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ALLIANCE NOTES.
Hall's own anti-sub-treasury meet
ing was captured by sensible men, who
refused to secede from the alliance
The alliance !a Virginia is on a big
boom. Meetings are being held all
over the state and the order is filled
with enthusiasm.
In Iowa the alliance is doing well.
There seems to be a growing desire
among the farmers of that state and
a healthy growth is expected.
-7M President Polk had any uneasi
ness about getting unseated by Hall at
St. Louis we suppose he will breathe
freely and sleep sweetly now. Poor
old subsidized press and II alL Alli
ance Watchman.
So-called allianccmen arc frequent
ly quoted by Balcigh newspaper corre
spondent. They are only members in
name and such cattle are to be found
in various sections of the United States.
Progressive Farmer.
The New York Sun and other pa
pers are publishing what purport to be
the secret work of the alliance. In do
lDg so they exhibit littleness. But no
doubt their alliance readers will quiet
ly smile when they read the stuff.
Progressive Farmer.
While Kansas republican papers
are telling how much the people's
party has injured the credit of the
state, they arc also trying to make it
appear that the state is more prosper
ous than ever before. The average re
publican editor has no regard for con
sistency. Arkansas City Dispatch.
The battle cry of organized labor
for "more money and less taxes" is
n orrying those terribly who live upon
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the energies of others in this year of
grace 189L The attempt of the politi
cal bosses to side-track these demands
reminds one of a man holding up his
finger to stop a blizzard. Southern
Mercury.
The money question is the one that
will not down. This is the one burn
ing question that calls londest for in
vestigation. It is a problem that must
be solved without delay. The degrad
ing despotism of money must be over
thrown, and It must be taught to be a
servant, and not a tyrant ot the people.
Pacific Union.
A European steamer brought back
'from Europe recently 31,250,000 in gold
-which was sent from New York to
Europe last spring. The fact is that
onr currency system ought to be one
that would be independent of either
the going out or coming in of gold, and
will never be independent of European
control until it Is such a system. Em
poria (Kan.) Gazette.
Within the last ten days there has
been one charter of a primary alliance
forfeited and thirteen issued by the sec
retary of the Alabama State Alliance.
There has been so much said by the
press of the state about the order weak
ening and disbanding that this state
ment is made te show what the truth is
about it It is authoritative and accu
rate. Alliance Herald.
Boswell P. Flower, of New York,
-was nominated for governor of that
state by a democratic convention upon
a Cleveland platform, anti-free silver,
contract convict labor, five per cent
reduction as a healing cream for an in
iquitous tariff, etc. Millionaire Flower
and anti-free silver. There's Jeffer
Bonian democracy for yon. Well, well!
well!! Wall street must have been in
the saddle. Alliance Watchman.
There was never before such a de
mand for alliance speakers. Letters
and telegrams are pouring in from all
directions and the demand cannot be
half supplied. This fact alone is suffi
cient to show that the alliance is grow
ing and the people demanding more
light upon economic .questions. All
this is tbe legitimate fruit of education.
It proves that alliin-e methods have
been snecessf uL and if continued, will
certainly bring a complete -victory.
. National Economist
Face this question and answer it
honestly- What hare yon to gain by the
ascendancy of the democratic party? A
amall reduction on tariff duties is all
that baa been offered. Suppose the
tariff was reduced one-half, which is
far more than has yet been promised
by the democratic party, how much
wooldyon thereby save? Take your
pencil sad figure it out and see if it
will equal the advantages and benefits
which would come to you by doubling
the value of your labor aad produce
thronghaa increase in the volume of
abney? Industrial Union.
- The government sold bonds and
VagatSlM.eee,MQ in gold ostensibly
to retire the greenbacks, although not
.tiwk dollar has been retired aad
jberefe a law against retiring a single
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The Topeka Advocate publishes the
following resolutions and communica
tion received from Hon. Walter N. Al
len, of Jefferson county. They were
drawn for presentation to the people's
party convention of that county, which
met on September 15.
We. tbe people of Jefferson county, Kan
sas. In convention assembled, demand an
Increase ot tbe circulating medium ot tbe
country to tbe maximum ot SO per capita.
1. Br the free and unlimited coinage ot
silver and tbe repeal ot all laws tbat seek to
discredit It as a tnll legal tender.
Z. By the Issue ot legal tender treasury
notes direct to tbe people without tbe Inter
vention ot banks ot Issue.
