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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
SENATOR BLACKBURN

that | had given him as to the stat.
us of claim, expressing regret that
he could not employ Mr.. Thomp-
son for the reason that he had Sc
lected another man, whose name
however, he failed to furnish me.
perhaps if be had asked his APP
pointed agent, Mr.. Calhoun, a most
excellent and worthy gentleman,
would have been told that so far
from my doing nothing in aiding
the State to secure that money
that Mr.. Calhoun reported to me
Immediately upon his arrival in
Washington and told me his bust
ness and that he relied upon me as
a member of the Senate to put that
item into the Sundry Civil General
Appropriation bill. 1 DOUBT not
that Mr.. Calhoun would have told
him further that he came to me
once or twice every day, asking me
to hold up the general appropria-
ton bill after it had been reported
to the Senate until he could get
the claim certified from the Treas
ury Department. so that it might
be be included in the bill.
"Mr. Calhoun would have doubt
less have told him that 1 carried
out every request that he made and
finally put into the bill the provI-
sion which brought the money to
the State.
81 don't say that the Governor
knew these facts when he gave out
these false statements; only say
that if he knew what he was talk
ing about he must have known
them, as he surely could have OBJ
tanned them from his agent, Mr..
Calhoun"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
BRITTON
ON TRIAL.
Opening Statement of Mr..
ByTd Contains Sensational
Allegations.

We clip the following from the
Lexingt ton Leader of January 10:
The case against Will Britton for
the murder of James Cockrill in
jackson, promises to be most inter
esting.
When Court convened Wednes-
day morning the trial began.
There is brilliant array of legal
talent on either side.
A. Floyd Byrd made the opening
statement for the Commonwealth
and was followed by o. H. Pollard,
who made the statement of the de-
PENDANTS case. Associated with
Mr.. Byrd are Col. John R. Allen
and @. j. Bronston, of this city and
B. A. Jouett, of Winchester. c..
W, Miller and Judge James Multi
gan are associated with M. Pol
lard for the defense.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
Pour Plans Submitted by Engi-
neer Wallace for Construction
of Panama Canal

John F. Wallace, chief engineer
OF the Isthmian Canal Commission,
has submitted the results of his in
vestigations regarding the engi-
neering task necessary in the con-
ssruction of the canal, Four plans
are submitted, the first for the con-
struction of high level canal with
the surface of the water ninety feet
above sea level the second is
summit level of sixty feet above
sea level; the third, twenty or
thirty foot level above the sea, and
the fourth, sea level with tidal
lock. 1t is pointed out that, while
a sea-level canal would be less ex-
pensive to operate and time would
be saved in passing through it, it's
cost would be $500, 0O0, 900 and it
would not be open for traffic under
fifteen years, and not completed
under twenty years.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
BYRD's STATEMENT.

The opening statement for the
Commonwealth was made by At
torney A. Floyd Byrd, who had
done so much to rid Breathitt
county of assassins.
We expect to prove that this de-
PENDANT, Curtis jett, james Hargis,
Alex Hargis, Ebert Hargis, Ed
Callahan and others entered into a
conspiracy to procure the death of
James Cockrill and that as a re-
suit of this conspiracy James Cock
rill was shot from a window of the
Court House at Jackson, from
which wound he later died In this
city.
Mr.. Byrd then explained the law
under which Britton was indicted
in Fayette county, where Cockrill
died, and not in Breathitt county,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
NUMBER "a
Equal Rights-0ur Civilization
Demands the Enfranchisement
of Women.

