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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12

Smoke the John G..
Carlisle Cigar, the
best sc. cigar 10
GAINESVILLE. We
also have a number
of ether. fine brands
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
DISTRICT CONFERENCE.

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The advocate., 1892-04-20

cluded that II We put our mites together
with good, sincere work, Il would beat
all the meal tubs. First, the sub-Alliance
raised funds by giving evening entertain
ments, suppers, socials, exhibitions, etc.,
and does not intend to devote all this
fund to one field, but to divide 1t fairly
between the national, state and county
fund. Next 1t organized a Peoples party
club to discuss the issues of the day, and
have now gone over the border 10 help
the other fellow. The good work still
goes on. If the various sub Alliances In
this state will emulate this a little, there
can be raised campaign fund that will
start the world along. And it would not
be amiss to use portion to send out free
copies Of The ADVOCATE; so double up
by getting the 30 per cent THE ADvo-
CATE offers as discount.
We hope this will find space in The
ADVOCATE, and that those who have not
instituted some such work will see the
propriety of it, and commence operations
at once.
AT joint meeting Of the Farmers' AL
lance and Industrial Union, and the
Knights Of Labor and the Citizens Ali
ance of this (Geary) county, the st. Louis
platform was endorsed without Qualifca-
ton; and further let me add, there is at
present writing no one in this county for
fusion or desertion Of principles for
spolls Of Office. E. GooDspEED.
Briggs, Kan, April II, 1892.
The advocate., 1892-04-20
TO RAISE A CAMPAIGN FUND.
70 the Editor Of The ADVOCATE.

10 GIl6 EulLOr OF IHE ADVOCATE.
History states that patriotism was
practlced long before it was described.
So in telling how a campaign fund may
be raised it might be we'll to tell how 1t
has been done.
Allow me to present the Briggs sub
Alliance No. 1918, as example; it has on
hand campaign fund of about $40, all
raised this winter.
This sub-Alliance began two years ago
to collect circulating library, buying
such literature as the "Great Red Drag
on" "Whither Are We Drifting" {"
caesars Column" ETC., and at one time
sending in forty names for The ADvo-
CATE. Considering that it is ones duty
to save sinners, this library is put In the
hands OF any of the opposition that will
read our side; and as result of this
kind of work the Peoples party carried
this township by casting SS per cent. of
the vote last election. This sub Alliance
has spent over $50 for literature.
After the last election we began to
realize what job we had on our hands,
as the very highly principled Democrats
and Republicans in this county united
heartily, as "the only way to beat the
Peoples party" So We began to look
around for ways and means to help the
cause along.
We noticed that the opposition put
whole meal tubs into the campaign fund,
and had "barrels" TO spare. We con-
The advocate., 1892-04-20
IOWA LEG1sLATURE TAKES A HAND

In Trying to Protect the People Against
Ing Powders.
From the DeS MOlnes News.
A bill FOR an act TO prevent the adul-
teration Of baking powder with am
monia and alum, has been introduced In
both senate and legislature OF this state,
imposing proper penalties to enforce the
law, etc.
Beth eshavlng previously passed
resolutions asking congress to pass the
pure food bill now before congress.
This shows an earnest desire on the
part Of our representatives to protect
their constituents.
Following Is partial list of the names
OF the brands that have been examined
and found to contain either alum or
ammonia: Calumet, Climax, Royal, Chi
csgo Yeast, Forest City, zipp's, Econo-
my, Taylor's, Unrlvaled, Rocket, Globe,
Silver Star, Eddy s. Eddy's, Grants Bon
Bon, Hotel, Kenton and many other
brands.
Pure cream of tartar baking powders
can be obtained. Many of the highest
authorities have singled out and recon
mended DR.. Prices Cream baking pow
der for both purity and wholssomeness.
The advocate., 1892-04-20
REPUBLICAN DEMANDS FAIR DIS.
CUSSION.
o the Editor OF The ADVOCATE:

