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The advocate., 1894-08-08
A Wanderer Returns.
Il. B. KELLY,

A WbnubE6E AobuIuSs
This letter is from @ man who, in 1892,
publicly refused to vote the Peoples
party ticket, although he had previously
been identified with that party:
"McLoUTH, KAs, July 80, 1894.
"John w. Briedenthal, Chairman, Topeka, RGs.:
"DEAR S1R:-Lstting the dead past
bury It's own dead, / now renew my
allegiance to you az commander Of the
forces which fight for industrial regen-
GRAFTON in Kansas.
"With prophetic vision, Abraham Lin
coin foresaw and forewRrned America OF
the approaching dangers. I we'll remem-
Der reading his warning in regard to the
danger Of this country being engulfed in
monarchy. / have remembered it all
these years, and more than that, l have
taken note from time to time Of the
growing tendency towards imperialism,
dictatorship and aristocratio life in the
world Of finance and politics, and Of
society.
"My memoranda relating to these mat
ters includes material showing that the
'loyslist' or tory Of the revolution Bowed
the seed of monarchicRl sentiment. It
was seed OF slow growth, taking feeble
root in New England, PsnnsylvAniS and
Georgia.
"PriOr to the war between the states,
the sentiment found comparatively few
upholders; among them were the leaders
of the leaders in q few Of the Southern
states. The idea Of an SristocraCy,
based on wealth and intelligence, and
the twin conception that the rule Of
the msjority is q psstilential dogma
that it takes q thousand paupers to
make a millionaire, but by all means let
US have the millionaire 'd-n democ-
racy, didn't we leave the old Union TO
get rid of it and its senseless rule Of the
msiorityP The above are quoted from
writer's and politicians Of the war period.
"North Of Mason and Dixon's line, the
Rristocrstic idea has, until Of late years,
been brosched in more cautious express
sions, rather depreciating the ability OF
the people to govern themselves, than
directly in favor Of q monarchy.
shortly after Lincoln's assassination
periodical named The Imperialist was
established in New York. It proved
short lived, az times were not yet ripe
for the movement. If the American
people had known the names Of its lead
ing contributors and financial hackers,
more than one idol Of the people would
have been broken. All parties inter-
ested in it were disciples Of Msmmon.
"The imperiRlist plan OF campaign for
several years past has been on the line
Of creating and keeping up confusion on
al public matters to the intent that the
The advocate., 1894-08-08
THE GREAT STAMPEDE.
This Time It Is Ex-senator Kelly VINO
Leaves the Sinking Ship.

Central Committee:
DEAR SIR:-The process OF absorption |
Of the productive Industries has been
going on for moro than twenty-five years,
until ct present q few corporations with
great aggregstions Of capital, have COM
plets control Of the mining, forestry,
manufacturing and transportation in
terests Of the country. The few have
become the employers, the many the
employees. These corporate citizens
claim to have inherited the rights and
privileges exercised by the individual in
the transaction of his privsSe business,
namely the right to employ and dis
charge at will and to offer such COmpen"
gstion for services 90 he sees Rt, saying
to labor "these terms or tramp" The
exercise Of this power unchecked by
law, over the tenure Of service, the pay
the daily bread and hence the freedom
Of labor is greater than any power ever
exercised by king over subject.
The industries Of people are OF more
Importance than are their politics, and
30 long 40 these industries, controlled
by individual owners, were distributed
throughout the country, governmental
interference and supervision was not
needed, was not demanded.
But q change has occurred; che Ia
borer who might once have applied TO
thousand shops is now restricted to q
score in which he must find work or be
idle and hungry. Confronted with q
great corporation which, without re-
strsint, is privileged to dictate terms,
labor finds itself helpless for self-pro-
tection and preservation; and in this
condition independent manhood and the
nobility Of labor becomes a farce and
aham. Dependence and discomfort be-
come the rule, while hunger, violence
and anarchy follow discharge.
To inveigh against labor troubles, So
oisllsm and anarchy, without seeking to
remedy the causes that procuce them, iS
Short-sighted.
It ia not the political system against
which complaint arises, but it is the
great overgrown industrial system, man
RQement Of which, unchecked by law, is
concentrated in q few hands dominating
the terms upon which labor must de-
pend for ITS daily subsistence.
The contest between corporation en-
ployer and labor is constant menace to
the peace and prosperity Of society, as it
is one Of unrestrained human sel6shness,
manifested Oh the one side by the cum
ming Of the Wicksses and upon the other
by strikes and violence.
No question is Of more Importance
than the adjustment Of relations be-
tween these forces, employer and en-
ploys. And while regulation Of tenure
Of service and schedule Of wages between
corporations Of 9 quasi public character
and employees, would be usurpation Of
what has been trsditionally conceded
the rights Of employer, yet protection to
labor and the interests OF society would
justify such departure from previous
custom.
The great accumulation Of wealth in
manufacturers hands has been stimu-
lated through sppreciating value of gold
as the measure Of value, prices Of raw
material and food supplies being deter
mined by this standard, having been
subjected to shrinksge as the value Of
The advocate., 1894-08-08

