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The Lexington record. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1890-1???, 1890-11-01
SECRETAR US REPORT
ofProtes tant InHrnary.

In submitting the first annual
report of the Protestant 1nhrm-
airy, | will have to enter some
what into detail. In October
1889, the foundation of this
laudable enterprise was laid,
Miss Mary Harrison being the
founder. At a meeting of the
Guild" she gave expression to
her ardent desire to establish an
Inhrmary, declaring the great
possibilities for it. She at once
secured the hearty cooperation
of the Guild. The subject was
freely discussed, all possible in
formation was obtained as to the
management Of such institu-
tons in other places, and the by
laws were agreed upon. The
work took substantial form on
December 18th, by all election
of eighteen managers, viz. Miss
M. Harrison, Mrs, H. c. Mellow
ell, Mrs. w. Warren, Mrs. G. M.
Rockford, Mrs. E. Bacon, Mrs.
G. w, Didlake, Mrs. B. w. Dud-
ley, Mrs. A. Winston, Mrs. w.
France, Mrs. w. Plunkett, Mrs.
J. Frazier, Mrs. Ben. Bruce, Mrs.
K. Akers, Mrs. W. c. Goodloe,
Mrs. J. w. Mcconnell, Mrs "A. H.
Lyme, Miss A. Chiles and Missy.
Johns. Owing to i'll health,
Mrs. 'Plunkett resigned in Aug
ust. The Board received herresig-
nation with regret, she being
at all times prompt and efficient.
Mrs. Williamson was elected to
fill the vacancy. On December
goth, the first meeting of the
managers convened, electing the
following officers: Miss Harri-
son, President; Mrs. Akers, Vice
President; Mrs. Didlake, Treas
urer; Mrs. Dudley, Secretary.
The Trustees are, Miss Harrison,
Mrs. Barlow, Mrs. -DAdley, Mrs
Higgins, Mrs. Winston and Mrs
! Akers.
Mrs. E. B. Woodward and
Mrs. F. K. Hunt, constitute the
Board Of Inspectors, or visitors
from "Christ Church Guild. Con
tributions of money for the pur.
chase of property were mos
liberal and encouraging. Judg
ing from the harvest reaped
some Of the ladies proved to be
veritable beggers. The Trus
tees after painstaking irvesti
CATION, selected the property on
East Short street, as most eligl
bic, paying $500 for it. Poss
ession was given January 9th
1890. Some needed improve
ments and repairs were made
Furniture, and everything
necessary to beautify, and adorl
the place was cheerfully given b.
: loving friends irrespective 0
creed. The substantial depart
ment, the pantry, was not over
: looked, being we'll filled by ge
nerous friends. The France an,
: Robinson rooms, were entirel
furnished in handsome style, b
= Mrs. France aud Mrs. c. F. ST
monds; nothing lacking, whicl
would add to comfort, or taste
The Treasurer has rendered
report Of the endowed beds. Al
ter the house was put in order
, the next step was to secure
trained nurse. To find one wit
: the requisite traits was difficult
The advocate., 1890-04-16

their masters? or shall we stay and do il
ourselves by their direction and have the
satisfaction Of knowing that we contribut-
ed 100 acres each Of the most valuable
land In the world 10 increase the colossal
fortunes Of our millionaire masters while
we and our wives and children are still
homeless, naked and starving, In this free
and glorious America, the land Of the free
millionaire capitalist, and the home Of
the brave patient toiler that made him
soY
Since ponning the above and copying
"Townsends" report on Major Powell's
and Major Mlll's schemes, received my
copy Of the ADVOCATE, enlarged too, by
the way) chuck full Of good things, for
March Goth, and containing Judge Greg
ory's letter of March 10Th, TO Judge
Shields, Of Leoti, Kansas, which am
glad to sec by your comments leads me
TO believe that / am not alone in my sus-
picions Of the designs Of capitalists In
this great scheme Of irrigatian, and am
glad the advice given, comes from 30
high a source as the ADVOCATE, and think
the method proposed in the accompany
ing resolutions which proposed TO, aud
which were unanimously adopted by the
Pleasant Hill alliance, Dudley township,
Haskell county, on March 17th., and
ordered printed in the ADVOCATE and
other papers, / also sec comments Of
u. II. Ellis, on the subject Of irrigation,
also "Farmers on the Lookout" by the
National Economist, but see no prospect
Of getting one cent to assist us tax burden
cd residents, but every opportunity pro-
posed for capitalists to get millions
through our toll, and then dispossess us
of our homes as wind-up OF their 81
gantic scheme. Would like to have your
opinion on the method proposed in the
accompanying resolutions.
JOHN ANDERSON.
The advocate., 1890-04-16
CHASE, Kansas, April 7, $780,
EDITOR ADVOCATE,
Topeka, Kansas.

