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TIE. l have accepted Herr Schmidt's
offer, and he will enter the adjoining
house as tenant Tomorrow"
''Not if I know it, MADAME shouted
-Phineas, jumping from his chair and
bringing his fist down on the table.
do you think am going to have Rhyd
cottage turned into a menagerie, and
my garden into a bowling wilderness?
The house may remain tenantless for
ever, but Herr Schmidt and his mon
strosities shall not enter there"
4'Herr Schmidt, my dear, is merely a
naturalist
Il know it!' stormed Phineas. I've
heard of these plaguey naturalists be.
fore. I've no desire to come down
stairs some fine morning to find a ring
tailed monkey sitting on the window
sill, acting as referee while the kanga
zoos and crocodiles play leapfrog over
the flower beds. No, madam! No
.naturalists for Phineas Peel!''
Pretty Mrs. Peel never allowed her
temper to get the better of her. She
laughed softly at her husbands fears,
and did not alter her determination in
hhe least.
HAS it slipped your memory, Phin-
cas- she asked, that Rhyd cottage is
a portion of my property? If I choose
tic let it to naturalist-even though
he be forejgner-I am perfectly JUS
hified in doing So
This was true enough. and Phineas
>ealmed down.
t:Herr Schmidt's collection of mon
.strosities,' as you call it, went on
Mrs. Peel, probably contains nothing
Enore dangerous than a deaths head
moth in bottle. Anyhow, / have no
intention to disappoint him.
But T.
<tYou will treat him with the respect
due from one gentleman to another,
Pbineas," broke in Mrs Peel. "And
now. dear, We'll dismiss the subject
Phineas Peel was-though at times
Ae doubted ia lucky fellow. He had
carried off a young and handsome wom-
.an from a host of suitors.
Why Mary Marsden had chosen to
6estow her hand and fortune on such
q plain, everyday sort of fellow rs the
91inlinutive Phineas Peel was always Il
mystery to her acquaintance. The
wedding was an accomplished fact be-
fore her relatives had recovered from
the shock caused by the announcement
of her engagement.
Mary appeared to be happy enough,
TOO Phineas, taken as a whole, was
not bad sort of fellow He was zeal
gus, that was true, but his wife came
TO regard that as an extra proof Of
his devotion.
Had the proposed tenant of Rhyd
cottage been an aged, decrepit, broken
down old man, Phineas would have
stretched out the right hand of fellow
ship. But alas! Herr Schmidt was
Young and handsome too hand
some, Phineas thought.
every well, Mary said Phineas, tax
ing his hat from the peg and making
for the door; "you have overruled me
Is usual, and must be prepared for the
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far the fears of Phineas had proved to
| be groundless. Herr Schmdt's ''mOn-
strosities" had been kept well within
bounds, and as yet Mr.. Peel had not
seen so much as strange caterpillar
| in his garden. which never locked bet
! ter. ..
However, he was not happy. He had
| taken an aversion to the new tenant
| from the first, and would never be sat
isfied until he had got rid of him.
| ':Confound the fellow" muttered
Phineas one evening, as he sat on an
| upturned bucket behind the peasticks,
of the hedge again. Hope he won't catch
sight Of me, for I'm about tired of his
| oily tongue and eternal smile. HulIo!
| what the deuce is the meaning of this 2"
Down the garden path tripped Mrs.
| Peel. The naturalist was evidently ex-
| pecting her, and greeted her with a
smile that al most brought tears into
the eyes of the furious Phineas.
''Goot efening," he said. you vos
| joost leetle ]ate!'' H.
| 1t was evident that this was not tho
| first chat INDUCED in over the boundary
hedge. Though Phineas strained his
+, ears, he could not catch the drift of the
conversation. Like flash he remem.
bered that Mary had often of late taken
a stroll in the garden at dusk. Was
this the explanation?
Phineas had been glazing at the
couple from behind the peasticks for
| ten minutes or so, when he saw his wife
| take rosebud from his favorite tree
and hand it over the hedge with a
charming smile to the delighted Herr
Schmidt. Then, with pleasant Good
night" Mrs. Peel tripped lightly into
the house.
| "You villain!", Kissed Phineas, saw
agely, jumping from his seat and shak-
ing his fist after the retreating figure
in the next garden, "I'll pay you out
for this
The rage of Mr.. Peel was something
to be. remembered. Nothing but blood,
he vowed, would obliterate his wrongs.
But he would be cautious. He would
smile and smile and murder while he
smiled Selling a peasticll he tragic
ally buried it in the heart of an unof-
Tending cabbage, and played. havoc
with stately row of sunflowers.
Half an hour later Mary saw him
take down huge oldfashioned duck
gun from the hook in the hall.
''There's German vulture in the
neighborhood," he volunteered, i'm
pressively, land I'm going to bag him
at the first opportunity"
| However, as nothing short of an
earthquake would have induced the ole!
gun to go off in any circumstances
| and Phineas had made assurances
doubly sure by dropping in the shot
first and powder afterWard-the 'vul-
ture' in question was not likely to be
seriously damaged, and Mary contented
herself with expressing hope that her
husband would not hurt himself
| On the following evening Phineas
took up his old position in the garden,
with murder in his heart. Herr
Schmidt, however, did not put in an APP
pearnce. After waiting some time,
Phineas reentered the house and reared
his duck gun up in the hall in a con-
spicuous position.
He had almost decided to run up t.
town and consult his brother John,
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A Chance for Work.

