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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-02-01
OLD FARMS NOT FOR SALE
Some New Epglanders Hold Them for
burial Sites for Absent
Caildren.

are ROt in the market" said a man
whose business tends to specula.
ton in farm property, according
to the New York Sun. "Some are
being held by old people as mat
ter of sentiment.
"In one of my recent trips down
in Maine stopped at farmhouse
that was erected more than 60
years ago. The owner did not
know it, but had gone all over his
land and had taken fancy to it.
He and his housekeeper were the
sole occupants of the house at the
time of my visit.
"We were on the veranda one
evening, when l preached the sub
ject of buying his farm. He said it
was not for sale at any price. /
suggested as automatically as !
could that he would not need the
place much longer, and that with
the money proposed to pay him
he could pass the remainder of his
days in peace and independence.
~ knew that he had boy in
New York who was doing we'll,
and who would never return to
the old farm. mentioned this as
an inducement to make the trade
He shook his head the more de
terminedly.
"'That's the reason he said,
that / don't want to sell. fit was
not for that boy might be tempt
ed to let the old place go. But it's
this way.
"'He was born here. He went
to school not more than three
miles from here. He knows every
path in the woods. BE has played
all even inns ground as far as your
eyes can see.
"'Just across the field over
there's the family burying ground.
His mother and brother and sis.
tiers are all there, side by side. ]
guess you are right when you say
he will not want TO come back.
He's got to be quite a city man,
and / never expect to see him
come back here to live. Perhaps
faint natural that he should.
"T amt never asked him to
come back and l don't think that !
ever shall. But some of these days
when he gets along where 1 am
now, maybe he'll get tired. OF
course, he'll have his own home in
the city by that time, where he
can sit down and take it easy. !
hope so.
"'But after that it may be some
consolation to him to know that
he will be sent back here. That's
why the farm amt for sale.'
"And his refusal to sell is the re.
fusal OF many others in the old
state. They are holding on their
places for the sake of their chill
dren who have gone away, but
who they are sure will be sent
back if they do not come of their
OWN volition. That is why the old
farms in New England are not
Tor sale"
Surgery BY Hand and Foot.
Surgery in the sixteenth CEN
fury was not the refined science OF
the present day. Anesthetics and
antiseptics were unknown, and
the operating theater was often
Just where the patient fell. In one
Of the many battles in which the
duke of Guise engaged,
ne was knocked down by one OF
the enemy's arrows, which
pierced his head between the nose
and one af tine eyes. Pare, the IA
nous French surgeon, was on the
field, and he Immediately put his
foot on the dukes face and drew
the arrow out by sheer brute
force. The operation inconven.
fenced the duke somewhat, but he
survived it and lived to be assas-
sinated.-Youth's Companion.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-02-01
Through Tourist Sleeping eaVAC
California Via the Iron Mountain
Route.
The True Southern Routel

New Tourist Sleeping Car Excursions
via Iron Mountain Route and FL Paso.
leaves ST. Louis every Tuesday and Sat.
urday. The service and equipment !.
strictly up-to-date. Round trip aud low
rate oIc,wsy tickets are on sale via Iron
Mountain or Missouri Pacific Ry. from
all points In the East.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-02-01
FARM
FOR SALE!

Contains 14S acres, good land;
we'll watered. Has on it tobacco
barn holding 8 acres. Good tenant
house. The land will grow hemp,
corn and tobacco. Will sell worth
the money.
For further information call on
or address
DIR. w. C. WILKINSON,
LITTLE ROCK. Ky
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-02-01
Missouri Pacific RailVaEg0
ST. Louis, Iron Mountain
and Southwestern
Railway.
-~
Elk cuRlON RATES
TO raE
WEST and SOUTHWEST.
HOmssssksrs' Excursions

To the West and Southwest, on sale first
and third Tuesdays in Oct, Nov. and
Dec. Final return limit of twerty-one
days, liberal stop-overs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-02-01

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Ky Central.
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-02-01

