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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26
Experience With Inbred Piqs.

A swine grower, in the Breeders
Gazette, tells of an experiment he
made in very close inbreeding with
swine, recently, without intending to
do so. He says: One of my sows-
very choice one individually and bred
in the very height of fashion, as fash
ION now runs with Poland-China
breeders-was accidently coupled in
November last with one of her own
last springs pigs. The pig himself
was an unusually good one, and / pur
posely bred several of my other sows
to him, but at the time he served his
own dam 1 had no idea that he was
big enough to serve large sow with
out assistance; but the job was done
in some way before we were aware of
it.
Last season this SOW produced a
litter of very superior pigs-in fact
the very tops of my seasons crop were
from her--and this boar pig was one
of the best of the litter. The SOW far
rowed not long since, producing nine
of the meanest- looking and weakest
pigs have ever seen. They all died
within week from time of birth ex-
cept two; these l think will pull
through, but they have wild, crazy
look about them. and the sooner they
die the better shall be satisfied
The SOW, as have said, is an unusu-
ally good one, but she has some weak
points and one of these surviving pigs
is her exact duplicate with her weak
points Intensified. She was herself
inbred, but not very closely--not more
closely than is practiced by many
good breeders.
This case has 80 intensified me, how
ever, that you do not want too much
even of good thing, when it comes to
breeding near relations. Some of my
other sows not at all related to the
young boar in question were bred to
him and the pigs are very strong, Wig.
orous, and finely formed. The best
litter by him so far as I have been
able to trace the pedigree on both
sides, has not drop of blood in com,
mon with him.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26
SCHOOL FUND DEFICIT.
The Money will Be Raised out Of
Future Funds.

Mr.. Davidson, the Superintendent
of Public Instruction, says that while
there has been no official correspond
ence ON the subject. tacit under
standing has been reached by him
self, the Auditor and others that this
years school fund deficit shall be
made up in tull'out of future funds,
aud that all schools and teachers will
get the full amount contracted for,
and promised for this year. This will
be good news to many teachers who
feared curtailing OF the school
terms.
The Superintendent. however, like
everyone else, now forsees big reduc-
ton in the per capita to as low as
1926. The reports OF census-takers
are now coming in and enough have
been received to show that there will
be small increase in the number OF
school children reported, as compared
with last years report, which showed
a total of 727,723. This fact in con.
nection with the reduced revenue fol
school, as we'll as other purposes, and
the fact that something like Sl75,OOl
must be taken from it to make up the
present deficit just referred to. will
easily cause the big per capita reduc
ton. Besides this, the schools art
bound to be more expensive next year
as the attendance in all public SCHOOL,
will be larger on account of the new
compulsory education law.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26
Plant Pumpkins.

The farmer who has an eye to the
comfort and health of the cattle and
hogs this fall, will not forget to secure
some good pumpkin seed and plant it
in his own way, either by putting the
seed in the planter. or by planting it
after the corn comes up, in the old
fashioned way. The pumpkin crop
is catch crop pure and simple, costs
nothing but the seed, and is a very
valuable help along in November or
the last week in October. Many hogs
that were supposed to have cholera,
after a good feed of pumpkins have re-
covered, not because there was any di-
tsease among them but because they
were out of condition. The pumpkin
feed is diuretic as every grandmoth-
er knows who has taught her daughter
to give the baby pumpkin seed tea
when its kidneys were not working
properly, and it works the same way
on the hog. Plant pumpkin seed
with the corn, and if you do not have
the seed hunt up some thrifty farmer
who has grown more than he wants
and will accommodate you with
, enough for your purpose. If the
pumpkins were brand new thing
lust discovered and in the hands of
bnt one or two seedsmen, the firm
would make lots of money advertis-
ing it. Nevertheless, it ia just as good
for farm purposes as though it were a
recent discovery. 1t is of ten times
the value of some Of the most Wanted
discoveries like sacaline, sylvestris,
etc. Let us get all the good we can
out of the old standbys and then add
anything new that has real value
"Whereunto We have already attained
let us hold fast, etc.-Wallace's
Farmer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26
Agricultural Notes.

