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The advocate., 1891-09-23
LAND LOANS.

RCCenpC 70 &Seall Cn0 position or THE
ADVOCATE upon the land loan ques-
ton. The pith of that part of the
article relating TO this subject is in
the following paragraph:
II such fiat Is not based on land mortgages
and ultimately on the land so mOrtgaged, what
Is 1t based on? THE ADVOCATE says, ION the
credit Of the government" Then what Is che
use Of the mOrtgage3 II the money is not based
on It, fthe mortgage Is never to be fOreclOsed,
and Senator PETER admits that there Is no In
tentlOn ever to foreclOse. for that would neces-
Sa1ly draw in the fat and contract the currency,
then what security has the government? A
mortgage never to be fOrecIOsed is worthless.
Why then make 1t at all? Why not give the fiat
away outright to land owners? That ls pre-
ei1ely what the scheme amounts TO.
We would like to have the Capital
quote from Senator PETER or any
other advocate Of the land loan sys-
tenn any statement that can be in any
way construed to imply that the
mortgages should never be foreclosed
or the money loaned, collected. Ger
tainly The ADVOCATE has never pro-
posed such a thing, nor do we believe
any other advocate of this measure
ever did. If so, we have never seen
it. This is pure invention of the
enemies of the measure. We have
repeatedly cited, as q precedent, the
land loan laws of Pennsylvania dur
ing the colonial period, when money
was loaned to the people direct and
was paid in annual installments.
This money was not based upon the
land mortgaged. ItWss based on the
wealth and credit Of the government.
1t was put in circulation by means of
the mortgage. The Capital asks if
the money is not based on it, then
what is the use of the mortgageG
What is the use Of a mortgage now!
Is money now loaned on mortgage
security based upon the land mort
gagged? The proposition involved in
the land loan plan involves no
change from the methods now in use,
except that the business transaction
shall be conducted directly between
the government and the land owner,
instead of between the land owner
and the money shark. It simply pro-
poses to remove the speculstor from
between the government and the peo-
pie. The money issued would be Of
precisely the same character as that
now issued by the government, and
would rest upon precisely the same
basis-the wealth and credit of the
nation. The mortgage is merely an
instrument by which it is put in
circulation, and has nothing whatever
to do with determining it's value or
the basis upon which it rests. It
furthermore constitutes the security
to the government for the repayment
of the loan, just as it does at the
present time to the individual. The
only difference is as to the parties
between whom the contract is made.
Every other condition remains the
same as now except as to the rate of
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woman and Her Foot we.-.

'Piease try the left shoe on said the
lady who sat next me in shoe store.
@sWhy was that" asked the man who
had served her, when she departed
"Hole in her stocking. Oh, yes YOU
would hardly believe how many ladies
have holes in their stockings. We al
ways know it. It's try the right shoe
on or the left, never mind the other
Some of them say: I'm afraid l have a
little break in my stocking. I didn't ex-
pect to get my shoes tried today And
often the little break horrifies them, hav-
ing grown to big break during the day.
Oh, yes; little breaks, come sometimes.
and the lady herself does not know it till
the shoe is removed. In those cases she
usually says nothing, but just blushes.
The hole is always a genuine case of ac-
cident when woman takes it that way.
Sometimes they gasp, so that we shall
see how surprised they are; but then
some women pretend that We can usu-
ally tell the real thing. A successful
shoe salesman needs peculiar gifts, of
tact and tine genius of patience" this one
continued.
when a woman has really large
foot it's best to bring shoe slightly too
small, and then appear surprised that it
does not fit. Some feet look smaller
than a really smaller foot is good ex-
PLANTATION of your error. Bring to, the
woman who. has a genuinely tiny foot a
shoe too big and then fit down to her.
Nothing pleases her so much A sales
man influences the buyer tremendously
l believe woman would rather have
her foot praised than be told she is
clever. Always humor woman with IA
big foot You can wear a much smaller
shoe than this, of course, but you want
this for really comfortable wear That
makes her want to hug you. New York
Sun. 49,"
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Lace making in America is still an in
FAINT industry, though the continent can
claim the only lace tree yet discovered
1t is the lazzeste, or lace tree of Jamaica,
whose inner bark can be separated into
layers Of very pretty mesh. Queen Vic
toria has had dress of il, presented by
the people of THAT loyal colony o His
Majesty iGhaEles II had only .craya4.s
History does not record if he wore it.
1t does tell, though. of a wooden lace
cravat that must. have been, much more
desirable. 1t was carved by the famous
Grinling Gibbons in imitation of point
lace, and was so flexible that it could be
tied or folded without ini1ry. M
The Duke of Devonshire was ,its first
owner, Gibbons gave it TO- him upon
the comple leion1 of Chatswortb, the mag
nifGentk In some mannersit came into
the hands Of Horare WAlpole, who, de-
lighted to wear II when. ka- had special
guests Of honor At Strawberry Hill.
Now York Herald.
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.r MIDNIGHT.

