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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18
FRESH CLEANINCS.

Toronto proposes to have a regiment
uniformed in Scotch kits.
A London lass bears the singular name
of Mineral Waters, and it isn't nickname
either.
A physician has an article in a current
medical magazine in which he includes
heart failure among the fashionable fads:
A theatrical company on barge, to
which is attached a floating stage, gives
'sshows'' at various points along the Hub
son river.
When four itinerant Italian harp and
organ players were arrested in Chicago,
two large knives, one stiletto and three re-
volvers were found on their persons.
Sonoma, Cal. has no fear for her water
supply. A subterranean river runs under
the town, and three artesian wells close
together yield daily output of 5000, 900
gallons
The number of English words which have
no rhyme in the language is very large.
Among them are month, silver, liquid,
spirit, chimney, warmth, gulf, sylph,
music, breadth, width, depth, honor, iron,
echo.
The Philadelphia Record denies the re-
port that Philadelphia is financial wreck,
and that its mayor contemplates issuing
circular contradicting the story that it has
been found necessary to mortgage the city
hall to hotel syndicate.
The manager Of the Geological garden
at Frankfort and two Of his assistants
were arrested for manslaughter in refusing
to kill tho polar bear which was eating the
woman who lately had climbed into his
cage In order to commit suicide.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

Minnesota
Capitol building Paul. supposed that that
fiery spirited ndr between Dr. Fish and the Minneapolis
would develop into the mighty commercial drama which
1t play national STAGE and of the
clothed their What
termination
of the attacking party-the alliance.
One thing Whereas that meeting twenty be-
Donney staggered
believe them
smile think that delicate lie perpetrated
the convention by wheat "knock Doctor cod
young
gentleman the Minneapolis wheat brought the desk
Dr. Fish ponder Inspection jar the
This cruser because declared No hard at to be
$2 Those recently
Circular maed from the office OF that hard
and pagorical legend of wired Liverpool this day o5!
~ Id % wy @ 1a0c IN onaS at ma I'd ~ ny "
buyer grade
Just Ave grades below it's grade herell
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18
LINCOLN co. ALLIANCE.

LAKE BENTON, Sept. s, 1891.
EEITOR GREAT West:
In reply to your letter ] make the
following appointments: Sept. Oath,
at "Olson's Granary," the place OF
holding the Co. Alliance meetings; the
25th in the township OF Marble; the
26th in the village of Lake Benton.
Will try to make an appointment
for Sunday, also, before you get here.
The county Alliance meeting will be
held twelve miles north of Lake Ben
ton, in 'Olson's Grana1y''-our regu-
lar place of meeting. Send posters
with place and date blank, and 1 will
see that the meetings are well adver-
tiled.
The news Of your coming has al
ready spread over the county and
you will have immense meetings.
G. V. METCALF,
Soc'v
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

Sixth Ce1gressioaa1 District Call.
To the local and County Farmers
Alliance organized in the Sixth Con-
gressional District of the state of
Minnesota:
We the undersigned, being deeirous
Tor united action to push forward the
work OF reform already begun in our
own state as well as other states and
nations bya more thorough organic
alton and united plan for educa-
tional work which we deem necessary
to success,
Therefore, we call to meet in the
village of Sank Centre, Stearns Co.,
Minnesota at 2 o'clock D. m. on the
first day of Octob Der, 1891, one dele
gate from each local and county or
ganization in the following named
counties, to wit:
Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Itasca, Car
Teton, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Pine, Mile
Laos, Anoka, Sherburne, Wright,
Stearns, Benton, Morrison, Todd,
Cass, Wadena, Hubbard and Bel
trami, which constitute the Sixth
Congressional district of the state of
Minnesota, as by act of the legisla-
ture of 1891, for the purpose of con-
sidering the advisability and if
thought best to organize congress
sional district Farmers Alliance and
transact such other business as may
come before the meeting.
All members of the order are in
.vited to take part in the discussions.
At the evening session there will be
an address by l. Donnelly, President
OF the State Farmers Alliance.
Dated this 18th day of Sept. 1891.
Signed: JOHN ROBINSON,
Prest. Wright Co. F. A.
c. F. BOHALL,
Prest. Todd Co. F. A.
JAS. AsKEw,
Prest. Wadena Co. F. A.
E. s HALL,
Prest. Benton Co. F. A.
c. SEARLE,
Prest. Hubbard Co. F. A.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

