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The advocate., 1890-10-22
GRAND, !"
HUTCHINSON, KANSAS,
Reno County Alliance Store,
j. ID. WIENER, Mgr.
j. ID. WIENER, Mgr.

Over 5000 Alliance members Reno county, and hundreds Of them
the surrounding counties living testimony of the vast pecunay ben
a Alliance people derive in getting their goods this
absolute and ndpube fact that less than from 20 per
saved the Alliance procuring their merchandise from Our Store"
the brethren and sisters put The merits Of this establishment
be better peso6ed than by repeating the words of best
and leading spirits the AanCe 81 take pride dealing with Mr.
Wiener Not alone that know saving money my purchases not
alone that know get good and reputable merchandise but because he
the few merchants who thoroughly sympathy with the Alliance
movement and always ready and willing help by word deed
build up and sodfy the principles Of constitution"
No person who has the least interest the Alliance will ought
hesitate not alone himself paronng this but make special
point all honorable to throw all possible influence his
her part for the benefit Of this establishment
Strangers coming to Hutchinson cannot help but find the store
che only located in the central block Main street three story
stone building known generally
The advocate., 1890-10-22

Buys q Aoal FIiilng 5000 Suit.
Gets an lFonead $3.50 suh
Owns 4 Cold Reslsler $1,000 suh
POSSESSES a FIn0 Square Cut oi3.BO Sut.
Shows Value In our 600 Overooai.
Your Gain In our $500 OvonOat
Good Value In on Atwood $3.50 Pant.
Ws can Save YOU 20 psr cent on Boys Suits.
Sells iho Best Overall At 5OC
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
A Knock Down for the Officer.

de was an army officer, with headquarters
In the Phelan building; she is the wife of a
prominent business nan in the east; the other
he Is the business man who just arrived from
the east The officer saw her in the elevator.
and, veteran as he is, surrendered at a single
glance. When he reached the dining room
she was seated, and he took a seat at the same
table; for display of kindly attention he
received a smile, but his efforts at converse
ton were not encouraged.
One evening he was late; the seats at.the
table were all occupied, and he noticed with
dismay that in his chair was O stout old gen
tieman, who was paying a fatherly attention
to the lady, who did not seem to accept his
kindness in the spirit in which it was offered
After dinner the warrior strobe into the par
lor. The old gentleman was there, and the
officer accoSted him.
Excuse me, sir,n he said, 'sbut do YOU
knoTT the lady on whom you forced your at
tention this EVENING""
"Why-I-I-I know her. l saw her to-
night for the first time'-
well. sir, your impudence is amazing
cried the officer, land may be excused only
on the score of your age. That lady is under
my care, SIR"
Indeed; permit me to thank you for your
kindness. The lady is my wife"
The respect / have for the army is nv rea-
son for withholding the officers name.-Del
Monte Wave.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
Coming Down to a Fine Point.

There is a good story told of the economical
qualities of two well known and wealthy gen
tlemen living in the east part Of town that is
a good lesson Tor these reckiessly extravagant
persons who are not possessed of the true
spirit of economy. On certain night one of
these gentlemen called on the other to trans
act little business at the formers residence.
The host lighted a candle that they might ex-
anime some papers, but Immediately blew it
out again when they were through, leaving
them both sitting in the dark
what made you blow out the Gambler in
qIired the caller
''Oh, we can talk in the dark as well as in
the light, and it saves the CANDLE" was the re-
ply.
They continued their conversation for a
short time, when the host heard some myste-
rious sounds coming from the direction of
the callers chair and inquired what his
friend was doing.
"Why," was the reply, sits dark in here
and no one can see me, so l thought l would
take off my pants to save the wear ON them. /"
St. Joseph News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16

great success in his limitations Of Irving.
played singing fairy, and we fell in love
with each other. We lived happily together
for six or eight months, when we came to
America
MY husband accepted position with the
Deacon Brodie' company. He refused to
permit me to act, and was idle for a long
time. However, I was happy enough until
we reached Washington, when various dis
agreements arose, the result of Mr.. Henley's
disSlpated habits When things became I'M
bearable l returned to England.
My husband remained in America, play
ing various engagements. He returned to
england after short time, and was engaged
by the kendals to play the heavy part in
The lronmaster. There was no reconcilia-
ton then and Mr.. Henly went back to Amer
lea without having seen me-"
Miss Pedley will sue for divorce, she saws.
Henley is alleged to have married Miss
Hampton in Chicago last summer, when they
were playing in 1.-The Spiders Web"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
Next.


