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it' 3. -mm- ... hv TIE SCOOT. VCTBUSHKD EVSRY TUK8DAT BT HEEOHT & TOWHS, PUBLISBER?, MURPHY, - NORTH CAROLINA. Advertising rates made known upon application. All advertisements parable quarterly 'unless otherwise stipulated. . r Of the twenty-seven royal families of Borope two-thirds are Germans j 1 1 The near future promises to witness an unprecedented amount of railroad building in the heart of Africa. '" The five States of Iowa, Kansas, Elk nois, Nebraska and Missouri produce fully one-half cf the corn crop of the United States. I The New York Commercial Advertiser aententiously observes: ."In .France men who attempt to corner the people's food supply are convicted of a felony and are treated as criminals.' 8traw wmcu, in tue opinion of the no9tfaKttfrt? nrf tthnvXthA Aire. wu i uib wiaa nas oeen seen dv a re cent American tourist in England. He writes home that he was struck by the activity displayed in enlisting volunteers for the army. But perhaps he was not competent to judge how much above the normal the activity was. M. Max Leclerc has published in Jaris a volume of bis observations during a tour of this country. He devotes a chap ter to Brother Jonathan's sister, whom he describes as a transatlantic butterfly evolved irom the British chrysalis, and says of her: "The American girl, with out losing the characteristic marks of of her ethnic family, has become more of a woman, and under a new sky ex pand in all the purity of the female form." i Remarks the San-Francisco Chronicle i Gorging on watermelons by day and dancing half the night is not a good method of getting rid of malarial fever, yet this was the system employed by the Cheyennes and Arapahoes of Oklahoma. The result has been the gathering of a large number of the braves to the happy hunting grounds. The incident is note worthy as showing the level of intelli gence among the best Indians of the plains, and their dense ignorance of the simplest laws of health. Lawyers will be interested in knowing that Judge Walton, ot Corsicana, Texas, has' just ' decided that they cannot be taxed for pursuing their calling. Judge Walton said that a lawyer's occupation was as, office, with its privileges and re sponsibilities, and lasted during good behavior. It was unlike all other occu pations, because an officer of the court and a part of the court, and his occupa tion was no more taxable than that of judge, justice of the peace, sheriff any one else holding a judicial office. or ' The discovery in California of an ap parently large supply of oil less than 300 feet from the surface may, predicts the New York Sun, have a considerable ef fect upon a great industry. If it should turn out that the supply is sufficient to warrant the erection of pipe lines and re fineries, it might greatly extend the market for our petroleum products in Eastern countries. That it will have any serious effect upon the price of the re fined production is not likely. But it . will have a decided effeet in increasing the wealth of the Pacific coast and in adding a new element of variety to the industries which its people already possess. I Do you know there are 6711 banks in the United States, and that by the report of this year these banks have on deposit $4,460,160,262? Of this great amount ' the banks of the State of New York hold more than one-third. . The bank with the largest deposit in this country is the Bowery Savings -Bank, of 'New York, which reports $47,914,754. ) There are thirty banks in New York City with de posits exceeding tea million; dollars. The total amount xf wealth deposited, ind ibeVnks orNew-YcS billion and .a halt jDf dollars,-or. About twenty-five dollars per capiat for all the people of . the United Stages. These figures are from" the Financier, and are perhaps correct, but it does seem if they are that we ought to have more money down this way. What is it, muses the American Dairy man, that binds together the dog and the . 'll . i a a i t X man with links of hardened steel, that no laws, no arguments, and that, some- ! times not even the shotgun can sever? Many men will die rather than give, up the dog. In the dairy the dog is a per manent and an abiding nuisance. - He carries gnats and fleas wherever he goes. He is a constant source of anxiety to the cows, and especially to those with young calves. It may be that he is old and dull and stupid, but the cow cannot reason about this. Her nature tells .her that the dog is her natural enemy '; only man recognizes bim as a friend. If you pro pose to put him to some use, as churning, he soon learns the day or the prepara tions and off he goes to visit a neighbor. The man who insists upon keeping dogs on the farm should hare no sheep, no calves, no cows, no friends, oecause the dog is a constant challenge to each and .all of these. THY WILL SB DONE. Not in dumb resignation ' We lift our hands on night Not like the nerveless fatalist Content to trust and die. Our faith springs like the eagle . Who soars to meet the sun. And cries exulting unto Thee O Lord, Tby WlU b donel - When tyrant feet are trampling tJpbn the common weal,: ' Thou dost not bid us bend and writhe Beneath the iron heeL In Thy name we assert our right .' . By sword or tongue or pen, -. ' Antl even the headsman's axe may flash -.'" -Thy message unto men. "ThywfflJ It bids the weak be strongs -' It bids' the strong be just: . No lip to fawn, no hand to beg, No brow to seek the dust - Wherever man oppresses man Beneath Thy liberal sun, . 