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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... existing in the United States consti- tute a compendium of knowledge relating to the arts in question that will compare favorably with those of any other societies extant . Horticulture has been especially fortunate in securing the ...
... existing in the United States consti- tute a compendium of knowledge relating to the arts in question that will compare favorably with those of any other societies extant . Horticulture has been especially fortunate in securing the ...
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... existing among English farmers , may be mentioned the immense and increas- ing numbers who annually expatriate themselves , and in the United States , Canada , Australia , New Zealand , and South America , seek that subsistence which ...
... existing among English farmers , may be mentioned the immense and increas- ing numbers who annually expatriate themselves , and in the United States , Canada , Australia , New Zealand , and South America , seek that subsistence which ...
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... existing between the Granges and ☆ HELP ONE ANOTHER פוש ! The Motto for Farmers . Clubs . These little differences have been fomented by cer- tain interests , speaking through organs which have spared no means of sowing dissensions ...
... existing between the Granges and ☆ HELP ONE ANOTHER פוש ! The Motto for Farmers . Clubs . These little differences have been fomented by cer- tain interests , speaking through organs which have spared no means of sowing dissensions ...
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... existing in corporations and monopo- lies , or the overweening political aspirations of the so - called learned professions . The result is , that , while the various Trades ' Unions have measurably held their own as against these ...
... existing in corporations and monopo- lies , or the overweening political aspirations of the so - called learned professions . The result is , that , while the various Trades ' Unions have measurably held their own as against these ...
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... existing wants . This form may also be easily altered , so as to adapt it perfectly to county organizations . The Constitution is as follows : STATE ORGANIZATION . 101 CONSTITUTION . I. We , the 100 THE GROUNDSWELL .
... existing wants . This form may also be easily altered , so as to adapt it perfectly to county organizations . The Constitution is as follows : STATE ORGANIZATION . 101 CONSTITUTION . I. We , the 100 THE GROUNDSWELL .
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Page 288 - No railroad corporation shall issue any stock or bonds, except for money, labor, or property actually received and applied to the purposes for which such corporation was created, and all stock, dividends, and other fictitious increase of the capital stock or indebtedness of any such corporation shall be void.
Page 528 - ... without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the Legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.
Page 528 - If any portion of the fund invested, as provided by the foregoing section, or any portion of the interest thereon, shall, by any action, or contingency, be diminished or lost, it shall be replaced by the State to which it belongs...
Page 27 - Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O UNION strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate.
Page 530 - Provided, That when any Territory shall become a State and be admitted into the Union such new State shall be entitled to the benefits of the said act of July...
Page 313 - ... State are hereby declared public highways, and shall be free to all persons for the transportation of their persons and property thereon, under such regulations as may be prescribed by law. And the General Assembly shall, from time to time, pass laws establishing reasonable maximum rates of charges for the transportation of passengers and freight on the different railroads in this State.
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...
Page 298 - The general assembly shall pass laws to correct abuses and prevent unjust discrimination and extortion in the rates of freight and passenger tariffs on the different railroads in this state, and enforce such laws by adequate penalties, to the extent, if necessary for that purpose, of forfeiture of their property and franchises.
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,...