financial system resting upon the gold
standard, are conditions Of unobgtructed
growth, or whether they have been prop
agsted by partisan legislation, is not
new the question, but rather where most
likely 10 TO be found the remedy for the
growing intensity Of labor disturbances,
the conditions Of the lRborsr and the
steadily shrinking value OF agricultural
staples.
Government has never assumed that
because nature gave to one man more
muscular power than to another, that
therefore she intended that the strong
should dsspoil the weak, but protection
from violence has always been guarRn-
teed the weak. But the strong arm,
once menace, has been superseded by
the cunning Of the brain handling inn
proved appliances for Wealth.getting.
Hence the principle that secured protec-
tion against the strong arm, should be
invoked now to secure protection against
the cunning Of avarice.
The contest in industrial pursuits,
isopardizing the public welfare, has be-
come so intense that demand is grow
ing for q standing army Of European
proportions to bolster up a vicious in
dustrial system which, while sccumulat-
ing millions in the hands OF the corpo-
ations operating it, leaves the labor OF
the shops poorly paid and discontented,
while the staples Of agriculture for q
decade have been ssllingIeach year at q
lowering range OF values, leading the
farmer to inquire what interest he has
in the gold standard, protective tariffs
or the millions Of corporation wealth.
The price Of incoming labor from
Europe has been creating the compeh-
ton and establishing the standard Of
American shop labor, while the outward
flow of bresdstuffs and meat, priced in
Europe by the gold standard, has been
the measure Of value Of the farmerslRbor.
Thus the tariff, established for Rgricul-
ture and American shop labor, by
change OF conditions has ceased to con-
fer the benefits intended; and between
the three parties to the contract, the
farmer selling the raw material, the shop
labor working 1t up and the msnufac-
turer deriving the profits for handling,
the labor on farm and in shops is shrink
ing in value and, while the struggle for
existence becomes more intense, the
manufactures becomes 70 princely mil
lionaire. While tariff does not impose
the burden charged by democracy, it
does not afford the relief the country re-
quirss, shrinking values, labor troubles
and business stagnation having grown
up under it.
Misrepresentation may be and has been
the cause Of many failures, but it did
not confer upon corporation the privi-
lege Of making terms TO labor, nor did it
send wheat down to IS cents in Kansas
A tariff for the protection OF Ameri-
can products Of the shop should 60
hand in hand with an American stand
ard Of value for protection to agricul-
tural products. New conditions have
arisen; the future, not the past, being
that with which we must deal. Changes
must occur in our industrial system, the
alternative being national control, con-
fusion or standing army.
In our financial system, with the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-14

There exists general and deeply root
ed idea that direct current dynamos Of
very high potential are not Mt all prac-
teal. The actual historical and prac-
tical facts are that the high potential di-
rect current machines were more extern
sively and successfully operated when
the dynamo first came into general use
about 1880 than any other type, either
direct or alternate. Furthermore their
number and size have largely increased,
and the voltage mt which they can be
practically worked has been steadily
raised until we now have 60 light dyna-
mos as the standard size Of large ma
chimes, generating about 5000 volts and
10 amperes.
Arc dynamos Of 80 light capacity are
also regularly made by several manu-
facturers, and 100 or even 1875 light ma
chimes are built and used. | happen TO
know Of one station where there are four
arc dynamos rated at i25 lights each
which run every night with load of
from 100 to 105 lights. These machines
must generate about 5000 volts each.
No great practical or other difficulty is
found in operating arc machines, except
that of danger TO persons, but this is
merely due to the high potential and does
not depend very much upon the type of
machine or character of current.-Cas-
sier's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-14
An Explauation From DisraeIi.

