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Written for the Oot'RANT-Amkrioaw.
The Moral Use of Wealth.
BY THOMAS L. AHNOI.iI, M. D.
“Ifail Englihinan’s hell in not to Vie
making money,' ns Carlvslo so savagely
assert*d, the American people, under
similar conditions, suffer the same tor
ment. Every avenue of business is now
overcrowded, and the race for money
goes on with unparalleled sj>eed,
while the higher edueatiorml. judicial
and clerical professions, which are com
paratively underpaid, are neglected.
The fact that a busineb* cm ter is more
easily entered upon than any other, that
its liighei prizes are so great and com
parative wealth so easily won, and that
social and political preferment are so
largely conditional upon the possession
of a large fortune, attracts to a life of
mere money-making thousands of young
men whose abilities are tar more nw ded
in the higher professions.
While the pursuit of wealth is one of
the conditions of the nation’s proejierity.,
is liable to the penalty of promoting
materialistic views of life, inordinate
love of gain among individuals and a
habit of meatiness in the ordinary a flairs
of life. Avarice, greed of gain and miser
ly hoarding or misuse of wealth, are the
penalties the race pays for its thrift.
That these are very serious j*malt£es,'
having a disastrous influence upon na
tional as well as upon individual charac
ter, is sufficiently clear. Nature always
avenges herself upon .the miser bv nar
rowing his vision of life, dulling his sen
sibilities, and usually brings his family
to beggary at the end of three or lour
generations.
In the wider sphere of national life the
effect of avarice is seen in slow progress
of art, literature and religion, and in
what M. Kenan and Mathew Arnold have
both lamented as the condition of the
middle classes of England and the 1 ci
ted States—their intellectual mediocrity,
their vulgarity of manners, their super
ficial spirit, their lack of general intelli
gence. Such national defects can only be
renewed by the voluntary enlistment of
individual wealth in the cause of educa
tion and religion.
It is encouraging, therefore, to note
signs that are passing out of tlie mate
rialistic stage of progress, and that men
of inherited or amassed wealth are dis
posed to use money for the promotion of
great educational or religions plans. It
has not been unusual for this to be done
by bequest at the close of life, but it is
rare that a young man has chosen to
signalize if is accession to a fortune by a
munificent gift like that above noted.
The return in tlie way r of personal satis
faction in having promoted the success
of a noble cause will prooably be greater
than could have been found in any other
way. The field for the moral use of
wealth is unlimited, in this country re
ligious institutions are entirely depend
ent upon the voluntary contributions of
chiistian men and women. So are the
higher schools of learning, and for the
most part charitable and benevolent in
stitutions. Science and art also have le
gitimate claims upon private wealth. It
must be said that these demands have
been nobly met. Millions are given every
year for themaintenaneeof these various
objects, not under the compulsion of a
State tax, but as the voluntary offering
of faith in their usefulness. Probably
there is no other chapter in the history
of this country than that w hich records
the contribution of American citizens to
the cause of education, religion and phi
lanthropy. It has proved that such in
stitutions stand upon the best footing
when emancipated from State control
and allowed to rest upon religious faith
and the*love of man, for mankind. Cn
der the influence of this system not onls
churches, but college libraries, and mu
seums of art, are springing- up in every
needed place, and when a man of great
wealth dies, he is thought to have done
a discreditable thing unless he has left a
bequest to somecliaritable institution or
educational object. The highest use of
wealth is to devote its unneeded incre
ment to objects of this kind.
Preserving Green Food.
The Poultry Keeper, commenting on a
proposition to build silos for poultry,
advises as follows: It certainly would
not pay to build silos for fowls, unless
the number was large, but there are sev
eral ways that may be put in operation,
without resorting to the silo. If our
readers will procure a tight barrel, throw
their green stuff in it loosely, burn some
sulphur at the top of the barrel, and
close the top on tight, confining the
sulphur fumes in the barrel for half an
hour, the loose material may be taken
out and packed closely and tightly in a
box, and put away in the cellar till re
quired. It will keep for two or three
years, never sour, and will not be injured
by the sulphur. Bear in mind that when
it receives the sulphur fumes it must lie
loosely in tiie barrel, so as to permit the
fumes to penetrate every portion of the
barrel. Then take it out of the barrel
and trample it into a box, or another
barrel, and a large quantity can thus be
crowded into a small space. Unlike
ensilage, it is preserved by the sulphur,
and except to avoid evaporation of mois
ture, need not be kept entirely air-tight.
—Southern Farmer.
Miss Chicago—Well, the grass never
grew under my feet! Miss Gotham (look
ing at the members referred to) —No, my
dear, I should say not. There is too
much shade —The Idea.
Declaration of Principle* of the Farmer**
Alliance.
Profoundly impressed that we, the
Farmers’ Alliance, by the strong and
faithful ties of financial and home inter
ests, should set forth our declarations;
we thereto?e resolve:
1. To labor for the education of the
agricultural classes in the science of
economical government in a strictly non
partisan spirit.
