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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
The pener Bill.

The indianapolis Sentinel, along with
the others of the plutocratic triplcts of
this city, is worried oycr the popularity
Of the PETER BILL to furnish Indiana
farmers money sutsida OF the matt, nal
banks To do this is GLASS legislation
because it has to commence somewhere,
and that somewhere happens to be 1ndi-
ana. If the principle lie correct, let it
be tried here. If TO extend the power of
national credit is hurtful to the Indiana
farmer. or through him wrongs the pco-
pie, then all will say stop right here. If
ii proves beneficial it c;,,l he extended:
The Sentinel, says the Nom Conform
ist. attempts to say that this is making
the farmer richer by giving him Il
fictitious wealth. Wherein Is TIE
proof? Ii the farmer owns the farm and
7 receives from the national treasury a
loan OF onc-half its appraisc.f cash value
at 2 per cent. interest, wherein is his
wealth more fictitious than when Ee
| makes the same deal with Il national
banker, and pays him per cent inter.
est. Does the security Lie. in-the amount
of the Interest he paysl NJ doubt the
security and wealth Of the banker lies in
the rate of interest, but does the power
Of the farmer td make good both prnci-
pal and costs depend on his agreement
| TO bay.;shi:+Il. r.it'c
The. Sentinel seems anxious. t" deny
! that the National Government has; any
, way TO raise the 500 ,nGa, eco necessary
, TO hegin operations. The way to tind
| out is to try. Issue Sl00, 0,Gaa, ,0ao oi
! grcenbaeks, and on them say: = This
note is secured 10y real estate III Iiidi-
ana, at one-half its appraised cash
value" BE open and square about the
whole transaction. Let every applicant
understand thatin mortgagins his land
h" does ii for this money and -t;s.se:, th,
chances. "oh, but there is the legal
tender clause" Yes, the old soldier
knows what this IS and SO does every
body else: except for customs and in
tcrcst on the public debt" The gold
bugs put that in 30 discount the credit
of the Government. The farmers pu,
up their land in evidence of their faitt
) in the credit of the Government. Now
Mr.. Sentinel, drop .Nnur pcttifoyging fol
the gold bugs, or you will find that
5o.o9o farmers in Indiana will drop YOU
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

:
MES CRISP: near where she has
spent most.of her lif>. She was cdu-
Gated at Wesleyan College, Macon,
Ga, where she remained Until she
had reached the interesting age of Is.
She then returncd to lrcr hcme. en-
tired. society and met the Young law
yer, Mr.. Crisp, who had just been adj
mitted to the bar. ,..
1t seems to have been a case of love
at first sight, as only a short time iftf,e
elapsed before the young couple de-
>cidcd to elope and get married, since
the parental approval was entirely
wanting. They, accordingly went to
q neighboring village, where the cerc-:
mony was quietly performed ut the
house of Il friend. The. astonishcd
parents, who had no substantial rca-
son. for their opposition, promptly
forgave the young people and the in
c:dent was soon forgotten. sf,
Mrs. Crisp is a brunette, tall and
slender, with sweet and sympathetic
face, upon which one can sec the
lines that denote physical suffering.
For eighteen years the wife Of the
new Speaker has suffered untold
agony from her attacks Of ifflamma-
tory rheumatism. OF late ycdrs she
has been quite unable to make any
calls, and her circle OF friends con
sists generally Of the wives of mem
bcrs who live in the same hotel.
Mrs, Crispspends most Of Eerlcisurt
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
AT THE BIG FAIR.
Miclrigan's Handsome Columbian Expos!
fion Building.


tion Building.
Michigan's State building will be
one of the handSOmcSt on the Worlds
Fair grounds. 'Whatit will cost the
architects cannot tell, rs the lumber
men of the State. determined to
make complete exhibit of their tim
Der resources. win donate all the lum-
her that goes into il. The building
is artistic in design. 1t is Of the
classic style and has been treated
freely. The structure will be two
stories high, occupying 4 ground area
of 80 hy 120 feet. A main porch
leads to the grand entrance. from
Which the visitor passes through; an
archcd vcstibllc. On one side of tpt1
vcstihulc is the Office of the SECRETARY
of the State Board, and on the. other
side are arrangc.l,chcc roems, a post
office, club rooms. reception apart
ments and committee rooms. Per-
llaps the nraif features of the. first
floor arc the recessed l9ggias that are
50 arranged as to form secluded re-
treats for resting places. Big fire.
places are built at convenient places
on the first 1ioo:. One Of these is
Sx24 feet. and in. cold weather: logs
shipped from Michigan will blaze
in it.. ....-,.,-.....
-un the, second floor. are. two large
rooms, ,a6x6s feet, which will be used
foy special exhibits from. Michigan.
and perhaps as assembly rooms. A
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

