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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08
"HAYSEED.
SOLID CHUNKS OF HARD
SENSE.
IT OUGHT TO d sTCrrEU>
tfooth's Comps MON

tYooth.s Comps nion)
There can se little doubt that y
dist.ste for the fal ners llfo il col
tvated amung eclutry hoys by the
tie cari.atures Of the farmer which
are published in CO pic papers and
hamorousn books, III by the fear
of icing clsssed among the peoPln
whom tne sc caricatusists sre pleased
TO call bsyseeds.
Bows are accustomed To see these
funny pictures IN which sort
Of farmer who ls extremely un ,uul,
and may be sold not TO exist st all
| is set forth as the type or e-.aJaple
Of farmers in generll. As boys are
sometimes unreasonIng. they arc apt
20 say to themselves, 81 will not lie
ridiculed in that way when | grow
up | will get out Of lne 'hay iced
business.
In this way rot only is an jas
tice done By these carics :ores, but
positive injury.
The American people have broad
sense of humor, and no doubt dells Il
in carIcature but they .to not Dc
LIGHT in Injustice OF misCi lefmskinr
when they are able to re':ogniz. i
as such.
For this reason. it may be hopet
that the caricaturing Of the farmer
which has certainly beSa greatl,
oyerdonc, may soon cease from ths
dlstate for it which is pretty sure te
arise.
The farmer him.,elf n afford tC
take the "hayseed" ridicule good
naturedly. At n recent farmers
demonstration in thu West. men rode
in proces sion dressed ia cowblde
boots patched d trous' re-, and ragged
straw hats, carrying pltchforks OF
their shoulders. TREY had adopted
the guisc which the caric azure gives
,hem q way of showing that they
are independent Of that sort OF rid
icule.
Bat in the case OF the young thi:
spirit of indepenu eDce is not often
50 stroug. With little thought
they must see that an unjust cariCa
ture does not really affect the crodil
afford honor Of their occupation bul
they are often ambitions Of
what is called consideration or re,
spectablIty. sre likely to be unctn-
sclousiy affected by nisreprescnting
pictures and stories.
1t Is the duty of the young to bear
1t in mind that nothing Is more re
spectable o. dignified than tho life
Of the Independent farmer, and the
duty Of those who have it in their
power ,o ":aise laugh" in the
public prints TO remember that they
NO less than serious writer's, have
u responsibility to truth and justice
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08
ND Nc. HURSDAY. OlIOBER GIS9l
TABLE MANNERS.

In taxing your pface 81 toe 'So' ,
try to tske an easy position. Sit
neither too close Eor too far away
from the table without lolling. lean
in. back, drumming or any other IN
couth action. Unfold yonr napkin
and lay ID your lisp. Eat soup with
your spoon holding pIece OF bread
in your left hand, and break of q
norsel-da uot bite it. Cut your
food with your knife, but use your
fork 10 convey it to the month un-
der no circumstances, permitting an
exception TO this rule Ii the fork
can he stuck into each piece Of fool,
1t may be gracefully used with the
left Lhand-otherwlse cut ever, thing
into small piece, and take the fork
In the right hand. have seen per>
sons eating rice. or similar artlcleS,
holding the fork on the left, it is
preferable to substituting the knife
on the right, but tue effect is bad.
Drink from tie cup, not the sau>
GER; if your tea OR coffee is too hot
wait until it cools. Eggs should be
eaten from the shells, Clipping off q
little of the larger end. The egg
cup is to hold the shell, not rs con-
tents.
When you send your plate away
from the table, remove tie knife and
fork and allow them to rest upon 8
piece of bread. When you have fla
isbed the course, lay your knife and
fork on your plate parallel to each
other, the handles towards the righ,
band. Eat mo le1ately and slowly
Do not seem to be in hurry to con
mence, Dor is it necessary to wait
until all have been served before
you commence.
Remember that bread is the only
food which the customs of we'll >bre
people permit to be laid upon theiI
table cloth. 1t Is perfectly proper
for you to "take the last piece i
you want it the presumption is thai
the -e is more in reserve.
The table is the place above al
others where pleasant words and so>
clal chat should be introduced avoid
ing arguments or tho consideration
of abstruse principles.
Meyer tilt the plate when you are
eating coup, meyer cat from the end
of the spoon but from tue side
avoiding all noise. Always eat will
the lips closed.
Never hold a wire glass by The
bowl, but By the stem, meyer drain
your glass. Never drink from {
glass without first wiping your lips
with nIpklr, an also alter drink
ing.
Never allow two Kinds Of pastry
te De eaten from toe same plate.
Never cut off bread into soup ol
gravy; it should bs eaten by NOR
seis, broken with the fingers not
broken off.
| Never mix the food on the plate
S1ch an act indicates a Coarse appe>
titc, aud a want of nice appreciation
of lavors.
Never cut pastry VITA knife, bu
always break and eat with fork.
Never put salt upon the cloth. bu'
lay it upon the 81 lie of your plate.
Never help yourself to butter o
any other food from common disl
with your own knife or fork; it is x
ccedingly ill-bred to do so.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08

