The Southern Mercury, Texas Farmers' Alliance Advocate. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 1889 Page: 2 of 8
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THE SOUTHERN MERCURY! DALLAS. TEXAS, NOV. 7. IB 80.
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LADIES.
More About the Fair.
Dkar Children i wut aiiked by
gentleman vlaitiug Th« Mkkcukv tent,
''Wbut I thought of tbe Exposition Y"
"It la «imply immenie," I answered.
«'Tlia', expresses It well," be tald.
Imugiuo, it you ean, a city wltb ber Sun.
day dress on, and you Bee Dalla a* sbe
docked berseil In gay colore for tbe fair.
Everything and ovoryone bad on holiday
attlro, buildings were decorated aad drap-
ed in guy flags, many bad ribbons; feutber ,
fluffy rolle ot deooratlv* paper ot different
color* adorued chaadollers, gas and elec-
tric light burners, living an airy light;
pretty effoct. Each store seemed to vie
with tbe rest in making pretty and attract'
lve show windows. Those containing par-
ticularly noticeable attraction wero, flrst,
a very good representation of the wonder
lul modern wonder in architecture, The
Eiffel Tower. This tower is a mlnature
one, come 12 or 11 leet high. The lounda<
tion ie wood, but ie entirely concealed by
being covored with ribbon—each story u
different color, in the center Is an eleva,
tor-way. with elovator midway, in it as-
cent or decent, In which are doll tor pai-
eengeri, liistoad of people, as I the case
with the curs that curry people to the top
of the immense structure at the l'urls Ex-
position. This is a very pretty window,
and one that bus attracted more attention
than anything In this line for a long time.
Another pretty window, (but not hair so
unique) contain a ship, or sailing vessel,
ploughing her way on tho green billowy
sea. The ship, salín, ropes, sea and all,
are made of silk goods arranged In this
fantastic stylo. Still another window, be-
longing to same Arm, Is fitted up as a par-
jor. or reception room, in this, is an organ,
the ca e of which is mude of dark dress
goods, (of course there must be u wooden
foundation), the top is lilted and key bourd
expose^!; the keys are black and wblto
(flats and tharps), some of the "stops" are
out, while others are in. Tho stops are
ipools of thread, beside tbe organ stool,
stands a child, (a good sized doll), holding
In her hand a piece of music, while ber
companion (auother great big doll), Is in
tbe act or taking ber seat. So natural was
this display of Ingenuity that ono bad to
take the second or third look to discover
it was not a sura enough organ.
And oh, children, the crowds and crowds
of people ! You never saw the like. Oo
when you might, to tho fair, in any und ull
departments, or to tho city, dry goods
stores, shoe stores, markets, or butcher
shops, all alike wero crowded. People
everywhere, every place jammed and
crowded so till one is (airly cnrrlod along
by the surging, ever moving mass of hu-
manity. it in a rest to be once more with-
in the wallH ot mino only prívalo sanctum,
where all Is quiet and still, and ean col'
|ect my thoughts long enough to tell Iho
little cousins ot some of thu things I saw.
Altor wo got Inside the main building tho
lirst duv, learned Gov. liosa would spouk
from the muslciaus' stand, Instead of tho
grand stand, where Urady had spoken,
which overlooks the race track. As we
wautcd 10 bo on hand, hurried along, nnd
by pressing forward, managed to eecuro
standing room directly in front ef the
speukor. 1 could not natch half a dozen
consecutive words, so groat was the noiae
uround us. After he Unlshed, a gentle-
man on the plntforin arose, and said, as he
waved,his hand, "Lot us give three cbecrB
for Gov. Hoss." The cheers wote lorth.
coming. When all was quiet, ho said,
with another wave of the hand, "Now
once again." So, I Inter, the talk was
good. After this, tbo hand struck up
•'Dixie," aud with tho crowd, tho writer
moved on.
