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OFFICIAL ORGAN — OF— FRANKLIN county. VOL. 111. NO. 34. budget of fun. humorous SKETCHES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, Hot Weather Philosophy—The hand ot Nod— A Sporting Question—A Hecultar Person—Scienco to the Rescue, Etc. J t Wo envy not the fellow who I Is ne’er compelled to toil, do for he has nothing else to Except to sit and boil. But we, who don’t have time to shirk, Are happy with our lot. For we’re so taken up with work That we forget ’tis hot. —New York Journal. A GREAT CONVERSATIONALIST. Miss Scadds—“Do you think Mr. Cal¬ low is a good conversationalist?” Miss Munn—“Oh, yesl Why the dear fellow can say ‘Weally now’ with lifty-two different inflections.”—Puck. A PECULIAR PERSON. ghe—“I knew her intimately for sev¬ eral years, and saw her in every condi¬ tion of life. She was delightful—abso¬ lutely without peculiarities.” Another She—“Is it possible? What a peculiar person she must be!"—Judge. ALL HE WANTS NOW. “Mr. Henpekt loved the woman he married so much during courtship that he had no peace of mind until he made her his wife.” “Has he peace of mind now?” “No, he has a piece of hers every flay.” a half-hearted effort. Daughter—“Yes, I know Mr. Staylate comes very often, but it isn’t my fault. I do everything I can to drive him away.” Gentleman—“Fudgef Old I haven't heard you sing to him once.”—New York Weekly. A SPORTING QUESTION. Athletic Youngster—“How large is Lapland, Papa, and how many people are there in it?” Father—“I don’t know. Why?” Athletic Youngster—“I only want to figure out how many Lapps there are to the mile.”—Puck. not too young. “I have just gained your mother's consent, Clara, dear.” “But, Mr. Swift, I am so young, I— really—” “I don’t think it will make any differ¬ ence, as I am to be your stepfather. ”— Chicago Inter-Ocean. THE LAND OF NOD. Mrs. Bloggs—“Is your husband troub¬ led with insomnia, that he cannot sleep of nights?” Mrs. Jonesy—“No, he is employed in a store that doe3 not advertise, and so has acquired the habit of sleeping during the day.”—King’s Jester. SCIENCE TO THE RESCUE. Housekeeper—“Has any way been discovered to kill the pe3ts that destroy carpets.” Greit Scientist—“Yes, madam. Take up the carpets, hang them on a line, and beat them with a heavy stick.” “Will that kill the insects?” “Yes, madam, if you hit them.”—New York Weekly. A PHILOSOPHICAL LITTLE HEAD. Young Wife—“Dear me! I put that plaster of pans iu an old baking-powder can; snd now I don’t know which is the baking-powder ind which is the plaster.” Husband—“What do you want to do?" “I want to mend a lamp." “Well, you can only tell by experi¬ menting." “Of course. Why didn't I think of that? I will make two sponge cakes,and put one in one and the other in the other.”—Puck. ———- he caved. We were going through Canada, and as soon as sva entered the Queen's do- minions a St. Louis man, who was in the Bmoking-car with us, began to talk. mo,” “No petticoat government for he was saying, “I wan; to get out of this country as quick as I can. I tell you, gentlemen, I never did believe in petti- coat government; women are all right in their proper spheres, but when it comes to government—” At this moment the car door opened, and through the volume of suioke a stern- herself. visaged, spectacled woman presented “Is that you, Hiram? I guess you se smoked about enough. Come back into the sleeper. It makes me sick and dizzy to stay here. Come hurry up," and she held the door open while she waited. And Hiram meekly followed her, without a single protest against the home article Free of petticoat government.—Detroit Press. A PROGRESSIVE CONUNDRUM. “Miss Gracie,” he sad, with an en- hand gaging smile, “did you ever try your drums?” at one of these progressive conun- “What is a progressive conundrum, j Mr. Spoonamore?” inquired the young lady. “Haven't you heard of them? Why . ball is a of yarn like tae le.ter ~ cause a ball of yarn is circular a ci m lar is a sneet, a sheet is flat, a flat is @45 a month, 945 a month is dew, a .deer » swift, a swift is a shallow, a swallow is a clination taste, a taste is an inclination, an w- is an angle, an angle is a point, a point is an object aimed at, an object aimed at is a target, a target is a mark, a mark is an impression, an impression « a stamp, a stamp is a thing stuck on, a thmg stuck on is a young man m love ; Gracie. i THE ENTERPRISE. * / “I don't think you have the answer quite right,” said the young lady. “A ball of yarn is round, a round is a steak, a stake is a wooden thing, a wooden thing is a young man in love and a young man in love is like the letter »t* because Mr. Spoonamore," and she spoke clearly and distinctly, “because he is often crossed.” The young man understood. He took his hat and his progressive conundrums and vanished from Miss Gracie Gaming¬ house's alphabet for ever.