CUSTOM.
To the Editor Of The ADVOCATE:
AS one who has never voted any but
the Republican ticket, / want to COM
mend the course Of your paper In de-
manding OF all honest newspapers fair
discussion Of the vital questions of the
day. Concealment of facts and distortion
of news as practiced, l am sorry to say,
by some Republican newspapers, cannot
satisfy. Every genuine citizen, Of what
ever party, should demand intelligent
discussion of public questions. Abuse is
no argument, nor can Misrepresentation
of facts long deceive the people.
The declaration that the farmers are all
right; that with them and all other laborers
who are not prosperous the only thing
the matter is lack of thrift, is false, as Is
also the counter declaration that the
country Is on the verge of ruin. Both
statements are extreme, and neither ex-
treme Is true. The majority of good
citizens everywhere recognize that there
is something wrong in our government;
that plutoCracy is increasing rapidly;
that poverty is also slarmingly on the in
crease, and that there is need of action.
Just what Is needed is not easy to de-
eide, but the newspaper and the political
party that sneers at existing evils, or
recognizes only to ignore them, but In
vitesi it patrons and its adherents to desert
II. No genuine Republican cares to re-
main with his party unless it shall con-
tlnue in the future to voice the honest
sentiment OF It's non-office seeking men,
bers; unless 1t conducts a campaign OF
intelligent argument.
II all newspapers would give the peo-
pie, as you are doing, solid reasons for
their political belief, the political skies
might clear, and the Republican party
fulfill its mission Of administering justice
for the benefit of all, rather than passing
laws for the benefit Of the few. If the
people demand discussion of important
economic questions, 1t is the duty of
newspapers to give them the facts of
history regarding them; not distorted
and twisted and selected to suit party
expediency, but the plain facts, that hav-
Ing them the people may Judge for them-
selves. Let US have in all newspapers the |
manly discussion which characterizes
your paper. REPUBLICAN,
The advocate., 1892-04-20

old parties, men who never felt the hot
FIRE Of patlotism In their veins and
know not the meaning Of the word 'prin-
clple," have become passengers In our
grand ship Of political reform, and while
the honest crew who man the vessel are
bringing them safely over to the land Of
freedom and prosperity, they boldly In
terfere with the crew and dictate com
msnds to the captain that IL obeyed will
wreck our good ship on the rocks Of fu-
sion. Throw these Mecklenburg emmi-
grants overheard! Let us be what we
pretend to be, reformers in deed as we'll
as word. We have nothing to fear. Despite
the corrupt political combine OF last fall
we gained 10 per cent. and are daily and
hourly gaining in strength and numbers.
There 10 wide spread dlssffection in Re-
publican ranks, and self respecting men
can no longer endure the political CHI
canery of the party machine flxers.
There Is widespread disaffsctlon in
Democratic ranks, the failure Of leaders
to keep their pledges, the utter failure
Of an overwhelmingly Democratic house
to pass the free coinage bill despite the
aid Of thirteen free coinage Republicans
and niue Alliance men, has swept Rway
the last vestige Of hope for obtaining
legislative relief through that channel,
and convinced thinking people that Wall
street has a corner on both the old par
ties. Let US be brave and fearless,
knowing our cause Is just, and openly
and at once bid defiance to the twin
political robbers. Can we on the eve OF
great conflict, while the future glows
resplendent with the light OF victory,
sound the keath knsll of reform by fus-
ing with the enemy? We cannot, and
the men who advocate such measures are
either vicious or ignorant If our motto,
"Keep In the middle of the road" means
no more than that other pet sentence,
"Exact justice to all, special privileges
TO none" let US stop our battle for the
restoration OF our great charter rights
and make no further efforts for reform.
Neither Of the old parties are willing to
stand upon the Ocala platform, yet it is
broad and patriotic, and comprehensive
enough for every American citizen, aye,
for all mankind to stand upon. Upon
this grand declaration Of principles we
earnestly and cordially invite our Demo
cratic and Republican brethren. We ex-
tend to them the right hand of fellow
ship, bidding them remember that,
awhile the lamp holds out to burn,
The VilaSt sinner may return"
But there can be no fusion. We take
warning by the past. The history of
every fusion party has been destruction.
Let US utterly and absolutely refuse to
compromise with evil" and 60 forth
with the promise Of battle and the hope
Of complete victory. Fraternally,
MARY E. LEASE,
Wichita, Kansas.
The advocate., 1892-04-20
SOME FUSION TALK.
TO the Editor of The ADVOCATE,