Dallas turned out enmasse the first day,
and hui to continued, with tho exception
that the ichool are not taking a holiday.
The children of the Dallas school wero all
admitted free on opeuing day, and 1
heartily wished that alt my Utile corres-
pondent could liavo been on hand, and
eujoyed this prlvllego. 1 aui sure you
would have appreciated the sights moro
than many of those who had this chance.
Then too, I wished you bud some of tho
pretty cards, plaquos with pretty pictures,
book-hags, Ac., that woro givon away as
advertisements.
There was a great deal of work done by
children at the exhibition. In fuel thoie is so
much I want to tell you I scarcely know
where to begin or whore to stop. I'll tell
you of "Doo." "Doc" Is a common bird
dog, a setter, owned by a little boy way up
nortb. Tho little fellow Is too small to
travel by himsell, so his mother oame with
him. lie hltohes "Doc" up as one would
a goat, and trots him against any pony un-
der 14 bands. Thus lar "Doc" has won
every race. II the pony starts In u run or
galop be reluses to go. It must be a trot-
ting race. Mor will ho ruu any louger
against a bicycle, since one ran over bim.
"Doc" is a nice dog, and hts owner must
think a great deal of him. We must leave
off talking about "Doe" and his good little
master, to tell you of the baby show.
The prize offered for the best looking
baby was fifty dollars. We took a look at
them, and conoluded to enter our little
"Baby Louise," and did get an entry tag,
but when the little cherub's mamma learned
that you were expected to have your child
on exhibition from 11 in the morning till
half past two In a hot crowded tent, she
deolined. We took a look at them all and
thought each one entitled to the flrit prize.
One 10 month old babe weighed 7ft pounds,
and got the second prise, (twenty-five dol-
lar .) After "doing" the baby ihow 1 was
■o tired and worn out that 1 availed myaelf
of the fir t vaoant chair that we came to on
our round In "doing" the oounty exhib-
it . While sitting in same 1 read on a
card attaebed that this self same, piala,
stralght'baok, old fashion hickory chair
had belonged to Gen. Washington, and
was now owned by a Mr. Belle ol Austin*
Then were many old time relloe in thie
(Parker eounty) exhibit. Alter medltaL
lng, while resting In this ehair that waa
more than 100 years old, our ornwd wend*
ed It* way back to tbe main building. Here
lsaw the high pneed saddle, valued at
one thousand five hundred dollars. It was
a present to Gen. Stanley of the United
State* army, in charge ol military pott at
Ban Antonio, by the secretary or wa> of
the. republic of Mexico. It wat mad* in
Mexloo and Wat quilt Mexlean, had a great
ping*." two sets ot *tlr-
leather boot looking concerns, but beautW
lully carved and embroidered. The open
one* were of iron and silver. All the
mountings were of edd ll?er. Oa tbe
pommel were the three Initial (solid silver
anakea colled into a monogram) of Uen.
Stanley. There were several monograms
at different places on tbe saddle, but this
one wat the largest. There waa a long
rope of hemp and hair coiled on one aide.
One or the glrtha bad tatssU, three in a
row across tbe width the entire length of
it. There waa an Immense silver and Iron
spur attaohed, a dainty little whip, not at
all In keeping wltb tbe huge spur and
heavy saddle. Tbe entire saddle waa made
ol embossed leather, beautifully carved
and exquisitely embroidered—as pretty
work ae 1 ever expect to aee; too lovely to
use. It was a study within itself.
In the machinery ball one could well un-
derstand how tbe raw cotton was convert-
ed Into the fleeciest, softest of muslin. We
saw tbe cotton before it was ginned, then
after it waa made into, great long even
rolla, which were apun into thread, and tbe
thread then wound on great big apoola
which fed the loom. I watched this pro-
cess for hours, saw little factory girls at
work watching the machinery. Sume of
them had nothing to do but to keep tbe
"holders" filled wltb spools, otlurs sowed
on buttons, reeeived ten cent* per dozen,
and oould make from one to ono doiiar aud
a half per day. Everything done by ina'
chlnery, down to working button holes and
sewing on buttons. "Star."
i
Education.
