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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09
san E'raHciScO'~ Sans IN.

Edward +. Berry has been piano
mover in this city continuously the
seventeen year, past. says the San
Francisco Examiner. Berry IS a bi.
man. standing six feet, storking clad.
and weighing oG0 pounds. He is
So we'll rr,rortlonca is not TO appear
so heavy. lie is Il native son. having
lee, born forty-two years ago in Del
\orte County. near where Rouge
River meets with the sea. De! Nortc
WIS Il wilderness The n. and Berry
grew up a sportsman and an angler,
pursuits. which made him strong of
limb and sound OF wind. When a
youth he went in for athletics some
what. and was the premier wrestler
of Northern California until he was
apprcnticcd tC tanner and currier.
That trade did not suit him. and he
tried horse training. d profession in
which his strength first became no
1iceahle. Teaminy followed. and as
one of its most lucrative branches
Berry took up the moving Of fine fur
niture. His daily work is to move
from fifteen to twenty pianos up and
down stairs, sometimes several flights.
Berry manages one end of the piano,
while two men can barely handle the
other. The strong man also takes
the lower end in going up stairways,
often being compelled to sustain the
whole weight of instruments OF the
grand form. which weigh between
l.2O0 and LOO pounds. lie csti-
mates his daily lifts Of dead weight
to hc fifty. and the weight lifted each
time to average LOCO pounds. AS
the weights must he sustained for a
length OF time, the feat becomes the
more remarkable. That so many
years of service at such tasking labor
has not broken MIN down Berry be-
licves is due to thr fact that he has
always been regular in his habits,
sleeping Ion. hours and refraining
from drinking. He claims nothing
| for himself as to strength. but along
| kearncy street and among EXPIRE s.
men generally he is considered the
| Samson of the profession. Berry has
never tested his strength to the utter
most. hut thinks that with suitable
harness he might lift ton and a
| half Without such aids he would
not care to lift more than 1,5C0
pounds. and would avoid surh lift
| if poSSihIo
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09

Whatever measure OF success ha.
been attained l,y the Peoples party in
the recent campaign i, due mainly to
the 1000 reform papers cf the country.
Never before were advocates of anv
cause involving the rights Of man more
devoted, more courageous. more self
sacrificing, than the editors who work
nd almost night and day, with voice
and pen. for the success of the Peoples
party candidates and platform Many
of them devoted their whole time. tai
ents, and earthly possessions to The
cause of the people and went down
hnt it was with color. flying. Others
undisnnyed, witt, heroic resolve. are
to-d day struggling against an adverse
local sentiment for very existence.
Many others still there are who, trium-
phant. jubilapt, successful, are keep
ing ny the fight and forging to the
front with the banner of the people,
In granting mede Of praise for Popn-
list victories won. don't forget the e,li-
tors of the Peoples party papers. Chi
caSo Express.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09

Tho Nashville -1merican argues that
a subsidy to the Nicaragua Canal is
perfectly constitutional and pleads the
general welfare clause. Now what will
Mr.. Cleveland say? He vetoed the bill
granting relief to the Mississippi flood
sufferers, as it was unconstitutional,
and wha: will that old constitutional
fake :rn'a Memphis sa, Tnrsr fellows
"nellt to gtt tdgettc' .'r @oit.etl:ing.
VI it Is tdnst' ,..onal to loan the banks
s'l.eoC.JO0 without interest, to give
Sl0o,0oo.ooO to tie Nicaragua Canal
Company, why was it not consitu-
tional to help the suffering people of
Miss:ssirri2 Wcull it rot have been
fpr .hs sehe:il @clfarcs We would
IKE 10 know.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09
Dogs Can't stand violin Music.

Dogs are sensible to the e.fe:t5 o;
music to Il certain degrees. just as Sc
pcnts are said To BE- 1t is MT u fat
that dogs howl and whine when they
hear music. and it is certain that they
cannot distinguish gool music from
bad The average dog will how. at u
violin. whether played b. his muster
or a stranger, by an expert or an mex
pert. lie howls at most Instruments
that can bc carried in the hand, and that
is probably the secre: dog will lie
perfectly uncoucerned when n parlo7
organ for melodcon is being played
with all the stops out. 1t is the
same with a piano; he will slec !
while the instrument is responding
to fortissimo passages. But violin,
a cornet or IN cordion is more than lo
cun honr
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09