1t must be amusing to all who are
cognizant of the weakness and coward
Ice Of the Wall street Democracy to
listen to the blatant dlctatorial tone OF
its press In speaking Of q probable fusion
with the Peoples party. We are told in
the most arrogant, superior manner that
1t "Will not do for US to select Demo
Gratis and expect Democrats to vote for
them," but the candidates for the chief
offices within the gift Of the people
"Must be selected by Democrats, and an
open and above board contract made to
give them the principal offices before
they will vote with u.s." When we take
into consideration that In the eventful
campaign Of 80 the Democrats demon
strated their weakness by decrease OF
votes, and that In the conflict Of last fall
they combined the remnant of their scat
tered host with their twin ally, the Re-
publican party, 10 defeat the will aud
wish OF the people, the colossal impu-
dence Of their present demands will at
once be apparent Turning to the files
Of a national Republican organ, the Chi
cago Tribune, we find the following:
The two old parties will pursue their own
course and the Farmers Alliance will pur-
sue it's path until enough of it's members
recover from their midsummer mad
ness, when the organization will orumble TO
pieces, as the old oath-bound secret Know
Nothing party did. If IL should appear that
there was real danger of the Peoples party
holding together long enough to do great |
mischief, the Democrats would unite With |
the Republicans, from whom they differ
chiefly on the tariff and offices, and the two |
would fight against common enemy. When |
that job was ended the two parties would |
separate and resume their dispute on the
tariff as Of old.
Here We have an unqualified state
ment from a representative paper that
the only difference between Democrats
and Republicans is the make believe issue |
OF the tariff and a fight for the Spoils Of |
office. Can we In view of this fact con-
sistently select Democrats for our candI- |
dates or allow Democrats to dictate who |
our candidates shall beH If the Peoples
party stand for anything it is principle,
and demand for a complete renovation
and rehabilitation Of old party methods.
A few men possessed with greed for
Office that they could never obtain in the J
The advocate., 1892-04-20

AT the Peoples church in Music
hall next Sunday, Rev. W. G. Todd
will preach upon the subject of
"Wesltb," and make some criticisms
upon the treatment of the same sub
ject, by Prof. Blackmar, in his lee
lures, now being given to the work
ing men, and upon Walkers defni-
tions of wealth.
The advocate., 1892-04-20
TT Is PAID FOR.

Parties who receive The ADVOCATE
and who have not subscribed for it,
need have no fears about taking il
from the Office. The ADVOCATE is
never sent to anybody with a view Of
asking pay for it afterwards. It is
paid for If you receive it.
The advocate., 1892-04-20
nFIGHT FOR pEMOCRACY.o


Under the above title the Kansas
City Times of the 14th has q leading
editorial strongly urging Kansas
Democrats to Immediately perfect a
party organization in every part Of
the state. The following is sample
Of the style Of it's plea:
PETER plotted his way into the senate and now
joins the Republicans. Others are lifting them
selves In the same way upon the shoulders OF the
farmers.
Kansas is Democratic In economic conviction.
1t has been Republican only by habit.
Now Is the time for Democratic organization
In every town and county. Proceed without ref
erence to the Peoples party. The platforms
made by It's dreamerS and crsnkS are not demo.
cratic They are fallen into nOthlngnesS already
They only injure the state,
Teach the facts of taxation and the Democratic
pl8nfOr relief. Teach that the Democratic partyis
alone able to defeat plutocratic class legis-
lstiOn.
In view Of the recent action Of the
Democratic house Of representatives
upon the silver question we submit
that it is an exhibition of considerable
gall to tell Kansas Democrats that
''the Democratic party is alone able
to defeat plutOcratic class legislation"
especially when the Times is, at the
same time, advocating for the presi-
dency an svoWed enemy Of free coin
age. There may be few Office hunt
ers among Kansas Democrats who
are hankering after post Offices and
other positions at the disposal of the
appointing power, who will follow
the course marked out by the Times;
but the rank and file Of Kansas Dem
ocrsts are in favor of free coinage of
silver. Many have remained with
that party fully believing that it
would act in the interest of the peo-
pie when in a position to do so; and
being convinced by the present house
of representatives that they were
mistaken, they will not tear their
clothes in the effort to organize the
party in Kansas to any alarming ex-
tent this year.
The Times continues:
Nominate full tickets In every county. NOmi- |
nate straight ticket and straight candidates
for the senate and lower house. Work as II a |
victory were assured, and perhaps by October
you win feel that 1t is assured Let the event be
what 1t may, by a valiant fight for Democratic
principles and Democratic candidates you will
have done something for the party which Is to
have the next national administration. Speak
to the intelligence of the people. They will listen
and some time they will vote for their interests.
What are the Democratic princi-
Piles" for which the Times would have
Kansas Democrats to fight this yearY
We would like to see them distinctly
specified. The people are ready to
listen to any appeal to their intelli-
gence and judgment, but they will
insist that the issues be clearly de-
fined. There must be no ambiguity
in their statement, and no uncertainty
about the entire good faith of party
plegdes this year.
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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-03-31
pIamonds in a ohlcLen'. orAw.

