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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25

A dog was recently actually tried
for his life in the Municipal court of
Boston. The defendant was a hand
some setter, named Towser. His
master retained able counsel. The
dog was placed in the prisoners box.
and amid the litter of the spectators
and the smiles of Judge Curtis, the
trial began.
A man swore that the prisoner had
bitten him, and he therefore wanted
him killed, according to law. On
cross examination witness admitted
that he had provoked the prisoner by
teasing him. Several witnesses for
defence testified as to the good char
acter of the accused.
The latter was then brought forward
on his own behalf and furnished testi.
mony as novel as it was effective. At
various commands he played dead,
walked on his hind legs, and stood on
his head, shouldered arms. whined
dlsmally in imitation of song, and
wound up by marching up tn. steps to
the judges desk on his hind legs and
shaking paws with his honor.
The judge, without moments hesi-
tatlon. said. amid cheers
'Iowser, you are peaceful and
orderly dog; 1 give Judgment in YOUR
behalf and dismiss you, the plaintiff
paying the costs.'
Leaving the room the dog received
a grand ovation from the people in
court.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
Canada RousinS Up.

The uprising among the agricultural
and laboring classes is not confined to
the United States alone. Canada had
40 representatives at the Cincinnati
conference, and while they could &C
complish but little it indicated one
thing plainly and that was that the
laboring people of Canada were look
ing for light and a gentleman who
has lately returned from the Dominion.
says the labor movement has grown
SO powerful that it is liable to bring
about a crisis in the government in the
near future. New Era
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
NoN-PARTIsAN JUDICIARY.
Tho Frail, Thin Vail Thrown Over a Pc.
1itical Scheme.

'
litical Scheme.
The plutocratic press is trying to
make the people believe that they have
taken a sudden spasm of patriotic vir-
tue and that for the good of the
country they desire to place the judi
cary outside of and superior to the
PARTISAN politics of the times. The
utter falsity of this claim is manifest
at a moments thought.
How does demand for pure Judi
ciary sound coming from class of pa
pers that applaud the acquittai of a
judge like Botkin, or join in the hue
and cry against Judge Mckay against
whom the fiercest criticism was direct
ed because it was assumed that he had
misinterpreted the force of an order of
the supreme court? Why do these
same papers fail to criticise Judge
Horton, who deliberately.lied when on
the bench he declared that IAN action
for the foreclosure of mortgage was
not an action for the recovery of
money only?"
What becomes of this hyperpuritan-
ical claim when the only reason urged
against the peoples candidates In the
various districts is that they have re-
pudiated the consolidated plutocratic
party and burned the bridges behind
them?"
The case is made up. gentlemen,
your call for non-partisan judiciary
is fraud and so thin that it will avail
you nothing. What can you say
against Judge Doster or any one of the
peoples candidates. except that they
disagree with you in politics.? Abso-
lutely nothing.
Whence then. comes your vindic-
tive antagonism to these men? Is it
simply that you are obeying the be-
hests of your plutocratic masters. who
with your aid and by bribery and
fraud have enacted a system of laws
designed to rob the people, that you
SIRE now begging for a partisan
judiciary in the hope that you can in
duce some Peoples party men to vote
for your gang OF thieves.
The earnestness of the plutocrats to
defeat the Peoples candidates shows
that they appreciate the necessity of
having judges in sympathy with their
stealings and this very earnestness
will rouse the people to realization
of the fact that it is equally important
to them to have judges free from the
control of corporation robbers. -Alli-
ance Tribune.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25

unit in saying that, no matter what
breed is kept, or for what purpose
kept, painstaking care in great and
small things is the only way to make
sheep husbandry profitable business.
The question for the beginner to settle
is whether his circumstances are such
that he can give this care and he is so
constituted that he will take pleasure
in doing it. Otherwise he will find
more money in some other branch of
stock raising for which he and his sur
roundings are better suited.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
Like the Trump of Death.

