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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-01-21
r EGAL NOTICE.

Edith Dixon, whose place Of residence IS un,
known, will take notice, that on the 10Th Gay OF
November 1891, in the Court of Common Pleas of
Belmont county, Ohio, where the action is now
pending being cause numbered 6392, the under
said Edith Dixon, praying for divorce from her on
the grounds of wilful absence from plaintln Tor
more than three years. The said Edith Dixon Is
required to answer the petition in said action not
later than six (6 weeks after the oath day OF De-
cember, 1891, or such divorce may be granted.
FRED X. DIXON.
W. T. Lewis, Atty. 12-2+6t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-01-21
7 EGAL NOTICE.

The State of Ohio, Belmont county, IS: Court
of Common Pleas.
J. B. Gardiner, John kaul, Charles Norris ;.
Newman and Robert z. Drake, Plaintiffs,
vs.. No. 6452
Thomas I. Wright, Huldah Wright, Sarah j.
Mechem and Amanda NJ. Rodecker,
Defendants
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-01-21
HERIFF'S SALE.
IN PARTITION.
Belmont Common Pleas.
William P. Hazen, Plaintiff,

John A. Hazen, ct al, Defendants.
Pursuant to an order of sale in partition in the
above entitled cause, issued and to me directed
from the Court of Common Pleas of Belmont
county, Ohio, will offer for sale at public auction
upon the premises, in said county on
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-01-21

w. Iti
j. W. Shannon, Pitts Atty
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29

1t ceems that the Kansas method
OF paying off nor tgages is in vogue
in South Dakata. The Woonsocket
News, OF Sanborn county, says: The
Colonial and United States mortgage
company, an English concern, is fore
closing a large number of real estate
mortgages in this and Gerauld coun-
ty. One firm of attorneys are now
publishing sixty-two foreclosure no.
tees in these two counties. These
are nearly all on quarter section
farms and this makes fifteen and a
half sections to be sold out at one
swoop. This more than equals a
a tract of land three miles broad by
five miles long-a very fine "Hamer-
lean hesitate" for some son of a lord
to let out on the tenant system to
evicted Dakota settlers. The fact
that these foreclosures are being
pushed at this season Of the wear, be-
fore any money can be realized from
the crops now being gathered is an
Internal outrage. In addition to the
interest and expense OF sale, there is
the fat attorneys fee, which in one
case is 500 where the amount
claimed to be due is only ST. 40"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
WilIets WAKES Humorous.

The editor asked National Lecturer
J. E. Willets at the Hotel English,
indianapolis, what he thought OF the
two old parties separating in Kansas
after the fusion.
''Well," said he, ut will be some
thing like the couple who got married
and quarreled on one cold and frosty
morning as to which one should get
up and build the fire-the woman
was the one who had to get up and
she was SO mad about it that she split
her husbands wooden leg and kin
died fire with it. That made him
angry and he took her false teeth
and demolished them. She then
clawed out his glass eye and broke it
to pieces. Then be tore off her false
hair and threw it into the fire. Next
an application was made for a d.
vorce. The court held that there
could be no decree OF divorce granted
because there was not enough OF
them to make one respectable person.
This is about the condition of the
two old parties in Kansas. "-Koko-
mo Industrial Union.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
Advantages Of = Land Basis.

Ave&SoSOo " - A1A49 &D&A818s
An abandonment by the people Of
the United States of the specie basis
money system would not iDjure cred
itors. It would deprive them OF an
advantage which they have too long
enjoyed, but the immediate. effect oil
the adoption OF a monetary system
which would restore value to proper.
ty lat the expense of the present aug
mented value of money! would con
fer upon creditors q present substan-
tial benefit, inasmuch as a contem-
plated change in the nations legal
money basis would create a demand
for property particularly land)
which would enable owners of heav-
lily encountered real estate to dispose
of the same at greatly advanced
prices, an opportunity of which they
would avail themselves, to the ex-
tent at least, of realizing funds with
which to discharge their pressing OBJ
legations.
The exceptional legal attributes
possessed by money, and the never
failing demand therefor as medium
OF exchange, would enable it's owners
to readily exchange their falling val
ues for rising ones, and thus the loss
which is inevitable, in changing from
an improper to proper, or impair
tial money basis, would be widely
distributed and cheerfully borne by
those upon whom it would fall.
]. D. HOLDEN.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
LAMBERT, Mimi, Jan. 4, '92
EDITOR GREAT WEST:

LAMBERT, Mimi, Jan. 4, 90
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
I aim glad the Democrats and the
Republicans were fused in Kansas
and Nebraska. The small farmers
and the workingmen of the country
produce all the wealth of thecountry
thay are housed in novels, fed on fam
inc, educated on ignorance, and
clothed in rags, all in this land OF
the free and home Of the brave. We
don't want great big farmers par
ty alone,-we shall get there, too
soon without any party. We want a
party that all the wealth producers
can vote. The small farmers and
working men gre paying not less
than five hundred per cent for the
benefit If exchange, and a just sys-
TEN Of distribution will give every
man what he works for. have been
a farmer all my life and l think that
radical socialism is just right.
JOHN IL. MILLAR.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
Losing Your Head.

For many years after 1649 the
service of the English Church on
every recurring both day OF January
was devoted to commemoration of
what was called the martyrdom of
Charles the First. Charles lost HE
head, and England was ruled for
many years after by Oliver Crom-
well, because Charles Stewart would
not keep any promise made to his
people. Other people have lost their
heads for the same reason. The
phrase losing your head" in these
days has not such a serious meaning
as two hundred and fifty years ago,
but implies becoming confused, get
ting ratified, so that a mans head,
as the seat of his reasoning faculties,
is of to ,,se to him. A good way to
avoid losing your head in the con-
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
800 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, re-
quires a constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
", acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constiru
ton and assisting nature in doing
it's work. The proprietors have So
much faith in it's curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials. Ad-
dress, III. CHENEY & Co.
Toledo, o.
J % Sold by druggists, 75c.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29

duct OF your daily affairs is to do
business only with concerns that are
reliable, and conduct their affairs
with syftem and regularity. Any
promises they make you can rely on.
In the same way, when you take q
journey, place yourself in the hands
OF such a first-class railroad as The
Burlington, and you lose neither
your head, your connections, your
sleep, your baggage, your time, nor
your temper. For rates, tickets,
timetables and any information a.
bout this line, call on your nearest
ticket agent, or write to W. j. C.
Kenyon. Gen. Pass. Agent, st. Paul,
Mimi.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
Renewals,

The publisher of the GREAT WEST
took a host of new subscribers at
club rates or agents rate, last year
and this. But we cannot afford to
take renewals at such rates. The
cost OF the G. W., to the publishers,
is from 81 to Toe. per copy, accord
ing to the number of samples sent
out free Now. we must make some
money or eat no suppers. We can
hardly afford more than a 10 per
cent commission on renewals.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
100000 Enough.

KAND1YoHI, Jan. 10, 90
EDITOR GREAT VEST:
Please insert the following in the
GREAT WEST.
Alliance 943, at a meeting assem-
bled Jan. 16, 1892, adopted the fol
lowing:
Whereas, there is.now a bill pend.
ing before congress to give $5,OOO,-
900 to the Worlds Fair, and whereas
we do deem such bill to be govern
ment robbery, therefore be. it
Resolved, That we do oppose the
passage OF said bill, and be it
Resolved further, That we do con.
slider $1,OO0,OOO to be more than
enough. JOHN WICKLUND,
Soc'v
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
Redwood County Man to the f,

DR.. E. W. Fish, state lecturer of the
Minnesota Farmers Alliance has ap-
pointed A. D. Stewart assistant state
lecturer, and Mr.. Stewart has
the harness already on and ready
for work. He will begin a series OF
four addresses in Brown county, Mon
day, Feb. LIST. He writes. 81 appre-
ciate the responsibility Of the posi-
ton, and will give the work my undi-
vided attention." On Friday, Feb.
5th, Mr. Stewart will address the peo-
pie in Ensigh's district in Town of
Springdale. Let there be a big turn
out at this meeting-Sleepy Eye
Herald.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
FRATERNALISM.
A Government OF, BY and For the People
is FraternaIism, Pure and Simple.

A Government OF, BY and For the People
is Fraternalfsm, Pure and Simple.
The best evidence that the very es-
sence of old partyism is really monarch
ical, is that it always refers to any pro-
posed action of the government in be-
half of the people as paternalism. If
the reader will stop to analyze the idea
behind that word it is this, that the
government is something apart from
and above the people just us father is
the natural provider and. therefore,
above and superior to his children.
This is monarchy. And our old parties
are monarchists because they simply
substitute the word government for
king.
In true republic pater nalism cannot
exist even in the thought of it's citizens
Fraternalism, not paternaiism, is the
idea behind real democracy. Pater-
nalism means authority-fraterna!is
cooperation. The republican and DEM
ocratic parties see IL orr government
exactly what the British, try to see il
the British government, something
apart from and greater than the people.
The peoples party sees IN our govern
ment as it ought to be, exactly what
the fathers of the republic saw, an
organized brotherhood.
The peoples party renounces the pa
ternal theory with all the ardor it can
command, and denounces the republi-
can and all other parties that hold to
the doctrine of paternalism. They in
sist on the simple and sublime doctrine
that this is, or rather ought to be, a
government of the people, by the peo-
ment is simply the people in their
organized capacity. 1t is the author
lied agent of co-equals, of brothers. It
is the chief, the only function of this
agent to promote the welfare of the
brotherhood. No king business, no
father business. no kaiser business,
simply, only and purely brotherhood
business. Equal rights to all, special
privileges to none"
1t is the function of the government
as defined by the constitution, to make
money, declare the value thereof, and
emit bills of credit. Now this is a fra
ternal, not a paternal function, to be
exercised for the benefit of the entire
citizenship-that is, Of the national
brotherhood.
Under republican domination this
supreme function has been delegated
to certain wealthy citizens under the
form of national banks, who have used
this original power of the people to
rob, plumber and enslave the people
Instead of emitting bills of credit direct
to the people, the government has
made it possible for bankers and money
lords to contract, expand and regulate
the volume of bills of credit, which is
another name for money, at their pleas
ure. AS "a consequence of this more
than one-half the wealth of the Amer
lean people is in the hands of less than
thirty thousand people.
When the people demand the aboli-
ton of these national banks and the
issuance of bills of credit direct to the
people in such quantities as will do the
business of the country on cash basis,
the demand is branded by the Shy lock
parties-that is, by republicans aud
democrats--as paternalism, which is
supposed to be something very terrible.
Pittsburgh Kansan.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
No More Farce Comedy,

Everything has it's day. Some
have two or three days, and farce.
comedy seems to have been among
the list OF fortunate things, for it
has enjoyed a surprisingly long run.
In the old days it was scarcely the
correct thing to go to a variety
show and vaudevilles were confined
to theatres of the lower class. In
time, however, this changed. Nate
Salisbury wrote "The Brook" and
it's unparalleled success moved Others
to adopt the same methods. The
soubrette, the mimic, the song and
dance man and the dialectican drift
ed into what soon became known as
musical farce-comedy, and fortunes
we're made in a season. Rome had
its decline and fall. Farce-comedy
is no less subject to the law of ebh
and flow. Already it is on the wane,
it's popularity drifting away from it
and in time it will be the exception
rather than the rule But the popu-
larity of the Saint Paul & Duluth
Railroad will never wane. 1t is wide
lv known as 1.-THE Duluth Short
Line" and will never lose it's hold up
on the travelling public, which re.
cognizes the fact that it's superior
advantages make it the best line to
take when travelling between St.
Paul and Minneapolis and Duluth,
West Superior, Taylors Falls and
other points, intermediate or be-
yond. For Information apply to
Geo. w. Bull, General Passenger
Agent, or Geo. C. Gillfland, Asst. G.
T. A ST. Paul Mimi
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
The Coming
Climax in the !
Destinies of America

BY LESTER c. HUBBARD. $50 pages of
new facts and cancellations in Amer
lean politics. Radical yet constructive.
An abundant supply of new ammunition
for the great reform movement. The
textbook for the Presidential campaign
of 1892. Paper. 50 cents.
1t is an exceedingly able and valuable book, and
should be in the hand of every voter in the United
States. 1t breaches a mighty sermon. -Lgnatixs
DonnelLy.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
THE KANSAS BANKS,

Some Arguments Based Upon Facts Re-
Vealed by Their Reports.
The first report of Charles F. John
son, state bank commissioners for Kan
sas, includes statements from 219 state
(incorporated) banks, and 165 private
(not incor porated) banks. The ma
tional banks are not here included
The following is summary of the re.
ports:
Total number of banks reporting .... 411
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29


From the above synopsis of the re-
ports of the state and private banks in
the state of Kansas, taken from the
Kansas Farmer, some interesting facts
are to be CLEANED. In this connection
I merely wish to call attention to the
fact that with an acknowledged liza
bility of $50, 257, 9S1, consisting almost
entirely of supposedly cash items, the
banks have on hand, in cash of all
kinds and bonds, checks and ssother
cash items" only an aggregate sum OF
Sc, $40, 395. OF this sum more than one
half consists of items more or less UNI
certain in their nature depending upon
certain contingencies, such as the
solvency of other banks, the soundness
of personal checks and the certain
validity and value Of ''other bonds and
stocks" The residue of the claimed
resources, amouating to nearly twenty
four millions of dollars, consists of
loans and discounts, slightly over one
and half million dollars being loans
on real estate, while the balance of
about twenty-five millions of dollars
is 'loans and discounts on personal
duu COIidUcIdt \CAdCtctJ SocUiiGV.
How can it be claimed with any show
of consistency that that the Kansas
banks are safe. sound and solvent,
when, at the same time, it is claimed
that United States banks. with the
wealth of the nation behind them,
would be unsound, unsafe and insolv-
ent because the money was loaned
upon just such security Us the banks
now consider as available asscts?"
GEORGE G. WARD.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29

Our Barron Co. friend, Wis, writes
a letter which for emphasis takes
the dough-cooker. He says: 81
can't do without the G. w., but I
am dHn poor and hard up and
can't get much of the gold basis
currency. HE sends subscription.
Let the G. w. circulate. l will help
you all 1 can to give the old parties
h,
There, there Bro. Locke, we're
afraid you are a little wicked; and
we hope you will use the revised YER
sion in speaking of h-ades!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
The Rice Mills

OF Port Mystery. BY B. F. Houston.
A romance of the twentieth century.
embodying the most telling argument
against a protective tariff that has APP
peared in many day. Paper. 50 cents.
1t is strong showing for free trade, and any
one desiring to get posted and crammed with good
arguments should read it.-Detroit Ne7rs.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29

All lecturers, organizers, workers,
ETC., in this state, are requested to
send us their appointments for meet
ings-and do it just as early as pos
sible. The notice in the G. w. will do
you good.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29

DR.. Fish, State Lecturer, will speak
for the peoples party, in Renville Co.,
at Renville, on Tuesday, Feby 9th,
1892, at 2 p. m. All are invited to
attend. JAMES HANNA.
Pres't Co. Alliance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29

MANToRvnLE, Jan. p, '92.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Keep right on giving the Plutes-
Protectionist-t thieves, and hayseed-
don'inies and liars, Thnnder-for it
is telling fast now. A. R. CoHooN
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
RALAToN, Mimi, Jan. p, 9

BALATON, Mimi, Jan. Il, "
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Although we have not in any form
al manner allied ourself to your no
BILE order (F. Az, still have pro-
found respect for the fearless and up
right stand that you have taken in
behalf OF humanity. May God aid
and crown your noble efforts with
success, is the sincere wish OF your
Obedient servant.
GEO. WILKINSON.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
Coon THUNDER. Jan. 16, 80

OOOD HCNDEN, IOj V-'
EDITOR GREAT West:
Enclosed please find $1.OO for the
GREAT Big WEST. I am we'll pleased
with the result OF the state meeting.
We have officers at the head of the
State Alliance that cannot be bought
or bulldosed, and, "by the eternal, "
we will back them if it takes the
last dollar! l have been in this re-
form battle for ten years, and the
older get the palmer l can see the
necessity for continuing the strife.
p. MCGRATH.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29

FOREST LAKE, Mimi, Jan. 25, '92.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
The following new alliances have
been chartered since the annual meet
ing:
Hampton Alliance, No. 1873, Sec'y,
Nellie Duff; Hampton, Dakota Co.
Orrock Alliance, No. 1879, Sec'y,
F. w. Baer, Big Lake, Sherburn Co.
Queen Alliance, No. 1880, Sec'y,
Hans Houkom; Fosston, Polk Co.
A. L. STROMBERG,
Sec'y.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29

BUFFALO LAKE, Jan. %, '92.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
I see that my subscription expired
at No. 118. / don't want to miss a
single number of your interesting
paper, the G. w. God be with us in
our battle. FRED MACHELEDT.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
GEO. WILKINSON.
A "Humbug."