3. And an increase ol tbe currency ajso by
tbe method Indicated In the following plan:
4. Wc demand an amendment to our postal
laws, authorizing postmasters of all money
order ofllces to receive moneys on deposit
mid to issue government certificates there
tor, which certificates shall bear Interest at
the rate ol two per cent, per annum and be
exempt from the payment ot taxes, bnt no
certificate issued for less than ISO shall bear
luterest, bnt shall bo made a full legal tenter
e&cept on deposit with tho government
5. That tbe money so received on deposit,
under prop r restrictions and limitations,
shall upon demand be loaned to tho people
on real estate and personal security In snms
not to exceed f 1,000 to any one person at a
rate ot Interest not to exceed three per cent
per tnnum; and the money so borrowed
shall be a first lien upon all tbe property ot
the debtor Irrespective of the exemption
laws of the state, and In default of tbo pay
ment of interest or principal the same may
be collected by due process of law, or by ad
ditional tax levied upon the property ot the
debtor.
The foregoing resolutions will be
submitted to a convention of the peo
ple's party called to meet at Oskaloosa,
Kan., September 15.
The resolutions are simple and com
prehensive, and have the support of
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A NUISANCE ABATED BY EVICTION.
With the artist's thanks to Mr. Carleton for bis elephant.
wholesome precedents found in many
of the governments of Europe.
It is to bo observed that there is no
attack made on national banks, for the '
obvious reason that the postal savings
bank and loan plan wonld work a
gradual extinction of these institutions,
for no bank of issue could compete
with three per cent government loans
of money to the people.
The sub-treasury plan is also ignored
in these resolutions, for the reason
that by an increased circulating medi
um and loan of money at three per cent
to the people the farmer would be able
to obtain at all times fair prices for his
crops without the aid of the sub-treasury
plan.
Particular attention is drawn to one
peculiar feature of this postal savings
bank and loan plan, to-wit: That the
certificate issued on the receipt of de
posit for a less sum than 850. is made a
fnlllegal tender; the practical effect of
this will be to greatly increase if not
in fact double the circulating medium
of .the country.
Postal savings banks and loan insti
tutions have been in practical operation
in the republic of France since 1881
with happy results to 'the farmer and
common people of that country. Simi
lar institutions obtain also in Holland,
Belgium and in Austria Hungary, and
have recently been adopted in England.
It is a severe commentary upon our
republican instltuions that in making
these demands for reform in our gov
ernment the people before they can be
heard are compelled to hunt up ex
amples in the old effete monarchies of
Europe. As a people's party man, and
as the people's party is a progressive
party seeking at all times better meth
ods in government, we offer this postal
savings bank and loan plan as a sup
plement to the sub-treasury plan, be
lieving as we do that it will be accept
ed as the better plan. The machinery
is already provided, and it only requires
a small amendment to our postal laws
to put it into practical operation.
In this way out there is no obstruc
tion, no darkness and no interest at
tacked or class offended. It is illumi
nated by example, justice and patriot
ism being the highway.
Wai-teh N. Alx.es.
Meriden, Kan., Sept 7, 1891.
The foregoing resolutions and com
munication are worthy ot more than a
passing notice, embodying, as they do,
the essential principles of the people's
banking system which I, with others,
are so earnestly advocating. The reso
lutions are also strictly in line with the
Ohio and Massachusetts people s party
platforms, entering, however, more into
details.
Beraarldng, en passant that it is
doubtful whether the buildings, vaults,
etc., of, onr post offices in the smaller
towns and cities are sufficiently secure
and substantial for a banking business,
while it is certain that in the larger
cities more than one baak'wonld be re
quired to transact the business of the
people, I with to notice one or two
points that attract my attention.
First, aa to the certificate of deposit
aad the rate of interest it to proposed
topay taereoa. .Not only must there
be a certain Umitatioa in awtoumt, below
which the people will pay ao interest
apoadepoatta, bat there mast also be a
limit ia.Mas. for a leas period thaa
which the people pay no Interest apom
deposits ubject to check" The
people mast pay interest
tUte deposits oaly. Then, M
to the rate of interest Why
she people of the UaHea
m1mtUolT.rmjmminvwVlt.Mci taetr ' Tfca Jaaraal of raUiiualtp4 mri&ii fXtaiS JlgM"" n'-rr; Z2 ; j&53 55f .lieeWfe -. imii
spoa savings deposits as wis paid by
private individuals oa September 18,
1891, in London, En?., for mosey on
call and exactly as much aa -was paid
there, on that date, by merchants for
money on three months' time? One
per cent is enough to pay for deposits
and that rate only when deposited for
three months or more. The provision
making deposit certificates for sums
less than $50, legal tender, places such
certificates, by enactment of law, in
the same position now occupied by per
sonal checks, by common consent, ex
cept that while a man cannot be forced
to accept a check he can bo compelled
to accept a legal tender. Very few,
however, refuse to accept checks. I
am not, however, prepared to say just
what effect this provision would have
upon the volume of our circulating
media. At present, under the existing
system, ninety-two per cent, of our
business is done with checks and drafts
and eight per cent with money. It is
impossible, however, to ascertain with
any degree of exactitude just how
many times each dollar in existence is
checked or drawn upon. But one
thing, at least, seems to me to be clear
ly true. If all certificates of deposit,
except those of time deposits, are made
legal tender there wilt then be no
money upon deposit subject to check;
hence the volume of circulating media
will be increased by just the amount
of money deposited for less than three
months and in snms of less than 850,
the certificates for such money, with a
legal tender quality attached, being of
identically the same character as what
are now known as certified checks.
