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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1891
Dally und Weekly.
The Americi h Recokhkh Establish ki
Tiie Amehwu» Timm Kstahli/uiki* ihm.
Consolidated, April, 1*91.
.THE TIMES-RECORDER.I«^“™^:‘?,r
I Recorder, even in the less close con-
iH7i*. j nection which he will hereafter have;
j and upon no question before the stock-
holders oi tho Times Publishing Co.,
— last night was mo.e unity, or strength
|6.oo of expression, developed than upon the
M question of making him a director and
!,0 ° an honorary member of the editorial
| staff; and it is one of the strongest ele-
, ments of the combination that Major
j Glessner’s influence, aid and advice will
| still be given the new paper wLich has
| just sprung up from the union of the
I Recorder, which he conducted for year
j with such ability, and the Times, which
lebrated its tirst anniver*
SUBSCRIPTION:
Daily, One Yr*r, -
Daily, One Month,
Weekly,One Year, • - -
Weekly, Six Months,
For advertising rates address
Bascom Myrick, Editor and Manager,
THE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Americus, Ga., April 10, 1891
A CARO FROM MA.IOlt dl.KSSNKK'
Relieving that the best interests of j 1,ah J“ st
Americus would be conserved by consol- I
idating the two papers of this city, I j
have sold to the Times Publishing Com-1
panv the printing material, subscription |
books, and good will of the Americus j
Recorder.
Having for over nine years worked
for the upbuilding of Americus through 1
the columns of the Recorder, I feel J
that I am but continuing that work j
when I ask for tho consolidated paper j
the continuance of tha* liberal patron-j
age which the good people of Americus
have always accorded me from the day 1 I ,)L * en moved to Macon and is not likely
n.l'CKY AM FKil l s.
Plucky A hum leu* seems to bn on the
ronrude so far as puhllc Improvement*
concerned. Her electric railroad has I
taken up and curried to Macon, and she
had no newspaper In the past two or tl
weeks to tell the world what she !• do
In choking off the newspapers Americas
received n blow from which she will
*oon recover -Ilueiia VJMn Patriot,
Don’t let your faith in plucky Ameri
cus weaken so long as she still has un
bounded confidence in herself.
Her electric street railroad has no
ill d
came among them as a strati;
good papor, well sustained,
more for Americus than tiv*
lighting for an existence, and
reason alone it should be to the interest
> be. It is here to stay and to he
a ted.
pers ! On Sunday the rejuvenated Time* and
this | Rkcoicoki: came out in consolidated
m after three weeks’ suspension, the
unsol
of every one who has
Americus at heart to give tli
dated paper their hearty supj
While retiring from aetiv
the newspaper business, I shall not 1
the interest which 1 have felt
prosperity of Americus. and hope to ad
vance that prosperity by work in other
Helds.
In parting from the readers of the
Recorder I cannot but feel regret, but
hope that the many pleasant friend
ships thus formed may not be entirely
severed, and that we shall for many
years yet be found in full accord in
working for the advancement
west Georgia.
I would be ungrateful if I did n
welfare of j hist ten days of which were quietly spent
otiating anti preparing for the un-
| ion in which will be their future strength
k j u j and the prosperity of Americus.
The newspapers were not choked off
the i worth a cent, and so far from the so-
ad- i failed blow having a bad effect, the re
sult will be that Americus is now in po
sition to gain more material help from
one paper which she can support, than
from a dozen that were simply strug
gling for existence instead of devoting
their energies to the upbuilding of their
•ity.
Americus could not support tw
South-1 Krs, as the experience of several years
here, ami a vast deal in other cities has
t 1 proved, but she can and will take
\<
mention in this connection the able as- The Times-Rkcoudkh, and Tiik
sistance and sympathy I have always re- j Timk**-Kk< order will repay the obliga-
ceived from the hands of my co-laborer, I**«>» " !tl * compound interest.
Mr. II. (’. Storey, who lias at all seasons !