Persons who buy 40 acres of land at FROM
s. to $S an acre will be given work at sL59S
day so as to provide the necsssaries Of life
Land is located in Mason county, Washing
ton, and will produce fruits and all staple
crops. Land also for sale at low prices and
easy terms on Whidby Island, Washington.
One free railway ticket to each purchaser
Grand Central Hotel, St. Paul, MINI.
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Tourist Car to California,

An upholstered Pullman Tourist Car 10
run every Wednesday by the Northern Pa
citic. This car leaves st. Paul 2:45 p. m,
Minneapolis 800 p. NJ, reaching San Fran
berth only $500. For tickets and reserva-
tons write to any ticket agent, N. P. R'y
Co., or to Chas. S. Fee, Gen. Pass. Agent,
St. Paul, MINI.
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In early French cards the kings
were named David, Alexander, Caesar,
and Charlemagne, representing the
emperors of the Jews, Greeks, Romans
and French.
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Self will is 50 ardent and FESTIVE
that it will break world to pieces to
makes q stool to sit on Cecil.
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the detective, with view to having
the movements of Herr Schmidt
watched, when he was startled by the
click Of the letter box.
n scrap Of paper lay on the mat.
Picking it up, Phineas glanced at it,
turned deadly. pale, then hurried into
the garden. Scrubbed in lead pencil on
dirty paper was the following:
ssPeel has discovered everything. We
have not moment to lose and must
clear out tonight. The front door is
unsafe. Will meet you at the back
1880 sharp"
There was no signature.
"Good gracious!" calculated Phineas,
after reading the note for a third time.
''I'd. no idea matters had gone so far.
Oh, yes, Mr.. Schmidt" he added grimly
-''I'll meet you a 1O:3 sharp"
III.
1t was about 1O:45, and raining heav-
lily. Phineas Peel, seated on wall
overlooking the back of Rhyd cottage.
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II DO not believe that I have a true
friend in the world" $50 you have been
trying to borrow money, too, have you?"-
Truth.
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Left Destitute

Not of worldly goods, but of all earthly
comfort, is the poor wretch tormented by
malaria. The fell scourge is, however, shorn
of it's thong in advance by Hostetters Stom-
ach Bitters, its only sure preventive and
remedy. Dyspepsia, biliousness, constipa-
ton, rheumatism, nervousness and kidney
complaints are also among the bodily Attic
comes with certainty. Useit Systematically.
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THE NEW TENANT.

OW. Mary, I have
spoken!" Mr.. Peel
threw h i m S e | i
back in his chair
as if that settled the
matter once for
all.
Il heard you,
DEAR" sweetly rt
sponded Mrs. Peel;
"and now. listen to
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How NY THROAT HURTS why don't yor
use Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
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On THE FOOTBALL TEAM.-''Bragley claims
to be great tackler" "He is-when YOU
get him at free lunch ."-Detroit
Free Press.
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"GIRLs like a mustache at first sight,"
said Cholly; ''but with fellow-well, it
has to grow on him v'-Truth
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CAsCARETs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe.
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elbow ODD it u.s." said Pat, as he trudged
along on foot one sultry day, ''that a man
never meets a cart going the same way as
he is !"-Household Words.
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A Queer Family.