Now, as to the rate of interest to bor
rowers. If one per cent only is paid upon
deposits such deposits can be loaned out
at two per cent, thus placing the plan
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in exact accord with the Ocala and
Cincinnati platforms. Besides, as the
majority of deposits would be deposited
for less than three months, thus draw
ing no interest borrowers should ob
tain money for less than even two per
cent
Bnt Mr. Allen says: "The sub-treasury
plan is also ignored in these reso
lutions, for the reason that an increased
circulating medium and loan of money
at three per cent to the people, the
fanner would be able to obtain at all
tims fair prices for his crops without
tbe aid of the sub-treasury plan."
I am at a loss to understand just ex
actly irhat Mr. Allen means by this
language. Does he mean that the
terms "real estate and personal securi
ty" do not include grain, elevator and
warehouse receipts? If yes, then I
move to amend resolution No. 5 so as
to read "on real estate and personal
security, and such other security as is
now considered good by the banks, un
der the present banking system." As
I understand it, any perfect people's
banking system will not "ignore," but
will include the sub-treasury plan (not
bill) in its provisions. The national
banks loan upon elevator and grain
warehouse receipts and also upon chat
tel mortgages upon stock, ete., etc.,
and yet the only legal authority they
have for such practice is the words "by
loaning money upon personal se
curity." Hence, 1 take it that the term
"personal security" wonld include a
grain receipt indorsed by its holder and
held as collateral for a loan of money.
Gkokck C Ward.
A MISERABLE FIASCO.
The Hall-McAllister AnU-Sab-Trwuurj
Scab Convention Casta a Total or 68 Votes
and Adopts a Democratic Tariff Reform
and Ilard Money Platform.
The mnch-talked-of and grandiloquently-heralded
anti-sub-treasury con
vention met in St Louis on September
15. This convention, so thoroughly ad
vertised by the partisan, plutocratic
press, and which was confidently pre
saged as the grandest gathering of
farmers which ever convened in the
United States, consisted of a mere
handf nil of sore-head pollticans and re
calcitrant allianccmen.
As it is certain that the associated
press would of necessity and preference
picture the convention in as good a
light as possible we give tho associated
press report of the proceedings:
St. Loots, Sept 10. In the farmers'
convention, yesterday, U. S. Hall ex
pounded his views. He favors a new
permanent organization John J. Hall,
of Missouri, threatened to leave the
convention if the committee on organi
zation reported in favor of a new alli
ance. At the afternoon session Chairman
Hall announced the committee on reso
lutions aa follow: W. a McAllister,
of Mississippi, chairman; Dr. Bansom,
of Tennessee; C A.Hiller and J. F.
Davidson, of Missouri; B. C Bragg, of
Texas, W. B. Wilsey, of Illinois; A. S.
McCoameU, of Iowa.
While the committee was oat, Bev.
W. Pope Yeamaaa, of Boone county.
Ma, in a speech took ap the govern
ment laad loan scheme aad sab-treas-ary
tad, aad difrfed them, to the evi
dent satisfaction of the delegates. He
ashed the eoaveation whxv.aader the
loaa sea emu, weald make the price of
gram -taw farmer or the speculator?
Ti snb-treasary folly," said he,
"woold oaly place the farmer ia the
head of sack men aa 0W Hatch,' who
woaldbairor hear the market as it
catted them; hear it whea they want
ed to bay from the farmer aad-all' it
whea,thwy waated to omiaia of their
mrv;..'Kwvsxm
was illogical to suppose that the
wonld derive any profit from botrttw
big from-the government, as proposed
by the land loan scheme. Should the
farmer meet with reverses and his ia
terest fall due, he wonld have to pay
it or forfeit his land, as the government
agent wonld grant no extension.
Finally the committee on resolutions
presented a partial report, which was
read. It included the same platform
adopted by the Fort Worth convention
with a modification of the last resolu
tion as follows:
Ill-solved, Tbat wa denounce C W. Macuno
anil hU corrupt methods, together with the
nets of his tools and henchmen, as being a
disgraco to the order and a stench in the
nostrils of all honest men who know ot their
corruptions and villainy.
- After the reading Delegate Wade, of
Tennessee, excitedly sprang to his feet
and moved that the Macune resolution
be stricken out While he personally
was confident in fact knew that
Macune was one of the most corrupt
men in the country, he was not pre
pared to go on record in a convention
which was called in the interests of
harmony to attack one of the leaders of
the alliance. It was well known that
the Ocala investigation committee had
adopted a report whitewashing Macune,
though he was dishonest to the core.
