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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-17
MORAL SAFETY.
.Brer LightfOot Knew How to Do
Things on the Dead Level Quiet.
Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press.
Deacon Lightloot and Deacon Olmstead
were brother officers in the same colored
church in Kentucky town. and while the
former was fond of slipping around a
sm0kehouse in the night time the latter
had hankeriDg for chicken coOps. One
day they met oil the street.
''Lnok heah, Brer Olmstead," said
Ligntfoot, warningly, you Is got to be
more keerful how you fool round dem
hencoops. you is"
Deacon Olmstead was greatly shocked.
"Whaffur you talk like dat ter me, Brer
Lightfoot." he responded. II spec faint
no wussen stealth meat"
Huh" said the other, you doan know
what you ialkin' about Eff you steal q
chicken de chickens gwinter boiler and
you is gwinter git shot an bring reproach
on de church, but whoebber heah ham
holier ?" and with this knockout argument
Brer Lightfoot passed on.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-17
HIS HAND WAS ROUGH.

His hand was rough and His hand was hard.
For lie wrought in wood in Nazareth town;
With nAught OF worship with n regard,
In the village street he went up and down.
His hand was rough; but Its touch was light
AS it lay on the eyes OF him born blind:
Or strake sick folk In its healing might,
And gave back Joy TO the hearts that pined.
His hand was hard; but they spiked It fast
To the splIntering wood of the cursed tree;
And lie hung In sight of the world. at last,
In His shame. And the red blood trickled free.
ARCHIBALD MACMECHAN.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-17
been on deck and 1 have seen the work of

i
the storm"
She looked at me. speechless with evil
dent horror. AT last she rose, trembling,
Sut self possessed.
you must save u.s." she said. "You
must save me. l cannot die. 1t is cruer
And we are all alone. here. in mid-ocean ~
L gently freed myself from the hand
which she had placed upon my shoulder.
81 must CO." | said. ''if we are to escape
with our lives. We must 10 our best to at
tract the attention of passing vessels If
we have any more rough weather it may
sink the ship altogether" AndI went on
deck.
With the ak 1 reverently cut down the
captains body and then, rolling it in a
cloth which l obtained from below. !
weighted it and lowered it overheard.
also committed the stewards body to the
waves and, with the few facilities that
were at my command. battened down the
forward companion, for while that re-
NAMED open l dared not allow the women
to come up on deck. When l had fash
toned handkerchief 10 the stumr of one
mast and a piece of sailcloth to that of
another and had assured myself that no
vessel was In sight, l returned 10 Celia,
whom found bending over her maid and
trying to restore consciousness. for the girl
had tainted.
Feeling that food was prime necessity
for all Of them | took the stewards KEYS
and foraged in the pantry and storerooms,
and had no difficulty in finding plenty.
To persuade the women to eat was much
harder task. The maid had recovered
from her swoon. but she was hysterical,
and Celia declared that she had no appe.
tite, and l was obliged to speak quite
roughly to the poor girl before she would
even drink some coffee that l prepared for
her. In time, however. after l had i'm
pressed upon her that there was much 10
be done and that she would have TO share
the work with me. she grew a little less
melancholy, and after breakfast / took her
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-17

oranges are firmly sewn to the wire. which
measures, including the loop at the top. ten
inches. A second piece of wire, two inches
long, is bound on from the lower end of
is bound separately; to this the top of the
orange is sewn. A bow of green ribbon
about three-quarters of an inch wide is
tied through the wire loop at the top.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-17
AN ARTISTIC WOODBOX.

