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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-04
FINE WORKS OF ART
Are to Be Seen at the Art As
sociation's Exhibit.
EVERY PICTURE SHOWN is NEW
4 Few Of the Works Which Are Espe-
eially Nouesable-A Week Of OPP
porsunisy for Art Lovers.

Lovers Of art ars much interested in
The third exhibition of the Art aesocla-
ton, which opens in the Michigan
Trust building tomorrow evening.
Three large. weli-lighted rooms on the
seventh floor are devoted 30 the ex-
hibit, and . visit 10 them yesterday
showed 200 pieces. most OF them msrl-
sor.ous, aud some exceptionally 90.
Ali pieces are new, and represent the
past summers WORK
The entrance room contains the
6nsst piece OF all, "Siesta," . cattle
aud pasture scene. by f. Seller, OF this
ety, valued 81 81 500. The remainder
OF this room IL hung With sketches IN
black and white. representing both the
Indifferent and the pa;nstaklng labors
Of the city artists- The center room
contains . choice collection IN oils, and
several pastels. Noticeable among the
oils are Mr.. Selxsr's shepard and
Sheep" "a Parsons Daughter" by +.
w. Freer, OF Chicago, and . dozen
Landscapes by Kruseman Van Elten, OF
New York. Mrs. T.. NJ. Coppens has
several oils ana paste.s IN this depart
mens, showing portraits. still life and
IsniscApe work Miss Elizabeth Grew
cling. teacher OF drawing IN the high
&C nooi. exhibits two oils and two water
coIors. Mics Minnie DAVIS. of this
city. has an oil picture, nine water col
ors. also some zoe work IN modelling.
including "A Nubisn.' and several
rroteeque figures.
The third room IL thickIy hung with
water eoiors. prominent among when
are marine views by Mr.. Freer OF Chi
cage. and Mr.. Haseelman OF this city.
landscapes sy Miss Cora Csdy, still life
work BY Miss Dodge. several quaint
marine ant country views by Miss NJ.
n. Jones. and tine array OF thirteen
real gems by Mrs. X. =. Torrey. Miss
AnB1n contributes some rare fruit and
f1aeeF work IN water and two OIL land
cap and Mss Blanche smith some
water color sketches
In addition TO the shove are - many
more unframed WORKS not listed 10
visw Nr. @elfer's works alone would
more than repsy the admission price
snd everything 20 be seen - exnibited
for the first time. othsr contributor
ARR Mrs. +. ". scats. Mrs j. White.
more aud Irving Wises OF New York,
frreet Albert and Mrs. GreenleAf nee
Nise De tsoiia of Chicago, and Mrs. j.
~. Rieze OF -. LOUIS The ASSOCIATION
hsS been organised two years and has
Dosme thirty members j. 8. fisner
preetent. frsnk Seixer and MIRA IorreJ
wee presidents and Mrs. Coppens sec
rstnry and treasurer.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-04

while N PARIS recently. Mss A. =.
etrae made special arrangements
Wan Worth ard other famous modssses
for the use Of tneir models and designs
IN Grand Rapids. Many Of these
Tarisan gems. n wraps and gowns.
have been received BY her within The
pact few DAYS. direct from her eomssis-
soner. they are all Of the cnoicest
l4bres aud accompanied BY sustabis
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-04
Hack War sub.idod.

The Hack Owners association held .
conference yesterday with Ball &
Waters and adopted the following list
OF price,:
For funerals to cemeteries, 90; for
wagcuettes TO cemeteries, 81: for funer-
ale to depcts, 81; for wsgonettes to de-
pots. So: for opera house work, one
couple, ~; for opera house work, two
couples, IS: for weddings. from IS to
s.; for parties, one couple. 81 for par
ties. two couples, So; for funerals out
SIDE the city, 81 for the first mile. one
way. commencing At city lImlts; merit
tour miles SOC per mile and for each
additional mile over four miles 25c per
mile in addition TO al other charges:
city drives. one hour. $50; city drivee,
two hours, $3.50; city drives, three
hours. 81; city drives, each addltlonsl
half hour. SOC
slgned-Tiarlan Greenley. president;
]. r. Moran, wee president: A. y.
Aloee. secretary; William Koch, treas-
arer.
Nembsys-H. A. Greeniey, Ball h
Waters. Andrew Tabor, Bachteil n
Talbot, A. y. Alice. N. r. Milter, ].
+. Moran. William Koch. II. Psrish.
Jeseph Hammeschmidt. h. b. Perez,
g. e. French. Frank G. Powers, O. Il.
shaver. Ed Gill.
Grand Rapids. December I. 1904.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-04