Chairman Hall spoke against the mo
tion to strike out the Macune resolu
tion. Every allianceman knew that
Hall was opposed to Macune and wonld
fight him to the bitter end.
W. a McAllister, of Mississippi,
favored the defeat of the motion. He
said: "Macunism is the fatal octopus
encircling Kith its slimy coils the es
cutcheon of the order, stifling its purity
and destroying its virtue."
Delegate Murray, of Texas, climbed
on a chair and gave Macune a great
drubbing. Wade, of Tennessee, then
moved to amend his motion to strike
out by stating that "We denounce the
chairman of the Ocala convention and
the editor of the National Economist"
Confusion reigned, but order being
restored the motion to strike out was
defeated 12 to SO. Wade's motion to
amend was then defeated by a large
majority.
The convention adjourned until nine
o'clock this morning.
St. Louis, Sept 17. When the anti-sub-treasnry
alliance convention reas
sembled the first order of business was
the question of the resolutions and
they were carried by a good majority.
An effort to make the vote, unanimous
revealed some negative voters who did
not relish the resolution censuring Ma
cune. The committee on permanent organ
ixation, with Bev. Dr. W. Pope Yea
man as chairman, then made its report
as follows:
We, a large number of tha Farmers' Alli
ance and Industrial Union representing our
constituencies. In convention assembled,
being desirous of settling the differences ex
isting In our order, agreo to the appoint
ment of a committee of seven members, who
arc authorized to go before tho supremo
council of the Farmers' Alliance and Indus
trial Union of America, which convenes at
Indianapolis In November next, and submit
to said councd our objection to that part
of tho demands ot the order (sub
treasury and government land loan
schemes) which were adopted by
tho supremo council at Its meet
ing at Ocala, I'la. Said commlttco are au
thorized and empowcroJ to "so their oan
discretion In tbo premises. Fending these
negotiations tor an amicable settlement ot
our differences, tho commltteo hereto pro
vided tor shall constitute a bureau ot Infor
mation and shall use all legitimate meaTU
for Informing tho aubordlnato anions and
tho pcoplo In regard to the trne views and
principles now engaging tho attention of
tho indt .- ' I classes of America. Said
commltteo Is authorized to secure compe
tent speakers and suitable literature and de
vise ways and means for paying all expenses
of an educational campnlgn.
Said committee Is authorized to call a con
vention of all the anti-sub-treasury brethren
throughout the country to consider there
port ot the committee as to the result ot tbo
conference with tbe supremo council, and
may fix tho time and place ot meeting, and
make such arrangements as may be deemed
necessary.
We further recommend that each state
Select a committee, such committee to con
stitute a stato bureau ot Information, which
shall bo empowered to make all necessary
arrangements to obtain speakers and con
duct a campaign of education against tbe
sub-treasury and land loan schemes In the
respective states, and shall co-operate with
tho national committee.
This did not satisfy B. W. Nicholas,
of Missouri, and he offered the follow
ing amendment which was unanimous
ly adopted: "That said committee be
authorized to file the convention's un
alterable and unending objection to tbe
passage of any resolution whatever
binding the individual members of the
Farmers' Alliance to any political
course of action whatever, and we
hereby protest against the action of
any previous meeting infringing upon
the individual political rights of any
member of the order."
Another amendment offered by J. L.
Goodman, of Texas, was also adopted
as follows: "We further recommend
that each state committee organize a
bureau of information in each county
of their respective states who shall co
operate with the state and national
committees." The report as a whole
was then adopted by a nnamioos vote.
Then came one of the mest impor
tant declarations of the convention. It
has been maintained right along by
many of the delegates, and some even
went so far as to give out to the press
that a new state organization in Mis
souri had been organized, that this con
vention was for the express purpose of
seceding from 'the National Farmers'
Alliance and Industrial Union and
forming a new body in opposition to
the present organization.
A. a Smith, of Missouri, offered the
following, which was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, Tbe Impression has gained
some credence tbat either the primary or
ultimata object of this meeting Is for the
purpose of effecting a separation or division
ot the order and tbe formation ot a distinct
organization; therefore.
Resolved, That such purpose Is not and
has not at any time been the Intention ot
this meeting, bnt tbat its object Is purely
one ot expressing Its opposition to tbe pro
posed sub-treasury and land loan enact
ments, and to Institute an educational
movement In tbat direction, thereby bring
ing the organization back to those princi
ples of wisdom. Justice an 1 fraternity on
wbleh It was orlelnally baaed.
The convention then took a recess.
