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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12

In Europe the governments do
not allow private persons to engage
in the pawn-broking business, ow-
ing to the usurious interest which
this class of sharpers charge people,
who are least able to pay it. Mr..
Deschand, who is travelling, at pres
emit, in this country on a mission
from the French government, says:
"The governments OF Europe have
long ago made this sort of money
lending a state function with a view
to protecting the poor from impo-
sition." There has been a bill intro.
duced in the present session OF the
Massachusetts legislature asking
that there be public loan Offices
established in cities, authorized, by
said cities, to loan money on pledges
as is now done by pawnbrokershops.
Certainly it would be a crown of Just
ice for any state to so legislate that
the poor man or woman could OBJ
tain the assessed value of any article
OF property at the lowest market
rate OF interest, and with no chance
OF fraud as to redemption.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12

Conspirizg to Break mp the Alliance.
We are informed that at the meet
ing OF the National Alliance in Chi
cago letter was received for a par
ty in Minnesota, saying that 800
or 400 local Scandinavian alliances
in this state desired to break away
from the State Alliance because OF
the "Secret work" and requesting
charters from the national Alliance.
The party referred to Senator Orrin
Mott as his sponsor.
We are sorry for this. Senator
Mott has fallen under the pernicious
influence of John B. Hompe, and if
he persists in his course will destroy
his influence among his own consti-
tuents.
The "secret work" need drive no
local alliance out of our Order, for
it was distinctly understood that
no local alliance need adopt it unless
it was satisfied to do so. Neither
do we believe that any 800 or. 400
local alliances in Minnesota, nor any
3 or 4, desire to break loose. The
movement is a game OF our enemies
to destroy the state farmers ALI
ance and help the old parties, and we
regret to see Senator Mott engaged
in any such work.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12

A new paper published at Atlanta,
Ca, called the "Peoples Party Pa
per-" says:
Everybody who is posted on the
situation in Georgia knows that the
majority of the farmers are for the
Peoples party to day, and every
body knows that large numbers OF
the mechanics in the cities and towns
are of the same mind. The daily pa
pers and politicians deny this, but
that makes it none the less true!
An effort is being made to organize
the voters into democratic clubs.
Think of it, having to organizs dem
Ocratic clubs in Georgia to keep the
voters in line. There is no republi-
can party in this state to organize
against. What then is the necessity
OF organizing?-to fight the peoples
party sentiment,-jus that and
nothing else. They are afraid OF the
alliance cause although the leaders
say, and the followers fall in line,
that alliance principles can never
prevail"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12
Didn't Like to Have Bridget Abuse

Didn't Like to Have Bridget Abused.
A good honest man out in Dakota
got hold of a copy of the G. w., and
read our article on fusion, where we
said (referring to North Star Club
that Bridget got up in the morning
and adjusted her petticoat. It is
said that an Irishman is ALWAYS
ready for a fight-and so j. E. filings
off his coat and writes us six pages
OF note paper, giving us fits for
abusing the name Bridget" Pro-
badly if we had said "Pat arose in
the morn and fixed up his panties''
there would have been no offence.
The fact is Mr.. K. had never seen
our mouth! If he had he would have
known that a wife's mother named
Patterson, and mother named
Pattison, together with that aper-
ture-in-two-volumes called mouth.
indicated a pretty thick strain of
Irish antiquity in our blood! A re-
primand OF ten lines would have been
published, and the editor would have
meekly borne the blow and apollo
gized. But to have SO fearful a
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12
Homes Epitaph,

Died, politically, of congested con-
science, a man who might have been
great-but who wasn't. A man for
whom the future opened up double
doors and whom an honest heart
would have adorned. A man whose
life has not been benefited by ox-pe-
rience. A man who did not pass
through the open doors, but took the
perilous byway OF craft and deceit.
A man whose mouth was used to the
pitch OF republican gum, and whose
ears were turned to syren-yoices Of
present promises. Farewell, thou
lost child Of the hour. The heart Of
humanity called thee, but the wilder
ness of weakness entrapped thee.
There was an hour ofstrength-but the
night came too soon. Farewell--the
alliance halls thine absence with Joy;
and the gentle breezes OF autumn
daily with the grass and the daisy
and the upturned toes with soft ca
dences; and the devil leers over the
mound of mud and gum with q
CHASTITY leer andi a skinless grin.
Good bye, sweet-on the other side
you'll find company with the other
traitors.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12

