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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-01-02
DEADLY NITRo-GLYcERlNE.

The Awful Effects of the Dangerous Ex-
plosive When Carelessly Handled.
"A nitro-glyccrine headache will
make a man about as uncomfortable
under his hat as anything / know
Of" said an oil-producer from Bradford,
Pa, recently to a group of men who
were discussing the late sensational at
tempt upon the life of Russell Sage
"A single Whit from the can of the
explosive will make a man imagine he
is just getting over the effects of a
night with the boys. Nitro-glycerine,
as you may know, is utilized very ex-
tensively in the oil country for shooting
oil wells. Hundreds of tons of the en-
plosives are used every year, and the
men who manufacture it and torpedo
wells would make small army if they
were all turned loose in Central park.
The business they follow, too, is about
as dangerous as the military business
in war time, for not year passes that
dozen or more shooters, as the men
who torpedo the wells are called, do not
get blown up. Nitro-glycerine goes off
at very slight shock, or at contact
with fire, and in the oil country a man
who handles glycerine is looked upon
as an unfortunate being with one foot
in the grave. The chances are ten to
one that if he sticks to the business long
enough he will be blown up
A nitro-glycerinc headache is caused
by the smell of the nitric and sulphuric
acids which are used in making the ex-
plosive. Sweet glycerine oil, as every
one knows, is very harmless liquid,
but when subjected to the action of the
two acids named, the resulting milk
like fluid is the most deadly explosive
agent known Men who make nitro
glycerine are at first subjected to these
terrible headaches, but after few days
in the factory they become acclimated
to the smell, if such an expression be
permissible. But if they knock off
work for day or two, they are COM
PEELED to undergo the acclimatizing in
fluence again.
"A single drop of nitro-glycerine eX-
ploded upon an anvil with sledge-
hammer would probably blow the ham
mer thirty feet in the air. | knew of
blacksmith who was repairing a nitro
glycerine wagon in the oil country one
day when there was a loud explosion
and the wagon was literolly taken a
apart and scattered about his shop. A
few drops of glycerine had leaked from
the cans and lodged in the framework
of the wagon. Strange to relate, the
blacksmith escaped injury, but he at
once hung up in his window little
card upon which was written in sledge-
hammer hand: No ni'ro-glycerine
wagons need apply
lone day in the Titusville oil field
nitro-glycerine manufactures was stand
ing in front of hotel absens-mindedly
kicking the hagstone walk, when there
was report about as large as the
swapping of cap, The man flew up in
the air about foot and let out a yell
that was heard block away. When
he got back on terra frma again and
looked at his foot the shoe was torn all
to pieces. In working about his gly-
cerine mandatory he had evidently
saturated his shoe with a few drops OF
the explosive, which were set off by
the stamping of his foot"-N. Y. World.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-01-02
THE HURLEY BANK ROBBERY.
suit Against Leonard Perrin For $50, 900
by the United States Express Co.


CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Thos. c. Platt and
Chauncey P, Crosby, as representatives
Of the United States Express Co.. have
begun suit against Leonard Perrin for
$50, 900. Perrin is the father of
Phelps Perrin, and it is alleged
in the complaint that he re-
ceived from his son and e. w.
Baker, the two men convicted of the
Hurley (Wis.) bank robbery, the $50, 100
of the express companys money taken
from the bank. In the complaint the
details of the sensational bank robbery
are recounted with minuteness. The
claim of $50, 900 is made to cover the
express company's loss, and also the
cost of the detective work. and the pros
ecution of the perpetrators of the rob-
berV.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-01-02
Birds and the Wind.

All birds seem to havs instructive
knowledge that if they once surrender
to the force of the wind and allow
themselves to drift like leaves there are
unknown dangers in store for them.
They will hardly ever do so unless to
escape pursuit, and then only for few
minutes, when their pace is 80 marvel
ously rapid that, in the case of land
birds, a few minutes is sufficient to
carry them ont of the district they
know into others from which they win
perhaps never be able to tind their way
back to the fields which are their native
home. --Seience-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-01-02
Ono More False Prophet.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. % Mrs. c. T..
johnson, of Kansas City, Kan, whose
prediction that the world would come
to an end Christmas, 1891, at 5 p. m.
has given her so much notoriety spent
Thursday at her house behind closed
doors. She refused to see any of her
numerous callers. In response to an
inquiry sent to her room she wrote:
Watch and pray; the Lord has willed
it"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-01-02
At Canton, O.. John Moeglin,s three.

At Canton, o., John Moeglin's three
year-old child drank full bottle of
cough syrup containing opium. De-
spite medical aid the child soon died.
superintendent Murray, of New
York, Saturday morning announced
that the police will not allow the
Mitchell Corbett and Mahr- Dempsy
contest to take place
Sunday morning a young man named
E. H. King, who came from Milton, Ia =,
committed suicide at Paris, Tenn, by
shooting himself through.the head. He
was in bed at the time.
The London Chronicles correspond
ent at Rom says that the U. s. govern
nent has agreed to pay the indemnity
Italy demands ON account of the New
Orleans affair, in order 10 settle the
dispute.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-31
"'LOOKING BACKWARD NEARER
THAN A DREAM"

The paternal theory Of government
is to me OdiOus. The utmost possible
liberty to the individual, and the full
est possible protection TO him and his
property, is both the limitation and the
duty Of government.
If it may regulate the price of one
service, which is not a public service,
or the compensation for the use of one
kind of property which is not devoted
to public use, why may it not, with
equal reason, regulate the price of all
service and the compensation to be
paid for the Use of all property9
And If SO, Looking Backward - is
nearer than a dream.
These significant words lately fell
from the lips of justice of the United
States Supreme Court and were in
dorsed by two other members of that
tribunal, They were protest by JUS
ticea Brewer, Field and Brown against
the doctrine originally affirmed IN the
Chicago warehouse cases and now re-
affirmed in the New York grain ele-
vasor cases, that State mas the power
to regulate the conduct and fix the
prices of any business affected with
a public interest.
When this theory of constitutional
law was first announced by Chief JUS
tice Waite, its far reaching cOn5e
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-31

the same of other nations, tied to the
gold basis, secure TO yourself the home
market until Othe nations have con-
sumed their surplus, then compel them
to pay you living price; each class
fix a price upon their labor and the
products of their labor Other classes
fix price on their labor. The farmers
and labOrers must do the same. When
you have done this yGl have passed
from the competitive to the co opera
tive system The transition will be so
gradual and smooth that you will
hardly realize the change, only by the
increased prosperity. The strife now
nxistiD ,kstween labor ard capital will
cease. LABOR and capital>will be amply
rewarded. There is no communism in
this No taking from those who have
and giving to those who have not. We
will have a plan simple co operative
system that says l will help protect
your class for like protection. We
agree to live and let live.
In this co operative system all the
elements that produce panics ands.rlfe
are eliminated. Under this cO-Opera-
tive system we will start on the high
way of progress without any fear
Under this system we would eliminate
UuC IlOIu6 Ol OlllCCS uO" tt11 IIllIli61ISS CA
pense. We will then have a govern
ment Of the people, for the people and
by the people, and injustice cannot
exist. The poor and rich will be alike
rewarded
This result cannot be accomplished
through either the Democratic Or Re
publican party. The money devil
holds the balance of power and con-
trOls both. Neither offers a single ray
of light to the people. Neither dare
disobey the mandates of the money
devil of this country and Europe,
The Democratic party must have
New York, Connecticut and New Jer-
sey to succeed. She cannot get either
unleas she pledges in advance strict
obedience to the money power She
cannot capture the West because of
the political hatred engendered by both
parties. There is nothing left for her
to do but to try to deceive the people
The Democratic party cannot deceive
the money power, and neither do they
expect to. The people who can or will
be deceived by any promises made by
the two old political machines have
not arrived at that stage where they
are capable of thinking for themselves.
JAMES MURDOCH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-31
No. Is

