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About The farmers' alliance. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1889-1892 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1891)
THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE, LINCOLN, NEB., SATURDAY MAR. 21, 1801. Proceedings of Dog9 County Alliance, Held in North Bend, March 3. . . Editob Leader: - . - - Thinking that perhaps notne of the nroceedines of the County Alliance at this place on the 3d inst. niig t help to ill out the columns of the first issue ol your paper, I will hastily pen you a few items. The meeting of Tuesday was the smallest in point of numbers of any held since our organization, less than a year ago. This was entirely owing to tqe severity of the weather and the long distance many of our delegates have to come by team. In the matter of a paper for our new party we had received overtures from three sources before our meeting; but I believe your proposition, though an entire surprise to all, was the only one on which we could have agreed unaui niously. Two resolutions were acted on and received the full support of the meeting. The first is in relation to the Infamous action of certain state senators, who, after solemnly pledging themselves to support the principles of the Indepen dent movement and its candidates have been flattered or bribed into betraying the trust reposed g' them. It recites: , Whereas, By the defeat of the con test resolution the investigation of the frauds perpetrated at the polls, the charges of fraud remaluwg unrefuted and Whereas, By the action of certain men, the law providing for the trial of contested elections has been wilfully trampled upon; therefor, be it Rttolttd, That those men, Collins of Gage, Turner, of Saline and Taylor of Ixtup, should be regarded and treated by all members of the Independent party as traitors and forever unwor thy of the confidence or respect of their fellow citizens. And bo it further Resolved, That a copy of the above be sent to the Farmers' Alliance, of Lin coln, and also to the county alliances of Gage, Salluo and Loup. The other resolution relates to the treatment of our organization by a cer tain sheet published lm this county, and the resolution also applies to certain other papers of like genius. It is as follows: ' , ,, , Whereas, The iremont Hall has shown itself in the past to be more against than in favor of the Farmers' Alliance, and Whereas. It Is to our interest to en courage those papers that support our cause and to discourage those that slan der us; therefore, be it Resulted, That we, the officers and delegates of Dodge county alliance, recommend that all members of the alliance discontinue the said Fremont Flail. ' , After passing upon the resolutions, Mr O. ilull, state lecturer, was called on and gave a short, but interesting and instructive lecture on the character and objects of our organization. Owing to the lateness of the hour be was only able to touch on many of the subjects discusd so that we all wished tor more and we hope to hear him again under more favorable ausplues. Your Fellow-worker, W. J. Greoo. What the Independents Have Done for Organized Labor. Organized labor in this state has every reason to feel grateful to the In dependent members of the legislature, for the loyal manner in which they have kept the pledges made in their platform. Notwithstanding the fact that the la bor vote in our cities and towns was not near what the Alliance men were led to believe, they have shown no re sentment on this account.but supported "every reasonable measure proposed by labor organizations. Twe months spent at the capitol this winter in the interests of organized la bor, has thoroughly convinced the writer that the laboring men have never had, and never will have friends more loyal and true,' than tho body of men elected to the legislature by the Inde pendent party. iney nave given us me Auairniiau ballot, sometning tne repuuiican party two vears aro refused to do. The house Eassed the eight hour bill over the most itter opposition by some of the repub lican members. The senate will also vote favorably upon this measure and it will become a law unless vetoed by the governor. In compliance with the wishes of the Knights of Labor, they defeated a bill changing tne exemption law from sixty days labor exempt to $50, and providing that any sum less than $50 wages due, could be levied upon for 30 per cent of the amount, to gether with all costs of garnishment and constable's foes. This law, if passed, would have been almost equal In hardship to the out system of imprisonment for uebt. This law with all its hardships would have been placed upon tne bur dened shoulders of labor if there had heen a monopoly, instead of a people's legislature this winter. That organized lattor has had its eyes opened as to who