On the farm of Amos M. Collins, near
cambridge, O., dwells in undisturbed
bliss most curiously assorted family,
presided over by demure house cat.
Several weeks ago Tabby gave birth to
a pair of healthy kittens, who, in the
course of events, grew apace. When old
enough to get about they went on a
foraging expedition in woods near by,
accompanied by the mother. In their
Reorganization they discovered a gray
squirrels in which two young squir-
rels lay sleeping. The curiosity of the
kittens was aroused and they soon
made friends with the squirrels. Their
overtures were received in the same
spirit, and while the mother cat sat con-
tentedly on log kittens and squirrels
enjoyed frolic. When it finally be-
came dusk the cat took one of the
squirrels in her mouth and carried it
to the farm, returning for the other
one in a few minutes. The squirrels
are now safely housed with the kittens,
and the cat watches over the children of
her adoption as carefully as over her
own Observation-Disclosures Enquirer.
Thought 10 R.d.
II believe" said the pastor, solicitous-
ly, as he took the depraved urchin by
the hand, shat the devil has hold Of
you"
81 shouldn't be burned bit sur
prised," said the urchin, eying the
minister suspiciously. Washington
Times.
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consequences. In less than a week we
shall have the house and garden over
run with every conceivable variety of
reptile from the beastly lizard to the
boa constructor
And Phineas stalled indignantly
forth with the merry laughter of his
wife ringing in his ears.
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4 Thought He R0d.

II believe y said the pastor, SOLICITORS
~, as he took the depraved urchin by,
the hand, shat the devil has hold Of
The advocate., 1896-06-03
An Age Of peceptlOn and Fraud.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-Yes, we live
In an age of deception and fraud, even
In high places, for behold what deeep-
tlOn Is practiced and played off on the
people, designed to keep them peace
able and undisturbed while they are
being bound hand and foot to the great
money chariot of the cspitalistlc and
Wall street kings. Listen to Cleveland
and Horr, while they sing the seduc.
tive song to labor and to the millions
of toilers of the land, that the present
low prices In the country growing out
of the depressed state of things Is the
very best for you, as you can buy for
81 what In other times cost you So,
don't you seeP In other words, de.
clarlng that hard and depressed times
are the beat for the country, protesting
that by the revival of business and in
creased prices, all savings bank de.
positOFs and old soldiers would have
their deposits and pensions cut In two
by having to pay more for their sup
plies and their subsistence. Then
Cleveland and Horr turn round and
congratulate the farmers and pro-
ducers that times are reViVing
and prices improving 80 that
shortly they will be receiving
paying rewards for their labor, as
heretofore In good times. And thus
they blow hot and cold to their hearers,
according as the latter are Of one
school or one employment or another,
The advocate., 1896-06-03
Congress and ExpOsltlons.

The following statement shows what
appropriations have been made by Con-
gress in aid Of the various expositions Of
an international character since 1867:
Paris, in 1867, $2O6,4O3; Vienna, 1873,
100000; Philadelphia, 1876, $2,l49,25O;
Paris, in 1878, $4,000; Sydney and Mel
bourne, in 1879 and 1880, $4,000; Berlin
fishery exhibition. in 1880, $4,000; Lon
don fishery exhibition, in 1883, $4,000;
worlds industrial and cotton centennial
exposition at New Orleans, 1884, $780,
600; exposition at Cincinnati, 1884, Sl0,-
600; Southern exposition at Louisville,
1884, $4,000; exhibition at Barcelona,
1888, $25,OOO; Brussels, 1888, $4,000;
Melbourne, 1888, $4,000; Paris, 1889,
S250,0O0; Centennial exposition OF the
Ohio valley and Central states, at Gin
cinnati, in 1888, $l47,75O; Columbian
historical exposition, at Madrid, in 1892,
$4,000; worlds Columbian exposition at
Chicago, 1893, s5,3ls,255; cotton States
and international exposition at Atlanta
in 1895, $2OOOOO.-AUgustG Chronicle.
The advocate., 1896-06-03

