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New-York tribune., 1896-05-24

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1t was interesting experience to see this woman
once mere Feldarbeiterin-at the Press Clup, as
she read some Of her poems. Hermann Sudermann
the president OF the club, accompanied her 10 tne
pa tform and the audience gave her welcome sucn
as few ever receive. She looked her age-over forty
and there were lines in her sensitive face hat tod
or great suffering; but there also sweet nope
fulness there that captured every one present Sne
seemed not in the least disconnected. although sne
was surrounded by authors journalists and critics,
ana she read absolutely without affectation IL was
as II she were sitting in her peasant hut reading -
her children. II Is her ambition 10 educate these
children properly. and the son. youth OF seventeen
years Is already preparing to be teacher Hr Her
health is so shattered that she would hardly be able
TO take up again her former duties. II that should be
necessary but 1t is hoped by all that she will con-
tinue her literary work which Is already sought
after by editors and publishers
The best thing yet reported of her Is her inability
10 be spoiled by her fame She expects TO return 70
the home on the farm and do what her health vii
permit to make life easier for her husband
New-York tribune., 1896-05-24

THE LEAvEN OF PROGRESS IS STIRRING
IN THE FATHERLAND-FRAU Won
GIZYCKI AND JOHANNA
AMBROSIUS.
Berlin NAV 10.

Berlin, May 10.
Women are coming 10 the front in Germany. They
are still far behind the OF England and
America in the position they take in public affairs.
and there is as yet no great vement among them
Tor political rights. but they have improved upon
themselves 10 a remarkable degree. They
petoning the Reichstlg. which is present busled
with the revision Of the civil laws of the Empire. to
grant them privileges which American women have
long enjoyed matter OF course. but which IN
Germany thanks to the overpowering influence OF
the men, are looked upon dangerous Innovations
They are also attending the universities In ever-n-
creasng numbers. and the time Is far distant
when they will have in these institutions the same
rights and privileges which the men enjoy. Next
autumn they 10 have In Berlin International
Congress of Women. to which delegates coming
from all parts OF the world 1t will be the first con-
gress OF the kind ever held In Germany and promises
interesting results All these things signs OF the
times in the Fathcrand. and it Is clear that a
change Is coming over German women. which will
have 10 be reckOned with in the immediate future.
They are also successfully combating the assertion
that women mentally inferior TO the men, and at
the present moment there are nearly as many
New-York tribune., 1896-05-24
A ENICORN RABBIT.
From The San Francisco Call.

From Tne Sdn rTiilSiS'O ~"'''
Miss Bertrand. daughter OF the hote-keeper at
rrocaoma captured a most unusual quadruped
}sy days ago II is a specimen OF the ordinary
tr,he nv not having his Just share OF In fact
he has only one. and that Is Tight IN the muuie or
his forehead. a., -. :, -. ,,.,..
Possibly this rabbit realized that he was different
from his fellows for he was first seen only a few
hundred wards from the hotel. When he was chased.
instead Of getting away fast as possible, ne ran
into a cump of shrubbery and staid there until he
was picked up. And the strangcst thing is that ne
never seemed frightened at any time, but allowed
himself TO be handled just II he was used to 1t
all his life. an ,,.s. ..Ah,, g., .ao,,,, III =
ali other rabbits. and s the shape or his head.
His fur is the same color and there appears 10 be no
difference In size from Others OF his species. But TO
look AT him is startling And all on account of that
strange uncanny ear. 1t sticks up in the widest
manner and makes the little animal look about
twIce his real Size Il also gives him the ferocous
annrarance that Indians have when they put a
feather on their head and twist II into their hair so
thnt II sticks up as straight as a beanpoe.
While the rabbit captured at Tocaloma has only
one ear IL really seems to have two orthces. The
from the usual places. From the upper portions cf
ths head where 1t joins the one from the other
side and the two become one piece OF flesh The
INNER portion OF the Is not unusual. except for
Ire fact that the inside Is turned toward the back
instead OF toward the sides The single ear Is nearly
twice the size Of one In normal condition.
Notwithstanding his peculiarly the one-eared
rabbit is happy can be. He hops around. hts
pen in the liveiest manner. and when he Is picked
up shows signs OF being pleased at the attention
New-York tribune., 1896-05-24