The statement has obtained publ
cation somehow that DR.. Fish said
at the late convention that he did
not think the subtreasury the best
plan, but the best we had yet present
ed. Now, as matter of fact, we hold
that the principle of the land loan
and subtreasury is the greatest,
grandest, noblest and highest de-
velopment of modern financial wis
dom
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12

1t is quite likely that no extra
session of the South Dakota legisla-
ture will be called, as the people
do not to befavorably impressed
with the idea. Governor Mellette is
to issue a circular asking the mem
bers of the legislature if they will
attend an extra session with out ex-
pense to the state.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12

The remark OF Bishop Huntington,
that the country to-day ''is not so
much in danger from tramps as it
is from men who are worth million
or more, who never steal less than
$5O,O0O," would be equally true, if
it came from an obscure agitator,
or noisy orator. The Bishop is
not obscure, and he is no ranter.
His age, his learning, his judicial
qualities, and his high character
give just weight to his utterances,
The dangerous classes" are not ali
in the slums. Rascals of high degree
are more dangerous than those who
make crime a profession.-Exchange.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12
New Alliauoes.'

FOREST LAKE, Mimi, Feb. 8, '92.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
The following new alliances have
been chartered during the week Just
ended:
Union Alliance, No. 1883, Geo.
Becker, president, John McPhee,
Sec'y, Redwood Falls, Redwood Co.
This alliance is Consolidated with ALI
ance, No. SIG.
Waterbury Alliance, No. 1884, J.
W. Price, president, R. Fl, Schwahu.
Sec'y, Lamberton, Redwood Co.
Lang Alliance, No. 1885, Dennis
Gin, president, Ed. Hayden, Sec'y,
GAINESVILLE, Waseca Co.
A. L. STRoMBERG, Sec'y.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12

"What Mr.. Owen wants." said an
alliance man, referring to his misrep-
resentation OF Meighen and Mrs.
Lease, as to the subtreasury-''is
that he wants company-he is pretty
much alone"
We remember, two years ago, that
Mr.. Owen outrageously misrep1esent-
ed the F. A. & I. U. in the Farm,
Stock & Home, stating that it was
enormously in debt, ETC., etc.
We remember that the wheat docu-
newspapers signed by the man.
ayers of the elevator lines themselves
were offered to Mr.. 0. to publish
before the G. Wand he declined.
We remember that he stated that
our Ry. documents, as to cost of
building, were nonsense-two years
ago-and today he takes a railroad
mans word for more than our sworn
documents then-and gives almost
the same figures!
We remember that he was the bull
wark Of the plutes in the effort to re-
peal forfeiture last spring.
We remember that two years ago
we launched out upon the great
wheat fight, at the state capital, with
the statement of a robbery of only
twenty cents bushel-and among
all the titantic agencies that leaped
upon us, Mr.. o. was not the least.
But today the F., S. &. 81. quotes
Washburn to the tune of 25c. per bu.
and smiles approval.
Mr.. Owen has thus endeavored to
crush us for a reason. He knows
that we know the Fergus Falls mon
key work two years ago-and the
cause OF the declining of the demo-
cratic nomination. Time brings it's
Justice by a slow train, but it gets
there.
Mr.. Owen is a better man than
three-fourths OF the politicians OF the
day. But he is a quiet schemer who
has not laid his platform down in
hard cement. Put down a platform,
Mr.. Owen, and then stand there.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12
Lao qui Par1e Co.

}. ii. Guenther, Co. Sec'y, has sent
in call for Ignatius Donnelly, and
Robert Schilling, already. Mr.. Schil-
ling has been booked for Dawson,
Wednesday, May 25th, at 1 D. M,
and Madison at 8 p. m. Mr.. Donnel-
" will have a later date, probably
at the County Fair.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12
PRESS CENSORSHIP.

