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The advocate., 1894-03-07
CHAPTER XVI.

A PENITENTIARY FOR FREE MEN.
What Is freedom? Ye can tell that which
slavery is too we'll,
For its very name has grown to an echo OF
your own.
IT'S to work and have such pay as just keeps
life from day to day
In your limbs as in cell for the tyranPs use
TO dwell.
SO that ye for them are made loom and plow
and sword and spade;
With or without your own will, bent to their
defense ana nourishment
'Tis to be q slave in soul, and to hold no strong
control
Over your own wills, but be all that others
make Of ye. SHELLY.
Before going to breakfast next morn
ing, John took a look at the card
which had been handed him the
night before, and discovered that the
lady who had encouraged him was Mrs.
Henry L. Delorme, wife of Maj. De-
The advocate., 1894-03-07
ITO be cOntinSed.J

The democrats have nominated q mil
lionsire tobacco monOpoliSts for congress
in Ohio TO Rll the vacancy Of the late
Mr.. HOuk. Now let the working people
get out and march and howl for HIM,
and rotten-egg any workingmsn who
dsres raise his head and offer to
run. None but the rich for flee. They
are the friends Of the starving, under.
paid workingmenl The latter have not
been starved enough yet.-Coming Ma
ton.
The advocate., 1894-03-07

conyict-and make him get it outw
he started to work so a time-keeper
could dock him if he was late, and
make him put it back when he
knocked off so time-keeper could
dock him il he quit ahead or
time. They mightn't even give a man
a chance to 60 home to warm dinner,
and he'd have to fetch cold snack In Q
tin bucket; and, maybe, they'd cut the
time for eating that till they'd ruin his
health by making him 60 to work right
off after eating. No street. No social
ism! Let's keep our blessed liberty OF
being slaves of railroad company in
stead of being the regular bricks-with-
out-straW serfs OF government run by
ourselves. Just think OF it! II we
had socialism we'd have to choose
boss for ourselves, instead OF having
him kindly appointed by somebody else
to watch over usl No socialism for us
free workingmen. Not much, if we
know ourselves. We're not going to
be slaves. But our NRsocialistic boss
is looking sour over yonder, and ! Iguess
we'd better tie up our tongues again
and get to work like American free
men,"
During the delivery Of these ironical
remarks, sort of general litter Of sat
isfactiOn was kept up by the men, who
enjoyed the discontinue OF Nick
Withers. AS he finished speaking,
John started to his work.
"HeS a caution amt hep" said one
of the men, whose eyes had been won
derfully opened by this brief speech of
Cotterell's. "What blasted fools zoe
are to talk about socialism making as
slaves. Great snakes How could we
be worse off?"
"You'd better not let the boss hear
you talking that way, It'll get up to
headquarters and you'll get your time.
They're onto us all, anyhow, and
they're watching us close. It's won
der Cotterell hasn't been bounced a
long while ago. What makes them let
him alone?"
"Cotterell? Why he's the best worker
in his shop, and the best liked, too.
Just let them bounce him, and you'd
see a strike almighty quick. That's
the reason" answered another OF the
men.
AS two of his comrades caught up
with him on their way to work, one Of
them jestingly asked the other in
Johns presence:
"Say, did you see that high-toned
woman applauding Cotterell last night? ?
She never took her eyes off of him after
he,got on the stage-looked kinder be-
Witched."
John was silent, but the remark re-
called his engagement for that evening,
and he thought of it the whole after
noon. Possessed of that prophetic in
stinct with which some sensitive souls
are gifted and Of which dull biograph-
ers of Socrates have made such a mys
terry, he had premonition which grew
upon him during the afternoon that
from his meeting with Mrs. Delorme
that evening was to arise some great
crisis in his life-perhaps his life's cat
astrophe. From what casual occur
renee sometimes dates the entire after
history of human soul! The seemingly
trivial events Of single hour may
brighten with JOY or darken with
misery every subsequent page of life's
story.
ITO be coRtiRWed)
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Tie WESTERN TRAIL is published
quarterly by the Chicseo, Rock Islsnd
& Pacific railway. II tells how
10 get farm in The west,
and it will be sent TO you gratis for cne
year. Strd Dtme Bnd address to "Edi-
tor w esteIn Trail, CbiCSRo," end receive
1t one year free. JoBN SEBASTIAN,
9. p. A.
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Apply at once to the ADVOCATE fer
special club terms.
The advocate., 1894-03-07