Mr. Prkbidknt:— As chairman of this
committee ou education 1 present the fol.
lowing cursory view of the subjoct, well
understanding the utter impossibility of
doing the subject justice in a report like
this, and for fear ot making It too lengthy
I do not enlarge upon each thought, but
simply make ~a few suggestions for tho
earnest consideration of this body.
Education Is the source of wisdom
knowledge and power. It Is the lever that
uproots superstition, ignorance and vice.
It is the open seasame that unfolds to us
tbe mysteries ol science and nature. It Is
the magic wand that brings order out of
chaos, and which perpetuates to us and our
children those blessings so dear to the hu-
man family—-liberty, happiness and pros-
perity.
Education Is noceHSary to that higher
dovclopmeut of our moral faculties, from
which springs all that Is pure and good;
yet our montul faculties are not ull that
should be cultivated, but our manners,
morals aud affections as well. liy educa-
tion wo do not allude strictly to tho college
curriculum und tho training our minds re-
ceive ibero, but education in its broadest
sense—that which accomplishes tho great-
est good to the man, and the best means to
attain that end in all due respect to our
high colleges.
1 must say there is too much ol the
cramming process, too muuh that is orna-
menial, too great an effort to exhibit ac-
complishments, and not enough that is
thorough and practical. If it requires
practical knowledge for the basis of a
man's education, It is aiso required for our
girls. We need expert accountants, steno-
graphers nnd telegraph operators. Our
girls ought to till these places with just us
much etllclency as men; her mental powers
would thus be more appreciated and her
sphore ol usefulness enlarged. She would
be better trained and fitted to fulfill the
Important position for which she was in-
tended by nature. Tbote would be loss
folding ol tho hands by youug ladies arter
leaving school, thinking Lite only object in
1 le is to bo married to some young man to
escape the appellatlou of "old maid." Mar-
iiagos for convenience would thus be
eliminated iroin tho catalogue of lament-
able facts. Thero is much to learn beloro
we can be free or powerful as a people—1
am alluding to the larmtng element, tho
development of agriculture as a science
and Improvement. The social potltlon of
tbo tarmers is the result of education.
Agriculture is looked upon as a degraded
occupation, and the larmors are partly to
blame, aud part rests upon congress in not
giving it the position Its Importance de-
manda in national protection,
Our boys are nation in embrye and
should be taught that a nation' fate roits
upon the ahouldera of eaeh, that It la the
blossed privilege and the sacred duty of
eaoh to develop into the hlgkost type of
noble manhood.
Tho home training and education a boy
receives clings to him longest and makes
the deepest Impressions upon him. llence
it Is the duty;o! parents to Instill in blm
all tbo elements that go to make a perfect
citizen and patriot, With all Its obligations
and responsibilities impressed upon him,
the dignity of labor that Is lieavon born; a
blessing, not a curse, that Uod sanctified
and ennobled agriculture wtion he aocept-
od Abel's offering rather than Cain's.
Educato the girls and boys and then you
will have eduouted society up to the point
that agricultural occupation 1 the proper
basis of social distinctions.
Tho laise notion that agriculture Is a do-
graded occupation will then bo forever
oradloated from the minds of all; its repre-
sentative will take hi proper place In the
pretidont' eablnot, and it will be foitered
a a nation' pride and a nation's stroogtbl
And 1 would say to our older boys, those
upon whom rests a natlou's reputation,
who are helping to make history to-day,
there I one «mail point upon whtoh you
neod a reminder. You must not think
everything that emanates from an otticia'
source le entitled to your full confidence,
or that it Is necessary to blindly follow
your leaders.
