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The advocate., 1891-08-26
THE PUZZLE SOLVED.

The favOrite topics for leading editorials lately
have been Kansas crops and Kansas calamity
apostles. The great wonder Is how both can
exist in the IsSme state. It Is a puzzler. We
give 1t up.-CldU Center Dispatch.
The puzzle arises from the absolute
migconception, or rather misstate-
ment, (for we do not believe it is as
much ignorance as it is cussedness)
OF the causes which have led to the
recent great political revolution. The
old party press continues to cry Sea
lamity" and to totally ignore the leg
islative abuses and corruption which
have awakened the people to the
dangers threatening the perpetuity
Of our liberties. II the Republican
party was sincere in the belief of
what it publishes to the world-that
a year Of good crops and good prices
would put an end to the Alliance and
to the Peoples party, the politicians
would see to it that our present great
crop should bring such price as to
place every farmer in Kansas on the
road to permanent prosperity. They
could not expend their campaign
slush fund to better purpose than
to buy up the wheat Of the state at IS
a bushel Why don't they do this
and forever put an end to the "ca-
lamity" partyl Simply because they
know ss well as we what are the
causes Of the peoples uprising. They
hope by ignoring the real questions
at issue and keeping up this calamity
cry to still deceive enough of the
people to enable them to feed for a
little longer at the public crib. The
"puzzle" will be readily solved by an
honest recognition of the true causes
Of the great unrest of the people. IL
is only puzzle in the light of the
deception which is constantly prac-
ticed by the press Of the old parties.
The advocate., 1891-08-26

later than February ISt, 1892, for holding a state
convention for the purpose OF electing delegates
in the national conference which meets February
%, 1892, and to transact such other business as
may be necessary.
Submitting these suggestions for your careful
consideration, asking that you act cautiously,
which l believe you win DO, and assuring you
that the Peoples party Of Texas Is gaining ground
rapidly, and that many Of the colOred people are
asking admission, promising that they win put
their speakers In the field and battle for the
cause, ask that you give their claims due con-
SlderatlOn.
Submitting to your will, and promising to abide
your decisions, and asking your further pleas
ure, remain your Obedient servant,
w. r. LAMB,
Chairman National Executive Committee, Peo-
pies Party Of Texas.
The advocate., 1891-08-26
planation:
THE QUESTION OF LOYALTY TO THE
FLAG.

Since the publication Of the little
episode in the Oakland school dis
triCt concerning the purchase of a
flag to float over the school house,
we are reminded by Representative
Stevens, Of the 16lst district, that the
House, az its recent session, passed a
bill authorizing school boards to levy
a tax for the purchase of national
flags for our common schools; and
that The Republican Senate let il
sleep the sleep Of death. Yet they
talk Of disloyalty to the flag, Rats!
The advocate., 1891-08-26

WHAT CONSTITUTES NON-PARTISANSHIP ?
The Kansas City Star speaking Of
the judicial contest in the eighth dis
trict says:
Judge Humphrey iS profound lawyer and is
In every respect strong man. He Is Demo-
crat, but he win be heartily supported by the
Republicans of his district. He is q nOn-partisan
candidate and ought to be all the strongprfOr
that reason, as 1t Is especially desirable to re-
move the judiciary from the touch Of political
influences. Judge Nicholson, the present Occu
pant Of the bench, has subjected himself to much
hostile criticism by leaving the Democratic
party and Identifying himself with the Peoples
party.
Judge Humphrey is a Democrat,
but a non-partissn candidate. Judge
Nicholson aCas a Democrat and of
course non-psrtisan judge until he
left the Democratic party. He then
became intensely partisan, and che
Demo-R Republican patriots Of the
Eighth district find it necessary to
unite in order to preserve the nom
partisan character of the courts.
Rats!
The advocate., 1891-08-26

THIS Office was very sgreesbly sur
prised by call from Mrs. Marion
Todd on the Goth. She was on her
way to La Crosse, where she was to
address the people on the 22d. Mrs.
Todd is one of the brightest women
engaged in this reform movement,
and we very much regret that she
could not give us date lin Topeka
during her present visit to the state.
The advocate., 1891-08-26
HUMPHREYS NOMINATION.

