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ace the Facts.

Behold the situation res llt:ng from
fifty years of Democratic and Rcpub-
ican legislation. Nine million of
mortgaged homes. Gigantic corpora
tions created by Democratic and Re
publican laws in possession of the
transportation system Of the country,
levying robbers tribute upon all in
dnstry.
Banking corporations, the offsprin :,
of the same political powers, in ahho-
lutte control of the national finances,
exercising powers more arbitrary than
any dcspot of the old wo:ld, and defy
ing any act of Congress
Combines and trusts to the extent
of half thousand organized NOR. per
fcctly, and vastly more destructive to
South Sea in the days OF the bucca-
neerS
The public domain exhausted by
gifts of 200. 900, 900 acres to rich cor
poraations.
The homes of the people passing
into the hands of the svndicates who
are founding European tenant sys-
tenn.
The great mechanical industries, the
agencies of production. monopolized
and largely owned by aliens who have
no sympathy with free government.
The great iron beds and coal fields
the great oil regions and the vast pine
forests all held in the miserly grasp oI
the money power.
Capital arrogantly driving labor
like slave, and employing organized
bands of murlerers to over awe ant
force it into subsection.
Paupers and criminals being i'm
ported from the old world to drive
American laborers out of factory, min'
aud shops which their industry has
built, making them wanderers an1
ggars in the land of their birth.
| Boards of 'rade gambling in the life
products as children sport with toys
Organized greed in control o
| government, safe and nation
with full power to command the legls
lative, judicial and executive authori
ties.
Women and children crowded int
mines and factories aud men tramring
Humanity fostering and r"tting IL
our crowded tenements while forcSi
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Took HIS Own Coal with Him.

Not long ago two Irishmen shipped
for sea voyage. They had not been
many days at sea when storm arose
and one of the Irishmcn was blown
overheard. A boat was lowered and
Pats lifcless body recovered. 1t was
taken on board. and the usual burial
service was being said when the cap
tain discovered that he could not get
anything to sink the body except a
large piece of coal The coal was put
into the sack with the body. and the
captain started to finish the services,
when the dead mans companion burst
out laughing.
What are you laughing at?' shout
cd the captain.
Il don't like to tell you, sor," said
the Irishman.
"Tcll me at once, or Ill have you
put in irons"
"Well, sor," said the Irishman,
pointing to the corpse, that is the
first man l ever saw going below and
taking his own coal along with him.
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Fifteen Thousand Men.
The entire group will furnish sleep
ing quarters for about $1,000 men, and
in the vicinity other buildings will be
put up, where the men can wash, and
also buildings where they can get their
meals In the vicinity space has been
reserved for the members Of posts which
bring tents, with the intention of camp
ing out.
The buildings where the men will
sleep are interesting for several reasons.
The great size is, of course, an element
that will attract the curiosity of the
public. But their design is such that
they will cost the minimum amount Of
money. There was no plan drawn, but
Chairman Edison, in connection with
Mr.. W. c. Morrison, the builder, worked
out the scheme from the basis of a
known number Of men that must be pro-
vided with sleeping quarters. In a
figuratiye way it may be said that 49,
Ut.0 men were put into their little beds,
and the size of the buildings necessary
to give them shelter was calculated to
nicely. While ample room is allow. d
for each man, yet there is no waste
space.
Each building is divided into two or
three divisions by cross passage ways.
Then aisles are run down the length OF
the luilding with a row of hunks on
each side, three high. The hunks are
substantially built, and along each row
is drawn tightly substantial strip Of
canvas. The canvas is brought over q
strip of wood at the head of each bunk
then fastened down to strips in the in
side, thus supplying the place of q
bolster. L: is then securely fastened tC
each side of the bunk, and the same
operation is repeated in the next bunk
In this way each bunk is supplied will
spring mattress which will receive the
weary forms of the veterans and cause
them to sink away into dreamlcss
slumber undisturbed by the nightmare.
which were common experience o
their soldier life, when they rolled owe
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would be drawing card in tho roper

