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The advocate., 1890-03-13
IA REQUEsT.

Sub-Alliances and County Alliances
in all parts Of tho State are ratiiying
the demands agreed upon by the Su-
preme Council at 81. Louis, on Dec
9Th. This is being done as a rule
without modification or change, e1-
cept by the addition OF other demands
in regard to state or local affairs.
This is precisely the thing to do.
Those men who assembled at that
great meeting were representative
men OF the Order They were rein
forced and supported in their work,
by representatives Of other great la
Dor organizations. ALI agreed upon
the seven demands. These are the
foundations upon which wemust build.
AS one speaker at the Kansas City
conference expressed it, "the St Louis
convention has macadamized the road,
and all we have to do is to keep in the
center Of the track and 90 straight
ahead" There should be no side
tracks on the line. Every state, coun-
ty and Sub-Alliance should ratify
these seven demands without change.
These are kept standing in every
issue Of the ADVOCATE under the title
OF "Our Platform" If Alliances that
adopt these, will in making their re-
port, simply state that they ratified
the seven demands Of the st. Louis
Supreme Council, and then add such
other resolution as they may from
time TO time adopt, they will simplify
our work very much and thereby con-
fer a favor We desire to accommo-
date all by publishing their resolutions
so far as possible, but we also desire
to avoid too much repetition in the
same issue Of the paper. 1t will be
observed that our columns are crowd
cd with correspondence every week
This is what we desire; but attention
can be called TO these resolutions in
the manner indicated and save that
amount Of space for other commune
cations.
The advocate., 1890-03-13


Resolutions adopted by Mcpherson
county alliance, Feb. 22, 1890
WHEREAS; II is reported that certain
implement dealers of this state have mu-
tually agreed that they will not purchase
Of or act as agents for the sale Of farm
implements manufactured by those who
may deal directly with the agents Of the
Farmers Alliance, and
WHEREAS; BY reason Of the ruinOus
prices Of farm products admonishing us
Of the necessity Of economy and realizing
that the only means we have by which we
can free ourselves from this and other
extortionate combinations is by acting as
unit in our business transactions, there
fore be 1t
Re0OE0edj BY the Mcpherson County
Alliance that we recommend to the several
alliances of this county that all members
of the alliance withhold their trade from
all local dealers who have entered into
the above named combination, and that
we will purchase the farm implements
manufactured by companies who will deal
directly with the agents Of the Farmers
Alliance on the same terms as with other
agents, and be it further
ReSoIccd; That we urge members ofthe
alliance to aid each other in maintaining
the above when necessary by hiring or
loanlng their implements TO needy broth
ers who for the present are unable to pur-
chase the same.
ResOlCed; That we respectfully ask our
state secretary to ascertain the names Of
the implement dealers who by their vote
decided to "boycott" the alliance, and TO
have the same printed and copy sent to
the sub-alliances.
Rssolced That we request che publica-
tlon of the foregoing preamble and res
Olutions in the county papers and in the
Kansas Farmer. The Alliance Tri6uRs
aud ADVOCATE. A. +. WAUGH, Pres.
8. RucKMAN, SsCy,
The advocate., 1890-03-13

OF the Alliance it certainly does not
require any ono 10 sacrifice his man
hood. On the other hand he is left
absolutely free in the exercise Of every
privilege and in the performance Of
every duty oflife Can this be said
Of one who has assumed the obligation
Of the LeagueY We pause for a re-
ply
The advocate., 1890-03-13