Rev. Rainsford, New YORK, gives
reasons why women should receive
the ballot. He says:
Zone of the results of our civiIi-
cation is that legislation is enter
ing on spheres which are peculiar
ly women's. Once upon time leg
islation chiefly had to do with pro-
lection of property. Now we leg
lslate about homes, sanitary oues-
tions, education, relations to labOr
and capital, licensing questions.
the drink trade, etc., all moral
questions that in the most intimate
way affect the home as we'll as thu
outside interests of life, and q1es-
tions on which woman is not only q
Judge, but decidedly the bea&
judge. tits most unreasonable and
unfair that in these questions where
experience is vital, and all her teA-
derest interests are Immediately
affected, her influence should be
confined to an indirect influences,
and her vote, if recorded AT ass,
only recorded through pressure On
her husband or her sons"
Life has way of out growing
law in this world and when it does.
law must fit herself to life. We
legislate on a hundred things oar
fathers never dreamed of legislAt-
ing on.
To-day the life of our women has
grown wider, and led shem Up ~
this point where they come asking
the suffrage, and neither commOR
sense nor the interests of tha
nation will permit Its being re-
fused to them.
"Politics and political science
must soon he seen as they are
living and ennobling effort to carry
into the life of mankind principles
of highest morality, and so to raise
and keep aloft mems lives, as welE
as to defend mems pockets.
'In bringing about this better
view and better day, l am very sure
the morality and idealism Of Amer
lean womanhood must find itE
place. And so, for my part, have
done and will do what in me lies to
win for the womanhood of our
nation a voice in it's fateful couR-
ellis"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
Children Poisoned.

Many children are poisoned and
made nervous and weak, if not kill
ed outright, by mothers giving them
cough syrups containing opiates.
,Foley's Heney and Tar is a safe and
certain remedy for coughs. Group
and lung trouble, and is the only
prominent cough medicine that con-
rains no opiates or other poisons.
Sold by w. S. Lloyd. 25.4t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
wAKEFIELD's STATEMENT.

In reply to a telegram from the
editor of the Times, Mr.. John D.
Wakefield, the Washing ton CORE
spondent of the Times, wired the
following.
Washington, d. C., Jan. Is, 'O5.
Editor Times, Louisville, KY:
Just received your telegram.
Senator Blackburn sent for me and
authorized statement from him
made in Times of Saturday last
He declined to write it or dictate
it, as l earnestly requested him to
do, but l made notes so as to get it
as nearly verbatim as possible. In
terview as published in Times is
not as strong as he gave it by any
means, and 1 asked him sentence bv
sentence if he meant it for publica-
ton. In giving the interview he
said: sit Is the first l have au-
thorized in twenty years, and
want these things published" The
interview was not of my seeking.
Several gentlemen Of position heve
after reading interview told me he
made identically the same state
ment to them.
JOHN ID. Wakefield.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25

For SALe.-One o. the III rss
beautiful, commodious, convenisat
suburban homes about Mt. Steri-
ing. House is new and modern in
construction, containing s rooms,
reception hall 14x1S feet, upper
hall same size, and lower and up
per back hall 9x16 feet, and BATH
room 6xl0 feet, and two stair
ways, front and back, large We
randa, front and side, and large
back porch2 and one Of the best
cellars in tine county lixlS fees
Fine cistern in yard, and also Ona
at barn. Also wash house, smoke
house, poultry house, barn, and
other out houses, all new. Fine
orchard of apples, pears, plum bs,
peaches, grapes, cherries, ETC., with
8 acres of fine land. 1877
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
BOURBON COUNTY ITEMS.

Rev. Carey Morgan continues ia
at Paris.
Rev. j. S. Sweeney, Post Master
at Paris, will be succeed by Mr.
Earlywine.
Jas. Mcclure, Paris, and Thos.
Sparks Lair, have been appointed
administrators of j. G.. Craddock.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
A Life At Stake.

Ifyou but knew the splendid mer
it of Foley's Honey and Tar you
would never be without it. A dose
or two will prevent an attack of
pneumonia or la grippe. 1t may
save your life. For sale by VIM. S.
Lloyd. 25-4t.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
Stop II.

