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The advocate., 1897-06-16
Kansas Gleanings.

a drug store and q coal company al
Topeka failed Saturday.
The State University graduated
forty-eight lawyers last week.
After July Seward County will
have but three townships. It now has
six.
Calls are coming for Secretary Co.
burns Helpful Hen" from all parts
Of Che world.
The POpullst Judicial Committee in
che johnson Miami District will meet
atPaOls June 10.
A Union Pacific train ran from Den.
YER to Topeka at the rate of 81 miles
an hour one day last week,
Norton County POpulists will hold a
convention to elect delegates to the
Judicial Convention June 10.
The HilImon insurance case has been
postponed by Judge Foster until the
October term of the Federal Court.
Judge E. G. Cole Of Great Bend
wants the Republican nomination for
Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court.
Bryan will be at Otta wa June 25 to
address the Chsutsuqus Assembly.
He will be given a reception by Ottawa
people.
ExSuperintendent Of Insurance W.
FL. Mcbride has formed a law partner
ship with Ex-Governor Humphrey at
Independence.
Barton County Populists held a con.
VentiOn Saturday and elected delegates
to the Judicial Convention to be held
at ElIinwood June 10.
The Railroad Assessors have fixed
the valuation Of telegraph lines at
$69O,OOO, which is $4,000 Ia excess of
last years assessment
The Text Book Commission will
meet at the State Superintendent's
office June 25 to complete the work of
selecting a series Of books.
The Arkansas City Democrat is su.
thorlty for the statement that j. Mack
Love is not candidate for the nomi.
nation for District Judge In that dis.
trlCt.
@. Hoffman Of Enterprise has offered
to give the Normal Academy at that
place an endowment of $4,000, pro.
Vided an equal amount is raised within
two years,
Miss Lillian Forrest is again con.
duCting the jewell City department In
the MankatO Advocate. 1t Ia always
bright, newsy and readable when under
her direction.
The judicial Convention In the Rice.
BartOn-StaffOrd District will be held at
ElllnwOOd June 10. The representa-
tiOn is fixed as follows: Rice Is, Bar.
ton IL, Stafford IA.
The Democrats of Linn County have
called a convention to be held July /.
They would like to unite with the Pop.
ulists and want the nominees for
Treasurer and Sheriff.
Considerable damage was done to
growing crops by hail In small sections
Of Pratt County last week. Where the
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The advocate., 1897-06-16

The Santa Fe Is experimenting Will
q new plan to make dams and Feser
VOlFs Of steel instead of masonry. 1
the idea proves to be practicable, th'
cost will be reduced to about one thirC
that of masonry.
The new editor of the Coolidge En-
terpTiSe announces his intention o.
running that paper for all there is in 1t
The Syracuse Journal volunteers thC
information that he will find every
thing in 1t but money.
Chairman Jim Simpson of the Re
publican State Committee says thai
Leland will be appointed Pension
Agent at Topeka. This means, oi
course, that Tom AndersOn's soldier
Endorsements will be ignored.
The Hutchinson Reformstory Beard
has not yet selected a Superintendent
In place Of Capt. G. d. Arnold, who
declined to accept, and W. j. Lingen.
felter Of Wellington, one of the mem
bers Of the board, is in charge.
Allen County Populists and Demo
Gratis will hold separate conventions at
lola August Z. Ths Democrats will
likely be given Treasurer, Sheriff and
Surveyor In consideration for support
Of the POpulist nominees for other
offices.
John H. Atwood, the well.known
Democrat Of LesVenworth, has been
elected Chief R9bban of the Mystic
Shrine, which is a high Office In Ma.
sOnry. The Office Is q National one,
and the last meeting was at Detroit
last week,
Attorney General Boyle, through his
assistant, Mr.. Smelling, has begun suit
on the Wichita County bonds which
are not paying interest to the school
fund. 1t is alleged that the bonds
were illegally Issued and the county is
trying to eVade payment.
The Emporis Times believes that
candidates for nomination In POpulist
conventions should announce them
selves In advance, In order that the
delegates may have an opportunity to
learn something Of them before being
called on to pass en- their claims.
The town Of Doniphsn once had two
railroads and the Missouri River. The
railroads were torn up and the river
changed It's course, and now 1t Is q
small town on small lake. So many
people so there to fish that q hotel will
soon be built f5r their accommodation.
Otis Nesbit of the Washington
WGtChmG1G will be married June % at
Valparaiso, Ind, to Miss Alice Vim.
cent. Mr.. Nesbit is the publisher Of
one of the most successful Populist
papers in the State. He is entitled to
a full share of the good things of this
life.
The Board of Directors OF the Hutch
inson ReformatOry has not yet named
a Superintendent of that institution.
It is stated that the place was offered
to Executive Clerk Fleharty, but that
he declined to accept. Senator John
Armstrong has the longest list of in.
dorsements.
Snne time nOo Ctoko Troasura, IIoAo
The advocate., 1897-06-16

