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The news boy., 1896-04-18
ABOUT THINGS.

We have been to an election (hic)
this week and ask to be excused.
Usually we get (hic) out a very in
teresting paper, but-well we're
(hic) just to full for utterance, and
you'll just have to read the patent
side. Excuse US, please, and (hicl
we II do the right thing next week.
"Wednesday people from different
parts of the county came to Benton
to congratulate Mr.. Heisserer on his
election, and there was some little
stir, but today the town is as dead
as door nail. Mr.. Heisserer' s
friends came here to "shake hands
with the next collector.
OF the 376 votes cast in this, his
home township, Mr.. Heisserer re
ceived 295 What better recommen,
dation need q man want in the Novem-
Der campaign? When man stands
we'll in his own township he may be de-
pended upon as being fairly good
man.
Wonder if they made those four.
teen negroes who voted at Commerce
last Tuesday, take the oath of allie
glance? When it comes to the oath
it all depends upon how man is 60
ing to vote.
-Hooray for Lon Williams, the
unknown boy" from the Sandy
woods Who says Sandywoods can't
produce a representative?
The funeral of the late L. L.
Profit was largely attended Thurs
day. He was a good citizen aid hat
many friends.
Tho infant daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Louis Burger, near New Ham
burg, died last Tuesday.
Memorial services of the late
Wm. Reed will be held at the Bap
tist church, Oran, at II O'Clock, a
m. on the 4th Sunday in April.
Jacob Seyer and Miss Nay
Radin were married by Rev. F. Kline
at Kelso, last Tuesday.
1t is said that there are four Re
publicans in Sandyland township
who did NOT vote last TupS1nv
-Murry Campbell, of Commerce
has ordered a lot of furniture, but i
is not yet certainty that he will g
into the furniture business.
Tho Misses Eva Arnold and Ber
tie Moore visited Mrs. ]. B. Stubble
field, at Oran, Thursday.
Hons. Marsh. Arnold and T. F
Frazer left for the Sedalia conven
tion Tuesday.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
THEY HAVE TO WORK.
Only by Strict Economy Can the ChiDcee
Keep Body Mnd Soul Together.


Keep Body and Soul Together.
Unquestionably industry is one Of the
good qualities which may he attributed
to all the natives of China alike. No
doubt the fact that ninety-ninc out Of
every hundred Cinnamon perpetually
live ION the ragged edge of existence"
is mainly accountable for this virtue,
but it is unquestionably the leading
characteristic which strikes FOREIGNER
on landing China. No matter whether
his experience lies in the crowded
streets of such cities as Canton or
among the village communities on the
northern plains, the same ceaseless dill
igence is observable.
A belated traveller passing through
the streets Of a town cannot fail to be
struck with the sounds Of labor which
proceed from behind the closed shutters
Of the workshops; and the London
Atheneum says that an early riser in
the country will be robbed of all self
congratulation by finding that the field
laborers have completed q recognizable
portion of their days work before he
was aStir
The emperor's day begins during q
great portion of the year before day
light, and in every yamun throughout
the land his example is followed. Such
indefatigable industry would under
favorable circumstances produce pros
porous, well-to-do people, but in China
the population is 80 dense that it is only
by this means and by the exercise of
the strictest economy that the natives
arc able to keep body and soul together,
Nothing is wasted by them, and sub
stances which it would be better to
throw on the dust heap are not unfre-
quently converted into food.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
SEA ChNAHlES.
Queer ShelIfsh That Have Been Trcvidcd
NTH Il Ir na,r.arA ISn,nn.

Queer Shellfish That Have I!een rroviccd
with u Temporary Name.
A peculiar kind Of shellfish. the like
Of which has never been seen on The
sound. was fished out of two hundred
feet of water near Fivc-Nilc point the
other morning by rock cod fisherman,
says the Seattle post-Intelligencer.
The man felt tug at his line and
began pulling in. Judging FROM the
weight he concluded that he must have
caught the grandfather of all the rock
cod in the sound. When he had taken
in all his line he was astonishcd to find
that he had not only landed a splendid
five-and-a-half-pound cod, but also
rock full of perforations. to which were
attached six lively shellfish, each rs big
as ones fist, and somewhat resembling
gigantic mussels. The shells of the
fish were irnbcddcd in the rock, and as
soon as the rock was taken out OF the
water the fish craucd their long necks
out of the shells, just as II turtle would.
The ncclss of the fish wercs unlike
anything the fisherman had ever seen:
they resembled slightly the yellow
mouth of the lanprey eel Thojr
mouths were pointed and surmountcd
by hard, brown colorcd beak, which
they opened and shut precisely as a
robin docs.
The fish and their abode were held
together by means Of the stout roots
Of sea weed which had grown around
them, and the whole weighed eight and
a half pounds. The fisherman took the
curiosity to the Denver market, and
there it was placed on exhibition and
attracted considerable attention. IN
the absence of more scientific name,
one of the men connected with the
market named the shellfsh "sca ca
nariaS :"
The news boy., 1896-04-18
The CrOss-Plains Parade.

