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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Growth Of American Cities.

0EOWCn VI k1xuOTlCau OlClC8,
The peculiar feature in the increase of
the population of the United States is
the marvellous growth of cities. The
country started with a population almost
purely agricultural. In 1850 there were
only IS cities that had an average popu-
lation of $4,000. In 1880 there were 2s6
cities with an average population of
80, 500.
The population of the whole country
is sixteen times as great as it was in 1890,
but our city population is 100 times as
great. In 1890 the population of the
cities formed only one-thirtieth of the
whole number. In 1880 it was nearly
one-quarter. Whether this means good
or i'll to the country, time only can tell.
Mr.. Alfred Bushnell Hart points out in
The Harvard Journal of Economics that
this great increase in city population is
owing to our vast foreign immigration.
In the census of 1880 the proportion of
foreigners to natives in the whole Union
was 10 per cent, but in the cities it was
q per cent. In the larger cities the dis
proportion was startling. In 1880 80 per
cent. of the population of Boston was
foreign born. of New York 40 per cent,
and of San Francisco As per cent.
Well, let us make honest, intelligent
American citizens of their children, and
all well come right
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Kilima N jaro.

Two German explorers, DIR. Hans
Meyer and Professor Purtscheller, have
had the thrilling experience of climb
to the topmost peak of Kilima Marc, the
great snow mountain of Africa, almost
under the equator.
The mountain is volcanic in origin.
About the foot of it is plateau 14.45O
feet above the sea level (nearly three
miles,. Even at this height the snow
line was not visible. Nearly half mile
further climbing brought them in sight
of the first snow in the sheltered crevices
of the rocks, 16,5O0 feet above the sea.
The mountain side is rugged and savage
Three miles above the sea level at one
point is what is called the valley of gla-
ciers, full of peaks and fields of ice.
with tremendous clefts and assures in
them. When Africa is civilized, here
will be fortune to some enterprising
American company-supplying ice from
Kilima Marc to the whole Dark Cont
nent.
Oct. 5 the two explorers "bivouacked
in the Lava cave" 5000 feet above their
fellow men. Next day they climbed the
topmost peak of Kilima Marc. 1860
feet high. and there planted the German
flag. DR.. Meyer proposes to call the
point Kaiser Wilhelm peak. From this
height the explorers looked into a vast
volcanic crater girdled by belt of ice.
The description sounds like Rider Hag-
CARDS novels. The Kibs crater, as it is
called, is ego feet deep, and in the center
rises a perfect volcanic cone, 500 feet
high.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

Gladstone says the time Is ripe for the
settlement Of various questions. Among
these are home rule for Ireland and
church disestablishment in Scotland and
Wales. The g. o. N. does not add dis
establishment in England. He would
cut off the dogs tail an inch at time
He is ready to reform the house Of lords
at any time, however, and says 80. He
favors home rule in Scotland and Wales;
in course Of time thinks British children
ought to have free education, the same
as in America, and would give gen.
eral overhauling to the dwellings Of the
poor.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Cubs and tho United States.

Cuba and the United States.
viii Cuba ever be annexed to this
country? The Spaniards VOW that it
never shall be. But the time will come
when the Cubans themselves will have
something to say about it. Already we
are told the Cuban eye looks lenxingly
across the water to the great republic on
the northward and westward. ~ ~.
Geographically the island certainly be-
longs with the United States. A glance
at the map is sufficient to show that.
Alphabetically Cuba is probably the rich-
est spot on the earth. In prosperous
times the island produced go, 00o, 900 of
sugar annually. four-fifths Of which went
to the United States. She produces also
many million dollars worth Of cigars and
tobacco, and most of that too comes
across the narrow water to the United
States.
Tropical fruits of all kinds and coffee
and indigo are grown in abundance.
There is everything to make the agricul-
turist rejoice and grow rich in Cuba. In
stead of that he mourns and laments.
and whole plantations, many of them
among the richest on this fertile island,
are left uncultivated and are returning
to their native wilderness.
The reason is that the Cubans are
picked to the bone by taxation. A popu-
lation of 1900. 900, they are forced every
year to send $5O,00O,0OO to old Spain.
They are required, these 1900, 900 people,
to maintain a standing army of $1,000
10000 more than the army of the United
States, with it's 10000, 900 inhabitants.
On every article of commerce brought to
the island Cubans must pay duty of 40
per cent. Not only that, but there is an
export duty of 25 per cent. on all of un-
happy Cuba's sugar, molasses, tobacco
and other articles that go out of the
country. The people are actually taxed
for raising things to sell.
If farmer is energetic and increases
his crops by good management and in
dustry, that is only an invitation to the
ruthless officials to impose more taxes
ON him. What good is it to make money
only for Spain? So it has come about
that the planters produce only sufficient
crops to supply their own families, let
ting their lands run to waste. So ex-
ports decline, and Cuba grows poorer.
But there is such thing as taxing a
country to the point of revolt.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
A Noble Gift.

