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The advocate., 1897-08-04

Is probably eXCuBable on the groun
that about ell Of the farmers are Pop
ulists
Attorney General Boyle has givel
an opinion in which he holds that con
tracts between school boards and bool
publishing houses will hold until ex
piration and that they are not affected
by the new law,
The Lawrence JeferSODioD would
like to have the Regents elect Presi
dent Andrews to Chancellor Snow
place at the head of the Kansas Uni
Versity. Andrews was crowded out oi
Brown University by the Rockefeller
influence.
Sam Howe, the well-known Topeka
Republican who has held Office so Ions
that people have forgotten where hC
started In, says that he is now out oi
politics in the sense of being a csndi
date for Office and will devote his time
to business
Sheriff Pearson Of RsWlins County
while In Topeka Friday, said that cropl
in that county were exceptionally good
Rswlins County is peOpled with farm
ers of unexcelled staying qualities whC
always manage to have a good acreage
Of crops In sessonable years.
In an interview with an ADVOCATE
representative Chief Of Police QuarleI
of Kansas City, Kas,, said there wal
no truth whatever In the story that thC
Board of Police Commissioners eVel
contemplated putting women in thC
city jail at work on the rock pile.
And now comes the Manhattan Ma
ttonGJiSt (Rep saying that no one evel
said that the Government had with
drawn its support from the Expert
ment Station at the Agricultural Col
lege. This leaves a lot of Republican
papers in an undesirable position.
In Topeka a gpiritusllst medium
claims to have had information i'm
parted TO her recently to the effect thai
her neighbor and his wife were guilty
OF the murder of another neighbO
some years ago. Sh9 told 1t and wa
arrested and convicted of disturbing
the peace.
Marshal Neeley will be compelled tt
resign before the regular session O.
Congress In December, The Republi
cans are too hungry for Office to le
men serve their terms who were com
PEELED to wait until their Republican
predecessors had served their full foul
years terms.
While East recently State Superin
tendent Stryker visited at his fathers
old farm In New York, Twenty.siX
years ago it was sold for $50 an acre
now the owner would be glad to gel
$40, This Is one of the evidences Of
prosperity which Ia chargeable to the
gold standard.
Wyandotte COunty's personal prop
erty valuation was raised from $777, 7OC
to sl,749,7l5. This leaves the valuation
much below that Of Shawnee, which is
Of less population, The real estate
valuation was reduced considerably
Lands were originally returned at al
average of $SS per acre.
The advocate., 1897-08-04

gress, Jordan claims that most Of the
Seventh District is in the movement.
The following ticket has been nom.
mated by the silver men In Mcpherson
County: Sheriff, Jim Yowell, POpulist;
Treasurer, W. Rathburn, Silver Re-
publican; Clerk, J. E. VOshell, Popu.
list; Register Of Deeds, w. E. GansOn,
Populist; Surveyor, A.. A. Mcpherson,
Democrat; Coroner, DIR. Hall, Demo-
crst.
A boom has been started for ex-
Congressman Calderhesd for the Re-
publican nomination for Governor.
He was one of the original gold men of
Kansas. He should be credited with
certain degree of honesty, as he made
no effort to conceal his Views when his
party platforms contained a silver
plank,
Senator Lucien Baker says that the
civil service system is stupendous
fraud. He thinks the new tariff Is In
the interest Of the farmers and points
as evidence to the duty on hides, Mex
ican cattle and wool. He says it af-
fOrds protection against Canadian hay
and benefits the Kansas salt and gyp-
sum industries.
Governor Leedy has appointed Sens.
tor II. G., Jumper Of Usage County as
a member of the Board of Charities.
Senator Jumper has made quite a rec.
ord as an advocate of economy in pub
lie affairs. There is an abundance of
opportunities for Tetrenchment In his
new position, and he will doubtless
render the State good service.
The Republicans have majority of
the Regents Of the State University,
and they have refused to give the Pop.
ulist members places on committees or
to consult with them in Tegar / to the
business of the board. The three Re-
publicsns and the Chancellor are the
board. The Lawrence World Rep.)
is authority For this statement.
Federal Judge Williams granted the
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York a restraining order against
Superintendent McNsll, prohibiting
him or his attorneys from interfering
with the transaction of business in
Kansas by the officers or agents of
that company, This is one of the
HilImOn companies which was shut
out last spring,
The Smith Center BGzoo, the only
Democrat paper in the Smith Jewell
Osborne. Mitchell District, is support
Ing M. r. Sutherland, the Populist
nominee for Judge. Mr.. Stewart, the
editor, would have been glad to have
seen the nomination 60 to Judge Uhl,
but he accepted the situation as grace
fully as Judge Uhl does and will not
supp ort a straight Democrat nominee.
The following ticket has been nomi-
mated by the silver forces in Brown
County: William Dickinson, Sheriff;
L. G. Clark, Register of Deeds; w. E.
McGinnls, County Clerk; Ed. F, Hen
ney, Treasurer; p. A. Rooney, Cor.
Oner; j. o. shannon, Surveyor, and A.
L. Moore, Commissioner. The vari,
ous parties are all together In one band
wagon and no references to party or
The advocate., 1897-08-04