1Waaalered, ~ midnight in the graveyard;
1Ae smen OF damp grass was in my nostrils;
fAeard my heart thfob in the awful silence.
"A u headlong diver. plunging in the ocean,
sees dimly glimmering through the green
darkness
The swinging surges puisating above him:
aoes the Shiny keels of diligent vessels,
With bubbling wake of ghostly foam in fur
rows.
And q dull shine OF sails swollen by tempests;
-aeaa hdiess eyed monsters leering past him,
And wrecks and drowned men constantly
sinking.
- Is heard the sad lapse of the mill stream
Bown, down, quickly my spirit descended
To the residence of dead men and women.
h an unearthly sepulchral twilight
The grassy armament was visible
kaocked with white clouds of motionless
daisies.
The craggy roots of the headstones protruded
11comfortably from the low ceilings of the
b0rtuous obscure damp cavern.
saddenly from ten thousand eyelees sockets
a mild but awful glare of light glowed bluey
LIGHTING the streets of that benevolent city.
A Aospitable city. whose gates were always
open:
with low, priced tenements for Gods poor
people;
a cheap resort for desoiate age in winter.
No neighborhood was orderly and quiet,
N from each coffin window q skull was grin
ming
N idle mockery at iife,s foolish satire.
1here was a wonderful sameness in costume
Worn by rich ladies aud their poor servants.
Add NO bills presented to embarrassed hus-
bands.
AIAe oy side lay the spendthrift and the
miser.
fhe maid and her rejected lover,
1Ao prodigal and his uurelenting father.
Noises there were of feet in sad procession,
And CLEANS of eyes with curious sadness,
feering into the dark they soon or late must
tenant
Ny soul. moved by an irresistible impulse,
tdko the thistledown before the east wind,
Went through many anonymous avenues.
heard a sound OF deep perpetual thunder.
Like life's flood tide throbbing in monotonous
pulses,
UPoa the shore that has no road or harbor
Was it a reality, or, was 1t a vision merely
IsAw underground as my spirit descended
into
Mo land of the mole and the gopher?
-SShn James Ingalls, in Minneapolis Journal
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as when she sou sht the kitchen to assors
raoa With old A,,r% E,x;..