Du''On HOu''. .1oD'lA, EAa' 'l-a'-HsoD"d'y
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21

A most curious utensil of Bahaman
dwelling is a big cement oven, like a
cone, at the back of the house. In this
the family bread is baked. Bahamas
are physiologically starved, and their
thin, attenuated forms show it. An un-
varying diet of fish and fruit is not
nourishins enough, and the fact speaks
for itself in these islanders. The white
Bahamans are homely and sallow unless
burned so that complexion is thing of
the past They rarely-some never
wear shoes; hence feet in these lati-
tudes are feet and not merely the ends
of legs used to gaze.in admiration at
tho feet that daily and nightly visited
our schooner. The owners of the append
ages could walk where shod foot
could not bear to trod. The skin be-
comes tougher than leather. Black Ba-
hamans are the finest specimens of the
negro race to be seen outside Of Africa
-strapping fellows with magnificent
arms and chests, but they are dreadful
beggars and dreadful liars.
1t is inconceivable how simple the
Bahamans are. saw old men in Span
ish Wells who had never seen a horse,
or n COW, or wheeled vehicle. Nassau
is their Mecca. "Why, boy" said Joe
Pindar to me Everybody down here is
either Pindar or n Johnson), "Nassau
his a city, Hit as 5000 people, hand
the streets are so wide carriages kin go
along hand leave room for persons to
walk hon beach side. ."-Californian IL.
lustrated Magazine.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21
SILVER DOLLARS SCARCE.
A Bet Which Proved an Unexpected Stat
of Affhirs In Washington.

A Bet Which Proved an Unexpected State
of Affi,irs In Washington.
A party of gentlemen were discussing
the financial conditions couple Of days
ago when one Of them remarked upon
the unusual scarcity Of silver dollars in
circulation in Washington. He stated
that it was difficult to meet person
who had silver dollar in his pocket,
whereas u few months ago the cart
wheels We're more plentiful than the pa
per securities. His assertion was ques-
toned by one of his companions, where
upon he remarked that he would be
willing to make wager of the cigars
10 prove it,
IL will bet, he remarked, "that you
cannot within one hour meet man
whom You know who has silver dol.
lar in his pocket"
The other, who had an extremely large
acquaintance, eagerly accepted the gage
and took up position down at the cor
ner of Fifteenth and + streets. Every
friend and acquaintance who came along
was requested to exchange silver dol
lar for four quarters. Scores of 81 bills
were pulled out of pedestrians pockets,
but the man with the change wanted
only the dollar Of his daddios. At the
end of the hour he paid for the cigars,
because he found not n man in his quest
who had hard dollar in his pocket
don't know the reason for the scarcity
of such coin, but its existence is be.
yond doubt. Washington Star.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21
A LuoICRous DUEL.
The Preacher Chose the Weapons and Van
quished His Bullying Opponent.

