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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-18
Pungent I'aragranls.

Ir is about time the golden calf was
weaned from the governmental udder.
EVERY man whose promissory note
lies in the vault of the banker is the
bankers slave.
THERE are great many who con-
slider the poor. But that is all they
do. They are still considering.
THE legal tender clause in financial
Legislation constitutes the claws with
which the Shylocks clutch the people.
"GRovER CLEVELAND is a man of
destiny" Certainly. He is destined
to be Grover Cleveland to the end Of
the chapter.
IT is easy to he a hero amid the
plaudits of admiring thousands; but to
be hero unseen and unsung is to bs
hero indeed.
The Liquor Traffic Association pro.
poses to expend $4,000 year to cor
rupt our national Legislature. No
need. 1t is already utterl y rotten.
WHEN labor, through the throes in
which it is now struggling. brings to
birth the right to own its own produc-
tons, it will possess its birthright.
EVERY once in while, some polit-
zeal saphead wants to unite the two
old political parties in ali effort to do
some wonderfully good thing. Some
day these two "ola hacks" will unite
in going to the "demnition bow vows"
and that is the only good thing they
can or ever will ito.
WHEN people vote directly on laws
they Will know something about what
laws are being enacted and will take
an interest In them above party. ami
a law receiving the majority of votes
will be above constitutions, legisla-
lures and courts. There Will bc no
doubt about its legality.
OyERPEoDUcTloN is not occasionel
through under consumptive desire,
but through having a limited measure
of value by which to effect exchange
of productions. 1t is as though
dozen merchants were compelled to
use the same yard stick and take turns
j in supplying their customers $.
Sargent.
The paid liars Of plutocracy are now
claiming that Senator Jones desertion
from the Republican party has helped
the rotten old thing. Yon need not he
surprised to read that Senator Jones
has joined Coxey's army and is likely
to go to Jail for robbing his mothers
grave and remove the gold filling
from her teeth. Great people, are
these hired liars of plutocracy holding
down jobs on ~the great daily paper. :"
| How wise the American people have
been to pay interest on $l6O. OOO, 900 in
bonds for the past twenty years TO
buy gold to bury in the vaults at
Washington. just as though tho
whole fabric Of government depended
on having hinge pile of gold. which.
is even hid from sight. And the fool
ish people have believed this scheme
OF the Rothchilds was necessary.
| What terrible price ignorancs psys
to cunning for being deceived.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-18
The Reason For rOpuliSI:l,

There is something to be said for
Populism and The Chicago Times here
SAYS we'll:
The Porulist mass meeting in Cen
trail Music Hall WAS we'll worthy tie
at tendance of all thoughtful students
on current political events: even
though many of them go expecting to
dissent from the views which will he
promulgated there. Pouulism is Il sig
niiicant. and. The Times believes. a
healthy factor in politics to-day. 1t
means that an enormous body of the
people have become convinced that
neither OF tie two old parties is fit 70
meer the issues of the day or las the
welfare Of the plain people sufficiently
at heart to stand as heir champ,or.
There is a great measure Of reason and
OF Justice in this repud:a ion OF both
parties. The Times has more than
once pointed ont that on questions of
the most vital importance to the PEG
pie tie two old parties are unit.
1t was Democratic President WHO
ordered on; the Cni.ed States troops
to break down a strike and who PER-
mlt:ed his Attorney General himself
hireling of railroads.&c. employ all
the machinery Of the department of
justice for the pur. ose OF crushing the
people who had presumed to revolt
against the tyranny of corporations.
Yet the Republican party is equally
committed 10 this policy of oligarchy.
for its chief spokesman In Congress
and its foremost newspapers applauded
the Presidents action. On the vital
question OF the currency the two OLD
parties are as one. There is here and
there free silver Republican, and
there are many free silver Democrats,
but the dominant force in both parties
take their cue from Wall Street and
stand for single gold standard.
1t is because of the folly of Demo.
cratic leaders that the PopuIist party
exists. There mus be poor mar
party" in this nation, but year by vea,
! the Democracy has been drifting fur.
i. ther and further from that position.
In it there are many clear-sighted.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-18
CHAPTER VI.
THE DAY Or SADNESS.