The most dazzling spectacle on
election day was the Heisserer pro-
cession that came in from Cross
Plains, with flags and banners flying,
headed by the Benton harp band,
assisted by Ranney Anderson, Ed.
Childers and Van Sanders, of Com
merce.
When they reached Benton they
were loudly cheered, and responded
with deafening yell for Heisserer.
After marching around the square,
all voted and then marched to New
Hamburg and Oran. At both places
they were greeted and treated in the
latest improved style.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
Those WHO Escaped.

AS result of last Tuesdays pri-
mary the following were declared
the nominees of the Democraticparty
of Scott county. For representative,
Lon b. Williams; prosecuting at
torney, ]. L. Moore; sheriff w. r.
Bats; collector, w. H. Heisserer;
Judge first district, G. N. WEIGH;
judge second district, J. L. Hale;
county treasurer, w. G. Lambert;
assessor Chas. CLANCY; coroner, G.
w. Brundrett; surveyor, S. R. Jones
public administrator, w. H. Stubble-
field, Sr.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
Is He Totally Blind +?

There is one man from the South
end in politics in Scott county who
ought to begin to see that the Ben
ton end of his faction have no use for
him, except to use him and his money.
BY glancing over the election returns
of this year, and of two years ago,
he will discover that he does not get
half as many votes here as the re-
mainder of his faction, and the few
he does get he owes to a few farmers
of the Sandywoods who get out and
work for him.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
MO. 10
The ElSht of Hope.

There's nice clerk in certain DC.
troit music store, who is not only
dreamer, but of late he has become
very religiously inclined. The other day
pretty girl from the country came into
the store.
Good morning" nc said politely.
Good morning" she responded.
"have you White Wings?'"
II beg your pardon, he stammered.
"Have you White Wings"'" she re-
peated
"Not yet" he answered maekly. Then
hopefully, but expect to have some
day, miss"
The girl looked at him for n second
and hurriedly got out.-Dctroit Free
Press.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
Spoke Ecroro lie Thought.

~'Old Snooks had fallen asleep behind
the stove. A little hunchback soon
after came in and stood in front of the
heater, and Sroolss, awalling suddenly;
caught sight Of him at once.
"lIcrc, young fellow" he said, quick
", get away from that stove. You're
getting warped. Judge.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
Tho 3re of Wca,lcrs,

Mr.. Stubble (rcading his paper)-Dy
gum, Maria. if here amt fellow got
an 'normous tin-plant. I've heard tell
Oh CROWN cgg-plants, but never heard
on this af0re.
Mrs. Stubblc (composcdly)-This is
an awful age we are livin' in, Uriah,
an l amt surprised at enythin' nova
The news boy., 1896-04-18
Circuit Court Next Week.

Scarcely has the smoke of the
mighty battle of last Tuesday cleared
until we are confronted with a term
of circuit court. Next week Benton
will be all a-buzz and the fellows
from different parts of the county
will come in and tell US how it was
The news boy., 1896-04-18
sAbshier's Directory.

We are in receipt of a neat little
little book, published by A. ]. Alb
shier, of Diehlstadt, which is intend
ed to benefit both melon growers
and dealers. 1t contains q list of
reliable growers and dealers in mel
ons, fruits and vegetables in the
United States, together with rating.
1t also gives the different towns and
their population.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
FROM KELSO.

Geo.. Wright has put in new safe.
Mrs. Dave Meinz and Mrs. Peter
Glueck were very sick last week.
Robert Taylor and Mrs. Minnie
Burcle were married Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Wright, who has been
at St. Louis having her eyes treated
returned Saturday.
Mr.. Uhde, who has been in Cali
fornia and Oregon for the past pine
years, has come back to stay.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
Cause and Eject.

Mrs. Solomoa-GcorGc, shall need d
new pair of slippers this week. The
soles of these old ones are completely
worn out.
Johnny Solomon-Papo. shall need
a new pair Of trousers this week. The
seat of thcoc cid ones is completely
worn out.-PUcl:.
The news boy., 1896-04-18

nunker- Hello, Ricketts,, when is
your marriage to Miss Mum coming Off
Ricketts-It has been indefinitely
postponed.
''What's the trouble?"
20, she married another fellow
BROOKLYN Life.
The news boy., 1896-04-18

"What floor is Mr.. John Blank on?"
asked n gentleman Of the chief Of the
elevator staif in {, big downtown build.
ing the crdav.
"Ile amt on no floor. He's dead" re-
piled the elevator man.
Then said thu visitor, chores not
much use of my taking the elevater?'
No." was the laconic reply; mot
much, They don't go up quito higlH
enough for that N. Y. Herald.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
The Sorrows of Youth.