as when she .souS the kitchen to assort
rags with old Aunt Eunice. ,f.,.
One afternoon following the arrival of
the daily stage she and the Kensel girls
proposed walking up to the village post
office for letters. They were Joined on
the way by Fred, and at The Elms by
re-enforcements, including Mr. Jerome,
Arthur and Jack. At the postofice de-
livery Kitty Kensel volunteered to call
for letters for the company.
Mr.. Jerome Arthur, one; Miss Grace
E. Morris, two-threei more than your
share, Grace Morris; Miss Persis G. A.
Pratt, two and card; Miss Catharine
Kensel-that's me-one; Miss Eleanor
Armstrong, card and letter-oh, see!
and a dead letter, toor'
"a dead letter. Oh, let's see!" cried
all the girls, huddling together.
Jack Renshaw stood at Eleanor 81 right,
looking quietly on.
Behold her rosy cheek doth pale,
And palsied grow her lily hands;
She dare not rend the mystic veil
ran on the giddy girl who had delivered
the letter. -.
Eleanor flushed and wrenched the en-.
velope in laughing contempt.
''See if L dare notp' she exclaimed.
The inclosed letter fell to the floor.
with the addressed side ,conspicuously
uppermost. Jack stopped and restored
it to her. inevitably reading the super
scription rs he did so. Eleanor at that
moment read it also
%. b. Renshaw less. moth
ing more. In amazement and confusion
she raised her eyes to his, which were
eagerly regarding her The lightning Of
recognition flashed between them. .
There it was, her own letter of . year
ago sent to the dead letter office on az
count of an unfinished address She re-
membered it all. She had written his
name, nothing more, that day when she
was hesitating to send the letter. A call
er had interrupted and made her forget
Then the maid had mailed it as it was.
So Jack had never heard from her,
and she had never heard from Jack
again.
Eleanor hastily thrust the letter in her
pocket and hurried from the Office. fol-
lowed by the chattering company, whose
attention was already caught by another
matter.
Jack soon took his place by her side
on the homeward way. Neither spoke
until they came to where the old path
led out from the main road and through
the meadow along the river.
The shadows were long and cool, and
the golden sunset light swept down the
depths of the quiet water like reflected
sky.
Eleanor" said Jack, pausing at the
turn, II think see how it all was;
think understand. Do notY'
Her heart beat thick and fast. She
would not trust herself to speak; she
only looked away to the sky.
''Shall we walk by the river tonightY-
he continued, land would you care now,
as Iwould, not a little, but with all my
soul and for all my life, if we never had
walked together againy'
Eleanor lifted her eyes to his with a
look which answered his fondest hope,
as they turned and went down the river
path.
''But really, Jack, you do make me
think of an owl sometimes-you look SO
very solemn and wiser' she said. with a
fash of her old audacity, as they came
again m the twilight down to the farm.
house gate.-Elmira Telegram.
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THE DALLES

The Gate City of the Inland Empire is situated at
the head of navigation the Middle Columbia and
is a thriving, prosperous city.
ITS TERRITORY.
It is the supply city for and rich agri
cultural an grazing country, its trade reaching as
far south Summer Lake, distance Of over tive
hundred miles.
THE LARGEST WOOL MARKET
The rich grazing, country along the eastern slope
Of the the Cascades furnishes pasture thousands
of sheep the wool from which finds market here z
The Dalles is the largest original wool shipping
point in America, about 100000 pounds being
shipped last year.
t<<..ea ITS PRODUCTS ar.
The salmon fisheries are the finest the Columbia
yielding this year Of $15ooooo which can
and,wll be more than doubled in the near future.
The products ofthe KickitaI valley find
market here and the country and east has this
year filed the warehouses and all available storage
places to overhowing 18th their products.
IT'S WEALTH
is the richestcity size the coast and its
money is scattered andis being used to develop
more farm ing countr than ibutaryt any other
city in Eastern Oregon Aa 7',,ag e. .'aH - lg ssu
is ulsnr It's climate deIight
full Its possibilities inca1cHlab ItsrcsouFces
dmatedia And on these corner stones she stands
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The Daily

four pages Of six columns each, will be
issued every evening, except Sunday
and will be delivered in the city, or sent
by mail for the moderate sum Of fifty
cents month
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The Dalles cfllo1ltlB

is here and has come to stay It hopes
to win it's way to public favor by ener-
gy, industry and merit; and to this end
we ask that you give it fair trial, and
if satisfied with its course a generous
support.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-13
PROHIBITION IL MAINE.
President Partridge Tells OF Its W0rkings
After Fifty Years. friab


