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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28
MEN WOMEN AND GHOSTS

Was the talking and rather startling title Of one
Of the lectures delivered q year or 90 ago BY Bob
Ingersoll. It was said to b ono Of BOb's BRIGHT
est efforts. hut 1t never could benefit men and
women q 1.-THE 90 much as would knowledge Of
commodations which '"rhe Bursineton" affords
to all travellers. In whatever direction one may
wish to CO. East or West. North or south, hardly
an important city or town can BE- named in Ini-
neis, Wisconsin. lows, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Missouri. Colorado, or Wyoming, to which "aTile
Burlington" 10 not the most direct route. Its
trains il unequaled and the service in an reepects
the best. For tickets. timetables, and any In
formation. cali on its local agents or tAoss OF
connecting lines. or address W. J. G. K-1yon
Gen. Pass. Agent. st. Paul MINI.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

"1f the coat don't fit why, don't put
it on" But truly, Mac, the Editor Of
the GREAT WEST fought the Antimon-
opoly battle five years before the
Times was born-and it is five years
old. We entered the Alliance fold in
the Bloody Fifth" at a sacrifice of
more than you would believe if told
you-years ago.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

The Distress, ruin and bankruptcy
which took place was universal, affect
ing both land and trade, but upon
those whose lands were mortgaged
the effect was disastrous.
Estates encountered for half their
values, when sold would not satisfy
the mortgages" See the Financial
History of England.
The following tables from y. S.
statistics are given as arranged in
The Philosophy OF Prices, and they
present an object lesson we ought to
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28
From Progressive Farmer:
Does Contraction Affect Values?

OOVS %OtlI 0IltOu VcIONI v0tuOS
BY OLD FOGY.
The statements of any one man
without facts as data, however great
he may be, ought to have but little
weight on the burning questions of
What we need is to approach the
subject, not with a preeonceived
theory, but with the sole view of
reaching the truth, by collating all
the facts. Theories follow effort:
All government Of and by the peo-
pie are but aggregations Of individu-
ais who express their will by their
representatives. From this, princi-
pie, by those interested, the follow
ing deductions have been made:
LIST. The farmer and laboEer has
nothing to sell or exchange but his
labor, or it's results.
I'd. If the government were to
grind out millions of what is called
''fiat' money, it would go into the
National Treasury and the farmer
could only get it by stealing, by labor
or products of labor.
Sd. The corrollary-that it makes
no difference what the volume Of cur
rency is, so long as there is sufficient
to pay us for our crops and ifenough
to pay us for our crops, the volume is
sufficient for practical purposes.
When Major Ragland, OF Virginia,
was contributing his very valuable
series of articles to our paper, i took
the position just cited with the hope
that he would develop the ideas that
I shall now undertake to elucidate,
knowing that he could do SO much
more clearly and forcibly than l
could possibly do.
The facts are, if this theorybe true,
we have no need of a fourth. part of
the currency we have. A system of
exchange on the principle of q clear
ing house with our gold and silver
would be ample.
/ assert without fear of successful
contradiction that we need 3 volume
of currency equal in worth and value
to the value Of all the products of
our country;
Two other corrections and give
the facts in the case. The fact is, we
have labor, the results: OF labor and
legislation these are the methods of
getting money into OF out of vaults,
either private or public.
1t is by legislation. that pensions
are paid soldiers, that public build
ings are erected, that river and har-
Dor appropriations are made, that
tariff is exacted; all these, and that
they imply, are mediums of circula-
ting currency. We. hoard and dis
burse millions yearly by legislation.
The second error lSes in the state.
ment that money as a circulating
medium has intrinsic value The
truth is money has q commercial
Evalue.
| Now to the facts:
cat the beginning of the Christian
Era, the metallic money Of thu Ro
man Empire amounted to 81 800,
600, OO0 At the end of tie 18th cen
fury it was less than $500, 900, 600
With the contraction Of currency
population, commerce. arts, wealth
and freedom, all disappeared" SCI
report Of Silver Commission.
"a memorable LIST Of May, 1923
drew near, bankers as well as tn
Bank OF England prepared themselve
BY narrowing their circulation.
! -.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28
The Subtreasury Warehouse,
The Plan of the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union.

The Plan of the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union.
Mr.. Alonzo Wardall, the President
of the National Alliance Insurance
Co.. has sent us q draft of the hill
just introduced in Congress to estab-
fish a system of U. S. County Ware
houses. in which farmers can store
their products, drawing on the same
from the U. S. eighty per cent of the
value thereof IN United States Treas
ury Notes bearing interest at one per
cent.
This is plan which has been ad-
vocated and explained for some
time by the National Economist, OF
Washington.
1t was introduced in the House by
Rep. J. A. Picker, of South Dakota,
and Sen. Vance, Of North Carolina,
is to introduce it into the Senate.
The bill in full will be published in
issue of first week after the State
meeting. In the meantime Mr.. War
dali will be in St. Paul, and will con-
suit with us fully regarding it's fea-
lures and functions. It will be well
to have him talk of the matter at
the State meeting The following is
an analysis OF the plan as presented
in the bill:
1st.-The warehouses are to be
built by the government at point
elected by vote in each county, and
they are to be known as 'subtreas-
uries." 1t requires 100 petitioners
and an annual product of the value
of 100000, to secure it
2d.-They will be used for the stor-
age or warehousing OF the grain, cot
ton, tobacco, or general products OF
that nature. No imported products
received. The superintendent shall
grade same, and give. warehouse
receipts.
3.-The owner of the grain or pro-
ducts may receive on his receipt
eighty per cent OF the value ofthe
same in Treasury Notes, bearing one
per cent interest, said money to be
prepared by the Treasurer Of the
United States, and to be a full legal
tender.
4.-Provisions are made for return
of money so borrowed on warehouse
receipts, and it's cancellation or de.
struction thereafter.
5.-That managers of the ware.
houses shall not receive more than
81 500 q year salary, nor shall his
term of Office be over. two years
The office shall be elective.
Gritty million dollars to be ap
propriated for the purpose OF carry.
ing out the plan.
Without entering into any exam
nation of this great matter at pres
ent, we will say that it is not Who'll
ly untried. Government warehouses
have been known In other countries
and certainly a time has come for &
radical change in the national treat
ment of great industrial problems.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28
The Elmwood Elevator Case.

The GREAT WEST has received q
courteous letter from Secy. CARRIER,
OF the Nebraska Board Of Trasspor-
tation, enclosing kindly reply to
our comments ON the minority re-
port OF the Board ON the Etmw0od
Case. This is an important case to
the west, and we will publish the re-
marks of Sec'y CARRIER In first issue
after State Meeting
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

sour paper goes to press with an
edition OF $4,000 copies this week
Tuesday, and gets of the press
Wednesday evening: Hence many
letters with important notes, not re-
HRred to.
This paper has sent out consider-
ably over 100000 sample copies
.since it's birth. At a low estimate
this has cost us 81 500. But it has
41one.a grand work, and we feel re
paid.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

The Mankato Journal refers to our
mention of difficulty with the Blue
Earth Co. Alliance records as of our
own knowledge. We stated that we
thought the matter an error. OF
course we could not be acquainted
with the facts here.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28
Program Of Exercises for the Annual
Meeting, March 18th

The adopted
the following rules and regulations the meeting
March 4 $780, subject the right Alliance
such meeting any particular
The Alliance shall sit during the daytime executive
it's doors closed for the necessary business
ANY addresses by invited address the
shall be made at the evening sessions, and in public.
IL During the business sessions Of the Alliance member shall
speak more than branch question:
at time objection made unless permission granted by
vote of the State Alliance
~ On the first day Of the pending report
on addresses the the
members Alliance provided the same shall not exceed twenty
minutes each, unless otherwise ordered
After permanent
will be the report Of officers action thereupon
VI The first day. so much thereof as NAV be
shall be devoted the address the President
VII After this two hours
given to the discussion the question cheap
binding by the convicts of the state otherwise
VIII After the disposition Of this question, three hours
thereof shall be railroad
transportation, including the subject watered-stock
TX After the disposition Of this question: hours much
thereof be shall given question
The second hour the second shall given report
delegates meeting the
Alliance and the Federated Farmers and Laborers Union
thereon
XII After the disposition Of this question u, hours
Insurance work.
disposition this business the reports of committees
shall be made and acted upon.
the officers of the State
Alliance coming year
shall given
to the discussion Of the question of Purchasing Business
Department
follows:
l. Address of welcome from the of thest
Address from the Attorney General
of the Railroad
will be afforded an opportunity to
their the Alliance
ngs.
Baker, will address the
State Alliance.
s. An address will be delivered by the Alliance
BY vote Of the address will
have opportunity to do
These will be divided the evening
sessions of the Alliance It also that evening
public the members Alliance
Others limited
large number opportunity participate 1t
evening will
meeting (slGNED)
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

Those who have written us such
<eheartfull'' letters this week will par
don their non-appearance this week.
Proceedings of the Mentor Alliance
next week. Thanks for ssresolu-
sfions."
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

Will Carleton's beautiful poem,
"That Swamp Of DEATH" will appear
first week after State meeting.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

4 Black Record Of Cooperative Crime in which the Nation
IS the Dishonored Victim.
HOW THE PARTY PRESS IS MIXED UP IN THE MFAMY.
this republic by
Wall Street the mcmentary Bak Friday No nation has
known iiquies awor public the
sad revolution following train Europe has desoated
and the Cuhan palaces stripped of their dape public teach
insignificant the colossal
Here reward robbery the national cuhroas get stay 125
years in which to perpetuate their perfdy!
And what has the about it? Let the thieves speak
for them-they bought their privilege
Sometimes bgands
takers fee s insufficient.
Every knows the awful perpeated Pacific Rail
grab
But few that the then
suppressed like the treachy legislature last year.
The corporations Therapeutics
m ms victims blood They have bought
feaed candidates statutes by prositu
ted which thved like the check
of beauty.
In Railroad
In that suit the following letter the General Manager
New YORK, May L. 1875.
notice what you say 1nttrel; he wild hog don't
ssa
think would he best to beat him with would
SS 's 5 SS '"$ %e:'':
bowling platforms party-patriotism
Then see how the land business was worked who could
the votes in congress:
YORK. Jan, A.
Yours s 2o 81 a2 o
@ his
ss4 't ss do as'
We want him In view Of things Congress
to put all the ccmRanys lands Utah and Nevada
could be @ a d g Carr M 2
eoatrod bis friends They could hurt this
5s5 hpa
io tn s m os 4s business here
controlled testimony
Press rottenness Note the reference the
New York. May 2 1876.
yesterday this possible agent
trail Pacific Southern that
% Tree many
and we take them as we find them Morgan History OF the Wheel and
Alliance
almost bounss He writes Cotton he Western Manager):
you have Stafford call the together and grant such
believe Legislature could called together by the people for
900 and a charter granted"
He that bill he passed. bitches
the but is he defeat the bill he don't want
SIT fix things that would know that his bill would
that ~or that that can pass our 0o'
h railroad the Scott has
from him, las DONE"
Sometimes nothing must the defeat Of the
unpurchased friend of the people, He writes:
be defeated at almost any cost"
crusher-here is how the party press controlled
. am all havs the @ st. ss 5
psct doing bright wish
the that this land ought be taken
could it, etc. something
This farmers but entering wedge We shall continue this
beginning again in the after the State Meeting Rome will howl
before get through.
Those who have written such The Crooson Times will tell
a letters this week will M the coat don't fit why don't
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

COuay occurring!
Now you can just reckon, Bro.
Strain, that the GREAT WEST did
cause the move that was made by
the oficials-and we are pleased to
think they acted so promptly.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-03-21
Colt Education.

IF their trainers would handle the
colts as kindly and carefully as edu-
Gators are supposed to treat their
human pupils, balky, skittish and
runaway horses would be a rarity.
Begin by fondling the animal daily
for few days and giving him a
handful of grain each time. He
should then be placed in a roomy box
stall or on the barn floor, and girth
buckled around him, and be shown
the head-stall and allowed to smell of
it. This is exercise enough for the
first day. Every subsequent day an
additional piece of harness can be
added and put in position on the
colt, and finally the harness entire,
but he should be shown every piece
and allowed to become acquainted
with it. At this stage of instruction
he should be made acquainted with
most things which are liable to
frighten horses.
A newspaper can be folded and
unfolded and kicked about on the
floor in front of him, and his face be
rubbed with it. In like manner a
white sheet, blanket, robe, sticks and
stones can be used. Remember that
all articles he becomes acquainted
with now will not brighten him after
ward. He should now be driven
about with the harness on and taught
to gee, haw, stop, back, turn around
and 90 on. Long rope traces, with
a spreader far in the rear, can now be
added, and day by day additional
weights attached for him to draw.
He can then be hitched to training
cart and driven. If none is at hand
one can be made of two old wagon
wheels and their axle. The next
step is to harness him in team with
some gentle horse, and after a few
drives his education will be complete
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-03-21
Study Your Animal.


Now let us reason together. Yon
and we have been farmers all our
lives. We were born on n farm. We
have seen animals from our earliest
infancy; we have seen how father
managed them, and we know how we
have managed them since we were old
enough to care for them. Now, how
much real hard study have we ever
known expended upon the training OF
animals-expended in the direction OF
making the colt or calf more valuable.
Many who read these lines may be
an exception, but is it not the fact
that the average man lets his animals
grow up about as thousands let weeds
grow in the fence corners? You and
we have known balky horses and XII TX
ing cows. Perhaps we have never
taken the trouble to inquire the cause
of this result in any particular in
stance. If we had ten chances to one
if we should not have found that it
was an ill-natured, inJudicious driver
who made the balky horse and kick
ing man who made the kicking COW.
Like Topsy, in Uncle Toms Cabin,
too many of onr animals just grow.
There is nothing that the average
farmer can do, that we can think OF,
that would pay better profit than to
expend some hard study upon the
young animal, that he may learn its
peculiarities, with the purpose of over
coming the Objectionable ones and
strengthening those that are desirable.
Animals differ just as people differ.
Much can be done to train out the OBJ
iectionable features OF child's nature,
and the same is true with the young
animal. 1t is in the early days OF ex-
istence, whether it is a human being
or an animal, that the deepest impress
sions can be made. The calf
can be greatly aided to develop
into decent COW if we are willing
to spend the time in aiding 1t.
From the very beginning we should
seek to win the perfect confidence OF
the animal. We should seek to inn
press upon it the fact that we are its
friend, and if we do that we shall
practice one essential thing, and that
is kindness; land if we all practice kind
ness, and are very careful to see that in
milking we do not hurt the heller,
we shall have a largely decreased
number of kicking cows. That is just
as sure as we live. While it is posi-
BILE and probable that some COWS are
born with a natural kick in them, it is
nevertheless true that the majority OF
kicking COWS are the product OF bad
handling. American Stockman.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-03-21
Grove Bros,
HAGERSTOWN.

We take pleasure in informing you
that our new line of Fall and Winter
Woolens have arrived.
Every piece is new and selected
with the utmost care, to suit our rap
idly increasing trade.
The services of Mr.. Robert Ellis,
for twelve years with Hartman, Bash
& Co., of Baltimore, have been Sc
cured, and we are prepared to get up
as good work as the fine city tailors
for one-third less money.
Dress Suits are specialties with us.
We do not hesitate to pronounce
our Fall Exhibit the most graceful
and elegant ever placed before the
people of Hagerstown. Our line OF
novelties is exceedingly tempting.
The Neckwear Department is full.
All the new colorings and shapes al
ways on hand just as they come out.
Resp'y, &c,
GROVE BROS,
Tailors and Furnishers,
HagerstOwn, Md.
Orders by mail solicited.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-03-21

Sandy soils produce earlier berries
than clay, and southern slopes earlier
than northern exposures. Mulched
berries ripen later than those un-
mulched. If one has sandy soil to
deal with he may retard the season of
ripening by applying straw to part
of the bed for late berries, leaving
the other part uncovered for an early
crop. If the soil be clay, it should
always be given winter protection to
prevent heaving of the plants by al
ternate freezing and thawing in
spring. The part designed for early
fruit may have the straw removed
early, substituting a mulch of horse
manure, which, on account of its
warm nature, hastens the time of
ripening.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-03-21
Resting the Land.

1t is true sometimes, as illustrated
by the boy who grasped full hand
full of nuts in a nanrow-necked jar
and could not withdraw his hand
until he had let 90 the great part of
them, that men fail in their eager eff
forts to get toomuch out of their land.
Constant cropping is now commonly
advocated as the most useful and
profitable method Of growing crops.
1t is a reasonable outgrowth Of the
present restless spirit of the times
which cannot wait for the result with
any patience, but tries to gather
fruits before they are ripe. To rest
the land was principle Of Moses,
sustained by every ancient writer
upon agriculture, and insisted upon
bv the best farmers until within a
score of years ago. Its purpose is to
gain strength and renewed fertility
for the soil, and its effectiveness has
been proved by practice beyond any
question. Its effects are to clean the
land of parasites gathered during the
previous rotation of crops and both
animal and vegetable in kind-weeds
and insects are both destroyed by it
and some troublesome quadrupeds are
also got rid of, such as moles, mice,
etc. 1t is serious question if at this
time, when the great burden of agri-
culture is the too small produce
raised on too great space of land, it
would not be most profitable to sum-
mer fallow feldor two every year
and so increase the fertility and pro-
ductiveness of the soil.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-03-21
RECEIVED HIS REWARD.
flow the Late Chief-Justlce Waite Pun
ished a Disobliging Conductor.

ished q Disobliging Conductor.
The main aim nowadays OF large
proportion of conductors and porters
seems to be to see how disobliging they
can make themselves. They presume
upon their liveries and brass buttons to
act as the autocrats Of travel. In
presence of sublime scenery, housed in
rolling palaces. fed on dainties, only
misery is in store for the traveller,
whether on business or pleasure bent,
who is surrounded by surly officials and
attendants. This ugly spirit among
employees on the through routes is OF
recent day. 1t should Away be
checked. as in a case in which the late
Chief-Justice Waite played part
About daybreak, at a way station on
the Rio Grande road in Colorado,
young woman Of genteelest possible
appearance boarded a day-car on the
Salt Lake express train for Denver.
When the conductor came she pro-
duced an annual pass, ms de out to "Mr.
Blank and wife" "How do l know
you are Mrs. BlankP" grufy said the
ticket-puncher. II don't believe you
are; and, besides, even If this is your
pass, it is no good unless your hus-
band is along" The lady vainly pro-
tested. He rudely demanded her fare
to Denver She did not have sufficient
money with her, so the bully threat
ened to put her of. She then
searched the car for familiar face.
There at the other end of the coach
was a young man who had Just
entered, and in whom she recognized
friend OF her husband. Mr.. Blank
was then one of the leading editors in
the Western States. The frightened
girl approached the comparative
stranger timidly. prefacing her story
by exacting a promise from him that
no angry demonstrations should be
made against the conductor. Sufficient
money was gladly given her and the
fare paid as the breakfast station was
reached. the conductor meanwhile sur
veying Mrs. Blanks rescuer with pro-
voking glances.
Chief-Justice and Miss Waite were
seated, at the eating-station, near Mr..
Blanks friend. whom they had long
known. He gave them an account OF
the affair just related. The Chief
Justice invited the injured traveller to
share his daughters section in the
Pullman car. The two young ladies
struck up an immediate friendship.
No man ever showed more surprise
than that conductor when he saw Mrs
Blank in the party of the Chief Justice
OF the United States, except the same
official, when about noon, in answer to
one sent at Judge Waite's suggestion
to the main Office, telegram came
ordering the fellow to refund the money
and never to show his face on the road
again.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-03-21
Beefsteak Pie.

Take two pounds of steak :; this
need not to be the choicest cut, but
should be sweet and tender; put it
in kettle with water enough to COW
er, and cover the kettle; simmer for
an hour and half, then take out
the meat, cut it in small pieces, TAX
ing ont the bones and gristles.
Have pan lined with crust made of
short biscuit dough, put the meat
into it, season with salt, pepper and
bits of butter; stir a little corn
starch or -four in the gravy in which
the meat was cooked, to thicken it
slightly, pour over the meat and not
on the top crust. Bake an hour.