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The advocate., 1895-11-13

apparent 20 enc public th8e q General
Land Office crime he'd been committed
in having treated that public land as a
part Of o Maxwell grant. It being
necessary, therefore, to shield the Gen.
eral Land Office by the utterance Of a
fslsehoOd, Commissioner Rose and
Commissioner Carter were found equal
to the corrupt occasion.
2. Commissioner Rose and Commits.
sioner Carter would, If they could,
have made this reply to my petition:
"The act Of Congress Of June 81, 1860,
does not, and never did, require the
Colorado portion Of the Maxwell grant
to be treated as public land"
Not being warranted by the record
to make this straightforward reply
these public officers made an evasive,
tricky, false, fraudulent, corrupt reply
"a reply that plainly informed Con.
gresham Otis that he was quite right
in asking Congress to make lnvestigs.
tion by select committee into the matter
Of official corruption and conspiracy
to defraud the United States Of its
public land by over riding statute and
treaty law.
8. Commissioner Rose and Commits.
sioner Carter informed me that ''the
lands in question are held under an
outstanding federal patent"
A statute of the United States re.
quires the Glands in question" to be
treated as public lands. But the land
officers say to the Maxwell grant claim
ants: "Never mind that; you are right
in holding those lands as q part of your
Maxwell grant; this Office has told you
by patent to hold that land as private
land. What matters it If Congress has
said that 1t must be treated as public
lsndP Who cares for Congress In.
stead Of singing out, "Hsil Colum.
bia," / feel that It is more sppropri.
ate to exclalm: "Hail, Anarchy
triumphant and right at the head.
quarters Of the federal government.
The General Land Office, standing
with both feet upon statute of the
United States, waving the red flag of q
bogus patent, and exclsiming: Down
with Congressional ensctments when
they stand in the way of q big public
land steal."
4. The information conveyed to me
by Commissioners Rose and Commis.
oloner Carter is this: The General Land
Office was required to override the par
liculsr statute to which I referred
because requested to do so by Congress
man Elkins.
Neither the Constitution of the
United States nor any law enacted in
pursuance thereof has given to the
Land Department authority to over
ride q statute Of the United States
because requested 20 do so by Congress
man Elkins. o. P. MoMAINs.
KAnaas Patents.
The advocate., 1895-11-13
"a Union q FOrcss,6

EDtToR ADvoCATE:--1n her address
to the national convention Of the w.
@. 7. U. at Baltimore q few weeks ago,
Miss Frances E. Willard favored q
union Of reform forces and gave, as a
basis, number Of principles which TO-
gether read much like a Populist plat
form. This action by the energetic
and gifted leader who has so long been
identified with the cause of temper.
ance and other reforms, is evidently
viewed with well grounded alarm by
the old parties.
The Chicago Inter- Ocean styles the
basic principles a "crazy quilt" and
hopes that the organization Of which
Miss Willard is head will not allow
itself to be seWed in as one of the
blocks.
The W. G. 7. U. was organized to
eradicate the evils which flow from the
use Of intoxlcsnts as beverages. After
years of effort, its leaders have dlscoV.
cred not only that the utter annihils-
tion of alcoholic stimulsnts would not
bring about the reign of right and
justice, but that some Of the most pro.
life sources Of misery would still re-
main. Some of these other evils are in
themselves causes of the degradation
by drink which the w. G. 7. U. so
deeply deplores. In short, Miss VIII.
lard sees the unity in the makeup of
the universe and the oneness Uf all
right. But to the man filed with sp.
prehensions for the safety of the 8. o.
p. "there is no logical connection be-.
tween the coinage question free silver
at l6 to y and the object for which the
w. G. T. U. was formed" Surprise is
expressed that Henry Georges "vs-
gary" "thinly disguised" should be in
dorsed. This sage says "the initiative,
the referendum and imperative man.
date will be more likely to excite to
laughter than to stir to wrath" Such
an opinion might be expected In q
paper which, in answer to a CORE
spondent's question, defined the initis-
tive as "beginning something" the
referendum as referring something" /"
and the imperative mandate as "com.
manding something" Such answers
may excite laughter, too, among those
who are abreast of current thought on
political economy.
Finally the editor Of the quoted ar
ticle benignly Smiles at Miss Willard
over his spectacles and pstrOnizingly
palliates her offense, saying that she
does not herself believe in the pIinci-
Piles In her basis of union, but that she
has some vague notion Of reform,
which may however utterly destroy the
influence of the W. G. 7. U. If not
checked.
That editor is alarmed, with good
reason. But he dsres not boldly assail
the proposed plan. So he quietly ridl-
cules it aud speaks Of It in q conde-
scendlng sort Of way, as he looks down
upon the pigmy from his high plane.
The Popullsts should take courage
from all this. If platform should be
made which is the embodiment Of
Populist principles as now understood
yet is enough broader to gain US the
hearty support of the W. G. T. u, We
shall have gained q great deal. In
The advocate., 1895-11-13
ANARcHlsM.
The Letter Of an Official Anarchist IS Here
with Considered.