would be drawing card in tho roper
tOire of the Marine Band.
Mr.. Chase, who is Mr. Morrison's SUI
perintcndent. has over 100 men at work,
and by the close of next week he ex-
poets to have all the buildings COM
pleted.
Quarters El<cwhcre.
Although this group of buildings will
furnish quarters for about $4,000 men.
yet the citizens committee have to
look out for about as many more. So
the construction OF four or five similar
buildings will be begun at once at Gar
field Park, where it is expected some
5000 or 10000 men will be located. A
couple Of buildings will be erected on
the square bounded by 7th, 9th, and {
streets southwest. which will accommo-
date some 5000 men. In addition. the
committee propose to lease the new hall
over the street market if it is COM
pleted in timc. where some 1900 men
can sleep. Nearly all the school build
ings have been assigned to Grand Army
posts free Of charge, the committee fur
ther supplying the necessary cots. AL
together the committee will provide
sleeping quarters for good-sized army
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park until the evening. when there will

park until the evening. when there will
be grand display of fireworks and also
the procession of the century floats.
These features of the exercises will be re-
pcatcd on the following two nights.
The following day, Friday, Oct. 81.
will be the great day of the occasion,
as it is on this day the actual dedication
will take place. There will be pro-
cession Of carriages, probably mile or
two long. in which the President and
party, ex-Prcsidcnts and ex-Vfce Presi-
dents. also the Cabinet, Supreme Court,
foreign guests, Governors of States and
staffs, and officers of the commission
and exposition will be conveyed to tho
park. This distinguished procession.
probably the greatest, SO far at least
as the Importance of its members Is
concerned, that this country has seen.
will be escorted to Jackson Park by
one OF Gen. Miles crack cavalry regi-
ments.
The following is the programme Of
exercises, which is to lie held in tho
Manufactures Building under the dircc-
tion Of the Director General:
Columbian March
Prayer by Bishop Fowler of California
Columbian dedicatory ode.
Presentation OF the master artists of tho
Exposition and their completed work by Chief
of Construction.
Report Of the Director General to the Worlds
Columbian Commission.
Presentation of the buildings by President
Harlow y. Higinhotham of the Worlds Co
lnmbfan Exposition to President T. W. Palmer
Of the Worlds Columbian Commission.
Chorus, The Heavens Are Telling.
Presentation of buildings to the President OF
the United states.
March and chorus.
Dedication of the buildings by the President
~ hS n faI - fog
liallclulah chorus from The Messiah"
Detlicatory oration by the Hon. ". c. p
Breckenridge.
star Spancled Banner and Hail, Co
lumbia." with full chorus and orchestral &C
compartment.
Columbian Grafton by Chauncy N. Dcpcw.
National salute.
All the revenue cutters on the lakes
| are expected To be ordered to Chicago
to engage In this salute and to be used
also as means of transporting 10 the
park the ladies' Of the Presidential and
Vice Presidential parties.
Saturday, Oct. %, the last day OF the
exercises, the chief event of the day
| viii sc the parade and military review
at jackson Park. The troops for this
I parade will be drawn from Ohio, 1ndi.
ana, illinois, Iowa. Michigan. Wiscon.
| sin, Minnesota and N sSouri, being the
| cream Of the National Guard from these
| States. There will also be 3, 800 men
fro n the regular army in line with the
| State militia.
II Is also intended 10 have a grand
ball Thursday night. This ball will be
| give n in the Manufactures Building.
| Secretary Culp was authorized t.
| have printed 1n,G0l complimentary
cards Of admission, COOL only Oct. 81
/ These cards of admission will be giver
| only to those holding invitations to :hs
exercises. He was also authorized tt
have printed Jo,Gob invitations Of the
former style, n od;fying the date to Oct
| 90, 81 and %. Fifty invitations will b<
| sent to each Congressman.
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In Louisiana.

The Louisiana State Alliance has
been in session. Heretofore this body
has never broken loose from tn,
Democratic party. and supported the
Democratic ticket at the last election.
But they do not propose to be made
sport of any longer. At the recent
meeting $50 delegates were present
sent there by the County Alliances oI
the State. The question was squarcly
and officially put to them, and it was
determined to support Weaver and The
Peol les party by a vote of 100 to 30
The Alliance has $4,000 white and
10000 colored members in the State
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RutlyArsi Ktpling.