fathers. Are we to sink behind the
throne of justice? Are we to hide our
faces in shame and not come forth in
manly love for that which is most dear
to us, our homes, our wives, our chill
dren, our country? Are we so woefuly
blinded as not to see the clouds Of
slavery lowering over those whom we
are responsible for their being in this
world2 Can we longer praise any
power for their cunning Oppres-
sion? Who are we, and what are we3
Why are honest, law abiding citizens
inferior to those who work not, neither
do they spin, but year after year they
reVel In wealth which was produced by
some other person? Do we submit to
this because we are weak and are over
powered by physical giants, or are we
the power and suffer in the majority
because we are moral towards. or do
we expect ShylOck to repent and give
us back our homes our liberty? There
Is something to be done, and who
is going to do it2 Are the people going
to go on from generation to generation,
hoping to get relief from the same
power which Is and has been drawing
them into a well woven net.
Will the people stand by justice and
vote for liberty this fall or will they
still hold party name above their love
for home and humanity, and still vote
themselves and pOsterity into slavery?
The time has arrived for prompt action.
Every lover of liberty is expected to
get into line and work while yet there
is one ray of hope. The time has ar
rived for the people of this country to
run thu affairs of this country. We
have men yet left who love the country
in which they live, and are tried and
found true. These men can be trusted.
Let us elect men of Our own kind to
office this fall who will enter the office
as our servants and not as our king
and dictator. When we look around
and see these old patriots in our noble
cause who from the earliest existence
of our principles stood firm, UndaUnted
and have since lowered above the in
fuence Of cOrruptiOn-those who had
the moral courage to denOunce the acts
of political schemers, who with q high
hand were leading honest men blindly
on to ruin. Can we not trust such
men as sOckless Jerry? Let us place
such as L. L Polk. at the head of our
ticket, and see to it that they are
elected to Office. I don't think we
would be using these men just to take
their efforts, take their time offered
on the altar of justice to lable the
people to secure an escape from the
awful slavery we were doomed to with
out such men or blOOdshed Now to
take in eleventh hour men and cast
them to one side, would be a gross in
Justice. Reward every man according
TO his work in the reform cause.
am only one man, but believe |
can assure the people that this the in
FAINT State of Washington will cast a
giant vote for the Peoples party this
fall. T. H. BUBNs, State Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-31

try and left next morning for Boone,
where we spoke to the people Of Wa
tauga, and spent the night with our
old friend and Bro. Mr.. Crit Horton.
Bro. Bell left us at that point to con
tinue on his lecturing tour by the way
OF Sparta We turned our face again
towards Lenoir, where we spent the
night, and boarded the train for Lin
colnton. At Leepers Creek we had the
pleasure of meeting our esteemed Bro.
Maj. W. A Graham, of Machpelah, N.
Q. On the next day we held forth at
HowRrd's Creek, to a good sized audi
ence, from which place we were con
veYed by our estimable friend, Bro @.
l.. Wilson, County Lecturer, Of Lin
coin County Farmers alliance, to his
home, where we had an enjoyable time
The Bro. took US in his buggy next day
to Bess Chapel, where we met a good
crowd of jealous brethren; from
there we went to spend the night
with old brother Baxter, who is a
whole souled Alliance man. We had
the pleasure of attending church the
next day, and went home with brother
Calvin Bess, who accompanied us 10
Linconlton the next day where we took
the train for Hiddenite, at that point
we had the pleasure of meeting our
friend, Bro. W. w. league, Lecturer
of Alexander County, Alliance, and
several of the brethren who are strong
in the faith. We had the pleasure of
dining with Bro. Sharpe, whose house
is ever open to the wayfaring brother.
Would that wehad more such brethren.
There was q large crowd present IN
the church to hear the discussion.
From there we were carried by Bro
league to Friendship, and then on to
Antioch, meeting our worthy brother
and present State Senator, Hon. w.
E. White, who carried us to his home,
where we Jared finely, his good wife
knows so well how to get up something
that fills the bill when it comes to the
table.
Our next point was Salem, which
was the last one in the county. We
then crossed the range Of the Brushy
Mountains and spent the night at Bro.
E. E. Hendren's. We then bid adieu
to our good Bro league, who went on
his way rejoicing. We addressed she
people on the economic issues Of the
day, and on Monday, the second day
Of May, we met the Wilkes County
Alliance in special session; and thus
ends our first lecturing tour.
We found the Order in good shape
at most of the appointments and the
brethren determined to carry the ALI
ance flag into the last ditch, if needs be
We found most of the brethren taking
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, but took
several names for renewals.
With best wishes for the success OF
our noble Order and the State Organ,
am most truly and traternally,
@. O.. WRIGHT,
Steward n. @. f. S. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-31
BRO. WRIGHT IN THE NOUN.
TAINS.

Mr. EDITOR:-Let me give through
he columns of your paper, please, a
rief account to the brethren of my re-
ent lecturing tour. The first night
fter leaving home I spent with Bro.
|. c. Land, of Mt. Zion, N. @, from
here | went to Pney Grove church in
CALDWELL county, where found a flour
shing Sub-Alliance, one that had the
oleasure Of organizing last Spring. l
Ook dinner with Bro. V. Greer, and
pis estimable family accompanied us
put to the church, where we found a
air sized crowd, to which l made a
public address, and afterward a secret
meeting was held in which I exempi-
lied the secret work and laid before
hem the beauties of patrOnizing the
btate Business Agency. We were taken
Charge of by Bro. LenOir and consigned
10 his residence, where we were very
pleasantly entertained till next morn
ng, when we were carried by
Bro. Thomas LenOir to Yadkin, where
We had the pleasure Of meeting our es-
eemed friend, Bro n. FL. Gwyn, who
was Caldwells delegate to the State
Alliance at Morehead City; from there
we went to Bro. Ans. HOwells, who ex
ended US a hearty welcome. The next
iay being the county Alliance, meet
pg we were very kindly given seat
p Bro. E. f WaKefeld's buggy and
triven to Hibriton, we arrived just at
he hour for assembling, and were
Featly gratlfied to find such a large
ktendance, every SUb-AlIiance in the
Ounty save one, was represented. Bro.
Phillips who has charge Of the school
Rt that place suspended the school for
the day. At recess we addressed O
large audience, and after a very har-
mOnious meeting the County Alliance
We were then taken by
Bro. Wakefield to his home where we
spent pleasant evening and took the
train for Granite early next morning,
by our friend, Bro. H Nj.
Kent, who represented this district the
9Th, at the St. Louis meeting. AT Gran
lte we had the pleasure OF meeting
Bro Bell, our State Lecturer, and Bro.
ShufOrd, the lecturer of the 7th district.
After pleasant injecting, we returned
10 LenOir, where ' lreqsed the Citi
Zens Of the town anlt ding COun-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-31
THE ALLIANCE PLAN THE BEST.

Mr., EDIToR:-Some Of your CORE
spondents object to the concentration
of wealth even though it'cheapens. The
concentration of capital, under right
conditions, would be blessing. That
the concentration of capital cheapens
by eliminating the unnecessary middle
men, is too well known to require any
argument to sustain it, It is not good
business sense to keep three teams en-
ployed on a farm producing nothing,
if some plan can be devised by which
one team will answer the PURPOSE. Put
the two teams to work and accomplish
the same result in fewer hours. 1t
would be better for all to labor eight
hours a day than for part to work
ten. Chrystalize into law the spirit OF
the Alliance plan and you have the
cooperative system. Then the con
centration of the mercantile interest
and the elimination of two thirds OF
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-31
ANOTHER PLAN FOR RELIEF.
EXCELSIOR. n. G..

