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The advocate., 1897-01-27
Germany's Anti-OptiOn Law.
AN OBSERVER.

At the instigation of land owners Ger.
many has passed stringent law pro
hibiting dealing in futures.
In regard to stocks or bonds, it is pre-
scribed that when the listing Of stocks
or bonds is applied for at an exchange,
q committee will make q thorough in
vestigatlon Of all the circumstances af-
fecting their security and desirability,
and will then decide whether they may
be admitted. Before this 10 done, q
prospectus must be published giving all
particulars of such securities. Stocks
will not be admitted until one year after
the entry Of the firm name In the COM
mercial register, nor before the publ
cation OF the balance sheet for the first
business year. All parties who have
signed the prospectus are liable for its
correctness and must make good any
loss or damage to the takers Of securi.
ties resulting from false, misleading, or
omitted statements in the prospectus.
Besides, they are liable to be criminally
prosecuted il the circumstances warrant
such proceedings.
Dealings in futures or on terms at OK
changes are prohibited, unless the par
ties to the transaction are entered in the
so-called exchange register. Persons
failing to have their names entered in
the register have no legal claims against
each other by reason Of any term trans
actions. Such claims are considered in
the light Of gambling debts. The term
business, or dealing in futures in grain
and mill products, stocks of mining and
manufacturing establishments on the
exchange is entirely forbidden. Who
ever habitually and for selfish purposes
induces inexperienced persons to specu-
late on the exchange in such articles as
are outside OF their sphere of business
will be punished by imprisonment and q
money fine not exceeding $3.50.
American statesmen who want to rem
der agriculture good service, could do
no better than to follow Germany's ex-
ample in attempting to prohibit gam
bling in the prices Of food products
st. Louis Journal Of Agriculture.
The advocate., 1897-01-27

and gold, or gold alone out Of which to
make United States dollars.
With this statement Of what be.
lleVe to be truth on this money ques.
ton, it brings the question, stripped Of
all verbisge, all disguise, to this: Is
1t best for the people Of the United
States for this new meaning of our
dollar or unit Of account to stand ?
Bimetalllsts assert that the old mean.
ing must be restored; monometallists,
that the new meaning must remain.
The question for bimetsllists is: If
the old meaning is to be restored, how
shall we proceed to bring this about ?
Napoleon Is said to have affirmed that
one poor general to command an army
was. better than two good ones. So In
order to accomplish results there must
be sinGleness Of purpose on the part
of all to work for one definite end.
Lincoln, 1t is said, In the trial Of suits,
would often waive or admit minor
points In his causes, knowing that the
case would finally hinge on some one
point. So the opposition to the single
gold standard may win all the points
in the Chicogo Democratic platform
or the St Louis Populist platform ex-
cept the one restoring the old mean.
ing to the term or word dollar, and
yet they have lost. Believing that this
self-abnegstiOn or singleness of pur.
pose will be necessary If this cause, on
which the destiny of mankind for ages
depends, Is ever won, l urge all to
carefully study on this money question,
What is truthP And having found it,
to let no minor matter turn anyone
aside from uniting with all, from what.
ever source they come, who alike be-
lieVe in the restoration Of the meaning
of the word dollar. A. G. SHINN.
The advocate., 1897-01-27
Deafness Cannot be Cured