0 Lord, be there Thine arm made bar) '. Thy righteous will be done I ' -rJWin Hay, in Hurpet9 Stagaxi. WHAT "REDDY" DID. - fet XATHASINB HARTMAIT. When Charlie Havens left the fifth grade of School No-. 7 he had com Dieted bis education, for that spring ' be went tnro me mecnamcai aennrtmpnf. nf & I daily newspaper to wash rollers, and be I. the general knockabout ttf a hnliFdoxAn or so superiors. The pressmen didn't like him'; they threw paste and waste at him, and made life a burden . generally for the red-headed, freckled-face young ster whom they at once dubbed "Red dy." Mr. Williamson, the foreman,' could see no earthly good in the boy, and the rest of the men followed suit, so Charley had a pretty hard time of it all around. There was no use going to Williamson with his griefs, he would get no sympathy from him, and as for the people in the counting room, they be longed to another, world altogether than the one bounded by the windowless walls of the press room. Twice Charlie had found it necessary to pound a couple of the newsboys who had been more than ordinarily impcrti nent, and as many times the policemen who was kept in the alley to preserve order among thi young Ar&bs, had ar rested him, just out of pure malice it seemed to Charlie On "these occasions the business manager had - been notified that one of his "men was in durance vile, and as many times the business manager had paid his fine, though he had never seen the boy. The business manager did not come into the press-room very often, and when he did, of course the foreman did the honors. -He would come over to see how that last car load of paper was run ning, if the ink that new nrm had sent was spreading well, or if it filled io, and then, according to what the pressman's convictions or prejudices were, he went back to bis office and dictated letters to the parties that they might send another car along, or that the ink last received was all dirt and grit and could not be used, and would be held here in storage until further orders. One day, however, the business mana ger stumbled up against Charlie. The business manager was- out of humor, which was unTortuoate for tbe boy, for as. he first met bim, so sroald the business manager treat him to tbe end of tbe chapter. "Well, what are you doing here?1' "I belong here." "What do you do!" "Even thing." Now if the business manager had not been out of temper he would have smiled at the thought of that almost dwafted object doing sverjtliing, but as it was he frowned. "What's your name!" "Cbarlie Havens." "Are you the boy that's always fight ing." "I fight when I have to.'' "Well, don't let me hear any more Dt it. The next time I hear about your fighting I'll discharge you;" and the business manager looked very much in earnest. Charlie's face was as red as the crop of hair above it, and he only said: "Yes, sir," and moved away to some of his duties. He was decidedly awed by this big man, with his hands in his pockets, his immaculate white vest with the slen der gold chain of his watch across the front, he was awed and at the same time he felt rebellious, and as if he was very much put upon. So he was not -to be allowed to defend himself at all, he must jast take the kicks and cuffs; but never mind, when he grew up and- became a business manager, be would show them how to treat boys who worked hard and tried to do the. very best they could. Things went along pretty well with Charlie for a time, until one night as he was going out of the press room into the dark alley, one of the boys, a boot black, skulked around the corner, gave his box half a dozen swift swings, and bit Charlie a terrible blow on the back of his heaV He felt a. peculiar stinging kock, then all wa dark, and when: he sofa In the proprietor'sjprlvate office, and the doctor from the log store across the street was holding something to his nose that smelled like the stuff his mother put n her wash water. : Then he lelt that his head was numb, and he remembered what Mad happened. The doctor was saying "He'll be all right now: ; It isn't anything serious. Just an ugly cut." And in a few min utes Charlie could sit up and tell how it happened. . The proprietor was there. "I'll have that boy hunted ' up and jailed," he 6aid; and that healed Charlie's wound very fast.. ' Charlie rode home that night in the proprietor's own coupe, with the colored coachman sitting up in front, with a high hat, and a coat which touched the floor when he walked. Charlie was or dered to lay off work for a day or two but he was in his place in the press room the next morning at work just the same as evei. Everything went well untilone Sunday morning, when Mr. Williamron, tired and sleepy from being up all night, threw himself down on. the bench in the corner of the mailing-room, bundle of papers under his head, and went to sleep. While he was sleeping some one poured a funnelful of press ink down his neck, over the white shirt that he was to wear to early church that morning, spoiling beyond ill hope nearly his entire suit of clothes. On Monday