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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-26

The Pennsylvania railroad statement Of
earnings for March shows an increase in net
earnings Of $58,0 600, and there was q salts
factory gain on the western lines.
Rev. JAS G. Mason, rector Of ST. Georges
Episcopal Church at Fredericksburg, Va, has
Ca, and win remain whore he il now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-26

Lynchburg real estate and trust company,
composed OF colored men, has declared Q
dividend Of 10 per cent
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A Boys Tongue Fastened.


While John Deutsch, thirteen years Of age,
living at No. 205 Parkin street, was eating din
ner Thursday his tongue became fastened to
the mouth of flask from which he was drink
ing coffee. Efforts to release the tongue were
in vain, and a half dozen persons attempted to
pull the flask away, but had to desist from fear
Of tearing out the boys tongue. He was
finally taken to the Maryland University Hos
pital, where the doctors succeeded in Kidding
him of the canteen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-26

90 ARRIEDl Me! Well. I should
r. say not. I'm n woman hater. that's
what | am. This was not the ghost
n OF any great philosopher talking,
~ bat simply a very obhging conduc-
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Write fo- THE FvESISG STAR.
whose Was THE HAND?
BY MISS BRADOON.

Author Ct "Lady Audeys Secret" "Like and Unlike"
"Ishmael." The Day VIII Come" &c.
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Hurrying on over icy roads and through
mountain valleys filed with hard crusted snow
they put many miles between them and the
scene Of their late exploit before daylight.
After a night spent within the fortified meshes
Of the enemy's camp they at last successfully
accomplished a long deferred enterprise. which
for bold strategy has scarcely n parallel in
border warfare. To relieve q camp of ten
thousand regular soldiers of Its outposts and
TO pass through the avenues Of popuions city
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Written for TIE EVENING STAR
HOW CROOK WAS CAPTURED.
The Story Of Daring Raid Made by q
Company of Confederate Troopers.

~ FTER the first great shock at the
Xllk announcement Of the death Of the
R great Indian fighter, Gen Crook,
esf the most prominent incidents Of his
VI LIE racnr for rronara1 adrnirafinn
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looking for these holes, and when they find one
they tear out the nest and eat the contents.
They devour more young chickens than are
consumed by hawks; but perhaps the most Sc
rious indictment against them is that they eat
the young and the eggs of many birds which
are themselves devourers of Objectionable in
sects. Hens eggs too, they will gobble if they
get a chance. Farmers object to them most
because they pull up the newborn shoots Of
corn and other grain and eat the seeds at the
end, which are soft and moist and palatabie."
80 the crow is altogether bad character"
No, that would be doing him an injustice.
He serves as scaven6er, consuming carrlon,
and also he eats many undesirable insects. IL
is true that he also eats some beneficial insects;
but they are mostly small and hardly worth his
while to pick up, while the big ones that he
goes for are usually of the injurious sorts. By
the term beneficial insect l refer to such a
one as the ichneumon fly, which destroys the
hurtful caterpillar by laying its eggs in the cat
young feed upon the caterpillar and
THE UNFORTUNATE CRAwLER DIES.
After awhile all the caterpillars are wiped out
in this way and they do not reappear for years.
but when they do come back their old enemy
the fly is sure to be on hanu also and business
is begun over again If it was not for the fly
there would be plague of caterpillars But
the question as to the usefulness or the iniuri-
BUSINESS OF the crow has not been settled yet
So far as the Investigations now being con-
Quoted at the Agricultural Department have
shown the balance seems to be against
Mr.. Corvus; but the verdict has not
yet been rendered and enough may yet
be learned to reverse present appear
ances. 1t is undeniable that his moral char
acter is not frst-rate. He is very fond, when
made a pet of, of stealing such things as jew
elry, silver spoons, &C., and hiding them You
remember that was what the famous jackdaw
of Rheims did with the cardinals ring. In a
wild state crows will pick up and swallow any
small thing that is bright, and in the stomachs
of those have shot have sometimes found
bits of mica, scraps Of mother-of-pearl, and
even real pearls Of small size, such are
found in small mussels. One accomplishment
the crow has in marked degree-namely, that
of speech. With proper training be will talk
- web - any parrot"
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SURPRISING THE TWO GENERALS.


