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The advocate., 1897-03-03
Blood Disorder and Nervousness of
Years Standing.
From The Commercial, NATION, I'LL.

Mrs. Christiana Foster Is matrOn of Mat
tOOn, who has recently been restored to the
ranks of health after many years Of suffer-
ing. She gave her statement to a reporter
in such concise shape that we print it:
"My name is Christiana Foster, am fifty
years of age and housekeeper. / have
lived in Illinois ever since / was twelve
years old. During the latter years of my
life 1 have been much afflicted with stomach
trouble, blood disorders and nervousness,
and these were greatly aggravated about two
years ago. when / became subject to most
disagreeable hot flashes, Tor perhaps I should
say hushes).'
"I seemed to be losing ground all the time.
1 could not sleep but for q short time, not
being able to obtain any appropriate rest,
and l may say 1 was truly wretched.
about one year ago, after reading an ad-
vertisement of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People, I determined to get some Of
them, and did SO, beginning to take them
strictly according to directions. I had not
taken half box before experienced relief,
and before had taken four boxes, / was,
may say, well. Of course am growing old,
The advocate., 1897-03-03

consin each year about 100000 tons Of
oats, 100000 tons of corn, and enough
wheat and barley to make another
100000 tons, a total of 2,70O,OOO tons,
not to mention other products, such rs
hay, potatoes, rye and tobacco, all of
which amount to considerable. The cost
Of marketing this at three dollars per
ton is $s,25O,OOO. Two-thirds of this is
SC,5OO,o0O, q tremendous amount, which
might be saved in Wisconsin alone on
oats, corn, wheat and barley, and that
year after year.
The advocate., 1897-03-03
FertIIlzlng with Electricity.

Mr.. Nikola Tesla, the electrical expert
and inventor, has recently suggested
the possibility of using electricity as a
fertilizing agent for the soil. The cur
rents produced by perfected electrical
oscillators, he says, are capable of caus-
ing the chemical combination of the nj
trogen with the oxygen of the atmos-
phere. If this combination we're car
ried on upon an industrial scale, which
he thinks is possible, then the product
could be used as fertilizer, and in his
opinion the benefits to humanity would
be incalculable.
The advocate., 1897-03-03

but that did not account for the bad condi.
tion was in, my blood did not circulate,
and if pricked my finger while sewing, no
blood followed the puncture. All this is
different now, thanks to DR.. Williams Pink
Pills.
(Signed) "MRs. CHRIsTIANA FOSTER"
Witness MRS. ED. HEARN.
The prOprietors of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
state that they are not patent medicine but
a prescription used for many years by an em-
inent practitioner who produced the most
wonderful results with them, curing all forms
of weakness arising from watery condition
of the blood or shattered nerves, two fruitful
causes of almost every i'll to which flesh is
heir. The pills are also a specific for the
troubles peculiar to females, such as suppress
sions, all forms of weakness, chronic cOnstipa-
ton, bearing down pains, ETC., and in the case
of men will give speedy relief and effect a per-
manent cure in all cases arising from mental
worry, OverwOrk, or excesses of whatever
nature. They are entirely harmless and can
be given to weak and sickly children with
the greatest good and without the slightest
danger. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers,
or will be sent post paid on receipt of price,
$50 cents box, or six boxes for $2.50-they
are never sold in bulk or by the 1907 by ad-
dressing DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y.
The advocate., 1897-03-03

the long rope accommodate it for use
with low or high articles, while little
hook wellupon eitherrope givesa chance
to hook The ends up out of the way when
not in use. This device is so easily made
that several can be constructed and
hung in a number of the farm buildings
where it is occasionally necessary to
weigh articles.-N. Y. Tribune.
The advocate., 1897-03-03
ABSOLUTE NECESSITY.
Progressive States Cannot DO without
Good ROads Much Longer.