What more charming ans: fascinating
time and place for lovers than an even
ing on such a craf.-or So beautiful Il
lake: The month OF August has fairly
entered on its second week. TIE
slowly lengthening twilight brings
with II myriads OF objects 10 see and
hear. The long shadows Of bluffs AMI
trees. which have darkened the water
in big SPOTS. seem TO have spread until
they cover all the lake. and it is now
all shadows. or no shadows. just as fam
cy pictures. The fields are full OF flow
ers. and the forests are full OF birds.
The katydid is whistling its mono.on.
Gus notes. closing with low trill. 1T.
tempting the DIFFICULT fea, OF singing in
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-18
To BE CONTINUED. |
Another. Kind OF &. WaShintOn.
''Traveling men are lust as truthful

Aiu''ith- INK ii a u JttSt a. Il IL - w
as any other class began the drum
mer, and every other man in the
party cougheI significantly.
We'll, they are" contcnted the
drummer, land notwithstanding YOU
and everybody else seem t. think
they are liars"
The hotel clerk looked mpai hetic.
.'Dh. hotel clerks Amt any bctt r
than the rest" sad the drummer
'Onlv last week stopped at Il hotel
in Nll>kcgon and 5u>t for fun reg
istcred George Washington The
clerk didn't seem to notice anything
particular in the name and | began
to talk.
"'Ever hear CT him. l said.
Nope h answered liippantly.
"'\ever heard Of George Washing
TOM
The clerk examined the signature
and took Il gaze 1T my sample cases
''No, never heard Of him.
"'Nhat never heard Of George
Washington. the man that never told
lie:'
Oh, him and fash Of intelli-
gence came to his face. Yes. Eve
heard OF him but drummerS amt
that kind. Front. take this gent to
~ aud that's all the sat s:ac;ion |
got out of it. ''-frec Press
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-18

sincere. truly Democratic men whom
it would be national misfortune to
have retired from public lie, but its
leaders Clevelands. Br;ces. Cor
mans and Olneys- are out of touch
with the people and in close commun-
ion with the trusts and the privileged
classes. Popalism is Il revolt against
this alliance 1t is Il revolt which
deserves to prosper SO long as the con-
ditions creating it continue
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-18
100000 to 81.

Willie Waldorf Astol's daily income
is S23,277, !. ID. Rockefeller's $40. $50,
Cornelius Nanderbil}'s $1l. O9O, w. X.
Eanderbilt's SO 1913, and the Goulds'
Sll ,O6S. These are n few samples of
incomes of America $ multi millionares.
Whence comes the money to pay this
enormous tribute? In the last analysis
it comes from the men whose toll pro-
duces ali wealth-the waec-earners
whose average daily wage. aud they
work from morn till night, is some
thing like 81. Is 1t strange that tue
rich grow richer and that is just in the
ratio they ascend the scale of accum-
lated wealth the other side, tie real
wealth producers, drops. drops, drops
10 the point of base existence? The
same unjust conditions which make
the rauner creates the millionaire.
Those conditions may be comprehend
ed in one simple pharse-the control
10y the few of the natural opportunities
wIich belong equally to all.
The supreme duty Of the hou- ia the
restoration to the people of their God
given rights and the taking from those
VINO HON possess them of all special
privileges. Every other question now
before the people pales into Insignifi-
canoe in comparison with this. and
until this is accomplished tie present
evils will only increase in intensity
the incomes of the milllonares will
mount higher and higher, the wages OF
the producers will drop to the s,arva-
ton poini. and that means involuntary
serv!tude.
Report of the Committee.
In 1873 the old parties demonetizel
silver. The result was q terrible panic
came upon the country.
So widespread was the disaster that
Congress appointed committee to in
yestigate the cause of the panic.
This committee was known as the
United States Monetary Commission.
1t was composed of Senators and Mem
bers OF the House equally divided be-
tween the two parties three Demo
Gratis and three Republicans.
They male yolumnons report, and
| in that report is the following sent
ence:
I'VE, the commission, find that the
true and only cause fer the wide
| spread disasters. now everywhere felt
to be falling prices, caused by ,
shrinkage in the volume of money"
/ The result was that silver was par
TALLY restored and the distress in th.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-18
The. School Hook Trust,

