The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-10
ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
Some Fine Topics For Intelligent
Discussion.
Reports Of the Movement From Far
and Wide.

Reports Of the Movement From Far
and Wide.
The Common People, stalwart in the
strife.
Ready to render service all through life !;
These worthy sons OF unremitting toll,
Who build our palaces aud till the soil.
Whose homes arc humble and whose dress
Their hauds display hard labor's grimy
stain,
Who make and mend, who dclvc iq anime
aud ditch, @
Without hope or though. Of growing
rich.
Who all their faculties for lifetime give.
In gcuctuey-ssss--------y-<-.l rirht IN I;vo.
Whose uncomplaint OF unrcIcntIng ihtS
Assures Of virtue and proclaim, them
great!
The Common Men deserve the highest
In all tho progress of tho human race.
With patient toll and never ccasing zeal
They build, protect, aud serve the com
mon veal.
They lvo brave lives, from fam.'s poor
OuuDtcS ITCc,
And, though of. time, buh 70, eternity,
In work enduring, arc l'us for tho hour;
The Common People arc the source of
power.
God bless the Common Man, and keep
him b avc
II is our life the Common Man to save.
We l,arn 10 love and serve each one the
other,
For sure each man to every man is
brother;
And the good God, who notes the spar.
rows fall
Is common Father to oaoh ono and nIl
Ignatius Donnclly has bccn unauir ou,.
ly reelected president OF tic Mi nesota
Farmers Alliancc. Secretary S,ro nbcrg,
OF the State Alliance, read his report,
showing the organization Of forty-cight
new Alliance within the last year, max.
ing total Of 1897 Alliance. The dues
and membership fc 8 received by the
secretary nm" united to $l,24S 50, and in
contributions $420
BY letter from her husband, II. ID.
Olmstesd, EldOraao, Kan, VIC arc in
formed of tho dc.th Of Sister Florence
Olmstead, author Of tho "Alliancc Night
ingale. Sister Olmstcud was only 33
years old, but her short life was we'll
spent, being filled with good works.
songs yot compfiedai,A iiaia tiiaitA and has.
ter Olmstead's memory will be cherished
by the brethren and sisters of the ordeI
shc loved 30 we'll.
|
A member of Bethel Alliance, Bun
combe county, N. c., whites: ,thcl Al
lance has never missed regular meet
ing since its organization. Bethel Ali
lance are true and noble band of Alli'
ancc men from true principle. Party ha
not downcd this Alliance; the good goc
on just the same, and why not all on
sub. Alliances rally and go to work. N
such great and grand principles as tn
of people certainly see and feel the in
portanco of such an an organization i
our county and State. The Alliance
not dead, as some of its enemies predict
: ed lust after the late election. 1t cam
i to stay. It's ground hog case III
!. farmers and oil laboring classes mus
y " st".a together and see the salvation
a., tho Lord. l sec briShto- day in Il
:, near future. Everything works out rIgl
, in the end. and my prediction is the A
= lance will be stronger than ever. '
Il 4
A dispatch from Minneapolis, MINI
sofa, a few days ago says: "lhe Sta
n Farmers Alliance held a convention
q this city yesterday and today. Dclegat
g. to the number Of 242 were present. Sc
oil retary Strombcrg read his report shown
e, the organization Of 4S new hlliant
no within the last year, making a total
,s 1,427 Alliances. The dues and mcmD'
Z, ship fees received by the Secrets
rs. amounted to 81, ,248.S5 and the contril
N, tions to 1920 80. lgnatius Donne
r.. was reelected President and A.
ed strombcrg was chosen to act again
co. Secretary. ii. +. Bjorgc was cleo
ton Treasurer and l.. Long was made st
n'I Lecturer.
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7. A country telephone:
has pfoviutstping district in Mich;
VA, eight 1niIos in length, connetrri.eH@er "
co number of scattered farms with the
her lage store, the proprietor OF which
up,
tee ciates as telephone operator, exp
ind agent, postmaster, ona 80 on: The Z
raj, cash expenditure for the outfit is sale
ocb have been only some 5000, while the
unp pense of maintenance, which is bl
on trifing sum, is assessed equally upon
ock. owners The small cost and cnorn
ftcu convenience OF such system rs thi
be. country districts OH hit 10 lead to
ally general adoption of the plan. Espcci
,urs after the expiration of the telepl
patents in 1894, such s. stem of IL
Communication by wire would be p
BILE in every township throughout
ex. country. The individual expense W.
ater. be almost insignificant, and in the
8 on of useless travel alone would save II
rye's times its cost every gear The EnSil
six ing Magazine.
here
Mc. ~*****
ional George Lewelling, OF Kansas, II