The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1895 Page: 1 of 4
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AY. FEBRUARY 14. 1895.
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4BMimnr mi
PoQid«d Away tut
Dtra uid Mil
Qrcti Ships tf War.
FOB Fa TRADE I
Also lull line of Heating Stoves, and the
finest line of Cook Stoyes in Texas. • •.
Mohawk and Supjrior.
Hardware, Axes, Mechanics' Tools, also
Fine line ol Queensware, China,
Consisting of Dinner and
Tea Sets .. •
HOLIDAY GOODS!
■berkf tan.
domestic tranquility,
for the common defi
mote the general well
oeeare the IMm of
to ourselvesi*d oufpoetefity.
Nowjj ifceffir^rnm-nt doin*
FOUOHT BBAveMwfmls aestpreeent administer
•<4! If there is a men in Tex*"
who o«D lijr hie hand oq hie
heart and nay it is. he should
be branded as the perjurer o>
he state.
All that po}. lism demand-
is that these declarations b)
tbe framers of the constitution
be carried oat. On them tbe
constitution was based. They
only mean justice, common
sense and the equality of every
man before the law and in tbe
sight of the government.—-
Southern M-rcury.
Cups, Mugsr^llrcr FU
other good! too tedious to neatftoa a
at the Lowest 'Prteoa that oaa be
soW, We do not advertise
One Dollar's Worth of Goods.
For Fifty Cents.
Could but doa't han
J. P DO WELL.
Insure 7our Life!
This mean* elf-rellance— Extinguishment of
Parr>ent of debts—avoidance of the charity of
REMbMBER
Povidence helps those who help themselves, and
That s;poiicy in s t.ood (ompuny provides protection, aad
The Mutual Life Of New York
STANDS WITHOUT A PEER.
Its past recordTIs ttoe bent guarantee for the t'utore.
It has paid the.largest amount to its members.
It has paid the largest amount of surrender values. (*-M)
It has paid the largest amount of dividends.
It hold* the largest amount of assets to secure its members.
It Is the largest taxpayer in Texas.
Good Contracts to Expr rienoed Agents
For further information write
Edwin Ghsmbsrlsls A Oe.,
General Agents for Texas. SAN ANTONIO
'where dirt gathers waste rt** ,e'
great saving results from
the use of
SAPOLIO
SNAP SHOTS.
[Dallas News.]
The parlor with a beautiful
belle in it is a great drawing-
room.
Keep out of tbe frying pan
and then 70a wont W« to
jump into the fire.
I
A secret
glre away.
is something to
A thing of beauty is some-
thing jawy forever
We find evidences of moo
tal weekneea even in the
tery.
It seems the flood of elo-
not be dammed.
men are too selfish to
take Care of them scire*.
sr
oman who w*arel**evee
Win mountain* daring the
t with hare a. me
at night
haft
No man has ever taken
French leave of the presidency
of this country.
The fntnre is a book of ex-
planation. _
Man prefers to Imk at
somebody else's expense
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Mental panltm-Fowd for
thought.
Many people do not know
what they want natil they tod
they can't get it.
Man leans to the world
tu rally.
na
Society has decided to tako
a seat upon the big hat at the
theater.
The ex
w.
London, Feb. 7.—A dispatch
from Wei hai-Wei, dated Feb
5, says the Chinese fleet ht
practically ceased to exist.
The ironclad Chen Ynen anc
her sister ship, the Ting Ynen,
hare been sunk and the rest of
the reeeels of the Chinese fleet
are within the grasp of the Ja-
panese.
At daybreak os< Sunday ths
Japanese fleet opened fire on
the Lni Knng forts which re-
plied rigorously. The bom-
bardment became terrific. The
first Japaneee division, includ
the flagahip, directed its fire on
against the eastern island bat
tsty, while the second division
•halted fort SbiL. lit Chi
neae fleet soon came to the res
one of tbe forts* The Ting
Yuen raised her guns without
effort, but succeeded in divert-
ing some of ths Japaneee tire
from .he forts to herself.
The Lai Yuen, a smaller
ship, also fought well. There
wore many causalities. Two
Chinese gnnboats also assisted,
but were not badly damaged.
Theee four vessels fought des-
perately until dark wheu firing
oeased. The Chinese forts, es-
pecially fovt Shi h, suffered im-
mense damage. The slafcening
Chinese tire toward evening in-
dicated that the guns were dis*
a bled, the gunnera wore killed
or that ammunition was be-
coming scarce.
The sea was rough Sunday,
bnt fearing the Chinese would
endeavor to escape the Japan-
ese fleet did not seek shelter,
remaining to block the exit
from the harbor.