BY local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear There 10
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition Of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube gets lnfamedyou have rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and when
1t Is entirely closed, deafness is the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for.
ever; nine cases out Of ten are caused by
catarrh, which Is nothing but an lnAamed
condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Cstarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free.
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 70 cents.
Halls Family Pulls are the best.
The advocate., 1897-01-27
The Appointing Power.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:--I need not say
that a heavy responsibility rests upon
those who have to exercise the appoint
ing power in this State. And as to such
appointments, Horace Greely's advice to
his State convention with reference to
it's nominees was wise, to-wit: Nominate
no candidate who has to be defended,
or whose record ls open to attack. The
former Populist administration of the
State, while it had no boodlers or officers
guilty Of open stealing, was unfortunate
in having some with weaknesses and in.
discretions that brought ridicule and re-
prOsch on the party for which the ex-
ploiters Of such conduct should be
ashamed. The most careful and discreet
exercise Of the appointing power can't
expect to escape mistakes. And for q
party to seek an Office and misconduct it
to the injury Of those who did him the
favor to confer it upon him, is perplex-
ing to the latter and ungrateful in the
former.
Those having the appointing power
should enjoin upon every sppointee that
not only his honor Is at stake, but that
he is expected to carry himself 30 as to
reflect no discredit on those who con-
ferred the favor upon him. And I
would make the condition that he should
never be seen under the influence of
liquor or in discreditable places (where
he would be unwilling to have it known)
during his term of Office, under penalty
of forfeiture of Office forthwith.
/ have in mind, in thus writing, q
former Populist officer or two under
Lewelling, whose derelictions were trivial,
though of bad example, and brought
them and their friends under reproach.
Also two or three sppointees Of our Re.
publican administration, whose more
open and fagrsnt dereliction brought
disappointment to that party. But,
thank God, no appointees Of the Popu-
List administration were guilty Of steal
ing the very carpets from the floors Of
The advocate., 1897-01-27

milch COWS iS secured by maintaining o
condition of thrift Whenever an animal
ls only given a ration calculated merely
TO sustain animal lie, it is kept at a
positive loss, It is the surplus supplied
over and above what is necessary TO
health and thrift that makes q profit
possible, and the farmer who undertakes
to make daiTying pay must understand
this fully. While there is considerable
in breed, there is fully as much more in
the feed and care. The COWS must be
kept thrifty, must be made comfortable,
must have milk.producing food, plenty
Of pure water, IL they are to produce the
most and the best milk Of which they
are capable, ana IL COW is kept up to
her full milk-producing capacity, she is
doing all that can be done with her.
The advocate., 1897-01-27

the public Offices, or had the audacity to
make disgraceful proposals to the To-
male clerks Of his Office as q condition of
their employment, And it remains TO
be seen whether Governor Leedy will
initiate his predecessor in trying 10 ROist
his ante-election expenses on the State
for payment, or whether his appOInteee
will force their clerks to share their sal
aries with their superiors. And yet the
administration guilty Of these things is
pointed to by the Topeka Capital and
its ilk as a model for future generations.
But let it rest in peace.
AN OBSERVER,
The advocate., 1897-01-27
Rich, G: Red
Blood

Is absolutely essential TO health. IL Is impOs.
sible to getit from so-called "nerve tOncs 1"
and Opiate compounds. They have tempo
rary, sleeping effects, but do not CURE. To
have pure blood and good health, take
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which has first, last,
and all the time, been advertised as Just
what It Is the best medicine for the blood
ever produced. In fact,
The advocate., 1897-01-27

Fits stopped Free and Permanently Cured.
No ats after 6rst days use OF DR.. Kiin1s
GFoat.,NeFve R0st0TcH. Free 81 trial bottle and
tFeatS50 sent BY Dr.. Kline, sS1 Arch ST., PhiIap
GelphlA, Pa
The advocate., 1897-01-27
The Truth About Coinage.

