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strong, firm, skillful and energetic eX-
ecutive Of what was planned to secure
the freedom and well-belng of the peO-
pie, Robinson was a scholar, u gentle
man, successful man Of affairs, a
statesman, a patriot In the best sense
of the word, and his personal integrity
and high character was never questioned
even by his enemies.
Can these things be said Of John
Brown? Most certainly not by those
who knew him personally as we'll as
did. Was Brown a factor In saving
Kansas to freedom? Can you find an
early Kansan who thinks he was not a
detriment to the Free State men in their
struggles? His midnight killing Of six
unarmed settlers in the presence of
their families, on the P0ttaWatOmie,
because these men were from the South,
was wholly inexcusable and unneces-
sary was condemned by the Free State
men at the time, and was the occasion
and excuse for bloody reprisals, inClud-
ing the Hamilton massacre on the Ma
rails des Cygnes. Aside from these he
did nothing but make a couple Of fOrays
into Missouri and run OFF two or three
negroes and large amount of valu-
able property which he never accounted
for to any one but himself. Brown par
ticipated in only two or three skirmishes
and never as a leader or commander
Brown was mentally unbalanced,
monomaniac on religion and slavery, a
firebrand without judgment or discre-
tion, incapable of giving or taking sound
advice, or working in harmony with
others.
A hundred or more names might be
mentioned for valuable services in Ter
rltOrial days, such as S. N. Wood, Col
Geo. W. Deitzler, Lyman Allen, John
A. Wakefield, S. G. Schuyler, ]. H. Lane,
s. G. POmeroy, Sam Walker, Major Abb
bOtt, S. w. Eldredge, ETC., but Browns
name would not be one, while Robin
sons, like Abou Ben Adhem's, would
lead all the rest.
If Kansas honOrs any of her sons in
Washington let it be the able, energetic
and acknowledged leader of the Free
State party-the founder Of Lawrence
and Topeka, and the great war Gov
ernor, Charles Robinson.
w. H. T. WAKEFIELD.
Mound City, Kas., Sept. %, 1897.
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WHY is Tt2

Editor AdvOcate-Please allow me
space in your columns for just few
lines. find Jim Kane and other writer's
writing about the Populists, free silver
Democrats and free silver Republicans
Now, then, wish to ask Mr.. Kane and
his kind, how the Populists came to be
in existence? Did God mix up another
batch of mud and mold out another out
fit of men and blow the breath of life
into their nOstrils and call them Popu-
lists, and if so, why didn't he make
enough of them to stop all this tongue
lashing and heaping firebrands on w. A.
Peffer's head? Now, then, Mr.. Kane,
If Populism has sprung up from any
other source than above described, it
must surely have been made up from
all of the old parties. Then why abuse
Mr.. Bryan and the welfare of free silver?
Rogers, Kas. ]. M. MUDER.
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SWANSON RHEUMATIC cure co.. l67 1863 Dearborn ST. Chicago

duCed Should the Legislature meet
this winter, and there is rapidly grow
ing belief that 1t will, bill along the
line indicated by Fairchild will beyond
doubt be introduced"
do not know from what source the
correspondent received his information.
l have, however, taken the position that
if the Supreme court Of the United States
held the Nebraska freight rate bill un-
constitutional, law on the lines indi-
Gated in the above statement would
furnish a happy solution Of vexed
question. In fact, / had frequent con-
versatiOns with Mr.. G.. G. Clemens on
the subject prior to Legislative adjourn
ment, and at one time with your Sena-
tor PETER. am Of the opinion and have
been for some time that court can be
established inferior only to the Supreme
court, which can be given power to in
quire into and adjust all differences be-
tween operators of public utilities and
labOrers or users, and adjust lneQuali-
ties and render judgment, and that such
authority cannot be intenered with by
Federal injunction, but appeal only will
lie from an award, and that such court
can exercise control as in chancery or
divorce cases over such judgment and
modify or change awards from time to
time
But SO FAR as submitting such bill
if the Supreme court of the United
States upheld the Nebraska law. in the
event Of a special session, was never
my idea or intention, for while / may
have peculiar ideas upon this subject
which meet with approval Of gentlemen
OF prominence in our party whom
honor and respect, would take no other
position than that heretofore declared
in our platform until relieved either by
failure to pass maximum freight rate
bill or an adverse decision in the Fed
eral court in the case mentioned. AS
far as believing that a special session
will be called, only exercise such be-
lief upon an assumption that the Su-
pTeme court OF the United States will
declare the Nebraska law uncOnstitu-
tiOnal, and that then the opportune time
will have arrived for the Governor to
act When that time comes I feel he
will do So 1t is true that bill was
prepared on the lines suggested by Mr..
G. G. Clemens last session after the
Senate bill was vetoed, and placed In
the hands of Senator, but 1t never
saw daylight. c. w. FAIRCHILD.
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Middle-Of-the-rOad vs.. SidetraCked POpu-
lism.