2. To#endorse the motto, “in things
essential unity; and in all things char
ity r
:y To develop a better state, mentally,
morally, socially and financially.
4. To create a better understanding
for sustaining civil officers in maintain
ing law and order. *
5. To constantly strive to secure en
tire harmony and good will among all
mankind and brotherly love among our
selves.
0. To suppress personal, local, section
al prejudices; ull unhealthful rivalry and
selfish ambition.
7. The brightest jewels which it gar
ners are the tears ot widows ami or
phans. and its imperative commands are
to visit the homes w here lacerated hearts
are bleeding; to assuage the sufferings
of a brother or sister; bury the dead;
care for the widows and educate the or
phans; to exercise charity towards offeu
(]erg. to construe words and deeds in
their most favorable light, granting hon
esty of purpose and good intentions to
others; and to protect the principles of
the Alliance unto death. Its laws are
reason and equity, its cardinal doctrines
inspire purity of thought and life, its in
tention is “peace on earth and good will
iowai ds men."
A good idea of what the Alliance is and
what it is for is obtained in the following
from the Southern Alliance:
“To answer briefly we would say it is
the biggest thing in Georgia to-day. The
organization is moving on rapidly, new
county Alliances are being organized
almost daily, and ere long this State will
be one soliH bank of toilers united for
what? To better their own condition
Their reason for banding together is
fully explained in the recent bagging
trust. The Farmers’ Alliance is nothing
more than this: An Alliance formed to
act in harmony as one man, when these
combines are formed against them, to
make the farm self-sustaining and to ad
vocate a higher education of the farm
ing- classes. When the farming classes
are in such condition that they can live
at home, combines against them will
amount to nothing. Organization and
strict adherence to the Alliance principles
are all we need. If a corner is attempted
in bagging and the President of the Na
tional Alliance sees proper, lie will issue
a circular which will be handed all the
way down to The sub-Alliances, setting
forth a substitute therefor, or if a corner
in sugar, he will say every true Alliance
man will do without this article, use
some other substitute until the next
crop is put on the market. The head of
the Farmers’ Alliance may see proper to
pass through the hands of these would
lie poolers and notice will be given local
merchants and local merchants will
know it is to their interest to let these
goods alone. It is little trouble for an
Alliancemau to examine the make of a
plowstock or the manufacturer’s name on
a nail keg. It the keg has ‘blood on the
door facing’ it will stay where it is.”
A Woman’* Discovery.
“Another wonderful discovery li *s been
made and that, too by a lady in this coun
ty Disease fastened its clutches upon
her and for seven years slu* withstood its
severest tests, but her vital organs were
undermined and death seemed imminent.
For three months site coughed incessantly
and could not sleep. St e bought of us a
bottle of Dr. King’s New* Discovery for
Consumption and was so much relieved
on taking the flrst dose that she slept all
night and with one bottle has been mbac
ulously cured Her name is Mrs Luther
Lutz.” Thus write VV. C. Hamrick &
Cos., of Shelby, N. C. — Get a free tria
bottle at Wikle’s Drug Store.
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.
Mrs. Winslow ’s Soothing Syrup, for
children teething, is the prescription of
one of the best female nurses and physi
cians in the United States, and has been
used for forty years with never-failing
success by millions of mothers for their
children. During the process of teeth
ing, its value is inc.ilcuhible. It relieves
the child from pain, cures dysentery and
diarrhoea, griping in the bowels, and
wind-colic. By giving health to the
child it rests the mother. Price 25c. a
bottle. tf
Far better than the harsh treatment
of medicines which horribly gripe the
patient and destroy the coating of the
stomach. Dr. J. H. McLean’s Chills and
Fever Cure, by mild yet effective action
will cure. Sold at 50c. a bott'e. G-8-3m
Terrible Forewarnings.
Cough in the morning, hurried or diffi
cult bre-.ithing, raising phlegm, tightness
in the chest, quickened pulse, chiliness in
the evening or sweats at night, all or any
of these things are the first stages of con
sumption. Acker’s English Cough Reme
dy will cure these fearful symptoms, and
is sold under a positive guarantee by J.
R. Wikle & Cos. eow
Is Consumption Incurable?
Read the following: Mr. C A. Morris,
Newark, Ark., says: “ *Vas down with
Abscess of Lungs, and lriends and phy
sicians pronounced me an Incurable Con
sumptive. Began taking Dr. Kings New*
Discovery for Consumption, am now <*n
my third bottle, and able to oversee the
worn on my farm. It is the finest medi
cine ever made.” 5
Children will freely take l)r. J. H
McLean’s Tar Wine Lung Balm; unlik
cough syrups, it contains no opium, wil
soothe and heal any disease of the throat
or lungs quicker than any other remedy.
G-8-3m
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We th** undersigned offer one thousand
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picture of the next President of the Uni
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the outside wrapper and 4 cents in stamps
with your address plainly written, we
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COTTON AND COUNTRY PRODUOS.
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Guanos and Fertilizers.
I will handle the best grades of Guanos and
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Thanking the people for their past patronage
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