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The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-12
GOVERNOR ALTGELD AND THE AN
AR0HISTS.

Gov. Altgeld has found one warm de-
fender, the ADVOCATE Of this CITY, organ Of
the present ansrohistic administration.
Herr Altgsld, according to this precious
organ Of all that is vicious and rotten in
civilized society, will 60 down to history as
statesman and hero. The ADVOCATE
finds language scarcely adequate for its
praise Of the millionaire governor Of Illi-
nois for assuming to reverse the supreme
court of Illinois, and the supreme court of
the United States. It's editorial endorsing
his action will appeal to every criminal in
the penitentisries and every loafer and fail
ure who wants the laws protecting property
abolished, in order that those who are too
lazy or incompetent to acquire it may grab
what others have accumulated by the exer-
cise of brain and muscle. The ADvooAoE
idea, however, will never prevail in this
country. The schools, colleges and uni
Versities have gained too long a lead and
done their work too well.-Topeks Capital,
July7.
we quote the C1pItdPs entire edl-
torial paragraph in order that read
ers may see the animus of it. It is
perfectly proper for that pusillani-
nous sheet to take this position. Its
editors care nothing for the facts in
the case. They have no regard for
the rights of men to life or to protec-
ton from violence in this land of the
free and the home of the brave.
Their masters simply demand that
they condemn Governor Altgeld and
all who approve his acts, and they
meekly obey. We shall not take
either time or space to reply to this
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-12
A MODERN DISCIPLE.

SO, Lord, bless the president Of the
United States, stand by him in his arduOuS
duties. Bless, also, the governors Of the dif-
ferent states, especially bless the governor
of Illinois. Be light TO him in his darkness,
wisdom to him in his ignorance, but above
all, make his heart as soft as his head.
Teach him that this is a government Of the
people, and by the people, and for the peO-
pie, and that he can in no wise become the
government nor the people,"
The above, according to the most
religious authority in the state, is a
Sunday morning prayer recently de-
livered by the Rev. DR.. David Harold
SnoWden, at Sterling, Kas. It sorts
we'll with his name, which reminds
the reader Of the distinguished Penn
sylvanis militia general who approved
of suspending a private soldier by
the thumbs as q means OF punish
ment for trihing offense. This
divinity physician ought to add
" Gen." to the other handles of his
name, and then he might approach
the throne of grace with some degree
of authority.
What had the governor of Illinois
done to call forth this slangy suppli-
cation in his behalf? Pardoned three
prisoners. Were the prisoners guilty3
Yes, Of having spoken In public. But
the court had said they were guilty of
murder, and the good doctor believed
it as implicitly as he believes the
Bible, without even asking for a res-
SON.
Perhaps this Kansas disciple of the
meek and loWly Nszsrene remembers
that when the Master was on earth He
used to forgive and pardon; yea, and
did even go so far as to say to one
who was accused of crime: "Go, and
sin no more" But that was many
years ago, and that way of passing
Judgment has gone out of fashion in
some places.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-12
TO EDITORS.

Next week the ADVOCATE will con-
tain Gov. Altgelds message giving
his reasons for pardoning the 30
called anarchists, and reviewing the
evidence on which they were con-
victed. The matter will make about
$50 inches in column measure, and
will be plated SO that editors can have
1t at the usual cost Of plates.
During the coming session of con-
gress the ADVOCATE will receive edi-
torial correspondence from Washing
ton. Those wishing to go into an
agreement by which a duplicate let
ter can be furnished to a number of
papers, should address this Office.
The letters may be furnished in man.
uscript or plate. The former way
would of course be the quicker way
to receive them-the latter the
cheaper way.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-12

paragraph this week. II is unworthy
Of reply. We shall publish Governor
Altgeld's statement in full next week
and leave the readers Of the ADvo-
CATE to exercise their own judgment
in the case. Will the Capital do the
same thing for its readers 3? OF
course not. It prefers to keep them
in ignorance of the facts so that it
may continue to howl ''s-n-a-r. c-h-y."
Such is republican journalism.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-12
FAITH AND CONFIDENCE VERSUS
CASH.