Progressive States Cannot Do without
Good Roads Much Longer.
At the meeting of the Farmers Ma
tional congress, held in Indianapolis,
Mr.. Domer, of Wisconsin, spoke on the
necessity of good roads. A part of
what he said follows; Good roads have
paid for themselves in Europe; they
hare paid for themselves in New Jer.
sey; they have paid for themselves in
North Carolina and in Alabama; they
have paid for themselves in Massachu-
sets and New York; they have paid for
themselves wherever they have been
properly and economically built and
properly taken care Of. Gentlemen
who have made study of the subject,
including the chief of the bureau of
road inquiry at Washington, have told
us as result of their Investigations
that it costs our farmers on an average
little over three dollars per ton to
market their product. This three dol
lars per ton of course is not necessarily
money expended, but is the value IN
dollars and cents of the time, labor
and effort on the part of man and beast
in travelling with load of crops from
the farm to the market. These gentle.
men tell us further that fully two
thirds of this three dollars per ton
might be saved by the construction of
good roads. You see this amounts to
a great deal, and / will give you little
example from my own state Of Wiscon-
sim aS an illustration. We raise In Wis
The advocate., 1897-03-03
THE AMERICAN FARMER.
NE Can Secure No Reforms Save Those Of
His Own Making.

ne Can Secure No Reforms Save Those Of
His Own Making.
There are a good many discouraging
things for the American farmer to con-
template at this time. Some OF them
are political, some economic, some so.
cial. Some are due to the selfshness
and greed Of man, some to corrupt in-
AuSnces in public places, some TO ig-
nOrance as to remedies to be applied.
Most of these discouragements are the
Outgrowth of years and can be correct
ed Only by time and experience. Mean
time the farmer suffers.
But the farmer cannot escape re-
Bponsibility If he permits untoward
conditions which are within his own
control to continue. The other day q
representative Of the Farmers Voice
discovered large farmer in the "corn
belt" of Illinois who had stored up i'll
his granaries three crops Of corn--1s94,
'95, '96-and who would not sell BUSH
el because the price he had himself
fixed three years ago had not been
reached. That man will doubtless grow
another corn crop in 1897-and may
have to build a granary to accommo-
date it, The leading grocer in one of
the towns in the "belt" told the Voice
man that every cabbage he sold was
shipped in from Chicagol
We talk of competition and the crowd
ing Of population. What will we do if
we pursue present methods, when the
population is numbered by the hun
Ireds Of millions? Let us learn now the
lessons of intensive and economic farm
ing-scientific farming-as practiced in
the old world. Take the island of Jer-
sey for example. There are As square
miles, something more than an Illinois
township, and there are 10000 people.
What of it's agriculture? The island
contains $4,000 head of cattle, or 62
head to every 100 cultivated acres. The
island Of Guernsey is but 25 square
miles in extent, sustains population Of
10000, and GO head of cattle to every
100 cultivated acres is the rule. And
these little islands are the richest and
best farming lands to be found any
where,
The greatest reform the farmer can
ever secure will be of his own making,
When American farmers adopt scien-
tiAc methods there will be no hard
times for them, and the American farm
crs who do practice this method now
prove it. Intelligent, economical man
agement Of the farm, careful reading of
the market reports and study of the
principles which underlie the business
Of farming, will make the American
farmers the most prosperous in the
wotld.-Farmers' Voice.
The advocate., 1897-03-03

