Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-02-16


grindstonc, and the edge Of the AK. from he
ing round and dull. got kccncr AMI kccncr,
and tho mechanic lifted the ax glistcning and
sharp. and with edge 10 keen be must eau
tiously run his finger along, lsst while cxamin.
linz the implement he cut his hnni TO the hone.
So I have seen men who were put against the
grinisionc Of hardship. and while one turned
the crank another would press the unfortu-
nate harder down and harder down until he
was ground away thinner and thinner, his
comforts thinner, his prospects thinner and
his face thinner. And Isaiah siricks out:
"What mean yc that yc grind the faces 81 the
poor" Its M awful thing 10 bc hungry. Il
is an easy thing for US TO bc in good huinor
with all the world when We have NO lack.
But let hunger take full possession of Us and
We would all turn into barharians and canni-
bals and ilcnds. | am glad to know that the
time Is coming, Cod hasten 1t. when every
family In the round world will sit down at a
full table AMI |, will H. only question bc-
tween lamb and vcnison, ar between
partridge and quail on toast, and out Of
spoons made out Of Nevada silver ar Cali
fornia gold the pastries will drop on tongues
thrilling with thankfulncss because they have
full enough have no idea God Is ;.oing To
let the human race stay in Its present pre-
,iicamcni II the world winds up rs II
now Is. ii will b. an awful failure
of world. The barren places viii bc
irrigated. Tho po;nolosists, hcipsl of Cod,
will urge on tho fruits The botani,iS. in.
sp!rcd Of the Lord. will help on the gardens.
Tho raiSers of stock viii send enough animals
lit for humaa food t. the nar.:cts, and the
last earthquake that rcris the verdi will up
sc; banquc;ins table ut which are seated
the entire human race. Meanwhile, suppose
that some Of the energy We arc cSrcriins In
useless AMI unavaiiins talk about the bread
question sl,odll bc expended in inercisul allie
viationS
Ti!i: GREATEST BATTLE rIi:.D.
have read that the battle Geld Oh which
uorc troops met than Oh any other in the
world'si!soyy was the battle field of lycileic,
ono hundrc.! AMI sizty thousand men unicr
Napoleon. two hundred and CITY thousand
r!ca u:n.or .chwarzclcrs;. No. no. The
creates; and most terrific ba,tlc Is now bcins
fought al tie world over. 1t is the struggle
fer food. The Groun'l toas 81 Tie finest PAS
sac IN one Of the great musical MASTER
pisces, the artist says, was suggested
10 him by the cry Of the hun.
rry populacc Of Vienna as Tie Kin; rode
through and they shouted, Bread Give us
bread And all through the grca; harmo-
MICS 81 r,Isical academy and caihc,lial
hear TIE l:lihos, the ground tone, the tragedy
OF u;!cOunict Eiuliitu,lcS. who with stream
in: c.es and Van oAec..a AMI Lr,.e. hearts
pi,.,,.ir; To-. Tread.
let IL; take auothcr ic,,.: around 10 ,,.v how
We may scrrc our generation. L.; u SIC. as
f.r aS ve>il,c, that they have ,u,isl To
woar. Goa lao..s IN The huinan race and
!;:.ows iu1i An,: many inhabitants the world
E,.s. TIC statistics a.: tg" wori.'s population
are carefully ial;rn In civilized lands. and
every few years officers 81 government 80
trough tho llu,l AID co,nt how tiany lso
PIE i!erc Grc il t!!c 'u.i,rI states or La.
la.:d, s::! ira; accuracy /, reached. But
wica people til us low many inhabitants
Tiers arc Ia ...ia ~ Africa. IL h,s; it must
liz u wild cues Yet God knows tho exact
number I. pcoIlc on our planet, and
he has ma,lc epoush apparel for each;
and ii there bc iif;ccn hundred million, IT,
teen thousand, fifteen hun,ir,-l AMI fifteen
pcopl,, then there is enough apparel for ff-
teen hundred million, fifteen thousand, fifteen
hundred AMI fifteen. Not sloucliy apparel,
not ragged apparel. NOT Insufficient apparel,
but appropriate apparel. At least two suits for
every being ON tho earth, II summer suit anu
winter suit y good pair Of shocs for every
living mortal y good coat, u good In, or u
good bonnc; AMI a good shawl and a com
plc,c masculine or feminine outfit 81 apparel.
Il wardrobe Tor all naiiu:.s adapted 10 all
climcs, AMI not u string or button or pin
or hook or an eye wanting. Eu;, alas.
where are the good clothes Tor tsr,N-lourths
OF the human raccl The ouc-.aurih havo
appropriated them. Tho fact IS, there ncc,ls
10 10 and will bo u redistribution. Not by
anarchiaiic violence. Ii outlaary tad i;S way,
it would rcni and tear and diminish ui.
I'll instead of ihrSc-.uurills IL the world not
properly atiirel, loUr-fuar;hS wo,.ll 10 in
will take place BY generosity un tho part
Of tl.use who have a surplus and increased i'll
dGstry ON the part ol ,aosc suffering from de-
ilcit. No; MI, but the large majority OF case
Of poverty III this country, are u result Of
idlcaess or drunkenness, either on tho part Of
prcscn; sufferers or their ancestors In most
case. tho ru:a jug Is tho niaclsiro.l that has
IL. -. .f..,
are il RAJ. Eu, th.ass will caaa.;c and by
generosity ul the PAR: ol the crowded ward
robes, and industry AMI ,oaririy "a the part
OF tine cnipiy warIlro6,S, ths:I viii llCnoush
cor all % wear. God h.ls done Ills iart to-
warn the dressing II the human race. lilo
crows II surplus Of vol on the Sleeps back
and locks roiin lhc mountains anu valleys
with burden Of warmth intcnl,Sl loi trans
ference 10 human comfort. when the shut
ties of the factories reaching all the
way from the ChattahOochcc tothc icrrimac
shall have spun and woven it. And
here come forth the Rocky Mountain goat
AMI the cashmere and the beaver. Here are
the mcrino sheep, their origin traced lack to
the iiucksof AhraLanic and Dav.lir tines In
white letters of snowy ilcrSc. G"i has lIccn
writing fer thousands 81 year. his with that
there might liz warmth for all nations
While others are discussing The c!rcc; ~ high
ar low tariff. ar u, ari.r at all on w"ol, you
aud hal batter ~ II IN ear warirolss We
have nothing that We ran sparc for the shiv'
ering ar pick oui so'nc poor lnd Of tho street
and take him down Ia clothing store nn'l III
him out fnr the winter Dont tiiu.. that
Col has forgotten to- s,id lcc AMI snow bc-
causc Of thi. wonderfully mild january and
February. We shall yet have d,yp SHOWS
AMI ~ much fru,t an the window pane that
In the morning ynu cannot 49, through IL;
and whole llpckS az blis...r'ls. for G"i bong
ago DECLARED that winter. as well as GUNNER.
shall not cease. AMI between this aud the
spring crocus We may all have rcasnn Ia cry
out with the lrs,linist; who can stand bc-
fore his cold:"
now MAY VIZ SERVE orR GEsERATIosi
Again, lot ~ lunk around and 49, how We