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"Over there" am told, and as the in
formation is accompanied by no further
direction, | prefer the request;
wont you please show me where IL
is?~
"Ov9 there, told yer!" yelIs the gen.
deman in brass buttons, and he shoves
me toward "a narrow doorway.
/ begin TO wonder whether this shov-
Ing is customary all through the voyage.
Alas. | speedily find out that 1t is
very general practice
However. | go through the door, and,
after many struggles, manage to squeeze
my bundle through the aperture, and
Ehere | see tive long rows, on each side,
OF what appear 10 me 70 be shelves. A
young fellow in shirt sleeves is arrang-
ding something on one of the shelves, and
Il timidlY venture to ask:
(Which IS my bunk. please?"
ANY bloody one yer like" be says;
'Afust come, fust served" Then seeing
me perplexed, he kindly adds, "Yere,
'shove~yer things up yere next TO NINE"
and he lifts my bundle and throws it on
TO ore OF the top shelves.
Then the 'horrible truth dawns upon
me. 8, This is TO be my bedroom, that
my bunk and the slight partitions, two
inches high, are all that will separate
dozeAs of us during our forthcoming
slumberS
Wore off! Shortly we have our first
mea bread, butter and tea. That is,
such names apply to similar booking ar
ticles on shore, but the present condi-
ments look suspicious, and as / fortified
myself with powerful meal before |
embarked | refuse the allurements of
this Pepast, and content myself with
looking around, and studying my fellow
emtgrants-
We number in all am speaking only
of the steerage-three hundred and
twenty ak persons, two hundred and six
of THESE being males and the remainder
women and children. Our nationalites
comprise Germans Norwegians, Swedes,
RussianS Fins. Polish jews, Polaks,
Russian Jews lin families of three and
four and amounting to about fifty in
ALI, about ten BritiShers, fully fifty
Irishmen and frisksome colleens, one
Scotchmen. one colOred man, and one
American my unfortunate self.
The elaborate tea being over, my fell
low voyagers troop up onto the upper
deck look around as II they felt lost,
then SIT or lie about the deck (steerage
passengers have no forms or benches to
sit upon. The men smoke their pipes
and the women look sad, a II they were
wondering how long IL would be before
they wcro scasick. But the women
haven't much time To eli oY the fresh
dir tonight, for punctually at dusk
down stairs they must go and keep
s@'redly and solely to the quarters pro-
vided for single womcn and married
couples
j determine 20 retire, so | wend my
way down the ladder into the apartment
hrpotf labeled, "Single Men,"
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other bit OF ignominy for me, but have

other bit OF ignominy for me, but. have
/ TO tako IL In with the rest
Every morning after breakfast all
STORAGE passengers must get upon deck
while the doctor makes an inspection Of
tho compartments
A -opinionated little feAow h thh
doctor, who seems TO imagine that he
~ placed there for no other purpose
than to keep his mustache in order and
full Wow. / ask him for some ood-liver
OIL.
"Why don't you bring yoar oAvn COD
liver oif?" he replies.
venture 10 suggest that DOM i0eep
drug store.
Neither do L PassengeGs bring tbe&x
own"
All! AZ last l am passenger" al sny
rate. l had begun to think was otdy
thing.
Later on I remarked that seidl,tz
powder would be useful, at which in
timaIon he slammed tho door in my
face
find that the matron of the stesrnae
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THE sTgERAGE HUNKS.

daily gives the doctor tongue flashing.
and that everybody on board hates him.
However, after dinner to day he has "a
chance TO show his brutality.
We are all mustered down stnfrs and
those who are vaccinated receive tickets,
~vACCINATED! RETAIN THIS
Those who are not vaccinated hnve, TO
pass under this brutal scalpcls hands
He just gives them dig or two roughly
with the knife, and shoveS thcm ON TO
make way for the next
Our dinner to-day consists U soup,
oorned beef, and potatoes This is the
menu for Monday, Thursday and Satur-
day, while soup, salt cod and potatoes
serve for Tuesday and Friday. Wednes-
day has speciality to itself in soup, hot
boiled beef and potatoes. All worry
thriving, if it were not thrown at us
Every afternoon the women bring out
their own tea and so to the galley for
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-05
WHERE SIR GORDON LIVES.
How Cum miag and His American Bride
Passed Their Honeymoon.

