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The advocate., 1895-05-01

Let us keep in close touch with the
people. This country was not ready to
emsncipste the slaves even after the
war of the rebellion had began, but
Lincoln bided his time until the people
were ready toreceive the Emancipation
Proclamation.
Then let us be patient and not get
too far ahead of the great masses OF
the people. With the government
once more in the hands of the people
and vigilant and active power behind
it residing in the people, our present
feudalistic form of government will
give place to a more humane and So
cialistic one; where all gifts to man
kind from the Supreme Ruler of the
universe will not be mOnopOlized by
the greedy few, while the millions
robbed of their birthright go wailing
in distress and poverty.
But will public property be utilized
for the public goOd9
Make monopoly too costly business
to maintain in this country, and all
public utilities that are now monopo-
lized by the corporations and the rich
few will revert back to the people to
whom they belong.
These are the lines upon which we
want free discussion. BY this means
the masses will become educated, dis
senting brothers though honest in their
opinions may see the error of their
ways, and when the time arrives for
action we will become a solid phslanx
against the enemies of progress and
human happiness. Tom EVANS.
The advocate., 1895-05-01
day when that state of things will
exist. CHARLES w. BOVINE.
Spokane, Wash.
The Potato Patch Plan.

The Pingree potato patch plan of re-
lief for the unemployed is demonstrat-
| ing the fact, which so many people
have strenuously denied, that there is
plenty of unused land suitable for sgri-
cultural purposes within the limits of
all our large cities; also that there are
plenty of people within these same
cities both willing and able to put the
land to such use.
This means that it is not at all neces-
sary that the lsndless city people should
60 to the uninhabited portions of the
earth in order that the ''idle lands and
men" be brought together. How easy
it is for them to get together when the
earth owner ceases to demand his
''pound of tleshP' For the Pingree
plan depends upon the nOnpsyment of
rent to the speculstor whose idle land
is used. Should rent be demanded,
this simplest and most effective charity
would be impossible Of application.
The fact that so many men volunteer
the aid necessary to enable these men
to employ themselves--just as soon as
they are permitted access to the land
is all the answer needed to the query.
How will the single-tax enable men
without capital to employ themselvesY
If there are plenty of men to-day,
when the scramble for wealth is so
fierce, willing to assist a man without
capital to employ himself on land
which he has permission to use but for
one season, there will be no lack Of aid
to such men when the single.tax has
made easy both the access to land and
the getting Of wealth.--Single- Tax
Courier.
The advocate., 1895-05-01
One Hundred and Four Years Old.

Martin Moore, Of West Virginia, passed
through this City a few days ago. Mr..
Moore is 104 years old and is afflicted with
cancer Of the throat. He ia on his way TO
visit DR.. Bye at Kansas City, Kas., for his
bslmy OIL treatment of cancer. He says he
will be cured, as he knows Of others having
been cured Of very bad cases OF cancer and
tumor in their advanced staRes,-Ss. Louis
Chronicle.
The advocate., 1895-05-01
The Only Weapon.

EDITOR ADVOCATE:-In cO-Opera
ton we have the only weapon with
which we can successfully fight cOrpor-
ations. Combined labor is capital, and
the only question is as to how it can be
successfully managed. The trouble with
the lsboring men now is that they all
wait for someone to hire them, when if
they would only unite their efforts and
their intellects in the production of
wealth, it would be unnecessary for
them to ask aid of any human being.
Wage, ,earners have been nothing but
tools in the hands of thinking men,
and they have been tools merely be-
cause they preferred to work for a stip-
ulated sum rather than to exert thema
selves enough to think out the problem
of how to become independent.
The fact is, the majority of mankind
would rather be slaves, as long as they
can be assured of a good living, and it
is only when they find it impossible to
satisfy even their meager wants as
slaves that they become willing to do a
little thinking for themselves.
We have organized a labor exchange
here very recently, and can produce
good deal of wealth. If these were or
ganiZed all over the country and the
manufacturing be gradually absorbed
by united workingmen, with exchange
checks as medium of exchange, good
in all exchanges, we would soon be
able to produce and exchange all sorts
of wealth without the use of money,
except in our dealings with transpOrta-
tion companies, and in paying interest,
taxes, etc. In making money sec
ondary consideration, only valuable for
certain purposes, we would practically
demonetize it, and as its u efulness
decreased its value would decline until
we could buy $40 with one days labor.
Then we could pay our mortgages.
without wearing away our lives. The
workingmen produce all the wealth
and when they stop working for the
drones of society they will soon own it
all, and if what l see is not phsntasm
of the brain, caused by too much think
ing on this subject, Wewill soon see the
The advocate., 1895-05-01

