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The advocate., 1895-09-18
why France Is Sound.

A great many people wonder why
France. Is financially so prosperous. One
of the reasons Is that she is patriotic
and stands up for France.
Ina late case before a French court
creditor had sued on a note payable in
gold, and the court held the provision
void, ON the ground that one sort of mon
ey issued by France was as good as
another and to discriminate in favor of
either one was a conspiracy to injure
>the government and its credit, and that
the debtor has the right to pay in any
thing issued by law as money.
That doctrine-a sound and patriotic
one-if enforced in this country, would
bring Secretary Carlisle up with round
turn. There are no fifty cent" depre-
ciators allowed in France-a five Franc
piece being as rnuch money as a napo-
leon. France makes her own money
and makes any attempt to discredit 1t
even in contracts a conspiracy at law.
No wonder France Is prosperous, as her
lawmakers and her courts are as patri
otic as her people. No high officers of
state are there engaged in depreciating
the money issued for the use Of her
people. 1t Is morally crime in the
United States and ought to be held an
offense at law by our own courts
possibly win be some day.-Kansas City
Journal.
The advocate., 1895-09-18
Suits for infringement.

The advent Of the corn harvester, as
might have been expected, promises
abundant fruitage in dhe way OF htiga-
tion For several years past, the Nc
Cormick Harvesting Machine Company
of Chicago have been making and ex-
perimenting with corn machine, and
In 1893 their Invention was exhibited and
operated at the Worlds Fair. This ma
chine has been brought to high degree
Of success and meets with universal
commendation by all who have seen its
practical performance In the field. 1t
is built under the Peck patents, Of
which the Mccormick Company are the
owners, said patents covering the pT'in-
cipIe of binding corn standing on end,
and which, SO far as discovered, Is the
only successful plan for doing the work.
Inventors have been experimenting for
many years on corn harvesters, and the
avldity with whAch these vertical bind
ers are being bought by the corn grow
ers Of the country, speaks strongly for
The advocate., 1895-09-18
Topics for September.

How much and what should the
farmer read?
OF what do the real luxuries OF life
consist?
What are the causes Of decline In ag-
ricultural fairs in this country?
The farmers home and how to make
1t happy.
The weather bureau; is It of amy value
to farmers?
What are the relative advantages of
Eastern and Western farming?
At what prices can farmers afford to
raise wheat and corn when land is
worth $50 per acre?
OF what value to the farmer 10 a
classical college education?
How to make money and how to save
1t.
Is 1t advisable for young man to go
In debt for two-thirds Of the value of a
farm with the present prices Of land
and farm products?
What Is the best and most economical
way to harvest corn and corn fodder?
The advocate., 1895-09-18
Alliance Profits.

The question is frequently asked,
what Is gained by being a member Of
an Alliance?" If you sit down and
do nothing, you will receive no bene-
fit aside from some social pleasures. The
order is just what you make 1t. If you
take hold Of its business features you
will make money. On Saturday night,
June 9Th, one Alliance in Newton met in
regular session, and among Its business
items was one order that will save each
member over one dollar and before Sep
tember the savings In this one article
win aggregate SIS to 800, and within
one year each member will save In this
one direction, probably SIS. The cost
Of dues is 81 per year. Savings In var
ious ways traceable to the Alliance will
amount to not less than $50 per family,
and sometimes more. Pretty good pro-
fits? Yes, and every other Alliance can
do nearly or quite as we'll II the MEM
bers will try.
The advocate., 1895-09-18

The order can not be sustained by the Of
ficers alone. but they must have the
hearty cooperation of all the members
before their work can avail anything
Thus the private is just as responsible
for the condition Of the order as any
officer, and it is by their aid that the
great end may be attained. The officers
are changed often enough 10 that dur
ing one administration you cannot af-
ford to stop one minute In the grand
work Of Union, Unity and Truth.
The advocate., 1895-09-18
Eaect Of Legislation Upon the People.