After Fifty Yesys' rriab
The following extract from the address
OF Pres Chas. X. Partridge, of the Maine
Pharmaceutical assoc iation at its recent
meeting, tells tale that the thousands
of druggists of Iowa who havs felt tho
hardahips Of similar law in this state
will heartily acquesce In, and also paints
picture Of the real working Of prohibi.
tion that is decidedly interesting Presi.
dent Partridge said:
For many years, owing to the so called
temperance laws of Maine. the apotho.
the medical profession. the invalid and
with statutes of prohibition.
All efforts of druggists and their
friends before our legislators have hith-
erto failed to remedy this injustice Of
legal prohibition. \ Then
what Will DE our plans for the future?
Shall we ask as before. concessions and
exceptions in our favor from the grind
ing force Of sumptuary laws, to be again
politely kicked from the halls OF legisla-
ton? or shall We bear awhile these ills
as beat we can, working TO re-
move the caGse-prohibition-- teTmedf
In using this word prohibition" do
not design TO slur temperance. We all
are Or should be in favor Of true temper
ance, ard o. prohibticn-of the right
kind--namely. self prohibition. But I
refer to the congiomer nation Of enact
ments dumped upon our statute books
for the last forty years. mlsnomered pro.
hibitory laws and considered by many
who advocate such legislation as q full
equivalent for good practical ten perauce.
Such prohibition after nearly hall cen.
tury's trial In Maine. has proved moral
political, demi religious fraud. Origi-
nally enacted from the best of motives as
sovereign remedy" for in.emperance,i ito
empiricism has been fully demonstrated.
1t has grown like fuIguS on the body
polite. stimulated by q combination Of
dark lantern societies with demagogy,
fanaticism. political intimidation and IN.
tolerance Of individual rights.
1t has shown total inadequacy for ito
avowed purpose of promoting real tenn.
perance and good morals.
It today masauerades before the people
under the guise Of temperance. its advo.
Gates denounciny IS rummic.. all who
disavow belief in its peculiar senets.
1t Is at the root OF many evils. In its
train are Hypocrisy, perjury, fsnaticism.
growing disrespects for all laws. secret
dram drinking and host of minor Ills.
1t is a miscarried effort to 'legisla,e
the Kingdom of God into the heart Of
| man by intirection." inssmuch rs it
places an act no. crime of itself, in the
same category with the worst crimes, and
while this legalized crime may be com.
mitted only by agreement combination
or conspiracy Of two or more persons,
but one. the vendor, can suffer the pea
| atty.
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The Sioux City Journal says Tho
bosses are booming Blaine" This is
Allitirative. TO be sure, but 10 also rather
. frank admission that the bosses are
dropping Harrison. whose hands will
continue to hold tho patronage until
March 1, 1893.
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The republicans Of Pennsylvania found
1t necessary to declare in their platform
that dishonesty 10 non bipartisan. That
may be true, viewed from q national
standpoint. but In Pennsylvania it ap.
pears that by far the larger part Of the
rascality and dishonesty that has been
brought to light within few years has
been the work Of republican officials.
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Fire at No. 341 Broadway. New York,
caused . loss of $75, 900. A fireman was
overcome by smoke sld died.
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Thorough % the discussion has already
teen the subject Of tariff reform is one aoou.
which too much cannot be said. Many peo-
pie have heretofore believed this subject
beyond their omprehensior, and have will
ingly submitted to any policy tho leaders of
their parties have seen tt to adopt.
This has been all wrong. Upon no ques-
tions that effect our material welfare is 1t so
t0portant that we should be- correctly In
formed a. on those that touch our financial
interests.
All will conceds that by nature every Oft
lien 10 entitled to an equal chance in the
struggle for subsistAnce and success. No
party would dare to boldly maintain that one
class of our people are entitled to special
privileges over others.
How important therefore 1t is that every
elector who casts ballot should fully under
stand the effect of Whist he is doing: should
be able to judge for himself whether his act
Is tor or against his own interests and how
dangerous 1t II to submit this vital question
to the judgment Of others whose person al in
terests may be the very opposite OF those
they lead.
1t is . serious mistake for any elector to
reach the conclusion that this subject Of tax
alton 10 one be cannot understand All can
do 20 II they will take pains to inform them
selves.
Concisely stated tariff IL tax which our
government levies on merchandise produced
In other countries and brought here for sale.
Before It can be disposed OF the party VINO
tmports IL must pay into tho treasury OF the
United States the tariff which the law i'm
poses, and then In order to save himself from
loss he must sell 10 for enough TO get back the
original cost In the foreign country and the
tariff paid on 1t here. To illustrate lot rs
suppose IN article that costs 3lo0 in for
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compelled to sell the products OF his farm,
aud one that nssaiied the natural productive-
ness Of the coil he worked.
That speech IL still in existence. II 10 my
sincere wish that cyery farmer in Iowa will
read 1t before lie casts his vote this fall.
With full knowledge that II 10 before the pub
lie to convict me if now nsrepresent sem
timent it contains, here declare that there
is not Ia 1t . sentence that can possibly be
construed by man OF ordinary INTEL gence
Into d disrespestful Allnsioa to the natural
advantages Of my state. That instead there
OF every line OF that address in which this
subject was alluded to at all was cOuohed in
words OF strongest praise OF these.
With the same knowledge OF the ease with
which can be convicted Of fslsehood II
misrepresent Its contents. ! further declare
that everything said OF the unpro dtableness
OF our agricultural industries during the
term OF which spoke Was charged directly
to what claimed was vicious system OF leg
islation that TO elevate other classes Of Indus
try had depressed ths market prices Of agri-
cultural products below the cost OF produc-
tion.
Because Of that address have been assail-
ed with . bitterness that would justly de-
serve If had bean guilty of the charge go
groundlessly made against me, and my re-
publican friends have soon At to incorporate
Into their platform plank consuming me In
the severest OF terms tor what said on that
occasion.
do not shrink from . Discussion Of the
issue which they have thus forced upon me-
/ challenge them now 10 support II by . citx.
tion OF facts upon which the justice OF theiP
criticism can be sustained, or concede the fal.
sity OF the charge they have made.
/ ask them first TO say whether II 10 or Is
not true according to their standard Of JUS
tice to the agricultural interests OF this state.
that from 1885 to 1889 inclusive, tho years OF
which spoke, the prices Of products OF Iowa
farms we're such that tho people OF the
state should have been satisfied herewith.
Tell us, gentlemen, whether In your esti-
nation the farmers OF Iowa with such prices
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-11
a Fine supper.