—Chicago Tri¬ bune. , HIOHT AT HOME. Within a mile or two of one of the smaller towns of Nova Scotia there re¬ sided for a number of years a gontlamau by the name of Quagmarsh. Ho was a very ecentric old fellow, and though rather taciturn by nature, when ha did have anything to say it was generally cogent and to the point, Soon after coming to M-, Mr. Quagmarsh in¬ vested several thousand dollars in the purchase of an utterly worthless farm, which the owner, a member of tha ubiquitous family of Brown, represented to him as a veritable Garden of Eden. Now farming on a piece of laud that has little drainage, either natural or ar¬ tificial, lacks the elements of success. People there f ore were not surprised when, after a couple of years of zealous Hard work, the planter assigned, gave up farming as a profession, and accented an agency in a large insurance business. A short time after these events Quag¬ marsh happened to meet the author of all his woes. “Mr. Brown, didn’t you say that farm you sold me was particularly well drained !” said h«. “Ah, yes; but, you see, tho late rains—” “And that it was the best farm in the neighborhood for raising oats?” “Yes, I believe I did say something like that, though the oat crop varies “And that the soil was specially adapted for potatoes?” “So it was at one time; but every soil requires a change oi diet, so to speak.” .“And that it was entirely free from rocks?’’ “Well, not entirely." “And that you were accustomed to raise seventy barrels of apples and from twenty to thirty tons of hay annually?'’ “Oh, I admit that was an exaggera- tion.” it Well, Mr. Brown, I won’t call you a liar, but if I were to see you coming down the street with Ananias on one side of you and Sapphira on the other, I would say that you were in the bosom of your family.”—Harper’s Monthly. Big Rats Own a Ship. Probably no ship that eaters the harbor of Philadelphia is more dreaded by the sailor man than the Earn line steamer Unionist, owing to the fact that she is nearly alive with rats. Thousands of these animals enjoy all the luxury of sea life, and every effort to rid the ship of the plague has proven futile, Those on board the Unionist dread to sleep, as frequently they are awakened by the pricking sensation of a number of rats running over any portion of the body that may be exposed, and thus the handsome ship is rendered a pest hole by the rodents. Captain Neate, the commander of the Unionist, is at his wits’ end to know what remedy to adopt. He always c:ir- ried his wife, and the conditions were such that he had erected on deck a wooden house, in which both live nearly all the time. Not long ago he adopted a plan to smother the rats by means of closing up all the hatches and burning sulphur throughout the entire ship. By this he succeeded in getting rid of a few thousand of them, but a few weeks is ter the ship was as thoroughly infested as ever. The rats on board the Unionist are of a peculiar kind, and the climate here seems to agree with them, as they have developed in size rapidly. Some are actually as large as fair-sized cats, and bave weighed as much as four pounds, They are of a rare species, never seen iu tins country, and Captain Neate think! they are the pure East Indian rat. The Unionist for some years previous being chartered by the Earn Line steamship Company, was engaged iu the India trade, principally between Pondi- c herry, the French settlement of India, and Marseilles, carrying peanuts, and it wa3 j a this way that the rats were first gotten on board at Pondicherry, they being very fond of peanuts. After this j; ie Unionist went from England to all parts of the world, but the rats in the bo [ d bad some cargo to gnaw at until BO w, and confined themselves to