are its true friends there can u no uouot. lite laborer 01 the shop must now recognise the la borer of the plow as his brother. Thy must each realise that they are beuud tot-ether by ties of common Interest. If l bey would lealie some of the ben efits their joint labor has brought man kind; If they with to keep a part of the wealth they have created, they ruut unite, must work together and vote to gether. lender, llIH Ike t ea. Mr, Havfotk) -Top, why la U thai ft'ea yen take tip th' vwlleetlon at tU' rhurch. you always pttah jr'r way Into every pew. Instead leUla the pwo. itle Utln' there paa IV pUt aittaf f" lWva Hayfork (epUkrjt to step 0 th' eornt o'thew sinners eat ii'tt't ghe ftuikU'," f Te Wtnt Utile Utf titrt. Whal are those fumy llul thing i?'' tMed ) kie at her euxeWe coast pointing w a suatber e( pea Those are pes," tU Team;. "YtM can' I fttol , retorte4 F'ee. ta. "I eae la t s fJ e4," llrpr'i U .jar. TO RECLAIM THE DESERT. NOT THE DESERT OF TO-DAY, BUT OF YEARS CONE BY. it it the Hot Wind, and Not Lack of Rata That Destroys the Crapt of Wnt ra Kanaaa How t Irri gate Afalnt Then. In 1886 I engaged with a now defunct eompuny, whose headquarters were in Chicago, to go into Kansas, making headquarters at podge City, for the purpose of buying and selling lands for the company, says a writer in the Chi cago Herald. I spent the month of March driving daily north, south, east and west in search of large bodies of land well located, good soil and as well watered as the country afforded. My most intimate friend was the signal service agent at that place. I very soon discovered that I was in a country not only topographically grand and beautiful to behold, not only the most healtful climate, but that the sun shone without a cloud to hide his blazing face thirty days in each month, with now and then an exception. When it did rain it liter ally poured down in mighty torrents; there was no Illinois or Iowa drizzling about it. Some time in August, 1880, with Mr. Finley, of (ialva. 111., I watched a dark cloud hanging over about 400 acres of land one mile distant, pouring down lis watery contents on that particular tract for about one-half hour, until there was not a perceptible vapor left, It hapened that there was no wind at that time. The winds of Kansn are blesHings of the people, even if attend ed with curses. At the same time the wind is also the great enemy, and the only enemy to that country. Congress men may enact laws, make appro priations for ditch surveys, and lire cannons at an expense of $161,600, but tho sun will shine the same and nice little showers will come and go as they have for years past. It will take too much space to say what I desire as to irrigation without water, and especially concerning the ditches already at Dodge City and Garden City, Kan. But hero is my own scheme. There is rainfall sufficient in that country, west of the 100th meridian which is only one mile from Dodge City for all purposes, taking three years. There would be no time in any season but that sufficient crops could be grown, and generally wonder, ful crops of wheat, millet, and sorghum and small fruits, were it not for the hot winds. The cautte of hot winds can be removed. If the United Slates government will expend what it anticipates in experimenting in a proper direction the result will soon be realized and thousands of our people rejoice. Hot winds are local. They are not geographical, latitudinal, nor longi tudinal. They are not elements origi nating in Mexico and Texas. They exist from the south line of "No Man's Land, or neutral strip, eastward about fifty miles, westward to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and northward to the British possessions. They can come from the north, from the south, and from the west. And if we are far enough west we find them produced by the buffalo grass sod and the grass it self, aided by sand hills and magnesia lime breaks, together with the aridity of atmosphere, They never exist until the grass has matured and ripened. And the tame would exist in the coun try south of Chicago under the same conditions. The broad fields of Dakota, covered with oats and wheat stubble, will create a hot wind destructive to tender vege tation. In July, from the 4th to the 8th, 1887,ut Dodge City the hot winds blew. About 12 o'clock m., while I drove over the prairie with three gen tlemen from Indiana, the first hot wind was felt. It was a general heat, but not uniform. Now and then a current would fairly scorch our fuces. In a few minutes the current wits different; then another hot blast. Two or three days would end It. 