To hold few sticks of wood for the
open fire woodbox is a very convenient
article of furniture. and if nicely made or
of artistic design it is welcome ad-
dition to the Furnishings of room. 1t
not only serves for a woodbox, but is
also a seat, and if a cushion is made
for the top of it the effect is much i'm
proved.
There are many ways of making use full
and decorative boxes. and while you may
construct very nice one of pine box,
covered with some material such as cre-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-17

shape TO the arm which they were to cover.
about three yards of material suffieed for
a bodice. Now it takes three yards to
make quite modest pair of sleeves. Every
extra ruffle,' every extra epaulet. means, of
course, so much more goods. Every ruffle
is edged with lace or fur or velvet or passe-
menterie. There are insertions of en-
broidery in the tops of so-called plain
eeves; there are Innings of divers hues
and materials for the trimming of the
trimmed sleeves; there are old coats dis
carded because they won't fit over the
sleeves, and there are new capes bought
because they accommodating refrain
from crushing sleeves into shapelessness,
The sleeve is ruling the world of fashion.
Artists and old-fashioned people who
believe that nature made a graceful thing
when she made the feminine arm, do not
like it, OF course. But dry-goods mer-
chants and dressmakers rejoice and the
good work goes on.
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oRANGE-BRANCH PINCUshlON.

This pretty cushion is made with leaves
of green cambria, such as are generally
used for artificial flowers, mounted on a
piece Of stout but plant wire, covered by
winding green Berlin wool over it. The
oranges are circular pieces of soft white
calico, filled with bran and emery powder.
Orange-hued velvet is employed as a COW
ering. The smallest one is painted green
tint, to represent the unripe fruit. The
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-17
WOMEN AND HOME
One of the PrettieSt Hats
of the Season.
NOVELTIES IN FANCY WORK,
A Combination of Art and Dress
Reform-Ideas i'm Household
Decoration.

This is an exceedingly smart hat of
chestnut-brown velvet. trimmed round the
crown with bands and bows of black satin
drawn through long steel buckle. On
one side this hat is turned up very sharply.
the wide brim being caught against the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-17

crown with four long brown ostrich feath-
ers, set upright and held in place by long
steel buckle. through which black satin
ribbons are prettily drawn. This is one
of the smartest hats of the season.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26

It is related that the ADVOCATE, of Topeka
had It's mouth closed when 1t undertook to crit
iclse the work of some Of the appointees OF
Governor Iewelllng. The governor is evidently
of the opinion that the republicans can do
enough of that kind Of work.-Ldi0rcT0e Jour
nal.
There is rumor that Editor McLallin of
the ADVOCATE and Governor LeWelling have
fallen out. Two weeks ago McLallin published
In his paper criticism of the governors
police commissioners of Topeka. This week
he sought to repeat the dose, but FL. A. Heath,
who manages the paper, refused to let 1t ap-
pear. The article was shown to Governor
LeWelling, and for the present, 80 the report
says, McI.allin Is not in good standing at the
state house, -LeGUenWOrth Times.
Paragraphs like the above are now
going the regular rounds of the re-
publican press. They furnish another
illustration of the fact that republican
newspaper men are able to hear any
kind of rumor that suits their fancy.
If there is a solitary word of truth in
the above, there is no person con-
nected with this Office who is able to
discover it. 1t is false from start to
finish. Nor was there ever any
ground for starting such tale. We
did not repeat the dose" simply and
solely because the police commission
ers agree to do their duty. This is all
any good citizen can ask, and we pro-
pose to give them proper time. They
are entitled to fair treatment, and
when they assure us that they intend
to do their duty, wo have no right to
question their sincerity until they
have given us reason to do so. When
they do this, they will hear from US
again.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.

About a week ago we happened to
observe in a county paper a large
number of notices of sheriff sales, and
1t occurred to us to keep a record OF
such as should appear in our Kansas
exchanges for one week. We have
not had time to examine all of these
exchanges, but in such as have fallen
under our eyes during the week we
have counted 267 homes advertised
for sale under the sheriff's hammer.
These are in, thirty-seven counties.
There are 106 counties in the state.
If the same ratio holds good IN the
other counties, there would be con-
sldersbly over 700 homes advertised
at sheriff's sale IN the state in the
week just closed. AT this rate, how
long will it take to sell out the stste3
The Capital puight gather from these
sales quite a harvest of mortgages
released" for its prosperity column.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
ArbOr Day,
ing.

