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The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

From l3Sth street south the four neu
tracks run over the steel viadu0t -
10th street. and thence by the steos
viaduct to 106th street. where tAAy
strike the level OF the present four.
track line.
The WORK of building this massive
structure. which is here illustrated. ~
gan Sept. 1, 1893. and has continued
without cessation until now. and will
cost when completed considerably M0rs
than 5000. 900. The completion Of the
new work will permit the opening Of
all cross streets under the railway and
so admit perfectly free passage for
street traffic.
One hundred and thirty-eighth street.
which has become great thoroughfars.
will be entirely free. as the trains
which heretofore crossed 1t at grade
will pass over it at an elevation that
will allow street cars and all tra@c
perfect freedom. AT 125th street. ths
tracks will cross the street fourteen
feet above the level of the street. and q,
this point a magnificent passenger sta
tion is to be built, extending from 125th
to 126th street, under the four-traek
yiaduct.
This Improvement will be OF I'm
mense value to the entire state-in fact
to the whole country-as the bridge
being so high above the water, will
never have to be opened, except when
| Iarse sreainers or vessels with nassI
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

The results of the last French census
Just published, show that there is nc
sign OF recovery in the birth rate. The
total increase in the population oi
France since 1891 is only 175.027, while
the number OF foreigners in France Is
decreasing. The large towns are grow
ing slightly at the expense of the small
er towns and the rural districts. The
inhabitants have increased in twenty
four departments and have decreased
in sixty-three departments. The min
lister of the int terror, NJ. Barthou. notes
an increase OF emigration. but is COM
PEELED to confess the marked tendency
of the population to remain stationary
as to numbers.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

have to pass through; all tugs. canal
boats. barges. etc. will have ample
room to go unde rthe bridge while 1t Is
closed.
The Harlem river having been de-
clared by congress ship canal. the
secretary of war has issued orders that
all tugs and barges shall joint their
smokes stacks and flag-poles, to enable
them to pass under the bridge while 1t
is closed. He has also ordered that
the bridge shall not be opened between
the hours of seven and ten o'clock II
the morning, and four and seven II
the afternoon, except for police, fire o.
government vessels, the hours named
covering the great business traffic il
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

New York ladies' have been discuss
ing the inroads made on the home by
club life, and bewailing modern inno-
vations generally. One woman de-
clared that homes are broken up that
the home-maker may obtain leisure for
lectures and clubs. and even babies OF
are smitten with the fever. Cupid has
no privacy In which to shoot his darts
and can only make his advance I'M
der the cover OF hundred eyes," But
worse than all this was the statement
that the fin de steele woman had nc
time to make mince pies.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20
THESE BE SONS OF ANAk.
And Some of Them We're born Befor,

And Some of Them We're born Before
Columbus Discovered America.
The great register of Alameda coun-
ty, which is considered the true and
official index to the age and height
Of the male residents Of this city,
contains some remarkable information
concerning well-known citizens, says
the San Francisco Examiner. County
Clerk Frank c. Jordan prepared the
work. and he has been highly compli-
mented for the excellent production
that gives full information about the
electors. Since the register has been on
the market circus freak managers and
dime museum runners have been look
ing lovingly In this direction In the
hope of securing profitable sideshow
attractions. They have read the great
register. 1t is shown by that document
that prominent citizens attain a great
height and live for centuries. The
Oldest man In Alameda county, accord
ing to the register. is William Allen. a
carpenter living in the Second Ward.
who has attained the age of 776 years.
John w. Alexander, a travelling man.
Is 4O5 years old and 11A feet high. Then
there is George H. Allen. who used to
be deputy recorder. He is apparently
4 young man, but In this register he
IL 326 years old and only feet high.
John o. Cadman. the San Francisco
insurance man aud great gunshot.
would never be recognised by his
frienda from his Official description. for
he is registered 355 years and 9h feet
in height. There are scores Of Others
who are on the oficial list,
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20
OUR MONETARY SYSTEM.
ssa.sor PETER Ills Briefly what Really
Ais u.

