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The great West., 1890-02-14
but Whom Will We Trust D

'''S''' ~ W. JuSl
This is the universal expression.
This has been the cry that has
wrecked republics for three thousand
years-it will probably be- the cry
whose faint echo will sound down
Times highway when the republic OF
the United States has sunk into his
tory-as a magnificent delusion up
on which Hope has hung the welfare
of the race.
And yet, the answer is at hand.
No man need to go away from home
to answer the cry. Mass meetings
and political machinery throw no
light on the question, but the pale
lamp which burns on the altar of
your own conscience reveals reply
in an accusation of tremendous i'm
port:
"We can trust no one until betray-
al OF trust is punished.
Bribery, corruption, destruction of
conscience. betrayal of doctrines, re-
fusal to represent constituencies,
spoils-system debauchery, combina-
tions with gambling hells, lotteries,
saloon-traffic, trusts, monopolies-
all the evils of a depraved political
system-are due to the utter failure
OF the American citizen to punish the
man who strays from virtue and
public honor.
Not a man who failed to raise his
voice against the senatorial pur-
chase of last year should ever see the
inside OF capitol as an official. Not
a man who did not let his voice ring
out in clarion accents and warn
ing cry against the suppression of
the rotten testimony should ever re-
ceive vote again. The Crossfields
should be buried in political shame
without a mourner.
Fellow citizens, you must punish!
1t is your fault that politics are
debauched. You let the man who
never raised his voice against wrong
60 back to scenes of crime.
You let the man who has to excuse
his worthlessness, whisper soft ap-
peaIs, of personal nature to be
endorsed from the charge of cussed-
ness
Citizens, sweep out the stables
and punish men even for Indifference
and laziness. Require something at
the hands of every man who repre-
sents you.
Call no man Honorable" who
does not earn it. If you will require
"work" you will find who to trust.
The great West., 1890-02-14
just received-a splendid letter
from Secy Schulz, of Montevideo AL
lance week.

Mr.. Donnelly desires us to say to
the farmers OF Belgrade, Stearns Co.,
that he was unaware of his hi Iing
been advertised there recently Ahat
had he known it, he would have been
there; that he never fails to keep an
appointment. Ii Mr.. Donnelly or the
editor of this paper, or both, can
break in upon their work which now
extends through March. they will
both go to Belgrade and have reg
ular '.blizzard.
The great West., 1890-02-14

In our issue of February 2Sth we
will write up the celebrated and I'M
portant minneapolis Eastern" case,
recently argued before the U. S. Su-
preme court. 1t is case where there
is a powerful attempt made to
modify the effect of the "Granger De-
cision," giving states the right to
make tariff rates on the railways. Be
sure and get that number, and read
Il
The great West., 1890-02-14

1t certainly must tend to destroy
the Alliance to have appointments
made for grand meetings." and then
fail to keep the appointments. Last
weeks Belgrade Star, a strong alli-
ance paper, has a column on the fail
ure of Mr.. Sprague to come there. If
Mr.. Donnelly was advertised to 60
there, there was something wrong
about it. Mr.. Donnelly would have
been there if advertised to his knowl-
edge The trains were running reg
ularly and the crowd was immense.
and the speaker was in st. Paul.
At Nashville Center, Westford and
Winnebago City, Martin and Fair
bault counties, the halls were packed.
and in one case popular lyceum
adjourned bodily to go to the hall.
In all these cases and at Belgrade
not only did Mr.. Sprague fail to
appear, but not a word was sent to
them-and they were his own appoint
ments. The letters which come to us
are very strong and bitter. We
trust that these matters can be ex-
plained-and that the torrent of
criticism which came from other
parts of the state upon the Alliance
as a whole for these failures, will not
follow these grave delinquencies in
the south part of the state.
The following is a clipping from
the Paynesville News-like a score
of others:
''What has happened to all our lee
turers, twice has the Farmers Ali
ance advertised for lecturers, and
many have come to hear them and
twice have we all been disappointed
The great West., 1890-02-14

John j. Deshler is an Ohio banker
-and this is what he says about it:
''1f the people are such fools as to
allow me to put saddles on their
backs and spurs on my boots and
then invite me to ride, am not 60
ing to walk. If it is robbery, the
people who sustain the parties are to
blame, not the robbers"
Are the farmers prepared to be sad
dled-well, no, not today, I thank
you! That was Yesterday!
The great West., 1890-02-14

The following resolution was
passed by the new Alliance ut West
Union, Todd County:
WEST UNION Station, Feb. Sd, 80.
RESOLVED, That the West Union
Farmers Alliance desire to express
it's high appreciation of the successful
labors OF Prof. Allison, Deputy State
Lecturer, and We commend him to
the confidence and cooperation of
our brother farmers throughout tho
State. c. B. SMITH.
Secretary.
The great West., 1890-02-14
Finances-Ten Dollar Shares.