Hon. Devis H. Waite, ex-governor Of
Colorado, who has caused the corporations
and money changers more uneasiness than
any man Of the present time, has estab-
lishsd a weekly reform paper at Denver,
Colo. II is ohook full Of good thoughts
and terse sayings on living issues. Il
would be cheap at 81 per Annum, but the
price is 80 cents. The governor is q broad,
liberal thinker; he dSlVeS deeply and ana
lyzeS closely; he is such q forceful writer
The advocate., 1895-05-01
Free Discussion.


more the opinions or expression of other
members of the party who may differ
with them in regard to the future
course of the party. This is bad, and
Gre ties discord in our councils. Let
every member of the party have his
say; now is the time for discussion, be.
fore the nominating conventions and
the heat of the campaign is upon us.
Because POpulist may differ with
me as to what may be the best course
for the party to pursue in the future is
no reason why should doubt his fidel-
ity to the party, or his honesty of pur-
pose, for none of us are infallible, and,
after all, it is only question as to
who may err, for the future is yelled in
mystery.
But there is one fundamental princi-
pie we can all agree upon, that is
whether we are to have as a circulating
medium government money, or cOrpor-
alton money, and we will all say most
emphaticslly, government money. So
far as the free coinage Of silver is con-
cerned, every Populist who is learned
in the science of government and the
functions of money knows that free
coinage is only temporary mske-shift
for temporary relief. 1t is true, it will
put million of men to work in the
mines; their earnings spent among the
people will put another million to work
and greatly relieve present distress.
But why this great sacrifice of labor
and misdirected effort in search of a
suitable material for a circulating
medium because forsooth some few
spectators in the world who make
their money by making the people be-
lieVe that they, the elect, must have
control of all the money and the direc-
tion of all the governments in the
world whose wishes and opinions are
crystallized into lawsP 1t would add as
much to the national wealth to employ
the idle million in leVeling down the
Spanish peaks and pay them in United
States treasury notes as to hunt for sill
yer to make a circulating medium out
of; or gold either, for that matter. II
we are to be so circumspect in regard
to what kind of material substance we
shall use as a measure of values to cir
culate among US, why not be con sistent
and make the scales and peck measures
we weigh our groceries and measure
our potatoes in of gold and silVerP One
proposition is as logical as the other.
Why can't we get our wishes and
opinions crystallized into laws so that
what we say goes? We have created
all the wealth there is in this country
and are overwhelmingly in the ma
jority. Let us tell these dictators of
the wealth they have not earned, to
take a back seat, that we are capable
of running our country without their
advice or mandates, and can keep the
credit of our country up without going
in debt to do it. Can you not see the
skull and cross-bones on the black flag
of these money pirates of the world
and their purpose of debating specie
as redemption money! What's slender
thread the destinies of the human race
has hung upOn-the uncertainty of
what the gold mines of the world
might produce and the desires and
The advocate., 1895-05-01

that even those who differ with him delight
to read his paper. He closed one Of his
recent speeches with the following signiA-
can't paragraph "Our weapons are argu-
ments and the ballOt--s free ballot and
fair count. But If the money power shall
attempts 10 sustain it's usurpation by the
strong hand We will meet that issue when
Ii 10 forced upon us; for 10 is better, in
Anitely better, that blood should flow TO the
horses brides, rather than our national
liberties should be destroyed" Every pro-
gIeSsiVe thinker should send 81 30 TO the
Advocate and get this paper and Our Ma
tion's Crisis one year.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19

