The Southern Mercury, Texas Farmers' Alliance Advocate. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1890 Page: 1 of 8
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"ORGANIZL, EDUCATE AND CO-OPERATE'
VOL. UJVU i.
[OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF' THE FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE OE'TEXASj}
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DALLAS, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY28.1890.
liberty, justice and equality "
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al who are oompeting for prizes offeaed by
' Thk Mercury, we have decided to deter
the drawing for prizes until February 1st
1880. This will enable perso ns competing
o add a large number ol subscribers tó their
1st during the January meeting of Conn-
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take place Feb. 1st, and the result announ-
ced in our issue ol Feb. 0th.
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have been retained on our list, hoping
thereby to induce them to renew. VVe
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of personam arrears will be etrioken irom
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the series of articles to begin in the Janu-
ary 9th Issue and ruu through the year.
AN EXTRA INDUCEMENT.
The editor of Thb MrrcürtwíII malee
a personal gilt ot ten dollars i* gold
tott* County secretaiy who send* in ttte
i 6f January. This will not conflict
In any way with the offers previously
nadé, and is offered by the editar and not
Ta* Mercury. Those who propose to
enter forwthls extra prize must mention it
In «riUng to Thb Mkrcury. Make all
■•y orders payable to Thr Mercdry.
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED.
To TBI Editor:—
Please In l or ra your readers that I have a
positive remedy for above-named disease. By
its timely use thousands of hopeless oases
have been permanently cured. 1 snail be glad
to send two bottles of my remedy mi to any
ol your rendere who have consumption, if
they will s«nd me their express and poetomoe
address. Respectfully, T. a. Bixxmn, M. C.,
101 Pearl St.. Hew York.
Bradfleld'a Female Regulator.
Should be used by the young woman, she
who suffers from any disorder peculiar to
h«t sax, and at a change of life is a power-
Ail tonic; benefits all who use It. Write
the Bradfleld Reg. Co , Atlanta, Os., for
particulars. Sold by sll druggists.
For constipation, bilionsness. indiges-
tion or tick headache use Bart's Magic
Liver Pills. Their stlmulsting and tonic
. effects make them supurb lor ladies. Send
95 cents to the Hart Pill Co., at Dallas-
-Texatf, lor a trial box. They are war-
ranted. A new pill and the best on earth.
The powertul stimulating properties
ol this pill are such at to begin to
effect the liver and stomaoli In 80 minutes.
Order a box of pills and get the agency,
and we will fix it so you can make some
money, and a good breech-lbading shot-gun
besides, Anybody can get it In a few days.
First come, first served.
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A Chance to Make Money.
Mr. Editor:
I bought one of Griffith's machines for
platine with gold, silver or nlekel, and it
works to perfection. No sooner did people
hear of It tbsn I had more spoons, knives,
forks and jewelry than 1 could plate In a
month. The first week I cleared 181.80;
the first month 9167,85, and 1 think by July
first 1 will have §1,000 cash and give my
tara considerable attention too. My
daughter made $27.40 In lour days. Any
person can get one of these machines by
sending #8 to W. H. Griffith A Co., Zsnes-
villa, O., or ean obtain circulars by address^
Ing them. Ton csn lesrn to use the mal
shin* In one hour. As this Is my first
Ineky streak, 1 give my experience, hoping
ethera may be benefited as mueh as 1 have
hem. Yours truly, M. o. Morkhrad.
Richmond, Ind.
II yon want a winter grsas, try the Tex*
as Slot Onus, from John K. Bogan. See
his notice lor next four weeks.
TEXAS PROGRESS.
[Prcm The Manufacturers He ord. I
Abilene—Artesian Well.—The Ab-
ilene Progressive Committee will re-
ceive bids for sinking the artesian well
lately mentioned.
Abilene—Briók-yard Winter, Rus-
sell & Miller will start a brick-yard.
Abilene—Canning Factory—A can-
ning factory js projected. O. W. Stef-
fner can give particulars if anything is
done.
Austin—Artesian Well—Another
artesian well is to be sunk on the State
Capitol grounds.