The attempt by the old party politi-
clans to break up the Alliance is very
significant at this time, showing a
wicked design to defeat reform. 1t has
come to this and people may as well
get ready to meet it now as later on.
The moral character of the old party
leaders and politicians is so bad that
reform sounds like the trump of death
in their ears, and if meanness, wing
and slandering can do the work. the
cause Of the people will be ruined. 1t
does not require much foresight to de-
termine what those things will lead to,
and we will not suffer ourselves to be
blinded by promises of any kind by
men who have ruined our nation.
They do not intend to suffer the peo-
pie to have a good popular govern
ment by and for the people; these old
traitors will sink the movement if they
involve us in war. What better
proof OF determination to ruin the
republic do we want than we have in
the legislation of the last twenty years,
and the attitude of the leaders of the
old parties toward the people? Be-
ware. beware. We people, for our free
dom is in danger!-Labor's Tribune.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
Rusk Sees 1t.

] am of those who believe that the
farmer in politics has come to stay.
More. am of those who believe that,
In spite of possible. nay, inevitable,
blunders on the part of men compare
lively untried in the conduct of public
affairs. the presence and the influence
prove beneficial to the country at
large.
Do not ask the farmer to be satisfied
with his lot on the ground that by
comparison with some other period of
time, he is better off than people were
then, it is an unreasonable request
The surest guarantee to the stability
OF any government is to be found in
the enjoyment of equal privileges by
all classes of its citizens. and just dis
tribution among them of the benefits
as we'll as the burdens of the political
structure. Rusk.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
Good Care EssentiaI.

If all those who have made money
with sheep were to give the reasons
for their success they would say that
the chief factor was the care they gave
the fock. Successful sheep men are
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25

The Southern Alliance Farmer: The
Alliance of Georgia now numbers over
30, 600 members, and there never was
50 loyal true, brave and determined
band formed. The most glorious
news reaches us from every section
OF our state. We are increasing daily
in both numbers and enthusiasm. At
few days notice we can gather from
1900 to 10, 600 people to listen to an
address. If an Alliance speech is an
nounced the boys will lay everything
aside and come to the rally. Is there
any power on earth that can down
such men? Why. in 1892 the Alliance
will sweep over Georgia like a cy-
clone, and every obstacle in its path
will go down. You can neither divide
or discourage as. Our organization
is anchored as a rock. and all the
powers of our enemies can not even
jostle US. If the Alliance decides to
go with the new party, the old poll
ticians had just as we'll stand aside.
The old bosses may crack their whips
over the farmers and yell ..nigger
supremacy" the partisan papers may
snort and rave. and the politicians
yell themselves hoarse; but they can't
stay the stampede. Georgia Alliance
men are going to stand together, work
together and vote together. The more
you abuse and villify them the stronger
they grow.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
The Teeth.

The mineral constituents of the
teeth are essentially identical with
those of the bones. 1t is therefore
evident that if a sufficiency of bone
matter be not contained in our food
the teeth will be ill-deveioped and
feeble. Children and youth brought
up on brown bread have almost uni
formly good teeth, and retain them to
late period in life.
The only bread eaten by the rustic
population of agricultural districts is
coarse meal-bread, and as a conse-
quence, with them cases of toothache
and rotten teeth are extremely rare.
On the other hand, the inhabitants of
our cities and towns eat white bread,
and are constant sufferers from weak
teeth rotten teeth, dyspepsia, and
toothache. Elk.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
Under-Feeding.

''Underfeeding ruins more live stock
in the West than overlooking. Grave
as are the objections to pampered
breeding animals, yet where there is
one beast ruined by an excess of heat
ing food there are dozen well-bred
ones suffered to lapse into a state of
hopeless degeneracy by failure, in
the case of young stock. to keep them
growing or by neglectiug to provide a
sufficient ration to support breeding
animals against the taxes of nature.
Feed the youngsters generously on
proper food-stuffs and when they are
matured, if of the right stamp, they
will not require extra care. Prof. San
born argues that there is even more in
feed than in breed, and the facts are
not all against him. Whatever is
worth keeping at all in the way of
farm stock is worth keeping we'll. I"
And the same applies to the East es-
pecially in the feeding of dairy COWS.
There are very few COWS that are fed
too much, there are many that are not
fed half enough. But we want breed
as well as feed, one is useless without
the other; we use the term breed in a
relative sense, believing that the COW
that will give the best returns from
the feed consumed is well bred so far
as profit in the dairy goes, no matter
whether she Or her ancestors have
been registered in herd book or not.
We must have the breed for breeding,
but not necessarily for feeding. -
Breeders Gazette.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
Marke ting.


