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The advocate., 1889-08-17

al Corn Tlalaoo.

Tho managers Of the Kansas State
fair have hit upon happy and appro-
priatc attraction this year in The Corn
Palace, which will be built entirely Of
corn from ground to dome. What
more appropriate feature could bepro-
duced1 Corn is King He wears his
golden crown and wiolds his mighty
sceptcr this year in @ lind of plenty
aud amid the smiles Of happy people.
Every man woman and child who is
proud OF Kansas will wish to soc the
corn palace and entor it's princely por-
tails. The Kansas state fair will be
hold at Topeka on the 16, II, 18, 10,
20 and Dist Of September, and prom
isesto bo the most successful fair ever
held in tho state. Special rates will
be made on all lines Of travel. Our
gIanarios will be filed TO oyerAowing
and fortune has shod hor most benef-
icent smile upon Kansas this year,
therefore tits eminently proper that
all should meet together and jolify.--
Topeka Sunday Ledger
The advocate., 1889-08-17

The Sunday mail question is up a.
gain. Shall mail be delivered on Sun
day? Mr.. Wanamaker who is at the
head Of tho post Office department.
being himself an actiye christian,
viii doubtless give Tho subiectserious
gttention. and If he DO swayed at all
by prejudice of opinion il will not be
on the side Of working on Sunday
But Mr.. Wanamaker is business
man as well as a christian and it is
not at all unlikely that his business ex-
perience has been useful to him in
broadening his views Of Christian duty
He has probably reasoned himself up
to the plane which a greatmany other
people have reached--a plane which
sees no wrong but real and substantial
and permanent good in ministeripg
decently and with order to Che reason
able Of our 4, 'en on any day
IhB delivery. Sen "a SURF by carrier
might be fF I I 1 sunday,
b. - NJ
The advocate., 1889-08-17

The employers and capitalists Of
this country have not been slow to
tako advantage Of the lessons taught
by organized labor, and now in turn
we should learn a lesson from these
men. When they meet as individuals
or in corporate capacity they do not
publish to the world their proceed
ings or give to tho four winds Of heay-
on their plans before they got ready
to act. In the ranks Of organized Ia
Dor we have too many who seem TO
be tongue-tied when they arc at the
meeting but who arc very talkativc
with their fellows at tho shop or at
the curb stone. This loose style Of
gossip often works great harm to the
cause.-the Advance.
The advocate., 1889-08-17
Special Vestibule Train 10 tho Nalie,ll
Eneampmont, q. A. n. AlilwAna
kee, August 20-81, 1880

Feeling that the members of thn d.
A. H., their families anlefriends, whb
desire 10 attend the National encaiall.
mont are entitled 20 tile very best
train service and accommodations pog.
sible, tho Santa Fe route will run n
special vestible Pullman train from
Kansas City 10 Chicago and Aiilwauk-
ie on this oocasion. Tho train VIII
consist OF vestibule baggage caAy
coaches, chair car, Pullman sleopcrs
and dining cW, A train will leave
Meriden connecting with the spccinl
at Topeka Saturday August "A. ar
riving in Kansas Oity about Or. M
Saturday, arriving in Chicago 10A. n.
Sunday, and Milwaukee Sunday al.
tornoon, August 25, thus avoiding the
great rush OF people between Chicago
and Milwaukee whith is sure to occur
later in the week. Comrades and their
friends who desire to roach Milwaukee
in time to secure comfortable quar-
tors, and witness and take part IN the
parade, should go on this fast special
yostibule train. The rate is ono fare
forthe round trip; children between
tween 5 and twelve years Of age half
Of tho excursion rate, Tickets on sale
August II to 2S, good for returR froln
August 25to September 5. Final lle,~
it September 10. Final limit cnn th
extended to Setember 30 by dopoai.
ing retnrn tickets with Joint agciit AZ
milwaukee. For full particulars re-
garding special train, tickets, rates,
etc, call ON II. A. WAGNER 4
Agent Santa Fe Route, or address
GEo. Il. NICHOLSON M
q, p u T.. A. 50
Topeka Ka,- So
The advocate., 1889-08-17

"Ir is said Chat the United States
occumulatos wealth at the rate Of
$2,5OO,000 daily. This is equal to ono
thirdof the accumulations Of all tho
rest Of mankind outside OF the United
States" ."-AmcriCan Farmer.
Would it not come nearer the truth
TO say that the United States ooNoEN-
rRArEs wealth ut The above rate?
The advocate., 1889-08-17

WE enjoyed thopleosuro ofmecting
with the members Of Bloomfield Ali
ance on Saturday evening last The
meeting was harmonious and onthus-
iastic, and fixed determination was
manifested TO stand by the Colors un-
tilAlliance principles are triumphant
every where.
The advocate., 1889-08-17
Bucklon's Arnica salve.

