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THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE, LINCOLN, NEB., SATURDAY, MAR. 14, 1S9J. THE HEARTHSTONE. A Department for Home and Fireside. Edited by Mrs. B. C 0. Cpton- "The comer rtona of the republic Is Ue hearthttotte." What is it? A conundrum for the boys and girls who read Thk.Fakjiek's Alliance. A vast monopoly it stands, On Mississippi s treacherous sands.1 It takes the produce of Ntbraka's plains. It takes Dakota's fields of (rain. It takes the wealth of Colorado's mines, It takes the crapes from California's vines. It takes the golden russetts brown, That are frown on Hoosiers ) tllow ground. If you wiil call upon the Buckeve state. You will find she shares her sisters fate. It takes the Keystones coal and oil. It takes the produce of its rocky soil. They fought it off from Kansas plains. But stlU it takes their fields of grain, From the Atlantic to the goldon gate, It takes something from each middle state. It takes the wealth or western plains. It takes their fields of shimmering graJa. IlUkestbe corn belts golden corn, -It empties southren plenty .s horn. ' Jo each northern state it treasure finds, It Is the worst of all combines. Wh. L. I). Sausushs. Fuji, Ncbr. Extract from Miss Willard's address before the National Council of Women: Na ure belongs equally to all men; labor is the intelligent and beneliccnt reaction of man upon nature. His daily labor, then, is the natural equivalent he furnishes for food and clothing, and it is the supreme interest of the state to prepare the individual to put forth bis highest power. This is the socialism of Chriht. Thero is no devil's delusion so omp'.cte 3 that blue-blood Is the best. Blue veins are but the symptons of poor health, and he who has poor health is poor indeed. IJye-and byo the while band will be a badge of inferiority, while the brown hand of self-help will be the band of holiness. Women, as a class, have Ixsea the world's chief toilers. But the value put upon their work is illus trated in the reply given by an ancient Seminole to one of our j White Ribbon era in Florida w here she saw oxen graz ing and a horse roaming the pasture, wnile two women were grinding at the mill. Turning indignantly to the old Indian chief, who sat by, she said: "Why don't you yoke the oxen or har ness the horses and let them turn the rnilif" Hi? answer contains aho!o body of evidence touching the woman question. Hear mar. "uorso cost mon ey, ox cost money; squaw cost nothing." Each person in a community is esti mated according to his relation to the ehlcf popular standard of value. To-day money is that standard. Hence the mancipation of women must first come along the Industrial lines. She must, in her skilled head and hands, repre sent financial values. , . RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE. Lancaster Co. Alliance, Feb. 20, 1891. Whereas, An All Wise Providence has s'ten fit to remove from our midst by death our tieloved brother in the good work of humanity, Moses Brinton I Uak Valley Alliance, no. liM, were' fore be it Resolved. That in the death of Brother Brinton that there has been removed from among us one of our best, most worthy and true members. That as a iirotnei he was always true to our prin iples and earnest In the cause; that as a citizen he prospered by honest labor and by strict attention to business; that as a neighbor he was accommodating; as a friend always true, and as a hus band and father was always loving and tender. 2nd. That w hlle we mourn his loss to our organization we also extend our Heartfelt sympathies to nis good wife and familv.' 