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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
ADAMS HEIGHT.
tTo BE coNPrSUEoJ

Figures Seem to show That 1t Was
sxty-Fivc Feet
At various times within the last few
years assertions have been made by
mary thinkers that Adam and the ante
diluvian people were of extraordinary
height, but many other thinkers (who
have never thought much about the
NATTER have laughed at the assertion
and cried "bosh," says an exchange.
l, too, am Of the opinion that there was
something more about Adam that was
extraordinary besides the number OF
his years. To prove the same by
course Of mathematical reasoning we
will take Noah, whose life was twenty
years longer than Adams and who is
quite as we'll known for his generosity
to the human and animal races. Ac-
cording to Genesis Noah lived $50 years
and then died. It is a well-defined
rule in nature that animals, bipeds and
quadrupeds live about three and one
half times the number of years required
for their individual maturity. Thus
man in this century natures in 20 and
dies at the age of 70 years. Dividing
the age Of Noah by three and one-half,
we find that he reached his maturity
in about 270 years. The average man
Of to-day at maturity measures about
five feet and weighs about 125 pounds.
Five feet in twenty years is equivalent
to three inches in one year. Applying
the same rule to Noah's maturing
years, we find that at his maturity he
was slxty-seven feet tall and weighed
1875 pounds. 1t stands to reason that
If Noah was so great in body that the
originator OF the race must have been
equally as large.
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looks ready to swallow evo people IlKV
you and me, why not ring the bell and
order nice little repast for US here4
1t would be so cosy, SO home like, so
extremely delightful"
The countess smiled still more
brightly, and stretched out her hand
toward the bell.
Felicle flew to reach it, and after the
necessary orders had been given, she
threw OFF her mantle, playfully seated
the countess again in the easy chair,
and drew a cushion of emerald velvet
to her feet.
Now, mamma, for one Of our cosy
talks-what shall 1t be about?
Your absence, tonight, ma chere.
What detained you so long, my child?"
Fellcie shrugged the white should
ers cleaning so prettily through the
lace cape of her low bodice OF violet
silk.
"Ah, mamma, that will be too dismal
a topic. Wait till they have brought
more candles. Tell me something
about your girlhood; what you thought,
how you felt when you were no older
than your giddy daughter"
The dellcately penciled eyebrows OF
the countess contracted, and weary
look of pain fickered moment over
her face.
She took up the fairy hands crossed
over her knee and kissed them softly.
IT must say as you do, my love, 1t
Is too dismal for that, while the room Is
so dimly lighted. 1 have received
letter from your father during your abb
sence. He is to leave Paris in another
week, and he thinks the young Marquis
de Berri will accompany him on lis re-
turn hither, and bids me prepare you
for It,"
Felicie started, and flood OF GRIM
son rushed to her face.
"Oh, mamma" exclaimed she, and
then covering her face with her hands
she burst into tears and sobbed vehem'
emily.
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she, passionately; ito be bartered and
sold like dumb animal, because rank
and estates are matched; to have no
question asked concerning character
and hearts. Oh, it is barbarousv
The countess watched her with a per-
turbed and deeply sympathizlng face.
docs my father think l am stone,
or butterhy-that l have no feeling,
no taste, no deep soul requirements?
Oh, l have envied the peasants before,
but never so much as now. l could
wish had never been born" went on
Felicie, more and more bitterly, while
the excitement grew upon her, her soft,
dark eyes glittered -fiercely, and two
burning crimson spots gathered upon
her cheeks.
Her mother sighed deeply.
The girl heard 1t and turned impetu-
ously.
"Oh, mamma, mamma! my good,
true, tender mother-surely you will
not be harsh with me, you will pity
me! Oh, 1mpl0re my father to foreg0
this hated marriage. l know nothing
Of the marquis, l DO not wish to know
him. abhor his very name. Say that
I need not see him."
81 fear that l cannot promise you
any help" answered the countess, sad
ly.
Felicie turned away with girlish pet
ulance.
mo one cares for my true happiness,
no one knows how to pity me-"
"Felicie" said the countess, in
tone of deep reproach and unutterable
sadness.
The ingenious girl flung herself in
to her arms, imploring pardon amidst
a flood Of tears.
ITO BE coNPrNUEO.l
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Ever Near.

