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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-14
Murdered within Sight Of Home.

W. T. Bulley. a prominent merchant OF
River Junction, Fla, was murdered within
100 yards Of his horne. No clue
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-14

Tic tlty OF London F1rC Insurance COM
pany has, it is reported, decided t. with
draw entirely from business in the United
States. This is due to the fact that during
the last FIVE years business has been bad
and there has probably been loss
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-14

This GREAT COUGH CURE, this success
full CONSUMPTION CURE is sold BY drug
eists on positive guarantee, test that no other
Cure can stand successfully. II you have a
COUGH, HOARSENESS or LA GRIPPE, it
will cure you promptly. If your child has the
GROUP or WHOOPING COUGH, use it
quickly and relief is sure. If you fear CON-
SUMPTION. don't wait until your case is hope
less, but take this Cure at once and receive
immediate help. Price SOC and $Ioo'
Ask your druggist for SH1LOH'S CURE.
If your lungs are sore or back lame, use
Shiloh's Porous Plasters.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-14
a Good Appetite
HOODS SarsapariIla

and gently but effectively assists to natural motion
the whole machinery Of the body. Most gratifying
reports come from people who have taken
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-14
Four Men Meet Death.
Farmers Alliance Needs.

The venerable DIR. Noah Porter. ex- Presi-
dent OF Yale. is confined to his bed with an
attack OF grin.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-14

UNIV ANJO II -
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gista Any reliable druggist who
may not have it ON hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup co.
SAW FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KE Esw YORK. Nv
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-14

for dyspepsia. indigestion. and similar troubles.
HOODS PlllS-For tho liver and bow
els act easily yet PROMPTLY efficiently. Price &c.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-14
Niagara's Winter Charm.

The icy scenery at Niagara Falls has not
been equaled III years in its brilliancy and
variety. Prospect Park and the islands
were perfect fairyland.- Photographers.
both amateurs and professionals. are there
in droves to secure the cloud effect on the
falls.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-14
Found q Floating Wreck.

A wrecked house boat was found afloat
in the Tennessee River some miles above
Paducah, Ky. 1t was recognized AS the
property OF John Gutter. with 4 family OF a
wife AMI five children. II not taken OFF by
q passing steamer it Is feared that they
were swep. overheard and lost
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-14
Young Miller's Sad Fate.

At San Francisco, young Harry Miller,
son Of joaquin Miller. the poet. was sem
fenced to two years in San Quentin for
stage robbery. He pleaded guilty. but the
judge made his sentence as light as posi-
BILE because Of his youth and extenuating
circumstances. The long-haired poet was
not DroSopt
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-14
Cut OFF the Chinaman's Ears.


At Butte, Mont. twelve China were
arrested for cutting the ears off another
Chinaman. who gave testimony which con-
vcted fellow cOuntryman Of shooting
another. for which he was sent to the peni-
Tertiary.
Death from Dependency.
At Scranton, Pa, Evan Miller committed
suicide By taking poison. The man was
Respondent because OF the loss OF an eye
recently. His wife is Ill with the grip, and
is not expected t. live.
Four Men Meet Death.
Four men $ere killed and two others
probably fatally injured by a boiler exp,o-
sion in the Warren Springer Building. 1885,
2O7 Canal street, Chicago.
Looks Like Foul Play.
The Woburn Mass. p lice are inclined
t, believe that Daniel Mccarthy, whose
body was found burned to a crisp in the
ruins Of his home. was murdered.
The advocate., 1892-04-13
the FARMERS SIDE.
"Whsrs ws are, hOw ws got here
and the wGy out.
BY Hon. w. A. PEFFERS
0. O. SENATOR vRoM KANSAS.
l2mo, cloth Price, O1.O0s
BY Hon. w. A. PETER,