nomination Of Peter Cooper.
From published reports Of the evl-
dence being introduced, It would ap.
pear that Maj, Alex Warner of the
Baxter Springs Bank is very liable to
60 to the Penitentiary. He has for
years been one of the loudest Of the
redeemer crowd and was leader In
the Douglass House mob in189S.
The State Board of Railroad Assess
orS is having trouble with the local au-
thOrities over the assessment of the
Atchison bridge. The local authori.
ties maintain that it is a bridge for the
general use Of everybody and is not
exclusively railroad bridge, and that
1t should be assessed as other property
Is assessed.
The Western Newspaper Union has
been using some more corporation
stuff in it's patents for POpulist papers,
and the Medicine Lodge I1ldeU has
discontinued It's service and will use
Kellogg patents In the future. This
change is made on a guarantee that
matter antagOnistic to Populist inter
ests will not be inserted.
JetmOre Republican: "Judge An
dreWs held his first term of court In
Jetmore last week. He has now held
court In all the old Sixteenth District,
and so far we have heard no kick from
the opposition. He has given entire
satisfaction In the old district" The
Judge is Populist and seems to have
the good will Of everybody.
Editor j. F. Herman of the Olsthe
Herald (Dem,), J, who is also a lawyer,
is having some trouble over the settle
ment of some legal business with a
client, He has been arrested on a
charge of embezzlement, but as no eVi-
dence has been introduced in the case
1t is impossible to determine whether
there is any truth in the charge.
Charles s. Davis, who was formerly
associated with his fsther, ex.Con-
gresham John Davis, In the publica.
ttOn Of the Junction City Tribune, has
been appointed superintendent Of the
printing department. at the State Agri. |
cultural College, Mr.. Davis is a com.
petent man and his appointment is
creditable to the Board Of Regents.
Rush County Popullsts held county |
convention last Thursday to elect del.
egsteS to the Judicial Convention.
Judge Andrews was indorsed for re-
by a vote of 81 to 10. An
drew Wilson, j, G. Littler, j. Schsm-
berger, Jr., j. w, Torrey, I. r. Brooke,
I. G. Taylor, Antoine Stramel and
Louis Schneider were elected delegates
Jewell City department MsDksto
1--WE shall never be sat
isfied with the administration at To-
peks until Eastman of the Insane
Asylum is succeeded by somebody who
won't accuse a barber Of cutting a
mans neck and body while being
shaved, in order to shield brutal at
teudsnt. The hearts of most people |
fail when they die"
The following appointme nts have
been made by the Board Of Regents of |
the Agricultural College: Mrs. Helen
The advocate., 1897-06-16