The people of France are among the
most contented people in the world.
According to the last census, out of
thirty eight million of inhabitants, TWEEN
ty-one million live in in the town or viii
lage in which they were born, and thirty
and one half million have not moved out
of their native departments. France fos-
ters no trusts or combines and will not
allow them to exist in her borders
She owns the railroads and telegraph
lines and other public utilities, and loans
money to her people on personal prop
erty at a very low rate OF interest. The
people generally own their homes, while
the government floats $7O0, 100000 Of un-
covered paper money and coins silver
and gold at the ratio of 15as to /.
A friend of ours who had been trav-
elling in Europe, spoke Of the great
contrast between the condition of the
people of France and of England, just
across the channel. In France the peo-
pie, as a whole, were we'll fed, cleanly
and neatly dressed and bore an air of
thrift and comfort AS soon as he eros
sed the channel into England all was
changed. He arrived at daylight in
the morning and noticed that dirty,
ragged wretches crawling out of dry
goods boxes, old cellars and the rub
bish Of the streets, stretch themselves
and go forth in quest of food. And
he said to himself "can it be possible
that government can have such an OPP
posite effect upon the conditions of the
people of these two nations"
It Is 50, however, as Jefferson said,
1.-THE government can legislate the peo-
pie into prosperity or adversity;" and
this Is clear illustration Of conditions
Of the people of two nations that live
side by side In country whose natural
conditions are as favorable to the one
a sto the other, but whose system of
government Of the one is directly the
opposite of the other.
England Is a gold standard country
Her railroads are owned by private
corporations. She loans no money to
her people but turns the loan business
over to merciless cut threat pawn
brokers and bankers to be robbed and
swindled by the financial jugglery of a
few. England Is filed with all manner
Of combines and trusts which are fos-
tered by the government. A very small
per cent Of her people own all the land,
and the mass of her people live in
rented homes.
The advocate., 1895-09-18
Wolves.

The mortgage companies have driven
people out of the country 80 that in
many places wolves are increasing so
rapidly ON the great areas of unoccupied
land as to seriously endanger the flocks
OF our sheep men. John Edick, prom
lnent farmer living seven miles south Of
Groton, reports numerous raids on his
flock OF sheep by wolves. Indeed, the
matter has grown so serious that he
offers a reward OF IS for each wolf
killed in his neighborhood, this in ad-
dition to the bounty given by the coun-
ty. There IL a world OF grim irony in
this remarkable offer. Groton II the
oideat settlement In this. the most popu-
sOus county Gn South Dakota The
conptry tneeabpute q gag beautiful ssA
The advocate., 1895-09-18
Suppose.

Suppose you do not like your officers,
is that any reason why you should hang
banck and not work? The great order OF
the Farmers Alliance is behind your ofti-
GERS, and 1t Is for that order that you
should labor increasingly. The officers
are merely for the purpose of aiding In
the work, but the success of your ALI
amce and the order depends on the
privates who are at work and who have
lhe ebb2 of the order at large qt heart
The advocate., 1895-09-18
IRRIGATION
SUPPLIES
Crane Irrigation WindmlIIS.
"''FTizell" IrrigaliOn Cylinders.
lone Star" IrrlgailOi Cylinders.
Centrifugal Pumps.
Gasoline Engines.
Pipe, Points, FirtiagS, &c.
Rubber and Candy ReIting.
ThreShUr Tank Pumps.
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE.
CRANE CO., Kansas City, Mo.

the good qualities OF the machines. Fol-
lowing closely ON the lines Of the Nc
Cornnick Is q corn harvester built by ID.
M. Osborne & Co, which, in its essen
taal features is, as the Mccormick Conn
pany alleges, an infringement OF the
Peck patents and, accordingly, the Nc
Cormicks have brought suit against
Osborne g. Co. i'm New York, as we'll as
against their local agents in Illinois,
r. j. Dacey, OF Woodstock, Chas. p.
Bogue, of Elgin, and Geo. w. Reed q
Co, Of Ottawa. The Mccormick Ccna-
pany will bring additional suits In other
districts Of the United States Courts,
promptly upon proof OF sale of the Os-
borne machine IN the various localities,
The advocate., 1895-09-18


On account Of the meeting Of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge, I, o. o. f., ait At-
Tartic City, N. T., ne Baltimore a Ohio
Railroad Company and connecting lines
will SELL tickets ait rate OF fare and q
third to all delegates attending the Con-
ventfon. Tickets Will be sold Septem-
ber 13 to is, inclusive, valid for return
passage until September rs.
The B. & o. maintains double daily
services of fast express tradns from Chi
cago TO the East, running via Wash
dngton.
For full particulars, reservation Of
Pullman Car space, address L. 8. Allen,
A. q. p. A., B. & o., Grand Central sta
ton, Chicago, Ill.
The advocate., 1895-09-18
The Harvey.HOrr Debate.