3rd. That the secretary send a copy I tnewe resolutions to the family and furnish a copy of the same to The Tahhers' Alliance for publication. j.v;wolfp W.m. Quicks, 11. Polxkv, . Committee. Books Oue Never Heard of, . There is no doubt that there are hundreds of book in circulation to day of which the general literary pub tic bus never heard, books which nave sold into tho hundreds of thou sands and brought their authors and publishers mints of money. These books are sold by subscription and aevcr peuetrato into the cities. They aro sold to 'country families, some times a hundred iu a single small vil lage. Not lonr a?o I came across the list of a subscription publishing housm, which printed the number of copies sold of the books on tholr catalogue, says n woll known writer. Tha figures were araaalng. Of twenty-eljht books sot one had sold less than fi),000 eopie and several had excoedeJ300, 00. Vet I bad nvor hsard of one of tho titles oi tho books. I recall tho snanoxcrlpt of a tch-nlca! book on machinery hing lianctd in once to a tni-jfo publish k house. Tho firm do. lined it and it met the same fate at four other houses Flualty the nuihor tent It to a large subscript! oti house, and they saaoped ,t It The pub lishers who had rejected the manu script hughttd. Hut they lived ta have the lu igh turned on tneiu. I saw the author's royalty statement ot that book about a year ago, which showed a toltl sale of copies ot the book la thre years Mtol yit think thiti will ts asarruwkM la bMveitf" M.M.I "For your auko I tnut so, dr. F.u-rnUy may lumi ib, )n tbo tpjxtUmity which Vr.. teftV My twy,' aall tho fcmtd dixwiut r. Iiiifly. "ttu jit know wharw UUU not a irt who gu fihiftj ti Riaday?' "Well, ihw iMt Vm tt do luko. iKU's Ue bit plm-w." Why Its was bowed dowat Ilia aiiU hutu m tAtt t.la Ualit was all a whirl; frv aum)t huwad blut svsn, Ut dr lsm.is I; g'aL A SLIPPERY SUIUECT. THROWING THE SUPPER FOR GOOD LUCK. Haw th Camtoaa Originated and What it Means Something About KUp pera In General Turk Uh Kaadals. l"h origin of the euntom of throwing the slipper after the bride seems to ba muiih engulfed in mystery. It is a very ancient practice, and is said to be a relic of the old custom of opposition to the capture of the bride. By others it is aid to have indicated renunciation on the part of the parents nnd re latives. The plucking o!t of tho tthoo wuo significant of renunciation among tho ancient Jews. Our prwent slipper, with its high heels and tendency toward rosctUvi and buckle garnishment and embroidery, has the touch of the Louis XIV and Louis XV fashions. With tho sctint bull gown of 1810 and 1815, slippers were worn low, without heels, in ac cordance with tho general classic character of dress then adopted, and which went so far as to make the wear ing of sandals tho tnodo among some of th great dames of Franco. The supper for dancing at that pe riod wus cut low. mudo of very yield ing material, and was fastened to tho ankle by means of ligament, which wore crossed fancifully and carried high above tho ankle. Somo of the slippers wcro cut in a point at the baae of the instep, tho jxiint diroVtod toward the toe. This cut is beooinlng to a brood foot, and by moans of a fan cy facing may be rendered very much stronger, and bo quito us effective by extending the lappet und tho instep higher over tho foot. . We. may choose our dress slippers from every style of every 'j to-day, and tho shape of a slipper has raa:h to do with tho come liness of the foot. , , A very amusing cuntoin prevailed in Western Asia of leaving shoes or slip pers outtddo of tho door to denote that the muster or mistress of the houso wus engaged, and not to Imj Intruded upon, a practice altogether too highly und delicately civilized to have remained lost to us moderns all those centuries. How much fib-telling would such a quiet custom spare iw at the present day! The Turklbh slippor is a very pop- alar fancy with our ladies juwt now. Thousands of them are selling. Made wholly of leather red, white, tun, brown, blue, heouess, with that churn ing feature peculiar to East Indian foot gear the shurp-pointed, little, turnod up toe, it is irresistible to the feminine fancy. These slippers dome garnished with tinsel embroidery in gold and sil ver, and have fluffy silk pompons. The Turkinh slipper worn by the high class ladles, tho Fatimas of Tur key, tho sultanas in the harems, has been described as made of white satin and embroidered in gold thread. But why are we not cultivating a home industry for this fancy cbassure? What has become of our ancient moc casin? Oh, no, our an cob tors did not wear it, to bo sure, but it was worn by those who were, perhaps, not so far removed from tho Turks after all. Let us cultivate the slipper of Pocahontits, and with it a borne industry which may be the means of saving somo of our br.ve boya