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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-06-14
CURIOUS FACTS.

The Scotch brain is the heaviest 10 the
world
Australia is SAID TO have oysters = foot
il diameter. j.
The fortress OF Gibraltar is garr.soasd
b. 5000 British troops.
Thres men have been arrested is Wis.
cousin fol the theft Of 1000 chickens
Chicago dog thieves have formed
trust" and are doing rushing bust
ness.
The prise OF wheat reached s3. 45 IN
1866, So 40 in 1867, and S3.25 in
1868
TIE heaviest mau in England is
Thomas CougerIy. Of Dover, who weighs
500 pounds.
La grippe cured crowd OF lnnatics in
a Massachusetts asylum. aud they have
Deen released.
The Car Of Russia says that be coa.
s;ders duelling in the army not only al.
lowable but necessary.
Abou 800 organ grinders arrive ip
London every June from 1tsly. aud leave
again about October
The average weight Of the brain Of
man is three and half pounds, that OF
a woman two pounds eleven ounces
The area of-the Australian Continent
is 2,945,2 2l9 square miles; of Brazil, g.,
231,O47; Of the United States, 3.57S,-
S92
A real estate aud trust company, IN
Lynchburg, Va, composed OF co!orei
men. has declared dividend of ten pc,
cent.
The fugitive from justice will now fuo
his path strewu with obstacles. for his
portrait can be sent 20 any number Of
points along the line of travel
Lucy Carvassa, Massachusetts, girl,
wanted TO die, and TO die as no one else
had, and so she swallowed thirty six
marbles aud brought about the wished
for event
A woman in Ohio not long sincs lost d
child through diphtheria, and forced hs'
other children to kiss the dead body
They all grew sick with the same dis
ease and died.
A sleigh that is alleged to be tne identi
ca, vehicle in which Napoleon escapes
from Russia after the disastrous cam
paign of 1912, is now in the possession
of Chicagoan
French leave" is a pro7eroiai expte'
sion that appears to have arisen from tn
ancient custom Of French armies on the'
march taking whatever they wished
wanted without paying for it.
The theatre Of Bacchus a, Atneni
built by Phios 42o B. c., is said to hav
been the first one erected. The mr.
,, regular theatre in America was eree'e
at Annapolis, Md. in 1852 or 1888.
j While campaigning in Kentucky In II
early days of the waf, General CARTEL
bought farm near Prestonourg for fe'
hundred dollars Recently Mrs. Garnei
> sold the tract to spectators, recelviu
o $1,000 for If
/. The Boston nre, on November a.lo7
le destroyed 446 buildings, causing 10
If If s76 900 900 The burnt district e,
il tended over sixty-dve acres in-'ne We
ID heart Of the business section iii
ID proof buildings burned ike frame CO
AZ sages.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-06-14

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t~,v~u a.l.nta and Se~. York. Dan-
u "a auxussa Gr-en-t~Dso 10 A d
yiils. and Morr1ssown, Tenn
On 81 ani -. Pullmaa sun 81 e.er -
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Montgomery sad oet seeu W1ss''fst'' II
b,ruln h.In, Ala. EshEn I'D a. ''r'-''s
f,,r,, Eal..xt. AIT Gre Lsboro. aid between
Ha .fnxt s.at Patin.s. Hts:sef > esr rs =
sx,,u Vas na u 1T ste II sfi H.,
Spring.
SoT HA.- JAS E. TAYLOR
rr.fEe Manazr Gen PAS age :.
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Div Pass Agent.
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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-06-14

The Chicago 1898 fair will be held on
the one hundredth anniversary OF the
French Revolution.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-06-14

The British House Of Commons con.
s;sts Of $40 Hembers, forty 81 whom
constitute 3 Quorum to do basansas.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-06-14

thet critters doin's on yourself, s long s
you amt done nothin''
but hev. hadn't orter stirred one
solitary step to thet circus if the hull
church d went, she groaned
That afternoon she was convinced Of
it when her husband brought in hand.
bill which had been left in his shop, and
which contained the following announce
ment.
The advocate., 1890-11-19