A few days ago q. jacobson received
word from the firm of William 81 Co.
Butte City, Mon. that one Of their rus
toners, Mrs. White, had found three
rough diamonds in the craw of a chicken
sold by them. MIR. jacobson is a large
poultry shipper, and supplies his hen.
merry with gravel from the bed Of the
Blue river, seven miles south Of Hast
ings. Neb. The curiosity of several
miners at Butte City was aroused by the
discovery, and jacobson has received
many letters making inquiry as to where
he secured the sand.
Mrs. White submitted tho three rough
diamonds TO jeweler in Butte for in
spection, and he pronounced them genu-
inc diamonds and offered the lady n
good sum for the stones, but she refused.
and has sent them east TO have them cut.
The only way to account for the singular
find is that tho diamonds were picked
from the gravel Of the yard. Several
prospecting parties viii visit the locality
where the sand was taken. Kansas
City Times.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-03-31

A firm in Birmingham, England. is
manufacturing an ingenious device for
indicating the existence of fire or for
regulating tho heat in the preparation Of
food and drink. The fire alarm consists
Of series of very sensitive diaphragms
which are connected with an electric
battery in such way that as soon as
the temperature OF an apartment in
which the appliance is fixed reaches a
predetermined point, an electric bell Is
set ringing and continues to ring for
some hours il necessary, until redue-
tion of the temperature is effected. The
instrument is capable of very nice ad-
justment, and on the occasion of trial
il is stated that the bell was caused 10
ring by breathing upon the diaphragms.
philadelphia Record
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-03-31
What May BE In the Future.

There will be, l have no doubt, dis
coveries made in the near or remote
future to which our present mastery
over nature will seem to be the very
infancy of discovery. Now there is
nothing on which economists have
been so apt to err as III the limits
which they have confidently put on
mans powers over nature.
Speculative economists are apt to
confound present impossibihties with
permanent impossihilities. They who
know ever so slightly what has been
the course of human invention are
aware of how often the impossibility
of one age has been the easy process
of another. We have no reason to
doubt that the same experience will
be vouchsafed TO future generations,
We do not know all the materials; ;
we are still further from knowing all
the powers. e. Il. Rogers.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-03-31

A big octopus. or dcvilfish, one Of
those sea monsters graphically described
by Victor Hugo In his "Toilers Of the
Sea. adorns a hook ia Browns fish stall
on the Washington street wharf. The
hook IL driven into the casing Of the
door considerably higher than a mans
head, but the long, Shiny tentacles or
arms Of the monster trail on the ground
tapering TO a fine point. On the inside
Of the arms are the cuplike suckers
which, once fastened on to an object
have bulldoglike tenacity. The fish
weighs forty-fve pounds and it's arms
measure ten feet or twenty feet from tip
to tip. It is being kept till some Chinese
who consider the meat Of the fish a great
luxury. come along and purchase it.
The captors of the monster were Fish
er1nen August Dupont and Joe Michael.
who had a hard battle before they sue
ceeded in killing it. The men were
coming up the bay Tuesday afternoon
with boatload of fish, pulling lazily on
the oars, when Duponts blade fouled
something in the water. The something
proved to be the devilfsh. Dupont raised
his oar out of the water, and the fish
came with it. AS it was raised above
the surface one of the monsters strong
arms fastened on to the boat, and in an
instant It was half way into the boat,
and striking wildly at the occupants.
Michael was struck on the arm by the
monster, but he whipped out a knife
and cut the tentacle off. In the mean
time Dupont seized club used for
knocking salmon on the head, and killed
the monster.-Seattle (Wash.) Tele-
u-ranh
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-03-31
Driving Rain Away with Dynamite.


