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The advocate., 1890-11-12


merchants upon 70 per ccnl basis az not being
conducive to the best interests VI unr order And
WeWould urge thorough consideration NJ tha
plan Oi establishing 60 cooperative stores We
would prOp0se the following Suggestions In this
lhei study the cooperative plan thoroughly
semi competent men t0 Visit such cooperative
associations AZ are reasonably convenient nnd
rAreclAlly such as are making % Moress. PRO.
cure copies OF bylaws apd al possible lnf0Jma-
Ton As 10 manner Of conducting business Elect
none nut conservative, leyel.headed men as
Doard OF directors. Select none but experienced
men as managers VI the business EdnCate 1ie
members Of The association IN stand by then
own store Make no light on other stores. Fix
reasonable prices and slick t0 lhem DO not fail
10 Incorporate under our state laws,
Keghfllng Insurance We recommend ~ FOL
lows study thoroughly the plan OF local farm.
eH' mutual Insurance companies Confer with
the state superintendent Of Insurance. Examine
the Insurance laws Of Our state carefully Pro-
cure copies OF bylaws OF mutual companies A.
ready doing business. Comply with our state
laws and incorporate under them Accept such
bylaws, rules and regulations MS careful COnsld.
AderhliOn and good business principles will die
Wte' GEORGE SCHENCK,
RICHARD TAYLOR,
M. n. FRANCIS,
w, b. CtACK,
H. II. MARSH
"a, 49,, Committee on Resolutions.
lola, Kan, October ~, 1890.
~ WV hlANFNW WNlN NANlllNIh VI hlNlN ANNNIlulW
Farmers Mutual Benefit Association, OF Che
state Of Kansas.
Your committee on finance would report and
recommend that an assessment OF 1--WE cents per
capita be levied on the membership ~ defrAy the
expenses OF the state assembly for the ensuing
year. And wa recommend further that the state
secretary notify the county secretaries Of the as
sessment, and notify them 20 collect the same at
once ana remit 10 state secretary. And we fur
ther recommend that the state secretary ba
q NtN NumuH Nala
for the amount necessarily expended by the dele.
gates IN attending the general assembly no
springfield ILL.,, In favor OF each delegate and
that The same be paid on presentation Of tho eX.
penso blll Respectfully submitted,
J, W, MENELEy,
A. h. BrALEY,
FRED ROTH.
Committee on Finance.
Iola, Kan, October %, 1890.
Committee OF three on state exchange
composed Of A. S. Survey, j. W. Meme
Icy and Harry Gillette was appointed.
On motion and after much discussion
Brother Fred Roth, Of Nonchalantl, Ness
county, was added TO henumber Of dele
gates 10 the general assembly.
The assembly then took up consider
able time with detail work pertaining 10
the good OF the order.
After voting compensation 10 the
state secretary for his past years labor,
the assembly received and discussed at
length the report OF the committee on
state exchange, but motion TO adopt
was lost.
Moved and seconded that the secretary
prepare such part Of the minutes as will
interest the public and have them print
I'd In all friendly papers.
On motion the assembly adjourned to
meet at Ottawa, Kan, the third Tuesday
n October, 1901, at 2 pm.
ID. o. MARKLEY, President.
j, O. STEWART, Secretary.
tJnion paOiao For qalt Tnho
The advocate., 1890-11-12
ANNUAL MEETING FARMERS MUTUAL
BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.


