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The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-08-09

The chinch bug was probably never
worse in southwest Missouri than at
the present time. The entire country is
literally alive with them and they are
doing great damage. The wheat was
b srvested before they did that much
damage, but they thereupon turned their
attention to neighboring cornfelds and
what, at that time, promised to be
good crop, is now absolutely worthless.
Entire cornfelds are literally black
with millions of the little bugs and there
seems no way to avoid their deadly raw
ages. Many farmers are greatly discour-
aged at the present prospect for corn
c Colman's Rural World.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-08-09
The British Plot.

The British Plot.
In reply to the charge that Great
Britain forced upon India the closing Of
it's mints to silver and withheld the order
for it until q critical and opportune time
presented itself in the United States, so
that a fall in silver, which was inevitable,
would demoralize the silver forces and
impel the United States to the gold
standard with greater speed and Ger
tsinty, the Wall street organs reply that
the Indian government petitioned for the
abolition Of free coinage for more than
year before it was granted, and that
Great Britain cannot be held responsible
for it.
The government Of India is simply a
group of Englishmen sent out there to
manage those conquered provinces as
the government of Great Britain desires.
They have NO more discretion in financial
systems than have the captiVes of an In
dian bsnditti when ransom is demanded
for their release. When the Indian gov
ernment petitioned the home govern
ment to stop free coinage, it was clearly
preRrrsnged that the movement should
be perfected through that circle. If the
home government desired free coinage
to continue, no notice would have been
taken of the request, or rather no request
for it would not have been made at all.
Sir Richard Courtney, member Of the
Herschell committee, appointed by the
home government to consider the petit
tion Of the Indian government, in sep
srate report made to him, declares in
express terms that the Indian govern
ment wanted relief altogether different
than that Of the suspension of silver
coinage His report is published in full
in the London Financial Times Of June
27, from which the following extract is
taken:
"This is to accept as unalterable, if not to
intensity, the aggravated burden thrown
upon India. Il may be that no other course
is possible, but the home government should
ask itself whether the Indian government
might not propose a very different course if
there was any chance Of it's beng favorably
considered by the supreme government.
am myself drawn TO the conclusion that the
home government is the greatest obstacle,
perhaps the only substantial obstacle, to the
establishment of an international agree
ment for the use of silver as money, which,
without attempting to restore the position
of twenty years since, would relieve India
from the anxiety Of further depreciation
of its revenue in relation to its liabilities
The problem may be thus stated: The In
dian government ask permission to adopt q
certain course, but, as is well understood
not the course il would Of it's own free viii
first desire to be adopted. In considering
whether the course actually proposed should
be sanctioned, we cannot refuse to consider
! whether there are invinoible obstacles toth'
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-08-09