Topeka, Kansas.
Dear Sir and Bro.--At n meeting Of
Pioneer Alliance No. 1927, Rice Co., Kan
sas, on March 9th, 1890, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Our attention has been
called to certain very severe comments
upon the demands Of the Farmers ALI
ance as expressed by President Glover Of
the Kansas State Alliance; therefore be 1t
ResolUed, That we heartily uphold and
approve the course Brother Glover has
taken and pledge him our support in
every endeavor to advance the cause of
the people.
ResOlced, That Mr.. Peters, the author
Of these comments, and our representa-
tive in congress exceeds his authority In
denouncing Brother Clover as a demO-
gogue in the name OF the ex-soldiers and
homesteaders of the state Of Kansas.
ResoIood, That Mr.. Peters does not
voice the sentiments of the industrial
classes of his district or in the state where
he opposes the purposes Of the alliance
or questions the integrity Of It's leaders.
Rcs0lced, That it would be an insult to
the intelligence Of our delegation in CON
gress to say that they were unable to
devise ways and means within the limit
Of the constitution which would at once re-
lieve the present and urgent needs Of the
people, IL they earnestly desired to do 80.
ResolOed, That onr secretary be In
structed to send copy Of these resolutions
duly signed by the president Of this ALI"
ance and himself, to Hon. Samuel X.
Peters and to President Clover Of the
State Alliance of Kansas and a copy for
publication to the Editor Of the Kansas
Farmer, THE ADVOCATE, and the Rice
County Eagle.
GEO. s. WHoRToN,
GEO. NEWTON, President.
Secretary,
The advocate., 1890-04-16

SANTA No, Kanaas, April 5tb., 1890.

western Kansas especially, and other dry
regions generally, through the columns
OF your excellent and much read journal,
10 the all-important subject Of Oater, and
/ wish TO impress upon their minds that
this ls no vague ChImera or hobby the
creation Of my own disordered brain but
vital and momcntous question which Is
non, and has been for some time agltat-
ing the minds Of the capitalists all over
tho United States, and Great Britain.
How 10 irrigate 1000 miles square Of this
western land II one OF the most important
factors aOw Of the most gigantic financial
schemes ever undertaken on this earth,
involving thousands OF millions ofdollars
and eifectlng perhaps one hundred mil
lions Of people Some may say, what have
we to do with such stupendous aifalrsf
answer Uery much as we are placed In
very important position on this mighty
chequer board Of speculation Of which
Galveston, Texas, is the centre.
1000 years ago II was said, "All roads
lead to Rome" She was the "Mistress Of
the world" then; now all roadS are to lead
to GdlvestOR, including especially rail-
roadS and 8teGm ship RneG Galveston
ls to be the commercial centre and the
Canadian Pacific railroad extending from
the Atlantic ocean on the east, to the
Pacific on the west, will form the great
aGrthern Telloe Of the DheeI lOhose 9pokes
aOW all run direct to the great GGlVeStOa
hNb.
Secretary +. L. Dana, OF the Deep
Water Harbor company says this scheme
commenced In Denver, Colorado, August
1888; but 1t rcally commenced when the
Gould system Of railroads was perfected
through the south and the Panama Canal
began TO fail through want OF funds AN
that had 10 be accomplished before the
Denver meeting. What had that TO do
with itY Why British and American
capitalists who always work tOgetheB
had better scheme Of their own and
they wanted To have II all TO themselves
The Nicaragua would suit them better,
so they commenced II, and are pushing
II now to have II opened within six TO
seven years, by which time the Galveston
Harbor will be completed for them ut a
government expense of many millions.
Then railroad through Mexico and
South America TO the Cape will complete
the scheme These are all safe and as
sured now, and Mr.. Dana has furnished
table Of distances from all the centres
west Of the Mississippi river, to Calves
ton as compared with their air line dis
tances to New York showing an aggregate
saving OF over 1900 miles In favor Of
Galveston and computing saving to the
farmers west OF the Mississippi Of nearly
one hundred and twenty fve millions OF
dollars per annum (does any farmer be-
lleve that he will got the benefit Of that
savingS) Of course he don't want to de- |
velop the whole combination at once. /
Now what has all thistOdO wlth'the water
question: Iwilltell you. Immediately
around this hub is a region Of 1000
miles square, or according to Major
Powell, enough to make ten states Gk0
Ohio, which from It's position should be
worth from fifty to two hundred dollars
per acre, but unfortunately for these
The advocate., 1890-04-16

]
Gmnde. The trouble there at present
Is that the river Is often entirely dry ior
two or three hundred miles above and
below nj PasO during the season OF plant
growth, and that farms are perishlng
throughout that distance. The farms OF
the 100000 people In Mexico and Texas,
below III Paso are similarly suffer
ing, and an international question
has already arisen from the protests Of
the Mexican minister against the eX-
cessive use Of water In Colorado and New
Mexico which prevents the former flow.
Not only Is the water cut of In a dry
time, but the great excess Of water In
time of floods continually modihes the
channel below III Paso, and thereby
changes boundaries between therepublic
OF the United States and Mexico.
Major Powell advises that II a large dam
were built ut El Paso, and reservoir
constructed there, il would catch and
preserve all the food waters and release
them as wanted by the planters and
haciendoes below, and, at the same time,
would prevent the modification Of the
bed OF the Rio Grande, which recently
threw into Mexico, four or five square
miles Of farmers who supposed they were
American citizens. II the dam is built
as projected, It will take a year to fill IL,
and thereafter II will irvlgate four times
the amount OF land that is now reclaimed
TO fertility below.
Major Mills, OF the United States army,
detailed as an assistant Of Major Powell,
appeared before the committee and made
a statement OF the results OF his expert
ence in investigating the conditions Of
irrigation along the Rio Grande. He
presented maps and plans for the vast
dam and reservoir, which would contain
several square miles Of water and ex-
pressed the conclusion that the execution
OF the project would redeem hundreds
Of thousands Of acres Of land and would
establish definite boundary between
Texas and Mexico.
"Unless this remedy for aridity is pro-
vided," said Major Mills, cor some other
as effective, / see no salvation for 10000
people now farming above and below El
Paso. Infertility will become absolute,
and the farmers will have TO abandon
their farms and fly TO some spot whore
water can be had"
Various methods of irrigation Of the
immense plains have been proposed
Some favor giving the lands in bulk to
whatever company Of capitalists will ir-
rlgate them, and some favor their re-
demption by the United States govern
ment; and then their sale to the highest
bidder, buttO both Of these, Major Pow
ell is strenuously opposed on the ground
that 1t will enable monopolists to get
hold OF them. He thinks the settlers
ought to have the entire Increment
both that resulting from the presence Of
water, and that resulting from the pres
once Of people, and that this can be at
tanned only in the manner outlined in
his bill, to be adopted, perhaps, by the
committee. It has excited tremendous
interest in Congress, and some important
action will probably be had"
Fellow citizens of southwest Kansas,
we are included in this proposition, shall
The advocate., 1890-04-16
them by and by.

wv NNA nN"AN MI lHlhlAB BAWhA"h nNiFAHN
10 settle tho land all up, and make them
pay the expenses Of advertising, 70 do.
oeive others, while wo get the most Of
the immigrants money on the railroads
30 they will DO TOO poor 70 get back, and
we will sell them the mortgaged lands
too, and get this 1000 miles square all
settled up with these short sighted dupes,
no matter where they como from, 80 we
get them here, and get them TO do the
work Of irrlgating, while wo loan them
money at good paying interest for another
mortgage on their lands, which we can
easily ioreclose and take il away from
them as soon as they get ltin good pro-
ductlye shape and well watered.
Major Powell'a scheme is a good one,
hope the poor devils that are there HO,O,
will not, through necessity find some
scheme Of their own that they can carry
out independently so As 70 cheat us out
Of both the land and the big interest on
the money we propose 10 lend them.
They could easily do II II they only ap-
piled TO their Legislators for permission;
but IL 10 not our business TO tell them
how, and hope they wont find out through
the Powell scheme what we are at, for we
must not let them cheat US out of any
part Of that rich level prairie land, es-
peclally as it is 80 near the great centre,
Here is the Major Powell scheme
which has enchanted the millionaire
committees Of the United States Senate
and Congress 80 much by its recital ioT
the last two weeks:
"a VAST EMPIRE TO BE REDEEMED ny
IRRIGATION" .,.
"Durlng some two weeks, the new
committee OF irrigation Of the house and
senate have listened TO Major j. W.
Powell, Of the Geological Survey, In ex-
PLANTATION Of the tremendous project for
TeolaimIng the arid lands OF the west, by
watering them OrtiRcially. II Is an ext
traordinary circumstance that the COM
mittees have always had quorum pres
ept,. ior the scheme proves TO bs as enter
tanning as . poem, or a novel-entitled,
we will say, "LOOking FOrwardp- Calcu-
lated to stimulate the fancy of the listen
or with the hope Of the creation Of an
immense empire in the country where
crops can not now be grown at all The
statement that, In an area large enough
TO make ten states like Ohio, lands not
now worth 10 cents an acre, can be made
worth $50. an acre by merely supplying
them with water, contains a suggestion
Of the great Importance Of the proposition.
The entire country west Of the Tooth,
meridian Is called by Secretary Willetts,
Of the department Of agriculture, ''the
Powell meridian" and this country, 1000
miles square, Major Powell would divide
into a dozen or twenty drainage basins,
each basin containing all land drained
by its chief river, and having at It's
boundary the dividing mountain-tops.
In these drainage districts he would
construct local governments having
somewhat the same subOrdination to the
state, chat counties have, and into the
hands Of the settlers within their drain
age districts he would place the whole
matter OF irrigation He would authorize
settlers to get possession Of land; TO
mortgage those lands to irrigation
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-24

