Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1901 Page: 5 of 16
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Thursday, September 1% 1801.
SOUTHERN MERCURY
FARMERS SHOULD* STAY OUT OF
POLITICS.'*
"He who by his work would thrive,
Must either hold the plow or drive."
So wrote a sage; but in this later day,
Wealth cannot come, nor with the
farmer stay.
The rule, it seems, is, he who holds
or drives the plow
Gets only, a meager portion now.
His brawny arms and stead blows
May bring to light earth's richest
stores.
But there are thousands quick at
hand,
To grab all he makes, and e'en take
his land.
The landlord claims his yearly rents.
The banker claims his 12 per cents.
The merchant claims a lordly share.
The railroad "taxes all 'twill bear,"
The commission man he gets a slice,
The insurance man must have a piece.
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The compress men, who press the
bales,
Help squeeze the farmer 'till he fails;
Then, when he's down from all their
kicks,
They cry: "Keep opt of politics."
Now, if politics is such a curse or
bane,
How do those who are in it get such
gain
That they grow rich with little
trouble
And year after year see their riches
doubled?
Why should it be meat to them, poi-
son to another?
Why are they so keen the farmer's
voice to smother?
I*t it not because the laws of our na-
tion
Have been shaped through politics, so
that degradation
Must be the part of him who toils and
strives
And workers all must feed and fatten
those who drive?
Sure 'tis in bad legislation; there all
the trouble lies.
Then why should they be silent and
politics decry?
Must they be content to work the
fields, to herd their flocks,
To lower all ambition and imitate the
ox?
To be the lowly beast and count It as
"luck"
If the master gives a hand of grain or
modicum of shuck?
Just so they'd have you be; you then
will be better slaves.
You will then be better servants to
enrich the master knaves.
So, farmers, stick to your plows and
bend your backs.
They only need you to vote for them,
and pay your yearly tax.
—Linn Tanner.
Cheneyville, La.
tys chairman and precinct chairmen, as
well as to otherwise perfect the organ-
ization of the party in Lavaca County.
Following are the minutes of the meet-
ing:
"Motion carried that the executive
committee be composed of precinct
chairmen, and that the county chair-
man and secretary have the power to
appoint said chairmen. The following
persons were accordingly appointed:
Precint 1, T. C. Brown; precint 3, J.
W. Helmfi; precinct 4, R. J. Putney;
precinct 5, Wo. Harvey; precinct 6,
M. M. Babh; pdeclnct 7. A. K. Jones;
precinct 8, Henry Schott.
"Motion carried that we reindorse
the People's party platform enacted at
St. Louis in 1897, and that we favor
holding our national convention before
either of the old parties do.
"Julius Pagel, of Haliettsville, was
elected permanent county chairman
and J. S. Brannon, of Vienna, secre-
tary."—Haliettsville New Era.
RUBBER-SHOD HORSES.
A movement has been started in
some cities in favor of shoeing horses
with rubber instead of iron.
The Milwaukee Sentinel argues in
favor of the innovation, and says: "If
the rubber shoe is what has been claim-
ed for it, and there does not appear to
be room for doubt on this head, there
is no good reason why it should not
keep pace with the rubber tire in pop-
ular favor. If the horse could talk he
would certainly enter a strong plea in
favor of the innovation."
• It is claimed in Chicago, where the
rubber shoe has been widely introduc-
ed, that the general condition of horses'
feet has improved 30 per cent, and the
danger from cracked hoofs, sprained
tendons and rheumatism has decreased
fuly SO per cent among the horses ex-
perimented with.
As "a kind master is kind to his
horse," this consideration alone should
prove a strong argument in favor of
the adoption of the rubber shoe.
Humanity likewise would be bene-
fitted by the change.
If the clattering iron horseshoe
should disappear from the streets the
lelief to suffering human nerves would
be almost incalculable.
Rubber on the hoofs of horsps that
are driven over asphalt pavements
would serve a much more humane and
useful purpose than it does in the
necks of curious people, or on the feet
of sinuous politicians.
war. There is in use in the Say re dis-
tillery near Warwick a kettle and
worm, the product of which in apple-
jack paid excise duty to King George
III. It was then in a still somewhere
in the Hudson highlands. The Sayre
still is the only one left out of the
twenty-seven. All the old stills in
other parts of the county have disap-
peared. There is perhaps not more
than 10,000 galons of applejack made in
Orange county to-day.
"There was a time, not so long ago,
when one would hear no other tipple
asked for by the bibulously inclined in
Orange county. If you asked for whis-
key, applejack would invariably be set
out to you. To-day if you ask for ap-
plejack right here in its old-time
home, the landlord will have to take a
look over his stock to see whether he
has got any. It was no uncommon
thing for as high as $10 a gallon to be
paid for applejack known to be a cer-
tain number of years in the farmer's
cellar. Some of the best applejack ever
made is lying in farm cellars to-day.