Mr.. Secretary Hoke Smith sends me
d letter Of Acting Commissioner Rose
In the Maxwell grant case dated De-
cember 30, 1892, from which l quote
this
STATEMENT:
~ am in receipt Of q CommuniCs.
< tion dated the 18th instant, from Hon.
John G. otis, member of Che Com
mittee on Private Land Claims, House
OF Representatives, inclosing petit
tion addressed to me by Mr.. 0. P. Nc.
! Mains, Of Stonewall, Colorado, agent
for the settlers, and dated the 9Th
inst. Mr.. McMsins quotes
from III. r. Report, 1858, Sind Cong,
lst $685., to show that in the opinion
Of the aforesaid committee 'the lands
/ included In the Colorado portion Of
Nthe alleged Maxwell grant were re-
Quired by act Of June 2l, 1850, to be
treated as public land. They were 10.
Gated within the outbOundaries Of said
Vigil and st. VFain grant, and were
not q part Of the original Beaubien
and Miranda grant He likewise rep.
resents that the lands referred to had
been surveyed as public lands; that
homestead and pTe-emption settlers
had acquired private and vested rights
there T.; that the said settlers
claim that the validity of the act of
June 21, 1850 (12 Stat. ~, has not been
affected by the unlawful execution of
the Maxwell grant survey and so called
patent or qultclaim;' and this Office is
called upon to enforce said act of 1860,
and treat some 100000 acres Of land
now embraced in the outstanding pri-
vate land claim patent, as public
land" etc.
REFUSAL,
81 have the honor to state, !" says
Commissioner Rose, "thst similar
application was made to this Office by
Mr.. McMsins on March 2Sd last; and
that he was informed on the I'd of
April, last, by Commissioner Carter,
that his request must be de-
MED, for the reason that the
lands In question, held under
an outstanding federal patent, are prl.
yate property, over which this bureau
has no jurisdiction" In this request
of Commissioner Carter to enforce the
statute of June 81, 1860, Commissioners
Rose concurs.
CONSIDERED.
/. When Commissioner Rose and
Commissioner Carter informed me they
had no jurisdiction to treat the Colo
RADIO portion Of the alleged Maxwell
grant as public land. when required by
q statute Of the United States to treat
Ii ae public land, they uttered a bold,
palpabls falsehood In order to conceal
from the public view q General Land
Office crime.
For seven years the Colorado portion
OF the alleged Maxwell grant, located
within the outboundsries OF the Vigil
and st. vrsin grant, had been treated
aspublic land because the act Of Con
aress Of June 81, 1860, required 1t to be
treated as public land, But Congress-
man Elkins, who had no right to any
Maxwell grsnt,-whose sole ob.
ject was steal public land under
the ouise Of q Maxwell grant,
The advocate., 1895-11-13

We me giving better club rates than
ever before.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life moro, with
less expenditure, BY moro promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
It's excellence il due tc IS presenting
in the form most acceptable and plea1-
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of = perfect lax
alive; effectually cleaning the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevsnS
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it IL perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and q bottles but it il man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Fig,
and being we'll informed, you viii not
accept any substitute if offered.
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FIResIDE FRAGMENTS.