At the close Of 1889 the Joliet Steel
company, of Joliet, Ills, presented to its
employees gift which showed its appre-
citation of those who make its prosperity.
J.. The Joliet Steel company employed
1900 men. This year they, viii spend
their evenings and leisure time in club
house as handsome as any in which
millionaires amuse themselves. The
house is a beautiful stone structure, three
stories high. It contains a hall for large
meetings and dancing, reception parlors,
a gymnasium. art gallery and lunch
roomss ha
There is also commodious swimming
tank. in which 800 steel workers may
enjoy a plunge at once. There is hand
some library, already containing 1900
volumes, and 2,000 more volumes are to
be added during the year. Facilities
for amusements are ample. The billiard
room has six tables. The employees may
hold parties and receptions in the build
ing, with their families. They may use
it for a lecture room or opera house, or
for ordinary social entertainment. The
house is heated by steam and lighted by
electricity. at the companys expense.
They also pay for keeping it clean.
The company were generous enough
not to shackle their gift with restrictions
which would make it ungracious. Once
given to the employees. it is theirs. Tho
board of directors are chosen by them
selves from among themselves. They
have full control and management. The
conditions accompanying the magnifi-
cent gift are few and simple. They are
that no intoxicating liquors shall be sold
on the premises, that no betting or gam
bling shall be allowed within its walls,
that the members shall behave with pro-
priety and not injure the property, and
finally that no political or religious
meetings shall ever be held within the
building. That club house is neutral in
politics and religion.
May not this beautiful home for the
steel workers be prophecy of the time
when employers and employees shall no
longer look on each other as natural en-
emies? In his presentation address the
vice president of the company said:
1--WE say to you in conclusion, be men.
We put you on your honor; think, speak,
not 40 mon in fhio c1,,h Vo,, will G,,d
no signs up in the rooms with the word
don't in them; no notice to Use the
spittoons,' wipe your boots.' take off
your hat, and so forth.
eve look to you to acquit yourselves
like men, and to be honest with us and
with each other in the use of all your
privileges and thereby justify the conf
dence we repose in YOU"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Thirsting for Revenge.

A pianist recently spent the evening at the
house Of a lady. The company was agreea-
bic and he stayed somewhat late. As he rose
to take his departure the lady said: 'Pray,
don't go yet, Mr.. Jones want you to play
something for me-"
ooh! you must excuse me tonight; it Is
very late and / should disturb the neigh
bors"
''Never mind the neighbors," answered the
young lady quickly, ''they poisoned our dog
yesterday. Musical Courier .
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Borrowing Our Name.

Some neighbors to the south of us who
desire to become strong, prosperous
people are endeavoring to make fed
GRAFTON of the five Central American gov
ernments under the name of United
States of Central America. Articles of
confederation were formed some time
ago by congress of delegates from the
republics that met in the state and city
of San Salvador. The compact was then
submitted to the republics for ratifica-
ion. Honduras, San Salvador and Guat-
emala have ratified: the other two, Costa
RIGA and Nicaragua linger. The union
sentiment is said not to be popular in
Costa RIGA. But if the confederation
should be formed there will then he the
United States Of Central America.
The United States of Mexico was pro-
claimed in 1924. New Granada became
the United States of Colombia in 1861
and Venezuela took the name of United
States of Venezuela in 1854. The last is
the United States of Brazil in 1889.
Meantime if Nicaragua and Costa Rica
pass the articles of confederation previ-
GUS to August, 1890, the congress of del
egates will meet and choose from one of
their number (by lot president. Then
until a constitution is adopted perma-
nently the presidency will be shared by
the five republics in turn.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
WISCONSIN.
Ed. GREAT WEST:

Ed. OhEAT w ESV.
An enthusiastic business meeting
of the Buffalo Go. Farmers Alliance
was held Feb. 23d, at Belvidere.
First the adoption of the Constitu-
.tion and Bylaws, was in order. The
committee had it worked up in good
style, and it was adopted as read,
with but very few amendments. A
finance committee and lecturer had
to be elected, which resulted as fol-
lows: Finance committee, J. F. Slos-
tein, Ulrich Fried, and J. Angst;
Lecturer, VIM. Ufrich. After this a
lengthy discussion followed, about
purchasing land plaster, oil meal.
and farm machinery. 1t was crafty
ing to see the patrioticmembers stand
by the Alliance. and put none but
true Alliance men at the guard.
1t will be seen that before long the
County Alliance will purchase farm
machinery and other necessaries,
and save thereby about 40 per cent.
to their members. | took II sub
scribers for your valuable and indis-
pensable paper, The GREAT WEST,
which is another proof that our
members are wide awake.
1t was further resolved to translate
and print the constitution of the
Subordinate Alliances in German,
us the German element is very large
in our County. VIM. ULR1CH,
Buffalo Co., Wis. Pres. Co. Alliance.
ED. GREAT WEST:
l have fallen in such love with the
GREAT WEST / could not be without
it. also wish that you would get a
large number of subscribers, 80 as to
aid you in the grand work. Yours
truly, CHRIS. HANSON.
Wilkin Co., Feby, 1902
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
He Didn't Recognize the Poem.

New Editor Ito Old Schoolmate)-It hurts
me. old fellow, to wound your feelings, but
really we are so overstocked with poetry that
it is useless to read yours We can only &C.
cept what shows unmistakable genius.
Old Schoolmate-Well, just read that poem,
and tell me what you think of it. It may
prove better than you imagine.
New Editor (having read the poem)-It is
as feared, the poem shows no promise what
ever. Pardon me, but it is simply absurd.
Old Schoolmate with broad grin)-That's
just what thought. It's copy of some
verses You wrote in my autograph album,
while we were at school together.
Weekly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
FROM ERIC OLSON

UNDERWOOD, Mimi, Feby 22d, 80.
EDITOR GREAT WEST: ~!
notice that my work at Triumph,
and the sample copies left there OF
the GREAT WEST, have borne fruit
as friend Tillman speaks about four
alliances being organized.
At Morris l spoke to the Stevens
County Alliance in such way that
q Farmer Banker and a Farmer-Mil-
Ter left the court house hall, but the
real farmers appreciated the doc
trines laid down.. The Swedes OF
Clitheral and Eagle Lake and the
NOrwegians and Danes of St. Olaf
were delighted to hear our doctrines.
The great criminal lawyer W. w.
Erwin, was advertised to speak at Ell
bow Lake-telegraphed from Penn
bina that it was too cold day to
prosecute corporation criminals
but it was not too cold for a little
Swede to volunteer.
If Hodgson will advertise the great
political criminal curiosity for six
days in every week at County seats
OF adjoining Counties-only if the To-
cal papers, SO the grangers and poll
ticians don't catch on to the bait-I
will ill the place for him on cold
days. Eric OLSON.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
A TOKEN OF ESTEEM.
His Fellow Townsmen Cave Him Send
on. But