AS payment on all claims will now be
made monthly, this business will be
spoiled.
Mr.. e. Z, Ernst has established q
Labor Exchange at Olathe, and is do.
ing a great deal Of good work. Per.
SONS desiring information regarding
the Exchange and it's objects will be
supplied on request by Mr.. Ernst. In
circular addressed to the ADVOCATE,
we are informed that the Labor Ex.
change seeks to inaugurate "perms.
nent cash system"-s most worthy
undertaking.
Beginning July l the Beloit Call
will be conducted by Seward A. Jones
and l. W. Parks. John S. Parks, who
is the present State Printer, will give
his entire time to his official duties.
Mr.. Jones is a well.known newspaper
man and he will have charge of the
business end Of the paper. /. w.
Parks, Johns father, will handle the
editorial work.
Ottawa Times (Pop,): "It would be
folly for Governor Leedy to call an
extra session Of the Legislature to CON
slider maximum rates or anything else
until new election. About twenty
POpulistS OF the House and Senate
should be changed for more honest
men. 1t would be folly to start that
machine again. Public sentiment
here is against it,"
A post of the G. A. R. has been or
gsnized at Newton which is composed
almost entirely Of Popullsts. These
men have withdrawn from the other
posts because of the introduction of
politics into the meetings. The new
post has over 100 members, and many
soldiers who vote the old party ticket
but who believe politics should be kept
out Of the order will also join.
A Pennsylvania Legislative inVestl.
eating committee, which is inquiring
Into charges Of bribery on the part of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, has wired Superintendent Nc
Nall for information In regard to this
manner of doing business
In Kansas. This is one of the com.
paies which has been shut out of Kan.
5ss for non payment of losses.
Rice County Populists will hold q
convention at Lyons June 16, to select
delegates to the Judicial Convention.
AS the county has but sixteen town
ships and has eighteen delegates, 1t
has been suggested that each town.
ship be given one delegate In order
that the delegation may represent the
entire county. The Stafford County
Convention will be held the same day
1t st. John.
The State Board of Charities has sp.
pointed Mrs. M. III. Heller Of Topeka
Matron at the Soldiers Orphans
Home at Atchison. 1t has also ap-
pointed Mrs. w. d. StrubIe of Ssllns
as Mstron of the Girls Industrial
School at BeIoit. Mrs. Struble is the
widow of Prof. w. D. Strnble, who
was Assistant State Superintendent Of
Public Instruction during the term Of
Prof. II. N. Gaines.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-07
Feedinr a baby Elenbant.

In st. Nicholas f. Fitz Roy Dixon
tells of baby elephant that was cap
tured by friends of his in Ceylon, after
the death of its mother. Mr.. Dixon saws:
When Sidney was first brought over,
virtually in order that she might be
fed, the question naturally arose as to
how she would take her nourishment.
OF course the proper way for an adult
elephant to take in water is by means
of the trunk, which is furnished with
two tubes running its whole length.
But when a bowl Of milk was placed
before the baby elephant she did not
know what to do with it. She dipped
the tip Of her trunk into it, and the
lockers on thought that there would be
no difficulty about her drinking at all,
since she recognized the scent of the
nourishment she had been accustomed
to. But she was quite at loss and set
up roar which seemed quite natural
under the circumstances. Then some
one suggested pouring it down her
throat from bottle, and this was 40
cordingly tried, and after one or two in
effectual attempts she understood.
She was half starved when this was
done, for she had had nothing to eat
since the death Of her mother, and her
delight at being fed was most amusing.
The only trouble was that it was diff
cult to satisfy her, and it was feared
that the change of diet would disagree
with her, but fortunately it had no ill
effect
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-07
Telegraphic Anomalies.

At recent meeting of the British
chamber of commerce in Paris E. J.
Hemebryk, one of the vice presidents Of
the Liverpool chamber of commerce.
made an interesting statement and
sought the support of the Paris cham.
Der In his endeavors to obtain accelera.
ton in the delivery of kilograms in
France. He said that telegraphing from
Liverpool he could obtain reply from
his New York house in three minutes,
while from his house in Paris it tool
five hours. There were countries, like
Austria, which were even worse, the
time for a reply being sometimes Of
much as six or seven hours. There could
be no greater condemnation of the pres
ent system than the practice which was
commonly followed by Liverpool mer-
chants. When they wanted to obtain q
reply quickly from, say Havre, they
would telegraph to Havre through their
New York Office, and they could thus
obtain through New York reply in
half an hour which it would take them
four or five hours to obtain direct. The
blame could not be attached to the Eng
ish postoffice, for he had ascertained
that, as rule, telegram handed in at
any English Office left the United King
dom within 10 minutes of being handed
in.
The Paris chamber agreed to give the
subject its most earnest consideration,
with a view to taking steps to obtain
reform. Paris Messenger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-07
THE MOUNTAIN MAID.


