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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18

Among the best appointments that
Gov. Page made was that of Victor /.
Spear to be member of the Board Of
Agriculture. The Free Press thus
speaks of him at the Swanton meeting,
SAT the closing session of the meet
ing Victor |. Spear of Braintree, the
new member of the board, was the
first speaker, and he made very good
impression by the clear, candid and
practical manner in which he handled
his subject. "Sheep husbandry, "
once the glory of Vermont, has almost
passed into oblivion in the minds Of
too many of our farmers and ii was
refreshing to hear of their being made
a profitable stock when handled by
some men in the ordinary manner, as
Mr.. Spears experience proved.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18

Here is bit Of hard sense from DR..
Hoskins that Is commended 10 the at
tention of any discontinued Vermont
farmer whose eve i may meet -
Taken all together, not single one
of the states and territories that have
doomed away the dissatisfied or in
debted farmers Of New England ia the
past dozen years have given them anv-
thing better than they had at home. la
thousands of cases our emigrants have
been stripped bare Of everything. and
they now find themselves laborers 10,
hire, poor as the foreign emigrauts
from Ireland. Italy aud other countries.
where oppression aud starvation have
driven them"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18
Club list.

The Burlington Weekly Free Press,
great eight page, So column paper the
ablest edited and most comprehensive
and complete state newspaper in VT. 1t is
never less than 81 90 year, but by spe-
cial arrangement we furnish it and this
paper TO any address in Vt, one full year
Tor only S1.50.
The Home Market Bulletin, published
al Boston and edited by Col Albert Clark,
and f. Il. Dixon, formerly of the Watch
man, 81 90 a year. 1t is devoted to explain
ing the tariff and defending the interests
Of American Farmers, Working Men, etc.
We will send it with this paper, both one
full year, for only S1.20 in vt.
Wide Awake, the best magazine for
Young people, 100 pages perfectly illustrat
ed, regular price, $40. We send this pa
per and Wide Awake both for $40 in Vt.
BabyhoOd,an indispensable magazine
for mothers and all who have the care of
Young children. Earnestly recommended
by ali physicians. Price s1.50 year. We
send this paper and Babyhood both for
s22O in Vt.
The Cosmopolitan, the best illustrated
magazine in the world fully equal to Scrib
ners, Harper's, etc. Price, S2.40. We send
It with this paper ito new subscribers for
the Cosmopolitan both for S2.40 or, to old
subscribers for the Cosmopolitan, both for
2. 75.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18
nnM FnmiIinr Thi. snnn,l.

We are in favor of economy 10 every
thing. The high taxes that We are
forced to pay has given our state a bad
reputation among eastern capitalists
and farmers. Ia proportion to the val
ne of our land we pay larger taxes than
any of the eastern states. The time
has come to reform, and we must re-
form.-South Dakota Chiei.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18

is with Indians very much as it is with
ministers, the less people know about
them the better they like them. They
are not handsome people. If there
is any distinction in comeliness of fea-
ture the male sex has the advantage.
| We never could understand how the
young bucks could look the dusky maid
ems in the face and tell them they low
ed them. They evidently follow the
trail during the day and do their court
ing by the dim light Of the moon. In
some features OF civilization the In
dians have advanced beyond the whites,
the women do all the hard work. This
affords an opportunity for the men to
form a cultured class. Some of the
fruits of this culture we have already
seen in the magnificent orations sent to
the great father at Washington. We
are now looking TO them for some po-
EN- that shall smack of our native soil.
The Indians do not wear a great many
clothes, and you can usually tell when
there is one Of them about. The gov
ernment supplies them with something
like horse blankets, marked ~. S,
as much as to say, ''you belong to us.
These they fold into graceful and fam
tastic forms and throw them over their
shoulders, and on their native heath
are monarchs Of all they survey. The
government also supplies them with
guns and powder and shot. This is to
enable them to protect themselves a
gainst the white mems chickens, cattle
and horses. An Indian is hardly ever
safe when wandering around alone far
away from his home. White men who
understand their business can make
handsome thing as Indian agents. II
may be that some Of the old tricks are
played out, but he has not much wit
who cannot invent new ones. Indians
have some unpleasant habits. both in
peace and war. They are fond Of ped
ding, and they are willing to call on
you through any opening they can find
in your house. They could be trained
into first class book agents In war
they have an unpleasant habit Of taking
lock of hair from the heads of their
enemies, and they usually cut it off so
close to tho bed rock that it will not
sprout again. Some have wondered
what the Indians were made for No
doubt the Indians wonder what the
white men were made for. We cannot
tell which has the first right to exist
ence, but probably the race that was
made first. 1t will be necessary, how
made first. We do not blame thewhite
people in the West for not liking the
Indians because the average Indian as
he loafs about the reservations or the
back parts of towns aal villages is not
a companionable fellow. He is too Of !
ten a magnified specimen Of white mems /
vices. But then the VIII, men can
keep out Of the Indians country. We
do not blame Indians for not liking /
white men, for they come in contact /
with specimens Of the race that are a.
much below them in the human scale /
as thoy are below the highest products 4
of white civilization. The ghost dance
as a matter Of economy should be en-
couraged. Ii will tend to increase In
dian ghosts and save victuals. There
are more thoughts about the Indians
than are here expressed.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18

There was a large attendance in town,
and receipts were fair. There is no change
in the market so far as price goes, except
that what strictly new butter was offered
looked up trifie. We quote generally as
last week, is to 20 cents for good dairy but
ter; p to p for something finer; creamery
q to % cents. Eggs scarce at % to = cts.
for shipping.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Look out for Trouble.

The democrats in the Legislature
were active, united and had able lead
ers, and carried their point every time
except on the high license bill.
When the next campaign opens the
republicans will find that the democrats
will charge them with having defeated
the 10 hour bill, the weekly pay bill,
the bills to relieve from double taxation,
to reduce the number of judges, to reg
ulate railroad fares and freights and "a
bove all, with extravagant appropria-
tions. What are the facts!
The official records of the legislature
when printed, will show that the week
ly pay bill introduced by Mr.. Moloney
applied only to a few corporations char
tered by the State, was in fact aimed
at the Vt. Marble Co., Sec'y Of War,
Proctor, pres, and introduced with the
evident expectation that it would be
killed. Yet in the next campaign You
will hear the republican party charged
with being opposed to this measure.
The ten hour bill was held back till the
last Of the session on purpose to have
it killed in the Senate, so that the re-
publican party could be charged with
being against that measure.
Every bill TO relieve the burden of
double taxation either by making the
property taxable to the different own
ers according to their interest in it or
by exempting mortgages, bearing from
4 to per cent interest, from taxation,
would have become laws if the demo-
Gratis had supported them.
The democrats voted unitedly against
repeating the cider clause Of the prohib-
itory law, because they wanted to make
the farmers so mad as to vote for high
license in 1892.
Ii was through democratic influence
that S2400 was appropriated for fish
hatchery, and the bill appropriating
$1,000 to advertise the Resources of Vt.
was killed. Let the people remember
these facts and not be deceived in 1892.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18

Ex-Governor Pingree's name is re-
ceiving favorable mention for depart
ment commander, G.. A. r. Until
recently the rule has been to elect de-
partment commander residing at points
capable of furnishing entertainment for
the annual encampments. Under this
rule that office has gone to the larger
towns. II was changed two years ago
50 that comrades residing in other towns
are eligible. Gov. Pingree would fill
the bill. There are number OF other
candidates ia the tield,and among them
+. W. Jewett of Swanton.E. II Trick
of Burlington and u. l.. Morgan Of
Rutland. \ correspondent of the Rut-
land Herald SAYS that Ormsbce Post of
Brandon will also present candidate.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18
PaImer's STANDARD Perfumes.