English SPAWN Llniment removes all
Hard, Soft or Caloused Lu,nps and
Blemishes from horses. Blood Spawn,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring. bone,
STILES, Sprsins, ani Swollen Tbroats.
Coughs, Etc. Save go by use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonderful
Blenish Cure ever known. Sold by E. i, j.,
Whitehead 4 Co., Druggists, Scotland,
Neck. n. c. l01ly,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08

First, In 27-bJur race, score 137
miles; first, in 1Ghour race, eight
hours a day, score 102 miles; first,
in 30-hour race, four hours day
and ten hours Oh Saturday, 19l
miles; second, IN G0-hour race, ten
hours day, 302 miles; first, IN
"a hour race, four hours a night
179 miles; second, in 30 hour race.
four hours day and ten on Satur
day, 1917 miles. He has also taken
part in One-half, one, and two mile
races and made good records.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08

My. wife has used Braycrotine
for headache with the best imagir-
able results. state this without
solicitation. J. W. Mashhurn, Ab-
b vile. G,.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08
A WlNDER
CHARLES F. MORSE.

A FAMOUS LONG DISTANCE PEDES-
TRAN OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
The Old Parties.

We have always foretold that
sooner or later the Democrats and
Republicans would unite to fight the
Peoples Party. The evidences null
tiply that we prophecied truly.
The St. Paul Globe, the Democratic
organ of Minnesota, in it's issue OF
August 25th, has an article, entitled
"Alliance Regicides." The kings
these regicides threaten to kill are
the Republican leaders, like John
Sherman and Cush. Davis.
''In the same way, Jerry Simpson
announces that the great issue in the
pending election in Ohio is the de-
feat of John Sherman in his ambition
for another term in the senate, and
he contemplates without a shudder
the triumph OF Foraker as candi-
date for this position. The Globe, OF
course, hopes that there will be a
Democratic legislature, and that
democratic colleague may be chosen
for Mr.. Brice; but should it turn out
otherwise, no man in the Buckeye
state is filter to wear the toga than
John Sherman. He has been in pub
lie life for years, and adds to expert
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14

We heard of a Farmer this week
who lost his farm by mortgage. The
mortgage was past due two or three
years. He had pail altogether, in
GLIDING commissions and costs, for
the use OF $9OO-(what he had left
after paying the expenses of borrow
ing 81 ,OOO) 76O on the debt-$76O
of the 900 actually received-and he
still owed 81 $50. This man said he
had one great regret besides the loss
of his farm-that he could not take
the servile men who voted for remov-
al of forfeiture and saw their heads
off with a dull jackknife! By the wav,
why not report some of these cases
to the GREAT WEST, so those who
opposed forfeiture may see some of
their iniquity reflected?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
A Serious Mattar.

The late "Sunset" Cox, who SO
long represented one of the New
York City districts in congress, was
an inveterate jester. A matter-of-
fact friend once wrote Cox a long
letter, the burden of which was that
he should quit joking. Glitch your
wagon to a star, and be Serious"
wrote the would-be mentor. Cox re-
piled: 81 might hitch my wagon to
the dog-star, and that would be
Sirius, wouldn't it," That must
have been an August jest, for these
are the days when the dog-star rag
es, and it was good enough joke
for this warm weather. But it is
really a serious matter, if you are
obliged to travel in hot weather, to
select line on which you can Jour-
ney in comfort. Such one is "The
Burlington" which follows the east
bank of the Mississippi for three
hundred miles, under the shadow of
lofty tree-crowned bluffs on one side
and the sparkling waters of the riv-
er, famed by cooling breezes, on the
other. For tickets and rates by this
line. call on any ticket agent, or ad-
dress W. J. C. Kenyon, Gen. Pass.
Agent c., B. & N. r. R., st. Paul,
Mimi.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
Another Bear Movement.