morning a boy from the counting-room came over to the' press room with the meaaaflre, "The business manager wants to see BdddytM. aad Charlie was marched into the office. What is this I hear you have been doing nowl Didn't I tell you I'd dis cnarge you if . I heard of any more of your performances!" - "I 'aint't done nothing" was the an StiH "Well; I should say not I Who poured ink all over Mr. Williamson yesterday morning when he was asleep?" "I don't know." "Was there anybody there but you!" "I did he see anybody.' . ui course you didn't. Now, . my boy ' (this in a very fatherly tone), "we can t have any one around here forever playing up such capers. We want a boy to work, not to play. You liave been in mlSshief evejr since yoa have been here, ana 1 can't stand it any longer" "What is the matter now?" r' '" It was the cool calm voice of the pro prietor, who had heard the business man ager's earnest tonesj and had opened his door to near wnat it was an about . The business riwvnager explained the situation . , "And did you pour ink on Mr; Will iamson!' asked the proprietor; "Noi sir." Many a crimsoned prisoner at the bar of justicd has said "not guilty" in a tone- that has carried conviction df innocence; but this innocent boy,- with his shifting weak blue eyea; very red hair and embar rassed face, had hot . one item id ' his favor. You are quite sure!" "Yes, sir." The proprietor looked at the business manager, and that look the latter under stood. He had seen it before. It meant that the testimony was all in, the dis trict attorney's duty over, and the mat ter was wholly with the judge. You can ga back to the press-room and go to work. I will look into the matter later:" and so Charlie was dis missed, and the proprietor went back to the crowd of politicians iu the private office, and the business manager went on quoting rates to some big advertising firm in Chicago So Charlie's life went on The fore man never fdfgave the ink affair and Charlie's lines were harder than ever. Once in a while the business manager Came intd the press-room, but he never noticed the boy ; nobody noticed him : but what did he care for that? What did he care? Why, he cared 60 much that dne day when he met the proprietor in the alley, and the pleasant-faced and pleasant-voiced man spoke to him, and called him "my boy" he went back to his work and teare fell on the inky roller as washing. There is many a ten der heart; many an appreciative and hungry one, behind an ugly face. A boy working about an engine, it he has any conception or inventiveness about-him, will soon learn the principles upon which the machinery runs, and Charlie was naturaliy bright ia this di rection. He had dreams of being a mas ter mechanic some day, and he began away down am ug the primaries, and picked up what he could. It was little, for Mr. Williarasou did not allow, any one fi fool around the press engine, and he had threatened innumerable times to not Charlie's red head to heat the boiler.' - One day the biged4tieh ot the day Had been rub, the la3t "fifty" had been taken irom the packer, the men in the mail room were wrapping like automatons, and Mr. Williamson and the pressmen bad disappeared, as they had a way of doing after a long run. Charlie was clearing' up. He had piled the waste paper into the pit, turned otf the gaslights around the presses, and done tbe hundred and one little things that made up the sum of his duties. He was just about taking off his greasy tic'. ing apron when he noticed that there was a smell as of something burning. He looked all around, the gas was out, and what a peculiar smell it wasl Those who have smelled iron burning may know what it was! His eyes instinctively went to the water-gauges of the boiler. Ttey were all right, and showej? the necessary depth. But while he was still looking, there was a sucking sound, aud the water went down out of sight like a flash. Could he believe his eyes? What should he do in a case like this? Call somebody? Where was Mr. Williamson? Suppose they should all rush in, aud just that minute the boiler explode and kill everyone! The big rake stood by the door. He seized it, banged open the door of the furnace, and with a mighty sweep drew the glowing mass of red white coals out on to the zinc. He never thought of running; he was not the kind of a boy to turn his back on danger. As the coals came piling out, some of them rolled against the apron he wore, which touched the floor as he stooped an apron soaked with ink and press oil and kerosene. In an instant, and before he had dropped the rake from his fingers, a tiny flame leaped up. from the hem un noticed by the boy: wider it grew and further up it leaped, until in an instant he was enveloped in flame from head to foot.'