These perfumes are recognized as the
best in the world. z. Z. Evans and Co.
are the sole agents for this town. They
offer at cost their entire stock of other
Kinds Of perfumery, which is all first class
70 make room for Palmeris.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18

We club the following most excellent
papers with this paper at the following
very low prices. The price is for one full
year. The first column gives the regular
price of the paper named, the last the
Il. i. 1. 1. Arc..n..c
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18
Some thoughts about the indians.


The Indians live out West. The
people out West wish they lived out
East. There has been some talk Of
taking up a subscription and hiring
them boarded at Newport, Long Branch
or Pittsfeld, Mass. We hope the plan
will perish in its immaturity. Those
places are well supplied with first fam
lies now. The Indians came to this
country sometime ago. There being
no white men here at the time they
were not SO variegaUed as now. The
Indians are of two sexes, and this ac-
counts for the fact, in part, that there
are lndiansshere. The original lndi-
ans are all dead. Some think it would
be an improvement upon the condition
of the human race If the descendants
would initiate their progenitors as rap
idly as possible Some of the Indians
are now looking for the return of the
spirits Of their ancestors. If their ex-
pectations are realized dead Indian
will be a good deal more lively than a
live one. The first Indians owned
large farms, but they were foolish en-
ough to let the white men come in and
carry them on. and the result was the
same as in modern times, the hired
men took the land for their wages. ltl
has been bother ever since to know
how TO get rid of the original proprie-
tors in a civilized way. The people Of
the United States, in their collective
are very anxious to preserve
the Indian. As individuals. most have
a desire to see their numbers grow beau |
tifnlly less. In the first relation there
are a good many interests involved. /
We need some excuse for an army, ,and
without Indians we could not have In |
dian agents. There would be no suitable
place to dispose Of our surplus philan-
thropy. no far off region where we
could lay ont our sympathy. If there
were no Indians there would be no law
against selling them whiskey, and if
here were no such law, the occupation
# lot of poor white devils who have
nothing to DO but to break the law.
would be gone, their occupation gone,
he government would have to hang OF
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18

The time for the farmers to begin
the next State campaign is now. The
defeat Of the agricultural college bill Is
a triumph for the most persistent and
dangerous lobby work ever done IN the
State, and is deliberate thrust at the
farmers, who by representation and pc
tiliou demanded the passage OF the bill.
Gazette.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18
"The Gentleman from Randolph. :"

We watched with much interest the
work Of Col. r. j. Kimball during
the late Legislature aud know he de-
serves all the kind words the state pa
pers are saying about his record. The
following is from the Burlington Clip
per:
zone Of the most efficient members
of the late LEGISLATURE was Col. r.. j..
Kimball of Randolph. He wasted lit
tie time in idle talk, but when he spoke
he commanded the attention OF the
house and succeeded III carrying every
important measure he or his constitu-
ents were interested in. As a member
Of the ways and means committee he
had much to DO in drafting the corpor-
alton tax bill and the fact thar these
are taxed more than un-
der the old law is largely owing TO his
sagacity and good Judgment. The
several large corporations, including
the savings banks, win as a whole pay
the State handsome sum in excess Of
what they have ever previously paid,
thus relieving the over burdened farm
ers and other tax payers.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18

The immigration business was knock
ed out. This viii please the demo-
Gratis as no more Swedes win be inn
ported to help swell the republican
vote Of the state.-Bristol Herald.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18

The universal verdict IN regard to
the late legislature is expressed in the
word .tiailure. Bristol Herald.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25

cate our cause. OF course you should
vote the full ticket, for the other candi-
dates come in for the same abuse. AS
the RIP. says it's nothing but Demo-
Prohib combination and was manipulate
ed by the same old crowd, wonder
what kind of crowd the editor of the
RIP. thinks he has the honor to belong
to.
And now want to give little advice
to the first-class farmer (?) the spy in
the F. M. B. A., the protester against
being enumerated as one of the 200 in
voting the Peoples ticket; the dlsap-
pointed and played-Our politician and
fisher for Office in whatever party will
give him a show; the one who thought
that to be nominated by the Republican
party was equivalent to an election but
found out that sometimes it was de-
fusion; the one that is doing the dirty
work for the RIP; the one who expects
to get the nomination for certain
Office by the Republican party. would
advise you to look little out, or some
body will be hunting up your political
history, which don't believe will look
very good in print. People who live in
glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Nuff sed. WELDA FARMER.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25
Letter to Ben Glover.

