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The advocate., 1891-12-02
POLITICAL MATTER FROM OHIO.
Enterprise, Kan.


The official vote of Ohio on governor
is thus reported: For William Mckinley
jr., Republican, 386730; for James E
Campbell, Democrat, 365,228; for John
seitz, Peoples 23,472; for W. j. Ashen.
hurst, Prohibitionist 2O,19O. Total vote
795,620. Mr.. McKinley'S plurality ia
21,511, while he lacks 22,151 votes of
having majority. He obtained 1876 per
cent. of the popular vote; President Har-
rison in 1888, had 49.5 per cent of the
vote, and in 1890 Daniel J. Ryan, the Re-
publican candidate for secretary of state,
had 40 per cent. of the vote. Mr.. Seitz,
the candidate Of the Peoples party for
governor, in letter to the Tifin PEoap
and Hummer, s6ys:
"The Peoples ticket in Ohio received
less votes than its sanguine friends had
hoped for. But to the careful student of
political history there Is nothing sur
prising in the result Unlimited means
and official prestige were with the vic
tors, and yet the opposition outnumber-
Ing them were agreed that McKinley's
honest dollar is fraud, and his 'protec
ton under existing debt conditions, a
snare and delusion. The people Of
Ohio have not endorsed the British gold
standard, and never will.
"To unite the friends of American in
dependence and industrial freedom is the
problem Of the immediate future. Let
US then remember the mistakes of the
past, not to brood or quarrel over, but to
profit by. Grand work has been done by
our Ohio press in educating the people,
but experience was lacking in the man
agement of the campaign. The first
lesson our friends had to learn was that
we had no rich clients or salaried officers
to bleed for campaign funds. Lltera-
ture and expense of travelling speakers
requires money. A contribution of so
cents from each person voting our ticket
will spread the light Of truth In every
school district In Ohio.
81 regret to see disposition on the
part of few men identified with us to
blame brother co-workers for our com
paratively light vote. Some have even
intlmated that votes were of small mo-
ment, and that education was the only
essential. l suggest that he who ex-
poets reform from the hirelings of mo-
nopoly, or the peoples voice to be heard
except at the ballot box, needs educating
himself.
"No, men of Ohio, there Is but one
hope Of peaceful adjustment of the
grave questions between the masses
and the classes the education and
wise action of the citizen voter. Our
The advocate., 1891-12-02
CALIFORNIA Is WITH US.

To the Editor Of The ADVOCATE.
California farmers and laborers heard
the roar of the thunder as it came over
the mountains from Kansas one year ago,
and it awoke us, and we organized State
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union.
1t Is now yearling, and has now 500 or
more sub-Alliances.
Our Alliance is No. 487, and was or
ganized five weeks ago. We had our
first annual meeting at Los Angeles, and
nearly every county in the state was rep
resented.
On the 22d Of October the bread pro-
ducers and bread winners met 600 strong,
and with proxies sufficient to represent
1900. They built platform broad
enough and strong enough to hold ali the
bread winners and bread producers, but
no room for the idlers who wish to fat
ten on other mems toll.
The platform was adopted without
dissenting voice and with unbounded en-
thusiasm.
We are in 1t for the war. We are anx-
ious to hear from Kansas. The old party
papers tell us you are dead over In Kan
sas. We do not believe it. Let US hear
from you, and next fall you will hear the
voice of the people coming up from all
along the Pacific, saying we are free
people. lie. WRIGHT.
Ell Modena, CAL, Nov. 16, 1891.
The advocate., 1891-12-02

Brothers, sisters, hail 1t, haste It,
BY the power Of voice and pen,
And united hands upbulldlng
Homes that teach your fellow men
NObler gain that's shared by others;
We together stand or fall;
For this new age counts men brothers,
Claims the wealth Of earth for all.
And when man shall see his brother
In his fellow mOrtal's eyes,
He Shall see his sister woman
Freed from long and sad disguise.
Not as master, looking downward,
win he see as drudge and toy
Her Of weaker frame and muscle
He has ceased to be boy.
Nor win he then fear to trust her
With the glorious gift Of mind.
he will see her knowledge blesses;
He will be no longer blind.
For when justice crowns his manhood,
Bids him with snnOlnted eyes
Look on her deemed weaker, lower,
He viii see with glad surprise
That beside him stands the woman
Sister, COmrade, equal, friend;
In his toll to bless the human,
Strong and wise her aid to lend.
Then with eager hands he'll haste to
Fling the gates Of progress wide
And Into glorious future
They will enter side by side.
BERTHA II. ELLSWORTH
Enterprise, Kan.
The advocate., 1891-12-02
BAKING POWDERS.
What the Minnesota State Authorities
Know About Them.