There 10 no window display on the
streets more handsome or attractive
than that Of Hsrvsy, the jeweler, 8
CausI street. The exhibit embraces all
that ~ rich and elegant in solid gold
and filed watches. csamoads. rings.
opera glasses, loranettes, etc Each and
every article Of the display making =
handsome and appropriate Christmas
gift. Because Hervsy - making such
an elegant display. people must not
imagine oil bic goods are placed IN nIs
windows IL one would make care
full inspection Of Hsrvey's stock of
goods the enormlty OF the stock. the
varied aesortments and the complete
exhibit Of each psrticuisf line would
he most surprising. Hervey moro than
did himself proud for the holiday
trade. Do not fail 10 look 81 his stock
Of 9oods.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-04

Buy the Newman Bros organ q
Campman's. The best organ on ths
market.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-04
Novelties for holidays.
NELSON, NATTER & Co..
33 to 80 Canal street.

Travis gives you some splendid val
ues in new ond second hand stoves.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-04

Dettenthsler is headquarters for oys
tsrs, fish and game.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-04

Buy theStewart banjo 1t Campman's.
1872 E. Fulton street.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-04

1 lin W1hisa makesthe sveesess bread
MI WWsv the lghtest biscuit and
the finest pastry. TRY ~
yxL1.xy Cfrx MTLIasa Co.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-04

canunIl The greatest platform
vS""vs1 crater OF the DAY. ~ Hart
mans Hall TUESDAY, December l3-
Admission only SO censs. iacIudinG re-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-04

By an arran cement with the
large fine stationery manufac-
turing house of George b.
Hurd * Co. of New York CITY.
whereby we agree to take a
very large quantity of goods
and to handle all their new
styles of papers. we are enabled
TO buy at an inside price and
have decided to give the extra
profit to our customers Start
ing on Monday, Nov. IA, we
will reduce prices on all fine
stationery at least one-third
from our former prices and
promise to carry the most com
plete line ever shown in Grand
Rapids
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-04

Come early and get first choice of the greatest bar
gains ever offered in Western Michigan.
Look for the place.
~ 0nannn 0R Opposite Yellow Building.
llII lama ~ Store opens 6p. m. except
- OOuvsu6 - "wednesday and Saturday.
The advocate., 1892-03-09

in council nearly the entire day. This
county has never had vote In the legls-
lature, but the last apportionment gives
il q vote In the next session. Thia ac-
counts for the early action of the Repub-
llcan party-they will, doubtless, make q
powerful effort to carry the sixteen or
seventeen counties In the western part Of
the state, as they viii be entitled TO o
vote next winter. The population Is
sparse in these counties, so 1t win not
take as much "grease" to run the tina
chine" out here as 1t will farther east Il
is highly probable that the campaign In
this state next fall will be the blackest
that ever stained the annals Of the nation.
The very air will abound with lies and
vlllifcation, and Doodle, mountain high,
will overshadOw every nook and corner
Of the commonwealth. Il will be time
that will try mems souls, and will bring
to the surface more corruption than was
ever witnessed In Kansas since her foun-
dRtlon. Respectfully,
AGRICULTURALIsT.
The advocate., 1892-03-09
TIMELY WORDS OF WARNING.
To the Editor Of THE ADVOCATE.

To the Editor Of THE ADVOCATE.
In conformity with sense Of duty as q
citizen of our fair state and member of
the Peoples party, l will send forth q
word of warning to all upright, patriotic
citizens Of Kansas, to be on their guard
against the formation Of corrupt
schemes and methods, designed to pre-
determine the result of next falls cleo
tion In favor Of the Republican party.
Recent developments In this county (Ste-
vens) would indicate that the political
pandemonium, so far as this state Is con-
cerned at least, is already astir. Two
parcels, one containing 5000, and the
other $500, have, we are informed from
credltable sources, lately arrived in this
county under suspicious circumstances.
The few Republicans here have never
had any party organization until recently
when they met and organized, remaining
The advocate., 1892-03-09

