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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
g august.
Flower

The Hon. J. w. Fennimore is the
Sheriff of Kent Co., Del, and lives
at Dover, the County Seat and Cap
ita1 of the State. The sheriff is
gentleman fifty-pine years of age,
and this is what he says: Il have
FUSED your August Flower for sew
"eral years in my family and for my
Gown use, and found it does me
more good than any other remedy.
60 have been troubled with what
I" call Sick Headache. \ pain comes
" in the back part of my head first,
and then soon a general headache
until / become sick and vomit..
At times, too, l have a fullness
after eating. a pressure after eating
at the pit of the stomach, and
sourness, when food seemed to rise
cup in my throat and mouth. When
81 feel this coming on if take a
little August Flower it relieves
me, and is the best remedy l have
lever taken for it. For this reason
~ take it and recommend it to
Others as great remedy for Dys-
"pepsia, &C. .
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. S. A.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
Odds and Ends,

THE citizens of Green Cove Springs,
Fla, raised a Subscription and purchased
a hearSc.
GEEMANY's production of silver in 1880
was 10000 pounds. about o per cent of
the worlds product.
\ Blue heron. measuring six feet
from tip of bill to tip of tail a d six feet
one inch from tip to tip of wings. was
shot at Pigeon River, y. G., a few DAYS
ago.
An c'ectric wire in i'ittsburg parting,
fell to the ground and within two inches
of pedestrian. who. though not touched
by the wire, received a rather severe
shock.
A BARRIER at Coysa "kie. y. V, instead
Of the traditional BARRIERS pole, displays
a moving machine blade painted red.
white and blue as the emblem of his
calling.
A PoMoNA tCai.> woman has devised
process for drying rose leaves SO as to
retain their fragrance. and has secured
a market for all she can prepare with a
New York firm.
CATHERINE HTGHES, who died at New
brunswick, y. j.. was l05 years old.
She was remarkably hr' ght up to the
time of her death. She read the news
papers when 100, and rarely used e asses
IN one of Iondon's fashionable
churches the preacher made an appeal
to the effect that certain haronet was,
through no fault of his own. in debt to
the amount of $50, and had no means OF
paying. Consequently the congregation
were called upon to provide the amount,
required.
THERE are eighteen counties in Penn,
sylvania that have no debt. They are
L"high, Eoaycr. Cameron, Center,
Columbia. Eric, Forest, Franklin. Green,
Lawrence. Mercer, Nontour, Perry,
Pike, Sullivan. Susquchanna. Wyoming
and York. The combined debt of all
the other counties is SIS, o7o,37a
AN Atchison woman who could not
afford to buy mourning when her hus-
band died, wore the usual colors until
he had been dead about six months,
when she succeeded in saving enough
money to astonish every one by appear
ing heavily covered with Grape.
The Congo States on y newspaper, the
Congo Mirror, made its first appearance
few weeks ago. 1t is a four-page
weekly. printed with lithographing
machine. The editor. proprietor. print
er, and newsboy are Incorporated in one
Englishman. Tie Mirror is fighter,
and in its first issue accused Congo
official of murder ana scoTed at the
King of Belgium.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
You Catch On

To a known means OF overcoming that obstinate
disorder. constipation? OF cour YOU cnr. Then
why don't you? Ask those who have tried 1t. AMI
they will tell that Hostettcrs Stomach Bitter
Is a mntcnlees laxative. cffectuai without VIC
lence thoroughly Alternative. but perfectly re!i-
able. II inyieora.es. too, no less than il regu-
1ates the system, and II Is chiefly to this first
quality that it owes the permanencF OF its regu-
latins effects stree, If risor is lacking IN the re-
gion of the bowels, the stomach or the liver,
healthful activity In those organs is suspended.
Deobs.ruerts and cathartics IN general are
simply that and nothing more; they relax the
bowels merely without invigorating then ana
as their Ia ative action Is usually abrupt and
violent. they really tend to weaken the organs.
Use the Bitters. also for malaria, rheumatism
indigestion. debility and kidney trouble.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
DUG HIS OWN GRAVE.
a California Miners Strange Heath in a
CANYON Near the Snow Linz,