The State Journal falls into line
with the regulation gold bug argu-
ment of the period. In its issue Of
July 6 we find the following:
Faith and confidence oonstitutethe strong
bssls of business success. The actual
amount of money per capita has little to do
with the serious condition Of affairs prevail
ing in business circles. Ninety-Ave per
cent. of the commercial transactions Of the
country are done with a circulating medium
created by the merchant or manufacturer
himself-the check on a bank-and these
checks pass from tradesmen and employees
in a circle till the bank upon which the
check is drawn is reached.
Are we to presume from this that
the checks of the merchants and
manufacturers are purely iatP Does
not every sensible person know that
such checks would be absolutely
worthless without an actual deposit
of money in the bank for their
redemption? The actual deposit pre-
cedes the drawing of the check
against it, and when the check passes
from hand to hand in the payment of
bills, it simply passes in the place of
the money deposited, and which
awaits it's return to balance the sc-
count. There is a very large amount
of rot about this story that "95 per
cent. of our commercial transactions
are done with checks" While the ex-
changes may be made by means of
checks, there is always cash behind
them to make them good; and no
reasonable man can doubt that an in
crease in the amount of cash would
result IN an increase of the checks
used in commercial transactions, and
a corresponding benefit to the pee
pie. Very few people can be found
who have been fortunate enough to
pay their bills, either with faith or
confidence. They are not legal ten
der.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-12

GOVERNOR ALTGELD gave seven reasons
for his pardon of the Chicago anarchists,
but he neglected the important one that his
majority in Cook county last fall was over
33, ,0O0.-Emporia Gazette.
Why don't some of the papers that
are abusing Gov. Altgell publish his
reasons for the pardons, and give the
people an opportunity to judge of
their merits The people are fully
as competent to Judge of such mat
ters as are the editors of republican
papers.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-12


dence in the ability and intention to redeem
the promise must exist in the one case as in
the other. This is the reason that
the fund of $1OO,OOO,OOO in gold has been
always kept in the treasury vaults since the
resumption of specie payments, and why
the mere suggestion Of its impairment, &C.
cOmpanied by doubt Of the purpose to pay
gold on demand, has preCipitated this fnan-
oisl crisis upon us.
Here is the cause of the present
financial crisis as these conspirators
would like to have the people under
stand it: Danger of impairment of
the $1OO,0O0OOO gold reserve, and
doubt of the purpose to redeem our
paper currency In gold on demand.
The money famine which all business
men and the great army of producers
recognizes as the cause of the general
shipwreck of our industries has moth
ing to do with it, according to these
hnanciers Mr. Flanagan continues:
Our financial legislation of late years has
been most unwise and unfortunate. We
made a mistake when our supreme court
was organized 80 as to make the decision
sustaining the issue Of legal tender notes in
time Of peace.
So the legal tender decision was
rendered, not because the law was
constitutional and right, but because
the supreme court was organized to
render it. We are to understand,
then, that this is the way supreme
court decisions are secured. When q
decision is desired for any special
purpose, the supreme court is organ
lied to render it. This has been ap-
parent for some time, but its open
confession has not before been 80
boldly affirmed. Now that such de-
cision is no longer IN accord with the
administration and the powers behind
it, we may look to see a court organ
lzed with a different understanding
of the constitution.
Mr.. Flanagan continues:
We made mistake when the issue of sill.
YER certificates for Bland dollars was author
lied by congress, and we continued our
mistakes when we issued treasury notes in
exchange for bullion. All governmental
issue of paper money is a mistake, and it is
time to call halt.
We are ready to admit that the
governmental policy Is a mistake, if
it is proper to designate it thus
mildly; but that the mistake is in the
direction indicated by Mr.. Flanagan
the producing classes are hardly
ready as vet to concede. His remedy
is as follows:
When we are out of the present trouble,
the problems to be solved are:
First-The maintenance Of gold payments.
Seoond-The provision of an elastic cir
oulation to meet the requirements of trade.
Third-The disposal of the silver bullion
now In treasury vaults.
But at present we need some prompt,
decisive and unhesitsting action TO stay this
ocean Of distrust engulfng the whole land.
The consideration of the other problems
may be deferred.
Careful reflection upon the subject leads
the writer to the conclusion that there is
but one course which we can now adopt for
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-12