The Farmers Mutual Benefit Aasocia
tlon met At lola, Kan, on October y
1890.
At 10 O'Clock a. m, President q. w
Moore, Of Carlysle, Allen county, called
the delegates TO order that had met in the
opera house, and after divine worship
the following brothers were appointed as
committee on credentials;
W. b. Gusiok, Of Franklin; NJ. Francis
Of Usage; O. Phillips, Of Woodson; D. o.
Markley, Of Linn; d, D, Judy, Of Ander.
son.
While the committee was absent the
delegates entered into a general discus
sion Of the condition Of the order In
the state and throughout the different
states.
The committee made partial report,
which was adopted, and committee re-.
tanned 10 consider the credentials OF other
delegates expected on the afternoon
trains. On motion assembly adjourned
70 Bpm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The assembly met pursuant 10 adj djourn-
ment. After divine service the state sec
retary, Brother J. o. Stewart, submitted
his report for last year, and the report OF
the treasurer was also read. On motion
of Brother j. W. Meneley both reports
were adopted.
The committee on credentials finished
Its report, which was adopted.
On information that the alliance had
sent committee Of three TO confer with
a like committee Of the Farmers Mutual
Benefit Association, as to uniting the or
ders, the assembly appointed ID. 0. Mark
Icy, O. N. Rice and J q. Parsons as the
Farmers Mutual Benefit Association part
Of the joint committee.
1t being found that many counties had
not sent full delegations on account Of
the expense, on motion II was voted that
where delegation was not full, those
present be allowed 10 cast the full vote.
A committee Of three was appointed on
order OF business
A committee Of three on finance.
Motion to appoint a committee Of three
on insurance was lost,
A motion to appoint a committee Of
one from each county as a standing com
mittee on insurance was amended to have
their first report made to this assembly
now In session, and after some discussion
a motion prevailed 10 table all matters
relative 10 insurance.
The report OF committee on order Of
business read and adopted.
Brother A. j. Survey gave a report for
the standing committee Of last year on
cooperation. Report received but not
adopted.
A motion prevailed to ask a donation
Of 5 cents per member to Mrs. M. B.
Wayde, Of Leroy, Kan, in recognition Of
the earnest work Of her deceased hus-
band for the upbuildlng Of our noble or
Ter.
On motion 1t was voted that the county |
lecretaries be requested to forward their
quota to Mrs Wayde, az soon as col.
ected.
On motion Brother j. W. Meneley's |
name was placed in the minutes Of last
year as member Of the committee on
cooperation and the committee was dis
charged.
The advocate., 1890-11-12

ahlhb lhDeleu hunbhh.
Think Kansas will get some, Sam ?'
"Dont know she needs Il bad, says
Sam. "li those bugs stay on her much
longer she's gone"
Suddenly the wind went down In one
Of those dead calms preceding a storm.
and we looked over Kansas for signs.
There II comes said Sam; and sure
enough, big banks and rolls Of clouds
were raising, looking black and threaten
ing, and az they came closer and closer
could see that these clouds were labeled;
surely this was a great country for label
Ing. On them ! could trace the words
farmers alliance "knights Of labor"
labor reforms nationalist clubs.'
union labor" citizens alliance and
other names Of reformers. But the far
mere' alliance was the most prominent.
"Sam,' said |, I'm afraid they've gone
into politics
Sam scowled at me and said something
about "damfoolls II they didn't"
AS the clouds came closer thought /
could distinguish, In among them, faces
and forms had seen before, and they all
seemed to be working like beavers, push
ing and rolling the clouds on, like boys
rolling snow-balls.
! asked Sam If he recognized any Of
them, and he said, "You bet do. Why
there's John Davis over there with his
coat of. How the old man puts his
shoulder to the corner of that big cloud
and pushes See that blamed cunnel
there getting in their way, and trying to
block him. He'd better look out or old
John will snow him under. Then there's
Clark, Allen, Otis, Baker, Simpson and
Clover, all pushing with all their might.
! tell you, them bugs are getting scary,
and | tell you that suns got his mouth !
turned the other way"
] looked up; that was the fact. II didl
look terror stricken
Things began to look serious.
"Look at that blamed pole-cat over
there says Sam, "slinging its perfume
over our men as they work" I looked |
and saw it marked the Petoka Capital,
the perfume singer Of the state Of Kan
sas.
"You see,' said Sam, "them Capital
fellows don't believe votes stink, no mat
ter where they come from. But the
trouble with them is, that they have such
a confounded smell around them all the
time that they couldn't tell whether votes
or anything else was Oft smell or not"
But | was worried at the looks OF things
and | told Sam what the editor said In
his speech about our kind going into pol.
itlcs.
Sam mumbled something about "con-
found the missing link, or something
like 1t. couldn't understand, the thun-
der was rumbling so.
But says, "Sam, do you suppose those
fellows up there are really going into
politics?"
Sam says, "Look here, young fellow,
If you want to know, just go up there and
ask Clover"
Now, believe Sam must have known
that Glover was a bully. But went, not
knowing it, and / says, "Clover, are you
fellows going into politics ~
Cloverturned and said about
smashing between the eyes," As he
The advocate., 1890-11-12

