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The advocate., 1897-07-14
Obsolete Party Names.

Answering correspondent, the
Globe. Democrat recalls some of the
names of small political parties during
the Free Soil discussions before the
time of the shareholders rebellion,
"The Conscience Wings or Silver
Grays took the position that Fillmore
was wrong In his determination that
the slavery question as settled by the
compromise of 1850 should not be re-
opened. The term Silver Gray was
applied to the party in New York from
the fact that many Of its members
were of the elderly and conservative
element; the alternative name Snuff
takers arising from the well-known
habit of old men In those days. The
Woody Heads were the friends Of the
slave and opponents of slavery, and
were 80 called In derisiOn. The name
Barnburners was applied to the follow
ers of Van Buren, between l844 and
1850, and arose from q story fsmillsrly
told Of q farmer who burned his barn
to get rid of the rats. The Hunkers
were the opponents of the Bsrnburn-
ers, the name, it is conjectured, being
derived from the fact that each was
anxious for a hunk or large share Of
public patronage"
The advocate., 1897-07-14
FIRST WOMAN CITIZEN
Her Sturdy Lads and Clever Lasses Become
Prominent Citizens What Some Of
Ihem Accomplished,
FrOm he Nc,os, Indianapolis, Ind.

Hundreds Of thousands Of men of foreign
birth have taken out papers declaring their
citizenship in Indiana since that State was
admitted into the Union in 1916 without
creating remark or comment. 1t was diff.
terent matter, however, when along in the
torties the first woman of foreign birth ap.
piled for and received papers of citizenship
This =" first woman citizen" was an Irish
widow who settled in southern Indiana with
her progeny Of sturdy lads and clever lasses
upon farm which she had bought.
The Widow Ryan" as she was known
in Daviess County, Indiana, was great
woman with q clever business head and left
behind her those who grew to be worthy
men and worthy women, and who have left
their impress upon the State
One OF these sons James b. Ryan became
treasurer of the State of Indiana, and q SON
in-law, NJ. l.. Brett, also held that high AMI
honorable position. Another son was the
late Lieut.. Col. Richard j. Ryan who was,
probably the most brilliant and gifted orator
that Indiana ever produced, and who during
the war for the Union served his country in
the Thirty-fith Indiana Volunteer Infantry,
better known as the Irish Regiment"
Another son is Thomas f. Ryan who Is
now SO years old, and with a few intervals Of
absence has been q resident of indianapolis
for fOrty-twO years.
In the carly iifties smitten by the gold
fever he went by way of the Isthmus of
Panama to California. He has been all over
the far west engaged in mining and trade
operations in Oregon, Arizona and Montana.
From May, 1886 until August 1887 he was
the government agent at the Seal Islands off
the Alaska coast, a highly responsible posi-
tiOn.
"FOr ten wears or more" said Mr.. Rynn
in conversation with group of gentlemen
The advocate., 1897-07-14
Leaves It's Mark

every one of the painful Irregularities
and weaknesses that prey upon women.
They fade the face, waste the figure, ruin
the temper, wither you up, make you old
before your time.
Get well; that's the way to look well.
Cure the disorders and ailments that beset
you with DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
tion. It regulates and promotes all the
womanly functions, improves digestion,
enriches the blood, dispels aches and
pains, melancholy and nervousness, brings
refreshing sleep, and restores health and
strength.
The advocate., 1897-07-14

Clay Center Dispatch "'God gave me
my money says John d. Rockefeller, pi.
Ously and dutifully accepting the responsiN
bility Of caring for the burden imposed and
Matching shady schemes for making the
load as heavy as possible. In the sense
that He allowed him to possess himself Of
the wealth Of others, God gave Captain
Kidd his wealth also. "
The advocate., 1897-07-14

In addressing advertisers invariably
include every word and figure given in
the address, as this will greatly assist in
insuring prompt delivery of your com
municstion to the appropriate depart
ment.
The advocate., 1897-07-14
populist Policy.
Continued from page H.