How Cum mag and HIS American Bride
Passed Their Honeymoon.
Tho notorious baccarat scandal,
which lately set all the world agog
and shook the greatest throne of mod
ern times 10 its foundation, has thrown
a glamour OF romantic interest about
the belongings of the principal actor
in the scene, the unfortunate Sir
William Gordon Cumming.
The accompanying cuts give an ex-
cellent idea Of the appearance of two
OF the gentlemsn's favorite haunts-
Altyre, at Forces, in the north of Scot
land, and Violation Hall. Lord Middle
toms seat in Motifs. Altyre is fine
old mansion, about which center many
memories of times long gone by.
How far Is it called to Forres ?" in
quired Banquo of Macbeth, and the
query OF the original of the famous
ghost has been repeated, with varia-
tons and additions, many times since
the skeleton has been discovered in
the closet of the popular baronet.
The town of Forres is on the highway
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Cowap>iioc OF Crowds.

The Spectator ,has q paper called
the NCowardice of Crowds The
writer is deeply impressed with the
very strange story of the poor woman
who had lamp thrown at her and
vas burned to death. while a little
crowd OF people Looked on and did
nothing, writes Walter Besant. One
poor woman alone attempted to put
out the flames Ii Is horrible story,
but i should no< have made it the peg
for paper on covardice, because I think
that cowardioe had nothing whatever
to do with it. Why cowardice? There
was no courage wanted to tear off your
coat and wrap It around the burning
drapery Of the unfortunate woman.
Presence OF mind was lacking, il you
please, but not courage. Presence OF
mind. which means readiness to act
for the best ON sudden emergency,
Will prove to be wanting more and
more as We depart more and more from
the primitive conditions of man, VIII CHI
is one OF being always hunted for food
by wild beasts, always hunting for
food, and always fighting In that
condition man is full of resource, con-
trives q thousand stratagems, and
meets a thousand dangers. Remove
from him the. habit of hunting and the
necessity Of fighting. Make his life
assured and easy. and he will infalli-
bly, lose the readiness and the resource
in other words, the presence of
mind-of the savage. This, in fact,
we have done. In moments Of unusual,
unexpected dangers, We are paralyzed.
This Is my reading OF the conduct of
the crowd which looked on while n
woman's clothes famed up and burned
her to death.
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hot water I'm their tea-pots Then they
have feast after which they sit inside
Just over the engine boilers and warm
themselves and dry their clothes at thl
same time
get great idea OF the Englishman' s
ignorance of mixed drinks when l go TO
the bartender for brandy and soda.
astonish him by asking for piece of ice
in it. He silently occedes, and / walk
away to quatf.
Half an hour sfJerwsrd I return and
call for another Il. and = He fills up
the glass and | again ask him for Tee
He stares at me and says:
"Why, where is the piece n iCe you
had just Dow?s
Things run very much tho. same until
oar second Sunday night, then the bar
being closed for very long time. the
whole gang of Lrishmen assemble In
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sullenly into deepair again So near
and yea SO far.
No chance to sleep that night No
body tries to- The men roar, yell and
jump With their excitement at being
within sight OF the promised land The
women answer with shrieks and screams
'of laughter and snatches OF song.
At o'clock the donkey-engine goes
bng! bang! bang! drawing up the bag
gage from the hold. AT 6 o'clock we &C
forward Oh deck and are inspected by
the Hoakh Officer, and at o'clock we
reach the desired haven, pass through
the necessary formaities, and my pur-
gatosial career as an emigrant is over.
Ill ARRLs III ARLINGTON.
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Tfre-e YYo~uncfafsona-

What do YOU think of this feooarat
scsndal?" asked Shingles
"Baccarat,' replied Dukanes "you
mean bsccaraw, don't you?'
rs that the way to pronounce it?"
.Of course! I'll leave il to Dinwid-
die"
An right! D1nwiddie, how do you
pronounce this game that the Prince
of Wales and Sir William Gordon
Cumming played at Tranby Croft ?"
Il pronounce it bad, sir; very bad
tough, In fact. '-Pittsbu70 Chronicle.
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Playing on tho Ruins.