regulation urged by the democratic
and resubmissiOn parties. Prohibi-
tion on paper and free whisky in the
joints is the method Of the republi-
can party. Neither Of these, as they
are generally understood, will be the
method Of the peoples party This
party, which looks to the nationalist
tion Of American industries, the con
troll Of transportation, telegraph and
telephone lines by the government in
the interest Of the people, will also
urge the absolute control Of the man
ufacture and sale Of such distilled
and fermented liquors as may be nee
essary for legitimate purposes and
their absolute suppression for every
illegitimate use. This we regard as
the only efectual solution Of the
liquor problem IL is also in line
with the most advanced thought Of
the age Nationalism offers the most
rational solution Of this, as well as
many other questions, most intimate
ly related to the welfare Of the Amer
lean people. This is the end towards
which we should direct our efforts,
and we believe this to be the stand
that the peoples party should take
upon the liquor question in national
politics. The discussion of our local
issue and the proper attitude of the
party toward our state Legislation
will be reserved for future article.
The advocate., 1890-11-19

THE ADVOCATE is receiving many
complimentary notices from the press
and from individuals throughout the
state. They are too numerous TO re-
ceive individual acknowledgement,
and we wish TO say in a general way
that they are fully appreciated and
held in high esteem. We shall in the
future abate no part Of our zeal in
the cause of the people, and shall
earnestly strive to merit not only the
approval Of our readers but the gem
erous support that has been accorded
u.s. We would add also in this con-
neotion that the people in every To-
cslity should ende0vor to build up
and strengthen their local reform
papers. They have done a noble
work in the campaign just closed. A
paper like the ADVOCATE, or any paper
Of its class, though having large
circulation, cannot meet the local
issues Of the many counties of the
state. II must necessarily be more
general in its character Every
county should have a good, we'll sup
ported reform paper before the be-
ginning OF another campaign, and all
should work together in harmony in
the future as in the past for the COM
mon good, Let us pull'together for
1892
The advocate., 1890-11-19
AN OPEN CONFESSION II GOOD FOR THE
SOIlL


The Journal refused TO enter upon campaign
Of abuse and yltuperaton when the tOOrd tOds
GiUeR mat mat Ods 10 be me plan Of hC cam
pdtgn, we refused TO adopt II, and while the
Journal did all in its power for the success OF the
republican ticket, yet II did not think the plan
adopted was either polite or right. The abuse
Of the opposition candidates by the republican
papers during the campaign lost To the party
thousands OF votes that could have been saved
had the campaign been u clean and argumenta-
tive one, Abuse never made converts TO any
cause, and It never will Had the republican pa
pers Of Kansas spent MS much time In sh0wlngtO
the alliance people the fallacy Of their arguments
and claims rs they did In abusing Willis and
Robinson the result would never have been In
doubt, The republican "managers" have learned
something during this campaign that they will
not soon forget, and II Is by good luck and not by
good management that the lesson did not cost
the party the whole state ticket Laurence
Journal
1t appears from the above that this
systematic personal abuse was delib-
erately planned by the republican
leaders and the word passed along
the line that this should be the char
acter Of the campaign. The naughty
Journal is telling tales out of school.
1t is certainly refreshing to be re-
minded, after the close of the cam
paign, by republican papers that still
make some pretense to decenCy, that
they refused to participate in such
disgraceful methods at the command
of the party bosses, and that they do
not regard them as either polite or
right. Such assurances inspire hope
Of a healthful improvement in the fu-
ture. We're il not for the Topeka
Capital we should be encouraged to
hope that future campaigns might be
conducted with some little regard for
truth and decency. The total de-
prayity of that journal, however af-
fOrds little promise of the realization
of such hope.
The advocate., 1890-11-19
SPECIAL CLUB LIsT.
WHAT DOES TT MEANY

This is the question republi-
can politicians and journalists are
sisIring each other, and the answers Of
a those blind leaders of the blind, as
aign every cause but the right one.
,lB simply means that the people OBJ
Aac& to further determinations in
teglSNor Of the classes and against the
lnHsS, and that after failing to re-
rERMSceee justice at the hands Of the hired
n nessiAus OF monopoly who have been
entrusted with the government for a
quarter Of century, they propose to
replace them with men who have
some little regard fox the rights Of
American citizens. This is what it
means, and the balance Of the outfit
not already deCapitated will do we'll
10 make a note Of it,
The advocate., 1890-11-19
IMPORTANT TO ADvERTIsERs.

THE ADVOCATE now has the largest
circulation Of any paper in the state
Of Kansas and you will do we'll TO
consider this fact II you wish TO reach
the greatest number OF readers at the
smallest expense. Our subscription
list and postage bills are open for in
spection. We challenge comparison
The advocate., 1890-11-19
A FEW THOUGHTS ON THE QUESTION OF
PROHIBITION.
NO H.