The schoohouse blooms lighthouse every
hlsidet vayto the young upward
higher e to fit them for noble destiny The only
this That the country boy gets precious little OF it.
But what the hoohouse for the children the
for the adult population
sno De the anu radiator OF truth But as all
people think alike dividing political
be oda-as was thirty whe at grandfathers feet
listened every evening reading
gressona Proceedings the chronicle every
Today every line Of controlled
paid magnifed plutocat ownership
weahest the entire globe Not America
their control These either Norvn Green Sidney Dillon
Could Chauncey Depw their owstock obbe hirengs
The organization the Associated Press"*
lines tell what did transpre Civil great
ders forth the
home destroy PRISONS Then
intermittent flashes of lying appear
lines appear
York Herald with it's cable gives three columns
The editor of this paper the reporter
respondent night editor and department editor and he
daily whole the tool Of Infamous combination
pay prostitution.
York by the members Of the New journal
the following remarkable the Independent
Press hushed but several there
down. and has since appeared weeks and few ~
her such thn America I unless
There not Of who dare express honest opinion
$50 opinions
4 or honest yS are p s nns for s T g
?a se s'sf
feet Of and to country and his for daily
oo toasng vassas
They pull the
Our time possibilities property
OF other We intellectual prostitutes
where
spoken-makes the following comment
That sizes things fairly well far relates to the daily
CARDS himself day teacher the truth
ose not weekly editions daily have still professional
but they DEPENDENT especially religious wke
the daies for facts that they intellectual vassaage
The election returns of carried overwhelmingly Peoples
Men of Americayour "battcry of freedom has been Free Speech
repubca heritage
stains Valley Foghas dared public discussion upon topics
public that dares public discussion dsposm disguised
Today the OF the and
censorship established than exists the dpotsms
Europe Not only ahood
daies the side combination
today And where used the insous influence
putocacy continually degrading public uplifting
perpeuy The the distane upon
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12

stroke published would have para
lyzed us during the entire campaign.
Now looky 'ere, Jack, you just over
look that blunder of ours; and if it
occurs again we'll send delegation
to Tipperary at private expense and
knock that blarney stone into mar
hln-duSt.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12

The Nebraska state alliance con-
vention recently held in Lincoln, was
so large and enthusiastic, that the
tremblings OF the old parties have
resulted in conjestive chill-and
they begin to realize that fusion and
saltpetre, combined cannot save
them in that state.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12

The Author of "In Office is pre-
pairing another book for publication.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12

to Geo. W. Bull, General Passenger
Agent, or Geo. c. Gilfllan, Asst. G.
P. A., St. Paul, MINI.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12

The Alabama democratic state
convention will be held June 18th.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12
RAIL WAYS.

Rail WAYS.
The Effects Of State Ownership Shown New South Wales Belgium
and France
Facts Carefully Collected From Official Reports Cheaper and Better
Service No Official Scandals Politics cut no Figure
There railway in New South Wales and the
fSs 5 1o but 1t sa miles
age in 1890 being 1852. - no % ~
as 81 outset By @
aeg aa took np *
where the private hands had laid it down.
RAILROADS.
s e egnz p
s2 j. IL eS5s. @
being rgdy excluded from the management
GOVERNMENT LINES.
T New South a Wales the ended June
ted Of s7s per
lew, the that
people as south me % sFa
%a
s these
ss
mile eon the he so" Ma Americans
South Ss s E s ss Ss e e % 3 H
under five az half head This
the freight traffic colonial hase
se2s%ss Si gRa
The equipment OF the colonial railway being
lines where IDEAS have fully developed but comparison
Recently railway favor with the
an ons 5 gm n 9e It's pH s ENG
Adelaide Pullman trains tracks solid
EMPLOYEES
s sss
R ssn ss ns
fss safs5
owned and operated the the eegraphs %
seldom scandal Henry PaEes
had large Of public money the
benefited But and
tensions into ds should be made at the of the land
free rom scandal pubic service which, Of course in
tra1 visiting OF it and coming
away island the OF charge press or
aga1 the honesty of the officials Their
charge OF maleasance or sort OF corruption.
OWNERSHIP IN
Belgium the state and operates the railways
show the first act taking
?Ss s had sss ts S
the meanwhile Increasing 40
% se the saa IN the
to % ea
1873 and later figures show like gratifying
POLICY.
Prince Bismarck ed the policy Of taking
ay OF dssd He mad GU e ss
1915 and within the next four years his had
having bv the state Wh ieS r has
but very @ ssS this
2o n OF 5 Bu SaYs this
Germany America England and p1ls o 5
o 5
profits The efficiency in no wise inn
by politics. bias cutting figure selection Of rail-
Edison. Birthday. to Geo. W. Bull. General PASSENGER
Thomas Edison, the {. Gil6lan Asst G.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12

The democratic convention of New
York will be held in Albany Feb. %.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-12
Sr. PAUL, MIMI, FEB. -, 1892.
The democratic convention of In
diana will be held April 81.