'I made a practice of ha ving the land lord Invite every intelligent man that would come in to call at my ofllce when he was known to have come direct from Tox as. These very days of w h kit I have written these men would call. Those would always suy that the wind blew them along from Oglethorpo county, Texas, and that their corn was ten foet high and full eared, that the winds were warm, but not hot; that the first notice here of damage was after they came across the neutral strip Hue into Kansas. The reason is that in the Tan Handle they have a different grass and some tlnilx-r. When this whole country Is broken up and as near at practicable slnntltainiHly plowed, the whole problem will be solved. It mat ters not whether cultivated or not. The growth of weeds ami blue joint glass will shade the earth atul jnoUttire will be retained, and the wliuU will never get to a temperature to kill any gt-wn plant. Wanted TklMi HraM tn ntllmat. Have you been rending the serial. The 8iol of the Mn i .' that l run ilng la my pr?" "Yes, I am very much Interested lit it. Who U the author?" I am the author?" ''You are. eh? Well, 1 want to tell you rtht now that ttitteM tlto hard. hemM adtei'liire rotiiea U gi lof and lh hrtve avut rwnwa and man Irs the captive ma Ulna, pmlly xn I II (( tt'l p.H-r," T Mftlufn. Tfca fopalar Mean Th ''popular man" h atwatt an iismTs mini he U Invariably thnllow, when laslsHwe, reeuueuly a m.rw dew gfefiM ut!y tanpaiu if fUl.ijf sound advU-A aud umm ala )MptiUritj to hit ail Of oTt!Hf plttrug fu'llen, flle',e tad ftilurUie a kitatiMee Ur p.' ait truths and U(sMbj hcU tVrUa4 OiVtfouUu. ; ANOTHER INNOVATION. TVa May Borrow This Reform Also trmm Australia. The Australian rstem of land trans fer, now iu force also in some of the provinces of the Dominion of Canada, is admirable for its simplicity and cer tainty. We are all familiar with the difficulties which still attend, in all our states, the transfer of real property. In a comparatively uew community, like this, where real estate has passed through but a few hands since the gov ernment gave title to it, these are, less severely felt, but in Massachusetts they are already becoming almost un bearable. The records of title in a single county fill hundreds of volumes. A man who wishes to sell a lot or farm must show a clear title; and for this these voluminous records must be searched, at the cost of much time and money, with the possibility always present that some little flaw will be overlooked which will cost the pur chaser hie interest. And the trouble is cumulative. Ksch generation adds to the records, until conveyancing be comes almost us complicated and cost ly as iu Knglnnd. To remedy this there is already resort to title insurance companies, which assume the burden of examina tion and the responsibility for defects of title. )!y paying to such a company its stipulated fee, the purchaser, or mortgagee is insured against loss. Now, In the Torrens system, the state does its business; and becomes, in effect, a gigantlo title insurance company for all real estate within its borders. When that system Is adopted, the purchaser of real property applies to the state for guarantee. It searches title, and has all imperfections remedied. It then issues to the applicant the slate's certificate.- From that date there is no more examination of title. Ileal estate is transferred by enrtiflcato, exactly as railroad shares or other slocks. At each transfer the former owner sur renders his ceillllcute of title, and tho stale issues another to the new hold er. A small fee is charged each time, which is sufficient not only to cover the cost of the transaction, but also to pro vide an Insurance fund out of which possible losses may bo paid. For, after the suite has once issued a certificate, it becomes responsible for defects of title. The owner of property then holds it, in effect, not on warrantee from the former owner, but from the state, In Canada the deed runs straight from the crown, and the crown is be hind every real estate title regularly procured and properly registered. . Nothing but the conservatism which preserves old institutions long after their usefulness is ended has kept the new method of land transfer from gen eral adoption. Theoretically it Is per fect. The storm of practical objec tions raised against it at first has been quieted by the demonstration of its success in Australia and in Canada. These new countries, where intelli gence is sharpened by the conflict with nature, whore men are prone to experi ment and fearless in invention, are fruitful of valuable devices. The re form ballot'' is one such gift to the older word. The reform system of land transfer will be another. The Age ef Discontent, ' The armed camp of Continental Europe, which shelters armies counted by the millions, Is now beginning to show signs of restlessness. Each coun try is looking upon its neighbor either with jealousy, suspicion or hatred. The passions not merely of the rulers, but of the ruling classes, and to a large extent of the people themselves, have been