The Sheriff of Fresno County. Cali
fornia, started into the mountains In
quest of two murderrrs In lonely
CANYON, the approach to which was al
most inaccessible, he found a complete
set of miners tools. and upon further
search the body Of man was found in
an open grave, which was cut into the
solid granite rock. Beside the grave
was a note written in lead pencil, which
read: "My nam is Dave Mcnccr; ]
have lived like Il devil, but will die like
man. Nov 20" Tic body was COW
cred with transparent ic" eighteen
inches deep. which filled the grave. II
is supposed that the miner. crazed by
loneliness and appointment. had dug
the grave, laid himself in it, and draw
ing across his. body a slab Of granite,
which still rested there, was drowned
BY the water which tricklcd into the OK
cavation- The body was we'll preserved
by the ice around it. which had not
thaWed since last fall
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23

MISS MARGARET SMITHS lately deter
mined claim for 42O, 600 against the es
tate of the deceased Mr.. Park, of Lon
don. alacet rivalcd the baccarat case.
Miss Smith was described as "an Irish
lady of gentle birth. good education and
considerable attachments Mr.. Park
died four years ago. aged 50, leaving
floo.00o. Thcreupon Miss Smith pro-
du ed Il contract which bound Mr.. Park
to pay her 100000 It she succeeded in
II ARRIVING his son John. Twenty thou
sand pounds were guaranteed to her in
case of failure. The trial showed that
Miss Smith was possessed Of a passion
for litigations. She had had fifteen of
them for all sorts of purposes. In this
case she swore that young Park had
asked her to marry him. and had given
her ring. all of which the young man
denied, and at last Miss Smith lost her
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
Speed OF an Earthquake.

The course which an earth quake runs
is usually very RAPID. From the instant
when the first shock was fe at Lisbon
to the period when al! was OYER, and
nearly 3o,o00 people killed. not n ora
than two minutes had apscd. Usually
from ten to thirty seconds clapSc be
tween the first and last shocks of severe
earthquakes. But this lightning speed
is not always the earth uakc's mode OF
travelling. While Caraca in NrnczIel =,
was almost totally destroyed and 1900
people were killed in less than twenty
seconds by the great shock Of 1872. there
are eases in VIII CHI ron family recurring
shocks have lasted for weeks. No odds
how brief the span, the Il o>t frightful
havor ran be wrought, and the wave OF
destruction propagatcd from the mos,
distant regions l he rumh ing earth
sound travels at the rate Of about 10, 90
to II 900 feet per second. and the earth
wave, on an average, about 100 feet in
the same space Of time. nj Louis Re
D1iI.Iic
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
WEST .UPERIOR WINDSWEPT.
Five Killed and Many Others Injured by a


a terrible storm of wind and rain struck
West Superior. Wis. Several small build
ingS were blown down, but at one spot the
storm left appalling proof of its deadly
force. 4 large three-story frame struc-
tnre near the barge works, partly
completed, was blown down on the
heads of about twenty workinsmen
and score Of other people who gathered
within it, limits for protection. 1t was
with the utmost difficulty that the under
taking Il getting at the real extent Ct tho
disaster was prosecuted A pair of corpscs
dragged from the ruins dispelled the faint
hope that no life had been sacrificed out
right. Rescuers were Iiindered ant the
misery Of til. wounded douhlv intCnS fed
by Wat"r~0aked garments The binding is
a complete wreck. In spite of the pouring
rain the visitors at the scene rushed in and
assisted the tiremeu III the cause of rescue.
Men i'll all professions and walks of life
stood shoulder to shoulder and worked with
only the thought Of humanity'S sake. Five
were killed outright and ten injured.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
THE TUNNEL SEEMED LONG.
A Postal Clerks Perilous Ride in tho
Sitting DarkneRs.

A Postal Clerks PsriIous Ride In tho
Sitting Darkness.
A thrilling experience, although not
ending fatally, was had by railway
mail clerk who acted as a distributor on
local train. He had a car to himself,
and at one station up in the Allegheny
Mountains had left his car for a minute
or two to run forward to the engine,
which was taking water. The water tank
was directly west Of the great tunnel,
and when the tender was filled and tho
train started the clerH sprang for his car
The entrance to the car was on the side,
and a SO itary hand c was grasped, where
by the clerk pulled himself up to the
door. To his horror he found the door
had been Jared shut and could not be
opened from the outside, and the second
he discovered this fact the ira n shot into
the tunnel. With a dr>p ration torn of
| terrible death staring him in the face,
the clerk hammered and Xxi ked on the
door and shrickcd aloud for help, but the
noise of the tain drowned his ries. and
with both hands gras ping he handle, his
| feet on the iron step, his body glue 10
the side of the ear, for fear of being
| dashed OF By the jagged sides, he was
| carried through the tunnel.
| AS tnc Iullnel is Il Nlllt ioiSR anu tnc
| atmosphere therein is almost sitting this
| lucklcsS mail clerks experience can be
better imagined than described. Whe!'
| the train shot into daylight again thu
| engineer looked back, as is the custom,
to see if his train was following ali right.
| and discovered the clerk in his harrow
ing position, Quickly stopping his en-
| CINE the engineer ran back, and with the
| assistance NJ thc cnndurto, hprppd the
| almost demcntet man to the ground,
whore he utterly collapsed, the strain
| upon his nerves being too great For six
| months he was under q doct IRIS Gaze. and
| after he had b come Il we'll man again
he said: 81 Thought that tunnel was ter
miles long, and my head. | imagined
was hollow, with the dense smoke rush
ing into my mouth and nostris and com
Ing ont at m ears like steam pipes
| Whenever I think of that ride my brair
| reels and feel myself crouchiny as ! die
| upon the outside of the car during tina
horrible experience ifnshihJ ton stan;
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23