Austin—Cox and Cheese Factory
—C. M. Rogers has started a cheese
factory and will put in machinery next
winter tor the manufacture of wooden
boxes. *
Childress G. H. Chipman states
that there is no truth in the report
mentioned that a 250-barrel flour mill
would be built by an East Texas party.
Clifton—Flour Mill The name of
the stock company lately mentioned as
erecting a 50-barrel flour mill is the
Bosque River Milling Co.
Dallas—The Texas Farmer ' Asso-
ciation has been incorporated with a
capita] stock of $100,000.
Dallas—lee Factory.—The Dallas
t|iumh«rr «f «vbribers during ¿rf#Factóry will erect an addition t-*<
its present building and put in a 25-
ton ice machine.
Denison—Cotton Mill—The Deni-
son Cotton Manufacturing Co. will re-
ceive proposals until Feb. 1 for erect-
ing the building for its cotton mill pre-
viously reported.
El P^so—Mining.—Paul H. Logan
is developing mineral land.
Fort Worth—Sash, Door and Blind
Factory The Lone Star Novelty
Works has, it is stated, closed arrange-
ments for the building of its sash,
door and blind factory previously re-
ported. A building, two stories, 6ox
100 feet, is to be erected.
Fort Worth—Cement Works The
Fort Worth Cement Manufacturing Co.,
lately reported as incorporated, has let
contract for buildings.
Fort Worth—Bridge.—Contract for
the approaches to the Rock Ford
Crossing bridge, previously reported,
has been let to F. M. Ford at $14,000.
Oliver & Bros., of Houston, have con-
tract for superstructure.
Fort Worth—Electric-light Plant—
The city will shortly let contract for
the electric-light plant previously re-
ported. The cost, including a con-
densing engine of 160 horse-power is
not to exceed $37,000. The mayor
can give particulars.
Fort Worth—Roofing Works—The
Fort Worth Granitic Roofing Co. will
put new máchinery in its works.
Hilister—Saw Mill.—Arthur Hutch-
ins, of Nona, lately mentioned (under
Hollister) as purchasing a saw mill,
has ordered additional machinery,
which will increase capacity 'to 50 M
feet daily. .
Henrietta—Artesian Well—The
Henrietta Improvement Co., lately re-
ported as organ.zed, will sink an ar-
tesian well.
Henrietta—Ginnery. —W. B. Wor-
sham and others have organized a
stock company to erect a cotton gin-
nery.
Corn planting will commence about
February soth. Select your seed
corn with great care and see to it that
the grab it sonad.
Ben Franklin used to say plow deep
while sluggards sleep and you will have
plenty of corn to sell and keep. Deep
plowing ii absolutely necessary on
most land to bring out the beet results.
Yoaeaa reta S8.S5 book free by send
■fssatlab of tea yearly aubaerlbem
or "Ad." on another
1 jn tired from a car nJ sprained my ankle,
si■ 1 ton 11I. the gnat p m extinguisher,
trod it in tlree days. It is now as well as
Kiir yHr eye on the label of your pa-
■ sad sand na a dollar before yew aah-
ptlsa expires.
Blusterings From Blowvillc.
There are some people and many
people who think that because the
world owes them a living, they can get
it without working for it; then again
there are a class of men who employ
themselves very diligently and who are
endeavoring to make the farmers be-
lieve, that the chaps who holds the
reins of government,—local, state and
national—are heading for the sweet
bye and bye with a down hill pull and
brakes off, and unless we the farmers
roll up our sleeves spit on our hands
and heave to, His Royal Nibs—(the
devil) will soon have us body soul
and heel.
Friend^ 1 am no schemer, sensa-
tionalist, anarchist, prophet or devil,
I am but a "hewer of wood and hauler
of water" but it does seem to me that
our noble ancestors were everything
else in the world but fools; yet, if half
what we read and listen to, was true,
they certainly must have been the
worst kind of fools, natural born ones.