Fannie (ared sixteen)-What are you
crying about?
MaInic-Mamma won't ask papa to
send me to the seaside because my
health is bad.
= why won't she tell him:"
Because she says l am big enough
now to do my own lying. ."-Toxas Sitt-
ings.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
a C.,ild's Loric.

Efie-Mamraa, does God see everys
thing that everybody does?
Mother = Yes, child, and punisheh
them when they 90 wrong.
Efle-Thcn it's better to be lazy and
do nothing, so to be ON the safe side
Once Week. .--h-.. y
The news boy., 1896-04-18
rot en- ,nsrirei Class.

Poet-VLa. co you think Of thess
verses? jrss wrota them on on tho
inspiration CT the raoncnt.
Cynic-If you can Get sornc editor ID
accept them ca tho Inspiration Of thi
moment yoa win be doing very weii ina
deed.-tucl- r
The news boy., 1896-04-18
Why ltot Z?

Theatrical Icragcr-Tous surely don't
expect to succeed Oh the stage solely on
account of your beauty?
Society Woman-Ycs, but I do. I
know scores of actrcSscs who succeeded
and they aren't one bit good looking
Muusey's Weekly.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
His Candidate.

= $50 you don't believe in the logical
candidate business, eh?"
"Me? No. am in for the geological
candidate"
"And what sort of candidate is
that?" -. 49,.
/ 'The one with the rocks, Of course"
Indianapolis journal.
The news boy., 1896-04-18

ooh, how shoclsing!'
"What?"
THAT she has lost her arms"
"Yes, indeed; it is Il great misfortune
to art"
$50 it is: that would have been
lovely figure to advertise my sixteen
button kid gloves on."-Pucll.
The news boy., 1896-04-18

The Rector-My dear young lady. I
hope am mistaken, but i thought
saw You talking during the sermon yes
terday.
Stray Lamb-You certainly are mis-
taken. doctor. Why, 1 nsuer talk in my
sleeP.-Life. ;,s<.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
The Unexpected.

Rosalie-Eh, Mr.. Trotter, this is very
unexpected.
Mr.. Trotter (who has been paying
court for two years)-Yes, but the un-
expected always happens, you know
n. Y. Herald
The news boy., 1896-04-18

' Miss Antique-Do you consider type
writing good profession for womenP I
Miss De Pretty Ia successful type
writer)-Um-yes, but typewriting is
very difficult to learn, and to make a
success of it a woman should begin
young.-Demorest's Magazine.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
Tho Ofense Was small.

He (prettily)-They ought to send
you to states prison. You've stolen my
heart.
She-O, they don't send people to
states prison for petty larceny.-Brook-
lyn Life,
The news boy., 1896-04-18
Privileges of Friendship.

'Yabsley-Now, Nudge, you know I
am your friend, or else should not
speak so plainly to you of your faults.
Mudge-But, if what you have been
saying to me is true, cannot see how
you can be my friend and retain your
self respect. ct.-Indianapolis Journal. =,
The news boy., 1896-04-18
Not Exactly a Failure.

Marriage was q failure with them.
them"
swell, you could hardly call it fail
ure. Suspension would be the better
word"
"Suspension2' ..
Eyes; they mutually agreed to sep
Arate."-N. Y. Press.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
{. course.

Old Lady-UnSt's that awful smelly
Farmer That's TIC fertilizer we're
putin on Tho fcld ycrdcr.
Old Lady -l'or the lands saissl
Farmer-Y m.--Puck.
The news boy., 1896-04-18

Let us roll up a big Democratic
majority 10 November.
The news boy., 1896-04-18
A Matter Of Some Concern.