DO hpplAou W Guo COCT6CL bOluIlOn OI
the money question which Is now
facing this nation. Fortunately this
10 a young nation, whose history Is
well known and the birth of this nation
came at time when the minds Of men
were turned toward matters Of civil
government, equality and liberty, At
the formation Of this government
there was no special amount of study
given to the money question, as the
thoughts Of the leading statesmen
were given to the other great ques-
tions of civil government; and as silver
and gold were then In use as money,
and had been throughout all the his.
toric period of the world, they were
adopted as our standard money metals
az q matter of course. The eighth
section of the first article Of our con-
stitution says: "The Congress shall
have power to coin money, regulate
the value thereof, and of foreign coin,
and fix the standard Of weights and
measures. And in section 10 Of the
same article, 1t says: "No State shall
coin money, emit bills Of credit, or
make anything but gold and silver
coin a tender in payment Of debts"
In accordance with this article of
the constitution, Congress, in the law
establishing a mint, adopted on April
2, 1892, enacted that "the money of the
United States shall be expressed In
dollars, or units" the dollar "to be of
the value of Spanish milled dollar as
the same is now current" which was
afterwards found, by Hamilton, Sec
retary Of the Treasury, tO contain
S71H grains Of pure silver. The same
act fixed the weight of the gold eagle
at 247.5 grains, or 2.75 grains of pure
gold to the dollar, which made the
ratio Of value Of silver to gold by
weight as / to Is. The. same act pro.
Vlded for equal access to the mint of
both silver and gold, to be coined into
legal tender dollars.
Now, assuming, as do, this state.
ment Of facts to be true, what do we |
haVeP First, that the term or word |
dollar is the unit of account estab.
lished by law In the United States In |
reckoning money values; second, that
the definite, tangible thing called q
dollar could consist Of a certain num-
ber Of grains of silver, with certain |
specified amounts of alloy, minted or
coined by authority of the United |
States into a dollar, or of certain
number of grains of gold, with certain
specified amounts of alloy, minted or
coined by authority of the United
States into an eagle of the value of ten
units or dollars, or practically an equal
coinage Of either silver or gold dollars;
third, that this was the original mean
Ing of the term or word dollar, so far
as it applied to the monetary affairs of
the United States.
This being true, what do we now
indp First, that since 1873 the term
Dr. word dollar has undergone a rad
cal change of meaning, and from
meaning, as originally, the unit of &C.
count, and to be made Of either so
many grains Of silver or so many
grains of gold, minted or coined by su-
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board They wandered about curious
ly. so far as the discipline and usages
of the occasion would allow, closely OBJ
serving the architecture and other
novel features of their floating abode.
There was a mischievous fellow in
the regiment who, for convenience,
may be called Billy Edwards, although
that was not his name. One day, while
prowling about on deck, Billy and
some of his companions detected an
odor pleasantly suggestive of viands in
process of preparation for the table.
Following the clew afforded by their
noses they soon ascertained that tur-
key, designed for the officers, had been
roasted in the cooks galley. Pursuing
their Investigations still further, they
found that this well-stuffed and glisten-
ing bird was exposed to view almost di-
rectly under a skylight in the deck on
which the soldiers were at liberty to
stroll. Whereat their mouths watered
and covetous impulses inspired them.
Then an idea took possession of Billy.
Dashing away with such haste as was
possible, he rushed down the compan-
ionway to the quarters temporarily oc-
cupied by the men, got possession of
the ramrod of musket, adjusted to the
end of it the screw employed in draw
ing charge from a loaded gun, and
then returned to his recent post of OBJ
servation.
He had not long to wait for his oppor-
tunity. The turkey still reposed, in
blissful unconsciousness of the inn
pending change in its destiny. where it
had been few minutes before. A close
watch was kept on the cook. Suddenly,
| iIlst as the latter's back was turned.
the ramrod was thrust down at arms
| longth. inserted in the breast of the
bird and given a vigorous rotary
wrench. which entangled it in the hot,
savory flesh. Gently at first, and then
more rapidly, the rod was drawn up
ward. bringing with it the precious
load.
The turkey was enveloped in an over
coat. and Edwards and his fellow-con-
| spirators escaped without interference.
The meal which they enjoyed in private
that day was a memorable event in their
careers The capture OF Port Hudson
was nothing to it.
What the cook said when he dis
covered that the bird had flown is not
on record. He may have had his sus'
picions. but he could not trace the thief
And it is probable that neither the Off
GERS of the regiment nor of the vesse
deemed it judicious to investigate the
| affair thoroughly.-N. Y. Herald.
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FLOATING TOWARD JAPAN.