@These fremen must be frivolous
set," said Mr.. Spillkins, who was read
ing a paper.
@Why SOP
Il read in the paper that after fire
was under control the firemen played
all night on the ruins. Why didn't
they go home and go to bed like sensi-
BILE men, instead of romping about
like children ?"--Terds SJtin0s.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-05

ductive OF many incidents of both humor
and pathos. Therefore, | determined TO
make my return trip TO America, after
five weeks holiday in Europe, means
of observation and profit cannot now
say, pleasure.
Consigning my baggage to the care OF
friend who travelled by the saloon, L
content myself with the toughest suit Of
clothes / can find, and armed with a
huge bundle, consisting of mattress, a
heavy rug. a brush and comb, towel and
soap, tin cup two tin plates, and knife,
fork and spoon, embark upon the ten
der at Princes Landing, Liverpool, En-
gland, and amidst an uncomfortable
crowd OF people and baggage, | find my
self on my way 10 1.-The ship that's TO
carry me over.
At last we reach her, and | mount to
the upper deck, having my bundle thrown
up after me in very unceremonious
manner.
i already begin TO realize that am
not feeling very happy grasp my bun
die and look around "Down- stairs"
says gruf voice, and another uncere-
monious shove brings me opposite a
rickety-lookng ladder, down which
have to climb My incumbrance causes
me rather 10 fall than walk down, and
when /, reach the lower deck, | sit on
the bundle and sigh.
haven't been sitting there q minute
before l get another ungentle shove,
and q gruffer voice eXclaims, ~Down-
STAIRS
What" gasp, "morc dcscent?"
Then | look down a large opening into
what | thought was the hold for cargo
or cattle, and / see more rickety ladders
with iron guides, and / almost weep as /
land ca the first step and roll down the
rest
as this the stoeragc?" ask.
"Yes; get your bunk, is the reply.
SECT your Dunk?" l murmur, plain
lively; "but where am l TO get it,"
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it.


@Y0 pashtuY hab ter 'nounce> ter dis
congregation dat on de forfcomin'
Chuseday ehenin' Perfesher Nozzel-
tester will glib a dizzypertation on
character as rerfected in de art OBJ
snoxin', an TO de puppus er maxim de
'casion full or marrer ter de presen'
comperny be will erply de funnygraf
ter de nasua1 fackelties er sutton egs-
perts in dis fol-, an afterwards, in de
course 90 de lectur, tu'n de crank an
let de perfeshernal snorers er dis
chu'ch hear TO darsefs de sorter music
dey s'plies DER breddern wild endurin'
de sarmOns Elder Yawp, Deacon
Buzztiue Brudder Bundle an Sister
Treetode am speshually quested ter
bring dair double-barreled trombones
wild EN- on dis ercasion, an low de per-
fesher ter can few er dair bes' nasual
oblergatters 20 comparison wild de
works er some udder shelf -dopers in
dis line. '-BoStoN Courier.
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Startling Prescription.

"These symptoms would soon leave
you" said the physician, eff you would
get mp early in the morning, put on a
pair # stout walking shoes, and go out
fof tramp
$50 out for q tramp echoed the
astonished lady. "Why. doctor, there's
a dozen of the creatures at my kitchen
door every day in the year,"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-05

to the Inverness, and is very popular
among tourists. The principal OBJ
lects OF interest are Nelson monu-
ment, erected on the summit of the
Cluny hill, an elevation to the east OF
the town. a hydropathic establish
ment and q massive perpendicular
stone bearing curious prehistoric hero
glyphics.
When Sir William and his Ameri-
can bride arrived at Forres they were
received by several thousand persons,
who extended hearty welcome. The
council, the provost and the town
band aided in the festivities, and the
ovation went far 30 heal the wounded
feelings of the baronet. Lady Mid
dleton, sister OF the groom, and who
eighteen years Ego was welded at
Altyre, accompanied the bridal party
and added to the eclat with which Sir
William and his party were welcomed.
VIOLATION Hall where Sir William an d
Lady Gordon Cumming spent the first
days of their honeymoon, is one of the
most perfect specimens of Elizabethan
domestic architecture in Great Britain
For more than three centuries the old
castle braved the storms which have
swept across the islands, and scarcely
a stone has crumbled in all those
years. The halls where the outlawed
society king and his bride sought
refuge from the harsh world have rung
with the tramp of many mail-clad
heel. and about the stern turrets fierce
battles have been fought and won.
When the Armada sailed from the
coast of Spain the castle stood com
pletedp 1t was finished in 1888 by Sir
f. Willoughby, eight years being con-
sumed in the bui!1ing. The material
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A bad Pre- cetAenf

