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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-07-14
A BIG FRAUD.

The Maxwell land grant, which is
founded upon grant by the Spanish
Government to two trappers, and which
embraces millions of acres in New
Mexico, Colorado and Kansas, was re-
Gently pronounced valid by the Supreme
Court of the United States, and the
men who have built their homes upon it
will be compelled to pay to the Maxwell
heirs for the privilege of having made
the land valuable. But now a specter
arises in the shape of contesting claim,
which is known as the Beals claim. Mr..
Charles Goodnight, known as the Texas
cattle king, has purchased this Beal's
grant, and intends to make things virtu-
ously hot for the younger claim, on
which the Maxwell claim is founded.
This Goodnight is the same who simply
appropriated, without the least shadow
of law, immense tracts of school lands in
the State of Texas. He and his associ-
ates were indited and found not guilty
in the most farcical manner. The judge
before whom the case was tried was dis
missed from the bench he had disgraced.
But Goodnight holds these school lands.
And the people see all these things, and
nothing is done. The Maxwell Com
pany, which is as great fraud, has sue
ceeded in selling $3.0OO,OOO worth of
bonds based on its land. So you see it is
plum worth fighting for. Thus Amer
lea is building up class of land barons
who level an ancient document at the
real wealth producers. and make them
stand and deliver. Ohio Valley Budget.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-07-14

people" as Carlyle put it, is some
thing worth doing.
| say we should employ the oppor-
tunity which this economic question
furnishes us with during this cam
paign to place the real issue rightly
before workingclasses, insist on ma
tional cooperation as the true solu-
ton, and stamp as quacks all who
want to confne the discussion within
the narrower limits.
LAURENCE GRONLUND.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-07-14
BUSINESS is BUSINESS.
Methods OF the New York World"
A Flower Of Competition.

The New York Herald last Sun
day published an expose of Mr.. Jo-
seph Pulitzer's sensational "fake /"
sheet, the World, and it's manner of
doing blackmail. Like the Herald,
the World is run for profit, but we
doubt if there are many other news
papers published outside the Pulitzer
family in New York who would
stoop to such miserable means to
make money!" save where socialists
might pc injured thereby.
The case IN point is unique and
worthy of the bourgeois culture.
The game was this: The Horld
published lying report saying that
diphtherla was prevalent at water
ing place, called Bath Beach, near
New York. This caused the pro-
prietors of the hotels there much
annoyance, and it is calculated that
it kept many people from visiting
the place. A day or two afterward
agents OF the "enterprising" news
paper called upon the hotel men
and asked them to contribute money
to the World to boom" Bath
Beach. This "boom" would of
course deny the story published, and
the hotel proprietors, in view Of the
damage done by the previous report,
subscribed sums varying from fifty
to three hundred dollars, filling out
an advertising contract to clinch the
bargain. One of the hotel men,
however, saw through the game, and
gave copy of his contract to the
Herald, which published it in fac
Simtte. OF course the virtuous in
dignation of the Herald is not to be
taken as serious, the Herald being a
rival newspaper, endeavoring by
"honest competition to iniure its
rather successful opponent, but the
expose shows of what value the great
dailies are in the dissemination of
"news."
If labor organizations could make
it an object financially, these same
sheets would take the side of Labor
every time, and the reason for their
opposition, covert or open, to labor
organizations and their methods, is
simply this, that they get more
money from the capitalists. And
the reason that they sometimes write
in favor of the workingmen, is un-
doubtedly of the same order that leads
them to say that diphtheria infests
this or that locslity-they are black
mailing, that's all.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-07-14
ANOTHER NOMINATION.

Another presidential nomination
ls imminent. This time it is the
American party that wants to vote
according to "principles. The
nominee will probably be descen-
dant of Europeans. This will make
the eighth party in the field. There
are some folks who think they are
better than all others, but they are
not true Americans.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-07-14

An exchange tells of a school-ma' am
who has introduced a novel system of
spelling in her school. When one of the
girls misses word the boy who spells it
correctly is permitted to kiss the girl.
The boys are improving rapidly, but it is
feared thai under the arrangement the
girls will soon forget how to spell their
own names.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-07-14
HIS Ne-TOOS.

That magnificent Bostonian, Ego
Tucker, has brace of Me-Toos who
share with their financial master his dis
like of the WoRKMEN's ADvoCATE-that
is to say, at least while they are paid
for it.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-07-14
BLOOD.