Bucklen's Arnica SalYa. div
Tm BEST SALvE in the worldioF NJ
Bruises Sores, Ulcers SILT Ilbfh II.
Fever Sores, letter, Chappcd Hand i. ma
Chilblains, Corns and al skin erubluluS,
tions, and positively cures Piles, &c
no pay required tt is guarantee
to give perfect satisfaction or none
refunded. Price 25 cents per bo RrrTr1
For sale by w. @. Spencer
The advocate., 1889-08-17

dispense VIII nave 10 De required In
the event OF such change, for them
il would not bea happy one On the
road the boys are in measure the
guests Of their patrons end ts q rule
are not overwhelmed with invitations
TO come out ut my crpeRse, and 500
the menogorie by artificial light and
got into shapeto mako Life burden
.noXt day With the reverse order Of
things, the salesman who has patient
lyploddod through tho whole estab-
lisuncut with q customer whom he
could have sold in one fifth the time
with liM establishment in minaturoon
the rJad, will be in many cases expect
ed to pilot his customer through tho
show and stir up the animals in that
department in which tho visitor most
delights. The homo salesman will
have better opportunities 10 enjoy
domestic lifo than ho who roams in
quest Of his proy. But il he bo Of a
coayiyial disposition after his role Of
Cjcer0ae TO q customer from tho wild
and woody west his appearancen in tho
bosom Of his family is likely to be as
sociatod with n chronic case Of wet
towel around his hoad as aneutralizer
Of his efforts to clinch tho trade of
the man from the west. Again Mr..
Sanborn has overlooked the fact that
tho Commercial traveller is largely q
consumer No class Of salaried men
disburse their money 50 freely as the
Commercial travellers and the indust-
rial classos largely derive u benefit
from tacir expenditures A large
portion OF their outlay returns to tho
merchant to whom they sell
goods. In the towns they visit; tho
hotels, buss liyeiymon etc, derive q
large patronage from them heroceipts
Of which, to u considerable extent GRO
divided among thomer chants Of their |
town u bett6r home market is afforded
tAo farmer, and occupation is thus
given to labor for It's increase the
travelling man creates. Throw 250000
travelling men out OF employment to-
day, (and which according to Mr.. San
born'sproposition would deprive them
Of employment, as he makes no pro-
vision for them at home) what would !
bo The result? Hundreds Of hotels !
aggregated in smaller towns, q de-
mand for which the Commercial tray
elor has created, would be ruined, u |
multitude Of employees rendered idle |
In cities large Hotels that gain q large |
share Of their receipts from the drum |
mer, would find it difficult TO make
ends meet. For even ifthemerchants |
visit the cities in large num-
bers, small majority would only pat
ronize the best hotels. IL doosnot APP
pear that any movement which is in
strumental in depriving SO largo a
body as the commercial travellers Of
employment, ontailing as it would the
.l,,ot;o,, 90 , lo.,,, ,,o,.lyi,,,. q. ,,Iba ,t;,,
The advocate., 1889-08-17
IIARvNsT NxcrRsIoI !,

u Il 'e'' F kept In a q
Aseries Of round "trip exct'
have been arranged 10 arhich we will I
reached by the lines of the Ayes.
S. FIR Co. in Kansas,
territory, New Mexico and -
at about ono fare for Che rotny the Highest
Tickets will be sold Aug 40 ry Produce
81 q, and Oct s, 1889 THr
bo good returning 80 days N A. GARlNE
of sale Tickets good goig
tinuous passage only. S's
be allowed Qaretur -,''in''ea n l nv p0
~ Vr furt'
The advocate., 1889-08-17
n PLEA FOR THE COMMERCIAL
TRAVELEK.

