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ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT. ! J. b\ NISliKT Editor. Our business was such that we could not attend the meeting of Co. Alliance; hope some brother who was present will make a re port of that meeting for the Alliance columns. Some of our bret hern are ordering their seed wheat through the exchange. This is right and we! I would like for others to do the ami' and not only wheat but any - i tiling you need. You will save i money every time. I.'t Ms road the principle.the Alliance oooa.-ionallv ami see ( if we are living up t<> them. In tiling essential unity ami iu ail ( thimrs charity I run afraid we forget those thimrs sometime-. Wo are to labor for tie education t' tlie agri ml'ii: i! da??*s?ar We doin^, 111i-^ Think of v our obligations, bretheiii. The Meet Sugar Industry. ji ________ | From the \Vn*hlnpton Pout. , That this country i- capable of I producing all the sugar that it i consumes and a large surplus for ? export is not doubted by those i who have intelligently investi- !i irated the subject. That the! manufacture of beet sugar opens ji up a profitable branch of agri-jl cultural industry has been demon 'i strated in several states. That it ! I would lie a good policy, couduc- I inir largely lo our material pro- 1 gross, to keep at home the vast j sums of money that we send ( abroad to buy sugar, provided I that we could advantageously i raise our own supply, is an axio- I inatic proposition. In Nebraska i the best sugar business is permanently established. (irand Island i is one of the principal points in ] that state devoted to this indus- I try. As there are many localities in Maryland and Virginia, as well < is in states further south, where i conditions favorable for this busi < nes> exist, it is worth while to|< reproduce some interestimr factsjl from a recent dispatch from11 < I rand Island, where 10,000 acres ' have this year heen ^iven up to ? the cultivation of sujrar hoots, the total product hein^ estimated at | about 100,00(1 tons, which would j ho at the rate of t? n lon? per acre. The hoots have been pur L rdiasoil on tlie !'< 'lowing schedule: For herds averaaiim 1 "J per cent uirar and SO per cent puiitv or 'i"tter. delivered at faetory. per ton, avera^in^ I! per cent -11r :uiu i it ju r cent purity. T-.')( ." banners who under-' -daild the business net >1 a ton for thoir entire crop. As to the! effect upon land values by the' introduction of ?o profit aide a' business it is reliably reported! that land near the beet su??nr| factories which could lie boiurht ; for $20 an acre in lhDO is now cjuoted at $100 per acre. The factory at (Jrand Island will have an output of 10,000,000 pounds of standard granulated su^ar this year, and it is stated that the laclory at .Norfolk will produce! oven more. Playing With K?Ik<m1 Tools. From tho Washington Post. Thoughtless partisans are still continuing to harp upon the price ot wheat and the value of silver. With shortsighted persistency they are emphasizing the height of the one and the ebb of the other as if by so doing they had solved not only the financial , problem but every other question j in dispute. Not content with a merely verbal presentation of the ! case they have gone into the diagram business, and ascending wheat and descending silver are placed side by side. j It seems to us that in thus lay- 1 ing undue stress upon a purely : fictitious circumstance, these politicians are playing with edged :, tools. If wheat would always ro . main at the top notch and silver j I ii?_- iiiniit A m iin.* trillion, IIUTI' might 1??? soma value in the detn-, onstrations which have b? n pre j ] pared with sueh can. On then contrary, no one van tell what ah year nay bring forth Next ' September, on the eve of an iiu- 1 portant t'ongres<ional election. 1 altera bountiful (ieiboii abroad,.) wheat may be at a low level.h while untorsoen factors may com ' bine to raise silver. Strange!1 things than this have happened. >' Kven while the air is still echoingj with the contrasts emphasized bv ! j the opponents of>ilver, the latter t is advancing in value. What it> j f mir-e may be in the future no, me can tell. Still more erraticI' It may be the price of wheat. It is a good thing for the fa nr.-! i *r to obtain the most remunera j t live ugures tor ins produce. It1 is not altogether as satisfactory o see metal which serves as the basis for a large amount of the t world's money undergoing a con- : dant depreciation. What we do 1 lesire to point out however, is 'hat the present conditions are ' not likely to he lasting. When j they change the arguments based < upon them lose force and convincing power. Some of the ' most zealous gold standard people may even now be throwing ; boomerangs which will return to | plague them. Reforms in an unsatisfactory monetary system are not to he accompb "!?ed hv relying exclusively upon nstatile conditions. I'ho contrary idea seems lo i>e unfortunately prevalent.and to those who hold such views our word of warning may not he out ( >f place. Tilings We (Might To Know. I That -tale hread may he freshened hy lipping the loaf ?|iti*?klv 1 into hot water and Making for a few moment" in a fjuiek oven. n I h.i! alt and liquid ammonia ( will remove egg stains from., plated spoons. ; 1 hat a lew drops of glycerine, put around the edge of ajar of fruit will prevent mould. That cut glass may he made hright and sparkling hy putting it in uiiwdnst !irnl tw.l i - 111 ii n i. ! !. i -- 1 * " " " a chamois a ft or washing thorough ly in soap and warm water. That a very plain meal may la* made attractive by being prep erly served. That, rough irons may be made 1 smooth by rubbing them on a board plentifully sprinkled with . salt. That children should never be ( given pork, veal or sausage, cabbage, hot cakes, pies or candy. OA8TOJ1IA. Prosperous Mexico. From the Ncvmta Appeal. Some weeks ago, when ther was a decline in the price ol' sil ver, the gold standard peopl floated over the report that Mex ico would become bankrupt am would be compelled by eireum stances to adont the gold standard Now President Diaz, in his mes sage to congress, pictures the re public as being <|iiite prosperous lie says the postollice and tele graph departuients, both of wide! ire conducted by the government show a remarkable increa e in bn siness. Referring to the declim in the priee of silver a^ all'eetinj the finances of Mexico. IV' mis i.ige states that while the presen liscal year do.