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THE ENGLISH PlT-MEN.
Work That Makos Young Men Old Before
Their Time.


Their Time.
AT two o'clock the men of the after
noon shift call Tor their lamps, six hum
dred of which, lighted, locked, and
numbered, stand ready round the lamp
house walls. AS they troop up to the
window, shouting their numbers, some
idea may be formed of the main ele.
ment in the community. The first
thing which strikes stranger is that
colliers have no youth. There are
young boys with round, merry faces,
but there are no youths. They seem
to become men suddenly, with deep
suggest the idea of nervous overstrain.
Their voices, too, are harsh and irrita-
BILE. No doubt the strained
look may be due in part to
the long hours of work in a
dim, imperfect light; but the same
appearance may be noted on the faces
OF most of the workmen in northern in
dustrial communities where payment is
by piece work. and not by a weekly
wage. If the collier loses his youth, he
is not compensated by length of years.
Very few old men are to be seen among
them. They break up when still APP
parently vigorous. Perhaps this is fort
unate among a class which does not
save, and gives the weekly contribu-
tions which might provide an annuity
in the old age to swell the union funds
But though voice and features show that
his work is telling upon him, the collier
is far from admitting this to himself
Except in strike times, when it is nee
essary to appeal to public sympathy,
he wants no commiseration for his lot
For the agricultural laborers round him
he has boundless contempt AS a
member of an organized body, he has
. good many pleasures to which
they are strangers. Work over, after
an excellent meal, he strolls to his
club, there to play bagatelle or bill
iards, bet on horse races, or hear the
news On Sunday he can 60 to the hand
some church built by the colliery
owner. or, if he prefers it spend an
agreeable morning in dog racing or rab
bit coursing These last are very popu-
lar amusements, as they afford plenty
Of scope for betting and gambling, the
curse Of the North Country Industrial
villages Moreover, there is a good
cricket ground, which is much patron
ICED on Sunday evenings Occasionally
huge excursion is organized to some
distant watering place. where the men
and their wives sit on the parade or en-
JOY the novel pleasure of a sail. But
mental improvement is difficult In a
community where ali the members ar
Of one class Spectator.
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time. w fen properly ADJUSTED a tlny
knife cuts out, according to the pretty
design intended, the figures from the
upper layer of cloth. while simultane-
ously the machine sews these figures on
to the layer of cloth underneath-the
upper layer being generally of medium
thickness, while the lower one is cloth
of the thickest. warmest and most ex-
pensive kind, such as is suitable for a
lady's cloak
The effect thus obtained-artistic ara
besques, beautifully curving lines, form
ing an intricate yet pleasing pattern.
lying on the cloth underneath, is very
pretty indeed. Generally two cloths of
shades differing so much as to form a
fine contrast are chosen. The delicate
mechanism of this machine is especial
ly noticeable in the cutting out of the
upper layer of cloth For while the whole
process of cutting it and sewing it on
tight at the same time is done so quick
ly under the hands of skillful operator
that yard of this applique" work is
made within five minutes, the knife
must be so nicely adjusted that it will
cut exactly through the thickness of
NhO "ppSA NAOOlA anu HOb ltie nNnirROtn
part of an inch deeper. Another ma
chine, which is likewise the product of
very ingenious brain, is the so-called
''three-spoof machine Two threads of
worsted and one thread of silk cording are
manipulated by this machine in such
manner as to lay down the worsted on
the cloth and to spin the silk right over
and all around it. The effect thus nro-
duced is that of very thick silk braid.
the whole being mere durable than silk
throughout, yet much less expensive.
The beading machine, by means of
which those most elegant ornaments on
woman's dress those glistening ara
besques of heading, are put on, is an
other triumph of mechanical genius.
The same may be said of the feather
edge machine, which does the so-called
sunbeam" and rainbow" work, en-
broidering the shades, which are gradu-
ally toned down; or the cornelly ma
chine, which does the cording, and still
more so of the soutache machine, which
does the simplest and yet one of the
most effective styles of embroidery.-
Ladies' Wear Review.
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Why the Trains Walt.

1t has probably puzzled many a trav-
eler, who, llitting impatiently in train,
has waited for the draw of bridge to
close which had been opened to allow
some snail-like boat to creep up the
current why the rapidly moving train
was not given the precedence, as it
could swiftly hurry away. 1t is not due
to the excuse that the boat can not hold
itself against the stream, for it can and
does this frequently. 1t is simply the
application of the old common.law prin-
ciple of easement The boats had the
use of navigable streams long before
railroads were invented, and when the
latter bridged rivers they did so subject
to the formers interest therein, and for
this reason railroad trains are to-day
obliged to stand back while the boats
push ahead. All modern conditions
would indicate that the locomotive
should have precedence of the steamer,
and the fact that it does not shows the
tenacious grip of custom.-St- Paul Pio-
neer Press.
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WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
Thrilling Adventure Of . swiss Guide IN

Thrilling Adventure Of q Swisa S3uida 4, -
Alpine CreVasse
The following account of the escapa
of Christian Linda, Lauterbrunnen
guide, is sent by correspondent at
Murren:
Linda, having accompanied Q gentle
man as second guide over the Tschinref
glacier, was dismissed at the village of
Rled, his services being no longer re-
quired. He left Ried on Sunday at day
break alone, with the object Of return
ing to Lauterbrunnen He crossed the
Petersgrat, and, instead of taking the
route of the Tschingel Pass, he chosa
the shorter one across the glacier be-
tween the Mutthorn and the Tschingel-
horn, where he fell into a creyssse
about seven or eight a. m. on SUNDAY.
on wednesday morning-that Ia SOW
enty-two hours later-a gentleman
spending the summer here, in ascend
ing the Tschingelhorn with Fritz Graf
Of Lauterbrunnen as guide, passed the
spot where Linda was engulfed. and
noticing an ice axe on the edRe Of the
crevasse, peered down and saw Linda
at the bottom. A rope was let down.
which Linda was fortunately able to
secure round his waist. With dif3cultv
he was raised to the mouth of the ore
vase, but being very heavy man, hia
two rescuers were not powerful enough
to bring him to the surface. It was
then decided that the gentleman should
remain on the glacier while Graf OBJ
ta1ned the necessary tackle and assist
ance to rescue the ice-entombed man.
These were obtained at the Steinberp
hut or chalet and when Linda was
hauled up he was found to be nearlv
dead. He was carried to the Steinbero
hut and was removed to the hosnitsl
at lnterlaken, his recovery being
doubtful.
During the seventy-two hours LINDA
was IN the crevasse he had no food for
he was so tightly iammed between the
walis of ice he could not get at the pro-
visions he carried in bag on his bach.
lie was, however, able to lick the ica
with his tongue. 1t is estimated tha1
ne was found at depth of fifty feet
NO one will be surprised to hear that
b hands and feet are terrible frost-
bitten; the marvel is that, situated "A
ne was Tor SO many hours without food
70 sustain animal heat he was not
frozen to death. Again, it is remarks
Die that the rescuers should have passed
over not only the exact spot where Linda
fell In, but just in time TO save him
Linda is hfty-three years of age."-Lon.
don Times.
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A cHEERLEss PICTURE.

The Unlimited Iower in the Hands of a
Few Capitalists-The Country at the
Mercy of Fifty Men.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, the millionaire
president of the Vanderbilt system, and
recently-talh ed-of candidate for the
Presidency of the Un ted States, Is re-
ported to have said in an after dinner
speech:
Fifty mon in the United States have il in
their power by reas n of the wealth which
they control, to come together thin twen-
ty four hours and arrive at an understand
ing BY which every wheel of tr de and COM
merce NAV be stoppe from rrvo'Ving every
electric key struck dumb. Those fif Y men
can paralyze tn vi, country, for they
can cont o tn cir ulation of the currency.
an create panic VIII never they will
Who can contemplate that as cheer
full picture? Whether Mr. Depew used
such language or not does not matter.
both the conditions and facts Justify its
use. A nation of sjxty-five millions at
the mercy of fifty men is a strange con-
d tion for a Republ can form of govern
ment What is respOnsi BILE for this con-
dition? Class leg g,slation In country
of free schools where all are intelH-
gent, it is impossible for fifty men by
dint of their own merits to thus far
overtop the sixty-fve millions. No
fifty men could in land of equal privi-
leges and opportunities thus excel their
fellows But class legislation has given
them the power which they could not
possibly possess by nature. Who is re-
sponsible for the class legislation? The
politicians They have controlled the
legislative bodies have dictated the
laws have fred the public mind, built
up prejudices that have overrnled
reason, and continually got themselves
indorsed, until, as is claimed, fifty mon
in twenty-four hours can crush the
country or perpetuate it. 1t is time for
the people to call halt Progressive
Farmer
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OF GENERAL INTEREST.

line principal peanut-growlng states
are Virginia, North Carolina and Ten
nessee.
-Electroplating with platinum prom
lses to be among the accomplished
things of the near future.
An Italian paper in Boston has of.
Tered a silyer-mounted skull as a prize
to the most popular undertaken In the
metropolis.
1t is told of a young man in Han
COCK, Ne, that, though he goes to meet,
ings, parties, and other gatherings he
has never been known 70 speak to any
body but his parents No reason is as-
signed for his silence
"A monstrous brass casting was sue
cessfully run at foundry in Pittston,
Pa, the other day. 1t is pump cham
Der weighing 5000 pounds. 1t took
three men nearly month 70 build the
mold, and the material cost 81. 500.
Forty years ago, Mrs. Cole, of Fred
ericksburg, Va, swallowed needle. It
caused her no inconvenience or pain,
and she soon after forgoti it A few DAYS
since she was reminded of it by finding
the needle projecting from her side.
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A 6tron1 Govarnment

A few years ago a great deal was said
about q strong government We are in
favor OF q strong government; govern
ment strong enough to punish thieves
and scoundrels in high as we'll as in
low places. We want one strong enough
to protect the people against corpora
tions, combines and trusts; strong
enough and bold enough to do the
right and punish the wrong; strong
enough to give the people JUS
toe; strong enough to rebuke the
caucus and drive partisan schemers from
the councils Of state; strong enough to
keep Congressman and Legislators at
their posts or stop their pay; strong
enough to hear and consider petitions
Of the people and to redress their
wrongs; strong enough to guarantee to
him that tolls fair share of the prod
ucts Of bis labor. Yes, We are in favor
Of strong government. but we want it
to be strong in the strength of the peo-
pie Farmer.
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TORTURED BY ANITA
Terrible Punishment inflicted on Prisoas

Terrible Punishment inflicted on Prisoaara
in Macedonia.
A special correspondents of the I.ons
don Daily News at Uskub, MacedcniG'
(who has got the largest prison In the
province, by the statement of his draRo-
man that he was European hunting for
antiquities), writes that the Kurschuna-
la contains 149 prison cells and 1,OlS
prisoners. The time of detention varies
from one to ten years 'tl do not BE-.
leve' he says, that any prisoner has
ever outlived the fifth year of imprison.
ment in these loathsome dark cells.
The prison officials admitted that very
few prisoners lived to the end Of theiR
time. In cell certainly not larger
than two and half yards square and
about the same height, between fifteen
and twenty prisoners are confined. They
are allowed half an hours ride in the
court yard once in the day.
The prisoners are not only painting
Tor air, but suffering from want Of food.
They receive absolutely nothing but
bread and water, even If their sentence
be for life. If their friends send them
money they are allowed to buy meat
twice week; but the prison officials
orutally cheat them out of three-fourths
OF what is sent to them. The greater
number of the prisoners are naked
from head to foot, with heavy iron
rings and chains on their wrists and
ankles AS L passed some Of the
cells, after looking through the loop
holes In the doors, the prisoners within
pushed through a stick to which a
little leather bag was attached. I
placed franc piece in each, but had
my doubts as to whether the greedy
guard would not take the money swav
from them. The cells in the under.
ground prisons, where the worst Offend
ers expiate their crimes. are, however.
far more horrible than those have de-
scrlbed- Here every ray of light Is ex-
cluded.
I'm utter darkness the unhappy
wretches lie chained to the reekin1
floor of the cell They are totally un-
able to change their position. and are
released from their chains for two houra
each day, lest death should afford them
an escape from this inferno. The oficial
who conducted me told me with q cyn-'
lcal smile how this class of offenders In
brought to confess. Hands and feet ara
bound together and the man is placed
at pillar, to which his head is fastened.
The victim is thus absolutely unable to
move. There is always a stock of large
ants kept ready in little boxes, ana
OF these about fifty are placed upon the
body OF the poor wretch. The torture
he endures from the bites Of these in
sects seldom fails to make him confess
no matter whether guilty or innocent
Upon others the same effect is produced
by claiming them to the pavement Of
the courtyard and exposing them for q
whole day to the scorching rays Of the
sun, without the power of moving q
limb"
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FARMERS ALLIANCE.
UP IN THE CONGRESS HALL


TUNE: OVER THE GARDEN WALL
Ingalls, stood up and he lou lly cried,
Up in the Congress Hall,
you blasted old rebels I'll We your hide"
Up in the Congress Hall.
His head was peak ed and friZZ ed his hair,
He was not very sure he could keep his chair,
For the farmers all said they'd not send him
Up in the Congress Hall
Chorus:
Up in the Congress Hall. the vilest gang Of
There never was yet such a shammy set,
And you may bet we'il never forget,
How they voted tariff when they met.
Up in the Congress Hall.
Plumb he jumped up AMI pulled off his coat,
Up in the Congr IS Hail.
For two d ars tar If on lumber to vote,
Up in the mgr So Hall
Then the people Of Kansas ali did shout:
The knaves and fools mus all get out,
And the Peoples party will put them to rout,
Up in the congress Hall.
Harrison sits in his easy chair,
Up in the White House Hall,
And nothing seems to bother him there,
Up in the White House Hall,
For he draws his salary year by year.
And It costs the people mighty dear.
30 they'll give him the bounce you needn't
fear,
Out of the White House Hail.
He always lives on the fat of the land,
Up H. the w rite House Hail.
That is brought to him by the farmers hand,
Up in the White House Hall,
he wears plug hat and lac puts on airs
de attends the bal and all the Irs,
But does naught for the people but say hiV
prayers,
Up in the White House Hall
60 they all work for shylock's cause,
Up In the ConRress Hail.
And money dictates all the laws,
Up in the Congress Hall,
They never once tn NIX OF the peoples need,
OF want and suffering take no heed,
So the Peoples party will take the lead,
Up n the Congress Hall.
Halstead, Kan c. s WHITE
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The Curse OF ,ioIo,

This may indeed be called the age, or
rather the reign, of gold. The money
power, that is few speculators in the
worlds securities and owners of the
worlds gold, have forced all values to
thegold standard. AS thing can not
be greater than that which measures it,
Or, in other words, as the vessel can
not be smaller than that which it con-
tains, the business OF the world can not
be larger than the gold which repre-
Ients it We know the effect that has
been produced upon this country, and
we can learn what effect it is having
1pon others Late dispatches, giving
official statistics, tell US that there are
100, 600 persons out of employment in
Lom hardy. co. 900 in Piedmont and 5O,-
300 In Roumania and Southern Italy
The condition of most of these unfort-
anates. say the dispatches, borders up
on destitution, and the results of the
industrial stagnation are likely to be
very serious The world is still an un-
happy Aaron worshiping q golden calf
to its own destruc tion.-Mt Vernon
Ull) Progressive Farmer
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AN OPEN LETTER.

Some Pertinent Remarks Upon the Subject
of the Money Question.
To Hon. William Mckinley, Chairman ofthe
Ways and Means Committee of the House
of Represen atives:
You are addressed in your official oapac-
ity, and through you the members of said
COMMITTEES, by the undersigned as Chairman
of the legislative committee of the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union.
Each memb of your committee Is fur
nished copy OF this letter, and you are
herety respectfully requested to make this
part IF ths record of the evidence received
IN favor of II. r bill No 7,.61 The reason
for addressing you by letter Is that you have
ON four different occasions given the adYo-
natap Of this measure bearing. and tAea
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Colonel rn,L Inho-.,

At late meeting of the Anson Coun-
ty IN. C. Alliance Colonel Polk was in
dorsed as follows:
Whereas, Some po al p p RS have been
MAJ 'gnlas ana laundering our wor by prcsi.
de OF the Ma ional Farmers, Alliance or;
l dustrial Union, Colonel L l. Polk. there.
fore he it
Resolved. That We, the Anson Comfy
Farmers Alliance, her. assembled. do here.
by deronIce uch malic ous reports as false
hes2Ved' Ihat we hsvc known Colonel l..
- Polk from il- birth nhf. being bIs no,t-a
cou ty)- and that we know him o bean hono
est, worthy and Chris ian gentleman.
The above resolut ons.were passed in
Anson County Alliance at it's reppIar
meeting in October without adissenting
voice. IcfiS W. KIKER,
Secretary Ansop County + a
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Lady-You say, professor, that tobac-
co Is an aid to thought and a stimulant
TO the reasoning faculties; but Prof.
Hreathead says tobacco is in every way
INJURIOUS How do yon account for that
difference?
The Professor-Easy enough. madam.
Prof Greathead does not smoke, and
consequently he can neither think
straight nor reason correctly.-N. Y.
Woeklu
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eRAIDINe MACHINES.

Some of the Msrvelous Work Produced
by Them.
1t is very curious to an outsider to
watch the operations of braiding ma
chine In one factory there are some
ten different kinds of machines kept in
operation. The most curious of all is a
machine whose special domain is the
so-called applique" work. Ii per-
forms three tasks al. one and the same
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somewhat similar basis ana wnav IS q
very important fact all the roads being
run under one system, and the hours of
train movements being made to har-
monixe all over the country without
reference to competing lines" there
would be an increased dispatch of busi-
ness. providing greater degree of eff
cheney than now exists
AS one of the benefits to the people
this efficiency of service may be count
ed But that is not the greatest one.
AS very large portion of the revenue
OF the different railroads is now used in
lighting competing roads, each one try
ing to get the business that might go to
other roads, the rates are made high
enough to cover these extraordinary
and unnecessary expenses. And since
1t Is the policy of roads to put rates
down to the lowest figures to competing
points, they have to even up by charg-
ing more 70 non-competing points.
with Government ownership, no money
would be spent in competing. All rates
would be made as low as possible. and all
the people would get the benefit And in
asmuch as the Government has found
that the postal service paid the better, the
lower the rate was made, it is alto
gether likely that the same rule would
work in the matter of passenger and
freight and the whole people would
reap the immense benefits of greatly re-
duced cost of travel and freight.
We have given here merely few of
the most prominent features of this
great problem. It is one that the peo-
pie should think upon and discuss in all
Its bearings. One of the most i'm portant
not here mentioned, is the aggregation
OF vast wealth in the hands of a few in
dividuals or corporations, possible un-
der the present system, which we re-
gard the greatest evil of the age.-St.
Louis Journal of Agriculture.
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| MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER

fore the agricuIturtst has an equal chance
with other occupations Every feature OF the
bill In question. except the one OF fiexlbIlity
above demonstrated. is detai;. and may he
modified as much as In v ur judgment seems
best. But the principle OF fiexibility is here
10 stay. and il not acknowledged by you will
certainly continue to keep knocking at the
door until recogniz d.
Very respectfully y submitted,
@. w. MACUNE,
Chairman Legislative Committee n. r. A
4 L U.
WASHINGTON. D. O.. September n. IsoN
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CHURCHES.

BAPTIST each sunday at II n.
DIN. aud at 80 y. m. at the courthouse sun
tny school at 10 O'clock, IN. Prayer meeting
wednesday evening OF each week Rev: w. a.
Cain, Pastor. Residence on Cor. Lincoln Ave.
and Cherry Streets.
GnRISTIAN.-Prcnch every sunday at
- IL o'clock, II. m, and 1880 p. M, by Elder
j. E. Nicholson. Prayer meeting every We'd
nesday night. sunday SchOOlat TO- clock a. IN.
every Sunday. Pastors residence at the par
sOuage {; study ut the chapel,
METHODIST EPISCOPAL-seTvicese every
xN1 Sunday at Il 800 a. IN. and 1:3Op. m. sun
day school every sunday ut 10 a. III. Prayer
mcetins every Thursday evening at 1880.
Strangers invited. ID. w. PHILLIPS, Pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN.-S every Sunday at
L II II. IN. and : 80 p. m. Sunday School at
lOn. III. j b. NOHTH, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH - Services on End
Sunday of every month at SherlOck's hall, at
1000 a. M REV. BITTER Pastor.
GERMAN BAPTIST BRETHREN-Hold reg
u ular services at Mingona, Barber county
the second and fourth Sundays in each month.
At Forrest school house on the second sunday
Cedar Creek sChoOi hOusc on the third sunday.
By Elders ShambCrgor smith and Neher
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State Omcers
Barber County Officers.
POSTAL.

Postofiice m Medicine Lodge open from A NJ
T. pm. Sunduys one hour on arrival OF mail.
Money order, open 4. NJ to z. NJ. ySatur-
DAYS +. q. open until q. NJ. Eastern mail
closes promptly at a. ~
l.. VI. AXhINE, =. NJ
H. A. BROwN Assistant.