1t is reported that Attorney Gener-
al Miller has issued a letter to U. S.
District Attorneys, directing their
attention to the statute to protect
trade and commerce against unlaw-
full restraints and monopolists.
Farmers are warned by the Pluto
press of the danger (?) OF holding
back their wheat, and assured that
District Attorney Hay has an eye on
the farmers in his district and will
promptly prosecute any violation OF
the antitrust law. We supposed
that a farmer had a perfect legal
RICH to sell his grain whenever he
chose to do so, or to burn it up if he
saw fit. If the farmers, inspired
by common purpose, severally
choose to hold back their wheat,
each holding his own crop on his
own farm at his own proper expense,
whose business is it? That is all
there is in the movement and the re-
port above alluded to is without
doubt a fake to help pound down the
price of wheat.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14

The Pioneer Press recently publish
ed what purports to be a conserva-
tive estimate of the money value of
the total farm product of the three
states OF Minnesota, North and
South Dakota. The estimate placed
upon the value of wheat was reached
by adopting the estimate OF the sec
rotary of the Minneapolis Chamber of
Communicable, O,OOO-as the to-
tai product, and taking 75c. per bu.
as the probable average price
throughout the three states named.
We very much doubt if this estimate
will be borne out by the facts, either
as to the total yield or the average
price. By what means the writer ar
rives at the estimate made as to 9th
er products enumerated except live
stock, which he states is in his judy
ment twice as large as it should be,
does not appear from a perusal OF
the article. The GREAT WEST gives
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14

There have been wonderful truths
told by the reform papers during the
past few years-but no more trench
ant fact than the following, taken
from the ''Scott County Lever"
Kans.:
Many a true reformer has been
ruined socially and financially by the
schemes of the organized gangs OF
corruption, whose dirty work they
were trying to expose. The people
must stand by their friends or uiti-
mately fall with them.-Scott Coun-
ty Lever.
Indeed there is sad truth in this.
Had not the GREAT WEST entered
the field with capital to fight under
desperate disadvantages, it would
have been killed Off by alliance men
long before this.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
Kentucky is All Right.

The daily papers were significantly
silent about the Kentucky elections,
but finally gave it out reluctantly
that the Peoples Party had cast TO-
600 votes and elected one state sena-
tor and II members of the lower
house. They neglected however, to
state that a large proportion of the
nominations of the democrats we're
dictated by the farmers, as were al
so some of the republican nominal
tions, and that the Peoples Party
will control the next legislature.
The party divisions are as follows:
Farmers and Farmer-democrats, 70,
democrats, so, republicans, Is. The
party in Kentucky is in good shape,
and the GREAT WEST learns, from
private correspondence, that the con-
viction prevails among Alliancemen
throughout the state that the Peo-
pies Party will ''get there" in 49,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
Another Outrage.

There are some of the meanest and
most contemplate elements in the
city make up of st. Paul of any mu-
nicipality out OF hades.
So contemptiblv did her daily pa
pers lie about the State Alliance,
that this large body of men, spend
ing hundreds OF thousands of dollars
annually where they make acquaint-
ances, angrily shook the dust from
their feet, and foreswore the city.
Now, this year her Directory comes
out, and ignores great alliance bust
ness concerns which bring a business
to this city of nearly
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR!
The GREAT WEST is only one Of
these. In the list of newspapers the
G. W. is not found. 1t was not in
last year, and we made special COM
plant OF it. Neither is it placed
among publishers at the Business
end OF the book. But it is, of neces-
sity, in the body record. The two
great Insurance Companies are
neither classified in the front, or the
Business end, and have a blunder-
some notice in the body record. The
Alliance Business Agency was lucky
enough to take a $500 advertise
ment, and they got it. But the evil
dent design is to give us the cold
shoulder. Well, if they lose these
commercial interests they will know
why!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14

ence and character wealth of learn
ing which carries influence in every
quarter where he exerts himself.
The thought of supplanting him by
an hysterical jumping-jack like
Foraker is nothing short of plotting
murder against the state. Will the
farmer Or anybody else be benefited
by numbering the senate chamber
with the presence OF a man who is the
laughing stock of his own state, and
whose every public utterance is
greeted with a national shower of
sneers and yawns?"
Why is this? Because John Sher-
man has always been the tool OF the
Plutocrats and the Plutocratic Or
gans, like the Globe, are bound to
stand up for him. Cush. Davis la
bored to give the Union Pacific R. R.
Co. one hundred years time, on it's
vast debt, at two per cent per an
mum! Cush is a republican, and
championed the Mckinley bill;-but
the Plutocracy cares nothing for the
tariff question. 1t is bound to stand
by it's friends. And hence the leading
Democratic paper of Minnesota not
only defends the republican, Cush.
Davis, but calls Ignatius Donnelly a
"regicide," an assassin" and a
"noisome, wordy and pestilential
demagogue" because he is not in favor
of Davis's reelection to the senate.
The two old parties are practically
one party and the FLUTES own them
both.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
From the odd Domiuion.o