The new science and art of "rainmak-
ing" does not appear to make much prog
ress in India, and unfortunately this is
one of those countries where the power
to procure rain at will would be partic-
ularly valuable. At Bijapur, in the
Bombay presidency, nearly half ton
of dynamite has been exploded on ele-
waited ground, but unhappily all this dis
turbance left the district just as dry as
before. A second discharge was then
tried upon fiat topped hill 200 feet in
height, but still not drop of rain. In
Burmah the conditions were considered
moro favorable, but it happened that
just when the deputy commissioner and
an assistant engineer had got all ready
for tremendous explosion, down came
the rain.
The experiment, it is added, was car
ried on nevertheless, which, as a To-
cal wit observed, is very much as
il the American colonel of legend
AIRY fame had persisted in firing
ut the "gone coon" after he had come
down. The worst part of the business
is that in one instance at least an expert
mental dynamite explosion is strongly
suspected of having actually driven
away very promising drift Of Clouds
London News.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-03-31
A Fortunate Woman.

A striking instance OF change wrought
by the turn Of fortunes wheel, and OF
success won by purest chance, is called
10 mind by the recent marriage Of the
Duchess de Camposeliee, the widow of
Isaac NJ. Singer, Of sewing machine
fame. She WAS formerly confeotioner
and sold cakes and pies in a Paris res
taurant, where she met MIR, Singer At
his death she was left with q large for
tune and in few years married the
Duke de Camposelice. She has lately
been married at Paris to M. Paul So
bege after tive years Of widowhood.-
New York Ledger
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-03-31

II can't soe.r said the woman who
was having her fat papered. why the
landlord should give me brown and
yellow paper like that, when the folks
on the next floor got a beautiful blue
paper on their wall"
81 can tell you, marin, said the pa
per hanger 81 warn't going to let on
but it's clear case of favoritism.'
"Of course it is, snapped the woman;
''enny one with half an eye can see that
But why should he favor that slabided
cross eyed'---
'''Tain't her--it's you he's favorin. :"
said the paper hanger, dropping his voice
TO mysterious whisper; "her papers
blue. amt it? Well. do you know why
~ gave her the blue color and you the
brown You must swear you won't say
a word--there's paris green enough in
TINT blue paper to kin huIl fam'lyr'
Lori you don't say sol''
''Yessum, it's fact. Now this yere
Iapers made of mineral color and won't
hart fly" and the perfdious man hung
another roll upside down, while the
woman hurried out to tell the neighbors.
Detroit Free Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-03-31

Many German engineers prefer
masonry to iron for bridges, and
they have revived the practice of
building masonry bridges with lead
joints at the key and points of rup
ture near the spring lines, The Ro
mans used sheets of lead between cut
stones, and in bridges built in Eng
land in 1888 bands of lead were placed
IN the joints for two thirds of the dis
tance above the spring line The use
of lead is for maintaining the proper
interval Of joint and for uniformly
distributing the pressures, New
York Telegram.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-03-31
wom.n as ComedIans.

Women rarely make good comedians.
Their bent runs to pathos and the fierce
emotions. For one imitator of Dejazet
the French stage has produced a score
Of gifted creatures who have elnulated
Croizette and Bernhardt. We have a
Mary Anderson and a Clara Morris, and
we had Charlotte Cushman, but where
is our coincidence? Lotta can make us
laugh, but. after all, her art is u little
boisterous and depends much on the
kicking up of her heels. Ada Rehan is
admirable in high comedy, like Mrs.
Kendall; but as was said of Mrs. Brace
girdle, "Genteel comedy is their chief
essay" though they do not, like that
"Diana of the stage" prefer to act in
mems clothes, in which costume "her
gait was free, manlike and modest"
Perhaps the fact may be due to the
imperfect development of the risible in
stinct in women. Any man who has
been privileged to attend one of those
Eleusinian mysteries known as s o'clock
teas has observed what curious causes
provoke laughter among ladies; how
they laugh at nothing, and remain grave
in the presence of jests which might
have made old Nestor hold his sides.
So at the theater, the female portion Of
the audience giggle when there is no ex-
cuse for merriment, and sometimes al
low the best jokes to pass without a
smile. This imperfect appreciation Of
humor is probably one reason why there
are SO few really good light condolences
on the stage. Philadelphia Music and
Drafna