markable women IN Germany as men They may not
have the international regulations that some men
have but this Is because their work is often essen
tally local. and consequently not hera.led abroad
in quality. however Il compares favoaoy with mat
OF the
During the winter two women-Frau LILY Won
Gizyckl and Johanna Amhrosigs have come before
the public in a way that promises for them recogn!-
ton abroad a we'll at home. and the are likely
70 be heard Of more and more as the years 90 on
Recently az one of the sorees OF the Berlin Press
Club they the guests of the evening ard ihcir
speeches and readings on that occasion nave h'eh
widely discussed and commented upon
Frau Won GzycM Is the latest notable acquisition
o, the Social Democrats Thanks to her. they now
have A clever and refined woman leader. and great
things are expected Of her influence. she IS the
daughter Of Prussian general. and the Socialists
pride themselves on having won over to their views
New-York tribune., 1896-05-24
IN VANDERBILTS. PIG TRAPS.
m The Washington Pos

Young Mr. Vanderbilt is very much averse TO
having his big estate near Asheville invaded by the
swine of his country neighbors. said ]. b. Powell.
OF North Carolina. at the Hotel Page: Until re-
Gently, however. he was at loss 10 hit on a plan
10 keep the 'razor-oacks' from intrud!ng on his
property He didn't want to kill them outright for
tear Of incurring lawsuits and maybe the vendetta,
which, In the long run is more troublesome than
trial by jury
But there are plenty OF wildcats and catamount
on the Vanderbilt tract, $1,000 acres OF which is al
most In a virgin state OF forest and mountain. and
there was no reason why traps should not be set TO
catch these wild members OF the feline tribe. That
the traps made big enough and strong enough
to imprson a wandering hog that was out of his
proper territory was no ground for complaint,
when the traps were first put In operation they
caught few wildcats, but a great many more
porkers. Then Il dawned on the owners that u
would be better to pen up their swine than to-
imperil their existence and so they no longer roa0
ct win over the Vanderbilt demesus|
New-York tribune., 1896-05-24

weak constitution could not withstand His wife
conducted his editorial work for several months
but finally gave it up that she might devote her
time more exclusively TO her interests in the woman
question The professor had also been greatly inter-
ested In this direction and It doubtless through
his influence that his wife took the determined stand
for which she is now noted She demands TOT
women full political rights and the same oppor-
tunities and possibilities for the exercise OF talent
that men enjoy.
For some time she edited IN collaboration with
Frau Couer the "Frauenbewegung" the organ OF
the advanced woman's movement in Germany, ana
left 1t only lately to join the Social Democrats They
require that their leaders shall devote their entire
time to the cause and exception could be made OF
Frau Won Gizycki The change. however, was en-
tirely matter of conscience with her, and she now
expects to achieve her ambition for women through
the Social Democracy. Her friends think she mas
made a mistake in joining the Socialists, and say
that she had greater career before her as literary
woman but her influence has never been so pro-
nounced as In the ranks of the Socialists. She
Is in demand a lecturer throughout Germany.
Austria and Switzerland ard at every congress her
name always has a prominent place on the pro-
gramme. As she speaks English, she is also sought
after by the Socialists In England and she expects
TO take part in the congress to be hec In London
in July. Last summer she was in London. at
the International Congress OF Women. and no dele
gate from Germany made tho impression that she
did
New-York tribune., 1896-05-24
THE NIAGARA GORGE ROAD.
DIFFICULTIES IN BUILDING THE LEWIS.
TON ELECTRIC LINE.
A RoADBED EXcAvATED FROM THE FACE or TnA
cLIFF-A CLOSE VIEW OF THE wHIRI-.a
PooL-RoMANTIc AND HISTORIC ra4i ,s,.

PoOI,-ROMANTIc AND HISTORIC .a7i 500.
SURROUNDINGS "' si''""
Niagara Falls. y. Y. May 3.-Seven miles from
the city of Niagara Falls as the crow fies or.
better still, as the railways rum the tracks Of the
Niagara Falls and Lewiston RaiIroad-the great elec.
trio line which penetrates the finest scenery In the
region Of the Niagara-emerge from the Niagara
gorge where the mighty floods Of tho river Jose
some Of their turbulence and sweep swiftly onward
on their way TO Lake Ontario From the point where
the tracks enter the gorge they thread their way In
the shadow Of the great cliffs which conne the fury
Of the river close enough the waters edge be al
most in the spray of the rocsome rapids, and pass
through the scenes OF incidents which have become
famous in the history of the country On both sides
Of the route Nature in in her grandest mood show
ing the picturesqueness of high cliffs, with the
fast-fowing waters lashed into fury where the
gorge contracts.
Questions Of grade and locality did not enter into
consideration in the projection Of this line. Steep
ascents and rapid descens had TO be overcome, maxi
ing 1t a difficult and expensive piece Of electric
railway construction. In some few places the bank
found level but at others the roadbed had to be
excavated along the face Of the perpendicular cn
the workmen being suspended the cliff while
they drilled holes for the dynamite knock the
mighty barrier 10 pieces. During the construction
New-York tribune., 1896-05-24
ROSES OF JUNE.