The best market for poor chickens
is at home-never away. Grade your
dressed poultry before sending it to
market. A strictly choice package
brings top prices, always; never so
with inferior. A farmer who excels in
catering to his market is generally
successful with the raising of his
chickens, and he knows how because
he studies to produce profit and give
satisfaction. We have in mind farmer
who markets broilers nine out of twelve
months of the year, by the aid of incu-
baters and breeders, and each week
finds him marketing his stock. His
neighbors do not attend much to poul-
try. He is gathering in extra dollars
while they are going to sleep. Do you
keep poultry and does it pay? If not
something is the matter; find out what
it is and don't slumber longer. Ma
tional Stockman and Farmer.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
Farm Notes.

In fattening hogs see that they have
plenty of fresh, pure water to drink ev-
cry day. If healthy, thrifty growth is
wanted, Stops should never be made to
take the place of good water.
To prevent horse from untying him
self, procure long halter strap, run it
through the hitching ring or hole in the
manger, return it and tie to the ring in
the halter, slipping the knot up close SO
that he cannot reach it with his teeth.
The little hardy Cheviot is one of the
best mutton producers, and gives up a
fine fleece of wool weighing from four to
five pounds From the high plateaus and
parks of Colorado this hardy sheep will
endure the most severe cold if given shell
ter from heavy SHOWS.
If lean pork is desired we must begin to
cultivate the grazing hog, and for this
purpose the Berkshires are probably the
best animals that can be obtained The
disposition to exercise must be encour-
aged, and the diet, besides grass, must be
made to consist largelysof forming
foods, such as alfalfa and peas.
In Cases of Bleeding.
Wet tea leaues or scrapings of sole
leather will stop bleeding
In all cases Of severe bleeding the only
thing which can be safely depended upnc
is pressure.
If the blood is bright and comes in jets,
apply firm pressure upon the artery above
the cut nearest the heart.
An obstinate case of nose bleeding may
be stopped by bathing the hands for half
an hour in cold water.
If ignorant of the location of vessels
press with the finger or piece of cloth di-
rectly under the wound
If the blood comes in q steady stream
from a vein apply pressure just above the
cut furthest from the heart.
In the severing of an artery press the
point Of division firmly with the finger
until blood clot is formed
For slight cut let the blood flow for
half a minute, then dip in cold water or
apply ice. Bandage if necessary.
If bleeding is from the leg the artery in
the groin must be pressed very forcibly
with three fingers aided by the weight of
the body.
Bleeding from an external wound or
from the nostrils can be checked by the
use of powdered alum, which coagulates
the blood.
Bleeding from the stomach can generally
be checked by lying on the back and TAX
ing occasional swallows of iced water or
lemonade
The following treatment for bleeding
from the mouth, throat or lungs is rec
ommended: Strict rest in bed with the
head raised, light diet and ice-cold drinks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-19
nno,or. md raIltl..

Il is not generally knoua taat Nt-a',
the Revolutioui.t, q. patched hy Charlotte
Corday. was physg pa. and thai De- bad
a certain success in treating consumption.
It j. recoried o. him that he cu-rsi ritle.i
lady Of this diseaze in it, advanced stages,
and that her gratitude % him knew NO
bounds Unfortunately be wae entlred
into polite. and prevented from pursuing
his studies further in direction that
might have made his memory revers1 ll-
stead q dctested
For some resson doctors seem 20 dEift
naturally toward politics and raiioHli.n.
perhaps because their profession tlnds 70
render them skeptlcal lE Brazil and the
Argentine Republic they have shown them
selves decideslly ambitious. The Celebrated
DR.. Charcot IS a radical who-e pr.nrl pies
verge ou the revolutionary. Cirrnrncrau
gave up bis medical practice years 40
20 devote himself 20 politics. and though
he il a man % great talent AMI brilliant
orator. his political Efforts have uot COZ
tributed TO he persnuai Al anceusHt or
been - great benefit 20 his o1untry -
sides Cleuencssu there are from forty -
Fifty physicians In the Fr~nch chambcr II
deyuties.-.Sah Franc Chroaicir.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-19

