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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22

key was given the decision. and granting
that Bob is the greatest OF them ALL hs
Is not very big or very strong across the
loins, and Jeifries looks like the ,surest
betting against Sharkey. for he is harder
to hurt than Fitzsmmons. Then in twenty
rounds, long way the longest ever Shar-
key sped, he won from Tom without any
trouble.
Good judges say Jeffries has yellow
streak in him yard wide. He has not
yet shown it.
Jeffres is to be managed by w. A..
Brady, Jim Corbett's old partner, and has
issued the following challenge:
II have been never defeated, . and have
gained a decision over Thomas Sharkcy,
10 whom | administered severe beating
in twenty rounds, and who is now appar-
emily regarded in New York City as the
legitimate champion of the world, there
fore desire TO meet him before the club
ohering the best inducements, with or
without side bet In the event OF his
conseniing to fight to a finish for side
wager, am prepared to make 1t $4,000
side. the winner to take all or 70 coin
eide with any other arrangement 10 his
satisfaction.
"Sharkey has, I admit. fought without
reserve during the past few months. and
II he urges that he Is entitled to 81 res
win iI the meantime meet Robert Fitzsin
mons, the alleged worlds champion. 1t
has been asserted that Fitzsimmons ha !,
money up on deposit for such an cmes-
gcncy, and IL he will kindly Inform mo
where II is Will cover il without delay.
lie can name his own conditions and will
accept them. II Mr.. Fitzsimmons still re-
fuses TO defend his alleged championship
pretentions, I am prepared to meet James
j. corbett, Charles Mccoy or Peter Mahcr,
first come frat served, or all OF them.
within as short time as they may indi-
cate My desire is to fight. and not to en-
gage In long-range newspaper discussion.
~ VIII go East TO train MS soon as any
one Of these named shows disposition
to fight by depositing his CASH,
Perhapc II is to the credit of Tom Siar-
key that he is willing miller. always and
ever ready 10 fight. His cagerncss TO bat-
lie is admirable in the light of the unwin-
ingness OF Sullivan. corbett and Fitzslm-
mons. the last three champions. 70 fight.
sullivan fought -four battles texhibition
contests are not countedl In ten years,
Ryan. Mitchell, Kilrain and corbett. Min
ming two, drawing one and losing the last.
Six years interviewed between his tight
with Ryan, In which be won the cham
pionship, and his battle with Mitchell;
One and one half years befween Mitchell
and Kilrain, and three years Between Corr
pctt and Kilrain. In the last I'VE years
he didn't put up his hands save In his two
lights. lie drew the cs,or line on jackson.
refused hat footed TO fight Sissin, put UP
= SIDE pct Of $lo. 900 TO stop poor young as
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22

OF IT.; he Is also the manager OF Sharkcy
and is therefore an interested party when
the latter fights. which would certainly
not create any strong prejudice in Fits
mind in favor of fighting there. AS man
ager Of Shnrkcy. O'Rourke has right
10 protest against the regular referee of
the club Charley White: MS manager of
the club. he suggests the name OF ref
cree to act instead of White--and there's
where the beauty of being manager of
both ends comes in. There's no inten-
tion of throwing any slurs in the direc-
ton of Tim Hurst or John Kelly, who
refereed the last two big fights. hut the
statement Is made in EXPLANATION of Fitz-
simmons objection To fighting Tom
O Rourke's p'Etege in Tom oRourke's
club.
Tom Sharkey has done remarkably well
in the ring the past year having scored
three victories which have placed him
high on the pugilistic ladder He has sent
TO the land of dreams temporarily Mccoy
and Rubin and secured decision over
Former Champion Corbett on foul. and
at time when Gentleman jim" was in
an exceedingly bad way. But Sharkey
was knocked out in eight rounds by I,ltz-
simmons, lost on points TO Jcffrles and
made seven-round draw with Maher. so
ne mas considerable yet to do before claim
ing the title OF champion. However, he IS
entitled TO rest for few months before
fighting again.
Jehries Is Los Angclap. He has been
boxing IN California for four years. He
hrst attained National prominence when
ne became corbetts sparring partner while
the Pompadour was training for the Red
man.
On the coast he defeated Jack Stelzner.
van Buskirk, another giant; drew with
huhiin' beat Kennedy. good heavy
wsisn'; Williams, Goddard and, last Of all,
sharkey, He went twenty rounds with
' saie esioi ana got the decision. Sharkey
was badly used-up man at the end.
ssntlvs weighs 40 pounds in fighting
ana ' ne stands feet inches In height
+iiu Is correspondingly big, being thu nos
SCISSOR OF enormously powerful limbs and
arms arm, His trunk Is that OF leyiathan
insy say he Is fast on his feet and cIevar
Win his hands. YET big as he is he
should have knocked out Sharkey. who IA
not skiiiful. The fact that he did not n,t
TX Marine out Is against him So biz a
n'1n SHOULD have done the trick. hui he
aSu.ssea sharkey very badly. His main
auNsniage with the Sailor WAS thai be
could oyorbear him In cinches and man
ahu handle him in close quarters. This
US, mas always been Sharkey's adyan,ass
noAlhg with slim fellows like Corbett. Me-
10Y and FifzsimmonG. who are moi a., ~
tu% as he is They say that In III.
silnches Jehries shook sharkey as ter
re a,sr would a rat But he did not put him
S SS uran'ing tina Fit1simmons did bea,
SSAasAes IN eight rounds. 10 which shar-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22