or But
As the train stopped at . station about
thirty miles west Of Indianapolis, We noticed
an unusually large crowd on the depot pht-
form, and it was evident TINT speechmakhg
had BEEN INDUCED in and that somebody Of
note was taking his departure. We soon dis
covered that this person was certain Col.
Blank, who came into the car with . package
under his arm, and whose cheeks were wet
with farewell tears He called 'sGood-by" =
score Of times from tho window, and - the
train finally rolled ON he blew his moss. wiped
his eyes, and turned to NJ with:
'Gentlemen, it touches tho heartstrings to
part with old friends and neighbors"
"You are saying farewell. thenT
Yves. am going up to Indianapolis to
reside. The field here - oolimited. as have
discovered after ten years residence"
SWELL, it is certainly pleasant to part from
friends the way you have.n
Indeed it isl Over two hundred Of the
best people in town came down to see me of,
and the president Of the bank made beauti-
full speech, wished me every success, and all
that, and then handed me this as a token Of
respect and esteem"
"Ahl Made you present, Ell. Evidently
something nice"
Bound to be-" replied the colonel, as he
took package from the seat.
Perhaps you don't want to reveal the con-
tents here?'
"Oh, have no objections. iWel undo it
and see what they have given me-"
He carefully united the string and removed
the several papers which wrapped the precious
men,ento, and lol there was exposed to our
gaze-a spongel Yes, sir; a great big bath
sponge, which never cost less than a dollar.
We pressed forward to see it, and the colouel
turned red and white by turns, bit his lips,
and bodied about on the seat, and as we
held our breaths he burst out with:
Gentlemen, heartstrings be blowedl The
onery, thieving, loafing, lying crowd have
gone and heaped deadly insult upon me,
and the next two hundred and fifty years Of
my lilo shall be devoted to wading in human
blood clear up to the top vest buttonl"-New
York Sun.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Tho Tools He Needed.

"Whv don't you work. said charitable
lady the other day to tramp, before whom
she had placed nicely cooked meal.
II would" replied the vagrant, IF had
the tools"
"What sort of tools do you want?'' asked
the hostess.
"a knife and fork New York Ledger
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Dom Pedro in Exile.

Pathetic is that interview with the ex-
emperor of Brazil at Cannes. Bereft at
once Of crown, wife and fortune, the
only consolation left him is literary pur-
suits, which he always loved, but had
little time for hitherto. The memoirs of
his life that the imperial exile is writing
will give the true story of the Brazilian
revolution as the fatherly old emperor
saw it, but he will not let them be pub
lished till after his death. He is positive
that the abolition of slavery caused the
revolution.
Count d'Eu, Pedrc's unpopular son-in-
law, wishes even now to go back and
fight it out, but the exile will not hear of
this. He said to his interviewer:
Although dethroned and cruelty exiled, am
deeply interested In the progress and prosperity
Of the people Of Brazil God knows did al In
my power to give them satisfactory government,
but, At LAT, vaultinx ambition took flight above
reason and seemed to compel obedience to its b
hests, whether right or wrong.
The old gentleman will not be apt to
live long. His heart is still with his be-.
loved Brazil. He refuses to sell his es-
tates there. The correspondent asked
him:
IF you should be elected president OF the 70
public, a. some Of your friends propose TO offer
your name, would you retuu - Erazily'
Dom Psdro-wte ~ Asart No matter
Iwoe a - aleolneng my people
= $3.50 - .h.s.S -. ess.a-e-..s. e ~ >l.---x
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

Important resolutions were adopted at
the late convention of the United Mine
Workers. One Of them favored the abol-
ishment of the company store system.
Others recommended the use of the
Shaw machine in all the mines of the
country, opposed discrimination against
negro miners, and declared for the adop-
ton of the eight hour system May 1.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
EDITOR GREAT WEST:

EDITOR GREAT WEST:
1t is gratifying to see through the
columns of your invaluable Journal
that the alliance is making rapid
progress throughout the State, and
farmers, even at the 18th hour, are
waking up. The farmer has always
been relying. on others to do the
work he should do himself. All bod
les, public and private. respect num-
bers when organization is complete,
with a united front, in solid column.
The ballot box will do the work
then, and not till then need we look
for reform.
The alliance in this town was the
first organized and from the interest
manifested is in earnest in the good
work. At the meeting held on the
18th inst, 1t was unanimously voted
to send delegate to the Alliance
State Convention. VIM. NASH.
Big Stone Co., Feby, 1890.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

A Maine man who has been out west
says that if people will stay at home and
farm with the same spirit and energy
they would have to employ in the west,
they would get rich.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

Single women count for good deal
more than they used to, in the only way
the world considers worth counting.
The unmarried women of Massachusetts,
have $29, 900. 900 in the savings banks of
that state. If they have not husbands,
they have money.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Money Enough.

