The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-08-02

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Oldenburg::owns DID miles of her
railroads.
Peru has 1925 miles of railroads
owned bv the state.
Reumania in 1880 owned ], $50 miles
of railway.
Poland and Caucasia own 800, miles
of railways
Sweden OWES l,64j miles of rail
roa Is.
Victoria owns all her railroad j,
34l miles,
Some l.l37 miles o: road in Findlev
belongs to Russia. About one-tenth
of the roads III that empire are owned
by the Government.
Servia also has d few lines of railway
owned 10y the state.
Brazil owns and operates 1901 miles
of railway.
South Australia owns her railway
system.
Among Our Exchanges.
WAS it tariff REFORMS Grover said or
was it rats" Southern Mercury.
GROVER has another attack of brain
fever in his feet Southern Mercury.
nE who would he free must do his
striking ut the ballot box-kinsley
kan Graphic.
VIZ want II dollar that will stay
at home and not go off on bum
through Europe.-P leasanton Kan. !,
Herald.
DENVER is taking care of about 200
Coxeyites ut present, and is treatin &
them with true western hospitality
Lake City (CoL) Photograph.
4 SOCIETY to prevent cruelty to 'our
animal friends" mas an etfectual exist
ence. Now, we want one to prevent
cruelty to- man-Culman Gala, Pro-
test.
If Coxev had only stepped on Con-
gress instead Of the gr .ss, what Il
grand thing for the nation it woul Il
have been--WyominS tNeb.) Arbor
State.
"WHAT is a hobo?" asks an exchange.
\ hobo is man who voted for II
change and got 1t, and now fOOts it to
Washington to kick against it.-Cha-
mute Times.
THERE have been two great liscov-
cries in America Christopher Column
| bus discovered the grass and Christie
pher Columbus Jones discovered that
he mustn't walk on it.-Ex
Tue ID, mocrats don't want silver
because money is scarce. This causes
the honest taxpayer to rise up and ask
why the devil don't want democracy =:
--Mandan N. d. independent.
BHADsrKEET's and Duns commercial
| agencies report u continued dullnes>
in business" which is only anothe,
! way Of reporting that the Democratic
party is still in power.-N Virginia Sun.
PoLITICAL promises are no longer cur
rent. They are too heavily deprecated
They are unsound and unstable, ana
need to be made Bedeemable in some
thing having an intrinsic value. -
! Southern Mercurv~
The old parties are coming arounl
with the very same old promises. Ii
doctor had been giving you the sam.
medicine for 20 wears wouldn't vo,
think it about time for it to, work .
Progressive Farmer.
AsHvILLE, n. c., Bill Nye's home. i
blessed. The people of that tow
arose in their might and smashed tn,
Democratic machine. The People,
party ticket was elected by 253 major
itv.-Ozark Ala. Banner.
GIVE us government paper curren
cy, not based upon metals. which
tluctua'es and goes abroad, but base,
upon the integrity of the Government
which is always at or above par. an.
always stays at home. Champion.
If scrapping matches between ed
itors would win political battles tn
Democra ic party i'll Oklahoma woul,
he in clover this fall. There is no tw
Of them in any town that don't paw
the dirt and glare at each other ever
time they meet.--Ohlahoma State.
THE plan of the sugar trust in con
tributing to the campaign fund Of til
been followed by the money trust TO
years. 1t pays these fellows to lin
vest" and pays big.-Missouri World
THERE are three classes of aristo. ga
cv. First. that based upon wealth
second, that founded upon INTEL
gence, and, third. last and least, tina
which has neither wealth. nor INTEL
gence as foundation. but struggles t
maintain itself upon ignorance a:ld in
pudence -Detroit Texas Banner.
THE Democrats of Missouri are sal
to be in an awful mood. "They won
stay where they are O.: go anywhe,
else" Ohio is in much tie same COZ
ii,ion. Waiting for another chance
and Cleveland sick on whisky straigl
and Congress sugar coated.-Canto
Ohio Public Focus.
PRoTECTIoNIsTs are very consisten
The only thing which they profess ,
protect is labor. and that comes in frt
of charge by the ship load. Woul
Carnegie and other shrewd protection
, lists advocate a tariff if it cheapene
what they sell-gooIs- enhances
the price Of what they buy Nation
: | Economist.
STRIKES don't hit the right ma