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The advocate., 1891-04-15

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Insignificant compared with the tragic
struggle going on among tho wretched
miners OF Pennsylvania How more than
strange h seems that men who are on
trusted with the management OF the bus
iness affairs OF The nation should persist
emily ignore the whole labor problem.
How can our public men live on 80 care
lossly when they are living on the crest Of
BmOuldsring volcano? They eat, drink
and make merry with their funeral ex-
oursions, their trips TO determine whore
20 locate national parks. They 90 out TO
inspect the working Of some new big gun
OK the trial trip Of q navy boat The
President goes serenely on with arrange
ments for bis grand political swing
round the circle. The papers discuss
Che small details Of the reciprocity
scheme. The diplomats discuss the
italian muddle. They exercise their
stateaman-llke brains as 10 how best 10
protect the little seals In the Behring
sea. They permit great corporations TO
send agents TO Europe to hold out In
ducoments 10 Hungarians, 10 come to
America to work In the mines and on the
railroads They allow the companies
and syndlcates who own aud control the
sugar and rice lands OF Florida TO dis,
charge their native-born negroes and Inn
port Italians TO work for them. And all
the while they never make one hon
cot effort 10 correct conditions or TO deal
with the root and cause Of the trouble.
And what ls worse han all else, they en-
deavor 10 keep the people In Ignorance,
and they mallgn all persons who are
honestly endeavorlng to attempt any ade-
quate reform. The land loan PROPOSE
tiOn, the sub-treasury bill and all reior
nation OF the financial system are made
che target Of FidlCule and misrepresenta-
tion.
How much longer will there be even
a semblanCe Of "peace within our Dor
desp God grant that the situation
may wait for the coming into power OF
the representatives Of the laborlng
claHsesl Therein lies the only hope Of
peaceful evolution toward safety and
real national prosperity.
IL 10 safe TO say that the monopoly
owned telegraph will not carry the real
truth about the murderOus work Ia the
Pennsylvania mining regions. There is
no doubt but that the HungaTians we're
induced by promises never fulfilled to 90
into the coke regions. They were kept
down 70 starvation wages, and when In
desperation they struck for more pay
they were shot down by deputies spe-
Cially sworn In for the purpose
When the work was begun on the re.
claimed lands in Florida, negroes were
employed In digging the ditches The
mOnopollsts who controlled the land soon
learned that the Italians would do the
dRudgery o few cents cheaper on the
foot; 90 the negroes were discharged and
to-day Italians are doing the work and
Che negroes, to whom this great govern
ment gave the priceless boon Of freedom,
are turned loose TO tramp. Tramplng,
idlenesS and hunger beget desperation.
Hence we have thlevlng and outrages,
followed by negro lynchings. As cure
for this mischief our northern politicians
ahrlak ont for q free hnllnk and fnlr
The advocate., 1891-04-15
HUNDREDS or THEM.

BoswEIl, Ind. Oct 81 1900
Mr. g. @. Stekekeo Your Hog Cholera Cure, Of
which ted two boxes 20 yearling colt brought hum
dreds OF pin worms and smaller red ones rom her.
She Is doing SpleDdidly. We believe Il 20 be Reoa
medicine. WILLiS ROBSON
Never was known 10 lall; the only sure remedy ZOE
worms In Hogs, MOR8as, Sheep, Dogs or Fowls
Every package warranted Il used as per diFechona
Price soc. per package. 6oc. by mail, packages
81. 90 BY express prepaid IL your druggist has noa
got it send direct 90 the proprietor, GEU' S'
STEKETEE, Grand Bapidss MAchs
ICMAlLNGR All oTInR Hoo CHOLERA RHmDmh
Mention this paper.
The advocate., 1891-04-15