There Is demand for q comprehensive and
authoritative book which shall represent the
farmer, and set forth his condition, the inhu-
ences surrounding him, and plans and prospects,
for the future. This book has been written By
Hon. W. A. PETER, who was elected 70 the
United States Senate from Kansas 10 succeed
Senator Ingalls,. The title Is THE FAMINE
SIDE, and this indicates the purpose Of the work.
In the earlier chapters, Senator PETER de-
scribes the condition Of the farmer In various
parts of the country, and compares it with the
condition Of men in other callings. He carefully
examines the cost Of labor, Of living, the pricsS
Of crops, taxes, mortgages, and rates Of interest,"
he gives elaborate tables Showing the increase
of wealth in railroads, manufactures, banking,
and other forms Of business, and he compares
this with the earnings Of the farmer, and also
wage-workerS In general. In . clear, forciblO
style, with abundant citations Of iacts and Ag-
ures, the author tells how the farmer reached
his present unsatisfactory condition. Then fol-
lows an elaborate discussion Of "The Way out"
which iS the fullest and most authoritative pres
entston Of the aims and views Of the FArmen'
Alliance that has been published, including fOll
discussions Of the currency, the questions Of
interest and mortgages, railroads, the sale Of
crops, and other matters Of vital consequence.
This book iS tho only one which AttemptS 70
cover tho whole ground, and Il iS unnecessary
to emphasize its value. It Ia q compendium e
the facts, figures, and suggestions which GAO
farmer ought 10 have At hand.
TEE FARMER'S SDn has jusa been iaguod,
and makes Q handsome and substantial book
Of go pages. We have arranged with the pub.
shsrI for In sale 10 our readers at the pub.
EiShom' pricS. The book may b obtained q
our o6lce, or We will forward copies 70 any
address. postpaid. on receipt Of Sl.oo par copy.
We have also made arrangements BY which
we can give this book and years subscription
70 THE ADVOCATE for el.7b. Address
49, ADVOCATE, PUBLISHING CO., Topeka, KDa,
The advocate., 1892-04-13

Convenient Markets. Good Soil. Pure
Water and Excellent Climate
Are advantages to be considered when
looking up a home, business location,
farm, etc. West Virginia, Maryland and
the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, af-
ford these with many more advSntsges.
No section of the United States offers su-
perior opportunities, and persons seeking
q new home should examine these states
before deciding upon q location else
where. Improved farm lands adopted to
stock raising, dairying, grain, grass and
fruit growing can be obtained at low
prices and upon easy terms. Thriving
towns invite the merchant, mechanic and
business men. Abundance Of coal, ore,
timber, water power, etc. Free sites for
manufacturers.
Persons desiring further information
will be answered promptly and FREQ OF
charge by M. V. Richards, land and Inn
migration agent, B. s. o. r. r., BAltl.
more, Nd.
The advocate., 1892-04-13
ger THE BEAM OUT OF THINE OWN
EYE"
To the Editor Of THE ADvoCATE'


To the Editor Of The ADVOCATE;
In The ADVOCATE OF March 16 Sp-
pears an article, the title Of which 10,
"Hurrah for the People," the author OF
which seems to be a man up a tree. l
can see no good in the publication OF
such articles. Governor P. P. Elder is
no political scalper, and the charges are
certainly false and void OF any founda-
ton whatever. Mr.. Elder is tried man;
has never been known to sell either
party or principle; is man OF unqueS-
tionable honesty and integrity, and has
earned a better name. Yes, "he has
borne the burden in the heat Of the day"
Then to charge him as being willing to
trade nations prospects for the chance
of making the race for governor is an
outrage.
Now, think the phraseolOgy Of the
brothers articles indicates q degree Of
contempt insulting to any man, and
especially Mr.. Elder, who has stood by
the people, with the people and for the
people all his life. Surely the senti-
ments Of that article are manifestations
of base ingratitude to Mr.. Elder.
The brother "up q tree taking notes"
had better level his artillery on the
enemy. Just now mutiny is uncalled
for. Mr.. Elders influence is worth
something to our cause, and has been
for many years. The best thing to do is
to build, rather than destroy each
others influence. The idea Of downing
our best men at the very beginning OF
this great reform Is most signal mis-
take.
My brother, let us remember the wise
teachings Of the Master, who declares
offenses, but woe to him by whom they
come: "He that offendeth the least of
these, my brethren, offendeth me-"
Get down from that tree, my brother,
quickly, for surely 1t must be forbidden
tree. "Get the beam out Of thine own
eye," and the mote In Mr.. Elders eye
will offend thee but little.
J.G. MELVIN,
Michigan Valley, Kansas.
The advocate., 1892-04-13
No Change to St. Louis.