person OF Gen. Crook. who held his head
quarters at that house. The hotels occupied
by the two generals were at the upper end of
Baltimore street, near the railroad over
which trains were then passing. The rangers
rode carelesSly along, some OF them whlstlng
or humming such of the patriotic airs as they
had caught up from prisoners, while others
would ASK unimportant questions from soldiers
or citizens who happened to be on the street
at the time The party assigned to take Gen.
Kelly, at the st. Nicholas, were successful with
out making any alarm, and, in the meantime,
the company had moved up near TO the
depot in front of the Revier House, and the
detail dismounted and entered Gen. Crooks
apartments. Fay, who had been
assigned the work OF cutting on
telegraphic communication, surprised and
captured the operator. In few minutes the
feat of entering the headquarters and carrying
off the two generals successfully accom-
plished and the whole column of confederates
were moving down Baltimore street toward
the suburbs of the city, and then. hastily pass
ing down Canal street, they reached the tow
path of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, but
had not proceeded far before they encountered
q picket of about fifteen men. who were sur
rounded and surrendered without resistance.
At the bridge across the canal, under which
the company was to pass, picket ordered .
halt but with the greatest sang froid he was
answered with: Cant stop; we're company
d. third Ohio cavalry, Gen. Crooks body
guard, going out on scout; the rebels are COM
ing and we're going out to meet them" "All
right, 60 ahead and give the Johnnies HI"
was the satisfied reply. In few minutes more
the raiders had passed the bridge and gallop-
ing gaily down to the ford, were soon safely
across the Potomac, back again among the
Virginia hills with a rich prize OF two Federal
generals, having left large force OF the
enemy to awake the next morning TO find
itself without commanders.
The advocate., 1890-12-31

cell the products Of trusts and mOnopO-
lies when tho products Of others than
trusts and monopOliea can be obtained
for mercantile purposes, the yearly aver.
age amount Of such products kept In
stock shall be assured 10 be a part Of the
property Of the trusts and mOnopolIos
from whence the said products were OBJ
tained, and shall be subjected 10 a rate OF
taxation equal 10 what would be imposed
upon q property possesoed OF the united
value Of the properties included In the
said trusts or monopolles."
Brother Editor; We have formed the
Kansas Cumulative Tax association,
which we shall convert into co-opera-
tive society for the pursuit Of a certain
line Of industry aa soon an our numbers
and financial condition will permit I'm
tll then we shall labor 10 build ourselves
up. Yours very truly, The Kansas O. 4.
Association. IA. IRONS, Lecturer
Santa Fe, Kan, Dec. 0, 1900.
The advocate., 1890-12-31
FROM CHRROKRE COuNTY.
10 the Editor OF THE ADVOCATE.

TO the Editor OF THE ADVOCATE.
Are you quite sure the press is doing
our Senators iustlceP Is it a settled fact
that all, or nearly all, will vote to return
John J. IngallsH Hardly, / think; GER
talnly not II they are actuated by the
same honorable principles as the hOnora-
BILE Senator Of Cherokee county. While
being u personal friend Of John j., and
having implicit confidence in his integ-
rity, he regards the will Of his constitu-
ents as superior to personal choice. II is
hardly probable that Senators will
entirely ignore the will Of the people, 30
plainly expressed at the polls. The
question Of United States Senator was
most prominent in the campaign In this
county, no more 80, perhaps, than other
counties. II would be unjust to the
masses Of the republican party TO inslnu-
ate that they were more dishonest than
individuals Of other parties, however
much we might believe they were mis-
taken In their views Of public policy.
Senators are chosen from the masses Of
the common people. Many were surprised
at the result OF the election. From the
tone Of the press, an equal number would
be surprised should our State Senators
refuse TO Stultify themselves by voting
for a man obnoxious TO the people.
A. r. LEKPER.
The advocate., 1890-12-31

