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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
Die peoples party will be organic
Cd In Polk county on February 22'o.

Senator Leland Stanford has re.
vised and introduced into tue Ssns:e
bic bill for the establishment Of =
Land loan Bureau. The main Tea
lures OF this bill are that the Cover.
ment shalt issue Treasury notes to
the amount Of 600, D0O. 600, to lie
loaned on land q The vs3ss II $500
Or more, irrespective Of impsOvneats
1t Z per osnt psf aonum; thak TIE han
shalt not excsod one half OF TIN -
sessed value Of the land and shall
continue in force or b subject 70 ~
newal from time to time for twenty
gears. The bill 10 . goosi anil just
measure Of relief. not only for the
farming element, hat by making
money more plentiful, At low rates
OF intsrests, and placing Il directly
10 Tie hands os the people without
he iutsrveatioa Of bankers and cap.
ieailats, will benefit al classes Of pro-
Observation-Disclosures, Memphis, Tehn.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
UNCLE SANS STAMPS.
s0s 1asoeseesag vs0ss Ab~ae eAo
VoO0D0ooe - PoosoRQ

Assistant Postmaster General L. D.
HaSsn has written very interesting
article on the use aud development Of
our postage clamps. Mr.. Hazeu says
that ut present shore are more stamps
in use than most people have any idea
At. The new stamps alone range IL
dissemination from cont to 80 cents.
aud there 10 lO-crns stamp. l5-cent
stamp and SO-csni stamn.
The designs for all the stamps are
selected BY tho postmaster-g
with the assistance Of his sul,orsiinates.
Tho faces on the stamps ate sharply
criticized and tho greatest care ID
taken 70 got designs which will be pup
ular aud appropriate. It has been
said that tn" portraits wu all the Amer
lean STAMPS sre taken from bu<ts Of
statues. This 10 . mistake. Tho ,or-
trait Of Abraham Lincoln on tie new
AGENT stamp u after . photograph
from life. aud the same i true IL the
scent Grant stamp aud the 6-csna
stamp bearing the iaos Of ex-Presidoul
Garfield.
The lO.csnt stamp has portrait Of
Daniel Webster after . daEuerrsosy ps
from life. and the same IL tho origin Ut
the portrait Of Henry Clay al the blue
l6-cons lssue. Tho remainder Of the
stamps Of the new issue are eakeu
from bwsta AMI Commodore Herry'a
picture o. the 9J.eens stamp b sstes
Wolcost's statue.
Ths hixhess dissemination Issued By
he Vaited States in the form Of q
stamp y the go stamp which l. used
By the sswsp.psrs 10 paying shsis
possaxs bill... For the same purpose
~ ths $ks3 ssampA the 8 stamp aud
ne various other denominations rang
, iux from that On 70 >l6
IL 10 way can one got better idea
! Of the growth u the Uniisd States u
both populasios and business thsa By
locking over The stasissies ef stamp
T.; sales. During The ehrSs ysars aitsl
! sesmps we're arst adopted from l0a7
+, - l8Sl. Only l0Oo.00o stampa il
, 1ouad uumbsrs. were sold. Il took
! the people about three years 70 gsl
acquainisd with their valua, aaL "a
! show shat they appreciated The rsduo'
! don Of postage % 3 cen&AL
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
All AGRlcAN PVl0PKlll,