GEO. B. HARPER, SAMUEL e. HUTTON
Pres. and Gen1 stunt. G.PA
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
TROOPS ARE JOINING woRkMEN
Soldiers at M oscow Pledge Themse Ives
to Support Revolution
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Tuesday night.
Dec. 12, via Eydtkuhnen Dec 13.-Re-
ports are still in circulation to the
effect that the insurgents at Riga have
captured the fortress there.
The situation is admitted to be grave
The commander at Riga has appealed
for additional troops which were dis
patched.
The League of Leagues, now termed
the "Invisible government" has elab-
GRATED a prefect for a constituent
assembly of 96S members elected from
districts of 100000 inhabitants. which,
upon It's convocation shall assume
entire sovereignty, executive, legisla-
tive and judicial.
The news drifting in from the interior
shows that violence is decreasing. but
that the ferment is unabated Every
class of society is organizing parties
and celebrating a political program.
In some places the landlords threaten
that unless the government suppresses
the agrarian disorders they will refuse
to pay taxes or interest to the nobility
or to banks for loans, etc, and will
take the law into their own hands,
organize guards to protect their prop
erty, and, if necessary, to make re-
prisals by burning the peasant villages.
On the other hand, "A meeting of 5000
workmen has been held in Moscow, at
which, it is said, soldiers were present
who pledged themselves to fight to the
last drop of blood to secure the down.
fall of imperial rule, an eight-hour
workday and a division of the land to
the peasants.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
RUSSIAN TROOPS
JOIN IN REVOLT
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT Is
ESTABLISHED
Forts Commanding Riga Harbor in
Possession of Agltators-offieial
of City Are Prsoners-Strike
Is Continued
BY Associated Press.

ST. PETERSBURG Dec. IL, Tuesday
evening, via Helsingfors. Finland and
Berlin, Dec. 13.-Two messengers who
arrived here from Riga today. having
walked about 100 miles to catch train
at Plock, not only confirm the report
that provincial government has been
set up in Livonia, but they say that
many of the troops have gone over to
the insurrectionists.
DVina fort, commanding Riga harbor.
Is In their possession and the governor
and other Russian officials are prison
ers. The messengers add that the pro-
Nisional government exercises authority
throughout Livonia and part of Cour-
land, the new government has declared
the separation ofLithuanian people from
the Russian empire. They have chosen
new local officials and have decreed the
closing Of the spirit shops and brewer
les and the annulment of contracts be-
tween the peasants and the landowners.
There is a general uprising of the
native peasants who are travelling in
armed bands, attacking the estates and
driving off and killing their owners.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
ROCKEFELLER EDUCATOR
Is TURNED DOWN HARD
MAY NOT LECTURE TO COLUMBUS
WORKERS
Trades and Labor Assembly Refuses to
Accept Services of the President
. OF Chicago University-say FacuI-
ty Has to Stand for Standard Oil
BY Associated Press.

COLUMBUS, o.. Dec. 13.--Consider-
able comment has been occasioned by
the action of the Columbus Trades and
Labor assembly at last nights meet
ing in declining to accept the services
OF professor of Chicago university
TO deliver course of lectures here un-
der the auspices of the association. The
assembly was asked to pay "a portion
of the expenses of the president and
promptly declined to receive the SER
vices of the Chicago man.
The reason given is that the Chicago
university has John d. Rockefeller as
n benefactor and that it is due to his
contributions that the university en-
joys its high rank in the educational
world. One of the delegates maintained
that the professors at the University
of Chicago had to teach and stand for
the things that were favored by the
oil magnates and when they ceased to
do this their positions were in jeopardy
In view of this the proposition was
turned down and a committee consist
ing of delegates appointed to arrange
for lectures. securing them from a
source above suspicion"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
PERKINS RESIGNS
VICE PRESIDENCY
ANOTHER NEW YORK LIFE Of
FICIAL QUITS
Board Of Trustees Accepts Withdrawal
Of Morgan's Name-CharIes A.
Peabody Elected to Succeed
Mccurdy In Mutual
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Dec. 13-Georgc w.
firm Of J. +. Morgan & Co., resigned
today as vice president and as chair
man of the finance committee OF the
New York Life Insurance company.
The board of trustees accepted the
resignation. Immediately following
this they announced the appointment
Of committee to investigate the af-
fairs of the New York Life. Two Of
ficers We're elected to fill the vacancies
left by Mr.. Perkins, Alexander Il. Orr
succeeding him as vice president. and
John Clahin as chairman of the finance
committee.
Mr.. Perkins wrote the trustees a let
ter explaining that it was understood
when he entered the firm of j. p. Nor
gan d Co. that he should withdraw
from the New York Life, but that his
deep interest in the insurance company
had made him loath to leave it before
this
The board of trustees then announced
the appointment of the following COM
mittee of investigation: Thomas IL.
Fowler, Norman b. Ream, Clarence
Macllay, Hiram r. Steel and Augustus
G. Fame.
A statement to policy holders also
was issued. which declared that the
executive officers had exercised too
broad discretion in expending money.
One of the objects Of the committee's
appointment was announced to be the
consideration of the evidence secured
by the legisla tive committee which is
investigating life insurance companies.
The new committee is to inquire es-
pecially into payments made from the
company's funds to Andrew Hamilton
and to use every effort to secure a
proper accounting from him.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
BATTLE FIERcELY IN CELL
Two Prisoners in San Bernardino Jail
Beat Companion Into Ins
sensibility
Special to Tho Herald.