Upon reassembling the committee on
permanent organization asked for a
further hearing and the following was
presented and adopted:
Believing that the future policies and pros
perlly of tho government and of the Farm
era' Alliance and Industrial Union depend
In a large measure upon tho action of this
body and In settlns; forth plans for work In
the lnture; and fully realizing the fact tbat
we need the hearty co-operation of all peo
ple and especially ot the members of tbo
order; and In order to secure the same we
recommend that the members of each state
who oppose the sub-treasury and land loan
schemes and tbe government ownership ot
railroads, and who are not represented la
this meeting, be -respectfully lnvlt-d to co
operate with ns, and are further requested
to proceed to organize and to elect one
member from each state who shall become
a member ot the national central eorasalMM
provided for In the report ot tha committee
on permanent organisation.
The committee on reaoHrtioae then
reported a resolution indorsiactbe Dal
las (Tex.) Farmers' World, which paper
a a steadfast opponent of the sab-treas
ary aad laad loaa scheme. It aleo ra
portadmcterveidatformtawhieh
the following rtwoUtioas were aaaa
imcly adopted by the eoaveaHea; .
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aae basts and a tarm- far zwraaae eon.
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AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
FEMALE FARM HANDS.
They Are Xomeroa on Loaa; Island and
la New Jersey.
A Jamaica farmer told one of our
correspondents the other day about a
widtw with- four children living in
that village who does not work regu
larly in the fields, but every year about
this tim? takes her little brood of chil
dren out into the fields and earns with
them 20 or 523 a week at piece work
until the busy season is over. Most
of the women iana hands, however, live
In the country ani are more regularly
employed. They feed pigs, hoe corn,
FEEDING TBE PIGS.
haul manure, plant, hoe and harvest
potatoes and corn and make them
selves generally useful. They wear
coarse, strong clothing fitting to the
work. They do not wear demi-trains,
though it is the fashion.
There is very little fun or romance
about this sort of work. When lads
and lasses get together at husking bees
"amid the rude and uncouth barns," as
the Hemstead Inquirer puts it to pull
the big ears out of their protecting
husks there is plenty of frolicking, but
the women farm laborers never notice
he red ears they throw into the heap.
Vhen the pretty girls go out picking
ops np in central New York, which
BrBEADINO MAKtTItE.
thoy do by the thousands every Au
gust there is dancing every third
nisht and plenty of skylarking while
the big boxes arc being filled. But
these women look no more capable of
dancing than Millet's laborer in tho
"Angelus."
In New Jersey the women farm
laborers arc quite as numerous propor
tionately as on Long Island, but both
to west and cast the women rapidly
diminish as one recedes from the city,
their employment is mainly confined to
the truck farms where vegetables aro
raised for the city markets. Nor arc
they anywhere near so plenty about
Boston or Philadelphia. There are
many places in the west however,
nearly exclusively peopled by old-world
nations where women regularly take
hold of farming operations. Except in
truck farming, for which they seem to
have a special aptitude, they usually
get out of it as soon as they absorb the
modern American spirit It's a great
pity. Women used to rake hay and
milk cows almost universally in this
country as they do in others, and were
probably healthier and happier for it
Staying in the house all the time is
deadly in the long run.
HILLSIDE FARMmO.
the Experience of a Man Who Knoa
Bow to Observe Things.
Many farmers cultivate and hoe theii
crops too deep. I used to think (or
rather did it without thinking) that it
was the proper thing to let the culti
vator run just as deep as I could, and
then follow with the hoe in the same
way. This was a mistake, as by so
doing I not only cut and tore off many
of the very strongest and best roots,
that were giving my crop the very life
it needed, bnt also caused the ground
to become drier, and made it heavy
work for my team and men. We should
cultivate and hoe our crops as shallow
as possible, thus leaving the fibrous
roots undisturbed to grow and nourish
the plant At the same time the thin
layer of earth that we stir acts in the
most perfect manner as a -mulch.
To prevent hillsides from washing,
first plow lengthwise with the hill and
never np and down. By so doing, each
furrow, to a certain degree and for a
long time, acts as a sort of dam, and
holds the heavy rains back from wash
ing. Next be sure to plant with the
drills running lengthwise of hill, and
yon thus make your crop and its roots
act aa a solid turn-water. Then the
constant cultivation yon give the crop
has a tendency to make a sort of valley
between the drills, which holds the
water back, whereas if your rows run
np and down the hillside, each space
forms a perfect water drain for tho
heavy showers to fill up, and the water
will rush down bill, gullying out your
land badly. More than this, if one will
take the trouble to run several furrows
with the plow lengthwise of the hill
between every tenth row of plants,
and not disturb it in cultivating, he
will find he has a perfect stop-water,
and his hillside will bo preserved from
gullies and washing badly. Cor. Coun
try Gentleman.
Bread for Poultry.