Last week at the opera house was opened
by the presentation of Miss Francis Of
Yale" q comedy which never fails to pro-
duce laughter. Etienne Grardot. the orig
inal. Lord Bsbberly in "Charleys Aunt"
continues to appear as Frank Staynor and
Ia supported by a fairly good company.
Miss Allen, who is featured as Mrs. Chef
wynd, Is not above the ordinary. On the
whole the company is hardly as strong as
was that which presented tie piece lest,
year. the opinions OF Messrs. B:ubank and
Williams OF New Orleans 10 the contrary
Notwithstanding
On Wednesday and Thursday nights one
OF Jacob Lifts companies, headed by Marie
Wainwright, presented Shall We Forgive
Herr one OF those 'prob!em plays' enc
reads about. The question of The strict
prcpriety of the ;hsme presented bss been
frequently discussed but there Ia no de-
nying the fact that :he iionstonians who
saw the piece enjoyed ANA appreciated 1t.
AZ matinee on Thursday East Lynne"
was presented. Tho star and several
members OF the company were suffering
from the grip. and in ,onssau ,nde did not
u appear 10 the best advantage.
The week was clos II with meIodrarn
entitled After the War which was tfo-
siast nipht and yester,ay afternoon.
rouorrow. matinee ana night Howard
Gould VIII he seen In The Prisoner go
Zenda..' The Klint- Hearn fomoaby VIII
IL, renert Ire during the latter part
X ,ha ,reer
49,
Romance and action--fervent romance
and virile action--are the quaiities oi
.The Prisoner OF Zenda,' when VIII pe
presented at Sweeney & Coombs' opera
house tomorrow, matinee and night. 1t Is
. drama that appeals to the heart with
overwhelming eloquence One heholds In
.The Prisoner OF Zenda' brightly col
ored drama of romance and chtvalry,
puisating with human emotions, alive
with human beings, acting indeed under
intense and exciting pressure most OF
the time, but nevertheless quite human.
The continuity of action is so closely
preserved that nothing vital to the story
is left to the imagination. Every incident
necessary to the sustaining Of vigorous,
exciting and complete drama is pictured.
There is no hiatus to cause misunder-
standing or regret between acts.
1t should be scarcely necessary to out
line the story Of "The Prisoner OF zenda- :
Those who are not familiar with It VIII
comprehend the fertile held 1t ohers Tor
rare dramatic efforts when informed that
the hero is young Engiishman VINO py
reason Of his perfect resemblance 10 the
rightfui heir, to the throne OF kuritania'
is crowned in his stead In order TO pro-
tect the kingdom from falling into the
hands Of dangerous enemy.
The real King is dragged by the conspir-
ator and is thereby unable to be present
at the coronation. He is afterwards
thrown into dungeon to die. but is I'm
ally rescued by the pseudo king and re-
stored to his rights
The interest would be comparatively
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