their scalps this winter, if report speaks truly, for th$ Indians are said to be starving, and, if their hunds have not forgot their cunning, the making of Diooca-4nn may save them. The moccasin is a pretty affair, with its round toee und zigzag border ings and Indian bead work. In boudoir slippers mademoiselle may bo as unique as she chooses; al though tho conventional slipper is low and perfectly plain, it has always been in the boudoir that fine dames have in dulged in individual caprice. The low shoe, with its fanciful lining of fur, is a very comfortable little article for chamber use, and reminds one of tho "One, two buckle my shoe" period. It Is also like a shoe worn by Grecian ladies, which wae laced before and lined with fur of some animal of the cat tribe, whose claws hung pendent from the top. It seems, indeed, quite manifest, from the variety of style and garnish ment peculiar to tho fashionable chas sure to-day. tfmt the American girl is quite as devoted to her pantoufles as ever a French woman was. nnd the latter's passions for balls und ball slip per's is proverbial. Short on Family Names. One of the oddities of fashionable so ciety in Philadelphia, says the Time, which is puzzling: to strangers Is thu number of young ladies met with and classed as belles who bear the same family name. Until recently it hns not been considfrfd good form to use, except in Intimate Intercourse, younjr ladies' first nanxw, but now it is not only necessary but, there biiig daughters of different brunches of the same family IwMirinji the san"j Christ ian name. It has been found conven ient to number them as in the case of young men, mid such titles as Miss Arabella HltUuhouse II und Miss itcglnu Pedigree 111 are found on curds and invitation. This, ot course, can not be chiiIihI out In Introductions, and as there are at least twenty fam ilies with young ladles bearing the uuni name, though only distantly re in ted. thw effect at a large party is very confusing. For intiitnce ther are twenty-eight Mia Biddies, A Mantlet of llarnaw a lata. Young Tramp Hero eouta a well dwsatnl fellow dew a the atrvrt singing, Tstt thousand a year 1 my Income cl'-.w," 1 gMa i ll strike hltu for a dime. Hid Veteran lWt do It; ua haun t get tvnU Mrik this wor klngoian timing hr hUU!n !' got fit Ihi dollar In lustdv pet kel,'' he's fc-vt It Puck. THE VERY WEE-EST MAN. A Dwarf TTha Waald Bar ! 0a. Haa na LWea) Ta-aar. Bebe is snpposcd to bare been tlio sinallest maa w ha ever lived. He was boroe by a peasant woman in Lorraine just 150 vara ajjo, and was called Be be because the first few years of hi life be could articulate only b-b.n The Jay of bis birth Be be was smaller than bis mother's haod. Ten days afterward lie was taken to the village cure, to be baptized, in bis mother's woodeu shoe, because be was too tired to be carried safely in her arms. During the next six mouths the same wooden shoe served as Bebe's erib. When Bebe was about seren years old King Stanislaus Leicyuski of Po land, who was then living at Lorraine, heard what a wonderful little fellow he was and ordered the child's father to bring him to court. Bebe, Sr., car ried bis son to the royal palace in a email basket. Stanislaus said at ouce that Bebe must become his court dwarf. Bobe's father was induced to accede to this proposal with a good bit of royal Polish gold, and Bebe was made a regular follower of the King's court. At the time of his introduction to court life Bebe was just twenty inches tall and wuighed eighty pounds, lie Deter grew larger. He hud a sweet little voice, a good ear for inusio and nimble legs. He could dance aud slug with the best of the Klug's courtiers. . He was useful as a InbTe ornamcut at all tho King's great bauquets. His most famous ap pearance fu this rather peculiar role took place at a diuncr which Stanis laus gavo to the Ambassador of a grout power in 1735. In the middle of the table was an immense sugar castle. Shortly before the guests rose to leave, tho door of the castle opened and a knight in full armor stepped out with a drawn sword in his right hand. All the guests thought the kuight must Imj some wonderful automaton which the King had obtained from the skilled mechanics across the liliine. He wasn't, however. He