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The advocate., 1891-04-22
SUPERINTENDENT PORTER's ImTER.

as a text for an editorial on dema-
gOguery. 10 is unfortunate for the
editor Of that journal that he had not
seen the full text Of that letter before
e1pending 80 much brain force upon
his editorial. He says:
In Kansas the Peoples party gained lts par
tial victory largely through demagOgy. Its
stump orators went about tho state making OK
travagant representations OF the amount OF farm
mortgage indebtedness, and charging it an up
10 the account Of vicious Republican legislation.
Thia was their strong card, and they played lt
everywhere and upon all occasions. But now
comes along the census office with its carefully
gathered statistics and threatens 10 overthrow
the Alliance pretensOns and expose the decep.
ton. This must DO prevented II possible, 80 the
Peoples party leaders instituted census OF their
own, with the purpose OF setting their findings
above those OF the census department
The basis OF our claim of the
amount Of this indebtedness was this
very little census Of our own which
we ascertained to be approximately
in round numbers $147OOO,OOO upon
the farms Of this state. These figures
will be found in the issue OF THE AD-
vooATE Of July 2, 1890, a copy of
which was sent with our letter TO Mr..
Porter by his request. Now what says
Mr.. Porter OF these fgures7 In his
letter to us bearing date Of April Ia,
he Criticises the statistics taken from
the county records Of Lyon county
and then says:
With such errors underlying your estimates Of
existing mortgage indebtedness upon farms In
Kansas, do not understand why you place that
Indebtedness at only Sll7,OOO,OOO, which is not
likely to be very far from the existing debt es-
tabllshed by the census Office, estimating from
an examination OF partially made tables
Mr.. Porter's mistake is in conclud-
ing that we based our estimates on
court house records. We did not, as
he would have seen had he read the
introduction to the report published
in the issue Of July 2, which plainly
designated from whence our figures
were derived. But the point we make
is that he says our figures are sub
stantially correct. Who then are the
demagogues-those who make use Of
these figures to make known the true
condition of our state, or those who
cry out so vociferousIy against the
calamity howlersG The Republican
further says:
It would be impossible TO obtain a more thor
Ough knowledge Of the mortgage indebtedness
OF che country than the census department has
secured
Very we'll; please remember this,
and as the knowledge thus obtained
verifes our figures don't hereafter
denounce us as demsgogues for Civ
ing these figures to the public.
''The truth will out" says the Re
publican, mot always in time TO pre-
vent mischief, but eventually"
IL is out, Brother Eskridge; accept
il, will you7 1t is better late than
never. You might have had it from
THE ADVOCATE last July had il not
been for your hardness of heart.
Learn a lesson from this and here
The advocate., 1891-04-22

April III, and reahirms lts correctness
II states that the resolution relating
10 the old soldiers was suppressed
and not given TO the reporter OF th'
Nescs with the other resolutions
This is false. The Ne0Os reporter
was granted every courtesy and per
mitted to copy az much Of the pro
ceedings Of the meeting as he de-
sired. Furthermore, the reporter Oi
the Ne1Cs was present at the session
Of the association. Why did not the
Ne1Os publish the resolution that FIRST
appeared in the Interior Herald
Why has the Nelps never published
il up to this timer 1t is a Republi-
can paper and not slow TO take any
advantage Of It's opponents whenever
any such advantage is open. If il
has ever published this resolution we
have failed to see il, and the reason
is simply because it was known at
that Office to be a forgery. The Nelos
probably knows Fletcher Meredith
and that is sufficient. The Capital
the Clay Center Dispatch and other
consCienceless Republican sheets re-
produce il, not expecting, however,
that il will have any effect in Kansas,
where their methods are 80 well
known; but they do expect it will
have an effect in the east, whore the
Alliance is not as we'll organized, and
where the work OF organization is
now being done. 1t is with a hope Of
working upon the preiudlCes of the
people, and especially the old soldiers
Of the east, that these fOrgeries and
falsehoods are given publicity in the
Republican press Of Kansas. The
resolution published in The ADvo-
GATE as q part Of the proceedings of
the association is the resolution that
was adopted relating 10 the old SOL
diers, and the only one that was
adopted touching this subject. 1t
was put in type in this Office from the
original draft in the handwriting Of
It's author. The Interior Herald
quotes the resolution from some Of
our papers with the last clause omit
ted. We know no reason why il
should have been 80 omitted. The
author OF the resolution was himself
a soldier and is now a member in
good standing in the Grand Army Of
the Republic, and TIE clause TO which
objection was made in the true reso-
luton was purposely added in order
TO express the true sentiment of the
members Of that organization respect
ing its prostitution to political pur-
poses. The Grand Army Of the Re-
public is an association of the old
comrades of all shades OF political
faith in a social organization, and in
order to provide against any disturb.
ance Of the harmony Of les delibera-
tions, by political wrangles, article
XI Of rules and regulations OF the
The advocate., 1891-04-22
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The advocate., 1891-04-22
TOPEKA, KANSAS, APRIL s9, 1891.

entered assooond GLASS matter In the Post
O6iCe at Topeka, Kansas
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04

A N English Paper Gives Plain Protection
Talk

A victorian protective system has en-
abled the colony to gradually supply its
wants with a better class of Victorian
goods. To compare Victoria with New
South Wales is wholly fallacious. fer the
latter has an abundance of cheap coal,
which the former lacks.
There can be no doubt about the growth
of protectionist feeling in New South
Whales, or about the raise of that prircl-
pie IN the popular favor with constituent
cies.
the increasingly powerful protectionist
party of New South Wales point out that
she imports more agricultural produce
than she exports, and is dependent upon
the farmers of the ether colonies for her
food, while many men walk the streets of
Sydney wanting work. and there is fertile
land in the colony waiting for the plow
In New Zealand, as In Victoria, the
tendency is toward higher duties.
The New Zealand paper manufacturers,
who were unable to hold their own with
0ut protection, have after a short period Of
protective duties been able to manu- acture
paper enough for the islands, and to sell
at the same rate at which paper can be
brought from Australia or from Europe.
Queensland and South Australia have
become strongly rrotectionist.
There can be little doubt about the gen
eral popularity of the protective system in
the dominion of Canada, and Sir John
Macdonald's long possession Of power has
been facilitated by his adoption Of the So
called national policy, and not disturbed
by the existence OF a serious free trade OPP
position. Only an insignificant minority
process free trade views or support their
proposals by free trade arguments.
The adoption of the national policy has
affected the import Of manufactures and
has caused Canadian manufactures to win
the greater portion of the Canadian mar
ket. while there is a general belief that
average prices have notrisen. The growth
IN wealth of the dominion by every 6est
that can be applied has been rapid since
confederation, bat more rapid since The
adoption OF the protection1st policy than it
was before that moment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
A Woman's Toast.

The Ladies' association in Great Brit
ain is relaxing the severity that associat-
ed women seem to think it incumbent
upon them to assume, and one of their
chairmen gave as a toast at a great ban
quet: 1.-The Gentlemen-Bless' em! They
halve our joys, they double our SORROWS,
they treble our expenses, they quadruple
our cares, they excite our magnanimity,
they increase our self respect, awaken
our enthusiasm, arouse our affections,
control our property and outmaneuver
us in everything. This would be dreary
world without them. In fact may say,
without prospect of successful contra
diction, that without them this world
would soon pine and wither, and the
last female would have to put up the
shutters. do not envy her that job"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Her Aim.

The scene is the drawing room of a
charming woman who has made a
knowledge of American history compat-
IDLE with fashion. 4 lecture thereon, set
down for half past 2 o'clock, did not be-
gin until 4, owing to the late arrival of
the greater part of the audience-all pet
ticoats. A few women, however, paid
the lecturer and hostess the compliment
of being on time. One of these earlies
protested against an unwarrantable de-
lay, whereupon a young person looked
at this grumbler from head to foot, say
ing: SIN society we do not try to be
punctual. Our aim is to be late"
Then she changed her seat. The grand
mother of this young person did most of
her own work, and ived-never mind.
The rich relative to whom this young
person owes her present position made his
money by the virtue his degenerate
scion despises.
No society is fit to live that has not
brains enough to have good manners.
Punctuality is the essence of good man
ners, founded on the Christian doctrine
of doing unto others as you'd be done
by.-Kate Fields Washington.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
French Prejudice Against Women.

Women in France are not well received
in the great public institutions to which
they seek admission. Their entrance to
hospitals as medical students has been
opposed; they are still clamoring for ad-
mission to the School of Fine Arts, and
now the great Literary society has black
balled the name of Mile. Jeanne Loiseau,
which was presented by M. Coppee, an
academician, and M. Flammarion, the
astronomer. This august literary asso-
citation STIMULATES that nobody can be-
come a member unless he has proved his
qualifications as an author by writing
two volumes Of prose or poetry. Mile.
Loiseau has more than fulfilled these
conditions by publishing not two, but
ten volumes of prose and poetry, which
have been favorably received by the
press, the public, and the Royal Acad-
emy.-Paris Letter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Proud of Her Occunatinn.

The mid-Lent procession of laun-
dresses in Paris this year invested their
particular carnival with much Of the de-
light that is often lacking in these de-
generate times from public festivals.
Nile. Sicard, the queen of the laun-
dresses, rode in a chariot at the head of
the procession, clad in white satin and
surrounded with roses and rosy camel
las. She is a statueSque creature, tall
graceful and powerfully built, with the
classic profile common in some parts of
Provence. The gown, which was on ex-
hibition at one of the laundries, was
really magnificent, and of the same ma
terial as one recently made for the
czarina.
The creamy satin was overlaid with
fern leaves in gold, and the gown was
copied from one worn by Anne Of Aus
tria. This queen of the washtUD and
ironing table is the main support of her
brothers and sisters, and wei deserved
the applause to which she bowed so re-
gally as the genius of hard work. The
other washer women rode in gayly deco
rated cars, preceded by bands of music
Other corporations of women workers
had their professions in the cavalcade.
The market women rode in landaus and
were dressed in fantastic garb, copied
from that worn by the male and female
masqueraders of the court of Henri III.
Paris Letter
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04

inst will deprive me of the pleasure of
taking any part in the Cooper Union free
trade meeting"
David A Wells: 81 am in sympathy
with every movement organized as
tariff reform, - tariff for revenue only, :"
free trade, 'farmecs' Alliance" or any
other name.
Henry George: ALLOW me in this way
to express my JOY that men differing on
other things at last unite to declare for
free-trade and to proclaim uncompromis-
ing hostility to all tariff"
BY Congressman Tom L. Johnson of
Ohio: Count me at all times for free trade
and direct taxation. | am free-trader
because | am democrat. | am for Mills
of Texas for speaker of the house, because
| want an out-and-out free-trader take the
chair held by Reed. Let democratic lead
ers, then, be men. They acknowledge
fee trade in private; let them ST. p talking
in public of percentage merely.
We will conclude these extracts with
the following from Governor Hill of New
York: They greatly mistake public
sentiment who assume to construe the re-
volution last autumn at the polls as a popu-
lar manifestation in favor of radical tariff
legislation"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Royalty Likes the Brewer.

A very handsome woman now attract
ing attention in English society is lady
whose title would appear to indicate that
her lineage extended back at least to the
crusaders. She is a fine figure to look
upon, her manners are faultless, her
carriage stately, her pride immense. She
is always a conspicuousf figure in London
drawing rooms, and the society papers
have as much to say of her as though
she were royal princess, yet she will not
be found further back than the last edi-
ton Of Burke.
She is Lady Iveagh, wife of Edward
Guinness, manufacturer Of beer. 1t is q
strange rule that in England a success
full brewer is regarded with affection by
the sovereign, and may dine with her
after he has become wealthy. No other
tradesman or manufacturer is allowed a
similar privilege nor is ever ennobled.-
London Cor. Chicago Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Boston Women and Late STYLES.

Considering how efiorescent and how
very stunning the spring habiliments
look in the shops, it is odd that the av-
erage Boston woman never gets into
them, or, if she does, rarely becomes
them. If you will observe, each season
strenuous effort is made by the makers
of styles to increase the showiness of our
fair friends, but somehow the intent
misses fire and they continue to affect
subdued raiment of the true regulation
Boston stamp.
Now is your opportunity, girls, to rival
the butterfly and resemble walking
flower bed-provided, of course, your
conservative New England taste does not
interfere. Boston is always eighteen
months behind any new fashion; not but
the fashion arrives in time here, but the
women fail to catch on until it has passed
into decay in London or Paris, where it
originated; then they adopt it. This is
queer, but it is fact.-Boston Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Lady Tennyson as a COMPOSER.

An intimate friend Of the Tennyson
home writes me that Lady Tennyson
has composed wreath of song to some
hitherto imprinted verses by the poet
laureate. The poems are fifteen in all,
and although written at different times,
some of them as far back as the laure-
ate's early manhood, they were not pri-
marily intended for songs Lady Tenny-
son, who is known to be an amateur
musician, however, conceived the idea
of wedding the lines to music, and the
melodies 1.-TWO or three of them composed
quite thirty years SINCE are from her
pen alone, although she has accepted the
good Offices Of a young English singer in
furnishing the accompaniment and re-
vising and preparing the songs for pub
lie performance. The poems, which are
dedicated by permission to Queen Vic
toria, will be published first, Lady Ten
nyson's music not being given to the
world for some little time to come
Edward W. Bok's Letter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Women BARRIERS in London.

The new women BARRIERS are great
success in London. The members of
their association have infinitely more
dexterity than the average man chin
shavers, an exquisite ightness and soft
ness of touch, and their hands never
seem to be troubled with the cold, wet
clamminess from which men so frequent
ly suffer.
Now quite the reverse holds good in
the hair cutting and dressing establish
ment frequented by women. In every
shop a man hair cutter is employed, and
ladies submit their bangs and braids to
his mercy with much greater confidence
than to a woman.
Another decided reversion of traditions
is found III the women's shops. The
loquacious barber is silenced in the pres
ence of the more Ioquacious woman.-
London Letter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
WILL STAY AT HOME
Some American Money That Will not go
Abroad.

After the passage of the new tariff bill
Mr.. James Patson of tombstone, Scotland,
discovered that the high grade shoe laces
which his firm had been exporting extern
sively to the United States. could not
proftably get into our markets over the
new duties, SC he followed the example of
many other foreign manufactures, and
started factory on this side of the ocean.
Naturally he selected the place in which
another Scotch firm had already located,
Messrs. Finlayson, Bousfeld & Co., linen
thread manufactures, and secured mill at
North Grafton, Mass. The new establish
ment will now supply US with American
shoe laces, formerly purchased in Scotland
with good American money. That money
will now stay at home to gladden. the
hearts of the 200 or 800 persons employed
in the new industry, and to boom the trade
of the grocers, dry goods merchants and
other American citizers with whom the
earnings of the working people will be
SpeLt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
EngIanG's Future Queen.

The future queen of England is a
talented woman in various ways. Her
statue in her full robes of doctor Of
music, which title she bears, is being
now chiseled by a princely relative, and
her success as an amateur photographer
is most pronounced. Her latest achieve
ment is the taking of photographs, very
small, but exquisitively soft and distinct,
for the decoration of tea service in
china. Members of the royal household
appear in nearly every picture. This
opens new field for amateur photog-
raphers, for though this is the first
time the attempt has been made to print
negatives on pottery, it is successful
London Letter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
WOMAN'S WORLD.
SOME AMUSING FEATURES OF THE
CLEOPATRA CRAZE.

The Lecture Field in Gotham-Proud
of Her Occupation-Lady Tennyson as
aComposer-Spring Walking Sticks-A
Boston Woman Honored.
AS we pointed out over two months
ago, the wave of Cleopatra madness was
bound to sweep over this country, and
now that it has come to abide with US
we are accepting it with such alacrity
that it has developed into craze or rage
which always wears itself out from its
own violence. As a nation we do moth
ing by halves, so have adopted this new
est fad in all Of its pleasing and homely
features, even including the snakes,
which women have long been renowned
for running away from; but that was be-
fore Sarah Bernhardt wore them twined
about her 1.-THE figure.
One amusing feature of the fad is that
the originator Of it, Nine. Bernhardt, is
the most graceful and artistic of women,
who can wear the long, clinging robes
styled Cleopatra with an air of her own,
which makes her as easy in them as
Dough never accustomed to any other
KIND OF a gown, while the leaders of
fashion essaying the same role find them
constantly in the way and feel so awk-
ward, or, as modiste put it, ''they are
80 disappointed that they do not look or
move as Bernhard does, as though put
ting on a gown would make the trans
formation"
Others, less venturesome, eschew the
robe and revel in clasps, long golden
girdles, hip belts, snakes twined around
the waist, neck OF head and ugly Sphinx
like faces calmly look on as brooches,
buckles or clasps. Embroideries show
the lotus flower, Egyptian scrolls and
what-not to remind US of Cleopatra,
who was almost forgotten, except when
the old story of drinking pearl was re-
vived. An asp or snake introduced in
jewelry, millinery or trimmings is hailed
with delight. Barbaric splendor is car
ried out as far as possible in golden nets,
bright yellow stuffs, flashing passemen-
teries and accessories that at least serve
their purpose of circulating money, for
these fads come regally high and leave q
golden mist after them.-Dry Goods
Economist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Perfume from the Nile.

A few very fortunate society people
are rejoicing in 4 perfume which cannot
be duplicated unless one can capture q
Stanley. This famous scent is called
lily of the Nile, and it was brought to
this country by Mrs. Stanley. who had
the perfume extracted from the natural
lilies as plucked from the borders of the
Nile. AS mark of special favor Mrs.
Stanley has bestowed bottle upon a IA
vored mortal here and there. An enter
prising fancy goods dealer has duplicated
the perfume as nearly as may be, and
has dipped seaweed into its depths until
grass was produced that was fragrant
and very like the real lily of the Nile.
The grass was then woven into mats
and put on sale at big price for laying
into the bottoms of bureau drawers ana
trunlzs.-Chicago News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Snrinr Walking Sticks.

Friendship canes are to be the fashion
with the young women who take long
spring tramps cover moss and fell" The
best friend Of all gives the cane which is
long and like unto an alpenstock. Around
the top is tied a ribbon with the name Of
the cane donor thereon and the date of
the first trip upon which the cane did
duty. Each successive walk is marked
by another ribbon, which, in turn, bears
the date of the trip and the name of the
one who pleasantly beguiled the jour
ney. In time Little Bo Peeps crook
comes to wea1 as many colors as were
in Joseph's coat. When the cane be-
comes sufficiently suffancifed" with
ribbons, it is laid away among the scalps
of the season, and new one is obtained
to take its place. The girl of proper
discretion becomes no more attached to
one walking stick than she does to any
Of the beaux who are represented by
bow knots upon the alpenstock.-New
York World