If tongues were all attached to brains.
How thankful we should be!
If ''hogs" were barred from railway trains,
How thankful we should be.
If facts and foibles were tabooed,
If gum were not by ladies chewed,
II death would kindly steal the dude,
How thankful we should be.
Chicago Herald
II cats would only sleep OF night,
How thankful we should be!
If money would not get SO tight,
How thankful we should bel
If women would not talk, forsooth,
If ladies hats were less uncouth,
Ii weather clerks would tell the truth,
How thankful we should bel
-Yonkers Statesman
If fishermen would stick to facts,
How thankful we should be!
IL men would sit between the acts,
How thankful we should bel
If girls in front their hats would doff,
II folks would stop at home who cough,
If empty guns would not go off,
How thankful we should be!
Boston Courier.
If drink mems grief would really drown,
How thankful we should be!
If. on the floor, tac1s fell point down,
How thankful we should be!
If babies would not cry at night,
If politicians would do right,
If men would pay their debts at sight,
How thankful we should be!
Lawrence American
If railway trains were never late
How thankful we should be!
If horse cars never made us wait,
How thankful we should be,
If hens would scratch away from home,
If dogs would bark when burglars roam,
II beer was never Gro thirds foam,
How thankful we should be!
Boston Transcript.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
SHE SEEKS A DIVORCE.

The Interesting Story of Grace Pedley
and Her Marital Woes.
Grace Pedley, member of the London
Gaiety company, which recently began an
engagement in New York, was not originally
BOOKED to visit this continent at this time,
M was moved to come principally by a de-
EEe to "even up" with her husband, who, she
eEleges, is Edward ]. Henley, now playing in
Hands Across Sea" in California
Miss Pedley tells this story:
!. ut is true that 7 am the wife Of Mr., Hm-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16

sculptors and poets
in England, assist
ed US. Ny parents
were opposed to the
marriage on &C.
count of my youth.
You see, l was only
Is Years of age, and
didn't have my own
way. So we made
my age 81 years on
the certificate.
we first net at
the Gaiety theatre,
London, where we
were both playing
in 'Bluebeard and
Ariel in w h i C h
nv husband mazda
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16

ley. We vera married at st. Georges
bloomsbury London, on April IA, 1884, as
this certificate will show
Here Miss Pedley produced paper which
proved to be the wedding certificate of Ed
ward John Henley, aged "a, and Kate Grace
Pedley, aged 81 years.
1t was an elopement, and romantic one,
&C, TOO. Mr. Henley's father, who is editor of
The Edinburgh Scotsman, and my husbands
brother, William Henley. one of the foremost
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16

Deafening.
Smith-What do you think of my new
suit?
Jones-I can't hear myself think
Clothier and Furnisher.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
Comforting.

Professional Mendicant- Would you
please help me, sir? have only one leg,
sir, and am cold an
why, my dear man, you have de,
cided advantage over me in having only
one foot to get cold; good Time.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04
COLORADO RIVER SCULPTURES.

'The Pyramid" is 4, 200 feet above the river,
and the river is !, ,l30 feet above the sea-
The full beauty of Westminster Abbey, and
its likeness to its venerable, ivy grown name
sake, is very striking, only it is far more
wonderful structure.
Another architectural piece goes by the
name of ''Babel's Tower" and is 5000 feet
high, and this has beautiful scuptured but
tresses. The castle on the Rhine is the same
height.
On the top of one cliff is ''The Prophet at
Prayer"-a kneeling figure with outstretched
hands On one side is ''Moses Striking the
Rock" the outline of the great statue at one
point being very lifelike.
''The Temple of Jupiter" is unquestionably
cne Of the finest parts of the canyon. 1t is a
mighty pile Of stupendous harmony and
sculpturing, the central facade bearing null
titude of sphinxes and classic images.
Sunset Peak" goes up like dome 5000
feet, and when the sun sets clear and has en-
tirely disappeared behind the mountains its
reflected light rests on this topmost peak and
transforms it into a minaret of gold-a
heavenly light, indeed.
'Solomon's Temple" is considerably over a
mile high, and the denudation and wearing
of the rock by water has been such that it
represents an enormous pile of architecture
with sculptured bastions, harmonious in its
proportions, with great terraces at its base,
and growing smaller toward the top. On the
very top, in the center, is a pyramidal peak
in exact experimentation Days.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04
Not a Fish This Time,