. He had presence of mind enough to leap into the tank and turn ; on the water, but is was too late - A wreath of flame had circled around the neck of hu neahWtnaasn' ev friebtened-breath. and sucked in the They found him when they returned Iving with his face half in the water, his clothes black and dropping to pieces, soaked with water, One poor little claw like hand over the side of the tank j if appealing for help. They lifted him out and laid him on the bench in the mail room; -the foreman wrapped his overcoat around him; the doctor from the' drug store across the street was summoned. He came, and the business manager came, and the proprietor, and the office generally; and they crowded into the mailing-room, all curious. ..The foreman saw at a glance how evervthins? had 'happened the . water guages empty, the coals' raked out in front, the boy with his burned garments. ; He pointed it out to the business man ager and to the proprietor while they waited for the doctor to speak. : There were tears, in the proprietor's eyes tears that he was not ashamed to show and the business manager's face was very wnite. "He is not dead," the doctor said, but he has evidently swallowed the flame. If so, he cannot live. They wiped the smoke from his face, and pushed back the red hair from his forehead. Only the .ends had been crisned bv the lickinz flame. Several times the thin eyelids slightly moved, once the full underhp- moved, and a lit tle short aieh was heard, and that was all. The pressmen looked at each other with sad faces. The proprietor spread his handkerchief over the small, face,'.- -.'.";-.- quiet 1 . As he tnrne d go he said to the rnent tTh&boywai brave lad; he came here and word d in order td lit his Brothel cdme ti BchdoL His mother ii 4 widdw and r.aud Charlie: was will irig td gif6up ail hope df a future dther thad that df a mechanicjfdf her 8ake arid the sake of the brother: . I have knowd this from the first ; I have, watched him1 fight ; his. . way;.; I , have seen how he has had to content himself with many things. I have let it go on, knowing it would make him stronger for the battle he would have to fight with the world in after years, and as he bore himself, so in like manner didVI intend to reward him when the time came that I could help him. . He has ta-day done me a service that can never be repaid; he has given his life to protect pe from loss.. There are few who would hate done it. It i$ appreciated" V ; He said no more'; he could not. What more was there to yt A life had been Offered add taken thousands of dollars worth of property had been saved The World lost one of the few it cannot af ford to spare, but the great wheels go around just the same) the belts and the musical rhythm" of the great presses' are heard as regularly as if that narrow grave in Forest Lara had never been. Edrper' Weekly i ;, Tennessee Pearls. Y The discover! "of. valuable pearls in Tennessee war el Accidental. TwO yOunar mfca1 ot Murfreesbdrd went on an dutihgt to Stone's River. The"y opened a mussel and found a beautiful pearl, which they took to town' with them, and after some discussion con cluded to send it to Tiffany to see whether it possessed any value. They were astonished and the whole town was thrown into a state of excitement when they received a few days later a check for $80. A furor almost rivaling a gold excite ment on the Pacifio elope broke out, and men, women and children turned out to wade id the shallows of Stone's River aud hunt the precious stones But this excitement did not last long. It re sulted in the death of 1,000,000 mussels, but the discovery Of a very few salable pearls; 'it was found that it took a patient man and a philosopher to hunt pearls successfully: They are grown within the ruffled folds Of the ordinary mussel that is found in great abundance in all Tennessee streams, ine pearls are Of all shapes; the most valuable be ing round or oval, and possess a delicate luster that is not often seen id any other precious stone. In the country districts many people living along the streams hunt pears in summer, ana there are a few processional pearl hunters who do little else, winter or summer, ana earn au tne way irom $'200 to $600.. Of course, a man "stands to win" a great deal more, and each pearler is waiting for the time when he will find the big lustrous stone that will make him rich. A great many large pearls are found say the size of an Hioeriisa pea am iney usuaiiy iacs the -luster that give3 them value, and consequently it is generally the medium sized pearl that brings the most money The pearls are usually sent to 1 many s in Jrrew -roriCi lwnere,- according as directed, he eithar sends the money for them or makes an offer which is gen erally accepted. sThey range in price atftowU or $30, a few bringing over $100. The average pearl ranges in price! from $2 or $3 to $20. There are a grdat- many pearls found that are worthless from their shape, color and imperfect formation. Nashville Ameriican. . Horses' Color and Chances of Yictory. Among the cherished superstitions of sportsmen is the belief that the color of hoises has much to do with their chances of victory in races and exhibitions of power. Whence came the superstition it is difficult to say. It has existed, however, for centuries, not only among Europeans, but among Arabs, thos6 "Kings of the Jjesert," whose knowl edge of the horse is proverbial. In an ancient Arabian manuscript, ac cording to "L'Echo do Paris," recently discovered is a passage proving that the belief in the relations between horses' color, power and speed has long existed in Arabia. A great Sheik of the Sahara, so runs the tale, Ben Dyab byname, was one day pursued by Saadel Zenatis, his most deadly enemy. In the flight Ben Dyab turned suddenly to his son. Tell me," he .commanded, "what horses are at the head of our enemies." "The whites, father," replied the son. "That is well, came Ben Dyab's an swer, "we sn.au auowtue sun to ao us work.' The power Of the white horsei will disappear before its rays, as butter melts when they fall upon it. After a time, the Sheik spoke again : My son, what horses are now nearest our heels!" : r 'V. . ' "The bUefijTatEer, came the boy'a answer.? ; : ' V .'- '-!.- . -. 5 ExeeUciif4jE stony ground w,DFercom& the powers of- the blaniijaal danese bedomes toed -at Hh$ ankles: when r DOG t. ffw-lQii 1WJmljBCtiiam jBen FDyab t "The brbwniand ;F he' chestnut browns, falher,:csfaat the bbya answer. ; Then,". criedVs elkt Vwa must fly faster, or 'wearf! iitilThere is no time to lose i Thess $brses can overtake Characteristics lot he Antarctic Seas. f The Antarctic are well known to whalers for their P gales of north and northwest wii of navigatine thi and the difficulty ice-bearing seas is intensified by the : frequently obscure se foas which so rrounding dangers; and the almost t precipitation of jain and snow also nds to increase the miserable surroum of those ill-fated mortals whose lot ii Ufa marks them out to battle with the Elements so tar from comfort and civilrawBnt To accentuate by contrast the extreme , coldness and loneliness of thee dreary wastes, nature has bestowed oaieii brilliant burning mountain over-,5Q: feet in height, which has beet named. - Mount Erebus. It is situated i. 75 degrees south lati tude,' near the uppoSed location of the southern magi etie, ola. A pecularity of the Ahtarcti zone ia the fact that' the vegetable ; kin 3om'fcat no representa tive, not even licfiea or a piece of sea weed growing m-thrrooks, and no land animals have b en observed. ; The Ant- I arctic regions tare jremarkable for th uniformity of "teW 'i low temperature. Iftitf sea star HQS, sse ALLIANCE TALKS. hews of the order froh ALL SECTIONS. Itbms 6f interest id Alliancfi men Everywhere1; .. A Ealeigh dispatch says: Piesident Polk, of the alliance, left Monday, for Washington city, and will be busy, .he says, with alliance work, getting every thing in readiness for the meeting of the national alliance, at Indianapolis, No vember 17th. The Alliance Advocate (Bison, Ark.,) says. "If the Farmers Alliance had col lapsed half as often as its newspaper op ponents haye given out news to that ef lect, it Would long ago' have been for gotten ; but, instead of being forgotten, it is being remembered in a very lively way, and the remembrance promises to become even livelier as the presidential contest approaches. . ;" The action of the Georgia legislature in adopting the Ocala resolution does not commit that -body or the Dem ocratic party to the doctrines of the Ocala platform. It simply calls upon the senators and representatives, of Geor giain congress to "secure legislation which will correct the evils complained "or by the Affiance at its Ocala conven tion, it is not an indorsement of any specific plan of relief. . ' . . As an educational organization the Al liance surpases that of any this Country has ever known. Men who were totally ignorant on public questions are now en lightened and familiar with them. Should such an organization be abused for the good it has done in the way of disseminating information and allaying prejudice and bickerings? It should re ceive the encouragement and support of an rairminded, liberal and honest men. in every section of the country. Ex. , . ' ine matter is settiea now beyond a doubt, and the Kansas Farmers' Alliance will become a part of tbe National Union Company. Kansas City will be the dis tributing point, and all goods will be purchased direct from the manufacturers. The National Union Company is an out growth of the Ocala platform. President Biddle Whs elected to succeed McGrath in the presidency. Resolutions were of fered and unanimously adopted express ing unqualified confidence in the retiring president, jucurath. The Alliances in North and South Dakota are doing well The order has done great good in these states as thousands outside the membership bear willing testimony. These two states have been fortunate in their selection of officers, and have reaped the benefit of an able press. There is a unity of feeling and action throughout the order. .Taken as a whole the order in these states is a source of gratification to all who believe in the final triumph of the principles of the Alliance. . Many staunch supporters of the order have been developed in these states, and the work of education is. being vigorously carried on. The Dakotasjire able and Willingto stand in the front ranks, and baf the heat and burden of the conflict The Alliance in Alabama is progressing finely The character of the opposition has been such as to make unity and per sistency necessary to success. The breth ren have realized this fact, - and right nobly have they come up to the mark. The order in that State has always enjoy ed the benefits which cme fiom excellent State officers, supported by an able and ft arless press. President Adams is all that could be asked, and the State organ, the Alliance Herald, is one of the best Alliance papers published. ' In fact the brethren of Alabama are having an era of prosperity, and they have earned it. With every one working in harmony, and