was none other than little Bebe. He walked around the table, shook his sword in the face of every gucHt, 'saluted tho King and then turned back to the castle en trap cc, where he assumed the position of a sentry. At a signal from the King every one at the table began to bombard him with small sugar balls. Bebe hurried at once into the castle, locked the door mouuted the tower and pretended to return the tire by setting off a lot of perfumed explosives. In 1758 the Empress Catharine, of Russia, sent an emissary after bim to the court of the Polish King. Late one evening ,wbuu the royal palace was almost deserted, Catharine's emis sary suupped Bebe up and stuffed him into tho pocket of his great coat. Bebe screamed so lustily that he revealed the plot to the guard at the door. The emissary was arrested and Bube was rescued. Not long afterward Bebe aocorn- Sanied Stanislaus to the court of Louis y. in Versailles, where ho again nar rowlv escaped abduction.' A lady of the trench court bad been holding him in her lap between the course of a slate dinner. Suddenly she rose to leave the room. Her that step was ac companied by a shrill 'cry from the folds of her gown, "lour Majesty, Your Majesty, this lady has stuck me in her pocket and is running awuy with me." ' The voice was Bubo's. He was im mediately dragged from the court lady's pocket and placed under the guard of two pajres, who wero in structed by tho King Stanislaus to watch him day and night. The perils through which bo bad passed and the strict surveillance to which he was now subjected depressed Bebe's spirits and demoralized his servous system. He becamo melan choly, morose, rouud-shoaldured and bapgard. ' The King thought be needed a com panion to cheer mm up, and the ref eree married him. with great pomp and ceremony, to Tberese Souvray, a dwarf of about his own ago and slight ly greater stature. That was the lust drop in Bebe's cup. Two weeks after j bis marriage he tost his miud. He i ceased to talk entirely, ate little, and j spent most of his time in bis crib. His honeymoon was hardly up when be died, at the age of 21. His wife, Therese, survived him forty-two years. The Prince of Naples. Of the prince of Naples little is known ns yet, except that he adores his Earents, and especially bis mother, and i adored by her in return. Sbo has nurtured him in the best traditions of bis house, and one anecdote in especial alout this has become a favorite theme for poetry and picture throughout Italy. Having gone to visit Palermo in company with her boy, it happened that on the return journey to Naples a great storm aroe. and the commander feared for the safety of his precious freight. He consulted with the ofllcers as to whether they, bad not best put back. It wai decided to lay the mat ter before the queen aud abide by her decision. She happened to have In her hand a paper. Kapldly, without hesita tiou,she wrote on it the words, 'Saimpre avautl Suvola," passing it on to the eaptalu. Pretty stories are told of the prince how in his childhood he saved up his pecie I money in order to buy bis mother trinkets. He is a any, retiring youth, w ho has developed late, but of whose heart aud iareUigencti all who knovr bim speak highly. Like his father, ha It frank ot speech, and often narrates tales of the homo life. Here i one. The king, la cou trait to the rjuoea, is qui! Inartistic la bis taste, aud aUoi aik has no ear for music, lit Ule the uwa tua found It esdful to wear glji la ttrdei U read, Thrvi (Immu asaey tua king, who, wbsu b tlvem gulag up, says a! e, "Mafftterlu, put down thus f lasses." "MaiNtua W awl safe the prist Tatn !,. says, AUrgltariu.tf yea eWl Ufca off Mmm (), I shall stag." At d aiamsaa feM sua dread of papa's ft) aoiss that site abeyt at eat U mis her sail freut that Itrwtul IU tutors priUt Ibis) at iflkatUaj military teachers bis reul and strict fidelity'to duty, fa appearance be re sembles hi mother. and like her he has the peculiarity of being short-legged, which makes him look w hen seated taller than be really is. Since his late Journey to various European and east ern eourts be has developed more inde pendence and has also come more to the front. There is every reason to hope and think that he will prove