The SissetOn reservation will be
open for settlers April 18th.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-12-07

Upon my word there was only one
letter, the one he had received that
morning Nothing else. Ahl blood of
blood what letter! lie was right,
poor boy. One ought not to receive a
letter like that just before battle.
AS for me, | cried like baby and
was scarcely able To read z for the
tears I'm my eyes. ID was from his
mother, and here is what the good
woman wrote to her boy rs she ended
her letter:
"Now my precious Jacque, take care Of your.
self for my sake. Remember, you are oil l
have In the world ana II anything should hap
pen you would surely go mad IL Is true the
time passes very YEARLY when one Is waiting,
but try TO be patient TO forget the present,
and only think Of the future when you will re
turn.
"Above all things, my precious boy, be pru'
dent Do whatever you are commanded 10 do,
like brave soldier, but do not expose yours elf
unnecessarily. | forbid you. No, my darling
Jacque, forbid you nothing. implore you, be
fore entering intoany engagement, TO think OF
your mother, who Is always thinking OF you,
and do not risk too much. Promise me this,
will you not' And remember, man Is not q
coward because he loves his mother"
The letter fell from my hands ! UNI
derstood all now. He had thought OF
his mother, the brave boy, and waited
until he was directly commanded TO 60
And no doubt that morning when he
was looking away to that bit of blue sky
where there was nothing to be seen, hC
was thinking of his mother and of tha
promise he had sworn TO keep.
And that is why Sergt, Jacque, whC
died like hero with his face TO the
enemy, was considered Il coward twice
in one day. IN. Y Recorder
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-12-07
Yucatan's Giant "Skeeters.'

The largest mosquitoes in the
world are to be found in Yucatan,"
said Richard Beverly. until few
years ago there was not mosquito
i'll all Mexico. They were intro
duced by vessels from the United
States, and haye in the land of their
adoption attained proportions UNI
known in other countries. The
low-lands of Yucatan swarm with
monster mosquitoes whose bite is
almost as painful as the sting of a
bee. The historical Jersey mosquito
sinks into insignifcance beside these
Titans of their kind, which are
frequently as large as house-hies.
In neighborhoods where marshes
abound it is impossible to keep
stock of any kind, and during the
rainy season people wear coarse
netting stretched over face and peck
to keep these insects from devour-
ing them. st. Louis Globe Demo-
crat.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-12-07
towards When in the Dark.

at has been said that all men
are towards in the dark" remarked
Peyton Truitt, when called upon
by the the Story Teller's Club of
the Laclede to do Ibis turn" 81
was IN the British army,
and was stationed for some
time i'll India. Our colonel, an old
campaigner who had won his spurs
IN the Crimear became involved in
a difficulty with a fellow officer who
was well nigh damned with fair
wife, and a duel was the result.
The colonel, being the challenged
party, selected pistols for the weap-
on and elected that the affair should
occur in IA dark room. We secured
a room twenty feet square, closed
every crevice that would admit
light, placed our men diagonally
opposite and withdrew. Each man
was provided with three charges,
aud Wien they were exhausted, we
rushed IN to gather up the mutilat-
ed remains. Each man stood erect
and soldier-like in his corner I'M
touched, but directly behind the
head OF the aggrieved husband,
were the three bullet holes made by
the colonel'e pistol. How is thisp'
said the grizzled old major. Had
you been standing here when those
shots were fired, you would have
been killed The culprit was COM
PEELED to admit that he dropped to
one knee. You are a coward, sir,
and unfit for the company of soldiers
and gentlemen snorted the major.
Hold on, major, said the colonel.
1T is a stand-off. While he was on
his knees i'll one corner, | was on
my stomach i'll the other.' Globe
Democrat
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-12-07
VARIETY
STORE.


When you want any Goods in the
following lines, you will find it to
your interest to get our prices before
buying, as we make prices right on all
goods we handle. Fair dealing to all
Crockery, Lamps, Glass
ware, Silver Plated Ware,
Woodenware, Table and
Pocket Cutlery, Hardware,
Notions, Tinware, Window
Curtains, and a large assort-
ment of Dry Goods, Hosiery
and Stamped Linens. In
Stoneware we have Jugs,
Churns, Crooks and Milk
Pans, that we sell at whole
sale and retail.
LANGWORTHY T. HISER
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-12-07
ONLY AN OLD HAT.
Yet IL Was a Good Deal of n Loss to
0wnar.