~ ANDrC-Adjoinin the city on the
~ AV1IN north and In a rapidly de-
yeIopIur Quarter fog 9l&O00 Terms. $4,000
cash, balance on time q . pr cent
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The boiler in the tug Alice E. Crane
exploded at San Francisco on Monday
morning. wrecking the boat and killing
Captain Charles w. squires and the crew
of four men. A scow lying alongside was
sunk and the Waterman Is believed to
have been killed.
While James Holman, OF wilIets, near
ukiah. was dragging his gun into . wagon
on his return from hunting trip on sun
day. il was accidentally discharged and
shot him dead.
read Was derailed. near Reading on Nom
day. The engineer and fireman were
killed and three other trainmen slightly
injured.
The Pennsylvania colliery at Mt Carmel
Pa. the largest in the anthracite region.
took fire on Monday morning, but the
flames were exsinguished that evening.
John Brungcs. aged three years, was run
over by truck. driven by John Palmer. 1t
san Francisco Monday afternoon, and
Palmer was arrested for manslaughter.
The Hudson house in Pleasant Valley.
Cal. ten miles west OF Grass Valley. va,
burned on Sunday morning. Loss, $1,000;
insurance, 500.
While Mrs Smith, Of Andrew island.
Sacramento. vas absent from home on
Sunday, her house was destroyed hy fire.
Loss. 8. ooa
The Rosenrrsns hotel. at Rosencrans, ten
miles from Los Angeles, was burned on
Monday. Loss $1,000; Insurance $a.oO.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-24
GERMAN STUDENT LIFE.
The Graduate ma Excellent Du~.iis
With . Great Capacity for Beer.

The Graduate ma Excellent Due.ltst,
With . Great Capacity for Beer.
Correspondence Chicago Journal
The difference in tone between the Amer
lean college and German university Is
very great The universal dueilsng spirit
is slight index. 1t Is hardly possible for
a German student 10 90 through his course
without lighting duel, ofte n several He
is ostracised and life made burden for
him II he refuses. This practice is q trifis
more elevated and genteei than fist fight
ing, but springs from the same semi-bar-
harons lore OF brutal physical encounters
and the sight Of blood.
A student rudely ios;les another, trcads
on his foot OF apples 10 him some insult
ing phrase TO provoke challenge to . duel.
waicn challenge the other is hound to give.
II the needed supply cannot ae kept up in
this manner, then the different secret So
cseties designate certain Of their members
10 fight with those chosen with other So
caeties. Just as the Spaniards arrange for q
bail kght The ceuinasants have their
eyes. necks. breasts and arms protected. 81,
that the wound is generally received on
the lett temple or cheek Occasionally an
ear or nose Is laid open Tor variety. but
the wounds. though bloody and ugly.
are seldom serious. What 70 an Ameri-
can student would b . great cause Of ~
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BIG RAILROAD UNION.
UNION eAcsFsc N 4 MUMMY.
C~asesaseSoo Cen1snoos - - Les - Ones
-ns~Puss&ss1sg Aesss nGsK5ssss. -
Unfsn Psstoe. ; Dslsu1sss.