1hto1eh theft masy biological ps.
eultatitiSS The family u Tie pompiuu
baj becom0 knoWa 70 ev1eybody.
G6tdmbsrs iuslous asd pumpkias b.
MIn1 u the heaviest fruits and ~ they
Rtov On \ vcty slsn,ier ssslk. But q
: Irosecsiou sSaisss bsIuS torn By The
weight 81 the fruit the trunk u tho
plant either ereeps along The ground
Of Winds arouud other plants Or props
that h.ppea In iss way. Bearing shss
fact In mind. Il = oil lhs moro surpfls.
iux 70 know that smonG this kooss Of
plants specimsu j. Sonsd that alsviais9
fvom the rule Of beisx Q ersspes ara
grows like trce.
Tho home Of the DendrosiccyUs b
tho Dark Continent and this Is In.
duubsetllv the rrason whv Nc hare not
bseu made acquainted with It oatllsr.
L xruws on tho lslaod Of Sce6ira.
where the plant IL known by the tanie
Of Ramhen. Hsllstedt. who visit6d
The isi.sd In 1884 wss the flrss 10 nlssH.
ton II In his ..Slemoire % the island
Of Socosrs." In 1850 Socoira was Ira.
versed By Bailey Balfour, the we'll
known, botAniss, and he describes Two
kinds Of gamhsn. In the following
year Prof. Schweisiurth made = trip
lrom Cairo to Socotra aud TO him 70
ars indebted for tho first pictorial
view Of shis plant. Tho trunk y
knoll.shaped and grows about u feet
high. with diameter III irvm to .
feet. Tha riud Il white 10 chalk and
perfectly smooth asd tho clumsy
trunks among The green shrubeery
look more like marble columns than
anything else. Near Tamarii. the
larEvas village 90 the norehern coast Of
0ocolfa. Ihess plaSis grow 10 such
large nuntsrs that ones imagination
need not stretch very greatly 10 com.
pariux the forest hills Of Soeossa with
: graveyard full u marble mont
mcnts."
Tness plants attain . vessrsble ago;
Wells,edt reports having found 81
Kadhuh. not lar from Tamarid. in the
bark Of . gamhcu trunk an Arabian
Inscription bearing the date Of l6A0.
The fact ihas this inscription has re.
maiucd intact % long also demonstrated
that gamhsn does not shed ito bark
like our trees BY the formation 81
seabA
The wood 10 not solid aud compact
like that Of the trees Ne know. but full
Of sap aud cuta like turnip. A pom
knife IL sufficient 10 cut . stairway
into The trunk Of . Eamhea. ovel
which the Sewers on tho top can b
reached.
Aside from It's tree-shape tho xamheu
sesemblcs the pompion In every detail.
% far - the formation Of 0owers,
leaves aud roots Is e0uccrned.-M r
Recorder.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

The KiMSoos believe In seven mar
steus % al created spirits. the earth
Deinx the lowest Of these. while the
seventh and hixhest = the SEAT Of
Brahma. The M0slsW ptl8vimaks l.
at last cousumusated vixen ssVo0 cir
cults have beeu made round tbG ssNod
st0ne OF Mecca. The astrououesD
tell % Of seven greater planeeA the
alchemists dealt with seven metalA
and we all Of - recognise savsn days
In oaeh week.
A partridge Jew into The shop Of .
Connecticut taxidermist q few DAYS
ago. Five 0isuees later preparations
were being mads to stu4 aud mount il
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

The east Is pushing ito monetary
conference schens and meetings are
being held in al The larger cities b5
business men who are largely hank.
ers. The west aud south should ut
once commence organizing to defeat
the scheme.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

Various cities in the state are MAX
ing an effort to secure the state uni
vsrsity, made possible since the
burning Of the old buildings 1T Co..
umbia. Clinton Is talsug the lead in
this respect ssd . big fsht will ~
made in the legislaturss
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

Never befose In the history u
Bates county Was the out look for
the cause OF reform 50 bright. Its
friends are standing flrm, are labor
ing INCREASINGLY and the influence Of
thier goo d example Is winning new
new recruits. Press on, brrthern,
The cause 10 richly worth your best
saorta.--Weekiy Union.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

Just COW 10 allied press is making
big split In the alliance out in Kan
go. But the alliance out there goes
right along, gathering new recruits
every day and will ne able before the
campaieu Of 1892 c:asses to bc en-
tire mastar Of the situation.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
Al important Meeting.

Public attention is being attracted
to the great National Lator Conven-
ton 10 l,e held in St. Louis on Febru.
arp g. It will be the most impor-
tant labor convention ever held in
the United States. Tbs al,lest speak
era of America, both ladies' and gen.
tlemen, are expected to address the
meeting. 1t will be a representation
Of all the labor organizations Of this
nation. That tue present policy Of
the political leaders Of this country 10
radically wrong, 10 evidenced By the
great labor demonstration that arc
being held in every state in the Un-
ion. To longer dub these men crauks,
and ridicule the principle they aslvo.
cate or scoFn the messurers they pro-
pose, 10 but to acknowledge ouc's dn-
plicity, and marks them 40 the
mental subject Of = political tyranny
that s3bordinates the nobter a&trilu-
tes Of man to the accomplishment Of
its dictorial demands. All that
that these various organizations ask
is simply justice. They do not de-
mand anything titat woul.l be for the
special benefit Of chosen few, but
ask in behalf Of every human being
who 10 engaged in . lsgi innate bust
mesa whose Efforts afka 70 the matcri-
al prosperity OF meakfata That
such demands are righs md j,st be-
tween man and man.. sad ne only
policy that will perpettsts' the bless
ings Of American independence, il
acknowledged by the ablest states.
Mcn, the profountlest thinkers and
logical reasoners OF the present time.
Jsstice 10 the inalienable heritage OF
msa. the incentive that led to the e..
tshlisAoent Of American free.lUsa,
aud be who would not utter q viebr.
ous protest against the policy Of it,
enimies 10 not worthy To enjoy i&e
Observation-Disclosures View.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