VIII be delivered by John @. Coughsr,
secretary Of "The Cooperative National
Association" at the hall, No. 3l8 Kansas
avenue, Topeka, every Thursday evening
at 1880 o'clock. Subject: elbow the ma
terlal condition Of the people can be vast
ly improved by a system Of scientific CO.
operation" All are welcome.
The advocate., 1890-12-31

but when they SEQ their neighbon all
around them evadlng a considerable por.
tlon OF this burden, ls II much 10 be- won.
dered at that they too throw OK some Of
their own In order TO even upS
What is the remedyY
/. Re-eatabliah the office OF county
assessor with the power to appoint hia
own deputies.
2. Require the county assessor 10 ile
a sufficient bond and to be responsible
for the acts Of his deputies.
3. Require him 10 assess property at
actual value-as near Os possible at what
IL would sell for-under pain OF a heavy
penalty.
A. Give him a good, round salary 80
as 10 secure a man who Is competent and
who will do his duty impartlally, and 80
that he can afford 10 take the "cussings'
he'll get for so doing.
3. The county assessor should have no
debts 10 pay and no favors TO ask, there
fore he should be appointed by board
selected for that purpose instead Of be-
Ing elected.
6. That board should consist OF the
county commissioners, the county clerk
and the county treasurer.
T. There should be some provision
made to prevent double assessments.
8. Statements Of personal property
should be made under oath and a false
return thould subject one to the penal
ties OF perjury and also money for
ielture.
o. Cities should be given authority TO
levy an income tax on street railway,
gas, electric light, water works com
panies, etc.
/ am aware thatthe above propositions,
Or part Of them are likely to be serious
y criticised, yet they are the result Of
Iome little experience, and l offer them
Tor discussion in the hopes that they
may be helpful TO any who may be think
ing Of this subject. The salary suggested
above would be cheaper than the present
lystem and better work would be done.
The appointing board should consist
II the officers named for the reason that
hey are all and each Of them personally
Interested In having a competent man in
hat place. On the other hand II would
DO a rare thing indeed for all these
'ftiCers to be Of the same political party,
md consequently IL would be a non.par-
isan board, and It's choice would be de-
ermined by fitness FOR the position.
Mr.. DOODADDLE.
The advocate., 1890-12-31

After a six months experience with
our citizens alliance organization, we
have learned that we need a closer bond
OF union than we now possess In our
present plan OF organization.
While it has faithfully performed its
mis0lon during the short period Of lts
existence, tho dangers threatening our
national life are still lowering over II
like an impending fate, and as the great
corporate employers Of labor are COM
blning and consolidating their strength
10 crush out all labor organizations and
10 make OF our producers and laborers
abieCt slaves to the greed Of monopoly, 10
II not time that the wage laborers Of
mining and manufacturing hamlets, and
In che towns and cities Of our land should
unite In a close union with their true
friends, the FefOrmers among the busl-
ness and professional men OF such
cities and towns for the avowed purpose
Of studying the questions Of political
economy that affect their welfaFeS
Believing that such an organization can
be now effected and that the present
condition OF our industrial classes de-
mand such a union, therefore
We, the officers Of the citizens alliance,
issue this call for a delegate convention
OF citizens alliances, 10 be held In the
Metropolitan hall, In the city Of Topeka,
Kansas, on the 18th day OF January, 1891,
at 10 O'clock q. M, to perfect the work Of
our organization and to elect delegates
TO the national conference Of reformeTs,
not yet called. And we most cordially
invite Knights Of Labor lodges and all
other kindred organizations 70 unite
with us in perfecting plans FOR the COM
mon welfare Of all, by sending delegates.
Basis Of representation to be one dele
gate from every sub-alllanoe, lodge or
other organization, and an additional
delegate for every fifty members. And
we would further urgently request chat
oaCh sub alliance, lodge, etc, do make
an appropriation Of 81 for the purpose OF
aiding US to dofray the necessary ex-
penses Of the convention, and that II TO
NIT the same by postal note, with the
Of lie delegates TO our state
secretary at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas,
on or before January Q, 1891.
ID. @. ZERoHER,
Pres't Cihzens' Alliance.
[ATTEsT: w. +. RIoATNuRR,
gaoYQfNrv
The advocate., 1890-12-31
PROMPT ACTION NECESSARY.

heartily endorse your suggestions
which appeared In a recent number OF
The ADVOCATE, under the above cap.
tion, and related 10 the duty Of avertIng
the disasters that threaten the people on
account OF the great combination Of cap
ital at present being formed for the pur-
pose Of subiugating the laboren and o.
tablishing an American AristOoraCy.
We must do our own manufacturing,
either through cooperative enterprises
or otherwise, aud, under the proper pro-
lection we can do 20,
We can manufacture our own plowB
and wagons, threshers and farm maohln-
cry, as well as nearly everything else
that enters into domestic use, either in
doors or out.
II we have not all the knowledge that
is necessary, or capital Ia wanting here
and there for the purpose Of founding
the needed industries, we can induce
both the experience and capital, as much
as we lack, 10 come In provided the
proper protection ls afforded. Protec-
tIon we must have though whether we
organize cooperative establishments, or
have them founded otherwise; because
without protection the great comblna-
tlOns would drive our smaller concerns
out Of existence as fast aS they we're co.
tabllshed, by temporarily undertaking
us at the places in which they should be
established.
The big combinations would do this,
though II brought loss TO them FOR the
time being, because that is the way they
keep down opposition and fix prices 10
suit themselves. And they would always
succeed, unless some price-cOntrolllng
barrier Of material nature was placed
In their way, for people will 90 where
they can buy the cheapest, even though
they know that TO do 80 is 70 work q de-
struction somewhere that will result in
greatly enhanced prices for all time to
come.
But II the combination can crowd out
all opposition under present contlngen-
cies, by underselllng 1t, they can not do
so II the business ia made too expansive
for them. And there is a way to make
IL too expansive. Cumulative taxation, as
explained In Marshall's work upon the
subject, will do IT, With the taxation
increasing In rate with the increase in
value Of the establishments, or comblna-
tion Of establishments, taxed, the odds
will be too mnCh against the overgrowths
and combinations, for them ever 10 com
pete with moderate sized establishments,
let alone undersell them. They would
be- the ones TO break up instead of the
others II they attempted the freezing out
process under such law as this. With
such measure In force In Kansas we
could found our own industries and be
cafe.
l will quote a couple Of passages from
MarshSll's "Comulatlve Taxation" so
that the reader may form better idea Of
what Is the nature Of the tax speak Of. |
The passages are from the form Of a file |
or enactment, found on pages "a and 85,
and are as follows: Part Of section 8,
"Upon values exceeding $4,000 and not
exceeding 100000, the rate OF taxation
charged and collected shall be: For the
first $4,000 above the original $4,000,
one and one-tenth times the rate assessed |
The advocate., 1890-12-31
OUR ASSESSMENT LAWS.