Do you know that the Union Pacific Is
now running a Pullman palace sleeper
to st. LoulsP
It's a fact. The sleeper runs from
Salt Lake City to St. Louis via Denver
and Kansas City and the Missouri Pacific
Ry. Apply to your nearest Union Pa
cifc agent for Accommodations in this car.
A. N. FULLER.
Agent Union Pacific System, 595 Kansas
Avenue, Topeka.
The advocate., 1892-04-13
j. G. MELVIN,
Michigan Valley, Kansas.

Any one sending US ten names and %
for THE ADVOCATE until November 10,
1892, will receive a copy free until that
date,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-08-26
wild Cattle in the Northwest.

In several parts of Washington and
British Columbia are herds of wild ami
mails descended from domestic ancestors.
For instance, in the western edge of
Washington, next the coast, is the rem
nant of herd of cattle which for years
has roamed through the woods and over
the prairies there.
Long ago a military post was main
tanned on Gray's harbor, and adjacent
was a large amount of cleared land,
cultivated by soldiers as farm. The
troop owned a good many cattle, which
pastured on part of the garrison ranch.
For some reason or other the post was
abandoned and the soldiers found it i'm
possible to take their cattle with them.
So the animals were left there, and since
there were no settlers in the vicinity to
look after them the herd grew wild.
In spite of the fact that the heavy for
est afforded but small amount of pas
turage, and notwithstanding the depre-
dations of black wolves, which then in
tested the woods along the coast, the
cattle increased in numbers very rapid
ly and were a constant annoyance to
early settlers. Fences were broken
down, crops were destroyed and tame
cattle coaxed off to tho woods. Many
of the animals were killed by parties or
ganized to exterminate them, and the
remainder of the herd was driven into
the skirts af the Olympics and into the
coast range south and east Of Gray's
harbor. But every row and then the
hunter for elk, which abound in these
mountains, comes upon bunch of wild
cattle almost as feet as the deer.-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-08-26

Here is a suggestion for men who go
ON strike by the hundred thousand:
When matters are not desperately but
just tolerably bad with them, instead
of going on strike let the word go round
that each man shall lay up fifty cents u
week in building association for year.
At the end of the year, if the grievances
by that time have become very bad, let
them draw out the money and say to the
employer oppressors: "Here is the cash.
We will buy you out and run this bust
ness ourselves on the cooperative PLAN"
If the employer refuses, then the ag-
grieved workmen can start new plant
of mills all their own and run the bloat-
ed capitalist out of the business, for they
will have money enough and to spare.
Here is a revenge worth thinking about.
for of course intelligent workingmen
and mechanics have brains enough to
run business as shrewdly and success
fully as bloated tyrant of capitalist
can do. They then become the bloated
capitalists themselves.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-08-26

Emigrants from Hungary are arriving
in this country in proportions that begin
to attract attention. Sixty thousand of
them have come within year. They
do rough work, like the Italians, but
mostly in mines and ON the railroads.
Unlike the Italian, however, the Hun
garian comes to America to stay, and
takes out his citizens papers as soon as
possible. 1t is the dream of his life to
lay up money enough to send back to
Austro-Hungary and bring his wife and
children over. The Italians dream, at
least in the first place, is to get $500
and then go home to spend the rest of
his days in bloated affluence. But thou
sands of the Italians are changing their
minds now and becoming citizens too.
A Philadelphia Times reporter found a
colony of Hungarians working in an iron
mill for 91s cents an hour, which would
be ninety-fve cents day for ten hours
work. They paid for lodgings in tene-
ment house, then bought their own food
and had the lodging house keeper cook
it for them. The Hun garian, however,
is not proud, and can live as cheaply as
the Italian. The men in the iron mill
live on about eleven dollars month, all
told. They say that Europe is full Of
steamship emigration company agents
who travel among the country folk and
represent to them that America is a land
where gold grows on trees and every
man becomes a millionaire in five years.
No wonder so many of them become
paupers or criminals, or commit suicide
after they try it awhile.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-08-26
EXPORTS Of Corn.