OF what an easy, quick access,
My blessed Lord, art Thou. How sud-
denly
May our requests thine ear invade
To show that state dislikes not easl-
ness.
II but lift mine eyes my suit Is
made
Thou canst no more not hear than thou
canst die!
George Herbert.
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SERMON,
CROWNS OF THORNS AND
CROWNS OF ROSES"
from tho Text; I've Know the Grace
Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, That Though
He Was Rich Yot For Your Sake He
Became POOr"-IL. Cor. $40.

HAT all the worlds
which on a cold
winters night
make the heavens
one great glitter
are without inhab-
itants is an absurd
ity. Scientists tell
US that many Of
these worlds are too
hot or too cold or
ton rarified Of at
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Emma-And, Charlie, dear, would
you have really shot yourself II had
refused your Indeed would! had
already sent to four houses for price
lists Of revolTers. "-ElleEende Blastter
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no effort to check
her, only now and
then bent down and
kissed the flushed
forehead and wet
cheek.
Felicie started to
her feet and began
pacing to and fro.
1T is so humili-
ating!" exclaimed
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CHAPTER l.

ONE quickly, Lady
Felieie, and 1 will
show to you the ap-
partition. You shall
see for yourself If
old Jeannot has IN
vented a foolish
tale to scare the sill
ly peasant people.
And my old eyes
have not cheated me
NOR heen heWitched
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Mrs. Wallace thought you told me
that this was an educated parrot!
Bird Dealer-Yes, ma'am. Mrs. Wal.
lace-He must have been educated in
an institute for the deaf and dumb
Cincinnati EnQv
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CHAPTER II.

,.-s0 HE countess made
---~-1Ml no effort to check
The advocate., 1897-08-11

ing him that rate of interest in future
and that privilege Of paying on prin-
cipal, such mortgages to be exempt
from the provisions of any and all re-
demptiOn, stay and appraisement laws.
The redemption law frightens loan
capital and keeps it out of Kansas.
causes interest payers to pay about 2
per cent. more than they would other
wise have to pay and defeats the OBJ
tanning OF loans and extensions, while
| challenge its friends, If it has any, to
prove that five persons have actually
redeemed" their homes who woul6
have lost them but for the law.
1t is used, ninety-nine cases out of a
hundred, not to redeem as intended by
its makers, but merely to hold and
wreck the property, paying no interest
insurance or taxes and making no re-
pairs, thus greatly wrOnging the mort
gagee, who may be poor person, and
damaging the price Of surrounding
real estate. At best, it benefits one at
the expense and injury Of many The
interest payers Of Kansas have to pay
2 per cent. more in consequence OF this
law. The damage it inficts upon the
State is a thousandfold greater than
any questionable benefit incidentally
derived by some individual.
Enact the law l suggest and Kansas
will have about one-fOurth Of its in
terest burden taken from its bent back;
money will flow into the State and gen.
eral relief and prosperity will follow.
Money is now being taken out Of its
hiding places in the East and is looking
West for investment. Let us extend
the olive branch and coax it to Kan
sas. 1t would infinitely prefer per
cent. and fair play tOjS or 10 per cent.
and hostile laws.
The right to make small payments
at will is a benefit far greater than
would appear at first glance. 1t re-
wives hope, inspires courage, incites
effort, instigates saving and the stick
ing fast of money as it comes in, and
causes the gradual payment of a mort
gage often which otherwise might
never be paid.
No other possible legislative enact
ment could do so much for Kansas as
the one suggested. The cost of spe-
cial session would be a mere drop in
the bucket comapred with the good ac-
complished. S. r. SHEPHERD.
LeavenwOrth Kas.
The advocate., 1897-08-11
Grain inspection Rules,