RCA POOANSNOA VA OAA AAOOA @AOoO w NAO
dangers of the situation. The finances
of the country to-day are practically
in the hands of q few bankers. The
success of the program here indicated
would make them completely So Mr..
Flanagan further suggests:
When the secretary Of the treasury has
disbursed the July interest, he has done all
he can. If he had large surplus of avail
able money, ne might further relieve the
situation by depOsiting the same in banks.
There is not much gall in this sug-
gestion from the president of ma
tional bank. If the government had
a few hundred millions of ready
money to deposit with the banks
without interest, it would help the
poor fellows amazingly. Mr.. Flsnni-
gan evidently did not have any refer
ence to the conduct of the government
towards the bankers in this para
graph:
The science of economies does not en-
brace philanthropy. Self-interest, being the
mainspring of human action, is recognized
as the leading principle in economic science.
Men do not combine business and philsD-
thropy; and hence neither banks nor indi-
Viduals will be guided in their actions
exclusively by the general good of the COM
munity when antagonistio TO their indi-
vidual gain.
The science of economies as carried
out by our government to-day only
embraces philanthropy when deal
ing with banks and other corpora,
tions. There is no philanthropy in
it's dealings with the people. 1t is
purely business in which the govern
ment consults only the interests of
the favored few.
That there is no philanthropy in
the acts of these banks in their deal
ings with the people, no one will
question, but we are not quite ready
to believe that this virtue is 80 en-
tirely blotted out of the human heart
as Mr.. Flanagan suggests; and we
desire to predict that the time is COM
ing when the government that shall
prevail in this country will practice
some philanthropy towards our peo-
pie. Before that time arrives, if
these sristoorats persist IN the execu-
tions of their infamous schemes Of
robbery, the science of our economies
will embrace a revolution such as
that which swept over France in 1893.
The masses of the people are willing
to pay all obligations that have been
incurred, both public and private
Notwithstanding the gross injustice
of many of them), and settle existing
obligations on even better terms than
provided by the original contracts;
but the time is near at hand when
further tolerstlon of the prevailing
system of plunder must cease. If it
ls to terminate peacesbly, peaceabls
remedies for existing evils must be
proposed and adopted promptly,
otherwise the temper of the people is
no guarantee of such termination.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-12

Washburn college, Topeka, Kansas,
affords rare facilities to youth seeking a
liberal education. See advertisement,
The herald., 1893-09-21
A Little Fcller.

Say, Sundays lonesome fur little feller,
With pop and maam a-readin all the while,
An never sayin anything to cheer ye,
An lookin s il they didn't know how to
smile;
With hook an line a-hangin in the wood shed,
An lots o. 'orms down by the outside cellar,
An Browns creek just over by the milldam-
Say, Sundays lonesome fur little feller.
Why, Sundays lonesome fur little feller
Right on from sun up, when the day COM
mences,
Fur little fellers don't have much to think Of,
'Cept chasin gophers long the cornfield
fences,
Or diggin after molcs down in the wood lot,
Or climbin after apples what's got meller,
Or fishin down in Browns creek an nillpond-
Say, Sundays lonesome fur little feller.
But Sundays never lonesome fur little feller
When he is stayin down to Uncle Ora's.
He took his book onct right out in the orchard,
An told us little chaps just lots o. stories
All truly true-that happened onct for honest,
An ore bout lions in sort o. cellar,
An how some angels came an shut their mouths
up,
An how they never teched that DanI feller
An Sundays pleasant down to Aunt Marilda's.
She lets US take some books that some one gin
her,
An takes us down to Sunday school It the
schoolhouse,
An sometimes she has nice shortcake fur din
ner,
An onct she had puddin full o. raisins,
An onct frosted cake all white an yeller.
think when stay down to Aunt Marilda'5
That Sundays pleasant fur little feller.
Michigan Christian Advocate.
The herald., 1893-09-21
A Blipd Decrar,s raithful Dog.

A very curious story of a canine music
al ear is told of London organ grind
er's dog. The organ grinder was blind
and aged, and the dog used to lead him
about. Ono night. after a hard days
work, the old man and his faithful com
panion lay down to sleep with the organ
beside them. They slept soundly, and
when they woke the organ was gone.
They were in despair. Their means
of earning a living was gone. But the
dog led the old man through the sSreets
where he had been accustomed to play,
and persons who had given him aims be-
fore contiaued to befriend him.
Weeks went by. One day the old man
heard a hand organ played a few feet
from him. 1t reminded him of his lost
instrument, but he paid no special atten-
ton to it. Hand organs were common
in London, and he heard them often.
Not SO the dog. IIe showed signs of
excitement. barked violently and led his
master in the direction of the organ.
He sprang at the robbers throat,
dragged him away from the stolen or
gan and led his master eagerly up to it
with expressions of recognition and de-
light Youths Companion.
The herald., 1893-09-21
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
Alice and Her Cubs.