She Had q Natural Anxiety, Which She
Made Manifest.
As my horse, putting like porpoise,
drew me and my blackboard up the last
sharp activity of the mountain road
that led out into the pass between the
SUBMITS rising on either hand he would
have exercised his privilege and stopped
a moment to blow, but 100 yards ahead
Of us I saw bright bit Of calico gleam-
ing in the morning sun, and, driving on,
I came up to buxom mountain maid
sitting ON a stump at point where a
footpath leading up from the valley
met the main road.
Good mornin," she said before /
had chance to stop, and there seemed
to be an anxious tone in the voice.
GOOD morning." I responded, and I
was on the point of asking her how far
it was to the next place, favorite man
ner of starting conversation on noun
tain roads, when she broke in.
"Air you a preacher?' she asked.
mo-" ! answered, with smile, for /
had never been asked that question be-
fore.
''Nor a sQuire?''
"No."
''Well, Jim Martins comm along
this away purity soon now, an I wuz
jis' akin SOS thar wouldn't be no mis-
takes -
81 don't quite understand your ex-
PLANTATION, said, completely in the
dark as to what she was trying to get at.
II reckon not, but I amt takin no
chances, an thought I'd better stop
you while had the chance. :"
THANK you, I'm sure, but if you
will tell me what's up may be able to
know what you are talking about.
She laughed good naturally.
Well, you see it's this away" she
said. Jim, he's been a-courtin an
a-sparkin round me fer about two yer
now. an last night he popped an says ez
how eff I'd be here this mornin ez he
come along we'd go down to Logville
an git hitched, an Jim's mighty onreli-
able, an likes not eff we got thar an the
preacher ner the squire warn't thar I'd
never git Jim in the mind ag'in, SO
kinder thought mebbe you might be the
squire er the preacher an didn't want
you to git away. Eff you meet Jim any
where's down the road, don't tell him
you seen me, fer l don't want him
skeert Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-07
Struck the Right Man.

During a visit to Massachusetts a
distinguished author was invited by q
friend to a meeting of an agricultural
society, then holding it's annual session
in the town.
The invitation was accepted, and au-
thor and friend took seats near the door.
Nearly every farmer in the house had
something to say. Finally the president,
pointing toward the author, said:
"Everybody's given us a talk to-
night, except the farmer down there by
the door, mean the brother with the
hazel beard, the boots and the SLOUGH
hat can tell by his looks that he's a
farmer, and nothing but farmer, and
call upon him to take the floor and
tell us how crops are in his neighbor-
hood.
The man referred to was Hamlin
Garland, but he was equal to the COCA
sion, and rising he said:
"Yes, I'm a farmer, and I'm proud
of it, but just now I'm doing little
literary work in order to get money
enough to pay off my hands Atlanta
Constitution.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-07

The very sweetest orange and richest
Is the black or rusty coated fruit. Pick
out the dingiest oranges in the box, and
you will get the best. Another way to
choose oranges is by weight. The heav-
lest are the best, because they have the
thinnest skin and more weight of Juice.
Thick skinned oranges are apt to be dry.
They either weigh less because of hav-
ing SO much skin or because of the pow
erty of the juice in these particular
specimens. A slight freezing on the
tree causes this condition in otherwise
fine fruit. The "kid glove" oranges are
the two varieties of small fruit grown
in Florida from stocks respectively
brought from China and from Tangier.
They are called mandarin and tanger-
inc. They may be eaten without soiling
a kid glove, because the skin is loose
and the little ''gores, " or pockets of
juice, come apart very clearly and with
out breaking. All the above applies to
Florida oranges The Jamaica and Ha-
vana oranges are much paler yellow,
and their juice is usually of more acid
quality than the home grown oranges.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-07
A DARKYS PRIZE MENU.
But His Friends Weren't Betting Agains
Gnn..s III