In a former article we have en-
deavored TO lay the foundation for a
fair and legitimate discussion OF the
character Of Legislative supervision Of
the liquor traffic best suited to the
material and moral interests Of the
people. II is presumed that all good
citizens will agree to the necessity Of
placing this business under some
form Of legal restraint, and as one Of
the supporters Of a young but power
full party that aspires to national su-
premacy in 1892 it is deemed proper
that we clearly define our position
upon this great question which is
generally regarded as Of vital conse-
'quence TO the welfare Of the people.
Before doing 80, however, il is but
just that we call attention to what we
regard as an unfair Interpretation, by
resubmission organs, Of our introduC-
tory article. The Kansas City Times
and others, with whom the wish was
undoubtedly father to the thought,
have proclaimed to the world that we
had declared in favor Of a resubmis-
sion Of our prohibitory Legislation to
vote OF the people. Such a conclu.
sion is unwarranted by any sentence
or clause in that article. We did de-
clare the undoubted right Of the peo-
pie to resubmit whenever a majority
Of the voters shall declare In favor Of
it. This is an unquestioned and un-
questionable proposition in a republi-
can form Of government; but we did
not intimate that we we're among
those who would favor such resubmis-
sion, either now or hereafter The
wisdom and the prOpriety Of this are
the main questions that we started
out to discuss. Every careful reader
of what we have written will not fail
to discover that we have presented,
thus far four principal propositions,
First: That the practices Of the re-
publican party, which has posed be-
fore the people as the great and only
prohibition party, have not only failed
to establish the sincerity Of its profess
sions, but have had the effect to bring
the law into disrepute and cause
many honest men and. women to
doubt its wisdom as a means to aC-
complish the purposes for which it
was ostensibly designed.
Second: That some of the very best
elements of society, including many
of our leading and most successful
and influential business men, feeling
the financial and business depression
Of the country, and remembering that
this depression had its serious begin
ming coincident with the adoption of
our prohibitory Legislation, honestly
believe that this Legislation is one of
the chief causes OF disaster to the
business interests of the state.
Third That the republican press
and leaders of the party, through their
and their absolute refusal, |
The advocate., 1890-11-19

dltlon, and through their efforts TO
obscure those causes when others
have presented them, are very largely
responsible for the growth Of the sem
timent in opposition to our laws.
Fourth: Leaders Of the democratic
party have imagined that they could
see in this growing sentiment a tidal
wave upon which they could ride into
power in opposition TO their old an
tagonist, and hence have encouraged
it, and as a result Of these various in
duences it has rapidly gained in
strength and influence.
Believing these statements rela-
tive to the attitude Of party leaders
toward this question TO be fully war
rsnted by the facts, and believing al
80 that a large majority Of the people
Of Kansas are in favor Of maintaining
and enforcing prohibitory laws, while
a respectable minority are honestly
opposed to such policy we have
thought It expedient to present such
views upon the subject as seem to us
in harmony with tho principles and
platform Of the peoples party.
There can be no doubt that this
question will present itself in some
form as one of the issues of national
politics in the near future. Aside
from the degradation, the misery, the
want and the crime resulting directly
from intemperance, the great liquor
syndioates that have grown up in our
country have acquired such tremen-
dous power and influence for the cor
ruption Of the people, Of Legislative
and executive officers, and even of
courts as to endanger the liberties Of
the people. The rum power and the
money power have been and now are
faithful allies, and their combined in
huence and combined capital have
ruled the nation for the past quarter
of a century in the interest of the
classes and against the masses. It
has become a question with the peo-
pie, not alone to restrain the liquor
traffic in the interest Of morality and
a higher civilization, but to arrest the
growth OF a power that threatens to
subvert all other interests and under
mine the very foundations of the gov
ernment.
The growth Of this power must be
checked; and the instrumentalities by
which this shall be accomplished
must grow out Of the peoples party.
For very evident reasons neither of
the old parties will ever seriously at
tempt it. 1t is upon the allied pow
ers Of money and rum that they rely
for the slush fund with which to car
ry elections, control legislatures and
corrupt the executive and Judicial de
partments Of state and nation in the
Of the monopolies that are
feasting and fattening upon the stol-
en- substance of the people. 1t is
for those against whom these pow
ers are arrayed to rise up in their
might and strike them down. How
The advocate., 1890-11-19

BoTH of the proposed constitutional
amendments were defeated by large
msiorities.
The advocate., 1890-11-19
TOPEKA, KAN, NOVEMBER 10, 1890.

entered assoCond class matter in the Post
Oflce at Topeka, Kansas.)
The advocate., 1890-11-19

SUBSCRIBE for THE ADVOCATE now
at 81 until January l, 1892
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-01-29
M1srER DECORATIONS.