EXCELSIOR, n. @.
Mr.. EDITOR The frequency of ap-
peals from suffering brethren make it
more and more obvious that definite
plan of relief is needed, therefore |
have concluded to offer plan through
your columns to the different County
Alliances of the State for consideration
at the July nesting, and as many as
see fit to adopt it to recommend the
plan to the State meeting and author
ize their delegates to supp )rt the meas
ure that it may become a law of the
Alliances throughout the State. The
plan which l propose is substantially
as follows: That the President ard
Secretary Of each Sub Alliance shall
constitute a committee whose duty it
shall be to investigate all losses or other
needy circumstances, caused by sick
ness or other distress within their re-
spective lodges, and shall report forth
with to their lodges, whether or not
such accidental loss, sickness or other
distress has caused such sufferers to be
in absolute want of assistance And
if the said committee shall recommend
such to be the case, stating the amount
of loss or If such want has been caused
by sickness or other distress, state the
amount which In their Judgment may
be sufficient to reimburse said sufferer.
When it shall be the duty of said Alli-
ance to institute an appeal to each
Sub Alliance in the State for such re-
lief, said appeal to be duly approved
in open Alliance and signed by the
President and Secretary of the lodge.
Then it shall be the duty of each
Sub Alliance in the State of North
Carolina to respond to such appeal in
the sum of five cents for each one hun
dred dollars or fraction thereof stated
in the appeal. Such money to be paid
out of the treasury Of said Sub Alliance,
and shall be sent to the Secretary of
the County Alliance (by the hand Of
the delegates theretO) whose duty 1t
shall be to forward the amount sent In
! by the different Sub-Alliances of the
county to the person designated In the
appeal.
Under the above plan it seems to me
that all sufferers might be relieved
without sburdening any one: There
| being over 1900 lodges In the State
five cents from each lodge would be
sufficient to meet loss of one hundred
dollars. and sending by the hand Of the
delegates to the county meeting the
great expense of forwarding through
the mails would be saved, as the
County Secretary would forward the
funds of his county in one registered
letter to each sufferer. The whole eX-
pense arising from that source would
not be very considerable.
Fraternally yours,
W s. MLLIKEN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-31

quences, it's dangerous tendencies and
possible abuses were widely recognized
and commented upon.
If the expression business affected
with a public interest" had been de
fined so as to limit it's meaning to mat
ters that were in reality of a public
nature, the stand taken by the court
would have been tenable and harmless.
It would have ever been salutatory.
Thus railway traffic is clearly public
in character. No railway can be built
or operated without the express con
sent of the people. Every road must
first get franchise from the State.
This secures to it valuable privileges.
By virtue of it any private property
may be taken without the consent of
the owner by payment of it's appraised
value. The road is a creature of the
State Obligations and duties to the
public are imposed upon it. It's bust
ness and its charges are subject to leg
islative regulation. The same is true
Of telegraph. telephone and express
companies 1t is true of ferries.
But elevating grain is not a public
business of that kind. The owner re-
ceives no franchise or special privileges
from the State. He cannot take pri-
vate property without the consent of
the owner. Like the merchant and
the manufacturer, he buys his land as
best he can and carries on his business
without governmental aid.
The majority of the Supreme Court
says of it, 1.-THE public has an interest
in the business" and therefore it is
subject to legislative control. But, as
Justice Brewer pertinently asks, what
business is there in which thelpubIic
has not an interest? The public is in
terested in the village store and in the
city mercantile establishment. Every
branch of trade and industry appeals
to the community for patronage.
Every branch is for the accommoda-
ti0n of the community.
If the legislature may dictate how
the business of elevating grain may be
carried on and fix the charges that
may be made it may exercise the same
arbitrary power in the case of any
business. 1t may limit profits and
control markets generally. It may
determine the compensation any man
may receive for the use of his property
or for his personal services.
A power so sweeping cannot be con
ceded to legislature without denying
to the individual an inherent and es-
sential right of freedom. It's exercise
would be liable to the gravest abuses
and wrongs. Let us hope, with JUS
tices Brewer, Field and Brown, that
the time is not distant when the evils
of this doctrine twill become so ap-
parent that the courts will hasten to
declare that government can prescribe
comp mpensation only when it grants a
special privilege, as in the creation of
a corporation or when the service
which is rendered is a public service
or the property is in fact devoted to a
public use. e."-NelU York Herald.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-31
LETTER FROM THE NORTHWEST

SPOKANE
Mr.. EDITOR: Thinking probably a
few lines from a hayseeder of the North
west might interest some of your read
ers, I venture to pen few, hoping
those who read this may bear In mind
that these hayseeders and calamity
howIers are not men who have spent
years pening glowing communications
to political papers hoping to win votes
to secure election to some place of
trust to enable them to rob the people
they are now so ready to call hayseed-
ers, calamity howlers, potato diggers,
as though these men were not Amerl-
can citizens who stand under the nation
as the only support on whom rests the
prosperity of our glorious nation, which
was bought with the blood Of our fire