Write the ADvooATE. IOF OIuh rataa,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25

York, the other day, had a romantic and
pathetic history, says an exchange. She
was 62 years of age, and for the past
30 years had mourned the loss during
the war of her lover, a young Nirginian
of the well-known Carten family, who
became an officer of the confederate
army and lost his life at the battle of
Antietam, where he displayed signal
bravery. After graduating from Vas
sar college Miss Dubois made her debut
in brooklyn society at fancy dress ball
given by her parents. There she met
Henry Carten. who was then on visit
to New York in the attempt to get
southern symPathizers in the Empire
state to contribute to the confederate
cause. 1t was case of love at first
sight on both sides, and young Carten
Immediately sued for Miss Dubois
hand. She was willing, but her parents
positively refused their consent be-
cause of Carten'S southern affiliations.
lie returned to Virginia heartbroken
and shortly after event to the front"
where death found him. Ever since that
day Miss Dubois has been recluse.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25

This is an excellent method to adopt
for the utilizing of any pieces of cheese
which have become too dry or insight
ly to serve in their original form. Put
the pieces, say half a pound. into a
mortar with a teaspoonful of made
mustard, an equal quantity Of fine
white sugar and a good seasoning of
either cayenne, curry powder or an
chovy essence. Pound the whole to 4
smooth paste, mOisten with butter,
slightly melted. and then press the
mixture into small jars; cover with a
thin layer of clarified butter. tie a thick
paper over the top, and store in a cool
place until required. When prepared
in this way cheese will remain good for
several weeks. and viii often prove Il
great help to the housewife when there
comes an unexpected demand for a
dainty little dish at short notice. Servo
it thinly spread upon pieces of crisp,
cold toast, or, better still, upon daintily-
prepared croutons which have been
fried until richly browned.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25
EMERSON'S DECISIONS.
He Left No Room for NIiSundcrstand-
ing His Meaning.

Emerson was not an eplcure. but he
knew how to appreciate a fine dinner
| Several witnesses have given their testi
mcny in regard to his partality for
what he called pie In "Sketches
from Concord and Appledore," the au.
thor says that Emerson was fond OF
pears; knew the best varieties and the
order in which they ripened
He used to say that there is only ter
minutes in which pear is fairly ripe;
before that it is too hard and after
wards too soft.
There are many anecdotes told of his
good sense and sagacity, and the fol
lowing is perhaps equal to any of them;
One summer there was a camp meet
ing of Spiritualists at Walden pond, ant
every evening they held an entertain
ment of speeches, singing and music
to which a small admission fee was
charged. 1t happened, however, that
the picnic pavilion was situated close tc
Mr.. EmerSon'S land, and numbers o,
Concord people went out of curiosity
and leaning against his fence heard anC
saw everything that went on. \ com.
mittee of Spiritualists consequently
called on Mr.. Emerson and requested
permission to collect fees from those
who stole their entertainment in this
manner.
At first thought this might not seem
unreasonable; but Emerson replied:
NO, | have always enjoyed the priv.
lege of walking upon my neighbors
fields, and | cannot now refuse the same
right to them"
Emerson's no was always decisive
ard if one person could not induce him
TO change his mind, do not believe 90
100000 would have succeeded in doing
so. When he was in a lawsuit regard.
ing some property, and the suggestion
was made that he should compromise.
he said
by no means. If it is mine | want
the whole of it; if it is not mine | do
not want any of it."-Youth's Com
DaniOu
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25
THE YOUNG HOUSEKeEPER.
Often She Does Not Know How ts
Set IL Table.

