The Groundswell: A History of the Origin, Aims, and Progress of the Farmers' Movement: Embracing an Authoritative Account of Farmers' Clubs, Granges, Etc. ... Together with Sketches of the Lives of Prominent Leaders, Etc. ...E. Hannaford, 1874 - 576 pages |
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... Granges speaking foreign languages - The The Illinois " Staats - Zeitung " on the Granges - Some of the unjust ... Subordinate Granges . CHAPTER XVI . THE MOVEMENT TOWARD CO - OPERATION . - What are the farmers ' griev- ances ? -Farmers ...
... Granges speaking foreign languages - The The Illinois " Staats - Zeitung " on the Granges - Some of the unjust ... Subordinate Granges . CHAPTER XVI . THE MOVEMENT TOWARD CO - OPERATION . - What are the farmers ' griev- ances ? -Farmers ...
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... Granges, Etc. ... Together with Sketches of the Lives of Prominent Leaders, Etc. ... Jonathan Periam. CONDITION OF ENGLISH FARMERS . 55 There is a Central Chamber , subordinate to which are County Chambers ; and these , in turn , are the ...
... Granges, Etc. ... Together with Sketches of the Lives of Prominent Leaders, Etc. ... Jonathan Periam. CONDITION OF ENGLISH FARMERS . 55 There is a Central Chamber , subordinate to which are County Chambers ; and these , in turn , are the ...
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... subordinate Grange . No less remarkable is the fact that , of those early correspondents who gave substantial aid and encouragement in earnest . words of praise , not more than five or six have ever taken an active part in the practical ...
... subordinate Grange . No less remarkable is the fact that , of those early correspondents who gave substantial aid and encouragement in earnest . words of praise , not more than five or six have ever taken an active part in the practical ...
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... Granges, Etc. ... Together with Sketches of the Lives of Prominent Leaders, Etc. ... Jonathan Periam. CHAPTER XII ... Grange , a subordinate Grange was organized at Washington , numbering about sixty members . This was intended , not only ...
... Granges, Etc. ... Together with Sketches of the Lives of Prominent Leaders, Etc. ... Jonathan Periam. CHAPTER XII ... Grange , a subordinate Grange was organized at Washington , numbering about sixty members . This was intended , not only ...
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... subordinate Granges , Mr. Kelley ar- rived at Harrisburg , where he enlisted the co - operation of a sufficient number of persons to form a Grange , and there the first dispensation was granted . Proceeding from this point , he traveled ...
... subordinate Granges , Mr. Kelley ar- rived at Harrisburg , where he enlisted the co - operation of a sufficient number of persons to form a Grange , and there the first dispensation was granted . Proceeding from this point , he traveled ...
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Page 239 - Church-goers, fearful of the unseen Powers, But grumbling over pulpit-tax and pew-rent, Saving, as shrewd economists, their souls And winter pork with the least possible outlay Of salt and sanctity...
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Page 299 - States, which in effect provide that no one shall be deprived of life, liberty or property except by due process of law...
Page 239 - Saving, as shrewd economists, their souls And winter pork with the least possible outlay Of salt and sanctity ; in daily life Showing as little actual comprehension Of Christian charity and love and duty, As if the Sermon on the Mount had been Outdated like a last year's almanac : Rich in broad woodlands and in halftilled fields, And yet so pinched and bare and comfortless, The veriest straggler limping on his rounds, The sun and air his sole inheritance, Laughed at a poverty that paid its taxes,...