What We want nowadays is to find
something unhackneyed- Winter bou-
quets can be pretty or hideous- 1t
might seem that We exhausted the pos
sibilities of the latter when we got as
far as grasses colored with aniline dyes ;
and of the former, when We combined
pressed ferns, bittersweet-berries, and
dried. feathery golden-rod. But if We
look about us, probably We may find
something unconventional and novel,
quite as beautiful as anything that We
have vet used, and as far removed from
anything ugly.
The majority of people have been ia
miliar with the crimson cock all
their lives. But 1t is only lately that
they began to realize its value as win
ter decoration. Its brilliant colors re-
main undimmed throughout whole
season besides which its effect is that
of the richest velvet or plush. Arrange
large mass of the deep-piled, ruby
toned heads in a wide-mouthed jar and
you VIII wonder why you never thought
of doing so before. 1t is all SO simple
and vet SO satisfying. Now you begin
to believe that the cock 's-comb family
is well named, after all. The whole or
der is called, Amaranth, and has been
recognized from early times as the en-
blem of immortality. The Amaranth
family includes, besides the cock 's-comb,
the gay prince's-feather and the coarse
pig-weed. The latter is quite homely.
the former bold even if showy SO that
some of us feel little inclined to rebel
at the decree that these shall represent
undying existence. But, then, the Anna
ranth order docs not wither. The
cock's-comb is as brilliant as ever, SIX
months or a year after gathering. 1t
falls, but 1t does not fade. So, that,
hereafter, for long time, the emblem
of immortality will probably hold a
recognized place in our winter decora-
tions.
In arranging cock 's-comb, take care
to use a vase or Jar which is not too
bright of itself The contrast viii be
too great. 1t is a good rule that vases
decorated with flowers shall not them
selves be filed with living flowers or.
at least, not with those too much like
the mimic ones in color or shape. When
any two articles are placed near to-
gether, neither should suffer. And
only few things can be massed with
the cock k's-comb. Nothing like red Dsr-
ries as tho uins-hke shades of the
cock's-comb viii make the berries ap-
pear too dull and yellow. Cat-tails
placed behind the velvety heads would
do very well as background Equally
well would answer some kinds of pluCly
grasses, and seed-bearIng rushes and
sedges.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-01-29

Orycen producesf by the Brin pro-
cess Ia now b ing >1ccesSfully used In
gas works for gas publication Mr..
Ialon, Ransgate, England. who had
abandoned lime publication because the
gas works are situated In the centre of
the town, found that not only WAS the
publication effected much more rap
idly by using oxygen, but that only half
the purifying space was required. The
crude gas at Ramsgate contains 800
grains OF sulphur per 1000 feet Of gas.
This was reduced to eight grains and
the carbonic acid obliterated. The
Goals used at Ramsgate gave 10000
cubic feet OF gas per ton, with lumi-
mostly Of 15s candles. For the pur-
pose of revivifying the gas about three
fourths of ! per cent. of atmospheric
air Was used, and the effect OF this was
To Ieluce the lumino ity by p candles.
Tie luminosity was brought up by the
introduction of p to 3psr cent of can
mel coal. When oxygen was intro
duced Mr.. Valon obtained from to B.
candles Of increased luminosity So
that, by introducing oxygen into his
gas, Mr.. Nalon Is credited by Mr.. L.
B. Ellics Clark with having been able
to abandon the use of camel, reduce
his sulphur compounds to three grains.
and is now carrying on series OF ex-
pe-iments whereby he has thus Tar as
certaIned that he can make, instead OF
10, 900 cubic feet of gas per ton OF
Goals, probably from II, COO to IL, 800 of
the same luminosity.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-01-29
SCIENTIFIC.