children. But we fairly shivor with fear
lest paternalism will be the ruination Of
us II we attempt 10 treat our good chill
dren with the same care.
We have millions for the employment
Of criminals which our system produces,
but not a cent 10 furnish employment TO
the moral who are seeking 10 earn an
honest livelihood. We have e5O0O0,OOO
a year 20 provide for the industry Of Kill
ling people. But any proposition to ap-
propriAte s5OOOOOOO toward the estab-
llshment Of life sustaining industries 10
met with the cry Of "abgurd paternal-
ISM"
nv
The Washington Star is Clamoring for
a change in our naturalization laws.
There are many patriotic American
women who have for some time been
calling attention TO the danger Of placing
the ballot In the hands Of every ignorant
or criminal foreigner who lands on our
shores. But the Star has hitherto only
been alarmed about placing the ballot in
the hands Of native born American
women.
nm
As an instance Of the way justice is
dispensed II may be mentioned that Gem
erAl Rosecrans, who Is on the retired
army list, draws $4,000 per year while
holding also a government office which
pays him him $1,000 per year. Did Cen
eral ROsocrans render 80 much more I'M
portant service than the soldiers who
tramped with knapsack and gun that the
pay should be 80 disprOportionateY
a&
Murat Halstead seems 10 be specially
irritated by Jerry Simpson. His Ill ma
ture was vented recently in the following
dlgnihed utteranCe: "There Ia no telling
how many centuries the body and naked
legs and ankles Of the soclkless Jerry will
be Haunted In history as typical Of the
overflow OF fOollshness In the far west In
the summer Of '00."
Mr. Halstead will doubtless discover
ere long chat the same sort Of overflow is
destined 10 food Ohio and indeed the
whole nation.
Mr.. Halstead further says:
"Jerry has been prowllng around
Washington inspecting the conditions
under which he is TO serve his country.
We should not be surprised II Washing
ton would be the ruin Of Jerry. He may
develop a dress coat and a taste for
champagne and terrapin."
Pray what more sensible thing could
Congressman-elect do than to inspect
conditions and study the sltuatlonP And
what an undlgnlaed, snarlish thing for
Mr.. Halstead TO say Of a man whom the
voters Of the Seventh Congressional dis
trict Of Kansas chose as their represent
alive, that he is "prOwling around Wash
lngton." Now / happen to know that
Mr., Simpson has been a very earnest
seeker after such information as will
equip him to serve his constituents
wisely. Furthermore, Congressman
Simpson is not one bit spoiled by the at-
tention he receives, and he will not run
to dress coats or champagne. He may
prowl about Washington and ruin some
Of the schemes Of the COnsclenceless
DANA rnnnnn and lnhhuinAn v1hn will In
The advocate., 1891-04-15

What solemn nonsense most sO-called
diplomatic procedure is. How much
owllshness and heavy wisdom is displayed
in the wordy fuss and feathers OF di-
plomatlc correspondence. There 10 al
ways 90 much ado about comparative
nothingB. Such large mountains and
such small mice.
What inconsistency in this fine rage Of
Italy In calling home her representative
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Decrease.
THE VOLCANO IN THE SEA.
a TunIslnn Island That Suddenly Disnp-
pcarcd.

a TunIslnn Island That Suddenly Dlsnp-
pcared.
The submarine volcano which pave
such bad shaking up to the island of
Pantellaria recently is still receiving
considerable attention from the Paris
papers. Pantellaria lies at the north
cast of Tunis, and the disturbance oc-
Cured about Il mile and half from the
west coast of the island. The sight,
says the New York Sun, was grand be-
yond description. The waves went up
like mountains and roarcd in an i'm
mensc whirlpool of boiling water, from
the center OF which came smoke and
danes that rose far above the immense
clouds of steam. All this was accom-
panied by what might be called sub
anarine thunder of the loudest and deep
est kind while the water became black
with the ashes of the volcano. Pantel-
iaria trcmblcd, as we'll it might, and its
few lazy inhabitants were thrown into
the widest excitement.
= From the point where the phcnomc-
non appeared on to the coast of Sicily,
The bottom Of the sea is volcanic. and
Ktna and Vcsuviu5 are set down rs the
chiinncys Of the great furnace below
it is in the vicinity of this spot that the
great submarine volcano Of Ginlin mp
pears from time TO time. lifting its cone
far above the water and throwing Zip
lava and lanes; and when il becomes
exhaust, Il it sinks down again with
terrific turablinSs, while the sea dances
ut al furious rate.
There is funny story in connection.
with this eccentric volcano. In 1881
Gear Nicholas sent some war vessels to
rcconnoiter the coast of I'antcllaria
with Il view to building fortress. there.
Js,st then there was an eruption of the
emilia, which sent up an island six
lsilometers in circumference. When the
sea became tolcrably cool and calm this
island was captured by the crew of o
British man of war. They planted
upon it 1.-THE flag upon which the sun
never sets" The guns doomed, the
sailors chccrcd, and the band played
"Rulc britannia" AT the close of the
ceremonies the island began to shake,
and soon it was discovered that it was
slowly sinking down into tho sea. Then
there was grand slscdaddlc for the
boats. and shortly after the British
tars had reached their vessels the island
was conc. 1t drowned itself rather than
belong to the English. The Russians
laughed, but they Dcver got their fort
rcss on Pantellnria.
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Y. Nj. c. A. ENTERTAINMENT.
AN APPEAL FOR ORDER.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE TINES Can
you not appeal to the management OF
our Opera House" and see Ii something
cannot be done for the benefit of ladies
and gentlemen who go to sec such actors
as Mayo Cor an eve ning's pleasure and
entertainnent? Horrors! The conduct
of the urckins In the gallery last night
was beyond tolerGtion and dccency
No one seemed 20 hayo the authority
or take enough interest in the matter
to h1terfere or endeavor to force order
The police say they were refused admit
lance. l. so, what else can be expected
10 think that such drama as tho
"a thlete" and the acting a. presented
TO our people last night s1ould he sacri-
heed ny gallery urchins TO the detri-
ment OF the people VITO could ard
would show their appreci alton ia an
outrage to our city. Can no. somothing
De donc? PATTON.
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THE ROANOKE.

