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The advocate., 1890-02-27

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The next meeting Of the Jefferson coun-
ty Alliance Union will be held in Valley
Falls March 9Th at 10 o'clock a. m. sharp,
Il is hoped that each alliance union in the
county will be represented. All members
are cordially invited.
J.F WnLITs, 0. CHAcEY,
President. Secretary.
The advocate., 1890-02-27
Secretary, Antelope Union No. 1888.

s. McLALLIN, Dear siT;--Have Just re
ceiyed THE ADVOCATE Of Feb. Goth, and
have carefully looked over It for au an
over 70 my query IN the special issue Of
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-05
That Demoralizing Lottery.

OCALA. Fla, Dec. 3.-The mos ,,s,o.
tant action of the National Farr ,or., 49,;
ance at the afternoon sessi An wos +ha
passage of resolutions dc nouno;na tho
Louisiana lottery as a bio r Mt r,e,;aa.,
civilization and morals nd nro,;din eliean fa,.
the introduction in cong eess of resoHtiop iop
calling for the submiss o, 70 ~ tba q 'neoiutoa % "
eea; America OF an amen' .naent to the national
ITsreu'u iot1srios ~ poa' ting the operation Of
iotSftes litS ht n any OF e states, was adopted
gates from Lou 4ssana ali li supported I i ueie- '
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-05
WOMEN AS LAY DELEGATES,

Enough Returns Received to Show That
the Women Have Carried the Day.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3.-The question.
"Shall women be admitted into the general
conference as lay delegates ?" has been
submitted to the congregations of all the
Methodist churches in the United States,
and the Philadelphia Methodist will say
tomorrow that enough of the returns have
been received to show that the women
have carried the day, and so far as the
popular will goes, they are entitled to
seats in the general conference as lay del
apataS
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-05
81 1ence at Pine Ridge.

FINE tIDeE. S. D., Dec. s.-fntense
silence and darkness prevails over our sur
rouncings tonight The high officials say
that we eat a few more meals this side of tho
Bad Lands. The Sixth and Eighth regi-
mentS will be filling the only gan fnear
Fort Meade and Gen. Miles, great military
circle viii be complete within twenty. four
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-05
To Maintain Fort Lincoln.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Senator Pierce
has prepared a bill for the appropriation
of $200,OOO for the maintenance of Fort
Lincoln. He thinks it will pass.
Congress sman Carter is preparing bill
for the donation to Montana OF all desert
lands, on condition that the state provides
for the reclamation of certain portion OF
them. The grant will carry with it the
contro! of certain waters and the cutting
of lumber.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-05
HE MARKETS By TELEGRAPH
WHEAT NO. Q.

Chicago Market. -s.'.
" CHICAGO, Dec. 3.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-05

ports of breadstutfs and provisions, as we'll
as of some import lines OF manufactured
pOOdS
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-05
Rev. Fisher Acquitted.

FARGO, Dec. S.-This morning before
Judge Mulcahy. Rev. VIM. P. Fisher was
acquitted of the charge of forgery and of
intent to defraud Mayor R. E. Fleming.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
A Famous Chateau.

OF Adelina PATHS latest acquisition,
the famous Chateau de Chenonceaux, q
correspondent writes from Paris: 1T
was here that Francis / conversed with
Bayard on the happiness and glory of
France, and it was in the sitting room
that the monarch, the friend of letters,
received into his friendship Rousard and
Clement Marot; it was under these trees
that Marie Stuart and Anne Boleyn, then
brilliant in youth and beauty. walked in
their sweet dreams of happiness; it was
in this mysterious oratory that Claude of
France, daughter of Louis XII, had so
often prayed. Here are also the subter-
ranean passages where, at the time of
the conspiracy of Amboise, Diane of
Poictiers, concealed the chief of the
French mobiles from the rage of Gather
inc de Medici. Finally, it was on these
beautiful banks of the River Cher that
Delville wrote some part of his poem
'Des Jerdins;' Thomas, few of his
'Eloges Historiques;' Marmontel. his
prettiest 'Contes Morceaux;' Barthel-
envy, the introduction of his 'Anarchar-
tis,' and there is that delightful sylvan
walk which j. j. Rousseau speaks of
with such intoxicating delight, where he
loved to mediate and where it is thought
his immortal work on education had its
foundation. Chicago Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
Worked Ont His Own Cure,

An Anglo-Indian officer of the Bengal
artillery relates an anecdote of one of
those soldiers who in military phrase are
known as malingerers, but whom COM
mon people would call shirks. A gunner
named Ichabod Crabb went to see the
hospital authorities on the subject of a
strange affection of the back, which COM
PEELED him to walk somewhat in the
shape of a capital "C."' 81 amt in no
great pain" he said, "'cept when tries
to stand hereof, an then my back seems
to break clean in two. couldn't stand
up, not if my life depended on it," AS
there was heavy gun drill going on at
this time DR.. Triton formed his own
opinion of the case and determined to let
the man work out his own cure.
He ordered Crabb's breakfast to be
placed on high cupboard in the wall,
to reach which the patient would have
to stand erect. At dinner time the cook
reported Crabb's breakfast to be untouch-
ed. "Put his dinner in the same place."
commanded DIR. Triton, and the treat
ment was continued throughout the day.
The next morning when the doctor call
ed to see his patient he found that his
prescription had been ef6cacious. Crabb
had eaten his supper and breakfast and
declared himself fit for duty. Cupboard
Crabb," as he was afterwards called,
confessed that he had tried to deceive
the cold DOCTOR but had found himself
beaten.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
A Mean Trick.

There's only one way to get even
with that rare article, growing
drummer on the road" said a Detroit,
err who travels much and meet all sorts
of people.
Flows that?"
They get the best seats in the cars
the best rooms at the hotels, and the
best OF everything everywhere, he
continued, land you may kick and
growl and they wont be disturbed owe,
it l thought over it good while be,
fore got the idea"
But what is it2"
well, when enter a car and find
a drummer occupying two seats and
his nose IN novel, Islip up to him and
inquire:
Are you from the house of Blank
& Blank, ChicagoG'
No, sir, | represent the house of
Git, UP & Git, of St. Louis
You bet dor
Sorry for you, old fellow. but I
suppose you've heard of it before
thisa'
What's?
Your house has failed-gone to
pot-complete wreck
Great Scotsl'
"And then he gathers up his grips
counts his money, asks for telegraph
blank and at the next station he drons
OFT, a crushed and humbled man
Some folks call it a mean trick. DE.
trOit Free Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
A National Flower.

More than ten years ago the writer
made a suggestion concerning q ma
tional flower and referred to the ia
vorites of other nations. 1t attracted
the attention of a few botanists at
the time and there the matter rested
Of late the subject has been revived
and various flowers have been men
toned. Many of them have only a
local reputation, or are to be found
only in small quantities and in certain
sections of the United States. Like
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes. whose
poem all must remember, | desire to
recommend the Golden Rod.
1t is found in all parts of the United
States, and, the botanists tell us. in a
hundred varieties. The Golden Rod
is far from being the coarse looking
herb which Webster defines it, but IS
beautiful in every type, from the tall
spikes on our wave washed shores to
the delicate fern like blossoms which
defy the artists skill
AS America is called the Land of
Gold,.' and is rich in resources. why
not take this royal blossom for our
floral emblem9 1t represents strength.
beauty, brilliancy, and infinite vari-
ETY., with powers of endurance calcu-
Lated to challenge admiralion.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18

Time Between Sentence aud Execution.
The rule in England. even in cases
where there is no doubt that the sentence
will be carried out. allows three SUNDAYS
only to intervene between the trial and
the execution-so that if man ia tried
on Saturday, he has very little more
than a fortnight allowed him to prepare.
but where there is hope of reprieve the
delay of the announcement that the man
is to die till within few hours of his
execution not only adds torturing ele.
ment to his punishment which he has
not legally incurred. but it limits the
time OF his real preparation to the one
last agitating day when his friends come
to take final leave of him. The matter
is not one of minor Importance, as was
keenly felt, we believe, by the SANITY
Able Croze, the chaplain of La Roouette
In Paris, who ministered to all the cul.
prits that during period of TWENTY-FIVE
years expiated their crimes on the euil.
lotine.
The French system of leaving man
in complete ignorance of the time when
his execution is to take place until tho
fatal hour actually arrives told verv
heavily against that good priests efforts
to bring such criminals as Tropman
Avignoin and Billoir to a fit state Of
preparation for their entrance on tho
dread eternity. The strange laxity Of
French prison discipline allowed some
OF these men to be engaged in plaving
cards with their Jailers till within few
hours of their death, but it NAV be
doubted whether the more decent pro-
visions of our English custom, which
dedlcates condemned mans last day to
farewell interviews with his friends. can
avail to render that brief space of time
sufficient for the heavy responsibilities
with which it is weighted. -Blackwoods
Magazine.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
Returning tho Favor.

In 1900 an English regiment was serv-
Ing in Holland, and at Egmont-op-Zee
crossed bayonets with French regiment.
A ball, fired during the retreat of the
latter. passed through the jaws of a SOL
dier of the former, named Robert HUI
lock, who. in the course of the after
noon, was buried in the sand hill where
he had fallen, by soldier of his regi-
ment named Carnes. During the night
bullock recovered. and. having been
lightly covered with sand, crept out and
crawled to a picket of his regiment post
ed near He was sent to the hospital
recovered, and was serving with his reg
iment in Malta in 1906. Hullock's face
having been much discolored, and
his voice scarcely intelligible(a part of
his tongue and palate having been car
ried away. he had for some years served
as pioneer to his company; soldier of
it died, and bullock. as part of his
duty, dug the grave, at which he was
found. on the arrival of the body for in
terment, still at work. though it was then
near ten feet deep. On being drawn
out and asked the reason for making it
so unusually deep, he replied: "Why,
sir, it is for poor John Carnes. who buried
me. and l think, sir, if get him that
deep, it will puzzle him to creep out, as
did," On the burial service being
read, he proceeded to fill up the grave
and actually buried the man who ten
years previous had buried him. bullock
was discharged and pensioned in 1874
San Francisco Argonaut.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
Travelling Children.

There is much written nowadays con-
corning the home amusement of children.
Would it not be well if suggestions were
offered for the entertainment of the little
people while travelling? Any one who
has made long railway journey must
have had her sympathies aroused for the
tired little mortals. for whom no provi-
sion had been made for varying the mo-
notony of the trip. The mothers or aunts
accompanying them were provided with
books or knitting work, but the poor
children had not even strings to play
cats cradle. No wonder that under these
circumstances they fidgeted and wearied
their companions until travelling with
children was voted bore. If new pic
ture book, pencil and paper, game or
small doll had been provided, to be
brought out at the first appearance of
rettlessness, the vote might have been
ditferent-Naw York Housekeeper.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
The Emotions of Man and Brute.

IF we have regard to emotions as these
occur in the brute, we cannot fail to be
struck by the broad fact that the area of
psychology which they cover is SO nearly
coextensive with that which is covered
by the emotional faculties of man. In
my previous works have given what l
consider unquestionable evidence of all
the following emotions, which l here
name in the order of their appearance
through the psychological scale-fear
surprise. affection, pugnacity, curiosity
jealousy, anger, play, sympathy, emula-
ton, pride. resentment, emotion of the
beautiful, grief, hate, cruelty, benevo-
ience, revenge, rage, shame. regret, de-
ceitfulness, emotion of the ludicrous.
Now, this list exhausts all the human
emotions, with the exception of those
which refer to religion, moral sense and
perception of the sublime. Therefore
think we are fully entitled to conclude
that, so far as emotions are concerned,
it cannot be said that the facts of ami
NAL psychology raise any difficulties
against the theory of descent. On the
contrary, the emotional life of animals
is so strikingly similar to the emotional
life of man-and especially of young
children-that | think the similarity
ought fairly to be taken as direct evil
dence of genetic continuity between
them.-G. j. Romanes in Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
A Chinese Lottery.

The Chinese are getting in their
work in fine style in the lottery bust
ness in Carson. They have two draw
ings day. The racket is run by tick
cts all covered with squares, and a
Chinaman makes the rounds every
day to peddle tickets. You pay ten
cents for ticket. and then you dot
the square with brush of ink and
make seven marks. When the tickets
are all in they are compared in China
town with another ticket which has
been marked. If your marks should
correspond with two of the other
marks you get 81; if with three 50.
and so on. Ii the spots are all like the
one on the king card you win SIS.
. This is very fascinating game and
the ladies all think it lovely. The
joke of it is that they never see the
king card at all, but the Celestial who
sells the tickets is trusted with the
money and brings back the prizes
won. He buys the tickets at whole
sale, and if ticket wins, say 500. he
gives the lady 81. so and keeps the bal
ance.
|. Dolly gOoo guess; you catchum
big money"
The Appeal has list of the ladies
who ,patronize this lottery and it
would cause many a smile in print.
Some of the ladies who buck at the
Chinese swindle think that a state
lottery would be perfectly awful, {"
but they stick by the Chinese lottery
through thick and thin.-Carson
New Appeal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
He Could Not Purr.

A little girl who has just begun the
study Of French has also been given a
black poodle, straight from Paris, and
though she is not especially fond of his
native language she is tenderly attached
to Jacques. One day she was trying to
make him acquainted with the kitten
which she held in her lap, advancing her
from time to time toward his black nose,
which Jacques held awkwardly in the
air, embarrassed by so much attention.
At luncheon the little girl gave her faith
er an account of the interview.
kitty and Jacques had a beautiful
time together this morning." said she.
cat first kitty growled and he wouldn't
look at her, but after while he would
let her touch his nose with hers"
81 suppose they couldn't be very famil-
lar at first, not speaking the same Ian
guage," said papa.
mo, but they got along beautifully at
last. shouldn't be surprised if Jacques
was kitty's intimate friend before long. "
"What do you suppose they'll talk
about?'' asked papa.
"Oh, they'll have million secrets!
But I'll tell you what guess they said
today. Kitty said to Jacques, DO you
speak English and he said, No, je ne
peux pas (Je ne purr pass. | almost
heard them, papaT- Montreal Star.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
Their Deaths FOretOld by a Ghost.

Robert Withers M. A. Vicar of
Gately, England, in 1906, relates, in a
publication of that time, the following
singular story of the supernatural:
"Mr. Grose went to see Mr.. Shaw
on the 2nd of August last. AS they
were talking i'll the evening Mr.. Shaw
says: On the 21st of last month, as
was smoking a pipe and reading in
my study, between eleven and twelve
o'clock at night, in comes Mr.. Naylor
formerly fellow of st. Johns Col
lege, but who had been dead for four
years.. When l saw him l was not
much affrighted, and l asked him to
sit down, which, accordingly, he did
for about two hours, and we talked to-
gether. | asked him how it Jared with
him. He said: Very we'll Were any
of our old acquaintance with him?
No Cat which l was very much
alarmeO, but Mr.. Orchard will be
with me very soon, and you not long
after AS he was going away I asked
him if he woulJShot stay a little long
er, but he refused. No, he had but
three days leave of absence, and he
had other business
Mr. Orchard died soon after. Mr..
Shaw is now dead. He was formerly
fellow of St. Johns College-an in
genuous, good man. knew him there
but at his death he had college Iv-
ing at Oxfordshire, and here he saw
the apparition" -Cincinnati Enquirer
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
Real and stage Proposals.

They talk about realism being ram
pant in later day stage productions, said
man who leaned over the back row Of
seats the other evening, and by that act
proclaimed himself theatrical rounder,
"but I fail to see it. Stage realism, as
understand it, means the counterfeit Of
reality in private life. Now, want to
know if ever lover off the stage got be-
hind his girls chair when he wanted to
propose to her like that one did in the
second act just now? Some way or other
stage lovers always get around behind
their girls and pour out their passionate
tale over the fair ones shoulder. And
then they appear to be surprised when
the girl rejects them; but I'm not. If !
was a girl l would not only reject a
lover who got behind me to propose and
talked over my shoulder, but would set
the dog on him to boot. Yes, | would.
81 tell you there's only just one way
to propose to girl-rve had experience,
and know: You've got to get mighty
affectionate and snugglesome before
hand, and before you spring the inn
portant question you've got to get her
waist in chancery, as it were, while you
patty cake palms with the disengaged
hand. Then you must look soulfully
into her eyes and let it go. Under such
circumstances a man can talk in a way
that no girl of heart can resist, and be-
fore you know it she has said yes, and
you've kissed her and it's all fixed. Com
pared to this method the stage lovers
way is as sawdust pudding to tapioca."
Chicago Mail
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
Phosphorus in Fish Meat.

Fish meat, according to Professor At
waters researches, does not contain more
phosphorus than ordinary butchers meat.
The benefit which brain workers are said
to derive from diet of fish should there
fore be ascribed, not to the phosphorus,
but to the greater digestibility of the
fish. The excess of phosphorus in the
urine of such persons need not be regard
ed as resultant of brain work, but an
indication of the disordered digestion to
which sedentary persons are liable. The
recent researches of Zuelzer and others
seem to indicate that excessive elimina-
ton of phosphorus by the urine is asso-
ciated with nervous depression rather
than with nerve activity.-Christian at
M
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
Natural Gas in Indiana.

Some idea of the vast importance of
the natural gas interests of Indiana
may be gained from a study of the re-
port recently made by the state geolo-
gist. He has been collecting all the
information he could possibly get con-
corning the subject, and from the re-
suits of his investigation we learn that
the gas area of Indiana is l65 miles in
length by IS miles in width; alto
gether there are 3S1 paying wells in
the district. The entire flow of gas is
placed at 800, 600, 900 feet of which. it
is calculated, something like LOCO, 900
feet 60 to waste. The average flow of
gas from each well is stated as being
about $50, 900 feet. The report further
mentions the fact that during the past
two years seventy nine manufactures
have located in Indiana, simply and
solely because of the fact that they
could obtain this fuel. Theircombined
capital is stated, in Fire and Water, as
reaching 81, 500, 600, and it is said that
they will employ $500 men.-Scien-
tific American.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
Strangulation Produces Color.tion

The question is asked why the face
OF a person who is strangled turns
black2 An answer to this is as fol-
lows: Blood is of two kinds, arterial
or bright blood, and venous or dark
blood. The brilliant color of the arte-
rial blood is due to oxygen which it
carries from the lungs to the tissues;
these rob it Of it's charge, and it hur-
rles back to the lungs as dark venous
blood for more. If this regular course
OF nature is arrested by strangulation,
which means the compression of the
jugular vein, the venous blood is re-
tanned above the ligature and becomes
less and less oxygenated If the liga-
ture is very tight the carotid arteries
will also be blocked, and no more ar
terial blood will reach the head and
face. And so the result of strangula-
ton is blackness, or rather purpleness
OF the face-the outcome of an excess
OF venous blood and deficiency of oxy-
genatson, New York Telegram,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
An Electric Clock.

A great deal of interest has been
created in France by the novel form
and operation of an electric clock. re-
Gently introduced, the popularity in
the construction of which consists in
the presence of two kinds of batteries
one wet zinc-iron element and the
other dry zinciron element The
former consists of an iron bottle FIVE
and one half inches high by three and
one-half diameter, which forms one
electrode; the other electrode is a zinc
rod passing through an India rubber
stopper into the center of the bottle
this being filled with caustic potash
and oxide of mercury. There is no
diaphragm, and the zinc is gradually
consumed, while the oxide of mercury
Is reduced; the e. m. f. is l.3 volts. and
the internal resistance only 9 of an
ohm. These clocks receive an impulse
forty times minute, and exhibit no
weakening of the power either in the
dry or the wet cell An easy calcula-
ton will show the interesting fact that
the total number of electrical impulses
exceeds 21,O00,OOO per annum[cer.
talnly most severe duty for any bat
tery. 1New York Telegram.