Aiarse meeting WAS held In Chicago
hst week, having for it, object the
nai6catioo Of the pea,ple's party. pro-
6htiopists and the NATIONAL reform
parties. Delegates were selected to
represent the meeting in the 81. Louis
00nfofenco.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

Ths congressional union OF this
d;.trict Vas held on the 2eth at En-
1p,ille. Messrs. joel Ewing, j.
L. Durnal, Joseph Miller and ". H.
r. Smith represented this county and
report splendid meeting. The ut
most uoanimity prevailed aud much
xoodp secomplishe(t!
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

It now looks - though there
would be big eight in New York BY
the Cleveland men and the support
srs OF Hill to secure the delegation
Aeom thak state ia the Democratic na-
tfensr eouveDsj0n>
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

Politics II lively In l.ouisian.. The
Peoples party has DECIDED to put .
State ticket in the field, while the d.
1ocrats and Repablicans already
have two tickets for each party
Canton Press
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

An alliance man Or knight Of labor
10 . level headed fellow In the minds
Of the politicians while he clings to
the coat tails Of one Of old the parties,
Int what's rascal he becomes ~ soon
"A he lets go bis ho!d.-Cinclnnatti
Herald,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

Aftse thirty years Of hnanscr'ng,
govermaut hoRla. tor ghich the gov.
efmeut received 70 cents On the dol.
lar are worth o.. %, but the products
Of Labor have fallen below cost Of
pcoducs3oa.-Tfuth.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

Tie representative Of SAiss dairy.
men has 1eiaens.l to Switzerland With
options ous lsn.s IA shres counties 10
California tho intention bciug to eslab.
lish q colony for the purpose os
developing the dairy Industry.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

From everywhere come reports OF
progress. The foes of free COVER
mcnt must surely go.-Heralti. &c.
rard, Kan.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
n. Z. =. a.

CohEressa'ea DOekery IN talking
about the redistrictinx OF Missouri
said that he could not sc: how the
legislature I Dould do much with the
northern tier Of conxressio,sss dis
trists In Missouri because they posess
Just shout The uumbsr In population
- IL proportioned for congressional
district $4,000 persons. For in.
stance, Congressman llstch's district
has just 1s4. 900 Congressman Man
sef'sl90, 900 and Nj. Dockcrys l93-
600. Kansas City, he said could saf-
fer the annexation Of Lafayette or
come other county. But all around
he could not understand how much
Improvement could made in the dts.
tricta The separation Of St. Louis
from the county attachments he
thuaght would furnish . puzzle foi
legislature If cou,emblated 70 retain
them Domocfatic.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

A movement 10 being made to pros
meet for coal 1t Lancaster In the
spring.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

England aud ireland together drank
A2.OOV. 700 gallons more beer than Ger.
many last rear.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

Prcsident-Levcrett Leonard. ut. Leonard.
vice-Presidcnt-P Hackett. Butler.
Secretary-J. ". Long. warscnsburs.
Treasurer-T. n. Hickox. Boone county.
Lecturef-k. Wise, Laclede.
Assistant Lecturer-D. j. Cowan. Sparta
Chaplain-W. King. New Madrid county.
Door-heepor-W. n. Plummcr. Cole county.
Executive committce-N.J J. wollard, Thoma
nay and Joseph Miller.
The morning call., 1892-03-28
THINK OF IT.

The Oakland Times admits that all the
land within the limit of the proposed park
is owned by private individuals, except the
portion that would have to be taken up as
streets. The proposition is to raise 500. 900
by the sale OF bonds; to use whatever pro-
portion of that 100000 that may be neees-
Sary In payment of land, and to devote the
remainder to the work of converting a
swamp into pa:k. This is matter which
especially concerns the people of Oakland
THE CALL ventured the opinion that it
might be better to reserve the credit of the
city to the purchase of water works and to
provide money for park purposes by q little
extra taxation. The suggestion is not liked
by the TWO Oakland papers, where the
bond proposition is said to have originated
We presume that In Oakland. as elsew here.
there is money in bond issue. There is
perhaps 10 easier way to make money than
to give note due twenty years hence. I'M
less ii Is 10 make more remote date of pay
ment. The men who exchange unproduc-
tive property for interest bearing bonds can
very well afford to stand their share of the
extra tax imposed in payment of interest
and to provide for the sinking fund. If
Oakland incurS debt of s., 100000 it will
eventually have to pay little less than
100000. 1t will have to begin paying
next year. The interest and sinking fund
will amount to $4,000 a year. This will
be a tax that cannot be suspended nor
eyaded. Every year an extra 100000 above
current expenses viii necessarily be raised
minus the trifie that will be derived from
interest on the sinking fund. Il is for the
people of Oakland to determine If ii would
not be better TO tax themselves 500, 900 a
year for ten years rather than for twenty.
The morning call., 1892-03-28
THAT PRESS CLUB TROUBLE.