AilsI
Senator w. A. PETER in the Forum;
The trouble with our monetary system
u that we are trying to do an lm-
possible thing. You might as well IN
dertake to haul a ton Of hay on Di-
cycle as to do hundred biihon ooi,
lars worth of business on hundreo
millions dollars worth Of gold coin.
The only way gold standard can pc
securely maintained Is to use no more
credit paper of any kind whatsoever
than could be redeemed, In gold II 1t
were presented for payment at one
time; and that, we all know, ID utter
ly impracticable. As before stated, We
have not gold enough to supply more
than 1 per cent. Of our daily needs TOT
money. We use $92 worth OF pr1vate
credit and 81 worth Of coin in every
500 worth of business we tranaact
with the national banks. The simple
truth Is, we have long outgrown the
metallic money system and we snai!
have TO invent something better. II
men want to trade in gold, let them 90
%; that Is in every way legitimate; fof
gold is a commodity, and a useful one
In many ways But, as the>New YORK
Board Of Trade said in a resolution De
cembef 8, 1885, "a sound money credit
system Is a necessary element to the
stability of confidence" Money, in
whatever form, is but credit coined.
The wise thing for us to do is to "es-
tablish a sound credit system, and
there is no credit among us equa! 70
that of the government Of the United
States. That, wisely used, Is sufficient
for all monetary purposes. In addition
to its simplicity and naturalnees, 1t
would be a guaranty Of loyalty next
only to the ownership Of their homes
by the people.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20
A VANISHED CIVILIZATION.
Werk Done by the Jesuits In South
America.

work Done by the .Jesuits In South
America.
The pioneers of civilization in South
America were the Jesuits, says Lippin-
colts. Although their influence in
many respects may not always have
been what was most conducive to the
prosperity Of the new settlement, ut
their mode of treating the natives was
more humane and their plan for the
development and progress Of the coun-
try more advanced than any other at
tempts of that period. They sought to
establish permanent home for their
sect with wealth and splendor that
would equal that Of the old world and
their work was characterised By pru-
dence, industry and wisdom. Other
settlers came only ~ fortune-hunting
adventurers to enslave the natives. pil-
laSe the country and then return to
their own land with ill-gotten gains.
Monuments Of the Jesuits still remain
IN churches. aqueducts, cities In ruins
and the history of 100 prosperous mis-
sions; from the Amazon to BraxiIs
southern borders we see their signs.
Ths aqueducts Of Rio de Janeiro, the
hundred churches OF Bahia. the stone
water dams ON the rivers Of Goyas.
the crumbling ruins Of almost every
state Of Brasil tell Of the Jesuit occu-
patton. Other settlers Of that period
left almost nothing behind them; their
mission was to destroy, tear down and
drive out the only element Of GOOD the
country had. that they might establish
the reign Of terror. slavery and rapius
that cursed the country 70 long.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

American girls who have married
foreign noblemen are now furnishing
Europe with her daily consumption OF
scandals. After the Princess de Chi
may comes the Baroness Lucie Wan
9enheim, who some time ago
left her husband and began
an intrigue with Counte Walde-
mar Uexkuell. The baron has fought
q duel with the count to square him
Welf with his honor. 1t is said that he
will have to fight two or three more
duels for = similar reason, but the
Aaron prefers the fighting to giving up
= vifs whose dowry was $1,000. 900.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

of other new buildings of less impor.
lance. North of the Harlem river. on
The Harlem division,-i is Bronx park,
which is to contain the great botanical
gardens and geological gardens Of
Greater New York. and within few
years this portion Of the city will Of
fer attractions which will be unsur-
passed in their character by any city
in the world.
Greater New York. which is 10 miles
wide by IS miles long, certainly offers
the tourist and seeker after knowledge
or pleasure more inducements than any
other American city, and few cities In
Europe can equal 1t.
ADIRONDACK.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20
SOUTHWEST sREEzEs.

Sarcasm is a rhetorical flower con-
cealing a bee.
1t disgusts US to see others doing ths
foolish things we do.
Every man who has { reat faith has
great power for good. r.
An investment In knowledge always
pays the best interest.
No man was ever converted while
nursing an aching tooth.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

The government receipts from GUS
toms during December amounted to
S10.779.412. gain for the month OF
about 100000. The internal revenue
receipts aggregated $13.19s, 1898, nom-
inal gain over November. As COM
pared with December, 1895. there Is a
loss Of about S1.s90.0O0 In the customs
and q gain Of about 3448.00O from in
ternal revenue.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

"Will the young man from the coun-
try spend his evenings at dime
museum" asked Edward Everett Hale
last week, 'or at bookkeeping
school?" 1t is not the more or less OF
bookkeeping which will be the result
of the young mans decision. 1t is the
destiny of half a century. 1t is not i'm
lySy.siry1u rnut-ruc urntfny VI TnsnsSs ss.-
may rest on the decision.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

Another miser. who wore seedy
clothes and sad countenance for
many years. died in New York recent
ly leaving behind him a bank account
credited with $4,000 and several
strong boxes containing $780, 600
more. No wonder the times have been
hard.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

Why should a preacher, any more
than any one else. be permitted to
speak slightingly OF women without
securing the contempt of all manly
men?
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

Pugilist Corbett Indignantly denies
that he thrashed his stage manager.
It II q serious matter nowadays to
charge q pugilist with fighting.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20
When They Ar. Needed

81 don't see," she exclaimed, with
proper Indignation, "why they allow
plays to be presented that ladies are
not expected to see."
81 don't either" replied her husband,
'unless it's to give the men some place
to go where there are no large theater
hats Star.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

The Paris communal council at a recent
meeting decided upon the construction of 4
number Of buildings at cost of $40 OOO, 600
$500 600 600,
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

There are a great many people who
would be better off If they only knew
that asking questions is not conyersa-
uon.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

The Cherry girls are going to be-
some living pictures. Animated chro-
mos, we presume.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

Fortunately for mankind their tastes
for amusements vary more widely than
their personal appearance.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

sef claims iiia s6if 6aif 81 Kansas city h"Pi'R II Re
had been a full-blood he would have
wanted the whole town.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund the money IL IL falls TO cure 20
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

Happy Is the man who can be proud
81 his friends.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

Chicago is the only city In the
country that is already greater.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

When bilious or costive, eat CAscaret,
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. 1Oc, 21c.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

Man is apt to charge his failures
10 luck and credit his successes to sa-
gacity.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

"Imperious Caesar. dead and turned to clay,
Might stop hole to keep the wind away;'
But when 1t comes to patching up a tire,
It's rubber. not dead Romans, we desire.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

.-~s " Ir.,sr.nutnx nporIinnble weather,
Innsbruck, In the Tyrnl, was last summer
visited BY 1898 tourists. or 1D,O76 more
than in the preceding summer.
The Meeker herald., 1897-02-20

This is the season when the back
,liders and drunkards are saved again
The advocate., 1897-02-10

to-day may be the very one who,
through some Viclssltude of misfor.
tune, will at the end Of three or Eve
years be unable to cope with adverse
conditions, and be compelled through
no fault OF his own to Vacate his pos
sessions on thirty days notice and
turn over to q speculating and con-
Scienceless mortgsgee the accumula'
tions OF q life of toll and hardship.
Again, IL this bill become law and
lowers the rate under its provisions,
the tendency will be to increase the
rate on all loans made under the exist
ing law, so that what one class Of bor-
rowers gains the other class will as
certainly lose. The result would be
increase of rates on securities made In
conformity to the present law and the
unnecessary loss Of many homes under
the operation of the proposed law.
II is further urged that by securing
payment of interest and taxes years
stay Of sale may be obtained. l. reply
that the debtor who cannot pay delin.
quent interest is usually unprepsred
to secure an advance payment in addi.
tion thereto; 80 this resolves itself into
an excuse for dispossesslOn immedi-
ately, or If the debtor has enough per-
sonal property to give the required
security he runs the risk Of losing this
In addition to his real estate.
l marvel that any Kansas man, even
a Republican, can be found to offer
this unasked advantage to capital.
Vote doaOn the CUbbiSOn trust deed
bill. w. H. MELLEN.
Garnett, Kas.
The advocate., 1897-02-10