Mrs Motherhood Why is 1t I have
such time finding @ nurse-girl for my
children?
Employment A9ent-Well, you see,,
mum, some time ago lady had baby
die, and she thought so much of that
baby that after it was dead she kept
the baby's nurse right along at the old
wages, with nothing to do but walk in
park, pretending she's got the baby
with her. Since then / can't get a
nursegirl to go into a family where
the baby looks healthy--NesO York
WeeLl2b
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Alarming Symptom.

Mr.. and Mrs. Billus were ON their
way homo from an evening call.
John inquired Mrs Billus anx-
iously. Aape you sick? p
Nos he answered "WhyT
Because you haven't said anything
about my doing all the talking at Mrs.
Chugwater's and making a blamed
fool OF myself in my usual way"
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Didn't srriIxe Him "a Unusua,

Sunday School Teacher Tommy, in
this conflict of David with Goliath,
what great lesson may we learn?"
Tommy don't see nothin' very big
in it, ma'am. David whipped, Of
course, but the prophet Samuel had
been ccachipg him right alcng."
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II, Oss-Asd Them Long Enough

Postmastes-So You would like Q
position as letter carrier. Have you
ever had any experience?
Applicant-Yes, sir; my wife has
always given me all her letters to post.
You might ask her.
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A Sad Condition.

First Bank President-Did you SEQ
about the president of the Ninth Ma
tional? No sooner was he dead than
they discovered that he had defaulted
to the amount OF $4,000
Second Bank President-Yes, saw
it. 1t ia getting so a bank president
can't die with any safety.
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Uspt,ivided Affection

~Wnl you marry me?'
DO you love me for myself alone? ?"
why, of course. Did you suppose
I loved you for the sake of your six
maiden sunts and four old-maid SID
tiers? Don't be unjust, Clara"
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Mrs Dr-sser-Why, John, why do
You go on 80 about eating shad? I'm
sure the bones don't annoy me at all.
Mr.. Dresscr-Of course they don'ti
You never feel so much at home as
when You have your mouth full of pins.
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HUMOR OF THE WEEK.
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.

Many Odd. CURIOUS. and Laughsbis
Phases AZ Huinan Nature Graphically
Portrayed by Eminent Word Artists of
Our Own Lay.
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A BusIness Head.

Rdsband-I save - by buying that
cigar by the box.
Wife-Do you, Jack? How nice 10
would be II you would only buy FIVE
boxes right away and give me the go
you save for Q new dress.
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IIssaA on "a Misty Legend.

Ous4omep-What do You mean, sir,
by saying that you are selling at cost !?
I've been in this business myself, and
know yoas prices are up 100 per
cent.
IsnstetD-Ve1, We are selling at
cosd-~ot IL cosd the cusdomer.
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HAVE spent twelve
days in the steerage
of an emigrsnt ship,
and | am still alive.
The steerage OF an
emigrant vessel. =
even though it be on
an Atlantic liners
"a by no means
|palatiai abode, and
the consorting to-
gether OF compare
tive strangers for
days in a confined
space must be pro-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-05

CONSISTENCY is jewel and is gen.
orally worn, as other jewels are. for
vain show.
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IN A SHIPS STEERAGE.
ACROSS THE OCEAN ON A SEC
OND-CLASS TICKET.

Expe~,csec of Passenger Who Tried It
frosn curiosity-Hu idicd Like Cattle
Eu{srnnts Roughly Ir, atej-Sid lights
on a Bark subjcct.
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Anbigu~uS-

Clerk Go patent medicine NAM
Here is curious credential from one
of our customers
Medicine MaD-Raad it.
Clerk--Before 1 took your Elixir
my face was sight. You ought to
see it now. Send me another bottle
for my motherin-law. y Brooklyn
Life. s.-a I
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RefamtfaA

First Boston belle-F libe TO talk
with New York man.
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Second b. B-Why?
First b. B.-Oh. because you can
say anything you like, you know, and
he won't understand
The advocate., 1891-02-25

