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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-03-29
Lyceum Herald, New York

Lyceum Herald, New York.
Away back in the fifties, | owned
mining claim neal Yreka, in north
ern California. worked by the
day to earn money enough to pay,
at the value of 5000 per thousand,
for sufficient lumber to construct
necessary sluices to operate my
claim. Sluices all ready, with a
full supply of picks and shovels, and
six men, we began work on Monday
morning, and stuck to it faithfully
until Saturday night, when we
CLEANED up" and got just enough
gold out of the sluices to pay my
hired men, but not penny to apply
on the $4,000 due to an old bach
elor, named Hawkins, to whom |
had agreed to pay $1,000 FER day
for water to run the sluices.
Hawkins presented his bill. |
had no money to pay it. l had new
er been in debt without money to
pay, before, and | did not know
what to do. At last | proposed to
give him my claim-sluices, picks
and shovels, and call it square-and
he assented.
Monday morning, went to work
again as hired hand. Hawkins
set the men that had in my employ
to work where we had left off Sat
urday night, and in less than two
hours they found gold nugget
worth 81, O3s. And from that basin
in the point of the hill, not more
than sixty feet square and ten feet
deep, they took about $4,000 in
two weeks.
That shook my faith in God. |
was an industrious, sober boy, and
I could not see the justice in taking
that fortune from me and giving it
to the old bachelor, who was already
rich. For a long time after that,
whenever heard the church people
talking about the goodness of God,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-03-29

Some women and some men after
marriage cease to dress neatly and
lastly like they did before marriage,
1t should be borne in. mind that
what is necessary to gain esteem is
also necessary to retain it, and
habits of neatness, dress, etc., are
matters that cannot be ignored.
Let the wife set the example and
coax the husband to initiate it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-03-29

When a farmer gives a mortgage,
he has to pay the interest himself
When a railroad gives a mortgage,
the public pays the interest in in
creased tolls. When farmers
mortgage is due, and he fails to pay
it, his farm is sold and he and his
family are turned out to "root, hog,
or die " When railroad mortgage
becomes due and is unpaid, the road
is put in the hands of receiver
THAT is, the government takes
charge of ft), who soon pays off the
mortgage, and restores the road, free
of debt, to the original mortgagors.
Oh, it's nice to be "A railroad or any
other sort Of corporation, but it is
sheol to be only farmer or plain
American citizen. Vote for the old
parties some more The Pittsburg
kansan
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-03-29

The Czarina of Russia, furgetful
of her own serious attack OF the
grip, nursed back to life, with her
own hands, her third son, the Grand
Duke Michael A mothers love is
the same in the palace or III the
peasants home.-Chicago Herald.
The sinking gold bug organs OF
the East would much rather sing
the praises Of the mother in the
palace than of her in the peasant
home. however. How many starry
ing mothers have followed little
white. pine collins to unmarked
graves, without SO much AS one line
of encouragement from the nasty
Democratic Chicago Herald! Out
upon such toadying boo'Ilcks =
The Road, Denver.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-03-29

Happy ana content is home with "The Ro-
CHESTER" lamp with the light of themorning.
Catalogues,write RochesterLampCo .NewYork.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-03-29
is Pages.
81 Columns.
90 a Year.
KANSAS LEADS THE PROCESSION.

KANSAS LEADS THE PROCESSION.
THE ADVOCATES educational influence
L has been felt in every county in Kansas
nized as LEADER In this great Political Revo-
luton. The people want good literature, and
We want them to have it, We also want few
dollars with which to do business. You pay
the DOLLAR, we do the rest.
ADVOCATE PUB. CO.. Topeka, Ks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22

Williamsport. Pa, May 21.-The river
continued IN rise during the night and
nearly the entire business portion of
the city is under water. There has
been no Geographic communication
with Lock Haven since o'clock yes
terday, when the telegraph operator
was driven from the Office by the flood
o. m.-The water has reached
thirty-one feet above low water mark,
one foot higher than the disastrous
flood OF 1889. The entire city is under
water from four to twenty-five feet.
The rain is falling in torrents. The
water is still rising six inches per hour.
All the logs at the boom, which broke
at l O'Clock this morning, have been
swept away, as we'll as many saw mills
and houses in the lower part of the
city. Not a telegraph or telephone
wire is working out of the city with
the single exception of a shaky long
distance telephone wire which was
placed at the disposal Of the Associated
Press correspondent. While talking 10
Philadelphia he was driven out of the
Office by the rapid rise of water The
loss has already reached more than a
million dollars. Unless relief soon
comes il will be three times as much.
No trains have arrived or departed for
twenty-four hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22