NJ. II. de Young Is far enough from home
10 talk freely. In this city he is liable TO
be called to account il he does not pay
some slight atteB ton to facts But in Chicago
he confidently assured reporters that the
withdrawal of the Press Club Of San Fran
cisco from the international Press League
Ind nothing to do with bis election as presi-
dent Of the league. He even intimated that
the boys connected with newspapers on
this coast did not like women as coworkers
aud withdrew from the league because the
league admitted women. A verbatim re-
port of one or two debates in the Press Club
OF this city, to which DE Young listened
with close attention, would hardly bear out
that statement. But when De Young
branches off into politics he becomes an
absolute cherub. He tells the innocents of
Chicago that the California delegation to
the Republican Convention will not be in
structed, but will take its brains with il.
1t will have leader. De Young NAV be
supposed to have smiled consciously when
he let drop this remark, as IL TO say that, of
course, no other leader than himself is
possible. The public of this coast will also
be pleased to know that De Young is on
posed to machine politics. Evidently he
thinks that the Crimmins- Kelly-De Young
political firm has not been heard of in
Eastern cities.
The morning call., 1892-03-28

he reached he would lose a few thousand
dollars The railroad company probably
thinks this shrewd way TO distract public
attention from its own iniquites. The
Southern Pacific Company, having mo-
nopoly of transportation. ought to have
stood in with the San Francisco merchants
In connection with merchants from cities
outside the State. That company should
never have allowed the San Francisco mer-
chant to be met on the border Of California
by Central American staple which had
trave ed four-iifths of the way round the
world at less cost than the San Francisco
merchant has to pay for the other enc fifth.
We do not hold the San Francisco mer-
chants entirely blameless. They should
have combined years ago when the policy
OF the Southern Pacific became apparent.
But they probably thought that the South
ern Pacific Company would not be such a
complete idiot as 10 con spire against the
business of the State OF which it was part.
The morning call., 1892-03-28
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Carl Sehurz is engaged in writing his
"reminiscences OF Public Hen and Events"
During the last twelve months the late
Lord Mayor of London paTtoOk of go public
dinners. Strange to say, he still lives.
Emperor William requires whoever goes
to the German East African colony TO obli-
gate himself not to write line to any Eu-
ropean paper.
The son of the late General Cavaignac,
recently made Minister of Marine in the new
French Cabinet, is only thirty-eight years
old, and is one of the youngest men ever
called on 10 fill so important place in the
French Government.
The latest reports about the Count de
Lesseps affirm that the great Frenchman IS
almost IN state Of dotage. And with the
decline Of his mental DO wPis his bodily vigor
is beginning TO fail fast. De Les5eps is now
nearly SO years old.
Gladstone receives no end of applications
for locks of his hair. To one of these re-
quests lie replied few days ago that age
has left him such a scanty amount that he
would be quite bald If he were to grant even
few such fayors.
NJ Renan saws that he m ade the di scovery
over forty years ago that by the writing OF
amusing works one RTows sad, aud that the
best way OF remaining merry is to write on
serious subjects, To his adherence TO this
principle he attributes his own cheerful
life
DR.. Finsch. who Is getting ND an armed
force at his own expense, with four o. me
elephants 10 carry guns and other heavy
supplies, TO 60 to the assistance of Emin
Pasha, Is German American botanist and
ornlta0logist, well known in Berlin. He in
herited several million dollars from his
father.
Since he left the Senate Mr.. Edmunds has
much more youthful step and appearance
than he had the last year or TWO he was a
member, the result of frequent outdoor ex-
ercise. He says he has become quite a boy
again, and explains that those old fellows
In the Senate were so grave and serious that
man got to feeling very old by associatiDg
with them -
The morning call., 1892-03-28
A KEY NOTE,

