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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07
Politically HislclDOlInl.

Party success must be of greater i'm.
portancc to some men than their indi.
,idual po>pe:ity, for they positively re
fuse to entertain a single idea Or sup
IOrt any measure not dictated by their
arty. and continue to bow submi>sivCly
to the yoke of oppression. When man
becomes politically h,drbound he ceases
to p rform the fnnct on> Of Il fee and
independent thinker and Investigator.
and subordna.es those principles tha t
tend to relieve the oppressed and better
the condition of mankind to the success
of his party. regardless of consequence.
1t is this class of men who clog the
wheels of progress, impede the advance
mcnt of new ideas, and retard the de-
vc!opmcnt of a higher civilization.
Icn AID liOW
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07
HUNTING 9iTEMsr AND ASrELorES.

In results. judging from the genuine
comforts CT household equipment. the
science of cookery, and the 60 d taste
displayed in ,oilets.
EeyenonS nos mOutOnS We were in
vited to engage in hunt, and Frank
Grouard. chief of s,ou;s. the hero of a
hundred hair-bre adth escatcs by food
and field, was called in for consu alton.
We had a wild long NJ to scale the heights
of the Zig Horn and track the grizz y to
!.is lair, but the scout "si.c1 us up" and
intimate that we hal better keep out
tf the mountains and chase the festive
deer and antelope Surely we were in
the hands Of our fricnd': VIC wisely
yielded without debate. Early next
morning cavalcsdc left the beautjfu!
plateau of Fort Mckinney, lying in the
shadow of the snow CAPPED Big Horn.
and started south towards the breaks Of
the Powder River. 1t was in charge OF
Capt G. L. Scott. OF the Sixth Cavalry.
Cur first camp was tn rty miles down
the 0 d stage road from d, uglaS to Fort
Custer, at Harris Eanch, the enc of
Captain Burke's Eighteenth Infantry
fight in 1869 y OF over dc; adc ago
the whole C, untry hereatCuts was the
hunting ground of the Indians. The
renegade white man was nearly as bad
as he rcdsk n. and the !tagc wa fire.
Guently held Up in the go d Cd tines
The ranch house ls 4 long, low log
rtru,ture: the store Or bar pre- empts the
larger port on OF the building, and the
annex is the dining room where tran
s;cats are treated. The front door is as
heavy as the side walls and has hahn
locks, a device to furni h tn man on the
inside some ADVANTAGE over his visitors.
1t is historic, like the doors Of the
Theban Temple, tut instead of hero
giyphics it is filed fu ! of bullets and
buckshot cards Of visitors and reciprocal
compliments from the inmates The
most sensational "pick-up" at this point
was the work OF a "rustcr" in the fa'l
of 1887. Major Wamb. United States
Paymaster. had driven up in an ambu
lance with an ca ort The ar was
litine to.d and the paymastcr went into
the ranch rouse, acio,nUanicu v most
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07
DESTROYING OUR FORESTS.


Assistant Secretary Willis, of the De-
partmcnt of Agriculture. presided at the
meeting o. the American Forc:try As
ISOLATION. Ex-senator Edmunds sent q
letter expressing his regret at his :
ability to be present, in which he said:
The subject is of unusual Importance 10
the future welfare OF all our countrymen.
have seen in Europe much OF the evil o:
the stripping OF the hill and mountain sid y
OF their forests, and / have seen In our
temperate and well-watered climate of
Vermont how great has been the loss from
timber and wood cutting merely for tho
timber and wood, without reference to tho
inevitable consequences In reference to
foods, washing away Of soils, drying up OF
springs, and turning the face of otherwise
bouutiful Nature into deserts The devas-
tations Of a dozen years can hardly be re-
paired In half century, and SO every
energy OF reason and persuasion ough: t,
be brought to bear upon the public fntelli-
gence to avert the evils that SO seriously
threaten large parts OF the republic from
the destruction OF the forests.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07

in a dire; tions. How the game got
away is II mystery, but it did Folloa-
ing up the long draws on horseback VIC
saw many deer signs running toward the
river. but the feet and crafty anima s
were away back in the hills. There
were many tracks OF mountain lion, and
occasionally coyote would bark at us
and turn tail as bull ct RESPONDED to
his welcome. The fir,t day was consid-
ere1 VIC spent in getting the lay of the
land Grouard, of cours +, managed to
slay rair Of antelope and deer, and
cncou, age Us with the IA that game
was about
We were oil in the So ,dle early tho
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07

of his escort, leaving a ca alryman' t.
stand guard Presently the aromatic
odor of onions and venison sto ou.
upon the air. and Harris came 10 tho
door and shouted call hands for
grut." Tho statleman lot no
timc in getti, e there: the shiv-
cring solder scanned the country
for miles arr und; 1 OF a man in sight. He
wa kcd toward the door; just as h hand
touched the latch he heard the sound of
h r.cs feet Cut from the stable yard
like fash came o slender young horse
man, holding in one hand . small grip
sack. in it was $1:,00O pay for soldiers
that had lccn left in the ambulance.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07

and finally .smoEnted and resumed the
chase on foot. ! was warm; my blOOl
was up. so was my rife ! tired high
six shots finally my seventh broke
h spine the ante o:,c was mine. 1t
was matinee for Grcuarl; it was en-
1remc'y exciting for me; it was a tragedy
for the poor antelope. At any rate,
had shot the lar est antelope of the ont
fit. and was crowned by fine pair OF
horns. That II ght there was .oy in my
dreams
Onc thing to be certain of is that
game, in the wild West does not hunt
the hunter under the conditions that our
party cyperit ned isu. a dozen ante
lopc and fifteen deer should satisfy for Il
ten days hunt
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07

1t may now Ec proclaimed that the
farm and labor organizations of tho
United States are one body so far as har-
mOniOus and united act on is concerned.
The +. NJ. Il A without single oppos-
ing vote, entered tha federated union at
indianapolis, on the basis Of the Ccala
agreement. and now stands side by side
with the Alliance and knights of Labor
and other great organizations that pro-
pose to combine their great giant
strength in one grand effort for relief
for the farm, rs and laborers of this
country Progressive Farmer
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07

and the chalcids-wasp-likc insects
that are parasites and do incompar-
able good. They arc Of all sizes and
prey upon almost all kinds of insects.
They are far more helpful to the
farmer than are the tacllina flies.
They saved the wheat crop i'm Ohio,
Michigan. ana Indiana in 1889. Tho
wasrs also belong to this order. and
do much good: indeed, we think we
may say that the wasps are only our
friends. They are dreaded needlessly.
foc. unmolested, they rarely, if ever.
sting. We have seen wasps carry of
sluys and tent caterpilla's in great
E@mbers. Every farmer should be-
come acquainted with these friends
and learn their habits. that he may
help-not hindcr--their good work
Great Divide.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07

dust around them at j,20) yards. hoping
to bring them our way. but with q rrck-
less disregard for his wishes they turned
tail in the other d Erection Frank
Gro lard started after them, and VIC saw
10 more of him until that night, " en-
he came into camp with two fat prong
horns
Hunters relate strange experiences
about the cur. .osity of the antelope when
tagged with red handkc rchIcf or when
ranicky how they cree about the
shooter as a 9th about candle
Frank CIR, uarl once shot twenty II nc
antelope cut Of Il circlng bunch: but
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07
Endurance Of u Wounded Antelope.

We had been enjoying the 10 pitality
o. Colonel J. J. Van Horn, tie conn an
dant a Fort Mckinney. writes Charles
+. Nixon in the Chicago Inter Ocean.
l p to six NO this ago Fort Mckinney
was the mos: rem o,r frontier post. be ng
ever 100 miles from the railway: now the
distance has been reduced one half. In
the su: roundings contributing 10 comfort,
imid so much coed tas.c showing the
hand.work Of refined ard in enious
woman, one cou'd d hardly rcali. g that We
were 200 miles from the nearest city.
Omaha: that the ladies of the post had
been accustomed t. do their shopI ing
entirely through the problematica: me-
dun OF price-lst wi Il an EXPIRE s
comp ny as Il ncsSeng r. You women
Of cities think Of being denied the privi-
legc o. oyerhauling shelves of 81 ks. car
ryiEg of dozens of samples, and hov, rim =
about NJ nday's bargain counters" a.
thick as caves in Val mLrosa. The
yves and Ga ghters Of the mil tary are
brought up in more heroic schoo. of
denial, but one that is more satiSfactoly y
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07
A DO-Nt fhinN GOlirx
Concerning Morley.

Congress is in session. and Republican
and Democratic papers are ass uring the
people that they need not .ook for any
legislation of Importance at this session,
as the members of both of the o.d parties
are afraid TO do anyth ng for fear Of in
juring the chances of the lalt ty in the
elections next year. This is certainly a
fine @pipeful" for our brethren to smoke,
who are looking forward for relief In
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07

their present fami iarity with the hunter
has evidently cured them of their YER
dancy. Now they are as sharp as news
TO :, and instead of cutting c.rcu;
didos they move off steadily in a long
Inc without manifesting the pioneer
spirit of accommodate on for tn bc.cfit
of the hunter. AMI when thcv get a
commanding position Ct four or five
m les stop and wink the other eye.
Not day we hunted in earn st, .hc
captain and correspondent followed tho
sun toward the west, Frank Grouard
and icllcnant Rh 3des crossed the river
TO the east, Professor Is held the fcrt,
and tn CT, alrymcn secured the country
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07
South American Railroads.

Railroads did not begin in South
America until 1864, but in the little
more than quarter OF century that
has since elapsed their growth has
been extraordinarily rapid. Brazil
has now 5000 miles of railroad in
operation, and several thousand more
in course of construction or planned.
Great rivers favorable to navigation
traverse the best parts of the conti-
nent, SO that the facilities for com.
munication are even better than the
railroads constructed would indicate.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07

That the straight Republican vote in
Kansas in 1870 was 120,00O; in 1891 it
was 10000 The Democratic vote in
1850 was So, 900: in 1891 it was 81, 900.
The Democratic Republican fusion vote
in 1891 was $4,000. The Peoples party
vote in 1890 was 115.CO0; the Peoples
vote in 1891 was 10000
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07
CONTROLLED BY THE comsrNE.
National Corslayc Company to Have .
Monopoly Of Trade.

NHttUHII NUIStaSe NUmpaMy 60 F1&vO
Monopoly Of Trade.
A Mason City, Iowa, dispatch says:
1t now looks as Ii the National Cordage
Company would virtually control the
sac of binding twine in tho NOrthwcs {.
An interview with al the local dealers
reveals that but one has made his pur-
chascs, and h, only small tuantity,
all fearing results 1t f. agreed that
both MANILA ard sisal tw.nc will range
from to cents h'eher next year than
it has this. The principal object Of the
combine is to shut out all dealers who
buy in large quantities and sell to their
members at cost, thus completely de-
mOraliziny the business.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07
What Arc You Going to Do About It?

If farmers could add three times the
value to their farms and then charge
enough for their PRODUCTS to pay per
cent. dividend en- the 1uadruple valua-
tion, they would prosper. The railroads
arc doing this and the farmers are pay
ing it
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07
HUNTING IN WYOMING,
FROM FIT. M'KlNNEY TO POW
DER RIVER FORK.

Stories of the Stage Koad-Thc Feeding
Ground of tie Antelopc--Chnsing y Deer
ut the Drop of Hat-A TcntlcrfOOt's
Luck.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07

NEVER let a wild-looking man get
the drop on you with valisc.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-29
HER PET.

tional wealth. The rest has been
mortgaged, assigned. sold or rams
ferrcd in one way or another to the
non-producing class. who control at
present nearly eighty per cent. Of the
national wealth. IL is now nowhere
disputed that thirty thousand men own
more than one-half the national wealth.
while the rest OF the people. over sixty
four million. own the other half.
II is facts like these which form the
basis Of the protests which we hear
coming from Christian pulpits constant
". To snch facts the vast organization
Of labor is chiefly due.
How far legislation is responsible for
this unfortunate drift the mass Of the
people mean To know between now and
next November. That = system Of
sweeping taxation, which has thrived
for nearly thirty years. Is largely re-
sponsible. a great majority Of the peo-
pie have already expressed their con
viction at the polls.
And what financial legislation has
had TODD with il the people arr going
10 ask, too. This is going 70 " . cam
paign Of education in many ways
When the battle Of reason becomes gen
eral all along the line after the summcr
conventions no fact Of ome can be
suppressed. The verdict rests ultimate
" with The people, and they will de-
mand To know the truth. the whole
truth and nothing but the truth--Bos
tim Glolr-
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Gala Facts THAT Republicans would %
Welt 90 Explain.
Certain conditions have been develop
,nv IN this country since the repub-
lican party came into power which are
int resting more aud more deeply the
great mass 81 the people.
IN these conditions arr tho result Of
republican financial legislation u -
time that the people should know t.
II they are the result OF republican
tariff legislation all the forces 81 pro-
test should be concentrated upon that
II they are the result Of both combined.
then the whole general policy 81 the
party Is a legitimate subject Of dis
cuSxion.
The conditions are these. and they
have never been disputed: When the
republican party came into power the
producing classes in this nation owned.
controlled and enjoyed about sixty
three pcr cent. Of the national wealth.
The non-producing c~lasscs-that Is.
those not engaged in active industry.
but living upon speculative invest
ments-comprised the remaining thirty
seven per cent.
Now, after some twenty-eight years
OF republican legislation. the statistics
show that the producing classes own
but about twenty per cent. Of the ma
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-29

AEEtlAl WOIk-I0R ~ F8Alt% " " ia
press their own characters upon the institutions
OF the country and the world. that in joining the
| great army o; the disciples Of Jefferson they
| espouse q cause whose traditions are worthy Of
their emulation. and that BY making party
honesty party policy"-by remembering that
what Is morally wrong cannot be politically
I rightly asserting their hixh manhood in every
| political action they will become participants In
the glory Of breaking the shackics Of trade and
broadening the friendship Of nations into the
brotherhood OF man
Nj. Jefferson was rot . mere drcamcr-not .
mere political thee~st-he was the worlds
great practical pol.tictnn-he reduced politics
70 q moral science ana organized q party whose
splendid achievements have no parallel In any
political organize tion in all the range OF all the
years. party whose triumphs are blazoned on
the mile-posts OF the republic as inestimable
contributions % human rights and human
hopes. Let me point u some Of the stars "a
this party aiadcm Of glory.
DO you iyow that the deed OF cession Of this
great no. hwestern territory tr the United
states v4s drafted w the father 81 democracy,
DO You know that IL vas by the wisdom and
forecast Of democratic Administrations under
the leadership Of the patron saint whose mcm'
DRY sou this night hallow that the Louisiana
parrnase. comprising the great states Of Louis
iaan. Arkansas. Missouri. Kansas and Ncbras
IA vas won 10 freedom from the empire Of thu
rirst Napoleon. and the Mississippi river dcdi
Gated forever n q free highway for the com
fnercc Of is great Valley DO you know that Il
Was under democratic administration that ths
nfam0us African slave trade was de
clarcd q crime and prolSbitcG by law; DO yos
: know that under democratic administrator IN
second war with Great britain was fought. ans
the rights ~ american commercc-thc protec
tion OF American seamcn established on
{ basis ~ national dignity and honor that ~
three generations no power on earth has darc'
- question do you know that. when nulinca
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n Now Remain Cor Democracy % sessse
This.

~ - ~
this.
With the disappearance 81 the silver
issue from the canvass Of this year tnrin
reform will resume the Importance that
Il had in the elections Of iSS". n tnas
really belongs 70 Il. II i true that the
silver issue has not been completely or
permanently banishcd. II cannot Dc
that until the law Of 1890. with is great
hazards and its conflicting provisions
shall have been repealed. II Is also
barely possible that the desperate Tao
ton that has failed TO fasten free COIN
age upo the party by the action OF the
majority in the house may show SUM
Gent strength or sufficient ngliness -
Chicago 10 force into the platform some
equivocal expression that may y
embarrassment and confusion. hut the
chances all are now that the interest in
the silver question will steadily wane.
and that when the two parties shall
have spoken in their respective conven-
tions neither OF them will he so wholly
right or so wholly wrong in regard 70
this question rs TO give Il much infiu-
ence in the canvass. Some Il Will have.
and there will be a certain number OF
voters who will feel. and not unjustly.
that on the whole the republican party
is likely to be safer than the democratic
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-29

Both the method and results whe,
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it il pleasant
and refreshing 10 the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys.
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn cilectually, dispcls colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duceG, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action md truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend Il
to NIL and have mado it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists- Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try t. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup co.
SAY fs6scjsco. CT.
LOUISVILLE. N. ksw sonx. w.
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MIR. Harrison's republican league
Of Office holders is steadily saving wood
for the denomination pile.-St- Louis
Republic
president Harrison Is not likely
~ say anything against the Rhode
Island gcrrymander. How would Mr..
Harrison's party get a senator withou
it?-Louisville Courier-Journal
The republicans are GROWING
weary rs Il becomes more and more ap
parent that tariff reform will be the
leading issue Of the presidential cam
paign. They have created war clouds
and turned on their jingo thunder to ii
vert the attention Of the masses, but
they must face the music. Detroit
Free Press
The free wool bill has passed the
house BY an emphatic vote Of l9s TO &c
This is the first g. in . campaign
planned 70 attack the Mckinley tariff
law in detail. The result warrants
faith in the success of other raj is upon
fully a. miqnitous measures, such -
the binding twine, tin plate and lumber
taxes. -St. Paul Globe.
Such a victory as that in Rhode
Island is nothing for republicans 70 ex
ult over II Is worse than a defeat II
escape by the skin Of the teeth in q con
test where all the advantages were II
their own hands, md bc compelled u
apply To . packed tribunal for the yer
dict which the people refused them, i'm
plies 10 glory.-BufRalo Enquirer.
THE Oregon republicans have me
IN convention. a~pplaudcd the McSinle!
law, denounced the free wool bill mn
instructed their delegates 10 vote 20
Harrison first, with Mckinley for sec
ond choice. The day Of the convention
word was received in Chicago from tn
worlds fair commissioners for tina
state that Oregon Il too poor 70 BE- rcr
resented officially at the worlds fair
In undressing McKinleyism the Orego'
seputlicans lick the hand that robbe
them.-Chicago Times.
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G o Or
Il Consists II > study - Various ChArac
tertstSes.

IL Consists II > study - Various Charac-
tertssSep.
Can the phTenologist discern the
character and powers Of nm individual
from an examination of his head. and
point ont TO hin the ours of life best
suited 10 his tastes and capacities?
Can he. without danger Of error, say to
one young man: study law; you will
win cases for your clients and honor
for YOURSELF" TO another. Become q
physician: nature intended yOu 70 save
Ives and TO a third: You were born
70 command armies and win victories
for your country"
If you put that question to the
phrenologists themselves they will un-
hesitatingly reply yes IL fact they
must so reply. Or else admit that their
science is but an abstraction from
which no practical results z 70 be ex-
r.cscd. But il l were 70 answer the
question | should say that it depends
entirely on the acutenesscs Judgment Of
the person who masSes the examination.
We have seen how many elements Of an
certainty enter into the attempt to
measure human capacity through
the study Of the brain. hut FORUM ately
mental and moral characteristics mani
fest themselves very early ia the human
countenancc. The separation between
phrcnoiogy, or the study Of the brain,
and physiognomy. or the study OF the
countenance. is a vanishing line. The
phrcnologist will tell You that the exer-
else Of the faculties whose seat he inds
in the brain impresscs their character
istics externally upon the individual.
Accordingly every phrenologist while
he feels the confguration Of the head
takes note Of the expression Of the face
and Of the organic quality Of the body.
All Of these observations are combined
in the Judgment that he forms Of the CO
pacitics and tendenciesof the individual
under examination, and IL his eye 4
keen. his power Of observation highly
developed, his Judgment ~unerring. h
will surprise his ''sabject" ~ the in
sight which he shows into his inner
most thoughts and impulses. and will b
able TO give him advice as to the direc.
tion and conduct u his life that my
prove invaluable. But if he Is not q
capital Judge Of human nature, IL he Il
merely q feclar OF bumps" and does
not know how to unite into . happy
ind consistent whole the knowledge o.
Of character that every aspect Of ths
head, the face, and the body il capable
Of conveying. he will 90 sadly astray
and his advice may be useless or ever
injurious. Garrett II. Scrviss, in Chau
tauquan.