Finances-Ten Dollar Shares.
The following letter calls for editor
al mention. We like to receive
them-especially those "easy-like!"
Ed. GREAT WEST:
Your statements in the last issue
concerning Uncle Sans money affairs
have created a profound excitement
out this way. l wish you would give
this matter a thorough investiga-
tion.
One of my neighbors said the otker
day, 1.-THE Government has been
coming money at the rate of two
million dollars a month and it is i'm
possible that there is less money per
capita in the country than 20 years
ago. There is plenty OF money in the
country; if you can give good secur-
ity you can get all the money you
want at moderate interest" Now
Dr., if you can proveyour statements
you have found gold mine.
Give ussome explanation in regard
to the National Bank system, how
it was created and how it operates.
How about that fund to be raised by
$40 shares; we haven't heard about
it for 6 months. Very Respectfully,
JENs SoLHAUG.
Pope Co., Feby 8, 1890.
We will publish a financial state
ment soon-a complete analysis of
the Treasurer's Report, as to the
81, 100000 a month-the neighbor
must have a limited idea of this
country. The increased finances
values-of this country amount to a
half-billion a year-and "a million is
as nothing. But then they have not
coined the full two milliOn-and the
currency of the national banks has
now dropped off $114 millions! Be-
sides this all the INSTRUMENTATION
bonds are withdrawn. As to money
being at cheap rates ask him how
much wheat it took to pay ten per
cent on a 81 900 mortgage five or six
The great West., 1890-02-14

We will kindly suggest to our
Brother Deacon Robinson, editor oil
ye N. w. Railroader, that he is
stealth our thunder. Last week he
copied our new Battle Hymn, pub
lished recently for the Willard ALI
ance, entire and in good shape. But
he gave no credit to the GREAT
WEST. Another railroad outrage
Mr.. Robinson introduces the poem
with this remark:
''Now let the tyrant monopoliste
tremble.'
The great West., 1890-02-14

The department of "The New Pol
itical Economy is not in this week.
Our editorial arrangements are bad
ly mixed owing to our constant alb
sence in the field-work. After the
state meeting these difficulties will
be removed. Copy is in for next
week however.
The great West., 1890-02-14
Some More Liverpool Quotations.

Some More Liverpool Quotations.
Minneapolis Tribune quotes new
mixed Western, Liverpool cablegram,
at 3s. 10d. per Genital. This is
&c., shilling 25c.). 95c. per GENITAL
is SIC. per bushel.
The GREAT WEST quotes same day
new mixed Western at $1.OSH per
bushel.
Which is right?
Wednesday Liverpool was paying
the equivalent of 81 .16 and 81 .1S for
No. / hard.
The great West., 1890-02-14
Mortified News F.:

Mortified News:
There is an ugly look about the ef-
fort to prevent farm mortgages from
being reported in the census. When
capital is making excessive gains
there is nothing it SO much desires
as secrecy. The system by which the
rich are becoming richer and absorb
ing it into fewer hands, the wealth of
the country wants no nosing around
any of it's processes.
The great West., 1890-02-14

The meeting at Kasson, last Fri
day afternoon, was great success.
The large hall was filed with farmers
and the DIR. got away with two
hours and quarter.
In the evening he took the scien-
tific subject-'From Creation to
Flood"
The great West., 1890-02-14

While the prominent men in the
State government are, as is usual, to
be called upon to address the Alliance
at the evening sessions the members
will be expected to ask questions and
make remarks thereupon.
The great West., 1890-02-14

Mr.. LIE Vesconte, President of the
Nininger Alliance, was in st. Paul the
past week. He is entering the field
with energy in his latitude, for Al
lance work.
The great West., 1890-02-14

The papers who tell about Mr..
Donnelly's Withdrawal" are perhaps
not aware that within a few month
from that time Mr.. d. lost a farm
under o Judgment of only 81, 100.
Looks as though he was ''sold out
don't it?
The great West., 1890-02-14
ST.. PAUL, MINI, FEB. IA, 1890

The New York Financier has a re-
view of our position in regard to IT.
rigation by government or by cor
porations. 1t is a very kindly anal
ysis and criticism, and we shall refer
to it again, soon.
The great West., 1890-02-14
The Financial Issue

The Financial Issue
OF the GREAT WEST has been post
poned. The copy has been prepared
but the matter is crowded out by
other documents OF Importance, es-
pecially those of the Elmwood (Neb.
elevator case.
The great West., 1890-02-14

We have received an eloquent ap-
peal to farmers to unite with the Al
lance from Gen. Baker-and regret
that it cannot appear this week.
Read it next week.
The great West., 1890-02-14

There is a new twine trust organized
of vastly more strength than that of
last year.
The great West., 1890-02-14

Bob Dunn Tells Tales Out O. Meet,n'
The State Senate's wickedness did
not all come from the cities. The
country contributed rogues and de-
bauchees with whom the city repre-
sentatives could not compare in de-
pravity of rascality.-Herman Enter
prise.
Come now, Reynolds, probably
you have a span of horses that you
may wish to dispose of one of these
days at remunerative price We
have heard of a fellow who disposed
of a fly team last winter-to be de-
livered in the sweet by-and-by-for
81, 500, 81 500 of which was paid
down in advance. Union.
The great West., 1890-02-14

In 1888 Barrett retired and E. II.
Atwood became President and T. H.
Toombs, of peculiar fame, Vice
President of the 9Th district, and the
crime began that eliminated in the
Doodle legislature of 1889, Wash
burns Senatorship, and G. W.
Sprague's Presidency OF the Alliance.
Jan 9th, 1889, II charters..$ 34.OO
Dues paid ............::....;..;.....;:. 372.17
Aid from poor fund by l.
Donnelly........................ $500
Cash in treasury. 36.O1
Total. $467. .1S
Printing 10000 annual re-
ports ts.................................$1O9. so
Secretary expense bill.."....... 114.61
Jan. 10th, 1889, 11hmonths
salary ................................ 226.67
Payments to Elk. Com 1O9.O
Total. 1859. IS
Shortage $92.6O.
The great West., 1890-02-14

Bill of Executive Committee for AL
bert Scheffer meeting March 27-2S-29,
are all paid as far as know, and all
subsequent meetings up to Jan 10th,
1889. How much Albert donated to
the poor fund is not of record. The
Alliance has now a business organic
alton, insurance, and such farmer
patriots as senator Keller, OF
Stearns, and J. e. Flynn, of Morrison,
are the pillars of it. The business
administration may be flush, but the
ex-Secretary has no knowledge of
when his little balance due for ad-
vances made and work done will be
paid. l am reliably informed That
President Sprague is now organizing
Farmers Alliances indirectly to help
Albert Scheffer. 1t is evident that
the disgrace of 1883, March 27- -2S-29,
is intended to be repeated March
4-5 and 6, 1890. l hope though
that the Changers residing west Of
the ''big woods will teach the dual
city Changers lesson. The Alliance
has been only stuffed club.
THE LAST MEETING.
There is not much use to show up
who was entitled to seats in the last
meeting, because we cannot get at it
properly. 1t is evident to me that
two or more officials we're in cahoots
to save the millers' and railway
interests. There is no question but
that all the officers were entitled to
seats and also those who had paid
up their dues before the meeting
commenced. The meeting was only
a mass-meeting. Those who had not
paid, had no right to vote-but they
did. The record showing that 60 out
of the "a present paid the dues at the
meeting and out of these only IA
paid more than for minimum men,
bership-(8 members at 80 cents each
81 .4O). These 46 members paid
$2.40 only, 81. 20 for a half year to
get new charter!
ERIC OLSON, Ex-Secretary.
Attached to this letter Mr.. Olson
sends us a complete list OF Delegates,
1889, arranged by No. OF Alliance,
county and District-and those dead
and those alive at that time. 1t is a
valuable classification, and it is filed
for future reference. We thank him
for his labor involved in this matter.
The great West., 1890-02-14

OF this $7O9.43 was expended, and
$50. .O1 left in the treasury.
l as secretary, received sal
ary OF. $4,000
Expense bill of. of................ 222.73
Printing Bill was. 154.4O
Per diem of Executive Conn.,. 1920
Total. 500. .43
The great West., 1890-02-14

|
out for political liberty on Sept LIST,
1886, but the 3 ''wise" men put on
the brakes. The saying of c. A. Gilman
May 25, 1886: II don't know what
the Alliance is doing neither do
care" was the cause of his defeat. If
he had said: s'I recognize Alliance
principles, he could have been COVER
nor. 1S5 Alliances were organized.
357 paid for charters. $644.3O were
collected as dues from 43S alliances.
1t should have been at least 81, 900
if collections had been demanded
from all and delinquents dropped
but the executive committee was
satisfied to take those who wanted
to bear the burden and let the Others
get the benefit of the work for moth
ing. The consequence was that the
true alliance workers were starved
out, and the barnacles of Doodle
would laugh at it's weakness. Dues
were reduced to 80 cents per men,
Der.
Feb. 4th, 1887, G. w. Sprague re-
tired and Gen. T. III. Barrett became
president. Out of the 438 Alliances
83, had paid their dues, 1873 were
dead beyond redemption, and 222
could have been revived with proper
effort. l was made secretary at
that time, and
TWAS ORDERED
not to drop any organization for
non-payment of dues, and not to in
cur expenses by travel to organize.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-24
Temperance.
Sober Railroad men.

There are now five buildings and
fourteen rooms along the line of the
New York Central Railroad devoted
to the use of employees of that road
as places of rest, recreation, educa-
ton and religious instruction. No
intoxicants find a place in them, and
they are substitutes for the saloon.
They have been erected or leased by
the men themselves, aided by the
railroad, and especially by Mr.. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, who takes deep
interest in the improvement of the
condition of the railway men. Re-
Gently the fifth of the buildings was
formally opened at West Albany,
with an address by the New York
Centrals president, Chauncey M.
Depew. Referring to these buildings,
Mr.. Depew expressed the opinion
that they were instruments in God S
hands of making better and ADLER
men. Mr.. Depew said: ''The work
of establishing this kind of buildings
was started by a railway engineer.
He saw that the liquor-saloon oppos-
tie each railway station or round
house was beggering the railway men,
breaking the hearts of their wives,
and robbing their children of their
Inheritance He set about to find a
remedy. 1t occurred to him that if
the men could have place at railway
stations where they could obtain food
for mind and body, and rest for both,
the men could be rescued from the
saloon" Mr.. Depew added 81 have
been in the employ of the New York
Central for twenty-five years. When
| entered its service. railroad men,
as a rule, were what is termed hard
lot. Now, as the result of such build
ings as these and the Christian intiu-
ences that radiate from them, they
are sober men,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-24
gadies' Column .
February Floral Hints.

At this season everything begins
to think of spring, and the new plants
in YOUR window will start into new
and vigorous growth if given half a
chance. Stir the soil in the pots
Give them all the sunshine possible.
and as much fresh air as can be safe
lv admitted. Shower them daily,
and see that no insects are allowed
to collect and work on the new shoots.
Give a watering with liquid manure
once week at st,-twice Is better,
to all that are making new wood,
and repot those needing more room
for their roots. 1t is quite important
that this attention should be given
now, as a shift later on will interfere
with the growth of the plant for a
time, and everything calculated to
check its steady development should
be avoided. Do what is necessary
before the plant gets much of start.
Bring up your Fuchsias from the
cellar and repot them, cutting the old
branches back at least half, if that
was not done when you put them
away in the fall. Give plenty of wa
ter, good light and rich, we'll
drained soil. They will soon break
freely all over the old wood, and by
March they will be covered with new
shoots and healthy foliage. Those
who persisi in keeping their Fushsias
in the living-room all winter know
very little of what the plant is capa
BILE of doing if given complete rest
for three or four months. After such
Il rest 1t will make an astonishing
growth in short time, and be loaded
down with flowers, 4 good share of
the summer and fall but if kept in
the light and heat all winter it will
grow tall and spindling, and be weak,
and give but few blossoms
Home Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-24

A TRIFLE OVER EDUcATED.- Ths
pubIic-school system of examining
blank minds with uncorrelated facts
says the Washington Post, produces
occasionally results as startling as if
you fed corn on the ear into a she'll
ing machine and ground opt peanuts.
A young lady on Fourteenth street
astonished her parents by her famili-
arity with English history.
.'Oh, yes" said she 81 know all
about Henry VIII. He got divorce
from Amaze Boleyn and the pope sent
big, red bull TO h4tt him off his
throne"
The same young lady was Boosting
the antiquity of her family.
"They are very ancient" said she.
''They date back to 400 b. c. But
what does B. G. mean, anyway"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-24

Students VINO use tobacco in any
form are denied admission to the Uni
versity of the Pacific at San jose, Cal.
Ram fighting is said to divide with
cock fighting the affections of those of
sporting blood among the natives of
Ceylon.
It is said that during the twenty
years from 1867 to 1887, 6 per cent. of
all the county records in the United
States were destroyed by fire.
A bundle of spider webs, not larger
than a buckshot and weighing less
than draohm, would, if Strengthened
out and untangled, reach a distance of
$50 miles.
A French woman has got up pub
lie contest, the proceeds of which are
to be devoted to the relief of the suffer
ers from the Antwerp fire, in which
the prize is to be awarded to the wo-
man who speaks the most words in
one hour,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-24
A Common Lot.

Into all lives some rain must fall
Into all eyes some tear-drops start;
Whether they fall as gentle shower,
Or drop, like fire, from an aching heart
Into all souls some sorrow must creep,
Into all souls some doubtings must come,
Lashing the waves of life's great deep
From dimpling waters TO seething foam.
Over all pathways some clouds must lower,
Under all feet some sharp thorns spring,
Tearing the flesh 10 bleeding wounds,
Or entering the heart with their bitter sting
Upon all brows rough winds must blow,
Over all shoulders cross must be lain,
Bowing the form in its lofty height,
Down to the dust in bitter pain.
Into all hands is some duty thrust,
Unto all arms some burden given,
Crushing the heart with its dreary weight,
Or lifting the soul from earth to heaven
Into all hearts and homes and lives
Gods dear sunshine comes streaming down,
Gliding the ruins eff life's great pain
Weaving for all golden crown.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-24
Through the House.

Remove machine oil from new
muslin garments by washing the spots
in clear cold water.
Ripe tomatoes cut in half and
rubbed on will remove ink, fruit and
vegetable stains from the fingers, as
will a cut lemon.
Save tea leaves for a few days,
steep them for an hour, strain and
use the liquid to varnish paint, oil
cloths and window panes.
Ebonize wood with strong stain
of copperas and logwood, with lit
tie powdered nutgall. Stain the wood
with this, dry, and rub down we'll.
Then oil, and finally use French
polish made dark with Indigo blue.
Poor white paint can be washed
with warm water and borax, which
does not remove the paint.
Glycerine and lemon juice will
whiten the hands.
A good whitewash is made of six
teen pounds of the best Paris white,
and half pound of white transpar-
ent glue. Soak the glue all night in
sufficient cold water to cover it: and
in the morning heat it, without scorch
ing, until dissolved. Stir in the Paris
white with hot water until of the
proper consistency.
Wash white blankets in warm suds
without rubbing on any soap, and
rinse quickly in clear warm water.
Boiling water for half an hour will
destroy all disease germs.
Rub weak spines with a mixture of
a pinch of salt, tablespoonful of
brandy and a teacup of water.
Five rules to ensure sleep. Eat
nothing hearty after five o'clock
calm your mind before retiring; &c
to bed at a regular hour; when you
wake arise at once; never sleep dur
ing the day.
BoraX, ammonia, and oatmeal will
soften hard water, which dries the
skin when washed in.
After water-soaked shoes are dry,
give them a rubbing with kerosene
oil to remove the hardness.
Strengthen vinegar by freezing it,
and then remove the ice which forms
on the surface; the water of the vim
egar only freezing.
A beautiful clear varnish for white
wooden articles is made of three
pounds of bleached shellac dissolved
in one gallon of spirits Of wine; strain
and add gallon and half more of
the spirits.
To starch collars, make some gum
water of clean gum Arabic; keep il
in a bottle, and when wished work q
little of it and a trife of common
soda into the ordinary starch. II
adds both gloss and stiffness to the
collars.
Scratches in varnish are removed
if a coarse cloth well saturated with
linseed oil is laid over them.
Cure a tickling'in the throat with 8
pinch of dry, pulverized borax placed
on the tongue and slowly dissolved
Clean rusty stove-pipe by rub
bling over it a flannel cloth moistenesl
with sweet oil.-DOmestfc Monthly.