John Drew is said to be an enthusiastic
golfer j
Bcerbohi Tree is to play the title role
in Monte Crlsto."
IN Hoyts IA Dog in the Manger' the
average summer resort hotel is satirizcd.
1t is said that Richard Mansfield has a
cigar made especially for his private use.
"A smoking room for ladies' is one Of
the attractions of the remodeled St. James
theater in London
Mrs. Fiske will appear In this country
as Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair" before
going to London.
Frances Hodgson Burnett has received
100000 In royalties from the dramatiza-
tion Of Little Lord Fauntleroy.
Aubrey Boucicault has condensed Sar-
dou's "A Scrap OF Paper" and Will act 1t
In the continuous performance houses.
Fred Titus, husband of Edna May. is now
a full-hedged actor and has Joined THE
Belle of New York company In London.
The play which David Belasco has writ
ten for Mrs. Carter to appear in next year
has been named THE Queens Drawing
Room
Alsatians have n good scheme to preserve
their dialect. Strassburg, In Alsace, has a
theater In which the performances are
given In German, but with an Alsatian dia-
lect.
The latest means of advertising theaters
and newspapers in London is to send up
stationary balloons at night with large let
tiers painted on the outside and electric
lights within.
Several Of the big music halls of London
have offered Edwin Toy and Marie Dressler
OF "Hotel Topsy Turvyr company. Hattor-
ms inducements to play engagements there
this summer.
stage version of The Sorrows of
satan just produced in London, is called
"Lucifer, Son of the Morning." II has only
three acts, and ends with the death of the
unfaithful wife.
Madeline Lucette Rylcy will soon have
n new play, produced in London. 1t Is not
q light comedy of the christopher. Jr."
order, but on the plan of the Henry Ar
thur Jones productions.
Nat Goodwn's English estate is tract
of forty-four acres in Kent nine miles
from The center of London. 1t includes
villa, a lodge, stables lighthouses and some
park lands and gardens
A New York paper in speaking Of IA
recent production there, says: Monday
night scored three remarkable dramatic
events-e real play. roal actress and an
agreement to that effect among the crit
ics,'
Agnes Ethel once u favorto actress In
the companies OF Palmer and DAILY. and
who married rich and retired. has given
$500 year to tho actors fund aud says
she Will do so once a year as long as She
lives.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22

pirants and lodged the pal.lsH
he could. ..,.; a
Corbett fought three baltia
years he held the title, ne
in 1892. Mitchell in 1894 and " +
Fitz in 1897, nghting only ol VI
three years and doglng nsnI l
Two years ago Fits suee
and has not put up ns ,..s
stree and has lodged Date z 4
ceivable way. =. Il,
The objection OF the cns XIX,
make more money en- tne s ssssi;
ring. Sullivan was iInmsss
and Corbett was a great ~ ~ ~
well advertised. clever, w ss,,i
good to look on and not : " b
tor. FitzsimmoLs is mol n ,n1i. I
ethers but he can make 2 ll'
lbc theater Then they Az ",
champi. nshlp title was "a Sr'
drew the money, and lney s. &
u In fight. q. ~
Giving Sharkey an in nS.sss
world for his readiness 70 y
are thai mis- motives 70 q
any better than those o. "
the championship. u ne - y
money acting than iignIlss ~
dnlia rs Ia one Of McCoys
u a'n,',d oss.v Romeo. Cyrano
ming else that would brin1
bus J ne e, Gan 10 mo- moi 10 speak y
must nn 4 light light \
~ J. FL
! George cona'a'ne nv NIX cf1|l
the Lenox Athletic CIV !. HI
10 induce them to onsr !. "A a.
TO meet either shark ,S III:
They refused, put s s No]6zi
q purse for Corbett am M III 4
not satisfactory % xou ,.
l.that Corbett was an Y AZ 4
Sharkey or Fitzsimr''s ~ .
Itrieve his standing a. .aris
men are somewhat s . ~ I
I,hcsituncy in agreeing - NJ,
Coy, especially in view 4, II
pion's threat AFTER .. ~
Mccoy at the Gllss I, unity 4
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22

( The chief objection URGED 70 the Lenoy
club As that Tom o'Rourke Is the manager
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09
'EARDIN AT WILLIAMST0WN.
Oevotes Part of His Time to AT.
lacking Goebel's Silver Record.

Williamstown, KY, June 5-The
Hon. P. Wat Hardin addressed a
a large crowd at the courthouse
this afternoon. He declared him.
self against trusts in every shape
and form, but confined himself prln-
cipally to the money question, and
said that he believed the efforts OF
Senator Goebel to bring other mat
tiers into the campaign than those
pertaining to the Chicago platform
were not for the good of the party.
He SHE'D around the Chinn School
Book Bill, but said he would be tor
the interests of the people, but
seemed to fear it was not. He said
Re favored a fair election law, but
said nothing either in defense OF or
against .the Goebel law. He at
tackled Senator Goebel's silver re-
!. cord and claimed that Goebel never
was = y silver man until after the
election of 1896, and that he only
} changed then in order to further his
own Interests. He declared that
the fight Goebel made for the Nc
ChordsBill, the Chinn School Book
Bill and the election law, was made
to further his own personal political
ends. Ills speech was listened to
closely and cheered to the echo.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09
Water Filters.

