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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-07
CrOOkstOn Journal:

Crookston Journal:
The Object Of The Farmers Alliance
Is simply and solely to benefit the
farmers of the country. The Alliance
is composed of farmers banded to-
gether to protect their own interests
in all of the affairs OF life. There is
no earthly reason why capital, en-
ployed in railroads and elevators,
should be guaranteed certain per
cent. on fictitious values as it is,
while capital invested in farms is
obliged to accept what paltry re-
turns capital employed in other
avenues has a mind to deal out to it;
but it has to under the present con-
dition of things. By combination
of interest of all concerned this con-
dition is brought about and it is
time for capital, employed in farms
to combine in an effort to change
the deal. We are confronted with
the cold fact that farmers have not
had their rlghtful share in the pro-
ducts of their labors-that farm pro-
perty is rapidly depreciating in value
every year, and that if no change
takes place soon absolute ruin
stares the farmer in the face. One of
two things must be done and done
soon. Either the farmers must Or
ganize and devise some means to
check the rapacity of capitalists who
now exact their pound of flesh to the
letter or else, by sitting supinely
down and submitting he must be re-
duced to the level of serfdom-a
slave in this bright land of freedom!
Tell us not in mournful numbers
that the farmer of to-day is so tame
a creature that he will quietly sub
nit to this rank imposition, for he
is not, and there is enough of intelli-
gence in his class to unite and devise
means whereby capital invested in
farms and farming will pay equally
with capital employed in other pur-
suits.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-07

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G0A0 times, from % varieties of Selected
Stock. Send cent Stamp for 20 page Catalogue.
J. s. SH.EMAKER, Dakota Ill.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-07

Bijou Hills Times:
You are aware that during the
past four years we have been talk
ing through our columns about the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-07
Farmers Alliance.


The Farmers Alliance meeting held
in the village Hall, Waconia, on the
Goth inst, was the largest meeting of
that order that was ever held in the
county. There was a large number
of delegates in attendance from all
parts of the county.
The meeting was called to order at
l. 30 p. m. In absence of the Presi-
dent of the County Alliance Hon.
Adam Hill was chosen to preside.
In a few able remarks Adam accp-
ted the honor. The chairman then
introduced G. W. Sprague, the Pres.
of State Alliance, who delivered a
very able address giving a history of
the Alliances. Mr.. S. is a good
speaker and was loudly applauded.
The next speaker DR.. Fish, editor of
the GREAT WEST, can go it at the
rate of one mile a minute and he did
not handle monopolists with kid
gloved hands either. Mr.. Fish scored
many hearty round Of applause
from the spell-bound audience. He
evidently knows what he is talking
about.
After the speeches a business meet
ing was held. "
The following delegates were elected
to represent our County Alliance at
the State meeting. viz:
Adam Hill of Watertown, Jack
Truwe of Camden, and R. Zeglin of
Waconia.
The following persons were chosen
as proxies: John Weimann of Benton,
John Koehnen of Laketown.
John Simon and Avis Trust were
appointed agents for the "GREAT
WEST" the organ of the State ALI
ance.
The Gazette?of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, is a very influential Repub-
lican newspaper, but it cannot
stomach Monopoly Allison for
United States Senator, again.
The Gazette distinctly charges
Allison with being a self-seeking
tool of the greedy corporations,
that by their merciless exactions
have brought ruin to the very
doors OF a majority of the hard
working farmers of Iowa.
"The Gazette then appeals to
the farmers of the state to re-
pudiate Mr.. Allison. 1t declares
that Mr.. Post, the Secretary of
the State Alliance, is trying to
stem the tide against him, being
induced thereto by promises Of
office. 1t cautions them to be
on their guard, and says they
should rise and break the yoke
of oppression; that it is for their
welfare to do so, as they are far
more interested than any other
class OF people, although every
citizen is interested. If the farm
ers, says the Gazette in conclu-
sion, continue to work like slaves
and reap no reward for their la
Dor; if they continue to sell their
produce at absolute cost of pro-
duction, the profits all goinginto
the hands of trusts and combines
and monopolies through the
silence or in action of Just such
men as Mr.. Allison; if they per-
NIT the profits they should have
to build up millionaires by the
thousands and millionaires ten
and fifty and one hundred times
over, faster and faster, while they
in turn are just making both
ends meet; if the farmers want
to sit down and refuse to investi-
gate or think or act, then they
should not complain in the years
to come, for, they have had their
warning The article has Gre
ated CONSERVATION in the ranks
of Mr.. Allison's support.
Bijou Hills Times:
You are aware that during the
past four years we have been talk
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-20
Joking with Sea Gulls.