During the past year the department
of agriculture has been represented in
number of European countries by spe-
cial agent, charged with the duty of
urging the use abroad of Indian corn as
human food. A statement from Ger
man official sources presented in de-
partment report shows the heavy in.
crease in our shipments to that country
as the result of this effort. The trade
returns of the fiscal year just ended also
bear witness to the effective work which
has been done upon this line. During
the twelve months ending June 30, 1899,
we shipped 73,76S,67s bushels of corn,
valued at $10,623,517, against 30, 768 1918
bushels, valued at $17,652,6s7, during
the preceding year.
A comparison of the trade Of six
months, furnished in recent report
from the national statistician. shows
the results which have been accom-
plished. He says: "From Jan. to
June 80, 1892, we sold 1854, 173 bush
els, valued at $29,O5s,5 52, against H.
500, 1913 bushels, valued at $7,791, 1895,
for the same period of the previous
year. Another gratifying fact is to be
noted. Heretofore, when our shipments
of corn abroad have been large, it has
been sold at a low price. Thus in $780,
the only year in which exports were as
large as those of the past season, the
average price was only All, while the
average price received for the ship
ments of 1892 was SOL cents per bushel. :"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-08-26
THU
Londonderry Sitter.
So. Londonderry, Vermont.
Strikers and Strikes.

The spectacle of the national guard
being called out at one and the same
time in three different states of the
Union to check violence, killing and
rioting at the scenes of as many differ
ent strikes is not one that the friends of
labor organizations like to contemplate.
The brutal fighting, the murder, burn
ing, destruction of property and at
tempted assassination in connection
with the strikes Of the summer have
hurt the cause of labor more than the
expressions of capital have been able to
do in ten years.
The strike leaders declare that they
are not at all responsible for the blood
shed and destruction; that they do not
countenance such measures. There is
no reason to doubt their sincerity or
truthfulness. At the same time it is alb
solutely certain that public sentiment
will hold them responsible for it. They
simply kindled a fire that got beyond
UuclT ITO tltt
follows will inevitably be traced to
them. Once they sanction, even indi-
rectly, the resort to physical force, they
open Pandora's box of mob, murder
and rapine. The human wild beasts
that gather around throng of strikers
meditating physical violence do not
make nice determinations.
Arbitration, cooperation and good
temper-above all good temper-will
settle satisfactorily every strike in the
universe except strike of devils against
Satan, and there is not apt to be one of
that sort. For the sake of our republic
an civilization let us have no more mob
strikes. In country governed by law
the mob is dead sure to get the worst of
1t in the long run. Let the real labor
organizations publicly and officially dis
approve and repudiate the resort to
physical force,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-08-26
Mad Dog Scares.

Scarcely day passes in New York
and vicinity, or in fact in any of our
large towns, but that some dramatic in
cident is chronicled in the daily press
with "inad" dog as the heavy villain
in the cast. Though in many of these
cases, we might say in nearly all of
them, the dog is no more mad than its
prosecutors, still as so many injuries
arise from these scares the matter should
seriously command the attention Of our
city authorities. 1t has been shown that
the existing regulations and mode of
doing away with the ours of the street
are we'll nigh useless. The situation
calls for larger safeguards to protect
the public. We would remind those
who should know better that human
beings treated as many dogs are treated
would generally lose their mental bal
ance and be liable to become dangerous.
Torturing muzzles, constant claiming,
neglect in feeding, thirst and many
other acts Of carelessness on the part Of
owners all contribute to put the dog in
an unnatural condition.
! If the dog is denizen of the street
its peculiar actions attract an excited
crowd, and the dog, driven to extremi-
ties, loses all control of its passions, and
| finding every mans hand against it
uses the only weapon nature has given it
to defend itself with.
The carelessness and ignorance Of how
much there is in common between the
nature of man and brute is largely re-
sponsible for the increase of these seem
ingly rabid dogs. 1t is the neglected,
half starved and prosecuted dog who is
in special danger of becoming wild.
In all this great city it is matter of
comment that there are SO few drinking
troughs for horses, and it is most ex-
ceptional case when trough is low
enough to allow any but the largest dog
| to drink from it. There is wide scope
for philanthropy in this respect.-Forest
and Stream.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-08-26
Potatoes in Montana.