Editor AdVocate:-The article by
G.. e. Hathaway in last weeks issue
of the Advocate was timely and to the
point. The present rules governing
the inspection Of wheat as established
by the State Grain Inspector under
Governor Morrill's administration are
an abortion and in the interest Of spec
ulatOrs and against the producers.
Kansas raises the finest winter wheat
in America and yet the highest grade
of hard wheat is called No. g. and must
have the following qualifications mo.
ITO be sound, dry and reasonably
clean hard winter wheat, and to weigh
not less than So pounds to the bushel."
This is the Kansas City grade adopted
by the Kansas State inspection depart
ment, and when Kansas City grain
dealer sells No. hard wheat he de-
livers wheat testing SO pounds to the
bushel and no more. That is the rule.
This year at least three-fourths of
the Kansas wheat crop consists Of mag
nifcent hard wheat testing from go to
SO pounds to the bushel; but if shipped
to Kansas City or sold on present Kan
sas grades it will only be graded No. 2
hard wheat because our inspection
rules do not provide for No. 1 grade
The grain dealer in Kansas City and
other market centers takes a bushel of
this elegant Kansas hard wheat and
mixes it with an equal amount of in
ferior Nebraska wheat, thus creating
two bushels of so-Called No. wheat,
and this miserable mixture is put upon
the market as No. 2 Kansas hard wheat
and governs the price the farmers get
for their excellent and unadulterated
wheat testing 62 pounds to the bushel
The farmers of Kansas should re-
quest our Chief Inspector of Grain to
establish a grade of No. / Kansas hard
wheat, and have no doubt Mr.. Culver
will see the justice of this demand and
r3arrange the grades in the interest of
the producers of Kansas. The grades
of No. Northern and No. hard wheat
as established in our Northwestern
States are known the world over, and
so will Kansas wheat attain to the
highest rank in the worlds markets if
the grades of same are adjusted in the
interest of the men who raise it.
F. w. FRASIUS.
Topeka, Kas., Aug. 5, 1897.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

as 'rejected"--it would not grade"
anything. This year was in the city
OF Downs about the same time of the
year, and the farmers were delivering
the new crop, and Notwithstanding the
fact that nearly every bushel of IL was
said to grade No. 2, and that Republi-
can and other gold standard papers
have been pointing to the great ad-
vance in the price Of wheat, 4S cents
was the top. Why does not the wave
roll up the price of wheat? Only 5 per
cent. of the crop Of 1896 was on hand
at the beginning of this harvest, and in
Europe no country reports full crop
with the exception Of Italy. Then, a
quarter of a million men are out of
work who were employed last fall, who
were told that the advance agent"
would be speedily followed by good
wages and good times. Rockefeller's
millions have cOrraled many of the
trusts, and the old game Of the stronger
absorbing the weaker goes on.
In view of all that we see from day
to day, is it possible that men will con-
tend that there is but one issue? Was
there ever time when there was more
reason for contending for the principles
as enunciated at Omaha than now?
Verify, no.
Every true Peoples party man will
contend for the coinage of silver at 16
to Of gold, but we must now take
broader and higher ground The very
fact that the great monled interests are
combining for the control Of commodi-
ties all over the world should urge us
on to teach the grand truths on which
we made so many thousands of con-
verts. Men want equality in opportu-
mites.
When we read the laws Of New Zea-
land we must quit making sport of the
government loan, graduated taxes, pub
lie Improvement and public ownership
schemes This great strong govern
ment of ours must do something to pro-
tect the weak and check the encroach-
ments Of the great corporations. In
word, We the Peoples party, must go
forward, teaching along the lines of
the Omaha platform, and show that we
mean 1t. f. G. JOHNSON
Phillipsburg, Kas.
The advocate., 1897-08-11
Correspondence.
A Monument for Doctor McLallin.


Editor Advocate:--It is now some
time since the stern messenger called
from among us to that bourne from
whence no traveller returns one of the
abest and best advocates and friends
of reform that the reform party Of
Kansas ever had. | mean Doctor Nc
Lallin, the founder of the Topeka Ad.
vocate. / am informed that the Doc
tor died poor so far as this worlds
goods is concerned and so far / have
not heard of any monument being
erected or in course of erection to his
memory. And when say that a mOnu-
ment should be erected to the memory
of Doctor McLallin worthy of the man
and Of the cause he so ably and hon
Orably advocated, believe | but voice
the sentiment of the thousands Of the
horny-handed sons of toll that have
made Kansas what she to-day is.
Therefore, if a committee should be
appointed by the Reform Press or
some other honorable body of reform
ers to receive subscriptions and dona-
tiOns for the purpose Of erecting such
monument, l am sure that Geary
c0unty's sons and daughters of reform
will furnish their full share Of the nee
essary funds.
DANIEL M'ARTHUR.
Welcome, Kas.
The advocate., 1897-08-11
The Povertz-Striokan Railroads.