ed his strange cruiser by word and
hand toward the land where stood the
astonished ambassador gazing at him.
When the strange little rider reached
the shore he disnounted, and the at
tendants of the ambassador came for
ward 20 meet him. Their lord had. COM
manded that they take up the manly
little fellow and bring him before him.
And, behold, around the childs neck
there was a label, upon which was writ
ten: The Japanese Ambassador
Child"
"Oh, yes!" he exclaimed, sit must be
my child, and no other, whom its moth
er, angry at having received no letters
from me, must have thrown into the
sea. But there is strange bond al
ways. which unites fathers to their
children, and he has reached me safely,
riding upon fish's back"
The air of the little creature went
to his heart and he took and tended
him most lovingly. To the care of the
next embassy that went to the court
of China he intrusted a letter for his
wife, in which he informed her of all
the particulars, and she, who had quite
believed the child to be dead, rejoiced
ut his marvellous escape.
The child grew to be a man, and, as
he had been saved by fish, he was
given the name of Fishhare.
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A PICTURE OF BEADS.

pink, as are those of most white ami
mails, but they are as black as any squir-
rel's could be. So my girl cousins call
him Beads
When an animal belonging to a
species commonly dark in color is born
white instead, il is called an "albino."
You have all seen albino rabbits and
rats and mice. Their eyes are pink.
So that Beads is really most uncom-
mon fellow, snowy squirrel with jet
black eyes.
Albino or not, he is at any rate a
most winning little pet, and there is no
n kitten live with the same family, he
has to be kept in a squirrel-cage; but
he is let out long time each day. Then
Beads is quite happy. He climbs up the
back of the chair and nibbles the hair
of the person seated in it, gnaws the
flowers in the window-sill. rushes ur
the stems of the callas, and scratches
in the earth until it flies on all sides
He will rub his head and face and all
his body in the earth, until his clean
white dress is sight to behold. After
that he hops to the floor and rubs his
face carefully upon the carpet.
He loves to retire to corner or under
piece of furniture for his toilet, going
in gray and coming out white. If yor
peep and watch him, it is great fun
for he scrubs and combs himself with
his paws in the neatest way, washes hi:
face just as a cat does, and then takes
his big tail in his paws and uses it fol-
a towel! One often hears people won
der why squirrels have such big tails
All know that they are useful as bal
ancing poles and blankets, and are
charming as ornaments. but not man!
are in Beads secret of their usefulness
| as towels.
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Cbimneys as Game Traps.

In North Dakota there are many
farmers from Russia, and as nearly as
possible they build their houses asin the
fatherland-low and broad with big
fireplaces and chimneys. Being sowide,
the chimneys catch lot of snow, and
in time look like funnel-shaped cones,
the walls of which are rendered icy by
the alternate influence of the heat be-
low and the cold above. This leads to
curious results. Jack rabbits, coyotes
and such small animals prowling
around on a cold night and seeking
warmth, get close to these chimneys,
and down they slide into the big fire.
place. This creates great rumpus,
but there seems to be no help for it, un-
less the farmers build smaller chin
neys, and that he will not do until he
forgets how he lived in Russia.
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ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE.
Proving That Fishes AM
Insects Have n Memory.

Incidents Proving That Fishes and
Insects Have n Memory.
Many arguments are made, some af-
frming that animals, fishes and insects
have memory, others that they do not.
Among the former Herr Edinger, the
German anatomist, relates that young
schoolgirl kept a fine, large caterpillar
in a box and fed him carefully on choice
le3yes. At first when it was necessary
to remove him he Immediately curled
himself when placed uron leaf. But
in a short time, learning that no harm
was intended, he remained stretched
ont. Whenever stranger touched
him, he at once curled himself as be-
fore. A civil engineer at Courseulles-
Sur-Mer asked a workman why he kept
great number of oysters on a de-
clivity as they were dry at low tide
He replied that the oysters were being
"educated'' before being sent to Paris
and taught to economiZe water in their
shells. Oysters Immediately from the
water are said to open on the road and
arrive at their destination, dried out,
dead and spoiled. If they are first
placed where they are alternately un-
der water and high and dry, they real
ize in a few days that they will ex-
perience discomfort if they open I'M
der the latter conditions. When they
learn to wisely retain the liquid they
are sufficiently advanced TO pass their
examinations in Paris. The historic
carps in the pond of the castle at
Fontainebleau will pass piece of ap-
pie thrown to them in disdain, feeling
assured they will never be able to
masticate it, but will wait with great
patience while the hardest bread be-
comes soft in the water. knowing by
past experience that 1t will soon be in
condition 10 serve for their food. All
this ia held to be proof that these crea-
! lures possess a memory.
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BEAUTY IS BLOOD DEEP.