The Preacher Chose the Weapons and Van
quished His Bullying Opponent.
One way Of combating an evil prac.
tice is to make it ridiculous 1t was by
this means that dueling was stopped in
q certain district Of Kentucky some 40
years ago. At that time travelling
preacher named Bowman, strong, mus
cular man, was conducting series Of
religious meetings in Kentucky. At one
Of them well known desperate charac
ter created disturbance, and being
publicly rebuked by Bowman sent him
challenge to fight.
The preachers first thought was to
treat the matter with silent contempt
Then he reflected that dueling was all
too common in that region, and he de-
cided to accept the challenge.
AS the challenged party, Bowman
had the choice of weapons He selected
half bushel of large Irish potatoes and
stipulated that his opponent must stand
10 PAGES distant, and that only one po-
tato at time should be taken from the
measure.
The desperate was furious, but Bow
man insisted upon his rights as the chal-
lenged party and threatened to denounce
the fellow as q coward if he made fur
ther objections Seeing no way out of
the scrape, the desperate at last consent
ed.
The contest took place on the out
skirts Of the town, and almost everybody
in the place turned out to see the fun.
The seconds arranged the two men in
position, by the side of each being q
half bushel measure filled with good
sized potatoes.
Bowman threw the first one. 1t struck
his opponent in a central spot and fell
In pieces. A shout of delight went up
from the crowd which flurried the des-
perado, and his potato flew wide of the
mark.
Bowman watched his chance, and ev-
cry time his oponent stopped for a po-
tato another one hit him in the side,
leaving wet spot on his clothes and
then scattering on all sides. The fellow
was mt iii this way i've times. Then
tho sixth potato struck him in the short
ribs, and he lay ON the grass doubled up
with pain and groaning, "Enoughp'
The bystanders went wild with de-
light, but Mr.. Bowman looked very So
ber. The desperate was taken home
and put to bed, and there he staid for
more than week, and when he again
appeared he was greeted with SO many
jokes that life was almost burden to
him.
That was the end of dueling in that
region. Family Herald.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21
FRUIT TREE PESTS.
The Beetles Which Produce
Destructive Borers.
PACKING FRUIT WITH CARE.

Much Better Butter Can Be Made With
the Box or Barrel Churn Than With
the Old Dash Churn.
"How many boys and girls on the
farm have had an old apron tied around
their waists and been told to churn until
the butter will hold up the dasher? Such
instructions are fatal to good butter" !"
says the Iowa Homestead. In the first
place the dash churn is ten years behind
the times, and ought to be thrown out
Of every farm, even if no more butter is
made than to supply the family table.
The box or barrel churn is cheap, and it
is so much more convenient and SO much
better butter can be made with it that
there should be no hesitation in discard
ing the old dash churn in its favor. But,
no matter what kind of churn is used
never churn until the butter is gathered
in chunks large enough to hold up the
dasher. There are several reasons why
this should not be done. One OF them
is that the grain is destroyed. Good
butter has fine, distinct grain, and
when broken shows distinct fracture
like cast iron. If this grain is destroyed
by overchurning or overworking, the
butter becomes a greasy mixture like
lard, and has greasy taste. Again it is
necessary that the buttermilk be we'll
washed out, or the butter will become
strong and rancid in short time. This
cannot be done when the butter is
churned into Jumps, SO in the latter case
the grain, flavor and keeping quality are
all injured. The churn should always
be stopped when the butter is in the
form of small granules, ranging in size
from q red-ClOyer seed to a grain OF
wheat; then the buttermilk can well be
washed out, and the grain will be unin-
jured if the working is properly done.
There is no reason why the farmer should
not make just as fine butter as any one,
provided he will take the trouble to do
it right"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21
PACKING FRUIT.
One of the Most Important Problems Be-
fore the Growers of To-day.

One of the Most Important Problems Be-
fore the Growers of To-day.
1t often happens that OF two fruit
growers whose places join and who raise
fruit that is every way similar the one
will get good prices that will pay him a
round profit, while the other will scarce
ly cover the cost of gathering and trans
portation, says Colman's Rural World.
The difference lies in the matter of ham
ding. The one grower carefully studies
the markets, grades his fruits, rejects
all the culls or imperfect specimens, and
then packs the fruit in an attractive
manner, while the other simply DUMPS
it into boxes, good, bad and Indifferent,
all mixed together. 1t is not surprising
that under such conditions money is
often lost on shipments. 1t would in
deed be surprising if this were not so.
Many reputation has been made by
careful attention to the grades and pack
ing of fruit, and all shippers agree that
this is one OF the most important prob
lens before the growers of to-day. It is
a problem which becomes more impor.
tant from year to year, as the production
increases, and consequently the compe-
tltlon increases also. As between two
shippers OF fruit OF equal quality it is
the question OF attractive packing that
decides the difference in prices.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21
The Mnn of the Moment.

