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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21
Spirit of the I,cccf,cS.

After Il series OF fa!acious and do
c"itful suggestions the Washington Star
insutingly remarks:
Finally. suproS" that in the year 1892,
in the Capitol at Topeka, Il Representa-
tiv" of the Washington District. Mary
land, made Il Congressman by mys-
t"rious d.Srensatinn of Providence in
the shape of I: series of failures of tho
Potomac corn and tobacco crops,
should upcnd himself in the House. and
demand why the people of Topeka
should not bear their own hur,lens:"
That is about TIL spirit in which the
lceche7 VIII" are feeding on the life
blood Of this nation meet the eleven
representatives whom the people have at
Washington. All that Mr.. Otis asks is
that the real estate and personal prop
crty of the city on the Potomac shall
bear their own burdens. If the business
dispeEse0 by the presenc" of the Ma
tional Government is not a sufficient in
ducement 10: that city to pay its own
expenses as other cities OF this republic
are expected To do, why let us move tho
whole thing away .-Noncomformist.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21

the sharp point of the triangular shaped
reservation extending down to the center
of COddington, a few miles from Water
town. The northern lase of the trjan-
gle extends over into Sargent and Rich
land Counties in North Dakota, and
for that reason filings may be made at
Fargo. The lands arc rich. and nu-
ms rOus lakes cover the entire extent
Of the reservation, Il good portion
of which is wooded and of a hilly
character. In fact. the character of the
lands reflects much credit on the jIdg-
mcni of the SissctCn Indians. who chose
this land as their reward for their help
to the settlers in the Indian war of 1859.
For nearly thirty years they held the
reservation intact, but finally concluded
they would prefer to have their lands in
severalty and live like whites, so the
matter was soon arranged, with the aid
Of commission, and u scramble for
lands was III, result. The Indians have
selected many of the best lands on the
reservation, but it is estimated that
enough for about four thousand claims
of 1eO acres each still RENAME up to
the hour Of opening.
On the Oklahoma Border.
The excitement over the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe lands is quicting down,
due principally to the fact that new ar
rivals are materially decreasing. The
boomers in their wagons continue to
pour in all along the border, but the
crowd coming in by rail is not as large
as that which moved on the Oklahoma
country three years ag :, and as the time
for the opening draws near it begins to
look as t.: ugh the crowd that will go in
will! not b+ nearly as great as that which
entered Oklahoma. This is due to the
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21
..JarntIyce vs.. Jarndycc."

THE widow of the New Jersey man
who left Henry George S3o.e0o to lip
the cause of Progress and Poverty" is
an earnest disciple of half of that doe
trine, as she is now in the poorhouse.
George himself got $3.50 from it. The
rest went TO the lawyers. They, at
least, believe in the single tax, pro-
vided it is paid to them.-Detroit Jour
nal.
THE widow of the New Jersey man
who left Henry George $4,000 for the
spread of the progress and poverty doc.
trine is in the poorhouse. After long
lawsuit over the will Mr.. George real.
lied just $3.50 from the dead mans es-
tate and the lawyers got all the rest.
1t is suggested that Mr.. George should
now write a supplementary treatise
showing how existing social conditions
are not exactly prejudicial to the legal
profession at least.-Boetor Herald.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21
TO-DAY is TIE TIME.
RIGHT SHALL REIGN AND La
BOR SHALL TRIUMPH.
What tho Gold Men Say of the Free Coin
age Measnre-Speakcr Crisp Refuses to
Recognize the Peoples Party Repre-
sentativcs in the House.
4 true Picture.

We ar" civilized, are we? America Is
Prosperous, is it! You believe this to
be the land o. the free and home Of
the brave, the greatest nation on earth.
do you? Everyone can earn !, comfort-
able living here, can they? Let's see
\ million men idle, sic. ping in barns,
under sidewalks. in the shadow of
hedges and hays!acki. Another mighty
army of men tniling like galley slaves
for pittanec, y OILY housed, poorly
fed, poorly clothed. A multitude OF
girls and women, palctacel and hollow
eyed, hopeless ard bcnumtel, walking
the weary round OF t,il. for wages that
mean starvation O" worse. \ million
and a half OF children under :iftct n
years OF age. robbed of school, toiI!us
their little lives away in workshop, mine
and factory, dwartinS ioiy and mimi
and soul in the battle 70: mrrrexistencc.
\ half million fallen girls. mostly daugh-
ters ot wori.in gnltn, victims of poverty
OF human greed, outcasIs from home,
from SO .iety, without love. without hope.
without happin 2ss: in wlo>" faces have
changed the min" barred gates of de-
spair; dwelling in in" shadow of an
awful curse. walking the awful ot.i
where horrors Slar" and frown, VIII 'r,'
the light OF love never comes, where
the laughter OF JOY is never heard.
Have you not seen this SIDE OF the
picture? Then pray that the seal s may
fall from yoar eyes, for we can't tell YOU
half of the horror OF it. These horrors
nre here. 1t would take q Victor Hugo
to put them into word pictures that you
might see them. Can you train with
those who Snetr at human wool. Can
you walk with men politically who,
knowing that these awful things exist,
tell you that the country is prosperous:
Palaces and hovcs. princes and pau
pcrs, millionairca and mcnicants, idle
dudes and tranrs, society queens and
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21

beyond tho range of vision. and as they
disappeared they We're considerably
strung out, the leaders evidently saving
their strength for hard run at the
finish.
Ida Burnett, graduate Of the Unyer-
s.ty Of Minnesota, q strikingy hand
some girl. is possibly the possessor of
the choicest Iuarler-section about the
town site 10 the northwest. She has Just
a suspicion of Indian blood in her veins,
and is q descendant of the Sioux race.
She has been allotted land on the re-
serve. Behind the fastest team obtain
able she was drawn to ,hc town site
from the agency. The start was made
ut gun-ilre and the girl was first on the
field. She staked out her claim and
straighway went to work on the erec-
tion Of a shanty, assisted by her driver
Governor NJ, llettc hal $50 deputy
sheriffs on the reserve. heavily arm ed
and instructed to maintain order, peace
ably If possible. forc.bly if nece ssary.
They checked several rows before scri-
GUS results cnSucd.
The Sisseton Reservation.
The Sisset"n Indian Reservation sur
plus lands that have been opened TO set
tlement are located in the northeast
corner of South Dakota, covering most
OF Roberts County. tapping over on the
edge of Marshall and Day Counties.
crossing the panhandle of Grant, and
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21

long if she were 70, SO minded. She
has a great deal Of tact. considerable
knowledge of political affairs, no fad or
crazcs, but plenty of general, all-around
culture. She il devoted Ia church work:
believes in temperance ami prohibition
for those who want it. Her Christian
name is .IeSsca
Mrs. Eikins wolid make a Gu emily
first lady of the land. She is probably
tn youngest OF any in the Est, and has
just the perfect health. happy disp s.
ton and social tastes that would fit her
for this high honor. Nature has been
kind to her in many ways. Sh" is en-
dowcd with good looks, good temper and
a good heart.
There are shoals of people right
around here wEO would like TO see Mrs.
Carlisle mistress of the White House,
ami who also believe that ii she settled
her mind right down to securing the
Presidency for her husband that Wet ~
would be theirs. The way they argue
is that she never has failc in any con-
test in which she was Interested heart
and soul. She has always accompanied
her husband on his political campaigns,
and if there We're any changes in the eur
rent she was Just as quick To see them
as he WAS. There never was a woman
more devoted to her husbands constiru-
cnts and as ready to lay aside all her
pleasures 10 entertain them during their
Visits f., h.,p tai
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21

There is wide diffcreEc, in the state
mcnt made as to the amount of money
in circulation--.h Secretary of tho
Treasury putting it at about S24 and
Alliance authorities as low as s.. Nav
not the practical effect be largely de-
pendent upon location? The Eastern
States and commercial ccntcrs may,
and perhaps do, have all the actual
money they require, but the country
and frontier States may at the Same
time be suffering fcarfully. We should
like to see true statement of the actual
money in circulation per capita for the
Southern and transmississippi States 1t
is said that the last State bankers
meeting III Texas gave the circulate n
in that State as - per capita. The
question is not as 10 the amount of
money the Eastern hanks have, bat how
much do the people have, ami is it
enough?
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21
WILD RACE FOR HOMES.
SCRAMBLE OF HUNDREDS OF
BOOMERS FOR CLAIMS.
Scenes Attending the Race Across the
Line-A Good Deal Of the I.antl Still
Left for Se;tlcrs-Ihc Situation in Okla.
hOna.
Opening Of Sisseton Sections.

Says dispatch from Trown's Valley.
Mimi: The sharp. clear note of q bugl,
at noon Friday. the almost simultaneous
crack OF a carbine. then q volley from
tho whole farreachinG line of cavalry as
the signal was taken up and carried in q
reverberating report to thousands OF
waiting ears. & few more halting shots.
becoming fainter as the distance in.
creased. and the Sissetpn reservation
was at last orcn. The military with
drew from the border and rcjo;ned their
companies. From the brush along the
shore Of the Minnesota River. from
ravincs hitherto held 10 be appropriated.
from every conceivable spot bordering
on the reservation that could shelter q
man. horse or wagon there sprung
hordoS OF homcscckcrS. There were all
sorts and conditions Of men. Some
who had never passed night out Of
doors in their lives slept on the damp
ground with naucht but tho starry sky
above them. The west shore of Lake
Travrrsr is the border line Of the reser.
vation for almost its entire length. \
fleet of rafts and other hastily improviscd
craft laden with household goods So that
their gInwalcS came within q few inches
Of the water lay along the shore await.
ing the stroke Of II. Many of their o,-
cupan.s had not tasted food for twenty
hours. Hundreds lined the WY all
along the border from Hankinson south.
1t Wheaton was the greatest crowd,
for Il was the nearest point 20 the de-
slrab!a lands.
!, was spectacle not easy 10 forget.
With the crack Of the carhincs horses
dashed fnadly forward. urged to despcr-
ate speed by their sX tied riders. StruS-
Cling along to the rear came loaded
wagons, with from two to six horses on
each. They were lashrd unmcrcifully
by their drivers. The crackin: o. whips,
the dull thunder of hoots in the damp
sod and the ye.ls cf the drivers as they
struggled! for the lead filled the air with
Gn unwonted din. Still farther to tho
rear came those without conveyances.
struggling forward with their kits OF
tools until the reserre was dotted Will,
them. The mounted crowd was soon
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21

ul,tlr ar. 10 hr H.: lrn-r The postal
authorities VIII ~id.trark yo,lr papers
They will viG :rtusiy prosecute yon for
alleged oif"us"-. while til" sins ut their
own org ms smell rank to heaven. The
bankers will blacklist you, and every
thing possible. will bc done to overthrow
You.
Think cI the devili-h ,iastar,il:n s. at
tcHdinG III" arrest of Dr. II. I. Barnes,
the foremost Ohio reform editor, for
something published eight months ago
Then you begin H. r"aliz" the heights
OF Sublinlity of American politics and
administrations. DO You tc-in to ap-
prcciate what ar"i The functions nf free
government! Free To murder. To OPP
press To rob. to crush from existence in
the nam. OF law. 10 take that revenge
only a coward will resort to against those
who, on common level. can see room
for Improvement in governmental! affair.".
Let the reform press, the rank and i:lr,
take 70 cEniZailce OF these things. for as
the sun shines the powers that be will
not peaceahly surrender their authority
to harasS. Plundcr and destroy under
protecti of political bosses holding
Office. 1t * time you were beginning to
sniff The trouble that is bro ding. Cr else
have sense and discretion to keep your
mouths shut. stand still and let NosIr
pockets b" riiled, yonr business and
homes destroyed.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21

oT Mrs. Nhltney. OF Mrs. Carlisle. or
Miss Hoics. i'll ease our nati nal politics
take IL SomerSault, az some think they
will. If not any of these women, will
it be the wife of the da k hor-c, or will
that sable hued animal have a wife, or,
not having d wife, will he want ia wed:
Anybody with IL correct solution to
this puzzl" will supply a great public
demand 10y stating il. I he only rromi-
ncnt bachelor in the field is United
States Senator David Il. Hill. Just be
cause he is in that lamcntable condition
us rsse can be disposed of first. If
Mr.. Hill comes to the White House We
are going through tn" same delightful
cxperio nee that preceded MIR. Cl"vcland's
wedding day. 1t VII rot make the
slightest difference whether or not Mr..
Hill exhibits the faint.St desire for fem
mime company. he will b. til daily oh
Jcct of susri ion. and of course, he will
ID just ;:S the other gentleman from
New York did. and in due season take
to himself wife. That point settled.
will the object of his affections bc Young
or old? Well, he need not leave Wash
incton 70 make an excel cnt choice and
one that would 90 his own taste and the
good rcputc Of the nation infinite credit.
If it is ro be President Hill what Il
quantity of feminine emotions will t."
sQUa:Icfcd in the direction OF the EX
e,utlvc Mansion. SO far. however, if
Senator Hill has any weakness or any
sentimental regard for the society Of
womankind he has kept il locked up in his,
innermDSt soul since he came here to live.
Now for the ladies' mayed and u good
many Others VIII" niay Srei that they
might have been mentioned with equal
L. -; 1,,,j. f1,.t
writer of this may see in the light of
subsequent events cause 10 gnash her
teeth and mu-S her front hair with CON
suminE rage that 81" did not have sense
enough to do so. Some of these ladies'
are a. actively in the race as their Us
bands and /; few max. no rcrct of their
ambitions and hopes i'll that direction.
for. think they. mol ody is as we'll posted
as their wives on the qua alification- tn So
gentlemen possess for the best gifts the
people can shower upon its idol.
Th. most of these ladies, however,
keep securely 10 ke1 up in their own
minds any r,sy visions in which they
may indulge on the quiet. and no
amount of adroit qu rstioning could
tempt them to make the slightest conf
ment on The political situation 50 far as
their own aspirations arc concerned Ia
IL city and III time like this, when the
political st"ckrnt has l"rn put on fer a
long boil. it requires Il pretty we'll
guarded tongue to keep from airing
ones knowledge OF turns and moves
that look SO innocent on the face. For
the social world the politics Of Il prcsi-
dent does not spoil the flavor of his din
ncr parties and. sad enough as it may
sound tn the serious observer of current
events, the dinners and dances Of an al
mnistralon ar" "a likely to live as long
i'll history as its foreign treaties.
Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Cleveland are
the only ones able t. view the situation
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21


pleasant place to visit and ca.h member
of the family contributes alike to make
it 30. Mrs Rusk is a thorough house,
keeper. Her tastes are quiet and do
mcstic, but she is pleasant woman &c
meet in society. and certainly none OF
the Cabinet ladies have acquitted them
selves better Of their social obligations
than she has Miss Eusk inhcr.ts all
the charm of her parents entire natural
ness, and has impressed herself vi Oh
every one as one of the few girls that no
amount of fiattcry could spoil. In every
way she is her mothers right hand.
Mrs. Sherman is known the lergth
and breadth of the land. and in this city
her many years in official life ha5 made
the home of Senator and Mrs. Sherman
like that of a permanent resident. No
one better understands the demands Of
society and few are better able to acguit
themselves of all its manifold ohliga-
tons. Therefore many know her in
timatelv, and think it the hapniest priv
ilegc Of their lives to he able to say SO.
Few women are better acquainted with
national events than she is. and fewer
still whose ripencd Judgment would
carry the same weight on almost any
topic of general interest. In manner
she is kind-hcarted but quiet. and per-
haps little reserved, though always n
fluent talker and a charming companion
with those she knows well.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21

her charities, her every day interest In
all the work of the university erected in
memory of her son, ANA still finds time to
entertain elegantly in her home here and
to pay hundreds Of visits every season. At
home in California she has all the same
duties to perform, with the additional
obligations that come of closer ties.
Mrs. Stanfurd's nal is as larg: and
OftcntimcS larger than that of II ,sutlic
official. Her wcli-known charities are,
of course, one reason 10 make the bur
den of her correspondence so lca7y.
The wil':es, flights of fanny sem t"
tail one in trying 10 mag n what
White House life wo,lll be if Mrs Whit
ney was first lady of The l:ni She
made Il nch" Cor herself in the >-sial
history Of the Cleveland administration,
ard it is extremely doubtful if she will
ever have 10 b" pushed 10 th" wall for
anybody else. She entertained like II
princess. ard Washing on n'v'r lc ore
or since saW her eGuai.
II it is going to hc President anl Mrs..
German ,ne of the Most IN "rcstinG
family groups in America will have tie
bright, fierce light that b ats al, at 4
throne let in on thea. Mr. German
has many fine traits Of c!.ara tor. hut
she has that rare ia ulty OF making h +
home So attractive that nothing short of
stern duty will &c. her h,leiuni if g" is
day';, WORK 10 lear his own fire. de or
wouli permit his ciil,ir' II {, let tin 20
evel if iie wa SO rni.t.,.,ti. Il. her
mother ami children are r:,um-. They
have loads OF lli, ids who would Xix" @
see them go from Il to TIL u hit" House:
The wife OF the Srna'"., ftot II ino.9,
ir-. s..J, IL. Il | ri, Ia
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21
Hot Shot from u Tir ii Teller.

IiOt SHOT from u Iir ii Teller.
Thr bondho.dar is lccch.
The Spectator Is Il parasite.
Interest on money is usury.
lsury is /; crime against Gods laws.
The professional politician is Il dcina
gos"e.
The anarchists Of Chicago want no
law at all.
The anarchists of Wall street want all
the laws III their own interests.
When men lose their respect for law
We are on the verge of revolution. The
only antidute for revolution is good,
wholesome and Just laws.
How i this for the crcp OF business
failures for th;rty-two yc.trs-lSG0 to
1891? One hundred and ninety-tivc
Thousand bankruptcies. with liabilities
amounting. to nearly four thousand mil
lion dollars, Another monument to
American craftsmanship" Stick to
your old party ii il taxes all Your prop
crtv three fuurths Your hair and half
your hide.
When the people stop whicing, peti-
tionins and rrsoluitns, and go t" voting
as they rcsolEte, they will accomplish
something.
The whining mrndicant. with Il fish
worm backbone, who ,.rawls on his belly
before IA political boss, and dar's not
asscr; his manhoud. his convictions and
independence, is the most cuntemptiblc
specimen OF the human species. What
the country needs now is men with
hackbt hes like Gro National Re
former.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21

whose movements the most triflinc de-
tails were read with more avidity. Just
in the height of national interest in him
self Mr.. Cleveland took to himself
wife. All the world loves a lover and
his bride. and if the eagle eyes of the
feminine journalistic fraternity of this
city let any little picturesque details of
their daily life pass 10y without pleas
antly wordcd paragraph it was only be-
cause they forgot it. Sometimes tn.
gallant sex took a hand in writing up the
Cleveland home life. The history cf that
period establishes the fact that these
domestic sketches We're not as acceptable
reading for Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland as
the uniformly kind and we'll put things
which day after day were evolved from
the pens with woman's hand manipu-
lating them and fairly throbbing at the
same time with nervous anxiety to get
the results into print. Mrs. CLEVELAND
many times expressed her appreciation
of these attentions, and has often re-
fcrred to it since, showing con clusively
that ladies and gentlemen temporarily
residing in the White House are pretty
steady readers of all newspaper matter
in which their names appear.
Mrs. Stanford is enc OF the busiest
women in America. She has her homes.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21

Ak~' u tNfRi~'N- OrN. Snt brought
to its duties all the Influences of thor
ou-hly good heart. a wcll-stored mind,
Il graceful dignity and a willingness TO
serve others before she consulted her
own convenience. She has kept all her
Old friends no matter what We're the
variations of the political thermometer,
and she has made hundreds of new
ones Two ladies We're sitting opposite
her one day lately at Il luncheon. One
more serious minded than usual said:
DO yor know what read in that face?
4 wonderfully clear conception of what
is right and IL strong. earnest tlctcrmira-
ton to do it" Her friend replied: DO
you know what | see? 1t is a simple
thing. but it is very rare. Mrs. Harri-
Fon may have more honncts than WHEN
she came TO the White House, but they
are the same size" No Presidcn:'s
wife has shown a deeper interest in cur
local institutions nor a greater willing
ness to see and lee seen at any and all
times by the people of this city.
Should Mrs. CltvcIand return to the
White House she will probably look at
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-21
Bees.

There is question in the minds OF
most beekeepers whether or not the
acts of the bee arc governed by in
Stinct or reason. On this subject
some take the position that the acts
of the bees are governed By intelligent
thought. TO prove this they cite the
fact that bees gather honey only in
climates subject to winter weather.
If our bees are taken to Australia.
where the summers are perennial.
they learn in few years to store III
no honey, gathering it only as they
need it for sustaining life. The only
way the Australian can get honey is
to import queens from cold countries
every few years, they not having
learned that the storing up of honey
is unnecessary.