People who desire 20 conceal their " he-~
abOuts had bette not send letters ur,-ler
cover for remailing % postmasters. such
epistles, before being forwarded, arr alvravs
I indorsed. Received frorn --- name 81
pOstofflce) with request 20 postmaster 10
mail Mr. GckeaD, postma Ger AZ
pittsburG, say: I'VE have made AZ ruis
20 do this, so that 10 viii be impossible u
use the mails for fraudulent purpose
Anyway, n that Endorsement vas not on
70 the letter would bear lie 90 ifs fare. -
IL would BE- stamped as MAYED az Pitts
burg, when IN reality IL was mailed sor,s
other place. Only the other dav 7 uut
letter from Chicago which contained M
envelope addressed 90 n lady co.. Clicap,
The request came with 10 tha1 mail Il.
from Pittsburg. did So bat that fnt.1,.a-
ment was on 10, and u thc writer tto-rf.r
he was misleading any one he v.. r,..
taken"
And a Pittsburg carrier thus n..s how
the rule works.
Il know one particular ins,aa.. where
some one l. being fooled drfyf-t Isf..-
10 lady on nay route occaeiCaal1v r.htra
has been mailed from Ch..irr. w.th tt.
statement USiutcd On the front ffl.
sent from Pitts u-g. p, The t..- one t.-.
asked ne the meaning OF he .tIor
and ! told her. So grew lces ,r. t.-F
said
You see my husband g. .rr.sr ID lsoT
me He tells me that he L..., \. b. is C.tt.
cago about forr days every two weeks. a
he claims he !. VISITING - me fro--s thlL
place, and here ne never 49, s.sSts5ssrg
will keep az tiese letters and gst cssr
with him SOME Gzx.'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-19

Not one element Of the sensational and
tragic was lacking, and the public natur-
ally thinks OF the event a. unprecedented
Il Is not strange that such awful Incl
dents are 50 easily forgotten, vet there
have been among Americas public men
many deaths equally sudden and shocking,
and some Of them far more distressing.
The first event Of the kind was By far the
most startling Here and there an Old
man who read the journals IN Jackson =
administration still refers 70 il with low
cred voice and solemn shake OF the head.
L was 2 the very hottest part Of the 50
called Panic session OF congress" early
il 1884 John Randolph had died. aad
Judge Bouldia. OF Virginia, rose in hls
place in the house TO make the formal al
nouncement and pronounce & brief ealosy.
he had Just uttered these words:
But I cannot tell the reason why his death
was not announced without telling what told
= friend I should say il case did
Then pausing for az instant with up
lifted hand he fell TO the fOor-s corpsa
He was borne 70 an anteroom and pLysi-
clans called, but the icy hand OF death had
s,il,ed MS pulse forever. A funera! Of
unusual solemnity. attended by Pres .dens
Jackson and al bis cabinet, gave brief pause
% TIE war OF words; then it was resumed
apparently with greater hest than ever.
\ month later It was told IN the COMMITTEES
room thst Gen. Blair, OF SoCth Carolins,
who had 10 the house denounced the mill
hcauon Increment in his state. had been
SO sgitsSsd oy the criticism Of his people
that be had relSpsed into habits Of in
Temperance The next DAY be shot him
self dead in a moment OF despair.
On TIE SStA 81 February. -. the cab
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-19