So EaSily Made That Each Farm Building
Should Have One.
Many times one wishes to swing a
heavy article-a bag of grain or sack of
potatoes--just clear of the floor, in or
der TO weigh them. A handy device is
shown herewith, the working of which
can be seen at a glance. Two hooks in
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stronxncsds n which the gallant prisoner
can De kept. Fortunately for Rivera. too.
be II member Of q powerful Spanish fam
Iy. Of which fhs captain general al Madrid
+ a distinguished 1.eDher: and aI40ongn
thei- fntercession cannot prevent sor2s
show OF military punishment they VIII be
able 20 save him from death The Cubaas
are toe EanE1tne in hoping thai ne n1ay Be
exchanged IS g prisoner OF war. There are
very few nzen On the Spanish side VINO rank
with Rivera, and the chances Of capture
Of ere Of them are very siignt- Rivera -
a native % Porte Rico. bar was educated
~ a military academy Of Spain. and is ire
only conspicuons leader on the Cuban side
yno has hed the advantage Of a technical
training He served In the ten years war.
distinguishing himself b. his competent
aid. bat never having the good fortune to
secure such success as Aaceo and Cones.
however. on tire fed.
HIS capture i naturally regarded az q
most important achievement. and. taking
such risks as he aid. ne may consider him
self exceedingly fortunate IL ne suffers no
worse consequence than military inprtson-
rneGr
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Fer many years England has sought TO
obtain control of Delagoa bay. the most
convenient port on the east coast OF Africa
from which 10 reach the country north OF
the Transvaai It has hitherto been uns1e-
eessful. but a few days ago 1t was al
nounced that England had leased the set
tIement for a number OF years The I'm
portance Of this acquisition Is readily seen
The Cape Colony 10 on the extreme south
OF Africa, reaching across the entire coast
from west 70 east. North OF il to the east
Is strip formerly called Kaffiriand and
Bssutoland. which are now practically B It
ish territory. To the north. On the east, Is
Natal Inland. and back OF Natal. further
progress is blocked by the Orange Free
State and the Transvaal. Beyond these to
the west Is Griqualand West. the location
OF the famous diamond fields. North OF
that, and to the west OF the Transvaal. Is
the newly-aequired territory called Rho
deSia.
North OF al, these settlements Is great
by rowing tribes, who have hitherto at
tracted no attention. Now. just as England
has acquired a foothold al Delagoa bay
these tribes revolt against the Portuguese,
and British troops are being sent from Eng
land 10 aid In their suppression. There can
be no doubt OF the result. England viii be
victorious, sort OF protectorate VIII be
established, an armed force viii be main
tained with Delagoa bay as the base Of
supplies, and the Transvaal will be sur
rounded on all sides. except where the
Orange Free State joins Ii. by English
territory.
II may be a mere fortuitous concatena-
ton OF circumstances, but IL is just Ike
England's luck TO have them coneatenate
at the right time and In the right place to
afford her a plausible excuse for extend
ing her AREA of control and for gathering an
armed force 10 promote her policy. The
Beers viii hardly make more than a formal
menace 10 the republic as 10 the Portu-
guese. because they are as inimical TO the
Beers. Apart from the effect Of British oc-
cupation, as sentimental grievance. the
subjugation of the natives will be an ad-
vantage to the Transyaal. which has suf-
fered from the lawlessness of the aboriginal
races, and the Beers have never sought to
secure their goodwill by the least consid-
GRAFTON for their rights or by any attempt
TO conciliate them.
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THE INHERITANCE TAX.

One step IN the direction OF q change In
the system % taxation is that taken by
New York state with tAe Inheritance tax.
Il IS not professedly based upon very
ancient principle. bat as a matter Of fact
Sc - similar 20 The old ldes that all prop
erty belongs 70 the state. The right OF en-
soyment belongs 20 him who accuu7uiats.
Il. bat 81 hts death is belongs to The com
munity. 10 Tar have We ddfted from that
idea within the past two thousand years or
Eaore that it would be serious shock 10
at vested interests 70 attempt to revive Il.
and it may BE remarked IN passing ira;
saoh a 'aw would lead 20 the most corrupt
conditions y Is a primitive law suited
only to a simple and honest people.
There - 30 wrong done in taxing prop
erty ief, ~ ere al hts death. The heirs
arc merely far-uuate rCsa dives G. a wealthy
mar ara thl community AZ Iarxe has had
much mere 20 60 wi:A contributing 70 his
wealth saan TIE immediate members on his
family. A similar Iaw has worked admir-
ahly IN a1zsccrsac Frsan8. and 81 should
not Dc Tess successful ia this aa-noc-asie
country.
TIE New York lsw proposes az sccurc-
lsisaE tax % ! per cent. Ter each additional
So so or mater fraction thereof on all
personal estate exceastrE SO Ga row sssS-
sect % TIE Inheritance tax. Where tAs
estate exceeds see. as TIRE taxation lrul,
g g. BE IS per cent T-ae bn should. sna
p-caahly does. provide To- re 3esuc,sou q
dcots 50 that there shah re 20 wrcsw Sore.
jay Could once ssl5 that E.o3o sso Vas
n,o-e ;hzn any ran oesAt % Rave. ara
sha& hsyoat a csr,Afa annual income
money became = hgr3en. lie ousat %
know. ana he wcugs re aousg ner~cve CO a
gooa tax wascs sAoal4 reduce ,as elr3ea
hcrat ~ his chiisTen. Geul3-s personal
estate was faxed a. SO 80. 81 sn'2a1saas
-aoasrv. stres e was estimated sy ssase
a~rcsnte4 20 anprsiss re estate - ~ wcrfa
uot less taaa SO aaa aN Hts eAllsren a-oga3
save hosa 80 less happy bad : tax e Is
pcr ceat ee3zcea sasiF FaErsH.oay - So.
ee ga.
seea LAX "a IA sss Lac q ssoS p~oac
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yANITIEs FOR THE SABBATH.