Alice is the big yellow honess in the
park menagerie. She is as big as the
biggest lion You ever saw In Barnum's
show and very fierce.
This spring Alice had three of the cum
ningest little lion cubs you ever saw.
They were 10 inches long-about as long
as loaf of homemade bread-and as
yellow as gold. They had hair very long
and very silky, and their pink noses
peeped out from under pair of eyes as
yellow as amber beads.
One day Alice was very naughty
naughtier than anything you could i'm
agine if you were to guess ever so long.
1t was the naughtiest day Of her life.
And what do you think she did?
Early in the morning, before her keep
ers were up, this naughty Alice killed
one of her cub babies by biting its head
off. And before the keepers found her
she had eaten it all up and was getting
ready to eat the second one. The third
cub was way over in corner of the
cage crying as loudly as it could. For
fear Alice would eat this one, too, the
little baby lion was taken out of the cage
and was given to nice, friendly dog,
who took fancy to it right away and
treated it like one of her own family.
Alice was not put to death for killing
her babies in this cruel way. But do
you not think that something should
have been done to show her that this
was not a Christian way to treat her
little ones?-New York Ledger.
The herald., 1893-09-21
Why Is 1t?

Why is it that woman can struggle
until she is red in the face and worn out
both in temper and body by a window in
u railroad train in her vain endeavors to
close or open it when all that man has
to do is to walk up and 80, over exactly
the same line of action that she has al
ready exhausted, and down comes the re-
fractory window in jifTy? 1t is most
humiliating fact, but very true one
nevertheless, that not five women out Of
a dozen ever succeed in arranging win
dow to their satisfaction. They pull and
tug until they are embarrassed. and
finally, in pleading manner, look around
at some slip of a man. who. without any
nonsense, brings about the desired effect,
while the woman looks on in silent Won
der at his marvellous skill and dexte1ity.
philadelphia Times.
The herald., 1893-09-21
odd yyovs of s,o,,,nr u,,a..

The blacl, l:ings of the African coast
press your middle finger three times as Z
sign Of salutation. the japanese takes OF
his slipper, while the Laplander pusht {
his nose vigorously against you. il
Hindostan they salute q man hy tal:iu.
lin BY the beard, while the PEOPLE
the Philippine islands take yonr hau
and rub their face with it. The king 81
Ternato rises TO receive lis subjects, ara
they sit down to salute hiln.-F /,
Stauffer in i<ato i7iald's Washington.
The herald., 1893-09-21
Birds Enjoy a shower Bath.

A friend reports pretty incident.
During tho hot, dry weather the birds
about her house We're apparently much
in need of bathing places, and the lady
discovered that every day when she
went out to water her flowers little
bird lowered about as if he wanted
something Presently lie revealed what
he did want by getting under the sprink-
ling of the water pot or beneath the
dripping plants. and fuffing his feathers
in this shower bath just as he would in
pool, and plainly enjoying it in the
highest degree. He began to watch for
the daily coming of the lady to water
her plants and gave himself up to his
bath with gay abandon Boston Tran
script.
The herald., 1893-09-21
Art ynstruction.

An artist had sold picture for an ex-
orbitant price and tho purchaser sued to
recover. The attorney for the purchaser
was making tho artist uncomfortable by
his questions.
'sNow, sir" he said in that pleasant
ingratiating manner Of lawyers with q
witness, 'do you think anybody could
see beauty in that picturer
''Some persons certainly could" re-
piled the artist.
r"You think the initiated in technical
matters might have no difficulty in un-
derstanding your work."
II am surc they would not"
edo you think You could make mo see
any beauty in that picturef" this most
superciliously.
Probably not now, sir"-and the art
list was most humble-"but once could
have done so easily"
'sNow, sir, how is that? I don't under
stand you. Explain, If you please"
.'That's quite easy sir. l could have
done it simply by employing you as my
counsel in this case."-Detroit Free
Press
The herald., 1893-09-21
Treatment For q "vy,Id Hair" :"

A ''wild hair is the most annoying
freak of nature man can be afflicted
with. 1t grows in from the eyelid in
stead of ont. and constantly brushing
against the eyeball sometimes causes an
irritation that results in tic loss Of
sight. TO pull it out gives only tempo
rary relief, since in few weeks it comes
lack as we'll grown and strong as over.
The only way to kill it is to destroy the
sac from which it springs. This is done
by means of the electric needle, which
is pressed into the sac and a current
turned on. A sharp pricl, is felt, and TIE
hair is forever dead.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The herald., 1893-09-21
Courtcsy Among the swedes.