There is no better way to spend
some of the leasure moments than in
identifying the premises.
1t is very important to do a good
job of blowing the corn the first time.
II the ground is not finely pulverized,
a roller run ahead of cultivator, If the
ground is dry, will make it nice plow-
ing.
An ambitious farmer with ten acres
of land, says Western Plowman, can
make an excellent living with a COM
bination of dairying, swine and poul-
try raising and bee keeping. The de-
nand for gilt-edged butter will be a
continual spur. A demand for few
hogs to consume the wastes will create
itself. To the keeping of poultry and
bees he should need no urging.
Experiments at number of stations
show that a 1000 pound horse produc-
es,1464 pounds of liquid and solid ma
nure per month 1000 pounds of sheep
produce 1913 pounds per month; 1000
pounds hogs, $3.50 pounds per month ;
1000 pound COW 1000 pounds per
month. This manure, if all saved,
would be worth So per month for each
1000 pounds of animals, But as gen.
orally managed more than half of it is
lost.
A German authority says that the
stubble and roots of an acre of heavy
crop of red clover weigh over 3 tons
and contain $50 pounds nitrogen, 7
pounds of phosphoric acid and n
pounds of potash. This nitrogen was
gathered from the air, and the phos-
phoric acid and potash were brought
up from the sub.soil, where ordinary
plants could not have reached it.
These elements in the form of com.
mercial fertilizers would cost over $50
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26
Kentucky Fairs.

\ Sharpsburg, week beginning July 70
Winchester, week beginning July u
Danville, week beginning August 3.
Springfield, week beginning August
II.
Lebanon, week beginning August
"a
Bardstown. week beginning August
81.
Bowling Green, week beginning
September
Elizabethtown-Tuesday, Sept. 8,
four days.
+, Franklin, week beginning Septem-
Der IA.
Paducah, week beginning Septem-
Der 81.
Open date (probably Henderson,,
September %.
greensboro, week beginning Octo-
ber5
Versailles, week beginning August
10.
jacksonville, August &c, four days.
Williamsburg, September 2, three
days.
GLASGOW September 30, four days.
Union county, August A, five days.
4 Bullitt county, at Shepherdsville,
August III, four days.
Glendale Fair, at Curdsville, July
2S, five days.
Hart county, at Horse Cave, Sep.
TENDER 10, four days.
Shelby county, August %, four days
Ewing, September 8, four days.
Campbellsville, August II, four days
Union Agricultural Society, at Ger
mantown, October Z, four days.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26
Will Start a Rice Farm.

Middlesboro, KY, May 20.-J. Vo-
catura. an Italian, an Italian, who
has been here since 1890, will make an
attempt at raising rice in the Yellow
Creek Valley. Vocatura is from
Southern Italy has been in Japan
and Madagascar, and is experienced In
rice-raising. He says the swampy
land in the southeast section of the
valley will raise finer rice than South
Carolina or Louisiana.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26

Under County Judge Williams, of
Franklin County, construction of the
AsGood Time" law about $50 convicts
NAV be released from the Kentucky
penitentiaries months earlier than
would otherwise have been the case,
Judge Williams decision was render
cd at Frankfort Wednesday in ha-
beas corpus suit brought by M. Brit
ton, convict. He holds that the law
allowing seven days in each month
applies to prisoners convicted before
the law was passed in 1898 as well as
after.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26
BuckIen's Arnica Salve.

The best Salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped
hands, chilbiains, corns and all
skin eruptions, and positively cures
piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale by w. S
LLOYD.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26
BIG FUR" ROUTE.
Best Line to and From Chicago.

Solid Vestibuled Trains, with Buffet
furnished with toilet accessories in
each compartment. Best terminal
station.
st. Louis.
Solid Vestibuled Trains with
Buffet Parlor Cars, Coaches and
Dining Cars, and Wagner Buffet
Sleeping Cars. Entering st. Louis
over the New Merchants Bridge
avoiding the dissgrceable tunnel.
Boston.
The only Through Sleeping Car
line from Cincinnati. Elegant Wag-
ner Sleeping Cars.
New York.
The Southwestern Limited
Solid Vestibuled Trains, with Com
biHation Library, Buffet and Smok-
ing Cars, Wagner Sleeping Cars,
Elegant Coaches and Dining Cars,
landing passengers in New York City
at AID Street Depot. Positively nc
ferry transfer. Be snre your tickets
read via "Big Four"
E. o. MCCORMICK
Pass. Traffic Mang'r.
ID. B. MARTIN,
Gen. Pass. Ticket Agt.
34-tf Cincinnati. Ohio.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26
All Recommend II.