A neglected cough or cold may lead
to serious bronchial or lung troubles
Don't take chances when Foley e
Honey and Tar affords perfect Sc
curity from serious effects of cold
Sold by W. S. Lloyd. rs At.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25

many speeches on behalf OF the
ticket as any other Democrat in
the State, and 1 insist that / ought
to be given credit for the strain
that was put upon coincidence.
CALHOUN WAR CLAIM GRAB.
81 am sorry, not for my sake, but
for his own sake, that he alluded to
the collection of the Kentucky war
claims, and sought by inuendo and
insinuation to make it appear that
/ tried to get the contract for col
Letting that claim. either for my
self or my law partner and nephew.
This was an unfortunate blunder
for the Governor to make. 1 never
had law office in Washington
while member of either House of
Congress in my lire. During the
four years that l was out of the
Senate, viz. from the 4th of March,
1897, to the 4th of March, 1901, l
thought it not Inappropriate to en-
gage in the practice of law by
which to earn living. My neph-
ew, James w. Blackburn, Jr,, a
lawyer in AWashington City, was
my partner during those four years.
Since my re-entry into the Senate,
in March, 1901, have had no law
partner nor law office nor been In
any wise connected with any law
firm in Washington City or else
where.
1.-THE Governor says he has a let
Ter either from my nephew or my
self, seeking to get the contract for
the collection of that claim. If
my nephew ever wrote him a letter
upon that or any other subject, l
never have heard of it, but | did
write him letter in which ! told
him that the time had then come
for Kentucky to collect that war
claim. / presume this is the first
that he ever knew about Kentucky
having such claim. In that letter
l advised him to employ some one
to represent the State and send
him on ,there, and l named the
party that | thought he had best
employ. 1t certainly was not my
self, itssurely was not my nephew
and former law partner. Ii WAS a
man of no kin to me, Mr.. John b.
Thompson, of Harrodsburg. who
had been in Washington for a num-
Der of years In charge of the inn
portant interests of the Kentucky
distilleries, and l thought better
qualified for what work was to be
done in the collection of Kentucky's
war claim than any man 1 knew.
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR FEE ENoJs@-.
81 did not tell the Governor "a
that letter what fee / thought
should be paid to Kentucky's rep
resentative, but l told Mr.. Thomp-
son that l was going to advise the
Governor to employ him, and l
further told him that in the event
of his employment that he ought to
receive fee Of $4,000.
"This effort upon mis- part TO at
tribute to ME any wish or purpose
to secure fee for this collection of
this claim is absolutely and utterly
false, and must have been known
to him to be false, because of my
letter which he had received and
answered, and IN his answer he
thanked me for the information
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25

Popular Remedy-"Say colonel,
what do you take for the malaria
down here?' "Whiskey and qui-
nine, sub" "Well, suppose the
remedy fails9" "Then l stop the
quinine, sub" - Chicago Daily
News.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25

No students can have board OF
room outside the Berea Collegs
building except by permission.
Such permission is given only to-
those who wish to live with fami-
lies which have family worship.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25

Frankfort, KY, Jan. lS.-United
States Senator 10. G. S. Blackburn
today gave out statement In re,
spouse to the attack of Governor
NC. W. Beckham, who found prov
ON tion in an alleged interview with
tTA Senator sent out from Wash
ington to the Louisville Times.
The full text of the statement fol-
lows:
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25

Will testify that Immediately alter
the shooting Jett and Britton were
seen at the front door of the Court
House and that Jett had a pistol
in his hand, and 1t will be proved
that at this time Jim Hargis was
seen at a window over his store and
had a gun in his hands. The proof
will also show, he declared, that
james Hargjs and Alex Hargis
furnished money for the defense of
Curtis Jet and are also assisting
Britton in his defense in the pres
ent trial.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25

Impossi BILE to foresee an accident.
Not impossible to be prepared for it.
DR.. Thomas Electric Oil Monarch
Dvsr pain. 25-4t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
SAYS BRITToN ADMITTED IT.

Mr.. Byrd said that the Common
wealth would prove that Britton
had, since the murder, acknowledge
ed to many people that he was con-
nected with the conspiracy to kill
Cockrill, and that after the convic-
zion of Curtis Jet for this crime
Britton was heard to say: "If the
truth were known pulled the trig-
ger which fired one of the sho Is
which killed Cockrill."
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
BLACKBURN TURNS ON BEcKHAM.