, . ...... , The first Issue of the new paper at Am
faithfully labored to make the Record- i e tiukm-Rkcokdkrhas been
ki: an able exponent and illustration of 'celved. It is not \vi of the size un i *ii
the growth of Americus. j Intended.though even now It makes n c
W. I,. "itblt* appear*! It will Into •> w.t. li
STRENGTH IN UNION. papt 1
The world is progressing towards 1
perfection by united action.
Individual effort is no longer the or-:**
he new idea.—t'on*
The readers of The Time.'
will understand that it takes
lop the program of a
’t 111| I lot I .
; HkcoRDER
some time
daily pa
pier of tho day; tho magnificent results j per, especially when it is considered
which characterize modern progress bo- j Ihsit a vast deal ot extra work has to bo
ing the outcome of combination.
Tho time lias come in tho history of
Americus when site must prepare’ to
take another great step forward, and to
lit her for her higher piano of achieve*
ment; olio must have a newspaper such
as can result only from the consolidation
of tho Times and tho Recorder.
Americus is not yet large enough to
support two papers in such manner as
to give them a proper field for useful
ness to the public and profit to the own
ers, and the experiment of a year ago
has resulted in tho conclusion now so
happily reached—that of the union of
the two forces which, heretofore worked
done in transferring, combining and eli
minating business in two establishments
wjiile current work goes on. The Times-
Recorder is arranging for a full tele
graphic service from tho loading cities,
anti is gathering correspondents in the
neighboring towns. To select a corapu
tent corps of correspondents anti get
everything working smoothly takes, as
tho Constitution properly says, a week
or two, anti meantime tho public will
exercise duo patience if for awhile it
sees nothing strange or new about the
“get up” of The Timkh-Rkcordkh.
Americus is entitled to a first-class pa-
jer, and she will have it. It required
years for the Constitution to reach its
separately for the commou great cud, ■ present standard of excellence, and
now compound their power for yet • Americus will Im content if The Timks-
greater results. Tho consolidation of, Recorder can become to this city in-
Al . ,, , . ' side ten years what the Constitution is
the two papers means the combination t< , Atlanta.
of tho friends of both to
end, that of promoting t»
possible degree tho Mtcces:
menus well for Americus.
With the combined busine
a common
the highest ,
of whatever
Wk landsmen up here in the pine;
woods have always supposed that sliipi
were designed to float on the briny
♦t' both deep; and that tho ocean was largo
papers comes the ability to enter a larger j enough for them to do so. \ct the
field of journalism than has heretofore 1 American navy so-called insists in navi-
been possible, and Tiik Timks-Kki oiidkii | gating on land, as is shown by the fact
is to be such a newspaper as will rcllect that every few days one or nn.ro of our
more credit upon Aiuerieus than was war ships get aground, \estcrday it
possible while the patronage was di- was reported from Washington that
three of the new vessels of the squadron
The Timks-Rkcoi:dku will need more , °f evolution recently grounded and bad
than ever the business and patronage of their bottoms so badly damaged that
its friends to enable it to tilt the meas- 1 Rear Admiral Walker has recommended
ure of public expectation, resulting from *° the department that they be ordered
the combination, and the value of the ! to Norfolk at once for docking and re
paper to Americus will be metis tired by i P Il * rs * 1 lie Chicago, Boston and Atlan
the strength given it by the people j * a are *h° vessels. I he Boston, it is
whose welfare it will endeavor to pro- • reported, was grounded no less than
mote.
If Americus docs as much for its news
paper as Tiik Times-Rkcoudeb hopes to imputation U
do for Americus, this city will progres 1
three time*
With all of Premier Blaine’s great
liplomaey and “strong
foreign policy” he has allowed himself
yet more wonderfully in the future than j ^ become tho laughing stock of the
it has in the past.
world by his fiasco in tho Italian Mafia
Let the example of the two papers iu j matter. Humbert demanded indemnity;
securing al^the benefits of union be im-jand Mr. Blaine agreed to indemnity;
itated by those other business interests j then the wily Italian called for a change
of Americus in such harmonious co-op-1 n f the constitution of tho United States;
eration as will achieve for this city re- j and Mr. Blaine is, without doubt, now
suits that disjointed effort can never ac- j engaged iu tinkering with that remark-
j able and much tattered parch me at to
j try to natch it up to suit the ideas of a
i Roman king as to what the constitution
i of a republic should be.
complisli.