that p 0r tion of the ship, never catering either the cabin or the forecastle. Since January the Unionist his been carrying coal to Cuba and reloading w bh iron ore, and the rats being unable j 0 subsist on either commodity, have forsaken the holds and have invaded the Cft bi n The sailors have all got news of . [bis, and it is next to impossible to get all a cre w to go in her, as the rat, above things, is what Jack is most afraid of— Philadelphia Record. An Emperor’s Luxurious Train. Austrian railway . have The companies presented the Emperor Francis Joseph with a train de luxe, which has just been constructed for his exclusive use. Tnero are eight carriages of which one carries the hgjjJgT “^notherfa kitchen appropriated for i n rrga^e. There is a wagon, entirety y furnished, and traents( a saloon for the (wuh Im- te CO mp ar er ®‘ The Emperor has two oae ot - wU ieh is abed- room, w t sleeping compartment for the hr= [ flw ^piefrisdivided aoc j t h 8 other . a spacious threesection,_i^ - ’ dinin ' room r °° m ’ar‘ a mto a smokmg^ T c m e• )uxriou5iv furnished and ‘ d d. The whole train ** Journal. Equal Rights to all, Special Privileges to None. CARNESVILLE FRANKLIN CO.. GA.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 2(1.1892. VIEWS OF THE MINORITY. The facts developed by the “jag” committee are presented in a minor¬ ity report, and sustain Mr. Watson’s terrible indictment upon the only count the majority dared dispute. This report follows in full: To the honorable House of Representa¬ tives : The undersigned member of the committee appointed to investigate charges contained [in the campaign book published by Mr. Watson, begs to submit the following minority re¬ port : In Friday the House of Representatives on last, Mr. Wheeler, of Al¬ abama, arose to a question of privi¬ lege and read certain extracts from the campaign book of the People’s party, whose author he stated to be Mr. Watson, of Georgia. Mr. Speaker Crisp ruled repeated¬ ly that the language quoted raised no question of privilege, and en¬ deavored to proceed with the regu¬ lar business of the House. Mr. Wheeler, however, was not to be di¬ verted from his purpose of making an attack upon Mr. Watson. He still kept the floor in spite of the re¬ peated rulings of the chair, and finally directed attention to the para¬ graph of the book wherein Mr. Wat¬ son arraigns the present Congress. The Speaker having ruled that two sentences in the paragraph raised questions of privilege, the gentleman from Alabama [Mr. Wheeler] pro ceeded to denounce Mr. Watson, by name, in the bitterest and most un¬ measured terms. This denunciation was taken up by the ostensible leader of the House [Mr. MoMillin,] who made use of such terms of abuse as had not been already pre-empted by Mr. Wheeler. At the conclusion of these seurili- ties, Mr. Watson took the floor to re¬ ply. He called the House to witness that he had not assailed the gentle¬ man from Alabama [Mr. Wheeler], but had done all in his power to avoid the unpleasantness. While he was proceeding to take up in their order the charges of falsehood which Mr, Wheeler had made against him, Democratic members of the House continually interrupted him in the most offensive manner, and Mr. Mc- Millin, the ostensible leader, was specially prominent in cutting off the explanation which the House had voted Mr. Watson the privilege of making. The interruptions were so persist¬ ent that in spite of the manly attempt of Mr. Butler, of Iowa, to secure a fair hearing for Mr. Wat-on, that gentleman was forced to abandon the specific charges of falsehood which Mr. Wheeler had made against him, and come at once to the sentences complained of. Mr. Watson insisted that he should have the privilege of commenting upon the whole paragraph, so that its real meaning might be more clearly seen. denied him, This was and, there¬ fore, he had no other alternative than to say whether he believed his own words to be true or false. He stated that they were true, and no sooner had he thus asserted his honest opin¬ ion in regard to bis own statements, than he was hissed by the Demo¬ cratic side and virtually driven from the floor. Mr. Tracey, of New York, having assumed guardianship demanded over the honor of the House, that Mr. Watson’s words bo “taken down.” This highly technical