Gov. LeWelling information which con
vino ed the latter that the project coulC
be carried to a successful conclusion il
men Of enterprise, capital or authority
could be induced to lend their assist
ance. Since his interview with Mr.. So
gard, Governor Lewelling has given the
subject a good deal Of thought. From 6
letter he recently received, he is in.
formed that the merchants of Copen
hagen have been working on q similar
project for year or more and have sc
much confidence in it that they are will.
ing to put money into a regular line Of
steamships to the gulf, if they secure a
sufficient guaranty that the people Of
the west will give the enterprise Their
patronage.
"Within the last three months the
governor learns that two millers, two
cotton exporters, two grain shippers, two
meat packers and one cottonseed firm
Of the southwestern states have been
placed in connection with buyers in
Copenhagen and the Danish provinces,
and trade results promise we'll. Gov.
Lewelling believes the steamship line
between Copenhagen and the gulf is
now almost assured. 1t is only ques
ton of time what harbor on the gulf
coast the line shall come to, and sufi-
cient guaranty that the people of the
west will unite in fostering the enter
prise. In proof that the latter will be
forthcoming, he learns that q Kansas
City grain firm, which also does busi-
ness at New Orleans, has offered to buy
the entire carrying capacity Of the
prospective steamship line on eastbound
trips for one year, two ships a week,
$500 to 5000 tons each.
"The question is, however, to get west
bound freight. In solution Of this ques-
tion, q railroad company whose southern
terminus is at New Orleans, has offered
to have it's European agents try to Sc
cure the great shipments Of tin from
Swansea and crockery from Liverpool;
and the proposition has been forwarded
to Copenhagen.
"The action of the New Orleans rail
road company convinces Gov. Lewelling
that the gulf railroads would dissolve
their pool relations with eastern roads
and take hold Of the steamship project
when they should be satisfied that their
men, money and profit were behind it.
Railroad companies are in business for
profit, and if the tide of freight ever gets
started toward the gulf they would be
as active in holding it in that direction
as they are now in giving the advantage
to Atlantic ports. Gov. Lewelling is in
formed that there are merchants in
Copenhagen who stand ready, if they
can get permanent trade relations estab-
lished, to buy Kansas grain and mill
products by the cargo, and pay cash
against the shippers bill Of lading. He
thinks it would be possible, by means of
county associations or agents, for the
farmers of neighborhood or district to
ship their wheat and corn directly from
their threshing machines or granaries,
and thus save all the charges Of elevs-
tors and commission men to which they
are now subjected.
"Ordinarily commercial enterprises are
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-08-09

entertainment Of the course which would be
the first preference of India"
Notwithstanding this very explicit
statement by Mr.. CourtneY-thsn whom
no more exactly truthful writer and
statesman lives in England-the Wall
street organs will continue in their false
hood that the Indian government forced
Indis's new silver policy on Great Brit
ain.
That the British government selected
the time it did as the one most propi-
tious to effect legislation against silver
in the United States is quite as suscep-
tible Of proof.
1t was on March %, 1892, that the first
letter was written by the Indian to the
home government upon the subject. In
that letter the formal request was made
for the suspension of silver coinage. Why
should formal action upon it be delayed
for fifteen months-from March, 1892,
until June, 1893-unless the British gov
ernment was awaiting some opportune
moment to play it's trump card in the
financial game it was working? The
goldites in this country were urging upon
Mr.. Cleveland an extra session to repeal
the Sherman law; Mr.. Cleveland was in
definite as to whether it would be called
or would not; an intimstion was given
that he might call 1t in September. That
was too far away; the price Of silver con-
tinued steady at about SO, agitation was
growing and American opinion was
crystsllizing against the gold standard.
What would more likely throw the
United States into business confusion,
raise the dark cloud Of business distress,
throw the odium of the disasters upon
silver, than to suddenly close the Indian
mints against it and force the price
much below the point it had ever de-
scended to beforeY
Lord Lsnsdowne, viceroy Of India,
bears testimony to the relation which
the situation in America bore to the
action Of the Indian government. In a
letter written to Sir Moreton Frewen
Immediately after the order had been
issued, he gave as the reason for the
suddenness Of the step, that from the
tone Of the American press he had be-
come satisfied that the Sherman law
would be repealed, and he desired that
India should forestsll America by clos
ing it's mints. Surely there is not much
room to doubt why India's mints were
closed at the time they were.
Great Britain is playing for stupend-
GUS stake. Mr.. Gladstone said few
weeks ago that for great Britain to re-
monetize silver would be for British
creditors to give to their debtors 62,OOO,-
100000 sterling, That could only mean
that the gold standard made the burden
upon the debtors OF Great Britain
G2,OO0OOO,OOO greater than it would be
with bi-metallism in the empire. This,
he said, he was not willing to relieve.
The last impediment to an almost uni
yersal gold standard is the Sherman law.
If England can secure it's repeal without
a silver substitute, its fight is won and
the world belongs to it.-Rocky Noun
tain News, July 25.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-08-09
WILL TEXAS O0-0PERATE2
This May be the Beginning Of a Govern
ment Railroad System.