Mrs. ANNIE l.. DG0Gs, who is often uDIustly
COnIOunded with Mrs. Lease, because she bo-
lieves In some Of the things that Mrs. Lease pro
iesses 70 believe, 10 70 10 10 Washington aud en-
gage In newspaper work, Mrs. DlggS is a
woman Of more than ordinary ability and the
Alliance party In Kansas win suffer q very SER
lOus loss in her going from Kansaa.--El Dorado
Republican,
The Republican is wrong, Mrs.
Diggs is not abandoning Kansas.
She does not even lose her resi-
denCe here. She holds her position
as assOCiRte editor Of TIE ADVOCATE,
and goes TO Washington as its repro
sentative. She goes in order TO be in
closer relation to the central govern
ment, and give the readers Of TIE
ADVOCATE the benefit Of a closer OBJ
servstion of governmental affairs.
Whenever we need her services in the
Office more than we need them in
Washington she will return. Do not
flatter yourselves chat Che Alliance in
Kansss, is 10 loose the valuable SER
vices Of Mrs. Diggs.
The advocate., 1891-02-25

for switching any Car, or doing any
thing relating 10 transportation, load
ing, unloading or storage
Section twenty-five provides that
the commissioners may employ one
clerk and one stenOgrapher, at a sal
ary not exceeding $1,000 per annum.
Section tWonty-siH declares that
this act, being deemed OF immediate
importance, shall go into effect as may
be provided
The advocate., 1891-02-25
CHILD LABOR.

WMAMV AhNVhs
10 very evident that those mem
berg Of the stats Senate who defeated
the child labor bill have a very in
adequate conception OF the evils which
their action will permit 10 continue.
10 has been ascertained that in the
city OF Topeka alone there are not
less than fifteen hundred children en-
ployed in different capacities and
at merely nominal wages Aside
from the fact that the constitutions OF
these children are being undermined
by their long hours Of service, they
are likewise kept from school, and are
deprived Of that education which
they should receive to qualify them
for Che duties and responsibilities OF
after life. IL must also be observed
that the evil, great asit is in this city,
will not compare with what il is in
great manufacturing centers II our
state should ever develop any Of the
great manufacturing industries so im-
portant TO her material prosperity in
the future, the employment OF child
labor, in these establishments, should
be prohibited from the start. The
building Of the dam in this city looks
TO the establishment OF important
manufactures herein the near future.
This is to be most ardently desired;
but while we would encourage every
thing of this kind, we would not wish
TO see the health and intelligence OF
the rising generation sacrificed 10 the
avaviCe and greed Of manufacturing
corporations. Our Legislators should
give this question a more thorough
and careful consideration. We OBJ
serve among the votes that defeated
this measure in the senate that Of Mr..
Wheeler, the recently elected Sena-
tor of the Thirty-seCond district. We
are somewhat surprised at this. Mr..
Wheeler is certainly not in line with
his party upon this question. This
measure should be reconsidered.
The advocate., 1891-02-25


Tm NOmcOmfOrmjst Of the 10Th
inst, in an article ralatingto the Tur-
ner-MCGrHth controversy has this TO
say Of THE ADVOCATE:
We have full faith I'm the honesty and earn
estnessOR DIR. MCLallln and sincerely regret that
any circumstance should intervene 10 prevent
THE ADVOCATE from giving the full strength OF
lts powerful influence on Che side OF personal and
political integrity In the leadership Of the Al
lance
While we do not intend TO be drawn
into amy further discussion Of this
question, the above statement do
mands q brief notice. There is no
circumstance that will prevent THE
ADVOCATE from giving it's full in
AuenCe in favor Of personal and poll
tiCal integrity in the leadership OF the
Alliance" The position Of THE AD-
vOOATE is simply this; The Alliance
has plain and specific laws under
which all needed discipline may be
administered. The execution Of those
laws is in the hands Of the people,
and not in ours. After publishing
the letter and other facts in our pos
session we do not care to fill our
space with a further discussion Of Che
question Such discussion will not
settle Che differences that exist The
matter is in the hands Of Che people.
They alone can order further inves-
tigAtion il they desire it. II they do
not desire it at this time we do not
consider it our duty 10 urge il upon
them. This is our position and we
hope il will not be mistaken.