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The advocate., 1896-12-16

Advice to the Coming Legislature Of Kansas.
EDITOR ADvoCATE:-It Is now some
time since l craVed any space in your
paper. But It seems almost all your
correspondents have q word of advice
to the incoming Legislature, and as
most Of them are all along the caution
line, / wish to say my piece also. There
pested reminders to be conserVstivesnd
do nothing rashls directly In opposition
to the tenets Of our party and It's pol.
Icy. The Republicans have gone down
because they promised much and did
nothing for the people, but did every
thing for the corporations. If the
Peoples party does nothing but hedge
their promises to the people, and does
not lay the heavy hand Of control upon
the corporations Of the State, they will
fail to prove their faith in their party
policy. The people Of the State will
lose confidence In the party, and other
States, which are looking to as for ex-
Rmples of true reform, will be discoUr-
aged. We cannot be reformers In
word and conservatives in practice.
Kansas stands In the front rank as a
Peoples party, or reform State. We
must legislate the crimes Ct Repubh-
can Legislatures out and the policies
Of Popullsm into law. If our policy
will not better the condition Of the
people, we should not advocate II. II
the Republicans have chartered cor.
porstions. and made laws to uphold
them in expressing the people, the
Peoples party should make laws to re-
woke these charters whenever theiI
powers have been transcended and tC
take possession Of these corporations
for the State or municipality when
ever they become oppressive to The
people.
II we had q law by which the cities
Of the state could possess themSelveI
The advocate., 1896-12-16
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Revised Statutes, Etc.

ute law of Kansas. II this Is to be
done, perhaps a few suggestions will
not be out Of place. The laws were
compiled In one volume In 1885 and
again In 1889 into two Volumes the In
creased bulk being largely due to the
RnnOtatiOns after each section. AS
three sets of session laws were added
by the Legislatures of 1891 l-'9S- -'95, and
as another set will be enacted by that
Of 1897, unless there is q revision, we
will find our States statute law In five
volumes.
Though there be pettifoggers who
seek to confuse the people and ComPh-
cate our laws, the great majority OF
the next Legislature are men whose
aim it is to simplify the law and make
IL as accessible to the common people
as possible and as easily understood as
statutory law can be.
The statutes Of 1889, as published,
are an example of what they should
not be In form, sS Judge Valentine
frequently told his law classes at the
State University. They are printed on
too thick paper, and hence bulky, are
poorly arranged, chesply bound and
wanting sll the facilities for ready
reference, There should be at the
head of every page the subject treated,
the chapter also and the sections found
on such page. The index should be
very full and complete, 80 that the
thousands of justices and others who
daily look up the law might be able to
find 1t speedily. As 1t is now you may
turn many leaves before you can tell
what chapter is treated; you may care
fully search the index and find no ref
erence to the subject sought. A good
index Is worth as much ss the rest OF
the book to busy man.
We have believed In public economy
and have talked it. Now let works
show that we meant what we sad
Unless good work in every department
of the State government be done, and
that chesply, we will prove our incom
potency and unwOrthlness for public
trust. Shoddy work, such as those
statutes, at high prices must not b'
permitted. Taxation must bereduCed
Salaries everywhere must be cut to al
equality with prices Of labor and tn
products Of the soil. Useless offices
slnecures, must be Unhesitstingly abol
lshed. Places must not be proVidet
simply as berths for political works
Needless appropriations must. be Gu
off unsparingly. Offices should be con
sOlidsted In the western counties an
more judicial districts united. Per
haps q number Of western countie
should be thrown into one. 1t ls col
talnly unfair that Grant county wit
III votes, Greeley with 1877, Haske
with 1876, Morton with so, Seward wit
l7B, Stanton with 112, and Stevens wit
l49 votes, should each have one Repru
sentative in the Legislature and
much power there as eastern couDti'
with three thousand or more voter
Uniting several counties into OF
would make business at the count
seat undhandy for some people, butth
would be more tolersble to the majo
ity than the present coat Of maintainir
ten officers for each county. If Il
eonstitution did not forbid, the pre-
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
Trustees Sale of Land.

