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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21
INGEasoLL ASKED TO PREACH.
DR.. Rusk, of the Militant Church,
will Welcome Him.

DR., John Rusk, Of the Militant
Church, Chicago, has written to
Col. Ingersoll inviting him, "to
preach for us some Sunday morn
ing the near future on the subject
of your views as to what the Chris
tian Church should do, and how"
Speaking of the matter, DR.. Rusk
said:
at may not be remembered gen
orally that Col. Ingersoll at one
time visited modern institutional
church-one of the many practical
working churches which are doing
grand work for humanity to-day.
He expressed sympathy with the
work and admiration of the possi-
bilities of such church activity,
and said he would like to join that
kind Of a church himself. firmly
believe that if there had been an
institutional church when Inger-
soil was a boy he would have been
into the work heart and soul, and
that he would have been Americas
greatest divine instead of the
greatest enemy of organized Chris
tianity. As it is, he has made peo-
pie think. The churches have
been cold and lifeless. In fact
they make more infidels every year
than Ingersoll has made in his
lifetime"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21
The Convict Question,

Mississippi has met with encourage
ing success in the experiment of work
ing its convicts upon State farms.
The Governor, in his message to the
Legislature, shows that in spite OF
.drouth and partial failure of crops
from various causes, the State reali-
zed profit over expenses on the pro-
ducts of sos, 900. AS the usual result
of the first year, il is evident that the
plan viii prove more successful and
and reniune rative in the future. 1t
is gratifying that this departure from
the convict leasing system has given
such good proofs of its wisdom
Aside from the disgraceful uses pre-
vslent under the old system, which
are now removed, the health of the
convicts is much better protected, and
from the nature of the work, a better
opportunity afforded for the moral re-
clamation of the less hardened Grim
inals. Tennessee has lately abolished
the convict leasing system, and since
Mississippi has demonstrated that the
cultivation of State farms, under the
supervision of the State authorities, is
productive of so much profit to the
State and good to the convict, it is
hoped that the same method of work
ing criminals may be adopted more
generally.-Louisvile Commercial.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21
STERLING. KENTUCKY, TUESDAY. JANUARY 81 1896

Drake. before the sermon, made the
statement that the Improvement had
cost about three thousand dollars aud
all was provided for but five hundred
dollars. This sum was soon raised
after the sermon, and the church goes
forward without debt.
The musical program, well rendered
by the choir, was enjoyed by all, the
special features of which were vocal
solo, "Abide With Me-" by Mrs. j. NJ.
Pickrell organ voluntary bv Ms. r.
@, Drake, aud anthems by the c.loir.
Afternoon service was held at 8 80
o'clock, in which Rev. G. j. Nugent OF
the Methodist church, Mr.. Robert
Marshall, of the Southern Presbyter-
ian Church, and Rev. II. d. Clark, of
the Christian Church, took part.
The evening service was largely at
tended. Rev. Mr.. Clark courteously
dismissed his congregation and atien-
ded in person to hear the sermon by
Rev. b. B. Bailey, of Winchester, XIV.
Mr.. Bailey has come to hold a pro-
tracted meeting with the Baptist
church. and we predict large useful
ness will be rendered the cause of re.
ligion by him during his stay. He is
described by friend as ga very little
man with very big voice." and we
may add big head and heart.
Mr.. Bailey is gifted as g speaker,
earnest and eloquent.
Thus closed one of the happiest and
best days for the Baptist here. The
Improvement Company. the ladies
and membership in general, are to be
congratulated on the successful CON-
pletion of so beautiful church in our
town.
From now on until further notice
protraoted meeting will be in progress
at this church and to these services the
public is cordially invited.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21
Benefit of a Popular Loan.