Editor AdVOcate:-I would like to
know of Mr.. Shinn where he got his
information that Populism and Bryan
ism are synonymous terms. Was there
anything in the declaration or purposes
of the F. A. & I. u, which preceded
the Peoples party organization at 0cala
and Cincinnati, or in the later platform
at Omaha, that was engrafted into the
Chicago Democratic platform that
Bryan ran on? That platform declared
for redeemable paper money. If there
was anything | have not seen it. Mr..
Shinn says that the depression in prices
and hard times were caused by the de-
struction of silver money as ultimate
money by this and other nations. This
is grieVOus mistake. It is true, of
course, that silver was used as lever
to tighten the contraction cord and
hasten the progress Of absorption and
concentration Of wealth into the hands
of those who had not created it by its
labor, but the act that made two kinds
of money, one redeemable in the other,
is the real cause of our trouble. If gold
we're treated the same as silver we would
not be any the worse off. | have found
a Swedish volume in the Swedish Ian
guage at our State House which is called
the Kings History of knowledge" 1t
gives a complete history of how re-
deemable money concentrated the land
into the hands Of the few, and our gov
ernment has followed step by step, only
we use gold and they used silver as
measure Of value. All who overlook the
dangers of redeemable money are side
tracked Populists. I will only show a
few illustrations Of what redeemable
money will do in contracting debt, pub
lie and private. Suppose America sends
million dollars to the starving poor
of India and that the draft is purchased
in redeemable money. We will be Ow-
ing them for feeding the poor. The
same holds good if American securities
are held abroad. We send draft bought
with paper money, the draft comes back
and can be turned into exports turned
into national debt after the individual
pays what he owes. The nation has to
pay what it owes. Mr.. Shinn had better
come back into the fold.
NELS ANDERSON.
Whitfield, Kas.
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It remains for the celebrated firm OF physi.
clans and specialists, DR.. Hathaway & Co. (ReR-
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Or. Hathaway Il Co.'s experience during che
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The advocate., 1897-10-06
Whom Shall Kansas HOnOr2
Whitfield, Kas.

Editor Advocate:--I think your sug-
gestiOn Of John Brown as the famous
Kansan to be placed in statuary hall at
Washington, as a representative man
Of our Territorial period, will not find
favor with many Kansans who like my
self, came here in the spring of 1854 and
were thoroughly familiar with the parts
played by our leading men.
Beyond question the ablest, most in
fiuential, disinterested and seM-sacrific-
ing man Of early Kansas was DR.. Charles
Robinson, first Governor of the State.
Were it left to the men who from 1854
to 1854 battled with the slave power in
Kansas, Robinson would be their prac-
ttCally unanimous choice He was ever
the wise counsellor who never lost his
head nor let personal motives influence
his action, and he was equally the
The advocate., 1897-10-06

Justice Allen, of the Kansas Supreme
court: The writ of injunction was for
centuries, and, indeed, until very recent
times, only employed to prevent pri
vate injury not susceptible Of compen-
sation in damages, and for which the
law prescribed no punishment. It was
only issued by the Chancellor where the
lower courts afforded no adequate rem
edy. Little by little at first, and then
with longer and longer strides, its use
has been extended, till now the right is
assumed to enact special laws by in
functions and to punish one person or a
multitude for violations Of them by the
summary, and sometimes tyrannlcal, or
der OF a single Judge. This is plainly
an encroachment on the constitutional
right Of trial by jury which should be
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speedily stopped II the theory on
which some courts proceed is carried to
its logical end, State governments and
laws will become OF trfling force as
check on the aggresslons of powerful
and oppressive combinations, which
sometimes succeed in unduly influencing
weak Judges, who, by reason of life ten
ure Of Office, are never required to sub
NIT their doings for the approval Of the
people.
The advocate., 1897-10-06
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Advocate assumes no responsibility for opinions ex
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the editOr.l
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The advocate., 1897-10-06

A Cheyenne Indian was recently fined
$25 for beating his wife, He told the
Judge that he had beaten her for not
supplying sufficient tirewOod and that
he had merely exercised the right Of a
husband. He was surprised when the
Judge fined him, and said that the
decision would spoil every sQuaw in the
country.
The advocate., 1897-10-06