Sea birds are always interesting OBJ
jects to voyagers. They follow vessel
sometimes all the way across, ever rest
less and untiring. The gulls particular
", with their long, swift wings, realize
the highest powers of endurance and fly
with ease against the severest storms.
Some say that these birds never visit the
earth except to deposit their eggs; other
wise they live constantly between the sea
and the sky. In fine weather they fly
high in the air, descending with great
rapidity to seize the fishes on the surface
of the water.
The symmetry and strength of the
gulls are remarkable, showing how ma
ture has adapted them in every particu-
lar for the purpose of long flight. Their
.pectoral or breast muscles are one solid
mass of firm, hard muscle, and their
bones are hollow, having no marrow in
them. Sleep is not necessary to them,
or, rather, they rest upon their wings
and allow themselves to be Graded by
the breezes, whose violence neither wor-
ries nor frightens them. On the other
in the fury of the storm, which, con-
vulsing the waves, brings up the dead
fishes and mollusks.
Sailors are very fond of playing off
joke upon the gulls which are always
lowering about the ships. They take
three or four pieces of sail twine about
six feet in length, these are tied together
in the middle, and to the end of each a
small piece of blubber or fat is attached
tightly and then thrown into the sea. A
gull comes along and swallows one
piece; another then sees there is plenty
to spare and swallows the next; perhaps
a third bird takes possession of another,
but as they are all attached to the sail
yarns, whenever they try to fly away
one or the other is compelled to disgorge
his share, and this is continued to the
tantalizing suspense of the poor gulls
and the great fun of the passengers and
sailors.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-20
Who Was Lord Che.terBeld,s Son.


To turn to that feature in Lord Chester
fields life which has impressed itself
most strongly on the world at large-hls
relations with his son-we find that, for
the last quarter of his life, Lord Chester
field lived almost entirely for his son (the
issue of a liaison with French woman
of the name of Du Bouchet). This young
person is much to be pitied. He is one
of the most eminent victims of parental
ambition, the determination that Is, to
make a son what you think you would
like him to be, not that he was born to
be. What Philip Stanhope might haze
been, we need not waste our time IN
guessing. Nothing very striking, prob
ably. AT best he seems to have shown
signs of being an inferior Gibbon; his
father is always telling him that he
spends too much time over his books, so
that probably he had real taste for cru
dition. But that was not at all Lord
Chesterfield's idea of man. 1.-The clois-
tered pedant, "the illiberal pedant," is
the object of his unceasing scorn. He
determined that his son should lead the
same sort of life that he had led, but be
so much more successful in that he should
have had the advantage of all Lord Ches-
terfield's experience.
Unfortunately, the scheme of educa-
ton which he devised was far from well
adapted to carry out these ideas. At
its root there was fundamental error.
Lord Chesterfield held theory, of which
he fattered himself he was living ex-
ample, that everything except poetry can
be acquired, and, as in one place he
thanks God that neither he nor his son
was born to be poet, for practical pur-
poses he may be said to have believed
that everything, not merely facts, but
feelings, not only outward habits, but
frames of mind, only waited for vigor-
Gus will to summon them and take pos
session. This was radical error of his,
but he believed it with all his heart and
soul. 1t is wrong, but nevertheless it
may be highly useful lesson to teach
while the mind is in its acquisitive stage.
Then it may act as powerful stimulus,
but it may be abused, and Lord Chester
field certainly abused it.-Temple Bar.
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Against the cotton OIL Trust.