One Of the great incidental eff.
tects, in fact the really great effect
which will be produced by placing
one hundred million dollars of
bonds among the people of the I'm
tied States, particularly at 3 per
cent, VIII be that this issue will
represent an investment of the say
ings of the people.
1t will make the Government the
savings bank Of the masses.
This has been done in France as
the result Of the traditional and
uniform policy of issuing loans by
popular subscription. 1t has been
done in England by the. issuing of
consols aud the establishment of
postal savings banks.
1t will go far to remove the in
tense prejudice which exists
against bond-holders as a class.
Nobody now holds bonds in this
country except the very rich, the
capitalists, the banks and the mon
eyed corporations.
1t will have most beneficial eff
feet in favor of sound money and
of sound ideas on the money ques-
ton. A subscription of 800
apiece from 100000 citizens would
amount to $10,000,000. This would
give 100000 citizens a direct inter-
est in the sound management of
the finances of the country and in
the ultimate payment of the bonds
in the best currency, in the only
currency in which our bonds have
been paid-in gold
Such popular issue would do
more to wipe out the prejudice
against the moneyed classes than
any other one thing.
One reason why the Government
of France has always enjoyed such
extraordinary credit is that the
bonds of the Government, the
French rentes, are held by the peo-
pie. Frequent revolutions, con-
slant changes in the government,
have never affected that credit.
No change of government affects
the basis of the national credit.
No new government attacks the
system on which it rests.
The bond bill in the Senate
should be so amended as to provide
for offering the bonds at par at 3
per cent, and promptly passed.
The people will subscribe to plain
like this when they
would not bid with the complied
tions of premiums.-N. Y. World.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21
Satisfaction VS.. Meal.
Scientific Milling Co.'s
Meal gives satisfaction.
Those using it say it
is the best.
Ask your grocer for it.

pits in the corners of the two rooms
when cut off from each other
There are four memorial windows
one in memory of DR.. Benjamin Prsll
Drake, put in by his son, DR.. r. @.
Drake; another in memory of Mrs.
Virginia Chenault, charter member
of the church, from her family; an
other erected to the memory of Gen.
Green Clay Smith by his friends of the
city, and the Straw Bed Fishing Club,
aud the fourth in honor of Rev. j Pike
Powers, who organized this church
twenty-six years ago next month, and
who now resides in Knoxville, Tenn.
This was presented by the Young Peo-
Plies Union. The ladies of the church
are to be congratulated on the exqui-
site taste shown in the selection and
arrangement of the furnishings and
decorations. Especially does the
young lady who arranged the drapery
SO very artiscaliy deserve highest
compliments You will know her
name if YOU REED this closely. The
walls were decorated by the skillful
hand of our fellow-to wnsman, Willard
Hainline. The pews were put
up under the direction of the
cabinet workman of the city, and
member of the Baptist church, Mr.. @.
B. Fizer.
The dedicatory services were held
on last Sunday. The large audito-
rum was filled by the many friends
and members of the church DIR. f.
III. Kerfoot, professor of Theology in
the Southern Baptist Theological Sem
mary at Louisville, preached the SER
mon and offered the dedicatory PRAYER
The sermon was admitted by all to be
one of the greatest ever delivered in
our city. The Chairman of the I'm
'provement Committee, DR.. r.. @,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21
An Armistice.

The attempts made, says the Cou-
rier-Journal of Saturday, to bring
about such understanding which
would prevent retaiiatory war be-
tween the House and Senate, have
resulted in an informal agreement TO
suspend hostiities until the successor
ofthe late Representative Isaac Will
son has been elected. Honorable Re-
publicans in both houses, like Petrie,
Landes and Siege, with the assistance
of Chairman Yerkes, convinced DIR.
Hunter that he must for the present
suspend operations in unseating DEM
ocrats. The DIR. was reluctant to
surrender, but has informally agreed
that no Senator shall be elected and
no Democratic member shall be un-
seated until the new Representative
from Nelson county has taken his
seat. The Democratic Steering Com
mittee of the Senate will insist upon
an agreement in writing, and unless
the doctor discovers a new trick to
play the agreement will be reduced to
that from to-day or Monday. Under
the contemplated agreement, the
separate and joint ballots for United
States Senator may be taken next
Tuesday and Wednesday, without
electing.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations adopted resolution making
strong affirmation of the Monroe
doctrine. In view of the report that
the controversy between Great Britain
and Venezuela may be settled by com.
promise, or for money consideration,
special interest attches to the state
ment of the resolution that in case
boundary disputes Oh the American
continent between foreign Govern
nents and American Governments
are decided by arbitration, agreement
purchases, or in any way whatever,
the United States shall be the sole
judge as TO whether the Monroe doc
trine has been violated in such arbi.
tration or agreement.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21
SHOT DEAD.
Nathan Kennedy the Vic
tim of a Stray Bullet.
Shot Down in His Own
Home During a Qurrel
Between Two Tough Citi-
ZenS.
Between Two Tough Citi-