Boston Maiden to young man from
New Jersey)-ln New Jersey, Mr.. Red
mud, blood, | understand, is not of the
first importance?
Mr. Redmud-It is among the skeeters,
Miss Waldo-N. Y. Sun.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-07-14

She lat the horse races(-That is a
beautiful animal, George.
He-Yes, he is son of Longfellow.
She-lndeed, can easily believe it.
such poetry of motion.-N. Y. San.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
BITS OF GOOD READING.
Stray Clippings from the Exchanges, Per-
soDal and Otherwise.

ctia shIDihkN w haAthtIkt.t hNh-
sobai and Otherwise.
Oil is reported TO have been found
in the salt district, near Norwich, Eng
land.
The bullion product Of Leadville,
Colo, is estimated at 81, 600, 900 less
than last year.
Prince Bismarck intends to write the
life Of Emperor Frederick, according
TO the gossipers.
Paris is said 10 be full to overflow
ing with ladies from all parts Of the
world seeking the latest fashions.
Miss Braddon, who has written fifty
novels during her fifty years Of life,
objects to having Ter portrait pub
lished.
The late Mr.. Gilbert Vcnables, Of
The Saturday Review, broke Thack-
eray's nose when they were boys to-
gether at Ch%arterhouse school.
Count Won Moltke has loaned TO
Cornell university for three months
a large number Of volumes from the
archives Of the German empire.
Mrs. Lynn Linton says that the
finest trait in Disraeli's character was
the unfailing and grateful constancy
with which he stuck TO his elderly
wife.
The Farmers Review thinks there
is no longer reason 20 doubt that the
potato crop Of the present season is the
largest ever grown in the United
States.
The widow Of Admiral Dahlgren,
who is a well known figure in Wash
ington, has iron gray hair, parted
smoothly over a high forehead, and
blue eyes which CLEAN with intelli-
gence,
After the labors and expenditures Of
eighteen years the French war minis
ter announces that 10 put the frontier
in q proper state Of defense against
Germany will require 1000 900. 900
of francs more. All the forts that
have been built arc useless against the
new explosives.
The Copyright association Of Canada
proposes TO urge the passage by the
Dominion parliament Of a law refus.
ing copyright in Canada TO United
States authors until such time a. the
United States government enters into
an international copyright treaty with
Great Britain and Canada.
AZ one Of the theatres Of Paris the
other night the audience was nearly
stampeded by a ~dcafening explosion.
II was all done by a balloon filled with
oxygen gas aud billed 30 play the part
Of moon in some performance. IL wa
probably Romeo and Juliet" and The
balloon was TO collapse when IL heard
'Swear not by the ~inconstant moon
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
Moman'. Position In Corsica

Travel in Corsica, and enter what.
ever house you villa shepherds hut
a peasants cottage, the doctors apart
ment, or Monsieur lie Mares fine stone
building-you will find the woman.
kind keeping in the background, jus,
visible in a faint chiaroscuro. Al
meal times wife and daughters will
not sit down with the guests. Mothers
and daughters are either entirely alb.
sent or towering about as your attend.
ants. This is an uncomfortable feat
ure Of the entertainment; but woe to
the luckless wight who shows FESTIVE.
ness under these circumstances, and
awkwardly hazards an inquiry as to
the ladies' destiny. His inquiries will
be entirely ignored, or he will be
frowned upon into rather uncomfort
able silence. Cor. Home journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04

pered Tie siockmaI, anu we began crawl
ing on our hands and knees toward the
spot, about 100 yarls away. for a shot at
the dingoes, who had been too much
occupied in the excitement Of the chase
to notice us. The slightest noise. the
chance breaking OF q dead twig, or per-
haps the motion of a tall blade Of grass,
sufficed to alarm them, and though the
revolver bullets cut up the earth close to
them, both went away unscathed. The
kangaroo was quite dead. How they
had mauled him in those W Or three
minutesl His chest was torn open under
the foreles, and his neck bitten through
and through. These wild dogs seem to
know instinctiyely where the great ar
teries are situated, and, unlike our do
mestic hounds, understand perfectly
well how TO kill a kangaroo without in
curing the risk Of a fatal stroke from its
powerful hind legs, armed with those
formidable chisel like nails. Some fresh
tut steaks of the loin put usin good trim
for the days work. Chambers Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
A PROPHECY.

Bsven unknown lilies by q ragged wall.
esven unknown lilies. sleek and slim and tall;
Seven lilies by the rain
Bowed and FLUSHED and bent again;
Nov twere well 20 test, may be,
Ny great gift Of prophecy
Three shall bloom for love, and three shall bloin
for death,
One shall bloom for hope until its dying breath;
Buds OF hope grow on apace,
Buds Of death bend low each face,
Hope that all so lonely grows.
You may be for me, who knowst
Seven full blown lilies by a ragged wall,
Seven full blown lilies, sleek and slim and tall;
Seven lilies in the sun,
Charming there, like silk new spun;
Cleaning. glowing, unaware
Death OF them must have O share.
And yet as | witch them, ah what sweet surpris'
Comes up. all unbi1. TO look out Of my eyesl
Ny love standI there. tail and grave,
Where the shining lilies Nave;
Piucks them. me and two and al.
Leaves forlon the ragged wall
LOT be comes apacs and lays ther ceUsN
Lol he whispers: Love, this is olsc-s ao
Yet what Of my gifts so dear.
Wisdom Of an old tirie sscTf
All that spleldor blc,mel for me;
To the winds my prophecy
y. Gertrude Menard in Boston Traveller.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

II is said now that England gave TO
the Germans a copy Of her new rifle in
return for the recipe for making me-
Unite.
The new Italian penal code provides
that such an assertion as that the pope
has a right TO Rome as his seat Of gov
eminent is punishable as a crime.
A horse jumped from a car while
the train was 10 motion near Marys-
vile, Cal, a few days ago, and landed
in good condition, al once trotting off.
The car door had been opened in some
manner.
According 10 official statistics there
were 2,647 avalanches last winter in
Tyrol and Vonarlberg. The number
of human lives lost was hftythree,
and about 800 beasts were killed.
Many hundred buildings were de-
stroyed.
The French have a custom Of visit
ing the graveyards wherein their pla-
tiyes are buried on the LIST of Novem-
Der. Last year there were 10000 Wis
itors Of that sort, and this year there
were 100, 900 in the face Of the most
terrific downfall Of rain.
A gambler of Los Angeles, Cal,
went into q pawnbroker's shop and
asked for "A revolver, which he imme-
diately placed against his abdomen
and fired. Tho ball passed clear
through him and dangerously wound
ed another man who was standing
near.
The new fashion Of embroidering
the seam of trousers for evening wear
suggests the question whether il pre-
sages tho temperance Of belaced and
ruffed wrists and colored and silken
coats. Tho new trouser seams will
soon be Of gold, IL is said, and then
anything may happen.
Missionary Beach, Of CHM, claims
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
The pineo and th. Kangaroo

We had just rolled up blankets,
after camping out, preparatory TO max
ing up the fire and putting the billies on
TO boil, when we heard the heavy thud
Of a kangaroo leaping rapidly in a neigh
boring scrub. 1T was the work Of a
moment" as the old fashioned novelists
used TO say, to get out our revolvers on
the chance OF a shot; but we paused TO
watch an interesting sight. A dingo was
stealing swiftly along the edge Of the
scrub, parallel 10 the course Of the kan
CARGO, and in ordinary circumstances a
leaden messenger would have been
promptly sent after him, with all the
more probability Of stopping him, as he
paused occasionally 10 listen; but possible
kangaroo steak was just then uppermost
In our minds. In a minute or " the
kangaroo suddenly broke from the open
country, and the dingo, for whom he
was evidently ~unprepared, made a splen'
did dash and pinned the m%arsupial by
the shoulder. Almost instantly after
ward a second dingo, who had no doubt
been driving the game toward his COM
panion, rushed out of the scrub and took
the kangaroo on the opposite side. In
spite Of the poor beast violent bounds
bither and thither, he soon rolled over,
and in an astonishingly short time the
dingoes had put an end 10 his struggles.
"a fresh feed for certain now" whis-
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
Peculiar Kind Of Dissipation.

II is not generally known that there
is peculiar kind of dissipation known
as the ginger vice. The victim is
as much a slave to his appetite as the
opium eater or whisky drinker. and il
is even more insidious than either OF
these practices, inasmuch as il seems so
harmless. II is really one of the most
injurious of such practices, in time de-
stroying the coating of the stomach
and booming the victim to a slow and
agonizing death. The essence Of GIN
ger contains 100 per cent. of alcohol,
while whisky has only so per cent.
This is why ginger is a favorite bever,
age with topers whose storlachs are
no longer capableo of intoxicltio from
whisky. The habit is well known tc
the drug trade, and, sad u say, many
women are addicted TO it. Every
mother should be careful how she ad.
ministers ginger. Rural New Yorker,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04

TO have succeeded in representing The
| Chinese spoken language by a system
of clear and simple phonetic symbols,
fashioned after the Pitman style. II
is said that an educated foreigner can
learn the system in from two TO five
hours, and a bright Chinaman in ten
hours.
There are about 5000 different de-
scriptions of postage stamps IN exist
ence. The museum of the Berlin post
| office alone contains between 4 1000 and
5000 specimens. of which half are
from Europe. and the remainder di-
vided between Asia, Africa, America
and Australia.
The Masonic grand lodge of Scot
land, at their last quarterly meeting,
considered the expulsion of two broth
ers for admitting a couple Of ladies to
a lodge meeting last May, where they
could see and hear a considerable por'
ton of the proceedings while the lodge
was ''tyled in the third degree" They
were let into the organ loft. The
! committee recommended that n OF
brothers be expelled.
At a recent meeting of the share
holders of the opal mines Of Queens
land, Australia. it appeared by the
speech of the chairman that the COM
pany had sold opals to the value Of
f7, 576 during the year, and that these
had melted a profit Of f4,66i l2s. I'D.
to the shareholders. The chairman
also alluded to the difficulties in the
way of selling opals, one of them
being the fast waning prejudice against
the opal as an ''unlucky" stone, and
another that hitherto the business in
opals has been confined to certain
channels. out of which it has been
diftieult to draw it.
Two stories, illustrating phases OF
mind cure, or Christian science, or
whatever il may be called, come from
Boston. A lady called TO see a friend
whose mother is a firm believer In
Christian science. The mother came
TO meet the caller and remarked cheer,
fully, Us she entered the room: MY
daughter has a belief in a boil and
can't come down" The second story
is told with evidence Of sincerity: A
lady strong in the faith fell down a
long flight Of marble stairs and while
she was in the air b~ethought herself
and said: Here is a chance TO apply
my truth" She did so, landed gently
and rose and walked unframed
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
Homes Of All AGES.

An interesting feature of the Paris
exhibition will be a group of forty.
nine structures intended to give a his.
tory Of the human dwelling. The diff.
ferent types Of dwellings represented
will include those of the prehistoric
period = under rocks, in caves. on
water and on land; and in later times
those of early historic civilization. of
Aryan civilization, of Roman eiviliza-
ton in the east and in the west. and
of rude civilizations disconnected from
the general Progressed humanity, such
as the Chinese, japanese, Eskimo. AT
rican, Aztec, etc. The interiors and
surroundings will be those # the diff
ferent epochs studied, and it is in
tended 'Ipeople the dwellings witt
figures IN representative costumes
Arkansaw Traveller.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
A New Calculating Machine.

A resident of Chicago, Mr.. d. c. Felt,
has invented a machine which will add,
subtract, multiply or divide without
error. 1t is said to work perfectly, and
will secure a saving Of time in CONNER
cial operations, quite like a type writer
b the hanos of letter writers. Babbase's
calculating machine, which for genera
tons was the wonder Of philosophers,
would, if invented now, be only a nine
days talk. Mr.. Felt's invention will be
of vastly more use than Babbage's, but
will draw less ~oratorical attention. Mean
while Edison turns from machinery to
sanitary discoveries, and proposes by
science to Gordon yekow fever. Science
Is emohatical!y king.-Globe- Democrat.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
Phases Of Chinese Life.

An official report upon the Chinese
quarters Of San Francisco, made about
two years ago by a committee Of the
board of supervisors, after several months
Of careful survey and investigation, pre-
sented probably in a clearer light than
eve before the true phases of Chinese
colonial life. Thirteen joss houses were
found; Christian churches were turned
into Chinese lodging houses and brothels.
Missionary work, in nearly forty years
of effort and labor, had not brought a
dozen converts into the field who could
be properly vouched for as such. In the
contest between idolatry and Christian.
ity. the former was in full and undis.
puted possession Of the 6eld.-Forum.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
Thought IL a Dispersion.

