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Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-24

Fortify the system Against Colds
By taking the Turkish bath
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-28
A Dear Dollar.

Money is bought with the pro-
ducts of labor, instead of products
being bought with money, as the
common acceptation of the term now
implies. When this idea is carefully
considered and understood the full
significance Of what is intended by the
terms cheap dollar, or dear dollar,
will be known in its true sense. For
example, in 1870 pork sold in Michi-
gan for $40 per hundred pounds. In
1889 it sold tor 81 per hundred pounds.
1t required just as much labor to raise
bushel of corn in 1889 as it did in
1870. 1t took as much corn in 1889 to
make pound of pork as it did in
1870. During this time the dollar
has remained the same-25.8 grains
of gold or 4l2H grains of standard
silver make the coined dollar of 1889,
as 1870. There has been no increase
in its weight or size. The question
therefore is, why should it require
twenty-five pounds of pork in 1889 to
buy the same dollar that ten pounds
of pork purchased in 1870? Can this
be explained on any other hypothesis
than an increase i'm the value OF the
dollar? Is it not fact that fifteen
pounds of pork has been added to the
value Of the dollar during the past
twenty years? If this be true of pork
is it not also true of wheat, cotton,
corn, tobacco and nearly every other
product of labor? While 100 pounds
of pork would have paid 10 per cent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-28
Here You Have it Again.

On July lst there were sent oul
from the U. s. Treasury IS, 1856 checks
for interest upon the per cent. bonds
and the Pacific railroad bonds. These
checks enabled 32,7S6 persons to buy
the labor of their neighbors, or the
products Of labor, 80 they themselves
were relieved from the necessity of
producing or earning their own bread
Gin the sweat of their brows; :" neither
did the purchase money with which
they had obtained these bonds, sweat
or work to produce these drafts upon
the U. S. Treasury.
These checks were all sent out UNI
der vicious, wicked, cruel law,
designed to compel the people who
have no money for the purchase of
bonds, to raise bread and raiment fo-
those who happen to have the money.
In other words, the U. s. bord laws
undertake to set aside the decree Of
the Almighty which makes it incum-
bent on every able-bodied person to
earn the bread to feed himself.
Internal class ldaos! Accursed IN
justice! Creating kid.gloved aristo-
Gratis on one hand, horny-handed and
stoop-shouldered. ragged, ignorant,
stupid, brutal slaves on the other hand.
We will repeal those laws; we will
break the bond chain; we will free
our children from the curse of the
U. S. Republican CD congress! We
will do it, or we'll die i'm the attempt.
Voters, how will you vote ?-I0Wd
Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-28

Look cut for big yarns against every
man who is even spoken of as a candi.
date for Office in Anderson county,
in opposition to the old ring bosses.
They will make the air blue with lies.
1t will soon be time for the county
candidates to kiss the babies, and it don't
make any difference whether the mother
has had time to clean its face or not, the
candidate must have a kiss.
The Republicans can find plenty of
time, and will even change the rules to
get in their old spite work on the south,
by trying to pass the federal election
bill, SO called, but simply stab at the
south. But they cannot take time to
pass bill protecting the people of pro-
hibition states from the cause of the
original hell-hOles. No. by that they
are afraid they would lose part Of the
whisky vote. But anything to keep up
the fight against the south, as this is all
that will hold the e. o. p. together. Sail
in MIR. ingalls,, fight the war over again.
Mr.. Cummings, member of congress
from New York, tile home of Vice.
President Morton: when the original
package bill was being discussed or
brought up, told the members there were
other matters of more Importance than
passing a bill for few prohibition
cranks. Then he went over to Morton's
and took drink.
The silver bill as it passed the United
States senate is just what the farmer,
mechanic and laboring people want
that is, tie free coinage of silver. But
when it went to the house of congress,
it was fixed to suit the gold-bugs of
England and America. The original
bill would cut them out of making mil
lions of dollars every year. But the g.
o. p. have control of this country yet,
and BENZ. Harrison would have vetoed
the bill as passed by the senate if it had
passed the house, thus showing that he
belongs to Wall street and the
English lords.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-28

interest on 500 in 1870, it will take
It's pounds to pay z per cent. in 1890.
Who can truly say in the face of this
that cheaper dollar is not necessary
for the prosperity of labor in produc-
ton ?-N0tiomdt Economist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-28

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Items from an sold Crank"