and satisfactory procedure having been had, the epi- sode was over for the time being. In a few moments, however, Mr. Boatner, of Louisiana, introduced the resolution under which our commit- tee has held what is called an inves- tDation. °The resolution required us to as- certain whether it was true that “ drunken members have been seen reeling about the aisles,” and whether “drunken speakers have argued grave public questions, etc.” At the beginning Mr? of the so-called investigation, Watson stated under oath that had the opportunity been oiven him to explain, he would have said that while the charge was a part of an indictment against the house, the number of members who had been seen drunk on the floor were few, and that so far as his knowledge extended at the time the book was written, they were con- fined to three—though he had heard of others. He disclaimed anv purpose to act as prosecutor of the House in fhe so-called investigation, and declined tog ; ve names of individual gx t under compulsion. As a matter of fact, no mention d f * individual member 0 of Alabama, was in- troduced as a witness on the other side. Mr. Watson said he felt bound to ™ ^reduce sufficient testimony to that he had not fabricated a slander when hp he wrote wiote ,i. the e lineg lines complained ot. of that In support his assertion members Se had be?n seen reeling about aisles intoxicated, be produced 8e veral honorable members of this hndv who substantiated his state- Mr. Da*i», of K»», Muller, of Iowa; Mr. Kern, Mr. Otis, Mr. Baker, bad each seen mem- hers drunk on the floor of the House, An analysis of the testimony will show that it makes out a case against at least four different members. Unless each and every ono of those honorable members are slanderers of the House, then Mr. Watson is not a slanderer. Mr. White, of Iowa; Mr. Shell, of South Carolina; Mr. Turner, of Georgia; Mr. McKalg, of Maryland, and other witnesses, had seen one in¬ toxicated member on the floor of the House. Mr. Iviigore, of Texas, had seen two. On this branch of the case there was proof made out as to several members having been seen on the floor in the condition described by Mr. Watson. The proof was posi¬ tive, and came from members of the House. To meet this proof the other side put up merely negative testi¬ mony—members who had not seen. Some of the witnesses thus sworn are noted absentees. Mr. Stahlneeker, of Now York, by some strange over¬ sight, was not sworn. branch On the second of the case the proof was equally positive. Drunken speakers were shown to have debated grave public questions. Mr. Davis had seen two such in- stances. Mr. Otis had seen two. Mr. Butler had seen two, and several other witnesses had seen one. These witnesses had not all testified as to the same occasion, or as to the same individual. One of the members testifying had witnessed such a scene during the discussion of the river and harbor bill. Another bad seen a similar in¬ stance on a pension night. Another had seen a like occurrence during a coloquy between members. Several had seen it during the Noyes- Rock¬ Hence it is submitted that unless these honorable members are all slan¬ derers, Mr. Watson is not a slanderer. They have said under oath just what he was hissed for saying in his book. As to the particular case of Mr. Cobb, the minority has this to say : He admits he was drinking his whisky during the latter part of speech ; his witness and colleague [Mr. Oates] testified thn the whisky was having an evident effect on him. A South ern lady [Miss Bessie Dwyer, of Texas,] says she was in the speaker's gallery and that the gentleman’s con dition was one of intoxication, and was causing comment in the genera' gallery and in the press gallery. It was shown that the New York pa¬ pers made charges of drunkenness against the gentleman next morning, and that the gentleman’s friends ad¬ vised him to let the matter be, which advice he took. It is submitted that if Mr. Watson has slandered the House, then sorm member or members haVe done the same, and that the House has bee: somewhat slow in making its assault upon the great daily newspapers, and even now does not propose to inves tigate the press gallery and bring the offender to a reckoning. The evidence further showed thal an honorable colleague and party as¬ sociate of the gentleman heard him call several times for whisky, and that he considered him intoxicated, and that his condition was a source of comment upon the part of man} members. Mr. Otis testified to this instance, as did several other members of this body. Probably the richest brought nugget to light by the laborious prospecting of our committee, was contained in the testimony of General Tracey, of New York. This member was introduced . tn be- half of the accused. He said that he had listened to the argument of the gentleman who was said to have been intoxicated, and this argument had left him in a very peculiar, not said, to say complex, state of mind. He in effect, that when he went away, his mental condition was such that if any one had told him that the gentleman in question was intoxicated, he should not have been surprised; but that if the man had said, on the contrary, that the gentleman was perfectly so- her, he should not have been at all astonished, The author of this report has lost considerable sleep in trying to figure out what this language means, but finding the effort too severe for sum- mer work, has had to give it up. He merely spreads the riddle on the Record of this House as an illustra- tion of the aggressive state of mcom- prehensibility into which the Aew York mind can sometimes stagger. Mr. Watson offered to prove that the House keeps a bar-room in the basement for its own peculiar accom- raodation, and that members freely patronize it. He was not only de- nied the privilege of proving this, but Mr. Boatner decided that the Record [{ e cord Would. should not not be be allowed auowea to to show that he bad offered to do so. It is submitted that when drunk- entsess is charged against the House, it is competent to prove that the House has supplied itself with the usual orthodox means of getting that it moke. ».e of means in the regular and accepted way; and that therefore the result, which uiually the wild flows product from causes, is not malice and slander, but is the legiti¬ mate offspring of that John prolific Barleycorn. citizen generally known as The conclusion this minority has reached, therefore, is that Mr. Wat¬ son has not violated the privileges of this House by defending himself from a violent and continued assault; nor has he deserved its censure for say¬ ing that, which other honorable mem¬ bers of this House have sworn is the truth. Jerry Simpson. A Clear Case of Shut Up. Gore, Ga., August 8, 189‘2. Mr. Editor —You will please pub¬ lish the following agreement and facts: A. J. Moore, of Chat tooga, agrees with T. J. Lyon, of Bartow, that if the United States Senate has not been Democratic at any time since the war, that he, A. J. Moore, will not open Ills mouth during the present campaign on the stump. And if it has been Dem¬ ocratic, that T. J, Lyon is not to open his mouth or make a speech during this or any other campaign of his life. (Signed) T. J. Lyon, A. J. Moore, August 1st, \V. 1RA2. H. Bushin, J. J. Bagwell, of Folk. Attest: K. W. ChastaiN, “ ” Julian Khog, J. C. Stanley. Now, for the benefit and informa¬ tion of Mr. Lyon, Mr. Martin of tho Tribune, D. B. Hamilton, and others, I give the 1869-1871. Senate of the Forty-sixth Congress, —Morgan Houston, Alabama and Denis. Arkansas—Garland and Walker, California —Booth, anti-monpolist, Farley, Dem. Colorado—Teller and Hill, Hops. Connecticut—Eaton, Dem., Flatt, Rep. Delaware—Bayard and Saulsbury, Florida—Jones and Call, Dems. Georgia-Gordon, Dem.,Hill, Ind. Illinois—Davis, ?n- • : Ind., i i Logan, T liep. i>,.„ Indiana—McDonald and V oor- hees, Dems. J owa —Allison and Kirkwood, j{ p p g Kansas—Ingalls h and Plumb, Reps. 1 .. Kentucky , , Beck ., , and , R imams, i. Oeins. Louisiana—Kellogg, Rep., Jones, Octn. Maine—Hamlin and Blaine, Reps. tOryUnd--Whyte «.,d Groome, Beict Massachusetts—Dawes and Hoar, Reps, Michigan—Ferry ” and Baldwin, ,, Minnesota—Windom and McMil- Ian, Reps. Mississippi—Bruce, Rep., Lamar, jj e|n Missouri CockreS und V„„, Dems. Nebraska—Paddock and Saun- ders, Reps. Nevada—Jones and Sharon, Reps, New Hampshire—Rollins 1 and Blair, . . Keps. New Jersey—Randolph and Me* Pherson, Dems. New York—Conkling, Rop,, nan, Dem. North Carolina—Ransom and Vance, Dems. Ohio—Thurman and Pendleton, Dems. Oregon—Grover and