A Matter Of Some Concern.
"Oh, mamma" said Willie, as he
caught sight Of big freckle on his
nose in the looking glass, my nose is
getting rusty."-Harper's Young Peo-
ple
The news boy., 1896-04-18
A Good Printer

Can get one or two
weeks employment
on brief work at this
Office. Write before
coming.
The news boy., 1896-04-18

received the highest number of for W. H.
Subblefed public W. Brundrett
Consabes elected follows Moreland township Peter
Soen Sandylan Burton Morley G. Boston, Sylvana Geo. Fin
l Seston Dan Harris Tywapp Geo. Chrmon Deaton
elected justice of the peace of Moreand township
The advocate., 1896-04-01

shown In that they charge s cents Q
bushel for carrying wheat from
Buffalo to New York when the canal
is closed In winter, but carry for 2
cents when 1t 10 open In summer. And
thus we are made to understand what
victims Of monopoly and greed the
West would be were it not for the great
canal system of that State, and this
accounts for the proposed legislation
Of New York, as referred to In one Of
your recent numbers, to establish
State elevators at Buffalo and New
York to countersct the Sbuse and
gross extortion now prscticed. But
the canal men don't stop at this. "AS
partners with the State in the trans.
portation business" they demand that
the Legislature repeal the charters of
the New York Central and several
other roads so that the title to said
roads shall vest In and become the
property Of the people of the State, as
is provided in their charters, and such
other radical remedial legislation as
the case demands. And In pursuance
of all this, the people at the last No.
vembeF election voted $4,000, 900 to be
expended In enlarging the Erie system
to the capacity Of ship canal, SO that
the State is just entering upon q more
Bocialistic work than even to protect
the community from monopoly and
corporation greed and extOrtiOn.
A FORMER New YORKER.
The advocate., 1896-04-01

afar, or translates omlnOus rumblea
and slight vibrations into forerunnerl
Of the devastating earthquake.
There ia to be q new alignment Of
political forces. It is well for rellg-
lous papers to catch the spirit Of the
times. It was said Of Populists in the
campaign six years ago that many Of
their active workers were men whose
knowledge Of public speaking was
largely gained in prayer meeting
There is q strong undercurrent of re-
ligious feeling backing Populism, as
was illustrated q few days ago by the
answer Of q Populist to the question,
"Who was che founder Of Populism ?"
Said he: "The first man who believed
In right and did right might be called
the founder of Populism. 1t dates
back to the teachings Of Jesus Christ,
and was taught again In modern times
by Thomas Jefferson and Abraham
Lincoln"
There is q decidedly practical turn
In the religion of PopulIsts which
keeps them from turning over every
thing In this world to the plutoCrats.
They don't take kindly to the walls Of
our good chief executive over the lost
and undone condition Of the "wlld and
woody West" They are not disposed
to create misery so as to have the glory
Of sllevisting IL.
But not all of these thoughts are
grasped by the circuit riders, of our
State at least. Hence, many of them
are Jealous co.workers of those who
would have had the son of the Nazs-
rene carpenter arrested and jailed as q
Vagsbond the 6rst time he spoke in
public, had they lived then; II indeed
they would not have treated his mother
the same way at the time of his birth.
But we are only repeating the history
Of slavery and every other great re-
form. We are at the last stage when
The hooting mob Of yesterday
In silent awe return
To CLEAN up the scattered ashes
Into history's golden urn.
j. G, RUPPENTHAL, JR.
The advocate., 1896-04-01
The New York Canals.
j. G. RUPPENTHAl

EDITOR ADvOCATE:-The producers
Of the West are not generally aware
how important the canal system of
New York Ia to their interest and pros
perity, that system being owned, con-
trolled aud run by and under the
direction Of the State. As such, 1t is
regarded with decided disfsVor by the
great railroad monopolies of the State
which 1t holds In check and prevents
from preyinR upon the producers Of
the West and consumers of the East
by exorbltant charges for transporta,
tion Of the grain of the West to
market. As q consequence they are
very restless under such restraint and
are constantly fighting for greater
power to extort from shippers of West
ern cereals and Western products, and
they have 80 far succeeded that canal
men and fOrwarders have awakened to
the dangerous state Of things and been
driven to act In their own defense.
They set forth in their complaint that
the canals are at the mercy OF a giant
monopoly Of railroads that Is daily
charging $1,000 more on the 100000
bushels Of grain shipped by canal than
the legal rate, and that the railroad
grain elevator companies, working in
the interest of the railroads, are fore
ing canal grain to pay 10 cents bushel
over all reasonable rates for elevstlng
at the ports Of Buffalo and New York.
Also that the Buffalo elevator trust
actually compels canal grain to pay
prinCely dividends on twenty-five dead
storage, tower and floating elevators
that have not handled any grain for
over twenty years. The animus Of-the
railroads towards the people Of the
West 90 well as towards the canals is
The advocate., 1896-04-01