California species is the largest. It IS
hunted there as an article of food, ana
is much relished by the Portuguese
On the Mediterranean it is equally ap-
preciated. The octopus has bag-hke
body, from which radiate eight sucker
like arms-its feet. Between these is
the mouth, armed with two beaks, like
those of the parrot in shape and color
capable of severing the backbone OF a
fish at single bite. The tongue is
provided with teeth. The animal crawls
over the rocks by hauling itself along
with peculiar galloping motion, and
can pass through crevices astoun6tngly
small, SO that it often disappears in the
most mysterious fashion. The average
cuttle-fish variety seldom leaves the
bottom, though there is a species that
mas web-like fins between the legs and
IS able to swim to a limited extent.
Inc ordinary squid is very harm
less creature, easily caught and killed,
put when we increase the body length
to twenty feet, the eight tentacles to as
many more and give the entire animal
length of fifty or sixty feet we have
giant that is simply terrific in appear
ance The writer measured one of
these big squids some years ago. 1t
measured about forty-eight feet, and
It's weight in round numbers must have
been a ton. The devil fishes may be
termed the chaneleons of the sea, as
they have the power of changing color
to remarkable degree. The normal
tint is light gray or yellowish brown
but they assume that over which they
are resting, so that they are often in
visible from above. This is equally true
OF the octopus. The writer once placed
several of the latter in Enclosures hav-
ing different cOIored hOttOnos-Ope acIx
one gray one brown and another pure
white. When placed in the tanks they
were all brownish red, but almost i'm
mediately began to assume the several
tints of the bottom, thus rendering
themselves inconspicuous. Some of the
squids, such as the cranchia, are lumi-
nous at night, and when dashing
through the water resemble flashes of
light.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22
VIII Be FavorabIy Reported.

Washington, May 21.-The proposed
congressional investigation of the Car
negie armor-plate frauds will be favor
ably reported by Representative Outh-
waite, from the house rules committee
tomorrow. The committee will recon-
mend that the house naval committee
proceed with the investigation instead
OF appointing a special committee.
This will expedite the matter, as Che
resolution will not have to go to the
Senate for conference. 1t will not be
opposed.
Mr.. Cultivate completed the test OF
the report on armor-plate investigation
tonight. 1t is brief and to the point.
1t directs the naval committee to pro-
coed Immediately into the investigation
1t is to cover all the work done by the
Carnegie company since its government
contracts began. One thousand dollars
is available for the use of the commit
tee in prosecuting its work. Power is
given to summon witnesses administer
oaths and secure the production OF
books and papers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22


point of order against the amend
ment.
The chairman CMr. Richards) sus-
tanned the point of order.
Mr.. Hayes appealed from the deci-
sion of the chair, and the chairman
declared the nays had it.
Only bare quorum voted.
Roll call was demanded and the de-
cision of the chairman was overruled
by SO to TO-
The question was then put on Mr.
Hayes amendment declaring the
statute repealed which authorized the
sergeant-at-arms to deduct from the
salaries of members for absence. II
was agreed tolls to 81. Republican
applause).
The speaker and the two Democratic
members Of the rules committee .oted
in the negative.
Mr.. Dockery gave notice that a yea
and nay vote would be demanded or
the amendment when the bill was re-
ported to the House
At o'clock the House adjourned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22
WEDDINGS AMONG rHE 1oLos.
The Bride Perches in Tree Till
the Groom Catches Her.