But their purpose and design is the
same to promote the interest and well
fare Of capital and corporations, leaV-
ing humanity In the lurCh to shift for
itself. JeffersOn's doctrine was that
the wealthy and powerful didn't need
the assistance Of goVernment-they
could take care Of themselves; but that
the duty of government was to stand
by and protect the weak and loWly.
G. r. P.
The advocate., 1896-06-03

actual value and they are allowed TO
charge patrons enough to insure diVi-
dends and interest on their WRtered
stock. Combinations and trusts Of
various kinds have been permitted to
reduce prices on raw materials and to
increase or to fix and maintain prices
on finished products.
Not only does most of the interest
paid by the people and corporations go
to New York city, ,butthere are the head
quarters of most of the great money
absorbing agencies; there the great
stock jobbing operations Of the coun-
try originate; there the most gigantic
financial arrangements are COnsum-
mated; and there are the great bank.
ers and sreculstOrs and stock brokers
who have control of the nations treas.
ury and whose hands are in the peO-
ple's business in all parts of the
country.
In all legislation relating to business
matters, the Representatives and Sem
stors and lobbyists from Eastern
States, aided by the metropolitan news
paper press, insist on maintaining the
regime which has produced the dan.
ger0us influence of these powerful
agencies.
The landed interest, the monied in
terest, the railroad interest, the manu-
featuring interest, the speculative
interest, the protective interest all
these converge In New York city, and
their mighty influences are supported
and defended by the most influential
classes of people In all the Eastern
States. These great money making
institutions bear heavily on the pro-
ducerS Of grain, live stock and other
property Of the agricultural regions in
the Western States, and the people
there complain about it.
And this is why we talk of what the
West wants and what the East vents.
But the people, after all, are one peo-
pie. Our qusrrels will strengthen the
bonds of our union. In the great val
ley Of the Mississippi and its tributa-
ries lies the most fruitful region on
earth, and in the hands of it's indus
trIOus, ,enterprlSlng, temperate, thought
full and patriotic PEOPLE rests the
destiny of the republic.
w. A. PETER.
The advocate., 1896-06-03
THE EAST AND THE WEST.
What the Terms Mean ana Where the Lines
Are Drawn.

NOTESe American kCeDGeIOS you bBk me
to locate the line which divides the
East from the West. You might as
well expect me to trace the line be-
tween the waters Of the Missouri river
and those of the Mississippi where they
come together.
The thing you are talking about Is a
condition rather than locallty-G feel
Ing or sentiment Of commercial sntag-
Onism arising out of the reckless
exercise Of social and political inau-
ence and power flowing from enormous
aCcumulatlons Of wealth In few hands
through organizations Of capital real
and fictitious, resulting In stock job
bing, land absOrptiOns, displacement
Of labor, appreciation Of money and
depression In prices. The most active
promoters and defenders of the policy
which produces these conditions reside
in Eastern States, while it's opponents
are found chiefly in Western States;
and it Ia because of this fact that when
speaking or writing about these things
we use the words East and West as In.
dicating the region where preponder.
anCe Of opinion is found to be on one
side or the other of question which 10
not limited to any particular part of
the country but affects the interests of
ell the people.
Senator Allen says that he himself
was born in the "West, yet his birth
place Ia Ohio, where q majority Of the
people have the Eastern rather than
the Western idea on the matters In.
VOlVed. While the States east Of Ohio
and north Of Maryland are commonly
called the East, yet Ohio, Indiana, ILL
nols, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Iowa usually send solid delegS-
tions to Congress representing the
Eastern rather than the Western idea.
How comes 1t that we have an East
and q West In our pOllticsG Let US
explore. When the great war came
upon as, the people were not seriously
encumbered with debt. Though It had
twice before been deemed wise to enact
bankruptcy laws In order to relieve
business distress, rates of interest had
not been found generally beyond the
ability Of men to pay. The great West
Wss still open. The "Indian country
described by act Of Congress In 1884
was practically a wilderness. 1t is but
little more than forty years since the
Kansas Nebraska act was passed,
Kansas was admitted to Statehood In
1851, and Nebraska seven years later.
Colorado, Nevada, the Dakotas, Wy
omlng, Montana, Idaho and Washing.
ton have come In since. We have
reached the Pacific, and that is the
end. There Is no longer q West such
az we knew when many Of as were
young. The public lands have been
nQuandered. They are mostly gone
into the hands Of corporations and rich
men. There is practically nothing left
anywhere out Of which poor man un-
aided can make q home.
Our financial legislation has been
most disastrous. Its history since the
war need not here be reClted. Snfli-
clent lt Is to state that by means Of re-
funding and resumption laws, and the
final abandonment of legal tender ell
The advocate., 1896-06-03