Providence Rye Cakes.-One pint
Of milk, one tablespoonful of Indian
meal, one egg, and rye meal enough to
make it as thick as batter. Bake in
cups. boston Budget. Il =
Snow Cream--If made with dry
soft snow it is equal to ice cream, and
Is made in few minutes. One egg,
one-half cup of sweet milk or sweet
cream, one teaspoon vanilla, stir in
enough snow to make it stiff.
Farmer, e.g H.fsE9
Tomato Sauce. and peel six
large, ripe tomatoes; cut them up and
stew slowly, cream together one table
spoonful of butter, one tablespoonful of
sugar, one tablespoonful of flour; when
The tomatoes are thoroughly done and
reduced to fine pulp add pepper and
salt; stir the butter, sugar and -four in;
let boil mp, and serve. In winter this
sauce may be made from nice canned
tomatoes. Farmers Voice
Charlotte Russo. Take pint cake
tin, and line the sides of it with bis
cults, fitting them close to each other,
and cutting off the ends of the biscuits
that stand above the tin. Dissolve
half an ounce of gelatine powder in a
gill Of milk in a stewpan. Whip half a
pint of cream to stiff froth, and add
sugar and vanilla to flavor it. Then
strain the dissolved gelatine gradually
into the cream, mix it well with a
wooden spoon, and pour it gently into
the mould, so as not to disarrange the
savoy biscuits. When cold, turn out
and serve, Garnish with preserved
cherries on the top, and little an
gelica chopped finely. Leeds Mercury.
Chicken and Mushroom Patties. =
Cut fine the meat of tender chicken
boiled. Chop a cupsul of canned mush-
rooms, and mix with the chicken. Into
a saucepan put tablespoonful nice
butter; add two level tablespoonful
-four; and when smooth. gill each of
hot milk and cream. As soon as this
boils, add the meat, and season with
salt and pepper; and when all is very
hot, add the yolls of two well-beaten
eggs. This is prettily served in little
baskets made of lettuce leaves tied
with narrow ribbons, or in fancy paper
,ases.-Mrs. w. L. Wise, in Farm and
Home. ~.
"A Savory Rechauffe.-Put into the
chafing dish two tablespoonful of but
ter and one of fruit jelly. apple, cur
rant or grape. with a. saltspoonful of
dry mustard. Stir until the butter and
jelly are melted and blend. A rather
low fame should be used for this to
prevent any danger of the jelly scorch-
ing, In the sauce thus prepared lay
slices of underdone lamb, mutton or
roast beef. Salt and pepper them to
taste. and let them simmer for several
minutes, turning them often that they
may be heated and seasoned thorough
.ly, yet not scorched. fhis is an admir-
able recipe for warming. over cold game
or fowl IN. Y. Observer. sS
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THE TEXAS FAST MAIL.

New and Rapid Mail and Passenger Service
Between st. Louis and the Southwest.
Commencing Sunday, December 2, 1894,
the IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE will inau-
gurate Fast Mail train between st. Louis
and points in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
and the Southwest. This train, which will
be veritable "hyer," will leave ST. Louis
3 q. M, after the arrival of the Fast Mail
from the East, and in addition to its mail
complement, will carry Pullman Buffet
Sleeping Cars and Tourist Sleeping Cars
destined to California points. This new
schedule will hasten the mails Tito the
Southwest by from eight to fifteen hours
over the present time, and keep fully abreast
with the passenger service Of the day. The
through California cars will be placed at
some quiet spot in the yards at st. Louis,
and viii be opened for occupancy as early
as O'Clock in the evening. For fun partic-
ulars address company's agents, or H. @.
TowNsEND, General Passenger Agent, St
Louis, Mo.
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A SIRANGE-PEOPLE
mo Tarahumaris Indians and Some
Their Habits.

