The Southern Mercury, Texas Farmers' Alliance Advocate. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 1889 Page: 2 of 8
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THE SOUTHERNMERCURYi DALLAS. TEXAS, NOV. 14, 1889.
THE FAMILY.
the oouams,
Dbab Editor.—I have uen several let-
tors Iron tbii place. This Is my ttrst t*
tempt to write one myself. Pa, ma and
lister belong to the Alliance, and when 1
get old enough I will too. Fa takes Tns
mkkcdr y and i like to read, «specially the
cousins' column. As this is my first X will
close by asking the cousins a riddle: "On
love 1 sit, on love I stand, yet I bold love
in my right hand."
1 think 1 can answer Nora J£. Johnson's
riddle. It is a watch.
Well, I will close. Success to Thb Mer>
cuky and the cousins.
Tuos. Williams.
Weesatche, Texas.
Dear Editor:—As 1 saw my other letter
in print I thought 1 would write again
Crops In Hunt eounty are tine and the
prospects were never better. I'n has one
pieoe of corn that will yield from CD to 70
bushels per acre. Some of our neighbors
are in the grass as well as ourselves, but
pa thinks with fair weather and close work
we will all pull through. I haven't heard
ol but one crop being advertised. 1 will
tell you in my next what this crop brought,
I love to resd the cousins' letters, and 1
would love for some of them to correspond
with me. 1 bope X will meet some ol them
at the Dallas Fair this fall.
I think 1 can answer Cousin Marcus D.
Fumphrey's riddle: X think It is 1U.
I remain your friend,
Kva Candlkr.
Merit, Texas.
Adallne A. Dunn, Bay, La., sees so many
nice letters from the little cousins she also
writes, asking admission. She Is 12 years
old, has-neither brother nor sistor. We
extend our arms to welcome this dear ltttle
girl. Write us again, Adallne, and ask us
again your riddle.
Dkar Editor:—I saw in your paper that
you would print our letters If we would
write again, and X thought I would try.
We are having a great deal of sickness In
this part of the county. We are very busy
picking cotton. I can pick 200 pounds a
day. I have a little brotuer 7 years old
who can pick 00 pounds. Our corn crop is
short. X will close with a riddle: X washed
my hands in water that never rained or
run, and dried them on a towel that was
never wove nor spun.
I will close. Yours truly,
Frank Mklton.
Dresden, Texas.
Dear Editor:—Please allow a little girl
of XI summers to join the happy band of
cousins. My home Is in Honrietta, Texas,
and X go to school. Papa takes Thb Mer-
cury, and I love to read the little letters
very much. I camo down to visit the fair,
and I liked It very muob. If I see this in
print, I will write again. Your little
friend, Hattie Itica.
Dkar Editor:—As X have seen no let-
ters from Shlloh Alliance, I thought I
would write one. Mamma and papa belong
to Shlloh Alliance. X am a llttla girl 14
years old and have one sister and three
brothers younger than myself. I am not
going to school now. 1 study history, dic-
tionary, grammar, geography, etymology,
and physiology. I am in lavor of the his-
tory class. I think It Is of more profit than
riddles. I will close by asking the cousins
a question: What was the battle cry at
San Jacinto?
Hoping to see this In print I wltl close.
With much love to the cousins, I am
Edith Cavkndkh.
Gallinas, Texas.
Well, Edith, were wo all to rise who
favored the history class, I believe the ma-
jority would be lor the history. It is a
good idea. Why not con II no ourselvos to
Texas history, at least for awhile. There
is no state In tho Union that has a history
more Interesting than our own. So let us
begin with Texas by answering Edith's
question.
Dear Editor:—As I have not seen any-
thing from this part of ToxaB, I thought X
would soe il you would let me Join the
cousins' happy baud. X am 14 years old.
Papa and mamma belong to tho Alllanoe. X
think the Alllauco 1b a good thing. I'apa
takes Thb Mkkcory, and i love to read
the cousins' letters. X think I can answor
Cousin Mollle M. Wobster's riddle: It is
bees, Is it not? I will give a riddle: What
goes to water and never drinks f
God bless the dear old Mbkccry and
may angels hover around the editor.
Pink Woi.f.
Gatesvlllo, Texas.
This little Wolf, although Pink, we bope
will one day be transferred Into a while
angel. Were she one now we feel sure
there would be one good angel to guide us
aright. ______
Dkar Editor:—As my last letter was in
print I thought I would write again.