Pure, Healthy blood Means Beautiful
Complexion Intestinal Microbes
Poison the Blood When the Bowels
Are COnStipnted. Drive Them Out
by Making the Liver Lively.
Beauty is skin deep" That is wrong.
Beauty is blood deep.
A person constipated, with lazy liver,
bilious blood, dyspeptic stomach, has pim-
pies and liver spots and a sole leather COM
pleXion.
No one with furred tongue, a bad
breath, a jaundiced eye, can be beautiful, no
matter how perfect are form and features.
To be beautiful, to become beautiful, or
remain beautiful, the blood must be kept
pure and free from bile, microbes, disease
germs and other impurities.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic will do it for
you quickly, surely, naturally. They never
grip nor grippe, but make the liver lively,
prevent sour stomach, kill disease. germs,
tone up the bowels, purify the blood, and
make all things right, as they should be.
Then beauty comes of itself and to stay
Buy and try Cascarets to-day. It's what
they do, not what we say they do, that will
please you. All druggists, l0c, 25c or SOC, or
mailed for price. Send for booklet and free
sample. Address Sterling Remedy Co.,
Chicago, Montreal, Can, or New York.
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WHITE RED SQUIRREL
Queer Little Pet Belonging to som q
New JrrHeN Girls.

New Jersey Girls.
DIR. Emily G.. Hunt, in ST. Nicholas,
describes the following interesting pet;
Some girl cousins of mine living in
New Jersey have an odd pet. 1t is a
white red squirrel.
You have all seen red squirrel
"chickarees" they call them, from the
sounds of their chattering and scolding,
as they drop nutshells on your head,
or run down a tree-trunk by fits and
starts, giving little "chick" with each
forward rush, while they watch you
sharply.
Our little pet is like one of these in
every way, except that he is so snowy
white that the cleanest tablecloth
looks dingy compared to him.
He was born in a cranberry-bog
Some men cutting brush there saw two
strange little animals, one white, the
other cream-colored. They caught this
white one by throwing a coat over him
but the creamy squirrel ran away.
When the captive was brought home
all admired him greatly, for he was, as
you may imagine, very beautiful lit
tie creature, with his long bushy tai
and bright woodland tricks.
But there is really one strange thing
about him; his eyes are not red ol
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Why He Fit ON Both Sides.

II met number of queer characters
while in North Carolina few years
since" remarked lady who had trav-
eled, "but l think of them all an aged
woman, possibly of so winters and
summers, who lived in the country by
ways, exceeded the rest in point of in
terest was asking her one day about
the war, and during the conversation
inquired as TO the side her sympathies
had led her support. Wall, now she
said, '1here'smy son Reilley. Hewas just
bout like all the balance. He went into
the war and fit and fit, until his clothes
were all worn out; he starved most of
the time, and when he got paid it was
in money that wouldn't buy nothin'. So
Reilley got tired of that, and so he iined
the other party, and when he got plenty
to eat and wear and SIT a month in
money that wuz good anywhar, he
kinder concluded to stay thar, and thar
be stayed until the fighting wuz all
over IN. o. Times Democrat.
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sally to capture the wagons was aban-
doned only after the rebel captain was
killed by Seth's bullet; but before the
detachment from the front warned by
the arrival of the ambulance mules that
something was wrong, came to their re-
lief, the little band had the Johnnies
routed.
you will wear chevrons for this, my
man." said the captain, when he heard
of the strategy and repulse. Seth shift
ted his tobacco from one cheek to the
other, and looked uneasy.
wall, dunno" he said, at last; II
dunno as l keer to be pestered with
them tarnal things" And he swung
up again and cracked the long whip
over the backs of his mule team.-Grace
Duffie Boylan, in Chicago Journal.