From the modern girls point of view
the man of the moment is not of much
account, says Sarah Grand The instinct
Of natural selection which inclined her
first of all to set him aside for his fab.
biness is strengthened now by her
knowledge of his character. She knows
him better than her parents do, and in
proportion rs she knows him she finds
less and less reason to respect him. The
girls discuss him with each other and
with younger married women, and out
of their discussion is arising strong
distaste for him.
I'm not going to marry man
can't respect, ~" II shan't marry unless
l can find man of honor with no hor.
rid past" and Don't offer me tho
mutilated remains of man., coupled
with the names of Tom Jones and Rod.
erick Random, are the commonest ex.
pressions Of it. And it is in vain for the
man of the moment when he marries TO
hope to conceal the consequences of the
past from his wife by assuming u high.
ly refined objection to allowing" her
to read any book that would open her
eyes. Manners of the now woman are
perfect She in never aggressive, never
argumentative, but she understands the
art of self defense and reads what she
nleases
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21

Description of the Two Kinds That In
fest Fruit Trees.

Description of the Two Kinds That In
fest Fruit Trees.
There are two borers that work in fruit
trees, says Farm and Fireside. One has
fiat head and the other a round head.
They both come from eggs laid by bee
ties. The beetle OF the round-headed
borer is about three-fourths OF an inch
long, and has two broad, creamy-white
stripes running the whole length of its
body. The beetle Of the flat-headed
borer is of shining greenish-black color,
with its under side of shining coppery
color. This borer attacks the whole
trunk and often the larger branches,
while the former confines its attacks to
the base of the trunk almost entirely.
The beetles lay their eggs in the South
in May and at the North in June and
July. The beetle of the round-headed
borer generally lays its eggs at dusk, and
is hidden during the day. The beetle OF
the f1at-headed borer is lively fellow.
He likes the hot sunshine, and runs
very rapidly up and down the bark in
bright days, but instantly takes wing if
an attempt is made to capture him.
Nothing can be done to kill the eggs, but
a good preventive is to coat the trees
with soft soap, plaster OF paris and paris
green during the time the beetles are
abundant. The soap is distasteful to
the beetles; the plaster of paris makes
it stick, and the paris green will poison
any young that may hatch from the eggs.
The only way to kill the insects after
they are in the tree is by cutting them
out or running wire into their burrows.
All trees should be looked over in the
fall and spring and have the borers re-
moved.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21
Declined Her Services.

Since the death of NJ. Boutquin the
dapper old gentleman who invariably
wore silk hat and carried an umbrella
when discharging his official duties,
Brussels has been deprived of tho sory.
ices of public executioner. NJ. de
Liege has kindly acted rs u stopgap dur.
ing the intcrregnum. Last week his co.
operation was requested by tho authori.
ties. AT the appointed hour stout,
middle aged lady presented herself aud
quietly remarked to the assembled func.
tionaries:
I've come for the execution. NV
husband is not well this morning and
asked me to take his place Please let
us get to business. +"
The general stupefaction was intensi.
hed when she added in reassuring
tone, This is not by any means the
first time"
However, the authorities refused to
avail themselves Of her offer and mean.
ly declined to pay her expenses. -Brus,
A prisoner in the Manchester Jail
amused himself by writing verses in
microscopic characters ON small pieces
OF paper. which he pasted on the backs
OF the reaches that infested his cell.
Tho poetry eventually killed all the in.
sects that carried IL, not because IL was
pad- but because the paste fermented.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21
OF nlfilrcnl Iynns

The drummer for a Chicago house
handling New England trade, who had
not seen his good old mother for long
time recently spent Sunday with her,
and when he started away she laid her
hand tondorly ON his head.
"Goodby, my boy" she said. "Put
your trust in Providence, and you will
come out all right"
"Pshaw, mamma" he replied; "you
don't know that country. Providence is
the hardest town to work in the whole
of New England, and tho good lady
was greatly shocked until they had
come to u amutual understanding as to
what each one was thinking about -
Detroit Free Press
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21