MAJOR GLESSNER.
It will be a source of much gratifica
tion to the old friends of both the Times
and the Recorder to know that Major j Cor.. J. Frost, put in a most unwel-
Glessuer will still have such connection i coine appearance the past few days, in
with the new Timkk-Ueci»ui>ek os will j tliin sectiou, and did many thousands of
insure for it at least a degree of his I dollars damage. It is said that exon the
former activity iu journalism. He was! blackberry vines are killed. This re-
unanimously elected a director of the I duces the diet of tho Georgia Editor to
Times Publishing Co., and corresponding gccondcrop watermelons and late roast-
editor of the staff of the Times-Kkcok- j j n g ears, with pumpkin pie for a desert
her; and while as he states in his card along about frost time again,
his time will be largely occupied in
other fields, his friends have a guarantee
JenoK CiUHi- holds out a tempting
that he still has a sufficiently close con- j to an >’ young man who has
nection, both in business interest and a longing f° r a seafaring life is mid
editorial position, to gain for them the j •Mpnum before the mast.
-reat benefits which cannot fail to accrue W some plucky Americus boy will now
to any paper with which he is conuectcd. come forward, this city may yet boast of
Major Gleissuer's wide popularity, and I having produced an admiral.
THE TI.MES-KKCOKDKU.
The Times Recorder, the new paper
of Americus, made its appearance last
Sunday and is quite a creditable sheet.
We wish the enterprise success.—G'or-
delean.
Major Glrssner, who for nine years,
as editor of the Americus Recorder
worked so faithfully for At.iericus and
Georgia, has retired from journalistic
life, though he will continue speaking
good for the Empire State.—Brunswick
Times.
The retirement of Editor Glessner
from active journalism will he generally
regretted. But he has proved his use
fulness in a thousand different ways,
anil his good work for the state will
still give tho editors themes that will
brighten their columns.—Constitution.
“United we stand” is the motto of the
Americus papers. The Recorder and
Times have consolidated, and will be
under tho management of Capt. Myrick
and Maj. Glessner. This is a strong
combination and will give Americus
such a brilliant sheet that all the water
in the town cannot extinguish it.—
Schley County News.
Americus is to be congratulated on
the consolidation of the Times and the
Recorder. It is now complete and the
paper will appear as “Tiik Times Rk-
<’order.” Mr. Bascotn Myrick will
have editorial charge, and we predict in
advance that lie will make for Americus
a paper that would reflect credit on any
city in the state.—Atlanta Constitution.
The Amkkkts Timks-Recmhider made
its first appearance Sunday morning
last, the two papers having been consol
idated on Saturday. Editor Myrick is at
the helm, and Americus is to be con
gratulated that one paper now strug
gles earnestly for the upbuilding of the
city instead of two lighting each other.
—Albany News and Advertiser.
After a suspension of several weeks
the Americus papers come to us in a
consolidated form. The first issue of
Tiik Timks-Rkcordkr was published
yesterday. Mr. Bascotn Myrick is at
the editorial helm, and with a corps of
able assistants will give tho reading
public a sprightly and enterprising
journal. The interests of Americus and
the general welfare of the state will be
protected, advanced and preserved by
The Timks-Rkcordei:.—Macon Evening
News.
Tiik first issue of Americus’ new con
solidated paper, the Daily Timks-Rk-
<‘order, has been received, and it shows
the combined efforts of tho new man
agement. While the general appearance
of the paper is that of the Times, the
tho coat of arms of Georgia which for so
long a tinio flu tiered at the head of the
Recorder, still remains as a hyphen be
tween the names. The Times wishes
the Timks-Rkcordkr much success.
The staff is Mr. Bascom Myrick, editor
and manager, Mr. II. A. Chapman, late
ol the Calhoun Time , .and Mr. «J. W.
Furlow, while Mr. A. S. Harper, former
ly of tho Recorder, will be local and
news editor.—Brunswick Times.