an intelligent press, nothing short of this condition could we 1 be expected. The Living Truth (Georgiana, Ala.) says: "One of the chief benefits that will be afforded by the sub-treasury flexible currency, will consist in its ability to de feat a contraction of the regular circulat ing medium, by those who would profit by it, in a fictitious addition to the pur chasing power of the almighty dollar. Without this the money kiass fpnld and would, at the right time, call in all the money they could control, lock it up, and in this way throw down prices and fix tnelr own rates on money. With tbe sub-treasury in force they would be pow erless to do this, and would not attempt it. Hence the general circulation medium would remain out in the 'ordinary ave- uuvo vt ucsuv uu iijo pci imiiUHi biriu gency would not be felt whenever Wall street saw proper to tighten the purse strings of the .nation. It would forever bteak the grtp of Wall street on the financial situation, and, knowing this, they employ every possible agency, fair, foul and malicious, to accomplish its defeat. The Torch of Liberty, (Mound City, Mo.,) says :. Vlf the government will give the people $50 per capita of actual circulating fiatj money money that : tbe law; says shall be receivable for all po uuhbi ana me interest ana princi pal of the government debt Of gold, silver and treasury ppper money, and pass and enforce a law that will forever prevent gamblers and speculators "cor nering," holding, and thereby fixing the price of farm products, there will be no use of, or demand for, the sub-treasury warehouse plan. But neither of the old parties are willing to do that. Wall street, the. English money power that owns and controls our elevator system, railroads, and millions of capital in other syndicates and monopolies in this coun try, will not permit them to do it. This vicious foreign . pow er has purchased every congress ie have had for thirty yearaand even honest old Abe Lincoln was not able to prevail against it amidst the scenes of a civil war." The Southern Alliance" Farmer (At lanta, Ga.) discusses tb Alliance and the parties' as follows : " There Is no danger of alliancemen being decieved in 1892. The fanners have long since cut their wisdom teeth, and will demand of the party that secures their votes tangible evidence of ita sin cerity, and will not longer be deceived by empty promises. We propose, if we support the Democratic ticket, to have an honest and fair fight, and hostages in the shape of nominees for President and Vice-President on whom, we can rely. This paper is not urging you to make a nghtm any "party.. -W only urge you to keep your eyes set on the Ocala plat form, and in 1893 battle for its just and righteous demands at the ballot box If we are living then, - we'll be withy-you heart and soul Ihe oid - Democratic leaders can't ram Orover Cleveland Wall street down us with a forty-foot pole, propelled by a steam engine. We are for the Ocala platform first, last and all the time, and you needn't talk anything else tb. tls. . This is a year of education, brethren. , Keep your eyes wide open, saw wood, and say nothing. The "Ocala Dtmand" is the name of a new Alliance paper published at Colfax, La. In his salutatory the editotftttfotes the Ocala demands, and says: "We invite dignified discussion of the great princi ples of our creed and will treat all oppo nents with fairness and courtesy. We will hold the virulent, malignant villifier and professional "mud silhger" in su preme contempt. We shall endeavor to direct the minds of .our readers to" the pursuit of .objects worthy of the dignity of rational natures, and to awaken within them a desire for better opportunities. Believing that the old political organiza tions have served their day of usefulness, and that they have become entirely obli vious to the wants of the people, the Ocala Demand will advo cate the cause of the People's Party and urge upon all lovers of reform to rally to our flag. We will oppose the Louisiana lottery and all o'her monopolies in the country. We believe tho Lafayette combine a nefarious effort to destroy the policy and power of the Farmers' Alliance in the State of Louisiana, and will urge the people to keep themselves aloof from all such cunning devices of the, cnemv of bur order. We ask the counsel and advice oV all friends friendly, to our' causa, and will endeavor, to the best ox our ability, to make the Ocala demand Serve the purpose of its mission. In the first issue of the Johnson County Union (Warreasbtfrg, Mo.) a staunch Al liance paper appears the following i. "We are now approaching one of these periods.of reform, bu a reform of differ ent character from any which have pre ceded it. All previous reforms or revo lutions have had for their object civil or roligiotr change3. The one at hand is neitner religious nor essentially political. Its leaders, thr ug"i the pressor on the ros trum, are not fulminating denunciations against religious doctrines or civil institu tions, but against a power which has never been disturbed by social convul sions in the past, yet a power far more potent for weal or woe ih-rn government itself. It is the power of money which i9 today br ught before the bar of civiliz ition for trial. In religion we have reached mutual