The advocate., 1897-03-31
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The average age OF prisoners in the va.
rious penitentiaries is said to be 26.
The Republican nominee for Mayor Of
Detroit was named by Governor Pingree.
The railroads are subscribing literally
for the Trans Mississippi Exposition to be
held at Omaha next year.
The most valuable real estate on earth is
believed to be the four corners Of Wall and
Broadway streets, New York.
The Senate Of the State of Washington
has passed bill exempting from taxation
personal property to the amount Of $1,000.
Lincoln was the first President who wore
a beard, and Mckinley is the first one since
Lincoln who wore neither mustache nor
beard
1t is not difficult work to guess why every
member Of the Cabinet of President Cleve-
land is being taken care of by some corpo-
ration.
The Iowa House has passed bill max
ing it unlawful for ten or more persons to
pass through the State without means, on
the Coxey army plan.
There are eighty-three National ceme-
teries in this country, containing 335,S19
graves, of which about 10000 are Of per-
sons whose names are not known.
AT the first Presidential election eleven
persons were voted for in the Electoral
College for President. In those days the
candidate receiving the next to the highest
vote became Vice President.
The log Of the Mayhower is to be turned
over to the proper authorities in this coun-
try by order of the British courts. 1t is
the ships record of the journey to America
Of the Pilgrims, and is an interesting and
valuable historical document.
That railroad firemen have no easy time
in this world is shown by the fact that
fireman recently shoveled thirteen tons Of
coal on a 2OO.mile run from Dodge City,
Kas., to La Juuta, Col. In addition TO
this, he had to dispose of the ashes and at
tend to his other duties.
Bates county, Mo-, cast more POpulist
votes than any otner county in that State.
At Popuist convention recently held
resolutions were adopted demanding the
resignation of State Chairman Roselle,
who was appointed Labor Commissioner
by the Democratic Governor Of the State.
1t is a notorious fact that Mr.. Mckinley
is patterning his administration, so far as
financial affairs are concerned, after that
Of his predecessor, At Toledo, February
IL, 1891, Mr.. Mckinley made a speech in
which he referred to Mr.. Cleveland as fol-
lows: During all his years at the head of
the government, he was dishonoring one
of our precious metals, one Of our own
great products, discrediting silver and en-
nancing the price Of gold. He endeavored
even before his Inauguration to Office to
stop the coinage Of silver dollars, and after
wards to the end Of his administration per-
sistently used his power to that end. He
was determined to contract the circulating
medium and demonetize one of the coins of
commerce, limit the volume of money
among the people, make money scarce, and,
therefore dear. He would have increased
the value of money and diminished the
value Of everything else-money the master,
everything else the servant. He was not
thinking of the poor then He was not
standing forth in their Defense Cheap
coats, cheap labor and dear money; the
sponsor and promoter Of these protesting
to stand guard over the poor and lowly.
Was there ever more glaring inconsistency
or reckless assumptionl"