On Thursday night a country
dance was in progress at the home
OF Nathan Kennedy, a quiet, peace
able citizen living on the southern
edge of this county near Salem
Church. Among those who had
gathered there were Levi Alfrey
and George Boiling, two young men
from the same neighborhood. As
the evening progressed these two
young aspirants for a high rank in
toughdom, engaged in a quarrel.
1t was not long till they must needs
draw their weapons and mans
life be sacrificed to their wanton
disregard of all law and the com
mon decencies Of life.
Alfrey claims that Boiling was
advancing on him with an uplifted
knife, and that he (Alfrey) ran
from his assailant till he saw that
escape was impossible, and that
only then he pulled his gun and
turned on Boiling, who was so near
him that he knocked the weapon
aside, when it was discharged. the
bail striking Kennedy in the breast.
Boiling puts up the claim that
Alfrey drew his gun and that he
{ BOlling) attempted to run till he
saw Alfrey would kill him, and only
then did he turn on his assailant
who fired on him at such close
range as to powder-burn his arm.
the ball killing Mr.. Kennedy.
OF course neither of these young
toughs will acknowledge he is in
anywise in fault. The case was re-
manded to the grand jury for an
Investigation.
I lch reckless disregard for hui
man life, and the cheap rate at
which it is held by the lawless
classes in that section Of the coun-
ty, needs a severe check. The
maudlin sentiment that would turn
the rutfian murderer loose on the
community to add to his record of
blood, should find no place in the
minds Of jurors sworn to do their
duty. The Court will instruct in
the law, and if jurors will exhibit
the moral courage to enforce that
law, better order will prevail. 1t is
only few weeks since a couple of
dastardly scoundrels went to the
house of poor man in that neigh
bOrhood, and during the absence of
the father and mother, perpetrated
upon an eight-year-Old child an
outrage that would bring a blush
to the cheek. Of the arch-tiend him
self A healthy execution of the
law will teach such toughs a salu-
tary lesson.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21
Circuit Court.

January term of the Montgomery
Circuit court began yesterday. Judge
John E. Cooper empanneled and
charged the grand jury and then adj
iourned court till this morning. The
grand jury is as follows:
John p. Games, Foreman; Frank
rBlount; George HUMPHREYS; Harry
Campbell, sr.; w. R. Dean;-J l..
Robinson; James Reid Fred Senieur !;
James Donovan; James Kash; John
Baker, and John M. Steele.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21
Court DaV.

Yesterday was a big Court day even
for January. A large crowd was i'm
town and the merchants generally did
fine business. There were some
1900 cattle on the market and sales
were brisk. The dealers generally sots
rid of all the salable part of their cat
lie. Good feeders brought as high as.
"a per cwt; good yearlings $3.4Os
heifers from $3.50 to $2.75; cows and
stays 80 to $3.50. The mule market
was brisk, there were several buyers
on the market. Aged mules broughs
from $50 to 800. Horses were q.
drag.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

Mr.. George Dean, of harrodsburg,
suicided last Saturday because he had
been sued for $3.50. He was amply
ableto meet his obligations but the
humiliation caused him to take his life.
His wife found him hanging in the
barn and held him up while the baby
boy bought knife with which to cut
the unfortunate father down.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