Ask your physician, your aruggis
aud your friends about Shiloh's Cure
for Consumption. They will recon-
mend it. For sale by Thos. Kennedy
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26
THREE GIRL BABIES
Born to the Wife Of Wiley Steele,
a Morgan County Farmer.

West Liberty, KY, May 20--Dr. b.
F. Carter, of this place, has just re-
turned from the home OF Wiley
Steele, farmer living two and one
half miles from town, and reports
that Mrs. Steele had given birth to
three girl babies. All are alive and
doing well.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26

Wright's Celery Tea cures constipa-
ton, sick headaches. Zoe at druggists.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26
II Saves Lives Every Day.

Thousands of cases of Consumption.
Asthma, Coughs, Colds and Group
are cured every day by Shiloh's Cure
Forsale by Thos. Kennedy.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-26
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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07
An Old Landmark.

In all probability there does not exist
in Webster county another Ms unique
character as Un,le Tommy Reed. who is
eighty. eight years Of age, and probably
the oldest man in the county. He WAS
born in 1908, in Boston. Mass, and, when
but a lad. chose the life Of a sailor,
shipping as cabin boy on a merchant.
MANN those days, about the swiftest
craft that sailed the blue waters OF the
Atlantic. For twenty years he piled the
seas for a livelihood, visiting every nook
and corner OF the f~oot.stool. He has
visited all the principal cities OF Eur.
ope, Asia. Afrca, and the Americas, and
relates many interesting stories in re-
gard to the countries OF the east.
Sometime in the 40's he started out
and traversed the great unknown west
He took part in many OF the hard fought
Indian wars, acting as interpreter for
the government. He can speak ~tluently
several Indian languages, principally
that OF the Sioux. His stories OF those
memorable events are exceedingly in
teresting.
He located in this county about the
7O'e, and when The CHIEF was tirs,
printed. he paid s. for one OF the frs
copies and has remained IA loyal patror
ever since. Uncle Tommy, although
bent by the infirmities OF moro thar
four score years, yet bears promise o
m ny more years Il usefulness. Few
men have had the eXperience that ba
come to him in all parts OF the earth
In politics he has been an ardent repub
lican since that party same into exist
ence, and fought in the late war t.
maintain them. He is still a devon
follower OF re~publicanism, and may h'
always be 80 ia our wish.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07
Institute.

On last Friday and Saturday the
Farmers Institute, advertised to take
place in this city, was held, a large mum
Der OF interested farmers being present
and participating.
On Friday, Prof. Sweezy, state meter.
ologist, gave an able discourse on the
rainfall. This subject was listened to
attentively.
Prof. Stauffer OF Bellevue. president
OF the State Dairyman's Association,
talked on his experience in that line,
showing plainly why Nebraska was bet
ter adapted than many other states in
that line. On Saturday, Prof. /. l.. Ly.
on, OF the agricultural experiment sta
ton. gave "A splendid talk on s%ub.soiling.
and all questions addressed to him were
plainly answered.
Prot, Nicholson talked on the sugar
beet subject and interested his hearers.
After the speech making was over, a
perma >eHt organization vas effected
The officers were:
II, l.. Alyea, president.
Il. G. Hacker, vice president.
G.. w. Haley, treasurer.
ID. j.. Myers, secretary.
The next meeting will be held in this
city on Wednesday, February 10, ut ] p.
m in the courthouse, program OF which
will appear in our next issue. Watch
for IL.
The Farmers Institute is n OF thu
best meant Of educating the farmer tina
has ever beer discovered, and ought u
be fully appreciated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07

G. Wiener, our enterprising clothier,
left Wednesday evening FOR Chicago AMI
New York. to lay in his stock OF spring
and summe clothing. Mr.. Wiener
came t, Red Cloud in the fall Of 1889,
and from a small business has. by square
and honest dealing, built up an excel.
lent business, such as many men would
be proud OF in many larger cities. Dur.
ing these Few years he has erected n fine
| business block, and has always kept
| abreast OF all enterprises Of the city,
and il is with pride that The CHIEF re.
fers TO such substantial evidences OF
prosperity among Red Clouds business
men. Having had many years exper
fence in the business. he buys with m
understanding OF just what is needed
and keeps mono but the best goods il
his store. Such men ara whnt 90 tC
make up a successful business commun
ity. He will return home in about ter
days or two weeks. We hope his future
years will be as prosperous as the pas
have been.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07
weather Forecasts.
BRIEF r