ItiS. fact that is not generally
known that false teeth have to be
made to silt the complexion il salts
factory results are desired. A den
tist walking on Chestnut street
called attention to this fact as he
passed .,e lady who in smiling showed
a beautiful! set of. the whitcst teeth.
These teeth are too white" he said.
''Shc is Il blonde and ought to have
blu;sh-whitc teeth. A brunette can
wear clear white teeth. but blondes
should have blush or cream tinted" P"
Then he mentioned that friend OF
his had put in a set. Of perfectly
white teeth for a lady who is very
fair. He did it. against his own
judgment and Only after the lady in
sisted strongly on it. She wore the
set a few days and went back. saying
the teeth were too conspicuous. She
took dark set the second time. and
they cannot be told from natural
ones. In all dentists have as many
as thirty different shades in false
teeth, and have tU.cxercise much care
in the selection. n.-Philadclplia In
ullirer.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

the usual supply was entirely cut off.
Since then there have been temporary
interruptions Of flow. and at times
the citizens were called on to be
economical, but the supply was never
so nearly exhausted as it was last
week. The consequences were JIM
many cases dcplorable. in others
laughablc. Many establishments were
forced to shut down for want of the
water whcrcwith to make steam. and
at least one explosion was reported as
direct resu Of the inadequate sup
ply. The hotels and restaurants
found it impossible to meet the bib
ulOus and lavatory requirements. of
their patrons, hundreds of residents
had to go without coffee for break
fast AMI use STOW water for washing,
if they washed ut all.
Fortunately the deprivation did
not interfere with interior t,ansit. as
the cab!e-housc reservoirs had "A suf-
ticiency on hand for the emergency or
made arrangements to haul water
| from the lake. But At the Stock
| Yards there was Il serious suspension
of activity. and many of the animals
| suffered intense thirst.
Chicago gets her water supply from
cribs located a considerable distance
out in the lake. and the trouble was
at these cribs. Ice formed in the
port-holes, completely blocking up the
passages through which the water
normally flows into the intakes. 1t
may seem strange, and the result Of
gross carclesSncss, that such an acc:-
dent should be permitted to occur at
a comparatively mild temperature
when several severe winters without
any annoyance from tha; cause have
been passed through. Rut the fact
| is the city had the extraordinary cx-
pcricncc Of eighteen days of consecu-
tive frost. and, worst of all, the water
in the lake is phcnomcnally low. 1t
is said to Ec foot and Il half below
city datum. the latter being regarded
as the minimum when it was taken
as the standard. about fOrty-fivc years
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
TESTING ZIG GUNS.
Recent Trial of Tko.c on Our New I-oa-
cad Monitor.

cad Monitor.
The recent test of the big tcn-inch
guns of the dnubie-tu.rctcd ir ,nclad
monitor Miantononall attracted great
attention in naval circles. and seems
to have been satisfactory So far as
definite results were reached. The
tests were made in Gardeners Bay.
where there is Il clear range Of over
ten miles. AMI were at first somewhat
intcrfercd with by rough. unfayorablc
weather. Thc trial WIS the mo G iE-
-tcrcSting froil the fact that it was
the first time in the history of the
navy that Immense rifles like those
mounted. ON the Miantonomah had
ever been fired on cOast-dcfenSe
vessel.
There are four of the tcn-inch guns.
three of which were made in England
and ono in Bethlehem. PA. The Beth
lchem gun. which Is; mounted in the
after turrct. is enc foCt shorter than
the English guns. but has the same
calibcr as the others. The difference.
however. of a foot in the length of the
gun makes a difference Of enc ton in
it's weight assconpayed with the 9th
crs. the English gun weighing twenty
seven tons. and the Bethlehem gun
weighs only twcnty-six.
The armament Of the MiantCno-
mob, says Frank Lcsl!c's. is not CEN
fined to these great guns. She car
ries secondary battery which is in
feriOr to none in the service in point
OF efficiency. cons; sting f two three
FOUNDER Ilotchk ;ss rap:diirc guns and
two 1hirty-.even millimetcr revolving
cannon There are also two OF the
new Driggs-Schrocder rapid<firc-EunS.
1t is stated. as illustrating their
destructive power. that these guns
throw Il shell weighing six pounds
four times minute. these she'll; be-
ing filed with high explosives, and
having range of three miles. At
the range of mile their effect on the
decks of a Tricky pcoplcd man-nf-war
would be simply terrific.
The Miantonnmoh's complement
daring her cruise consisted Of eleven
officers and 1872 men, but only five of
these officers and sixteen mcn were
required in the actual working of both
batteries: the guns and turrct> are
worked by hydraulic machincry-thc
guns are depressed. loaded. elevated
and run out. ami tic lurrctS turn ii
hG paeflincry, and the firing is done
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