What the Minnesota State Authorities
Know About Them.
If there is doubt in anybody's mind
as to the quality Of the various baking
powders Of the market, it will be settled
by the evidence given upon the subject
by the state officials of Minnesota. The
dairy and food commission and the state
chemist are the highest official authori-
ties upon such subjects in this state, and
their evidence will be accepted as disin-
terested and unprejudiced. It Is their
business to examine the quality Of the
different food products, and to suppress
the sale Of those found impure and un-
wholesome, and all will admit that they
have performed their duties witout fear
or favor.
AT q recent examination by a legislat-
i've committee to determine the qualities
Of the various baking powders sold In
Minnesota, state chemist and analyst to
the food and dairy commission, DR.. Ben
jamin F. Drew, gave the following evi-
dence:
Q@es.-Dr. Drew, see by the report
OF the dairy and food commission Of this
state that In making analyses of the vari-
GUS baking powders of this country you
report as a result of your " Work that the
Royal Baking Powder contains and gives
off in baking greater per cent. of car
bonic acid gas Qeavening gas) than any
other baking powder made; is that true?
Ans.-Yes, sir; that is a fact
Ques.-Doctor, you also found from
experiment that the Royal Baking Pow
Ter will keep longer and retain It's quail
les better than any other powder made,
lid you not?
Aps.-Yes, sir; / think 1t does.
QGes.-Now, the two most desirable
Qualities in baking powder are the
mount of carbonic acid gas it contains
md gives off and the length of time they
will keep, are they not?
Arss.--Yes, sir.
Ques.-Then the Royal Baking Pow
erS, possessing these qualities, Is the
sst powder made, is it not.
Ans.-Well, that would be the natural
onclusion.
Ques.-Well, that is the fact, is it not?
Ans.-Yes, think it is. l consider 1t
ne Of the best baking powders made.
The advocate., 1891-12-02

watchword must be equality. The Law
made vampires bleeding useful labo
must be choked off or our republic be
comes a barren ideality.' Let kind fra
ternal words and bearing towards eacI
other prove the purity of our purpose
the dignity and sacredness of our cause
The importance Of sustaining and circu
lating our brave papers that dare to pub
iish the truth, can not be over estimated
In the next year our enemies will flooC
the country with falsehood and sophistry
to blind the people and retain the power
so long perverted to unjust uses. False
hood must be met with truth, and sophls-
try with common sense.
"Let every campaign subscriber to any
Of our true Peoples papers send his dol
lar for 1902 year that will shake the
earth as friends OF freedom wrestle
with the giant forces of oppression.
knowledge Is power By the evening
lamp of the coming winter, quiet but
great educational work can be accom-
plished. Approach your neighbor in a
kindly spirit and ask him to investigate
with you, with the sole desire to know
the truth, and see the path of duty. Learn
the folly of injuring yourselves by oppos-
ing your neighbors in like conditions with
yourself. Learn how much more ration
al and profitable to help one another to
better conditions Of life than to down
each other at the dictation of the task
master to both. Divide and conquer
Is the strategy Of tyrants. Having q
common interest in justice and equality,
lot US spurn petty iealousies (often TO-
mented by our enemies) as poisonous
reptiles, unworthy of your high calling.
Dlsparagingly as our opponents speak of
,he Peoples movement, it has filed them
With genuine alarm. 1t means to them
IN honest and practical means of staying
he hand of the spoiler, and securing to
lseful labor the fruits of It's own earn |
ngs. 1t is thoroughly American in spirit |
md purpose, and in strict harmony with
he genius Of free institutions. 1t Is born
If necessity and is abreast of the times. 1t
the ushering In of revolution In po-
ltical economy more benefcent than the
world has ever seen. 1t recognizes the
of man and the fstherhood
# his Maker. 1t brings no note of fierce
'assiOn or cruel influence, but love and
,ood will for the healing of the nations
{ is greater than any party, broad as hu-
nanity, and will not go backward until
America becomes the. ideal republic
the land of the free and the home of
he brave"
The advocate., 1891-12-02