Under and by virtue OF the power OF
sale contained in a deed OF trust executed
on the End day OF February, 1898, by L.
r. Wyatt and wife, and recorded in
Book 124, at page 668, Register OF Deeds
once for Wake county, will
AT TWELVE O'CLOCK ON MON
DAY, THE 2STH DAY OF De-
CEMBER, 1896,
expose to sale at public auction to the
highest bidder. for cash, at the door OF
the Court House OF Wake County, three
lots or parcels OF land lying on Jones and
Salisbury streets, and included under the
general boundaries as follows: to-wit-
Bounded on the north by Jones street,
on the east by Salisbury street, on the
south by the lot Of j. Fl. Ennis, and ON
the west by the lot OF J. j. Thomas, front
ing on Jones street 210 feet, and running
back south from Jones street 133 feet to
the said lot of j. Fl. Ennis. Each Of the
three said lots comprised within the gen.
eral boundaries as above set out fronts
seventy feet on Jones street and runs
back 1873 feet and are particularly de-
scribed by metes and bounds in the deeds
from Mrs. Sallie Il. Brown to l.. r.
Wyatt, recorded respectively in Book So,
page 70; Book GA, page 264, and Book 65,
page 352, Register OF Deeds office for
Wake county, which deeds are hereby
referred to for the descriptions therein
contained, the descriptions and bounda-
ries set ferth in said deeds being made
part Of this notice as fully as il set forth
herein.
The lots will be offered for sale separ-
ately, and then together as whole, and if
the single bid be larger than the aggre-
gate bids, it will be accepted; otherwise.
the separate bids viii be accepted.
TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH but
satisfactory purchaser can, upon payment
of part cash, obtain liberal terms as to
balance.
r. 7. GRAY,
NOV ~, 1896. Trustee.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
FREE PILLS.

Send your address to Ell. E. Buckler
& CO., Chicago, and get free sample
box of DIR. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their merits
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure of Con
stipation and Sick Headache. Foa
Malaria and Liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They ars
guaranteed to be perfectly free from everN
deleterious substance and to be purely
vegetable. They do not weaken by theif
action, but by giving tone to stomach
and bowels greatly invigorate the system
Regular size 25c. per box. Sold by John
Y. MacRae, druggist.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25

CHRISTMAS IN THE HOUSE.


Now wreathe the walls with constant
pine,
And holly's coral berry!
What matters it, the waning daysE
When north winds cen are merlEs
Hang mistlctoe above the door,
And bid Don Cupid rouse!
Pack clouds away-the world is gag;
There's Christmas in the house.
Now are the long nights full OF dreams,
The brief days full OF laughter,
For little ones-bhe cunning elves!-
They know what follows after
They wake and watch for Santa Claus
As still as any mouse
Dear rogues with heart4beats ailE in
To Christmas in the house.
What though snow hes and frost RIPS
hard,
And ice locks lake and stream:
A richer summer redly shines
Within the hearth-tire's gleam.
With open hand and open heart,
We pledge our friendly vows,
Hail, and thrice hail, TO the fair time
OF Christmas in the house!
--HARPER'S BAZAR.s
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
Mortg agee's Sale
OF VALUABLE
FARMING AND COAL LANDS
IN CHATHAN C0TNTY..N- q

IN CHATHAM COUETY,.N. @.
rider and ~ virtue of ere novac or sale
contained IN tie ICoTtsRga 8aaf sXAcuted
10 lue ON the arm Gag ef Nav. E85, bv the
Aant don .Hen~2eV Jfai Mining COMPANY A
c0rpo alton, ana recoiost ia D. oE & U Of
MORTGAGES n RACES 49, to AL fnClu I've, in
Register of Deeds Off, @ for Cta5Halu coun.
~, North Carolina 1 viii at th5 hour Of z
CLOCK, y m. on
FRIDAY, JAEUkaY isTH, 1857,
ExnOse to public sale, ct public auctioa. to.
the highest bifcer for cash. on th8 Dremi-
sfs, on the II: Dad bridge " ere the Cape
Fear & YadAin Valley Raj Wav crosses
ID ep river IN said county of Chatham the
valuable tract OF iatd knoNn as he
TAYLOR PLACE
containing Il rs acres, more n less,
adjoining the celebrated Egypt Coal Nine
lands and near the village Of Cumno K on
ed as follows:
Beginning : t the mouth of a gut formerly
Dowdy,s corner, now Soruels. running
north 90 de rees west 26 po,t &, tuence norik
50 degrees west IL poles. tn, ce L. degrees
west II poles, thence north s5 degrees vita
Sorrell's line Jos roles to a stake and three
and HOught0n's III poles 30 a stake and
pointers, McIvel's corner thrnce east wtek
his line 67 poles 70 a p ne knot and poinscra,
thence north with hfs other line 24s pol O. 20
stak and point. RS at the railroad, shsBss
cTossin q said railroad north s5 degrees west
IA poles 80 q stah- ana pointers, co ner OF
passing n ear coal shaft and crossing Cedar
creek al poles to a post oak and pointers.
corner OF Egypt land. thence sSst with said
land 800 poles TO stone corner and " rec
hickory poin teIs, thence north ii poles
to stone pile and pointers, thence eass
with said Egypt line 1902 polea to b stons and
pointers. IheRce south Is poles TO Deep
river, about 40 poles below the'mouth OF
Cedar creek. thence up Deep river it's va.
rious courses $50 poles TO The railroad
bridge and contin uiGg with he river In all
900 poles to the beginning. the said trses
being Immediately on Deep river and CEN
tanning by estimation 1fteen hundred and
sev-nty-dve t15T5l acres. but to be the sAmes
be there more or less.
This property ntaiEs much land vAluar
BILE for the production of botn cotton ana
gTain, as well as grass, there being great
many acres of good bottom land on IL In q
good state of cultivation. with houses soat'
tered over it suitable for the use of tenants
while the said land contains valuable de-
posits of coal some OF which have been opo.
rated, which greatly enhances its value ana
Importance. The & Y V. Railway runs
through the tract and affords facilities for
the transportation of the products OF grain
and coal to the rest of markets There 13
also much valuable timber on the land
PEI sons seeking for investments In desfr-
able property would do well to examine
this land Terms of sale: Cash.
ID. r. CALDWELL,
Dec, 2, 1896. Morsgagee.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING.

did you Observe" said merchant to
a customer, that handsome advertise
ment ! had painted on the walls of my
placer No, / haven't" replied the
customer, "but IL You viii send the wall
around to my place / win try and read
the announcement. / read the papers and
and ! haven't time to so around from
place to place and read the bill-boards" :"
And the merchant scratched his head and
walked off.Gridin News.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
THE CHILDREN.

Jest let 'em make all the noise
That the want to-that's what ! say!
Never wuz yit any children
That ever got into my way!
Talk erbout 'rompin' and stompin'-
Bless you! hits joy ter my soul,
An never a child wuz too little
Fer these big arms ter hug an ter hol
Fl. l.. STANTON.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
THE BEST WAY TO CITRE

Disease is to establish health. Pure,
blood means good health. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla is the One True Blood Purifier.
1t tones up the whole system, gives ap-
petite and strength and causes weakness,
nervousness and pain to disappear. No
other medicine has such record of won
derful cures as Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if 1t
fails to cure. 25c.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25

Hoods Pills are the best after-dinner
pill; assist digestion, prevent constipa-
ton. % cents.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25

share worth maturity 500 Save cents
you five shares worth
turiy $500
their hard earned saving in the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11
How Chimney Was Strengthened.

The strengthening Of a chimney stack at
n brick and tile works In Earnest, Pa,
was accomplished in IA novel manner. Tho
stack Is 122 feet high, III feet square at tho
base, tapering somewhat at the top. and
weighs 400 tons. The walls arc .j inches
thick. The top was found to be leaning
45 inches from the vertical line. 10 right
the chimney i0l5 inches II brlckwork was
removed frcm tho foundations on three
sides. as the bricks woro removed square
blocks OF wood were inserted one after an
other until three sides Of the structure
rested ON the blocks. Between the blocks
substantial brick piers 6inchcs high were
built, leaving u space IA inches between
the top OF The piers and tho bottom of tho
undermined brickwork. The blocks were
then set on Gre and kept burning evenly. If
ono burned faster than the others the fire
on thut particular block was checked, 80
that ILL were made to burn uniformly. ard
as the blocks were reduced to ashes the
stack slowly rightcd. AS tho top gradually
swung back through the 45 inch arc
small assures appeared car tho base. In
every groove a steel weogc was driven to
maintain the weight of the walls The
entire work consumed one day, and tho re-
Guction of she wooden blocks TO ashes re.
luircd one our.--Elcctrical Review.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11
THE USE OF BURS.
The; Carry the Seeds Of Plants Away From
tho Parent Stem.