KEYsv1LLE, Va, July %, 81
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
l have received several numbers OF
the GREAT WEST. l have enjoyed
reading them very much. 1 think it
a perbpaper-ably edited, speaking
the sentiments of four-fifths of the
people OF the United States, and that
it should be in the hands of every AL
lance man in the land. It gives ut
terance to noble, patriotic, and
philanthropic principles that have
too long been pent up in the bosom
of our people, and 1 hope the GREAT
WEST may serve as a beacon light to
direct us to purer and more equita-
BILE administration of our govern
ment. VIM. B. GREEN.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
the table for what is worth:

From this estimated total the Pho
neer Press makes deductions for
seeding and a reserve for feeding
stock, and finds an estimated net
product representing money value
OF between $15O,OOO,OOO and $780,
100000, that will be poured into
the channels of circulation" in these
three states. There is one very i'm
portant fact which the Pioneer has
omitted to consider in it's estimate of
the amount Of money "these pro-
ducts when marketed will bring into
the three states named"-a fact
that takes the rose color all out of
the picture. We refer to the mort
gage Indebtedness of these states.
The mortgage Indebtedness OF Iowa,
as ascertained by the census, aver
ages 100000 per county. If the
statistics obtained by the GREAT
WEST from the official records in two
or three counties may be assumed to
indicate correctly the condition of
the balance of the state in this re-
gard, the condition in Minnesota and
the two Dakotas is little if any better
than in Iowa. These mortgages are
owned principally in the east, and
anyone who fails to consider this fact
is probably as far "off his base" as is
Mr.. J. N. Bell who estimates the val
lie OF the summer crops at $288, OOO,-
900.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
FLORITA. Mimi Tn

TLORITA, MIHH., July 20, 1851.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
At the regular meeting of Alliance
No. 932, the following officers were
elected:
President NJ. Shoemaker.
Vice. President. WIN. Foster.
Secretary.-F. A. Schroeder.
Treasurer.-H. Lindeman.
We bought our Irvine this year of
the Alliance Business Agency-over
$500 worth-and every body seems
to be satisfied. F. A. SCHROEDER.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14

1t is not for us to draw the distinc-
ton between citizen and citizen; to
elevate the trained politician and
to crush the common voter nor dub
those who entertain different views
from ours as obstacles to improve
ment. We endeavor to discuss the
merits OF our demands, leaving to
reason the decision of their must
ness.-Union, Memphis, Tenn.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
SABlN, Mimi. Aug. 5. /

SAB1N, Mimi, Aug. 5, 1891.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
The following contributions have
been received by me during the week
ending Aug. LIST, for the Campaign
fund:
Halvor Anderson, Kroshus,
Norman Co....................... $500
Spring Prairie Alliance No.
1853, 0. g. Farsdale. ........... 200
F. L. Mcclellan, Pres. of
Wheelocks Alliance No.
1O4O.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .0U
Alliance No. 613, by F. J.
Kron, Candy p. O............ 90
$3.50
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
Midway News:

MIDWAY news:
Hon. Henry Feig, of Kandiyohi
county, in communication to the
Wilmar Republican Gazette, shows
the inwardness of the alleged wheat
steal investigation" in a very clear
manner. He shows how the Alliance
hangers-on, R. J. Hall, Eric Olson
and W. W. Erwin made great SEN
sation about the millions of bushels
OF wheat stolen by the Duluth eleva-
TORS" secured an appropriation of
Sic, 900 for investigation purposes;
undertook to cram an exparte report
written by Erwin for sensational
purposes upon the state; how they
have already expended $1,000, and
instead of 1.-TWO or three million
bushels" the investigation shows
that the average at the terminal
points complained of for the last five
years has been less than 900 BUSH
els per yearl Farmers" asks Mr..
Feig, chow do you suppose our pri-
vate elevators would compare with
this record?" and very wisely adds:
''This whole investigation has been
the biggest farce ever perpetrated in
this commonwealth. It started in as
farce, it continued as a farce, it
temporarily ended on July 2, farce,
and next winter will come the finale
of the farce just about the time the
$4,000 is gone" If those Alliance
farmers who raise wheat in the coun-
try were as we'll posted on those AL
lance farmers who but raise hi in
the city, as appears to be Mr.. Feig,
we feel that Hall, Olson. Erwin & Co.,
would soon have to seek legitimate
means of livelihood.
PARKERs LAKE, Aug. 3, '91.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Please find inclosed one dollar for
one years subscription addressed to
Chas. T. Grave, Long Lake, P. O.,
Hennepin Co., MINI. He is a true
blue comrade of the 6. A. R., but
he don't vote the G. O. P. any more.
[ told him he could get the the paper
a year for 75c. by joining my club.
He don't want it that wayne says
you care entitled to the full dollar
for the good you have done and are
doing for the cause"
And Mr.. Howe adds in a postscript
that Mr.. Graves twas one of the 80
who we're at the birth of the Peoples
Party, where the bloody shirt was
buried and the stars and stripes
swung around the representative OF
both the Union and Confederate
armies. So motto it be-"
JONAS 81. HOWE.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
The MYSTERY SOLVED.
me National Economist President Pos Paper says the
Alliance Never Sent Out or Authorized a Single
one Of those Wheat Circulars.