HuBn
Push together!
Push a swift push!
And all push Red Cloud!
Then see hersprosper rs never before.
II. G.. Cutter we in Omaha this week.
Rufus Allen OF Smith Centre was in
the city this week.
d. II: Haley and wife have moved on
to their farm near Cowles.
Il il rumored that "A new millinery
store is 10 be started in the city soon.
Mrs. Reigle and daughter, Lottie. re-
turned laet Friday from a visit in He'
bron.
Railroads, did you say Well. now.
that sounds right. Yes, We must have
them.
John Rose aud Ralph Shaw, two Rose
mont boys, wera in Red Cloud this week
doing business.
7. =. Edwards o. Hastings, represent
ing the Smith Premier Typewriter, was
in the city this week.
J.. T.. White of Bladen WAS IN Rec
Cloud this week. and of course SUP
scribed for The Great Family Weekly.
The people 81 Red Cloud ought to take
enough prid- in the welfare OF the CIT!
to fix up the sidewalks in front OF the'
residences aud places Of business.
On Monday evening a few persona
friends uf Mayor Bentley were invited
in by his good wife To help celebrate hi
55,l, birthday. A very pleasant TIM
time was reported.
Quick in effect, heals and leaves NJ
scar. Burning, scaly, skin eruption
quickly cured by DcW,t's Witch Haze
Salye. Applied Ia hrrrs, scalds, old sore
il is magical IN effect. Always cures piles
, q l. Getting.
Last week, in our write.up OF the ban
fair. we omitted To mention that, in III
watch presentation for girls under l.
Beulah Hall aud Nellie Warren wer
close competitors, and that Miss Beula
was awarded the premium.
There are some people who make 1t
business to cry down everything that
contemplated in any place. Let's sto
IL and see il it wont work just rs we
10 uphold instead Of run down ever.
thing that you don't have a finger IN.
A most enjoyable social dance was g.
on by Messrs. Bernard McNeny and v
S. CARRIER on last Friday evening, in IN
spacious purlors Of c.. Wiener, locate
over his clothing store. Choice refresl
ments were served during the eveninI
and the guests danced and enjoye
themselves to their hearts content.
Our worthy townsman, ID. M. Hunte
superintendent Of public schools {
Webster county, is n OF seven supe
intendents that haye been selected as
committee to revise the study for II
county schools of the state. A deserve
honor, surely. The Professor is a ma
of marked ability, and will do justice
the occasion.
A little war opened up within the la
few days IN Red Cloud on kerosene
One firm dropped the price from % cen
TO l3 cents, then another firm went
l2c, another to lie, and thus the vi
goes merrily on. The war is said to
caused by that giant octopus, the Stan
ard Oil CO., in order to force John Je
sen to sell their goods, and, while Il
war wages, the people are getting Il
benefit of cheap oil.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07

A drowning man would have little use
for a method of rescue which would re-
quire days, A d~yspoptic doesn't want TO
bother with a remedy that is going to
take weeks to show it's beneficial effects.
The Mount Lebanon Shakers are Offering
a product under tho name of Shaker Di-
gestive Cordial which yields immediate
relief. The very first dose proves bene'
fetal in most cases; and it is owing to
their u%Abounded Conscience in it that
they havs put 10 cent bottles on the mar
ket, These eau be had though any drug
gist; and il will repay the afflicted TO in
vest the trihing sum necessary 10 make a
trial. The Shaker Digestive Cordial re-
lieves by resting the stomach II aiding
the digestion of food.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07
Notice.

The firm heretofore existing under
the firm name OF Deyo Il Grice has this
day been dissolved by mutual consent.
l.. ii. Deyo retires and II. Il. Grice con-
tinues the business, assumes all obliga.
tions and collects all accounts.
Red Cloud, Nebraska, Feb. |, 1896.
l.. III. DEyo.
IL. Il. GRICE.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07
AEWSH BITS.