The Rev. Leonard Gaetz, of Alberta,
who had a fine exhibit at the industrial
fair, was once pastor of the Queens
Avenue Methodist church at London. AT
an evening service oneof the choir soloists
sang a selection that bordered very closely
on the operate, and it was noticed that
Mr.. Gaetz grew very grave during the
singing, and when it was finished he rose
and remarked with great elaboration
I'VE will now resume the worship Of
God. Toronto Globe.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
Nm Harm in Ireland.

The earliest allusion to the use of the
harp in Ireland is made in q descrip.
ton Of the hall of Tara, written las
Petrie informs u.s. in the Sixth cen
tury, wherein it is stated that in the
Third century places were set apart in
the hall for the harpers. There is still
extant, also, a poem ON the death of
COLOMBIA, written in 59i, which was
originally sung with a harp accom-
paniment and the fact duly chronicled.
Later, q harp was found carved in an
ancient stone cross in Cllard church.
yard, County Kilkenny, which, from
its battered and time worn appearance,
is presumably elder than the famous
cross of Monasterboyce. which was
erected in S30.-Musical Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
No Other Railway in the Northwest

has In 80 short q period gained the rsp-
ut. ion and popularity enjoyed by the
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINZ
From n comparatively unknown factor
In the commercial world, IL has been
transformed 10 an independent, infiu.
entail. grand Through Route, with
magnificent depots, superb equipment
ana unsurpassed terminal facilities.
through careful catering to details 1t
mas Won for itself y reputation OF solid
NY, shIety. convenience and attention
TO It's patrons, second To no railroad In
the country. Pullman rleepers, mod
els nt palatlal comfort, dining cars in
which the cuisine and general appoint
ments are up Ia the highest standard,
and coaches especially built for this
route. are among the chief clements
which have contributed towards cater.
ing successfully TO u discriminating
public. Located directly on its line,
between Minneapolis aud st. Paul. and
Milwaukee and Chicago, and Duluth and
Milwaukee and Chicago, are the follow
ing thriving cities OF Wisconsin and
Michigan New Richmond, Chippewa
Falls, Eau Claire, Ashland, Hurley, Wis,
I%ronwood, Mich, Bessemer, Mich. Stew
ems Point, Neenah, Menasha, Oshkosh,
Fond du Lac, Waukesha, and Borling-
ton, Wiz.
For detailed information, lowest cur.
rent rates, berths, etc, via this route,
tn any point In the South OF East, ar
ply to nearest Ticket Agent,or address
WIN. S. MElLEN. JAMES BARKER. .
General Manager. Geul. Passr. q Ticket Agt
MILWAUKEE,
2. n. ANSOH, Northwestern Passenger Agt,
No $40 Nicolett H,use Min1eapolisN ias
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
The ..Rlne Black salmon.

According to The Wafla Walla Journal,
the red fish have for the first time in sixteen
years disappeared from WaKowa lake,
and the packers are idle in consequence.
The fish are identical with the ''blue
black salmon of the Columbia, and
have been accustomed to making the lake
their breeding grounds, where they
swarmed in immense numbers. Like
many other fish, they change color at
the breeding season. The blue black is
one of the finest species Of salmon, and
its utter determination seems to be a
matter Of only a short time Chicago
Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
Scottish Boys Not Profane.

1t is said that boys in Scotland are not
in the habit Of using p~rofane words.
When a gang Of Scottish boys in one of
Mr.. Blacks novels suspended one Of their
number oyer a stream with the threat
that he would be dropped therein if he
did not Say a swear" the worst thing
he could think Of was ''deeyil." But
that vas considered 30 bad that he was
promptly released.-New York Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04
The yoIcznses of Japsa.

The biggest mountain in Japan is
Fugiyama, an extinct volcano whose
summit is W II, 200 feet above the
sea. Its snowy peak looks down upon
me as ! write this letter, and the story
of the volcano at Bandisan is still new.
There are now over twenty active and
hundreds of dormant volcanoes in
Japan, and the land is one of earth
quakes. Some persons state that To
kio has an earthquake every day Of
the year, but il so, they are imper-
ceptible, for | have been here a month
and have noticed but one, which was
onlya slight SILVER Of the earth, which
passed away in a minute. The Japan
csc of olden times believed that the
earthquakes came from a gigantic fish,
which, living in the sea, bumped its
nose or struck its tail against the coast
in its anger. This shook the earth and
caused it TO crack and tremble. -Eranf
G.. Carpenters Letter.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-04

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ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold IN
competition with the multitude OF
low test, short weight, alum OF phos-
phste powders. Sold only in cans.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co., 100
Wall street New York.