Florida Real Estate Journal Arcadia,
Fla, with state map, 1Oc. Cheap homes.
The advocate., 1891-12-02

from tno DOdy OF Cne Save;
But iC bound with subtle schemlng
Those who tolled, and bade them heap
Riches up for those who would not
Dig, nor build, nor SOW, nor reap.
Harder grew the task, still harderl
Dresrier the poor mans lott
Hungry lips forgot their smiling;
But the worker murmured not,
For he could not see the RetterS
That still make him worse than slave,
Never sure Of food nor clothing,
Which the worlds FIRST rulers gave.
Still his masters own his service
When they will for paltry pay,
And the service duly rendered
He who tolls must 90 his way,
Nor expect aught Of his master
In his sickness, age or need;
For his life Is valued only
While 1t serves his masters greed.
TO the master 10 Is nothing
That In fact'ry, field and mine
Millions vslnly toll and suffer;
Tears Of want and anguish shine
In the sunken eyes Of woman
And on chIldhoOd's wasted cheek,
While TO crime and death this system"
Drives the helpless and the weak.
Yet we see In rich abundance
Fuel, clothing, golden grain,
Which Earth's tolllng, needy children,
Win from out her breast In vain.
In that vast industrial army
Battling for daily bread,
Woman Is as brave q soldier
AS has ever fought and bled,
On those fields where her hands only
Bound the wounds that man had made,
Not In killing, but In saving,
W0man's courage Is displayed.
7 Fellow w0rkmen now esteem her
Comrade on the field Of toll;
But her country doth not deem her
Citizen upon Its soil.
Looks with doubling and suspicion
On her her growing power Of mind;
Fears to give II education
Lest her duty to mankind
She o'erlOokS In search for knowledge,
And becomes to man less dear;
Locks the door Of many q college
Lest she overStep her sphere"
It's not strange that man, her brother,
Fears and doubts what she may do;
For men fear and doubt each other
And defraud each other too.
But we wait In hope, percelving
That the souls Of men aspire
From each era they are leaving
To a better and a higher.
And the selfish darkness brooding
Der the ages Of the past
Flees before growing brightness;
For the morning dawns at laSs
OF an age OF love and justice,
Bringing blessings to mankind
Unto which the races boyhood
In Its brutal strength was blind.
And the mental power that later
Graced its more developed youth,
Stalked 10 selfish gain and plunder
BY the dim.Seen light OF truth.
But It's day Of manhood cometh,
Crowned with wiSdoln, honor, might;
With clear eyes the truth discerning,
STRONG Of hand to do the right
The advocate., 1891-12-02
THREE AGES, AND WOMANs PLACE
IN THEM.
RNAD BEFORE KANSAS RoUAL SUFFRAGE AS
ISOLATION.

'NAO bBFOBB hANSAD AQUAL bUfFhAGE Al
ISOLATION.
Long ago when mans ideal
or the noble and the brave
Was to rule by force his brother
And TO hold him as slave,
He Of mighty frame and muscle
Was the hero Of the hour,
And the number he had conquered
Made the measure Of his power.
But the world was never richer
For the strength no valued so.
And his weaker brothers labOTed
That no labor he might know.
In return he fed them -scantly-
Gave them filthy rags to wear,
And was gen'rOuS but In giving
Out the stripes they had 70 bear.
III Jared woman; weakest creature
In that iron age Of force;
Seryile drudge and helpless victim
OF mans passions fierce and coarse.
But the race was growing older;
Simple brute strength failed TO nnd
Power to rule the wiser mOrtalS
Who had grasped the age Of mind.
With It's forces far transCendlng
All the power the former gave,
And 1t took the outward shsckles
From the body Of the slave;
But lC bound with subtle schemlng
Thnaa Nvh0 tollad and hNda than haAn
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06
STRANGE Waves of the Sea.