Special to Tho Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO Dec. IA
Thomas Jenkins, prisoner in the city
jail, was beaten TO insensiblity tonight
by two fellow prisoners, hobos, who
give their names as J. u. Mayo and
Hiram DrexeL jenkins may die from
his injuries. The battle was ter
rliic one, the two men chasing their
victim from one end to the other OF
the Jail corridors, the walls and floor
Of which were spattered with blood.
jenkins was found lying face down ir
cell almost drowned in his own blood,
life being apparently extinct.
jenkins was drunk when he was
placed in the general corridor of the
Jail one of the hobos, Mayo. started n
quarrel with him, but Jenkins replied
that he wanted nothing to do with
them as they were not In his class.
Jenkins was overpowerlng Mayo when
the latter called to his companion, who
struck Jenkins from behind, telling
him. The two beat him over the head
and body with broom sticks, a beer
bottle and such other weapons as they
could find until he fell unconscious on
the floor. The "hobos" are said to
have a grudge against jenkins because
he drove them off the Patton asylum
grounds, where he was employed as a
watchman.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
HARPER'S HEALTH FAST FAILS
Friends of Educator Fear He May
Not Live Until End of
Year
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.--Alarming re-
ports about the condition of President
William r. Harper of the University of
Chicago were again in circulation to-
day.
bring them in close contact with DR..
Harper and his advisers say that
the presidents strength has so de-
clined of late that it is feared he may
not survive until the new year. They
say DR.. Harper has been unable to
take solid food for several days.
Rumors are coupled with gossip of
the possible successor in the presidency
of the university. The latest member
of the faculty to be mentioned is
Prof. Robert F. Harper, brother of
William r. Harper.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
WANTS GOVERNMENT
TO TAKE OVER PARKS
CONGRESSMAN NEEDHAM MAKES
THE COMMUNICATION
Introduces Bill to Transfer Yellow
stone, Yosemite and Other Reser-
vations to the Department Of
Agriculture
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Dec, 13-Among the
bills introduced in the house today We're
the following:
BY Representative Mondell of Wyo-
ming, providing for the appropriation
of not more than $4,000 annually from
the sales of public lands to the en-
dowment of state schools of mines and
mining or departments of mines and
mining in connection with colleges al
ready established.
BY Representative Needham of Cali
fornia, transferring the Yellowstone,
Yosemite. Sequoia, General Grant.
Mount Rainier, Crater Lake and Wind
Cave national parks from the control
of the department of the interior to the
department of agriculture.
BY Delegate Andrews of New Mexico
providing for the admission of the ter
ritory of New Mexico as single state.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
BEGINS WAR AGAINST
SMO0T AND M0RM0NS
HOLD ANTI-PoLYGAMY MEETING
IN NEW YORK
Rev. J. Wesley Hill Makes Speech
Strongly Urging Hearers to Oppose
Seating of Senator and Aggrandize-
ment of Hierarchy
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. Blast evening
Rev. DIR. j. Wesley Hill addressed an
anti-polygamy mas meeting at the
Throop Avenue Presbyterian church.
This meeting was arranged by the sew
eral organizations of the city which
are engaged in gathering petitions AMI
directing the campaign against the
seating of Senator-elect Smoot of
Utah.
DR.. Hill, who recently entered upon
the pastorate of the James Methodist
Episcopal church, Brooklyn, spent i've
years in Utah. Several years ago he
came east, where he has since been
actively engaged in disseminating
knowledge concerning the history ana
doctrine of the Utah hierarchy. Last
evening. in discussing the Smoot ques-
ton, among other things he said:
Urges War on Mormonism
"The question of the expulsion of
Mr.. Smoot does not and should not
hinge primarily upon his guilt or inno-
cence of the practice OF polygamy.
There is broader ground upon which
to try this case.
81 bring the general charge that
Mormonism is incongruous with the
spirit of Americanism. being antago-
nlstic to the great basic principles upon
which our political institutions rest
"First-In it's form of government,
1t is a centralized power, with all the
lines of authority held in the grasp of
one man. who has his revelations made
to order
"Second--The very vows imposed as
condition of membership in the Nor
mon church not only disqualify its
members for official participation in the
affairs of the nation, but for good citi-
ZenShip.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
WILL SUCCEED M'cURDY
Charles A. Peabody to Assume Control
of Mutual Life's Affairs