Oh, cousins, I was going to see a dear
fried of mine to-day, and it rained so much
I could not go. You don't know hew dis-
appointed I was. Do any of you cousins
love to go horseback riding? I certainly
do love to go, but I am not a very good
rider, as I have no pony of my own and
papa won't loan me his very often; but he
■aya that he is going to get sister and I
both a pony this fall.
Well, I will bid the editor and cousins
adieu before I bother you with a long let-
ter. Hoping to aee this In print I am yours
as ever, Mora E. Johnson.
Caney, Texas.
We bope our Cousin Mora and her sister
have their ponies by this time and are en.
joying themselves. To me there is nothing
moro delightful than riding a geod horse.
Dbab Editor:—As you were kind
enough to publish my first letter I thought
1 would write again. I haven't joined the
Alllanoe yet, it Is still moving on at old
Enon. Our big meeting commenced at
Enon last Saturday and closed Thursday.
Our pastor did seme good meeting at
Evergreen. Bro. J. Hanson did some noble
reaching, mooting lasted nine daya. 1 eu-
oyed mysell well. 1 think If everybody
would think about their condition aud try
to live better, we would get along better
than we do. I have been going to school
so much I letl somSwhat lonely. I think
wt will have a go* d rain to-night, it has
bean raining two days. What is the mat-
tor with tho cousins f They have all quit
writing. It la great enjoyment to mo to
road their lottors. What has become or
sin CIlBordT She asked a question I
£
heap of complaint about boll worms, but I
hope the farmers will come out all right
yet. They will succeed 11 they will just
work together. 1 will close with an al.
bum verao: "Friendship is a golden knot,
tied by an angel's band; our friendship has
budded on earth, may it blossom in
heaven." "He that loveth not kaoweth
not God, for God is love." ''ltemembsr
well, and bear in mind that a good, true
friend is bard to find, and when you find
one just and true, change not the old one
for the new." If this escapes the waste
basket I will come again. I remain as
ever, your little cousin,
eblla shbfi'ard.
Bright Star, Ark.
No doubt many of the little oues iliought
'ike Cousin Ella. "What has bccome of
the little cousins, that they do not writet"
Once more the latch string bangs on the
outside, and wo bope they will all conirib*
ute to the cblldrens comer.
Pretty quotations lor an album, you gave
us. Thanks, and come again.
Wo hope the little cousins will all note
what Cousin Mattie Glover has to say
about using slang. Xt is a habit very easily
contracted, and one hard to break. X re-
member well my own juvenile days, living
on a farm. I got In a way of suying, "O
shucks," and It was "O shucks" on every
occasion when things failed to please me>
till my mother undertook to break me of so
ugly a habit. By a persistent application
ol persuasive treatment, savored by a
china twig, she at last succeeded.
Another thing 1 want my dear little
cousins to notice is, what Cousin Thomas
Blackmun says. If you do not see your
ilrst letter In print, why not Just write
ag4ln, sure enough, as Cousin Thomas and
I think you oughtf "Star."
Some of the little cousins speak of their
baby brother or sister as pet. Wo have
a little nephew three years old. His aun-
tie took him visiting the other day, on the
way he said to her, >(0,you dolce oorayou."
That evening in relating the events of the
day, he said, "pa, I called Fann.'.o "dolce
oorayon," and she gave me candy and ap-
ples. His fathor bad less knowledge of
Spanish than the baby boy. The little
tellow knew It must mean something nice,
but bis ma had to tell them what It niesnt
—"sweetheart."
Dkar Editor :—As my other letter was
not worth printing I thought 1 would try to
write a better one this time.
Farmers In this seotlon are very near up
with tbelr crops. I am a boy 12 years old.
I am glad papa is a subscriber to the old
Mercury. Ho is president of Central
school house Alliance.
I guess Cousin Klzzie Ackers age Is
about 10, and her puzzle I guess was the
man's son, was it not?
I wish some of the 12-year-old girls
would correspond with me, lor I have not
got a correspondent now.
My mother died last year, but we have
got a stepmother now. I have got three
brothers and one sister living and one of
each dead.
I will ask tho cousins a question : How
many times Is the word hen mentioned in
the Bible Í Youi b,
John Jennings,
Goliad Co., Texus.