Waste stale bread can be bought at a
nominal price from large hotels and
bakeries. Nothing better can bo fed
to chickens with vegetables and proper
seasoning than stale bread. Being as
it is a cheap and healthful food, it
often appears to ma strange that more
poultrymen do not buy and feed it
If yon feed large numbers of to wis it
is a great saving in feed.-particu!arly
daring spring and summer, when it is
more easily relished. Young chicks
should have it often, and mixed with
the morning feed it digests easily and
fattens moderately, and has the ele
ments of bone-making materials. We
hope those who have as yet used it bnt
tctj moderately will look more care
fully into the question and test its
-worth aa a proper food for fowls.
larm and Home.
There ia a good deal of denanciatioB
of American prodacts by people who
doaothaow what a good product is.
We know a man who says that he al
wgmbnya imported cheese aad that he
woaldaoteat Amerleaa cheese. We
to know that he doe sot now
stoae ia
tokaow
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MffiTH PROVOKERS.
That ehhameydoetja't lookatroag,
Matilda," "No; it's Haw yoa, SOaa it
smokes too much.'' Harper's Baser.
DTn)EXT-"Pawdonme,awnntilIcol-lcct
my thoughts." Miss Brightly
"Here's my thimble to pat them in."
Philadelphia Press.
Beow3 "Fendersoa says his dog un
derstands everything he says." Fogg
"I don't doubt it Fendersonisnt very
profound, yon know." Boston Traa-J
script
"We have fixed pie rates in this estab
lishment sir, and" i!Yon reaUyhave?
How delightfully frank! In all other
places they call them waiters." Balti
more American.
Wife. "I think those people that
moved into tho next flat are in strait
ened circumstances." Husband "They
must be, or else they couldn't have got
in." Boston Courier.
Ethei "Did I understand yon to say
that yon were in on auction store?" Mr.
Slowgo "Why, no; how could yon havo
formed that idea?" "Beccuso yon say
you aro going so many times before yoa
go." N. Y. Herald.
CrfAWLES "Ya'as when I was a boy,
vi lrnnw. I was kicked by a mcnel and
bad my brains dashed out and the doc-j
tor" Maude "sewed np the scalp)
without putting them back? How care
less." Chawles "Aw, aw." Minne
apolis Journal.
SOME HISTORIC HOT SPELLS.
la 1S03 and 1304 the Ehine, Loire and
Seine ran dry.
It seemed as if New York was on fire
in 1853. The thermometer ranged from
03 to 97 degrees for five or six days.
During the week 214 persons were killed
in that city of sunstroke.
I X France in 1718 many shops had to
close. The theaters did not open their
doors for three months. Not a drop of
water fell during six months. In 177S
the thermometer rose to 118 degrees.
In 1800 Spain was visited by a swel
tering temperature that is described as
fearful. Madrid and other cities were
deserted and the streets silent Labor
ers died in the fields, and the vines were
scorched and blasted as if by a simoon.
The heat in several of the French
provinces during the summer of 1703
was equal to that of a glass furnace.
Meat could be prepared for the table
merely by exposing it to the sun. Not
a soul dare venture out between noon
and four p. m.
KISSES AND SQUEEZES.
A Gentle Hint. "I must be going,
he said consulting his watch. "I have
a business appointment, and time
presses." "Time presses?" she echoed.
"Good for Time!"
He "I don't see why you think young
Snibbins such a superior feUow at fish
ing. He catches very few fish." "Yes,
but when he's with me he catches those
few with one arm and one hand."
A WmsKERi-rss Kiss. Madge "How
do you like Will Wishlcts without his
mustache?" Milliccnt "I don't like
him one bit; I'd just as soon be kissed
by a statue of tho Apollo Belvedere."
Brooklyn Eagle.
"CfcARA," said Mrs. Van Jenkins,
"don't you think that Charley Slamm,
who called on you last evening, is
rather rough?" "Oh, yes, indeed,
mamma," replied Clara. "Ho has to
shave every day."
If-atFhist You Dox't Succeed, Era
Miss Willing "What do yon think,
Ethel, Harry Smartlcigh tried to kiss
me last night." Miss Ethel (signifi
cantly) "And did he?" Miss W. (indig
nantly) "Of course not" Miss Ethel
"Why not?" Miss W. (hesitatingly)-
"He didn't try hard enough." Wash
ington Star.
PERSONAL PARTICULARS.
Ecstoiuio Ramon, tho Bio Grande
bandit rides a piebald steed an animal
of seven colors bay, gray, black,
cream, sorrel, blue and white in spots.
The Denver News says that Jonas
Carpenter of that city is nearly one
hundred and fifty years old. He was
born in Virginia, and the family Bible
gives the date of his birth as 1753. He
is said to be in good health.