as an assessor or from being connected
with the Offices OF the county clerk or
county treasurer, II he express his honest
opinion, can deny that they work injus-
tice and oppression. They are an aboml-
nation and an outrage. Nor is thia say
ing that either assessors or county officers
or certain taxpayers are any worse than
other people.
However, it is fact that the assessors
meet in the county clerks Office and take
their oath TO assess property at its actual
value, and that there, according to GUS
tOm-for they do il all over the state
they walk over into anotherCorner Of the
Office and agree TO assess at one-hali, one
third or one-iourth Of the actual value.
The law provides that the head Of a
family shall have an exemption Of 5000,
but on account Of this custom such per-
sons secure one OF S4OO, 5000 or $500 ac-
cording to the basis. While all others,
including young men and young women,
trying to get an education by teaching
school, pay on every dollar they have.
This exemption Of personal property to
a certain valuation should be repealed
and certain specified articles made
exempt instead.
Then the assessors go home. A. in
town / wants to bere-eleCted and assesses
a little under the basis agreed upon. B.
in town 2 remembers that O. the year
before missed considerable property and
he himself has been efficient and 80 he
assesses q little above the basis by In
creasing the valuation Of his township
And 80 from one reason or another there
Is really a different rate Of assessment In
each township.
Then again they all have the common
weaknesses Of human nature aud desire
TO make influential frlends--who does
notY Cattle feeders are allowed to over
look corn enough to feed the cattle on
hand, and large farmers often put in cat
tie as a year younger than they are and
first class horses as second class.
The poor man gives in all he has. The
rich man loans his money in the name Of
his brother or that Of his second wlfe's
cousin In the east or somewhere else.
And 80 as a rule the poorer a man is the
nearer his property comes TO being all
assessed; and the richer he is the farther
the return is from being true.
It is also a fact that cannot be dis
proved, that the poorer a man Is the
nearer he comes to being assessed up TO
the basis; and the richer he is the farther
below the agreed rate do we find the
assessment on what he does return.
Again in the towns small homes are
assessed at about the agreed rate, Zone
fourth to one-third) while vacant lots
scattered over the city and held for spec
ulation are at one-ffth TO one-tenth,
some times even one-twentleth Of their
actual value.
Then one business man will give In his
stock of goods at one-fourth value, and
his next door neighbor sees this and
bases his own return upon il and not
upon the value Of his own stock. So this
process goes on from year to year, con-
tinually getting worse.
need not 90 into the reasons and
causes deeper then are sufficient for
illustration.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-07-17

Ingenious Excuse for Asking Pardon
off Gov. Fifer.
The governor of Illinois strikes an occasional
bit of humor while listening to the hundreds of
applications for pardon from the penitentiary.
While at the Chester penitentiary recently Gov.
ernor Fifer received call from prisoner named
McCauly, sent up from Christian county for seven
years. He had put in no application for pardon,
and the governor did not recognize his name
nor his face.
"well do you want to be pardoneda" inquired
the governor.
''Yes." - sf~.
"You have made no written application?''
mo; just wanted to tell you all about my
casep'
well. what is it2 What were you sent up for2'
Horse stealing"
"Are you guilty?''
"No."
"Have you ever been in trouble before?"
yes"
For what2" ,.sar- =
"Horse stealing
"How many times have you been indicted for
horse stealing2'
"Thirty.six times"
"Whatr' q
"Thirty.six times"
"How many times were you guiltyr'
'Six times"
"And you're not guilty this timer
mo. and anybody ought to be able to tell that
I'm not guilty. Now. here's the case: This horse
was stolen one night, taken off a mile or two,
turned Loose and went back to the stable. The
man that stole the horse must have got ratified.
Is it likely that I'd do . thing of that sort2-me-
q professional horse thief. who never done any.
thing else but steal horses3 Is it likely that after
stealing horses all my life. would have got SCARED
and turned that horse loose if I'd stolen himy'
There was no answering that argument. The
governor was silent. and although he and Warden
Murphy are morally convinced that McCauly did
not steal the horse this time he is still at Chester
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-07-17

The patrol wagons are carrying q good
many ''0riginal packages" to the station
houses nowadays. There is drunken man
on the outside of every package. -Philadel-
phia Times.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-07-17
and is liable to serve out his term.-Chicago Sat
ur day Blade.
A Dull Week.

Editor: You are paid. sir, for conducting labor
column in this paper. and you have not had line
In it for q week. Why is that, sir3
Labor Reporter: couldn't get any labor news
this week.
Editor: why not2
Labor Reporter: Everybody is at work.-Puck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-07-17
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