districts under this system, Congress-
men being either one or two districts
for che entire State, and Senators and
Representatives elected from districts
of six to ten each,
The whole number of votes cast Is
divided by the number Of candidates
to be elected, rejecting any remainder,
which gives the electoral quota, or
number Of ballots required to elect one
candidate. Such candidates ss have
anelectorsl quota Of FIRST choice ballots
are first declared elected, and mum
ber of ballots cast for them equal to
the quota are sealed up and removed
from the count, any surplus first choice
votes being transferred to their second
choice, or if second choice is already
elected, to third choice, and so on until
they become effective in electing some
body. Next, the candidate lowest In
first choice ballots Is eliminated from
the count, the ballots cast for them
being transferred to their second, etc,
choice until they become effective in
eleCting soma candidate, and this is
repeated until only the number Of can
didates still to be elected are left, and
they are then declared elected, Ex.
perience shows that under this system
practically all vote for an elected can
didate, hence are represented; while
under the present system nearly two.
thirds vote for candidates who are de-
feated, hence are entirely unrepre
sented in the government. Experience
proves that second, etc., choice votes
determine the election of one.half or
more of candidates, and that while
voters may accept an incOmpetent'Or or
unworthy candidate on their own party
ticket, they make such second, ETC.,
choice, hence such candidates are sell
dom elected and each party must put
forward their ablest and best men In
order to win even their share Of repre-
sentstion. This system enables even
small minorities to have representa-
tion, and under it anyone can voice his
sentiments by his first choice without
risk of throwing away his vote"
Under this system there need be no
fusion except by the personal will of
the voter. Popullsts, Democrats, sill
yer Republicans, ProhibitiOnists, Sin
gle Takers, ETC., can make second
choice of the parties or candidates
most nearly representing their princi.
pies. Fusion itself is q clumsy effort
to do just what the preferential ballot
does, which is to prevent Republican
minority from electing a majority of
Representatives, and the two plursli.
ties which constitute majority of the
whole being disfrsnchised and unrep-
resented.
In elections for Governor, etc., where
each party has but single candidate,
two second choice ballots count 90 one
first choice one, so that here a minor
ity plurality cannot elect. In short,
the preferential ballot gives power into
the hands Of the people as a whole,
whereas 1t is now In the hands Of a
political machine in control Of the
largest plurality. Experience has
shown it to be q smasher of political
machines and an elevator and purifier
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Salt Lake Hardware Co., and Geo. a
Lowe, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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James Floyd Of Oakland, Gala,
seated himself near the railway trscks
Friday while under the IN fluence OF
liquor and fell asleep. The 10 O'Clock
train from the mole struck him and
cut tf the toes OF his right foot
Floyd 10 the man who, with twn
others, was In the company OF . tramp,
known ~ "Oos.armed Bill" when
the latter was ovcrtaken at the came
spot and insta ntly killed by the local
train.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-06
FOR SALE.

For the next sixty days will offer for
sale my place in Thompson's addition,
containing twenty acres, seventeen of
which is fruit bearing orchard, con-
sisting of choice fruits; a house of six
rooms, hard finish; barns and outbuild
ings, two horses and harness, two
wagons and one cart, and COW. Terms
So, 500 cash; balance to suit purchaser.
For particulars address G. E. Bayard,
my agent, or call at my place of busi-
ness.
in2S-tf CHAs. FRAZIER.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-06