Mr.. Justin Mccarthy, discoursing on
the house of commons, related a capital
story of Disraeli. 1t was during the
Russo-Turkish war, and while relations
We're very strained between England
and the czar a member was indiscreet
enough to put question to Disraeh,
who was then prime minister, as to the
policy of the government in the event of
the emperor of Russia doing a certain
act.
Members shuddered as Disraeli, with
amost funereal face, slowly advanced to
the table. The question, he declared,
in slow, measured voice, was one of
such perilous moment that the honor.
able member acted most unwisely in
putting 1t on the paper, yet it was a
question of such importance that the
only course now open to the government
was to accept the inevitable and bold
ly answer. IT." declared Disraeli.
"the emperor takes this step, all can
say is-and l am speaking after pro-
longed consultation with my colleagues
the government will then give the
policy they are to pursne their very best
consideration. ."-Westminster Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-14
branding IA Maverick.

In dell in the forest we espied some
'mavericks," or unbranded stock. The
punchers arc ever alert for n beef with
out half its ears gone and big HF
burned in its flank, and Immediately
they perceive one they tighten their
cincha, slip the rope from the pommel,
put their hats on tho back of their heads
and Eight out" A COW was soon caught,
after desperate riding over rocks and
fallen timber, thrown down and "hog
tied" which means all four feet togeth-
er. A little fire is built, and one side of
cincha ring is heated redhot, with
which rawhide artist paints HF in the
sizzling flesh, while the COW kicks and
bawls.
She is then unbound, and when she
gets back on her feet the vaqueros stand
about, serape in hand, after the bull
fighter fashion, and provoke her to
charge. She charges, while they avoid
her agile springs and Haunting of
their rags. They laugh and cry, bravo
toro!" until she, having overcome her in
dignation at their rudeness, sets forth
down the canyon with her tail in the air.
From elm the Sierra Madre With the
Punchers," by Frederic Remington, in
Harper's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-14
He Lost His Cnse.

"Judge Emerson, ono Of the most elo-
quent men Illinois ever produced, was
once taken down completely in speech
at Decatur said Il. f. Layman, an at
torney Of Chicago. "IIe had case in
which there were some peculiarly pa
thetic circumstances, the rights of a
young girl whose property had been
squandered and who was reduced to des-
titution being involved. Judge Emerson
made the most of it, and as he closed his
speech solemn hush had fallen over the
courtroom.
"Tears stood in tho eyes of the jurors,
and even the judge coughed sympathet-
ically and hid his head behind the trial
docket. His opponent, whose name /
have now forgotten, saw that the spell
had to be broken in some way, or his case
was lost, Arising slowly to his feet, and
in voice Of deep solemnity, and with
slow deliberation, he said, Gentlemen
Of the jury, let us continue these solemn
exercises by singing the one hundred and
fifteenth psalm A roar of laughter
followed from the audience, and Judge
Emerson lost his case"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-14
WEALTH CANNOT BUY THEM.
Mrs. Lynn Linton Enumerntcs n Few OF
Lifo's UnpurchnsabIcs.

bife's Unpurclnsnblcs.
When Mrs. Lynn Linton forgcts TO be
original and radical, she Is capable Of
saying some fairly pleasant things. The
idea that many things of value cannot
be bought, and that those things which
can he bought are only OF secondary inn
portance in the world. is not stribingly
new. Two or three people had hit upon
IL before Mrs. Linton. But whit she
says about the unpurchasable things IL
not the less interesting and timely be-
cause they have been said ever since the
deluge
There Is happiness. she tells us. that
gold may not buy. when the woman
you love doceivcs you, and the portrait
gem clasped' worn over her heart shows
another face than yours-when the hus.
band you were unconventional enough
to love In the fearless old fashion lies
dead In your arms. and your whole fu-
turc Is dnrkened and storm rivcn-when
your son has disgraced his name and
by his own lack of honor has slandered
and cast doubt on his mothers do your
Claudes and Turner's, your Limoges en-
amels and old Venetian glass ease the
smart2 Does your splendid collection of
first editions In their perfect bindings
dry the tears which come TO mems eyes
rs well MS to women's, when the bitter
ness is full and by its very fullness per-
force wells over? What do your fields
and farms, your balance Mt the bankers,
your carriages and horses do for YOU
when your favorite daughter runs off
with the groom, and her sister browns
herself in despair? No! Happiness IL
not to be bought"
Then there are love and honor and
youth that tho gold of the Indies will
not purchase. And in these days when
creams and lotions, dietings and exercises
claim to put off the evil hour of ago
IL is well to read what this very level
headed woman says about youth.
"You may buy fashion cosmetics" she
says, "artful enhancements, subtle dyes
that look almost as good as the real
thing, but you cannot buy youth nor
beauty. In spite Of all your care, and
though you give 10 shillings for the val
no OF penny, you cannot put back the
hands of tho clock nor blunt the scythe
of time.
"That enamel Is cleverly done; that
dyed, frizzed hair is n veritable work of
art; those painted cheeks simulate the
carnations Of youth more creditably
than in 90 of your competitors, but-the
cruel fact remains untouched-youth
cannot be purchased and old age cannot
be bought of. The poor old shriveled
skin gradually grows more and more
like parchment. The fading eyes lose
their brightness, and not belladonna it,
self can bring back that dark line around
the iris which age and weakened vitali-
ty replace by that all eloquent 'arcus
senilis.'"
None of it very new. IL is not nearly
80 striking as her views ON the "wild
woman" but still it is good to recall a
few of these interesting facts in these
days of dancing grandmammas and eli
gible bachelors Of GO or so.-New York
World
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-14
LniIrpnn Fiiitr drnI,Irn.
RUFFALo, ROCHESTER, 4 PITTS
- BItRGH RAILWAY

BUlVill ItAlJW a Y,
The short line between Dubois, Rldgwny,
nrndfOrd, Salamanca, Bunnlo, Rochester,
NinRnra Falls and points In the upper oil
region.
ger trains viii arrive aud depart from Falls
Creek station, daily, except sunday. ns fol-
7.iO a Nj i20p. M, aud 400 u. M. Accom-
modhtions from PunxsutawnCy aud Zig
Run.
500 a. ", Hunnlo aud Roe tester mnilFor
BfuckWgyvillc. Kidpway ,Juhnsunburp. Mt.
iuwrtt. lirndfprd. sulninnnrn. BunnlO aud
ROchcstcr; connecting nj JOhnsonburg
with u. q ". train u for Wilcox, Kane.
warren, Cory aud Erie
7!lb A. NJ; i,ll y. m; aud 7Ap y. ~. Accom-
modntion For Sykes Zig Kun and punN-
stitnwncy,
2i2O T.. NJ. Bindford Accommodate tror
Bccchtrcc, BrOckwnyvllc. EllmOnt, Car
mon, Ri9gwny, Jolnsonburg, MI. Jcwctt
600 f. NJ. Nail For Duliols. Sykes, Zig
Run, Punxsutuwncy aud WastOn.
O2D \. NJ. sunday tIuin For BrOckwny-
vile, Ridgwny and JonsOnburg.
600 Pm. sunday tranfur Duliois, Sykes,
Zig Run ana PunNsutawncy.
Passengers are requested To purchase tick-
cts before entering the ears. An excess
chnrgr ~ Ten Gents will be- collected by con-
ductors when fnrcs are paid on trains from
MI stations whcroa ticket office Is maintained.
Thousand mile tickets nj two cents por
mile, good Tor passage between all stations.
!: MCINTyRE. Agent, Falls creek, Pa.
y. ~. BARRETT r.. g. LApEy,
General Supt. Gen. Pas. Agent
Buifalo N. Y. Rochester n. Y
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-14
The Dictionary Habit.

"Yes, it's good thing for man to
refer to the dictionary, but this practice
can often. be carried to excess" said a
well known magazine writer. "Why,
I've seen man get so much addicted to
this habit" he continued, "that he could
not write an ordinary letter without
turning to the dictionary three or four
times in order to ascertain some big
words that he could use. This, think,
is very great waste of time, as he does
not express his meaning bit better than
If he had used some shorter and really
English words"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-14
The Largest Cities of Antiou,,v.

The greatest cities of ancient times
We're Babylon and Rome. The former
is said to have had an area of 100 to 200
square miles. Its houses were three or
four stories high, but palaces and gar
dens occupied much of the vast area, SO
that the population was not what these
figures would seem to indicate. In fact,
it is said by one historian that nine
tenths of this area were taken up by gar
dens and orchards. The total popula-
tion of the city under Nebuchadnezzar
and his son Evil-Merodach is estimated
at upward Of 100000. Rome reached
its greatest size during the fourth CEN
tury Of our era, and its population was
then about $500, 0,0O0.-Western Mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-14
HOW THE WORLD WILL END.
Our Planet WIN Die Not by Accident, but
Natural Death.


According TO all probability. notwith-
standing all the circumstances which
threaten IL, our planet will die not of nm
accident, but n natural death. That death
will he the consequence of the extinc ION
Of tho sun in 20,00O, 900 years or more
perhaps 10000. .000-since its condcnsn-
tion ut u relatively moderate rate will
give IL, ON one hand, 1000 600 years of
existence. while on the other hand the
inevitable fall Of neteors into the sun
may double this number. Even II you
suppose the duration of the sun to be pro-
longod to 100000 years, 1t is still in
contestnble that the radiation from the
sun cools IL and that the temperature Of
all bodies tends to nm equilibrium. The
day will come when the sun will be ox-
tinct. Then the earth and all the other
planets Of our system will cease to bc the
abode Of life. They will be erased from
the great book and will revolve, black
cemeteries, around an extinguished sun.
Will these planets continue 10 exist
even then2 Yes, probably in the case Of
Jupiter and perhaps Saturn. No, be-
yond doubt. for the small bodies, such
as the earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury and
the moon. Already the moon appears
10 have preceded us toward the final les-
ert. Mars is much further advanced thnn
the earth toward the same destiny. We
nus. younger than MS, will doubtless sur
vive us. These little worlds lose their
elements of vitality much faster than
the sun loses its heat From century to
century, from year to year, from day to
day, from hour to hour, the surface of
the earth is transformed. On the one
hand, the continentsare crumblng away
and becoming covered by the sea, which
insensbly and by very slow degrees
tends to invade and submerge the on
tire globe. On tho other hand. the
amount Of water on the surface Of the
globe is diminishing. A careful and
reasonable calculation shows that by the
action of erosure alone all the land on
our planet will be covered by water in
100000 years.-Camille Flammarion
In Astronomie.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-14
The Ruby as "a Fruit.

The people of Burmah believe that the
ruby is kind of fruit which will ripen
If you give it time. They say that most
rubies do not ripen simply because they
are not allowed to do SO. If you want to
"ripen" the ruby in your ring, according
to the Burmese idea, you must take your
ring and lay it in the sun for one month
without disturbing it at all, and at the
end Of that time it will be ripe and
good to eat.--New York journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-14
Cromwell and the Snacter.

The stories of the "White Lady" that
periodically visits the German royal
family and of the Little Red Man"
that frequently paid his respects to the
great Napoleon, are tolerably well
known, especially that of the former.
But few perhaps are familiar with the
story of Cromwell's "Giant Specter."
1t appeared to him one night when he
was wide awake and quietly resting on
his couch. In appearance the appari-
ton was a woman of gigantic proper
tions. Approaching him, she announced
in tones like thunder, "Within the year
you, my son, will be recognized as the
greatest man in Britain. st. Louis Re
public.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-14
A Little 4 Learning.

We have been often told that ga little
learning is dangerous thing" and we
may be just as well assured that a little
bread is not the safest of all things. 1t
would be far better to have plenty Of
both, but the sophism Of those who use
this argument is that they represent the
choice between little and much, whereas
our election must be made between little
and none at all. II the choice is to be
made between small portion of infor-
nation or of food and absolute igno-
rance or starvation, common sense gives
its decision in the homely proverb, "Half
loaf is better than no bread. New
York Ledger.