RuDYARK KrPLING is in Japan. II
agreeable to the grand tycoon, the rest
OF the world would be very glad to have
Rud kept there.-Detroit Free Press.
THE reports OF Rudyard kipling's
proceedings indicate that he ought not
to do anything but write. He writes ex-
traosdinarily we'll. but he seems to have
no other excuse for living.-Somervill
Journal.
RUDYARD kIpLING will spend the
summer in Samoa with Robert Louis
Stevenson. and they will swap opinions
on American newspaper syndicates and
their penur:ous treatment OF brilliant
geniuses.-Clevelanl World.
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Col. G.. c. Post. Chairman OF the
Peoples Party State Central Commit
tee and Col. Peek, nominee for Gov
erncr We're to have joint debate with
prominent Democrats in Quitman.
Georgia. The Democrats did not ap-
pear, but a crowd of hoollulns attempt
ed to break up the meeting hy loud,
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of some 10000. Quarters for between
1000 and 10000 men have been Sc
cured by the posts of which they are
members. and the rent of which will be
paid by the posts. so that the committee
will not be under the necessity of 70
viding sleeping accommodate rs for this
proportion of the thousands OF old sol
dicrs who intend TO come 10 the city in
Sapfembcr
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The wealth producers of this coun-
try want nothing cheap but money,
and this they propose the government
shall furnish them at the same rate it
now supplies the national bank. that
is, at cost. Cleveland. Harrison, Sher-
,nan, ct al, may put this statement IN
their pipes and smoke it. 1t is official.
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TEXAS SHERIFF ASSASSINATED
:. \. Brito, Of Cameron County, shot
While Riding In u Carriage.

:. \. BritO, Gf Cameron County, shot
While Riding In ~ Carriage.
S. A. Brito, Sheriff of Cameron Coun.
ty, Tex, was assassinated Sunday
night. He and two deputies had been
TO Mexican dance just outside tho city.
and had taken u carriage to return to
Brownsville. After they had started
some persons rode up behind the car
riage and shot through the leather cur
tain at the back Of the carriage. Two
shots were fired. Both struck Brito in
the back, killing him. Brito was we'll
known on the frontier as a terror TO evil
locis. and as such made many enemies
among the criminal classes. There is
no clue to the murderers. Brito was
buried next evening with Masonic hon
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In face of the uneasiness and unrest
all over the country, in face. of the
great labor troubles in PENNSYLVANIA
and the Northwestern mining dis
tricts, in face OF the outspoken and
growing demand for more money, the
monopolistic grasp which contracts
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THE great crime of 1879" as Demo-
Gratis called it for seventeen years
and it was Il crime and terrible one
has been condoned by the big Demo
cratic house, by its defeat of the silver
1,1l1
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He Was Accommodated.

At the trial of a horse thief in
Phoenix, A. t., recently, the prisoner
rose at the conclusion Of the testi-
mOny and asked the judge to instruct
the jury to bring in a verdict of guilty
without leaving their seats. He w&s
accommodated.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Congress dared no. recogliz" silver.
dared not tackle the tariff. dared not
adopt any measure of relief for the
people until after election. When
these r,en come around asking YOU to
vote for them again. tell them it is "a
little uncertain what effect such Il vote
might have. and do YOU not desire to act
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

IT is now n life and death struggle
against class supremacy and 1t is use
less to attempt to draw the minds OF
the people away from the principles
they have determined to establish.
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One of the purposes of election is to
give the people chance to express
the approval or disapproval of men
and measures Mr.. Cleveland, for in
stance, del ositcd in National Banks for
their free use, millions and millions of
public fnn,!s. Would not his re-elec-
tien endorse this policy. and give it the
highest possible warrant, the approval
of the people? Are Won ready to say
hy your vote that you approve of such
u rolicv? SO of everything that has
been made an official party O: policy
on either side. Votes for these parties
approve what the parties have done,
give them your sanction, and consti-
tute a declaration that you wish tho
acts repealed and the policies contin-
ued. Are you ready TO thus place
Yourself on record? Well, you may do
as you please. but for one, the writer
is done approving what he knows to
be wrong. g.-Progressiyc Farmer.
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On stubborn root in the ground or some
sharp-pointed stone. Each bunk is six
feet long, two feet six INCHES wide,
with a space of two feet eight inches
between each bunk.
Canvas instead of Boards.
The use of canvas for covering the
sides in place of boards is another al
mirable feature. as the canvas is not
only cheaper, but 1t can lie rolled up
during a hot night. and if the weather
is cool 1t will be ample protection. All
that the occupants of these quarters will
need to bring with them is q blanket,
and perhaps comb to smooth out their
tumbled hair in the morning and enough
money to buy their meals. They won't
even have the bother of thinking whcth-
or burglars are likely to break in, as the
committee will have the buildings in
charge Of competent corps OF watch
men.
A Musical Theme.
When the triple row OF men, sixteen
in file, stretching along some $50 feet
and there are seven of such combina-
tions-engagc in their nightly wrestle
with old Morpheus, what a chorus of
SUN g will lie evolved. Such a chol US
properly arranged for the orchestra
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mands. The proposition of the Demo.
cratic party to repeal the ten per cent.
fax on state banks, and open the door
to wild cat currency is no part of tho
Peoples party platform. No one
should issue money but the national
government. Under the constitu-
t;onal power to establish post roads
and other clauses, there can be but
little limit to the line of internal i'm
provemcnts that the national govern
IN mt might pursue. They could en-
ploy men to- build aud improve and
build highways just as well rs rivers,
aud issue money to pay for the work.
1t is only question for the people to
say whether they want it done. Non
cunformiSt.
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IT has been ascertained the cost
per family of food in the United States
is s243.65 o year, against $:.22.22 in
Europe.
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"Why. Chumley, old fcllah. what's
the mattah:"
Chumley-Why, Miss Won Roodles
broke off with me last week. l
pawncd the diamond ring, and now
she writes for me to come back.
-Iulun
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FREE BUNKS FOR ALL.
BUILDINGS ERECTED FOR EN-
CAMPMENT QUARTERS.

The busy Sccnc at the Monument Grounds,
Where the Large Buildings Arc Being
Erected ty the Citizens Com mmittcc for
the Usc Of the Visiting Grand Army
Veterans.
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BEHOLD TIE SITUATION
NINE MILLION MORTCAGED
HOMES.

Gigantic Corporations Created hy Old
l'arty -Acis--lO,nbineS and Trusts to
tho Extent Of Half IL Thousand The
Sectional Issue.
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the growth. the highwater mark in the
population will b, reach d.
\ IIustling Short-Lived Town.
The town will continue to flourish and
will no doubt be an exceedingly bust
ling place, and then in the course OF
four or five days an exodus will begin
which will leave the place without
single inhabitant All this sounds like
Il tale from fairy book. But it is
sober fact. The only magician in the
case is the enterprise of the business
men of the city which has provided the
buildings for portion of the great null
titude of old soldiers who will come
here to attend the q. \. Il. encamp-
ment.
lust now ii is impossible to get an ac-
curate idea of the immense undertaking
which the citizens committee have on
their hands BY the end of next week
II is expected that the buildings will be
completed. Then there will be seen
seven principal buildings grouped along
the curviny driveway which Is on the
south side of the Washington monu-
rnent. 4 line of trees and clusters Of
shrubbery will partially shut off the
view of the buildings from B street. All
of the buildings. which are long struct-
ures with siopng roofs covered with tar
paper and a line of openings for ventila-
tion at the ridge, are built of wood,
with canvas sides, the latter Of which
can be raised or lowered as the weather
makes necessary. They have uniform
width Of Ga feet. and Il varying depth Of
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''dukcs" and lords are gohbling ur
thousands of acres of our richest lands
And this is free America after fifty
years of Republican and Democratic
rule.
No serious effort is being made by
either party to remedy the evils.
When the people complain they are
called "anarchists" and "calamity
Lowlcrs" and ordered to fall into line
and support the ticket
If the wage laborer, patient OK of
the world, complains. he Is told that
he fares much better than the pauper
of Europe, for which he should thank
God and Bill Mckinley and II. Q.
Mills.
But the tide is rising, labor. the pa
tient beast, that has through all the
centuries past gropcl its way in dark
ness is coming out into the light and
splendor of new life. In its brain IS
the genius of all mechanics and i'll its
strong arm is the power of execution.
Rending the institutions which have
heretofore impedcl it's progress it will
60 forward to the consummation of a
triumphant democracy, whose govern
ing principle will be, If any will not
work neither shall they eat. Lamar
Union.
The : ctiOnal Issue,
The politicians are determined 10
keep the sectional issue alive, and thus
keep themselves i'll power. In Repub-
lican papers you now frequently find
headlines like this: Republicans to
make an effort to capture several
Southern States!' What is this done
for? Not that they expect to get a
single Southern State. They do not
want to. They could not live without
being able to throw a solid South" mt
the North. They do it for the sole
purpose of frightening the Southern
people out Of the Peoples party. II
the Southern people knew the meth
ods of these politicians as we'll as VIC
do, their bluster would have no effect.
We can say this, and confidently, il
the Peoples party carry two or three
Southern States, the Republican party
is bound to 60 to pieces in the North
for the solid South is their boogie mar
here Just as the Force bill farce is tht
boogie man of the South, and every
thing possible will be done to keep NJ
the two scare crows in the two sections
l-Progressive Farmer.
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fifteen Thousand Men.