The Maryland Legislature ia, dead
locked oNar the election of United
States Senator.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

The Democrats elected their candi-
late for Mayor OF Knoxville, Tenn !.
Saturday.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

FoR SALE-S00 shocks Of corn WITH
good feed lot. H.H Ringo.
25-3t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

The will of j. r.. Wilson was pro-
dated in the county court Monday.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

MANITOBA dining room girl.
COMMERCIAL HoTEL.
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Old papers for sale here
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14

come out Of great tribulations and have
washed their robes and made them
white in the blood of the lamb" The
sermon was an eloquent one, and ap-
pealed to those in the congregation
who had doubts as to the outcome of
the battle that was being fought by
Christians in this latter end of the
Nineteeth century. He sai1 that all
nations would stand before God when
the day of reckoning came; the multi
tude would be there, and when the
question was asked, as in the text, 1t
would be answered in the same way.
They were on a winning course and on
the victorious side, and when the time
came for them to lay down their lives.
men might scoff, but every kind act
and every word would be recorded be-
fore God. Christ died for the world.
but he died for them one by one.
Space will not permit full report
of the sermon, though it was one Of the
best ever delivered by the eloquent
speaker, He held his hearers in close
attention until the close.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14
NEW PICTURE OF VOLCANO
artist Howard Hitchcock Considers il
the Best Painted by Him.
VIII be Placed on Exhibition Here and
Probably Sent to San Fran
cisco-Interview.

A representative of this paper Wis
tied the studio of D. Howard Hitchcock
yesterday and found the artist at worl
putting the finishing touches on large
painting of the Volcano. In the course
of the visit Mr.. Hitchcock discoursed
pleasantly upon the picture as follows
Il consider this the best representa-
tion of the Volcano 1 have yet pro-
duced. Into it has been put all the
knowledge of the subject it has taken
me years to acquire.
you see,' shows the fre-lake by
daylight, with strong sunlight effect
that, to my mind, enhances rather than
detracts from the force Of the fire,
which must be strong in nature to show
at all under such conditions.
"It was an interesting color problem.
The depth of the pit helped it's solution,
and the result is still true to nature.
Another interesting problem was
that of the perspective-to represent a
hole in the earth. Poor Tavenier used
to say, You cannot paint the hole in
the ground The fac1 is, you can ap-
proximate it, as / believe this canvas
shows.
"The blue masses of vapor are not
always present during the greatest ac>
tivity of the Volcano, but they have
been present ever since the breakdown,
in '94.
"As l understand it, the same condi-
tions now hold, so this picture may
rightly be said to represent the lake as
it now appears the fire perhaps
at a slightly greater elevation in the
pit
"The depth represented is about 600
feet, from the highest point to the sur
face of molten lava beneath the smoke
when 1 was there in '94 the white
vapor was rising, as shown, from under
the right-hand ledge. The blue-sul-
phur vapor was coming out from all
sides, making it a delicate question as
to the point Of approach to the brink. :"
Probably this painting will be sent
to San Francisco for exhibition. 1t
will be placed on public exhibition in
Honolulu before it is sent away, as peo-
pie here are thoroughly interested in
the greatest volcano o. earth, and will
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14

The pastor, Harcourt w. Peck, was
born in Canada. near the Thousand Isl.
ands, on March 16, 1861, and attended
the district schools until he was old
enough to enter the Methodist Uni
versity at Toronto, from which institu-
tion he was graduated, taking the de-
grees of B. A. and NJ. A. He afterward
took two degrees at the National
School of Oratory in Philadelphia.
After finishing his education Mr.. Peck
Joined his brother, who was a manu-
facturer of steam pumps, and when the
Indian and ColoSial Exhibition opened
in London, England, in 1886, he repre-
sented him there. In 1887 he returned
to the university in Toronto and took
the B. S. degree. He is now devoting
his spare moments to studying for the
B. d. course. In 1888 he came to the
Hawaiian Islands as vice. principal of
the Royal School. For three years he
was chairman of the devotional COM
mittee, and in 1891 succeeded Mr.. Full
ler as Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Two
years later he accepted the professor
ship of New Testament, Exegesis and
in Columbia College, New
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14