other are largely in excess of those who
go to hear the sermon and engage in
worship.
George Horning and George Smith of
Benton county, sold $50 head of sheep
to Brown Bros. Thursday. The pur-
chasers will ship a number to market,
but 1t is their intention to turn the most
of the sheep on the range and hold them
until fall, hoping that prices will be
better.
The British bark Glenlee, now at As
toria. has aboard of her Japanese ap-
prentice. He is the only one aboard of
foreign vessel and is the son of a sur
geon- general of the Japanese army, who
is one of the richest men of that country.
The young Japanese is a bright young
man who has peculiar sense of disci-
pline and wants to learn.
The Yakima Hopgrowers' Association
met last week, and decided that rs cents
box or q of cent pound be the es-
| tablished rate for picking, and a COM
mittee of three, consisting of Messrs.
Lesh, Scudder and Jason Carpenter, was
appointed TO obtain reduced transporta-
ton rates from all points for pickers.
The association also decided to meet
regularly hereafter on the second and
fourth Saturdays of the month.
| The fremen give an excursion to
Multnomah falls Sunday next. The
Dalles band will furnish music for the
occasion, and with tickets placed at 81,
everybody will go. The money is to be
used for the tournament in September.
If you don't go, you want to buy a
ticket anywa for the money must be
raised. An excursion from Portland is
promised for the same day. and when
The Dalles meets Portland al Multno-
nah, there will be hilarity galore.
There was a lively runaway i'm the
East End this morning. A four-horse
team took a little trip of its own, start
ing from in front of E. J. Collins & Co. g
and coming to a stop back of ]. T.
Peters place. The end of their run was
a woodshed, where horses, wagon and
everything else went crashing through
the timbers. The only occupant of the
shed was hen, who was engaged in a
laudible effort to hatch brood of young
chicks. The timbers went smashing
around her, but she stuck to her job re-
gardless of the ruin around her, and
never stirred from her nest. even when
the wreck was being collected.
The Oregonian gives the following re-
cipe for losing pound day: A "man
about town" who has been living on the
fat of the land and doing nothing, found
himself taking on too much adipose tbs.
sue. Concluding there was no roya
road to getting rid of this incum brance
he struck out for the country, chopped
brush ten hours day, and every even
ing bathed in the creek, and at the enc
of eighteen days found he had reduced
his weight eighteen pounds. He slep
like log, and was cured of snoring, anC
has come back to town feeling like new
man. To all who are overturned will
fat he says, $50 thou and do likewise.
1t is safer, better and more effective thar
anti-fat or any other nostrum.
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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-06

cap in an effort to gain breath. Its baby
strength was, however, insufficient to
raise the load pressing the poor little
body down. That the child struggled,
is shown in the contorted position OF
the limbs as the child lay in its rude
grave.
The verdict of the coroner's jury was
death by strangulation and sufocation
charging Soper with the murder.-Tele
gram.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-06
WAYS IDE oLEANINGS.
Random Observations and Local Events
of Lesser Magnitude.

Miss Lizzie Aiken and John Connors
were married at Spokane, Wash, July
4th.
The city council met last night, but
there being no quorum, adjourned until
Wednesday night.
The United Brethren have a large
tent stretched on the lot next to the
Academy Park, and have been holding
meetings for the past week.
County court met Monday, but there
was little business to be transacted,
everybody apparently being engaged in
celebrating the nations birthday.
Southard, the Chicago tailor, has
opened a business place at 116 Second
street. Those who like good goods and
neat fitting garments will make no mis-
take by calling on him.
Mr.. Hazel, at the Umatilla House
bowling alley, made a start for a record
this morning, but unfortunately fell
down. He made six strikes, and fol-
lowed it with two goose eggs.
Yesterday a very pretty canary bird
came to DIR. Eshelman's residence on
Tenth and Union street. 1t is evidently
a pet canary, and the owner can have it
by calling upon Mrs. Eshelman.
Our soldier boys, who were in Port
land yesterday adding to the attractive
ness of the parade, came home on the l
O'Clock train this morning, somewhat
sunburned from their weeks outing.
The members of c company of Pendle-
ton didn't know they were serenading
the editor Saturday night; but that
did not alter the fact that they were ar
lists in their line, or make their music
any less enjoyable.
By existing arrangements with the
publishers of the Weekly Oregonian, we
are enabled to club that excellent paper
with the Twice -a-Week CHRONICLE al
the low rate of 1926 per year. Now is
the time to send in your names.
Our citizens who were in Portland
yesterday reportthe parade as being un.
usually good. As is customary on cele.
bration days, it rained. However, the
clouds disappeared and gave the parade
a chance, the rain coming down as soor
as it was over.
Lieutenant Marsh of Wasco is in th'
city today, stopping on his way home
from Portland. The company wen
home last night. We just want to ado
in this connection that at the review a
Hood River Lieutenant Marsh looked
like major-general.
AS sample of American snobbery, i
is stated that since the withdrawal o
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland from tn
First Presbyterian church in Washing
ton there has been a remarkable de
crease In the attendance. 1t is sus
pected that in all communities the peo
pie who 60 to church to look at eacl
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-06
THE MURDERED CHILD FOUND.
1t Was Buried Near the Foot OF
Montgomery Gulch.