The Amkrkts Timks-Rkcordkr has
made its appearance. The publication
is the successor to Tiik Times and the
Recorder, which have been wisely con
solidated. Mr. Bascom Myrick, who
was editor of Tiik Times, has been
elected editor ami business manager of
the new papei, and will be assisted by
a strong staff* iu all the departments.
Major W. L. Glessner, who was editor
and proprietor of the Recorder, has
been elected a director of tho new com
pany, |and corresponding editor, but
his time will be largely occupied in
other fields. Tiik Timks-Rkcordkr
gives promise of, and deserves, a suc
cessful career in journalism, and this
the Enquirer-Sun cordially wishes for it.
—Columbus Inquirer-Sun.
Now that Tiik Timks-Bkcoiidkii is
again on deck by one of those unani
mous Georgia majorities, and is prepared
to roll up its metephorical sleeves and
do some actual work for the good of
Americus, the public need not be sur
prised to learn that some actual steps
are to be taken at once to put the street
railroad in operation again. One promi
nent gentleman said that he would buy
WOO worth of tickets as a starter; and
another is working up a plan by which
one-hundred men are to take £100 each
to constitute a fund for the purchase of
the road.
It is estimated that there are always
50,000 Americans in Italy, and that
there are now about ten times as many
Italians in this country. Nearly all the
Americans in Italy are well off, and
nearly all of the Italians who come to
this country are in poverty. In most
cases the Americans who go to Italy
spend a few weeks or months there,
while the Italians who come to the
United States expect to stay here. The
Americans in Italy spend their money;
the Italians in the United States earn
money.
Gen. E. Bi rd Gri iiii, whose name
defeated him for governor of New Jer
sey, is now earning his grub from the
American bird by appearing at Spanish
court receptions in the gaudy uniform
of a captain of Pennsylvania militia.
Gen. Grubb is greatly admired by the
t^ueen and all the other ladies, and his
hoots reach above his knees. Mr. Har
rison made no mistake when he sent
this sort of Burd abroad to earn his
grub.
A QUESTION OF CONSISTENCY.
The Meriwether Vindicator is after
the Southern Alliance Farmer, because
its present utterances are inconsistent
with what was the policy of tho paper
before Editor Gantt took the reins.
Editor Gantt therefore calls for a ren
dering unto Caesar of the things that are
Ga;sar’s, and insists that the paper must
be judged by what the editors now in
harness say, and not by what the retired
horses thought.
This is sound doctrine; aud Editor
Gnatt is respectfully asked to let apply
to The '1 imes-Hkoorder what he in
sists he himself should have the bene
fit of. During the past three months
the policy of The Amkkhtn Times was
consistently favorable to the Farm
ers Alliance. Editor Gantt is challenged
to point out a'single utterance in any
wise hostile to the interest of the farm
ers of Georgia since the present manage
ment took charge of Tiie Times.
Yet Editor Gantt alluded to the
Times in a recent issue as an “Alliance
hating sheet.” If this was not one of
the lurid Hashes of Editor Gantt’s over
wrought imagination, it was based on
something said months ago, about
which the present editor knows noth
ing.
To quote this high authority:
“If any one can plot a Haw or point to any
Inconsistency, in our editorial utterance*
since ilie new order of things has gone in.o
effect, we would like them to do so. Y* u
had just as well try and hold one tenant re
sponsible for the crops of Ids predecessor.”
Apart from denouncing Governor
Northen and eulogizing Liviugston,
The Times-Rk< ordkr fails to perceive
wherein Editor Gautt has the advantage
of tiie editor of thiN paper; and whatever
good or glory the aforesaid editor can
get out of such a foolish course, he is
fully entitled to. The whole matter is a
tempest in a teapot, a case of Tweedle
dum versus Tweedledee. Governor
Northen and Col. Livingston have both
ridden into office on the Alliance horse;
and the farmers have little real interest
in the personal scores that these two
gentlemen may have to settle between
themselves.
All that the farmers need to do is to
see that neither of them, or any other of
their leaders, does anything to bring
discredit on the order. Let Governor
Northen prove his charges, or rather his
insinuations against certain Alliance
leaders,and devote his time to state af
fairs, to manage which he was chosen
by the people.