ing them down. The homestead which
Uncle Sam had given them had to go.
True, during these years of atf1iction the
Improvements had neither been many
nor costly, but it had been home, never
theless. Yet they must leave it-it and
the little mound In the garden, and
whittier should they go? Uncle Sam has
no more homesteads for them, for he
gives but once to any person. There 10
but one alternative. They must become
tenant farmers.
English capital has bought large tracts
near by. These tracts have been divided
into many lots and tenants are wanted.
In the places where there should be homes
are houses built from the cheapest lum-
ber-mere novels. There are no barns.
A few ctOtched posts, q few poles placed in
the crotches and little straw over them,
are good enough barns for the tenant Of an
English landlord, even though the tenant
be an American citizen. There are no
cribs for the corn or bins for the small
grain. Our lord or duke across the water
wants the gold for his portion as soon as
It is ripe for the market. The American
Citizen who pays him this tribute must
find storage for his portion at his own ex-
pense or take the first meagre offer for
his years labor. There are no orchards
nor fruit gardens. What cares our land
lord across the water whether his Ameri-
can tenant has juicy dishes of fruit upon
his table or not? Corn pOne and greasy
bacon are good enough for him. And
yet your children, who have been driven
to the wall by adverse circumstances,
without money or credit, and weary and
faint hearted, must accept the only op-
portunity offered to commence again the
battle of life. For years the profits Of
their labor must go-for what? Not to
build up and add to the wealth Of your
coutry and theirs. Not even to enrich
their own Countrymen, but to increase
the wealth of those who would destroy
them If they could.
1t Is time every farmer, and not only
every farmer, but every true American
citizen, should take an interest In this
matter. It is time for Americans to
understand the situation; time for them
10 realize that the sending of these trlb-
ntes Of American labor to English land
lords will just as completely and more
surely enslSve America than would the
axes of colonial days. AS "free citizens"
you have a righ to speak and demand a
hearing. Of what consequence ls your
Doasted wealth Of natural resources IL
yOu allow their pro6ts, developed through
your labor, to slip from you hands into
,ther countries? It is time that you
should speak. Every Grange, every Al
lance, every American citizen who be-
ieves in developing the resources Of
America for the benefit of her own peo-
pie, should cry out against this alien |
sndlordism.
The advocate., 1892-03-09

Our friends visiting Topeka will here
after find The ADVOCATE ollce IN the
Knox building, on Sixth street bgtWeep
Kansas avenue and jackson, i -
The advocate., 1892-03-09
The March Arena.

The contents Of the March Arena are
sufficiently varied to interest all lovers of
serious literature. The Rev. Minot j.
Savage, the eminent liberal divine Of
Boston, contributes remarkable paper
on psychlcal research, giving many
thrilling stories for the truth Of which he
vouches. This paper is as interesting a.
fiction, although it ls prepared in the In
terest of science. Prof. Joseph Rhodes
Buchanan, the well-known author Of
Anew Education" Therapeutic Sarcog-
nomy," and many other notable scien-
tifC and educational works, writes
thoughtfully on Full. orbed Education"
paper which should be perused by
every parent and teacher In America.
Henry Wood contributes paper Of great
ability and interest, entitled Revelation
through Nature" Gen. J. B. Weaver
writes on "The Threefold Contention Of
Industry" Hsmlin Garland describes in
his graphic manner the Farmers' AL
lance members Of the present Congress.
This paper is accompanied by nine pho
togrsvures. Hon. Walter Clark, LII. d.,
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court
of North Carolina, furnishes mastery
argument in favor Of governmental con-
troll Of the telegraph and telephone.
William Q. Judge, Of New York, who
stands at the head of the TheosophIcal
movement in America, answers MoncuEe
D. Conwsy's recent article on Madame
Blavatsky at Adyar." Charles Schroeder
institutes q comparison between Chris
tianity and Buddhism, showing wherein
the former religion Is superior to the be-
lief Of the East Indians. Nellie Booth
Simmons "Battle Hymn Of Labor"
which occupies four pages, is one Of the |
best poems of the month, reminding one
Of Lowell's "CriSis," and also Of some Of
fervid lines written during the |
agitation. Miss VIII Allen |
Dromgoole contributes q story Of East |
Tennessee, entitled "The War Of the |
Roses" 1t will doubtless rival "Fid |
ding His Way to Fame" In popularity. |
The editor discusses "The Dead Sea Of
the Nineteenth Century" q thoughtful
paper on the increasing misery Of the
very poor In our great cities. From the
above It will be seen that the March
arena Is an exceedingly strong and bril-
liant issue of this vigorous review. No
Of the present day publishes 30
many striking and thoughtlnSplriDg az
ticles as the ArenG.
The advocate., 1892-03-09
ALIEN LAND OWNERS.