The ountry Generally Fsols Their In
iiuence and Trade Is Better.

fuence and Trade Is Better.
L. G.. bun & Co. : weekly review of trade
says:
iu,nc~> clearly grows somewhat more
active. though midsummer duilness IS still
the rulc Al Eastern cities there Is Noticed
more demand for manufactured goods with
larger call for materials. At the West
trade j enliveued by the large yield of
winter wheat already harvested and by
the bright outiooIl for other crops AT the
South. however. though the crop adyiccS
also favorable, no Improvement APP
pears in business which IS dullcr than
usual even for the season and at some
y int, Is pronounced quito unsatisfactory,
imports at New York have sharply de-
clinel since July. amounting to about
1900, 00G, or Is per cent less than for the
same weeks last year. On the other hand,
exports of domestic products at this point
show an increase thus far in this month Of
80. 323. 900, or nearly s3 per cent In conipari-
son with the same weeks last year. The
money markets are generally In fair shape.
and collections fair for the season. The
business failures occurring throughout the
country during the last seven days number
20. As compared with a total of pa last
week. For the corresponding week of last
wear the figures were 3O..
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23

II DsOn.p5 Tet'tTn
OF your money, if you get neither
benefit nor cure. Risky terms for
the doctor, but safe and sure for the
patient. Everything to gain, moth
ing to lose. There's just one medi-
cine of its class that's sold on these
conditions-just one that could be
DR.. Picrcc's Golden Medical Dis
covery. It's a peculiar way to sell
it-but it's peculiar medicine.
It's the guaranteed remedy for all
Blood, Skin and Scalp Diseases,
from a common blotch or eruption
to the worst Scrofula 1t cleanses,
purifes and enrichcs the blood, and
cures Salt -rheum, letter, Eczema,
Erysipclas, and all manner of blood
taints, from whatever cause. It
costs you nothing if it doesn't help
you. The only question is, whether
you want to be helped.
"Golden Medical Discovery" is
the cheapest blood purifier sold,
through druggists, because you
only pay for the good you get.
Can you ask more?
The "Discovery" acts equally
well all the gear round. Made by
the Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, at 663 Main Street,
Buffalo, n. Y.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
NINE KILLED WRECK,
Two Trains Fo'ido at Hepburn, Ohio. with
Terrible Results.

A dispatch from kcnton. Ohio, says that
~wft's fast running refrigerator meat train
roiidcl with work train At Hepburn. Il
small station on the Chicago and Erie Rail-
road, and that nine labOrcrs were killed
and many others injured. Both locomo-
tiyes and ten or twelve cars are IN ruins.
Wires were down and It was impossible to
get further particulars from the scene of
the accident. The Chicago aud Eric people
are transferring trains around the wreck
by way of the Toledo, Columbus and Gin
cnnati, Pttsbnrg. Fort Wayne and Chicago
ana king Valley roads. The company's
employees refuse to give any information
a bout the accident
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
Re les OF the AnCientS.