Let Col. Livingston lecture on “what
I know about farming,” instead of on
the shortcomings, real or imaginary, of
his brother Allhincemen.
Let Editor Gantt quit abusing Gov
ernor Northen, who probably don’t de
serve it, quit eulogizing Col Livingston,
who also don’t deserve it, and devote
his valuable talents and energies to tell
ing the farmers something that will im
prove their financial condition and help
them to get out of debt and stay out.
Whether Livingston is a saint and
Northen a sinner, or vice versa, will not
benefit one cent’s worth a single farmer
in*Georgia.
The white-liverod policy of the
American government was never more
painfully shown up than in the bare
faced bluff put upon it by Italy, with
her supplies of war ships and her de
ficiency of cash. The failures of several
large Italian houses to the amount of
several million dollars has caused a fi
nancial crisis that in the depleted state
of the royal treasury would render it
impossible for her to go to war with
anybody. The craven policy of the
United States towards foreign govern
ments makes her a laughing stock all
over Europe;and American travelers for
fear of insult and shame for their coun
try pass for Englishmen whenever they
can. Italy knew whom to bully; and
the outcome was just what might have
been expected. Minister Porter and
Premier Blaine apologized and promised
to shell out tho cash for tho carcasses of
three or four six-for-a-quarter assassins
who left their country for their coun
try’s good.
Mr. L. W. Wall, of Buena Vista, pro
poses to enter a suit for damages
against Dun’s Commercial Agency for
£10,00'). The cause of the suit is based
upon the report iu Dun’s rating hook
of one “L. W. Wall, col.,”' with the
character of his business and rating.
Mr. Wall claims that this report has
damaged his reputation, business and
credit, ami he asks compensation. If
the “Col” had been at the other end of
the Wall what a difference it would
have made in Mr. Wall’s feelings.
Dun simply put the cart before the
horse, and hence this kicking. If it
had been “Col” L. W. Wall be would
have bad a color of title; as it is, he has
a title of color, and this nice distinction
is the foundation for a law suit.
The preliminary organization of a cot
ton compress company with a capital
stock of £100,000 has been effected at
Chattanooga, Tenn. All the stock has
been subscribed and a site for the build
ing selected. The promoters of the en
terprise believe that this is the first step
toward making Chattanooga a great
market.
Unless they let up on poor Parnell,
they will make a Mormon of him. They
now have him married, not only to the
lively O'Shea, but to certain other mys
terious and nameless females, who, scuf
fling on the outskirts of oblivion, seem
to be demanding recognition as the gen
uine and only authorized Mrs. Parnell.
THE TWITTY BILL AGAIN.
The Southern Alliance Farmer says:
We are glad to see the sub-alliances al
over Georgia givin, such hearty endorsement
to the Twltty bill—for It is a noble measure
of protection for the people against legalized
robbery by capitalists.
This bill, it will be remembered, lack
ed one vote of becoming a law last year,
and has for its main purpose to prohibit
the lending of money upon condition
that the borrower must agree to pay ten
fier cent, lawyer’s fees if legal steps are
necessary to collect the debt.
If Editor Gantt wishes to prevent the
farmers from being able to borrow a dol
lar as a means of forcing them to become
self sustaining, then he is right in advo
cating the Twitty bill, but if be expects
capitalists to lend money at seven or
eight per cent, interest, per annum, and
at the end of the year pay a lawyer ten
per cent, to collect tho debt, those cap
italists will lend their money elsewhere
than in Georgia, aud if our farmers can’t
make crops on their own means, they
will be skinned by the “credit supply”
inen who can legally charge lifty to two
hundred per cent, and then have margin
enough to lose the ten per cent, the kiw
is bound to get out of the case.
In avoiding Scylla Editor Gantt is go
ing to dash the farmers’ ship upon the
rock of Charybdis, unless he is really
looking to the ultimate good and de
spising the present disaster that the de
struction of the farmers’ ability to bor
row money must entail.