We are informed that unusual har-
mony prevailed in the Demo. Repub-
lican convention in the Eighth
judicial district, and Judge Humph-
rey was nominated by acclamatiOn.
Why should there not be harmony
When the sham fight between the
two old cats ceases and they come to-
gether in loving embrace, there is
of course nothing to disturb their
blissful harmony.
The advocate., 1891-08-26
STILL THEY CONE.

This week it is the Kinsley Graphic
which changes hands and politics" "
The press Of the old parties is maxi
ing itself so scarce in all quarters
that it is difficult TO guess where the
next convert is to come from.
The advocate., 1891-08-26
NEARLY every old marty nana,

NEARLY every old party paper we
pick up is telling its readers Of the
great split in the Texas Alliance on
the sub-treasury question. Sensible
readers will think of the Fort Worth
thirty-seven, and wonder If the Texas
Alliance will ever find out that there
has been split.
The advocate., 1891-08-26

One Of the surest indications of the
success Of the effort to start a daily
paper In the interest of the Peoples
party, is the opposition of the Capi-
tai. II this opposition and ridicule
is pushed vigorously our success will
be assured.
The advocate., 1891-08-26

THE people," remarks John Davis, IN. G."
Of the Fifth district, of Kansas, ''are ready"
And then he signs another draft on the United
States treasury for his next months salary
Laurence Journal
Are there any Republican officials
in this country who draw salaries?
The advocate., 1891-08-26
WILL THE CAPITAL ExPLAINg

Last week we published extracts
from editorials in the Capital pub.
lished in April, 1890, in which the per
capita circulation in 1886 was made
to be $64. Now the Capital claims
it was only a little over SIG. In
which case does it claim to have lied 7
An explanation is in order.
The advocate., 1891-08-26

We have notice from Hays City
that Mrs Fanny ViCkerY will be one
of the speakers with Jerry Simpson
at that place on Saturday, September
rs. Remember the date.
The advocate., 1891-08-26
PRECIOUS METALS IN THE TERRITORY

PRECIOUS METALS IN THE TERRITORY.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Aug. 19.-The following letter
was received here to-day:
To Hon. George w. Steele, GOUerHOr Of Okla
hOmd:
WASHINGTON, d. C.-DEAR SIR:-I acknOwl-
edge receipt of your communication Of the 10th
inst, In which you state that gold and silver has
been discovered In the KiOwa and COmanche
country and desire to negotiate with the In
dams for the privilege of working these mines.
In response you are informed that no such
privilege can be granted to anyone, nor will any
one be permitted to enter this country for the
purpose Of mining. GEORGE CHANDLER,
Acting Secretary.
Having got the currency Of the
country down to gold basis, the
Washington agents of Wall street
and Lombard street, London, will
carefully guard against any increase
in the quantity of it.
The advocate., 1891-08-26
PARDON BLANKS.

As Governor Humphrey is going
to the rescue Of Mckinley and Sher.
man in Ohio, he should sign up q
good supply Of pardons in blank be-
fore he goes, lest his friends get into
trouble during his absence.
The advocate., 1891-08-26

the two parties would separate and
resume their dispute on the tariff as
Of old" That job" may prove more
Of an undertaking that it is at present
thought TO be.
The advocate., 1891-08-26

REMEMBER the dates OF the several
Alliance enCampments at which Pres
ident Polk is to speak, and make
every one of them q rousing success.
The advocate., 1891-08-26

REPUBLICAN journalists have recent
ly discovered that Harrison Kelley is
not much of a man anyway; and they
have concluded that they can spare
him as we'll as not.
The advocate., 1891-08-26
TIE DEADLY PARALLEL.

The following from the Lawrence
Jonrnal Of the 18th, both from the
same issue, need no comment or ex-
PLANTATION:
In Democratic states The Democrats win
the Alliance win bel join with the Republl-
Democratic, and In Re-IcAns In six judicial dis.
publican states Il willItriCtS In Kansas this
he anything 10 beat thelyear In order TO elect
Republicans, which inImen who are lawyers.
Kansas means that ltlThls should be done
win be q third party wherever there is dan
with incidental fnsiOnIger that the Mckay ex-
with the Democrats. pertinent win be tried
again.
The advocate., 1891-08-26