Say, girls, who will correspond with
John. He is only 12, and writes a good let"
ter, and a splendid hand. We think we
could consoienciously recommend John as
a good boy. _
Dear Editor :—As I see so many of thet
cousins are writing to our valuable paper
X thought I would write too. I wrote once>
but X guess my letter went where all the
bad ones go. I am a girl, 17 years old, and
I weigh 112 pounds. x do not belong to
the Alliance. I'a and ma both belong to
Donelton Alliance, No. 41UÜ. I'a takes
Thb Mercury and likes it well, and x
(Ike to read it too.
Cousins, don't you think we have a kind
editor, to publish our letters? Wo are
having plenty of rain, it has boen raining
oil' and on for moro than a week. Corn is
plentiful, cotton Is tolerably good.
Cousins, X wont to a Mason dinner tho
other day, and you bet saw a fine time. x
rods the goat, but he didn't pitch me off.
Cousins, how did you like the piece, "An-
others Crime ? I liked it splendidly. 1
hope the noxt piece will be as good. Cous*
In Dina B. Kay, wrlto again, you wrote a
splendid lottor. Cousins, Nina was my
schoolmato, but she moved away. 1 will
close, for the editor might put this letter
wherb he did the other one. So good bye,
kind editor, and coubIub. Your friend,
Charity Newland.
Hunt county, Texas.
Charity's letter deserves a better fate
than It met with if it did roally go to that
waste basket. It must have been by ac-
cident, Charity, certainly so, If it was half
as nloo as this one.
D bar Editor:—As X wroto once before
and my lettor escaped tho iron jaws of the
monstrous waste-basket, X have courage to
write again. i ama farmer's daughter and
Uve on a (arm two miles west of Aurora.
Papa takes your valuable paper and is a
member of the Alliance at Aurora. We are
going to havo an Alliance picnic near here
In July. 1 have three brothers and five
listers, but alas, my dear mother Is dead.
Often do I elgh for the iweet leuurlty 1 toll
when of an evening nettling in her bosom
I listened to some quiet tale (uttaole to my
ago. Nevar can I forget her sweet glance
caat upon me. AlaB, bow little wo appre-
ciate a mother's tenderness while living.
Children look in those eyes, listen to that
dear voice, notice the feeling of a single
toucb that Is bestowed upon you by that
hand and make much of It while yet you
have that most precious of all gilts.
Hoping to see this In print I will close.
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Aurora, Texas.
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we have decided upon a novel plan of offering Liberal Premiums to each and every
person who has the cause of the Alliance at heart. We propose to make a tremendous
effort to get 50,000 SUBSCRIBERS
between now and January 1st, 1890. In order to accomplish this, and at the same
time offer some inducements for our friends to assist us in securing 50,000 subscribers,
we have dccided to distribute the following prizes and on the following conditions:
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To the person sending us the largest number of yearly subscribers
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To the person sending us the second largest number 20.00
To the person sending us the third largest number 10.00
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Totiif. first 200 persons sending us in a list of 10 subscribers and $10
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Special Inducements.
To each and ever)' person subscribing for The Southern Mercury for
one year, between now and Jan. x, 1890, whether old or new subscribers, we
will send to each a printed receipt which will bear a number; this receipt will
entitle the holder thereof to a chance of winning one of our
supplemental prizes.
The distribution of these Supplemental Prizes will be made in the following
manner. The Executive Committee of the State Alliance will be requested
to select three persons to examine the list of subscribers received under this
offer and see that each name is properly numbered; they will then prepare a
duplicate number of tickets corieíponding in number with those entered upon
our books; they will then draw 50 numbers, which will be entered as each being
entitled to a prize of the "1st class"; they will then proceed to draw 25 additional
numbers from those remaining, which will be entered as being entitled to a
prize of the "2nd class;" then they will draw 15 additional numbers lrom those
remaining, which will be entered as being entitled a prize of the "3rd class;"
they will then draw 10 additional numbers from those remaining, which will be
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have a chance to win one of the four cash prizes valued at $75.00; also a
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their efforts in behalf of
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The State Alliance at its session in August strongly endorsed and urged
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order to make it of interest to all to increase our circulation to 50,000 we have
decided to offer the foregoing prizes.
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Persons competing for the cash prizes can send in subscriptions at any time
and we will credit them with everyone sent. Don't wait until you get a large
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Persons competing for the extra prizes must send in 10 subscriptions at one
time. The first 200 sending in 10 subscribers at one time get a Pin, and they
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see the same subscriptions will count twice, or in other words, the sender of
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The winners of prizes will be published in The Mercury of Jan. 9, 1890.
The above advertisement covers all the information necessary in regard to
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Prizes is confined to Members of the Farmers Alliance; no one else allowed
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