rIon Francis, Of Usage
Three were appointed on trunsporta
tion; Thos, Klrkham, of Coifey county;
II. 7. Sdth and J, o. stewert Of Frank
! lin.
Three on appeals and grievances. j.
W. Menely, Of Neosho county; j. w. Ar
mott, Of Allen; d. o. Markley, Of Linn.
A motion 10 have one from each county
on insurance WAS tabled.
On motion the report Of the conference
committee was adopted
On motion Of Brother j. o, Stewart II
was voted that each county form ita own
Insurance company and Insure in its own
borders only.
A motion prevailed TO elect delegates
TO the general assembly to be held in
Springfield, Ill.,, the third Tuesday in No
yember, 1890.
As II was found that the Kansas II. M.
b. A. was entitled to twenty-four dele
gates, many urged that TO save expense
we should not elect full delegation.
On motion il was voted to elect eight
delegates, empowering them TO cast the
full vote at the general assembly II 80
permitted by the rules Of that body
The following gentlemen we're select
ed; J.W Meneley, W. Nicholson, Rich.
ard Taylor, j. w. Anott, II. G. Whitman,
Thomas Klrkham, II. II. stlth, +. o. Ar.
bogast.
The assembly then proceeded TO elect
officers for the ensuing year
Brother d. o. Markley, Of Mound CITY,
was chosen president
Brother VIC. Barrett, Of Quenemo, was
chosen vice president
Brother J, o. Stewart, of Ottawa, was
reelected secretary
Brother G, w. Moooe, Of Carlisle, Al
len county, was chosen treasurer.
Committee on finance: j. w. Meneley,
Of Neosho; f, Roth, Of Ness; A. Il. staley,
OF Franklin
Motion prevailed that each delegate to
the general assembly select his own al-
ternate from his own county, pro-
vided he is unable to go when the assem-
bly, meets.
Adjourned to meet at 0 a. m. Wednes-
day morning.
MORNING SESSION.
State assembly met at a. m. pursuant
to adjournment
After divine services, the minutes of
the previous session were read and ap-
proved,
Moved and seconded that the next
state meeting be held at Ottawa, Kan.
Carried.
Report Of the committee on resolutions
was read, and after some amendment was
adopted bysectIons.
state Assembly No. Of the Farmers Mutual
Beneft Association Of the state OF Kansas.
We your committee on resolutions, beg leave
% offer the following,
We hereby reaiilrm our devotion 10 the prinCl-
lles OF the ~. Louis pla tOrm as enunclated last
December, We favor constitutional amend
nent providing for the election OF United States
senator's by direct vote OF the people. Regard
ny state legislation we recommend Che follow.
nE'
l. Taxation Of al notes and mortgages owned
" residents VI the state, the holder OF the Obn.
,atlOns To pay the taN, whether he be a resident
" not,
2. Residents 10 he taxed on the excess OF their
property above their debts and legal exemptions
hereOn,
.. Exemption from taxation OF 500 on real
state occupied by the owner az home.
=. Prohibition of the allen ownership OF land.
o. prohibition OF the innocent purchaser"
Dlea In courts Of Justice.
Q, All officials TO be paid salaries, and all fees
0 be accounted for.
The advocate., 1890-11-12

We call attention to the advertisement
Of the ohio Farmer on page II Of this
issue. Read 1t and consider Its claims
upon your favorable attention.
The advocate., 1890-11-12
Union Pacific for Salt Lake.

W 3. MOFgan's "hIsToRY or THE
WHEEL AND ALLIANCE" given for club
OF eight subscribers to The ADVOCATE
az 81 each,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
Fertilizing With Glover.

A system of rotation and blowing like
the following will, in a few years WORK
wonders on any:soil writes J. X. Davis
to the Western Farmer. When d crop of
small grain is sown in the spring. sow a
liberal amount of medium clover and the
next year after cutting the hay early let
the second crop go to seed and piow under
when well MANFRED. The next year plant
a crop. and when harvested pillow full as
deep as before. which brings the clover
seed to the surface for a most liberal stock
ing. The clover seed contains so much
oil that it will not rot while in the ground.
and still being covered 50 deeply will not
germinate while there. There being such
an amount of seed, if some does winter
kill plenty more viii not. Then SOW a
crop and the ground IS well seeded again
with clover, and another crop of hay cut
as before. And so on for a series of years,
harvesting a crop of grain the first year,
corn or potatoes the second year, grain the
third wear and clover hay the fourth year
By this process the soil will improve In
fertility wonderfully every year, and no
expense for clover seed after the first sea-
son. OF course the above Is good sys-
tenn to adopt on any land. but as sandy soil
is considered OF but little value. | suggest
this way Of renoyating it. In a recent
conversation with an old farmer from New
York, he told me that. by the process
above given farms In his vicinity that 4
few wears ago could be bought for a song
are now worth 500 an acre There are
points Of excellence in sandy land The
ground can be worked earlier IN the spring
than clayey soil. The crops mature earl
Ter. 1t Is easier cultivated. 1t can be
worked sooner after heavy rain The
potato and all other root crops are far
superior in quality. If the cultivated
| crops are titled as soon as they should be
in a dry season. they will stand the
drouth nearly if not quite as well as on
clayey soil
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