The Farm, Stock & Home has put
itself squarely against the Peoples
Party platform in respect to the
land loan principle and the sub
treasury principle-one to secure a
debt-lifting currency instead of debt
making, and the other providing for
the extraordinary expansion required
in the autumn. We are sorry to see
Mr.. Owen take this step. We have
never been very strongly impressed
with Mr.. Ovens devotion to the
cause, but we hoped that he would
find, in this day of discoveries and
developments, that the righteous
ness of these principles was in line
with his faith. The platform is
founded on the principles of land
loans, and the subtreasury is a
cardinal principle, though not so
important as land loans. These
are adopted as principles "-leav-
ing the specific bills to be worked out
hereafter.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

The Republican League" now Or
gained in this state, is a low-down
dirty nest of political Iscariots COM
pared with whom Judas was a God.
They are traitors to the republic, and
every one OF them, be he Jew or Gen
tile, who has taken their oath.
should be branded with d hot iron:
"Traitor and Cowardr'
We don't want any "truck" with
any man so low and vile as to take
such an Oath-whether it be toiler or
plute. Go to; He'll would be a para
disc for you.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

Ever since 1879, when the govern
ment decided to resume specie pay
ment, $1OO,OOO,OOO in gold have
been lying in the government vaults
with which to redeem the outstand-
ing greenbacks. Everybody would
rather have the greenbacks than the
gold so that for twenty years this
gold has been of no earthly account.
More than that there has been no
authority Of law for keeping it there.
1t was placed there on the authority
of John Sherman only; and he got
it by selling $1OO,OOO,OOO OF bonds
bearing interest at the rate of 4 per
cent, and on which we have paid
100000 in interest. So much
for the splendid financial policy OF
the grand old party-splendid for
bond holders and bankers.-New-
braska Blizzard.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

Wheat, one year ago Monday was
quoted at $1.OO, this year 88c.-a
difference of 12c. on the dollar-and
the extra expense of harvesting and
seeding the larger crop.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18
CAMPAIGNING.

DIR. Fish's dates are nearly closed
now up to middle of October. Three
or four days are still open in Sep
TENDER, and three before the tenth
of October.
Engagements along the line of the
Breckenridge Div. of the Great
Northern will be best located in
October, Wisconsin still has the
most of November open.
Five county Fairs are among the
dates thus far. Send to the GREAT
WEST Office for dates, bills, etc.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18
CORN.

While the city press is bowling over
the tremendous crop" fraud, they
say nothing of consequence about
the great loss in the corn fields by
the almost universal frosts of the
past ten days. We have reports
from various sections, and have
been out in the state, and the truth
is that millions of bushels of corn
are caught by Jack Frost-and the
daily pluto press are silent as the
night about it.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

earth and good will toward human
kind. If allowed to use the meta
phor would say that you are pushing
the great wheel OF Time at the rate
OF seven more days week. Ever re-
member that in our present warfare
the dearest interests of millions are
involved-life, liberty and happi-
ness. You have more friends to-day
than you ever dreamed of, and they
increase in numbers as the darkness
is dispelled-as clearer conceptions OF
the truth dawn upon them. Wish the
masses had more time to read and
reflect; in that event your task would
be lighter and shorter.
This gives me the opportunity to
become permanent subscriber to
the GREAT WEST, with promise to
stand by it as long as it will stand
by the people and the great interests
OF these United States-the country
of my choice.
I. F. MACDONALD.
Mr.. Med. accompanies his subscrip-
ton with a sketch of his struggles,
and some eloquent words which may
yet be of use to our readers.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18
KEYSTONE, Mimi, Sept. 9Th, 81