The Bride Perches in n Tree Till
the Groom Catches Her.
Among the Lolos of Western China it
is customary for the bride on the
wedding morning to perch herself on
the highest branch of large tree,
while the elder female members of her
family cluster on the lower limbs,
armed with sticks. When all are duly
stationed the bridegroom Chambers up
on the tree, assailed on all sides by
blows, pushes and pinches from the
dowagers, and it is not until he has
broken through their fence and cap
tured the bride that he is allowed to
carry her off.
Similar difficulties assail the bride
groom among the Monaghan Korans.
who are in the habit of celebrat ting
their marriage in large tents, divided
into numerous compartments.
At a given signal. as soon as the
guests are assembled, the bride starts
off through the compartments, followed
by her wooer, while the women of the
encampment throw every possible i'm
pediment in his way, tripping up his
unwary feet, holding down the curtains
to prevent his passage and applying
the willow and alder switch unmerci-
fully as he stoops to raise them.
AS with the maiden on the horse and
the virgin on the. tree top, the Korak
bride is invariably captured however
much the possibilities of escape may
be in her favor.-EXchange
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22
REVISED COTTON SCHEDULE.
Introduced in the Senate by Mr.
Jones Yesterday


Jones Yesterday.
Washington, May Ex-senator Jones
in behalf of the Democratic majority
of the Senate committee on finance.
today introduced the committee revis-
ion of the cotton schedule The revis-
ion changes the rate in paragraphs
$50, 253, 254, 255, 262 and 264
In paragraph $50, the House classifi-
cation is retained, and the rates
changed so that the paragraph will
read as follows:
Cotton thread yarn warp and warp
yarn, whether single or advanced be-
yond the condition of single by group
ing or twisting two or more single
yarns together, whether on beams or
in bundles, skeins or cops or in any 9TH
hereinafter provided for, valued at not
exceeding II cents per pound, 20 per
cent ad Valorem; valued at over u
cents per pound and not exceeding 20
cents per pound, 30 per cent ad valor-
EN-; valued at over 20 cents per
pound and not exceeding 80 cents per
pound, 80 per cent. ad valorem; valued
at over 80 cents per pound and not ex-
ceeding 40 cents per pound, 40 per cent.
ad valorem; valued at over 40 cents
per pound, 40 per cent. ad valorem.
This is a change from the original
House schedule only on the articles in
this schedule at over II cents per
pound and not over 20 cents which,. in
the original bill, was 80 per cent In
those valued at over 20 cents and not
over 80 cents, which in the original bill
was 80 per cent, is now made 50; in
those valued between 80 and 40, which
was 80 per cent, is now made 40 per
cent. On the original Senate revision
of the Wilson bill, the classification
was changed, and the rates made spe-
cific The compromise bill, classical
ton is retained In paragraph 253 relat-
ing to cotton cloth not bleached, dyed,
colored, stained or printed, but changes
are made in the rates Of these articles
in a few instances. On those exceed
ing 81 yards to the pound, the rate of
duty is reduced from "a cents per
square yard to cents; on those dyed,
colored and exceeding nine square
yards to the pound, from 81 to 8 cents
per square yard; and of those dyed,
colored, etc, exceeding nine square
yards, to the pound, 81 instead of 31a
The articles in the above paragraph ex-
coed fifty and do not exceed 100 to the
square inch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22

Washington, May 21.-In pursuance
of an order adopted on Friday, the Sen
ate met at 10 o'clock today.
The metal schedule of the tariff bill
was taken up The first amendment
was that reported from the finance
committee, placing a duty of 40 cents
on iron ore.
Aldrich said for six years the Demo-
Gratis in New England fought their
campaigns on platforms demanding free
raw materials. Three years ago Mills
made a stumping tour through Massa-
chusetts with free raw material as his
text. He held out the glowing promises
of free raw material and free iron ore
when the Democrats obtained control
of all branches of the government. He
then advocated free bar iron. Massa-
chusetts had no Democratic represen-
tative in the Senate. Why was not
Mills here to champion her cause? He
was not in his seat.
i While Aldrich was speaking, Mills
entered the chamber and, after some
sparring by the Republicans, engaged
in the discussion.
Beyond Redemption.
Mr.. Mills spoke but briefly. He had
long given up all hopes of converting
his Republican colleagues. Past expe-
rience had taught him that after all
arguments had been brought to bear,
they would still believe the lie and be
damned. He saw no hope for them
DO you see any hope for the CONVEX
sion of your Democratic associates ?''
asked Mr. Hoar
ooh, am making fair Roadway on
this side of the chamber replied Mr.
Mills, "but there is too much behind
the other side to bulge it."
Mr.. Chandler called Mr.. Mills at
tention to a statement he had made in
speech at New Haven, that if the
United States had free raw material
her manufacturers would control the
markets of the world, and asked why
the cotton manufacturers, with free
cotton, were notable to keep with the
foreign competitors.
The Reason Why
Mr.. Mills replied. that while cotton
was free, the machinery employed in
manufacturing cotton goods was duti-
able at As per cent; the dyes We're all
heavily taxed; the coal that generated
the steam was taxed; all-cotton goods
could not compete with the markets
of the world,
The debate which followed was par
llclpdleQ III by M6SSrS. Sherman,
George, Vest, Butler, Hoar, Ballinger
and Dolph.
Mr.. PETER Populist, of Kansas, of
fered an amendment to transfer iron
ore to the free list It was one of the
tenets Of the Democratic party that
raw materials should go on the free
list
| Why had this not been done?" he
asked.
! Mr.. Vest replied that it was no at.
tempt at evasion as far as he was
concerned. A large majority on his
side of the house would avoid placine
raw materials on the free list.
"a majority, did you say?" asked
Mr.. Allen.
Il meant what 1 said" replied Mr.
Vest. "a large majority on this side
believe in free raw materials but the
urgency of some tariff legislation rem.
ders it absolutely necessary for the
majority to make concessions to the
small minority. The alternative waf
presented of passing the bill with
those concessions or not passing it al
ALL
Mr.. PETERS amendment to transfer
iron ore to the free list was lost-4 t.
46. The yeas were: Allen, Hill, of New
York, Kyle and PETER
fo1o Il
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22
KYLE TALKS FREELY.
He Believes the Fellow Was in Ear
nest.

Washington, D. c., May Ex-senator
Kyle has arrived from South Dakota.
He talked freely about the bribery case
in which he, Senator Hunton and Major
Buttz are the principals. Senator Kyle
believes the man was in earnest; that
he meant to buy votes; and, further,
that he was only the agent of a New
York lawyer sent to Washington by
some powerful syndicate
His idea" said Mr. Kyle, was
that 1 should name my price, and he
would go to his principal and arrange
to have it paid me. The figure he
spoke of was $4,000 for my vote. I
was to get $4,000 and he $1,000 for
transacting the business. After each
interview he would go to his principal
and when I saw him again he would
tell me what the New York lawyer
said After the first interview with
him, [ went TO Senator VOORHEES, and
told him that centain offers of money
were being made. After this man had
been to see me several times he got
to the point of having me fix a day
when l would agree TO give my vote
against the bill. 1 saw that I must
change my tactics somewhat. so I re-
ferred him to my secretary, Mr.. McFar-
lane 1 told him that Mac and always
worked together and that he should see
Mac about the matter.
after each interview I made full
and accurate record Of what was said
by both of US and McFarlane did the
same. Senator Hunton told me about
month ago about his experience. L
see that Major Buttz has denied in
toto my story. That forces us, Of
course, to tell what we know and as L
have my memorandum and Mr.. Nc
Farlane has his. we shall have no
trouble in making a straight case
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22
ASSUMES NEW TERR0RS.

dalton. The engines were removed to
place of safety Several bridges be-
low Conemaugh were badly damaged.
In this city the Oklahoma house,
owned by Peter Seymour, was swept
away. A three-story building of P.
Browns was torn from its foundation.
The iron bridge is badly wrecked.
Fully S150,00O damage was done to pro-
perty with the yards of the Penn
sylvania passenger station. Between
the freight station and the river was
an artificial embankment, which gave
way, carrying down the river about
200 feet of track and 50 loaded cars. In
one car were five tramps, said to be
members of Galvin's army. Two We're
drowned.
Parties went from house to house
awakening the occupants. Whistles
blew and the people fed TO the high
ground. In Woodhall the streets are
covered by water six feet deep and
some small houses are swept away.
Swank's pottery works caught fire and
it was impossible for the fire company
to reach the building.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22
MUSIC TYPEwRITERs.
a Story That Comes From the State
of Texas.

or Texas.
While great Improvements have been
made in the last few years in short
hand systems, and language can now
be transferred to paper with the ra-
pidity of speech, the writing of music
is still an occupation of eXasperat ting
tediousness. A musical shorthand has
often been suggested, and it is said
that certain musicians have devised for
| themselves such system, which has
served fairly well. But any attempt
to bring the speed of musical nota-
ton within even appreciable distance
of the rate of musical production,
either instrumental or vocal has al
ways been looked upon as impossible.
1t is difficult to imagine how it can
| ever be otherwise. but none the less
are those inventors who seek to in
paper musical ideas, either fresh from
the brain of the composer or from the
rendition of the artist, worthy of COM
mendation and gratitude. An attempt
in this direction has just been made
in the construction of a machine for
typewriting music. The machine looks
like an ordinary typewriting machine,
after which it is modelled, the frame,
key levers type bars and carriage be-
ing retained. Various notifications
are made so as to adapt the instru-
ment to the change of nota ton, the
| carriage being shifted endwise only for
the different lines, octaves or notes.
and the paper is fed forward with each
stroke of the type. The machine is
intended either to be used with paper
already ruled or to write its own staff
| by repeating a five-lined character
Fort Worth Gazette.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22
THE TIMES AND COLD.

London, May 22,-The Times, in its
financial article, discussing the strong
and sustained currency of gold into the
Bank of England, says: 1t emanates
from various quarters and is by no
means wholly from the United States
and India. The worlds supply of gold
now appears to be excessive. 1t has
been long in overtaking the demand,
but the fall in prices in silver and
other articles has finally secured an
adjustment which would have been
reached much sooner if currency ex-
periments had not been tried on such
a large scale.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22
Delaware and Lehigh Rising.

Easton, Pa, May 21.-The Delaware
and Lehigh rivers are rising rapidly
The Lehigh is higher than at any time
since 1889. The people living along the
banks of the latter stream have been
compelled TO move all their goods to a
place Of safety. Tonight 500 feet of the
wall Of the basin of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation company's canal, at the
mouth Of the Lehigh, gave way and
fell into the Delaware river, and the
great body of water thus let loose
caused the Lehigh to fall fully two feet.
Shortly afterward it began to rise
again and more trouble is apprehended.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22
Recediug Slightly.

Philadelphia, May 2i.-At midnight
advices from the flood stricken dis
tricts indicates that the storm has
spent its fury and that the water has
begun TO fall where the danger was
greatest. Over places down the swol-
len streams are threatened but the
worst is probably known. Sunbury,
however, is threatened with complete
inundation, as the water is rising very
fast there.
At 2 o'clock the Schuylkill is falling
slowly. The city's gas works are
flooded. The ships at the west side
bridge are no longer in danger unless
the flood tide at 4 o'clock should wreck
them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22
Alleged Attempt at Suicide.

Early this morning, DR. Hicks was
called upon to attend a woman of the
town who was said to have taken
laudanum at her room on Commercial
street. The physician, accompanied by
Sergeant Ford, went to the place and
found the woman very much under
the influence of liquor. She had
smashed bottle containing laudanum
by throwing it against the wall, but
there was nothing to indicate that she
had swallowed any of the poison She
gave her name as Fife Dodd and was
ness
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22
Driven from Tbeir Homes.

Olean, N. Y, May PA large num-
Der of houses were swept away during
the night. Lumber was carried away
in piles. The bridges Of the western
road We're carried out and all stores
and the postal telegraph office are
under water The water has driven
scores of people from their homes and
ruined their household goods. No
trains have moved out today No lives
are reported lost, but crops in the val
lev are ruined
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22
Pitiable Condition of the Peo-
pie of the Flooded
Districts.
LOOKING FORWARD
WITH DEEPEST DREAD.
n Cut Off from the Rest Of the
World.

One Million Dollars Worth of Prop
erty Has Already Been Destroyed,
and the First Chapter of the Ter
ribIe Story Has Scarcely Been
Told-Surrounded ON Every Hand
by the Slowly Rising Destroyer
Every Foot of Ground in VIII
Transport Under Water-Hun-
dreds Have Been Driven from
Their Homes and More Will Be
Forced to FoIIOw-The Disaster at
Other Points Causes the Keenest
Suffering.