing in Kansas, but that
is what is being done in Harper coun-
! ty, and the chances are that farmers
generally will dispose of their surplus
wheat in that way in the future. AL
ready the experiments made are
attractinga great deal of attention,
and farmers who have a surplus of
wheat on hand will fully satisfy them
selves on this matter before disposing
of it at the present prices.
w. FL. III. Freeman,a leading farmer
of Harper county, has been expert
minting, and the results are not only
satisfactory, but surprising. Last
week he marketed six hogs, which
were just six months old. They av r.
aged 225 pounds each. Two months
ago he commenced feeding them
ground wheat. He reports that wheat
excels corn as pork producer. He
soaks the ground wheat from six to
twelve hours. The trough is always
cleaned before feeding. A little ashes,
salt and coal are used as appetizers,
but not mixed with the slop. One of
the pigs gained twenty-seven pounds
in thirteen days.
Mr.. Freeman says that when hogs
are selling at A cents wheat will bring
80 cents, and that he has demoustra-
ted to his own satisfaction that sixty
pounds of wheat will produce twenty
pounds of pork. Under such condi-
tons he says, the farmers will make
money by feeding their surplUs wheat
to hogs. Many farmers in southern
Kansas are buying hogs, and will test
MIR. Freeman's experiment fully.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30
An important Decision.

Judge Charles j. Helm, Of the New
port Circuit Court, handed down a
decision Friday, the import of which
was that all banks which had compli-
ed with the old Hewitt law have a
contract with the State and are ex-
empted from local taxes, but that
banks and trust companies organized
since the repeal of Hewitt law may be
taxed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30
Possible Candidates For 1896
Gossip About Washington.

In the event that Mr.. Cleveland is
not a candidate again it is probable
that the candidate Of the present
administration people will be either
William G. Whitney or Secretary Of
State Gresham. If Mr.. Whitney
wants the support OF tho administration
he can get it, but it is very doubtful
whether Mr. Whitney will want -.
In that event Gresham will be the
man Mr.. Cleveland and his friends
will put forward. This is not mere
gossip, but is undoubtedly the present
intention of the administration people.
1t comes direct from a member of the
cabinet. On the other hand Vice
President Stevenson, Senator Hill and
Senator German are all figuring for
the Democratic nomination, and in
the convention there may be an adj
ministratiOn and an anti-administra-
ton fight, just as there was in the last
republican convention at Minneapolis.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30
Of Course.

Hon. Attilla Cox came up from
Louisville this morning to put in a
word with the Senators in opposi-
ton to Judge Beckner's bill, which
restricts the appointment of trust
companies as guardians to the
county in which the appointment
is made.-Frankfort cor. Louisville
Times.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30
REV. HOWARD,
The Noted Swindler, Safe in the
in the Penitentiary.

A Columbus, Ohio, special of Jan.
%, says:
REV. G.. +. b. Howard, a United
States prisoner and one of the most
notorious swindlers in the world, con-
victed at Jackson Tenn, at a cost of
$4,000 by the Federal Government,
has arrived at the pen, to commence
his nine yearE' sentence.
"His operations extended all over
the United States and included the
best known methods practiced by men
of his ilk. He has been a doctor.
lawyer, preacher and editor, and has
sailed under dozen or more aliases.
At Jackson, Tenn, he was indicted
on eight bills for fraudulently using
the mails to circulate documents rela-
tive to his bogus European claim
agency, by means of which he reaped
rich harvest before being apprehen-
ded. A first trial resulted in a jury
disagreement, but on second he was
convicted and sentenced to nine years
imprisonment. He took leading
part in the conduct Of his own defense.
Lewis Redwine, eX-cashier of the
Gate City National Bank at Atlanta,
Ga. also arrived today, to serve six
years for embezzling 100000 of the
banks money. He pleaded guilty to
the charge.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30
From Danville.