o, yes you are. You are paving
tribute to thieving school book trust
when you send your children to school.
1t SAYS You shall not school your child
rem until you pay it tribute. q, you
are wise in your generation that you
permit few sc heming VILLAINS to thus
rob You and still go on voting for the
old parties that refuse to have the
state or nation print the books. sell
them at the cost of the wages paid the
workmen and thus enable YOU to get
out of the clutches of these vampires.
In no other way can you break mo.
nopoly. and that way von will notice.
is just the way every Democrat or Re
publican paper or politician is just SO
strenously denouncing because it
would be paternalism. Can't yon see
it?
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country vanished. The money power
had determined to degrade silver ant
remove it from the money metals o'
this country. Again it was slaught
cred and rs before there came a disas'
trous panic. That panic is still here
and will stay here until the volume OF
money is increased by the free coinage
of silver and the issue OF Government
money until the circulation is Mt Just
per capita.
There is no need for the people to
wait in the ho,e that the promises and
prophesies of the gold gamblers will
come true There never can be pros
porous times under shrinking condi.
ton Of the currency. Speak out,
voters, and speak in certain sound.
You will tie paupers until the Cleve-
land. John Sherman, Wall Street
money system is driven from the land.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-18
Republicans Howl Calamity.

Republicans are howling up and
down the land that the business de-
preston is due solely to the tariff.
Fearing that the schedules would be
lowered a little a., the result of Demo-
cratic ascendency. Mckinley Il Co.
say everybody concluded to stop bust
ness and shut up shop. Unfortunately
fer this argument there was another
panic. no later than 1873, when there
was no Democratic ascendency nor any
threat of free trade. On the contrary
the Republicans held every branch of
the Government. and held it for many
Years and still continued TO hold it for
many years afterwards. AS their high
tariffs were in full operation all the
time, it becomes necessary to account
for that disastrous panic i'll another
way. In 1877, Il commission was APP
pointed by the Republican Congress,
made up entirely of protectionists, for
the express purpose of inluiring into
the causes leading to the panic then
prevailing and the many years Of de-
preston that followed. This commits
sion. in its report to Congress, among
many other things said:
The true ami only cause OF the stagnation in
industry ana com ,nerce now everywhere ielt
is The fact everyw here existing OF falling
prices caused by il Shriukage i'll the volume of
money. \ shrinkage i'll :he volume of curren-
cy has caused more misery than war. famine
and pes,i!encc. and more injustice than all
the tad laws ever enacted.
Not a word there about the tariff.
The collapse and complete breakdown
Of business which paraIvzed the whole
country in the seventies was due, these
experts say, to the relentless onslaught
of greedy money sharks upon the ma
tion's currency and it's constant steady
contraction in the face of expanding
national opportunities. Exactly the
same thing caused the last panic,
which would have come just the same
had the Republicans been retained in
power.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-18

THERE is one thing YOU can always
depend upon: no one will ever have
good luck any great length of time.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-18

No MAN ever made fuss about his
wife'S dry goods bills that sue did not
say she WAS positively ragged
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-18

In the face OF THIS startling array It
may we'll be questioned whether our
British cousins did not blunder in call
ing attention to the few pitiful sheep
farms bought up by a couple of Amer
lean plutocrats in Scotland 1t is fair
too, to add to the Anglo American cs-
tates above enumerated the enormous
holdings of Manhattan realty by
Suuire William Waldorf Astor. the
rentals Of which are being spent for
the maintenance of English estates
and lecrepit Pail Mall journals.
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Bridge Creek. Fossns, etc.

Mr.. Roberts and L. S. and P. c..
Davis, who went out to Bridge creek the
25th of April in search for fossils, re-
turned last night. They we're not as
successful as they expected, Mr.. Roberts
stating that the Princeton expedition
visiting that section few years ago
cleaned up nearly everything. There
are plenty of fossils, but it is rarely they
are found in such state of preservation
that they can be saved. They made
quite collection however, and are satis-
fed with their trip. Mr.. Roberts tells
us there is no break in the snow on the
north side OF the hills about Mitchell.
Bridge creek has been and is yet very
high. The Touring mill at Mitchell has
been wrecked and the school house
undermined and now stands in the creek
bed. Orchards along Bridge creek have
been ruined, and a great deal of damage
done in the shape of destroying fences,
and the washing of new channels and
gullies through the fields.
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AN OBJECT LESSON.