At last the story of "Sandy" soper's
local crimes is complete, for which DIR.
Kessler, of the East Side, is entitled to
credit.
When the murderer arrived in Mis-
souri,, to answer for the murder of his
former wife and two children there,
about six years ago, he wrote to his
heart-broken wife here, to the effect
that when he deserted her, on the 10Th
of last April. taking their 2-year-old
child with him, he killed it, and buried
the remains at the foot of Tillamook
street. Search was made for the little
body at the spot designated, but no
corpse was found. DR.. Kessler, who
manifested a measure of humane in
terest IN the case, for the purpose of re-
lieving Mrs. Soper's suspense, who
vainly hoped that her child might yet
be alive, wrote to Soper for more def
mite location of the burial-place of the
little body. On Friday he received a
reply from the unnatural and unrelia BILE
murderer, but the information was not
measurably clearer than the first OBJ
tanned from him.
However, the rest of that day, DIR.
Kessler searched the foot of Montgomery
gulch, without success. The search was
resumed in the thick brush on Saturday,
and at 8 O'Clock in the afternoon he dis
covered small mound near the mouth
of the gulch, from which he brought
forth the murdered infant. 1t was COW
| cred by a comparatively thin layer of
earth. The body was 30 badly decom-
posed that, at the time, the manner in
which its life had been taken could not
be satisfactorily settled. However, it
was identified as having been the Soper
child by its raiment, which was the same
it had on when taken from home by
the inhuman father on its death journey.
The coroner soon thereafter took charge
of the remains.
This cruel blow to Mrs. Soper's never
tagging hope that her child was not
dead, has rendered the unhappy woman IS
illness very precarious.
| CHILD WAS BURIED ALIVE.
At $50 O'Clock this morning an in
quest was held over the remains of the
poor little body, that represented the
work of either d;abolical murderer OF
that of an insane man.
The inquest but added to the horror oil
the crime.
The child had been buried alive
DR.. Kessler, in his evidence, showed
conclusively that Soper attempted tc
strangle the little one, and as it relaxed
into unconsciousnesa believed he had
accomplished his horrible work. The
murderer then proceeded to bury the
body. hollow grave was dug and the
still unconscious infant placed in it
The child's cap was then drawn over itt
face and dirt and brush piled upon th'
body. Soper then left the scene.
Hardly had he reached the top of tn,
trail, according to DR.. Kessler, befor,
the child revived, and working it's bab!
hand free from the weight of dirt an,
debris holding it down, tore away tn
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gram,
THE GILMORE BAND.
The DalIes Gets Away With the HOnOrs
and Lemonade.

One of the most attractive features of
the great Fourth of July celebration at
Portland was our Dalles Indians, twenty
four of whom went down on the Regula-
tor yesterday morning. Their chief was
Bill Gilmore, mayor of Grand Dalles.
Through the kindness of ex-sheriff, Tom
Ward, who kindly loaned him his In
dian masquerade suit, Bill was enam-
elled in the highest style of the art, be-
ing a genuine ncarnadine-mostlyr red.
They carried a banner, displaying the
colors of the Regulator line, and, of
course, had the best of the display.
They were taken in small boats to the
Monterey and Monaduock and serenaded
the crews of those big war vessels.
1t is said they were treated to lemonade
and cider, but that Bill was heard to re-
mark in the purest Indian dialect that the
s'lush was thin" At the same time
the reception committee refused to pene-
trate his disguise, and save his life with
an offer of something more substantial.
1t Is said that these noble savages
struck up those two weird Indian
chants, "We Won't Go Home Till
Morning and the "Cruisken Lawn
which they sang to the queens taste
after they got tuned up.
Indian Bill and his company are ex-
pected home this evening
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-06

Yakima's fame is spreading. The
other day youth of Seattle, bubbling
over with patriotism, while crazed with
liquor, created great scare in that usu-
ally quiet city. With long knife in his
belt and a gun in each hand, which he
held aloft, ever and anon, pulling the
triggers, he rushed into the street, and
with terrible warwhoop and scream
shouted between breathe: "I'm the
wild man from Yakima" He was Gagged
by the police.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-06
LOST

Yesterday, in this city, silver match
safe. Please return to this office.
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-06
LINCOLN AND THE DANDY.
A Humorous Rcminiscence OF the
Famous President

