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The advocate., 1896-06-24
Our Course Should Be the Same.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-With reference
to my article In last week 8 ADVOCATE,
l have been asked If it would still be
advisable for our convention to pursue
my plan If the Chicago convention
should not declare for free silver and
there should be silver convention at
st. Louis. l certainly think my plan
is the only one to be pursued under
any circumstances. The resolution l
propose would direct our Electors to
vote, not with a party, but with all
other free silver Electors of whatever
party or no party at all; and with the
adoption of that resolution we shall
have discharged our whole duty In the
premises. If free silver convention
assemblies, let it pay no attention to US,
but put up its own candidates and It's
own platform, and adopt a resolution
like ours. Let US pay no attention to
the silver convention, but put up our
own candidates and adopt our own
platform. No matter how many free
silver candidates may be nominated,
the Electoral colleges will be free to
choose when the proper time comes.
The only proper or effective place for
different parties 70 pay any attention
The advocate., 1896-06-24

reconsider his condemnation OF plank
which contains one Of the most i'm
portant principles in the whole platform.
"Another striking particular Senator
Allen condemned, which he said was not
in the platform, and which he implied
ought not to be there, namely: the right
Of the government to issue fiat paper
currency not redeemable into coin or
anything else
"In his argument he seemed to have
q grave dread of the ridicule goldites
have heaped upon the idea Of this
government issuing unredeemable paper
money. In other words, he decidedly
opposed the greenback idea,
"In so doing, he offends many voters
in his party, SO many, in fact, that it is
questionable whether they now consider
him a proper spokesman in their behalf.
"The issuance of fat money by this
government, unredeemsble into coin,
is as sound as the soundest form Of money
ever made by any government.
at is as sound as our government
bonds, which are so eagerly sought by
Wall street and London bond buyers.
The only difference between the two
being one bears interest, and the other
does not. But the principle Of the thing,
the responsibility back of it, is the same
in one case as the other.
"a fiat dollar issued by this govern
ment ir precisely as secure to the holder,
as the face Of any bond 1t has ever issued
No more and no less. Both are fat
declarations of value received.
"The fact that Mr.. Grover Cleveland
misconstrues the law into the idea that
our bonds are payable principal and
interest in gold coin, does not alter the
principle here set forth in single partic-
ular."
The advocate., 1896-06-24

to each other is In the selection Of
Presidential Electors. In every State,
all free silver parties should unite on
single Electoral ticket. But National
conventions should not mix, nor med.
die with each other; and each National
party should carry on It's own untrsm-
melled campaign. AS, with a COM
bined Electoral ticket, a free silver
voter could take his choice of parties
and still vote for the same men as
Electors of President, his choice need
not be determined by this issue which
would thus take care of itself. "Vote
for the Democrats; the Populists have
no chance, and you'll be throwing your
vote away and letting the gold-bugs
winl' would be an appeal shorn Of all
force. The ready answer would be-:
"Whether 1 vote the one ticket or the
other, vote for the same Electors and
the same man will be President. Our
combination makes tree silver safe, no
matter for which free silver party l
vote; and az l believe In the other prop
ositions of the Populist platform, and
wish to see that party grow in numer-
icsl strength, l shall vote for these
Electors on a Populist ticket aud give
that ticket the benefit of my VOTE"
National c0nUentionS should not
eUen recognize each others eriStence,
though they meet IN the same city,
Other10iSe than By the resolution l hGoe
proposed. That secures all the good,
while avoiding all the evils, Of a COM
pound convention, conference commit
tees or negotiations concerning csndi-
dates; and no plstform-trimming would
be necessary nor even rational. With
such resolution to get together after
election, every convention should 60
ahead and do business on its own ex-
elusive account. Personally, l think
there should be q convention of silver
Republicans, even If free silver be
championed at Chicago, and that the
free silver Republicans should nomi.
nate Teller. He would then be In the
field for consideration by the Electors
when they meet to agree upon csndi-
dates. think Teller would distinctly
lessen his advantages should he accept
q nomination now from any conVen-
ton but a free silver Republican con-
Ventlon; and / believe he viii see that
thiB would be 90. G., G. CLEMENS.
The advocate., 1896-06-24
KANSAS CITY STOCK YARD NOTES