The vessels of the new navy are being
named after American cities. New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore,
San Francisco, Charleston, Concord,
Trenton and Chicago have been hon
ored, and tits au honor, by having their
names bestowed upon as many fine
cruisers and lineof battle ships.
Why should not Roanoke receive the
honor also? There are many reasons
why she should.
In the first place Roanoke is young,
new, progressive. She is typical of the
new South. She has fought hard bat
ties and won. Her history is full of
emulation and success. She is founded
on iron and driven by steam and coal.
She is typical of energy and determine
ton. Are those not good reasons why
the most typical and most marvellous of
new Southern cities should be honored?
If the Commercial Association will
take the matter up and give it early at
tention, and if the City Council will ask
the Secretary of the Navy to name one
the new vessels Roanoke, The TIMES
believes the favor will be granted.
If it is granted, we have got to turn
to and subscribe for silver service for
that vessel, and it has got to be done in
shape, the way Roanoke usually does
such things.
This is not the last the public will
hear of this.
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a YEAR's NEW RAILROADS.
Pennsylvania Heads the List In tho Mum.
Der of Miles Built.


Der of Miles Built.
Railroad building during the year
now closing has been much moro active
than there seemed any reason to expect
at the beginning. The Railway Age
and Northwestern Railroader of Chicago,
which has compiled tho stated. ent,
shows that new track has been laid in
forty three States and Territories on 240
lines and branches to an aggregate of
4, l6S miles, which increases The railway
system of the United States to III 900
miles.
The year of greatest railway building
was 1887, whom nearly ID, 600 miles OF
new lines were added. Since then the
falling off in construction has been very
rapid. In 1883 it dropped to 7,O66, in
1889 to 5,706, but 1890 sh owed slight
increase ove- the preceding year, the
ceding 1886 constituted an era OF dimin-
ishing railroad building even more
marked than that of the last four.
Although Pennsyl, ANA heads the list
in the number of miles, the extension
during the current year has been greater
in the South and the new Western
States than elsewhere. The figures are
as follows: Pennsylvania, $50 miles;
Georgia, 237; Washington, 22s; South
Carolina, 49, New York. 1913, Montana,
Virginia and West Virginia. each 1888.
1t is notable that the total construc.
ton averages only sixteen and seven
tenths per line, showing that the work
of the year has been confined chiefly to
the building of short extensions and
branches. This fact is made still more
plain by closer examination Of the fig
ures. Thus, the EGO miles of Pennsyl.
vania are divided between twenty six
lines; the 237 of Georgia between thir-
teen lines; the 22S OF Washington be-
tween fourteen lines, and the gig miles
of South Carolina between six lines. 1t
is also noticeable that tho average of
extensions has been much grea ter in the
South than in the North. But while
the extension has been chiefly in the
way Of building short branches, several
main lines OF Importance have been
completed or extended.
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DEMOCRATIC NEW YORK,