Among the other objects # interest in
the University of Pennsylvania archt O.
logical collection are kohl pots and kohl
sticks, with which the women who lived
In the days OF Joseph or of Moses sought
to cnchanca their charms by Iainting
their eyes with stihium. Their are also
ancieyt combs, one 1000 years old, and
hairpins of wood and of ivory and
spindles 3,6oA Years cd, one of which
retains a shred of the original thread
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23

A HOUSE cat belonging to J. c. barry,
of Pine Hill, Fla, caught large rabbit
the other night and dragged it to the
house and into the kitchen, where the
cat had lot of kittens to feed. The
cat was followed by a huge rattlesnake,
who coiled himself up by the stove,
probably waiting for a share of the rab-
bit, but the rattle attracted the attention
of the family, and his snakeship was
quickly dispatched.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23

Near PilcvilIc, Ky, in drunken quar-
rel. Tom Mccoy Shot and XII led George
Roberts. Mo o. surrendered and claims to
have acted in ~elf-defen-c. Roberts fam
lily threaten vengeance if Mccoy is not
;,uni-heI
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
THE BOOM IN TRADE
REACHES ALL SECTIONS BUT
THE SOUTH.

Pig Iron in Active remand. Tut the
Structural Product W. ak: ~ Goods,
Wheat. Ie"t, Wool. and Hides Show
a Great Su Corn Scarce and
Higher.
In speaking of the revival of business
now so notccab bic. H. G. lun * Co S
review of ade says
The general cor tidrncc * strengthen
I'd by the financial news from Europe,
which in icateS that d >turhancc of the
money markets ON that quarter neci
not now b" fra g /. an Ey the change in
the foreign trad" of this 60 lntry, which
POINTS t, II material reduction of bal
anccS payable abroad in sEc lie.
There is a rem a'kablc increase in the
production "t pig non, almost to the
unpre el"nt'"i Squire of last year The
sudden inrrras:' in reduction is not in
al resi- ect> IA. orabic SYM tom. No
correspond nT imI roVcmcnt in the de-
mand for manufactured roducts is yet
seen, and the sticks unsoId at only a
part Of the furn&c - are now recorded
as amounting io about $50, 900 tons,
showing Il VERY large incrcas' parttcu-
larry in COX iron Unless the demand
rapidly in ru,rS The market must soon
weaken 50 far IA to tc severely the
ability "i some u he concerns to con-
''h'ir f'du","' AIrcadF th'fc Is Ter
cer,ihic ""ah"ElHg III IN" market at
lhlian'i II Il ana some concessions IN
ir''c are En'"d Tor I! liz IRON ana Tor
plates, "h'I" the market f"r structural
iron is extern ~ dull.
As usual Il at the 'cmand for rails
Is SANITY. the maj d Tor railroad bonds
o"Ih% st II dhli ana disappointing.
K"p"r'S IRON 1th"r cities are gener-
any h"i"fn" som" improvement IN the
Hch'a Tor S"":S is seen AT hos on
i'r"s rttS are r"nSl cred brighter at
ihtiadriNha. III spite OF the uSHai
dilihr>> o! The S'aSo an improving ton
denty i seen at fiii al", and lake ship
ping roNlv"> IL Cleo and. with larger
demand than Il V ar aga Orders for
clothing ar good At Cincinnati. and the
retail trade in dry goods is brisk. At
Detroit manufactures move very fairly.
and at Milwaukee trade Is helped by inn
proving crop prospects
Receipts Of wheat. dressed b Of. wool
| and hides at Chicago show Il great in
crease. and new wheat comes in liberal
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23

The German steamer Dresden collid"d
with the brig Ami" Harris IN IN English
Channel. einkiu" the latter ye>,c -Four
sailors were rprru"d.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
TRAGEDY AT ERIE. PA.
Two Children Burned to Death and Their
Moihcr Erishttu,lv ScorcheI.

A careless nurSc-rirl lit the employ of
Carl Schwartz nf Erie. Pa. left his two
childrcn--Lrna. AGED I years. and the baby,
Anuie-alone in back yard lit the vicinity
of some matches and an oil can. Soon af-
ter their mother found both children in
flames, and IN her frantic efforts II save
them was almost burned to death herself.
Little Lena is dead. the baby will die. and
the mother will he Il cripple for life
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
No, Such Big Crops After Al.

President Frank McGrath, of tho
Kansas Farmers Alliance. says the es-
Inmates of Secretary Mohlcr of the heat
crop Of Kansas are altogether too high.
From reports received by him from
nearly every county iii the State he es-
Inmates that the Weld will not exceed
60, Of Q, coo bushels. and possibly not more
than -, COO, 900. Mr.. McGrath's reports
ind;ca that the corn crop will be I'M
usually large
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23

A YOUNG lawyer of Savannah swan
across the Savannah River five times
one day for a wager of $50. The river
is POS yards wide at the point and
twelve feet deep. He accomplished the
task in one hour and was only slightly
exhausted. Fully 5000 people watched
the affair
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23

THOMAS MARSHALL and Fred Grace,
of Newcastle, Pa, were out hunting
frogs the other day and captured crca
ture not described in the books. 1t is
frog with wings md a tail something
like fantail pigeon IT weighs exactly
nine ounces. The wings are compo ed
of elastic-lke skin, and when stretched
out measured nine inches from tip to
tip. when the frog bird is in the water
the wings and tail fit closely to the body
and are hardly noticeable
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
Misfortune Overlook Then All.