mo Tarahunarfs Indians and Some of
- Their Habits.
The Tarahumaris Indians, iI1habiting
the Sierra Madre, are Q strange people.
Their devil is always represented
with beard and they call the Mexi-
cans the bearded ones" Ny offer. Of
man becauseFhe. feared that it would
cause a beard to grow on his face be-
cause / was bearded man. A medi-
cine man once astonished me by. hav-
ing his hair cut short. When L asked
him why he had done SO, he said it was
not good because it was old; his head
would get new and good thoughts with
new hair. When the hair is cut off for
this reason the head is covered with a
piece of cotton cloth to keep the mans
thoughts from escaping. When they
cut hair from the head because it is too
long they place 1t under stone or hang
it from the branch of tree.
In the pine regions, where they live
longer than in the barrancas, it is not
infrequent to meet men and women
who are at least one hundred years old.
Long life is what they pray for. Old
people are many; their hair is gray but
they are seldom bald There is a pecu-
liar but very slight and indescribable
odor characteristic of the Tarahumari;
he himself does not recognize it; but
he says that the Mexican smells like o
pig and the American like coffee-both
offensive. odors to him.
The Tarahumari never cheats and is
q pleasant fellow to deal with SO far as
honesty goes. He is averse, however,
to selling anything and considers it a
favor; in fact, when you succeed in.
making bargain with an Indian the
mere fact established species OF
brotherhood between You and facili-
tates later Transactions, Time for con.
sideration is thought absolutely neces-
sary by the Indian. To buy sheer
requires at least two hours. In all
bargains he always consults his wife
and even his children, and if any OF
them. even the youngest, objects, moth
ing can be done. To conclude a, bar
gain about an OK may require three
days. The almighty dollar has no
power with most of them.
The Tarahumari has no word for
love. His heurt wants him Tor herr
very much, " is their expression. The
husband and wife when alone kiss each
other. Mothers and fathers kiss the
little ones on their mouth or stomach,
as do also the brothers and sisters. Al
though phlegmatic, the Tarahumaris
are affectionate: but it is seldom that
they show affection in public unless
when drunk. They are apt to be
jealous and are sometimes inclined to
coquetry. have seen the Tarahumari
girls endeavor to attract attention by
biting their wrists, at the same time
throwing .coquettish glances toward,
the object of their attentions.-Prof
Carl Lumboltz, in Century. 80 sS-t
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HERE AND THERE.

Push the corn-gathefing and get it
all under good shelter. 81
Fruit trees may Be planted until
the soil freezes too hard to work
: The value of nearly all rough feed
is greatly enhanced by being run
through cutter. 500
1t will nearly always pay to keep
at least one good team on the farm
well shod during the winter.
Fowl never become tired Of milk;
they may be given too much grain or
too much meat, but they WA NOT eat
nor drink more milk than Is good for
then - - : . .s-..e /, - ~ - 49,
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The prevalence of badness among
youngish men of the present genera
tion finds its latest explanation in the
simple fact that men have been cutting
their hair short now for some genera
lions, with the result that its power to
struggle on and be reproduced under
such conditions has become weaker and
weaker. until it is in danger of COM
plete atrophy. ista "'
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-Traveler-But / can't see why
you're SO down" on the dude eastern
tourist.
(. Grizzly Bill-Stranger, ] hain't got
no use for a Teller that cuts his pants
off at the knees, when he might wear
'em long enough to tuck in his bootsl-
N. Y. Advertiser s 4STfNffs
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JAsPRRl"why are you roping up your
trunkl You are not going away till to-mor
row." Jumpuppe--.So III have time g
it. One never finds those things until after
his trunk IL locked and roped.
Weekly.
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The Heathen Chine.