For twenty years we have been Won
dcrins why the masses will vo;e year
after year to perpetuate their own
slavery. At last We are inclined to
think that the following little incident
accounts for it: \ bishop was travel
ing in a mining country and encoun-
tered an old Irislman turning wind
lass which hauled up ore ont of shaft
1t was lis work 70 do this all day long
His hat was off and the sun poured
down on his unprotected head. Don't
vou know the sun will iujure YOUR brain
if you ex, ose in tha. manner:" said
the good laan. The Irisman wiped the
sweat off his forehead and looked at
the clergyman. "Do yc1 think Id he
doin' this all day If I had any brains? y
he said and then gave the handle
another turn. Chicago Sentinel.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09
4 Surprise 10 Them,

The old arty orsai:s of this country
are ante ready TO admit t at the mag
ni!ude of the Peoples party vote was a
surprise to them. 1t was none to rs,
or any one who kept posted, and did
not believe the lies these ra,nr old Of
gans Nrfc publishing a'crt nut
s:r.ng'h h. Thcge Is ahUthcr thought
Wight hers. Is it safe to follow and
support snrh counselors? If they have
deceived you once, may they not de-
ceive you again? Remember the ditch
for the blind. neither be deceived.
Stand by those who stand bv the truth
AMI all will be we'll in the enl.-Tus-
combia, Mo-. Eye Opener.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09

stood around his bier. ali business III
tho hation's capital was suspended
while the funeral services were Ill
progress. The presence OF the Ptesi-
dent and his (abinet and Supreme
Judges and high officials OF Congress
and Of the diplomatic corps was not
more significant than the homage Of the
waiting crowds who in respectful
silence lined the streets through which
the funeral cortege passed.
The body of the late ex-Secretary was
removed Sunday evening at , O'Clock
and placed in the parlor on the north
side of the second floor of the Bla ne
residence. The windows of this room
open cut upon Lafayette Square, one Of
msst delightful spots in Washington.
Across thi plat of ground Stands the
State, War and Navy Building, Whsre
the dead man achieved his latest tri-
umphs in statecraft and diplomacy.
During tho afternoon and evening a
ntimber Of Mr.: Elaine's friends called
at the house and took Il last look upon
the face Of the departed. Tho express
sion Of the face was peaceful, and the
lincaments of that well-known counte-
nance showed but few traces of the
ravages of the disease that carried him
of.
The casket was almost buried under
the mass of floral tributes which were
received, many of them from a distance.
It lay in the rCam where the fist pray
ers Of the funeral scr,ice were stid by
tho Row. Dr. Tunis S. Hamlin. OF the
Church OF tho Covenant. NUtwitEstand-
ing the fact that the funeral was a pri-
| vate one the attendants upon the serv-
ices were as truly national in their rep
rese nj ative character as if a President
were Icing buried. The State of Maine
sent delegation of fourteen, headed by
Gov. Cleayes; Massachusetts had a
delegation of five members; the tn:On
League Club of New York sent twenty
| five Of its members TO represent the
organization, and the Union League
| Club of Philadelphia twenty. From
| various other POINTS in Penns?lvan a
came delegations Of societies and Or
ganizations. Altogether hundred or
more Of these representatives were
present. Personal friends to the num-
| Der of sixty-fiye came from various
Iarts OF the country. Mrs. Garfield
was there, and others from cities as
widely sparated as Portland and Omaha.
| The Maine delegation was invited to
attend the services at the house.
Services at tho House.
The ceremonies inside the house were
impressiyely simple. Before the hour
of 10 the invited guests began to arrive
and take their seat- in the front part o.
the mansion. There were no chairs re.
served, except for the President and fol
the i mediate family of the deceased
Eleven O'Clock was the hour named fol
the simple service of prayer which wa:
to precetle the removal of the body t,
the church for the more public rites. II
was only few minutes after that hcul
! when the mourners entered, and ths
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09