circulars.
me scheme was Born of the Unhoy Union of Chicnoo
Wneot Gamblers With Certain Aeqed|
Alliance Journal
From the appearance OF the now famous and
Minnesota Wheat Circular WEST has soutlv and
ene OF its alleged connection with the alliance
ana wne endorsing its advice farmers wheat
has questioned purity the gave it BIRTH The
ess OF our amply sustained following articles akean
tne daily OF the cities National
Official of the National Just at the hour it's
or the PRESS on Thursday last made
below wv ~ we to0''" III idl
them ho 6 the
Office the state on utr are daily being
s s ssag sen sent to ss5s H.
the Eos s @s s
ss 9s1 ss ] :sss ;
gen sns w s to use them
wished to sta det a Gs 5 mot to use word but
the 1ss the H ss
% Fl asa had
on s1s g
Of the e"e This aa his
Further states that this supplement
600 does not tnF that aaf n au
sfs e By ass sss
which the bear speculator has based his speculation
%ss wss
BY newspapers Rave made to
back circular" III "'' uS''0u"0n Oh 'nS n0'o
@ % at psa 1a e1 @ %
eessess sg
s the stG5 snss
s sssf ~
that il Si eaS sis'
sss @ @
= 5sss;
a psss FL 5 ss that
great benefit to the farmers through
0qt the S fGGn his
H snd n ns o pa
an an% e ssP as
ha af where Mr. Muller received He
'n $s IND :: sSssSss
thy market t ' Fifty thouand
vSs I'D SS ": S; si4sns @
% sss3 to de- @ ns es 2ss
ing Bs fss ~s&R t9 Ssts ~,
popularity live the pit I
FOR IT,
Any lingering validity that ALI
has authorized is officially
Of circular wi" dspated by peusal the following from the
Sa n6 tho aas
s Ro s a M f VI % Ting %
1 do feess
an employe Of the National Alliance.
The unselfsh devotion interests Of the
farmer disclosed by the foregoing ftingy following
editorial which appeared the Minneapolis Tribune Monday
Whom the
LII settled beyond that the
hold their grain inspired by the hated mdan
garded as their evil genius
But that is This
the Alliance
ss @ most sss he 5s % 5S %
Alliance Others have doubt been paid for their
are It believed that at least 600 has been paid
the senioha distribution OF this
formation that Alliance which has heen railing the daily
SIS the mouthees Of been paid
their grain We have inclined think the advice sound
prepared change that belief pretending
be published for the benefit which
without
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14

President McGrah
of wheat held by
they
supply immediate
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
MIN NESOTA.
Peoples Party Of Minnesota:


Charman-T. j. Meighen, Forestvle
Seeretary,-Louis Hanson, Sabin.
Treasurer-Andrew Stevenson, Climax
NJ. Owen, Richmond Ignatius Donnelly,
C. N. Perkins, j. F. McNaly A. K HOlstOn,
W. W. Irwin, D. P. Lister, Louis Hanson,
Andrew Stevenson, C. Phelps, C. F. Bohan,
J. 81. Baker E. w. Fish, 81. B. Martin,
7. Meighen, Weisenberg, A. D. Ferris,
]. B. Hompe, j. 81. Hanna, T. Gildea.
COMMITTEE
j. eighen, Seenerson Louis
Ignatus Donneny S. NJ. Owen, C. N Perkins,
a. B. Martin. Andre Richmond, w. Irwin.
Gen Baker. E. w. Fish.