Right here in Texas can be found
men advocating some sort of harum-
scarum wild theory that is aimed only
at the party in power for the sole pur-
pose of personal gain, either as a paid
exhorter or a "would be" office holder,-
now dear friends we all have the right
to say anything we please about the
present condition of governmental af-
fairs, but you will certainly admit that
reforms should be championed, advo-
cated and urged by men who are actu-
ated solely irom patriotic motives.
Can you point out an advocate—by
advocate I mean a travelling one—
who is by tongue or pen working upon
the passions of our people in the
interest of a political tribe that has
for its aim, the turning in and turning
out of rascals, look around you and
see if you can find a single advocate
who ever did anything for his-people
from any patriotic standpoint; see if he
is not either a disappointed office
seeker or a mugwump eff both; it does
seem strange tome that every man who
is a "leader'"in the "impending revo-
lution" is taken from the ranks of the
"soreheads."
I am not wedded to any one politi-
cal party, principle or platform and
am not stuck on the tariff, silver or
any other question as is viewed by
some writers, however, I believe that
there are brains enough in t!-e two po-
litical parties to handle all such vexed
questions to the satisfaction of all, but
let me warn you against the log-rollers
whose three meals and bed depends
upon the number of "speeches" (?) he
delivers.
Organization among farmers for
mutual protection is the best method
for the direct benefit of farmers, but
the Alliance as an A'liance has no bus-
iness to monkey with politics, just as
soon as it docs, mark you, just so soon
will the political mountebank forge
himself to the front and the better cle-
ment ot the order will quietly but sure-
ly withdraw and leave the schemers in
power, while the true principles of the
Alliance will be trampled in the mud
and the order itself in disgrace. Keep
your guns loaded, not for the enemy
outside the Alliance but for the .enemy
within the sacred portals of our noble
organization. Friends, th«t new edi-
tor of The Mercury is doing some
good work for the cause, be is giving us
a good paper and is doing good work
on the stump; it was my good fortune
to listen to him speak at Rockdale last
month and I am well pleased with him
as an editor and an Alliance man.
The executive committee made a
wise selection and we should do all we
can to spread Thk Mercury in every
household in Texas.
Job Blowhard,
BlowvDle, Blow Co., Texas.
ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOll THE
ÓQ&IB&H7AI* GNtlkte SI?E8IFIC.
This Is incomparably the best atul quickest Hud most powerful Chill Corrootlvo evor In-
troduced, and when properly prepared ami roat!y to be administered lo tlio patient, it holds
llrft riink among tho KUbstiinoes that have power to excite tho tlow of 1.lie. Ni vcr over
three dose* required.
OCCIDENTAL TONIC-ALTERATIVE.
The Occident i l'l'onlu and the Oocldoutal Alterative aro Identically the samo In their ao~
tlon. Tho slight ohango In the meustruin gives the alterative procodont In tho moro positive
temperaments. Theroforo tho oorreotlvo atllnltles of each will como under the head of Occi-
dental Tonic-Altaiatlvo. Both are substitutes tor quinine In all malarial d'striots, Both are
good Tonic-Alteratives—efficient correctives In intermittent fever an<l ether malarial atT-o-
tlons.
OCCIDENTAL OINTMENT
Tho safest and most powerful stimulating an<< sedative Ointment ever invented.
Occldontal Kidney and Liver Correctivo.
Tho Oeoldentül Kidney and Liver Corrective will stlmulato the kidneys and liver to do
their duty, and thus remove humor from the blood and puiify the system and restore It to
a found healthy condition, making the Skin soft and fresh as an infant's.
OCCIDENTAL SALVE.
In floor*, Abscesses. Wounds and old fc'ores, tho Occidental Salve forms a valuable and
etlleoclous appllcatlol.
OCCIDENTAL CATHARTIC PILLS.
A (Tathurtle Cotractivo In tho form of a pill, or otherwise, In almost an absoluto neo- salty
In mfst derangements of the living economy, and ono that, is purely vegetable—nquiring
m> change In food or drink—certain In its action, Is tho positivo demand of tbo hour.
OCCIDENTAL LINIMENT.
Is pet feotly safe, heneo the vcry best for fuinily uso. It can lie, without rl«k. freely and
frequently applied with the mnstoortaln success.
By it-leg the Occidental Llnlmonton Fresh Cuts they will heal without pain or snroness'
OCCIDENTAL RHEUMATIC CORRECTIVE.
The etitli-o "in.iteria medloa" has boon ransacked for roraedlos to overcome the i-heumuilo
dlathosls.
Prevention N t bo only rational course of treatment. Stop the formation «!' laotlo and
butyric acid In tbo prlmai-.v and secondary pr< cess of digestion, by raising tho standard of
tho nervous system. Hut the rouowal of life In the brain is Blow, tardy and must be assisted
by tbe Occidental Ithouinatic Corrective.
Oooidental Kidney and
Rladder Oorreotlve.
This Is the very best Cor-
rective modern science can
pro lues for the relief of
wenkm-ts arising Irom ex-
cess, Indiscretion ot- clts-dp
Uon In either of tbe cext-s,
snd ean bo rellei. on as being
prompt In giving relet und
tone to the urinary orpuhs.
M- 1---
LITERARY MISCELLANY.
ThrMrrcury has been itirnlsbed by
tbe Times-Herald a copy of their premium
book. "The People's Kncyc.lopedlaof Law."
which is a handsome volume of nearly 700
pages, devoteji to sll legal questions that
present themselves to tbe business man,
fsrmer, merchant, bsnker or lawyer. It is
a plain, rellablo and comprehensive guide
to tbe lundameutsl principles of commer-
cial law. snd tbe prae.ileal Information so
essential to all lu everyday life, flee an-
nouncement ot this valuable book else-
where.
"Thought and Thrllt" Is tbe title ol a
new work on social nnd Industrial problems.
We are in possession ol a copy of it. It
devotes .104 pages to «4 vltsl home subjects.
Its author Is a practical and successsful
man of great general experience snd ker-n,
clear observation. Msnv competent readers
have declared It to be tbe best general
wojk ever Issued, aud in every sense. Val-
uable plain facts snd statistics have been
for once, insde entertaining and clear.
They sre very valuable snd baady for fu-
ture use. Any who uso them must be a
gainer not measurable In wealth alone.
There can not well be a more beneticlal,
nor timely book. It explains our banking,
railroad, voting, taxing, patent-right and
other works, and how to rlgbt them con-
cise, clear and able.
It Is Issued by Joshua Hill at 25 West
Sixth street, Cincinnati, Ohio, for fl.00 In
cloth nnd 50 cents In paper, prepaid.
Tbe Texas Farm and Kancb. Publishing
Company bss favored Thk Mkrcuuy with
a copy a Practical "Guide to tbe Cultiva-
tion ol the Grape Vine In Texas." It Is a
neat little pamphlet of 45 pages Oiled with
practical Information on tbe culture of the
grape and the making of wine. Ills well
printed and given cuts illustrating tbe
most successful methods of grafting snd
pruning. The chapter on irrlgstion is of
special Interest to grape growers. The
book deserves a large circulation, which its
merits will doubtless give It.
TARIFF REFORM*
The democrats now realize the mis-
take of trying to coax the manufact-
urers into voting the democratic ticket
by offering tljem free raw materials.
The consumers wanted to know how
they were to be benefited unless the
duty on manufactured goods was also
reduced. If tariff reform was good for
the country at all it was as good for
manufacturers as for consumer , and
so far every manufacturer converted
to tariff reform by the hope of cheapet
raw material for his factory, there were
two consumers driven awey by fear
' • "Hw-
that the manufacturer would be the
sole beneficiary of such a policy. Con-
gressman Mills is entitled to credit for
this one-sided policy, which he out-
lined in his famous speech at Provi-
dence, Rhode Island. The leaders ol'
the party have Jieard something drop,
and future democratic tariff reform
planks will go the whole hog. They
will demand a reform that reforms sfll
around, and will give us .cheaper man-
ufactured goods as well as freer raw
materials.
The Mercury, at the proper time,
expects to haVe a few words to say to
the farmers about the best way to give
full force and effect to their opinions
on the issues of the approaching cam-
paign. It will not be in advocacy of
any particular party or candidate, but
in the nature of conclusions based on
past experience during campaigns in
this state, showing who has managed
to run the government and how it was
done. The farmers have been per-
mitted to send a few of their members
to the legislature, or to select a man
from some other profession supposed
to be in sympathy with their views of
public affairs to represent them in that
body, but in the construction of plat-
forms at state conventions and in hold-
ing the higher offices of state they have
had precious little to do. They
ought to do more of both hereafter
either in person or through men known
to be heart and soul with them in their
determination to free themselves from
corporate domination.
Farmers should study their business
like the banker his books, the lawyer
his brief, and the preacher his Bible, if
he hopes to be successful.
Less than ten per cent of mon who
engage in farming correctly, fail while
more than 80 per cent of those who
engage in any other business fail.
Begin early to prepare your hot
beds. If you want early vevetables
or flowers you must begin soon to
prepare the soil and arrange plans.
Hurry Traoy Speaks.
Editor Mercury:—The meeting at
j Austin was a grand success, definite
steps were there taken by President
Fields and the Executive Committee
looking to a speedy consolidation of
the Farmers State Alliance with the
State Wheel, on the same basis, as.
was happily done by Mississippi and
other states during the St. Louis meet-
ing in December last.
With this consolidation perfected
which is an assumed fact, unity in
1 exas becomes complete, harmony is
the keystone to success, and with it
Texas is sure to forge ahead and per-
manenlly maintain her proud history
in the grand movement inaugurated
at St. Louis.
Especially will this be the case since
the Southern Mercury has thrown
to the breeze the Alliance flag of uni-
ty, fraternity, and peace within our
order and of defiance to all who oppose
the great reform, and with no uncer-
tain aim or intention places herself
solidly behind every Alliance institu-
tion. This open and' manly course
upon the part of The Mercury will
rally to her support the brave and true
Alliance brethren of our states in one
solid phalanx, and that henceforth it
has been détermined that The Mer-
cury will remain in the front of the
coming struggle cheeriuK on our mem-
bership to united action and show by
her exaraple^vhat a good earnest
newspapc^riMf^^'t mada-tbc
tail to any political parties on factious
kite means, in battling in the cause of
the people and againet the machina-
tions of demagogues and tricksters with-
outand designing traitors and disorgani-
zers within our ranks. . t
This move on Ihe part of T ie Mer-
cury will aided by that prince of pa-
crs the National Economist pusli for-
ward this great reform till every neigh-
borhood in our grand state shall re-
joice in unison of action and one grand
forward movement tempered with wis-
dom but with determination, thai will
be felt to the upbuilding of our order
and to the defeat and demoralization
of all those who live upon the sweat of
others. I desire to say to the brethren
that it is my aim to visit as many
counties as possible in as short a lime
as hard constant work will allow and
deliver at least one lecture in each, in
future as in the past I am in Texas to
work and to work continuously. VVe
now have a remedy, full and complete
fully sufficient to upset the great evils
under which we suffer, heretofore we
had nothing but paliatives to offer, be-
cause the greatest, in fact the evil was
a national one, and our organization
was purely sectional, (that is to say it
was confincd to the South up to the
St. Louis meeting.) Now it is to all
intents and purposes national and we
have the power to force our demands
for justice through ihe same source
that originated those evils. The plan
agreed upon and the arguments sus
taining the demand, you can learn all
about by reading the National Econo-
mist, and in The Soothe..n Mercury.
I hope to meet the old guard out in
force wherever 1 go, such has been the
case since my return to Texas.
Fraternally, Harry Tracy.
Erath County Alliance had a very
interesting meeting. They put a lect-
urer in the field to work his whole time
and the outlook is very bright. Bro.
Evan Jones was present at the meet-
ing and took part in the deliberation
and gave zest and interest to the meet-
ing. From him the good news comes
that: "Erath county is in line and ex-
pects to stand in the front rank and
push on to victory."
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