If you write any Advocate advertiser
do not fail to do us the favor Of men,
tioning the paper.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-15
Spoiled a Sale.

a friend Of mine was in one OF the
emporiums the other day and there ran
across very swell acquaintance sit
ting in the shoe department, where she
was buying s. shoes for her daughters.
The naughty one seemed quite fus-
tered when she saw my acquaintance
and stammered out:
IL just came down to get soma
shoes for my servants. -
Then, as she saw that the intruder
was greeting one of her daughters, who
was Just III the act Of trying on the
aforesaid plebeian shoes, she hastily
added:
s'Addie is trying them on for her, as
she has the same sized foot as Bridget. "
But this struck Addie as little too
ridiculous, and, as she was plain. ev-
eryday American girl. without frills.
she laughed aloud, much to her silly
mothers discontinue.
ooh. don't mind NAL" she said.
THAT'S just enc Of her Jokes. These
shoes are for me, and l wear twoS.
Bridget wears SKIES, guess.
He SHOES are very goOd EeIe, Salu
my acquaintance. land very much
cheaper than on Broadway"
But the silly mother would have none
of if.
She was furious With her plain spoken
daughter and handed back the shoes to
the amused and amazed shopwcman.
''i'Il send or servants down, she
said shortly. ''That Will be better.
Come, girls Hope to see you again.
Mr.. -"
And she swept ont, with her nose in
the air. followed by her eiggling daugh-
teTs
"You spoiled SALE said the shop
girl as my rquaintance sat down, "5rt
she'll come lack again. She's a regul :
customer. Polly Pry ii New York
Recorder.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-15
Lot Rread Leo.

do you knew asked policeman,
what that crowd Of young society peo-
pie Is doing at the bakery over there:'
1t was Just before midnight III the
west end, ara agroupof young folk had
gene, chatting merrily. into tie door OF
large bakery.
"They viii wait there" continued
the bluecoat, until the first batch of
bread is taken oct of the oven, which
occurs about - O'Clock. Hot bread
lunches seem to be getting all the rage
among the swell set, for every night
about this time see group alter group
go up to tie door Of the bakery and pre-
cure the freshly baked bread, so hot
that it scorches the paper. They take it
to their houses, and there 1T is eaten
with plentiful spreading Of butter and
preserves. TO be thoroughly enjoyed it
must not be cut, hrt pulled apart with
the fingers. Washington Times.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-15
rouer of Mndern Guns.

a calculation OF the power Of a mod
ern gun brings out the singular fact
that the active life Of a 100 ton gun is
Just one secorG. An Italian cannon Of
this caliber, with a charge of 800 pounds
OF powder and shot weighing abC-.t
2. coo pounds, VII give IA initial velCc-
ity Of 523 meters Per second. The length
of tie time during which the powder
acts is less than ore hundredth Of SEC
end, and after 100 shots the cannon is
put ont Of service.
Il is estimated thas during the active
period Of the work of the powder in the
gun the mean power IS greater th..1
$1,000, 600 foot round Per hundreds b
Of a second-say 6, 200. 00G. 600 foot
pounds per second. This represents d
power of u, COO, coo kilowatts, or n,
600, 600 horsepowez. News
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-15
BUSY CLIFF JEWELLERS.
The Pueblo Women Are Literally En-
presses of Their Homes.

The Pueblo Women Are Literally En-
presses of Their Homes.
''The cliff people are busy folk, y
writes Hamlin Garland in The Ladies
Home Journal, IN an article describing
the homes, home life and customs of the
cliff dwelIers Of the southwest-"the
most mysterious people IN America, 7" as
he deagnates them. The women grind
meal and weave blankets and baskets
and make very interesting and often
beautiful pottery. The old men make
noccasins very deity. while the young
er men go down from the cliff to the
fields 20 tend the growing CROP to
watch the struggling corn as it battles
against drifting hot sand and against
sudden floods-such are the extremities
of their climate. Each morning while !
was in Hano heard the men at early
dawn go singing down the steep trail
down into the purple plain. Their qua
yering songs foated up to me with a
strange beauty. Each morning, while
it was still dark, the women woke me
by entering the room where lay to
grind corn, and each night l went TO
sleep to the regular rhythm Of the meal
ing stone timed 20 the mystical reli-
gious chant of the toiling women.
''Let it be said that there is no woIn-
an slavery among these people any mere
than among the Navajoes The women
are chief property holders. The house is
generally the woman's, and descent is
through her and not through the father
The men are seldom severe IN manner,
and in Acoma and Walpi, es we'll as in
Laguna and Zuni, saw the men TAX
ing care of the babies and doing it with
great Tenderness and smiling patience.
l saw no evidence Of any severity except
in case of the old women. They seemed
to be the drudges of the household in
Walpi and IN Acoma, carrying wos d
and bottles Of water up the steep trail,
bent, withered, morose and complain
ing. They alone Of ali these people
seemed saturnine. +"
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-15
A Mem. Mean Nan.