81. PArE, Jnne La Honer nIsu Lin
coin. Web. special says:-Coionea Ciough,
of ne Crest northern, states thst ~ road
h 10 - extsndsd vsry soon from Helena to
essstje. The monsy. $1,000. 100. has been
provided, ard ths only de1ay IL commenc-
Ing work = ID DISCRIMINATING which b the
bess q ssyesal survsysd linsa IL h de-
esded that work = 70 commencs at once,
and much - - ~ accomplished IN 1850
II h knoWn dist thsrs has been Tor =
long time aome Ind of bond of sympathy
bstvsen ~ Great Northern and Burning
ton. AZ present ths Buriingtou company
y building nssry 100 miles u nsw road in
WyOmfne toward H. Northwest II will
reach the Big Horn mountains b. Novem-
her. Ths truth h that the company has
pfospectfng engineers - work In the
mountains looking up lines and feasible
routes, and II seems quite probable. says .
weii-known railway man. that BY the time
The 6rsas northern touches the Pacific the
Burlington viii have touched the southern
border 81 tie National park and effected .
Junction q or near Helena. and two new
Pacific short line routes viii Be- open 10 the
public.
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One Of The most interesting achievements
In modern suginerring b the electric noun.
tain railway recently opened to the public
1t Busesnstock, near Lucssns. The rails
describe one grand curve formed upon an
angie a liz degrees, and the system l.
such hat the journey b made - steadily
and smo0thly - upon any Of the straight
furnicular lines. The Burgenstock d al
most experimentation the shore Of
Lake Lucsrne 70 The Burgsnstock il |, $50
feet, and u h 2,e00 fest above the level OF
the -. The total length Of the line il
aSo motors. and u commences with gradi.
ent OF SO Per cent which In increased 70 a
Per cent altar the first 400 meters, this
being maintained for the rest Of the Jour.
ncy. A single pair Of rails il used through
out, and tho motive power (electricity1 il
generated by two dynamos, each Of twenty
five horsepower, which are worked by
= watsr.wheelo Of nominally l25-horse-rower
erected upon the river AAr at its mouth at
Buochs, three miles awsy. the electric eur
rent being conducted by means 81 insulated
copper wires. The loss In transmission Is
estimated at % per cent.
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When Man II Strongest.


At what hour of the day is man strong
est Most men viii hastily answer to this
question: Immediately after rising" But
this is by no means the case. On the CON.
trary. according to experiments by Dr..
Buch with the so-called dynamometer,
man is weakest Immediately after he leaves
his bed. Our muscular power increases
materially after breakfast and attains its
highest degree after dinner. From that
time 1t decreases again for some hours. in
creases anew towards the evening and
then fails steadily until morning. The two
worst enemies of vigorous muscular power
are laxiness and overexertion. Lateness at
work constantly weakens the muscles. We
know that the most industrious men in the
world regularly rise early. But this en-
ployment of the early morning hours 10
only good when il goes hand-in-hand with
a hearty, early breakfast; otherwise it is
iniurlous
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gret u to : German . natter q intense
pride, that =. 10 hnva IL Inoo = SCARED
that il looks like cheeker-ho and the
more scaxs - has tAe prouder he T. The
natural result Of this custom = that The
s.ord n he hasds q Germans =
fels. instead Of shedding seas Of Ink
through the papers, thsy fight > duel.
his = such "a evil in the army that The
old Kaiser issued m order fofhddding duels
uncer penalty. bus il IS often svaded.
But The worst evil il the aimest universal
excessive drinking Of beer. or kneipeug. Is
It Is called A number Of students GET TO-
Gether N saloon or soms privats room n
about nine - the evening and spend the
time til midnight. and csisn till 2 or 5 in
TIE morning. singing. telling stories and
drinking IS much beer - they can hold.
should say that sir big schooners Of
beer would b minimum. and . number
VIII drink fourteen TO fifteen. They don't
often get positively drunk on beer, bat
they are 50 saturated with it that they ara
lite batter than stupid beasts.
ache and are generally used up. On
peculiarly festai occasions wine is substi-
tufed Tor beer. and some Of them do get
drunk, and uproariOusly 80. 1ntoxication
Is not common vice, nor ID Ii in England
and America, but there are very few Ger
tu1H stu0entSs fancy, VINO nave n0e Al
some time been drunk, and they have no
hesitation in telling about 1t. while In
American colleges such men are rare excep-
tons. the drinking men being found in
other walks in life. The natives can stand
this sort OF thing tor . long time without
perceptible effects. but IN American can't
German viii drink t,ll his head 10 so
large that he has 10 use shoe-horn to get
ms nat on. and yet appear in class
day. while an American will be
laid up. Some Of tho best German
students follow this sort of amusement for
several semesters and keep up their health
and class work Americans try il, and
either become thoroughly dissipated or con-
tract habits that ruin them after they get
home and should they not become actually
dissipated there is apt 70 be decided low
ering OF the standard Of gentlemanly con-
duct. II father wishes his . 10 spend
Sunday at . shooting match or horse race
and to pass the evening tanning himself in
tobacco smoke. making ! beer-vat of him
self. sinsinz obscene songs and playing
cards with 4 money stake. he will lind su-
pcrior advantages in this line ct German
school. Some may prefer to finish their
education in . less pronounced style.