would like for you to arrange for onr speak
erS to have an interchangeable plan Of work,
which should be under the supervision Of the
state central committee and subject to their
order. We want speakers from ether states to
come here and work next year, and, in my judg-
ment, we could not in any other way do more for
reform than to put all our force in Ohio this fall
to defeat Mckinley and John Sherman, for OF
all men who have brought distress and ruin to
the households Of our people, none other have
done more than this Sagacious and unserupulous
man they call John Sherman! His past record
Is full Of poison, decetfulness, hatred and tTeach-
cry, and we sincerely hope that the yeOmanry Of
Ohio, aided by Texas and all the other states,
will show their true manhood by coming boldly
70 the front and giving him full uOze Of IDgalL
Ism Of eXsenatorial hOnOrS.
The address closes as follows:
believe that we should here ix date NOT
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Peoples NJ. f, Church.
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$ W. Hu:UuE.
Easter day was commemoratcd in the
Peoples church By suitable exercises au
frctly at home in this work, arranged an
excellent Programme for the occasion. In
the morning he was assisted in the open
ing services by three little girls one Of
whom read part Of the first lesson, an
other sang an appropriate piece very
Sweetlv, a third little wo-year>-old tot,
rrcited a verse cunniuSlv also 4 choice So
lection was rectcd well, by ten old
boy who has a remarkable talent in that
direction, after which We listened to an
able discourse on the story IF the Res
surrectinn' as related in the four gospels,
in which it was made plain that there
perfect harmony throughout though
skeptcs would have Us believe otherwise.
Dr. b mas the pleasing faculty of impart-
ing his knowledge to others so SIMPLY
that even a child NAV understand. In the
evening the exercises were opened with an
anthem by the choir, followed by several
class exercises, the most prominent being
a large white cross twined prctnty with
vines, upon which were placed black let
ters forming the sentence, The Lord Is
risen" by a class of fourteen boys csch re-
citing verse \ recitation entitled, The
watcher At the tomb" was very finely rem
dered by Miss Lulu Mayp. The ladies'
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From our regular Correspondent. |
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 6, 1891.
Secretary Blaine was closeted for several
hours to day with Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British Minister. Sir Charles Upper,
and several other representatives of the
Canadian Government. This conference
is understood to have been informal and
was granted by Mr.. Blaine at the request
of the Canadians for the purpose of ex-
changing views on the subject of reciproci-
ty. 1t is not known whether definite
agreement was reached as to a common
basis for negotiation, as Mr.. Blaine de-
clines to talk about the conference, con
sidering 1t only as a friendly talk without
official significance. Unless there was a
great change on the part of the Canadians
from their recent expressed opinion as to
what Canada was prepared to offer US it is
certain that no agreement was reached, as
it is known that Mr.. Blaine will never
consent to any arrangement that will in
jure the agricultural interest of this
country. There is a well defined suspicion
here that the Canadian Government is lay
ing wires for the purpose of trying to get
some benefit in some manner not yet clear
ly apparent out of the arbitration of the
Behring sea question. However, if they
can fool Mr.. Blaine they are welcome to
everything they can get. He has not been
fooled yet.
The international sensation caused by
the request Baron Fava, the Italian Minis
ter, made of the Department of State for
his passports lasted just four days. Last
week every one was talking of the situation,
to-day, owing to the diguifed and positive
manner in which Mr. Blaine answered the
silly vaporings and demands of the Italian
Government and entirely reversed the
situation in the eyes of the civilized world,
, the incident Is regarded as back number,
although it will occupy an important place
in the diplomatic records for some time to
come. The silly talk about changing the
Constitution of the United States for the
purpose of giving the general government
authority to protect the citizens Of foreign
countries resident in any portion of this
country uOeS not emanate from the
| ADMINISTRATION, nor does it, as far as | can
learn, reflect the sentiments of single
member of the administration. If being
put upon precisely the same footing as
native Americans isn't good enough for
the foreign subjects they had better return
home. The idea Of giving them more than
| our own citizens is rather more than the
American people will stand.
| The President had an unexpected visitor
Saturday in the person of Jay Gould.
Afterwards Gould had a long talk with
| Postmaster-General Wanamaker. He en-
| deavOred to persuade Mr.. Wanamaker to
change his mind about the price named by
him nearly two years ago to be paid the
Western Union Telegraph Company for
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seasrlc.