While fully in sympathy with any
measure of relief for the toiling farmers,
The Timks-Becorder doubts the wis
dom of tho Twitty bill, for while it will
prevent oppression and injustice in a
few cases, its general results cannot
fail to pinch the farmers very severely
in cutting them off from borrowing
money at reasonable rates, and forcing
them back to the supply system at ruin
ous rates.
Editor Gantt is filled to overflowing
with wrath, for while his cup was full
with the wormwood of the Northen par
lor caucus, here comes Editor Dana from
the purlieus of Wall street, with tho
odor of monopoly on his garments and
“Basses” the Farmers’ Alliance to that
degree that makes the righteous indig
nation of Editor Gantt indignate with a
mighty indig, or words to that effect.
“A Journalistic Thug,” “An Alliance
.Slanderer,” “Ananias Dana” are some of
the choice epithets with which the ven
erable £50,000 editor is greeted in conse
quence of his vagaries on the Alliance
question. The Timks-Rkcordkr does
not think that Editor Dana meant any
harm to the Alliance or to Editor Gantt’s
sensitive nature when ho gave some off
hand opinions on the general nature of
such combinations. Ho judged this
movement by the record of similar ones
in the past, and while his views may
have been superficial, they were not
venomous enough to have given Editor
Gantt the rabies. Editor Dana draws a
£50,000 salary, and any editor who can
draw that much aud survive the strain
is supposed to know a thing whether he
knows it or not, just as Editor Gautt ex
pects his readers to think of him.
Amkricth, Athens and Rome, are the
rival cities of Georgia in size, business
and enterprise, and the exponents of
these conditions are their respective
newspapers. Thus it is that any pro
gressive step of the one is quickly caught
up by tho others. A few weeks ago
the Americus Times gave a model paper
of twenty pages for her rivals to pattern
after, and now the Athens Ledger comes
out with a sixteen page edition, gotten
up in first-class style that does credit to
the management and the city it so well
n‘presen Is.
Mil C. 1*. Goodyear and other lead
ing business men of Brunswick, Ga.,
have recently been iu conference with
the president and tho general manager
of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad Company, looking to
more active work in tho development of
the foreign trade of Brunswick. The
tendency of the day is in the direction
of a large increase in the south’s direct
foreign trade, and Brunswick has largely
shared in this growth.
The February earnings of tho Central
system show a gross increase over tie
earnings of February a year ago in round
numbers of £45,000, and their net earn
ings show an increase of £53,000. There
was a decrease in operating expenses,
compared with last year, of £8,000. 'Die
net increase from investments show an
increase of £48,000, making an increase
in tiie total income of nearly £202,000.
Italy—A country that has in ex
change for millions of American gold,
dumped into this country hundreds of
thousands of worthless vagabonds, and
thousands of cut-throats—at war with
us for giving an object lesson to their
assassins, would contribute a brilliant
chapter to tho history of enlightened
civilization ef the Nineteenth century.—
Chattanooga Times.
It lias been announced seini-officially
that Editor Sam Whitmire of the Bruns
wick Times is tp retire anil be succeeded
by Rev. Mr. McCook, of Macon. For a
young man only a few years out of his
teens, Mr. Whitmore has done exceed
ingly well, and his friends will regret to
see him retire from the journalistic pro
fession in which he has given promise
of distinction.
Professor Tyndall, the great Eng
lish scientist who has been critically ill
with inflammation of the lungs,is report
ed better, and it is hoped that the crhis
has passed.
MB. SEARCY’S CANDIDACY.
In this issue of The Timem-Recordkr
appears the announcement of Mr. W.
E. II. Searcy, of Griffio, for tho presi
dency of the State Farmers’ Alliance.
The editor of Tiie Times-Recori»er
has known Mr. Searcy for twenty years;
has lived among his family and rela
tives, and knows that no K etter man
ever offered for any office in Georgia.
The farmers may go farther and do
much worse than to elect Mr. Searcy,
who possesses all the requisites fora
successful administration of the office to
which lie aspires.
His card states strongly his views and
position; lie is widely and favorably
known iu Georgia, and the alliance men
can trust not only his integrity but bis
capacity.