by an electric battery. The shots
from the great guns were not fired at
any target, but merely sent over the
water at a slight clcyatipn of. the
guns, the object being to test the re-
coil Twenty shots in all were fired
from the great guns in the turrcts.
The Driggs-Schrocdcr. and Hotchkiss
rapid-tlring guns wer,stlrcl from the
hurricane deck: the elevated structure
'Ectwccn the two turrets, and the re-
volyihg cannon were worked in the
military mast tops. -
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

Mr.. Blaine acconling to the ordinary
methods. Briefly stated, Chilli expresses
the deepest regret for the Baltimore out
rage, disclaims any hostile feelings to-
ward the uniform of the United States
navy, regrets the unavoidable delays
in the Gillian judicial examination, de-
clarcs its willingness not to await the
decis OH of the examining Judge; *ni
submits ito the honorable Secretary ot|
State of the Department of Foreign Re-,
lations OF Washington the designation
of either the Supreme Court of Justice
of the United States or a tribunal OF
arbitration ~ determine tho reparation
which Chilli will have to make Tor
that lamentable occurrence. AS to tho
offensive Malta note to the Chilian Min
listers abroad, it disavows any intention
to inflict offense, deplores the EXPIRES
| sions used, and withdraws them. AS ton
the request for the recall Of Minister
'Egan, it says il will take no steps with
out the accord of the United States In,
making these concessions Chill cSincas
a friendly and conciliatory spirit. After
| the statement as to the Baltimore affair,
Minister Pcreira says: ~
| The UNDERSIGNED trusts that this frank
and exp lett declaration. which confirms
that wf!c., had. already been made to tho
| honorable Secretary OF State I'm Washing
| ton. will carry to the mind OF his Excellcncy
Mr.. Harrison and his Government that I! .
| people OF Chilli. far from entertaining
| feeling of hostility. has the lively desire t.
| maintain nnaltcrabie the good and cordial
| relations which up TO the pres ut time havc
| existed between tbs two countrcs-a dec
| laraiion which is made without rcscrva-
| tion. in order that it may receive suclf
| publicity as your Government may deem
suitable
The people Of the United States will
meet the people of Chill half way in this
direction. They have no feeling OF hos
tility To them and have not since the be-
ginning of this unfortunate trouble.
They have had no desire for war, as has
been shown by the extraordinary pa
tience Of the Government when con-
fronted by an unusual and exasperating
delay in replying To its reasonable re-
quests All that was insisted upon was
that tho national. honor should be pre-
served from insult, that the national
rights should rot he invaded and that
there should be respect and absolute
safety for American, citizens wherever
they were.
- The threatening war clouds have
rolled away at last and there will bc
peace between the United States and
Chilli, This much is assured. 1t will
not tic strange after the long misunder-
standing if the future relations between
the two countries. shall be closer and
more cordial than they have been in the
past. A complication of this kind some
|,times clears up the air. The contestants
get better atIua 'n4ed with each other,
and when they resume relations they do
so with better feelings and mutually
higher respect. go. .
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
CHILI'S BATTLE FLAG.
It's Striking Resemblance to That of III
Late Confectionery.

It's Striking Resemblance to That of the
Late Confederncy.
Should the armies Of the United
States finally engage the Chilians. the
veterans Of '6O-'fl will be Startled at
seeing the stars and bars once NOR,
opposing them in desperate strug-
gle.
The resemblance between the old
standard Of the Confcdcracy and tie
present banner of Chilli is both appar-
cnt and real
The Southcrners at first f'oatcd in
defiance a tl,a described hcraldicaily
us "gulcs, a jesse argent, on Il canton
azure fourteen stars of the second.
The Chilian emblem is per jesse
argent and gulcs. on canton azure Il
tive-pointcd star Of the first"
In everyday English the difference
is this: The South bore three bars.
red and white. with fourteen stars OF
white on q blue ground in the corner:
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