BY Clinton scollard
. >o me- chose crimson queens OF bloom
That make Damascus gardens t6si doI,g9f ns4fme
rSs star-bright spaces OF Egyptian night.
Nor vet the Italian rose that garlandea .-
~ hrea, 81 Petrarch's Laura, nor the no"ers
That warred in merry EnglandCwhte ana sa Ted ~.
Til Joys head dropped ana 0or'o" A"e'' wv
hours
Pint nIuck from yonder hedgerow IN the heio-
AS nIre as sweet. as delicate as fair- ~.
THE dearest boon that days OF June-tine yen
The pale wild rose that sylvia loves 10 "eai'
New-York tribune., 1896-05-24
GOODNIGHT.

BY s. Weir Mitchell
roodnirh. Goodnight All. good the night
T.Sat wTape thee in its silver light
Good night. No night is good for me
That does not hold thought OF thee.
Inn" Goodnight.
Goodnight. Be every night as sweet
As that which made our love complete.
TSi THAT last night when death shall be
ona arief GOOD might" for thee and me
Goodnight.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-24
SOME NEW POEMS.
TO CIRCE.
BY Alice Brown.

BY Alice Brown
No Lady III not sup with thee'
~ &c, bread should be denied ..
ri Ies ID, dawn here beside my barren neartn'
And feed pride
-h,, ,y,ne makes merry company;
Hnt freed from hiding tears'
better love the honorable SAT-
or mine own tears
vat the bright beam!ng OF thy look
Night still my heart unbar, ,s -. ,...,oa
70 Waugh this rfted thatch there had not gieamed
One cold clear star
New-York tribune., 1896-05-24
SONG.
BY Sophie Jewet'

BY Sophie Jewett.
LADY mine, so passing fair.
HHea,;;,d.s, ,hou roses for thy hair?
would ST thou lilies for thy. hand?
BID me pluck them where they stand
those are warm and red TO see.
rhese are cold. Are both like thee?
Rrow OF lily, lip OF rose,
Ueart that no man living knows!
~ one knelt beside thy feet.
Wouid'st thou spurn. or love him. Sweet?
The advocate., 1896-11-18
Stand Up for Kansas.

Throughout the campaign which has
just closed the people of Kansas have
been assured by q certain element that
IL only q continuation of the gold
standard could be assured prosperity
would sweep over the country like q
great wave Of the sea.
Now that the gold standard has been
lndoEsed and its continuance Is assured
1t is noticed with regret that It's sdvO.
Gates are still dissatisfied and unhappy.
They have already set up q loud and
Voclferous lament about the ruin and
utter desolstIon which has been visited
upon the State by the election OF Dos
ter and Leedy,
1t is being urged that the credit Of
Kansas people has been destroyed, that
nobody will loan or invest dollar 10
the State, that the mortgages will all
be foreclOsed and that the worklngmen
of the State will become trsmps and
beRRsrs. This is no fancy sketch.
This kind OF talk cen be heard con.
stsntly on the streets Of Topeka.
Must Kansas always be sfl icted by
q set of calamity hoWlersS Are these
the people who have a right to COM
plain anyway?
Was It not these same advocates Of q
gold standard who nominated Mr.,
Morrill, over the protests Of large ele-
ment of the party to which he and
they belonRedp
Was ie not these same sdhegents OF
the gold cause who insisted on 0xghAng.
The advocate., 1896-11-18

ballot-the boodlers, heelers and fxers,
the professional politicians (using the
word In its evil sense) )-sre opposed to
the present ballot system altogether.
Its cost to the taxpayers is strongly
urged, and we who desire it's main fea'
lures to be preserved should always be
alert to simplify it and reduce the cost
whenever this can be done without
lessening It's efficiency.
J. G. RUPPENTHAL, JR.
The advocate., 1896-11-18
MILLIONAIRES ROASTED.
London "Truih" Tells Some Plain Facts
About American DOllarOcFacy.