The officers and employees Of the sg-
rlcultursl department celebrated Arbor
Day on the 22d by planting a white oak
tree in the department grounds and
listening to the following speech by Sec
rotary Morton:
at seems to have been my fortune to
have furnished to mankind new sort Of
anniversary. All others up to the inau-
guration Of Arbor Day treated of some
thing that had passed away and honored
those who were dead. Arbor Day looks
to posterity. The children in our schools
should be taught the value of tree life
as connected with all animal life, be-
cause we ell understand that il there
should be an intermission of single sum-
mer's growth and no foliage, flower or
fruit came to the earth, when autumn
came there would not be cne single iV-
ing breathing animal on all this vast
globe Of ours. The inter-dependenoe Of
animal and vegetable life is constant
ver.exlsting. Therefore, when we
boast Of our wonderful powers over all
natural laws, all natural things, and de-
clare mans animal superiority to the
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
To Our Patrons.

The aim Of the publishers Of this pa
per is to admit no advertisements but
those Of reliable and reputable persons
or companies. And as we have been
quite careful in observing this rule it
would certainly be no more than fair for
our readers to give our advertisers the
preference over others in the same line.
You may do the ADVOCATE and your
selves a great deal Of good by mention
ing this paper when you correspond with
the advertiser. If-any Of them do not
treat you fairly you will do us q favor by
notifying us.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
To Editors.

Several Of our newspaper friends'wsnt
to publish the Australian ballot bill, and
we would like to help them do it. That
alone, however, will not make a fair sized
supplement, and the only ways we can
suggest are to furnish it In plates or on a
supplement along with other matter. If
those who want it will communicate
with us, we can tell better what will best
suit the demand. We are not carrying
on a ready print or plate business, ana
are not soliciting in that line.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26

stated what some of it was said to be.
The State Journal published the state
ment and said among other things that
good coal from the states mines had
been sold to Cy LELAND at the price of
slack SO that Leland could sell it to
Doniphan county and make large profit
On it. Mr.. Leland took exceptions to
this (he usually takes everything he can
get away with and on the 10Th swore
out information charging the secretary
Of state with libel. The suit is pending
in Justice Furry's court in Topeka,
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
Afraid Of Texas Fever,

There was great excitement in EN-
poris the past few days, occRsioned by
the arrival of train load Of cattle from
Texas. The intention OF the owner was
to put the cattle on pasture near EN-
poria, but the indignation Of the farmers
and stockmen WAS 30 great that the
sheriff was prevailed upon to take charge
Of the cattle. They we're kept in quar-
sntine till Sunday, and the live stock
satitsry committee called together. In
the meantime the Chase county farmers,
near where the stock was to be pRstured,
organized to protect themselves against
the natural result of having the fever
brought there, but the sanitary officers
reported that there was no fever among
the cattle, and the excitement is subsid-
inn
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
Nebraska's Freight Bill.

OMAHA, Neb., April 24.-All roads in
terested in the operation of the maxi
mum freight rate bill, passed by the last
session of the Nebraska legislature, will
send representatives to meeting which
has been called for tomorrow in Chi
csgo. This meeting has been called at
the instance of the general managers to
ascertain just how far the bill goes in
cutting down tariffs on their systems,
and also to decide upon some concerted
action in testing the constitutionslity Of
the bill.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26

The concensus of opinion among
Kansas republican editors is that the
state officers might be in better busi-
ness than exposing the crookedness
of past administrations. They call
it "snooplng." 1t does seem waste
of time to be proving what three
fourths of the people already know.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26

IF the money brokers Of New York
who recently held up the United
States treasury were subject to the
same kind of justice that is meted
out to the ordinary bank robbers and
highwaymen, nearly everybody would
say amen. But then the Jameses and
DaItons do not strictly observe the
law in their robberies, and that makes
a difference. This last raid on the
treasury was a clear case of con-
spiracy against the government, but
we haven't heard any "honest money"
statesman call it by that name.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
Balmy Oil Cures Cancer.