There is something about a drain that
the most obtuse farmer couldn't fail to
remark for years past, says Colman's s
Rural World, and it is strange that the
lesson taught has not been utilized ear
lier. Every one has observed that the
result of common tile drain or "blind -
ditch was to produce for a limited dis
tance on either side of the ditch most
prolific cropof plump and we'll -developed
grain. 1t never occurred to them, how
ever, that, ii system OF drainage per.
meated their fields sufficiently close as
to allow the influence of the drains IN
cover the whole field or farm. that field
or farm would he rich beyond compari.
son and practically free from flood and
drouth alike. OF late few progressive
men have seized the idea, and are now
rejoicing in plentiful crops, orchards an.
nually bending with fruit and every adj
vantage OF luxurious and opulent soil
while neighbors with better farms
equally well titled, but without drainins
are grumbling over their losses and
threatening to sell out and move to the
Pacific Coast. ''0
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21
Frank Confession.

Robert Chambers, the large hearted
and honest publisher, one night appeared
at his club after a short absence, and
there delighted at least one member-J.
G. Jeaffreson-by deliciously frank ex-
preston of opinion. Jeaffreson began
the conversation by asking:
"What have you been doing since /
saw you last?"
81 have joost been spending the time
in Scotland with my ain people, and for
my diversion | have been reading vet
again Scott's novels. Iwent deliberate
ly through the whole lot O. them. What
doyou think O mon O my years spend
ing the greater part of the long holidays
in sic way?"
sit was in that way that l first made
acquaintance with the Waverly novels" !"
was the enthusiastic reply, sin a broiling
hot summer and autumn. How Won
must have enjoyed yourself"
"Weel, weel, l Gamma say" returned
the Scottish publisher and man of let
ters. Then he looked warily up and
down the room to make sure of not being
hard by any brother Scotsman and con.
tinued:
81 Gamma say enjoyed the buiks so
much as l did in my younger time. /
would not say it aloud in Adinbro. but
weel you believe me when say that Sir
Walter isn't what he used to be to me?
10 tale you the truth" he added, lower
ing his voice almost to a whisper-"to
tale you the truth, found him rather
prosy! Aye, but dinna be laughing, or
the lads there will be asking what said
to you. 1t is the truth that l tale YOU.
l moost conface | fund him at times a
leetle prosyv-Youth's Companion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21
SHE FOOLED THE BAILIFF.
Dora Donegan Gives an Exhibition OF II,
Dexterity Us u Thief.

Dorh DoHtBhu OiNeb an ExniD1tiOn OF her
Dexterity rs Thief.
Dora Donegan, one Of the most skillful
thieves known to the police, gave an ex-
hibition Of her art Monday morning at
the Harrison Street police station, which
gave Bailif Vogel still greater opin-
ion Of her dexterity. She had been ar
rested in pursuance Of standing order
given by Chief Brennan to lock her up
on sight and was arraigned before Jus.
tice Foster. She was discharged, as
there was no evidence against her Be-
fore leaving the courtroom she stopped
to chat with the bailiff
"You are pretty clever, Dora," said
Vogel, "but if all men were as hard to
rob as would be you'd have to do
something else for living"
"Oh some day some one will fool
you, too" said Dora.
The two stood talking for few min
utes, and then the woman left the room.
Shortly afterward Bailiff Vogel found
that his diamond scarfpin was missing.
In an excited manner he called the at
tention of several officers to his loss,
and they began to search the room, as
tho bailiff thought it had dropped from
his scarf to the floor somewhere. While
they were engaged in the search the
Donegan woman approached Vogel and
said:
'Have you found your pin?"
"No, replied Vogel.
"Well, here it is, said the woman.
"Be careful next time when you brag
about yourself. / just wanted to show
you that you would be an easy mark,
and she went away laughing, Chicago
Inter Ocean
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-21
Talking Through His rils-

George NJ Pullman-wealth $50.
wv ooo-told newspaper reporter, II
believe that l was far happier in the
days when hadn't dollar than l am
now That is all very fine, but if he
was happier then, why not 90 back TO
those haleyon and dollarless days? The
disposition of his great wealth need not
bother him. The fact that George M.
Pullman is working early and late 70
add to his burden" of wealth and No.
sponsibiliries is evidence that the palace
car king is talking through his hat. /"
-Philsdelphia Press