Agent-Here is book, sir, every gentle
man ought to have, Hints on Architecture.
Mr.. Smallpurse-I have no use for it.
"But, sir, it teaches you how to build a
beautiful villa, regular palace, for only
$1,000"
II haven't 5000. haven't over $5to my
name"
"Well, the book is only $1."-New York
Weekly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

Now we have the painted diamond
fraud. Expert swindlers are said to take
a yellow diamond, worth perhaps 800,
and dip it into a solution which turns it
clear white and transparent. Then it
looks like splendid, first water, white
diamond, and the clever swindler sells it
for $500 or $500.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

A Missouri man, who has been married
thirty eight years, has at last applied for
u divorce, because all that time he had
to do the washing and Homework. The
worm will turn.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Boston Repartee.

Mrs. Montmorency-Smythe Mrs. Rag
giles, we never have any family jars in our
house. Whenever difficulty occurs between
my husband and me, Mr.. Smythe always
takes his hat and goes out.
Mrs. DeBeresford Raggles-Ah, yes, I've
often wondered why it was that MIR. Smythe
spent so much time on the streets. Boston
Post.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

Let all the world know it, The United
States has minister at a foreign court
who can talk with the natives in their
own language. Minister Phelps has had
an audience with two German princes in
Berlin, and when they said to him,
"Sprechen Sic Deutsch?" he was able to
answer "Ja." They had long CONVEX
Sation
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

Andrew Carnegie advocates the doc
trine that riches in the hands of one man
or corporation is a public trust, and
should be used for the public good. On
this principle he has presented a library
to Allegheny, Pa. and has offered to re-
build that at Johnstown.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

Science has at last found how to sink
shaft successfully in quicksand or a
swamp. Temporary stability is obtained
through freezing the mud and wet sand
by the use of refrigerating machine.
Then while the mass is solid it is dug
through quickly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
with Her It Is . Success.

''Do you think marriage is a failure, Mrs.
Choker," asked Mrs. Simeral of the minis
ter's wife,
No, indeedl" was the reply. "Mr Cho-
ker gives mo his fees for pin money. "-Har-
per's Bazar
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

There is one word ON which The New
York Sun draws the line absolutely.
Under no circumstances will it permit
anybody to call the bifurcated garment
that men wear ''pants." You must sav
trousers"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

Galveston is to have q deep water har-
Dor, built at the national expense by the
war department, in case congress acts
ON the recommendation Of the examining
board Of engineers.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
THE WOES or & POET.

One Of tho Craft Makes Public the Diary
Of One Day with the Muse.
When the public walks in and ruthlessly
Jumps on poetic efforts 1t doesn't pause to
think OF the circumstances which may COM
bine to make some verses worse-so much
worse- than others. Now, for instance, take
. poem on sleep Go to work ON 1t In an
Office whore the community in general likes
to drop in every. once in . while and assure
you that there wasn't anything that offended
them in this mornings paper. They come In
one and two at q time. The first two lines
are easy:
When through tho west the drowsy sum
II hastoning to repooe-.tp i.'s-.
"Hello! How arc youl Got any exchanges
that you're not looking att"
Help yourself"
from tho other side Of the room1: mo
you dor't; can't allow those papers to b
carried Oh before I've looked at them"
When through the vest the drowsy sun
Is Fastening to repcse.
When flowers their task Of beauty done
"Ah, w.iting poetry, see. knew fell
low in Colorado who could write poetry by
the yard. He was good one"
When flowers their task of beauty done
Their weary petals close
"Doggone these woolens A man can't tell
what the weather is going to be four hours
ahead"
When every passing breeze murmurs-
When every breeze es it passes
(Confound the meter).
When every breeze that passes sings
81 just now drank some hot beef tea and
my tongue hasn't any more skin on it than an
eel. Lend me your pen minute.
that passes sings
lazy
"How soonM you be throughg'
"Next week, if I'm not luckier than have
been"
A lazy lullaby,
How sweet the kiss that slumber brings
To seal the drooping eye.
Glow, let's see If it fits together.)
When through the west the drowsy sun
Is Fastening to repose,
When flowers their task Of beauty done
Their weary petals close,
When every breeze that passes sings
A lazy lullaby,
How sweet the kiss that slumber brings
To seal the dropping eye.
Ought to be more than one verses Maybe
there ought; maybe there ought.-Wa flashing
ton Post.