Reception to Consul Schaefer.
His Royal Highness Prince Luigi
di Savoia and officers of the Chris
toforo Colombo rendered a delight
full reception to Consul and Mrs.
Schaefer and several lady friends
aboard the corvette, between 4 and
6 pm. Saturday. Dancing was in
dulged in and light refreshments
served. The Hawaiian Club was
present and delighted the Italian
officers by the sweet Hawaiian
music which the boys know so well
how to render, both vocal and in
strumental.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14

be glad Of the opportunity of seeing
such an excellent representation of it
Certainly Mr.. Hitchcock,s latest
'p lifting II thee rater OF Kilau a and
CO ipfry surrounding il a master pie..-.
aud far exceeds all other efforts M III.
by him.
There Is one point thar starr,. nnr
prominently, and that is the care
taken 10 show just enough of the huh
bling, angry lava. The mistake in
the past has been that the pictures
have sbowrrtoo much Of this s,nl too
little OF the surroundings. Til tas
been done time and time again. and
the impression has gone abfnai win
the pictures that an atrempt has been
ma te to exsggerate the real stat. of
an .irs, Ne certain arIi-rs have lc,n-
ceded there is temptation TO do Mr.
Hit:bcock's paintings a.los play 10,
the imagination, and at the Fam
time gives true representation af a..
awful yawDiDg cavity in the earth
holding the hot, molten lava.
The cliffs Of lava surrounding xnu
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14

at having with them two men (ReyA
Bishop and Bingham) who had fought
in the Lords cause for so many years.
It was not, strictly, a Methodist meet
ing-thcy had gathered as children of
the King, and the little body might
some day become great; they would
be the enemies of everything and ey-
erybody that is wrong. He expressed
gratitude to those true friends who
had so generously assisted in building
a church that would be used in spread
ing Gods kingdom, rather than in ad-
vancing Methodism. He wished, how
ever, to thank Mother Parker for the
gift ola bible brought here in 1888 and
used for forty years on the desk at the
old lyceum on Nuuanu street. That
bible will be used on the pulpit in the
new church for many years to come.
The pastor selected for his text the
7th chapter of Revelations, last clause
in the 14th verse, These are they who
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14

Not few who read what Mr..
Robert Rowls, Of HOLLANDS, Va, has
to cay below, will r-m-mUer their
own experience under like circum-
stances: "Last winter / had la grippe
whieh lrft noe in a low siaf- "f hea tn.
1 tried numerous remedies, pOue OF
which did me any good, until l was
Induced TO try bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. The first bot
tie of it so far relieved me that was
enabled to attend to my work, and
the second bottle effected cure"
For saIe at 25 and so per bottle by all
druggists and dealers BENSON,
SMITH & Co. agents for H. I.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14

Westminster. He was ordained a min
lister of the Methodist Church in May,
1894, returning here in September Of
that year as superintendent of Japan
ese mission work. Mr.. Peck has al
ways been a student, and has reached
the position he occupies by devotion to
the work. He is young, and besides
being good speaker, is good pastor,
a combination not always to be found.
Mr.. Peck's sermon yesterday was
characteristic of the man, and he had
much to encourage him. On his right
sat Rev. S. E. Bishop, and on the left
Rev. Hiram Bingham, D. D., two of the
oldest workers for Christ in the ISL
ands. The auditorium was filled with
people belonging to the new church
as we'll as many from other congrega-
tions. The pulpit was neatly decorat-
ed with potted palms and ferns of vari-
GUS kinds. Mr. Bishop lead in prayer
and Dr. Bingham read the oath Psalm.
After the singing of the 5th. hymn by
the congregation Mr.. Peck said he
wished to say that beyond the fact
that it was the first sermon in the
new building, he desired to impress his
hearers with the fact that the ser
vices were no. unusual. Re fcl1 glad