COMFRE1, J8n., 10, JZ.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Never stop sending the G. W. even
if l should be little slow in sending
in my subscription. Am getting lots
OF Estates" Neutrality-suspicious. from
St. Paul and some from Minneapolis.
The SANITY city Estate" is the
biggest humbug Of a paper published
in this or any other community.
A. w. Peterson.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
OUR LEADER PARODY.
BY. F. B. WELLS.

F. B.
At midnight, in his moneyed tent,
The 'Plute was thinking of the hour,
When the alliance her knee in supplance bent
Should tremble at his power
In thoughts through farms and homes he bore
The arrogance of conqueror
In thoughts his songs of praise he heard;
Then monarch's sgnet ring,
Then gained monarchs throne-a king,
Then grasped at once with single spring
The Aliance-or common herd.
Time passed on,-the Pluto awoke,
Those gay thoughts his last.
He heard the shril cries of defiance
"We come! We come! The Alliance, the Alliance
He woke to fall by voice and votes,
And with him fell his bonds and notes.
And perjured brides fell thick and fast
AS rain drops from fountain cloud,
And heard, with voice trumpet loud,
Our leader cheer his band.
"Vote-tll National Banks expire!
Vote.-till watered stock, is burned with fire!
Vote,-for men they cannot hire
Your farms and native land
We fought like brave men long and WE'LL
We piled that ground with "Plutc' gain
We conquered,-but our leader fell
Exhausted-very vein.
His many million comrades
His smile when rang glad hurrah,
And the victory
We saw his eyeds gently close
In deatb,-Oh! sweet repose,
just at setting Of the sun.
Oh! the hero, when his word
Has led our nation to be free
His voice will pierce them like a sword
= When no m II his tones are heard,
Through ages yet to be,
Onr Leader with the noble brave
Time has raised to exalted station,
Rest thee; there is no holer grave
Even in this great nation.
We speak thy fate without SIGH
lis thou art Freedoms now,-and Fame's
Greatest of all mortal
That are not made to die
bo bate
death matter We don't leaders to die at I'll
OF victory. BOzzars made mistakel
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
The AurOraphOne

A Romance by CYRUS COLE. Fifteen
thousand years ahead of our day! The
present life of the. inhabitants of the
planet Saturn! A history of all we are
passing through and the outcome! Com
munication at last established with the
planet Saturn through auroraphone mess
ages. Paper, 50 cents.
Sprightly in style, sensible in its logic, .scen.
ti6c in its denouements accessories Of
out-of-door adventures and daring escapades.
ghost story and love story artsticaly blended with
the auroraphons messages. -ReAg1o-P hilosefAi
1oxrxak
Land Currency, By Stephen Mayhell.
There is a rushing demand for this book
of Destiny Reporter. Three Rivers Mich 1.-The
plan of your Land Currency was adoped by the
Ocala convention" Don SIM letary st ate Tec-
turer. KY. Il would rather be the author OF
Land Currency. than President of the United
States j. A Power. Ed. 1.-The People, Port
Angeles, Wash. Everybody that sees my
copy, wants it: it ia the Moses to lead lis out
OF poverty Ben. Colvn Mich.
For sale by the
GREAT WEST,
$40 WABAsHA ST.. ST. PAUL, MINI.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
WACoNIA, Mimi, Jan. 10, 9:

WACONIA, Mimi, Jan. IS, 80.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
| heartily congratulate you on
your position in our alliance. We are
glad that our friend Donnelly is vic
tor once more. REINHOLD ZEGLIN.
GLENCOE, Mcleod Co., Jan. 10, 90.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
The GREAT WEST has entirely
cured me OF the old party. l hope it
will do so to ali who read this pa
per. JOSEPH benin.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-29
Worth the Money!.

Worth the Money.
EDITOR GREAT VEST:
l enclose you one dollar for renew
al for another year. / wish you to
send me Caesars Column and lin
Office" If these are as we'll worth
reading as the GREAT WEST they
are worth the money.
VIM. REYNOLDS.