question Is, shall the people OF Kansas
be forever doomed to pay tribute in
the form of excessive freight charges,
to watered stock and fictitious capital.
A large reduction of freight rates can
be made II no determinations are al
lowed 80 that the roads can pay oper.
ating expenses and reasonable In
terest on the Investment In the roads.
Squeeze out the water, take away from
the roads the power to ruin towns and
individuals by determinations. Push
the bill along, pass 1t early so that If
any difficulties arise, sufficient time
will remain to adjust things.
The other thing ask you is, don't
pass a miscellaneous appropriation
bill with any number Of steals attached
to it. 1 know that a majority of the
members want to be honest and do
right. There will be enough schemes,
however, to try and attach any num-
ber of claims that could never pass on
their own merits but under pressure Of
adjournment and the necessity Of pass
ing the just claims embodied In the
bill, the whole thing will finally be
passed. Now, there is simple way to
avoid this. Let it be proclaimed by
resolution or otherwise that no claim
Of any kind unless it originates in
services performed in the last few days
of the session will be admitted to the
bill. Let it be understood that claims
of a doubtful character, such ss usu-
ally find their way into the miscellane-
GUS bill, must 60 before the Leglsla-
ture on their own merits reasonable
length Of time before the close of the
session. Let the miscellaneous sp.
preparation bill be strictly for claims
that from their nature could not be
acted on before. Let the Populists In
control Of all branches Of government
keep off even the shadow of cOrrup-
tion. M, SENN.
Lasita, Kas.
The advocate., 1897-02-10
Our School Laws.
Lasita, Kas.

EDITOR ADvOCATE:-It seems that
there are a great many complaining
about our school laws. Every one is
willing to admit that these wrongs, so
much complained Of, exist. The ques-
tiOn is, How can they be rightedp In
the first place, when the Legislature
undertakes to make any radical change
In the present laws it will find that the
constitution Is right in its way. 1t says
how school taxes shall 90 assessed and
how paid out. Some of us in 1891
tried to remedy some Of the defects in
the present law. l might mention
many bills which failed because they
were In conflict with constitutional pro-
visions. 1t would be well for our leg.
islators to spend little time on bills on
this line until they find out whether
they are liable to be declared unCon
stitutional.
II legislation sbolishing the offices
of half the justices and cOnstables
were passed it would result in great
saving to the people, but the same
difficulty arises. 1t is a fact that
few changes which should be made
can be made without changes in the
constitution of the State. After all
there are many good laws which may
be passed that would help the people,
and believe that we have the men
elected who will make it their business
to see that as many as possible of them
are adopted. j. B. MADDOX,
Canton, Kas.
The advocate., 1897-02-10
state Grain Inspection.
Garnett, KAs

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-Now that the
party pledged to reform is In the sad
die, why can't we have a decent law
for the inspection Of Kansas grain?
The mongrel law created for this pur-
pose during the session Of 1891, while
all right as q measure affecting the
storing and wsrehousing of grain, iS
an abiect failure as an inspection law.
1t leaves the inspecting Of grain under
control Of commercial organizations,
known 90 boards of trade; and Conse-
Quently our so called Kansas grades Of
grain exist In name only. The inspec-
tion of grain in Kansas is beyond the
control of our State Grain Inspector,
whose only duty,as far as known, iO to
draw his salary; while most of the
grain produced by Kansas farmers is
inspected and weighed by persons sp-
pointed by the fellows who buy II
OUTSIDE Oh INC OLhIo'
Is it not apparent Ito draw 1t mildly
that the Kansas producer has an un'
equal chance with the other fellow 7
Is it not barely possible that the Kan
sas producer may get the worst Of It,
both In weights and grader Why NOT
protect himP
In order to bring the Western pro
ducer Of grain and the Eastern snd
Southern consumer of grain together
grain Is inspected and sold by grade
and the charges for inspecting and
weighing are always paid by the seller
or shipper. The established or Gus
tomary fee throughout the United
States for inspecting grain is 25 cents
per carload, and where Kansas graiI
Is inspected outside of the State, thi
fee Is lost to Kansas. Why not ament
our laws so as to retain this money
which amounts to many thousands o
dollars annually, in the Statep Fo
this purpose our Legislature shoul
create q wholesome inspection law
and establish a State department O
inspection similar to that In the Stat
of Illinois. 1t would not cost the TAI
payers q single cent, because the fee
collected would much more than pa
: expenses,
? But our law should be somewhl
The advocate., 1897-02-10
One Thing to Do; Another to Avoid.
salins, KSs.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-KnOwing that
our Legislators are apt to be overbur-
dened with advice, l will be modest
and only ask them to do one thing and
not do one thing. The one thing to do
of greater Importance than anything
else is to pass a law establishing max
imum freight rates in the State. No
false argument, no speCious pleading
ought to prevail against 1t. This has
been one Of the principal tenets of the
Peoples party in Kansas. In three
previous sessions of the Legislature
the Populist portion psssed such bill.
The only argument against 1t is that
the present income Of the roads is not
sufficient to pay operating expenses,
interest and dividends. But the real
The advocate., 1897-02-10
Canton, Kas.