About American DOllarOCFaCy.
Commenting on the recent election
ln the United States, Henry Lsbou-
chere In Truth says:
"If Mr.. Bryan had been wise he
would have gone In for blmetslllsm, IL
it pleased him, but he could have left
the ratio indetinite, His ratio meant
the right of all to repudlate half his
obligations without thus betterlng any
one In the future, bat the viCtOrs will
do we'll to recognize that apart from
bimetsllism there is a strong growing
feeling In America against huge &C.
cumulstiOns of capital in the hands Of
individuals, obtained by means Of the
trusts, which are really monopolles,
aud gambling with Cogged dice 10 rail
roads.
"The greedy plutOcrsCy, unsup.
ported by an armed force, cannot long
hold its own against the rights and
we'll being of all. am In no wise Ger.
tain that, had l been an American, /
should not have voted the Democrat
ticket, had it not been that l regard sll
tsmperil g with the coinage Of Coun-
try as injurious to sll, and 1t does not
strike me that Mr.. Bryan Is up to the
Presidential mark.
Americas worst product is It's dol
lsrocrscy, whose members have moth,
ing literally to recommend them. The
odds are that either they or their par
ents acquired huge fortunes by the
most questionable means. AS q rule
they are ignorant and vulgar, building
houGes in order to dazzle by ostents.
tions entertainments and buying pic
lures for which they only care because
they have been acquired at high prices
selling their souls to anyone who will
enable them to hob-nob with royalties
and their daughters to anyone who
will confer q title upon them, despis-
ing their own country and institutions
and regarding themselves as In every
respect superior to others on account
of their dollars. If the United States
is not to become q mere plutOcrscy and
ollgsrChy power, these worthless who
have increase and are increasing
must greatly diminish"
The advocate., 1896-11-18
To Chicago, Sc. Louis and the East via Burllng
-.

To Chicago, st. Louis and the East via Burllng
ton Route.
The travelling public Is sure to hrd the
best fast vestiouled trains to the East via
the Burlington Route.
Handsome new compartment sleepers
(same rate as standard sleepers) chair
cars (seats free). Kansas City and st. 10
seph to st. Louis; standard sleepers, chair
cars and dining csrs-"psy for WHIST you
order''-to C ChIcsgo. Take the "Vestibuled
En'' to Chicago, and the "Vestibuled Linn
tied" to st. Louis.
Ask Agent for tickets via the Burlington
Z. w. WAKHEHH, Gen. Pass. Agt;t
81. Louis NO,
The advocate., 1896-11-18

ing nOn.partisan Chief Justice Of the
Supreme court for Q partisan onep
Now that they have made the change
they seem afraid that the Chief JUS.
tiCe.eleCt will give them what they
voted for In conventions partisan
administration of the Office.
For the sake Of long suffering peo-
pie let this i'll omened tslk stop. II
continued it will not take long for 1t to
reach all over the union, and the result
might verify their predictions,
Let US as a people stop whining, get
down to business. stand up for Kansas
and be prepared to meet and share In
the promised prosperity when 1t az
rives.-T'OpekG JOOrnaI.
The advocate., 1896-11-18
UneQualed Service

Denver to Chicago, via Kansas dty, Is
given via the Union Pacific and { 4 ago g.
Alton Railways.
Through Pullman Sleepers, Pul An Din
ing Cars and Free Reclining G r Cars
leave Denver daily. The Union .clac Is
the great through car line OF the West.
Ask YOUR nearest ticket agent for tickets
via thln lima, e. u. LONAx,
G0n. Pass. and TkL AgA,
OmahA, Men
The advocate., 1896-11-18
MOrrill's Thanksgiving Proclamation.
Governor Morrill, has lesued the fol.
loving Thanksgiving proclamation;
STATE OF KANSAS,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
TOPEKA, Nov. 10, 1896.