In the town Of Griffin. Ga. good
looking. we'll to Go bachelor was being
teascd by The young ladies Of elab for
not Icing married. He. said, 81 Il marry
the emo of you whom, on a secret vote,
you elect to he my wife" There were
nine members Of the club. Each girl
went into corner and used great eau
tion in preparing her ballot and disguis-
ing her handwriting. The result Of the
vote was that there were niEe votes
cast, each girl receiving one. The man
remains a bachelor, tie club is broken
up, and the girls, all mortal enemies,
united in the one DETER ainatien that
they will not speak to the man again.
Kansas City Times.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-15
Not Eager For Service In Cuba.

Spanish soldiers are betraying an in
EurmountabIe aversion TO campaign in
Cuba, and tlesertions have been very
frequent of late. This has led to the
adoption OF an extremely strict surveiI-
lance along the Pyrenean frontier, and
al the trains running TO France are
carefully scrutinized by the Spanish
gendarmes, to the annoyance and dis
comfort of many of the passengers.
Young men are subjected to a severe
examination, and those who are unable
TO establish their identity or give a sat
isfactory explanation Of the motives of
their Journey are compelled to alight
AID are conducted to the gendarmerie,
where they are again piled with ques-
tions, all the deserters detected in this
way being az cree handed ever to the
military authorities. This often entails
considerable delay, ard in spite Of the
Satchfulness OF the officials many young
soldiers still succeed IL making their
way into France. Telegraph.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-15
An Enterprising Thief.

1.-The most enterprising thief I eve,
heard of was one whom was appointed
by the ccart TO defend, " said Henry ".
Joy, \ prominent St. Louis lawyer. "a
wealthy man died, ard as fine coffin
was obtained as money could buy. There
was some very heavy solid silver plase
on 1T As the hearss moved off a well
dressed, bnsinesslike looking man was
seen to enter It, carrying little sack as
if OF tools. Every enc who noticed him
at all supposed he was an assistant of
the undertaken. Just before the process
sion reached the cemetery the man
emerged from the hearso and went
ahead, disappearing at the gate. When
the coffin was removed. all Of the tTep-
pings were gone, and the young man
was not TO be found He melted the sill
yer and sold it, and had 1t not been for
a pal betrayin9 him he would never
have been caught Washington Star.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-15
Arrested Che sovereign.

Among tao gentlemen engaged II. the
sport Of pigeon shooting at Heiiigen-
damn, a fashionable resort on the Bal
tic, who were arrested at tbs instiga-
ton ef the Society For Prevention Of
Cruelty to Arrivals. was ,2a Hhe gaFa
his name rs G9af ron Sohwerin Later
the police discovered that he was none
ether than their sovereign, the Grand
Duke Of becklenb1rg- SChwerin, who
was staying there inoognito.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-15
he GOT EVEN.
A virginia Justice Who Had q Grudge
Against Washington.


A Washington man who had some
business before one Of the smaller courts
iHa Virginia county went down there
on a recent Saturday to attend to it
He found the judge before whom the
matter came, and as it was a merely
pro fcrma proceeding he had no aDt;ci-
patton Of trouble in getting it done
When the matter was presented, the
judge said:
NO, sall. If transact that business
fer you, I viii have to open cot, and l
viii not open cot for any Washington
man on Saturday"
''Why not?" asked the astonished
Capital City man.
Because, sab, I went down to Wash
ingtcn ca Saturday rot long ago, and
not single judge was sitting in the
cot. I am an attorney, sab, an attcT-
ney admitted TO practice in Washington
cots, and yet because it was a Saturday
I was not allowed TO practice there,
sab, when ! had some vital points to
make, sab.
well, Il am not to be blamed for that, -
said the man from Washington. "You
ought not to hold me responsible for
what the judges do or do not do. %
1T makes no difference, sab; you are
a part Of the system, a devilish bad sys-
TEN, sab, and you must help to reform
it, sab, and you are the first man have
had opportunity 10 impress my views
upon, and am going TO make them felt
Go home and reform your system of
Saturday cots. and then come to me,
sab.
And Virginia got even with Wash
ington IN one case. Washington Star.