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure bill
iousnesS, sick and bilious headache, dizzi.
ness, costiveness, or constipation, sour
stomach, loss OF appetite, coated tongue,
indigestion, or dyspepsia, windy belchings,
"heart-burn," pain and distress after eat
ing, and kindred arrangements of the liver,
stomach and bowels.
The advocate., 1897-02-10
CORRESPONDENCE.

Space In this department Is open for brief
publio question. Short articles will receive
the preference in all cases. Keep copies OF
manuscript, as we will not agree TO return
same whether used or not The ADVOCATE ss,
sumes no responsibility for matter contained
In signed article.
The advocate., 1897-02-10

different from the laws regulating
these departments In some OF our
sister States, because Kansas Is ditfer-
emily situated. The grain stored In
elevators In Chicago and st. Louis
oftantlmss exceeds so million bushels
and most of the grain Is inspected into
and out of these public warehouses
while in transit through these cities.
Not so in Kansas. Less than per
cent. of the grain shipped out of Kan
sas ever goes through q public ware
house or public elevator while in the
State, because there are only three or
four public elevators in the State Of
Kansas. But grain is inspected in
Ksnpas In transit, while en- route
whether to the Atlantic or Gulf, and
all the railroad companies in the State
will stop the cars for the purpose Of
having the grain inspected, In any city
where inspection is practlced, without
additional charge.
Grain is now inspected at Wichita
Winfield, Parsons, Coffeyvllle, Topeka
Atchison, LesvenwOrth, and Kansas
City, Kss., and as hardly any of thil
grain worthy Of mention goes through
public warehouses in these cities, w
want law that is free from the frilll
and mysteries of a combined ware
house and inspection law. We wan
an inspection law that is plain, terst
and to the point; one that the plaiI
people of Kansas can understand ant
that will do them some good. w
want to establish a Kansas inspection
law, so that we may sell our grain OF
Kansas grades, without first letting
20 beyond the confines of the Stat
and beyond our control before tn
grade is established. If our producer
have wheat of a doubtful nature, need
Ing the superior judgment of an OK
pert wheat inspector to establish it
grade, then they want the grade estsb
lished on Kansas soil before 1t goe
under the control Of the other felloV
in another State.
So much for State inspection, an
now q few words as to the persons VIII
should perform this service. Regard
less Of political affiliations they shOul
be, first, expert judges of grain, and
second, absolutely honest, becsus
they stand between the producers @
the State on one side and greed an
selflshness on the other. And haVin
the above qualifications, and forced
face the winters blasts and summer
heat, out In storms and all sorts
weather, wet and cold, they should b
well remunersted. They should t
paid at least the salary Of a Stat
, House clerk who sits in his easy cha
on carpeted floor receiving 800
more per month. Their respOnslbilit
is much greater. Expert inspectors
other States receive much more.
4. Is our Legislature going to act ar
I do something for us?
GRAIN SHIPPER.
!. Sallns, Kas.