But alas! You have felt the party lash
in politics aud the grinding heel of mon-
opoly and capital until, like llenry George's
tethered bull, you must still be led by the
nose, whether It be by friend or foet
One of tbe highest Intentions of our or.
der is to edueate the people in an intelli-
gent use of the ballot, and in the words oi
Bro. Evan Jones, our intentions are
through tbe power aad use of a well defin-
ed system of organizations to regain con-
trol of tbe produots of the farm and pre-
vent glgantio corporations from absorbing
all the profits of our honest toll. This can
be accomplished only through organiza-
tion education and co-operations of the in-
dustrial and conservative classes, and by
th* tree aad Intelligent u*e of U>« elective
franchise.
Th* atioolated prest ot our country it
an important adjunct a* an «ducator, and
■•«•••try to onr htghast attainments
Maud Wright has very wisely said, perni-
cious literature, like poison, ahould not be
taken m any kind of doaes. Light litera-
ture, like bon bona, juat a bit for a relish.
Tbe mind la too apt to lounge In the shady,
sleepy paths of literature, unless guided
by tho better Judgment, and after many
years we find nothing that is really Inter-
esting or worth remembering. Our own
organ, TH* Mkrcury, of which we may
justly be proud—stuuds as a living monu-
ment to the persistent and united ettorts
of organization and co-operation, together
wilh tho exchange and our milling opera-
tions, arc only bints of what can(be accom-
plished, and show the ability of our farm-
ers to carry commercial enterprises to a
successful termination. They are the
"hand wrltlug ou the wall" which fore-
shadows the bright future of tbe Alliance
as an organization if each member per-
forms Lie part and is faithful to the prin-
ciples of the order.
May the God who spoke to the troubled
water "Peace be still" and guide us in
this fight of right against might, and may
he wrench our government from ihe hands
of monopolistic corporations and restore it
ugnin to tho peoplo.
ilespectfnlly submitted,
MHB. J. W. Guyton,
Ch. Com. on Educ'n, Jones Co. F. A.
THE OOUSXNS.
Dkak Editor:—Here I come asking ad-
mittance into our social circle. 1 um a
constant reader of your valuable paper,
and think it the host paper over published.
Papa und two of my sisters bolong to the
Alliance, and think It a good thing. Mum-
ma bus not joined yet, I think she is afraid
the goat will throw her. Sisters tell her
ho U very gentle.
Well, I will tell yon something about my-
self. 1 am a farmers' daughter, U yoars of
age. five feet lour and a half Indies high,
and weigh 13(1 pounds, fair eoinpiexionod,
blue eyos, and brown curly hair. I would
be very good looking If I wasn't so ugly. I
would like to correspond with some ol the
cousins If thoy will wrlto the first letter. 1
have Just fallen in love with some of the
little cousins, they write sucu nice letters.
Pupa is not dose work yet, he has such u
large crop, he has about sixty acres in cot"
ton, thirty-five in corn.
Well, I will close. Now, Dour Editor>
he sure to put this in the coustns' column,
und 1 will cerne agalu. May God's choic-
est blessings rest upon tho dear old Mer-
cury and editor and its many readers.
Yours unlil the day of my death.
Josik Siiuri'ari).
Bright Star, Ark.
Cousins, we bellove Josle must be pretty.
Think of those blue oyos and pretty
brown curls. Josle, 1 look around me, but
1 cun't find you a correspondent. Thero
are many of the cousins who desiro an ex.
change of letters, but It is "You write
first," with thorn. Josle, I feel that you
are a clover girl. Mow what if you break
the lee, aiid write some of the many who
have already expressed the same wIbIi you
have?