Virgil Law is in Lebanon this week.
j. A. Tulleys is in the city this week.
Clif Pope bas gone to Dakota on bus.
mess.
DR.. Damerell was down from Hastings
Monday.
Miss Laura Smith is visiting in Kan
sas this week.
Walter Warren was up from Superior
the first of the week.
l. =. Albright and J. $. White we're
in Bludop this week.
For "A fine hair tonic call on Hutchin-
son & Hiatt. the BARRIERS.
The bridal veil social at Mrs. Bentley's
Thursday evening was u gran l success.
MIR. G. Probasco and wife Of Lincoln
are visitin their daughter, Mrs. G. j,
Pope.
Read the special prices A. II. Haley il
making on shoes, in another column OF
tuie pdpcI'
Mrs. W. A.. McKeighan has purchased
the Bradbrook property. 1t will make
her a nice homo.
Mrs. G.. l.. Griflis returned to heI
home in Lincoln yesterday, after a si,
weeks visit in this city
solve me a liver regulator and | cal
regulate the world" laid u genius. TIT
druggist handed him IA bottle of Dewitt
Little Early Risers, the famous little pills
c l. Getting.
The agricultural society met Thurs
day afternoon and transacted business
The premium list will be ready soor
and Wa understand that hereafter tn
association will be dubbed a distric
fair, comprising the counties Of Webste
and Franklin in Nebraska, and Smit
and Jewell in Kansas. A good idea.
. The revival meetings at Bladen ar
still going On. Rev. G. w. Hummel tn
/ pastor, is having coed sucrcss in brinl
= ing souls to Christ. People, OF all AZ,
are being converted. Over eighty ha,
. made confession and forty five ha,
= united wi h the NJ. f. church. The
have organized u Sunday school OF for
scholars and will organize an Epwort
League soon.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07

Rev, Blackwell is still holding meet
ings at the Mccall school house with
good results.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07

Soothing, healing, cleansing, DeNitt's
Witch Hazel Salve is the enemy to sores
wounds and piles, which it never fails to
cure. Stops itching and burning, Cures
chapped, lips and cold sores ! IN W OF
three hours, OIL Getting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07

II suffering with plies. II wi'l interest
you 10 know that DeWiit's Wi'ch Hazel
Sslve will cure them. Thus medicine II
= specific for all comp'ants of this char.
actrr, and if instru,iion- (Which are sim
ple) are carried out, u care will result
We have tested this in numerous cases,
and always with like Results. II never
fails. l. Getting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07

LAXOL is the best medicine for child
rem. Doctors recommend it in place OF
Castor Oil.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07
FULLY ORGANIZED.

The Rcd Cloud Commercial
Club Meets M Judge Dury's
once and Forms u complete
Organization.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07

The record Of remarkable cures effected
enables IA Faithfully to say that Hoods
SarsaparilIa is the only true blood puri-
fer prominently in the public eye today.
Hoods pills are the best family cathar-
tic and liver medicine. Harmless, relia.
BILE, sure.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-07

The d%yspeptic carries a dreadful load
on his back. II seems as IL he were real
~ made up Of two man. One nj them
ambitions. hrainy and energetic; the
other sick, ~lis'less, peevish md without
force. The weak man weighs the other
down. The dyspeptic may he able to do
pretty good work one day. and III" next
dav because If some little indiscretion in
eating. he may he able 10 do nothing Mt
all Most cases Of dyspepsia start with
constipation. Constipation IL the cause
Of nine tenths of all human sickness
Some Of It's symptoms are siok and bill.
ions headache, dizziness, sour stomach,
loss of appetite, foul breath, wincy bel
chings, heartburn, pain and distress
after eating. All these are indicative Of
arrangements Of the liver, stomach and
bowels. and all are caused by constipa,
tion. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are
the quickes', easiest and most certain
cure for this condition. They are not
violent in action. Send 81 cents in one,
cent stamps 10 Worlds Dispensury Medi'
cal Association, Buffalo, N. Y, and re
ceive Or. Pierca's zoos page Common
Sense Medical Adviser. illustrated.
The herald., 1896-10-07
CITY Lots
roR SALE-GRIDER g. QOWsS
ADAMS STREET; ;&RAQT

ron sALE-GRIDER e. QoW.S IT.
ADAMS STREET. &RAQT
"a choice residence lots 'uns6ld are now
offered at $500 to $1,000 oni etsy y'paymentsS
600 lots have been sold and over 250 homes
building that cost over 81 900 and fifO
church are located in this tract; FIVE miles
of streets graded, curbed and sidewaiked
trees; city water; electric lights; modern
street cars, with 10-minute service; only
12 minutes ride from business center; four
50x150 to alley; high and slightly location:
rich loan soil; no mud. Don't buy Tor q
home nor for an Investment until you see
from our office. Telephone 12ss. For
maps. prices and views Of this tract call
GRIDER & DOW,
139 8. Broadway.