A. scientific research has so much
to do with Il daily life, our com
1orts, n health and happiness, as
W1!l as contributing so beneicently
10 Il commercial profit and safety,
il is not at all surprising that not
only the scientist, but tho average
man, is constantly on the alert for
'ain" pertaining to scientific
,rHtiye of this modern
traHa, We and that the number of
science schools in England has near
ly doubled III the past ten years.
Tine number of pupils has also more
l.l doubled, and the payments to
science schools on the results of the
examinations have increased by
moro than So, 600 since last year.
This country being more progressive
than England, there has doubtless
been a much greater advance. In
fact, technical, industrial and man
ual training schools have been OPEN
ed in every important city, and the
demand for such practical education
is constantly increasing.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
Old Indian Mathematics,

1t is remarkable to what extent
Indian mathematics enter into the
science of our time. Both the form
and the spirit of the arithmetic and
algebra of modern times are essen
TALLY Indian and not Grecian. Think
of that most perfect of mathematic-
al symbolisms-the Hindoo nota-
ton; think of the Indian arithmet-
ical operations nearly as perfect as
u own; think of their elegant al
gebraical methods, and then Judge
whether the Brahmans on the banks
of the Ganges are not entitled to
some credit.
Unfortunately some of the most
brilliant of Hindoo discoveries in in
determinate analysis reached Europe
too late to exercise the influence
they would have exerted had they
come two or three centuries earlier.
-"History of Mathematics, "Caiori.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
The Eggs Were Not For Sale.

During the engagement here of
Kellar, the magician, he in company
with some of his friends visited the
Center market. He was very much
interested in the rows of old colored
women who crouch along the street
side, behind punches of ~sassafras
root, red peppers, onions and a few
eggs, which seem to constitute a new
er failing source of income. Going
up to one of the old crones, the wiz
ard said, "How much are your eggs,
aunty?" "Twenty-three cents, hon
ey,' was the reply as she calmly
continued sucking her pipe. I'll
try a half Dozen" and Kellar pro-
ceeded to crack one, and in addition
to its legitimate contents a gold dol
lar came out of the shell. Another
was broken, and a S. goldpiece came
to light; n more, and a golden ca
gle was Matched. By this time the
old colored woman was in a state of
tremulous excitement, her pipe fail
en- to the ground, spectacles on top
of turban and ~sassafras, onions and
peppers overturned on the sidewalk
in her endeavor to get a closer view
of then aigs."
"How much will you take for the
rest?" said a bystander, indicating
a few left in the basket, held tightly
in the old woman's arms. Decd,
chile" she said, with emphasis,
"dese here aigs arn't fuh sale. y
Washington Post.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
Married

HOrscmen always hear with evil
dent regret tho announcement of the
intended marriage of their Jockeys.
TO be sure, it has a tendency to
steady them, but then turfmen claim
marriage covers Il good boy. This
seems to be the turning point in his
career, and no matter how coura-
geouS and daring he may have been
before, Il great change is always no.
tiCed after his marriage. Reckless
rides around turns and daring rushes
THROUGH big fields are seldom at
tempted by married Jockeys. They
leave this dangerous work to the
more inexperienced youngsters. An
owner doesn't like to see his horse
pOcketed or cut off, and that's why
he prefers to have IN unmarried
jockey, who is not bothered with
wifely warnings before going to the
post to be careful, for her sake at
least.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
Slavery In England,

In a recent sermon the Rev. C. F.
Aked Of Liverpool declared that
slavery still exists i'll England.
Think of ST. Helen's in Lanca-
shire, he said, land the condition
of the chemical laborers there.
There, engaged in the very foulest
work, men labor 112 hours n week
and Sc hours the next, or 1853 hours
in the fortnight, or an average of ~
hours a day all the year round, C
red and burned by the flying parti-
Giles of caustic, their teeth destroyed
by acids and their internal organs,
as revealed by post norton examina-
ton, blackened by the vapors. These
men drink, and so would you drink
madly till death released you from
your ~sufferings.'
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
German Red Tame,