A View From a Republican Standpoint.
The Capital Of the 1lth inst. has a
communication Of character which
may be expected to appear very fre-
quently during the next few months.
II is published under the following
headlines:
Gan alliance farmer talks to repub-
lican farmers on a timely topic"
The writer's heart is sorely troubled
over the possible prospect of the par
ticipation Of the alliance in political
affairs. It appears, however, that his
Aolicitude is not so much on account
Of the fact Of such participation, as
on account of the kjnd of politics the
alliance is likely to engage in. If it
were the kind that would be likely
to result In the reelection of Senator
Ingalls, to the United States Senate,
and uphold all the other political
frauds that are bidding for q stall to
feed at the public crib, this writer
would probably interpose no objec-
tion. Thetendency Of the times how
ever, is not in this direction, and
hence the lamentatlon. We expect
to see regular installments of this
kind Of alliance literature from alli-
ance men who are not members of the
Order, from this time until after the
next election. Such communications
will be welcomed to the columns of
all papers that are engaged in the re-
election Of Senator ingalls,. We pro
pose, in the not far distant future, to
begin disqualification Of what may be
termed an Ingalls, serial, in which
the record of that gentleman will be
presented to our readers, from the
beginning Of his public life down to
the present time, in order that should
he be returnedtohis present station, it
may be with a full knowledge Of his
character and his public acts. We
believe that resolutions are cheap,
and unless members Of Che alliance
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Points for Husbands.

Do not jest with your wife upon a
subject in which there is danger of
wounding her feelings. Remember that
she treasures every word you utter,
though you never think of it again. Do
not speak of some virtue in another
mans wife to remind your of a
fault. Do not reproach your wife with
personal defects, for, il she has sensi-
bility, you inflict a wound difficult to
heal. Do not treat your wife with in
attention in company. Do no upbraid
her in the presence of a third person,
nor entertain her with praising the
beauty and accomplishments of other
women. Do not be stern and silent i'll
your house. and remarkable for sociabil-
ity elsewhere.
Remember that your wife has as much
need of recreation Is yourself, and de-
vote a portion, at least, of your leisure
hours to such society and amusements as
you may join. By SO doing you will Sc
cure her smiles and increase her affec-
ton. Do not, being too exact in pecuni-
airy matters, make your wife feel her
dependence upon bounty. 1t tends to
lessen her dignity of character and does
not increase her esteem for you. If she
is a sensible woman sl> should be ac-
quainted with your business and know
your income, that she may regulate her
household expenses accordingly. Do
not withhold this knowledge in order to
cover your OWL extravaganza. Women
have a keen perception. Be sure she
will discover your ~selfshness, and,
though no word is spoken, from that
moment her respect is lessened and her
confidence diminished, pride wounded,
and a thousand, perhaps unjust, sus-
picions created. From that moment is
your domestic comfort on the wane.-
Domestic Monthly.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-14
i,unco in the Long Ago.

Hon.. William Gould, of Windhanl, in
a letter to The Portland Press, gives an
account of Ransom, who in the first
Year, of the present century came to
Portland and pretended to- be able to
transmute metals. From lead found on
a small island near Freeport he obtained
silver. He had his crucibles and other
apparatus in a shop on Exchange street.
Several reputable citizens We're deceived
and fieeced. 1t was finally proposed that
lie be watched, and a hole was bored
over his private room. 1t was found that
he rolled up a pistareen, a coin worth
twenty cents, and inserted it in the end
OF the wand with which he stirred the
molten contents of his crucible.
1t had been noticed as a curious fact
that the ingot he found in his crucible
was invariably Of the value of a fifth of
a dollar. One of the ingredients on
which he relied was May dew, and he Of
fered a high price for its collection.
Country people brought in such large
quantities of this dew that he was at first
appalled,. But lie got out Of it by testing
the dew and asserting that the sun had
shone on some part of it and spoiled the
whole. The water it had cost such labor
to gather was poured into the gutter.
lie was brought to trial and strong eff
forts were made to have him exhibited in
the pillorv, but lie escaped punishment.
Lewiston journal.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-14
Trial by Jury in Russia.

The conservative press in Russia never
looked fayorably upon the system of
jury trials, and always urged its aboli-
ton. The fact that political offenses
were not tried by juries was constantly
used as an argument against the entire
system. And the new minister of jus
tice in Russia, Mr.. Manassein, in obedi-
ence to their appeals, has just procured
the enactment of g. new law taking out
of the hands of juries a large number of
important criminal cases. But this only
strengthened the hands of the conserva-
tives and encouraged them to demand
further action in the same direction. On
the other hand the liberal press is noless
dissatisfied with the proceeding, and per-
fectly agrees whit the conservatives that
if the trial by jury is good at all no ex-
ceptions whatever are either just or ra-
tional, and that if it is bad for some
things it is bad for all. There, however,
the agreement ends. Whereas the con-
servatiyes hope to succeed in a~bolishing
the jury trials in Russia, the liberals de-
sire to obtain for it full recognition
The Transatlantic.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-14
Not Disposed to Invest.

We meet some queer people among
the many who are constantly fitting into
and out of this store, but an old man and
his wife, upon whom l waited a few days
ago, took the prize for pure, unadulter-
ated simplicity. The couple were evil
IDENTIFY on their first visit from the coun-
Try. When l approached them the old
lady, who was undoubtedly master of
ceremonies, stated that they wanted to
purchase a soup tureen.
''Do you want plated ware or silver?
| asked.
s'Solid silver, ter be sure, the woman
responded, with a glance that, had Ibeen
anybody else than q salesman, would
have frozen me.
After seeing a number of designs the
old lady decided upon II and inquired
the price.
.'One hundred and twenty dollars, l
answered, as l called to a boy to take the
article to the shipping room.
"What.' she almost screamed. zone
hundred and twenty dollars fer that2
gazed at me, as if | had expressed an
intention of robbing them, after which
they conferred together. Presently the
old gentleman turned around, and in a
uuivering voice said he guessed they'd
better buy a plated tureen, as that IA
just as good.
We have several dozen designs III
plated ware in stock. and after critically
examining each one the old lady plueked
up courage enough 10 ask the price of
one that had only recently been pro-
duced, and was selling for SIS. Wheni
mentioned the price, she looked blankly
at her husband and said she guessed we
didn't nave anything to suit them. AS
they were going out of the store, | over
heard the remark, What mighty dear
stores these in New York are, ter be
sure. | wouldn't pay morn So fer a
soup tureen-no not if it was the only
one in the country.'-Jewelers Weekly.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-14
How to Keep a Cat.

A lady in the northwest section has
recently taken possession OF an olc
house. To her great sorrow she found
the place overrun with rats and mice.
Rats and mice of the wariest and most
suspicious kind, too. Traps were set III
profusion and in vain. She dared not
use poison for fear the rodents would die
in the walls. Her kitchen was presided
over by her old nanny, a colored wo-
man Of ample proportions and great age.
81 don't know what l am to do, Maum
Becky, with these rats and MICE said
the lady in despair.
swat matter wild er cat?'
But we have no cat, and before we
can raise a kitten large enough to catch
rats they will have eaten us out of house
and home"
swat matter wild sen Jim out er
alley, ketch strange cat? Plenty cat in
alley. Nobody keer bout II cat"
"But what is the use to talk such nom
sense, Maum Becky? A strange cat
wouldn't stay in the house five minutes,
if Jim should catch one"
Miss Lizzie, Mauia Becky 'sprised N
shame to year you talk SO. Is done
raise you up fun lii baby, n see you
mar'id N a home OBJ yo' own, n den
year you Tess sech ign'ance? Not kip
strange cat in . house minute? You
don know how kip strange cat in house?
Lemme tell you an don't you nebber
furgit. Fus' you ketch de cat. Den
you tex er OF boot laig, m put de cat
head fus' down q boot laig. Pull de cat
him laigs froo de straps, des' SO he kyarn'
use he claw. Den you put cat haid un'r
yo' ahm, SO, an walk packard to de frs
step OBJ pooh. Den TEX err kyaryin knife er
a scissors m snip off tip er cat tail. Den
tex yo' finger m dig liz hole un'r step
n bury tip er tail in e hole. Fo' God,
dat cat nebber leave er place SO long dat
cat tail stay in e hole ."-Washington
DASt
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-14
A Modern REGIME Tor a p,nnr..

The modern recipes for making din
ners are framed upon the supposition
that you are to obtain the materials Of
manufacture for nothing. They should
be written in this form: Go to the mar
ket and beg a beef bone from the butch
er; steal a couple of parsnips and half a
dozen Of potatoes from the peddler's
cart; get your grocer to trust you for
half a pound Of rice; borrow from your
neighbor q cupful of -four; from another
neighbor a hod Of coal; put your BONG
into a quart Of water and let it stew
slowly; slice your potatoes and parsnips;
get an onion somewhere and slice it also;
put them in with the bone; stew two
hours and add your flour. Simmer
twenty minutes and serve. This dinner
will supply a father and mother and six
teen children, according to the modern
cook book. Cost, one match to light the
fire.-Boston Courier.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-14
How Matches Arr Made in Greece.

When d young Gl eek determines to
take a wife to himself he does not go
acquiring, but he takes his oldest female
relative into his confidence, and they at
once go hunting for Il suitable mate for
him. Manageable maidens are visited
and silently appraised. They receive the
old DANES courteously, answer all their
questions, and never venture to ask the
nature of their errand. AS soon as the
visitors have made a choice, the wooer
dispatches them again to the maiden's
home with Instructions to ask her hand
in marriage.-ExchanSe
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GIVEN FREE
As follows: Exclusively for subscribers foI
THE MONITOR
AND
THE VOICE, of New York.
WONDERFULLY TRUTHFUL copy

OF The original, Just Il TITLE smaIIer-I7N.0I2
inches in size.
The table:tu presented in this great painting,
rs says the New York Herdid, sis i'll no wise
beautiful except by color sentiment And
the New York CHHrchmoa: The ever deep
euin@ charm of The Angelus is That il is mex
haustibiy charged with praise. faith and aspif-
atiGu." SAYS the New York Sun: Those
whom II pleases nj first sight will like ii bet
Ter us they know ii more
But while, us says the Chicago Herdfd, "the
charm of The Angeius lies too deep for criti-
cism, lin the moral and religious synpathies
it inspires, yet, without the greet genius dis
played by Millet in the color work of the
painting il would be deprived OF the great in
ltuence it iInptrts upon all who attenfiyely
well said, is to conceal art, and in The Angeins
the great artist has so well succeeded that
many who have gaZed upon the painting have
jma1Ined they could
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-14
Ask Your Friends AboutIf.

Your distressing cough can be cured.
We know it because Kemp's Balsam with
in the past few years has cured SO many
coughs and colds in this community. Its
remarkable sale has been won entirely by
its genuine merit. Ask some friend who
has used it what he thinks of Kemp's Bal
sam. There s no medicine so pure, zone
SO effective. Large bottles Soc and $500
at all druggists. sample bottle flee.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-14
The Horses Had Trains.

Down on West street the other day
there vas a big truck loaded with boxes
stalled across the street car track. The
driver of the truck was shouting and
lashing his horses, and, after two or three
attempts to mov the load, they gave up
in despair. The driver of the car was an
old man, and, after watching things for
a few minutes, he stepped down and APP
preached the truckman and queried:
did you ever see a horses head dis
sected.'
NAV! What are ye giyin' me:7 was
the angry reply.
well, you'd better find opportunity
some day. You'll be perfectly aston
ished. You imagine that his head is
hollow, or stuffed with bran or sawdust,
but you are way off. Nature gave him
brains. Let me prove H."
He stepped to their heads, rubbed their
noses, spoke a few kind words, and then
called upon them to put forth their
strength. They buckled down to it,
pulled together, and the truck went over
the rails and far beyond. The crowd
cheered, the a driver looked pleased,
and the truckman got away as soon as
possible to hide his chagrin New York
-,.-
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-14

THE EsTEY ORGAN COMPANY have fur
ni<hed The above number. ho can real
iZr iis when you think OF this enormous sale,
remember v hat ii means 1t means that The
Estev organ and Piano ARE just what the peo-
pie want. II il the favorite OF all true lovers
of music sold by GEORGE DARE, Agent,
Grant street. Salem, Nj. inar-29-iy
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-14

The Toice is AN aggressive temperance paper
g pages. 1t Geyotes much space 10 family
reading. 1t has IL circulation of more than
100 600 copies per week.
Let our friends every where make known
the offer, and use il TO secure new subscribers.
Remember that the subject Of the picture Is
good. 1t will be an inspiration in
any household.
&s- Remember that it is not IL cheap litho-
graph, or a black and white sketch, but is an
Dleograph,in fourteen colors, II wonderful cor
rect copy of The original painting, and not TO
lie had except with the Voice.
Present subscribers for our paper, who are
UOice subscribers, can receive the f0fce
one year and The Angelus by sending us 81.
Address.
Publishers of THE Monitor
Wo0dstOw-. Nh.
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near 1ne church BelIs hinsang

in the distance. In this the copies in black
and whit on the market-eheap autographs,
etchings, or photograpbs-utterly fail as sub
stitutes for the natural color Work of the
picture, and, therefore, can give but n
yeIy weak and unsatisfactory ide;t OF the
merits ofthe great original, and are, accord
ingly, OF little, if any, real value.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-14

The painting il but 2lIaX231a inches in size.
But ART is not measured Dy inches. Here is Il
brief description of the picture:
1t represents Il young man and n maiden
paising from their work in the field to listen
10 the toliing of the "Angeius," themselves
joining i'll evening prayer. The sun has all
ready sunk below the horizon. TIL sky is
still luminous with the VAIN golden light
surrounding fields. The young couple have
been busy harvesting the potato crop. They
stand quietly in the foreground, their figures
Clearly cut against the vivid background.
Their attitudes express the devout religions
sentiments OF rustic piety. Both send in
silence IA feeling prayer to their Maker, while
The bells are ringing the "AngeIus" ithe even
ing pfayerl in the heliry of The quaint little
village church. which Is seen far away on the
horizon, clearly defined against the golden
sky.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-14
HE Great Value oftne Angeius.

studying it in its color sentiment, so essen
tial To the life of this great picture, The
Charchmaa (New York justly says: '-such IA
picture can never lose It's value"
The price paid for it by the American Art
Association ut the auction rooms in Paris,
SllO,G c0, has been Justified by AL who have
says Pabiic Opinion, 1.-The good, sweet ana
gracious influence this painting has exerted
in the world is incalculable." So great was
the influence of his picture on the falisians.
that those present III the auction sale burst
into tears when they saw that the American
bidders would probably remove it from France
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-01-16
The Influenza Epidemic Is Abating In
New York-Its Progress Elsewhere.

The Influenza Epidemic Is Abating In
New York-Its Progress Elsewhere.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 1.-THE IN
luenza has completely disappeared from
this city and Moscow.
MINIATURES. Jan. H. - During the
past week there were eight deaths
from pneumonia, the majority Of which
are traceable to the grip There
are hundreds OF people in Mil
waukee who are suffering from attack
sufficient 10 keep them indoors. The
theaters are suffering in consequence,
persons affected with the malady only
slightly not attending. The drug stores
are still doing rushing business
CLEVELAND. O., Jan. Liza grippe
is still on the increase. there being near
ly 20, 900 cases in this city.
MADISON, Wis. Jan. Ill Between 600
and 700 persons are down with the pre-
yailing sickness in this city. Three Of
the leading physicians Drs. Fox, Gill
and Favill are confined to their beds
with the grip.
FRANKFORT. Jan. 1.-THE influenza
is making great havoc with the health
of people in all Western Germany
There are Is, 600 cases at Mannheim.
NEW YORK. Jan. IS Sundays NOR
tality report for the twenty-four hours
ended at noon was 1876. Thirty Of these
deaths ere in hospitals, ffty-six were
due to pneumonia, eighteen to bron-
chitis, thirty eight TO consumption, and
fifteen to influenza and complications.
According 10 the statement Of the
members of the health department the
prevailing epidemic is on the decline
There were i424 deaths during isst