He has inaugurated a number of en
terprises in Griffin for the benefit of the
Alliance, among which are an Alliance
oil mill, ginnery, guano factory, agri
cultural works and an Alliance hank.
These are the true polities that the
farmers want to cultivate. Manufactur
ing at home instead of buying abroad is
tiie key at last to independence, and the
more the lines laid out by Mr. Searcy are
practiced, the better will become the
conditiou of the farmers.
The “political rights” of tho farmer,
of Georgia are their rights to become in
dependent and self-sustaining, raise
their supplies at home and have money
iu bauk, and according to the principles
of the Alliance, this is what they must
look to for redemption from monopoly,
and the oppression of poverty.
Politics per so are a humbug, unless
they are forced into the practical phase,
which brings substantial relief to their
needs.
Mr. Searcy’s record is such as to com
mend him most favorably to alliance-
men when the question of the election
of a president comes up.
The death of Phineas T. Barnum at
81, removes another remarkable man
from life to history. Barnum was
probably the best known show man of
the age, and was very original in his
methods. He was the author of the
word “humbug” which lie manufactured
and applied to a “sell” lie once got off
on the New Yorkers. He advertised
liberally in New York that lie bad a new
beast, heretofore unknown to natural
ists, which ha called tho “humbug,”
on exhibition in Brooklyn, and that it
would be shown free to all New York
ers who would take tho trouble to go
over to Brooklyn to see it. Having
previously chartered all the ferry boats
at moderate rates he caught tens of
thousands of extra passengers and reap
ed a big harvest from the excursionists
who went to see the free “humbug."
When the “sell” came out it amused
the public so much that tho new word
was at once adopted into the American
vocabulary, and will so remain even
when the name of Barnum is forgotten.
I’he Farmers Alliance having whipped
the jute bagging trust, has now traded
with that monopoly on their own terms,
and hereafter it will not be illegal to use
the heretofore boycotted jute. As they
will say: “Whenever the Alliance suc
ceeds In quashing the efforts to exact
unreasonable charges by monopolies or
corporations, then, of course, there is no
sense in perpetuating a war simply for
sentiment.” This means the end of the
cotton and pine straw bagging enter
prises, which were inaugurated for the
purpose of accomplishing this result,
which now being accomplished, dispen
ses with tiie need of manufacturing :ot- I
ton and straw bagging at higher co*t I
than jute. • f J
The Alliance over in Missis^ppi is v$ry I
much divided on the sub-treas-ury ques- I
tlon, and the leaders are endeavoring to I
settle tho difference. Wlmt^MNsissippi I
farmers need to do in a political way for I
their amelioration is to continue to elect I
good Democrats to Congress who will I
vote for free coinage and tariff reform. I
These liccdod measures cannot be Ions I
delayed, and when they come the farm- I
era will have all the relief that national I
legislation can afford them.—Age I
Herald. I
When President Harrison reads that 1
only six of the 144 Republican member* ■
of tho. New Hampshire legislature dc- ■
sire his renominatiou, lie will certainly ■
conclude that tho rumor that Xe* ■
Hampshire has not a republican form of ■
government has some foundation. I
this phenomenon anything to do with ■
the resignation of Senator Edmunds ’ ■
Governor Northen is still on l ' ie ■
war path. He is manufacturing muni ■
tions of war in the shape of lieutenant ■
colonels so rapidly that when the t u - ■
comes between him and Col. Living** 0 ® ■
the qualified voters of Georgia between ■
21 and 00 will all be on the governor» ■
staff and under personal obligations *’ ■
support him against mankind. ■
When Great Brltian and the United H
iro to lUhtlna about seals, no doubt tli«* H
will fly.-Courier-Journal. . H
If the negotiations are red-taped an H
much longer, leaving the destruction ^ ■
the seals to go along uninterruptedly?* | H
fur will have tlown along with the ■
to the sweet by-and-by and there will ■
no fur left to make lly. ■
The Quitman Press says: Col. 'H
ingston is ineligible to re-election to * H
office of president of the State AIM*® * H
Section 1. of Article VI. of the con * t ' I
lion of the State Alliance reads: ^ H
president shall continue in office ■
longer than two years in succession ■