ago. This means that the openings
at the crib, which would ordinarily
be SO far below the surface as to he
out 0f the reach of frost, are now
within, the frceziAg area. 1t would
be too much to say the evil could not
have been inrrrnted with due care.
The ,fact is, the condition was So
novel that it'setMs not to have been
/ fully anticipated. though some trou
bic was looked for. and the force of
fifteen men at the two-mile crib was
recently doubled as Il precautionary
measure. Snow and ice accumulated
near the openings and on a level
| with them, and was the1 carried in
! side, blocking up the 1Pertures faster
| than it could he cleared away.
Tugs and tirehoats loaded with ice
I cutters and divers. were hurried out
Through th frozen lake to remove
the obstrucions. fortunately tho
milder weather, that set in did not
produce suth large quantities, Of fresh
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
\ Warming.

There is a possibility that the st.
Louis conference may be packed by the
old parties, and, if such Il thing is at
tempted, lively times may be expected
from the start. In /. letter from Wash
ington City, under date of Jan. II, We
Sican the following statement:
Il have been about headquarters; here
for the last few days. l was informed
by parties high if authority that the
Alliance in the South intends TO send.
oEc delegate for .cvtry ten thousand
lmembcrs who have from the start be-
longcd to the order regardless of pres
ent relations thereto. This is virtually
a move t, pack the conference. 1t puts
the North and West at disadvantage,
and if carried out will undoubtedly
affect results. l further understand
that Texas is instructed 10 send fifty
delegates. This should be given to the
public at the earliest possible moment
My information is unqucstioned."
Another letter reads thus:
"LITIiIA SPRINGS, Ga, Jan. II.
The plan of the traitors is to delay,
discourage, and prevent action as long
and late as possible, and finally to abaa-
don the Ocala demands by putting some
thing else satisfactory to the banks; in its
place. State banks of issue is the talk
now. but they will try to cover it up
with label that sounds a little like sub
treasury if they can.
TEL the old suardte stand by their
pieces nav. .And Insist atzthe Conference
flor plain. open declaration for indie
pendent political action then and there,
a nj not to allow tile Ocala demands 10
be interfered with unless it bc to make
the TX. Il. plank read ownership in
stead of control" The South is yir-
tually solid for the Ocala platform, aud
any change will give opportunity to our
enemies to ,dcmoraiize and disVrganize
us badly. c. {. PosT.'
| The duty is plain. Let the West and
| North be ON hand to meet this trick. A
ipolitician is no less q wrecker becausa
.hs lives in the South. Come en- masse
to st. Lbufs and welcome the common
! people, and give the other fellows an
opportunity to follow instead of lead.
! This is to be an occ lsion for the rank
| and file TO have their inning. Let that
inning scora several home runs. for. the
Independent movement, Il short'ptatforrn,
IL live committee that will keep Rome
bowling from tho hour of adjournment.
Don't burden your delegates with in
structions as to details- Send your best
men, give them plenty OF funds to stay
II necessary, and trust them for results.
The children Of Israel will not be held
back longer. They will find a.. Moses
Ind they will get out, and in '9a, if the
people are alive sufficient to send their
own men as delegates to that Confer
tnce. =
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
Il don't want a house that will be 50

Il don't want a house that will be 50
easily found when the hungry fellows
break loose" We do not give his name,
for we do not know positively that ha
said it. But it is the me s. fearful SEN
teaee we have heard since the outbreak
of the late ciyi1 war As certain as the
earth continues, and things go on al
they have for twenty years, the hungry
fellows will break loose" Nothing has
tens it like men of vast wealth, who buy
up leaalstures, disregard private rights,
live in luxury, and say, What are you
going to do about it," The public be
-, and about the hungry fellows
breaking loose" He who locks ahead
and seas no breakers l. either blind CT
has some glass that those who judge tho
future by the past can't get access to.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
NEED NOT FIGHT CHILLI.
rz.s.ss .s.-s-s-. sa
THE LITTLE REPUBtiC DIDN'T
re MEAN 1T. ~~.~.ss
In n Short Message to Congress rresideu'
Harrison IncIoscs the Latest Corrcspon.
denceg and Says tAe Chiikan Minister
Assurances sAxcsSn&&slaetoFxes..r