The Grand Jury failed to indict
Jason Blakerty for the alleged kill
ing OF John Drye at Junction City.
Mrs. Rebecca Beddow, a white woman
who runs "blind tiger" was indict-
ed for perjury. There were Is in
dictments against whisky sellers.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30

Hon. G. r. Brooks will be pro-
noted to the district attorneyship
Of Oklahoma, Notwithstanding the
Republican incumbent's protests.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30

Commissioners from Maryland and
will meet in Washington for
the purpose of settling the oyster war
which has troubled the States for
years.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30
MRS. JAMES w. TATE
Empowered to Sell a Small Farm
in WoodfOrd County.

On motion of ex.Chief Justice Holt
in the Woodford Circuit Court
Saturday. Judge Cantrill made
an order empowering Mrs. James
w. Tate, wife of the alb
sconding State Treasurer, to sell a
small tract of land in Woodford coup-
ty. Mrs. Tate is i'll and needs the
money, and to raise it she was obliged
to dispose of the little property which
she owned.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30

Rev. Everett Gill, of Missouri,
who finishes his theological course
in the Southern Baptist Theologi-
cal Seminary next June, was call
ed to the pastorate of the Baptist
church of this city last Wednes-
day evening. He accepted and en-
tered upon his duties Sunday. Mr..
Gill is a highly educated, well
trained and talented young man,
an earnest, attractive and forcible
speaker who will doubtless be a
power for good here. He will re-
ceives a hearty welcome.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30

On last Tuesday at White Oak,
Morgan county, the widow of the
late w. p. Taulbee,. formerly
Congressman from the Tenth dis
trict, was married to William Allen.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30

In the Court of Appeals, Saturday
The case of "The New Farmers Banks
Trustees VS.. New Farmers Banks
Receiver, Montgomery; appeal dis
missed for want of prosecution"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30

Ben ID. Bell, of Lexington, and ten
others heirs have inherited on estate
Of $l50000 by the death of his sister,
Mrs. Stsnberry in New York. Mrs.
Mary V. Young, OF this city, is sis
ter of the late Mrs. Stanberry.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30
What's the Matter in Magoffin.9

State Inspector Gardner has sub
mitted TO Governor Brown an Impor-
tant report regarding the assessment
of nonresident lands, in which he
makes serious charges against some of
the officials of Magoffin county. In
that county he says there were 627
fraudulent lists of nonresident lands
reported by the Assessor, and one
alleged tract of land, which has been
sold to the State eleven times, upon
investigation was shown 10 be a fig
ment Of the ina ginalion. According
to the Inspectors figures there is some
thing very rotten in Magoffin, and the
case has been turned over to Attorney
General Hendrick.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30

ShIl5l5G5
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-30

You to buy Genuine Repairs
for your plows, as the bogus
repairs are not SO good, and
do not always fit. The Key
stone Harrow, we consider
the best on the market, and
is worth every
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Ice Bound
The Harmon OF HniiiaS ruled with
small Berg

1T Us nearly ualt a century since uautaN
n. -. experienced an ice blockade, such as
prevails III present. Navigation is q. g.
slaudsuU From the mouth OF the narbo.
east as lar rs the eye can see. there Be-
nothing uu, a neId OF iee with mere am.
there small pergs. some OF them j. feet
above The water This unusual condition
is due TO the continuous northeast and east
winds OF the past fortnight. ana which
have brought west the heavy gulf ice that
surrounded the coast OF Cape Breton J.
extends Yves, all the way 10 LuueuUur-
and many of tile coast harpOr- are COME
pleteIv closed six ocean steamers a..
overdue al uaiIJA. detained outside.
doubtless. uy the l.e. SIX steamers al. .
large fleet OF sailing vessels are ais. ...
tanned I'LL u...
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-28
STEVE o'DoNsELL sEADY.
He VIII Fight Fitz and Is Prepared 20
Show the Color Of Bis Money.

He Will Fight Fitz and is Prepared 90
Show the Color Of Bis Money.
LEWISTON. MAINE. September Ell
Champion James J. Corbett. who aD-
peared here tonight In 'Bshtlsman
Jack" was first made acquainted With
the fact that FiizslIa mons had published
a formal challenge 70 fight him By an
Associated Press representative before
the performance.
TIE Champion read the letter aloud
TO Steve O'Donnell and when be cams
TO the place where the mIddleweieht
pledged himself 10 not attempt knock
out, be roared with laughter.
"Well Steve. what do you think OF
that" said Cofoett. while O'DonneiI
smiled
after be had flashed reading the
challenge, Corbett turned 10 the Asso-
clated Press representative and said:
'Of course I expected Fitz would do
something Of this sort. but be is too
Ambitious. I will attend TO him. how
ever, when the proper time zones, and
will answer bis letter 10 few days.
81 do not propose 70 fight him." con-
tinued the champion, ''untll be has de-
leated some one WOIbn menhOniuks
What's The use Of my 6ghtIng q middle.
weight when there are plenty OF men
who can do him easily. he wsnts 70
skip over all the other heayyweigkis
and tackle me-"
That's right, too. Jim," interposed
Steve O'Donneli. "I'll fight him aud
take him any way be likes"
Then turning 70 the Associated Press
representative. O'Donnel said:
lyon just say for me thas Fitz need
not 20 50 far. TIl make the same prop
osltion to spar him 10 New York
CITY that be makes TO Corbett, and then
II don't prove that he Is ogt OF his
class. IL will be time for him 20 talk
aboul meeting jim"
s.Vm you accept his challenge for
fnis Esht7" was asked.
.. bet WILL said Steve, "and 1
can or his money jnst as seon zdhs
Wiz In fact. ] an coming ouytish
stf 1nee for him, aud be can
fhs lbs be wants vithoat
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-28

the truth, forced upon US, that OF all
human goverAlehts free government
is the most complex and difficult, and
judging from thecworld's experience,
the most uncertain and short-ived.
"Your and our institutions are strong
because they are deeply rooted In the
past. 1t is for you and forus to sho"
that while other nations have osen great
in war, commerce, science, ETC., We can
>be great in all, and great In the great
ness of permanent freedom.
Secretary Morton was the nexN
speaker. He said that Mr.. Wilson had
stated what was absolutely correct, ana
that the people Of America had hnally
said adieu TO the protective system.
Free trade had been used as DOGGY
with the Americans, but at last the
farmers recognized that free trade did
not pei trade anywhere, but simply
permitted one American citizen to trade
wherever it was most advantageous.
He spoke strongly In favor of arbitra-
tion, Snd said than Great Britain and
the United States must SOON arrange an
arbitrage treaty.
Mr.. Morton then saiS that: I'VE, as
Americans, feel at home here" and the
remark was loudly applanded.
Replying to the toast to The Chamoer
of Commerce of the United Mates, Con-
gressman Isldor Straus, OF New York,
deplored the fact that the t%lH was
ever made party question Va the
United States, and he urged the norma
tion as prom mptly as possible, OF aN in-
ternational agreement to settle <he
silver question. y
Mr.. Straus also asserted that the
compliment paid to Mr.. Wilson by the
dinner rendered him by the London
Chamber of Commerce, will be con-
torted by the ''protectionist press" into
"mark OF the English sense OF o6liga-
tion to Mr.. Wilson's efforts in Engiand's
behalf"
The Congressman from New York
also referred TO the american rallroad
securities question, asserting that many
thoughtful men the United States were
persistent in seeking means to check
,kite fying" and the vicious financing
of railroads.
Great Britain, he added could rely on
this bel ng done, for Americans, as a
whole. were of high moral standard
and the question would never be finally
settled until IL was settled right.
Speeches were also made by Mr.. VIII
liams, Chairman Of the London Cham
ber of Commerce. and others.
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Strauss Will sail
| for home Saturday on the New YORK.
TWO LONDON PRESS COMMENTS. l.
LONDON, September 2s.-The Stand
ard this morning in leader on the
dinner given last night to Congress
man Wilson says that the compliment
was as appropriate as 1t was well
merited.
Continuing the paper says:
"Mr Wilson's warning that we should
not expect TOO much from the American
tariff tariff bill was hardly needee. We
ara not aware of any impression here
that Congress shaped its legislation or
a philanthroplc basis. Protection STU
exists in -Agve5diedd utoof pretty drastic
reductions indicate any widespread
leaning to free trade, but they consti
tute a step in the right direction"
The Daily NelCS:
AFTER Mr.. Wilson's statement that
protection is an utter failure in America,
the protectionists here will be less In
clined to quote America in support OF
| their opinions"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-28
WILL BRING A cLImAx.

The Olympic Club viii Declare Fitzslm.
nous heavyweight ChAmp pion II Corbett
Doesn't Fight.
NEW ORLEANS, September 27.-As
Corbett wired that Fitzsimmobs must
defeat O'Donnell before he would meet
the middeweight, President Scholl, OF
the Olympic Club mas determined &c
bring the affair TO an issue at olce. lie
will walt three days for a reply and
II the same does not materislize he
will call meeting OF the board Nrdl
a manifesto will be issued giving Cor
bett a reasonable length OF time 10 re.
ply. Should he fail 10 agree TO a meet.
ing with Ftzsimmons, the club will
announce the latter as heavy weight
champion Of the world and ready TO
hold the title against all comerA The
club claims the right 10 do this, as the
title was lost and won in is arena.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-28

New ORLEANS, September 27.-M
dleweight Champion Fitzsimmcns q
morning mailed the following let,e
Corbett:
Mr.. James J. Corbett, Champion Of tho
World:
DEAS SIR:-At every opportunity
when ufs name has been used In eon-
nection With a battle with you for the
worlds charnSlonshIp. you have en-
deavored to beihse my clain on the
grounds, as you put 4, thai am not Ia
your class or that you have not seen the
color Of my money.
am very we'll aware Of the fact that
although l have earned more money
than you at fighting since / have be-
come middle-welght champion. you can
buy and sell me financially, no doubt
your faculty of saving being better than
mine. Therefore, hope that slo, 900
side bet will not stand as barrier
against securing q match with you.
The amount Of money shall put mp
| has decided many a Championship con-
test In the past, and hope you will not
refuse, when you sign for q S25, ,000
purse, such as ls offered by the Olympic
club at the present time. You will fad
my name attached without
ASKING FOR A LOSERS END.
In order to show nv sincerity TO the
public at large, / will mako you two
propositions
First-That we engage the largest
hall in New York City and give boI-
ing exhibition, four rounds, sclsn tiho
points only, for the benefit OF the poos
NJ New York Clay. wiA give you any
| Nedge that you NAV demand that Will
lhot attempt to knock you out. In case
CON potent judges decide that am not
in your class, SO far as skIll and science.
are conoNned, gill never ask for
match with-yeq ssHSA 0UDpsv-l1
Second, / ask TO be allowed to formal.
~ challenge you 40 giyo me chance TO
meet you to a fnish to decide the
worlds championship, according to
! Marquis OF Queensbury rules. In order
20 again show my sincerity | hereby de-
poslt the sum Of $40 900 as side bet.
with the privilege OF increasing 1t later
on II my financial standing will allow.
most respectfully call your attention
to the fact that have already signed
articles TO meet you before the Olympic
| Club for a S25, 900 purse, winner 10 take
all, and trust you will see your way
clear 10 do likewise.
Respectfully yours,
ROBERT FITZsTNMoNs.
Champion MiddleWelght OF America
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-28
NANNINGTON OIL NEWS
Spscial 20 ths Rs7"ss-.

Spsefal 20 ne Rs7sts-.
MANNINGroN. w. VA, Sept. 2L-This
territory has gotten another black eye.
The well on the Yeager farm which was
due the first of the week is reported In
aud beautiful duster. This we'll was
not drilled through the sand, but
was. far enough in the fray
TO show that there was no use in drill
ing it any farther and the hole has been
abandoned.
The South Penn Oil Company were
also drilling hole near by and when
the Yeager came 10 dry IL was closed
dorn, and it is not at all likely this well
will ever be finished.
The only hope Of this field now lies IN
two wells which are now being drilled up
along the railroad.
The South Penn Oil Co.'S No. 4 Beatty
has been finished and is reported to oe
doing about ID barrels an hour.
The Delmer on Co.'S we'll, which was
brought in yesterday, IS reported TO Do
coed for 20 barrels an hour.