tolerance, in gov ernment we i ave reached civil t-qua ity; but ftnancixlly we have permitted a mon ster to roam at large devouring our. homes, beuaring our families and de stroying our liberty. It in this moustT that the m uses are risiog to bridle and tame. The central questions with thee masses to-day are: Shall man or the dol lar rule this country! Again: Is man created to serve tho dollar, or is the dollar made for the use of man? And Secondary to theso qu sti .ns comes an other, is ur government instituted for the protecf-Ton-of the dollar, or for the promotion of the general welfare t WHY IS IT? Why is it that opposition to reform must use as a weapon malignity and false representations? :-. Why not lay down some solid ' principles, some platform, andTrtand out boldly upon that and fight" with whatever array of argument it can find based on truth. Why is it that they select the leaders of a party or a reform movement and placing " them on the highest point of opposition. Send mis siles of all the false accusations and ru mors that can be gathered from the par ties who make it their busi ness to defame public character and to manufacture false records to pander to popular favor or in tbe hope of reward by getting a finger into the pie of the capitalist, exchequer, or to gain an entrance into favor hoping for the appointment to public office. Self aggrandizement instead of national or political benefit, favor to the few instead of relief for the many. - Why U it that self so often shakes the wavering bal lance? Is there no end to malignity, no voice that can cry out: "thus far, and no farther shalt thoa go?" Must its foul wa ters flood our land, sweeping over the purest and most patriotic with its maden ingrusb? No, the end is at hand the dove has returned with the olive branch, and the green mountain of hope is ia view. Alliance Farmer (Atlanta, Ga.) THE F. K. B. A. The general secretary of 'the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association, has issued a circular letter to country assemoifes. Tht circular is a very lengthy one, and covers the subject thoroughly. Amcng other things the secretary says: "The F. M. B. A., working in conjunction with the Alliance, has saved the farmers millions of dollars during the past year in tbe matter of buying and selling. In the grain trade alone, it is estimated that not less than a hundred million dollars have been savad to tbe farmers through the instrumentality of organization dollars that otherwise would have gone to fill the already plethoric coffers of the middle men and grain speculators. Much has been saved throueh our exchanges in the purchase of supplies; and arrangements on a grander scal and more perfect are now being completed for a work in this direption.. If still greater any of our members or Iodizes have- failed to Hshare in these beoefilst-tenotihe.fanlt at thin 'organization properly pleased, themselves in communi-r cauou ' wilu uwu agencies,- ana maae the necessary locfcl arrangements.! A3e- anate provision nas not been nude: for le representationAof lodges and- county, assemblies where there are, as yet, no ttate assemblies, but such provision: wilt doubtless be nvide at the next General Assembly.' Meanwhile such lodge ant? county assemblies will correspond di rectly with these headquarters, and ali will be done to aid them that possibly can be. The General Assembly will meet in Indianapolis, Ind., on the third Tuesday in November. The supreme council of the Farmers' Alliance and In dustrial Union will alo meet in the same city at the same time. This will be one of tbe most notable gatherings ol farmers the world has ever known, and, the world, especially our own country.' is even now looking to it with bnteo breath. There is a general, disposi ia on the part of all farm and labor organi zations to work together in peifed harmony, which, bodes weH to the in dustrial interests of the nation. End of the Itata Cas ie A dispatch from Los ' Angeles, XJaC says : The - Itata case came to an end Tuesday. Judge Rose, . of the United States court, rendered a decision grant ing a motion to dismiss the case against the defendants. Thr decision 7 is a very lengthy one. . ; UistbAV soldier tm eauslnz , rates et wiwwuuj; hw xnur vrmao.9 vj uuir - THROUGH DIXIE. HEWS OP TOT SOUTH BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED Forming an Bpitbme of Daily Happenings Hera and There. The United States steamer -Fern was in collision with the English steamship Iago near Norfolk, Ta. , Friday. Consider able damage was -sustained by both vts sels. The Fer will be docked for re pairs. ' -VY"L ;" A dispatch of Friday from Austin, Tex, says: Last Monday at Linden, Cass county; a negro charged with the murder of a family of whites was taken from jail by a mob of whites and negroes and chained to a tree and burned to death. The governor wrote a scathing letter, denouncing the deed and issued a procla mation offering $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of each member of the mob. .. . Three large stores at Macon, Ga., ia what is known as the triangular block, burned Monday night. Loss, $75,000; covered by insurance. Doody & Co., dry goods, are the heaviest losers, hav ing a thirty-five .thousand dollar stock with $18,000 insurance. Other