The Harvey-Horr debate on the silver
question is now printed IN book form,
making a book Of nearly 500 pages, to be
retailed at so cents. We can supply 1t
at that price, or with the Advocate one
year for $1.25.
Mr.. Harvey has assigned his interest
in the book to II. g. Miller and w. j.
Cheney, as trustees, who are to use his
share Of the profits for the promotion
Of education on the money question.
The advocate., 1895-09-18

Our dollar library is good thing to
put into. the hands of people who have
not been reading reform literature. 1t
goes free with three 81 subscribers to
the Advocate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19
Horrible Midnight Scenes Adds the Wild Terror
People Appalled, BY the Terrible Catastrophe.
The
Fire e Under Contro

DENVER, Col, Aug. 49, The Gumry
Hotel was wrecked by an explosion at
12:10 a. m. The rear half of the building,
5-story brick and stone structure, went
down with a crash.
The hotel was crowded with guests. On
both sides of Lawrence from 18th to 18th
streets and on Larimer, directly back of
the Gumry, the plate glass windows OF
the business houses were blown in and q
number OF pedestrians were injured by
falling glass. The fronts of many build
ings in the vicinity were nearly wrecked.
The hotel structure for 100 feet along
the alley and extending 75 feet toward the
front, is mass OF debris. Brick and
plaster were piled in heaps, 20 feet high,
and from the higher mass of wreckage
were heard the means of the injured and
dying. At IL: :35 five injured persons were
taken out. They were all inmates of the
hotel and sank down with the floors of
the fifth story and escaped, more forum
ate than those below. The remaining
portion of the building from which the
guests we're recovered by ladders as fast
as possible, was expected to fall at any
moment, and precautions to avoid the
further loss Of life added to the difficulty
III reaching the dead and injured. The
cause OF the explosion is uncertain, but il
is supposed that the battery of boilers in
the hotel basement must have exploded
The sound of the explosion was heard
throughout the city, awakening people in
bed mile from the scene. A cloud of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19
DEMOCRATIC CITY COMMITTEE.
Arrangements Completed for a Good
Time at Hauterive Tomorrow.

Chairman Dorney of the Democratic
city committee is authority for the state
ment that tomorrow's outing of that or
ganization at -Hauterive bids fair TO be
the biggest and most enthusiastic gather
ing of Democrats ever held in this State.
IL is to be an outing, pure and simple,
for the main purpose OF eating good
dinner and having good time, while in
serious campaign talk and an address
may be presented pointing out the evils
which, from the Democratic point of
view, accompany the proposed constitu-
tional amendment for biennial elections.
There will also be a ball game after
dinner between mines captained by
Thomas Cosgrove OF Ward 8 and p. Il.
Mullen of Ward 4.
All Democ rats OF the State who have,
do, or may in the future amount TO some
thing within the party ranks are going to
be there and among those who have ac-
cepted invitations are: Mayor Boyle and
p. j. Murphy of Newport; George w.
Greene of Woonsocket; Hugh j. Carroll,
Thomas W. Robinson and Thomas
O'Brien OF Pawtucket; ID. S. Baker of
Wexford; ex-postmaster John III. Calvin
OF East Greenwich; Hon. Edwin ID. Nc
Guinness and Richard Il. Comstock of
Providence.
Dinner will be served from 2:3O until
4 o'clock.
The members OF the outing committee
are: Thomas j. Dorney, chairman; p. j.
Lannon, secretary; John w. Furlong,
treasurer; Miles A. McNamee, James b.
Lovett and Patrick X. 4. McKenna.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19
THIRD
EDITION
2:45 O'CLOCK.
FATAL PEEL.
Death Caused by a Banana
Skin.
Patrick Fox Slipped on One This
Forenoon.
Head Struck the Curbstonc aud Ho
Died Instantly.
Patrick Fox Slipped on One This
Forenoon.
Head Struck the Curbstonc aud Ho
Died Instantly.