1OFBhAS NOV' lO1 io0Os
In grateful recognition of the many
blessings bestowed upon the people Of
our State by Almighty God during the
year which is fast drawing to q close,
and in compliance With a time.honored
custom, l, +. N. Morrill,, Governor Of
the State of Kansas, do hereby des-
lgnste and set apart Thursday, the 10Th
day of November, 1898, as day to be
devoted to Thanksgiving and praise to
the GiVer of all good for his loving
kindness to our people. Let as on that
day abstain from our usual Occupa.
tions, and, laying aside all worldly
cares, with grateful hearts return
thanks to him "who doeth all things
Well' that be has 30 sbundsntly blessed
as. Let US devote the day to the re-
union Of families and the enjoyment OF
hospitality; to the performance OF
deeds of kindness and Of charity. As
an evidence Of our gratitude, let as
especially help 10 q substantial manner
the poor and needy within our borders.
Acknowledging our dependence upon
him, may we invoke his blessings upon
our State for the year to come, to the
end that bis loving care may be always
over US; that the earth may yield rich
hsrvests, and that pestilenCe may be
stayed; that peace and prosperity may
continue; that our love of country and
of fellow.men may be strengthened.
Assembling In our usual PLACES Of wor-
ship, may we observe the day aS be-
comes a Christian, God fearing people.
In testimony whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the greet seal Of State, Done
at TOneks, this 10th day of November,
1896. Z. N. MORRILL,.
By the Governor:
w. g. EDWARDS, Secretary Of State.
The advocate., 1896-11-18

A long procession Of diseases start from
torpid liver and impure blood. DIR.
PIerce's Golden Medical Discovery cures
every one OF them. It prevents them, too.
Take it, as you ought, when you feel the
first symptoms Qanguor, loss Of appetite,
dullness, depresslon) and you'll save YOUR
self from something serious. In building
up needed flesh and strength, and TO purify
and enrich the blood, nothing can equal the
"Dlscovery." II invlgorates the liver and
kidneys, promotes all the bodily functions,
and brings back health and Vigor. For
dyspepsia, silver complaint" biIiousness,
and all scrofulous, skin and scalp diseases,
it Is the only remedy that will benefit or
cure, In every case.
The advocate., 1896-11-18


milk and potatoes, and hire themselves
out to their rulers or to foreign states
as police officers and soldiers to shoot
down their fellow men at home or
abroad. And yet our people seem to
regard the bonding process as a trivial
affair OF no Importance to them, and
our governments delve into the &C
cursed pool with little consideration Of
the consequences to ourselves or pos
terity. Be It ours, then, to arouse the
public to the hideousness Of the sys-
tenn till, with one accord, it will stamp
out this Old World fungus growth that
has no legitimate rights In our repub
lican regime of no special fsVorS to in
dividusls or classes over the many or
the masses.
And there is our railroad system-a
regular drain upon the people for the
benefit of few favored ones adopted
by those in power and allowed to prey
upon the people almost without limit
or restraint. Do l exaggersteP Only
contemplate how the people and State
of Kansas, as a former Governor de-
clared, have built the 5000 miles of
railway within our limits aud made
them a free present to Jay Gould and
other magnstes with the privilege OF
levying such tribute on the community
as they see ft and reply to the prOtes'
tstions of the latter In the language OF
Vanderbilt Of some years since. The
very SOC, 600 acre tract of school land sc
ruthlessly stolen from the school fund
of Kansas and delivered over to the
railroad syndlCstes in the frst days Of
the State would have built majority
part of our railroad mileage, to say
nothing of every other section Of land
along their line given them by the gov
ernment and the millions Of dollars 10
bonds voted them by the counties and
municipalities through which they run
And all this taken from the mass ot
citizens and conferred upon q few
select friends and fsvOrites Of those
temporarily entrusted with power al
the time. The roads built by the pub
lie and made free present to cunning
schemers and privileged cspitsll Why
not take the common highways Of the
country and award them to Gould
Vanderbilt or Huntington, with thE
privilege of erecting toll. gates and col
lectinR tribute from Transportation snC
travel Gd Ijbitum9 1t Is exactly par
sllel case.
But must stop. There are man!
other cases of as gross and asgran
fsvoritism to the few at the expense oi
the many that the public must b'
awakened to or all is lost and the spirit
of true democracy wiped from on
record. Continue your work, then
friends; or rather, regard 1t as JUS
begun. Cry aloud and spare not. i
is the aggressive fighter who carries th'
day. Napoleon whipped the enem!
while it was getting ready to fight
Fire the above plstitudeS, properly ant
fully elaborated, into your opponen
and wait the result. You will see hin
stsRRer under the blow and hear hin
confess the serious results.
A KANSAS FARMER.
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