Editor Advocate: Now, that the
head officers of the prime. pal Kansas
railroads have written to our Board
of Railroad Commissioners declining
to reduce rates on account of the alb
ject poverty and distress of the rail-
roads, and since our Commissioners
have accepted the reasons given by the
railroad managers as sufficient, and
have become convinced that the carrier
companies are fit subjects for the bank
ruptcy courts, please allow one Of the
common people sufficient space in your
columns to contrast a few figures. In
the fourteenth report of the Board of
Railroad Commissioners for Kansas
for the year ending 1896, may be found
authority for the figures used in this
article, and which are official Not.
withstanding this Republican board
did little to which the people can point
with pride, it must be admitted, never
theless, that they staid in their Office at
least long enough to compile report.
In this report the total mileage of
Kansas railroads is placed at 8,879.72
miles. Of this amount the Santa Fe is
credited with 2,43S.86, the Missouri Pa
cific with 1,S25.S7 and the Rock Island
with 1,057.45 miles Of railroad in Kan
sas. This report further states that
the capital stock representing these
railroads in Kansas is lin round num-
bers) as follows: For Santa Fe, $685.
537, 100; Rock Island, $16,943 900; Mis-
souri, Pacific and auxiliary lines, $780,
565,5OO. These figures look large, buI
they are official and must be considered
correct.
The following table gives the market
price on the New York Stock Exchange
Of the stock of these Kansas railroads
for the last week in the month of
March and the last week in the month
of July this year:
The advocate., 1897-08-11
The Wave That Was Coming,

Editor Advocate:-It was promised
But it did not come within few days
after election, nor did it come rolling
over the country Immediately after Mr.
McKinley's Inauguration. The mills
did not start up, excepting the one re-
ported by Mr.. ingalls, from Nevada on
March II.
But it is here now! / mean the long
promised, lOng-delayed and much
lOoked-fOr wave. Men are scOoping up
gold in Alaska; the Mckinley admin
istratiOn caused it to be created there.
There is a good wheat crop, because
Mr.. Mckinley is furnishing us lots of
good, favorable weather; and eggs
have actually brought cents a dozen
ever since March T. Hurrah for Nc
Kinley protection to the HameriCan EN-!
Seriously. Our good friends who
have held up the Republican cause for
the past few years have cOntended that
silver was and is too cheap because the
production of it is so great, and that
gold is of a stable value because it's
supply is limited; that there never
would be any more rich finds of gold,
and that its value is, therefore, sure
to be constantly fixed. But it would
seem that on the theory advocated and
from the daily news, 1t can be but a
short time until the value Of gold must
shrink. What, then, will we do for
STANDARD of values?" No one believes
that the single gold standard Of values
will not be the same-that 1922 grains
of pure gold will not be worth 81 as
long as the great nations Of the earth
will take it as they now do, IL Alaska's
mountains were entirely Of gold. So
the theory that the scarcity Of gold
accounts for its steady value must fall
to the ground and with 1t the claim
that legislation has nothing to do with
the fixing of the value of a circulating
medium.
But the fact that the discovery of
the Klondike gold mines does not has
ten the rising of the wave by restoring
confidence lin anticipation of the car
loads of gold that will soon be floating
() around), is not the only thing that |
one to start the wheels of his
thinker running. About the 25th of
July of last year 1896 / was in the |
wheat belt of Kansas In the city Of |
Lincoln the new wheat was being de-
livered at IS cents. When asked why
it was so low in price. the dealer said |
it was because It was all what Is known
The advocate., 1897-08-11
Coax Capital to Kansas.

Editor AdvOcate:--I beg leave,
through the medium of this journal,
to submit to the Governor and mem
bers Of the Legislature a plan whereby
it is possible to transform an existing
curse into a blessing-to convert a
great incubus upon the prosperity of
our State into positive benefit.
1t is, in case an extra session of the
Legislature is called, to enact law
providing that any real estate mortgage
loan hereafter made at per cent. in
terest. and giving the mortgagor the
privilege Of paying $25 or more on
principal at any time, or the holder
of any existing mortgage who shall
tender the mortgagor writing grant.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

The first step towards creating
good complexion by natures own
method is to get the blood clear and
and the circulation free and active.
There is no complexion so sallow,
muddy or pimply but 1t will be cleared
and frightened by DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery It is the best nat
ural complexion maker on earth. It
sends the fresh glow Of real health to
the cheeks by thoroughly clearing all
bilious and eruptive humOrs out of the
blood. It strengthens the digestion
and regulates the bowels in a mild, nat
ural way. 1t gives brighter color to the
blood, and not only beauties the COM
pleXion, but makes the eyes brighter
and the breath sweeter.
Isaac Newton was once examining a
The advocate., 1897-08-11

new and very fine globe, when a gen
tleman came into his study who did not
believe in God, and declared that the
world we live in came by chance. He
was much pleased with the handsome
globe, and asked: who made it?"
Nobody" answered Sir Isaac "it just
happened here" The gentleman looked
up in amazement at the answer, but he
soon understood what it meant. Who
can say that this beautiful and wonder
full world came by chance, when he
knows that there is not house, or
ship, or picture, or anything in it
but has had maker?
The advocate., 1897-08-11

