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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-02-12
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

A SSOCIATED BROTHERHOOD OF
IN IRON AND STEEL HEATERS ROLLERS AND
ROCGHERS -MArOu Lodge meets cor South and
Tennessee Sts lst and 81 Saturday evenings Of zach
man. V. " $: VIM n Morris, 8 PATH Ward,
" 3: Edward Honnon, U. q John schreger W .
John Berry, p = . Henry kepple " o.. Nike CO
grove, q o.; John Berry, D. VS..
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

u the most beautiful work a the kind In tn, wnrli
II contains nearly lS pages, hunrs. q nne nustra-
tious, and EoUK cHR0no PLArm sH FLoEEAs beauti-
fully drawn and coorei fr0u nature Prev IS cents
In paper covers. Is cents bound tn elewAnt cloth.
Week. FioraI GmhMe. quarterly. Is cent? 4 wear
Address, JAMES NILk. hnrhr-tcr, ". N.
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THE MINERS.

MINERS BENEVOLENT AND PRO
wi TECTIVE ASSOCIATION or THE STATE or
ILLINOIS.
skAED COUNCIL.
Geo. Kingdom, President, West Belville, IN Jas
COnney Wee President Of Barclay, Walter RutledRr
Secretary, Alton; Patrick Mccain, Treasurer Grard
Trustees, u. Mclaughlin, % BrAidWOod Richard
Wolliscraft. 81 Springfield J. James McGavin, 81
Riverton.
MINERS BENEVOLENT AND PRO
vi TECTIVE ASSOCIATION, Of Indiana meets Oh
the fourth Friday each month The officers Of the
General Council President, Robert Lam, Harmony
Vice President, Samuel Briggs, Treasurer Hugh Saw
age Corresponding Secretary, John Scott knghtsvile
Hour u meeting, O'Clock. A. M.
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SUMSAS SMALL As ONE OOLlA

SUMS AS SMALL As ONE 00LtA
viii he reserved frpm any person. AIrl BAnA B'-A
f4rnIsheJ without charge.
Married Women
Ard Minor Children may DepOIt mDOsS. 70 tna
Jne else draw t.
May deposit Moue, tom time 70 time, and before 'ias
ing the inst Deposit may Provide by Vote ho~ anI 10y
Whom Il shall be drawn OVt ard divided a copy
the RESOLUTION be furnished - the Savings Bank o.
money wiI be raid Inless Is provisions are 'trictN
S,mg,ied with
Dep0SlIOrS,
whether Foreigners OF Citilens the nights
% Property and IA case OF Death any mon, 70 m
1s.lit NllI be paid 70 their Legal repre--ntAtist> VIC
u ,bey 4 this country 1r ese~hgre
Wills.
rne1 forms II Wills prepared y the C"ui-
sei Il the savings bAIlk, that any deposition niy legal
ie-EssAre SIne who may take charge - hi' none
and property and be guardian Of his children ~ ea~e II
ans death Thus much inconvenience and exIeiise ms
oe avoided An officer u the savings bank Sithnu al
shAne tDF his Serytcfzl preIares WI W aps ir'r+t
apOlSing
II me rte u ax pes cent PER nm, = p~ii q
sunls " Five Dollars OF more
working People
sssn nat ioss any time, the SAVING BAok sep
men
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TIL T. BEST
PRAIRIE Il ANDE
Iowa and Nebraska.
FOR SALE BY
The Burlington 1 Missouri River Z. I. Go

ONE NlLLION ACRES la IOWA AID SOUTHERN
NEBRASKA.
The finest country Ia the world " combine FAkMiNO
and STUCk RAISING. The SUIL "a rich and SADLY
cultivated. CLlM ATE ~arm. SEASONS long, TAXES
low and ED CATIUN FREE. No payments requires
principal VII FIFTH wear and then uuly ONE SEW
ENTH EACH YEAR UNTIL PAID.
LAND EXPLORING TICkETs
Sold important tAtions the Chicago. Buriingtos
Quary Rail Road. and cost u same refunded when
land !. bought.
mALE FAkE 10 families u purchaser and Low
FkElGHTs On household goods AND farm stock
TWENTY PEM CENT. premiuui for cultivation.
LARGE DIsCOINTs for Cab ~ithin ous. to-
and three
Produces will pay for land and Improve
ments long before the principal be-
comes due.
The so-cAlled de-titutiou 10 NebrzskA lies
western region. beyond the lands Of the B. kMRR
Co,
CIV For circulars thAt win describe fully thesa hnda
and the terms o. sale apply 70 address, LAND CON
MISSIONER, Burlington, lows, Tor lows Lands. o.
Lincoln Neb for Nebraska Lands or James 4 wood
50 Clark St Chicago, III.
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A SSOCIATED BROTHERHOOD OF
N IROS AND STEEL HEATERS. POLLERSAND
ROUGHEKS headquarters - Bethlehem. Nor;hsrlp-
ton Co. Pa. Adam W. Schaela, W. @. s., Bethlehem
BENZ. ?. SpAngler, O. X. $ f., Springfield, III. Isaac
Williams Treas
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MINERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
vi General once ofthe Miners National Association
JoHN SNKy. President. JOINS jams General Sec'y
AddreS- All communications John James, Room No
~ No. 9lA Seneca street, Cleveland Ohio, and they
will receive prompt attention
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TOURNEYMEN TAILORS UNION or
~ Chicago, meets every Monday evening At z O'Clock
in their hall ~ DeArb ST, Tear Madison ST PreS
dent, Geo. h. Nelson. So Wet " 10 ST. Vice Pres
dent, A. Anderson. Rec. an Cor. Sec'y Charles Oar
ger POS p rtisnd Treasurer, 2. Allison 81
nAnciAl Secretary, p HeniicksOn.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
MIR. Hendricks Letter.

The letter of Mr.. Hendricks, accept
dency, is dated at Indianapolis, July
"a, and in it he gives full endorse
ment to the st. Louis platform. On
the question of finances, he says:
Our financial system of expedients must be re-
formed. Gold and silver are the real standard
of values, and our national currency will not be
aperfect medium Of exchange until it shall be con-
vertible at the pleasure of the holder. AS have
heretofore said. no one desires return to specie
believe that it will or can be reached in harmony
with the interests of the people by artificial meas
ures for the contraction Of the currency. any
more than believe that wealth or permanent
currency. The laws of finance can not be dis
Of he ndeea Il p0 Ss
name of policy at all, has been in disregard of
those those laws laws. and the result has dis
well as hindered a return to specie payments.
One feature of that policy was the resumption
the country by the anticipation of compulsory
resumption for which no preparation has been
made. and without any assurance that it would
be practicable. The repeal of that clause is nee
essary that the natural operation of financial
laws may be stored, that the business of the
disturbing influence. and that a return to specie
. Inc Substitution Of wiser and more NOR,
% tem Of public economy anu o3ieial sy ye
trenchment, and above all on the promotion of
prosperity in all the industries of the people.
do not understand the repeal of the Resumption
clause of the act of 1878 to be backward step in
cur return to specie payments. but the recovery
of a false step; and although the repeal may for
a time be prevented, yet the determination of the
Democratic party on this subject has now been
definitely declared. There should be no
hindrances put in the way of return to specie
payments. LAS such hindrance," says
the platform of the st. Louis Convention, eve
denounce the resumption clause of the act OF
1875 and demand its repeal" 1 thoroughly be-
lieve that by public economy, by official retrench-
ments and by wise finance, enabling us to accu-
mulate the precious metals, resumption at an
early period is possible without producing an
artificial scarcity of currency or disturbing pub
lie or commercial credit, and that these reforms
together with the restoration of pure government
will restore general confidence, encourage the
useful investment of capital, furnish employ
ment to labor and relieve the country from the
paralysis of hard times.
He then denounces sectarianism in
respect to the common schools, and
declares that, in his judgment, the mar
or party that would involve our schools
in political or sectarian controversies i:
an enemy to the schools.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12

ate the South. Nothing is claimed for one State
that is not fully accorded to all others, unless it
may be the right to kill negroes and Republicans
without fear of punishment and without loss
of caste and reputation. This has seemed to be
a privilege claimed by a few States. 1 repeat
again that 1 fully aegre with you as to the
measure of your duties. Go on; and let
every Governor, where the same dangers threat
en- the peace of his State, go on in the conscien-
tious discharge of his duties, to the humblest as
well as to the proudest citizen, and
1 will give every aid for which / can find
law, or constitutional power. The Government
that can not give protection to life, property and
all guaranteed civil rights in this country and
the greatest is untrammeled ballot to the
citizens, is IN so far a failure and every energy
of the oppressed should be exerted always with
in the law and by constitutional means to regain
lost privileges and protection. A too long de-
NAL Of guaranteed rights is to lead to a revolu-
ton, bloody revolution, where suffering must
follow upon the innocent as well as the guilty.
Expressing hope that better judgment and the
cooperation of citizens of the State, over which
you have presided ably, may
enable you to secure a fair trial, and the
punishment of all offenders without distinction
of race, color, previous condition. and with
out aid from the Federal Government; but with
the promise OF such aid, on the conditions named
in the foregoing, 1 subscribe myself, very re-
spectfully, your obedient servant,
U. S. GRANT
To Hon. d. II. Chamberlain, Governor of
South Carolina
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
A Valuable Discovery.

A man drawing a hand-cart, for ex-
ample, with Topped strap over his
shoulder, and fixed to APPOINT within the
shafts-very common in Paris displays
that strap or trace alternately tight and
slack; if he walks quickly, the tension
is abrupt; if he runs, veritable shock
occurs at every step. These shocks,
whether in the case of man or horse,
are the results of the intermittent eff
forts. Proceeding by jerks, the draught
is naturally accomplished by shocks.
The problem is, to make this traction
uniform instead of intermittent; this is
effected by the Intervention of spring,
whether of metal or India rubber, or
encased rings of both, between the trace
and the vehicle. The shock annihilates
the living force; the spring stores that
force and utilities it, and the man or
the horse are no longer fatigued by in
convenient jerks. The experiments in
Germany confirm those already execut-
ed in France, that by the interposition
of an elastic trace, between the horse
and the wagon, % per cent. of the mo-
tive power is economical; in a word,
the quarter of horse gained.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
VOL. XXVI.


able to whip the Sioux if the
latter kept together; but in case
they separated the soldiers would be
compelled to do the same. There
might be danger. of some detachments
being overcome by Indians of superior
force concentrating against them. He
then detailed the strength of the army
and the present situation of various
regiments. In answer to an inquiry
whether troops could be spared from
the South to reinforce the army in the
Indian country, Gen. Sherman said:
81 am compelled to answer that they can
not be spared, because those who are in
trusted with power judge their presence
there necessary. That decision is to me
sacred and final, and governs me.''
MIR. Terry: "You do not, however, say
that it is your Judgments
Gen. Sherman: .sIt is hardly right to ask
a soldier for an opinion behind his duty.
We ought not to form an opinion
The Chairman: s'What is the strength of
Crooks and Terry's commands?''
Gen. S.: 81 think they amount to 2, 500
men each.
Mr.. Williams: care you not impressed
with the idea that the Indians are breaking
up?'
Gen. s.: 81 think they are scattering
now. Crook and Terry are both extremely
careful, prudent, cautious men, and will
not attack these Indians in position until
they can give them a tremendous whip
ping.''
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
True Love Out of Fashion.

The country never produced SO many
beautiful manageable young women
as it does at the present time. And
why do we not have more marriages?
We answer, because marriage for love
is the exception and not the rule. The
young people of this age have gone
fashion and money mad. If the dandy
bank clerk who pays one-half of his
income for board and the other half for
clothes can not improve his condition
he will not marry. The shop-girl who
earns good wages and can not be dis
tinguished by her dress from the bank
er's daughter, certainly will not plunge
into matrimony until she can better her
condition in life. If man is fortunate
enough to possess money, it matters
not how old or ugly he may be, hum
dreds of intelligent, handsome young
women can be found only too willing to
become his wife. Love is an after con-
sideration. They marry to be support
ed and dressed extravagantly. How
often do we hear the remark, "Better
to be an old mans darling than poor
mans slave!" Alas! too many of them
are not satisfied to be darlings. They
will persist in loving other men after
they are married. 1t can not be denied
that great number of the unmarried
men are adventures looking for wives
who can keep them without working
for living. The peace and content
ment of happy home are not taken in
to consideration. They are willing to
suffer a hell upon earth if they can be
kept in idleness. If our young people
do not abandon this extravaganza in
dress and greed for money our country
will be filed with old bachelors and old
maids. We must have more genuine
courtships and marriages to have pros
perity and happiness in this world. Too
many marry for money only to be dis
appointed and unhappy the rest of their
lives.-Al6any argus.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
SEQ West, Young Maj"

One day, about twelve years ago, a
young man with a powerful frame and
high forehead, walked into the New
York Tribune office, and, as Mr.. Gree
ley looked up from his desk, the intrud-
er politely asked, ''Don't you want to
hire conflagration reporter" Mr..
Greeley having fourteen columns of ed
torial and similar quantity of adver-
tisements to write that morning, rath-
err hastily waved his hand at the burly
youth, and in tone of perhaps justili.
able Impotence remarked, young
man, 60 West; by all means, young
man, go West.' That young man did
go West. He joined the Indians
He is now known as Sit
ting-Bull. Fiction is stranger
than truth, and the piece of advice tha
one young man thrives under is tn,
death of another Courier
Journal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
Yellow Hands Scalp.

A gentleman in Rochester has re-
ceived from Buffalo Bill collection of
novel trophies, including the scalp of
the Cheyenne warrior, Yellow Hand,
who was slain by the intrepid scout.
Bill was in pretty close quarters in the
conflict, but by dint of his superior
skill and undaunted bravery laid his
victim low. He now sends the spoils
of his victory, which inventory is as fol-
lows: The scalp of the brave, bride
blanket, whip, bowie-knife, head-dress,
girble, shield. To the latter is suspend
ed several Indian scalps, but no white
scalps. showing that Yellow Hand had
not killed any whites but had confined
his operations to hostile tribes of saw
ages. Yellow Hands scalp consists of a
piece of skin about thirty inches square
to which adheres switch of straight,
jet black hair nearly two feet long.
This is neatly braided to the tip and is
more ornamental than useful. The
scalp is not yet dry, but has been
sprinkled with some chemical to pre-
serve it. The head-dress referred to
and its appendages constitute the
chief ornament of the warrior. 1t
consists of a strip of timber buffalo skin
five or six inches wide and as many feet
long, set as close as they can stand with
eagle feathers. There must have been
several of the national birds stripped of
their plumage to make up this piece of
savage inery. On the tips of many of
the feathers are locks of some kind of
hair, some of it fine enough to be hu-
man; it is attached to the feather by
cement. Scarlet cloth sewed with
green thread covers the flowing end of
the ornament, and the whole would
probably float out from the wearer's
head horizontally if he was on horse
back and moving rapidly. A number
of small bells are attached to the cloth,
and jingle when it is stirred. Yellow
Hand must have been a gay ranger,
and fond, as his tribe usually are, of
bright colors.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
A COal-Burner's Vengeance.

A German at Truckee, Cal, took a
contract for putting up and burning a
certain number of coal-pits. He erect
ed cabin and began work. Some Rus
sian woodchoppers working near by
watched his proceedings somewhat en-
viously, and finally jumped the cabin
and coal-pit, and frightened off the old
German. The latter was without coin
or friends, and was forced to abandon
the premises. The bitterest thought in
the Teuton's mind was that the wrong
should be inflicted by Russians. He
was clearly outnumbered and overpow-
cred, but as his job was gone he had
abundant time for planning revenge.
The Russians continued burning the
coal-pit. Stick after stick of number
one pitch-pine was cut and carefully
laid in the pit. One morning at day
break they discovered the old German
sneaking away from the coal-pit, but,
after chasing him for a couple OF hum
dred yards, they thought no more of
the affair. In due time the pit was COM
pleted, covered with dirt and ignited.
Very jubilantly the Russians watched
the first tiny smoke-wreaths curl up
ward. They had fairly captured a
Dutchman's coal-pit. Suddenly, as
they were dancing exultingly around
and over the smoldering mound, it rose
up bodily in the air with violent ex-
plosion. Russians and dirt and timbers,
dust and smoke and execrations promis-
cuously filled the air. A quantity of
powder had been slowed away in the
center of the pit, and the fire had reach
ed it. The Russians were more scared
than hurt, and picked themselves up in
time to see and hear the frantic gestic-
ulations and shouts of a triumphant
old German who suddenly appeared
and as suddenly disappeared on the
hill above them. The coal-pit famed
up and burned to ashes, and the Rus
slams went back to their woodchopping,
crestfallen and outwitted.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
Poetry and POlOnaise.

The lofty readings of the average
feminine mind are sometimes startling
ly exemplified. Yesterday an accident
occurred at the residence of a gentle
man on Elizabeth Street east, which not
only aptly illustrates the fearful and
wonderful architecture of the average
feminine mind aforesaid, but gives new
significance to the idea crystalized in
the phrase, "Ruling passion strong in
DEATH
The gentleman had discovered an ex-
quisite poetic gem, and in his delight
at the discovery invited the attention of
two ladies to it. They listened with in
tent ear while the reader gave voice to
the glowing and graceful delights of
the poet. When the reading was finish
ed the gentleman turned to his COM
panions for word or a look of appre-
citation. He saw their faces aglow,
their lips parted in an intensity of feel
ing, and their eyes bright with-what?
Shade of Homer!
Look, look there!" exclaimed one
of the ladies with the utmost eagerness
"that woman''-pointing to lady on
the opposite side of the street" has
got on polonaise buttoned up in the
back! l should Think addressing her
companion, "she'd have a good time
getting into it when she wanted to dress
in hurry"
81 should think so, too" returned
the other, s'but it hangs pretty-don't
you think so?''
The gentleman gave one startled look,
in which amazement struggled with
horror for an instant, picked up his hat
and cane, and started off pell-mell to
have look at the polonaise that but
toned up the back.-Detroat Free Press
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

| CARDINAL DOUNET, Archbishop of
Bordeaux, has written to the Pope urging
the canonization of Christopher Columbus.
MR.. BLAINE is now rapidly recover
ing from his recent alarming illness, and it
is said he will take part in the pending cam
paign.
CONGRESSMAN SEELYE has been unan-
imously chosen President of Amherst Col
lege, but has not signified whether or not he
will accept.
Hon. THOMAS ALLEN, of Missouri,
delivered an address on the resources, etc.,
of the State, at the Centennial grounds in
Philadelphia, on the 2sth ult.
The widow of Cen. Custer is left
alone in the world, having neither father,
mother, brother, sister, child, nor hus-
band.
THE President has requested the re-
signation of Supervising Architect Potter.
1t is said that Mr.. Mullett is to be REIN
stated.
Hon. JOHN M. LoUGHBoRoUGH, of
Little Rock, Ark, State Senator, was found
dead in his own house, shot through the
heart, on the 31st ult. The fatal shot was
fired by his own hand, but whether pur-
poseiy or by accident is not known. Col.
marlborough was widely known and gen.
orally respected.
ARCHBISHOP BUTCHER, of Meath,
Ireland, recently committed suicide while
delirious from suffering from congestion of
the lungs and bronchitis. On the table
was slip of paper bearing the single word
-ssmad.''
FoUNr. M. HUGHES, well known
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
The Dog as a Worker.

A New York paper states that three
men and five dogs are employed by G.
Moeller, of that city, in his spike man.
ufactory, when business is good. The
dog treads in wheel, which revolving
blows the forge bellows. While one
works the other rest. Mr.. Moeller has
carried on his business by aid of canine
power over seventeen years. He says,
"The dogs do their work well and at
small expense; they never go on a
strike for higher wages, have no labor
unions, never get intoxicated and dis
orderly, never absent themselves from
work without good cause, they obey or.
ders without growing, and are very re
table,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12

THE impeachment proceedings in the
Senate terminated on the LIST, when by
vote of IS yeas to 25 nays-less than
two-thirds-the Senate declared Bel
KNAPP not guilty. One minutes time
was allowed members in which to ex-
plain their votes, and nearly every one
who voted not guilty stated that he
voted solely on the question of jurisdic-
ton and not at all on the question of
fact. Ten Republicans voted guilty and
one Democrat (Mr. Eaton) voted not
guilty. Mr.. Jones, of Florida, declined
to vote on the ground that the Senate
had no jurisdiction.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
A Living Doll.

The New York San says: A large
number of physicians went to Tony
PASTORS Theater yesterday to see the
Mexican dwarf, Lucia Zarate. They
measured her, and ascertained her
height to be 21 inches, her feet three
inches long, her legs below the knee
four inches in circumference, and her
hands an inch and quarter broad.
Her mother, who is robust and of a
medium size, says that Lucia is II years
old. Her face is older than that. Her
features are Spanish, and her complex
ion dark. Her activity is incessant.
She played pranks with the physicians
and talked fast in Spanish. She step
ped into silk hat, crouched down, and
was out of sight excepting her head.
She squeezed one of her pliable little
hands through a rather large finger
ring. The hand of an adult made an
ample seat for her. Standing on a
chair, and holding to the back of it, her
fingers stuck through the spaces in the
canework-holes that just admitted the
passage of small penholder. She was
not weighed, but her weight is said to
be five pounds; and, poised in the
hand, she does not seem heavier. Her
clothing is comically small, as though
intended for doll, the shoes and stock
ings especially being toylike.
Tom Thumb has grown appreciably
since he was exhibited by Barnum; but
when he first astonished the public he
was twice as large as Lucia; and he
was then about her present age. She
has not grown any, her mother says,
since she was year old.