A. and M. COLLEGE, MISSISSIPPI, Aug. z, go
Hon. B. H. Glover, vice. president of the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union of
America:
DEAR BROTHER: President Polk de-
livered in open session of our state
Farmers Alliance this day, one of the
best, most eloquent and patriotic adj
dresses ever listened to by Mississippi
audience, in which he described most
graphically his reception by our breth-
rem, the Boys in Blue, and the people
generally of the great north and north
west during his recent official tour, and
made a most beautiful and touching APP
peal for fraternity and union among all
the people of our common country. At
it's conclusion Brother j. M. Cranberry
offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, That Il committee of three,
consisting of Gen. S. ID. Lee. Gen. A.
M. West and Capt. Frank Burkitt. be
appointed to send greetings of the Mis-
sissippi State Alliance to our brethren
north Of Mason and DiXon's line.
iC uuty IhttS tuO ItlC COiu-
mittee we assure you is most agreea-
BILE one, and with our hearts i'm our
hands, we tender, through you, to our
brethren throughout the northern sec
ton Of the Union, on behalf of the
Farmers Alliances of Mississippi, fra
ternal greetings, and pledge for the
organization in this commonwealth our
most Jealous and patriotic endeavors to
propagate the true principles of our
glorious order; to suppress sectional
agitation and to promote the peace,
happiness and prosperity of the whole
people, north, south, east and west.
Truly and fraternally,
S. ID. LEE,
A. Nj. WEST, : Com.
FRANK BURKITT,
The above resolution was unanimous
ly adopted by rising vote of the Mis-
sippi State Alliance and Industrial
Union, this August 9TH, 1890.
ROBERT C.. PUTTY,
c. Il. SMITHsoN, President.
Secretary.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25
For Sale.

100 acres of choice land, 2 miles from
Johnson City, a town of 1000 inhabit-
ants, cOunty-seat of Stevenson county,
Kansas. There is a mortgage of $3.50 on
il, due i'm two years. L will take $500
for my equity. Call on or address me
at Welda. Kansas. This offer is good
for 80 days. j. d. KELLEY.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25