MY DEAR SIR--I have become much
interested in possible outlet for our
products via the gulf, as there is no
doubt that q large amount Of money may
be thus saved to the western states
every year. In the first place, this route
to the waterways is shorter than over
land to the Atlantic coast cities. In
shipping via the latter there are num-
Der Of middle men to be compensated
for imaginary assistance in forwarding
the produce of the west; while in ship
ping by Galveston or any other gulf port
there need be at most only one middle
man, and he located on the coast.
have had a conference with several
of the representatives of the Danish gov
ernment and believe the people Of Nor
way, Denmark, Sweden, and possibly
France and many other European ma
tions, would be much benefited by so di-
rect an exchange Of commodities. There
is no question about loading vessels east
ward bound, but until some arrange
ment can be made for shipping from
coast points far into the interior, it is
questionable whether these ocean YES
sells may be able to secure sufficient
freight for their west bound trips.
1 write now to suggest that you join
with me in appointing delegates to visit
the representatives Of Eastern govern
ments who may now be found at the
Worlds Fair. Twill appoint some fifteen
or more to meet in Chicago on the 18th
of September, and if you can do likewise
we would fix the place of meeting either
at the Kansas or Texas building, and
these delegates from the two states could
without doubt enlist the Old World rep
resentatives In such manner as to ac-
complish much good. / would suggest
that number of these representatives
visit Kansas and Texas points and see
for themselves what our facilities are al
ready for shipping southwark. Please
advise me whether you will kindly CO.
operate in this enterprise. The people
Of Galveston would, no doubt, be espe-
cially interested and glad to send repre-
sentatives. Very truly yours.
L. d. LEwELLNG,
Governor.
In addition to the above Gov. Hogg's
attention is called to recent article in
the Kansas City Star, commenting on
Governor Lewelling's views as follows:
"The governor says it has been once
proved that the railroads can carry
freight from Kansas to Galveston at
rate which would enable steamships
from gulf ports to compete with lines
from the Atlantic seabord. This was
only few years ago, when the Santa Fe
opened it's Texas line and put the rate
down in order to divert transatlantic
business. The scheme was great sue
cess until the eastern pool roads pro-
tested. This resulted in the restoration
of gulf rates to their former figures. The
governor believes that, by interesting
foreign shippers In the project, the rail
roads which have gulf connections will
abandon their pool relations with east
ern roads and put rates down so as to es-
tablish permanent European carrying
trade.
."This project suggested itself to the
-...u. ,Rko, ~ ;rAou,,;auu NTH Mr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-29
IT PAID TO HAVE SMALL FEET.
In Olden Days Holland Taxed Boots and
Shoes-Other Curious Imposts.

In OlOen DAYS HCH2nd VaXed BOOTS ana
shoes-Other Curious Imposes.
In the history of taxation there is
nothing more curious than the imposts
to be found in the laws of the early
days of Holland. The most curious
tax of all was one imposed in 1914 on
boots and shoes. In order to prevent
the impost from being evaded each of
those articles so essential to human
comfort had to be conspicuously
marked on the upper leather with the
stamp of the maker and also with that
of the taxing officer. The sum to be
paid was regulated by the size of the
boot or shoe. So, apart from the ques-
ton of beauty, in those days it was a
real advantage to have small foot.
In 1866 tax was imposed on all pas
sengers travelling in Holland by land
or water. In 1871 this tax was still in
force. In 1914 duty of five cents was
levied upon each person who entered q
tavern before noon. The tax was in
creased for afternoon visits. Persons
who assembled in a private house
after three o'clock in the afternoon for
the purpose of amusing themselves had
each to pay certain sum, and those
who entered a place of public enter
tainment were likewise taxed. There
was duty on marriages and deaths.
The amount of the tax varied accord.
ing to the social position of the parties;
while in the case of person buried
outside of the district in which he had
lived the amount payable by his ex-
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Caticnalit.es in Austria.

