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The advocate., 1890-08-13

one hundred buggles and every one
dressed IN ine clothes, and tables spread
with the best 0i eatables. You say This
Ia extravagance Who Is more deserving
than the wealth producers of Che cOun-
tryY Who has better right 10 a buggy
and ane eatables? Agaiu YOU say there
Is n multitude OF republican and demo
cratic officers who will, ms soon M they
learn the wants Of the farmer, grant them
everything that ID lawful and right, and
that ingalls, can do more good Tor the
farmer than any other man we can send
In his place. Is il possible that ingalls,
has been in Congress for eighteen years
and don't know what the farmers want?
No, sir; he knows their wants but is
owned and controlled by the money
sharks OF Wall street Therefore, 80 far
AZ ingalls, doing anything for the labor
Ing classes we may just ~ we'll send a
deaf aud dumb man in his place; and as
for securing the election OF men In the
or democratic party who will
represent the farmers and laborers in
.erests Of thls country, IL is entirely inn
possible. We have been trying that for
twenty years, and during that time the
system Of Legislation has been inaugural.
,d that grants one class fayors which il
lenles 70 others. The rank and die Of
both parties are honest, but the leaders
bosses) Of both parties who have only
)ne-twentieth Of the votes, hold the bal
lnce of power between the two parties.
The capital element Of both parties are
rot bound by prejudice to any political
)arty, therefore il is TO their interest TO
Keep the laboring element fgtlng each
'ther on party lines, divide their vote,
'lect the men the capitalists choose. No
natter whether they be republicans or
democrats, they will serve their interests
ust the same.
Now, Brother Walton, the alliance has
lecded that the fight between the labor
ng classes on party lines shall stop, while
he capital classes under guise Of party
90 ON robbing US Of all the profits of hon
sst toll
Now, Brother Walton, fall in line, as
you are one Of the oppressed, and let us
support the peoples ticket, composed of
men Of the industrial classes, and take
'harge of the old ship Of state and place
abor on an equality with capital in the
structure Of our government, II position
10 which the great Lincoln said it be-
onged. Very truly,
j, B. DOUGLASS,
Hoosier Valley, No. 444
Crestllne, Kan, July a.
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aCnmmlntIYp Tnrntlon.n

A treatise giving complete account Uf
the provisions and advantages OF the Cumu-
lative Tax. Price, 20 cents per copy, OK ~
shall, Santa Fe, Kan.
The advocate., 1890-08-13

! know the pretense ls That itI Is %
keep up the price Of labor Ia this country,
but that Is all gammon. Let everyone
visit the coal fields Of Pennsylvania, and
see the class Of laborers employed and
the wages paid. They are, notorlously,
nearly all foreigners and the very lowest
class 40 that Bohemlans, Hbngarlans
and Italians, who can neither road nor
speak our language, and who ae hud-
died together Ia shanties unfit forhuman
habitation, and who live more Ike swine
than like intelligent human beings
Why, in taking the census among them
recently they were not even known by
names, but by numbers, II being stated
that they had cards with number
marked thereon, tied to their necks
like so many cattle, by which alone they
we're designated Ignorance, vice and
crime Is universal among them. How is
American labor benefited by this, or how
Is the country benefited by 10y .Ir1f
That the talk about protecting the
laborer is a bare-faCed lie, is shown by
the facts, first, that their ,cdges are Kept
at stdrodtiOR rates, such az no decent
white man can live on, and second, that
the price IL likely to fall below the figures
arbitrarily set by the great corporations
and milllOnalres who own and control
the coal mines, they shut down and
throw thousands Of miners out Of en-
ployment at once, and so keep them for
months at time.
Not only this, but they compel these
dependent wretChes 70 buy their sup.
plies Of them, ut their stores, and at their
prices; and as they must live while thus
out of employment they necessarily be-
come indebted 10 the companies which
have them completely in their power. As
a general rule, even with the better class
Of miners, the companies own-tho houses
In which they live, and the moment they
fail TO comply with the companies de-
mands, as TO wages or anything else,
they are turned out to starve.
In the south the coal and all other
mines are worked by the former slaves
in just about the same condition, while
in some Of them they are worked by the
prison convicts, who, by a law Of the
state, are sold 10 the mine owners or CON
tractors during the term Of their Convic-
tion, and who practice upon them a de-
gree Of cruelty and barbarity far excel
ling anything practiced by the old slave
masters. And all of this In the year 1900
and under the Infamous lying pretense
Of protecting American hbOri .a.
1t is simply for political effect that
this is done, and nothing else. The vote
Of Pennsylvania is vital TO the tariff
party, aud unless the coal barons, like
Scott, the Reading railroad company and
others, are given the duty on coal they
will defeat the party in power, and this
is all there is Of it, except as the
same rule applies in Ohio, Indiana, H.
linols and wherever coal mining exists to
any extent. Kansas, with her great re-
publican majority, is considered safe,
and hence her citizens may pay this ex-
ira price for coal or burn corn.
SO long as Kansas continues to send TO
the Senate man like Ingalls,, who for
eighteen years has in every instance
voted to support the 'rObber barons" In
The advocate., 1890-08-13
REpLY mo- RHalNER WALTON

10 letter published ln Che Colum-
bus Advocate, taken from the Vel
llngton Press and written byr =.
" Walton, who claims 10 BE- AN all4uce
man. Ilo says 10 united Fith the slli-
ance hoping they would do something %
relieve our opprognlcn, and A hlg inltlt
tion he waa requested 70 take an Obllga.
ton, after beipg assured that itwouldnot
conflict with his political % religions
views Now he says the alliance wishes
10 conatrue Il 10 mean that be was N as-
slst che alliance W every possible way,
both In politics and religion, and II you
don't do II you are traitor 10 your obi
CATION. Now, Brother Walton, too am
q member OF the alliance, and with you
have taken the same obligation, Younor
/ we're not asked 10 what political party
we belonged, and as you have said, !
identified myself with the Farmers ALI
anoe 10 aid In lifting the burdens Of debt
from the producing classes, and II after
a careful examination Of the causes Of
our oppression IL Is found 20 be directly
chargeable 10 legislation, does II inter
iere with your politics 10 try 10 remedy
such Legislation that has been enacted by
the republican and democratic parties?
Does II interfere with your politics 10 de-
n0unce these law makers and TO support
men who have common interests with
your The answer Of every intelligent
man would be no. II simply lnteriores
with purity. Party and politics are not
one and the same. Politics is the science
OF government. Political questions are
those that deal with the source Of gov
ernment In which you and ! have vital
interest. Acknowledging as we do that
we are financially oppressed, you charge
this oppression TO extravaganza and bad
management Of the producing classes
Not 10 class Legislation, that grants TO one
class Of citizens favors and denies to
another class the same privileges Let
us see, In 1866, a few years after the birth
Of the republican party, there was large
amount OF land In the western country
which was settled upon by industrious
citizens whose industry would have de
yeloped the new country and they would
have been a prosperous and happy peo-
pie to-day If it had not been for the un-
natural conditions caused by special leg
islation In the interest Of capital, and in
tho main is directly chargeable TO the re-
publican party. We have only to refer
10 history to call TO mind when this land
was being settled that certain railroads
had been given grants Of land from
twenty to forty miles wide by our Con
gress, then controlled by the republican
party. Now, Brother Walton, did the
tOilerB who occupied these lands have an
equal footing with the corporations who
received a title--a gift from the govern
ment of lsOOOO,OOO acres of landY Or
was Il just to give them this land, OK
empt from taxation, while your land ad
Joining the railroad land must be taxed to
build bridges, school houses, court
houses, and In many other ways develop
the new country, while the railroad king
enjoys the advance In value, but don't
pay a cent toward ItS
Has not the alliance The right to take
these fellows to task who have perpe-
tfated these wrongs and ask redress at
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money power on Lombard and Thread-
needle streets, London,
Brother Walton, let's no longer be
voted with ring In our noses, led by
party bosses, and Ia doing 20, Brother
Walton, II you believe Ia q government
Of tho people, by tho people and for the
people, your politics van hot be Inter
iered WITH You say lew hot heads Of
the republican office seekers are uniting
with the hot heads Of tlis alliance against
the republican party. You must Judge
other disappointed office seekers by your.
SELF In nay alllpnce wo have q majority
Of republicans who once affiliated with
that party, but to-day are alliance men To
save their homes, not for office, and 10
save their homes have testified that they
must lay aside party and vote FOR men
who have common interests with the
wealth producers Of our land. II Is true
such men as you speak Of, who join the
alliance for office, must be watched, and
will be until thoroughly converted. You
say the republican party has made Kan
sag one Of the greatest states In the
union, grand In wealth and prosperous
people, We admit that no state can ex-
eel her no 10 increase Of wealth, but how
Is the wealth distrbutedY An equal and
just distribution Of wealth marks the
prosperity OF her people, and statistics
prove that the wealth Of the United States
kansas included) is distributed M iol-
lows 7G per cent In the hands Of "a per
cent Of lts people, and these largely a
class who never produced II by labor or
by any other legitimate methods, and you
know that all wealth, capital included, is
produced by labor. Is II fair Brother
Walton, for the "a per cent Of the people
representing the capital classes, should
own 10 per cent Of the wealth, while ~
per cent Of the people own "A per cent OF
the wealth and pay 80 per cent Of the
taxes? And is not this condition Of af-
fairs due TO vicious legislation, directly
chargeable to the republican and demo
cratic partiesY For shame, that IA man
who acknowledges that the laboring
classes are oppressed, and then eulOgizes
the republican or any other party FOR wise
management, who are responsible for a
financial system that has driven our boys
to inebriAtes graves and the fair daugh-
ters Of our land 10 houses Of III fame.
Brother Walton, you say the people are
prosperous, Again, what makes the
prosperity OF the peopleY To be ont of
debt, to be we'll clothed, we'll fed, content
as far as human nature will admit. Is
this the case in KansasS Go into your
county recorders office and see the mort.
cages held against our homes, our per
sonal property, our growing crops, the
delinquent tax list, and other evidences
OF debt. Go into the large cities and zee
children crying for bread, men shorn of
their mOnllness, because Of Il system that
has robbed labor for years, yet some men
are so stupid and ignorant as to say the
people are prosperous. An alliance man
too afraid TO raise his voice in defense of
alliance principles for fear IL might dis
sipate his party or conflict with his po
litical or religious viewsl What stupid
ity, You aOy, Brother Walton, that in
your township one man mortgaged his
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The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12

ever they can, and If they go on the war
path, it is with profound respect for their
antagonists strength and courage. I
once met five or six San Luis Obispo
farmers who had shot a huge grizzly.
They took their guns and went down
into the gulch where the bear lived.
They found him where he was compelled
to cross the ravine to get to them, and so
they were able to put wei twenty bullets
into him before he died a. their feet.
They had just skinned him and spread
the great hide on the rocks when I rode
up. I asked them how they felt about it,
and the leader said: eve none of US want
to tackle another. If he had been on our
Size of the gulch, instead of on hisspwn,
most of US would have been killed before
we could pump enough lead into him"
And that seemed to be the general con
yiction.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
Claiming From a Hogs Back.

Some years ago, while wandering along
the shores of Puget Sound, in what was
then Washington Territory, says a writer
in Youths Companion, l noticed u flock
of fish crows flying out to a small island
which the ebbing tide was just revealing.
Each n in turn seized some object in.
his bill, and flying to the rocky shore
dropped it on the rocks, and then de-
seended to feast upon it.
Investigation showed that the objects
were mussels. Instead of hammering the
shells open, which would have cost time
and labor, the crows, in order to get at
the contents, resorted to the easy and
expeditions mode of letting the mussels
fall on the rocks.
No doubt the trick was learned by ac-
cident, as many an important invention
of man has been. A flying crow acci-
dentally dropped a mussel on the rocks,
and noting the result repeated the ex-
pertinent to his own and his observing
relatives profit; and SO in time, through
inheritance, the habit became fixed
among crows.
AT the same place L oUSeEFcu d Aeiu VI
hogs roofing in the beach at the waters
edge, and as I paused to note what they
were about, presently along came several
crows. To my amazement they flew,
one to each pig, and perched on the head
between the ears.
From this lookout each crow kept a
bright watch on the hogs snout, evil
IDENTIFY on the qui vive for whatever
should turn up, and not for a moment
was his attention diverted.
Presently one of the hogs rooted up a
razor clam, when Immediately down
pounced the alert, but unprincipled
crow, seized the prize and made off to
devour his ill-gotten booty at leisure.
The stupid, but honest and hard-work-
ing, porker renewed his labors, apparent
ly with no sense of his loss, and at all
events with no visible signs of resent
ment against the robber; but as long az
I played the part of spectator no razor
clam fell to the lot of the pigs.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
HINTS.

Ham should be broiled very quickly,
and just enough to cook through.
Tin cleaned with paper will shine bet.
ter than when cleaned with flannel.
Save the juices that drain out of roasts
and steaks to add to stock for soups and
meat auces
Treat tired OF indamed eyes with a
bath of warm water five parts and witch
hazel n part, three times a day,
Hthe eggs you have to use for frost.
ing are not quite as fresh as you could
desire a pinch Of salt will make them
beat sitter.
Remove the unpleasant odor of perspi-
ration by using a teaspoonful of ammonia
or powdered borax in a basin of water
when washing.
Flowers can be kept fresh for some
timeif q pinch of soda or saltpetre is
added to the water. Wilted roses will
regain their freshness if dipped a minute
or two in hot water.
A tonic for the hair is composed Of
one-quarter of an ounce of glyeerine, six
ounces of cologne, twenty drops of tine
ture of capsicum, one and one-half drains
tincture 81 Spanish flies.
The practice of rubbing the face with
vaseline or Cher cosmetic sometimes
makes the hsiygrow where it is not be-
coming. Camphor applications, like
other irritants or stimulants to tbs skin,
will cause superfuous hair.
All freshly baked bread should rest or
q wooden table, with a cloth thrown
lightly over it until it is cool enough to
put away, when you should wrap it up in
another crash towel, N that is perfectly
dry. By this means you will keep al
mustiness out of a new box.
Rub chalk all along the edge of the
door that sssticks,n then close 1t as near.
Iy as you can. The chalk will onlJ
come OF on Chat portion Of the door op.
posite the part that needs planning te
ease the door. So you need not waste
your wood and time in planning away any
other part.
Cheese which will instantly and in.
tensely redden b, e litmus paper should
not be eaten. This is a test easy of ap.
plication, and every merchant on cutting
q fresh cheese should make it. II ths
cheese is dry, a bit Of it should be moist
ened with water and the litmus papel
then applied.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
SWEET WATERS.

Beat a half cup Of butter until creamy,
then add gradually one cup of powdered
sugar. Beat six eggs without separating
until light, add Them to the butter and
sugar, add the juice of a lemon, and
sufficient flour to make a stiff batter.
Heat the waiter tongs over a clear fire,
grease with a piece of suet tied in muslin,
and put in two tablespoonful of the
batter, close the tongs, turn frequently
and when a light brown carefully lift
out the wafer, dust it with powdered
sugar and quickly roll it about a smooth,
round stick. Remove it when cold.
We usually use our ladylock sticks for
this purpose If you do not possess a
wafer iron batter a sheet of foolscap
paper, drop the batter by tablespoon
fuls-dBop it out thin and bake in a
slow oven. Roll the same as directed
above Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
CHICKEN SALAD A LA PRINCE.

Cut tie white of cold fowl into neat
fllets, using a sharp knife. Mark each
piece with a mixture made of one table
spoonful of minced capers, two of minced
boiled ham, three hard boiled eggs, an
anchovey boned and mashed, and two
sardines freed from skin. All these
must be pounded, then rubbed through
a sieve; add a ~teaspoonful of mayonnaise
and enc aspic. When each fllet has
been well coated with the mixture, and
has set, line a border mould with aspic
Jelly, ornament the fllets of chicken with
little strips of beet root and cucumber.
Place them carefully round the mould on
the layer of jelly, then pour in a little
more jelly, until the border mould is full,
and set it on ice. When ready to serve,
cover a dish with a layer Of lettuce leaves.
Turn the mould out on it. Fill the
centre with a salad composed of cucum-
bers cut in dice, peas and string beans
Canned ones). Pour over the centre
salad some thick ~mayonnaise. - Yankee
.aade.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12

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The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
AFFAIRS.
SALMON SALAD

Put in a bowl the yoR of a raw egg
and a teaspoonful of sugar, a pinch Of
salt and cayenne pepper; rub all together.
Take fresh or canned salmon; if the lat
ter, pour off the liquor, add it gradually
to the mixture, thicken7 with the pow
dered yolks of four hard-boiled eggs un-
til a smooth froth is formed, thin with a
tablespoonful of vinegar. Pick the sal
mon in pieces, and lay ON a fat dish.
Break some tender lettuce leaves, and
mix in with the fish, and stir half the
dressing in, then beat the white of an
egg and add it to the remaining dressings
pour over the salad, and garnish with
nasturtium.- Yankee Blade.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
EurOnean Armies,

1t appears that it is practically impos-
sible to ascertain the fighting strength of
the Germany army when placed on a war
footing, on account of the complicated
arrangements by which portions of the
territorial forces are worked into the
strength of the regular corps. The
present peace establishments of Germany,
France and Russia, are as follows: Ger
many, SS4 battalions, 465 squadrons, 1854
batteries, 1900 mounted guns, 19,457
officers, 46S, AGO rank and file. France,
%, 763 officers, 534, 100 rank and file,
4SO field batteries, with 2060 mounted
guns. Russia, S4S battalions, or 1885,
312 infantry, 1928 squadrons of cavalry,
with 81, 416 men; 344 batteries of field
artillery, with 1912 mounted guns and
$3.50 men, 334 battalions of enginee|
having 1897 men, besides 81, $50 men
of the ''train" service, making q total
of $50, 500 men. To these should be
added 2S8 squadrons of Cossacks mum
bering 81, ga men; 112, $50 local troops
and 72, 634 reserve men, which will bring
up the strength of the Russian peace es-
tabllshment TO 1885, 1875 men. Inc hus
sian forces when on a war footing are
estimated as follows: 994, ago men of
regular troops, with 4030 pieces of ar
tillery; $50, $40 reserve men, with $40
guns; 1877 $50 Cossacks, with 240 guns
of their own, and 189, 500 supplement
airy reserve men, with 384 pieces of ar
tillery. This estimate is exclusive Of
local troops. The war footing strength
of France is estimated at ssabout" the
following: Active army, about 2,000,-
600, divided into ten classes, according to
age: 1922, 900 of the territorial army,
divided into five classes, according to
age; and reserve troops, divided into six
classes, numbering 762, 600, the total
amounting to LISA, 600 men.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
MINCED VEAL.

Cut the veal into very small pieces,
but do not chop it. Some bits Of cold
ham or bacon, cut up and added to the
veal, are very nice. Sprinkle the meat
with pepper and salt, shake -four over it
and let it stand while you make a little
white gravy. Take a piece of butter the
size of a walnut, rolled in -four, and stir
it smooth in a saucepan owe the fire, let
1t bubble for a minute, stirring all the
time, to cook the flour. then add a cup
of warm milk or cream and some grated
lamon-peel, let boil till of the consistency
of cream. Add the veal to the sauce,
and let it get quite hot, but set it back
where It will not boil, as that will make
the meat hard. BeforeES is taken up.
squeeze in some lemon juice, and serve
it on a dish over some bits of toast. 1t
is also very nice with a white sauce made
with button mushrooms.-Ms House
,olte.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
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