Patrick Fox, single, and about 33 years
old, slipped upon banana peel at the
corner OF Ives and Tockwotton streets al
s:35 this morning and fell TO the ground,
striking his head against the curbstone
and died almost instantly.
The dead man lived with his mother at
112 Tockwotton street.
John A. Very of River street, River
side, was walking a short distance behind
Fox and when he saw the man fall he
hurried to his assistance, but as he
stopped down to help him up he found
the man was dead.
Mr.. Very notified Captain McGill
OF the Wickenden street station,
who notified Medical Examiner Palmer.
Dr. Palmer found that in falling, the
face, directly under the left eye, had been
bruised, and a spot about the size OF a
silver dollar was discolored, This blow,
the doctor said, caused conclusion OF the
brain, from which the man must have
died almost instantly. The remains were
turned over to undertaken Monahan, and
were afterward taken to the home OF
Mrs. Fox.
Fox was well known TO nearly everyone
in that portion OF the city, and was es-
pecially liked by children. He was a
gardener, but did all sorts of odd Jobs.
He will be buried Wednesday morning
at $3.50 O'Clock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19

broken poles in the alley and added fresh
peril TO the firemen. One horse was killed
by coming in contact with a live wire
Two injured women had been almost ex-
tricated from the ruins when the flames
approached so close that the rescuers had
TO abandon them for their own safety.
Both voices were soon silenced, the fire
completing the work commenced by the
explosion. The bodies of three women
were also seen in the back part of the
building, but could not be rescued.
At 80 the flames still kept the firemen
back from the work of rescue, except
just at the line of the alley wall Up tol2
O'Clock six other persons in the house
had been taken from the ruins, all badly
injured. In addition, four were severely
cut by glass falling into the street A
piece OF cornice of the Cheeseman block
at Seventeenth and Larimer streets, fully
a block from the Gumry Hotel, was torn
out and fell to the street, narrowly miss
ing several passersby. The fragment
weighed at least ton.
In the wrecked building there were five
or six rooms extending across the rear of
the building, facing the alley, on each of
the three upper floors. All of these rooms
are believed to have been occupied, as
people residing in rooms across the alley
saw lights burning in every window dur
ing the evening.
Among the dead are:
Peter Gumry and X. &. Grenier, the pro-
prietors of the hotel, the day clerk and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19

dust was sent thousand feet in the air.
At 1850 the ruins were still burning
fercely and the firemen were obliged to
retreat from the work Of rescue. Every
engine in the city poured water into the
mass, but the flames were not controlled
before many OF the injured were cremated.
As the chances OF escape lessened, the cries
OF the imprisoned people increased,
heart-rending shrieks coming from every
portion of the great mass OF wreckage.
During the height OF the excitement a
team ran away on Eighteenth street,
stampeding the crowd OF spectators. "A
number OF people were more or less i'm
jured by being tramplod upon and fall
ing in the broken glass, which covered
the streetc and sidewalks in every direc-
ton. LleCtsje light wires dangled from
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19

the night clerk, none OF who have been
found.
Immediately after the explosion oc-
ctfrred, baby was heard wailing in the
corner OF room which had fallen away.
Its parents had gone down with the first
crash. Afterward the little ones cries
became weaker and weaker, and when
the flames shot up into the skeleton of
the building became sienced. The fire.
men made brave effort to save woman
caught in the debris OF the north corner
OF the hotel, but were forced to abandon
the attempt. The spot where she lay
was soon the hottest part OF the fire.
The force Of the explosion carried away
a large portion of the rear OF the build
ing adjoining the hotel and the building
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19
FOUND IN A POND
Man Supposed to be a Prov
idence Peddler.

wooNsocKEr, Aug. lo.-The body OF a man
supposed to be Jacob Brown, peddler, OF
Povidence was found in Harris Pond this
morning in "A hole about hften feet deep.
His clothes were on the shore under "a tree.
In the pocket was fruit peddler's license.
Medical Examiner Bullsrd OF Blackstone
pronounced death from accidental drowning.
thoritis.
Brown leaves wife and one child who ro-
side at North Davis street in this city. Mrs.
Brown told the police OF the Second Station
that her husband left home last Friday morn
ing and has not since returned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19
Another Popular Excursion 60 Narra-
gansett Pier.