The Crisis Entlesit -" -.
Since the Presidents; message was
presented to Congress Chill has, through
her Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr..
Pereira, made formal apology TO the
United States. The full text cf the
apologize document, which is too volu-
miness to give herewith, has been re.
ceived from Minister Egan, and, in con.
nection with the Montt and Blaine let
ters, laid before Congress by the Presi-
dent. The message of the President in
transmitting the additional correspond
ence is brief, and in full is as follows:
To the Senate and House Of Representatives
transmit herewith additional corresron-
dence between this Government md tho Gov.
erninent of hili, crnsisttng OF note of Nj.
Montt, the Gillian Minister at thfs capital, to
Mr.. Blaine, dated Jan. g. Q re. ly of Mr.. Biaiue
theretV-Q: datc OF Jan 27. and a ditpa:ch from
ling the response of Mr. Pereira, the Chflian
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. to tho note Of Me-
,he % ath nss the note se Of Mr Mont to H Mr.
Elaine. though dated Jan. q. VAS not delivered
at the State department until after ls O'Clock
its receipt notified to until late in the after
The response Of Mr.. Pcrcira to our nete- Of
of reg ct, the offensive ncte of Mr.. MaSsn -oe
,tne th ult. aud also the request for the recall
81 Mr. Esau. The treatment OF the ircil mt Of
the assault upon the sailors of the baltimore
is SO conciIato ory and fri, ndly that am OF the
opinion that there is a good prospect that the
difference growing out of that serious
affair can now he adnstcd upon terms
satisfactory to this Government by ths
usual methods and without special
powers from Congress. TEis turn in the affairs
il very gratifying to me, rs am Sure II Will be
to the C<,nrre ess and toour p sorfe. The general
support of the efforts OF the executive to enfoic
/ the just right OF the nation il this matter has
given an instructive and useful illustration OF
the unity ard patriotism OF our people.
Should it be ne ses>ary, I will ngain communt-
cate with tho Congress upon the subject,
BENJ, MIN HARRIsoN.
WAsHIx TON. d. C, Jan. g, Id.
The reply of Minister Pefeira 10 tho
| Government ultimatum is of a friend
1y and satisfactory character. 1t will
relieve Congress from any further iuris-
diction, since the few remaining details
| requiring settlement can he arranged by
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

After two years of. the most desperate
struggle any State has had with the
paid cmissaries Of partisan politics, the
open Alliance of that grand North Star
State, has voted for union with tn,
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
This brings in at least 60 900 members IL
the secret organization. The entir,
power IF the Republican party and th,
Minneapolis wheat ring has been USED
in vain to prevent this Important union.
Minneapolis will now be big enough 70,
the convention.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
A Severe VuntahlileMt.

Gilhooly-Itm must have been dread
full in old times when a criminal was
branded with red-hot iron whenever
he committed a crime. saos
Col. Yergcr-Ycs, Il if that punish
ment was caEricd out now some of our
public men would hook .likc the en-
yelope of a letter that had gone around
the world. Texas SiftiEgs.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

in preparing a scrapbook of newspaper
clippings concerning her husbands
doing>. If she ever leaves the house
it is TO go to the Capitol to hear and
see Mr. Crisp 1T his work. AS Il
young lady she WAS an excellent -musi-
c;an, hut her rious Illness compelled
her to drop all practice and study in
that direction.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

The New Alpine; railway, the
Brcnzier Rothhornbahn, is the highest
railway in the world, and commands
magnificent views, 1t is ., S5l meters
G, ,s36 feet) high at the summit level,
and ascends 1852 meters q. 5.606 feet),
or 67 meters (ss23 feet higher than
the Pilatus Railway. The journey
occupies II hours.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

ice rs to increase the difficulty. and
permitted the labOrcrs to contend tC
better advantage with that alreadyac.
cumnlated. The deprivation was SC
,short-timcd that comparatively little
harm was done by the failure of ths
pumping-cngincs to do their usual
work. but it was pretty bad scare
while it lasted. not the least element
OF uneasincss being the dread of fire
breaking out while the water was
shout OFF. The city was entirely
without water for over eight hours.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04
OIL from Grape Stones. =

The extraction Of oil from grape
stones promises to develop int0 a
permanent industry. For . long
time it has been known that oily
matter was present in considerable
quantities. in the stones of various
descriptions of; grapes, but only re-
Gently has the, question been definitely
Investigated, -
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

in Was hington's S.
cial structure. She
who now holds that
place is.a most inter
csting and loyallc
w0man.. The. wife
>bf the Sp@,ker,is. one
Of Gcorgia's .daugh.
te,s, born at Ella: