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The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18
POLICY SHOPS RAIOED.
Temporary setback to Open Violation of
Law In Denver.

Temporary setback to Open NioiNti of
Law In Denver.
Ed. Chase's Colorado Policy Asso-
citation, root and branch, was gathered
in by the police yesterday afternoon,
says the Denver Ne,cs Fifteen policy
shops were raided and sixteen proprie-
tors were compelled to either give
bond at the police station or remain
inside behind the bars OF course all
gave bond
Chase, it is claimed, has twenty FIVE
policy venders, each Of whom is given
two books each day. There are two
drawings daily and the vendors receive
20 per cent. of the receipts. The
books each make an average Of IS a
drawing, the total receipts being about
s400. Aside from the policy business
the lottery tickets sell like hot cakes
and the amount that is daily extracted
from the public cannot easily be esti-
mated
The lottery business alone, conduct
ed IN the JOINTS Is quite extensive and
shows that the United States mails are
being used for such purposes notwith
standing the stringent laws against the
sending of lottery matter. The eyes
of the people were opened to the fact
that a number of big lottery companies
find fruitful field in the Denver pub
lie. The principal companies repre-
sentcd by the Denver firms, as shown
by tickets confscated were: The
Louisiana Lottery company of Kansas
City, New York, San Francisco and
Montreal, the Loteria Benefcencia
Publica, City of Mexico; the Little
Mexico Lottery, the Honduras Lot
terry, the Little Louisiana Lottery and
the Havana Lottery.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18
Struck by Lightning.

While Jim Burrell, Charles Heal,
Robert Henry aud Frank Whitsell,
ranging from IA to l6 years old were
wading hip deep in Argo lake, near
Denver, during the storm Tuesday, a
boil; of lightning struck in their midst.
Burrell was killed instantaneously and
sank into the mud at the bottom o.
the lake. Robert Henry as fclled to
his hands and knees, partially para
lyzed, but managed to crawl to the
shore Heal and Whitsell also felt the
shock, but their injuries were 50
slight that they experienced little diff
fculty in wading to the bank,
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Two relics OF Abraham Lincoln OF
very exceptional interest have just
beon added to the museum at the
house in which he died. 516 Tenth
street, in Washington. The first is
the Lincoln family bible. owned by
the presidents parents. and having
his name on the inside OF the cover
in childish, scrawling hand. 1t is
OF rare edition OF 1893. This book
bears the marks OF much use. The
second relic is deed, all in Mr.. Lin
coins hand, bearing date the 25th Of
October. 1sil. and in perfect condi
tion as to legibility.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18
Status OF tho A. II. U.

The receivers Of the Union Pacific
road have begun to pay off the mem
bers of the A. r. U. who left their en-
ploy recently. This is taken as an in
dication that their places will be filled
by other men. They were previously
notified to go to work and refused to
do SO.
The men who struck on the Gulf
road stand better chance. Superin-
tendent Dunaway will re-cmploy men
with good records, but will have moth
ing to do with the A. r. U.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

ing gained too much headway to be
extinguished by the small amount Of
water to be had at that place. The
train was the through California ex-
press and carried large amount Of
mail, Over 200 sacks Of papers and
about 20 sacks Of letters and other
st-class mail was consumed together
with the ear. The mail was all for
California points The fire is supposed
to have caught from the engine short
ly after the train left La Junta, as the
car was inspected, as is the custom, be-
fore leaving there, and no fire or hot
boxes were noticeable.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

AT meeting in Cork. ireland. re-
Gently held for the purpose of fur
thering the interest OF native manu-
factures, Lady Aberdeen said that
she had never claimed that the So
called "Blarney stone shown at the
Irish village during the Worlds fair
was genuine. She declared that she
had never alluded to it except as a
reprod uction OF the Barney stone
Nevertheless. most OF the visitors to
the village believed that the stone
was the original. and no effort was
made by the exhibition authorities
to undeceIve them.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18
A Fortunate Disc ,vcry.

The calico finisher liz In luck, for elcc-
tricinns, while working In specific d.
rectiOn. have stumbled on to n iliscoy-
cry for which he has long and vaInly
striven. Sicmcns and Hnlske of Berlin,
the world renowned electrical engin-
eers, have great faith In the future
production of ozone In large quantities
by electricity, and, incidentally, In its
extensive utilization in the bleaching of
potato starch for commercial purposes,
md they have given much attention to
the construction and Improvement Of
apparatus for this purpose An cx-
pert has pronounced the starch made
by this apparatus possessed of n great
or thickening power than ordinary po-
tato starch Of the best quality. The
ozone not only makes the starch per-
fcctly white, but has an extraordinary
effect on the characteristics 1t exhibits
when brought into use. 1t appears that
the 'thickening" made from this starch
does not lose its consistency on stand
Ing. as stnrch emulsion usually does.
1t is this quality that is. of special value
TO the calico printer, who has long been
at loss to know how to prevent his
pastes from turning sour and useless
30 quickly. II Is said that the dextrines
turned out by the same plant are of IL
better color than most varieties of
British gum obtained by acid or by tho
old-fashiOned roasting proc ,ss.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18
Denver 1lnrketA-

Eggs, ranch l5c, state lie; butter,
best creamery l9Cd20c, dairy l3c; hay,
upland baled sl2.00Gsl2 so; second
bottom So 5o@s9.5o; alfalfa 5000
oats 81. 29(9*l.3l; New potatoes
500; cattle, choice steers s3. 00G
s.. 20, cows 81. l0(Gs2. rs; native feed.
ers s.. 50(Gs2.15; hogs, choice $4.75,
spring chickens So 00(6s5 90 per doz;
turkeys lie.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Iris >ail that the statue of liberty
in New York harbos is rapidly fall
ing into decay and that 1t serves no
good purpose In lighting the har-
bor The government is 10th to in
cur the expense OF keeping up the
light. aud it may be that it will be
abandoned unless private effort pro-
vides the necessary funds to meet
the expense.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18
Auto sruph Time Recorder.

An ingenious clock with special at
tachment has just been put on the mar
ket for recording the work done by
Individual workmen In electric light and
power stations. The clock which drives
the record dial is supported In a cast
Ing the ends Of which are securely fast
cned to wooden frame. The record
dial is divided by parallel radial lines
into thirty minute spaces, so that rec
ord can be made every half hour of
the ampercs. volts, steam pressure, vac
uum, dynnmos cut out and dynamos
started, the space for each record being
appropriately Indicated. 1t Is absolute
ly necessary that the dynamo tender
should make his record regularly at
stated intervals, as In cnse of failure
to do SO the portion OF the dial which
presents itself at the proper moment
for his inscription will pass on under
the glass, and appear us blank record
Of his negligence. The register shows
the exact time ench dynamo was start
ed and cut out, and the length Of time
each has been running. besides giving
all the information necessary for ascer-
tanning the average or total day or
night load. This instrument can be
adapted, by a single change In tho
printing Of the dial. 10 amy other kind
OF business where n hulf-hourly or hour.
ly record 10 desired.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

By an explosion Of 200 sticks Of
dynamite in the Stockton colliery near
Hazelton, Pennsylvania, on the 18th a
dozen miners were blown in pieces.
The explosion took place while the
dynamite was being distributed to the
miners, but how it was caused is not
known.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

NEw GoHK papers give an account
of detective being robbed BY a
woman and at the same time thev
ell OF shark that was seen by sail
ors IN New York bay. Now il de-
tectIye had robbed woman the
news would not haze been worth re-
cordins; and while the sailors were
looking at the shark playfully sail
ing in the bay landsmen were dodg-
ing them along Wall street.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

NOTHING shows better how deeply
the name OF Abraham Lincoln is en-
graved in the hearts of his coun try
men as the best type OF the new world
race Of freemen than the fact that
nowadays, when man dies who was
happy enough to be Il friend of the
great martyr, that fact alone sutiices
to spread his obituary notice. through
the newspapers, over the whole coun-
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18
Th. B,-n...,,,o League.

General A. J. Warner has called =
meeting Of the Bi-Metallic League to
be held in Washington on the 17th Of
August. This conference is to con-
sider the steps to be taken to improve
the condition Of the country by the
restoration Of bi-metallism.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18
Santa Fe Car Burned.

Shortly after No. 3 left La Junta
for the South Friday at noon, FIRE was
discovered in the mail car next to the
engine. The train was stopped at
Timpas, a small station 30 miles south
and the car Immediately detached
from the rest Of the train, the Are hay.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

The Constantinople correspondent
of the London Standard telegraphs
that notwithstanding the attempts at
concealment, it is clearly established
that over 1000 persons lost their lives
during the recent earthquakes.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Nj. AuGusrE BuRpEAr, the new
president of the French chamber OF
deputies, is son OF work ing people.
and served an apprentice in an iron
foundry. Later he became a college
professor and author Among his
trans!ations are several of the works
OF Herbert spencer He is a close
friend of the new president and a
firm supporter ofrepublican ideas.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

IT now appears that the real rea.
son the Vigilant failed to capture
those races from the prince of
Wales Britannia is that there was a
lack of a good spanking American
breeze. 1t ought to be insisted upon
by American yachtsmen that II they
are to race in foreign waters they
shall al least be allowed to take
their own Yankee brand of breeze
along with them.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

MoNE than sixty million Holsters
have b en- planted at Vineyard sodnd
and BuZLard i bay this summer by
the init d States FISH commission
II is cstimat that fully one-third
will attain adult 5 ze without being
eaten By fish
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

\ FRENCH physician announces
that man can live without lungs,
There are men living in this coun-
try without either heart or bowels,
and any number Of them are getting
along without brains
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

The FIJI islanders have q way oil
escaping taxes without perjuring
themselves. When :he tax gatherer
comes around they catch him and
eat him. This simple method is
commended to the attention Of the
Gould family.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

gone to Chicago to get rid OF the
morphine habit Philadelphia might
have been "a bettor place, but If Lord
Randolph will frequent the Chicago
stock yards he may be able to go to
sleep without narcotics.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

THOMAS STEvENs. the traveller.
who has taken the bicycle to the
uttcrmost parts Of the earth, having
returned from India with photo
graphs Of exhibitions of magic.
calmly Announces that he knows
how the feats are performed. Mr..
Stevens, however, is wise in qualify
ing this statement by saying that he
cannot perform them himself This
difference between knowing how
things are done and being able to do
them is an essential point,
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

THg dependence of the East upon
the West for its food supply has
been very apparent during the
strike. Philadelphia has noticed a
growing scarcity in its meat supply,
while in some Of the other Eastern
cities there has been complaint that
California fruit was no longer deliv-
cred. There is something surprising
in the degree to which the East has
come to depend upon California for
fruit Enormous quantities are
shipped from that state to Eastern
points every week, the East itself
seeming to be unable to anything
like meet the demand.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

ADVERTISING is as legitimate a
part of business as selling stock.
goods or land, and they sell most
who advertise most. OF this there
is to-day no question.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Ir is said that Cecil Rhodes. the
diamond mae owner and political
boss OF South Africa. is not only a
bachelor. but insists on surrounding
himself with bachelors He will have
none but unmarried men on his per-
sonal and domestic stafT. Any OF his
subordinates who marries Is dis
missed. Marriage spoils mans
career destroys his singleness OF
aim, is his motto. 1t is quite appar-
ent that Rhodes needs ciyilizlng.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

ALMOST the last of the beautiful
White city, the brightest fairy dream
of architecture which the world has
ever known, has vanished in a wisp
of hame and now remains only in
memory. 1t shadowed forth the
principle OF transformers as well as
splendor and has faded out like a
vision, its site strewn with its own
ashes, its lights all faded out and its
garlands withered as il it wore but a
dim remembered story of the old
time entombed instead OF an actual
and visible reality Of yesterday.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Train wreckers at Pond Creek, Ok
lahoma. attempted to kill a party Of
soldiers by putting dynamite on the
tracks, but the explosion occu rred too
late,
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18
Metallic Envelope Fastener.

The device shown In the Illustration
affords an effective locking means
whereby the contents Of nm envelope
and the stamp may be secured to tho
envelope 10 that the latter can not bo
opened or It's contents tampered with
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18
Tree FEELING Machine.

the trees within considerable circle
around 1t, the space cleared, Of course,
depending upon the length Of the hose
Cutting down tree. however. Is not
the only function to which the machine
Is limited. BY partially rotating 1t on
lis axis the saw can be set to cut in q
vertical direction, or Mt any angle be-
tween the horizontal and vertical posi-
uons, so that, after having been felled
tree may be quickly cut up into deslr-
ed lengths. 1t generally happens that
when n large tree falls 1t does not lie
ant, Ms Its branches hold the upper psre
of Its trunk from the ground, and In
order to squarely cross-cut trees lying
In such position 1t is necessary to
incline the saw somewhat from ver-
teal line. This In readily done by the
adjusting capacity Just mentioned
Cassler's Magazine.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

The Missouri Pacific has declared
war against the American Railway
Union and will not snploy nsmbsn
Of that oreasisstieA.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18
Electric It.ht w,.,.-

1t wns but natural that the first at
tempt to account for the fire at the Tai
mage Tabernacle In Brooklyn should re-
suit In verdict Of electric light
wires Although there is now rea-
son To believe that the fire was the
work of an incendlary, no harm has
been done in drawing attention to the
very Important. question OF wiring
There is no department OF electrical
work on which the safety and the lives
or the people are SO dependent. and 1t
Is to be hoped TINT the criminal econo-
my OF cheap wiring will eventually be
so beset by heavy penalties that the
public will no longer be mennced by Its
ever-present dangers. The practice Of
putting In imperfect wiring on board
ship bus inst been severely criticised
IN an English electrical journal. Moth.
Ing more horrible than a flre on board
ship can be iInaginsd, snd II y q matter
foe wonder tAat shipptaa tnsA ~
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Thos c. Platt Of New York has
come out in favor of fusion Republican
and Democratic ticket in that state to
down Tammany.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-09-11
The Mt. Sterling National Bank.

The Mt. Sterling National Bank
has reduced its capital stock from
100000 TO $4,000 and on yester-
day morning opened up under the
extension granted it by the Comp
troller of the Currency. In an
other column will be found the no
tice of the banks workings under
the extension, which does not ex-
pire till September s, 1914 The
Bank reorganized Saturday by
electing as Directors, j. G. VIM,
q. o. Moberly, B. F. Ceckrell,
Pierce Winn and Harvey Rogers.
John G.. VIM was elected Presi-
dent. The tender of the Presiden-
cy came without any sort of solici-
tation on Mr.. Winn's part. The
honor, because it was unsought,
Yves none che less worthily bestow-
ed. The capital stock has been
reduced to $4,000 and the surplus
Of $4,000 retained. Fifty thou
sand dollars in notes have been
charged off, and this sum, as rap
idly as collected, will be applied to
the payment of the $4,000 of can
celled stock. This institution has
always enjoyed the absolute conf
dence of the community and has
made its stockholders much money.
May it stilr hold that confidence
and give those interested in it the
same returns in the future as in
the past.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-09-11
Chenault-H azelrigg.

On last Thursday evening, Sep
TENDER 9th, at 7 o'clock, at the
Christian church, Elder H. ID.
Clark officiating, CORTLAND Prem
tice Chenault was married to Miss
May Hooker Hazelrigg, eldest
daughter of Judge James H. Ha-
zelrigg, of the Court of Appeals.
1t was one of the most brilliant
weddings which has ever taken
place in this city.
The church was beautifully deco
rated by our home florist, Mr..
with rare and beautiful
flowers, and the bridal party was
very attractive. After the we'd
ding they took the express train
for the East and will be absent
about two weeks. On their re-
turn they will take rooms at Mrs.
M. w. Chorn's, on North Mays
vile street.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-09-11
Deestrict skule.
Teacher-soioman Gradgrind.

Teacher-Soloman Gradgrind.
Visiting Committee-Jo nathan Ed.
wards BlowLard, Timothy Pettigrew
Patrick Henry Chesterfield.
Lady Visitors Mrs. Honeysuckle.
Mrs. Dewdrop, Mrs, Hollyhock, Mrs.
Lilac.
Pupils-Jemima Jenkins (the pet, }
Dorothy Doolittle, Tommy Topkins
SILLY boy Augusta Ardaminta Smith,
Matilda Diana Snoodles, Tobias Stub
bins (stuttering boy,) Jerusha Pepper,
Hezekiah Higginbottom, Betsy Pea
body, Hannah Jones, Napoleon Bona
part Stubbins, Mahitable Green, Sa-
mantha Allen, Martha Washington
Simpkins, Hannah Platz, Thucyydides
Jimson, Sukey Ann Britt, Andrew
jackson Jones, Patience Green, Pene-
lope Snipkins, Sammy Fizer, Charity
Jones, George Washington Topkins
Nancy Good (giggling girl) Obediah
Pecksneff, Babe Honeysuckle Sis.
Honeysuckle Qwins) and hubby, Thos
Jefferson Whittlestick, Winfield Scott
Brown, Sallie Ann Short.
The Woman's Missionary Society
of Christian church will give at the
Opera House on Friday, September
Ia, "The Deestrict Skule." This has
been given at many places and always
with great success. Price of admis.
sion, 30 cents. For reserved seats go
to Lloyd's drugstore:
To see Jemima jenkins the "Skule
pet, )" is worth the price OF admission
to Deestrict School,
No such address was ever given in
Mt. Sterling as will be delivered by
Winfield Scott Brown rich, rare and
racy, on Friday night at Opera House.
The Honeysuckles-not only sweet,
but smart.
Tommy TopKins and Tobias Stub
bins are drawing cards.
Music for Deestrict Skule furnished
by Mandolin Club.
Old fashion music (tbe besD by Mrs.
Cunningham and Mr.. Hulse, (piano
and violin.)
"Twenty years ago." Solo by Jim
Wood, Mt. Sterling's baritone.
Deestrict Skue-a great object les
son for children-let them all see it.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-09-11

hail. Reports as to condition are very
wide apart. One correspondent from
Grayson county puts the condition as
low as % per cent A summary of
the whole n 3.
Pastures have improved very much
since my reportin July. In fact in
many places where there was no pas
ture at all there is now fine grass, but
we are beginning to want rain in most
places. Drouth of extraordinary Sc
verify, combined with extreme heat,
is the chief cause of the unusual low
condition of pastures. Per cent.
SO 6.
The principal part of the hemp crop
has been cut. Most crops are very
short. The area of the crop is rather
smaller than usual, as much fit was
ruined by the freeze and snow.
There seems to be better demand
for hogs than any other kind of live
stock. 1 asked my correspondents as
to the average quantity of hogs to be
fed this fall. The per cent. is placed
at 81.
The average number of two year old
cattle to be fed this fall is placed at
II a per cent.
A very small number of counties re-
port any clover seed this fall. The
crop was nearly an entire failure.
Winter killing, spring frosts and
drouth are the principal causes of the
shortage of the crop. Acreage COM
pared with last year,70 per cent. Con-
dition 65 %.
The Government report OF the con-
dition of potatoes August l, is placed
at "a per cent, decline of 1873 since
July l.. {. The report for this State is
II per cent acreage.
AS to the fruit crop in this State
there is not enough to inquire about.
The Government reports a further de-
cline in apples, the percentage stand
ing Al for August against Al for July.
The condition of peaches has fallen
much lower, and now stands at the
extremely low figure of 22.3.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-09-11


The Graded school opened Mon
day with 346 pupils. Under its
management this is one of the best
schools in the State. With few
exceptions it's teachers are ladies
who have made school teaching a
life business and are therefore
thorough and up with modern
methods. The rooms are we'll filed
and some of the grades are crowd
ed to such an extent that it will be
impossible for the pupils to receive
proper attention. This school be-
longs to the city of Mt. Sterling
and lis for the education of her
children, and no one from the out
side should be permitted to come
in and be an additional labor for
the already overtaxed teacher. In
justice to the citizens Of Mt. Ster-
ling who pay for the keeping up of
the school such a rule should be
strictly observed. There is an
other reason why children from the
outside should not be admitted to
this institution; there are divers
other schools which contribute to
the maintenance Of the city gov
eminent and this school as well,
and it is not justice to them for
this school to receive outside pa
tronage which would Of necessity
90 to some of our other home
schools. We have said this in the
beginning, hoping that if there are
any children taken in from outside
districts, the trustees will discon-
tinue them because of the injustice
to others.
The following are the corps of
teachers beginning with the high
est grade: Mrs. W. F. Hibler,
Miss Matte Donnohue, Miss Mary
Clark, Miss Mamie Turner, Mrs.
G. H. Duty, Misses Josie Lauth,
Mary Cornelison, Sallie Berkeley
and Mrs. Sophia Randall.