Mrs. w. G Sargent who, accompanied
by her spn, Addison Sargent, and Mrs DR..
Fulton of Ellsworth, has been spending
part of the winter in Washington, ID. e.,
is expected home soon.
In the list Of members of the late New
ton Stoyer's family should have been in
cluded that Of Miss II. b. Stover who
stopped at the home to care for her father
during his declining wears. Miss Slower
remains here for the present.
Miss Edith Allen has returned home
from Boston where She has been attending
school
Miss Viola Webb Of Deer Isle has been
secured to teach our village school which
will commence April 2oth
Dr. r. E. Hagerthy is having large and
successful practice this spring
Chopping matches are about over Mr.
Dudley Cartons was one of the largest in
this vicinity. 1t was followed by social
occasion attended by a considerable num-
Der of ladies and gentlemen.
DR. King. our dentist, visits Us on Thurs
days and his success in the past will no
doubt bring him u large patronage in the
future.
Mr. Almon J. Sargent of this place has
gone to Cambridge, Mass, where he ex-
poets employment
The young men are leaving Us to earn
their living elsewhere. Quite number of
them find employment on the city of
Richmond" also Boston and Bangor line,
Bangor and Bar Harbor line while others
go to sea.
Mrs. Moses Day of Brooklin died April
9Th aged about 60 years and months. Her
husband lives and children who mourn her
loss and we extend our sympathy to
them.
April 7. f. A. d.
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Mrs. Fosters Tribute to Secretary Window

At the close of recent lecture of JOS
eph Cook, in fremont Temple, Boston,
when he had discussed the Rights and
Wrongs of the Red Men," Mrs. Foster
made the following deeply interesting
statements with regard to the life and
work of the late Secretary of the U. S.
Treasury.
Her words. reported in part by the Bos-
ton Journal, we quote:
| have been sorry that in the accounts
of his life and his sudden taking-of |
fail to find anything of his personal recti-
tude as christian and as temperance
man. But he was right. He was a church.
man; he was man who believed aud
wrought along the line of personal godli-
ness, and he was always right on the tenn
perance question In his home never a
drop of wine! Only the day before his
decease his good wife had published to the
world that she had rather offend a few
referring to social customs in Washington
than endanger the many, and thus no
wine was ever served in her home. TAp-
plause. 1t was beautiful home. Every
thing that money could buy of beauty was
there but no tempter hiding behind art or
making its pleas in music. 1t was a safe
home, which cannot be said of all homes
at Washington but it can be said truly of
his
What am sure will interest you is,
that Mr. Window had succeeded in the
great work he undertook concerning our
Immigrant system in New York CITY. As
you know, Castle Garden has been foul
with its legends of vice and crime Chris
tian women know how the immigrant
woman was in danger when she came TO
Us. Until last April the Government had
BOARD of Commissioners announced no rho
State Of New York Bnt SECRETARY win
dom told me in the carly mart If his aJ.
ministrstion. Mrs FnSter inst az oni,lz
as can yet hold of that contract-i ,l;j
not expire until the middle of last April-
am going To seq ifthe Irnitad states Gov
ernment can't give these poor creatures
safe welcome To our country And
said, "Mr. Window. of toursc the first
thing will be ID ret juuor away "0f
course" ne said ..aud nor a dron shall
meet them on Government tqrritorv
Applause. Then said. Mr. Window
we want women there 10 meet the women
it isn't right that the Door fright.urI
startled woman who come, from a foreign
shore should he received wholly fhrnugh
the processes which need to b., in order
that the government shaltascrrtain whrth-
er she NAV come-that all this should be
done by men" And he said tn rnr 81
promise YOU, Mrs. Foster. that wherever
| can find a place for an honest woman. a
good woman, who can serve lis she shall
have the place" The very la,i week. inst
the ,lav before he died went through oll
the Government apartments in New York
and the first thing said to my attendant
WAS. "Wbat ahnut Ji,uor. ., ..oL ,' sail
he ..you sunfIed ali that and ,b.s,, r.,,,.
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arrying Government kilograms. The

