"My country, 'tis of thee!" Or, the United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition.

CHAPTER VIII.

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THE FARMER’S TROUBLES.

Encumbered with mortgage--Energy of the farmer--Lack of capital--Labor--The farmer’s children and city life--“The borrower is servant to the lender”--The census valuation of farm lands--Hiram Sibley, the millionaire farmer--Twelve Vermont farms--The Western farmer and the railroads--Co-operative stores--“Land-poor”--Government aid for the farmers.....272