Annie Con ant, a San Diego invalid,
who has been endeavoring during the
past year to collect one million can
celed postage stamps, has succeeded in
accumulating the enormous number ol
nine hundred and seventy thousand.
A letteb carrier in Kansas City,
named Jefferson A. Harlow, feU asleep
near an open window, with the moon
shining on his face. On awakening, he
made the appalling discovery that be
was totally blind.
Deacon Price, of Manchester, Mass.,
has had a longer experience as a school
teacher than any man on record ia this
country. He is 83 years old, and in hi
time has taught more than 1,700 pupils
and worn out a cane brake in refreshing
their memories.
SEMI-NEWSY AND NICE,
The Alps stand in six different
AGkoboia courthouse was sold for
twenty-five dollars.
Nanct Kennedy, of HaUoweB, Ha.
is U8 years old and stni hale and hearty.
In Scotland it is said that to rook tbe
empty cradle wfll insure the earning of
occupants for it
A comtaht to Insure tobacco planters
against loss by hail is on of tbe latest
schemes in Connecticut
A squab of Philadelphia policemen
have been furnished with "safeties"
with which to ride qrer their beats.
When a man pulls down a had aad
Jerks it off the roller be gets a curtain lee-
tnre, Oswego rauauinm.
AwATCSwbeelis usually modest on Its
travels, it prefers to go round ia cog. Bal
timore American.
THE GENERAL MARKETS.
Kansas crrr, sept, aa
CATTLE Shipping Steers... .t 400 a 511
Batchers' stjers...
Native cows
IIOGS Good to choice heavy
WHEAT No. J. red
No. 3 hard.........
COIINNO. 3......... ...........
OAX& wVO. 2....... .............
Ki E No. 3. ....... .. ............
FLOUB Tatents, per sack....
Fancy................
HAT Baled
BCTTElt Choice creamery..
CHEESE Fall cream
EGGS. Choice. .... -.....
BAOOX Hams
E boulders. ...........
F "" - ----, ... -
POTATOES.
-ST. LOUIS.
CATTLE Shipping Hears....
Butchers steers....
HOGS Packing..
SHEEP Falrtocboiee.
FLOUU Choice
WHEAT So X rad.
in m too
309 0 33S
li a 479
Si 86
SO 81
47 484
J iSVt
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330 a 349
199 a i
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BTK Mo.3 . 80 Bttk
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CHICAGO.
CiATTLE Salpptag steers.... )
HOGS-racklngaadaUpplag 7S BO)
SHXXF-Fali-aaekjolM ....: M til
PLOUB-WratrrwhaaU........ S t
WHEAT No. rod
CORN No. 1.. ...... ............ U (1
OATS Ko.3..................- t 3Ga
KTE Ko. J... .......... . St
BrmXBCraasaery.. ....
POBX " "
NEW TOUT.
ruTTUt-Osmiaeatoarha.
BOGS Osodtoofcotoa.-: if '
HOPE fleod -SilM .
nEAS-S. tee..... M2r-3t
DOaTBT B.at....-...-- . nS
ai'ia-WaaaansiIxa.::- ' w
am, we gyy ..... -;, T- ,oX h ,j-. f ,'i. jam.
Two marnxmrn patasad :fc -5
said to have bee beers Teeaedby
mistake of a physVdaa withmadlage
iristead of vaccine viras.
TwKJrrrsTX young womeainTorqaay
bsrS formed themselves into agafldto
supply the hospital of that plaeewitb
fresh fruits and vegetables.
It i said that daring the attempt to
cnt a canal through the Isthmus of Pan
ama two hundred thousand ounces of
quinine were used annually in combat
ting malarial fever.
The lake which has the highest ele
vation of any fa the world is Green
lake, Colorado. Its surface is 10,253
feet above the level of the sea. In some
places it is over 800 feet deep.
A few drops of oil dropped into the
water wOL it is claimed, prevent the
evaporation of water from fire buckets
by forming a sufficient coating on the
water to prevent the difficulty.
A gold chain was found in.a lump of
coal that Mrs. 8. W. Culp, of Morris
town, lit, was anout to put oa her
grate fire. The chain weighed eight
pennyweights and was only half im
bedded in the coal, one end hanging
loose.
The Coarse of Xmntra,
The poet informs, is westward. JJmlgrantji foereDareiTVCtTetableandperfect
Inthatuirection should be provided with A ""J repurayv c ?,!, SlRnam
HMtetter'si Htomach Bitters as aa antidote ly harmless. Sick Headache, iSinow
to malaria, the bane to newly settled clear
ings. Moreover, the peerless fortifying
mtniiniHiM the TjernlciouS effect ol
damp and exposure, mental and bodily fa
tigue and nervous strain. Travelers, tour
ists, miners, navvies and mariners use it
mia advantage.