New YORK, Feb. 15.-Judge Lacombe
in the United States circuit court yester-
day granted a temporary injunction
restraining the cotton oil trust from
disposing of or in any way interfering
with the property in its possession, and
to show cause on Feb. 81 why the in
junction should not be made permanent
and receiver appointed. The injunc-
ton is based on affidavit by William
Wall, representing a large number of
stockholders, who AYERS that the mana
gers of the trust have caused the trust
certificates to be stricken from the
Stock Exchange lists, and are about to
reorganize on a basis which would cause
a great loss to the complainants. Mr..
Walls complaint charges the managers
with gross extravaganza and misman-
agement and with attempting to divert
the enormous profits of the concern to
their own benefit.
AT the convention of the Young Mems
Christian association, in GAINESVILLE,
Saturday, S4 800 was raised for expenses
of the state executive committee in de-
fraying the the expenses of carrying on
and extending the work. An effort will
be made to swell the amount to $1,000.
Repeated attempts 10 burn the little
town of Merceltine, Mo-, have been made
during the past week. The first time
caused the loss of seven of the best
buildings in the place. The blackened
body of a corpse was found in the ruins.
Several more buildings were burned on
Thursday.
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put together they become very signifi-
can't. The substance is mineral, utterly
insoluble in the saliva or the gastric Juice
and the result of eating candies adulter-
ated cannot be otherwise than excessively
injurious. The deviishness of the use of
such stuff in candies is all the greater
for the fact that most of the candies that
are adulterated with it are used by chill
dren of tender years. The extent to which
it exists in certain candies may be sur
missed by an incident which occurred
within the experience of the editor of
The National Druggist.
A wholesale bgrocery house of St.
Louis made a claim against the South
Shore line for damages done a certain
lot of lozenges manufactured by Bos-
ton house and shipped in barrels over
that line. The general agent of the line
procured some of the ''lozenges" and
brought them to the writer for examina-
ton. The result of our investigation
showed them to consist entirely of terra
alba bound together with little gelatine
or gum 1--WE have forgotten which,.
Further investigation developed the fact
that they were simply blocks or forms
to be used in preparing cheap lozenges,
the method of use being simply to i'm
merse them for few moments in syrups
favored with peppermint, wintergreen,
etc. The agent, armed with these facts,
refused to pay any damages and the
concern, rather than risk the exposure
incident upon law suit, dropped the
claim National Druppica
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SAWTELLE'S SECRET.
He Makes a Partial Confession ImpIicat-
ing Two Other Men.

a
ing Two Other Men.
BOSTON, Feb. 17.-Officer Shields re-
turned Saturday from Dover jail where
he had long talk with Isaac Sawtelle.
The latter, when confronted with the
proofs of the crime, backed down some
what and made a partial confession.
He denied that he did the killing and
implicated "Dr." Blood and one Ed
Russell, Boston criminal suspected of
completely in the Keene jewelry store
robbery on Washington street. Isaac
also maintained he did not know where
the head was and that he would, if he
could, give the officers aid in finding it.
There were no startling developments
yesterday, but many minor matters have
been brought to light, strengthening the
chain of evidence against the murdered
mans brother Isaac. The body was
fully identified yesterday. The theory
that the murder was committed in New
Hampshire is supported by the state
ment made by John Wiley, logging
team driver. who says that he passed
carriage supposed to contain Hiram and
Isaac in the pine woods between here
and East Rochester, and a few minutes
afterward heard three shots in quick
succession. A number of other people
say that they heard the firing. The
missing head has not been found.
A coroner's jury was impaneled yes
terday and Mrs. Sawtelle's testimony as
to the identity Of the body taken. The
jury then adjourned until to-day.
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GRIPPE ON THE BLIND.
The sease Impeies the Wonderful Trsv-
els of a SightIess Person.

a
Fl. RECOVERY, Feb. 17.-While the IN
fluenza Is still raging the case of Lewis
Morningstar. middle-aged man, living
with his brothers and sisters about two
miles northeast of this city. and who has
been deprived of his sight for the past
twenty years. is interesting. Mr.. Morn
ingstar having partially recovered from
a very severe attack of the grippe, came
to town Saturday afternoon. 1t was
noticed that he staggered like drunken
man-something very unusual. as he can
walk as straight as any one when he is
not ailing. Mr.. Morningstar said the
grippe effected his walking very much,
and that he found it very difficult task
to walk the entire distance. He also
stated that he had been sick quite often,
but he had never experienced so much
trouble in walking straight than he has
while being afflicted with the prevailing
disease. Notwithstanding the fact that
he is totally blind Mr.. Morningstar does
not seem to grieve over the loss of his
optics, but on the contrary is full of
Jokes and fun. He finds his way to any
of the business houses with the aid of
cane, which he carries continually, and
receives his regular shave every Satur
day, walking to town especially for that
purpose. In walking home after night
he generally prefers the track of the
Lake Erie and Western railway COM
pany, which lands him nearer to his
home, and as there are a very large
number of open bridges on this road, it
is miracle that no accident of any kind
has ever befallen him. 1t has also been
stated that those who have resided in
this city any length of time can ap-
proach him on the loneliest spot, and,
laying a hand on his shoulder. he can
tell who he is, so sensitive is his touch.
His case is a most remarkable one, and
has baffied a great many physicians.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-20
HORRIBLE UYNCHlNG.
An Arkansas Murderer Literally Torn to
Pieces by an Angry Mob.


Pieces by an Angry Mob.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 15.-The particulars of
the tragedy at Charlottesville, Ark,
was learned Wednesday night from the
brother-in-law of the murdered girl, who
resides in this city, and who has Just re-
turned from the scene.
The young lady was missed during the
night and thorough search was made
without success until daylight, when her
mutilated corpse was found about 800
yards from the house. She had been as
saulted and then murdered. Her face
had been hacked with hatchet in a ter
rible manner and she had also been shot
through the body.
The whole neighborhood soon gath
cred to view the ghastly sight, and
search for the murderer began at once.
Suspicion pointed to Covett, who had
been around the house the night before
in an intoxicated condition. From his
wife it was learned that he came home
early in the morning drunk and in
formed her that he had murdered Miss
Goss. at the same time threatening to
kill her if she did not keep his secret.
Without waiting for the slow process of
the law, the infuriated couple took
Covett to the scene of the murder, and
with an ak cut off his arms and legs and
severed the head from the body.
When Miss Goss' brother-in-law left
the mob was preparing to cremate
Covett's remains.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-20
NEWS BRIEFS.
A FLINT glass trust is proposed.

ANOTHER ''gusher" has been drilled
in near Lima, q.
Hon. CHAUNCEY n. OLDs died at Co.
lumbus last week.
A SALOON was blown up with dyna-
mite at Fairland, Ind.
THEODORE THOMAS will marry Chi
cago lady named Fay.
THE Democrats will gerrymander Ma
ryland Congressional districts.
MORE than 5000 people in Dakota
are dependent on outside help.
THE New York Commission has re-
ported in favor of electrical execution.
AN unprecedented snow storm pre-
vailed over large area of Texas last
week.
SOME one sent Senator Ingalls, load
ed cartridge from jackson, Miss, with
note.
Four fine girl babies were born to
Mrs. NJ. Newton, of Everson, on the
18th inst.
MR.. HALsTEAD has engaged to write
of public events for the Cosmopolitan
Magazine.
CHAPMAN HARRIS, the celebrated col
ored Abolitionist, died at Madison, Ind,
aged 50 years.
PHILADELPHIA importers protest
against the Mckinley administrative
customs bill"
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY has been
rendered public reception by his In
dianapolis admirers.
BISHOP HURST is enthusiastic over
the proposed Methodist University, to
be founded in Washington.
A NINE-YEAR-oLD boy broke into a
residence at Marion, Ind, and took a
500 gold watch and chain.
CINCINNATI saloon keepers are max
ing another effort to secure refund of
tax paid under the Scott law.
THE New York Herald approves Mr..
Wickham's bill to prevent gerrymander-
ing of Congressional Districts.
AN Internal machine was sent to a
Philadelphian named Mcbride through
the mails, but it failed to go off.
ALFRED ELLISON, dwarf, aged 10
years and weighing twenty pounds, died
at Big Plain, o., on the 18th inst.
Ex-Governor FOSTER has been of
fered the Craftsmanship of the Cherokee
Commission, to succeed General Fair
child.
A MINERS strike is-threatened unless
the operators of Ohio, Pennsylvania, In
diana and Illinois sign the Interstate
scale.
COMPTROLLER LACY favors allowing
National banks to issue circulating
notes to the full amount of bonds de-
posted.
DEMOCRATIC officials in Allen coun-
ty, composing a "ring," are charged
with standing in with Cal Brice in re-
gard to his taxes.
Two pressmen were discharged from
the Bureau of Printing and Engraving
at Washington, for objecting to color
ed girl for helper.
Mrs. DOwNEY, of Indianapolis, was
married twelve years to another man
before she discovered that her first
husband was living.
SENGERFEsT societies en- route to
New Orleans were shaken up by col
lision on the Alabama Great Southern
Railroad, near Birmingham.
SIX tramps took possession of the
Valley Depot at Canton, o., and made
things lively for nearly an hour. An
agent named Lied was locked in his pri-
vate office.
EXGOv. FORAKER, in speech at Co
lumbus Thursday night, to unite the Re-
publican clubs of that city, urged the
necessity of harmony among the Re
publicans of Ohio.
IT is reported that James r. Garfield,
the second son of the late President, is
engaged to marry Miss Helen Newell,
daughter of John Newell, President of
the Lake Shore Road
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-20
Mang1ed to Death on the Track.