Persons who rely upon domestic
filters to purify water for household
use will be interested to learn that
on the authority of the state board Of
health Of Maryland, such filters may
steadily lose efficiency until they be-
come frst-rate culture beds for bac-
terra, says the Sanitarian. An exam
pie cited is that in the case of man
in Baltimore who sends the whole wa
ter supply Of his house through a
large filter and subsequently puts his
drinking water through one Of. the
small domestic filters common in the
market. A test showed that on a day
when the city taps were running $40
bacteria to the cubic centimeter the
large filter was delivering 5000 bac-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09
COTTON CROP.
Estimated Acreage For 1899 is
2l,IO6,OOO Acres.
Latham Alexander 6 Co., New
York, Estimate The 1899
Cotton Crop.

1.-THE total estimated decrease IN
cotton acreage in the United States
for 1899 is 10 4-10 per cent. or 2,4oo,-
600 acres less than last year, and
the average planting of the crop is
about two weeks later than last
year.
Our correspondents report that
the reduction in the acreage has
been brought about by the low
price of cotton, reluctance OF COM
mission merchants to make as lib
eral advances to the planters as
formerly, and the increased acreage
in tobacco, wheat and corn.
In Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi and South
Carolina, owing to the continued
drought and defective seed, much
complaint exists of poor stands
causing much replanting, and OF
late planting not coming up.
In Arkansas and portions OF Tex
as there are complaints of too much
rain causing grassy condition,
md considerable damage from
Worms.
Our correspondents also report a
LARGE reduction in the use of fertil-
izers; viz; % per cent. in Alabama.
IS per cent. in Florida, 80 per cent.
in Georgia, IS per cent. in North
Carolina, and 80 per cent in South
Carolina.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09

The healthy old man wears his
gray hairs like silver crown. What
if he be threescore and ten if there is
still fire in his eye, firmness in his
step, command in his voice and wis
dow in his counsel? He commands
love and reverence. Yet how few
wear the mantle of age withdignity.
Dim eyed, querulous of speech, halt
ing in step, childish in mind, they
alag superfluous on the stage, "
dragging out the fag end of life in
a simple existence. The secret OF a
healthy old age is a healthy middle
age. The man who takes care of
his stomach, who keeps his body
properly nourished, will find that
the body does not fail him in old
age. greatvalueof DR.. Pierce s
Golden Medical Discovery lies in the
preservation of the working power
Of the stomach and other organs of
digestion and nutrition. From
this center is distributed the nour-
ishment Of the whole body, the salt
for the blood, the lime for the bones,
phosphates for the brain and nerves.
A sound stomach means sound
man. A man who keeps his stomach
sound by the use of Golden Medi-
cal Discovery will wear the crown
of gray hairs as BELTS a monarch, z
= - b. u. j -.-.|
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09
Nothing succeeds like the office
holders successor.

| was seriously afflicted with a
cough for several years, and last fall
had more severe cough than ever
before have used many remedies
without receiving much relief, and
being recommended to try a bottle
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, by
FREUD, who, knowing me to be a
poor widow, gave it to me, tried it,
and With the most gratifying results.
The first bottle relieved me very
much and the second bottle has alb
solutely cured me. / have not had
80 good health for twenty years. |
give this certificate without solicita-
ton, simply in appreciation of the
gratitude felt for the cure Effected
Respectfully, Mrs. MARY A. BEARD,
Claremore, Ark. For sale by r. G
Hardwick, druggist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09

Says Sam Jones: "My income
has been between $4,000 and $685.
400 a year for the past fifteen years.
q will make an oath tonight that
y m not worth $4,000 to my name
Itrylt do good with my money
Does God restrain man from max
ing money? No, He does not. But
He. restraints you on the way you
spend it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09
A Self-Made Man.

The Paris papers are telling stories
of M. Bassinet, a new member of the
French senate. Like many of his
colleagues, he is a sef-made man, and
began life as a journeyman mason. In
that capacity he was employed to rem
ovate the sculptural facade of the
Luxembourg palace, when the archi-
tect, noticing his skill and industry,
said to him by way Of encouragement:
"Why, you couldn't be making bet
ter job of it if it were your own house"
The young workman smiled, and is
said to have answered: Zone never
knows what the future may bring
forth" He had at the time no po-
itical aspirations, but, all the same,
he now sits as senator in the building
be helped to adorn.-Christian Work.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09

Important Facts Compiled by Will
liam butcher, of the Ameri-
can Ornithologists' Union.