palace stands empty, and in place of
the native household guards companies
OF volunteer citizens occupy the bar
racks.
From Monday, Jan. 16. 800 marines
aud sailors from the United States
cruiser Boston have been ashore under
arms to protect the United States Lega-
ton and Consulate and the lives and
property of American citizens.
Five Commissioners were dispatched
Wednesday to the United States to ask
this government to annex Hawaii. The
Commissioners are: Lorrin A. Thurs
ton. Chairman, who was Premier of the
first Revolutionary Cabinet OF Hawaii
in 1888; William {. Wilder. head Of the
Wilder Steamship Company, which does
a transportation business among the
islands; William Il. Castle, a lawyer
who is largely Interested in real estate
in the islands: Joseph Marsden, sugar
planter; Charles |. Carter, the son of n
former Hawaiian Minister TO Washing
ton.
How the Revolution Began,
The Queen attempted Saturday, Jan.
II, to promulgate a new constitution.
depriving foreigners of the right OF
franchise and abrogating the existing
House of Mobiles. and at the same time
giving her the power OF appointing new
House. This was resisted by the for
eign element of the community, which
at once appointed Committee of Safety
of thirteen members, who called mass
meeting OF their class, at which l 200 10
1,5NO were present. That meeting adopt
cd resolutions condemning the action OF
the Queen, and authorizing the commit
tee to take into further consideration
whatever was necessary to protect the
public safety.
Monday the Committee OF Public
Safety issued a proclamation to the
Hawaiian people recounting the history
| of the islands and calling attention to
| the misrule Of the native line of mon
| archs The Queen, in an address from
| an upper balcony to crowds outside the
| paiace. denounced what she called the
| perfidy of the ministry. Representa-
tive White, from the steps of the alace
| told the crowd that the Queen had be-
! trayed them, and demanded her death
! 1t was at this iuncture that the Com.
| mittce OF Public Safety was formed
| and shortly afterward troops were
landed from the United States steamer
| Boston. The armed UPRISING of citi'
| zcns and the PROCLAMATION of &
| provisional government followed. The
| ex-Queen, seeing resistance was hope.
less, retired to her private residence
where guard was stationed by the new
government.
There was no bloodshed. Annexa
tion to the United States as territory
is desired, not as state. The Bostor
is the only warship the United State:
has at present on the Pacific Ocean. bu
q late dispatch from San Francisco say
that the United States flagship Mohic
an is now on her way to Honolulu ant
the Ranger and Adams are expected t,
Immediately leave the Mare Island Nav,
Yard for the scene of revolt.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09
rIley Meant IT.

Colorado, Kansas. Nasada, Ne
braska, North Dakota, and Idaho. Is
there something in the air of those
glorious Western States that imparts
viSor and manlincss 70 its voters on
election day or how else shall we ac-
count Cor the magnificent victory
achieved by the Peoples party in those
states on the Sih Of November?
Sout, Dakota, Wyoming. Montana,
Washing: :on. Oregon. and Texas were
not far lel,,,,;. Another election, n,Sr,s
will find them ali in linH You say
these air all 'silset stltes." and that
TREY all shouted for free silver from a
ss,ti.h motive.
How about Kansas and Nebraska,
where the fight has been Mc~t,d tong-
cs; and loulest ant ms'.i Successfully,
and underneath Whose soil has never
been fcnnd grain of silver? The
Tact Is, there is precious little foolish
ness about those hardy piornr.h of the
Western noun. .eirs ".,t prairies. When
they go s"ehir.5 f for "greascr," Sriz-
zlvv, or se,d basis somebody or some
t:::ng is going to get hurt,
When the Omaha conventions alrp:rj
its platform AMI said they were soi,ie
to pat Weaver in the White House, the
delegates from thos" Ear West States
didn't in,'r c1y higher nor shout any
lct',cf than the rest, but you see. thee
meant it. And every mc.hc,S son of
them went hon,e :nt. to work for the
People. ,':t,y with the same energy
with Which they would hunt down a
thieving coyote or hang a horse thief
And if
But just here it occurs to us that we
fellows farther East and South weye a
little closer to the sortii;cations of the
enemy, anil more directly IN range of
their guns. Perhaps that is the reason
we didn't capture more flags. Chi
tage EXPRESS.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09
Exchange Comment.