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Charles A.
Peabody was elected president of the
Mutual Life Insurance company at a
meeting of the board of trustees to-
day. Peabody's election was unani-
nous.
Mr.. Peabody is a lawyer and is the
American representative of William
Waldorf Astor. He is a director in
several banks and other corporations,
among them being the Illinois Central
Railway company. Mr.. Peabody s
salary was fixed at $4,000 year. His
predecessor. Richard A. McCurdy, re-
ceived $150,000 a year.
Mr.. Peabody will take office on Janu-
ary /, when he will relieve Frederick
Cromwell. the temporary president.
The board of trustees adopted reso-
luton of thanks to Mr.. Cromwell for
his services as temporary president.
Charles A. Peabody was nominated
for trustee to succeed Justice r. w.
Peckham, and Emery McClintock was
named to succeed Elihu Root as trus-
tee. Both of these nominations, under
the bylaws, went over until the next
meeting.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
CAPITALIST KILLED BY AUTO
Young Woman Who Notified Physi-
cians of Accident Mysteriously
Disappears
RY Aasocia Id Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 13.-No new
facts regarding the automobile accident
which resulted in the death of John
Bush Baird. the young capitalist and
clubman, at a late hour last night,
have been revealed today.
The young woman who accompanied
him on his last ride and who was first
to tell the story of the disaster has
moved from her former residence and
is said to he recuperating from the
nervous shock she sustained.
There is persistent rumor that an
other man and woman were in the
automobile Just before the accident oc-
Cured but their identity has not yet
been disclosed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
SAYS STANDARD MI
IS R0BBlNG PEOPLE
GOVERNOR HoCH OF KANSAS is
AROUSED
Chief Executive Makes Speech at OF
tawa-TeIls Hearers System Takes
Enough Tribute Each Day to Build
100 Houses for Homeless
BY Associated Press.


OTTAWA, Kan, Dec. 13.--Governor
w. E. Hoch. speaking here last night
at a gathering of Republicans, said:
AT this time the Kansas oil field is
yielding 10000 barrels a day, an insig-
nilicant part of it's capacity, and for
this oil the Standard Oil company,
which sets the price. is paying less
than one-third what it paid year ago.
II believe it could pay 81 per barrel
more for this oil than it is paying, and
still make a large profit. In other
words. 1t is robbing the people of $780,
900 day, or $22,OOO,OOO a year.
we sit supinely down while we are
being robbed of enough money every
day by this one large corporation to
build 100 homes for the homeless, or
to rear a great educational institution,
or to endow a college, or in one year
to pay all the expenses of the state for
five years"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
SELLS Big SMELLING PLANT
Ohio and Colorado Works at Salida
Change Hands--WiII Extend
Enterprise
By Assoclated Press.

DENVER, Dec 13-Announdement
was made last night that a controlling
interest i'm the Ohio and Colorado
smelter at Salida, Col, had been sold
and that the purchasers would extend
the business of the company by CON
structing new plants at Salt Lake and
Denver.
Timothy Goodwin of Denver. one Of
the former owners of the stock trans
ferred, is authority for the announce
ment. He said that he was not per-
mitted al this time to disclose the iden-
tity of the purchasers but that they
were not in any way connected with
the American Smelling and Refining
company. The price paid for the Sail
dia plant was $22500O0.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
SENATOR GIVES TESTIMONY
John F. Dryden Says Industrial insur-
ance Is Great Economic Force
Asaociated A Press,