| SO-calleQ farmer, TO spy anu report. IL
regard to his being disturber of tn
peace, we know that the editor Of tn
G. RIP. is getting wonderfully disturb
ed at the signs of the times, and he will
find the woods full of just such dis
turbing element on election day i. e..
disturbing your peace of mind as to thu
result of the great uprising of the PEG
pie. It's enough to disturb your equi
librum and make your party tyrant'
tremble. In regard to his everlasting
ranting Gas you call it) about the bur-
dens of the farmer and oppressed con
dition of the laboring classes, it's
perfectly right and proper. He is {
Woodworking farmer himself, and the
depression that your party's internal
class legislation has saddled Oh this
country is grinding him in the same
mill that it is the rest of us. In regard
to his being accused of being revolu-
ZIONIST, will say that we do intend to
inaugurate revolution, and don't you
forget it; but it will be bloodless one
on our part and fought at the ballot box.
If YOU fellows intend it shall be other
wise the consequences be upon your
heads. And as you fellows have threat
ened to use the army if it comes to an
issue between capital and labor, you
are the revOlutiOnists in trying to OPP.
pose the will Of the people, and so per-
petuate moneyed aristOcrisy, and by
placing capital above labor it would
soon decline into monarchy. AS being
prohibitionist is thought to be crime
by you advocates of resubmissiOn and
advocates of 0. p. houses, | will call
your attention to plank in your party
platform which says ''the first concern
of good government is the sobriety and
morality of its people," but it has
proven to be not only the last concern,
but no concern at all, for don't one OF
your great leaders say that the decalogue
and the golden rule have no place in
politics? and that simple purity is very
fatiguing? or in other words, bulldozing,
lying, swindling, cheating, hallot-boX
stuffing, false swearing, repeating, etc.,
are all right and in order, if it will only
be success. These are the principles
they would have you kickers advocate.
The editor of the Plaindealer says he is
too courteous to say aught of Mrs.
Neville other than which is cOmpli-
mentary, and in his very next comment
takes it all back, for he says Mr.. Cana
dy, for commissioner, is the only nomi-
nation made that is in any way consist
ent with the Peoples movement for
reform; very complimentary to the lady
indeed. But then, between looking at o.
D. houses and the farmers going into
politics and disturbing your peace is
enough to throw more stable mind of
it's balance than think you possess.
And, now farmers and labOrers, will
give you some reasons why you should
vote for Mr.. Alexander. In the first
place he did not seek the office (and that
counts something in this day OF office
hunting), He is thorough and prac-
tical farmer Notwithstanding the R.-P.
slur) and works every day on his farm
and knows just what we want. He is
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25
From The Greeley News. !


name 20 be used as candidate tor office.
no matter how honest or upright he
may be, he Immediately becomes the
target for abuse, and is villified by de-
based and dangerous press without any
regard to the truth or falsity of the
allegations, and any editor OF paper
who will listen to talebearer and pub
lish lying statements before Investigate
ing the facts, is disgrace to the
fraternity, and it becomes evident at
once that the decalogHe and the golden
rule have NO PLACE in the politics of
that paper; and any sneak that will
manufacture false statements to a sub
sidized press, for political purposes or
otherwise, wants watching.
1t is question whether an honest
man is fortunate or unfortunate in get
ting nominated for office; but do know
this much-it is an unfortunate fact that
there are some editors who are so lost to
all shame and decency that they will lis
ten to any tramp that comes along
freighted with lies about the candidates
of the opposition. Why cannot we have
a fair and square canvass? discuss the
live issues and the principles involved,
and not throw mud at decent and res
pcctable men no matter what party they
belong to.
In last weeks G.. RIP. there was an
article on the doings of the Peoples
convention. While we did not expect
to be endorsed by the tools OF the Re-
publican party, we should expect fair
play; but as fair play is jewel; the ed
itor of the G.. RIP. falls far short of
possessing the requisite jewels to make
it possible for hun to advocate fair play,
so he hunts up a lying correspondent
from Welda and pitches into our candi-
dates, our nominee for representative in
particular. Now let us see what the
Welda informer, kicker and detective in
the F. M. B. A, has to say in regard to
our nominee for representative. was
delegate from Welda township to that
convention and was responsible, so far as
my vote went, for his nomination. |
will hurl back into the teeth of the
lying correspondent to the G. R.-P.
the reflections he has volunteered to
impart. Hear him: '"The ticket head
ed by j. Nj. Alexander, of Welda town.
ship, for representative, is a weak one.
He is a crank of the worst order; an
Indifferent farmer; disturber of the
peace by his rantings in and out of time
about the burdens of the farmer and
oppressed condition of the labOring
classes, charging it all to the govern
ment. The claim will be set up that he is
recently from the Republican party, but
this is not the truth although he may
have voted for Harrison in 1888. For
several years he has been an ayowed
prohibitionist and one of the most bitter
opponents of the Republican party, and
worked with the enemy to defeat it as
he is to-day"
Now l will say TO the voters that
have known Mr.. Alexander for upwards
of six years, lived within mile of his
house and always knew him to be Re-
publican with very conservative views;
and while | thought that he was terribly