Foreigners ara wont to classify Aus
tria among the German countries. As
z matter OF fact, her Gcrma n-speaking
population is but limited, and annually
losing ground. The increase in popu-
lation among the German Inhabitants
OF Austria is but 5.17 per thousand per
year. the increase with the Italians in
Austria is 5.92, and with the Slavonic
races T.93. OF one hundred narriagea-
bic women in the German districts
forty-one find husbands: among the
Slavonic races the percentage is
fifty-two. One Of the reasons for this
showing is that in the German districts
OF Austria the economic management
OF affairs IS almost prohibisory to
marriage among the younger sons and
daughters OF the peasants The home
stead goes to the eldest son. whose
brothers and sisters become his serv-
ants Among the slavs the family
property IS equally divided among all
children after the death Of the father.
and each one is allowed TO begin
housekeeping on his own hook
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-29

The Great Rock Island route will run
excursion trains to the worlds fair and
return, leaving Wichita:
Monday, July IL; returning July q
and IS
Monday, July "a; returning July 2S aud
Aug. 1.
Monday, July 81; returning Aug. aud
Aug. II.
Monday, Aug, Z; returning Aug Il aud
Aug. Is.
Parties desiring to take advantage of
these cheap excursions will please cal
at the Rock Island city ticket office, corner
OF Main and Douglas, and register their
names, so that ample accommodation may
be provided for all.
The Rock Island is the only line landing
passengers at Euglewood, within one mile
"a Ien-mtnute ride by electric cars-of
the main entrance of the fair grounds.
For any further information call OIL
j. H. PHILLIPS,
III City Ticket Agent.
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NATIVE cURIos.