1t used to be said by our fathers, tina
this is government of the people, bu
now it is a government of the lords o
England, the monOpolists and money
kings of this country, who own ant
control all the different branches of leg
islatiOn.
Among the many things the next leg
islature should do is to have the state
furnish the statistics to the people at
cost, which can be done for about $3.50
or So in place of $12. Do away with
the Office of county superintendent of
OF schools and county attorney. Re-
duce the salaries of all the county OFF,
GERS at least one-half, cut the fees and
mileage of constables one-half, the fees
of justice of the peace one half, and
hundreds Of other things the taxpayers
Of this state have to pay that are away
out of all reason.
The government of the United States
has over two hundred million dollars
loaned out that it does not get one cent
Of interest on--$l3O, 900, 900 to railroads
and about 500, 900, 900 to banks of the
good friend of the party. How is that
for a government that the people are
paying high tax and old war tariff to keep
up, and it loaning the money to its po-
litcal friends, just to help them out; this
TOO besides the millions of acres of land
that have been given the railroads to
speculate on. We know Of land given
the railroads, that they are getting in an
Indirect way, or through second party,
from 5000 to $500 per acre for. This is
where they have their man Jack lay out
a town sight, and the railroad company
gets the benefit, all in this country by
the people and for the people.
Remember the whole people who are
opposed to being controlled by the mon
ey lords OF England and the United
States, to monopolists, to railroad grants,
to the United States loaning money
companies, to banks, and bankers to fur
nish ring bosses with campaign money,
and the people who are in favor of pro-
tecting the home and family, who are in
favor of ali honest, fair convention, clear
If the old wire-puller, log-roller and po-
litical demagogue, will meet at Garnett
August End. Let there he big turnout
and an honest, fair, Old-fashioned peo-
Piles convention. Put good, square
men out as candidates, then stick to
them.
If the supreme court would say the |
the people of one state have no right to
go into another state to capture horse
thief, or that horse thief has right to
ship into, hold and sell his stolen horses,
how long would the people of Kansas
let the thief stay with them and sell
horses? How long will the people of
Garnett and Greeley and other towns let
the o. p. agents stay i'm this country?
We have said very little heretofore
have been waiting for the poor little
county attorney to act, but all hope is
lost. We say to the people of this coun-
ty, get rid of the o. p. business peacea-
bly, if snch thing is possible, but be
cure that you get rid of all the original
package outfit.
This government pays interest on its
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-18
Cutwork Again in Fashion.

Cutwork, now in fashion again, was
especially dear to the heart of Queen
Elizabeth. Her ruffs were trimmed with
cutwork of lilies, spangled with seed
pearls, and mantle was overwrought
with roses and pomegranates and crowns.
This work, strictly speaking, is formed
of stuff gummed to network of threads.
The pattern is outlined with buttonhole
stitching, The stuff afterward cut from
around the design, leaving the network
to form background. There are several
notifications of cutwolk, and all
European nations seem to have employed
it more or less extensively.
Italian cutwork is ve:y ancient, and
figures largely in old chronicles. Cut
work on linen is Danish industry, but
the most perfect linen cutwork comes
from Sweden. 1t is favorite industry
of the Swedes, and is taught in the
schools. Heavy linen carving cloths, all
bordered with cutwork, pattern of
vine leaves outlined with coarse white
linen floss, and the outer edge of the
leaves cut away, being particularly effec-
tive New York Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-18

On August I, 1878, early in the morn
ing, the first trial trip of the cable rail
way system was made in San Francisco.
The inventor was A. S. Hallidle. To-
day, after seventeen years, there are
forty-four cable railways in the United
States. In August, 1884, the first elec-
trio railway was started in Cleveland,
Ohio, on the Bcntly Knight conduit
system. To-day, after six years, there
are 263 electric railways in operation or
under construction in this country.
These figures would seem to indicate
that the electric railway has advantages
which the cable has not. The one great
advantage of the cable is that it can
overcome grades which arc insurmount-
able by the other systems, but this ad-
vantage is rapidly being overcome, for
the efficiency of the electric motor is be-
ing so wonderfully enhanced that steep
er and sleeper grades are being sur
mounted. There is no question that
electricity will furnish the motive power
for all street railways in the very near
future Electric Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-18
From Slavery to Affiuence.