The contest of Tom Watson for his
seat i'll congress is likely TO prove of
world wide interests. The Democrats
of Georgia and the Republicans ot
Kansas are tie same kind Of men
They are the spawn of Wall Street anl
Lombard Street. They are moral and
political leLers, and hesitate at no
crime for which thev might be paid. -
Little Rock, Ark. Farmer.
One of the grand. good women. Mrs
Anna ID. Weaver, who has been work
ing in the cause of humanity for
nearly twenty years, has me. with a
sad bereavement in the loss of her
only daughter. Mrs. Weaver who is
resident OF New York state is every
where known to reformers. and a mil
lion co workers svmpathize with her,
- Memphis, No, Farmers Union.
The theory that the rich hold their
fortunes in trust for the poor is not
accepted by the millionaires. Luci'ls
Gleason. a banker of Syracuse. y. y.
died the other day leaving an estate
valued at $780, 900. But like Jay
Gould he didn't leave 4 cent to charity
IL lie Hal. however, HIS SliJ Notlt'
have done little to relieve and nothing
to prevent overty. The cure for the
latter is Il change in the conditions
| which make millionaircs.-D Dubuque,
Iowa. Daily Telegraph.
John Sherman, Warner Miller ana
few more of the trusted agents OF
Wall Street have championcd the Mica
| rauguu Canal scheme and will force il
through Congress ii possible. With
the olor of the exploded Panama
Canal swinlle fresh in their nostril'
the American people will hardly take
kindly TO Honest Johns" effort to
swindle the Government out Of 800.
900, 600. Watch Congress and sio'
every member who favors the steal. -
| Butler, Mo, Union.
1t is sail that farmers are cranks or
the tax lues ion. Let us see about it
The wealth of the United States i
estimated at sixty-tive billions o
dollars; the tax lists show seventeen
billions of this amount: farmers arr
assessed fourteen billions. Who is j
tha: is dodging the tax collector, an'
who is it that is absorbing the prof:
of labor? 1t looks to us as though
farmers have just cause to kick, and t
put on their $ oga cowhide boots to d
it wi.h.-Bradford, ILL.,. Watcl
| Tower
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09

The vote received by Weaver in TIE
West is death blow to the common
opinion that when two great parties
struggle for the supremacy in a ma
tional election. no third party can
hope Yor electoral votes except in
some great national crisis. 1t was
argued that while the farmers of the
west might vote on side issues during
state campaigns, they would align
themselves with one or the other of
the great PARTIES in the national elec
ton. IT will be seen that the result
has proved an "over- turn" indeed, and
about as completely an over-:urn as
any the country has ever seen since
1s6O.-Doston, Mass, Advertiser.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09
AUTOMATIC NEWSDEALER.
.nu -op ,u- Nickel iu tho slot and Get
fonr F:,y0-ite Sewsp aper.

One Of the latest PIECES Of auto.
matte machinery invented for pfaG-
tirl! purpoS = is the automatic news
paper seller now being manufactured
extensively in Ohio. The picture
shows the machine as it will appear
in hotc's, dcpot>. and other public
places, VIII. re it is expected it will
largely do away with the cntcrprising
and interesting ncwsboy. 1t is not
possible to descril c the mechanism,
but its ingenuity can hc imagined
when when it is known that it will
sell any size and weight of paper from
the forty-lagc Sunday blanket sheet
to the four-page penny daily. and will
return proper change when the price
is under a nickel. 1t can also h. set
to make change for anv coin. AMI it
cannot hc cheated If the buyer sets
it for change for Il half dollar and
then puts in q quarter instead, the
machine outsharps the wo,ild-bc
sharp by returning no change at all.
While is is not expected that it will
supplant the rcwsboy>. it will, un-
doubtcdly greatly lessen their num-
bcr. 1t is easily loaded and unloaded.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09
Uncle Sans Tars Landed.

Little Hawaii's turbulent history has
come to a climax. Queen Liliuokalani
has been deroscd ard four citizens. tive
Of them H-waiia',s II Ametioa an parest-
hgs, enc an American, and one Sco.c
innn, arc in charge of the provisional
governm' Mt which has replaced the
island monarchy. The overthrow Of
the government was accomplished with
out b:"q,,-hed OF viblet.ce, and was the
Notk OF a few hours. The crisis came
rs a bolt from the blue sky, though
those who knew and feared the d, Sky
Queens irtrigues we're not wholly sur
prised.
Mail adyices via the steamship Claud-
began on the forenoon of Saturday,
Jan. II, and by the following Tuesday
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09

afternoon it was ended. The four men
who rule the islands are: Sanford b.
Dole, in charge of the Department of
Foreign Affairs; z. c. Jones, Finance;
James A. King, Department of the In
terror; William G. Smith, Attorney
General. They We're appointed by q
citizens committee OF thirteen, to which
the people gave entire control Of the
government.
The deposad Queen at last accounts
was in her,private residence in Honololu,
and at her own request was under an
honorary guard OF sixteen men. The
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09
Carlisle on Silver.