KEYSTONE, Mimi, Sept. 9Th, 81.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
There has appeared case in the
st. Paul daily papers that has the
appearance of establishing a danger
GUS precedent in lunacy decision,-I
refer to the case of Mrs. Libby. The
law is too loose, and the obligation
administered is so slack that officers
and jurors take it as carelessly asst is
carelessly given, and life and liberty
are endangered; for who can Judge
one to be of unsound mind who can
write so good a letter as Mrs. Libby.
1 have my doubt if one in 200 of our
63, 100000 inhabitants can be found
that could write such a defense, and
would really like to have the Doctor
point out the words or sentences
that indicated lunacy in her letter
DR.. Riggs cities Guiteau as of the
same class OF lunatics. How can one
compare, fanaticism with lunacy? A
lunatic is not considered responsible
for his acts. Was Guiteau really a
lunatic? Then the United States did
a criminal act in hanging him.
Let the public know what Mrs. Lib
by did that put them in fear for the
safety of life and property. l think it
is we'll to investigate such cases. We
do not know whose testimony was
not wanted, or whose money or prop
erty may be wanted by somebody.
Therefore let Mrs. Libby's case be
heard. AxEL JORGENsEN.
We regret that the subject treated
in the foregoing interesting COM
munication is SO entirely foreign to
the interests the GREAT WEST is
devoted to that we can give room
to but a portion OF the letter, and
even that is some what condensed.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

A great many farmers have made
the G. w. Office q visit this week. It
has been pleasant to greet them. Ii
we were not so "desperentially" busy
we would like to visit until the mid
die of next summer-around cante-
lOpe pastures and plum patches!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

For q number of years there has
been considerable rivalry between
the county fairs held at Currie and
Slayton, and this year the manage
ment have no doubt recognized the
fact that addresses upon such occa-
sions are more for political effect,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18
$50. and $50.

One year ago, September 10th,
wheat took a tumble of FIVE cents in
Minneapolis-from $1.O3 to CSC. 1t
recovered again the next day.
This year, it tumbled on that day
from SO to $780,, and Immediately re.
covered to 9Oc.
This is a coincidence worthy oil
note, merely because it illustrates
that even on the one day last year
when wheat took a collapse it re.
manned 1Oc. bushel higher than
this 'Harvest-F Festival Minneapolis
Robbers. Rejoicing" year!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18
What the State Commissioners Are For2

What the State Commissioners Are For?
understand Warehouse Commissions
instituted these western getting
tce getting DEAL The
They barefoot and baced through highways
hameful and arrogan
who have combined
poev and ganderous did this corporations that
state compelled keep
roads, have chance 20
agree with respect
should be allowed themselves the
robbers But spending $15 600
out Of the haseed gand uhuness they do it, We believe that
the Commission ought sometimes that the railroads strike
back too hard when the oug their
abbng them with old but they
business not
organized protect any
DONE hes hybrds
ed The record before the world They have done their
They have militia the the
axgease They CREASED the the
to catch more calves have not cued the pride OF
their neck and look down the smoke stacks the
They
officers the They have the skvested amerboy
boss the station agent around the platform.
There thousand things railways
which could be be donand want know when they will
start to be done?
frauds
himself Said he,
Dd before where didn't ask the
roads what they wantedand them could? Did
business there $4,000 didn't decline
till made too hot for us? To this
piled:
"whas that with the which
an these railways and eating thing and plugging
sea" The
at least four seconds before he could reply
Our friendship them everything with it, But for the
would have been compelled dhorned
that they would have controlled by peop But friend
their And look the trade? Haven't
their Uncle?-Don't we stand by em on the sly?"
No, allowed the gigantic
the elevator the highest possible
getting everything tool" We said this gentle
wishing ghten the wretched The
who did the talking hadn't enough mullen stalk
He replied:
Didn't warehouse
a right didn't drive with
$3.50 Didn't the haul their wheat
Dexter warehouse station the City line miles
dicatOr demanded they
here like nsont the grind
and didn't be let that the railroad
wanted and would have to be And yesterday didn't
bring his wheat by sample the Chief this bungand
your you Chief both
didn't he No. Northnand did interfere for the
Didn't let fight And didn't the grain
out on top?"
EYES, you get $15
do enough You all the time worrying the rail
continually asking hem What in this
when we'll enough that they everything and
don't overwhelming ckenng sympathy for the
potatobank those nabob we'll have grass
heardand wep-and the great billy
they keep word-been keepn it all the whle
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18
Appreciates the Great West.
NnDAn "rcU,