The will of the late Roswell J. Jeffries
has been admitted to probate by Surro-
gate Arlington. The deceased was
slave before the war and often related in
the prayer meetings which he attended
some of his experiences and the incidents
of his conversion to Christianity in his
early life. Upon obtaining his freedom
he came to this city and bought small
farm upon what was then the outskirts
of the city and which has since been
built up into the fine residence section
now bounded by Park avenue, Brighton
avenue, Meigs and Rowley streets. AL
though real estate spectators reaped
some of the benefit of the tremendous
increase in the value of this
property, Mr.. Jeifries was at his death
rich man. He lived to the advanced age
of ninety years. His wife and four chill
dren survive him. The exact value of
his estate is not known, but it is certain
ly over 500, ,000.-L Rochester On. W
Post Express.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-18

There is no kind of vermin that makes
worse havoc among corn than does the
common red squirrel. One of our earl
lest experiences was in catching a squirrel
that had made its way into the corn
crib, and had carefully selected the braid
of ears hung at the top of the crib for
seed corn the subsequent spring. Taking
down ear by ear the squirrel had stripped
all the soundest grains from the cob,
eating out the chit or germ, and leaving
the larger part of the kernel to be
used for hog feed. 1t is the popularity
of the squirrels ravages that he eats
only the chit, though the active field
mice are liable to do the same when grain
is plentiful. We have known squirrels
to make their way into house lofts to eat
the seed com hung up to dry against the
chimneys. Any corn that the squirrel
cats, unless badly pinched by hunger, is
sure to be of the best Boston Cu.tiva-
tor
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-18

come any more, nor how got that awful
cold that made me sick, and if We hadn't
taken pity on me I'd aided, for shorem
Dan raised her face and looked square
ly into her pale eyes. What homely,
ridiculous, grotesque-looking couple to
love and pity and forgive, and be scnti-
mental, Just rs though they were akin to
the rest of the human race who lived up
town in houses and apartments, and
downtown in garrets and rookeries.
And yet they did all these things, as
though they had the God-given right t"
do them.
eye needn't tell me what | knows
already, Judy" said Dan. "D'ye s'pose
| was goin' off 'thout findin' out what
had made We so offish2 That wouldn't
been like Dan Vokes. What he did was
ter watch We that day, and when ye was
hangin' round tryin' to get bow from
that hack driver, Vokes was stumpin'
along behind ye with his wooden leg!
Vokes was mad, though. But he
couldn't hold out, when ye come to be
Sick nohow. That's all, Judy, except
hooray for the weddin'!"
A wedding in Cole Alley? Yes, and a
whole romance there, too. - Yankee
Blade
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-18
The Gear is q Nimrod.

Gar Alexander III. is a great hunter,
a real Nimrod, who does not like the Of
fetal huntings, in the course of which
animals are driven by foresters just under
the hunters guns. AT the recent hunt
ing at Spala, in Russia, deer came out
from under the brush, near the Gar, who
was about to shoot it, when suddenly
General Tcheverine, comma6dant of the
Imperial Guard and an outspolen SOL
dier, exclaimed "You know, Majesty,
they have just led the deer here with
stringm "Well," cried the Gar, half
laughing and half angry, edo they take
me for Louis XlV.2" And, lowering his
gun, he let the deer quietly pass away.
But he left on the next morning with
only two or three persons of his suite, in
order to enjoy the chase on hunting
grounds not managed in such an easy
and official manner New York
Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-18
A Great Prison at Night.

As one rushes by Sing Sing in Cen
trail Hudson train a glance can be had of
the main prison building. AT night
rows of lights can be seen, lights that
illumine the long galleries upon which
are the cells in which the convicts sleep,
and the thought at once arises that the
big building is alive with moving
figures, keepers with loaded rifles
guarding each gallery, on the alert for
any outbreak After 8 o'clock not a
sound is heard The "all right" bell is
sounded at 5;2O every night, the day
keepers are replaced by few night
men, the convicts are locked in their
cells, iron entrance doors take the place
of the wooden ones during the day, and
the prison is closed for the night. Even
to the warden's residence, where dinner
is served at 6, the influence of the quiet
extends, and about 8 o'clock everyone
is asleep or apparently so. With 1, $50
people in that vast inclosure not sound
is heard except the tread of the night
guards or the plashing of the river
against the bulkheads. - New York
World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-18
How our Navy Used to Shoot.

The proficiency of American gunnery
in this war of 1912, is perhaps best illus
trated by the Constitutions first action,
with the Guerriere, in which she was
hulled but three times, while her antag-
onist, to use the words of her command
er, was reduced to ''perfect wreck"
within forty minutes from the time the
Constitution began to fire. This battle
occurred on August 10, 1912.
In her action with the Java, December
30, 1912, off the coast of Brazil, the
Constitution was hulled but four times,
and with the exception of her maintop-
sail yard she did not lose spar. The
Java, on the other hand, was "totally
dismastcd," while her hull was so shat
tered and pierced with shot holes that it
was impossible to get her to the harbor
of San Salvador, which was only few
hours sail.
In her action with the Cyane and Le-
want the forces opposed were: Constitu-
ton, 81 guns with 1887 pounds of metal;
British, So guns with 1908 pounds of
metal In this extraordinary action the
Constitution was hulled only thirteen
times, while the Cyane had every brace
and bow-line cut away, cher ma'n and
mizzen masts left in tottering state,
and other principal spars wounded, sew
cral shot in the hull, nine or ten between
wind aud water" The Levant also was
roughly handled.
Before dlsmissing the subject of gun
merry we should take into consideration:
1. The inferior quality of American can
non and shot .. The deficiency in
weight of American shot. 3. The fact that
in two of the four actions between single
frigates the English used French cannon
and shot, which were eight per cent.
heavier than their nominal English
equivalents. - Century.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-18
A Text to Fit Each Case.

A tired looking man applied to
country clergyman for work. He was
sent to dig potatoes. At the end of two
hours the minister went out to see how
the work advanced. He found that the
man had uncovered at least two quarts
of the tubers.
"Well," said the parson, ''you don't
believe in injuring yourself, do you"
"Oh," replied the laborer, 81 work
according to Scripture"
Where in the Bible can you find any
thing that justifes your taking two hours
to dig two quarts of potatoes2"
"Why this; Let your moderation be
known to all menu
The minister thought this rather witty,
and took him in to dinner. The mod
crate worker did not prove to be mod
crate eater; in fact, he cleared the table.
"You don't seem to eat according to
your text" said the clergyman, aghast,
seeing the dinner disappearing like mist
before the sun.
'No," replied the tired man, plying
his knife and fork faster than ever, 81
have another text for this: Whatever
thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy
might. ~ New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-18

Paper tubes are coming into use in
Europe for carrying gas. water and cleo
trio cables, and some of the latest sam
pies of these pipes now being exhibited
in Vienna are highly spoken of. The
method of their manufacture is curious
and interesting. The width of the paper
Is equal to the length of a given pipe.
The paper runs first through molten as
phalt and is rolled upon II mandril of
wood, the size of which determines the
inside diameter of the pipe. When cool
the mandril is removed and the inside of
the tube is covered with a kind of
enamel, the composition of which is kept
secret. The outside is covered with a
oituminous lacquer and sand, and it is
said that comparatively thin pipe will
withstand very powerful pressure.-
New York Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-18
Old Parr.

November 18th, 1885, were buried in
Westminster Abbey, London, England,
the remains of Thomas Parr, "Old
Parr," who was born at Wilmington,
Alberbury parish, Shropshire, in 1883,
andthus attained the age of 1852 years.
This is as though one living to-day had
been born in 1873, when George ii. was
King of the loyal colony of New York,
the same year George III. was born and
a college was founded at Princeton in
the Jerseys; when Louis XIV. reigned
over our French neighbors and the great
Frederick of Prussia was yet Crown
Prince, and Maria Theresa sat secure on
her throne under the treaty of Vienna,
signed November 1S Of that year, 1888,
and Spanish war ships enforced the right
of search against English merchantmen,
and the foundation of British empire in
the East had not yet been laid by Give,
nor had Cameron of Lochiel followed the
Young Pretcnder to Culloden the same
year Louisbourg was captured by colo
nal troops under William Pepperell.
That is the kind of Il life time Old Parr
covered with his 152 years, who, con
versing with Charles l., had been born
before the Reformation, under Henry
VII, nine years before the discovery of
America. cat the age of 105 Parr was
obliged, in consequence of an intrigue
with Catherine Milton, whom he after
ward married us his second wife, to do
penance in a white sheet at the door of
the parish church at Alberbury. When
presented to Charles |. at court, that
monarch remarked to him: "You have
lived longer than other men; what have
you done more than other men2" PARIS
reply was: 81 did penance when was
hundred years old. . New York Sun.