Nrny persons oi ls.sh seyes are
greatly troubled with cramps in one or
both their legs II comes on suddenly
and Is very severe Most people jump
out or bed at nearly always comes on
going 10 he'd or while undresSing) and
ask some one to rub the leg. l have
known II 10 last for hours, TIL IN dispalr
they would send for The family physl-
clan, and even then IL would be hours
before the spaSm would let up
There Is nothing easier than TO MAKE
the spasm let 60 its hold, and 1t can be
accomplished without sending Tor
doctor, who may be tired and in need
of a good nights lest When L have
patient who Is subject TO cramp al
ways advise him To provide himself
with a good strong cord n long gar
ter VIII do il nothing else is handy
When the cTamp comes on take the
cord, wind it around the leg over the
place that is cramped, and take an end
in each hand and give il a sharp pull,
one that will hurt a little instantly
the cramp VIII let up. and tie sufferer
can 20 to bed assured IL will not come
on again that night. For the peTma-
nen; cure, give about six or eight cells
of galvanIc battery, with the negative
POLE applied over the spot that cramps
and the positive pole over the thigh.
Give 1t for ten minutes, and repeat
every week for a month.
have saved myself many a good
nights rest simply by posting my pa
tients subject to spasm Of the legs how
TO use tie cord as above. 1 have never
known 1t to fail, and l have tried 1t
after they have worked half the night,
and tie patient was in the most intense
agony. Even in such cases, at the first
Jerk of the cord all pain left.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-01-29

Mr.. WeEch, the Superintendent Of
the Niagara RESERVATION. does not pur-
lose to lose any time in getting at the
work OF protecting the shore OF Goat
ISlaEd from further erosion The
plans call for the building of docking
and cTiE-wOrk along the shore for a
distance of !. 600 feet. The crib work
VIII extend five feet above the surface
Of the water and be nearly level with
the surface of the land, presenting no
olstrI ct.on of the view Of the river
from the i-laud. 1t is estimated that
tie work Will cost about $500, and 1t
viii he commenced as soon as the con-
tract IS let. The work contemplated
will commence at a point on the south
erly shore Of the island, directly oppO-
sile the western end of the most west
cry OF the Sister Islands and extend
for a distance of 600 feet. The first
4OJ feet will consist of line of dock
ing tied TO the bank, anchored to tie
rock bottom, and filed with loose stone,
sc. The remaining 1900 feet will
be Of cTIb-work filed with loose
stone.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-01-29

Ice uH Su0lc m ne Troptcs. The
natives OF tropical countries are seldom
So much astOuIshed as when they are
first introduced to snow and ice. The
cOngeIlIug Of water il phenomenon
they are slow to comprehend. \ few
months ago Sir William AlcGregor en-
tlcrd several New Guinea natives to
the hitherto uusculed summit OF Mount
owen Stanley the loftiest peak in
British Australasia. On its barren
summit, nearly a thousand feet above
the zone OF vegetation, big iciCles were
found, greatly to the amazement OF the
natives, who were much startled when
they touched them, and insisted that
their fingers had been burned.
y year ago, when Mr. EhleIs as
Ceuded Mount Kilim1-N Njlro, in Africa,
his native portcrs, Who hal lived al
their lives near the lIse Of the great
mountain, pulled .u the boots with
which they LJl Teen provided as they
approached the snow line and plunged
merrlly into the snow in their hare
feet. They lost no time in pluUS n
out again, aud lay writhing on tile
ground, insisting that their feet had
been severely luu-d. some Of the Cen
tr,d African natives who have been in
LEN4ulcl latN NrtELLslDN mt>tOOk las
winter the hT,t snow storm they saw
for flight Of white butterflies Lieut..
Won Francois says the mistake was a
very natural one. One day when he
Was ascending tributary Of the Congo
hC SAW for the first time the air filed
with q great swarm OF white butterflies.
aud be SAWS the spectacle closely resem-
b.ed a Eeutle fall of snow.
The seductive drutk 50 popular in our
latitude during the dog days, produces
upon the untutored savage when first
brought TO his notice IS unpleasant an
effect Ss an unexpected electric shock.
King piuah Of West Africa has been
oEe Of the recent sightseers in Paris. An
attempt was male one day q explain
20 him tile nature OF ice by introducing
him to an / ell drink. Tie unusual
sensation greatly SJaIt ell his Majesty.
and he dashed the cooling draurht on
the door A. soon as he had tasted 10.
IL is said that our Alaskan Esqui-
mauN think the weather Is uncommouly
81 tiy when tie weather is at freezing
point, while the Central African shiveIs
IN great distress in a TENN rature OF 6Oo
above zero.