-s not begin undo good, auspices as the proviou >ne there : not lortbe presen inv serious reason for alarm. Tin nat ion w til tie able i o pass ' lirougl the dillicult period confronting i with the same serenity whieli i lispbjyed ? few vear< a 'o whei like causes produced alarm. Tin President assured congress fha there was every lor congratula ion on the state ot the conntrv which stcadilv grows richer wliil. ho revenue ol the government i *ontinually increasing. The re 'out decline in silver, which. i ontinued, might occasion serioii! onsequenees, only encourage na iotial exportation and manufac tires. While llio temporary na lire ol' the d lino, according 1' ho reports roooivod by tho ox Tutivo, permits i ho indulgence o ho ho|>o that tho situation wil ;oon clear up. In any event tlu lational treasury is prepared t? neet it. The low price of silver is, o! ourso. seriously felt in Mexico vhero silver is produced for ex >ort, hut nevertheless, the eoun ry is prosperous and the export ire greater than heretofore. Ilonn nanufactnres have been stimu atod by the high prices of foreigi ;oods, and the country steadilj jrows richer and tho revenue o he government is constantly in iroasing. The fact that foreign contrio lo not accept Mexican silver a its nominal value stimulates horn production and industries an< virtually excludes foreign good from tho home market. Fruits Fanned at llmne. l-'ro'ii Woman'* Homo Companion. It is said the American stom iu'Ii lias universally su tiered I'roi llie use ol canned goods. This,o course, applies only to hough goods, wliieli contain some 'diemi cal to preserve them. I'eas.beam and tomatoes are treated lo pre serve their color, and with lh exception ol tomatoes, all vegetji hies, it is said, contain somethin to prevent fermentation. fruitheinir without starch. keep mor easily than vegetables. hut man are variously treated to insur their t'air appearance as cotninei rial article*. Nearly all fruits.an some vegetables, are easily can licit lor wiiiler mm-,and if :i house keeper once supplies her ow storeroom,bought jroods will novo have ;im attraction for her. It i a mystery why we use boujjli canned lon.atoes when we arc s often warned against their injuri ous effects, and when home cai tied ones aro so much better. :i 11r aether wholesome, so easily pr< pared ami keep so well. I'erhaj] it is because of an impressio that the bought ones, at !? or 1 cents a can, are cheaper. That i not case. The first cost ol rpjat jars, at retail, is #50 cents a do/ei Tomatoes, at the height of th season, can be hough*., even i cities, at 2f> or even *20 cents hushel. So even the first seasoi a quart jar would not cost 1 cents, and after that the cost, r I he jars can ho subtracted, tnak ing the cost of the canned vegota hie nominal. Farm Products and Silver, From the Chicago Dispatch. e The action of the Hank of Knj " land in regard to holding one-lift L> of its balance in silver has draw j at tent ion to the supplemental report of the British agriculture . commission. Comment on this report h: heretofore been made in the? '* (columns, but renewed commei [ is suggested In* recent, event , The commission was appointc lour years .'.go for the purpose < inquiring into the cause and ron edy lor lite depression which h; f existed in agriculture For foi r years the investigation has bet pursued with the most painstal ing accura< v. Noariv wi B! ' 1 i nesses were examined. at t , j special reports from consuls a j over the world were received. i The commission has report* E'j that the progressive and serioi ' i decline in the prices of farm pn ( in -. 1 In cause lor this dt j j presnion is alleged hy the te s i commissioners wiio signed tl 'supplementary report to exi t i 1 the demonet i/.ation of silver. Tl Sj remedy suggested i> the openiti of the mints by iutoruationi agreement to the free coinage < ->j silver. I lit armaments of the commi: J: sinners is ns follows; 1 *rit?r 1 , 1ST:? the mints of the I * n it c , States, of Franco, an?l the foi other countries belonging to tl 1 bat an In ion in Kurope were ope ' to the unlimited coinage of si 1 v< as well as gold. In this way tl s volume of legal tender money i ? the world was steadily increase year after year, by silver as we 1 as by gold. This gave to silve j. far as the law was concerned, position of equality with gold,at the law created an unlimited <1 s mand for silver, precisely as ' now creates an unlimited demai j for gold." Fnder these cont s tions agriculture flourished. ?Sitn 1873 it has steadily declined. The report concludes by urgii I the Knglish government hearti to cooperate with foreign powe I in rehabilitating silver. It | quite reasonable to suppose th , I this report has had some inllueu ,1 | in determining the course tain tjhvthe directors of the Hank > . Fngland. It is natural that t] ' 'money brokers of London slum j oppose this movement. Tin , ! cart* nothing for agriculture. Tin g'dcal solely in money, and the a preeiation of jrold is a prime fa '* tor in the increase of their ^aii y It looks as though the Seer 1 tarv of the I'nited States treasti j may he mistaken when lie s:? that the action of the Hank Falkland will "amount to not 111 inir." r i I lUtful t'rr.nfriftiTff. 0 I Jet hel I'reshytery met at Hie burg last week. 1'he attendan 1 was large, and the hospitality u stinted. I{ev. .1. ('. Spann, of ] IS '*' church South, was rcoeivi u into presbytery. Kev. (J. " Robinson was dismissed to t ls presbytery of Fast Texas. ' Lice ' tiates F. K. Sims and VV. . t, Hafncr were ordained tfile fi n work of tlie gospel ministry. I'n a Harrison of Davidson ("olio 11 made an interesting address 'J. behalf of that excellent instit tion. The work of the presb tery seems to be in a good cone tion. I'm: DRKA l? I". l? C OXNI'MPTIOSr CAW III-: i'UKKI). 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