aroused; revolutionary forces are at work, social antagonisms are in creasing, and discontent prevails every where. This spirit of disquiet and dissatisfaction becomes all the more significant whon we consider the social and political progress which has been made by the world In the lust thirty years, and the larger measure in Indi vidual and national liberty which has been gained. In spite of all this, how ever, the temper of the peoples of Kurope especially Is restless and un certain. They are ready to 'move in some direction, because displeased with what lies around them, but doubtful of what course to pursue or which of many summoning voices to follow. Woman's Hero, No woman will love a man better for being renowned or prominent. Though he be the tirst utnong men, she will not be prouder, not fonder: as Is often the ruse, she will not even be proud, Hut give her love, appreciation, klnd uess, and there Is no sacrifice she will not make for his content and com fort. The man who loves her wnll is her hero and kingno less a hero to 'her though bo is not to any other, no It-ma king though his only kingdom is her heart and home. In nine im out of ten it is a man's own fault If he U un happy with hi wife. It U a very ex. reptional woman who will not be all site can to an attentive husband, and a very exceptional one if she will not be very dUagrwable If the finds heravlf willfully neglected. lfoM, The man lta a hobby U closely akin to lite crank, lie la, Ilk Ulna, an enthusiast; a ad, tine hint, he "All up" uti hi pt lUt-a; but. unlike the crank, ditp not eUciid hi mrarvU and 0l'iTaUii Wyond the hobby. The crank may W f ull of plans of vti iuus klndt fur the rrgtarration of suaklnd, whtl l h hobby .rider may tare nwr for hlmll and hUa aappinraa thaa fur humanity, !kth rlaa are utitab ly biual a atttat alfttiaUatic, and are vl U kind U ih la 4a l by evrje !, The hubby-ridrr eiU WpMit hi tUtgle Uv until h tvat thoroughly Imbued with It I it all Its furma and Wari 4 It U a fraun ciiM .i hlnmnt, It nl la oOtsrt. ta hra all that tasi h Ivat tu-d Kt ra THE OLD MULE AT SUMTER. A War laridrnt That ria Both Friaad aad roo. The newspapers and magazines are full of war stories, but there are few of them any better than this one told by an old soldier at a New York dinner table the other evening, says a writer in the World. When Dahlgren's ironclads began operations in Charleston harbor the Tenth army corps made a sudden dash and drove in the thin lines of pickets which tho southern officers had posted on the eastern end of Morris Island. When daylight came every gun which Beauregard could bring to bear upon the new work began to rain shot and shell. There were enough men there, but there was a deficiency of ammunition, and so a mulo-driver volunteered to deliver the ammunition. The only road was the smooth sand beach along the buy, and the distance was within easy range of Fort Sumter, and Hattery Wagner's guns covered all the way to the sand hills, behind which was the Federal camp. I am describing the incident as it ap peared from the shipping in the bay; and what called attention to it was the sudden waking tip of every gun on the southeast angle of Sumter. IxK)kl:ig to see the cause of the furious canonadlng. everybody was surprised to see u mule team tearing up the beach In the direction of the new work. The driver was laying the lash on, land that mule bod its ears laid straight back, and was making its legs go. Occasionally a shell would touch the beach, bound up and explode, and tho mule would then hesltute and try to turn bock. Hut the driver would lay the cowhide on with renewed vigor; then the mulo put on another spurt, until at lost It became entirely demor alized by the explosion of a tert-lnch shell under its belly. .. The driver got off his seat, took the animal by tho head, whirled It round once or twice, and started It up the boeh once more. Foil Sumter Hushed and flamed. But tery Wagner belched and thundered, and still that driver urged his mule along, though the way was swept by at least thirty guns, At lust he rciiched his destination, but he could not slay there, and in a moment he was turned around and ex horting the animal to do its level best. 1'he mule did not need to be told to step out, for In it rear there were roar and racket and about its ears were fly ing sand and scrap-iron which seemed to stimulate its fluetness. Down that hard beach flew the mule, the light cart bobbing and swaying and the driver's arm rising and fulling os he dealt out lash after lash. At lost they near the friendly shelter of the sandhills. in another minute they will be safe, but just as they neared the place to turn aside, a shell came screaming from Sumter. Everybody could see the huge mass of iron as it roared through the air. It struck the beach directly in, the rear of the mule, and with a bound