no unworthy scion of that most ancient aud honorable bouse of Savoy from which he has sprang. and that when bis time arrives be, too. will do his duty as Italy's king. LAKE DWELLERS IN AFRICA Taeaaanda ar lllarka wha Raar Thalr Bats on rtlee la tha Daanaan ITatera. Much atteulion was recently called to the rrgiou around Kotonou, on the Gulf of Guinea, near which place sev eral hundred of the women warriors of the King of Dahomey were killed in battle by I lie French troops. One ot the most Interesting tenures of this region Is the large unlive villages aud towns that have beeu built in the water. The inhabitants many years ago took this means of trying to escape from the terrible raids of the King ol Dahomey. Many hundreds ef people were actually drivea by the powerful King iuto the water. . ft happens that the Dahomiau are very superstitious about traveling in canoes or crossing streams, .and the fugitives took advan tage of this fact to secure protection for themselves. On any good map one may see the "Den ham waters" near Kotonou, This is the home of these luke dwellers. The towns have each a population oi from 200 or 300 souls to as many thou sands. Physically the people are fine and healthy specimens of Africans, and as a rule tliey are free from dis ease. Gov. Moloney of Lagos says the houses are built upon piles or straight branches of hard wood three to six inches in diameter. They are driven into the bottom of the lake. The up per ends are secured by cross pieces, on which aro laid a bamboo Uoorinjj. two-thirds or one-hulf of which is cov ered in by a house. The uprights ol the house are iixed iirst and secured below the platform to the supporting piles. The roof frame is next made on tho platform, and is covered with grass or bamboo leaves, and raised to its position. The remaining portion of flooring is used as a verunda. In the construction no nails arc used. These nutives are llshermeo aud also a pastoral people. It is a curious fuel that they keep cattle in pens adjoining their houses built on piles over the water like their dwellings. Some times during the dry season the shal lowness of the water admits ol the cat tle being allowed to wander on terra tirma; but fodder is brought in canoes to many less fortunate animals which are compelled to eke out their exist ence in these pens surrounded by water until such time as they are tethered and transported by canoe to the butcher. The present natives are still In dread of the Dahomians, but even if this fear no longer existed it is probable that the habit which they nnd their fathers before thciu have long followed would loud them to prefer these aquatic residences. It is not know? how many lake dwellers there are, but it is sup posed there are at least 10,000 of them among the various tribes whose huts cover the Don hum waters. Once iu a while these tribes make war on one another, and they conduct their light ing iu canoes, cupablo of holding two or three persons, and their weapons are guns, Iiaqwwn. f pears mid clubs. Iu soma other parts of Africa, par ticularly in the Congo basin, the habit of dwelling in hutsiiustalued ou piles in lakes or rivers is very largely fol lowed, and perhaps a lnilllou or two of tho people of Africa are still pcrpet uatiug the phase of lifo of which we have relics in the remains of the iuke dwellers of the pro-historic era. Hie First Trip to Town. Abner Dun grass, from away np be yond the White Mountains, had pene trated to the Hub. It was A biter's first visit to the city In fact his lirsi trip away from home, says the N. Y. Ledger. A relative, doing business in the metropolis, had spent the previous sum mer with Abnej'spurents.and in return for many kindnesses, he hud invited his friends of the country farm to visit him in his city home. , And thus Abner chanced to be in Boston, and was now dining at a hotel with his host. At lirst our countryman hardly knew what to do with himself at the won drously laden table. His relative, ob serving his hesitation, whispered to him: "Don't be backward, Abner; help yourself to just what you like." By and by a gentleman sitting oppo site directed a waiter to bring him a plato of ice cream. The cream was brought and the gen tleman set it down before him while he finished a dish of scallops. A brier looked up aud saw the delicate-looking maa In the plate not far away. It was temptiug, nsd ho reached forth uud took It. He had put a spoonful of the frozen mixture into his mouth.aod was hesitating between surprise aud de light, when the gentleuiau opposite rather abruptly and not very pleasant ly spokes "Welt, my friend, that's what I should call decidedly cool," 'Yus,M rtsHindfd Abner, iouoceut. ly, when he had swallowed the frigid morsel.- "It's about the coldttst pudd'u 1 eutr iMtcl. twau tew maul et 1 1 doa't believe it's really teched wllk ! frost 1" D.uwMwr (wutylnir blttrly)wOl. t!i hnvo pity, p.t. and li t imt tnd Kdwitrd b tmppy,'' Puw (a natural 11, rfpili furtiily). What? Yt tMcVti of matrimony when ymi dont tsv , Vnuw bow many u-ili brua there k- , i the M'lr.a! column d lUanl?'' J.,tiw..- '-Wr at tpld girl, that Ml WiH in. ' huuth II jw .? ' "Why, y,a wo vw Knalntr i'otuudrrs th uthr 'nlf, n d4 I nkv4 l.cr ht was ttt UiftVivnort ImMwinh; tv lf aud a tb.nkcy " Wrll?" WVlfr Why, ty Jove, ihi U h didut ktwa LENDBLL it T"- - uv.:. ALLIANCE HEADQUARTERS. CORNER 13TH AND II STS., LINCOLN, NEB, Three blocks from Capitol building. Lincoln's newest, neatest and best uptown hotel. So new rooms just .completed, including large committee rooms, making 125 rooms in all. A. L. HOOVER & SON, Prop' r. IP YOU WANT TO BUY DRY GOODS AU CABPIiTS AT LOW PSICES EOR CASH, WE INVITE YO U TO CALL If at any time you are dissatisfied Trith a pur. chase made from us, the goods can bo returned and money will be refunded. Very Respectiully, IHLLER & PAINE, - 133 to 139 South Uth Ot, Lincoln, Nob. STATE AGENTS LIST, IIARCH 1st, 1891. ' ' . " - Anyone having Clover, Timothy or Flax seed for sale please notify the State Agent. THIS White Grained sugar per 100 to 00 " granulated " " 6 63 California Strained Honey per lb 10 Mpale Syrup in gallon cans 73 Corn Syrup In 2 palls 75 Fine Sjigar Syrup in kegs 140 Sorgharu in kegs ' 1 80 " i barrels per gallon , 40 " " " " 88 J. W. HARTLEY, State THE ELKHART CARRIAGE AUD HARNESS 't?, CO, liarnrM, Iter IS at bi I H Vviira boleule Ve hli larainmc tmtun iuiiut. n liny ireiH cliwciM Itnl a whx limit utluacturr. War rani everyUiln (r two nr. An) n whooaa wril can orlnr a hum) oi H truer f rum ua, a wull u pay S" t" t'1 t" amue oilildla-ioaa ta orjor Uu Uunu. W ia uu etadit, and hare ONE PRICE rintlurui, 3-Mpria Wnvaiia. Sit! HI I TOP HU, aalm Sim 06j usrse Pbaeloaa, tj 1 1 () asma a aall at U0. Kino Itoad lnrtarithdaah-MI.,. Aim uanurpe . sinsiefoieH. I.luht trouble. IS2U to Id. tlr'r 0S4 Z (3U North, of Z. O. Centrally located and newly furnished throughout. Table firtt-elnts. LARGE AND ELEGANT STEAM Terms $125 tc $1.50 Per day. The Victory Feed Mill Ttae Best Mill In World For rrindlnir Cora with or without tha shuck, and all kinds f small train. CapaoHr 15 to W busbvl pur hour, w n : Made In three sizes. Tour, eight and twelve horse power, - Asdnsi. THOS. ROBERTS, SprleflilM. Ue W1U All Blng. If f M at tt Ik Ktw A lllsaea rttnfv 1 . I a litfij. tAA it. unHl.tHit.al aiaaaa atfl Btaatk Mn annua wrutea tuiS aa f paalalif f.t tkts knk ay AlHaaoa jMuaia, Maat at tkaaj aiaaat to a!4 aaS faanila tuaaa, M ! nvay Jla In Ua a sat K4tJay ItkaarUiy. 1e srlua la altwwa at a asoaaJtacly iaa) W tWiwjva aanUn) k aaaaUfaiai Va-tUft fl aaMn 4U f 44a AtUraaa, Iw . AiUisva rt a.CVi lsela,Rtej HOTEL. WEEK. Very fine California peaches per 1 20 " " apricots " 20 " prunes " 10 California dried grapes 7 Tomatoes beat per can t Coffee etc, at bottom prices. Flour per 100 1 60 Buckwheat flour per sack 12jtt 45 Cora and oats chop feed per 100 1 .25 Agent, Lincoln, ITcb. batro dealt dlree.t with ronnBiaer, HQ, d, .fi 11 irlrtM Hiring (hn iiiiyvvlii - rt, with prtTil of ONLY or ( iiinlilnallnn urn u otnara aail at. Km. (uud an I4 at !M. Ara all No. I r W. B. PRATT, Secretan, ELKHART, 1X3. JAMES McHAFFIE, Stf Notice to Farmers. Allianoes or farmers wishing u buy see or feed earn, can do wsll by writing lo WM.MESSMAN. "ee'y AIManca No. 1W0, Btranir. Nrb. C O -A. Xi! Can now Iks furaishetl on Short Notice From Colonulo, Illinow, Iowa, llkmuri audi KaiLHjw. InfnnnHift fnlvaml nmmritlw FurnbhtHl any Auiantti 1Voj lutt'rt'stt.'iL J. W. HARTLEY, Ajj't aU Wsiio PMjMtes