carrying Government kilograms. The
Western Union Company has never agreed
to accept that price, although it has con-
tinued to send the Government dispatches
right along and its bill, even at the reduced
prices named by Mr.. Wanamaker. must be
pretty stiff one now. Mr.. Gould left
here Saturday afternoon for st. Louis,
where it is said another big railroad deal
is about to be consummated.
Senator Henderson, chairman of the
Senate Committee on Printing, after
months rest, has returned to this city in
order to begin the arduous duty imposed
upon his committee by Congressional reso-
luton, of investigating the method of
printing and distributing all classes of
public documents including the Congress
sional Record, tor the purpose of report
ing bill to reduce the expenditures In
this line, If 1t can be done without injury
to the public interest. There are un-
questionably gross abuses in the present
system of distributing public documents
but reform would take away some of the
perquisites of Congressman and their
hangers-on and is for that reason doubtful.
Another considerable expense that may
easily be avoided Is the printing of
quantity of each and every bill that Con
gressmen are worried into introducing for
their crank constituents; an editing com
mittee could remedy this by reporting
upon the bills that should be printed at
government expense. About ninety per
cent. of the bills printed under the present
system entail an absolute waste of money
as they are not again heard from until the
next session when they are again introduc-
ed and printed at Government expense.
The President will If nothing turns up
to prevent, leave here on the 18th of this
month or thereabouts on a trip to the
Pacific States. Short stops will be made at
the following places; Roanoke. Va :;
Chattanooga and Memphis Tenn. Atlanta,
Ga; Birmingham, Ala. little Rock, Ark. ;
Dallas, Galveston and FL Paso, Tex. Yuma,
Los Angeles, San Francisco and other
points in California. From California the
party will proceed to Portland, Olympia
and Puget Sound, and from the latter
place will start for home. Cities to be
visited On the return trip have not been
definitely agreed upon nor has the make
up of the party.
Mr.. Harrison will preside over the open
ing ceremonies of the Patent centennial to
be celebrated here this week
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Foreign N eWs.

Nearly 800 native troops in the Brit
sh service IN India were Killed by hostile
Datiyes.
Many persons have been arrested on
suspicion of completely IN the assassin
alton of Minister Baltchetf in Sofia.
There was heavy snowfall in Great
Britain and France.
A Cabinet crisis is threatened in Por-
tugal.
Influenza is prevalent in Berlin.
Earl Granville is dead
The Italian Premier, in dispatch to
the Secretary of the Italian Legation at
Washington his Government demands
only the prompt prosecution of the New
Orleans lynchers and not their punish
ment
The McCarthyites won the North Sligo
election.
1t is said that Balmaceda will with
draw from the Presidency of Chill.
General Booth, of the Salvation Army,
is seriously ill.
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Obituary.

Mrs Mare earet Hutchings, widow of the late
s. B. Hutchings, OF Prospect Harbor Me-,
passed quietly to rest March 30th, after a short
illness of pneumonia and heart failure. The
deceased was seventy years of age; a woman
of sterling worth, quiet and unassuming; pos
sessng that charity that ''covereth multitude
of sins" TO degree seldom excelled, she was
beloved by all who knew her. Her death
seemed in unison with her life, calm, quiet and
peaceful. She leaves seven children to mourn
her loss. four sons and three daughters, who in
their sad and sudden bereavement have the
heartfelt sympathy of large circle of relatives
and friends.
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West Gouldsb0I0.


We learn that Rev. Mr.. Southworth from
Harvard College, who passed his vacation
here last season and preached to Us SO ac-
ceptably, will again De with US the COM
ing season. We think the new church
will be finished in season to have the meet
ings held there this year.
Mr.. John E. Mitchell, who has worked
for p l.. Hill in his shoe shop for the past
twenty years, has moved to the old Carroll
farm in Epping (Columbia.) This is a
pretty long continuous service and now
when boots are made so quickly by ma
chinery the old system of hand work is
about played out, though we think the
best boot you can get is none too good
for the wearer; but this is fast age and
we give the business up to "machinery."
DR.. Frank Wood, who is engaged in bu-
siness in Calais, Maine. as a dentist, is at
home here for short time.
Harvey Taft from Nashua, N. H., is also
visiting at his fathers for brief stay.
Much sickness has been prevailing both
here and at East Sullivan for the past few
weeks.
Capt. 0. P. Bragdon has got the start of
the younger captains this spring, his being
the first vessel sailing from here. He
sailed for Portland more than two weeks
ago.
Apr. 6.