Slater, Dems. Pennsylvania—Wallace, Dem., Cameron, Rep. Rhode Island—Anthony and Burn- -ide, Heps. South Carolina—Butler and Hamp¬ ton, Dems. Tennessee—Bailey and Harris, Dems. Texas—Maxey and Coke, Dems. Virginia—Johnston and Withers, Conservatives. Vermont—Edwards and Morrill, Keps. West Virginia—Davis and Here¬ ford, Dems. Wisconsin—Cameron, Ind., Car¬ penter, Rep. Democrats 39, Republicans 31 ‘ Independents 3, anti-Monopolists 1. majority „„r Hep.bli. cans of 8, and over fusion ot 4. ' While the Democrats had this majority in the Senate, they had a majority of 41 over Republicans and ..J over over fusion fusion in m the tno House House. Now let Mr. Lyon hold his pra.e.^ A. J. Moore. ------ ' The Kansas Commoner (Wichita) _ talks like a philosopher: j) 0 J you know that when you speak of „ th parchaB ; ng p0W er of the dol- , ar „ mu8t firgt purc hase the dol- ] ar and that if they are scarce they ... oomo high in your labor or pro- , f the sarae ? Would it*not better to have cheaper dollars, better paid labor and more business atapro fi t ? 1 Western Herald (Girard, Kansas,) says. No one questions 4 the statement so often madc by [L the plutocratic papers , ' . richest nation on the earth. Bu. 1 , m „ JM naners fail ' \ to tell them readers that , 95 per cent <>f this great wealth is concentrated m the hands of one-half of one per enure popoUBoo. FOR ALLIANCE MEN. News of the Great Reform Movement That is Sweeping the Country. COMMENTS OF THE PRESS ON THE GREAT QUESTIONS OF THE HAY—OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST TO AU.IANUKMEN. New Providence Alliance, No. 114(1, Rankin county, Miss., unanimously re¬ solves to support no political party of men that are not pledged to principles of the Ocala demands reaffirmed at Ht. Louis conference. In a strictly non-parti¬ san spirit they will examine all political platforms und choose between—both state and uationnl. * * * Bertie County Union, North Carolina, declares that as the rights and liberties of the people are being constantly abridged tickets, by the elections of presidential nnd senators by the money of plutocrats, that they demand of their representatives in Congress the repeal of present laws and direct election by the people. They also appeal to all good Americans for agitation and support of these demands. “FREE TO STARVE.” To the American wageworker: So you think you are “freo,” do you? Well, suppose you try !o put your freedom into practice. You “can quit,’’ you say. Very well. But you must no employed again, soon, by some one, or starve. To he employed again means that you are to submit to conditions similar to that against “quit,” which you lately rebelled and as you term it. Now, since the interval between being employed and quitting is the only freedom you possess, yet which brings no bread, it logically follows that your boasted “freedom” is tho freedom to starve. Can you pick a flaw in that sequence? No? Very well, then. You are an American, nay, more, a sovereign! What now is your duty?— San Fancisco West Coast Mail. THE ALABAMA ELECTION. The Southern Alliance Farmer , under the head of “The Alabama Fraud,” suys “The most rcliablo reports from Al»- "hows that even from Jones’ count tho minority J over Kolb is less than live thoU9lu ld _ There is no question but that Kolb c(lI . rie( i the state by from twenty to thirty thousand votes, it was manifest that the Jones crowd intended to count Kolb out when they refused positively to Ko,b ’“G raaoa f” nt P® ,h - Ihis was hii exposure ot their intention j n jh e matter, and the result has demoD- strated the truth of the charge thut the “mossback” democrats of Alabama were determined to seat Jones, regardless of «>o vote he received The Jones men ad- come from tho black belt, when in many counties the majority was greater than the vote of tho county. While Kolb was elected on a fair count, yet he did not receive us enthusiastic a support as would j ment in Alabama. However, and it was a victory against ring rule aristocracy. It demonstrates the desperation of the Unhss tho law-abiding citizens take matters into their own hands and stop such hiuh-handed outrages as was per- petrated in Alabafha by tho Jones men, the country will soon be in a state of anarchy. Let the good people demand fairness and see that fraud is put down ; n high