The Dalles realizes now as it never
did before the advantages of river COM
munication. If it were not for the d.
p. & A. N. Co.'s boats we would be out
of the world The river should be open,
and if nothing better affords should be
kept in condition to travel by portage
roads. This season has given Eastern
Oregon an object lesson, and it can now
understand the necessity of portage
road around the distractions at Cello.
With good portage above high water,
both at Cello and the Cascades, moth
ing can cut US off from communication
both east and west. The legislature
that meets next January should see
that the Raley bill, or some similar bill,
is passed. If the locks go out, the open
ing of the river will be put off an indef-
mite time, and we cannot afford to wait.
The necessities of Eastern Oregon, and
the business interests of Portland, both
demand the portage roads around the
distractions, and with the object lesson
of 1894, there should be no difficulty in
getting the bill through.
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The MARKETS.

FRIDAY, June 1.-The market is COM
pletely paralyzed on account of the
deluge, caused by the unprecedented
rise of the Columbia, which has now
submerged the business portion of the
city. Traffic is quite suspended, and
the excitement of the hour has put a
quietus on the market. All that is
being done is in the provision and gro
Gerry line, and that is on a hand to
mouth basis.
The movement of live stock is sus-
pended as all transportation by rail east
and west is cut off. The only outlet is
by the D. P. & A. N. Co.'s Steamers
Regulator and Dalles City, which make
daily connection to Portland by using a
wagon way at the Cascades on the Wash
iugton side. The present condition of
the transfer is so limited on account of
the water, that mails, express, passen-
gers and limited amount of freight
can move
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The DalIes can stand any loss she may
be called upon to suffer with greater
fortitude and resignation than she could
bear the destruction of the canal at the
cascades. That has been her pride and
her hope for the last dozen years, and
now after all these years of waiting to
see the work again indefinitely post
poned would be sad blow indeed. Yet
from all accounts this is what we shall
have to bear, and probably even as we
write the work of destruction is going on.
Everything that could be done to pro-
tect or save them has been done, and if
the misfortune comss let it be remem-
bered that we submit only to the in
evitable
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On tho other Side.

Under the organic act of this state,
and that of Washington, both states are
given concurrent jurisdiction over the
Columbia river to mean high water
mark. This morning at IL o'clock the
water flowed over the cross walk in front
of the city hall and crawled slowly west
down Third street. This would give
Washington jurisdiction on our city hall
because the/high water mark on Third
street is the meanest high water mark we
have ever had. We have no doubt but
that with little mental effort we can
prove that large portion of The Dalles
is now on the other side of the river,
just as easy as we could demonstrate
that large portion of it is on the lower
side of it.
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Dusur Doings.