BLACKBURN TURNS ON BECKHAM
Il have only to say that l had
never heard of either interview,
mine OF his, until / reached Lex
ington Tuesday morning on my
wav to Frankfort. l confess to be
a little surprised that the Govern
or should have been so prompt in
accepting a 5aisijoint-d ami loosely
put together interview credited to
me. for the authenticity of which
he seemed to have no assurance.
GAS stated before, l have not yet
seen the interview attributed to me
and published in the Louisville
Times last Saturday. All that |
have seen of it was what purports
to be an excerpt published in the
Courier Journal of Monday morn
ing, and that was handed me since
my arrival in Frankfort.
"Had the Governor taken the
trouble to have inquired, l would
have assured him that the notes
had never been submitted to me
nor dbl know that any publica-
ton OF talk that j had with the
Washington representative of the
Louisville. Times in Washington on
last Saturday afternoon had ever
boon printed or published at all. L
could also e,assured : him that
III that conversation with the rep
resentative of the Louisville Times
! did not say that had contempt
for him or his conduct of party af-
fairs.
"Had the young gentleman been
less impulsive, and more anxious
to ascertain the facts, he could
robably have found that there was
10 necessity for such an exhibition
Of bad temper. | am not disposed
to scoldsabout this, realizing. as |
do, that just at this time that he
has reasons for being supersensi-
tive.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
Pneumonia and La Grippe.

Coughs cured quickly by Foley's
Honey and Tar. Refuse substi-
tutes. For sale by W. S. Lloyd.
95-4r<
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
DID. THE BEST HE COULD.

"There are some statements con-
tanned in his carfully prepared out
burst that caused me surprise, even
coming from source from which
we ought to be prepared for any
thing. He seems to put avery low
estimate upon the value of the
ySeches that / made all over Ken
tuiky in support of his candidacy
in 1900 and 1908. In this he may
be correct; no man is good judge
of his own speech, and mine may
haye been so poor as to do him aud
the rest of the ticket more harm
than good; but the intention was
good, and he ought to be generous
enough to remember that he was at
the head of the ticket and man
did not have the fullest measure of
inspiration when making his APP
peaIs for such client.
"However, think the people of
Nsntucky now know that in both
his races for Governor made as
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
Gives Out Statement in Response
to the Governors Vicious Reply
to the Recent Washington
Interview.
THE WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT SAYS SENA
TOR BLACKBURN SENT FOR HIN AND
AUTHORIZED STATEMENT.

many speeches on behalf of the
ticket as any other Democrat in
the State, and 1 insist that / ought
to be given credit for the strain
that was put upon coincidence.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25

ED/TORLALLY
strictly Democratic, caNnOs {
be Sfae-trackcS, opposes ell I
class and VtctouS legislation. ;
oeooeooooeAoooooooao noononooOAO........3
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25

THE PEOPLES ORGAN.
4 0e,y large circulation in
tie Tenth Congressional
District.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-12
Emerson on Lincoln.

The president impressed me more
favorably than 1 had hoped. A frank,
sincere, well meaning man, with law
yer's habit of mind, good, clear state
ment of his fact, correct enough, not
vulgar, as described, but with sort Of
boyish cheerfulness, or that kind of
sincerity and jolly good meaning that
our class meetings on commencement
days show in telling our old stories
over. When he has made his remark
he looks up at you with great satisfac-
ton and shows all his white teeth and
laughs. He argued to Sumner the
whole. case Of Gordon, the slave
trader, point by point, and added that
he was not quite satisfied yet, and
meant to refresh his memory by look
ing again at the evidence. All this
showed fidelity and conscientiousness
very honorable to him. When l was
introduced to him he said, "Oh, Mr..
Emerson, I once heard you say in a
lecture that Kentuckian seems to
say by his air and manners, Here am
I; if you don't like me, the worse for
you ''-Diary of R. W. Emerson in
Atlantic.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-12
Died.