places. •r* PRESIDENT LOUOK S’ VIEWS. President H. L. Loucks advances some original and entirely logical views as to •■right of between the national government Phipps & to Co,, in¬ terfere Carnegie, and their employes at Homestead, Pa. He says: “It is the protective system of this government, as asserted and exer¬ cised in its patent system and in its ar¬ rangement of tho incidence and rate of tariff taxation, that gives it a right to intervene between this firm and its work¬ men iu this instance. When Carnegie, Phipps & Co. accept protective the patent system tariff of th}u country and its for tho goods tho firm makes; when it come in under these patents and these protec¬ tive tariffs,and .gets the benefits of them, it becomes to that extent a ward of the government. It no longer depends upon its own unaided exertions in a field of free competition, but becomes, in¬ stead, a ward or client of the government to the full extent that it accepts the protection and the benefits of the government's patent and tariff laws. For that reason the gov¬ ernment has a right to interpose in the conduct «nd managemint of the business of this firm, and to prescribe STILT in its rela- S came to the United States and asked a s a favor, that the people of the United States should give it a bounty upon all the goods that it makes. ‘I waDt this bounty,’said j’ tho firm, ‘to enable us to h h , r wlt „ cs to the men we employ.’ United ,y or y replied that the is what people of want the States, ‘if you f or W e will agree to give you ‘of the t, 0UB t y ,> and the people did burden the United State accordingly themselves with the payment of the XTora ‘ nm-ctive tH.iff Jn the fo d u o{ uvm . Therefore, now, while if after the firm gets its bounty, and it continuously is in rereiptof its bounty, the it, instead of advancing the workmen wages cuts because m down,and locks out ^”5 in and compel, Stateshavc not a only perfect the right to step of the workmen, but also reinstatement to enforce such a distribution of the re- ceipt. of the firm for its products be- tween the firm and its workmen as shall secure fa, the workmen that improvement of wages that the bounty, at the lequest of the firm, was given for.” *** JUSTICE TO ALL. The National Economist, i fficia! organ of tie Alliance in the United fjtatcs, OFFICIAL ORGAN —oar thh— FRANKLIN COUNTY ALLIANCE $1.00 PER YEAR. comes less for out squarely and says: “It is members of congress and their to complain of the Economist for constituents and the general public well informed as to the record made by the representatives of the people. It ia the plain duty of this paper to inform their constituency when congressmen sacrifice their interests, and that duty will, in the future as in the past, bs strictly performed, both by editorials in these columns and by communications from national officers, as the public in¬ terests and emergencies of the case may require. This is a plain and solemn duty to the order, and complaints against it, no matter how unpleasant it, may to the aspirations and nmbitions of any man, whether h» belongs to the Order or not, will have to give way to tho general good and go unheeded. greatest care, however, will be exercised to be just in this matter. Nothing just criticism or indisputable facts shall ever go through these columns. very fact that this plain duty exists, car¬ ries with it. fully us great u du'y and sponsibility to deliver messages of proval for the course of those who hav.i been faithful to the causo of the people, and nothing will do moro to the cause and induce men of and brains to espouse it than to them that the people will sustain them, regardless of party, in every battle tight with the enemy. To fail to do is a gross act of injustice, and deter many of the best men joining the ranks of reform or doing thing in its favor. What the need is information that they may gently condemn where condemnation ueeded, and approve and sustain to approve and sustain is the no-rest jus¬ tice to those who have been faithful and true. To keep from the people the truth, demned; is an injustice impart which would the be surely con¬ to to people the truth, is the sworn duty of all national officers, and the man or men who object toihe people having information, whether favorable sli or unfavorable, they have provided