Mr.. Carlisle's attitude on silver has
been questioned by Boston newspa-
per. The criticism is decidedly un-
just Mr.. Carlisle's views on silver are
substantially in harmony with Mr..
Cleveland's. He is in favor of repeal
ing the Sherman law and is not in IA
vor of free coinage. No advocate of
sound currency. no friend of safe bank
ing, no believer in n system of free tax
alton that shall produce the revenue
needed with the ligh' 'es. possible bur
den on the people, will be disappo;nt-
cd in any utterance or plan of Mr..
Carlisle. If he accepts the treasury
portfolio lie will render the country
service for which it will be always
grateful. York World.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09

The politician holds every man and
precinct and county r. an accnunta
l,,i,tv for thr vutc hat Is given him if
he is I: candidate fct office. He keeps
tab in every direction, that he may pay
or repay to others what he receives
Why does not the voter do this? In
some elections to Office, or profit, in
politics or corporations. there may I've
n man who vptes against everyho,1y
Else but himself. Then he knows how
the vote for himself sl:oul / lie counted
and everybody else knows il. Vo ing
for oneself IL mean proceeding. and
shows what despirable creature that
man is.-Farmers' Voice.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09
The situation.

History is seldom appreciated When
made, and people seldom realize the
importance Of the conditions which
surround them until subsequent events
have demonstrated it, says the Mt
tionol Economist. At no time in
years has the condition of the nation
been more peculiar and interesting
than at the present. The manufactur-
Eng interests are in great uncertainty
and doubt rs to the future, fearing
that an extra session of Congress may
he called and radical tariff Legislation
enacted. The banking and CONNER
cial interests are deeply concerned
about exports of gold which they a..
tribute to the working of the Sherman
silver law. and which they demand re-
pealed, even If an extra session Of Con-
gress be found necessary TO secure that
result. The farmers and laborers are
in danger of having their future labors
pledged by new issue of Government
bonds which will soon become neces-
sary to enable the Secretary of the
Treasury to carry out the provisions of
the Sherman law. The people will
not submit to new bond issue. and
the hand that proposes it will surely
contract political att ophy as result.
At this crisis NIL eyes are turned
upon Congress and the new admipis-
tration. There is a determined effort
being made by sincere conservative re-
form Democrats to do something for
the par y and the people by securing
some effective silver legislation in the
interest Of the masses, they are work
ing more vigorously than appearances
indicate, and it remains to be seen how
we'll they succeed. 1t is quite certain
now that the action of the present Con-
gress uron the silver question will be
the guide as to whether there will be a
called session of the Fifty-third Con-
gress or not. Should the present Con-
gress fail to repeal the Sherman law
and pass something better in its place,
the business interests of the nation
will require called session, but in
that event it has already been decided
that the fears of the manufacturers
will be allayed by an understanding
now current that no tariff Legislation
will be attempted at the called session.
The wiser and long-!leaded Democrats
already see that the money question
should be taken up and settled at the
earliest day possible, but they must
remember that the people are losted
on that question and no placebo viii
6ll the bill, Never was there such .
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09
III. Motives Were Selfish Ones.

A Bostonian, who often gives
money anonymously to various altru-
istic enterprises, was asked by lady
the other day to put his name down
Tor a certain large sum he had con-
tributed, says Boston paper. 1T is
very noble and unselash Of you not to
wish to trumpet your generosity
abroad," she said, hut think people
nught to know" Noble, unselfish!
Heavens and carth." he exclaimed.
why. my dear woman, l keep dark
tut of pure selfsiness. don't want
I'll the charities in town to poQnce
down On me at one fell swoop!'
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09
Make Your Demands.

If the so called Sherman silver bill
be repealed without free coinage law
to take its place, the triumph OF the
gold power will be complete, ana will
be left precisely where it was after the
decentralization law of 1873. The gold
power is flooding Congress with their
demands for its repeal. The people
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09
Turkey Takes a Step Forward.

The Sultan of Turkey has made a
vigorous break through the trammels of
national tradition and has given the
order that Turkey shall take a place in
the march of civilization. He has
granted concessions for the construc
ton of long ra ways which will open
up his territory to the east. the north
and the south, all having their termi-
nj at Constantinople. One road is to
run to Damascus. and another, the
Tigris and Euphrates Railway, to the
RorSian Gulf
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09

and one boy can manage ftfty for Il
morning and the same number for an
evening paper. The saving in COM
large, AMI is expected to run 100 ger
cent. annually on The cost of the ma
chine, which is $50. The first ma
chine put in operation paid for itself
in three months.