we nnQ bne AOIlOWluB ia bAe ennSJA Il
vsnia Farmer. Mesdville, Pa:
Over 100000 acres Of land in ouH
United States are owned by men holding
high official positions In foreign govern
ments. Sixty millions of acres are owned
by railroads controlled by foreign capital,
while private citizens Of European coun-
tries own 7O,OOO,OOO acres more.
One hundred and fifty million acres
An area almost four times ss large as the
great state of Pennsylvania-an empire
In itself within our own borders, and YET
all directly under the control of citizens
of foreign countries and foreign capital.
Much of this land was secured, either d.
rectly or indirectly,at the minimum price
of $L25 per acre. Large portions Of it
are in cultivation In the Mississippi Val
ley states, and no in considerable amount
in the gulf states and Texas.
The men who cultivate this land are
tenant farmers, some of them Of foreign
birth, but many of them are home-born
American citizens. American citizens
paying tributes from their toll to foreign
lsndlords-ln some instances to lords
and dukes of the British empire.
Fathers of the east Some Of you have
SONS In the west. They went there with
nothing but your best wishes. AS they
were leaving the home Of their childhood
you warmly clasped their hands and
wished them Godspeed, earnestly hoping
and praying that on the plains of the
great west they would prosper and find
themselves pleasant homes. Some of
you, too, had daughters, who with their
young husbands sought home on the
pralries. You were not worthy Of the
name of father if you did not wish them
happiness and prosperity. How have
these sons and daughters OF yours been
getting along all these years? Far be-
yond the Mississippi great cities and
busy towns have sprung up almost as If
by magic; railroad crosses through
nearly every valley, and they tell US the
country Is wealthy and prosperous; sure
ly your children should have shared In
this prosperity. Some of them have;
their broad acres, flocks and herds and
overfowing gransries testify to the fact
and when you return home from a visit
to them you call upon your neighbor and
in glowing terms tell him of the oppor-
tunitieg Of the west. Others have been
less fortunate. They went there with
just as bright hopes, but those hopes
have not been realized. There were
seasons of severe drouth In which the
crops failed to mature; the chinch bug
destroyed the wheat; hot winds withered
the corn and grasshoppers devoured the
green foliage from every living plant.
Chills and fever and malsrial typhoid
crept into the family; the husband lost
energy; the wife grew thin and pale from
constant worry and homesickness; and,
too often, the weak and puny child was
placed again in the bosom of mother
earth-not in the family churchyard, but
on the desolste homestead, with no
mourners but father and mother and the
remaining children. Now is this the
whole story? Drouths and hot winds,
destructive insects and sickness brought
expenses without revenue to meet them.
The homestead, perhaps not yet proved
up, had to be mortgaged to meet these
expenses: the extortionate interest de-
The advocate., 1892-03-09

Choice fax seed for sowing. Topeka
Linseed Oil Works.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-08-27
Langtry's One Frock.

The experience Of prefessio nal
beauty, Mrs. Langtry, in regard to black
gowns, is worth recording. The first sea
son that the jersey Lily spent in London
found her the possessor OF one evening
gown, and that a very simple black. I'm
mediately after her picture appeared she
became the rage, and Duchesses them
selves did not hesitate to stand on chairs
to get glimpse Of her as she passed.
Everywhere she wore the black gown.
One night it was turned in 50 that her
beautiful throat showed; another night
it was drawn up close to her neck, and a
bunch of white lilies against it brought
out its blackness and her fairness.
1t was mended, it was pressed, but at
reception or ball all that season the beau.
tiful woman wore the black gown. Later
on, when evening dresses were very ordl-
nary things to her, she said, most posi-.
lively: "Never tell me that a woman
can't dress we'll who has single frock.
know that she cannot only look we'll,
but always be disting uished; and know
1t through the best teacher Of all, expert
ence."
And so it is that the black evening
gown is commended, not only to the
woman who has great deal Of money,
but to her who, though she may be bent
on pleasure, yet has frugal mind Gin
cinn0ti Enquirer.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-08-27
He Pants for Fame.