| 81 know when thing looks wrong"
exclaimed very young housekeeper
despairingly but l cannot tell what
makes it right"
| That necessity is the best teacher
seems to be an article Of faith with the
great majority of American mothers,
who seldom teach their daughters even
the rudiments of housekeeping. This is
| hardly the fault of either mother or
daughter-life is so full nowadays-and
The time of both parent and child is 81,
crowded with occupation that neither
the one nor the other has the leisure
either to learn or to teach. When the
| girl marrieS the man of her choice es-
pecially if he is a poor man and they
have to begin life simply, she finds her
self more ignorant than she would
| have believed possible about the \ i
OF domestic arrangements; and how 70
train the inexperienced maid she has
engaged to take charge of her little
apartment is a veritable puzzle. To
set out an attractive, well-cared- for
looking table is by no means as easy
as it seems to be in a well-ordered
house. Any inexperienced person will
easily find this out if she tries the eX-
pertinent.
Il soon learned that L had no idea
which side the glasses went on" said
a young wife, telling of her first ex-
perience in coaching raw servant.
81 did not know whether the forks were
turned up or down. When the table
was set everything looked hgglety-
pgglety and awry, and l could not tell
for the life of me what was the NATTER
\ well-known writer on domestic
economy says that there are three
graces which should preside at the
table-cleanliness, order and good
taste. Everything should be arranged
with geometrical correctness. The
table should be in the exact center of
the room, with the sides perfectly
parallel with the walls. The white
canton flannel undercloth should be
kept taut by means at each corner
Of buttons and eyelet holes. The cloth
must have the folds absolutely straight
with the table. The forks should be
on the left and the knives on the right
of the plate; forks and spoons should Oe
turned up, not down: tumblers and
wine-%lasses are at the right and above
each plate Salt-cellars with the spoon
by them, not in them, and pepper and
mustard cruets are arranged in the cor
ner of the table little beyond the
! plates. The napkin should be laid on
the plate with Il roll or piece of bread
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25
The TypewrIter'. Encore.

"Durlng u recent session of parlia-
mcnt, Sir William Harcourt found him
self" says a writer in the Leeds Mer.
curry, unexpectedly in view of an inn
portaut speech, and having no notes
went into the stenographers' room to
prepare some. He procured lady
typist, and dictated to her for some
tune As he wound up glowing per-
Grafton, the lady typist suddenly gaspecl
and burst into tears. Would you mind
saying all that again" she said, plain
lively; I've forgotten to put any paper
in the machine!'"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25
overjoyed at finding the long-lost dia.
mond again safe.
THE CLIMAX FAILED.
Because the CunnOn Had Not Been
Loaded the Point WINS Lost.

The fort was surrounded. Thousands
of savage Indians had hemmed in the
gallant little band and cut off every
avenue of escape. The brave command
er was on his knees, with Il revolver in
each hand, firing right and left, and
between shots he breathed PRAYER for
help, says the Detroit Free Press. The
few of his noble soldiers, who preferred
death to capture and torture by the
hideous sayageS, Enelt by his side and
fought like demons.
The Indian warriors were preparing
for Il last desperate charge on the BRAY e
band who dared to oppose them. There
was but one charge of powder left in the
old cannon in the fort, and the grim
piece was aimed by one of the blue
coated veterans for a last deadly blow
There was Il lull in the battle and
all prepared to die, when suddenly on
the clear, frosty air came the sound OF
faint cheer, as of approaching rein.
forcementS. The little band in the fort
heard it; the Indians, too, heard it, for
they came pell-m"ll at the fort in Il
last furious charge.
"Tom," said the commander land
there were tears III his eyes as he spoke
give 'em our last dose of canister"
The hardy veteran touched the match
to the fuse and it burned slowly down,
but the gun did not go off. The proper
~ man had forgotten to load it and WA
tined So.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25
THE GERMAN SCIENTIST.
Has Tackled the Problem of the
StOVepipe Hat.

A German scientist has tackled the
problem of the stovepipe hat. His ex-
PLANTATION of the place of that piece of
headgear in the general scheme of
things will fill long-felt want, says the
New York Tribune. incidentally it may
cause a social revolution. He says that
man has gone a step further than wom-
an in the social evolution and that
whereas he once wore, as woman does
now, flowers and feathers on his head,
he has now come to the conclusion that
his cranial beauty is when unadorned
adorned the most" Hence the shiny
stoyepipe. Alas that this explanation,
though plausible, is not convincing! A
German scientist is, of course, general
Iy speaking, a mere machine into which
you feed facts and get out theories,
but in such u matter as this he is only
tiail humanity and is liable to have
his Judgment warped by his prejudices.
What tale of domestic tragedy may
lie wrapped in the pessimism of his
Il cory! The idealism of the courtship,
the rude shock of the first post-nup-
tial milliner's bill, the rapid success
sion of similar shocks throughout the
matrimonial experience, comparable
only to an electric battery getting in
its fine work, and then, finally, utter
and ungallant cynicism! Why does not
some woman rise like him with ponder
ons scientific verbiage to the defense
of the theater hat? 1t needs it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25
FOUND ON A WEED.
Rich Find of a Little Girl in a New
Jersey Field.

After having given up all thought of
ever finding a valuable diamond ring
which he lost in a singular way four
years ago, Robert Croft, chief clerk
in the Pennsylvania railroad Office in
this city, living at Berlin, n. J., recov-
cred the jewel the other day, says the
Philadelphia Times.
Mr.. Croft was swinging Indian clubs
on the lawn at his farmhouse on one No
yember evening in 1892, when the ring
slipped from his finger and was lost in
the grass. Despite the careful search
made by Mr.. Croft and two farmhands
the ring did not come TO light. The
I.eXt day the plat of grass was carefully
raked off and after being carefully ex-
amined the grass and dirt were depos-
tied on compost heap in the barnyard.
During the winter portion of the COM
post was transferred to the farm of Mr..
Peacock, two miles away.
While playing on the Peacock farm re-
Gently daughter of Farmer Morgan
noticed bright sparkle on a rank weed
stalk about two feet from the ground.
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the weed she found it encircled by gold
ring in which was set the sparkle tina!
dazzled her eyes. She realized that the
ring was valuable, and breaking the
weed off ran into the farmhouse with it.
Everybody in the neighborhood had
heard of Mr.. Croft losing his ring four
years ago and owing to its value the in
cident was remembered by the neigh.
bors.
The little girls parents recalled the
loss and upon Mr.. Grotf's return home
from his office in the evening he was
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25
NAVAL MlSHAPS.
he We MSte Too Much Fuss and sens"-
ton Over Trifes,


We have a good navy, and we do
not appreciate it. AS a matter of fact,
says the Boston Journal, casualties to
our new armorclads and cruisers have
not been particularly frequent when
their sf1e and their number are cOnsid-
cred. I'm this country every trivial
mischance is caught up and exploited
by tins sensational newspaper, but moth
ing ID nd of similar accidents in for
eignT les. Barring the destruction of
Admiik, Kimberly's fleet b. the Samoan
hurrio tae in 1889, which no skill or fore
sight ]luld have prevented, our naval
serVlc tor many years has been remark
ably tAie from really serious disasters.
There nothing in our records to COM
pare it'll the capsizing of the British
frig9r y Captain with half a thousand
meIk- q 1870, or the fatal collision of
thes iritish ironclads Vanguard and
Irora euke in 1875, or that of the Ger
man ronclads Kaiser Wilhelm and
Gross r Kurfurst the year following,
when 300 men persisted, or the loss of
the INitish training ships Eurydice
and 1stlanta in 1878 and 1850 with GOO
officerE sailors and apprentice boys, or
the siylling of the British flagship Vic
toria, with Admiral Tryon, % officers
and $50 sailors, by collision with the
CanalA down on June %, 1898, in the
eifF.s.ranean, or the wreck of the
Spanish cruiser Reina Regente, on
March 10, 1895, with 42O officers and sea-
men.
The list of minor accidents to foreign
naval vessels in the past few years
would be too long to enumerate. But
the stranding Of the British armorclads
Howe and Arson, the flagship Amphion
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25

The cannibal chief regarded the fair
est of the soubrettes who had been
cast upon his shores. And so your
rame is Olive" he inquired
Yes, Sill" she replied, timidly.
And you can entertain me with the
popular operate roles?"
"Yes, indeed" she exclaimed, eager
ly. What would your majesty care to
seq"
The savage chieftain smiled suavely.
Il think" he observed, that | will
wait till dinner-time, and then we will
see Olive-et."
\ rude litter ran through the ranks
OF his dusly followers.--N. Y. Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25
MOVEMENT OF NEGROES.
Migration lis Southwark, Says This
Authority.


An attempt is being made to prove
that the negro is emigrating to the
north, but the facts do not support it,
and show quite the contrary.
Mr.. Henry Gannctt, of the geological
survey, published some time ago a
pamphlet on the statistics of the Ne
groes of the United States" in which he
pointed out that the causes indicate,
N the most unmistakable terms, a gen
eral southwark migration of the race"
This seemed to puzzle a great many
aOrthern papers, who could not I'M
ierstand why the negroes should pre-
.er the south, where-accOrding to
,hese same papers-they are not con-
ceded all their rights, and when the
north was willing to receive them on
.erms of perfect equality. 1t is scarce
y necessary to say that the negro re-
seives much better treatment here
There may not he much "hubbub"
about him in the papers, and such talk
of equality, etc, but he is at least at
fOrded an opportunity of making liv-
ing at almost any trade he may desire
to practice; whereas, on the other
side ''of the line" he is crowded out of
nearly all the industries, being pettted
politically and granted every right eX-
cept that of making living.
1t is this more than the climate chat
IS responsible for the southwark drift
IT the negro, which seems to so surprise
Mr.. Gannett, the New York Tribune
and others.
The census Of 1891 called attention
% 1.-The perceptible tendency southwark
Of the colored race" drawing a notable
proportion of that from the Dor
der states;" and this same southwark
movement is recognized in the opening
essay of the II census. Mr.. Bryce de-
eiares in the third edition of his Amer
can Commonwealth that 1.-The negro
center of population is more and more
shifting southwark" and that the Afri-
ian is leaving the colder, higher and
dry lands" and drawing more and more
into the lower and hotter regions
along the coasts of the Atlantic and the
Gulf of Mexico" In a magazine arti-
ale on The Colored Race in the United
States" Gen. Francis \. Walker STATED
as his conviction" that this element
will be more and mere drained off from
the higher and colder lands into the
low, hot regions bordering on the Gulf
If Mexico. N. O. Times-Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25
QUEER CURRENCY.
Scarcity of Coin of the Realm in Mon
tann settlements.

tann settlements.
Bows in the east sometimes think
money scarce enough article, but they
really know very little about it com
pared with what some of their cousins
from the far west could tell them.
There one often goes for days without
sight of even so much as nickel, and
then the people resort to all sorts OF
queer devices in order to make
change"
An eastern man, who had occasion to
spend many months in Montana tells
OF having seen man buy box of
matches with a watermelon and receive
as change two muskmelons. Another
paid for suspenders in turnips and got a
carrot or two back with his purchase.
But of all the queer financial trans
actions that have ever known" said he
1.-The oldest came under the head of
paying the fiddler 1t had been noised
abroad that a dance was to be given a
little way up the mountain, and
agreed to go along with one of the boys
to see the fun. After going through the
elaborate preparations of backing his
boots and putting on collar, | saw my
companion go to the potato bin and
carefully select dozen nice potatoes
and put them in his pocket. No sooner
had he arrived at the music hall' than he
gracefully surrendered his vegetables
for an entrance ticket But what
puzzled me the most was that upon
coming out after dancing all night, he
was given two onions as change /
have been trying to make up my mind
ever since just what that dance was
worth in the currency of the realm "
-ChiraUo JourDul
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25
Found in a Goldfish.

While large catch of Goldfish was be-
ing Quilted at Buckle, Scotland, curl
GUS discovery was made. On one cod
being opened a lemonade bottle, tight
IS corked, and bearing the name of
Messrs. j. Hassack g. Co., Elgin, was
found in its stomach. The bottle was
opened and piece of paper was found
inside which ran: schooner Lucio foun-
Gered Sc miles off Dunnet Head. God
help us. j. Clunas Client, Lerwick."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25

and the cruiser Sultan were far more
grave affairs than any such accidents
which have occurred 70 any of our own
heavy vessels within this period. We
Lave had our fair share of trouble, per-
haps, but no more than that.