Tho New York New Haven & Hartford
Railroad have arranged for another popular
excursion 10 Narragansett Pier from Provi-
dence and stations 90 East Greenwich inclu-
sive, and from stations on the Warwick and
Oakland Beach Branch, TO take place on
Thursday. August p next This excursion
will be by special train. running through to
the Pier without change OF cars and rates for
round trip tickets will be very low for tho
occasion. IL is expected this excursion will
prove one of the finest and most successful Of
the season. The number Of tickets Is strictly
limited
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19

Make your arrangements as TO join the
special excursion TO Nantasket Beach by
special train direct over the New York, New
Haven a. Hartford Railroad on Tuesday next,
August 20. Very low rates have been made
for this occasion, and every facility is
Afforded at Nsntasket for the enjoyment and
amusement of visitors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19

The newsboys have new trick, inn
ported by one little ed-haired shaver
from Newport. 1t consists in placing
three or more coins on the top of each
other on the back of the hand and, throw
ing them into the air SO thew will separate,
catch them all before they reach the
ground.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19

Remember-tho special excursion 81 Nam
tasket Beach by special tram without change
of cars. takes place tomorrow. Only eLO for
the round trip tom Providence and fawtuckst
aud oOc frois Att.eboro. Number u tckets
strictly limited. Special train leaves Proyi-
dence at o 30 a. m. and returning leaves Ner
tesket at $50 pm,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19

James +. Holmes of / Aliston street,
Boston, wants the police of this city to
find his wife who came here a few days
ago. Mr. Holmes is but IL years old,
wears good clothes and diamonds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19

Cartes de Visite, engraving style, written
at short notice. Write for sample. Box 206,
Providence, X. /.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19
ON THURSDAY, AUGUST %,
AT 10 A. NJ. SHARP, AT
424 CranStOn St., Cor. Susan St.

The parlor contains an ELEGANT UP
HoLSTERED SUITE IN SILK TAPESTRY.
fine imported Irish Point, Lace Curtains,
Chenille Drapeies the very best Wilton Vel
vet Carpet, a HIGH-CLASS CHERRY WOOD
MANTEl, Fancy Tables and Parlor Lamp,
etc.
In tho dining room there is a massive
Carved Quartarsd Oak Dining Table Side
board and Chairs en- suite Silverware Amin
ster Carpet, Art Square and Rugs. etc.
Massive Oak, Black Walnut and Mahogany
Chamber Suites q STANDARD UPRIGHT
PARLOR BED with best curled hair mattress
Couches and Bod Lounges, Bookcase, WARD
ROBE. Oak Hall Stand. Wicker and Rattan
Rockers, Dinner Service, Clocks. Vases,
Draperies. Bed Spings, Mattresses, BRASS
AND IRON BED5TEADs. complete, Pillows,
Blankets, etc, Range. Glass and Crockory
Ware. Pictures, Refrigerator. Gas Stove with
hot water attachment, Mirrors, Toilet Ware
Kitchen and Laundry Utensils.
At ~ o'clock will sell that fine toned Stand
ard Upright Cabinet Grand Piano, Mahogany
Case. patent trichord, overstrung on iron
frame, with all the latest improvements, 3
pedals brass claw foot stool and a cover. One
OF NJ. Steinert az Sons best make
You will miss grand opportunity IL you
do not attend this sale.
AARON MILKMAN,
al9-3t lH Eddy street, Auctioneer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19
TimeIs Elerfinr.

Have your wntch or clock koep pace with
time by having Charles A. TOwne. wafoos
maker, 20 Westminster street, attend their
naa1a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19
BRIEF LOCALS.

Miss Maud Howard, II years old, is
missing from her home on Broadway.
The office of the clerk OF the Sixth Dis
trict Court, in the county court house,
has been greatly improved by the changes
made there during the past week.
"Tom" Lovett, pitcher for Providence,
and one of the best in the country, is
sick with malaria and it is not thought
that he will pitch again this week.
1t Is announced that Katherine Rober
will open the season at Trowbridge's Star
Theater on Labor Day, the house to be
managed by Mr.. George E. Lothrop, the
lessee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19

Some night this week race for blood
will come off at Buttonwoods between
Frank Pearce's Defender III and Edgar
Dexter's Anna j., two yachts between
which there Is much rivalry.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19
BY AARON MILKMAN, Auctionser,
i27 Eddy Street.
Auction Sale
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE !
UPRIGHT PIANO,

WILTON, VELVET AND ADMINISTER
CARPETS. TURKISH AND SMYRNA RUGS
TWO FINE CHERRYWOQD MANTELS,
BRASS AND IRON BEDSTEADs, PARLOR
SUITES. CHAMBER AND DINING ROOM
SUITES. ETC.
Everything in this l2-roomed house Is
first t-class and in a good clean condition. and
will be sold absolutely without reserve or limit
a. tha hfghast hidIar