But His Friends Weren't Betting Agains,
Sure Thing.
Three negroes not long ago made q
bet among themselves that each could
name a supper that would be better than
the others could name. They put up 81
apiece, and the one that named the
dishes that would constitute the best
supper should take the So. They drew
straws as to which ones should be the
first and the last to make up the menu
for the imaginary meal. The first man
said he couldn't think of anything bet
ter than green's boiled with hog iowl.
For side dishes he would take corn
bread, souse, black eyed peas, and wash
them down with buttermilk. The other
two smacked their lips.
well, for me- said No. Q, "I'd
take fried chicken, hot biscuits, buttered
n spread over with preserves-'n den,
n den-let's see-yes, n 'simmon beer
n ginger cakes"
The mouths of the other two spilled
water, and it was apparent that they
were hungry. It came No. 8's time.
"W'y, youse niggers don't know
what's good, " said he. 'Tell me, fools,
what's better'n possum baked wild sweet
'tatehs scattered all roun it, swimmin
in de gravy? Heyf N den after youse
done nibbled at de bones tell they amt
no more meat on 'em dere set de water
millyon starin you in de face lik'. Hey?''
And with that he started to pick up the
money.
"You leave dat money alone" the
other two yelled in chorus "We warm
bettin ag in no sure thing. Chicago
Times Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-07
A NIGHT SONG.


Under the white moon, Nita,
The lilies lie awake,
And red as blood in flower and bud,
And all for your sweet sake,
The eager rose o'erleaps the close
And climbs the columned wall
To hide his face in the drifts of lace IA
That over your lattice fall.
The dead sweet scent of the woodbine
Some languid breeze hath stirred, "a
And out of the dark, dew haunted park
Floats the pipe of a restless bird,
And far and faint the gurgle and plant
OF the wood brook sounds alone
As listen and pine for some answering
sign,
Some whisper Of thine, my owni
I lie with the lilies, Nita,
Under thy lattice bars,
And the infinite flight brims over
With the glory Of moon and stars,
And the wooing woodbine's passionate spice
Out of the darkness blows
And faints and dies with the mingled sigha
OF perfumed lily and rose.
Yet rest thee, my beloved. since
No prayer of mine may win
The crystal walls of slumber
That shut thee softly in.
But, oh, that the mystic angel
Who keepeth the pearly key
OF sleep would open some door Of dreams
And lead thee, sweet, to mel
Emma Alice Brown in New York Ledger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-07

The Personally Conducted Tourist Sys
TEN Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is the most complete and elaborate
system of pleasure travelling and sight
seeing yet devised. 1t is the consumma
ton of the ultimate idea in railroad trav ell
the final evolution of unassailable perfec
| ton.
For the season of '97 and 1913 it has ar
ranged for the following tours =
California.-Fou tours will leave New
York, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg Jan
uary 8, January q, February Is, anC
March 10. With the exception of the
first party goin and the last returning
all of these pgrties will travel by thl
Golden Gatea Special" between New
York and California, stopping at interest
ing points en- route.
Florida.-Four tours to Jacksonville
will leave New York and Philadelphia
January rs, February and 20, and Marct
| 8. The first three admit Of stay of two
weeks in the 'Flowery State" Tickets
for the fourth tour will be good to return
by regular trains until May 81, 1898.
Old Point Comfort, Richmond, and
Washington.-Three day tours viii
leave New York and Philadelphia Eel ru.
airy 10, March Is. and April T.
Old Point Comfort and Washington
Three four-day tours will leave New York
and Philadelphia December %, January
90. and April %.
Old Point Comfort.-Six tours will leave
New York and Philadelphia Decem Der %
January 20, February 10. March 10, April
7 and %.
Washington.-Seven tours will leave
New York and Philadelphia December %,
January Is, February 3, March 8 and 81
April 81, and May IL.
Detailed itineraries of the above tours,
giving rates and full Information, may be
procured Of Tourist Agent, 1IO6 Broad
way, New York: $50 Fulton Street, Brook
lyn; 789 Broad Street, Newark, N. j.; or
Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant General Passen-
ger Agent, Philadelphia.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-07

Two American captains were recently
relating their experiences on different
voyages. One of them told the follow
ing story: about l p. m. ON March 2
my ship was proceeding under full sail
when cloud about the size of man s
hand was observed on the horizon. II
came on, and as it neared the ship we
discovered that it was composed of To-
Gusts. They settled on the sails, and you
couldn't see bit of canvas for them.
When they flew away, there was not a
stitch Of canvas left ON the yards. .
"Ah, said the other captain, 1T can
quite believe that, for at about $3.50
p. m. on March Q my vessel was pro-
ceeding under full sail when we OBJ
served small cloud on the horizon.
AS it approached the ship we discovered
that it was cloud of locusts, and as
they passed our vessel we saw that
every man Jack of them had a pair Of
No. canvas trousers on. Brazil Nut.