i'0nalist by Edward II, Sanborn' on
Jitled "Ono Source OF Tayotion upon
tha Consumer" The ground tuken
Is that the commercial trayolcr is an
expensive luxury 10 both tho mcr-
ehaQtmd tho purchaser Mr. San
Lom's review OF the question Is ruth
m coo sidad, all against and nothing
IN favor Of the systona Ho estimates
tho uumbcr Of commcrciol trayolcrs
ia the United Stotos at $500 with an
average daily expense account Of $6
per head, Salaries ho ranges from
5000 up 10 u fcw cascs as high as $15-
900 putting the ayorngo at SlSO0por
head The above figures aro by no
moaus undor estimated, At ~ per
hopd per diem for travelling expenses
Mr. Sanboln makes the total for 3G5
days, $5l7E0Q000 for tho 100000
irayelors. lhiswould be correct were
the drummer engaged in travelling
running W m expense account from
say O'Clock January Ia, m. until De-
cember both 7 O'Clock p, m Tho fact
does notappear TO have boon sugges-
ted to Mr. SanbOrn tbat the travelling
men arc entitled to some let up and
tAGt those who cannot lrxuriate in any
very extended vacation, ut least put
in some time renewing their acquaint-
apce with their families end employ
crs and in getting up samples etc.
Tho fact is; q great many do not tray
el oyor two-thirds Of the year, many
not over six months, and Il number
four or even shorter time. This feG-
tue has been overlooked by Mr.. San
born, md will materially reduce Tie
tuyoling expense 0ccouu5ho has os-
tina5od, which with a reduction that
tho writer thinks chat the salario3
would stand viii cut down the $1,000
O0G000 total expenses attributed to
The support Of commercial travelling
a goodlynumber OF millions Sup
uos3 Alr. SQuborDs idea were adopted
OF ewing the commercial travellers his
his coRge what would bo The gener-
al result! in majority Of cases, the
merchants would be obliged to nuke
frequent trips TO the localities of
Wholesale houses to purchase their
goods How many more buyers
would thus pay travelling expenses,
thm lho number of sAosmon on the
roal? We ere not pleparod to say
how many, but theBguro viii by no
means stop in tho hundreds Of thous-
aadA 1t will bo q rule that won't
work both ways, If the consumers
don't have to pnt up for the travelling
expenses Of the merchants and q few
oi ,he fancy trimmings with which he
i, likely to edge off his visits to the
lager cities and their aluroments;
where the elephantis more rampant
and the tiger has moro and larger
spots on his coat, than in the town in
which his business is located. AL
The advocate., 1889-08-17
A SPLENDID OFFER.

Having made special arrangemoniT CT
With the publisher Of the TopeEA0t
Weekly Capital, a splendid 8
family newspaper, published 10 rne IRON
peka, and worthy Of patronage
enabled to offer theADvocATr ana,
Weekly Capital, both one year,,
$l.35. Every Kansas man sl.IOOl
have his county paper for homo
and paper from the capital oND
state Give this combinations q
The advocate., 1889-08-17

Rock Crock, Kans., Aug, ryore
I will want $500 tons OF cho
land prairie hay between the Il HATS
date and May ] 1890, for whil
highest market price will b -
Parties having hay to sell will IA CIV
to see me before disposing Of thJ
@. S. Hunsel& .CIC
The advocate., 1889-08-17

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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05


Cyrus Fillmore, brother OF the late ex-
President Fillmore, died at his residence
near La Grange, Ind, on Monday night,
aged 81 years. lie was Democrat in
politics.
The Knights OF Labor Assemblies in
Lynn, Mass, have issued an appeal to
the working men OF the country for funds
with which to alleviate the suffering
among local workmen.
John O. Rankin, Jr., Republican, was
yesterday elected mayor of Elizabeth,
New Jersey, by 200 majority. The Dem.
ocrsts have q majority OF the council.
Municipal elections were held in 10
cities in Massachusetts yesterday. Tho
SUCCESS Of the Australian ballot system
Was still further proven By yesterdays
experience.
Tho local election in New Haven yes
teIday resulted in the Democrats regain
Ing control OF the town and city govern
msnt by very small mgjorities. The
Australian system of voting was tried for
the ii st time and seemed satisfactory, ex-
cspt in few wards, where arrangements
appear to have been purpoasly made for
its practical failure.
The Church of st. Francis Xayier, in
Dyersville, Iowa, said TO be the finest
church edlflce in that state, wsa dsdi.
cated Tuesday by Blshop Hennsssy of
Dubuque, assisted by 80 priests. The
bishop created u sensation by reading
from the altar letter signed white
Oaps,n threatening him With death if hs
came to Dyersville TO dedicate the
church.
The total loss by the disaster in the
Trefz brewery at Newsrk, New Jersey,
on Monday is now estimated at S75, 900.
The theory that the damage WAS due to
the explosion OF ammonia in the rsfrig-
orator pipes has been found to be wrong.
The principal supporting columns of the
second floor gave way, owing to the
heavy weight on the upper floor. When
the columns collapsed the refrigerator
pipes burst and the cir was filled with
ammonia.
The Baltimore Board Of Trade hos
adopted a resolution declaring in favor
of liberal payment being made for the
carrying of the United States mails by
American ships, and would advocate such
action on the part of the post. office
authorities; but 1t deprecates any system
of bounties in accordance with the pro-
posed Tonnage bill now awaiting the
action of Congress, as measure of special
tavoritism, entailing an enormous bur,
den on the nation for the benefit OF a
few, and creating an unhealthy develop
ioent which in the end would result dis
astrouaiy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05