have "stiR' In the dead room for me TO bury
He said he did. THOMAS B. CLAPP.
Subscribed and sworn 70 before ma this
2Oth day Of October, 1886.
AZ WRATHEEMAN, Justice Of the Peace.
PAoLA, KAs., March q, 1896.
To qUROp 1t may concern:
This is 10 certify that was an employe In
the OsaWGtomie Insane Asylum as an attend
ant for about ten months ending January 1s,
1898. One morning Il cannot state with any
degree Of accuracy the month. but believe 1t
was In October) Supervisor George McCurdy
asked me to SBsist him in che dead room.
consented and on arriving in the dead room
and uncoveFing the face and upper part of the
corpse, at once recognized the face Of Mr.. M.
M. Young, who had been patient on Ward L.
don't recollect what we did while there more
than to lay some wet cloths on the face and
neck Of the corpse. saw bruises on the neck
and breast of the corpse. l don't remember
how many there were, but they were large and
black, varying from the size ofmy hand to the
size Of my palm, the largest one being ON the
left side Immediately below the nipple. said
to Mr. McCurdy that l should hate for q
OOA PSo W CVAAo ALUM my W@Gu 4n SuCn D COu0A-
ton, to which he replied, ayes, they are going
to investigate the matter" which believe
they did, as l saw Coroner G. W. Boyl at the
institution in the afternoon OF the Same day,
and as the rumor seemed to be current thas
Mr Young had met with foul play ON Ward
the previous evening.
HOMER M. SHOEMAKER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2lst
day OF March, 1896. /. H. KENT,
Justice Of the Peace of PaOls City, Miami
County, Kas.
May / not also conclude from the
manner in which Commander Harris
and Governor Morrill, have treated this
matter that their pretended love for
the old comrades is q farce and hum.
bug and that they are violating their
obligations and duties ss comrsdesP
w. III. WILSON.
The advocate., 1896-04-01
was the Ola soldier Murdered9

EDITOR ADvOCATE:-After q full
and careful examination into the cir.
cumstances connected with the death
of Comrsde M. M. Young by myself
and COmrsde Smith, who was at the
time of said investigation farmer at
the Osawstomie Insane Asylum, we
were fully convinced that this old com.
rade was Crlminslly assaulted by en-
ployes Of said institution, and that he
received at their hands injuries by
stamping and bruising whereof he
died on the I'd day of October, 1899.
COmrsde Smith and myself, both
being members of the G. A. r. and
knowing the fraternsl obligations and
ties OF comrades, we readily concluded
that all that would be necessary for US
to do In order to have the matter fully
investigated would be to lay It before
Governor Morrill, or State Commander
Harris. We at once called the stten-
tion of both these parties to the case,
Offering to furnish them with proof,
and secured from each the assurance
that it would be fully Investigated.
Almost a year has elapsed since the
receipt Of said assurance by Governor
Morrill, and State Commander Harris.
The Superintendent Of the asylum, L..
F. Wentworth, has left the State.
Other parties accessory to this dark
and damnsble crime are still In State
employ. About one hundred Of these
old afflicted comrades are still confined
in these Kansas Libbys or brutal
prisons and no steps have yet been
taken toward an investigation.
We give below some Of our evidence
In the case and call upon the public to
determine whether it is or is not case
worthy Of investigation:
WALNUT SHADE, Mo-, Oct "a, 1895
This is to certify that was an employe ct
the OsaWatomie, Kas., Insane Asylum for
about three years ending October so, 1893
One night ON or about the first Of October
after the patients had been locked up and all
was still cannot state the hour, but I think
between 10 and II o'clock at night was dis
turbed from sleep on Ward X by the well
known voice Of NJ. N. Young, 3 patient on
Ward 4. jumped from bed and went out on
the east porch. There l could plainly hear
the blows as they fell on his body. It contin.
ued for about i've minutes, as near aS can
recollect, when all ct once the cries ceased
when the door slammed shut and heard
the key click. The next morning asked the
Supervisor, George McCurdy, II he did mol
The advocate., 1896-04-01
A Platform Suggestion.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-I have given
the subject of union of reform forces
q good deal of thought, and If all our
reform papers will explain the initia-
tive and referendum to their readers, /
believe the following short platform
will meet the Endorsement of all, for
under the above law all reforms will
have an equal chance:
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. We demand that all
money be issued by the government.
We demand that all laws affecting the
people shall not be 10 force until voted
on by the people; hence the initiative
and referendum should govern our
land. A. r. HALFoRD.
Bingham, Ill.
The advocate., 1896-04-01

In addressing adveT tissrs invariably
include every word and figure given in
the address, as this win greatly assist in
insuring prompt delivery Of your COM
munication TO the appropriate depart
ment.
The advocate., 1896-04-01
Written in English.
completed.

Two-thirds Of all the letters which
pass through the pOstofices Of the
world are written by and sent to people
who speak English.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.