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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11

Mr.. FRIcK in his testimony before
the congressional committee testified
that his company had deliberately pre-
pared to take care of themselves at
Homestead with Pinkertons, and that
they did this because they felt that
they could not depend upon either the
sheriff or the militia. This is declar
alton that they have passed the stage
of loyal dependence upon the forms Of
this government. Is it the declaration
that plutocracy is determined to set
aside Republican form of government
and set up the imperium in imperii. a
government within government? !?
How long will this treason be permit
ted to go unpunished? 1t is time for
Mr.. Frick to be under arrest.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11
inGs in the country districts shall be

inSs in the country districts shall be
held at 10 o'clock a. nj. and the meet
ings in the villages and the cities at
8 p. NJ. and all money collected shall
be at once transmitted to NJ. c. Ran
kin of Terre Haute. Ind, treasurer Of
the National Committee Of the Peo-
ple's party. And we suggest that on
the 10th day of August the people
devote the day to this great work with
speeches and festivities. And We fur
ther request that at each of these
meetings finance committee shall be
appointed, whose duty it shall be to
make thorough canvass of the town
ship or precinct for contributions.
And in addition to the above method
of raising money We hereby establish
four funds to be known as the Ten
Dollar Campaign Fund" the Five
Dollar Campaign Fund.-" the "One
Dollar Campaign Fund" and the
Fifty Cent Campaign Fund" and We
request that all friends of the cause who
are able to do so shall send their names
directly to our treasurer, to be pub
lished in the reform press of their re-
spective states: provided that contri-
butors to these funds shall be allowed,
if they desire to do SO, to pay in
MONTH. installments.
We also urge that every speaker for
the Peoples party shall take up col
lections for our national campaign fund
wherever they may address the people.
We would also urge that the ladies
who are in sympathy with the Peoples
party in the respective states shall be
urged and requested by the reform
press to form clubs for the collection
of funds and the rNarding of cur
work.
The National Committee of the Peo-
pies party says to their friends that
there is a reasonable probability that
the party will sweep the country and
elect their candidate for President and
Vice President if they are given means
enough to put speakers in the field and
supply the people with campaign liter
ature.
A striking evidence Of the revolution
now going on is found in the fact that
a Kentucky delegate offered the follow
ing resolution, and it was unanimously
adopted:
That the Peoples party of the
United States earnestly request the
women of this country to organize at
once and help us in this contest, be-
cause We are fighting to save not only
them and ourselves, but the comm &
generations, from plutocratic slavery.
H. +. TAUBENECK, Chairman.
NJ. G. RANKIN, Treasurer
J. H. Turner. Secretary.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11
TALK COMMON SENSE.
TRULY A DEPLORABLE STATE
OF AFFAIRS.
fhe Calling OF an International Confer
cnce is bu, scheme to Catch Votes
Resolutions Adopted by the National
Central Committee.



Farmers, let's lay aside politics and
parties for Il few minutes and talk
strictly business and horse sense.
When Providence cuts off your crop
Of grain, cotton or tobacco. or your
hogs die with cholera. you should not
complain. for no earthly power can
prevent that.
This is the year 1892. You have
made 4 very good crop of wheat, but
the outlook for corn, cotton and to-
bacco is not SO good at present. it be-
ing damaged by rain. but We hope,
even yet, that fair crop will be made.
However. unless there is IL change you
will not receive actual cost for the re-
suits of your toll. lou didn't last year.
You are aware that "overproduction"
is not the cause, for such an assertion
is to say that Providence has made u
mistake. and we know that millions Of
people go to bed hungry every night.
There is not village or town in the
United States that has not people who
are scarcely able to exist. In cities
they are counted by the thousands.
But if vou should produce twice as
mulch as you do that would be no cause
for suffering. Think of horse starv-
ing in corn crib, surrounded by oat
stacks and loads of clover hay. Has a
man any cause for complaint if he has
great loads of eatables all around him
and access to clothing factory? Don't
YOU see the causes assigned by the
plutocrats were absurd?
Now We will draw another picture.
A merchant opens store with stock
Of goods worth $4,000. BY force of
circumstances he is compelled to sell
Expenses go on, he hopes against
hope. He must either make an assign
ment or quit business, sooner or later.
Now every farmer in the United States
is doing business on the same plan.
1ou are getting poorer every year
your land, horses, everything has de.
preciatcd in value until you cannot get
more than half as much for them.
This is the state of affairs in the New
England States where the farmers are
in hearing of factories and city bells
thome markets. 1t is the same in the
Great West. 1t is the same in the
south. Cattle ralSerS are IN the same
boat with cotton raisers. The fine
stock raising sections of Virginia, Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Ohio are tinan
cially ruined, and all because the peo
pie have no money to buy.
There are four great parties befor,
the country. You are willing to admi
that Providence is not to blame fo
this state of affairs. Then the polite
ians and their cohorts piutocrat
must be to blame. You must see b,
this time that only by organization
education and we'll directed ballots cal
the wrongs be righted. Then it j
your duty to stand solidly in the ALI
ance, perpetuate its principles. rea'
reform literature and study your inter
csts when YOU affiliate with any of tn
other parties Progressive Farmer.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11
HAS COST A MILLION,


The great lockout at Homestead is
one month old, and has already cost over
$l,G00,O09, besides the sacrifice of
half-score Of human lives and serious
injuries to many times that number. OF
the loss in cash the military has cost
in round figures $32O, ,OtO, the work.
men have lost in wages $lSO, ,O00,
and the Carnegie Company has lost
and spent as much moro in getting
rev workmen. The workmen at Beaver
Falls, Duquesne, and the Union mills in
PittsburH have lost about 500, 900 in
wages by their sympathy strike. and
the firm is out $lOO, ,OOo by the idleness
of these plants. Added to this Will be
the county expenses for deputy sheriffs
and murder trials, the expense to the
city for hunting anarchists, and to the
aAtion for Congressional Investigations.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11

On yes, We have plenty of money in
circulation, but if it were not for the
actual cash paid in pensioning the old
soldier, our business men would find it
dreadful dry picking in Kansas. Il
can't raise money with which to pay
my bills" is the almost universal com
plaint with our business men. &c
right on, gentlemen, and vote ticket
that says gold basis is the only thing
that will make an honest dollar, and
business will get tighter and tighter,
and you will soon see where you have
been standing, in your own light
Council Grove kan Courier.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11
Worlds Fair Notes.


THE architects of the world are to be
invited to a congress during the Fair.
THE Government of Mexico will ex-
hibit at the Worlds Fair large and
valuable collection Of Aztec relics.
THE women of New York State will
furnish and decorate the library room in
the Woman building at the Fair.
The largest American flag ever made
will float from the top of a very lofty
liberty pole in front of the Administra-
tion Building.
CANADA will erect a Words Fair
Building at Chicago 100 feet long by "A
feet wide, with ten-foot veranda sur
rounding it on all sides.
SOUsA's band-the one he is now or
ganizing for Chicago-will be promi-
n Mt participant in the Worlds Fair
dedication exercises next October.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11

The corporation robbers who hav,
just murdered number Of workmen
IN the effort to reduce wages, have
taken advantage of the situation and
raised the price of structural steel work
- per ton. As the Carnegie mills
manufacture three -fourths of this class
OF work, the baron will be able to hire
many more thugs on the profits of the
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11
THERE is n beautiful and patriotic

THERE is beautiful and patriotic
sentiment in the declaration Of the
Peoples party, in convention at Omaha
on the 4th of July, that this Republic
can only endure free government
when built upon the love of the whole
people for each other and for the ma.
ton; that it cannot be pinned together
by bayonets; that the civil war is over,
and that every passion and resentment
which grew out of it must die with it,
and that we must be in fact, as we are
in name, one united brotherhood oi
free men.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11
1t Is Il Peoples Party.

Pin-headed editors are trying to
make capital out of the fact that all
the candidates on the Peoples party
ticket are not farmers. They have
been telling business and professional
men heretofore that the Peoples party
was farmers party and that other
classes of American citizens could ex-
pect no recognition from it. They
have endeavored to create class preju-
dice against it i'll this way. Now that
the party has demonstrated the abso-
lutte falsehood of their own claims by
the recognition of other classes, they
next seek to excite prejudice in the
minds of the farmers on this account.
They are so exceedingly busy in thei,
bloody shirt campaign and in their
frantic efforts to excite class prejudice
among the people that they have nc
time to devote to the issues involved
in the party platforms. Verify the
shattered remnant of the grand old
party is in hard row of stumps. -Ex.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11

a jury In tho
Shelby Coun-
ty Criminal
{ o u r t at
NJ EN- p h / 8 y,
Tenn. After
receiving the
charge Of the
ju !ge it took
the jury just
twenty min
, Ntes to arrive
ut a concluS-
ion. The ver-
dict carried
with It the
opinion that it
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11

BEHOLD how good and how pleasant
it is for brethren to dwell together in
unity" Republicans and Democrats
agree that Weaver was the weakest
man the Peoples party could have
nominated,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11
Government Ownership.

The government ownership of rail-
roads is live issue before the people
for discussion: for adoption or rejec-
ton as they think best. The advocates
of the scheme seem to have the inside
track. They present many good rea-
sons why the government should own
them, and many intelligent. thinking
men assert that it must come sooner
or later. The opponents say 1t won't
DO" The Denver Road gives some
very interesting figures, which cores
pond with other statistics, as follows:
Let us gointo figures. The bonded
Indebtedness of the railroads amount
to about 81, 400, 600. 900 in round num-
bers. That figure is supposed to rep
resent about the actudi cost Of the
roads and equipments. Now, on top
of this is n watered stock indebted
ness (?l of about -. 0,OOO,00O. The
annual gold interest on the bonds is
1926, ,OOO, 900 per year.
The earnings on the stocks last year
was about $57 ,O00,0O (which is clear
steal.) Take the $226, 100000 honest
earnings and the sS7 900, 900 steal, and
the two amount to over 1913, 900, 900
per year, over and above the
cost of sustaining the roads, repairing
cars. tracks and improvements and
paving help. That $313,000.0o0 per
year comes ont of the people At that
rate it would take not quite eighteen
years for the people to pay for the
roads.
Eighteen years isn't very long.
Suppose it took fifty years, and in
stead of forcing people to pay rates to
enable the roads to earn money to de-
clard dividends upon "watered' stock,
plenty of time was given.
While upon this subject, we desire
to say that the figures we use. viz ::
$5, 400, 100000 do not represent the
true cost of the roads, and for this
reason. In the first place the bonds
were sold at 10 to 90 per cent. discount.
and further, wages are not solhigh to-
day as they were when the great pro-
portion of the roads were built and ii
is estimated upon the best Of auth0ri-
ties that the railroads of this country
could be duplicated to-day for four
billion dollars-or to be plain at a cost
of one and one-half billion dollars less
| than the bonded indebtedness of the
railroads of this country tS5, 400, 900,
| 900. .)-Progressive Farmer.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11
The ilutrcratic Way.

It is stated that large sums of money
have been paid out by the Russian
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-11
ALICE MITCHELLlNSANe.

Tho Murderess May Spend the Rest q
Her Days In u Madhouse.
Alice Mitchell, the murderess OF
Freda Ward, has been declared insane by
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-01-28
MUSICAL PRECOClTY.
Some Astonishing Instances of Great
Genius In Children.

Some Astonishing Instances of Great
Genius in Children.
1t is singular fact that gift for
music will show itself earlier than any
other kind of gift. Mozart displayed
his bent for music at the age of three.
lie would climb up on piano stool
and pick out the simplest concord of
notes (major thirds on various parts
of the keyboard. OF course Mozart
must be regarded as an exceptional
case, for he was the greatest musical
genius that has ever lived. How much
more generous his gifts were than those
of other musical children must be seen
in the way in which he took up the
violin. He simply amused himself
with it; but no one ever took
his work seriouly, until one day
there came to his fathers house
Herr Wentzl, with six new trios of
his own composition. Wentzl play ed
first violin, Herr Schachtner, the court
trumpeter, second violin, and Mozart's
father the bass. Little Mozart begged
to be allowed to play second violin, but
his father reproved him, saying he had
never had any instruction on the instru-
ment.
Zone need not have learned in order
to play second violin" said Mozart.
Schachtner interceded, and the boy
was allowed to play the second violin
part along with him. Herr Schachtner,
in letter to Mozart's sister, says: 81
soon remarked with establishment that
| was quite superfluous; put my violin
down and looked at your father, down
whose checks tears of wonder and de.
light were running; and so he played
all six trios."
The delicacy of the ear of some gifted
times played on Herr Schachtner's
violin and again on his own. One
day he said to Schachtner: Your
violin is tuned half a quarter of 9
| tone lower than mine, if it is tuned a.
it was when last played on it," They
sent for Schachtner's violin, and fount
by comparison that the boy was right
This reminds me of Josef Holman. A
friend of mine used to wear on hi
watch-chain pitch-pipe tuned to the
of the Steinway piano, which at tina
time was mere trifle higher than tn,
standard pitch. You know pitch il
measured by vibrations, the middle 4
making over four hundred and fifty t,
the second. My friends pitch pipe wa
thirty-two vibrations too high-a very
small amount. One evening he and
were talking and laughing with littl
Josef in the corridor at the Metropoli
tan opera house, when my friend sud
denly sounded his pipe and said to tn
boy:
What note is that?"
THAT is A." answered Josef; but i
is just trifie too high. Harper
Young People.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-01-28
Curious Origin of u Name.

On the Peoria & Eastern there is a
station known as Carlos City. Possibly
there are few of its inhabitants who
know how it received that name. The
town was originally called Bloomings-
port, and there were several places of
the same name in this country. The
result was that many cars of freight
intended for some of the other places
would go to this point. 1t became a
proverb on the road that when a car
was lost and could not be found any.
where else it would be sure to turn up
at Bloomingsport Superintendent
Wilson, then in charge of the road, was
greatly annoyed and announced one
day that he proposed to change the
name of the town. But what to call
it-ahl happy thought Every lost
car is found at this place I'll just call
it Carlost City," And Carlost City il
was for long time. The t was
dropped out, and now it is Carlos City
indianapolis News.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-01-28
WOMAN'S WAY.

A WoMANs Bureau of Journalism
and Literature has been opened in New
York, by Mrs. Emily Battey, formerly
of the New York Sun.
MRS. DEMING is editor of the Daily
Advocate, Palestine, Tex Mrs. Buta
w. Bowen is editor and manager of the
Cotulla TEX Ledger.
MISS MABEL DUNLAP, a graduate of
the Philadelphia School of Design, has
been appointed enc of the five ladies
to decorate palace car interiors at Will
mington, Del
A woMAY's walking club has been
started in London. The mem bers walk
nine or ten miles at time and wear a
club costume; a short homespun dress
and Tam O'Shanter cap.
1T took me five years, said married
man, to become convinced that the
cheapest way for me to run my house
was to give my wife the money to spend
as she saw fit, and think have saved
twenty-five per cent by it.
In Germany $500 900 women earn
their living by industrial pursuits; in
England, 1900, 900; in France, $500, 900;
in Austria Hungary about the same, and
| America, including all occupations,
something over 2,700, 600.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-01-28
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Charles Frohman, the successful
theatrical manager, is quoted as say
ing: When you see me wel-lresstd
you may know l am in hard luck;
when my clothing is careless you may
be sure that money is coming easy"
Mr. Surgeons works have been
translated into the Morse language, At
Christiana colporteurs have circulated
upward of $1,000 copies of his sermons
alone. His British colportage associa-
ton reports that there are ninety col
porteurs now engaged. Last year they
sold $4,000 worth of literature and took
part in 1926 services or meetings.
When in Minneapolis, Julia Ward
Howe, being requested togive the origin
of the battle hymn of the republic, said
that one day during the war some one
asked why.she did not write new words
to the tune of John Brown" She an
swered that she had been thinking of it.
When she awoke, the next morning, the
hymn introduced itself and she wrote
it as it came.
During his residence in Chicago, as
commander of the Missouri division of
the army, Gen. Nelson A. Miles has be-
come very popular in society. He is
success as an after-dinner tallSer, and
appears to great advantage in draw
ing-room as on an Indian scouting eX-
pedition. His splendid physique makes
him conspicuous figure in any gather
| ipcr In 1at; n az, ~, hns
the reputation of being a skilful and
plucky boxer.
Her majesty the empress Of Japan
is hedged about with many stately OBJ
servances. When she drives abroad all
business is suspended in the streets
through which she passes and not
sound is heard. No one is allowed to
gaze at the royal procession through
the windows or chinlos in the door, but
occupants of houses by which she
passes must seat themselves respect
fully outside the doors and doff the
hat. European women, however, are
allowed to retain their head covering.
One of the wearers of the ROYAL
Red Cross, the decoration bestowed by
Queen Victoria for an act of heroism
performed by woman, is Lady Roberts,
the wife of Gen. Sir Frederick Roberts,
whose fame dates back to the Sepoy
mutiny. Lady Roberts is an energetic
worker in promoting the efficiency of
the government system of army nursing
introduced by the duke of Connaught
She also collects and distributes what
is known as the Lady Roberts Fund, 4"
by means of which nurses have been
stationed in different parts of India
Lady Roberts has also established an
officers hospital at Murree.
The ameer of Afghanistan can for.
give II man who steals the public
moneys, but he has no mercy on lit
erary thief who purloins verses from
the ameer's favorite poets. few
months ago an official was brought be-
fore him for trial on charge of rob-
bling the treasury. During the investi-
cation it was proven that the fellow
was poetaster, and likewise great
plagiarist. 81 may not punish him for
the thefts of public money" said the
ameer, but | can not pardon him for
literary thefts from the works of saint.
ly poets like Saadi and Hafiz." So the
ameer ordered the tongue of the poor
wretch to be perforated by long needles,
and this remarkable sentence was car.
ried out at once
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-01-28
FACTS ABOUT ANIMALS.
Some Peculiarities of Different Species of
Animated Things.

Animated Things.
All animals which chew the cud have
cloven or split hoofs.
Animals of the bovine (cow) order
have no teeth in the front of the upper
jaw. The owl is unable to move tho
eyeball, which is immovably fixed in
the socket by strong, elastic, cartil-
laginous case.
There is no country in the world in
which the raven is not found TO be II
native; it is also the only bird known
to ornithologists which is of such cos
mopolitan character.
The frog, owing to its peculiar struc-
ture, cannot breathe with its mouth
open; and If it were forcibly kept
open, the creature would die of suffoca-
ton. In the parrots beak Both man.
dibles are movable-a popularity I'M
known in other species of birds. Fish
swallow their food whole because they
are obliged to keep continually opening
and closing the mouth for the purpose
of respiration. Rabbits, snakes, birds
and fishes never close their eyes be-
cause unprovided with cyelids The
rabbit and the common barnyard fowl
are each provided with thin mem
brare which is let down over the eye
when asleep or at rest.
The horse has no eyebrows, and if
much white is visible in the eye itself
it is sure sign of a vicious nature.
The British cuckoo and the Ameri-
can COW blackbird never build nests
of their own, but content themselves
with depositing their eggs in the nests
of other and smaller representatives OF
the feathered tribe. Louis Re.
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