But somehow the present generation
has gone away from the good old taste
of the fathers and applejack that ought
to be worth $1 a drop is ignored for
tumultuous rye and cheap beer.
"The distillers that are left in Or-
ange county say there is no money in
applejack any more, one reason being
that rye and corn whiskey can be made
so much cheaper. So the glory of Or-
ange county applejack is gone, and it
really makes little difference now
whether her orchards bear in the even
or the odd number years, or whether
they bear at all."
POPULIST MEETING.
On call of Acting Chairman R. J.
Putney, a number of Populists met in
Haliettsville last Saturday for the
purpose of electing a permanent coun-
DAYS OF APPLEJACK ARE GONE.
A special correspondent of the In-
ter-Ocean from Chester, N. Y., says:
"A few years ago Orange county made
more applejack than any other county
in the Union, New Jersey not barred,"
said an old-timer. "In the town of
Warwick alone there were twenty-
seven applejack distilleries. We turned
out 100,000 gallons a year, and paid
the government $120,000 a year tax for
doing it. There was scarcely a town
in the county that didn't squeeze its
quota of apples into cider and convert
the cider into applejack.
"Orange country began the making
of applejack before the Revolutionary
SEPTEMBER DAYS
are delightful in the North, and a va-
cation then can be enjoyed. Your en-
joyment commences at once if you
journey via the Great Rock Island
Route, and you will notice that the
rates are 'way down low.
Sept. 7 and 8 round trip tickets to
Cleveland at dollars less than one fare,
account G. A. R. reunion. Privilege of
30 days' stay by depositing ticket, giv-
ing time to take in Buffalo Exposition
and New York City.
Sept. 19 to 27, round trip to San
Francisco $45,00 variable routes. Los
Angeles and Portland may be included
by payment of only $14.00 more. Stop-
overs going and coming, and a final
limit of Nov. 15. This account Epis-
copal Church Convention.
Tickets on sale daily to Colorado
common points $30.00 round trip, limit
Oct. 31.
Rates to Buffalo every day. Very
low. One fare plus $2 to Michigan
resorts.
Latest Pullman sleepers. Finest rail-
road eating houses and best dining
car service in the world. Connections
made direct at all points of import-
ance. Write us for further informa-
tion. i/HAS. B. 8LOAT,
G. P. & T. A., C. R. I. 4b T. Ry., Ft.
Worth, Texas.
Cures
Weak Men
Free
lusures Love and a Happy Home for
All.
How any man may quickly cure him-
self after years ef suffering from sexual
weakness, lost vitality, night losses, varl-
your name and address to Dr. L. W.
cocele, etc., and enlarge small weak or-
gans to full slse and vigor. Simply send
L.. W. KNAPP, M. D.,
Knapp, 1424 Hull Bldg., Detroit, Mich.,
aiJ^. he will gladly send the free receipt
with full directions so that any man
may easily cure himself at heme. This
is certainly a most generous offer and the
following extracts taken from his dally
mall show w..at men think of his gener-
osity:
"Dear Sir—Please accept my sincere
thanks for yours of recent date. I have
given your treatment a thorough test
and the benefit has been extraordinary.
It has completely oraced me up. I am
Just as vigorous as when a boy and you
cannot realise how happy I am."
"Dear Sir—Your melnod worked beauti-
fully. Results were exactly what I
needed. Strength and vigor have com-
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tirely satisfactory."
Dear Sir—fours was received and I had
no trouble In making use of the receipt
as directed and can truthfully say It is a
boon to weak men. I am greatly Im-
proved In slse, strength and vigor.
All correspondence is strictly confident-
ial mailed In plain sealed envelope. The
receipt is free for the asking and he
wants every man to have It.
LOW RATES NORTH
VIA
Louisville & Nashville R. R.
September 14th
FROM NEW ORLEANS
$15.00 Chicago and Return
$14.00 Cincinnati "
$12.00 Louisville "
$12.00 St. Louis
Tickets sold at above rates arc limited for
return until September 80. Inclusive.
T. H. KINGSLEY, ' P. W. MORROW,
Trav. Pass. Agent, Trav I'ass. Agent,
Dallas, Tex. Houston, Tax.
J. K. RID6ELY, D. P. A., New Orleans.
PURE LEAF TOBACCO FOR SALE.
Besides the heavy war tax on store
. ... tobacco, the Infernal trusts now tax you
A raw egg, two teaspoonfuls sugar, to death. Now If you w^nt to smoke
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{ulna from n lemon hant tin in n. turn- and chew pure leaf tobacoo (roe and un-
juice rrom a lemon, Deal up in a lum taxed and saye your d,me> tfc#ge hard
bier, fill with water and drink. It's times, snd.help a brother who has dared
better than any "root beer" or any
other kind of beer for a hot weather P^ces
AAOTMS
drink.
much to defend and propagate the Im-
mortal principles of reform, write me for
prices on leaf tobacco of my own raising.
Royal,
Win. L.
my
Parks, Port
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