Inc Democrat Us have at last definitely,
finally and fully got the New York leg
islature in both branches, by decision
CT the court of appeals in the contested
senate cases. This is the severest hlow
ever administered to the Republican
party in the Empire State. Briefly
summarized, the Democratic party is
now in position to-
Reapportion the State in its senate
rial and assembly districts so as to
make the legislature selidly and relia-
big Democratic for the next twenty
years.
Change the Congressional districts SC
that two-thirds of the Congressman will
be Democrats.
Remove from Office some hundreds OF
Extensively partisan" Republican State
officials who hane hold office, because
the Republican senate could block the
Democratic Governors every time thoir
al was attempted.
AEG como near carrying the State in
1902
Las and not least it is a large and
brilliant feather in the cap of one David
Is. Hill, which feather was extracted
from tho tail of the Cleveland Presideu-
tial boom.
ROANOKE AS TOBACCO MARKET.
The Commercial Club will hold an
important meeting Monday night. It
is believed that the opening OF the Roa.
noke and Southern has made it DOS.
sible for Roanoke to become an impor.
tant tobacco tn arket. w. o. Haraaway,
ESD, will pnesent paper on the sub
jeet
Mr. Hardawe3 was for several years
resilient of Danrille and is conversant
with the COMMERCIAL strength of tn at
city, which rests upon her tobacco
market. There should be a large at
tendance. The public is cordially in
vited.
The Norfolk and Western statement
Tor Novembe is very favorable. Net
earnings show an increase over tho
previous November OF Is per cent. and
Tor eleven months the increase in net
earning is per cent. Norfolk and
Western preferred has been steadily ad
yancing for some time, and good fnan-
cial judges say The stock VIII reach Go,
and perhaps 80 higher in 1922.
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A New Years ua,,.

Tae ball of the Vigilant Fire Com
pany at their hall tonight promises to
he n grand event. Iti' expected thai \
arge crowd wil! b. present.
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THE \. ~ w. STATEMENT.

Increase OF Per Cent. In Net Earnings
For Eleven Months of This Year.
Tho following is statement Of tho
earnings and expenses of the Norfolk
and Western railroad for the month of
November, compared with The stato-
ment for November, 1890, and for the
first eleven months Of this yoar, com
pared with the same period Of the pre-
viouS year:
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-11-11
Volcanic Action OH the Moon.

Prof. j. L. Ray Of Ashland, Va,
who has been viewing the moon
through a telescope, says there has
recently been extraordinary volcanic
action on the planet. He says that
on the night Of June ODD, tremendous
energy over the whole surface pre-
scnted itself. Il saw that what of
late have been considered great gray
plains are in reality great seas, or
else Il molten mass. as / saw immense
sheets, seemingly Of water, thrown
through the lunarian atmosphere and
End Il resting place at least Il thou
sand miles from where they fo.m 2r'y
were. | saw several great mountains
sink-the whole moon Swayed to and
fro and everything in the lunar
heavens was in the widest confusion.
| gaZed with intenseSt awe upon this
awful spectacle for hours, until the
confusion subsidized and there seemed
to be dead calm as before. ! feel
confident that the moon was thrown
several degrees out Of her course, and
she is also perceptibly nearer, per-
haps 20, 600 miles" No other astron-
omer appears to have noticed these
disturbances Young Mems Era.
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New Likes on Mars.

There is one point Of view from
which the formation of new lake in
Southern California by the overflow
ing Of a sandy desert with water from
the Colorado River possesses peculiar
interest. 1t may throw light upon
some Of the mysterious changes that
have occurred upon the planet Mars.
Near the equator Of Mars there is a
region which has been believed To be
part Of the dry land OF that planet,
and which has been named Lydia by
the Italian astronomer Schiaparelli.
But few years ago change oc-
Cured in the color Of Lydia" and
some of the observers thought that it
must have been suddenly overlooked
with water, since ii had assumed the
color characteristic Of the other re-
gions Of Mars that are supposed TO be
water-covered.
Other similar changes have been
seen by telescopistS on Mars.
Now that new lake has actually
been formed on the earth by the I'M
expected filing up with water Of a
depressed area Of dry land those who
believe that n similar occurrence, on
a larger scale, has taken place on
Mars will probably he strengthened
in that interesting opinion.