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-Two incidents
affecting the life insurance situation
in New York today overshadowed the
legislative investigation.
While the committee was inqu1rinS
into the conduct of the Prudential Life
Insurance company and the Metropoll-
tan Life Insurance company, George
w. Perkins resigned as first vice pre-
sident and chairman of the finance
committee of the New York Life In
surance company. He was succeeded
as vice president by Alexander T.. Orr
president of the New York city rapid
transit commission, and as chairman
of the finance committee by John Claf-
lin, head of the IL. Il. ClaAin company.
Senator Dryden Testifies
United Ctates Senator John F.. Dry
den Of New Jersey, president of the
Prudential Life Insurance company
again testified before the investigating
committee today, and made state
ment to the committee, giving his rea-
sons for favoring federal supervision
OF life insurance companies through a
national insurance department, which,
he said should be authority over them.
This, he said would benefit both the
companies and the insured.
Tie tendency of the holders of in
dustrial policies in the Prudential and
Metropolitan Life companies to lapse
was examined in great detail by
CHARLES E. Hughes, counsel for the
committee, who read a statement by
the Prudential, that 81 per cent. of its
industrial policies lapse within five
years of their issue. The senator as
serted that industrial insurance, even
with high rates and tendency to lapse.
iS the greatest economic force now in
operation in this country
Just before adjournment today, Ha-
ley Fiske. vice president of the Metro
polltan company, told of an incident.
in which the company commissioned
William A. Read to buy 1888 shares OF
railroad stock for the company. Mr..
Fishe said that Mr.. Read. the same
day sold the stock to a company OF
brokers at $40 a share less than the
broker sold It TO the Metropolitan.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
FIRE DESTROYS CATHEDRAL
st. Luke's at Halifax Is Burned and
Articles Of Historic Interest
Consumed
by Associated Press.

HALIFAX. n. s., Dec. 13.-Firo
broke out in ST, Luke's cathedral, one
of the leading religious editices in
Halifax, at an early hour this morning,
and destroyed the building. All the
available tire fighting apparatus in the
city was summoned to the scene.
st. Lukes is the cathedral of The
Anglican diocese of Nova Scotia, the
headquarters of Bishop Claire Worell
Those who first saw the fire are OF
the opinion that it was of incendiary
origin.
of historic interest were destroyed. The
cathedral was one of the oldest
church buildings IN the city. The loss
is estimated at about 100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
MAY CAUSE UNTOLD DISASTER
photographic Engineer Reports to
Governor Pardee Great Danger
to Imperial Valley
BY Associated Press.

SACRAMENTO. Dec 13-J. Il. Lip
pincott, photographic engineer and En-
glneer e. c. Grunsky have reported to
Governor Pardee that the conditions
at the Colorado river are very serious,
Nearly all of the river has left its
channel and is flowing through the
Imperial canal. which has been widened
from fifty to 200 feet and 800 feet ana
the water is pouring into the Salton
sink.
Some of tho water is being diverted
into the volcano lakes and unless steps
are taken to strengthen and heighten
the banks of the lakes the water will
flood the Imperial valley and result in
untold disaster,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
OFFICERS WILL TRY SHIP
Connecticut Built at Government Yaru
VIII Be Placed in Commission
Before Trial
Ey Associated Press

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-Bccause
she Is building In a government navy
yard, the battleship Connecticut now
nearing completion at New York, will
probably not have her builders trial un
tn after the vessel has been placed
TN commission and can carry u regular
naval crew.
Tho Connecticut Is n sister ship OF
the Louisiana. now under construction
by the Newport News Shipbuilding
company and now having her trial.
The two vessels were authorized at
the same time and their construction
ls being closely watched by the navy
department, so that report may be
made to congress as to the time re-
quired for the construction Of battle
ships by naval and private yards. The
Connecticut is ready for trial, there
being little appreclable difference i'm
the degree of completion Of the two
ships.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
ARE Welded IN ST. LOUIS
Miss Mary E. Fitch, San Francisco
Girl, Marries Director of Allie
gheny Observatory
BY Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 13,-Amnouncemont
was made today that Miss Mary E.
Fitch of San Francisco and DR.. Ralph
II. Curtis, assistant director of the
Allegheny Ga.) observatory, were mar
ried here yesterday at the residence of
Rev. DR.. w. j. Cunningham.
Miss Fitch is the daughter of George
II. Fitch. literary editor of the SAN
Francisco Chronicle. He accompanied
his daughter to this city and returned
to the Pacific coast today. The we'd
ding was held midway across the con-
tinent because Or. Curtis was unable
to be absent from his classroom for a
longer time.