Dufur was visited by a beautiful
shower which was thankfully received
by all growing things.
Miss Maud Gaunt of Centeryille, is
visiting her aunt Mrs. H. Pitman, and
Mrs. h Mulkins.
Messrs. j. G. Tuttle, ]. Stevens, A.
Howie, Prof. Frazier, M. ]. Anderson
and others went to The Dalles to attend
Gov. Pennoyer's speech, while Sunday
T. H. Johnston, w. L. Vanderpool, S.
B. Johnston, Fred Frazier and G. P.
Balch went to Warm Springs to enjoy
the river of warm water and the rocks
and sand, with which it abounds. So
the consequences are our town is un-
usually quiet but will be livened up
enough election day.
Monday Mr.. Farris went through en-
route for The Dalles with his prisoner,
the young fellow who stole Bert Bagley's
horse. He was captured at Barlow's
Gate, where he was making good his
escape. Mr.. Farris is a keen scout hay-
ing been in the detective business.
Mr.. Brigham's lecture was we'll at
tended and was very Instructive to all
who listened. 1t was question of vital
Importance, and one that we are too
careless of by far.
During the absence of G. P. Balch his
place Is being filed by Henry Johnston,
and well he does it, for Henry is in his
proper sphere. He is ready and willing
to serve all who wish to buy from tooth
pick to bottle of S. B.
Mrs. M. A. Thomas, our milliner, has
just received new and full stock of
millinery that will please the most fas-
tidious.
The commencement exercises of the
Dufur high school will be held in the N.
E. church Friday evening, June sth.
Mr.. W. J. Peddicord, of Moro, will
speak at the hall Friday night, and
Judge Fulton from Portland will favor
the people on Saturday night.
The verdict of the coroner's jury was
that Hayes met his death from the
wound in his. head, inflicted by one or
the other of his companions. He was
probably unconscious at,the time of the
deed, as shoe which was placed under
his back to, raise him to the required
position for shooting at a distance, went
to prove. Hawthorne was in town Sat-
urday for over an hour for medical aid
for Hayes, who was then wounded. He
was identified by several but having no
warrant to arrest him he was allowed to
escape. Hayes was found about twenty
miles from here at the headwaters of
15-Mile, where he is now buried.
O1JIZ
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STAND TOGETHER.

Next Monday is election day and our
weekly of today will be the last issue to
reach our subscribers in the country be-
fore that time. The next issue will
probably contain the result of that cleo
ton. What that result will be will de-
pend very largely on what course the re-
publicans of Wasco county take. If
they stick to their ticket it will be re-
publican victory from the top to the
bottom of it. If they do not we do not
pretend to guess any other result than
the usual democratic success on the
county ticket. This year above all
others republicans should stand together
for the principles of the party and the
prestige sweeping victory could give it.
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DANGEROUS coAsTING.
A Funny Incident of "A Trip Down a No
waY Mountain-

A Funny Incident of "a Trip Down a Nor
way Mountain
The Norwegian kjelke are queer
little carriages about six feet long,
made for the descent of snow-clad
mountains. They rarely exceed foot
in width, and are raised some eight or
ten inches on runners In his right
hand the rider carries long pole,
varying from twelve to eighteen feet
in length, with which he is able to
steer. The author of "a Winter Jaunt
to Norway tells true story of kjollze
coasting, which is always dangerous,
but seldom as funny as in the present
case.
A gentleman was riding his kjelke
down from Holmenkollen, and before
him on the road he saw lady and
gentleman walking. He called loudly
to them to get out of the way, but
either they did not hear or his pace
was too great, and they did not move
aside.
AS he rushed madly on, his little
kj9lke, before he knew what had hap
pened, whipped up the lady, and there
she was sitting in front of him. What
was his astonishment to find that he
was conveying an utter stranger down
the mountain-side at this breakneck
pace! He was too busy and too breath
less to speak, and they sped away.
The lady, knew that she must sit
quite still, and after the first shock she
tucked her feet away and remained in
quiet bewilderment until they reached
the bottom.
There they stood aghast. Each
bowed to the other. Each apo1ogized,
the one for being in the way, the other
for bearing off a lady SO unceremoni-
ously. All reserve soon wore off, and
by the time the 1ady's brother arrived
he found them chatting and laughing.
the best of friends.
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La Grippe.

During the prevalence of the grippe
the past seasons it was noticeable fact
that those who depended upon DIR.
Kings New Discovery, not only had a
speedy recovery, but escaped all of the
troublesome after effects of the malady.
This remedy seems to have a peculia
power in effecting rapid cures not only
in cases of la grippe, but in all diseases
of throat, chest and lungs, and has cured
cases of asthma and hay fever of long
standing. Try it and be convinced. II
won't disappoint. Free trial bottles al
Snipes & Kinersly's drug store.
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A government with a signal service
bureau ought to be able to give some in
formation to the people, but it does not
do it. Now when every community
along the Columbia and its tributaries
are anxious to know what the weather
bureau knowns, Information can't be had.
There are no funds provided for furnish
ing it. Congress either wants to put
funds in the hands of that service, or
abolish it entirely. If we can't get in
formation through the weather service
because it costs something the officers
even to our own Pague, had better be
discharged. The reports about the