comes up from Cne people Tor Cne en-
RCtment Of bankruptcy law.
While these changes In our financial
policies and methods were taking place,
railway companies and industrial cor
poratlOns, capitalized beyond reason,
rapidly multiplied and acquired an
OVeFShsdoWlng influence in legislation
and forced upon the courts new ques-
tiOns concerning corporate privileges
and property rights which, when set
tied by judicial decisions, bore hard on
the people.
Under these conditions let US see
how the country prospered and where
the gains appear. While, by reason Of
the occupation of fresh and cheap lands
on the public domain, the influx of
population and the taking In of money
and property by immigrants, the new
West was rapidly developed and the
percentage of wealth increase there
was very marked, yet the great gains
are found In a few Of the Eastern
States.
Men and women who toll on farms
In the agricultural States wonder why
their labor is not as remunerstiVe as
that Of their Eastern cousins appears
to be. They have more lsnG, they
have more people, they work more
hours and more days, and they do not
understand why they do not save ss
much either of money or other prop.
erty.
But, while the gains have been 80
enormous in these prosperous States,
that does not prove that the people
shared equally or generally In the
profits. On the contrary, farmers in
each of these States have suffered
heavily. Their lands have deprecated
greatly In value, and while producing
Ss much as ever, their profits have
dWindled to almost nothing, and they
are enCumbered with oppressive debts.
The increase Of wealth is limited al.
most wholly to the cities, and we find
that even there the masses Of the peO.
pie are not Rs well off as they were at
any former period. In Philadelphia Y
per cent. Of the families rent the houses
they live In; In Boston only Q per cent.
Of the families own their homes, and
In New York city the proportion is 8
per cent. In the largest and the rich
cot city In the country ninety.four
families In every 100 are compelled to
pay rent to the other six.
Besides private debts for which the
peoples homes are mOrtgaged, States,
counties, cities, townships, railroads
and other corporations innumsrsble,
are heavily indebted, and all this vast
debt obligation is finally payable In the
city of New York. Not less than
100000, 900 interest on bonds alone
goes to that city every year. The av.
erage interest rate paid is about per
cent. IL we trace the financial history
of the three prosperous States named
above, we lind that the actual savings
Of the people as appears In the assess
ment Of their property from year to
year for purposes of taxation has not
exceeded 3 per cent. And taxing the
whole country, beginning with 1880,
Notwithstanding our acquisition of ter.
ritOFy nearly three times as large as
The advocate., 1896-06-03
FRIDAY, JUNE 5.

200 p. m.-ReCeptiOn at the hall.
S:0O-Address of welcome by Hon. A.
Bledsoe, Clay Center. Response by
Abe Steinberger, President of the sssO-
citation. Greeting by Hon. w. d. Vim
cent, Clay Center. Response by Hon.
Lyman Nsugle, Wellington Voice.
Address by Hon. Fl. N. Gaines, Sslina;
subject, "The Political Outlook for the
State of Kansas"
9:30-Adjournment.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6.
800 a. m.-Roll-call. Reading min
utes of last meeting. Propositions for
membership received and acted upon.
9:OO-DiscussiOn, "The Best Method
Of Conducting a Political Campaign"
opened by A. A. Stewart, Manhattan
Republic.
l0OO-Psper, "The Field of Satire
and Humor In Political Journalism"
], G. Hesly, COncordia KGnSGn.
10;30-"The Omaha Platform VB. 3
Single Issue Silver Platform" W. E.
Bush, MankatO AdUoc0te.
l1O0-"The Attitude of the Peoples
Party Toward the Old Soldier and
Pension legislation" H. N. Boyd,
Republic County Freeman.
11:3O-"Ths Political Boss" A. G..
Psttee, Junction City Tribune.
12O0-Adjou1nment.
1:S0 p. m.-DiscussiOn, sought We
to Favor q Union of All Reform Ele-
ments at the National ConVentlOnP If
So, on What Bssis?" opened by Mrs. j,
l. Tucker, Minneapolis Re0ieGO.
2:3O-" "The Country Newspaper; How
to Make it a Success" John s. Parks,
Beloit Call.
3OO-ExeCutiVe session. MlsCellR-
neOus business. Selection of place for
next meeting.
4:30-Adjournment.
The advocate., 1896-06-03

Why not make a few more POpuliat
votes in your locality by sending In q
few 25cent subscribers to the ADvo.
CATE.
The advocate., 1896-06-03
Kansas Reform Press.

The following is the program for the
quarterly meeting of the association at
Clay Center: