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The advocate., 1897-10-06
A Sight for Eastern Creditors.

We wish that some Of our Eastern
creditors who are inclined to look upon
the farmers of Kansas and Harper
county as pack Of dynamiters, thieves
and calamity hOwlers, could have been
with us this week. We know of several
farmers who have for years past been
giving even of their very Life in an en-
deaVor to make enough off Of their farms
to keep up taxes, interest and local bills,
who have been able with this years
wheat crop to pay off the mortgage
upon their home. We wish the Eastern
creditor could have been present to see
how eager that farmer was to redeem
that home, and how when the last dol
lar was paid, and he found himself q
free man, that the reaction set in and
the burden being lifted he gave vent to
tears, the happiest he ever shed; how he
expressed his sincerity in being able to
pay his every debt and the hope that
he would never again be compelled to
owe any man dollar. We would like
for him to see, If 1t were not too sacred,
the scene at that home when the hus-
band returned and with the sun shining
all over his rugged and sunburned face,
even through the tears, told the wife
who had been the sharer of his toll,
his hopes and his fears, that the home
was free and that, however humble, it
was all their own; we would like to have
them know the sincerity of that Joy
that could only have been born of an
honesty of purpose, and we believe If
they could have been present to see and
o11 HnA A6O 4
have been a wholesome one, and that
more Of charity and desire to be just,
as man to man, would enter into their
future relations with their unfortunate
but honest rOthers-Anthony Bulletin.
The advocate., 1897-10-06
Jefferson Trusted the People,

The following dispatch containing
letter from Thomas Jefferson shows
where that statesman would stand p0-
litically II he were living to-day:
Vincennes, Ind, August 28.--An In
teresting letter, written by Thomas JEFF
ferson to Samuel Kercheval, the great
uncle of United States Marshal Ker-
cheval, of Indianapolis, bearing the date
Of 1881, has been brought to light here.
1t follows:
Dear Sir:--I am not among those
who fear the people. They, and not the
Tlch, are our dependence for continued
freedom. And to preserve our independ-
ence we must not let rulers load us with
perpetual debt We must make our
election between economy and liberty
or prOfusiOn and servitude. If we run
into such debts as that we must be
taxed in our meat and drink; In our
labor and our amusements; for our call
ing and our creed, as the people OF Eng
land are.
Our people, like them, must come to
labor sixteen hours In the twenty-fOur,
give the earnings OF fifteen of these to
the general government for their debts
and daily expenses, and the sixteenth
one, being insufficient to afford lis bread,
we must live as the English do, on Oat-
meal and potatoes
This Is the tendency of human gov
eTnments A departure from principle In
one instance becomes a precedent for
the second, second for a third, and
so on, till the bulk of society Is reduced
to be mere automatons of misery, to
have no sensibilities left but for SHINING
and suffering. Then begins, indeed, the
bellum omnium in omnia, which some
philosophers, observing to be 80 general
in this world, have mistaken for the
natural instead Of the abusive state of
men.
And the fore horse of this frightfuI
team is public debt. Taxation follows
that, and in It's train wretchedness, mis-
cry and oppression.
18th. JEFFERSON"
The advocate., 1897-10-06
Lobbying Must be Profitable.

In a recent speech Congressman Bot
kin argued that Congress conducted it's
work in the absence of lobbyists repre-
senting the farmer, the mechanic, the
factory hand or any of the other great
lines of legitimate employment of a
vast majority of its citizens, but that
paid lobbyists representing the bankers,
the manufacturers, the trusts, the rail-
roads and other similar lines were al
ways there. Enormous amounts we're
paid to the men who do this work. It
must be that legislation Is in the in
terest Of these last-named lines and that
the benefits they secure return profit
able dividend on the money invested or
they would stop paying it out and would
discharge the lobbyists. In whose in
terest should legislation be enacted?
The advocate., 1897-10-06

State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas
county. IS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
Is the senior partner Of the firm of F. ].
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day Of December,
A. d. 1886. A. w. GLEASON.
[Seal] Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
Cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The advocate., 1897-10-06
Leedy Sees the Goddess Of Liberty.

'~While on his recent Eastern vacation
tripMGOVernor Leedy went to New York
and among other things saw the Goddess
of Liberty, Of which he speaks as fol-
lows:
GAS gazed on that great statue ded-
icated to liberty, 1 thought Of great
many things. 1t is inspiring. Famil-
iarity breeds contempt, they say, and
that is the reason, suppose, that Lib
erty Enlightening the World fails to
inspire great many people of that city.
AS for me, could look at it for hours,
without taking my eyes OFF it, and find
pleasure and profit in SO doing. What a
pity 1t is that the statue was not erected
on the plains of Kansas, where it could
be appreciated. New York admires only
the Goddess Of Liberty that adorns the
gold dollar"
The advocate., 1897-10-06
Iztra Session Of the Lsgislatnra.

Some of the Topeka correspondents
who breathe the daily air of Topeka
say everybody favOrs the calling Of an
extra session Of the Legislature to pass
some railroad relief measure The com
blned railroad extOrtiOns and stock
yards robbery is being thoroughly ven
tilated by Attorney General Boyle. In
junction is the order Of the day. The
Times believes the $4,000 the session
would cost had better be spent in hir-
ing lawyers to aid the gallant and
plucky Attorney General Boyle to fight
them in the cOurts.-Ottawa Times.
The advocate., 1897-10-06
Did Not Drive Capital Out.

In 1898, when the Populists reduced
the rate of interest upon tax sale GER
tiflcates, the Republicans raised a great
cry that capital would be driven from
the State" and no one would buy our
tax certificates. The rate was reduced
from "a per cent. to Is per cent. per
annum, and of course it meant quite a
cut in the profits of the money loaner
who had been growing rich at the ex-
pense Of the fellows who were so unfOr-
tunate as not to be able to pay their
taxes promptly. But capital was not
driven out. This year there is plenty
Of money to buy all the certificates in
sight, In Jewell county there are not
enough certificates to supply the de-
mand. There is more money here wait
ing for the Is per cent. certificates than
there are certificates for sale. The act
of POpulist Legislature has saved the
people thousands Of dollars.--Mankato
The advocate., 1897-10-06
Mugt Keen in Touch With the People.

George M. Munger, Of Eureka, is not
sure what the issue will be next year
or in 1900, He says that the position
occupied by reform forces will be strate-
getical. 1t may be the silver question,
the railroad question, opposition to gov
ernment by injunction or fight against
trusts. We must choose candidates who
are in touch with the people and who
are in sympathy with the opposition to
the greed and oppression Of capital, then
victory Is ours Mr.. Munger finds that
Governor Leedy is conducting affairs
satisfactorily and he hears little in ia
vor OF an extra session.
The advocate., 1897-10-06
Maximum Rate Legislation Only a Step.

1t is a question whether we should
place so much stress on a. maximum
freight law, for, after all, it Is only a
short step in the right direction. Gov
ernment ownership of railroads is the
only complete solution Of the subject.
II there was an agreement between the
several States to such law it would,
of course, prove more beneficial, but to
have Kansas have one law and Mis-
souri, another and Illinois third, it is
extremely doubtful whether it would
bring the relief that Is supposed, es-
pecially on long hauls. The recent ac-
tions OF our commission in various parts
of the State show that they are not to
be trided with, and that they have more
The advocate., 1897-10-06
Work for Unemployed viii Bring Better
Prices,

In his speeches Congressman Botkin
very truthfully asserts that IL the one
and half million half-starved Ameri-
cans who are out of work could be pro-
vided with employment which would
enable them to earn money with which
to buy bread demand would be devel-
oped at home for our wheat which
would legitimately raise It's price, and
that what he wants is legislation which
will give these men chance to do that
very thing. He ridicules the idea Of
trying to accomplish this by adding to
their taxes and then telling them that
the tax Is paid by the foreigner.
The advocate., 1897-10-06
ThOrnless and Seedless.

The limit of Improvement Is not found
in producing fruits of great size, beauty
and sweetness. There are other desir-
able qualities that the horticulturist is
anxious to obtain, and toward this end
he Is devoting his energies. One of the
most noticeable trends of the science of
fruit-culture is toward the elimination of
undesirable organs. The thorns of some
of the citrous fruit trees, and the
prickles of such small berry bushes as
the gooseberry, blackberry and rasp-
berry, are prOtuberances that have out
lived their usefulness and are highly un-
pleasant. They not only punCture the
ripening fruits, but they often make
harvesting exceedingly incOnvenient.
Gardeners have long wished to do away
with these thorns and prickles, but it
is only comparatively recently that sys-
tematic efforts have been made to elm
mate them.
The thOrns are conspicuous organs Of
our cultivated plants that have ceased
to be Of any value, for their original pur-
pose of protecting the plants from ami
mails has no force to-day in the gardens
and fields. They should have been ex-
terminated long ago. Through the care
full selection Of plants that happen to be
thOrnless, stocks are obtained for a new
race of thOInless plants. Others are
noted for the few thorns that grow ON
them, and by judiciOus selection of
seeds and gratis from these the same
work is continued. Already gardeners
have cultivated raspberry and black
berry canes that are entirely thOrnless,
and by grating improved varieties on
these the desired end will soon be
reached. The wild orange trees have
many more thOrns on them than the
budded stock, and the wild Florida
lemons are quickly studded with thorns,
while the grated La France have none.
More important probably than elimi-
mating the thOrns on trees and bushes
is the determination of Objectionable
seeds. The seeds of oranges, grapes,
apples, pears, and similar fruits are no
longer absolutely necessary for the pro-
duction of plants and trees Nature
slowly and grudgingly relinQuishes her
right to mature seeds-the secret that
she has guarded SO carefully for per-
petuating many Of her choicest species.
Before horticulture was reduced to a
science, most plants depended upon the
seeds for their existence, but in these |
modern days, when budded and grated
stock give more satisfaction than seed
lings, they are superfluous to degree.
We might not be able to get along with !
The advocate., 1897-10-06

out any seeds, for Seeding stock must
continue to be raised so long as fruit
trees are in demand, but, as all choice
stock is budded or grated, the seeds of
our leading varieties of oranges, lemons,
grapes, and apples could be easily dis
pensed with.-GeOrge E. Walsh, in Lip
pincott's.
The advocate., 1897-10-06

Many advertisers refuse to use POpu-
list papers and say they don't want to
have anything to do with them or their
readers. Is it not good sense to patron
ize those who don't belong to that class?
The advocate., 1897-10-06
Civil Service Examinations.

The regular civil service examinations
for positions as clerks, stenographers,
railway postal clerks, inspectors, etc,
were held in the Kansas City National
Business College rooms, Keith & Perry
building, September % and 20. Two
special examiners were sent out from
Washington, d. c., to conduct the ex-
animation. There were III applicants,
from various points.
The advocate., 1897-10-06

power than was thought now when they
are backed by a court that is not owned
soul and body by the corporations
Mcpherson Opinion.
The advocate., 1897-10-06

Pass the Advocate to your neighbOr
after you have read IT, Let him find out
what he 10 missing by not reading it
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
JOHN REID's OFFICE BOY.

When John @. Reid was managing
editor of the New York Times he had
an office boy whose nerve was colos-
sal. One day the boy entertained in
the reception room waiting visitor,
whose patronizing way nettled him.
All kinds of questions were fred at
him, and finally, he was asked how
much he earned a week. His reply
was "$5O.n
At that moment the visitor was
summoned by Reid, to whom he re-
lated his experience with an office boy
who said he made $50 week.
Reid rang bell; enter boy.
"Did you tell this gentleman that
you made $50 week here?"
II did not tell him any such thing
"What exclaimed the gentleman
stYou mean to say you didn't tell me
a moment or two ago that you made
$50 a week."
Never said any such thing
"Why, you little liar! You"
"What did you tell the gentleman"
put in Reid?
81 told him I earned $50 week.
But you pay me only ss3.''
When the visitor had taken leave
of the office, Reid raised the boys
salary to Sc.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
BILLINGS PHILOSOPHY.

How natral it IL for a man, when he
makes mistake, to correct it by kus :
sing somebody else for it.
The wimmin ought to ketch all the
phellows who part their hair in the
middle and.clap red flannel petty
coat on them.
If you shut yerself up folks will run
arter yu, and if you run arter folks
they will shut themselves up.
Ambishun tew shine in everythi ng
is sure way to put mans candle
out.
There is no revenge SO complete as
forgiveness.
He that desires tew be rich only to
be charitable il not only wise man
but good one.
Great wealth in our journey thru
life is only extra baggage, wants
heaps of watching.
Beware ov the man who makes a
still noise when he walks, and who
purrs when he talks; he il a kat in
disguise.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

Geese and ducks should lay in Feb
ruary. Let the house be made clean
dry and be we'll Uttered with short
straw or chaff, and do not let them
run out early in the morning. If
kept up until 8o'clock the layers will
generally have laid and you will Sc
cure the eggs. IF turned out they
will frequently lay anywhere about
the farm, as they are careless about
their eggs early in the season. There
is money in raising geese and ducks
if the right kind are kept. Personal
kin ducks. They mature earlier than
other breeds and conse quently sell
better.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
When the train bringing the Nc

When the train bringing the Nc
Kinley party into Washington stop
ped at the station, the incoming
President found himself, after che
custom of like times, greeted by a
great concourse of people and sur
rounded by masses Of flowers. Select
ing from among these flowers bunch
of the most beautiful, when his salu-
lotions were made he walked the
length Of the platform alone, and
handed them to the engineer who
had brought the train in safety.
It was an evidence of delicate
courtesy possible, perhaps, only in
democracy, but it revealed, as no
message to Congress and no procla-
nation to country could reveal, the
real nature of the mantle funda-
mental impulses of his character.
Even those disagreeing with him as a
statesman must do honor to him as a
man.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
Famine Food.

The Rev. DR.. A. Nottrott, mission
airy in India, now in Baltimore, says:
1.-THE distress caused by the famine
leads to many atrocities and inhuman
acts which only hunger and the distorted
mental conditions due to such affection
can inspire. 1t is to the failure of the
rice crops that the present distress is
due. The natives depend wholly upon
their rice for subsistence. and as the
crops last year proved a total failure,
due to the sudden suspension of the
rainy season, supplies were totally cut
off. To increase the quantity of their
food, earth, fodder and the barks of
trees are mixed with the rice. -
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
Bucklens' Arnica Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for cuts, bruis
es, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tet-
ter, chapped hands, chiib1ains, corns, and all
skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction money refunded. Price
rs cents per box. For sale by II. C. Pierce.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

Hot clear water, with sometimes a
little ammonia in it, will keep silver
shining for long time without other
cleaning.
When anything is accidentally
made too salt the effect can be coun-
teracted by adding a tablespoonful of
vinegar and a tablespoonful of sugar.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

Try busting the wrong side of hose
with prepared chalk as remedy for
chilblains.
A spoonful of strong vinegar in a
kettle of hot lard tends to prevent
doughnuts soaking fat.
To save handsome furs from the
fading effect of hot suns and the in
roads of moths, pack them away at
once.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

Don't allow the lungs to be impaired by the
continuous irritation of a cough. 1t is easier
to prevent consumption than to cure it. One
Minute Cough Cure taken early will ward off
any fatal lung trouble. H. G. Pierce, Barton;
d. w. Hildreth, Barton Landing; r. E.
French, Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

e. e. Turner of Compton, Mo-, writes us
that after suffering from piles for seventeen
years, he completely cured them by nsing
three boxes of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
1t cures eczema and severe skin diseases
II. G. Pierce, Barton; D. w. Hildreth, Barton
Landing; r. e. French, Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

A sponge large enough to expand
when wet and fill the chimney, tied to
a slender stick, has 40 superior as an
implement for cleaning lamp glasses.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

If you have ever seen child in the agony
of Group, you can appreciate the gratitude of
the mothers who know TINT One Minute Cough
is administered. Many homes in this city are
never without it. H. @. Pierce. Barton; d.
w. Hildreth, Barton Landing; R. E. French
Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
Piles Piles Itching Piles.

Sympto intense itching and
singing; most at night; worse by scratching.
If allowed so continue tumors form. which
often bleed and ulcerate, becoming very sore.
Swayne's Ointment stops the itching and
bleeding, heals liberation, aud in most cases
removes the tumors. At druggists, or by mail,
for so cents. DR.. Swayne & Son, Philadelphia
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

For slight attack Of Group, satur-
ate flannel with kerosene and bind
it on the neck and upper part of the
chest. If relief does not follow quick
ly, send for physician.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
..How to Cure All skin Diseases

Simply apply Swayne's Ointment. No In
ternal medicine required. Cures letter,
ma, itch, all eruptions on the face, hands,
nose, etc leaving the skin clear, white and
healthy. It's great healing and curative pow
ers are possessed by no other remedy. Ask
your druggist for Swayne's Ointment.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

To remove the tops of fruit jar
that are hard to start, dip a cloth in
very hot water and apply to the out
side of the cap.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
The Gold Seal
Rubber Boots and Shoes

Cost but little the kinds
spring. and the boots buy We these
boots all grades: Light Weigh Heavy Snag
also have the cheaper grades of boots lower prices
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

Many cases of GRIPPE have lately been
cured by One Minute Cough Cure. This prep
aration seems especially adapted to the cure
of this disease. 1t acts quickly thus prevent
ing serious complications and bad effects in
which this disease often leaves the patient.
III. G. Pierce, Barton; D. w. Hildreth, Barton
Landing; r. E. French, Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

One minute is all the time necessary to de-
eide from personal experience that One Min
ute Cough Cure does what it's name implies.
Fl. G. Pierce, Rarton; d. W. Hildreth, Bar
ton Landing; r. e. French Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

Teach children to breathe through
the nostrils.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills,
Biliousness, Indigestion, Headache.
A pleasant laxative. All Druggists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That is what it was made for.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
New Wall Papers
and Mattings now ready.

few of those Sugar Tubs prices hold
80 lbs for 4c. Tubs sugar.
Sugar Cured Smoked Oyster
the Hens Fish of all kinds including Split
4c pouLd.
Q. .. OWEN.
Barton, March, %, 1897.