LEEToNIA, Feb. 15.-Yesterday after
noon Benjamin Jeffrey, of Salem, at
tempted to board an eastbound freight
train on the Fort Wayne road at this
place, and in doing so missed his hold
and was thrown under the wheels which
cut his right leg off below the knee
Several gashes were also cut in his head.
He was carried to the mayors office
where Drs. Bertolette and McCready
amputated the limb midway between
the knee and hip, but he died shortly
after the operation.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-20
AN OLD SOLDIERS DELUSIoN.
Attempt to Butcher Himself With
Pocketknife Averted by the Guard

DAYTON, Feb. 17.-George w. Boggs,
an inmate of the Soldiers home, got up
from his couch late Saturday night and
sought surcease from imaginary ills by a
horrible attempt at laceration of his per-
son while temporarily deranged. He
was sitting on an edge of the bed and
was deliberately engaged in butchering
himself when guard discovered him
and gave an alarm. Boggs insisted upon
a completion of his work, and fought
savagely until overpowered. He was
taken to the hospital and his wounds
sewed up, with the chances in favor of
recovery. He is 81 years old and a
member of the One Hundred and Sew
enty-ninth o. vi.
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John L. Kissed the Bride.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-That modest,
yet mighty, man, john Lawrence Sulli-
van, is getting to be social lion. Last
night friend of his, Samuel harrington,
truckman by occupation, living up on
Seventh avenue, was married to Widow
Dougherty. She was blushing like
school girl after the ceremony, when
John stepped up, and, without asking
privilege, pressed his lips against the
little woman's rosy check. Mrs. Par
rington blushed deeper and said: "Oh,
Mr.. Sullivan" Now, Mr.. Sullivan
knows thing or two, and he caught on
at once in this case by repeating the
operation on the other cheek.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-20
AduIterated Candies.

The Board of Trade Journal of Port
land, Me-, is authority for the statement
that about 5000 tons of terra alba were
recently imported through the port of
New York alone. The only use for terra
alba in any quantity is in the adulteration
of candies, and when these two facts are
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-20
NOT TOO YOUNG TO MARRY.
License Refused a 4O-Year-Old Woma
Who Said She Was IA.


PoTTsTowN, Feb. II. - Michael
Korauki, young Hungarian, of Potts
town. applied several days ago to Clerk
of Courts Makburger for a marriage
license, saying he intended to wed a girl
IA years of age, whom he daily expected
from across the seas. The license was
refused, and Saturday Korauki went to
New York and met his betrothed, Miss
Mary Dampco, who turned out to be a
sturdy Hungarian woman, 40 years old.
Notwithstanding this disappointment in
regard to the age of his bride, he hunted
up clergyman and the wedding took
place.
1t was celebrated yesterday by the
Hungarian element of Pottstown with
beer drinking and merry making.
Korauki and his affianced had conducted
their courtship by letter, and she had
deceived him about her age.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-20

Miss Effie Davidson and her married
sister left Pulaski township, Beaver
county, about the holidays to visit an
other sister living in the lumber regions
of the Allegheny river, since which time
nothing has been heard of them. Much
uneasiness is felt over their disappear
ance. A relative will go in search of
them this week.