it overtook it and ex ploded with terrific violence. When the shell exploded a circle of smoke hid the mule for a moment; but when the smoke cleared Mr.Mulo had his ears laid back and, with head down and legs lushing wildly out, he was making kindling-wood of the cart, which hod been bftdly demoralized by a fragment of the shell. ' Presently the driver is seen limping to the mule; in a second the mule "is free from the cart, and with the driver on his back and a farewell whisk of his tail, dlsappeai-s behind the cover of the hills. The thousands of boys in blue unite in a long and hearty hurrah; the suit ors wave their hats and shout them selves hoarse, and, bark! the Southern soldiers have caught the infection and are cheering, too! . Here's a queer Statement. ' -One of the most curious and wide spread of all popular delusions is that which relates to the supposed steady extermination of the Indians of North America before the march of civiliza tion.1' It was an officer of the bureau of ethnology at Washington who made this remark. "Asa matter of fact," he added, "the Indians are probably more numerous on this continent to day than they have ever been in the past, and they are steadily increasing in numbers from year to year. "There are now In the United States 2G5.0OO Indians. When Columbus landed they were almost undoubtedly qf less number. The Indians of the lime lived together by the chase. Un der such conditions an enormous ex tent of territory is neceary to supply a trle with 'food. F.aeh trbe, as things were then, ranged over a great ex. panse appropiitted to Us own use In the pursuit of game and fish, iietween one tribe's bunting ground and that of another was always an extensive divid ing strip. The w hole country mapped put on this plan could not sustain more than a smalt pepulatlon. There Is the best possible reason fur beltet tug that two centuries and a half ajio the Indian in what la now the I'ntUxl States east of the MLMppl did not altogether exceed M(M.," .VfoOfl) What are jour vit en monop oly" tt Id lh tired travtltr la the mat who a nut titcwtnplsl without Wi Ullea and a grunt. I am agninst It." w ih reply, Then.' was the gentle reapouae, 1 iuv hop that your rtmtU-tton will I o4 yen to tk font fa n(t that 4 and put litem t live Ibmr. tMF4 lit Ttaaa Mr, Iirwary -Haw tatty U gUl! hiM fawning. MU Wry ti44, It Inn rvnitt lima ta f hum u btfv )Kt reiU it,vVett !r. WM. BURGESS, 5 o Cv Blue Valley Stock Farm, L 4 I bars a floe a collection of this noted breed as there la in the west, both ttatlioo and msrea, all of them imported by myaelf tn peraon. Aavt from two rears upwtnia. Tbey are defend ant! froia the best it ram of Mood that Enftand hat produced. Ail uaranteod breeder. Tkrms roi, alto sr: Will toll half tn interest to retponsibit pantos. Hare taken atera prfeet at (he Nebraska State Fair, and Omaha than any other Shire exhibit for the amount af stock shown. Come and tee then. ST-tw HIGHLAND STOCK FARM . u ad ' IVSJar '"V )Enflisii SMro, PcrchcronaEi ftc:3 laryvlllo ITodavray Oo.. Ho wt Btvt hnrttt tf the there trtt4 wait sat at titeiiea. a oeniaoaM tr rsawrr ana want a woo vsam svaixiea, mm SASEASba tana aat wt win s wa will turprlst yea vM BARN AT W ABASH FA2GX3 CITOT. WILLIAU ERNST, G.iAF, JCIinCC.i CCUNTY, KECHAC. UffOKTIB AVD BKSSOIlOr aMnl Porcnoron and French Cgtch ncrc:3 tv I hart the larfeat and sat watt at tat niMtUMipni. 1 atvt tvar twtaif teewa aax tulllaat, wbleh, teawtitr with air Ult rtars Imatrta.Hi, ata.t t of the lattt aolltetiona of horses tVtr tasa a tne baa's tame. J also a fat let el rouaa tmoortta aai hama-hrad ataraaaM a 1 r . 1 eholae r reach Obaeh VwrTaM AntrlMi and frtnoh Itud Hooks aad tarn tea tat fnrnltfei at f-ATI havt tht httt blood la aittuaot taatr Stu4 aa4 aeUhorttt aa taay terms. If I ata't ft "f rati bttter hortat for lets montf than aar ether Importer or Breeder, I will aar rear its tf eemlat to mr plaoe, nod rou shall at tht Judge, Mr fans, known as im Well Cr- I Btaoh Farm, is located ta tht 0. Q. By., batween Teeumttb tad Mtbruka Ottf. wni Ihrtffourtht of a milt tf railroad stauoa sailed Oraf. Write far attaint ut tr eanie tea ntn. CHI0 HERD tnmU ii&to Tht larawtt herd and tatter watt. I havt lib fanner't hos to v J CRETE NURSERIES Established In Uli. STOCK TRUE TO NAIIE. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. We Send Roots with all our Trees tnd Peek with Ctre. Fruit Trees and Plants adapted to the west We have tested In our large orchards and plantations nearly everything offered. . Ornamental Trees, Plants, Roses and Mil ' Of varieties best suited to our climate. Carefully grown ahade trees In ear Iota. Vorett teedllngt to retponsibit parlies on time. s Correspond at ouce before ruth of delivery. tat-BendforcaUlog-U. K. F. HTKPHKNN, Crete, Nebraska. 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