Dear Editor:—As 1 see so many letters
from the cousins 1 thought I would write
It you will allow mo space In your valuable
paper. My father takes The Mercury ,
and we all like to road it. I have three
slstors aad throo little halt brothers. My
oldest sister I married. I am next to the
oldest. 1 am a girl, IT year ot age, and
weigh 123 pounds, and um five feet two
and a half inches high. 1 did not go to
school much last winter. i study history,
spelliug, grammar, arithmetic und geogra.
pby. I do not belong to tbe Alliance, as I
have never lived close enough to an order
since 1 got old enough to join. We hada
nice fifth Sunday meeting. It commenced
on Friday, and ins'ed until Sunday night
th June.
We are having too much rain down here-
most sll the farmers are behind. I have
been going to singing school, aud will start
ugain next week. 1 went to a picnic and
had u nice time. I will try to answer «orne
of cousin Belle Kay's questions : It is in
the frigid zone where the sun shines six
mouths und night six months. Women are
buried at their husband's funerals in Thi-
bet, Afghanistan, Belooehlstan, Arabia'
Turklstiin, in Asia, are they not? New
York is the largest city in tho United
States.
I will correspond with any ol the cousins
if they will write to me first. If any one
writes, address the letter to Lytton Springs-
Caldwell county, Texus. I will quit l'or
loar of the waste basket. If 1 see this In
print I will write ugain. Success to Tub
Mercury and Alliance.
Lola Montez Bynom.
Lytton Springs, Texas.
We can assure the cousin that writes to
Cousin Lola Montez, that he or she will
have an intelligent correspondent, and one
that writes a pretty letter.
Deak Editor:—As 1 bavo seen so many
nice letters from the cousins, bnt none
from this part of Texas, 1 thought I would
write to see if you would be so kind as to
print my letter. 1 am a little girl 12 years
old, and weigh ninety-five pounds. I have
oue sister older than 1 am, and one younger>
aud have two brothers. There are six
children in our family. Wo uro keeping
house by ourselves. Our ma is dead. Pa
is a farmer, aud belongs to the Farmers
Alliance. lie takes your valuable paper,
aud likes It very much. 1 like to reud tho
cousins' letters. I wish there wore ten
times more letters than there are. 1 never
get tired reading them. We had u nice
ruin. Pa has got a good crop. 1 do not
belong to the Alliance, but 1 think I will
joiu when 1 get old enough, if they will let
me, aud the goat don't throw me. Wo
bavo two schools aud two Sunday schools.
Our school Is culled number oue, and the
other school la called number two. Ours
Is dismissed until crops aro luid by. 1
think 1 cun answer Couslu Mollie M. Web-
ster's riddle: Ants, 1b it not? I give the
cousins a riddle : Chicken warm, chicken
cold, chicken in the pot nine days old.
Cun any of the cousins spell that with four
letters ?
Weil, Mr. Editor, I will close before I
weary your patience. Success to Tub
Mercury and the cousins.
Anna A. Kelly.
Cottonwood, Texas.
To be suro, Anna dear, we will print
your letter, aad we assure you of the fact
that we do It gladly. Wo are sorry dear
child, that your mother is dead. Do the
best you can, dears. Bo kind and good to
ono another, and God will watch over you
all. *
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we have decided upon a novel plan of offering Liberal Premiums to each and every
person who has the cause of the Alliance at heart. Wc propose to make a tremendous
effort to got 50,000 SUBSCRIBERS
between now and January 1st, 1890. In order to accomplish this, and at the same
time offer some inducements for our friends to assist us in securing 50,000 subscribers,
we have decided to distribute tho following prizes and on the following conditions:
CASH PHIZES
To the person sending us the laj-gest number of yearly subscribers
prior to January i, 1890, $40.00
To the person sending us the second largest number 20.00
To the person sending us the third largest number 10.00
To the person sending us the fourth largest number 5.00
Total cash prizes $75.00
KXTUA PIllZKB
Totiie first 200 Persons sending us in a list of 10 subscribers and $10
cash, we will send a handsome Solid (Jold Front Farmers Alliance Pin, each
valued at 75c $150.00
Special Indncexaents.
To each and every person subscribing for The Southern Mercury for
one year, between now and Jan. 1, 1890, whether old or new subscribers, we
will send to each a printed receipt which will bear a number; this receipt will
entitle the holder thereof to a chance ef winning one of our
supplemental prizes.
The distribution of these Supplemental Prizes will be made in the following
manner. The Executive Committee of the State Alliance will be requested
to select three persons to examine the list of subscribers received under this
offer and see that each name is properly numbered; they will then prepare a
duplicate number of tickets corresponding in number with those entered upon
our books; they will then draw 50 numbers, which will be entered as each being
entitled to / prize of the "1st class"; they will then proceed to draw 25 additional
numbers from those remaining, which will be entered as being entitled to a
priz# of the "and class;" then they will draw 15 additional numbers trom those
remaining, which will be entered as being entitled a prize of the "3rd class;"
they will then draw 10 additional numbers from those remaining, which will be
entered as being entitled to a prize of the "4th class;" the remaining names
will be "blanks," and of course entitled to no supplementary prize. The fol-
lowing is the list of
Supplemental Prise*.
First Class Prizes—50 handsome Dress Patterns of 15 yards each,
of good quality and valued at $2.50 each
Second Class 25 pairs of Hand-made Shoes,valued at $2 per pair.
Third Class Prizes—15 Fashionable Hats, valued at $1.50 each..
Fourth Class Prizes—10 Dozen Handkerchiefs valued $1.25..
per dozen (one dozen to each of the 10)
Total value of 100 supplemental prizes
Total value of 4 cash prizes.
Total value of too extra prises
$125.00
50.00
22.50
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$2IO.OO
I50.00
By this arrangement every person who subscribes for The Mercury has a
chance to win one of the Supplemental Prizes. All persons getting up clubs
have a chance to win one of the four cash prizes valued at $75.00; also a
chance to win one of the extra prizes, thereby receiving something extra for
their efforts in behalf of
your own paper.
The State Alliance at its session in August strongly endorsed and urged
every Alliance man in Texas to subscribe for The Southern Mercury and in
order to make it of interest to all to increase our circulation to 50,000 we have
decided to offer the foregoing prizes.
General Information.
Persons competing for the cash prizes can send in subscriptions at any time
and we will credit them with everyone sent. Don't wait until you get a large
list, but sendthem in at least once a week.
Persons competing for the extra prizes must send in 10 subscriptions at one
time. The first 200 sending in 10 subscribers at one time get a Pin, and they
will be credited with the 10 names in the contest for the cash prizes; so you
sec the same subscriptions will count twice, or in other words, die sender of
one list of 10 competes for two sets of prizes.
Everybody who subscribes for The Mercury, cither through persons get-
ting up a club or by sending direct to us, will receive a printed receipt which
will bear a number entitling them to a chance in the contest for 100 supple-
mental prizes. Be sure to keep your number, as we cannot issue, duplicates.
The winners of prizes will be published in The Mercury of Jan. 9, 1890.
The above advertisement covers all the information necessary in regard to
the distribution of prizes. Competition for the Cash Prizes and the Extra
Prizes is confined to Members of the Farmers Alliancc; no one else allowed
to compete. The Supplemeutal Prizes are for distribution to subsbribers only,
no matter whether they belong to the Alliance or not.
Anybody can raise a club of subscribers. Sample copies and subscription
blanks will be sent to all who desire them; send us a postal card with youi
name and address nnd we will forward you samples, etc.
General Imtrnctlans.
Remit the full amount with each list, as follows: Cash, by registered lettet
or express; money order or bank draft, payable to The Southern Mercury,
is preferable. But, don't, under any circumstances, send us postage stamps.
When sending in subscriptions, if you wish to compete for a prize, merely
add to your letter—"I am competing for a prize."
Always sign your name and postoffice address to every letter, and
Address,
THE SOUTHERN MERCURY,
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