from 200 to $50 feet. 4 building OF the
latter size has capacity for about 1890
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Fifteen Thousand beds.
Washington correspondence:

q build homes for a
population Of some
$4,000 is, as a rule,
the work of years.
But ont on the pain
that surrounds the
Washington Monu-
ment there is to be
II settle mcnt OF that
size about the mid
die Of September.
! There is nothing
ztherc now except
'Fswarms of usy
ork en-, great
Of lumber
and skeletons OF
sfram q buildings.
= About the 10th of
Scptem Der the
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population Of this town will begin to ar
rive. BY the next day, so rapid Will be
the growth. the high-water mark in the
population will b, reach d.
A lsnSfling ShOrt-Id Town.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-08-03
1t Is Compensation.

Recent investigations by Signor
Goiran in Italy have convinced him
thst earthquakes have favorable eff
feet on vegetation, causing grass to
grow more luxuriantly in meadows
and pastures, young plants to- sprout
more rapidly, and vineyards to show
by the deepened color of the leaves
the effects of a more vigorous growth.
This seems on the face of it a most
singular conclusion, says Youths Com
po7eion, but Signor Goiran backs it up
with reasons that, at any rate, are
plausible.
In the first place he says there is an
increased production of carbon dioxide
at the surface of the earth as the re-
suit of an earthquake, and carbon di-
oxide is the natural food of plants.
In support OF this argument the fact
might be recalled that in all volcanic
disturbances there is more or less car
bonic acid discharged into the air
from the interior of the earth.
AS additional reasons, Signor Goiran
suggests that the shock of the earth
quake may cause a diffusion of nu-
TRENT fluids through the soil, and that
it may be accompanied by an increased
production of electricity.
The significance of this last state
ment lies in the fact that recent ex-
periments have shown that electricity
in the soil plays an unexpectedly i'm
portant part in the termination of
seeds and the growths OF plants.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-08-03
: THE GREAT VICTORIA FALLS.
Among the Grandest in the World.
Though Hidden.

Livingstone was the first to describe
to us the great falls of the Upper Zam-
besi river, which he called the Victoria
falls. These falls are among the great
est in the world. The most recent
explorer who is now carrying out eth
biological Investigations in the Upper
Zambesi region. He has made some
remarks about these falls which give
US different impression of them from
that commonly held.
He says that all his predecessors
have spoken so enthusiastically of the
falls that he hardly dares to express
his own opinion. 81 will content my
SELF" he adds, "by saying that they
would be very grand if one could only
see them. The great river, about a
mile wide at this place, suddenly con-
tracts and disappears. apparently into
the bowels of the earth, falling from a
height which / estimate at about 400
feet, into gorge which is about 500
feet wide. The water dashes itself
with such violence to the bottom of
this gorge that much of it rebounds
high in the air, and column of spray
and vapor rises at least 300 feet above
the level of the river. One can see
this column, plainly marking the loca-
tion of the falls, seven miles away, and
their roar can be heard for several
miles. / could find no position where
/ could see the bottom of the gorge,
and there was only single place
where it was possible for me to see as
much as 600 feet in width of the falls
at one time. 1t is impossible to COM
pare the Victoria falls with those of
Niagara. The latter are very grand
and the former are terrific, but more
on account of what we imagine than
| because of what we can see."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-08-03

The directory for 1892 of the Ancient
Order of Foresters shows the society
to have over 100000 members and
owning funds valued at over $25, ,000,-
900. The average number of sick on
the books is 2S,000.