The bombardment was re-
sumed to-day. So Qday's opera-
tions being repeated. Tbe fire
from fort Shih continued. The
Chinese men-of-war were so
repeatedly and badly hit that
their guns were bandied with
difficultv and with less spirit.
Towards the close of the figi t
the Chen Yuen and Ting Yuen
were disabled. Tbey gradually
settled and foundered amidst
the shouts of triumph from the
Japanesee both on land and
The other Chineee ves-
sels are in distress.
Ths dispatch concludes thst
the Japaneee are preparing to
carry Lui Chang by storm.
Tbe two destroyed vessels
ere built at Stettin. Germany.
They were launched in Decem-
ber, 1882.
Chief Engineer King of the
United States navy, recently de-
scribed the vessels as follows:
They are armored ships of tbe
barbette type with a citadel
amidsbip, arising above it are
two others placed on echelon,
in each of which were mounted
twelve gone of six inch.
Only Business Principles.
The reformers want simply
business.
Populism is only a demand
for oommon honesty.
The peoples party demands
that the government be 000-
dnoted on bneineas principles.
That in the snm and sub-
stance of the demands of the
peoples party asset forth in
the Omaha platform.
A business firm rarely Mis
if It does business on correct
principles. It is the firms that
get off the business track that
dieaeter. j
the government to continue
a sue foundation, muat do
me in the rigth way, aad
populists of Coll'n county
his part by contributing to
victory. I urge upon the
populists of each school 00m-
mnnity to organize clubs and
el ct delegates to our next
meeting to be held in McKin
y, Monday April 1, 1895
>, wait for an «>rganizer t-
along but organise your
selves and send report of tb*
same to W. B. Wilson, secre-
tary at McKinney.
Wh'le it is not proposed t<
'any stated amouut of due*
on the members, yet it is neces-
sary to have some funds to de
Cray the running expenses ot
the organization and to distrib
ute literature . Therefore 1
woulc ask that each club take
up a quarterly collection and
send same, with your report, to
the quarterly meeting of I he
Central Club. Let the secre
tary of each local club furnish
a quarterly report to the secre
«ary of the Central Club, giv
en'irtura'es twenty-s'x different
apt-dee, and ssys frankly that
tie doesn't know bow many
more there are in the*state, per
naps a' great many. Every
farnn-r knows how nearly pow
erless be is in a single banded
warfare against cutworms
About all he can do is to search
them our by slow and tediooe
effort. If he bad to depend op
on himself his crops would be
ruined. But the alert Tobio,
wi h bis keen sense of bearing
and sharp microscopic eyes,
hops along looks and listens an
instant, aud in a twickliog the
worm is devoured and he is
searching for another Tbe
patient inquisitor of robins
stomachs have found that a
bout one-third of the birds food
during tbe spring months is
cutworms Robins also eat
wire worms, caterpillars, of
d fferent kinds, various beetles
curculious, moths, winged ants
grasshoppers and other insects
is no difference on that qaea
tion, The democrats are in
favor of it; so are the republi-
cans, and the only difference la
thai those parties want the
banks to issue it while the pop-
lists want the government to
issue it''
ing the number of members of aD(* The young
bird* are belteved to consume
a few
Sistsr Grove Greetings.
Editor Democrat:
Fartues are eagerly awaiting
the coming pretty weather, in
ord *r that tbey may proceed
with their farm work already
begun. Texas is becoming
noted in one respect in psrticu-
lar. and that is for its being so
co>d as to allow the snow to
remain with ns a fortnight.
A young lady receotly re-
marked to h -r friends that si e
was certainly going to add h* r
name to Ths democrat's sub-
scription list. Wonder wb> ?
A nice spelling content
was held at the Sis«er
Grove school bouse on Fridsy,
Trie contestants b**iog few in
number and tbe audience small
but th* contest was a succ^a
all th* same. Mr. R« bt. H< r
ton and Mr. Author Chaffing
acquitted themselveo well, as
they were tbe last to resume
their positions at tbeir teats.
A certain yoong lady, of
here, recently stated that we
do real y want spelling to ni«ht
(Friday nigbf) for 1 don't b*-
li-ve 1 can stay at home at d
not hare some place to go, for
it bas been nearly three w*-eks
and have not attended any e -
tertainments. *4P|ease give
a spelling to night/*
Mr. Jim Gladden has retu>n*
ed from a trip to southern
Texas. He reports having se-n
the warm climate frui's in
th**ir full splendor of growth.
Wonder who it is aronnd
about here, that likes to go!
chicken bunting.
The cold weather seems to
have no effect upon the work*
ing qnalities of some of our
industrious farmers, as Mr.
Hence Wright it is reported
worked all day on Monday
last, (the cold day.)
Miss Bessie Frost's many
friends in this commouity are
axiously expecting her to pay
them her first visit since she
moved away.
Mr. Will Stanford seems uf
enjoy cold weather, as he bss
been in bis saddle in the cattle
business during its protraction.
Wonder when the local edi-
tor of Ths Dkmoooat is going
to give us a call 9
Wishing sucoees to the maoy
readers of this paper, 1 am
Feb. 10, '98. Eugbhx,
tLeir club. The amount of lit
erature distributed and th -
political status of the commu
nity as near as can be estimat
ed.
The secretary of the Central
Club has been instructed to
procnre a suitaMe place for
meetings in M<-kirin<-y and
! not ce will be given in due
| time of the place selected.
The finance committee of the
I Central Club who will have
i charge of the funds collected
are J. W. Uray, A. S. Graves
and Capt. John Johnson.
Don't hink, frtend.*. that w*
can win t*ie hattl- for it dus
trial freedom without miking
sacrifice*. L-t tin deny o«ir-
selve Bone«fthe cotutorts of
I *e f« r he present in order to
secure the Meting* of liberty j
to onrselvet* and posterity.
Let me further urge tliHt
each member u-e his best *-t
forts to ircreate rhe circula-
E O Fokbks,
Ch'm. Certtra Populist dub.
more than their elders. It
keeps a pair of old birds pret
ty busy in satisfying tbeioces
saat demands of a ravenous
brood. Nobody csn do more
than guess at the great number
of insects a nestful of youog
robins will dit*p«>se of. Here
in Connecticut two or three
broods of nestlings are com
monly reared. No farmer can
hire help that will perform such
paid service as the robin ren-
ders to him gratuitously. some
body has well said that the
Horticulturist csn not sell a
portion of his small frui's in the
ordinary markets at so high
prices as to the robin. The
r**bin isihe farmer's friend.
A Talk With Judge Nugent.
Hon. T. L. Nugent ofF« rt
Worth arrived in Dallas left
evening en rout* to Van Zsndt
county. He expressed him-
self enthusiastically about the
proposed semi centennial cele-
bration at Fort Worth, in
1 which he sees an opportunity
for advertising the uneqnaled
resources of Texas, aud he
-a\ s that all the cities of north
Hartford Coursnt. 1 leX?i8 have to a large extent a
With the ground covered j r<,smoo interest in this cele-
wit'i *now, troz-n hard enough bration. D«velliog on the im-
to * ear a man1* weighty a* if j portance to l^xan of manufac-
bas be n f« r quite a lergfli of ,,,ri *s Judge Nugent said:
time this w«nt r, only a bird "There ought to be a law
know- w* a' a bird can hud to authorizing c<> turn unit leg by a
keep al<v * np« r . 1 he rigor*. v- ie of tht* pe •pi e U
The Roliin The Ferment i'riend.
Th
of midwinter and i « ti~r«eet
storms can not <nive a sy
anticipation of the gonial n*a-
Son that in surely not ho vet\
far away. In the milder days
of March—possibly of Febru-
pei Pi e to exempt
'act«tri**s aud capital iuv-Hted
m thett> from taxation for a
reasonable term of years."
T; Ikit g t f the legislature he
said, "There is a necessity
for rejreuchment, but in pay-
Cbairman Forbes.
All«n. Tex,. Feb. 6.1895.
To The Populists sTCellia Count} <
Having been elected chair-
man of the Central Populiet
Ciub of Collin county I hereby
make the foiiowiag statements
and recommendations:
The object of the organisa-
tion is to keep tbe popnliet
clubs of the county in u oob
with each other for the further
propagation of popnlist prin-
ciplee; yii, Reform in our sys
tem of land, transportation
and finance.
By a thorough educational
campaign
the nest two years I ho-
ary-an early robin is almost Ung „ffthe tioaiiog debt and
certain to be seen and heard, retrenching expenses within
prospecting in the l-aHes* j proper limits the danger is that
branches of the orchard trees legislature, if not careful
and chirping vivaciously. No may cripple the government.
ma>ter if he is a thrueh, aud if j people in desperate circum-
the scientists dub him Turdus Stances are liable to go to ex-
migrator ious. robin he is and treruep. In measures of retrench-
shall be called. These eath merit a l« t of legislation should
est visitants of the orchard and nol he gotten up that may have
lawn have never migrated to fo be repeated in tbe next two
the south: Tbey choose rath- y^ars. It is to be feared that
er to brave out the winter,
snugly ensconsed under leafy
tents in cedar swamps and
sbelterd evergreen dingles.
What tbey tind to subsist upon
during the inclement period is
of less economic importance to
the farmer than the question
of what they will eat when
winter lets go bis hold, Tbe
r««bin has been accused of va-
rious thefts and misdemean-
ors, and now, while the farmer
Is not particularly busy, is as
good a time as will ever occur
to settle the case.
Numerous examinations of
the stomachs of robins that
have died martyrs to science
by such patient lnv stigatois
as Profs. Weed, Forbes, King
Jenks and very many others,
have demonstrated that 96 per
cent of tbe robins food consists
of iosects rations, from eatly
spring till June. Th~n they
vary their diet with fruits, of
which they have earned the
right to partake freely. Every
what a peat the
is. It is the habit to
the legislature will resort to
too much experimental legisla
lion. I do not believe in any
great amount of legislation on
such matters as taxing insnr
ance companies, matters which
in their very nature require a
great deal of technical know-
ledge-*'
"Do yon favor a constitution-
al convention, judge?"
••i am opposed to it; there is
no necessity on earth for it."
Judge Nugent said he favor
ed making the age of consent
15 vears and the passage of a
law safeguarding the ballot.
Referring to national ques-
tions he said: "I do not see
how the democrats are going to
straighten thinga in oongress,
bnt 1 believe that when the re-
publicans get in they and Mr.
Cleveland will fix up some sort
of a financial aehesae. Clove-
land can say, like the Savior
that he came unto his own aad
th**v received him not."
Talking of the future, Judge
What Is Popu una F
, Many people are honestly
igaorant of what populism
means. Others there are *wbc
like, Alexander, the stiver-
smith, fight populism because
i'S success will deprive them of
tbeir plensant and profitable
occupation of gnlltng the
lie. For this latter olase we
do not write; it would be caat-
ing pearls before swine.
But for the great multitude
of well meaning people who
have been too busy in the en-
grossing occupation of making
a living to pay any attention
to pnblic affairs, tbe time will^
be well spent in givipg a cor
rect statement of what pnpu
I ism means and is. Populism
is an ethical principle combin
ed with the essence of pure
government.
"Equal rights to all, special
privileges to none" is its slo-
gan, and its foundation scone.
This slogan is but nn express-
ion of pure democracy and a
paraphrase of tbe golden rule.
Hence it is not amiss to say
that populism is Christianity
applied to governmental poli-
cies. It is a fact that tbe
christian world has been so
busy wrangling over points of
doctrine and taking care of
men's future life, that the
present life has been measure
ably overlooked, until to-day
the vast mejority of them are
under the Juggernaut wheels
of inherited evils aud vested
wrong-, with the churoh nn ac-
quiscent onlooker.
But the great viral truth of
both democracy and veil*
gion—that all men are born
with equal rights, and that
special privileges should not
be sccorded to any stiil lives
and finds expression in the ev-
er increasing host of men
whom w now 9tyle popoli-ts.
Men of the peopie. Men who
believe in the people. Men
who do not believe that God
created a world for the benefit
of a few, but rather for tbe
beneli' of all.
In every age tbe great truth
euuuciated above h is been
•
bitterly tought by the ben*>tic -
aries of prevailing evil sys-
tems. Christ was crucifiei be-
cause tbe doctrine meant tbe
overthrow of the wicked oli-
garchy then ruling the people
To-day tbe enunciation of
the same great troth is met
with ridicule, hatred, persecu-
tion, lies and every manner of
cunningly devised tricks by
the men who are the benefac-
tors of the evils that cancrr
like are consuming our nation.
Populism then is a vitalised
expression of a great ethical
and democratic principle.
What does it mean f
It means abolitkn of private
monopolies. It means taking
away the special governmental
benefits from favored classes.
It means tbe downfall of the
gigantic corporations that op
press the public. It means
that no citisen because of a
great brain, the gift of God,
shall be allowed to use thai
brain without limit to the in-
jury of his fellows. It means
a recognition in our govern-
mental policiee of the truth
uthat an injury to one is the
concern of all " Are theee
things not good in thooMelvea t
Are they not things that every
good citisen can contend for
without being aa anarchist?
Granted that the contention
would make disturbance
Granted that the favosnd few
will make adeeperate fight.
Graated that the turmoil will
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Dental Surgeon
Office north ride square, over Aron't
store. R#tt«1*r ee 5 £. Church J-tret l.
McKinney, Texas.
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rooms and bar!i privilege*
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But that It will fail . -f for
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