James Sinex and Lewis Cox, sho testi-
ht to the sosercs of lights al the station
OF tho time o the accident.
Dnsiny this testimony there we're sew
esel amut;ng tilts between sir. Bird and
Mr.. Bradford. The 8,s' named attorney
wished to have tho Jury taken to tho
Madison street station at night TO tier
jidge of its dangerous character 'fhtre
we're some objections to thi, from the
enutt which held that the conditions weto
to-day very different from those of three
years ago.
Mr. Bradford: "We will endeavor to
have tie cord tiona arcuud the station
appear AS near sB possible the Same as
,he' w'rc upon bat night
Nr Birl; 'Ob ye,! Of course you will
have the old amp polished up for the
occasion"
The jurymen we're polled as to whether
or not they thought sn InqpAo.ion If the
locality nseesss y. Nine OUT OF tue IL
Thought not ard the roDlt decided with
thtm. AFTER tbis there wss quita m
avalanche Of vi nesse5 for the p'airt 4
Rlmo., every orc in tho city who knew
the p'9inti before the accident testified
to her psrfret health aud good spirits.
Some Of haae witnssses were Jane
DUNCAN Catsa'ine Daery, Frank Hunter,
Mira. Ciats, Mary FOX Ms, gle NoGlinn,
Helen Wallace, harry Smith, Joseph II.
Pryor, John d ugher,y.
DIR. Bccksom who attended the plain
tiff, testlti d that abs was SUD ring fron
cancer caused in his Judgment by the
accident. He was SUI sted to very
sewers nnd esarchlng cEoss examina ion
by Mr.. Bradford
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05
TKs. MEN KILLED

On the ~, W. Il u. "a. ss. Hehr
Norfh EAST tuesday Might.
Special Dispatch to Gazette and journal.
ELKT0N, Dsc ! Two men were killed
on the p, W. Il .. L. T., last night near
North East.
William Heath, o track walker, while
walking south on the rih.tound track,
was struck by Wreek train about $50
O'Clock and killed. Ho was Gu years old,
and leaves numher of grown children.
Aaron Kiusloe, q cgiored man, aged So
years, while walking north on the SOUTH
bound track was sitrc. by th.bbund
train and killed. It's body was not found
until this morning and it ie not known
what train struck him. lie leaves q
plumber of children. Kinsloe was in the
late war and drew pension.
Both accidents were indirectly caused
by the freight wreck ct North East last
evening, in which no one was injured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05


Associated iress Dispatch by Special Wires.
MONTICELLO, ILL, Deo. 4.--The reports
sent out from here of the providence of
diphtheria in Central Illinois have not
been exaggerated. DR.. Toby, an old
physician OF Macon, ILL.,, stated that he
has treated rs cases Of diphtheriA with Ave
deaths, The public sehools were closed
for time on account of the diphtheria.
DR.. y. j. King of Illopolis, ILL.,, states he
has treated 81 cases OF diphtheria and
that there has been at Illopoiis siE deaths
from this disease. DIR. j. W. d. Mayes
of Illopoiis states that he has treated 20
cases of diphthsria with ons death and
there are a numbsr now sick. At Clinton
the post.ofiioe has been qusrsntined on
account Of the diseass and in a number
of towns the public schools have been
closed,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05
IN GER EEAE.