This story of the loss of a diamond comes
from Cincinnati: The stone, valued at $50,
belonged to pawnbroker and was missing
from the window when he opened the store
on Monday. He was positive he had seen it
there late Saturday night, and calling his son
the two searched the shop high and low, but
could not find the diamond Afterwards a
neighbor, talking to the pawnbroker, incl
dentally remarked: Had quite time last
night watching rat in your show window. 1"
Rat In my window What's thatF'
The neighbor then explained: "a number
of us were sitting in front of the st. James
hotel about o'clock The electric light was
burning brightly in the window, when along
came woman who, stopping a moment,
looked IN and shreked a ratn We all
rushed over, and sure enough there was a big
gray fellow, at least foot long, skipping
around among the diamonds and breast pins,
smelling the silver spoons and listening to the
ticks of the clocks" This information gave
the pawnbroker an idea, and, quickly return
ing TO his store, he went on watch for the
rodent. The latter came out on n foraging
expedition, and, being caught and killed, was
cut open and the missing diamond found in
its stomach. h.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04
Human Sacrifices in Africa.

From book describing the experience OF
Fred S. Arnot. of Glasgow, Scotland, fol-
seven years pioneer missionary in the hear,
OF Africa: Among the Barotse nothing OF
Importance can be sanctliied without hui
man sacrifice, in most cases a child First
the fingers and toes are cut off and the blood
Is Sprinkled on the boat, drum, house, or
whatever may be the object in view The
victim is then killed, ripped up and thrown
into the river. The burning OF men for witch
craft is carried on to fearful extent; not a
day passes but some one is tried and burnt.
The details OF scenes that | have been forced
to witness in this line are too horrible to put
on paper; many guiltless victim is marched
Of 10 the ho-rid pile. \ few hundred wards
from my hut there lies perfect GoIgotha Of
skulls aud human bones fearful to look upon
Yet one gets somehow used TO it and 20 al
their numbering ways
The trial for witchcraft is short and de-
clslve. II one man suspects another Of ha--
ing bewitched HMM fact, If he has a grEdge
against him-he brings him before the coH,-
Gil and the ordeal of the boiling pot.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04
SOME THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

The juice of raw onions applied to the
stings of insects will destroy the poison
Turpentine, given in teaspoonful doses
every eight hours in milk coffee, is pro-
nounced a cure for diphtheria.
4 little borax put in water in which scarlet
napkins and red bordered towels are to be
washed viii prevent them from fading
Choral hydrate, ore drachm: glycerine.
four drachms; bay rum, sight ounces, win
destroy dandruff. Mix and rub on the scalp
Oil of cinnamon, dropped on warts three
or four times day, viii cause their disap-
pearance, however hard, large or dense they
may be- The application gives no pain, nor
does it cause suppuraSion-
The white of an egg ia stated to be the best
application for soothing burns and scalds 1t
may be poured over the wound, and forms
at once varniSh which excludes the air.
it is also far more cooling than the usual ap-
plicatiOn of sweet oil and cotton.
Oil of peppermint in water diluted even to
one part in 900. 900 will kill cockroaches in
an hour, they dying in convulsions One
drop of the oil placed under bell jar cover
ing cultivation of cholera bacilii will xii;
both bacili and spores in forty-eight hours
It is q coinmon occurrence for children to
get beans, grains OF corn and other foreign
substances up their noses. This simple rem
edy is worth remembering: Get the child to
open its mouth apply your mouth over it and
blow hard. The offending substance will bs
expelled from its mouth.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04
A Sad Case.

The saddest case of the Enoch Arden kind
is that recorded Of a Missouri man, which
took place lately. One day in the year 1861
his wife sent him out to get an arinful of
wood, but he walked to town, where he en-
listed and went away to the war When the
war closed he drifted away to California and
Mexico. His wife waited Ave or six years;
then, concluding that he was dead, she
married again. The second husband died in
1879 and in 1882 she led another blushing
groom to the altar. About month ago the
original husband came numbering back. But
there was no glad smile for him. The wife
looked over shoulder at him from where she
sat by the stove and asked him if he had got
that wood yet Then the third husband came
IN and told him to make tracks, and make
'em lively" ''Frailty," exclaimed the first
husband, ''thy name is woman' Then he
went out, and the third husbands dog chased
him to the forks of the road-West Shore.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04
A Gigantic Elm Tree