Il not. beauty. No more are you wher,
your complexion has an orange tint That
means that you are bilious, fact further
evinced by discomfort on the right side, sick
headache, vertigo, nausea and furred tongue.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters win take the
bile out of your blood, regulate your bowels,
set your stomach in good working order-in
two words, cure YOU Use IL and ceaseto be
yellow. 1t cures malarial, rheumatic and
kidney trouble
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"LEr me tell you, Mrs ,Thomas,n said a
happy parent to neighbor, s.my son Ernest
mas got first prize" 20, quite under
Thomas 81 felt Just the same when our
young pig carried off medal at the agri-
cultural show So
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FArnER-"He says that he loves you, but
IAN he support you in the style that you
nave been accustomed tor" Daughter
Even better, father dear, if you viii just
furnish the money. That is all that dis
courages him. Chi cago Inter Ocean.
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: On Account of Business. Worth ssWhy
didn't you have your yacht In commission
last summer, Rondr' Bond (of tho Stock
Exchangc) s'Humphl simply because
didn't hare single commission. r-Tspts
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EDITORIAL Acumen.

Novice-Ol what theme would Glib
bler's Magazine most likely accept an
article? itt-
Ben Thereon tie relative strength
pf the different baking powdes&-.
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LECTURER Ito medical student) -ssThi.
subjects right leg is longer than his left
which causes him to limp. Now, wha1
would you do in such a easel" Student
"Limp, too, guess. Philadelphia Record
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FIRST Brooklynite- tell you, Brooklyn
Is growing rapidlyln Second Broo klynite-
~ should say So The rooms In some Of
the new fats remind you Of Harlemr'-
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= FLUsHER-sDid Miss Gaygirl smalse any
remark when you handed her my bouqueta"
The Messenger Yepe she said: Oh, the
dear, dear fiowers.' Flushcr-sH umph |
That florist must have sent the bill slong
with the bouquet Buffalo Courier.
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THR devil does q big days work on tn
day ne mikes a preacher afraid Of the poor
house. Rams Horn.
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ION, yes, when / was in England / wal
enthusiastically received in court circles
She (snippy)-"What was tho charg(
against you2'EJudge.
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A HousEKEsPERs uptown says that her
grocer is. SO slow with his delivery that
when she orders eggs the boy brings chick
Philadelphia Record.
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I sssIr was pretty stormy last night" Eyes
and a. was late in getting homo, and IN,
VITO was waiting for me, found it stormie
inside than ont p -.-...---.--
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PLEASANT, Wholesome, Speedy, for coughs
Is Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
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81 DO not know whether to accept Willie
Hinkins or not" said the young woman.
ssHe's so, wonderfully well satisfied with
himself, well, he'd surely be easy to get
along with,n replied the confidante. NV hat
makes you think so!'' ssHe must DO easily
pleased" fTFf3F{ft# -
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Three BREEDS OF rows.


Plymouth Rocks There Is no doubt
that Plymouth Rocks are the most
popular of the American breeds, and
! am not sure but they are the most
popular of any of the breeds now rec,
ognized by the standard. l do not
mean by this that they are the highest
priced, for some of the newer breeds
are held at much higher prices, but go
where you will and you will see yards
with plymouth RosnSs1n nhsm. = Their
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Paris Objection to the Bicycle-"Begor
RAJ whin walk prefer to have my feet on
the ground n-Boston Transcript.
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AyrER Getting Its Work In.--"But must
not dwell" cheerfully hummed tho moe,
quito, fitting away from its victims nose
iust as the slap came.
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In breach-of-promise suits man Is very
frequently like boy learning the alphabet
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-oxLT those can forgive who lovs.-Ram's
Horn.
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SAILOR (defiantly) SIT win take more
than you to hold me, III tell YOU. Canni
bal (signiacantiy, -"Oh, shall invite few
friends. DETROIT Tribune.
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"GARLANp" Stoves and Ranges are M
higher in price than the worthless limitations
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TIE peacemaker need never be out Of EN-
ployment--Ram's Horn. iEsj
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The man who loves his duty will not
slight it-Ram's Horn.
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SIS Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.