Tho Preabytery OF Brooklyn, New
York, on Monday night, decided in favor
OF revision Of tho Confession of Faith.
A telegram from Gloucester, Mass,
says that a fishing boat, 10 which were
CHARLES Hoyt. seed, o.; Johu Ratchslder.
aged IS, add Robert Bridges cepszei of
Normsn's Woe Tuesday morning, Hoyt
and Bachelor were drowned. Bridges
was rescued by passing vessel.
Percy r. Hatch, cashier Of the Bslti-
more u Ohio Railroad Company, who
fies to Canada with $4,000 OF the COM
papy'a money some time since, yesterday
plsa6 "a guilty Or grand larceny in the
general sessions court in New York, and
was remaudod for sentence.
The National Wool Gsnwers' msetilS
in WAshIB yt0n, D. o., was organizad on
tuesday, BY tire election Of Ct4Imbus De-
lsuo OF Ohio, a. president, and T..
Wallace, President of the Missouri Wool
Growers Association, secretary.
A dozen OF the Connecticut post.
masters who have been arrested for yio-
lating this postal laws by settling postage
stamps on credit, appeared in the United
States district court =, Tuesday, and, we're
nusu cav anu GUMS huOuntLuS III ehcu
case 10 Sll0.
The suheaules Of William Turnbull d
Co., dey goods commission merchants Of
New YORK, snow direct liabilities, 1880 :
$40; contingent liabilities, 3lS9 iuG;
nominal assets, S90,2 22; actusl asses,
SOS, 1896 OF the liabilities, $l72, 7l5 o
secured by consigned goods or otherwise,
and acceptancea OF the Rochdsls mills
drafts, for which il ia claimed the trust
estate o. +. Dale ST., is liabls, and which
are sufficient to pay SliG,7O2 leaving
unsecured debts amounting TO SCI, l72.
The Chicago papers to-day publish q
resume OF endorsements from boards ci
trade and common codnoils OF 10 oities
in O,nsda and 81 citiss in the Union
fsyoring Chicago as first choice for the
site of the worlds fair, with similar en-.
dotsemsnts from more than 1000 news.
papers throughout the United States.
Detailed mention is also made of the
various public gatherings where votes
for choice of location were taken such as
the National Farmer Congress, at Mont
goinery, Ala, 1.-The deduction is drawn
that the psople of the country were with
Ohios-so in this contest"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05

The Directors of the Street and Sewer
department met in regular session Tuesday
evening. fhe weekly payroll amounting
to 1926 IL, the monthly pay roll of
S30S. 50 and the pay roll of the surveying
department amounting to $l5S. 80, were
allowed. The balance in bank wes re.
ported to DO 1856, 455 81, divided rs fol-
lows: For current expenses, S37 COS 81;
interceptipg sewer, &47 $50. The p, W.
Il b. Railroad Company was granted per-
mission to ley Is siding across G street.
The Delaware avenue sewer was ordered
to be extended from Lincoln to Union
streets. On the complaint OF the Atlantic
Refining Company, the directors promised
to look into the condition Of Commerce
street; an ncsndesoent electric light was
ordered to be placed at Fourteenth street
and Marsh Lane.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05
Peninsula Mail Facilities.

The agitation OF the subject of in
CREASED mail facilities for the Peninsula
hiss aroused the postal authorities to the
fact that something must be done in COM
mon juntics to the people OF the Penin.
sule. Superintendent jackson OF the
railway mail service, recently asked Port
master Taylor II the pc pie of Whining
ton would object to have the down State
mail leave here OF 4.48 p. m. instead
Of z p. m. After making inquiry
among some OF the leading business
honses whose dealings down the State are
extensive, he replied that Wilmington
would not object, and was rather DESTROYS
to aid in improving the Peninsula mail
facilities. Nothing has yet been done,
but change is expected soon.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05

II ia announced that congress of the
leading nations Of Europe is soon to ha
held IL Brussels, Belgium. under the
nresidency of King Leopold, to devise
measures for the complete abolition of
the African slave trade. This is very
wolf But we wish it might also come
within .be nroyinca of This pruasels con.
gress to attempt to devise some way by
which so called christian nations, onr cwn
among the number, may be induced to for
bid the continued expectation OF rum and
other destructive alcoholio beverages to
Africa, practically enslavinp, and in some
instances wsll p;rh decimating entire
tribes If uututor d sud defeuoeless ma.
twas. The slave trade is hRrbarous; the
African alcoholic bondage in scarcely less
cruel and horrible. - W. o. z. u.