The mysterious wave which did so much
damage to life and limb and to the steam
ship Etruria last week, properly belongs to
that class of physical phenomena, for which
there is as yet no satisfactory explanation,
unles, it be that of submarine earthquakes.
Whatever the cause, certain it is they have
taken place time and again and always
caused much damage on account of their
sudden and unexpected appearance and the
awful power welded while they last. One
of the worst known occurred in the year
1869. 1t was the first day of November and
the people of oran, Algeria, had been e1-
periencing beautiful weather. No breeze
was blowing and the harbor was stirred by
scarcely ripple. Even after it was all
over, mariners on vessels lying few miles
out from shore, said mo- storm of any kind
had been experienced, yet the people on
shore suddenly noticed the approach
of q tide of unparalleled height
and violence, which submerged
the coast-line far beyond the ordinary mark,
and destroyed in its course much valuable
property. On the tides ebbing, when the
danger was supposed to be over, great sub
marine billows broke over the harbor and
coast and beat furiously against the splen-
did new mole, lately constructed for the pro-
lection of the port, for the space of Sc hours.
Receding, the immense waves uncovered
the foundations of the mole to the depth of
eight yards below the ordinary water level,
and, advancing, broke high over the vessels
within the haIbor, some of them sending
their spray clean over Fort Lamonno-that
is to say, more than 100 yards high These
terrible shocks, repeated with regularity
eyery minute, soon racked and rent the pier
on the SEQ side; in the spaceof few hours
great assures on the top and on the side
next the town became visible, and its total
destruction was seen to be inevitable. Be
fore evening scarcely vestige remained of
the once splendid mole, which, on the
morning of the same day, measured 300
yards in length and seemed well able to re-
sist the storms of many centuries.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06

Taking as his text an extract from a
speech of Admiral Walker, to-wit: cit would
be an easy task for five welI-a rnored ships
to steam up the North river and force the
payment of 500 900, 900 from the city of New
York." Lieut.. Col. W. R. King has written
suggestive article on the necessity of effect
ually providing for the safety Of New York
in time of war, in which he also shows how
such provision can be made. One of the
greatest dangers heretofore has been that
an enemy in swift armor-clad ships would
disregard the forts of the defenders Of the
entrance of the harbor, and rush past them.
This is now provided against by the use Of
fixed torpedoes, which hold the enemy in
check until the guns or movable torpedoes
can get in their work. The torpedoes should
be planted, If possible, under the guns of the
forts, so that their removal by the enemy
would require him to come within the
effective range of the batteries. The exact
location of the torpedoeS would. of course
be unknown to the enemy, and the mere
suspicion of their existence would inspire
due caution on his part. 1t is pretty well
settled by the best naval as well as military
authorities that no commander OF a ship Of
fleet would be justified In disregardin1
torpedo blockade, OF in attempting to re-
move such distractions, as long as their
shore connections are held by the defense.
1t is upon this fact that Lieutenant Colonel
King lays particular stress. He insists that
the honor and dignity of the country de-
mand that our sea coast defenses should be
put in such a state OF efficiency as to dis
courage rather than invite attack, and he
maintains that it is perfectly feasible to
place all our important seaports in such q
secure condition of defense that no attack
will be made upon them, and this at a cost
far less than the cost of pensions resulting
from a war forced upon us, or rather invited,
by what he characteriZes as "our penurfous
and short-stghted policy" In other words,
in war as well as in peace "a stitch in time
savas nfne.n
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06
Electricity a. a netecttr..

An advertisements in one Of the daily
papers gives In detail the many advantages
possessed by a new range Of flats for which
tenants are desired. In addition to the
ordinary attractions Of such building, 10 is
stated that 1.-The doors to each apartments
are connected by special burglar alarms,
with switchboard and gong in lower main
hall; first Of its kind ever put In q fiat build
ing" There is no doubt that this adapta-
ton Of the electrical alarm bell will soon be
regarded as indispensable to the fitting up
of a modern house. The police department.
Is beginning to realize the extent to which
their own efforts in the detection and pre-
vention of crime may be supplemented by
the use OF electrical devices, and only few
days ago one of Inspector Byrnes' men
made a clever capture by means Of an
electric alarm. Small sums OF money had
for some time been constantly missed from
a lawyers safe, and no trace of the thief
could be discovered. When the matter was
reported TO the police department., Inspector
Byrnes had an electric wire attached to the
safe door, connecting with bell In q hat
store on the ground floor, where detectives
remained secreted- About 5 o'clock in the
evening the bell began to ring, and the off,
GERS, hurrying up TO the office, found the
porter of the building ri1ing the money
drawer Of the open safe. Unfortunately for
him.. he had found key Of the safe, and
thought there WAS nothing further to pre-
vent his making q haul
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06