Last Monday night Mr.. and Mrs, :. W.
Edwards gave a supper IN honor Of The
marriage ofthcir son. Mr. }. Il. Edwards.
y large number Of young ladies and
gentlemen, friends Of the bride and
groom, had been invited. and by = o'c.oek
the company began ID gather and con-
tlnued until | / o'clock.
The parlors and halls were well light
ed and the gathering of young ladies and
gentlemen presented scene Of real
beauty. ct II o'clock supper was an
nounced and the company repaired TO
the dining room, where a most bountiiul
table had been spread Every deilcacy
that could tempt the appetite was spread
before the guests, and all were served
with that which pleased them best.
The table was beautifully decorated
with flowers, fruits ard oyergreens, and
1t was truly n feast Of good things which
were enjoyed in a degree which gave full
credit to the appetites OF the guests.
After supper the young ladies and
gentlemen remained for some time en-
joying the pleasures Of conversation,
when the company dispersed with pleas
ant rccollecti1ns of the evening and with
feelings of congratulations for all who
had participated in its pleasures.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-11
naered L he House lSy Night.

Last Saturday night between II and
II o'clock the family of Mr.. Willy Cnerry
who lives about six miles in the country
were greatly frightened by finding man
in the house. Miss Mollie, Mr.. Cherry's
daughter, was sleeping IN an adjoining
room with her two nieces. Upon waking
and finding that there was some one in
her room, she went to her fathers room
and asked him to 20 with her back to
her room. Mr.. Cherry went and found
some one lying On the side of the bed
with his face down. MIR. Cherry stood
guard over him with his gun until
he could send to his sons, who lived
near, for help. Mess, Levy and Amos
Cherry, his sons, came and also MIR. IL
W. Hopkins. They made the man lie
still until they tied his feet and hands,
They then rolled the man off the bed.
They found it was colored man named
George Foreman, about % years old.
He had been working for Mr.. Cherry
since last FEBRUARY. They went to town
for sheriff Allsbrook who arrived about
day and took the man in charge.
He was tried before Justice j. A Perry
Monday morning and sent to Jail to be
tried for his life for the crime of burglary
at the next term Of Superior Court.
On the trial Monday morning the tess
timony of Miss Mollie Cherry and her
father was, that the man must have open
ed window from the outside. crawled
through Mr.. Cherry's room (where there
was light put the light out and then
passed into Miss Molie's room.
The prisoner employed Mess. W. A.
Dunn and w. II. Ktchin as counsel.
They waived examination of the prisoner
and Foreman was sent to Jail.
There was considerable excitement
over the matter, but, to the credit of the
community be it said, there was nothing
rash done. The law will take it's course
against the man. In many communities
the man would never have seen the sher fl
even. But we are glad that the parties
concerned did no rash act, but commi tied
the otense to the strong arm OF the law