monster elm stands on the Avery Durfee
farm, In Wayne county. between PALMYRA
and Marion, writes a Syracuse, y. Y. cor
respondent. Two feet above the ground il
measures - feet 10 inches il circumference
anc ) feet above the ground - feet 10 inches
IL IS 90 feet 70 the first limb The BODY would
make FIVE y foot logs. averaging $3.50 feet.
the total amount or lumber IN the BODY Of
the tree is 1920 fees. Il is estimated .hs.
there is sufficient lumber above the sawlog e
make four cords OF foos woci Taxing ore
half of the diameter of the tree feet from
the ground, which is IS incnes. an,i allowing
each inch TO represent ten years growth. the
age is found 10 be 4sO wears. Cat into inch
boards the earn would cover nearly two-fifths
OF an acre of ground Il msda into stove
wood Is inches N lengta there ~ouid De saxty
cords.
Eighty wears ago. when the farm was
Cleared. this tree Ess left as q landusr. IL
was then gan, a,pong the forest tees
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04
DAUGHTERS or EVE

Sarah Bernhards's latest pets are a pair OF
young alligators.
Mise Elizabeth Bisland has been made the
literary editor of The Cosmopolitan, in whose
service she went around the world
Miss Clara Mcknight, an IS-year-old lady
Of IrontCr, O., has passed satisfactory ex-
animation and been admitted as a pension
attorney
Mrs Humphrey Ward is notably bright
conversationalist, and at her fathers recep-
tions in Dublin frequently gives rein to the
philosophical turn of her mind
Olaf Kraker, an Esquimau woman, is to
lecture in England. She is the first person of
her race to ascend the rostrum. She speaks
English fuentiy, wears her native costume,
and is only feet inches in height.
Miss Mary Morris, daughter of William
Morris, the poet and Socialist, possesses a
great talent for embroidery and designing.
She is turning 1t to account by starting a
regular business, where she receives orders
for work and gives steady employment to
number of women.
In Georgetown, D. c., in en- humble cot
tage which rents for $50 month, lives the
CAi4J Sb' ouNSIlnS vi IHcluSe Otucf~
son. Her name is Mrs Septimia Randolph
Meiklehom, widow of David S. Meikleham,
long since dead. She is now in her 10th year,
a cultured, aniable, venerable old lady, with
two daughters and one son in her household.
Margaret Fuller was a schoolmistress be-
fore she became marchioness. She swayed
men and women, not by her personal beauty,
for she had none, nor by the magic of her
voice, for it was not euphonious, but by thu
sheer force Of her royal intellect. She had
some personal peculiarities which were neither
agreeable nor attractive. One of these was
fashion of moving her neck and looking at
her shoulders as if she admired them. This
gifted woman is scarcely more than tradi-
tion in American literature today, but the
time was when she was power dreaded by
Longfellow.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04
Not BapkrpDt. bnt Poor

"He is an honest nanr' exclaimed rich
manufacturer the other day in a down town
restaurant, when one of the diners at his
table mentioned the name of business man
who had just made an assignment for the
benefit Of his creditors when he starts up
again he can get all the credit he wants from
me. He could have gone into debt with me
as it was for SOS, 900 instead of 81, 800, He
sent for me in great trepdation to go up to
his store, on Eighth avenue | found him
sitting in his office the picture of misery.
I'm bankrupt he exclaimed when en-
tered
"'How much do you over asked.
"'About IS, Co., he replied
You're not bankrupt, man, said /; you're
only poor"
That man is not credit to our race" put
In another Broadway merchant who sat at
the same table. "He showed very little tact.
If he only owed S. 900 and couldn't make any
money by failing should have thought tnat
he might have realized something by being
burned out. 1t was excellent advice that the
old man gave to his eldest son on starting
him out in the world with SlO0 in his pocket:
My boy, don't become bankrupt, but if you
must, then do it right '"-New York Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04
UNIVERSITIES OF THE WORLD.

Norway has / university, 46 professors and
$50 students
France has university, $50 professors and
$500 students.
Belgium has universities, IS professors and
2,400 students
Holland has universities, SO professors and
1900 students.
Portugal has university, 10 professors and
1900 students.
Italy has Il universities, 600 professors and
II, 40 students.
Sweden has 3 universities, fZS professors
and l,0l0 students
Switzerland has 5 universities, sc professors
and 1000 students
Russia has universities, $50 professor.
and $500 students
Denmark has l university, 20 professors
and 400 students.
Austria has 10 universities, 1,Sl0 professors
and Is, Go students.
Spain has 10 universities, $50 professors
and 10, 200 students.
Germany has u universities, leo profes
sors and @5.GSl students
Great Britain has II universities, S34 pro
feSsors and -, 400 students.
The United States OF America has 500 uni
versities, 4,24p professors and CO, 400 students
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04

II am G--7
GOOD evening, Mr.. G., and you ara
flom'-
''Saugatuck" =
"Ah, quite a coincidence;, two business men
from Saugatuck, Mich, and, of course, you
are well acquainted with each other"
'Ahem." said B. gravely, ''but AIr.
c. has the advantage OF me-"
OF course an introduction followed, and at
that opportune moment x came in 2. g.
E. with:
my name is &, and l want room by
myself"
Mr.. K, glad to see you, indeed You
'Saugatuck.
"Michigansn
''Yes, sir''
"Well, this is getting interesting. OF
course you know either B or c.
Not that am aware of, - and k bowed
stifiy. Numbers 4, 5, g and came rapidly
forward in sequence, and proceeded to make
the clerk weary, each protesting utter igno-
rance Of the others Identity
''Let me see, you are representing whole
sale houses, gentlemen, are you notg'
YES" II am, Il for one," ETC., ETC.,
chorused the drummers.
''Wel, well, bless me" said the clerk, ''by
the way, how large place is Saugatucks'
There must be fully 1900 population
there" said k, gravely.
''Indeed!' exclaimed the clerk, II knew it
must be a mighty big city that could go right
on and do business with seven such pillars Of
society out of it at one time"
Cigars all around.-St. Paul Pioneer Presa
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04
There's Many q Slip.

Soupin (eagerly-Hello, Inswim, what
number drew the prize at that church fair
lottery fandango last night:
Inswim Observation-Disclosures 80 won.
DISQUALIFICATION don't say that 81 got
it. Well, WE'LL That's my number 4 foo,
for luck never won thing before in my
life, but 1 sort of felt it in my bones thi.
time"
''But you didn't win anything
mo? l thought you said that 81 got it9"
''No, said that 80 won."
"Chin-Time
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04
A bright Boy.

A bright little boy and good looking
young lady came into an elevated car TO-
gether yesterday and commenced talking
about the tickets they had just thrown into
the choppers box Their conversation at
tracted the attention of the passengers near
them.
How much do those tickets costf' asked
the boy.
Five cents cach-ten cents for two" was
the reply.
That would be FIVE for twenty-five cents,
wouldn't it. Jennief'
Yes" said Jennie, and as she noticed the
interest displayed by the listeners sac con
clUdei 10 show him off :"
Now, tell me. how many tickets could yoc
get for : doliar?7
After some hesitation the answer cane
Twenty
We'll, if you were 10 use two every day,
how long would the dollars worth lastg'
This was puzzler The little fellow thought
it over for long time. Suddenly hLs face
frightened, and ne stopped the showing Of
by shouting:
Why, until they are all goEeti-Sev
York Times.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04
HAPPINESS.

This perfect love can end no words TO say.
What words are left. still sacred for our use,
That have not suffered the sad worlds abuse,
And figure forth a gladness dimmed and grayf
Let us be silent STILL since words convey
But shadowed images, wherein we lose
The fullness Of loves light; our lips refuse
The fluent commonplace of yesterday.
Then shall we hear beneath the brooding wing
OF silence what abiding voices sleep,
The primal notes of nature, that outring
Mans little noises, warble he or weep,
The song the morning stars together sing,
The sound Of deep that calleth unto deep.
Edith Wharton in Scribnerh
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-04
A Song of the Unattainabla,

A Song of the Unattainable.
For the few w-and-far-between,
For the very-seldom-seen,
For the un-catch hhold-uponable sighl
The unclutchable I'd clutch
The untouchable I'd touch,
For the ungrabbed and ungrabableI dieI
Oh, burn and sigh and gasp,
For the just-beyond- the grasp
For the far-unovertakable yearn;
And the vulgar here-and now
ignore and disavow,
And the good-enough-f for others, how spurn
Oh, moan and cry and screech
For the just beyond -the-reach,
The too-far away-to-grab would ensnare;
The Imaginable I'd gain,
The unattainahJe attain,
And chase the un catch h-ontc TO it's lair.
-Cassells Journal