met of President Tyler was suddenly
broken by al appalling calamity. = party
Of prominent men were on the | nitey!
States steamer Princeton on the Potomac
when the great gun called the Peace
maker was tested. II burst, killing Secre-
tary of State Abel p. Upshur, Secretary
of the Navy Thomas W Gilmer, both OF
Virginia, and others Of less note. Not
quite a year before the son Of John c.
Spencer, of New York, secretary OF war,
was hanged on the United States brig
Somers on a charge Of mutiny-a tragedy
around which controversy RACED for years,
and now the best opinion is that the youth
was the innocent victim of moaomani-
ac's fancy.
Since the disaster on the Princeton IL has
been part OF the unwritten law at Wash
ington that the president and vice presi-
dent shoald not travel III com pany, or even
attend any public ceremony in the same
group-a precaution sigually justified az
the close OF the civil war. On the 2lst Of
February, 1913, John Quincy Adams was
stricken with paralysis IN mis- seat in the
house He was removed 70 the speakers
private room, where he died on the 30
The death Of President Taylor was spoken
ID
did not know be was seriously sick Till
they heard OF his death. Exposure during
the extremely warm day OF July brought
on a quick fever, OF which ne died on
the 9Sh.
The tragic ends OF Presidents Lincoln and
Garfield are yet fresh in the public mind
Heart disease IS OF course the reason
most often assigned FOR the sudden deaths
OF public men. Secretary Of State Marcy,
Of President Pierce's cabinet. died Of IL
while reclining on lounge reading SEN
ator Fentou. OF New York, died az MS
desk while perus.ng a letter. Henry J.
Raymond also died Of heart disease. Pres
ton King committed suicide u a 1t Of
dependency due 10 III health. and the
same i true OF Congressman Hise OF Ken
lucky American statesmen generally
live high" and WORK hart The results
are Briga;'s disease, heart trouble and
paralrsis
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-19
MASONIC.
A Temple to BE Erected in Birmingham.
AlR.-Other Items.

A Temple to BE Erected in birmingham
AIA.-Other Items.
A masonic temple is being spoken Of for
Birmingham. The Masons are rapidly in
creasing in Alabama, and the future is
bright with promises for them. With IS
600 Masons in the state and the number
constantly increasing there IS no reason
why the movement should not meet with
success If energetically pushed. Ten dol
lars contributed by each Mason in the state
would erect S150,OCO building.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was
born Jan. =, 1856, one of the greatest com
posers the world has ever produced, was
member of the Masonic fraternity On hil
death in 1921 the lodge in which he held
membership paid special tribute 70 his
memory and worth by holding a lodge C7
sorrow
Frederic L. Billion has been a member Of
a ~ Louis lodge sixty-seven years.
The grand lodge OF New South Wales
has formally recognized the new grand
lodge of New Zealand. Advices have also
been received by the latter from the grand
secretary OF England aud Wales that when
the large majority OF members belonging
TO lodge holding allegiance 70 the grand
lodge Of that jurisdiction decided 70 cacngs
10 the grand lodge Of New Zealand the mi
nority cannot work under the English
charter.
The Freemasons at La Crosse, Wis, have
conferred the third degree on "A candidate
- years Of age
In Minnesota a brother was expelled for
Informing a rejected candidate as 70 who
cast the negative ballot.
No Royal Arch Mason Of twenty-onc
years standing can be disciplined in Con
necticut for non-payment of dues.
Bro. John P Bell, Of Bolton. now il,
grand high priest Of Royal Arch Masons in
Texas
There is now no doubt that a nest az
Owls viii be instituted at Cincinnati. O.
Those interested in the enterprise in that
city have organized for the transaction o.
business, and have already held several
meetings.
The returns from the various grand
lodges in America show a total member
ship of 65l OBS There were raised during
the year "a. $50. There were suspended for
non-payment Of dues 1854. and the deaths
during the year were s.947. The gain in
membership over the year previous was
9O,gS0
Three hundred and fifty dollars has
been contributed by the grand command
cry and grand chapter for the Masonic
home at Richmond, says Chips from the
Temple.
Bro. and Sir Clarence ". Boutelle il
eminent commander of Beauseant COM
mandery Of Knights Templar at DEBORAH,
Ia He is great seeker Of Masonic ami
Templar light.
Freemasonry was introduced into the
United States in 1888
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-19

mirer az Mary furnished hrrn picture -
her At IS and the Information thar she had
married "a art dealer IN View York city.
but the name be could not give. And thss
was ak Nevertheless Mr.. McNealus Sc
cured a position in the CITY and entered on
a long search among the art Dealers
At last ne entered the p-ture establish
rnent OF ID. J. Marta, on Eighth avenue.
and BY the nerest chance met tt-c nropri-
etor's wife Something 10 her features
reused hope, vet he feared toSpeak till
he had shown her the old picture q her
self She identified il at once. and soon
the mutual recognition was compIete.
Uncle Jim, Of Texas," Is now quite hero
with the Marta children.