According to the census of 1890
there were in the United States the
enormous number of 4, 564, 641 farms,
with total acreage of 623, 21S,6l9.
The valuation of these farm lands
is placed at the sum OF 13,279, 252,-
| 649. The labor of the farmer and
fruit grower is repaid by products
to the value of S2,460, 107, 454 per
year, but it is said that insects and
rodents destroy products annually
to the astonishing money value of
$500, 900, 900, even with the birds as
protectors. Just imagine what the
additional loss would be were all
lof the birds destroyed. They are
fast being exterminated, and unless
that large class of the population,
the agri culturists, awaken to the
gravity of the situation and abso.
lutely demand that no more birds
be killed for any purpose whatev-
er, they will soon feel the short
sightedness in actual dollars and
cents. A difference of one per
cent. in the value of the farm pro-
ducts amounts to the enormous sum
Of S24, 601, OLA. The birds are now
killed for two purposes only; for
food and millinery ornaments. For
TODD, only very few are shot, ie.,
the game birds, and these only dur
ing restricted portions OF the year,
so they do not materially affect the
result.
There is no excuse for shooting
the second class of birds, as their
value as millinery ornaments is far
less than their value as insect de-
stroyers. Besides this, contrast
the difference in the money value of
the two interests that are opposed
to each other. BY the census of
1890 we find that the total capital
invested in the millinery and lace
trade is 22,939, 430, and the cost of
the material used that year was
S27, 345, lis. Place the two inter-
ests side by side, $4,000, 900, 900
against S23, 100000. Again, an an
ual product of S2,2l2,000,000 as
against S27,000,000. 1 ask, and |
wish l could shout my question in a
voice so loud and clear that every
man, woman and child in this broad
land of ours could hear it; Have
the milliners, with their paltry in
terests, any right to jeopardize the
safety of the agricultural interests?
Ponderl A difference of only one
percentum in the annual product of
our farms and gardens amounts to
more than the entire millil ely and
lace interests of the United States.
Will the farmers and fruit growers
remain silent much longer and per-
NIT the birds, their best friends, to
be killed that trifiing interest like
the millinery trade may make a
few more dollars at the sacrifice of
so much that is beautiful, as well
as of economic value.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09
Beauty is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin.
No beauty without it. Cascarets
Candy Cathartic clean your blood
and keep it clean, by stirring up the
lazy liver and driving all impurities
from the body. Begin to day to ban
ish pimp'es, boils, blotches. black
heads, and that sickly bilious com
plexion by taking Cascarets- beauty
for ten cents. All druggists, salts.
faction guars nteed, l0c, 25c, Soc.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09

Do you have sick headache, with
nausea and vomiting, chilliness
yawning and general lassitude? That
condition is caused by a disordered
liver. Take DR.. j. III. McLean's
Liver and Kidney Balm and DR.. j
III. McLean's Liver and Kidney Pill
lets and complete cure will result
For sale by G. X. WHY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09

Mr.. p Ketcham of Pike City, Cal.
says: "During my brothers late
sickness from sciatic rheumatism,
Chamberlain's Pain Balm was the
only remedy that gave him any re.
lief" Many others have testified to
the prompt relief from pain which
this liniment affords. For sale by r,
Q. Hardwick, druggist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09
interesting Items.

A hole in the purse, and the cup
board the worse.
4 Don't pull the house down because
" chimney smokes
If you shoot one bird you scare the
whole flock.
You must SHUT your eyes If the
dust Flows in your face.
Pride costs more than hunger, thirst
and cold.
We seldom repent of having eaten
too little.
Nothing is troublesome that we 40
willingly.
eduoats Your Bowels With Cascarsts,
Candy Cathaftjc nnre constipation
f'reve! loc.' 81 q. q fail,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09

The woman who hesitates at ar
auction sale sometimes wins by
losing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09

Father Time has to face smoke.
less powder in his battles with
women.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09

If man objects to undraped fig
ures he can use a canvas-covered
ledger.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09

There is nothing too bad for the
small boy who has pretty grown
up sister.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-09

The wisdom of the owl is only eX-
ceeded by his stupidity.