Chilcat buccaneers. and a cannon taken
by the Indians at the time still guards
the entrance to old Klenta Koosh hut.
That hostility no longer exists, and
the natives are now friendly disposed
towards the whites.
Within a mile of Klokvan village
the Kleeheenee river, flowing from the
west, pours into the Chilcat river, and
one days journey up this stream will
bring you to one of the finest bear
countries in the world. Steep hills
drop to the valley on both sides, and
the slopes are clothed with herbs and
berry patches palatable to bears,
black, brown and cinnamon. These
animals grow TO en- enormous size and
they are fierce and dangerous TO hunt
Each year Indian hunters are killed by
bears which the former have only sue
ceeded in wounding-
The best way to hunt the bears is TO
keep up a careful watch with field
legs and then, noting the direction OF
your games travelling. hastily form,
circuit and head him of. Very often
the animal Will be busily employed
sitting on his launches and dragging
up bushes with his paws, so as to get
the dainty roots IN this case you have
good opportunity to approach unob-
served. and. If he should be facing you,
You can fire to the heart through the
breast Sometimes in the early spring
the heat of the sun and their own warm
coats prompt them TO seek cooler
temperature, and they viii scoop out
pit II snow drift in which they lie
lazily sprawling.
4 friend OF mine saw at one .iT-ae
eight bears within mile OF each other
dotted about the hills on the banks OF
the kieeheenee- II IS said that they
viii sometimes weigh seventeen hum
dred pounds: this can easily believe-
/ myself saw skin twelve fee. IN
length, and upon one OCCASION when
riding through a wiilow-e2-ozed valley
IL the interior. where the brushes JUS:
reached to my shoulders IS | sat OF
horseback. big cinnamon bear stand
ing abou: fifty yards from re showed
head and shoulders ADORE the Willows
/ should advise the hunter asways TO
use the most powerful gun be coald
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interesting native settlements in Alas
ka, Klokwan, the village of the old
time Chilcat buccaneers.
A couple Of days spent at this place
will well repay the delay. There are
about a score Of dwellings in all, low
structures built and rooted with heavy
planking, with an immense aperture
for the escape of smoke from the fires
burning constantly inside. Racks
and shelves sag with grimy assort-
ment of property; half cured bear
meat, deer and sheep skins, dried
salmon, fresh caught fish, snow
shoes, baskets, firearms, moccasins,
ETC., are piled together in heaps none
too fresh of aroma. Amongst these
dwellings are a few much larger
than the others, which are now
vacant. These were the habitations of
the chieftains, long since dead, who
ruled the land with despotic and cruel
sway, condemned to death the DISC
tives for public pantomime. In those
early days wars and hand to hand COM
bats were daily happenings and festi-
walls of eating, drinking and dancing
were conducted with barbarous pomp.
To-day the nation is not Of sufficient
size to people the houses, and no longer
is any interest felt in the boisterOus
ceremonies of their ancestors. In
these old huts, fast crumbling with de-
cay, large, strangely-carved chests
hold a curious collection of wooden
fighting masks, cleverly plated bonnets
used for grotesque dancing, thick hide
jackets for duel by knife and old
trays and baskets. The Indians, of
course, have no written language, but
in olden times they endeavored to re-
cord events of tribal interest by cary
ing figures suggestive of important
happenings, and many of the larger
dwellings still contain pillars and tab
lets chiseled into weird shapes, sug-
costing to the imagination of the
simple white man that the sculptor
had thus exemplified his idea of
nightmare in wood. Carvings there
chronicle marriages, deaths and con-
test with man and beast, which mod
ern Indians cannot truthfully interpret.
Sixty years ago the whole crew of
Russian ship was massacred by the
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are flour, corn meal, rice, dried fruits,
beans, peas and bacon. These should
be packed in cotton sacks waterproofed
by soaking in boiled oil. The remand
or of your outfit would consist of q
small A tent, sleeping bag, rifle 1890
Winchester Express with solid hard
ened balls, revolver, hunting knives,
rods, tackle for trout, cooking uten-
sis, axes, a few dozen feet of stout
rope for hauling canoe and long rub
Der boots The country itself will fur
nish but little aid to your living except
that you can have an abundance Of
salmon when they start to run.
Though the days are warm in summer
time, the nights are cold, SO it is essen
tial to be provided with stout clothing,
and mosquito netting is absolutely
necessary in this land where the pest
exists in large quantities and is more
fierce than in the swamps of Central
Africa.
At present at Pyramid Harbor there
is a small colony Of white men, traders
and those engaged in the salmon can
neries.
have always found these gentlemen
exceedingly hospitable and anxious to
aida traveller by proffering such adj
vice as their experience of the land
suggested and upon mbarking at
this point You can appeal to them
without hesitation. Messrs Dalton,
Perrin and Lindsay especially should
be sought out and consulted and their
ideas carefully needed with regard to
the employment of Indians and the
best hunting grounds to visit.
Nearly oil your inland travelling can
be accomplished by canoe. which you
can obtain on the coast. When hiring
your Indians have every item of the
transaction duly witnessed by white
men. make contract for the length of
time you intend spending in the inte-
rior. with the condition thoroughly
understood that should the Indian
leave before the term of service
agreed upon is expired he shall for
felt his pay. This will protect you
against the constant ann oyance of
being deserted by the copper-colored
individuals, who, after few days hard
own village life, return home and
leave their white employer stranded in
the interior. The two most reliable
Indians known to me on tho Cbilcat
river are Charlie the Hunter" ard old
''lndiank. They are sturdy, capable
fellows and both have journeyed with
white men snd are familiar with our
ways.
From the trading post at the mouth
of the Chilcat you can obtain what
stores are needed to complete your out
fit and. as your po-tation Is by
water, you have not TO consider the
weight or bulk Timed fruits. veg.
ctables and meats will always pleas
antly relieve the insipid mozotony of
a daily bean and bacon menu" II
spirituous liquors are carried care must
be taken to keen them oaa af reanh of
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1ew name for Insomnia.

"Are you ever troubled with insom-
nia-sleeplessness?"
Il should say am. Some nights l
don't sleep three hours"
THAT so? I've got il awfully bad:
I've been afflicted now about two years
The doctor calls it neuris insomnis
paralaxitis."
I've had it about eighteen months.
and we call it Ethel Sum-
day Post