In this city at six O'Clock last
Thursday evening, little Billy In
vestigator, aged 13 days, eight
hours 20 minutes. The child took
sick shortly after the polls opened
Thursday, and grew worse and
worse as the day wore on. Towards
evening his mind wandered and he
called constantly for his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Investigator. who in
response to the child's dying request
arrived in the sick chamber shortly
before the end came. AS they
stood there, each holding one. of
little Billy's hands. the child beg
ged them to forgive DR.. Punderson
and to acknowledge their little son
before the world, but they stolidly
refused, Finally just as the town
clock was striking the hour of six,
a great wave OF mountain water
struck little Billy in the face, and
he was no more.
He was buried on the banks Of
the Willamette. whose water he
loved so we'll. At the head of his
grave, so that his last resting place
should never be forgotten. they
placed piece of wood pipe from
the Astoria water works on which
was the following: ''Here lies
little Billy Investigator, son of Mr..
and Mrs Investigator, who gave
the world a child they would not
own. He was born June "a, 1905;
died July E, 1eo5.> Little Billy was
an industrious child but he bit off
more than he could chaw."
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-12
VACANCIES FILLED.
E. R. Bryson Named for City Attor-
neY-J. F. Yates for Police Iudge,

NY - Aoleo luI ouSS Juu6eS
]. F. Yates is police judge of the
city of Corvallis, and E. R. Bryson
is city attorney. The resignation
of E. P. Greffoz as police judge
was read at a meeting of the coun-
Gil Monday evening and Mr.. Yates
was named for the vacancy. Mr..
Yates appointment made vacan-
cy in the city attorneyship, and E.
R. Bryson was named fo1 that po-
sition.
The resignation of Mr.. Greffoz
was received in a letter that came
to Councilman Avery after the for
mer's departure from Corvallis.
Connected with the resignation is
the action of the council Monday
night in giving the finance commit
tee authority to employ a man to
expert the books Of the police
judge and city treasurer. The
committee, IN a report stated that
the books of Mr.. Grefoz had been
under investigation for several
days, but that little progress had
been made on account of the man
ner in which they had been kept.
Further time was asked for, as we'll
as authority to employ an expert.
Councilman Lilly spoke in favor of
adopting the report and stated in
the progress of his remarks that,
there is a small shortage in the ac-
counts of the police judge, but that
relatives stand ready to make it
good as soon as the amount can be
ascertained. Those in position to
know, assert that the shortage is
but a few hundred, and that friends
of Mr.. Grefoz would have been
quick to make it up if he had made
it known to them. Prevailing
opinion is that Mr.. Greffoz brooded
over his financial troubles until he
has got to a point mentally where
he is not responsible for his act
ions. Nothing is known of his
whereabouts.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-12
Cows for Sale.
Cows for Sale.
Three good young cows in full milk,
Alfred Bickne1l.
Five mi les north of Corvallis.
One Dollar Saved Represents Ten
DoIare Earned

The average man does not save to exceed
ten per cent. of his earnings. He must spend
nine dollars in living expenses for every
dollar saved. That being the case he can
not be too careful about unnecessary ex-
penses. Very often few cents properly in
vested, like buying seeds for his garden, will
save several dollars outlay later on. 1t is
the same in buying Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t costs
but a few cents, and bottle oft in the house
often saves doctors bill of several dollars.
For sale by Graham & Workman.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-12

There used to be rate wars in the
old stagecoach days in England At
one time, early last century, one stage
coach company not only cut the price
from Lewes to London to a very low
rate, but gave also other inducements.
As the coach started from Lewes at
a somewhat uncomfortably early hour
in the morning, by way of tiding over
the difficulty the proprietors allowed
the more slothful of their passengers
to go overnight to Brighton, where
they were accommodated with good
beds free Of expense and could proceed
comfortably to London by t-e COM
pany's morning coach.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-12
0Ffh GRAND nT4k
j0(D Anniversary Sale j0lll

AS this week marks the Thirty fifth year that
have been in business in Corvallis wish first to thank
my patrons and friends for the liberal patronage they
have extended me. and TO that, as has been
my custom, going to hold Anniversary Sale for
just week. But this year going to offer you
prices that will eclipse any previously made on the
same line of goods