Al Rankin Station. Pa, in one night five
persons living in one house were either
killed or fatally injured. David Bell, a
boardcr a the house of Charles McGrattin.
was found floating in the Monongahcla Riv-
or. Two hours later a lamp exploded in Nc
Graftaus dwelling, and two of his children.
Robert and Charles. were burned up with
the house. About daylight Henry Rowe
and Peter Knee, who boarded with the Nc
Grattns, went to the ruins to look for
some of their effects. A brick chimney fell
on them, almost instantly killing Rowe
and fatally iniuring Knee. DIR. Cope. who
was called to dress the wounds Of Peter
Knee, was driving home. when his horse
ran away. The Doctor was injured so
badly that he may die.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
HnStnl Clerks to 0roauiZc

conference of postal clerks was held at
Cincinnati. Ohio for the purpose of form
ing national organization. 1t Is under
stood that the Eastern delegation will ask
Congress tn pension clerks disabled in the
service and provide for the families of
those killed also to retire clerks after hav-
ing served specified time on half pay.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
Confirmed.

The favorable impression product on
the first appearance Of the agreeable liquid
fruit remedy. Syrup Of Figs. few years
ago. has been more than confirmed hv the
pleasant experience Of all who have used il
and the success Of the proprietors and
manufacturers. the California Fig Syrup
Company,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
THEY KISSED AND MADE Up.
The Lad es Will Never Know What the
Jmtlge,s Decision Would Haxe Been.

Judges Decision Would Have Been.
At Jetfersonviie Ind. The divorce suit of
Mrs ". y. Mccoy against Dir. Mccoy, after
an exciting trial. closed with n new sensa
ton. When Judge Ferguson was ready to
render his verdict the attorneys announced
that the couple bad kissed and made up
and had again agreed to live together. \
funny episode happened at West Baden
Spring.. where the Judge soiourncd over
night. The ladies there had become so in
1ereStcd and eager to learn the decision of
the court ahead of time that they locked
the Jude in his room and refused TO let
him out until he told what he would do.
He proved obdurate and was finally re-
lnas.d without gratifying their curiosity.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23

Mrs. HoDGINs, of Milton County,
Georgia, killed a snake in her yard that
had just run of setting hen and ap-
propriated fifteen eggs. The snake was
SO gorged that locomotion was difficult,
SO he was easily dispatched. The rep
tile measured 5 feet inches from tip
to tip.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
Lynched Without Cause.

A lynching without any cause occurred
at Love. DoSoto County. Miss. The victim
was Il negro. Samuel Gillespie. Gillespie
was arrested for rescunE another negro
charged with larceny from an officer. A
mob of masked men took tho negro. march,
ed him To tree Il short distance away, tied
him and shot him to death.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
SOLD A BOY BABY FOR ST.
Curious Warranty Deed Filed for Record
at NeS In

AT Nevada. Mo. n warranty deed was
fled. conveying boy baby, Ruby Earl
Sheppard. tn Il :. Wyatt for the sum Of
81. The deed was duly signed by the par
ties 10 the transfer. among whom was the
mother Of the child. and attc-tcd by i
nnfIry utilllia.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
sGFFoCATED IN THE FLAMES.
Many Casualties by Tenement House
Fire in BROOKLYN.

In n fire in Il Brooklyn four-story brick
tenement the damage is estimated at
1900 The threc-yrar-old daughter Of
John bishop, the ianitor. was sufFocated.
Mrs Bishop. the mother Of the ianitor,
fell and was seriously injured, Mrs Bridget
Smith was carried out in an unconscious
condition Mrs. BirdsalI jumped through
Il window and was seriously injured Mrs.
William Foley fell downstairs and was
badly bruised. an unknown man had his
leg broken. The fire is supposed to have
been incendary.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-23
Minneapolis Mill Burned.

AT Minneapolis. the Crown Roller Mil.
owned by Christian Bros. & Co. was dam
aged to the extent of SIS. 900 by fire and
water. The mill had been shut down and
was to have been transferred to the new
syndicate. known the Consolidated
Milling COMPANY.