sanitation is to be the first law of construc-
ton as soon as we know what is sanitary
We shall, by and by, no more make our
houses storehouses of vegetables and fruit,
a part of which is ALWAYS undergoing de-
composition. that we now follow our ances-
tors in making them stables for cattle The
barn has been differentiated from the
house, of which it was at first but part
Decent people remove stables and hem
nerles as far possible from the human hab-
ItatIon But we have not vet differentiated
of the cellar. We live over cavities. or
pits dug In the soil under our houses,
which are always hard TO ventilats, almost
invariably unwholesome. and are the re-
ceptacles Of articles that permeate the
room with poisonous odorS. Not one
cellar In one thousand is wholly safe; they
are not seldom the breeding --!aces of
dlphtheria and typhoid germs, or rheu-
matte OF consumptive ailments.
The cellar is the monstrosity of modren
homes. In the city it should never go
much below the level of the soil and
should be built with more precautions than
the chambers. But the country cellar,
which is a store-house. should be separated
from the house entirely. | should like
to have Doubling Thomas take a stroll
with me and get a single Whit of air from
a dozen cellars taken cOnSecutively along
any road of farmhouSes. The stenches are
insutferable. They rise through the floors
and characterize the house. 1t Is impos-
sible to improve and project the human
type so long as our homes are built over
vegetable pits. The house of the future
will SurlpV not he s0 huIlt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
tie be continued
GROW JUSTICE.
How 1t Is Administered Three Guilty
Birds Torn to Pieces.

Birds Torn to Pieces.
never would have believed stories told
about crow Justice had ! not attended their
court says Hiawatha, Kan, CORE
spOndent of the St Louis Globe-DemOcrat.
| One beautiful day III December | was rid
ing on the public road two miles north of
Hamlin. | had noticed great focks of
crows flying about me, and when nearing
the cottonwood grove in making Il turn to
the right saw hundred of them perched
in the trees in solid lines to the end of the
| rows.
had read somewhere that crows were
well-governed birds. and when | saw this
fine looking body judged that it sat
there to give trial to an offender of some
| sort. | stopped my horse, half fearing the
crafty birds would fly adjourn court, or dis
continue the ease. To my delight no at
tention was paid to me- | was just in
time to hear and see all that was none.
From a tree at the head of the row where
ten crows sat there came such loud and
rapid cawlng as | never before heard
from 50 few Threats, and every now and
then all the flock joined in making the
noise, and the chorus thus furnished was
all that could have been asked--if more
was desired. After two or three minutes
Ol ltllS Idthtb d sllSHb IGsU WAS Udhtu,
which was broken by single crow, who
made little talk in the crow dialect, fol-
lowed quickly by others.
Things became more dignifed, and my
interest in the proceeding. was so intense
that, when a fine fat bird submitted few
remarks and was applauded by general
cawing from every bird present, | scarcely
kept from clapping my hands. Suddenly
twelve crows flew down the line twice and
back, and all was still as they did so. |
was amused and startled. This might be
jury of crows ON parade! And | believe
it was. After two or three crows had again
spoken the twelve flew down the line once
more; but this time there were fierce caws
from every crow in answer to caws from
the twelve. My fancy exclaimed: The
jury was seeking its verdict in public
opinion. and the excited crows. like rev
dictionary mobs, demanding blood. Back
to their perches for the last time flew the
crows, and again silence fell-not unlike
the abrupt hush of courtroom whispers rs
the prisoner steps forward to learn the
worst, but | could distinguish no Grimm
al, As looked for the poor fellow thera
was great. angry cav from every crow,
and all flew to the center of the line, where.
as live, they tore three of their kind in
pieces, leaving only few feathers to float
upward and out of sight as they separated
and noiselessly flew away, seemingly ,atIs-
fed with what they had done.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
THE LANGUAGE OF THE FLAG.