Hundreds are coming to Kansas City
and being cured of cancer, tumors and
malignant diseases with Balmy Oil. DR..
D. NJ. Bye, the disooverer Of the Combi-
nation Oil cure, has associated with him
DR.. w. W. .Allis at his Offices in the Ports
mouth building Kansas City, Kas., where
the amounting is going on every hour,
and multitudes rejoice for the deliver
ance brought them by the Balmy Oil
cure.
Dutton House, Topeka, Kas, Si.s5-Sl5OPer day
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26

The fight Wall street ls making
against Secretary Carlisle is a night
against the people OF the United States.
If the gold gamblers win this time the
contest will be transferred to the ballot
box, and not a gold bug congressman
will be chosen west Of the Appalachian
range. Wall street gold gamblers have
controlled the finances of the United
States altogether too long.-Atchison
Champion, April q.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26

vegetable kingdom, we must remember
this victory Of ours is only for day,
for tomorrow we die, and the roots and
tentacles from this tree send down all
these forces into the very graves where
we rest and our tired forms repose, in
order to take up everything that there
is of us materially and re-convert us to
the use of the vegetable world.
SAIL the men standing about, all these
hearts beating here to-day, only few
years since were part Of the vegetable
kingdom, and only few years hence we
shall again be part Of flower, forest and
fruit. 1t is an endless, everlasting chain
Of cycles in which we appear, first in the
animal, and then in the vegetable world.
1t seems to me that a tree and the truth
are the two longest-lived things of which
mankind has any knowledge. There
fore, it behooVes all men in rural life, be-
sides planting truths, to plant trees; it
behooves all men in public life to plant
economic and political truths, and as the
tree grows from small twig to q grand
overspreading oak, 80 the smallest Or
ganic truth, even as we have seen in the
last year, can so grow as to revolutionize
the government of great republic. l
say, then, we should all plant trees and
plant truths, and let every man struggle,
that when we shall have passed away we
shall have earned the grand epitsph
which we find in st. Paul's cathedral in
London on st. Christopher Wren.
"Wrsn was the architect of that won
drous consummatiOn Of beauty in build
ing; and there among the heroic dead Of
Englsnd's greatest heroes upon land and
sea repose his remains. On other tombs
are marked words of eulogy, fulsome
sometimes, always intense; but upon the
sarcophagus where Sir Christopher
Wren's remains repose is inscribed only
these simple words: Isl QuGerSs naOnW-
msntun circumsp5ce'-'If you seek my
monument, look around YOU So every
man, woman and child who plants trees
shall be able tO say on coming, as I have
come, toward the evening of life, in all
sincerity and truth: IF you seek my
monument, look around YOU"
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26

IT Is stated on good authority that editorials
crlticsing certain state officials, written for
the Topeka ADVOCATE were suppressed by
order of Governor Lewelllng. This same To
peka ADVOCATE has habit of sneerlng at the
"muzzled and subsidized republican press."-
EmpOrid Republican.
Yes, 1t is stated on the same good
authority that good many things
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26

equally false are stated-the author
ity of republican newspaper, and
the lie goes the rounds of the repub-
lican press in the regular order.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

1n9 UIu AlO0rIy Doll Was G6heu
from Independence hall, Philadelphia, to
Chicago this week.
Independence, Kas., is reVeling in the
luxury Of natural gas. Every Wellregu-
lated town ought to have a gas we'll.
Kansas is to have a live stock exhibit
at the Worlds Fair. Kansas has some
Of the best bred cattle and horses in the
world, and the world might as we'll
know it.
The preachers Of the state have lately
been discussig the question SHOW would
Christ vote il he were on earthP" Pend
ing the discussion Christ remains silent
neutral, 80 to speak.
The governor has committed the SEN
tence Of Edward Emerson, of Bourbon
county, who was sentenced tosix months
imprisonment for msnslaughter. Emer-
son has been released.
The weather of the past week has pro-
duced abundant rain in most parts Of
this state, while in some of the northwest
counties it went so far as to turn out
several inches Of snow.
Reports say the frosts Of last week
killed the fruit in many places in Kan
sas, but that is no more than reports say
every year. 1t is a fact, however, that
there has been some very chilly weather
in Kansas the past few days.
Atchison and Kansas City both have
msyoralty contests growing out OF the
late elections. 1t seems as hard for re-
pubhcsns to give up a city as state
government. But what has become of
that great victory they talk about?
The report which went the rounds last
week to the effect that the governor had
assured COMMITTEE Of strikers from
Argentine that he would under no cir
cumstances furnish protection to the
railroad company, but would send the
adjutant general to Argentine to protect
the strikers, originated here in Topeka
where most Of such rot comes from. 1t
was first published in the Capital. The
governor says he has given no such as
sursnce, that he has had no occasion to
do so, and that the whole thing is q fab
ricRtion.
"The Womsn's Progressive Political
Club" is the name Of a new organization
born in Topeka on the 18th, when about
seventy-five ladies met at the residence
Of DR.. Eva Harding and elected the fol-
lowing named officers: President, Mrs.
John G. Otis; vice president, Mrs. ]. W..
Breidenthsl; recording secretary, Mrs. j..
G. Potts; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
L. L. Hopkins; treasurer, Mrs. D. l. Fur
beck. The object Of the club is to pro-
mote political and industrial education,
equal suffrage and control Of the liquor
traffic, and the plan is to extend it over
the state by means Of local organizations
all working under one head. The ladies
started off as though they meant bust
ness.
Secretary of State Osborn casually
remarked in the presence Of reporter
that there had been q great deal Of
crookedness connected with the peni.
tAntinrV during the lRak few YARra. and
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26

'DuttOn House, Topeka, Kas' si.sS-'i5OPer day
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-04-17
THE NEWS IN GENERAL.

Forest fires are raging in Hodgeman and
Logan counties, Texas.
President Cleveland will be saluted by
LOCO guns at New York's naval review.
B~rooklyn's police have been shaken up
with twenty robberies on a single night.
Saturday New York received 1901 i'm,
migrants on two steamships from Mar
~s,.les.
Ex-Minister Robert T. Lincoln's wife and
daughter have reached New York from
Europe.
Bar Harbor, Ne, will go dry, as prohi-
bitiOn laws will be enforced after long liti-
cation.
Woodstock's Ont board of trade wants
to exclude American 81 .ar, and asks other
boards to help it.
Pittsburg capital, controlling 40, 900
acres OF gas territory, will build great iron
mills at Muncie, Ind.
The Detroit's trial at New London, N.
H., is expected to show eighteen knots
speed, winning 500, 900 bonus.
Lack of money to pay eastern witnesses
fees will prevent the re-trial at Denver OF
DIR. Graves, alleged murderer Of Mrs. Bar
naby.
Robert Wilson's four year-old son Willis,
died of poison found on the OF
indianapolis, Ind, where it had been
placed To kill dogs.
The United Stabesf Ash commission steam
er AlbaIros7 mas been completely overhaul
ed at the Mare island navy yard for the
summer cruise.
The following are given as the approx
mate number OF the several classes oil farm
animals in the whole country; Horses, 49,.
207, 900; cattle, 81, 378, 900; sheep, AZ, 214,-
900; swine, 40, COS, 600.
Warden FaIIon, Of the Tombs Prison.
N. Y, has inquiries from Texas for good
hangman's rope. Busy times are expected.
George N. Pullman is to erect a $40, OOO
church to the memory OF his mother at
Loczport, N. Y.
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THIRD
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"
Plays to be Produced at ~Fersuson's
Theatre.
Thos. f. Shea and his own excellent COM
pany Of actors, singers,dancers and comedians,
commences a three.night engagement at
Ferguson's theatre lthis) Monday evening,
April 18th. Shea comes to us this season
better equipped than ever before, Mixed
Up" the delightful comedy, will be given
this evening. The play and company is
looked upon as one of the best that visits
this ely. The repertoire for this engagement
will be shea's three great successes To night
mixed Up;" Tuesday, Escaped from Sing
Sing y wednesday, Barred out"
1.-THE FAST MAIL"
Lincoln J. Carter, author and manager OF
''The Fast Mail" has written and produced
six melodramas, all of which have proved
artistic and financial successes. The Fast
Mail" will be produced at Ferguson's
theatre on Thursday evening, April Goth.