has that few. 1t is but right, too, that the
institutions founded should bear the foun-
ders' names as lasting memorials to their
benefcence. There are other individuals
again who do not erect edifces or buildings
to be their own memorials, but who will
nevertheless have monuments in the memo
ries of others that will last longer than the
staunchest granite. OF such is His Grace
the Duke, of Portland. Here is young
man from whom most people would expect
little in the shape of real goodness. He is
horse owner and racer and betting man
from the boots up, who thinks nothing of
betting and losing $1,000 in single day.
1 suppose a great many church people
would refuse to accept his blood money
were it offered them. However, the Duke
has found way, and such way as will do
a world of good for the poor people who
will benefit by his kindness.
Portland has immense estates In Scotland,
in fact is one of the largest landholders in
the kingdom. Of course, under the circum-
stances, he has large tenantry.s A week.
or so ago he filed all these peoples hearts
with Joy by voluntarily reducing all rents
35 per cent, and in the cases of widows and
spinsters 80 per cent. That is what 1 call
practical as well as lasting philanthrophy.
It is pleasing to know that he has already in
a manner found an imitator In Germany.
Readers of last Wednesdays papers will
have noticed that Baron Stumm, one Of the
largest employers of labor in the country,
has decided 70 raise wages during the prev
alence of the food famine and to increase
the pensions of widows of employees. The
above examples can be safely recommended
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06
Tallyrand's Pet Theory.

The attempt to make out that the figure
seven has special significance is almost ss
ridiculous as Tallyrand's theory concerning
the letter B in connection with men s names.
The great diplomatist held that men whose
surnames began with this letter were, as a
rule, mentally, morally or physically def
cient In proof of this he usually cited 70
or 80 individuals whose names began with
that letter and whose careers in some way or
another bore out his theory. Nothing Is SO
convincing of the utter aburdity of this idea
than an examination of the ordinary city
directory or encyclopedia 1t will be found
that the letter B largely preponderates and
under the circumstances should. exceed any
other letter in its comprehension Of not only
bad, but good or Indifferent individuals and
things. Ard yet Tallyrand found many be-
lievers in his theory, even in this country
and to this day; one writer fey years since
endeavoring to prove its truth in an essay.
on the subject, containing long list Of
names, apparently convincing enough, until
the pretensions of the other letters of the
alphabet were considered and compared with
the one in question.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06

I observe considerable interest being
taken in the discussion of what is called the
"Perfect Number" in which the number
seven is referred to as having special signif-
cance and virtues. n lmerous instances in
which the number occurs and combinations
resulting in it are cited. They are all very
interesting, but not any more so than those
formed by the numerals preceding the one
mentioned. Take for instance, the number
three. 1t occurs in the scriptures, history,
ETC., as often and sometimes in more curl
Gus manner than does seven. 1t only re-
quires patience and q little arithmetical
knowledge to make figures do almost any
thing. George Canning, the eminent Eng
ish statesman, once said: Nothing lies
more than facts, except figures" The ex-
preston was used during the heat of q de-
bate, but, all the same it comes as near the
truth as anything could. Figures can be
made to tell either whole truth or half
truth as the case may be. Everybody knows
what Ignatius Donnelly sought to prove
and did prove to the satisfaction of some,
with that Shakespeare-Bacon cipher of his.
All of his results were reached by an inge-
nious manipulation of numerals. 1t is ad-
mitted that Donnelly's figuring was appar-
emily as convincing as anything well could
be, but with the exception of few, who
were really willing to accept anything tend
ing to substantiate the Baconian theory, it
could readily be seen that the deductions
had been brought about after running
through bewildering mass of figures, which
beyond anything else amply proved that
any result could be reached if one only
figured long enough.