An amusing instance of German
red tape is recorded by the Berlin
Neueste Nachrichten. A Munich citi-
e came to the registrar of births
to report an addition to his family.
Being asked as to his religion, he de-
clared himself a Christian. The Off
cial looked over his list of religions,
but could find no pigeonhole for
Christianity, and as the man was
neither a Catholic nor member of a
Protestant denomination there was
a great struggle Springfield Re
publican.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
The Poor and the Rich.

Not long ago a London preacher
INDUCED in a little bit of sarcasm
over a small collection. He did it
very neatly in a preface to his ser
mon on the following Sunday.
Brethren, "he said, ''our collection
last Sunday was a very small one.
When l look at this congregation, l
say to myself, Where are the poor?'
But as Hooked at the collection when
we counted it, I exclaimed, Where
are the rich! San Francisco Ar
gOnaut.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
Too Mich For Him

ANDREW" said a Fulton street
wife to her husband, II want 800. y
"A hundred what?" exclaimed the
husband.
Dollars" she replied calmly.
What for?"
"Oh, a whole lot of things"
"Um-um, "he hesitated. "Iguess
l shall have to check your extrava-
gance, my dear"
DO" she smiled, land make it
payable to my order, please"
He collapsed then and there
Brooklyn Blade.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19

A curious story illustrative of the
preventative properties of carbonic
acid gas, or choke damp" comes
from China. In the province of Ngan.
hwei a party of miners opened an an
Gent shaft, where, according to the
official records, a terrible catastrophe
had occurred 400 years ago. When
the minors entered they came upon
the bodies of 10 miners who had
persisted in the mine, lying where
they had been overtaken by the
deadly gas four centuries back. The
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19

corpses to the eye were as though of
yesterday, quite fresh locking and
not decayed in any way. The faces
were like those of men who had lust
died. On an attempt being made to
move them outside for burial they
one and all crumbled away, leaving
nothing but a pile of dust and tho
remnants OF the stronger parts of
their clothing. The miners, terrified,
fled from the spot, and, though there
were valuable deposits of coal in the
shaft, nothing would induce the u
perstitious men to return to their
work,-Ncw Orleans Picayune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
THE PAPER WAS HIS.
Es Proved 1t, Though He Hated to Give
fha-N acaGSoru ISx;I.uo

49, Aicurh IL tIhttu 10 "1Ne
the Necessary Evidence.
The habitin vogue of leaving mail
on top of public letter boxes ur-
prises foreigners. In England the
street corner box corresponding to
u receptacle is properly named
pillar, " being large enough to ac-
commOdate ten times the mail of our
small boxes. These pillars have
openings large enough to admit pa
pers and any ordinary package. The
same kind of receptacles are to be
seen in Canada, where consequently
substatiOns are less of a necessity.
There is no doubt that packages of
value are constantly stolen from the
top Of letter boxes.
a well dressed young man came at
a flying run round the corner of an
up town street the other evening and
snatching Il paper from the top of a
letter box turned to ~retrace his steps.
As he did so he ran right into the
arms of Il postman.
Ia 'il'lS. blIatllilS Ihtill, III lcSS.
Give me that paper, young man. I
guess this is a case for policeman"
IT'S my own paper" protested
the young man Il laid it there two
minutes ago. WANTED to get it back
for something"
"Nhat's the address on it?" asked
q policeman who was on hand.
"Fauah,' said the postman. He
had lots of time to read that"
"YOu can 30 on said the police
man. IN attend to the paper and
settle this case"
Can you," he continued, with the
air of a Solomon, "tell me anything
there vas in that paper?"
NO" said the young man with
embarrassed frankness, II cannot"
Looks bad, said the policeman.
what were you sending it away
for"
Il can't tell that either"
ooh, see here" said the police.
man, this looks mighty fishy-send-
inc papers about which you know
nothing and then want them back
for something. Can't expect to get
off on that, you know. Guess III
have to take you to the station
house"
an swear" said the young man,
tho papers mine. Do Hook like a
thief"
NO" said the policeman hositat-
ingly, you don't, and what's to
steal in anewspoper anyway bothcrs
me. But to speak the truth now.
Are you a kloptomaniac?'
NO, you jolly old duifer, I'm not,
and you don't want to arrest me
either for a thief or Il kleptomaniac.
Give nae back that paper and I'll
swear III never try again to cheat the
government, That paper contains a
pair Of gloves intended for a lady IN
Mexico. It's the wrong pair. l put
III my own, No. y, in a hurry, and
her skies I at home. Now tear
open, e for yourself, and say no
more about it,"
"IOu bloomin silly was all the
policeman said. "NNhat in creation
mado you leave your s~weetheart's
gloves on top of any letter box?"-
New York Herald.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
Genius.