The Post-Intelligencer viii on Sunday
again consist OF twenty pages. IL will
have several features of special interest
to ladies, including a very remarkable
story.
Those who contemplate learning French
and going to the Paris exposition in 1900
can form very good idea OF some OF the
things they will see there. and as the Illus
tratlons are from photographs taken on
the spot. they have real French tone
about them.
AS a contrast TO these triumphs of
peace. there Will be fine cut showing the
two entire fleets of Spain and the United
States drawn up all ready for the naval
battle which we all protest We want to
avoid. but which we would go a long way
10 see IL IL took place.
This Is only small part OF the pro-
gramme. but by the time the reader has
mastered these features he will just have
his appetite whetted for the rest. There
viii be twenty pages OF it. all fun OF inter-
esting reading.
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NOTABLE PEOPLE.

The late David ]. Hennessy. OF Du-
buque, Ia. left his estate. valued at
81 90, eco, TO his broFher, Archbishop John
Hennessy. OF Dubuque.
A most pathetic case is that OF a young
man In Portland. Mich. who, knowing
chat he would be totally Pima witnln a
few months. has invested all of his avail
able means in a loom and Is learning to
weave carpet as a means OF support.
Bishop Thomas Underwood Dudley
(EpiscopalD. Of Kentucky, celebrated the
twenty-third anniversary OF his coFse-
Grafton last week. He was born In Rich
gnond Va, September rs. 1887; was grad
uated as NJ. A. from the University OF
Virginia In July, 1858: served as an officer
In The army Of the Confederate States;
Seminary Of Virginia in 1867: was ordained
deacon by Bishop Johns In that year, and
priest by Bishop Whittle the following
year. He Is recognized as one OF the
ablest men IN the church, and is much
loved and admired. not only In his do
cese, but throughout the United States.
The Duke of Leeds VIII succeed the Earl
of Aberdeen as governor general OF Can
ada The duke, whose family name is
Osborne, Is one of the many great En-
glish mobiles whose families acquired their
first honors IN connection with trade In
the city. Its founder was that merchant :
apprentice who won his masters favor
by diving into the Thames to rescue his
daughter from a watery grave. The girl
was an only child. and In course OF time
she married the apprentice. who succeed
ef 70 the business OF his father-in-law
and became lord mayor OF London. The
duchess ~ very clever woman, has
written several books. taken an active
part in the counsels Of the Primrose
League ard Is the mother of four pretty
little girls She has no boy, and for the
present the heir 10 the duke3om Is the
dukes sailor brother. who married las,
wear.
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The bid OF the Illinois Steel Company
for armor plate has been rejected. There
is no doubt the armor plate men want 20
denounced as robbers until L is plainly
shown that they are such. People who
start IN on new enterprises In this country
taAe great risks. and the great majority
or them lose fortunes before success IS at
tanned. It Is all very well 10 denounce
some OF those people for getting good
prices from Uncle sam. but IL they had
not paved the way we would still be pay
ing England. France and Germany for
the NEST OF our goods. and al double the
figures paid now.
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TRADE WITH TUE EAST.

Seattle, April T. 1897.
To the Editor: 7 have given considera-
Die thought 10 the plague now prevailing
in Bombay presidency. India, and my
reading concerning the same led ne 20
read the memoirs of wool, and I find that
at the time OF the plague IN Marseillea,
France. during the years I72o-i722, Eng
land reaped a rich harvest, particularly
In the expectation OF wooden rnanufact-
urCs. owing 70 the trade OF France be-
ing ruined at that time. midas trade
is practically ruined even now, ard TX we
are alert We can succeed England in the
trade north Of Hongkong, as we can de-
liver Cur goods on the coast OF Asia by
the Pacific ocean. from the Pacific coast
north OF that point as cheaply as England
can by the Suez canal route. Now IS the
accepted time. IN my opinion, 70 agiiate
the question OF supplying the Asia'ic mar
ket. and IL we are diligsnt we win be so
secure In the possession OF the trade that
when the Trans-Stb erian railroad Is COM
plstsj even the Shortening OK TIE time
OF delivery VIII not disturb IS materially.
with tia hope that these lines may LEAD
others 70 study the question. believing as
do. that now - the time 10 begin. ! an
yours respectfully. J. T. SWEENEY.
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uoftcv. because 70 man accu-ulstes such
sun n ore lifetime without receiving sors
nraus advantage from the community: and
as II is Only b. the generosity OF the CON-
rnurify thar any man has the right 70 in
hertz, II Is only Just that he pay the COM
nnurfty for the privilege TIE right OF
property Is ore OF the great safeguards OF
civilization. and should be respected most
risidIy: bat the right 10 wires. from Others
and TO transmit II 20 postsrisy IS rot tn
wolved IN the personal right 10 enjoy ne
fruits OF labor, enterprises or keenness OF
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Tun FATE or RIVERA.