tho Parent Stem.
Aftor a stroll afleld in the fall one Is
apt 70 wonder as he works away at the
burs that cover his clothes what use they
can possibly he. Burs are q great nui-
sance to men and animals, but the plants
they grow on find them very seryiceable,
for they are simply fruits covered with
spinos or prickles, and this IL only another
way plants have TO distr.b-tc their seeds.
That 10 is "A scheme that works well any
one can see who has a hunting dog and
keeps it In his yard In tine spring fine
crops of Spanish needles and clot burs
come up as If by magic where there were
none before. They have grown from the
burs the dog brought horne in his coat
the autumn before. Around wuclcn mills
in New England plsnts from tho west
spring up In mysterious way, and nearly
always these hGve tur fruits. They have
grown from the burs taken from the fleece
OF sheep IN cleaning end thrown out as
waste. Some Troublesome weeds have been
introduced in this manner. On the prs:ries
there are many plants with this kind Of
fruit. IN former days. when great herds
of buffalo roamed the plains, their bair
caught up these burs, which thus stole
long rides, like rho tranips they are. Evcn
now In old buffalo wallows plants aro
found that do not grow elsewhere In the
country round.
Some burs, like Spanish needles, have
only three or .our slender spines, CT awRs,
as they are called, at the summit Of the
fruit If we look ut them through mag
nifying glass, we find them bearing sharp,
downward pointing baIbs like that of
fshhook. The sand spur. an III y ced that
grows on sea beaches and sandy river
banks, has bu,s covered with such spincs.
The boy who has stepped On sand spurs
with his bare feet knows this 10 his sorrow.
The tiny barbs go in easily, bat every at-
.cmpt to draw them out makes them tear
Into the flesh
Often tho spircs or bristle5 are hooked
instead of being bnrhed. The clot bur,
Or cooklebur that grows abundantly in
waste ground and the agrimony Of our
woods are examples. Burdock has such
hooked prickles on its traits, and they
stick so fast together that children make
Of them neat little baskets, handles and
all The tick trefoil has jointcd pods, COW
cred thickly with small lS0ked hairs that
can hardly he seen without "a magnifying
glass. These are the small, Cat, brown
burs that cover the clothing after walk
through the woods in September. They
Ire most annoying burs, worse than clot
burs, they arc SO small and stick SO fast.
How Plants Spread" by Thomas II.
kearney, Jr, in st. Nicholas.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11
Borden, Who Shot Kender,
In Hands of Police.
Gave Himself Up to Authori-
ties This Morning.
Says That Shooting OF Mr.. Render
Was Purely Accidental.

The officials at tie Rhode Island Hos
was accidentally SHOT In his shooting gni-
lery, at 10 South Main street, yesterday
afternoon, Is very sick man, and taar
the chances Of his recovery are extremely
doubtful. He is bleeding internally from
blood vess l, which bad been ruptured
by tie ball.
Paul Borden, the man who was so un-
Fortunate as TO ire the shet, gave himself
up to the police this morning, ard Chief
OF Police Baker has deemed it Advisable
to hold bin under bond tn await the re-
suit of RENDERS injuries.
borden will be arraignei on the charge
OF making violent assault on Kender,
ana - ba 4 will be nominal, as Kender
and oil who saw the affair do not hesitate
10 sly that IL vas purely acciaental.
MIR. Borden says that he and his friend
Demsrs were old fr'snds, they having
worked In markst in Lowell, Mass, to-
&c htr. Dcmars wrs here oo friendly
visit, and as he men were on the wsy 10
the depot they found that they had
few moments TO spare and went into the
shooting gallery. AT one time there was
TIE, each being s, ana they called Mr.
- ier's attention to the fact. Borden
al his tine wgs leaning on the railing
with the rife In his arm, when Kender
stepped In fsont OF him to get a view Of
the targets. Then the rifle went OF.
kender put his left hand over his heart
and saiu, "Yon've shot me-"
Borden says be made an effort TO find
physicisn, but was unable to do DO.
and wDea he returned 30 tie gallery he
saw large crowd anita number OF DO.
licemen. he admitted that he was
frightened. He wandered about the
streets c.l the afternoon and spent the
night az hts ho.Ie on Jewett street. This
morning he thought It best to give him
seif up.
His friend Dsmars, who was taken
into custody yesterday afternoon, has
been discharged, but called al police
headquarters This morning ana told Bor-
den that .e wousi render him all the
assistance il his Sower.
Borden WIS nrrsigned in Chief OF
i~lice Bakers ofii,c, at 2:45 this after
room, before Judge swe.tland OF The
sixth btstrfcs CouTt, on the charge Of
sssaulting Joseph ii. Kender with dan
gerous weapon. He plesded not guilty
and was held in tho sum OF $1,000 for
trial TuesSiy, Nov. "a. Eimore A.
Whitney becoming his bondsman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11

A few thousand years ago there must
have Lccn ldgI water out In Wyoming
And that water must have been fullf Of
fish. Geologists have recently discovered
immense hills and plains a psile- ss4d a half
above tho level Of the sea mado entirely
out Of the bodies Of fishes turned to stone.
These beds Of petriGcd flsh, containing
millions uron millions Of indi, idual speci-
mems, cover hundreds Of square miles in
the northwestern part of the state In
some places these beds-almost a solid
mass OF perfectly fossiIized fish-are from
$50 to goo feet In thi"kness. --Chisago Iseo-
srd
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11
MUCH MIXED.