The Swedes are quiet, taciturn peo-
pie. There is no jostling even among
the lowest classes When train leaves
a platform or steamboat pier, the
lockers on lift their hats to the depart
ing passengers and bow to them, a COM
pliment which is returned by the pas
sengers. You are expected to lift your
hat to the shabbiest person you meet in
the street, and to enter shop, Office or
bank with the hat on is considered bad
breach of good manners. In retiring
from q restaurant you are expected to
bow to the occupants. Bowling and hat
lifting is SO common that the people
seem to move around more slowly than
elsewhere, in order to observe the cour-
tesy.--F. H. Stauffer in Kate Fields
Washington.
The herald., 1893-09-21

AN OFFER NOT TO BE SCORNED.
We guarantee to cure any of the
earlier stages of consumption. Long
years of experience in the sale of DR..
Piercc's Golden Medical Discovery
enables us to promise this. 1t is q
medicine that doesn't fail 1t strikes
at the root of the trouble.
We refund the money in any case
where it doesn't benefit or cure.
Consumption is a scrofulous affeo-
ton of the lungs. A blood-taint.
The surest way to get rid of scrof-
ula is to cleanse the blood-to purge
it of all impurities. DR.. Pierce'O
Golden Medical Discovery is the
most potent blood-clcanser on earth.
1t restores the strength and builds
up the system. 1t cures all bron-
chial, throat and lung affections,
asthma, weak lungs and splitting of
blood, severe lingering coughs, and
similar ailments-by purifying the
blood.
1t is the cheapest blood-purifcr
because it is the best.>
We pay you your money back if
it fails to cure you.
You're absolutely sure Of getting
good value for your outlay.
Could you ask more?
The herald., 1893-09-21
ALAsl
A lit;le thouqht Of doubtful kin

A little thought Of doubtful kin
Canse hoiIsed himself my teart within.
And spied about. and furled HIS wings,
And tried my hearts long silent strings,
md to the sound hc wakcned thcrc
sang song upon the air
A song. and songs, and ever more
never sang SO s~cet before
Until q whisper came and staid
The sweetest songs ever made.
And told me twas very sin
Had made himself so snug withini
And SO took that busy sprite,
That was my helper and delight,
And drove him far before my fears
And cleensed his dwelling with my tears.
But since turned him out Of door
/ sing my happy songs no more.
Maud Egerton King.
The herald., 1893-09-21
ADpreCiative.

A houseleeper who has been employ
ing colored washerwoman for several
months was surprised to see her appear
last week in q hat'trimmed heavily with
Grape.
"Why, julia" she asked, ''is any Of
your family deadY'
mo, no." was the reply, "but one of
my best customers gave.me this hat, and
didn't want her to think don't 'preci-
ate nothin New York Times.
The herald., 1893-09-21
A rramn,s Terrible crlme

WASHINGTON, Ind, Sept. 20.-A tramp
has been arrested here on suspicion Of
having murdered five members OF the
Wrattan family Monday night. The
little gIri, Lro oniy survlvor, may 10
cover, but cannot talk. The murderer
msi ed his plumber, $500 being sewed in
the petticoat Of the elder Mre. Wrattan.
The herald., 1893-09-21
q. y. II.inzenan.

Tie pioneer druggist. still has the repn-
tation OF being tho fneet prescription
druggist in the city. His already lucra-
tive patronage is increasing daily, from
the fact that he usee nothing but pure
drugs. DR.. Heinzerpan is one OF the
finest chemists in the United States an
honor which he really deserves. HE
neatly arranged and commodious drug
store is located at 222 North Main
street.
The herald., 1893-09-21

There are undelivered kilograms at
the office OF the Western Union Tele-
graph company, conner Main and Court
streets, September 2Ath, for John Con-
ian, 2 s. Taylcr, B. Taylor. Mrs. Mary
Spaulding.
The herald., 1893-09-21
Love Is Lorc Forever Moro.

Fanny-He said he loved me with
love that could triumph DER the grave.
Nanny--Ycs. That engagement ring
he gave you was buried with his first
wife, llnow.-Truth.
The herald., 1893-09-21

Mollie-Say, Dinah, let's pretend I'm
an awful looking tramp, and I'll demand
a piece of pie, and you get scared and
give it to me.-Harper's Young People.