EDITOR GREAT WEST.
ST. CLOUD, MIMI, Sept. 81.
Pretty soon all the numbers of my
four months trial trip of the GREAT
WEST will have been served upon me.
This has introduced me to worthy
"neighbors" in St. Paul. Allow me
in imagination to grasp your hand
in true fellowship. You voice my SEN
timents, my hopes, and aspirations
in each number of the GREAT VEST
yes and millions more who never saw
you. Keep on the same track, my
brother; have not been to the end
of the line, but l know it is the right
track and must lead to victory. For
ten years l have been out in the light
of day, but the GREAT WEST has put
more day light into me. Sometimes
l have been disconnected and con-
cerned to know whether this mad
rush for self this ungodly life of strife
and contention, lying and falsifying,
cheating and beating should give
place to a higher, purer, fraternity,
and nobler standard of living before
the chapter of regrets should come.
But reading your paper from week to
week l grow more restfully content,
as it gives me the assurance that
Christianity is taking on a practical
shape-that the day is near at hand
when there will be more peace on
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18
Grass Binding Twiue.

[From a correspondent of the .Cordage Trade
Journal
CHICAGO. ILL, August "a, 1891.
Maurice Kane, of the Warden,
Bushell & Glessner Co., who is said
to be one of the best mechanical ex-
perts in the west and who witnessed
the recent tests at Joliet, Ills, says
l found the grass Irvine successful
beyond my expectation, and came
to the conclusion that it could be
substituted for sisal Irvine, requiring
no change except loosening the ten
sion. l have also this week visited
the farm of Mr.. Gamble, a few miles
north of Fargo, N. D., where the
grass Irvine is being used on a regu-
lar Irvine binder. The change being
made in my presence from sisal to
grass and vice versa. and on this
occasion not even requiring a change
of tension. There is no doubt in my
mind as to the practicability of this
grass Irvine. 1t is sufficiently strong
to hold the bundle to the binder and
then tie with as small a percentage
of unbound sheaves as it does with
sisal Irvine. The only question in
regard to this Irvine is whether it can
be furnished cheap enough to COM
pete with sisal and other cheap
twines at the price at which they are
sold this season. On this point 1
am informed by the parties inter-
ested in this grass Irvine that it can
be furnished at a price to compete
with sisal at five cents q pound. l
am satisfied that even though this
grass Irvine should not come into
general use at present it's prac-
ticability has been demonstrated be-
yond any doubt, and if the prices Of
standard twines should advance,
this grass Irvine would come into
general use very rapidly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18
Secretary Haason's Report

EDITOR GREAT WEST:
The following sums of money have
been received for the Campaign fund
since my last report:
Alliance No. 1918, Preston,
Mimi, by r. N Atkinson. s 2.35
The Scandinavian Labor
Union. of Duluth, by NJ.
Wesenberg .................... 24.O5
Total. ............................ $26.4O
LOUIS HANSON.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