AS soothing and strengthening
nervine, nerve food, or invigorator, DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is un-
equaled, and is invaluable in allaying
and subduing nervous excitability ir-
ritability, nervous exhaustion, nervous
prOstration. neuralgia, hysteria,
spasms, chOrea, or St Vituss dance
and other distressing nervous symp-
toms commonly attendant upon func-
tiOnal and organic diseases of the
womb It induces refreshing sleep
and relieves mental anxiety and de-
spOndency. Even insanity, when de-
pendent upon womb disease, as is
often the case, is cured by it.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

roads in their letters to our Railroad
Commissioners a short time ago.
The enormous advance in the mar
ket value of these three Kansas rail
road properties during the last four
months can hardly be cOmprehended
Here are the figures:
655,371 shares Santa Fe
stock, at S5 per share. . $3,276,S55
1863 ,430 shares Rock Island
stock. at $23 per share. 1896 800
365655 shares Missouri Pa
Cific and stock of its
auXiliaries, at SIG per
share ............... $3.50, ,4SO
IOtal ,,..,.,..,........., Sl3,O24,225
This advance in value of over $1S,-
100000 is on less than flve-eighths of
the railroad mileage Of Kansas. If it
is reasonable to presume that the other
three-eighths mileage of railroads in
the State is equally as prosperous, then
it follows that the advance Of value in
all Kansas railroads has been over
$4,000, 900 in the last four months.
The wheat crop Of Kansas this year
is placed at 5O,OO0,00O of bushels. 1t
is asserted that of this vast amount of
wheat, 100000 bushels will be used
in the State for bread and seed, and
the other 40,000,00O bushels will be
shipped out Of the State either as wheat
or in the shape Of -four. The average
value of this wheat is so cents per
bushel on the farms in Kansas, making
the total money value of the exportable
surplus about $2O000,00O. This sum
represents the earnings of all the wheat
farmers of the State for whole year
and yet the poverty (O rail
roads of Kansas make twenty millions
of dollars simply by the rise in value
Of their properties in the State in the
brief time of four months.
This is not theory, but condition
a condition that breeds anarchists!
Does it not look as though the cutting
in two of Kansas railroad rates would
be about the proper caper? What say
you wheat raiseTs of Kansas?
F. w. FRASIUS.
Topeka, Kas., Aug. 2, 1897.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

The Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer is
the best silver weekly in the country.
1T Is Democratic, but thoroughly COM
mitted to Bryan and silver. 1t will be
sent one year with the Advocate for
S1.4O.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

Showing that Santa Fe stock ad-
vanced IS, Missouri Pacific stock $16
and Rock Island stock $23 per share.
which does not corroborate the tale of
woe told by the officers of these rail-
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-10
Arrives and Sails.

The p. M. s. S. Rio dc Janeiro,
Ward commander, arrived in port
and hauled alongside the Pacific
Mail wharf at about 4:30 p. m. yes
terday, 81 days from Yokohama
with cargo Of 260 tons of general
merchandise. The purser reports
pleasant weather all the way. The
Rio brought Z cabin passengers to.
gether with 345 Japanese and 81
Chinese. She sailed for San Fran
cisco this forenoon Here cabin
passengers were:
w j Kenny, H.B.M. Acting Con-
sui General, Senator Pettigrew, .ex-
Senator B f Dubois, j II Bliss, Mrs
A NJ Cbamot, Madame earle LIE
Gonidee de Penlen, Sidney Pye,
Milton Harley, Henry Ryder, Mrs E
Mccarthy, @ Voullemeir, Mrs Nc
lntosh and 2 children, Lieut. G E
Pereirs, Br. A., II Carr, f Hawke,
Mr. and Mrs w Il Nicholson, Lieut.
and Mrs w d Rose, U.S.N., VIM N
Mccarthy, A de Ridel, DR. and Mrs
Fropine, | r Embassy, III Tanaka,
Chas III Royce.