Yet IL Was a Good Deal of Loss to It's
Owner.
The bell commenced TO ring and peo-
pie ran up and down Madison street,
trying TO get over the bridge. Some
succeeded in crossing, while others
stood at either end of the bridge, wait
ing for it to turn into place again AT
the east end quite crowd of people
soon gathered, among whom was a
middle-aged man, who stood quite close
to the waters edge.
1t was windy day and presently an
unusually strong breeze came along,
lifting the mans hat from his head and
depositing it in the muddy water be-
low. The laugh at his expense became
general, and cries Of "He's lost his hatl'
'Just look at itr' Hell have TO go
home bareheadedr' and various others
greeted his ears.
The man did not seem to enter into
the enjoyment, but stood watching his
head-coveripg until the bridge came
around. The crowd passed over and
still he stood looking down into the
water
what are you standing here for?'
asked man who had been witness Of
the occurrence. "You can't fish that
hat up by looking down into the water
that's buried it. Hats don't cost much.
Why don't you go and buy new one?"
Because can't afford it, was the
reply. THAT was the only hat had
in the world and hain't got anything
to get another one. II was not worth
much. There was holes in it, an it was
all out O. shape, but it helped keeping
my head warm"
You're a strong middle-aged man,
and oughtnt to talk about hard times, v
the other remarked. "Why don't you
go to work?"
81 do work all I'm able" he respond
ed, looking up. But there's some
thin the matter with this arm. Bone
disease, the doctor says. Then there's
my wife and three children to DC kept
on what earn. 1t takes everything to
pay rent an get somethin' to eat, an
then sometimes we don't have enough.
The children are out o. shoes now, too,
A new hat don't cost much, / know,
but don't see how I'm ever a-goin' to
get the money to buy one"
He took an old red handkerchief out
of his pocket, and tying it over his ears
went away across the bridge Chicago
Tribune
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-12-07
AN INGENIOUS BARBER.
lie Found That by Dispensing with "A
Clock He Gained Custom.

lie Found That by Dispensing with n
Clock He Gained Custom.
There is barber down town whose
long acquaintance with Americans has
taught him not to keep a clock.
Strange, isn't it? "And why such mad
ness?" I hear you say. All! There's
method in it. I'll tell you in his own
words.
"You are about the hundredth man
that has asked me about the clock" he
said pleasantly. 'Well, I'll tell you
trade secret You know my customers
are all business men and stop in two or
three times a week TO get shaved.
Whether in hurry or not they want
to get through with all possible speed.
That's one of the peculiarities of Amer
leans. An American may have all the
time in the world, but, nevertheless,
he'll rush his lunch and his barber all
the same.
$50 long as had my clock here in
the shop men would come rushing in
here, take glance at it, jump into the
chair and tell Inc to rush them through
in ten minutes, as they desired to catch
train or keep an appointment. If I
didn't get through with them in that
time there would be a picnic, sure, and
not only that, but I'd run the risk Of
losing good customer. So after n
while caught on to this clock racket,
and took my reliable old timepiece
from its accustomed corner and placed
it beyond reach. How does it work?
Splendidly.
1.-THE first few days could hardly re-
strain myself from bursting into fits Of
laughter. You know, the first thing
an American looks for when he comes
into any place is the clock. You should
have seen the disappointed faces in my
shop the first few days. Everyone
rushed i'm with his accustomed haste,
glancing at the corner for the clock,
and my! Well, you can imagine the
rest.
"And now" said the barber with a
satisfied air, 81 can give everyone "a
first-class shave, and mono of them
knows just how long take TO shave
them, because there's no clock here TO
regulate me by.
"Nextw--N. Y. Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-12-07
No More Blanket No More Hallelujah.

Mashoupa, IN kafbrland, was once
the residence of missionary, but
the church is now abandoned and
falling into ruins, because when
asked to repair the edifice at their
own expense the men of Mashoupa
waxed wroth and replied irreverent-
ly that God might repair his own
house; and one old man who re-
ceived blanket for his reward for
attending divine service is reported
to have remarked, when the dole
was stopped; mo more blanket,
no more hallelujah." | fear me the
men of Mashoupa are welded to
heathendom. --Fortnightly Review.