Julian Ralph tells in Harper's Month
ly that there are no such potatoes in the
world as are grown in Montana. These
attain prodigious size and often weigh
three, four or five pounds apiece. To
the taste they are new vegetable. The
larger ones are mealy, but the smaller
ones are like sacks of meal; when the
skin is broken the meat falls out like
-four. It must very soon become the
pride of every steward in first grade
hotels, restaurants and clubs to prepare
these delicious vegetables for those who
enjoy good living. As these potatoes
can be cultivated in all the valleys east
of the Rocky mountains there will soon
be no lack of them. Today the only
ones that have left the state have been
the few bushels sent to gourmets in New
York, Washington and San Francisco.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-08-26
General Purpose Fowls.

J. K. Fetch, one of Massachusetts,
prominent poultrymen, who has a de-
cided preference for light Brahmas,
considers this breed good general pur-
pose one. He is credited with saying:
Light Brahmas and black Langshans
are the best of all the larger breeds as
winter layers. The white skin of the
black Langshans is against them for an
eastern market for poultry, but when the
males are caponized they sell from Feb
ruary to June for the very highest price
in Philadelphia, Washington and Chi
cago, eclipsing all other breeds"
Mr.. Felch's second choice is Plymouth
Rock and Lace Wyandotte. He calls
the single comb White Leghorn the
best summer layer. To sum the matter
up in few words as to the best breeds
for general purposes, he says: Light
Brahmas, Plymouth Rocks. Black Lang
shans. Lace Wyandottes and White
Leghorns and in their order named Sc
cure the greatest profit for practical use. :"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-08-26
Honey and the Honeycomb.

Honey is a natural secretion of the
flowers and not production Of bees
Bees gather but in no sense manufac-
ture it. Honeycomb, on the other hand,
is secretion of the bee. Honey is eat
en-, digested and elaborated in the body
of the bee into thin scales of wax, like
fine wheat bran, which exudes from be-
tween the ringlets of the bees abdomen.
These scales are taken up in the smooth,
blunt forceps of the bees and put to-
gether like the plates of steam boiler
not, however, with redhot rivets, but
the bees being always in clusters when
they construct comb, the wax scales,
from the heat of the cluster, being soft
and plant, are welded together SO COM
pletely that the seams are invisible.
This they do in the dark, without gas,
electric or sun light. Bees will not en-
ter vessel whose capacity will not al
low a sufficient number to cluster in it
to produce enough heat to soften the
scales of wax. This is an indispensable
condition in the construction of comb.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Farm Journal, who makes the forego-
ing explanation, adds the following:
There is no such thing as artificial
comb prepared mechanically ready for
the reception of honey. Such a state
ment was publishedsin The Popular Sci
ence Monthly some years ago by Profess
or H. W. Wiley, in what he afterward
called Scientific Pleasantly. Mistaking
the import of the article, editors of other
publications understood it as veritable
attainment of fact, and it went the
rounds of the press as such. Although
Professor Wiley has stated over his own
signature that it was only joke, yet
thousands still believe it. AS Biddy is nee
essary for the production of eggs, so the
bee is indispensable for the production Of
honey and the honeycomb. All that has
ever been done by machinery has been
the formation of an impression on sheets
Of wax, properly called foundation. as on
It the bees build their combs.