losers, Oarhart & Co.. shoes, $15,000, insur ance $11,000. The buildings were owned bv John Fianneryiof Savannah, and R. -E. Park and W.WiiITDgTHi myof "iSa- - - - con. Two cases of peculiar interest were argued in the supreme court at Raleigh, N. C, Monday. Both involved the state's right to impose a tax on-purchases by merchants. In one of these it was contended that the imposition of the tax was an attempt to regulate interstate commerce, the g ods having been bought outside of the -state. In the other case, where the goods were bought in the state, it was contended that the state had no right to twice tax merchants. A dispatch of Saturday from Mobile, Ala., says: In view of the inauguration of the grain export movement from tbe gulf port, the Commerc al Club, of Mo bile, has just made a proposition to the shipping interests of the Missouri valley, that Mobile would establish terminal and t-levator "facilities adequate to the entire traffic, This involves the construction of gulf nnchoragc, terminal rai roads and many elevators, as well as the estnblish mcnt of whaleback and common steam ship lines. Commissioner of Agriculture H. 3. Lane issued the November rr port of the crops of Al bania Saturday, deducted fr 'in the Teports coming from seventy two correspondents from all the counties in the state. The reports give general and detailed answers as to the condition, yield, etc., of the various crops planted in their respective counties . Frorrt it the total yield, compared to an average crop of cotton, averages 84$ ; corn averages 101.. The report of cane, rice, pota toes, turnips, peas, varies but little with same date last year. A dispatch of Tuesday from Anniston, Ala., says: The sawmill of the Unit'd States Rolling Stock Company, which are located in the Ball Play region, near the Coosa rivef, have beeu put in operation.-- 'They havefbceiHdle for nearly a year, bnt the rolling stock company needs a large quantity of timber in il;c car building department, and tho supply thy had on hand when the collapse came a year ago hsis lwen exhaua ed. The force at ihe United States Rolling Stock Company's w.-rk ;s being con stantly increapfl. MORE CONVICTS LIBERATED. The Briceville Escapade He-Enacted at 1 Oliver Spriag:. Another dispatch irom Knoxville, Tenn., says : At 1 o'clock Monday morn ing 200 mounted men came in from the mountains and liberated 209 convicts working in the mines at Oliver Springo. So quietly was it done that the people in tbe town knew nothing about what had happened unul G o'clock in the morning, when they discovered that the stockude of the leeses v as a mass of smoking ruins. All of the short term prisoners were fur nished with citizens' clothing, and with the exception of a few captured, all are now at large. This makes more than five hundred penitentiary convicts turned hose in that locality since Friday even ing. It was generally reported that tho force of guards at Oliver had had becu largo'y increased, and that an attack upo i the stockades would bo stoutly re sisted. It does' not appear, however, that there was any resistance at all, and no one was hurt. MAT VISIT NASHVILLE. It is fearred by some that tho feeling against the lease system among the mi ners, which is growing so rapidly, will not be Mttisfieduntil the convict miners are driven out of every branch prison in the state. Indeed, a few prominent citi zens haye expressed a fear that tbe main prison at Nashville is not certainly secure irom attack. - There - is considerab'e uneasiness manifested as an attack on the prison, together with a preconcerted move of the convicts, would make very serious business, as the prison is crowded and the zoree of guards not large. VINDICATE tiCiit - j - -. ' 4 fiim cor i hiImmI. A New T dispatch says: The pres. lMerjt;;jpleh was to try Professor Charles i Bf Brigss, Of the Union Theolo gical Ecmftlry, for heresy. met Wednes day morning in the Scotch Presbyterian church, with a large attendance. Pro fessor Br'ggs was present and p'eaded his own case. One of the chief charges . against him was that he disputes tbe ex emptbnof tbe Bible from error. The session ended by the presbytery dismiss ing the charge. Lr. Brigss read his statement, in which he ob jected te tbe charg s as lacking specifi cttions and vague. He said no man re gretted more than he any disturbance to harmony in the church. He. de3; . clared his beli.f in the Bible as&t! only rule of faith and belief. Dr. Van r: dyke, in moving to dismiss the case, said he did so not in the interest of Dr. Briggs, who had said he wanted a trial, , but in the interest of the peace, purity and .unity 'of the church, which all the oresbytenr had sworn to study. fcsA dispatch from Paris, Texas, says: The Choctaw counc . adjourned Thurs day until November 80th. This was done as the suggestion of enter Jones in order that the datef 4 may go- to Washing ton and see t can be dooe in regard totfrettiog money, for Ihe leased district which was Sold at the last session of the councfL A good deal depends, in a po litical way, on the present administration getting the monar. T,.r ill '4-:vc:v'..f-; C sf--V'5sS
The Cherokee Scout (Murphy, N.C.)
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Nov. 10, 1891, edition 1
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