A boy in the Wichita schools has been
suspended for reading the following essa y
on "Pants:' "Pants are made for men
and not men for pants. > WON en- are
made for men and not for pants. When a
man pants for . woman and 4 woman pants
for man they are pair Of pants. Such
pants do not last. Pants are like molas-
ses, they are thinner il hot weather and
thicker in cold. The man in the moon
changes bis pants during the eclipse.
Don't 60 to the pantry for pants, you
might b mistaken. Men are often
mistaken in pants Such mistakes make
breeches Of promise. There has been much
discusslon a. to whether pants is singular
or plural. Seems to as when men wear
pants they are plural, and when they
don't wear any pans it il singular. Men
60 on tear in their pants and it is al
right, but when the pants 60 on tear il
ia oil wrong. - Guthrie Capital.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-08-27

Location Notices.
Parties desiring location notices can and
4 supply 1t this Office.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-08-27
A Boy Kings Ambition.

Many anecdotes have been related of
the baby King Of Spain, and his funny
little ways, but here is another which
shows that Alfonso XIII has his boyish
Thoughts even though he Is a King. At
Madrid recently the famous sculptor,
Senior Querol, was engaged to make q
statue of the young King, but the artist
had great difficulty in hitting upon suit
able pose for his royal subject which
should be natural aad spirited. He was
sitting one day thinking aud regarding
the boy as he sat looking out Of the open
window.
Suddenly the sound Of a military band
was heard in the street, and Immediately
the little King sprang up and brought
his tiny hand to his forehead in the mill
tary salute.
"The flag, sir! the dagr' he exclaimed.
Salute the Aagr'
In an instant the sculptor had found
the pose he had been seeking, and made
the statue represent the King just in the
act of saluting the Spanish flag.
Later on. when the sculptor was at
work on the statue, the King asked:
''Are you going to make me big?'
The artist replied that the statue would
represent the King just little larger
than he was.
"Well," replied the young monarch, 81
want you to make me very big, with a
long mustache IN. Y. World.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-08-27
The First Law Of Nature.

The balloon was Juggling at the ropes
that held it, as if eager to bound upward
into the trackless depths of space.
The aeronaut, pale but self possessed,
stood at the side Of the basket giving his
final directions to the men ip charge of
the ropes.
As ne was preparing to take his place
in the frail vessel in which he vas about
to navigate the air an excited young man
with Haunted look in his eyes rushed
up and asked him hqtriedly;
"Will this balloon take up two menl"
"It will, !" answered the aeronaut.
SIS the basket strong enough for twoi'
Eyes"
srhen want to make the trip with
you."
young man, do you know anything
about the dangers Of balloon voyagel"
mo, sir' hut I'm not afraid Of them"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-08-27
SNAKE STONES Of cEytoH.
They Will Cure the Bite Of Cobra.
the Host Deadly Of Serpenta

Ine so-called snake stones" Of Ceylon
are celebrated for the efficacy which they
are supposed to have in curing the bites
81 Venomous serpents. Secrecy is main
taiHed Is to the method Of their manufac-
ture, which 10 lucrative business carried
on By monks, who supply the merchants
Of India with them. Very high prices are
demanded for them. They are employ
ed in the familiar manner by being
placed on the wound, that absorbent ma
terial sucking up the blood and incident
ally the venom, as is claimed. There is
plenty Of authentic evidence of remark
able cures performed by such snake
stones, though science is as yet reluctant
to place any belief in them.
SirJ. E. Tennent, to whose work ON
Ceylop writer in the Washington Star
is endebted, tells of an occasion when he
was riding along jingle path on the is
land, and he saw one of two natives who
were approaching suddenly dart off from
the road and return Immediately with
a cobra, the most deadly of all serpents,
grasped by the head and tail. The man
tried to place the snake in covered bas-
ket, but handled it 80 inexpertly that it
seized him by the finger and retained its
hold for q few seconds. Blood flowed
and intense pain appeared to follow. As
quickly as possible the other native undid
his own waist cloth and took from it two
snake stones, each the size of small al
mond, intensely black and highly polish.
ed, though extremely light. These he ap-
piled one to each wound inflicted by the
teeth Of the cobra. They attached them
selves closely, the blood that oozed from
the bite being rapidly imbibed by the
porous substance. After three or four
minutes they dropped off and the suffering
of the man seemed to have subsidized. He
twisted his fingers until the joints cracked
and went on his way without concern.
It has been ascertained with certainty
that these snake stones are usually moth
ing more than pieces of burned bone.
The Mexican recipe for making snake
stone is to take fragment Of deer's horn
Of any convenient size and shape, cover it
With grass, inclose both in thin piece
Of sheet copper and place the parcel in .
charcoal fire until the bone is we'll char
red. When cold remove the calcined |
horn from its envelope, when it will he
found to be solid black fibrous sub.
stance. 1t will be ready for immediate
Nca