Patterson & Go. are we'll pleased with
their business, and are reaching out for
new trade in all directions.
Mcintosh & Peters are found at the
old stand watching every move of the
market. Better posted men would be
hard to find.
The Chicago Live Stock Commission
Company is forming the acquaintance OF
new customers, who are always pleased
with the treatment given.
Ben L. Welch & Co., report satisfac-
tory business at the St. Louis branch
office. 1t still continues to be among the
leading firms in Kansas City.
Irwin Bros. have done nice business
during the past week. There are four
of these brothers, and they take pride in
making their separate departments a
success.
Hon. A. A. Newman of CLAW Center, a
loyal friend of the ADVOCATE, was in
with a load of hogs. They we're con-
signed to the John E. Hale Commission
Company.
The Charles Dixon Commission Com
pany continue to receive consignments
from new customers Ability to hold
old shippers and secure new ones is one
of the strong features of this firm.
The Rogers Commission Company is
still doing business at the front end of
the second story corridor. Mr.. Rogers
thinks that Kansas politics are rather
mixed, but customers always think that
nothing interieres with this firm han
ding their stock just right.
The Robert G. White Commission
Company is never compelled to record
zero to indicate the days business. II
you ship to this firm remember your
stock will get into fine hands, and will
have the consolation that they have
brought all the market will bear, even
if they sell low.
Wright & Hannah are still doing bust
ness with their old and many new GUS
toners. Mr.. Wright, of this firm, is
conceded to be one of the best on the
yard. Mr.. Hannah is gentleman that
the farmer loves to meet He never
looses customer he secures. Visit
their cfiice if you desire to get fine
view OF the yards.
The advocate., 1896-06-24
The POpulIgt Party and the "Sub-Treasury
Plan"

VM0 EOpuAlBb fHrby @nu Ou0 OuO-AAOeSDnAJ
Plan"
The Philadelphia Item, an evening
Daily with an average circulation of
100000, in a late issue contained the
following editorial article under the
caption, Senator Allen Off the Track"
ga few days ago, Senator Allen in
the Senate read over the platform of
the Populists. When he reached the
plank that demanded full legal tender
paper money without the use Of banking
corporations, a just, equitable, and
efficient means of distributing it to the
people at a tax not to exceed per cent
per annum to be provided as
set forth in the sub-treasury plan OF the
Farmers Alliance, or better system he
made the comment that this plank is
the only weak point that Democrats or
Republicans could ever find in the
Populist platform; and he continued:
so the sub-treasury plan is no longer a
part Of the doctrine of the (Populist)
party
"Lt is said, that however strong in
determination the newly elected dele
gate, before he goes to Washington, may
be in support Of principles in behalf Of
the public as opposed to ring rule, when
he gets in Congress his resolves com
monty dissipate into the air, and the
constituents are left in consequence,
While this view is not altogether borne
out in the present session OF Congress, IL
is not easy to explain why Mr.Allen thinks
the sub-treasury plan the greatest
weakness in the Populist's platform.
''Losning money by banks, upon i'm
perishable produce in Europe, is sound
finance. In New York city it is sound
finance. 1t accords there with the best
principles Of sound banking.
'"The construction OF warehouses for
the storing Of such produce also accords
with the practice OF all the cities in this
country, in the case of wheat, cotton,
whisky, and cold storage, and our largest
banks advance money upon such stores
"The losning Of money upon such
storage by this government at a rate moi
to exceed per cent. per annum, accords
with the present practice of the govern
ment loaning money to banks at pei
cent. per snnum, except in the matter
OF detail.
therefore, it is rot apparent why the
Senator should so hastily assert this
sub-tFessury plan to be so weak in
character and practice, when, in point Of
sound banking, it accords with the best
practice Of the day.
"Whatever weakness exists in the sub
treasury plan is in it's not going far
enough in behalf Of all interests; moi
alone those Of farmers, but manufacture
ing producers, as we'll as those who
borrow on promissory notes, or CONNER.
cial paper; aud in not going far enough
IN the mgtter Of the tax or interest rates
per annum, which should be cost OF in.
cidental expenses and losses thereon
4 matter Of less than one-half Of per
cent per annum.
"Senator Allen, therefors, might well
The advocate., 1896-06-24

TO Chicago and Return for One Fare.
For Democratic convention tickets
sold July 2, 8, 4 and 5, via the Santa
Fe route.
The advocate., 1896-06-24

Patterson & Go. are we'll pleased with
their business, and are reaching out for
new trade in all directions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-18
Aluminium for War Materials.

after an exhaustive series of tests,
the minister of war in France has de.
cidcl that aluminium Is the best materi-
al for army utensils. All the camp
equipments in the French army will
be replaced by those made of alumni
num. The cost will be enormous, and
the change would use up all the alum
mum in sight were il made at once.
For this reason the new material will
be used in the equipment of only two
army corps at first, Gradually one
corps after another will be supplied,
until the whole army will be equipped.
Aluminium equipments we're used in
tho Madagascar campaign, and stood
the test splcndidly. Besides being very
light, they showed no signs of wear,
and are easily cleaned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-18
RCinurknbIe Pigs,

When the p,g Is not only a domestic
animal, but a family friend, as he an
pears to be in the Marquesas islands.
he develops unsupported cleyerness.
In the South Seas ono of Robert
Louis Stevcnson's last books. gives
many instances by way of proof. "Many
Islanders live with their pigs as We do
with our dogs Mr.. Stevenson oh
served; both crowd around the hea-tb
with equal freedom, and the island pig
is a fellow Of activity, enterprise ana
sense. He hushs his own ~cocoanuts and
I am t%old-rolls them into the sun IN
burst; he Is the terror of the shepherd
Mrs. Stevenson, senior, has seen a mig
nccing to the woods with n lamb in his
mouth: and | saw another come randi
ly-and erroneously-to the conclusion
that the Casco was going down, and
swim through the flush water TO ne
rail in search OF an escape. II was told
MS In childhood that pigs cannot swim:
have known n to leap overheard.
swim five hundred yards TO shore. and
return to the house OF his original own
Or. was once, at Tautira, a pIgmas-
ter on a considerable scale. At first, in
my pen, the utmost good feeling pre-
vailed, A little SOW with a bellyache
came and appealed to us for help in the
manner of a child; and there was one
9hapely black boar, whom we called
'athoiicus, for he vas a particular
present from The Catholics Of the vii
NFnn md nh. ,-n.
Marks Of courage ana friendliness. No
'ther animal, whether dog or pig, was
suffered to approach him at his food,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-18
tiShin. trdrr pNo,uI'ira

Dissolution lake. I'm the GrccnhOrn
range, according TO the puyallup
CWash) Commerce.. Ia a wild and ro-
mantle region in the heart of the Blue
mountains of eastern Oregon. John
Roberts went in there this season with
a hunting and fishing party. He went
out on a log early one morning to fish,
while his comrades went up the noun
tain on a hunt. On their return, when
they arrived at the snag where they
left Roberts they were astonishcd to
lind him in the water. up to his chin
holding on to a root. while thousands
Of big black hornets we're circling
about his head. The party rowed to
the shore and, securing a long pole. on
the butt end of which a hook was
made, a lot Of dry moss was Eathcred
and fastened to the end OF another pole.
AMI the rcsCuer3 then returned to the
Snag. taking the ]preCaution To button
up ,heir coats. tie handkerchiefs over
Their faces and pull their hats down
over their ears. When they neared the
Sna= the moss was set on fire and
i'''''N' 'ilt'h VII lup lIlli. MS uIeN
the attack OF the hornets, which rushed
n III tho smoke. One man fastened the
hook INFO the clothing of Roberts, and
thc men nj the oars soon pulled them
away TO a safe distance. when Roberts
was dragged on board more dead than
alive.
Roberts explained that he began fish
ing and caught a number OF trout. but
when the sun was up an hour and 1t
began 70 get warm. hornets by the
thousands began to issue from a cavity
In the roots Of the snag and at once
attacked him. lie slid into the water,
hut, of course. could not keep his head
under, and his head and face had been
stung till he was nearly dead, his head
swelling To twice its natural size. The
stings on the back of the neck, at the
base OF the skull. seemed to have af-
fected his spinal cord and to have COM
p!etely paralyzed him. 1t took five
days to pack him on a litter to Hcpp-
ner, where the physician was inclined
To think he would remain a paralytic
during the remainder of his life, which
will probably be Of short duration.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-18
PERSONALS.

President Faure, In his shooting H.
ccnse for last year, was described as
getting gray"
Consuelo, duchess Of Marlborouch.
Is loved by all the tenants on her hus-
bands estates.
Postmaster General Wilson will try
the rural free delivery at his home,
Charlcstown, w. Va,
Prof, Morris, of the university of
Melbourne, is preparing a dictionary
OF Australian English.
The emperor of Germany stands
twcnty-first in the direct line of sue.
cession 10 the British throne.
4 granite block has been erected to
the memory Of Prof. Huxley on the
southern shore of the Lake OF Sils.
Sylyanus Dodge Locke, who has just
died at Hoosick Falls, n. Y, was the
inventor of the first grain binding ma
chine.
Johan Strauss Is working on a new
opcretta on the text by William Buch-
binder. The work will be finished at
the end OF next year,
Prof. Willard. of the Paris Ecole Nor"
male, has ut last succeeded in comhin-
ing argon and water. 1t required a
pressure of 200 ~atmospheres to do 1t.
Ellen Gulbranson and Fritz Fried
rlchs, two OF the new singers who made
a sensation at Bayreuth this season,
have been engaged by the Royal Opera.
The Gaekwar Of Baroda possesses
the most costly sword in the world. The
h!lt is so set with precious stones that
he weapon is worth at least ego, 600.
DR.. Max VIII, of Heidelberg, has
discovered five new asteroid on photo
graphs OF the heavens. This brings
he number OF minor planets up to
423.
William Thompson, c. f., of Lon
don, received the idea OF pneumatic
tires from the pneumatic sprilgs,
which were proposed for carriages in
1913.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-18

ana Tor human beings he showed n fan
measure of that toadying foudncsa. 80
common In the lower animals. and pos
s'b!y their chief title to the name. one
iay, on Visiting my ]piggnry. I was
''la2ed tC .cc Cathulicrs draw back
I'om my approach with cries of terror;
ana 1t | was amazed q, the change. /
WAS truly embarrassed when ! learned
IT'S reason. one o. the piss had that
morning been Killed. Cathulirus had
seen the murder. he had discovered he
Yves dwelling in the snamb,cs. ANA from
tha' zine HIT confidence and his delight
IN l!'e were ended We siill reserved
h,m ~ long while. but he could not On,
dUr' the SIGHT of any two-,rsgcd crpa-
tur". nor could We. under the ctrcum-
stances, encounter his eye without ron.
fusion
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-18
The Flying Frog.

1nvertebratc creatures able TO Nv
without wings are extremely rare
Vcrtebrates which can fly are, on the
other hand, numerous. They may be
divided into five classes: Fish, batra-
chians, reptiles. birds and mammals.
Among the batrachians the flyers are
represented by the Reinwardts' rha-
cophorus. II Is u strange looking frog
or rather green frog, for the feet are
immense. Spread out they cover a
larger area than the whole Of the rest
Of the body. Thanks to this parachute
like attachment the rh%acophorus can
Tit from branch to branch and pounce
without difficulty on the small insects
which form his food. 1t Is "A pretty
little beast, bright green on the back
and orange cOlorcd underneath, dotted
with black or blue spots. There is
something curious in watching the diff
ferent ways nature takes with various
creatures to achieve a similar end. To
enable crustaceans, FISH and frogs TO
support Themselves in the air she has
simply extended each ones means of
locomotion. With reptiles she pro-
cecds differently in taking the skin
from the flaaEs and extending it by
means of false ribs umbrellawise. An
example of this lind is found in the
flying dragon Of the Malayan archi-
pelaPO, In roppso the dragon sits quiet
~ on n branch, but as soon as he sees
an insect he ilings himself ut IL and
rarely misses his mark. Thanks to
the spreading tanks of his skin the air
upholds him, he alights gently on a
lover branch and is ready to renew
the chase indefinitely. In prehistoric
days flying reptiles were very numer-
Gus. II Is only necessary to mention
the dragon and the Psychozoic Iona
cephalum, ana in geological times the
gigantic flying Onorthosaurus, which
has completely disappeared off the face
of the earth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-18
THE MYSTERY OF LIFE.
Fart Played by Carbonic Acid. Water
and Ammonia

and Ammonia
What do We know of life? Cnrbonic
acid, water and ammonia. when taken
into a plant. produce In some way pro-
toplasm, which Is a substance com
posed OF minute corpuscles. and inside
each corpuscle there Is a smaller body
called "A nucleus, says London Truth.
by taking In Carbonic acid, water and
ammonia and converting them into
TINS compound. called protein, tho
plant maintains its vigor, grows and
multiplies. The animal does the same
by taking In the same compound. with
this difference-that, whereas the plant
can manufacture %protoplasm out of in
organic matter, the animal Is obliged
to procure 1t ready made from the
plants. The same indicated mass Of
p~rotoplasm that Is the unit OF plant
life Is the unit of animal life. The body
and the plant are multiplcs Of such
units, rariously modified, but in their
composition identical. When the ami
mai lies the carbonic acid, the water and
the ammonia of his body are restored
to the collective stock. Again they are
taken into new plants and through new
plants into new animals. Thus proto-
plasm Is the basis of all life. It Is
built up OF ordinary matter and II Is
resolved again into ordinary matter.
Plants can make protoplasm out OF It's
component parts; animals can convert
~llieless into living %protoplasm. This
Is the only difference between a man
and a plant MS regards their making.
How all this is done we have not the
remotest notion. All that We know Ia
that 1t Is done. Remove the carbon.
the oxygen, the hydrogen and the nitro
gen, which form carbonic acid, water
ard ammonia, from the globe, and all
vitality, whether animal or vegetable.
would disappear from 1t. when brought
together under certain conditions they
give rise to protOplasm, and this proto-
rlasm produces all the phenomena of
lifc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-18
DRAM DRIFT.

Charles Hoyt is to write an Irish
play,
Ncllctc Reed will be in L. j. Heuloy'a
supporting company this season.
My Friend from India" is one of the
successes in New York city this sea-
son.
'~Adirondack Folks" Is the title which
has been given a play lately complete
ed by IL. T.. BlgeIow.
THE Power Of the Gear" is the title
OF a new play by I.orimer tombstone
and II. l.. O'Connor.
Mrs. Langtry is going on a tour of
England and will give rccitations and
dialogues in concert halls.
Minnie Madden Fiske's tour began
Nov. %, She will spend the first weeks
Of her season in the South.
"Odd Mrs. Pond" is the tile of a new
play which Neil Burgess will appear in
this season. Alice Il. Ives is the au,
thor.
Bernard Shaw, the English critic
and play-writor, has lately completed
- l"' ~" NV NlNIt, lOu never
Can Tell"
Fanny Davenport is 10 appear this
season in LA Tosca," "Cleopatrr ="
"Gismonda," and, in Boston on.
Fedora"
Nathaniel Hartwig, who for the pas,
two seasons has been with Marie Vain
wright, is to be Olga Nethersole's lead
ing man this season.
II is reported that Modjcska con-
templates organizing an "all-star"
company for the purpose of producing
a Shakespeare comedy.
THE Wishing Cup" is the title OF n
play lately finished by Elwyn Barron
and Wilson Barrett, Charles Haytry is
to produce 1t in London.
Augustus Thomas is at work rear
ranging Boucicault's "The Long
Strike" Charles Frohman will bring II
out some time this winter,
Fanny Davenport expressed the
opinion recently that Sarah Bernhardt
is too good an actress to write a play"
The latter has recently completed Il
play.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-18
STORIES.
The Breton Peasant Relieves In the
Power of Crumbs.

II Is stpposable that bread, home
made or bakers. being free from adul.
terations, would be a singularly simple
ana honest substance and therefore
have no power in regard to the evil eye,
but II seems that II has, says the New
York Times. Nothing can be more
beautiful than the act of the Breton
peasant who, before cutting his loaf,
makes the sign of the cross on II. II
he stopped thee, expressing his thank
fulncss for food, that would be we'll,
but superstition carries him much
farther. II a child is born to him. IA
crumb of that bread. especially If II be
rye bread. Is put into the Infants
sleeve and then the chances of the
bahys having the collie are diminished.
III a row shows signs of sickness or a
horse Is lame u Crumb of the bread is
supposed to benefit the animal. In
Bavaria. when you go into the woods,
especially that portion infested by
spirits, only put a crust of bread In
your mouth and no ghost, spiritc or
witch can trouble you. Somehow many
retain an idea of the peculiar sanctity
or bread. For instance, II IL all right
to leave a bit of meat on your plate.
but 1t Is wicked to leave a piece OF
bread. Very good fathers and moth
ers inculcate that idea and little chill
dren believe then that there Ii some
thing particularly sacred about bread
which a potato does not possess. and
this Is sheer nonsense. All waste is
to be avoided, but there Is no more
special goodness in bread than there is
In n sausage.