To strike n Has" ~ to lower the nation
al colors IN token Of submission.
Flags are used M tho symbol of rank
and command, the officers using them be
ing called flag officers. Such flags are
square, to distinguish them from other
banners
A flag Of truce" is white flag display
cd to an enemy to Indicated desire for II
parley or consultation.
The white flag is a sign of peace After
il battle parties from both sides often go
out TO the field to rescue the wounded or
bury the dead under tho protection of n
white flag
Ihered flag is Il sign of defence, and is
often used by revolutiOulsts. In our ser
vice il is mark of danger, and shows a
vessel to be- receiving or dIsCharging her
powder.
The black flag is a sign of piracy.
The yellow flag shows vessel to be at
quarantine, or is the sign of a contagious
disease
A flag at half-mast means mourning.
Fishing and other vessels return with a
flag ut half-mast to announce the loss or
death Of some of their men.
Dipping the flag is lowering it slightly,
aud tEen hosting IT again to salute a yes
sci Or fort
1t the president Of the United States
goes alluat the American flag is carried
in the bows 81 his barge or hoisted at the
main Of the vessel on board Of which he is.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
THE PUBLIC WILL APPROVE.


The Pennsylvania Railroad COMPANY VIII
Heat Their Cars by steam.
PIrrsBuRG, Feb. 25-Ihe Pennsylva-
MIA railroad company i'll heat its passenger
cars next season, with steam. An official
says the work of equipping the cars will
be pushed from now until all are COM
peted. The number of cars now in ser
vice and that will be hereafter heated with
steam is between 200 and 800, and it
will cost somewhere near 1920
900 to do the work. The
gentlemen claimed the change would ben
eft the railroads in financial way, "a the
engines would burn very little more coal
in order TO heat the cars, while by the
present system they are the losers to the
price Of several thousand tons of anthracite
annually. The experiments that have
been carried on here are perfectly satisfac-
tory TO experts az they say violent con
cussion will break the connection with the
engine boilers, so that there will be no
danger of scaIdmg and no possibility OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

Many times women call on their family
physicians, suffering, rs thcy imagine, one
from dySpCSpa, another from heart dis
ease, another from liver or kidney disease,
another from nervous exhaustion or prostra-
ton, another with pain here or there, and in
this way they all present alike - themselves
and their easy going and indifferent or over
bHSy doctor, separate and distinct diseases.
for which he proScribeS his pills and po-
tons, assuming them to be such, when, i'll
reality, they arc all only symptoms caused
by some womb disorder. The physician,
ignorant Of the cause of suffering, encour-
ages his 'prdcticen until large bills aro
made. Tho suffering patient gets no better.
but probably worse by reason of the delay,
wrong treatment and consequent compiled
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

tons \ proper medicine, like Or. Ferce's
Favorite Prescription, directed TO the cause
would have entirely removed the disease
thereby dispyllu@ an those distressing symp-
longod misery.
It's the only medicine for the peculiar
Weaknesses, irregularities and painful de-
engagements incident 10 women, sold by
druggists, under = positive guarantee that
it will give satisfaction ia trer>v case, or
price $l,o0) paid Tor it will he promptly
refund l.
For q Book Of 100 pages. on Woman. Her
Discusses and their Seltcure. (Saulcd IN plain
e1lr6}0p"} s'.i tel cents, in stampS, to
WORLDS NfSrENSNRY MEDICAL AsSoCIA-
TIoN, G.6 Main Street, Buffalo, n. y.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
The Ladies' Delighted.

Tho pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which ladies' mar nse the liquid lruit
laxative. Syrupo OF Figs. under all conditions
mako 1t their favorits remedy. It is pleas
ing to the eye and to tho taste. xontio. yet
sfrectuaI In acting on the kidneys. liver and
bowels.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
There is more Catarrh in this section of

There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed To
be incurable. For great many years Doc
tors pronounced it local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment, pro
nounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. j.
Cheney IL Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only con
stitutional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to Il tea
spoonful. 1t acts directly upon the blood
and mucus surface of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address, +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
B@Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Miss Tart of White Bear Lake, Mimi, will
get 81, 600 from DR.. Roman, of St Paul, he
cause the doctor would not marry her after
having promised to do 50. The doctor prob
ably thought he had caught Tartar"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

Five cents saved on soap; five dollars
lost on rotted clothes. Is that ccOnomy?
There is not cents difference between the
cost of bar of the poorest soap made and
the best which is, as all know, Dobbins
EleCtric