The Central Californian is out of patience
with San Franc sco.. 1t says that the me-
tropolis Of California ought to rank fourth
among American cities, and attributes the
fact that it does not to lack OF energy on
the part Of our people. The merchants, Of
course. are the parties chiefly to blame.
Somehow all the railroad papers in the
State are pointing to our merchants as the
cause of our comparatively slow progress.
The San Francisco coffee merchant who
cannot land coffee in an Eastern point with
a freight of 81 50 to pay against Portland
merchant who has only 30 cents freight to
pay to reach the same point is considered
mere coffee-peddler. If he was merchant
he would overcome the difference. de
would reach out knowing that every time
The morning call., 1892-03-28

Ii the boodlers are sent to Joliet Chicago
will be able to add 10 the exhibits at the
Worlds Fair that most remarkable product
of modern civiizatlon-an honest city gov
eminent.
San francisco presents solitary example
OF city where an attempt to check cOrrup-
ton was baf!led by the interpretation of the
highest court in the State. To those who
are familiar with the organization of our
society the phenomenon Is not as ineXpliea-
bic as il is to strangers. In other cities the
Doodle gang is recruited from the lowest
strata OF society-the class which penologists
call the dangerous class. Here it embraces
some influential members of the COM
muuity. Hence, when bocdle is attacked.
II can call to its rescue men who are d9mi-
nant in politics and all-powerful with those
to whose hands power has been confided.
The morning call., 1892-03-28
TO AND FROM CHICAGO.

The Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fs rail-
way has notified the Western Traffic Asso-
citation of an important reduction in pas
senger rates to the Pacific Coast. Second
class tickets will be sold from Missouri
River 10 the coast for S14 80 and from
Mississippi for $50 50. From Chicago and
common points the rate will be S34 3d. The
Los Angeles Herald anticipates that this
reduction will induce Eastern visitors to the
Worlds Fair to continue their Westward
trip TO the Pacific Coast. Very likely it
Will. II there is a rOund-trip rate from
points on the Pacific Coast TO Chicago there
should be a rOund-trip rate from Chicago to
the Pacific Coast Not less than $4,000 peo-
pie from California viii visit the Fair. II
the number does not exceed $4,000 many
who are now expecting TO go will I've disap-
pointed. At a $50 round rate the sum Of
$780, 600 would be paid TO the railroad CON-
panies. This Of course would not include
board on the way or sleeping accommod a-
tlons. The cost OF these two items COM
bined could not be less than $50 for each, or
a round million for all. 1t is not supposed
that any person will go to Chicago with less
than $500 in his or her pocket, and most of
those who do not provide themselves with a
larger sum will come back broke" Now
SlO,UOOUOO IS snug sum TO take out of the
State Tor sightseeing purposes and if we
can manage 20 get a million or two back
from Eastern tourists the drain will be less
severely felt. Eastern people of some
means will go to Chicago with the intention
OF remaining on the wing some weeks. At
Chicago they will find pushing, hungry,
self-seeking crowd. Even if no exorbitant
rates are charged for meals and lodging. &C
Ia. 81 L.
There will doubtless be one visitor for each
Two residents. The people Of this city can
imagine what the condition would be if
10000 strangers should sweep down upon
us. 1t is not improbable. therefore, that a
reasonable rOund-trip service from Chicago
TO points in California wOnld half Gil trains
of cars returning from CbicagO
The morning call., 1892-03-28
A Narrow Escape.

About 10 o'clock last night while one of
the cars on the Cliff House and Ferries
Road was crossing the intersection of Lyon
and jackson streets on the way to the city
at full speed the grip struck a depression
pulley bringing the car to sudden stand
still. The gripman was thrown violently
forward and had both his knees laceratad
and confused. Three ladies occupying seats
inside the car were thrown sprawling on
the floor. The pulley was taken out and
the broken grip removed, after which the
Car was coupled to the ono behind il and
pushed up to town.
The morning call., 1892-03-28
Raced a Street-Iamp.

Frank Moran, driver for the Union Box
Factory, accomplished feat yesterday for
which his employer will hardly increase his
wages. He ran into lamppost on the
corner of Fifth and Harrison, knocking IT
oil few inches above the pavement. He
was slightly intoxicated after the accident"
and IL 1t sohered him up a bit he must have
been considerably under the weather before
He was driving heavy wagon and double
team, which he claims he could not m image.
He SAYS the accident was unavoidable,
Policeman O'Shea thought the matter of
sufficient doubt to take him to the southern
police station. where lis identity was in
quired into. He was not placed under arrest