"This circumstance adds weight to the
stop I am about to take," remarked tho con
vict as he glanced down at his chain and
ball. Baltimore American.
It you listen at night you will come to the
conclusion that a great many cricket
matches are played after dark. Martha's
Vineyard Herald.
The Only On Ever Printed Caa Ten rind
th WordT
There is a 3 inch display advertisement
in this paper, this week, which has no two
words alike except one word. The same is
iruooi eacu new oncuprcurmi; cue-u wi
from The Dr. Harter Medicine Co. This
bouse places a "Crescent" on everything
Ihnv- make and nnblish. Look for it. send
them the name of tho word and they will
return you book, beauUiul uthograpns or
samples free.
She Spoke Without Thinking. "Do you
know. Miss HoneVdew cr Dolly you are
the first girl I bare ever kissed lr' "Ob,
that's j ust what they all say 1" Lif e.
Progress.
It is very important in this age of vast
material progress that a remedy be pleas
ing to the taste and to the eye, easily taken,
acceptable to the stomach and healthy in its
nature and effect. Possessing these qual
ities. Syrup of Figs is the ono perfect laxa
tive and most gentle diuretic known.
"Tbe shoemaker who breathed his last
should not bo pointed to as a man of phe
nomenal lung power. Washington Star.
Intaijds, aged people, nursing mothers,
overworked, weaned out fathers, will find
the happiest results from a judicious use of
Dr. Sherman's Prickly Ash Bitters. Where
the liver or kidneys are affected, prompt
action Is necessary to change the tide to
ward health, ere the discaso becomes chron
icpossibly incurable, and there is nothing
better, to bo found in tbe whole range of
materia medica. Bold every where.
Tnx book agent, liko the sailors, finds
that wind tuu a wonderful effect on bis
canvas. Yonkcrs Statesman.
Cure your cough with Hale's Honey of
Horehound and Tar.
Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
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A reliable core for Contactona
Blood Poison, Inherited Scro
fula and Skin Cancer.
As a tonic for delicate Women
and Children it has no fqoat.
Being purely vegetable. Is harm
less ia its effects.
A treatise on Blood and Rkln Dts
cascs mailed rata on application.
BrmaaUU Sett It.
SWBT SPECIFIC CO.,
Braar3.Mlaaia,Ga.
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"August
Flower'
For two years I suffered terribly f 1
all that time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said stomach was about ;
worn out, and that . Iwoald have to .
Cease eating SOlld food for a time at
iM,- T .Wo -,c.U t, T ws,.1.1
least. I Was SO weak that I COUld .
not work. Finally on the Tecom-!
...l.l.'no f r-J t,l1,J -,wl
your preparations
A worn-out with beneficial re
sults, I procured a
Stomach. bottle of August
Flower, and com
menced using it. It seemed to do
me good at once. I gained in
strength and flesh rapidly; my ap
petite became good, and I suffered
no bad effects from what I ate. I
feel now like a new man, and con
sider that August Flower has en
tirely cured me of Dyspepsia in its
worst form. James E. Dbdbkick,
Saugerties, New York.
W. B. Utsey, St George's, S. C.,
writes: I have used your August
Flower for Dyspepsia and find it an
excellent remedy;
J. E. JENNINGS, M. D.,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, ttfe. Nose
Ear, ela Throat.
.11 attimtfaBi fvaa to tBMB tKaattBaaaftoC
Caruaa and to rka ear or Canaae and
Sacnrr. Glaaaes acearateb adlaaUd to eorract
HroermrtropU. JtrnpLa. FraaMopla, J
MasLAstbsooala and BV"
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rjssosrB boibx. wHmrx.
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aad other troubles after eating-?'
Then yoa-need a "Pellet." ,2fot
one of the ordinary, gripuig, tear
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take them. Bat one of Br. Hen
Pleasant Pelletsthe original Iavar
Pill, the smallest and-the easwetto
take. The easiest is the way they
work, too they're mild and j-eatle,
bat thorough and effective. ETety -part
of the system feels their health
ful influence. They cleanse and
regulate the liver, stomach d0 t
els. Jtegulate, mind yoa. Tey
nn-nent disease as well M CVtt A
Headache, fjonstipation, inaigesuov,
and all derangements of the livery
stomach and bowels are promptly
relieved and permanently cared.
They're the cheapo pill yoa cam
buy, for they're guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or your Btoaey k re
turned. Yoa pay only for the -good yom
set.
This k true only of Dr. Pkrce'e
medicines.
HawYnTrii.lt?
IV NOT,
Try It Now!
Go to your Druggist, hand
him one dollar, tell him you
want a bottle of . .
PRICKLY ASH
BITTERS
The Best Medicine known
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Misuses of feStmefc,
AM Diseases of tbe KMmvs,
Ail Diseases if He MMs. I
PURIFIES THE BLOOD,
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