Satisfied
NORFOLK, Mimi, 7th, 81.
ALLIANCE BUSINESS AGENCY,
St. Paul, Mimi:
I will take this opportunity to in
form you that our Alliance, No.
1885. met on the 5th inst, for the
first time since harvest. AS far as
could learn every member was well
pleased with the Irvine we purchased
from you, and we all feel grateful
that there is a firm that will do the
fair thing by the Farmers, and that
they can feel that they will be honest
~ dealt with. Please send price lists
of plows, wagons, harness, or any
thing you have, and 1 will distribute
them to the members.
SAMUEL C. Dixie, Sec'y.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

The Estate is advertised as issu-
ing another "Wheat Circular" All,
how? Has the English syndicate
still wheat on hand to issue a million
circulars and spend $4,000 to get
the alliance entangled? Oh no. That
other circular was printed by the
''bulls," and issued by them-by
Radcliff. But this time the 'bulls"
don't need Georgie-dear Gawge! So
Geaowgie has to issue his own. But
million circulars costs Doodle, gelt,
ducats, shekels, spondulics, tin, pang,
soap, stuff, dew-dads, grease. pewter
and so George didn't issue the Sec
ond million. He saved money, in
fact-by setting up the type for a
three column "circular" for his paper
and then plating 1T three times over
and putting in the same three COL
umns four times-in the same paper!
Big thing for Geaowgie, but sell on
the ''subscribahs!''
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18
The Sun and tho Wind.

A Dispute once arose Betwixt the
North Wind and The Sun, or at least.
Esop says so, as to their Respective
Superiority, and they agreed to see
which could first induce Traveller to
part with His cloak. The North
Wind began and blew through his
Whiskers, with very Cold Blast, in
deed, accompanied with a Shower of
wet, Wet Rain. That's where the
Wind got Left. The Traveller Ex-
claimed: Darn this Journeving on
Foot, anyway. / shall save time, at
tain Green old Age, and leave Re-
spected name to my children if
travel on that Famous Line, the
Wisconsin Central" And he sscame
Ii out of the wet," and bought a
Ticket, and rode in the Luxurious
Coaches, and slept at night in the
Magnificent Sleepers furnished by
that line.
There is more Catarrh in this Sec
ton of the country than all other
Diseases put together, and until the
last few years vas supposed to be
incurable. For a great many years
doctors pronounced it a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incur
able. Science has proven Cattarh to
be constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. it acts
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials. Address
F. J. CHEVY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

The great wheat circular was not
sent out, as charged, by the Alliance.
1t originated in Minnesota as sort
OF boom for The State, a mugwump
alliance paper of St. Paul. Still, the
advice for the present isgood: Hold
the Wheat.-TOrch, Kansas.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

The st. Paul and Minneapolis and
Duluth Merchants are by the ears
now, over the assessments for taxa
ton. The result is some astonishing
developments. Merchants carrying
100000 in stock are assessed $780,
900, and firms carrying a stock fill
ing building occupying one-quarter
OF a block, five stories high, and do
ing $4,000 month business, as
sessed but $50,OO0! Meantime COWS
and sheep are assessed right up to
value. How do you like it, granger.
Would it not be better to tax the
merchants incomes and put in COWS
at $3.50 a head, horses $3.50!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

than for the enlightenment of the
farmer on agricultural matters, as
they have secured DR.. Fish to crate
at Currie, and as every body knows
he will give them a red hot Alliance
speech. To Offset this Hon. G. K.
Davis and John Lind will entertain
the crowd at Slayton from the re-
publican standpoint. The fair at
Currie will be held Sept. 10th, and at
Slayton Sept. Both and Oct. LIST and
2nd.-Farmers Leader, Pipestone.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-18

The sister-in-law of President Har-
rison residing in this city, has been
granted a pension, and back pension
money to the amount of $S, 900 was
paid her last week. Her husband,
the brother of the president, died
in 1870 of consumption, which, it is
claimed, was contracted in the army.
This, however was so doubtful that
the pension commissioners under
Presidents Arthur and Cleveland,
both refused to allow the claim. It
is charged that high influence was
brought to bear with the above re-
suit. We think this is rather small
business for the Indiana statesman
to be engaged in.-Lever.