!; Il reported tAst Comes. the lnsnrreat
leader, has seat wors 70 Ger wevler that
y Rivers - SHOT. ths Insurgents will make
repFtsal by executing any Spanish of1eer
MO u,sy "a captured 70 S. perhaps. a
natural threat made for tae parposa of saw
'aS Rivvra's uta: bot It Is 70 Is hopea
that the Spaaiss government I'll rot give
e>cssion f1r saea FepFlsa1 uar Cicuaex put
= into eject. TIE h1ooatAgrstiness O. the
eaSniarts sneaia rot rsroxcke TIE Cunans
e. eo1rss wA'ch Weals hcrrity ar elvs-
istea peoples. Sea- revsnse - very lus-
r>ssni. Gaa tae Cneans 1se.t gain rar
srogs sympathy hv eentfnulax ths hun,sne
pasey which has generally Distinguished
them.
TAsrr Is 'ltsle fear thsg Rivera AL Re
sAst IRE Spanish government ~ nog
rtsk sAe tempest - wrath ssca Sc AcE
hre,3s provoke BelastEng as ihs govern
rnens wiKat - - enter upoa gsaGsy =
reK-ess less. the t9slKoa tsa .. the pear'e
wos8 barsi al lsssss. set as3se ala eea-
slssFsg,2ns 90 pra1cnos. and ecape' sues
executgvs action s. wsuas - mest ssvssss
far SpatA x eAaaet b@ expected taat
Rivera VII a~ liberated. e-i tAssS are
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Most OF our wharves are repaired regu-
larry and new piles driven at great ex-
pense. but It IS difficult to count on just
what the teredo will do when he starts
IN IN asot. the best argument In favor OF
the Lake Washington canal IS this de-
structlvs little sea specimen. which has
become In a measure. the enemy OF the
entire Coast.
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ting down the rebellion. but later reports
would indicate that the insurrectioa :
by 10 means suppressed, and that me gov
ernor general. like weylsr, Il well supplied
with press agents having vivid magma
t90rs
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Tes9e13 aoai Nc. 5 Is II be called the
'Foots." T'eere IS I'D very satisfying 70
sousnce % ,hs name. eut Z TIE craft does
So god work as diA sae ca admiral 4
wlll have o~sa property c2rssteuee-
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BITS OF HUMOR.

A short time ago an old lady went on
board Nelson's flagship. the Victory. The
different objects OF interest were duly
shown to her, and, on reaching the spot
where the great naval hero was wounded
(Which Is marked by a raised brass plate),
the officer remarked:
Here Nelson fell!'
And no wonder!. exclaimed the old
lady. II nearly fell there myseif."-Lon-
don Answers.
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Another platform broke under Mr..
Bryan Thursday while he WAS before a
crowd ~ s. Augustine One would have
expected mat this omen % bad luck
Vocl3 d.saepear with his defeat Tor he
rressderrv
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Between al these reports that Il Hung
Chang has lost his influence, and those to
the effect that bis hold or the emperor Is
stronger than ever. q distracted public
finds i; very hard TO determine Just what
the old mans status really Is
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Deep Greek Jones', Charley cline. l. r
Raier. Frank Baker and -sergeant-s,-
Arms Tugwel have 3olnad IN an '-ideu-
ucal note TO rs sxceglsucy the governor
aa2 nouae3 hlra thar ias entente eaydial
- ~
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The irrerularity in the arrival OF Eastern
mails shows that the people N the Missis-
slppi ard Missouri valleys are not TIE on
" people who are suffering because o. the
foods in those sections
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IRE mayors of New York and BROOKLYN
have dlsaPprove9 the new Greater New
York charter. Thts Is perhaps not 70 be
v ondered al, fer the mayors OF the two
opposed THE consolidation.
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II the Yukon reports from the Klondike
are true and tha district continues TO
make rich returns. the rush for the new
diggings will De as exciting as some Of
those recorded Ia Is4s
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TIE bribery Investigation in Kansas
shows that the Populists In that state 40
not differ greatly from those In other
commonwealths nearer the Pacific ocean.
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One good reason Why the new state OF
Manhattan. comprising Greater Ne"
York. should be admitted into the Union
Is that the rest Of the state would make
a splendid commonwealth.