The reply of Lawrence Barrett to
the young actress who asked him
why some actresses succeed while
others with more talent fail applies
to other callings than that of the
stage. My child" said he, "busi-
ness tact, push and influence will
reach the goal, while simple genius
will faint by the way."-New York
World.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
e

Young Lady-How much?
Telegraph Clerk-Sixpence.
For that one word?"
YES. Same charge for IL words
or less. You can repeat the Yes
six times if you wish"
"Um-no, that wouldn't look well.
1t is an answer to a proposal of mar.
riage. London Tit-Bits.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19

A curious case of kleptomania is
reported from Paris. A wealthy
woman, noted for her wit and bril-
liancy, has a mania for stealing
mems hats. She can create a hula
baloo at a tea party Or ball that
makes things decidedly unpleasant.
The hats are of no possible use to her
or tn any n else, because she cuts
out the crowns as soon as she gets
them. Her malady has been called
mania d. chapeau.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
Merely IA Matter of Faith.

There is a superstition in China
that if you send for a charm the mo-
ment you feel sick you will get we'll.
In this country there is a similar su-
perstition about sending for a doctor.
boston transcript.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
No. $500.
Application for Patent.
U, s, Land Office, Helena, Mont,

L.. ,. Lanu Offlce, Helena, Mont, I
December Z, 1894.
Notice is h hereby given that Harry b. Hill of
Great Falls, Montana has this day filed appli-
alton fora patent under the mining laws of
Congress for the QUEEN OF H HILLS
lode mining claim designated as Sur
vey number 1867, situated in Barker [unorgan-
izedl mining district, Meagher county, Montana.
IN supposed township IL north range s east,
.unsurvtyedl which claim is recorded in the
office OF the recorder OF Meagher county at
White Sulphur Springs, Montana, and describ-
ID as follows:
Said Survey number 1867 beginning at corGe,
lum. eT | from which the Barker Initial Point
or mineral surveys. bears south u deg - min
vest, 2i33.4 feet; thence south &c degrees 81 min
le- east, 1874 73 feet; thence north u degrees
D minutes east GO feet: thence north GS degrees
10 minutes west 1882 feet; thence south y de-
grees % minutes west $50 feet to rorner number
| the place of beginning. Coaflict with survey
number 9Ni excluded ana not claimed. Net area
;laimed 1889 acres, upon which i notice OF said
application was posted the 26ih day of November.
S9i.
The adjoining claim to these premises Is sur
;ey number $50 of the Grey Eagle lode on the
northwest.
sic w. +. COX.
Register.
Date of first publication December Is. 1894.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
Belg1um's Offer.

Tho king of the Belgians offers an
annual prize of FL, 900 for the best
plan of supplying Brussels with
drinking water. The competition is
open to all the world-Berlin Tage.
bktk
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-01-19
just Like

One cannot really be attentive te
a dude without staring at vacancy.
Richmond Dispatch
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The water is pure, limpid noun
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year.
The reservoir is located on O'Brien
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The mains are all of cast iron.
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The pressure in tie town of Mel
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