In some gossip from the national
capitol Henry L. Stoddard says:
I"Among the applicants for foreign
missions in Washington recently was
a New England man attired so fault
lessly that he might have served for
fashion plate. He reminded the vet
eran Tom Donaldson of story tod of
an Ohio dandy whom President Lin
coin appointed as consul 10 South
American country. A wag met the
new appointee on his way TO the white
house to thank the president lie was
The wag Mortified him by telling him
that the country to which he was as
signed was noted chiefly for the bugs
that abounded there and made life un-
bearable. They'll bore hole clean
through you before a week has
passed was the comforting assur-
rance Of the wag as theS~parted at the
white house steps. The new consul
approached Lincoln with disappoint-
ment clearly written all over his face.
Instead Of joyously thanking the pres
ident, he told him the wag's story Of
the bugs. L am informed, Mr.. presi-
dent be said, that the place is full Of
vermin ard that they'll eat me UP in
weeks time Well, young man re-
piled Lincoln, If that's true all I've got
10 say is that they will leave a mighty
good suit of clothes behind"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-06
AN AlIBl OFFICE.
A Curious Institution Opened Up I'm
Paris.

Novel ideas are being put into prac-
tice every day, and if rumor is to be be-
lieved the latest thing in original con-
ceptions has assumed the form Of an
alibi Office. What is an albi office? the
Oewildered reader may be inclined to
ask, says Paris correspondent of the
London Telegraph. Well. in this par
ticular case it is an establishment
which undertakes to post letters from
any and every corner of the world. 1t
IS, in fact, a sort of philanthropic insti-
tuition, devised for the benefit of per-
sons who, while remaining quietly at
home in a sort of incognito condition.
can make believe that they are on a
long tour. Thus is human vanity salts
fed, and thus are the expenses of a
regular journey saved. a man takes
leave of his friends at the close of the
season, with the announcement that his
recreation will assume the form. for in
stance, of run through Spain and
Portugal; and at regular intervals fol-
low letters from Madrid, Seville. Lis
bon Oporto. and so IN. duly slammed
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-06
SIXTY YEARS LETTER-CARRIER.
Hannah Brewer Equals the Queen In
Years of Service.

Hannah Brewer, the old Bitton post
mistress. who has just joined the ranks
of the superannuated. has recently told
preventative Of the London Daily
Mail that she has been delivering let
tiers without intermission during the
whole 60 years Of the queens reign
She began when a child Of 70, and dur
ing her many years Of service had
walked 100000 miles. Her father was
subpostmaster of the village. and the
district she covered consisted of the
scattered hamlets lying between Wick
and Bitton. on the borders Of Glouces-
ter Her daily round was II miles in
oil weathers. and included many steep
hills. Although the district is sparse
~ populated. the old lady said she had
never been robbed, stopped or molested
in any way. Her travels, apart from
her daily visitatiors, have never extend
ed beyond Bath or Bristol. and since
1892 she has lived alone, those related
to her being too poor to render her
any assistance. Notwithstanding the
hardships she has undergone. old Han
nah Brewer has enjoyed good health
during her term of office. Her alb
sences from duty, she said. had been
very few indeed. and now. at the adj
vanced age OF 20 years, she has retired
from the service of the postmaster-gen
eral on q small but well-deserved pen
son.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-06
Council Proceedings.


,,.. .,,,, - ,ba
IN
common council ol tEr NlI4aEe
Of L'Anso. held in the coun-
ell chamber. Thursday evening
>-.,..,,,l,..,.. An 1907 thara
W'r" present. fF"siucIl l'l"HN'H-
norm ana trustees p"42ti,. ieil''','
Johnston and Shields, ana CIcrk
vu...rh kb.nnt Trustees Belan-
ger and kdgcrton'
The minutes Of the last regular
meeting were read and approved
.,,,p,ru,...,.fon fro,9 HE Mich.
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on motion the clerk was instructed
= CORRESPOND with the Michigan
T.,l < r,..r.Co ana ask the com
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f.".'' W. ~. -" gay "'.S
Pr!hIlp"t ISI-".'' 81 c'hiIaSi 40
"a 20 May 2oth, ISIS al tue same
rate ot Interest
ON separate motions the following
n.@,,wer" allowed.