as no was able TO ascertain 1t in the ca
pscity Of a reporter and said that at the
Sixt station Sweeney said there was an
old friend bewteen himself and Holland,
though he did not say what 1t was.
Sweeney was drunk when brought back
to the saloon, after doing the cutting.
Lieut.. Darcy tes titled that Sweeney ad-
mitted the knife taken from him be-
longed to him. In the statement made
by Holland when he supposed he was
dying he claimed all the trouble was over
the abusive manner Of Sweeney, whom
Holland ssid. called him q cur.
Sweeney, the defendant, testifie o. that
he had not owned a knife for somo time,
that there wa trouble over a Drink, and
after abusing him by punching his mead.
Holland had again insulted him while
going out of the saloon. When the de-
fendaDt answered. there was q tussle In
which, though Holland. was a much big
ger man than defendant, not satisfied
with using his fists and feet, Holland
drew a knife and, while the defendant
was trying to get away, the cuts on Hol-
land were made. Sweeney claims he was
cnt on the neck and ear during the row.
Some witnesses CO roboratea Sweeney's
story.
Attorney General Dubois represented
the state.
Holland was arraiened yesterday after
noon, under an indictment charging him
with assault and battery on Sweeney, and
pleaded not guilty. lie gave bail in the
sum u $500
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11
Given a Vote of Thanks.

LONDON. Nov. IL. AT the annual meet
ing today Of the Consolidated Geld FielGs
Company, Mr.. John hayes Hammond,
the American engineer, who was in charge
of the works at the time of the distur-
barces at johannesburg, presented au
exhaustive report on the deep level min
ing. 1t was received with great favor,
and Mr. Hammond was voted the thanks
Of the company. The meeting was largely
attended and most enthusiastic.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11
WILL BE EXHUMED.
Remains Of Sylvester Kimball to Be
Taken From the Grave.
viccra to he Examineg to SEQ whether
or Not He Was Poisoned.

SALEM, Mass, Nov.1L Frank Kim ball,
a brother of Sylvester Kim ball was In
conference with District Attorney White
here today. and the latter gave him per-
mission to exhume the body OF Sylvester
at Wakefield. Nh. The visera and other
parts. II Ia underttood, Will be sent to
Professor Wood Of Harvard for analysis,
and every effort will be maoe TO deter
mine whether Sylvester was poisoned, as
suspected. There are no other develop
ments in the Learoy case, but the author
tiles are still endeavoring to obtain a
more compiste chain OF evidence against
William Kennedy, the farmer hand, who
In In Salem jail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11
A SECOND HEARING.
Case Against Orient Card Co. Again Be-
tore Appellate Court.

ioIS Appellate IcuIis
A further hearing was had in the APP
pellate Court TO-DAY in the case Of Armour
d Go. against Orient Card and Paper
Go. Two members OF the compsny,
George and Margaret Cooper have not 1e-
Tended the suit which IL to recover s45s
for glue furnished the company, but
Robert Linton and Elizabeth Linton
alleged members of the company deny
they are so. Mr.. Linton claims he
worked for the company OIL a salary OF
s25 week. and was to receive one-naIf
the profits. Mrs. Linton claims she
simply leased tSe building used by the
defendant company. Mr.. Cooper assisted
the counsel for Armour 81 Go. In his
effort to prove Mr.. and Mrs. Linton mem
bers of the defendant company.
X. W. Burbank represented the plain
tif and Van Slyck and Mumford the
defendant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11
Court Calendar for Thursday.
Common Pleas Division.


3iS,. John Slavin We. Stanton Abbott.
Attorneys--J. Z. Quinn for plsintir; A.
A. Mclaughlin.
339j. Minnie Parmenter vs.. Rouse B.
Chaie. Attorneys-Page q Owen for
pl intii; Is. l.. Dennis Tor dofendant.
3651. John w. Cockroft vs.. Phenix
Electric Lighting Company. Attorneys
{. J. Arms for plaintiff; s. W. X. Allen
for defendant.
437. james Il. Murphy VS.. Paul Boy
ton Chute Comuany. Attorneys-J. e..
Quinn for plaintiff; B. NJ. Boswor,n for
defendant.
4267. Bridget Cox vs.. Bridget Melon.
ougb. Attorneys-Psge n Owen for
plainur; n. r. Thompson for defendant.
43ii. Joseph Is. Mullsn We. Metropolis.
tan Life Insurance Company. ATTORNEYS
"A. A. Mclaughlin for plaintiff; A. J..
Cusning for defendant.