interests it bo true, r ’ws that to work oui. unfavorable to the public in¬ terests, which will not stand the light of truth. _ DYNAMITE. Facts Not Generally Known About tills Explosive. what Very dynamite few people have a correct idea of is, of what it is made, and the uses to which it is put. To tho French belongs the honor of its discovery and its first use. explosives. Nitro-glycerine is the force of ail high usually Dynamite is the name most given to these explosives, though other names are sometimes used. mixed Dynamite with various is simply ingredients. nitro-glycerine Nitro¬ glycerine is made by mixing sulphuric and nitric acid with sweet glycerine, the same that is used by tiie ladies to prevent chapped glycerine hands. is Mixing the acids and where the great danger lies in mixing the making of agitator nitro-glycorine. it is called The tank, or as tank, by dynamite filled inside makers, is a large steel with many coils of lead pipe, through which, while the mix¬ ing is in progress, a constant flow of ice water is maintained. This flow of ice water is used to keep tiie temperature of the mix below 85 degrees, as above that point it won lit explode, nnd a hole in the ground would mark where the factory is lmd in been. The nitro-glycerine stored large earthenware tanks, which are usually sunk in the ground to guard against ingredients blows or severe concussion. The other for making dy¬ namite ure: Nitrate of soda, which is found nesia, only in Chili, carbonate of mag¬ and wood pulp. Dynamite is put in paper shells usually 1} inches in diameter and 8 inches in length, shell and weighs cartridge. about It h pound to each or has largely taken blasting, the place it of black hundreds powder of times for as is many stronger and consequently more econom¬ ical. It is used chiefly in mining all kinds of ores, coal and rock, and sub¬ marine Without blasting its aid and railroad railroads, building. especi¬ many ally those crossing the Rocky Mountains, could not havo been constructed; with¬ out it Hell Gate ia New York harbor could not have been destroyed, and with¬ out it the miner, at prices now his bread. paid for mining ores, could not earn explode Dynamite fall will not it will burn from without any ordinary or jar; 42 degrees, explosion, and freezes at 10 degrees above ordinary freezing made point. The bomb of the anarchist is of metal or glass and filled with pure nitro¬ glycerine arranged so as to explode by severe contact with any hard object. These bombs are, of course, never made by a reputable dynamite factory. in¬ Five or six millions of dollars are vested in the manufacture of dynamite in the United States, and its use is con¬ stantly on the increase. The fumes of nitro-glycerine be produce cured intense taking headache, which can by a very small dose of it internally.—[Detroit Free Press.__ of the In a pool enclosed by one large greenhouses at Greystone, the Yonkers (N. Y.) country home of the late Samuel J. Tilden, lives an educated black bass. John Forson, the head bass gardener hook at Grey- two stone, caught the exercising on a consider¬ summers ago, and by able care succeeded in saving its life. In the big palm house, where stately tropical plants rise to the height of thirty feet above a jungle of rare plants from the hot countries, this bass now disports confine¬ itself. During its two years of ment in luxury the fish has learned to obey the commands of Mr. Forson, and a whistle from his lips will bring it from the dark recesses of the pool in a twink¬ ling. A snap of the fingers will cause if to disappear just as quickly. If a worm or cricket is held above the surface of the water even to the height of a foot the agile bass will leap for it, and greedily fish gulp it down. Mr. Forson says the seems fond of him and willing the to pool. sport with him as long as he stays by It has several tricks that The it performs only at the will of the gardener. in the pool is com¬ panion the bass has a suu- fish. Several German carp were there when the savage black fellow was in¬ troduced into their society two years ago, but the introduction was advantageous only to the latter. The carp were soup, eaten up. The one sunfish either defen¬ ded itself with vigor against the bass, or entered iuto a truce, for the two live together in harmony now.