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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16
EfD TRAIN WRECK.


gers RpVorted lniHrPd-T,ro VfU Die.
-Piti~burG, Pa. dispatch: The west
sund Passenger train which leaves this
city for cleveland. Ohio. ut IL: 90 n. m. ran
lit, landslide at Nanport, Pa. twenty
five miles west of here derailng the loco
motive. baggage and mail cars. The bag
gage car is said to have gone over an
elnbanl>mcnt. Details of the accident
report that four trainmen and number of
passengers were injured. George Lehtage,
the engineer. AMI W. F. Brown. fireman.
ar said ia have BEEN So badly scalded that
hey will die.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16
TsnfrnRic's Mr.. E'niHe.

A special officer Just returned from
Silka. ka. who WAS detailed to serurl.
information III the Sayward case. denic>
cmphatically that the seal industry is on
the wanr.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

GIS. A. DrBoIs. n wcll-known resident of
81. Louis. says: Il have used several bot
ties Of Prickly Ash Hit,crs for biliousne>s
and maIarial troubles. SO prevalent In this
climate. and heartily recommend 1t to all
afflicted in Il like manner. 1t is the best
rcmtdv l ever used"
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

A Birmingham, Ala. special says: A
crazy negro woman set fire t. the Coren-
shaw County Poor house. which burned to
III" ground. An old bcd-ridden man named
William johnson was consumed with it.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16
Catarrh Cant Pc Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they canno,
reach the scat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood
or constitutional disease, and in order to cure i,
you have to take internal remedies. Halls Ca.
tarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces Halls Ga
tarrh Cure is no quack medicine. 1t was pre-
fcfiited by one OF the best physicians in this
II is composed of the best tonics krown com
bined with the best blood purifiers. acting di
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients ia what
produces such wonderful results in curing en-.
talrh. Send for testimonials free
+. J. CHENEY & co, Props. Toledo Ohio
Sold by druggists, price 7Jc.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

-Foptc. the negro who murdered J. J.
Meadows at Blueicld. ". Va. was taker
from Jail at Pr.nceto', Me Ger County, Va.
and hanged 30 a tree.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

The Hon. Il. NJ Ward. Of Fairmpnt.
Mimi. died at the Palmer House. Chicago.
He was an ex-senator Of the State and was
prAIMlMent both In pnlitins and wealth..
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16
Jc.ras and the Fair.

a State convention for May 10 has beer
lied by the Fort Worth Chamber Of Com
morre. to take steps to have Texas repre-
s"ntci at the Worlds Fair.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16
H0rrN !SuIIjr0n DUfN0,


Barry Sullivan. the weli-known actor.
is d wing in London. lie was born at Bir-
bingham in 1924. and made his first ap-
pcarau.e in Cork in 1910.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

ALI are not thieves that dogs bark at.
Had even the wolf stayed in the woods
there would have been no hue and cry
about him.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

OF COURSE there is a proper regard for
our own happiness, but if We on'y knew
it. duty and delight are inseparab!y
WnGGri
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

THIS earthly body is Sow and heavy
in all its motions, listIesS and soon tirHd
with action, But our heavenly bodies
shall he As fire; as active and as nimhle
as our thoughts are.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

THE best cough medicine IS Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold every where. csc.
FAINT praise is akin To ahuse.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

COUGHS HOARSENESS. SORE THROAT,
etc quickly relieved by RRowNS BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs. A simple and effectual remedy.
superior to all other articles for the same
purpose. Sold Only in borsS.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

"NE'ER seek wife till you haze h ouse
and a fir. burning" and even then be sure
that she uscs SAPOLIO Ii you want
clean. cosy home.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

F1TS.-Ail Fits st0pre free bv Dr.Kline'S Great
Ncr, re ,.orcr. NJ Fits after first Il US MAJ
veilors treatise and $40 thai bottle free to
FIT cases. send to DR.. Kline 81 Arch St. Phila., Pa
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16
THE WORLD OYER.
LATEST NEWS FROM EVERY
LAND,
RAN INTO A LANDSLIDE
A NUMBER OF PASSENGERS
REPORTED INJURED.

Pc'ted by MEXICAN Hail-The Ere siti-nt's
Western Tour Work of II Virginia Mob
Riot in st. Louis-Rig Fire at Fits
burgh.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

He that sceketh forgctfuincSS of God
in this ifc will reap the reward of being
forgotten by Him in the world to come.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

TIE ST at of knowledge is in the head;
of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to
judge wrongly if we do not feel right
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

To DIE bclovcl he a person who never
said diSagreeablc things about others.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

Fold by all druggists. 81 six for 81 Prepared only
~ Z. j. HOOD 4 co, Lowell Mass
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

IF Dobbins Electric Soap is what so many
insist it is YOU cdn not nFnrd to go with
out il. Your grocer has 1t, and YOU can
drride for yoW-Splf very soon. Don't let
another Monday pass without irving it.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16
iOC Doses One Dollar
q q FAT FOLKS REDUCED

* |l5 to 2, lbs. ,er mont b. harmless herbal
AM Esm9edies IS: No starving no eonysnien nc
Send &c for circulars ad testimonials. Address De.
v. M.E.ENIDEk A3 81 ate KtIee Chicago, IL
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

SOME men IRE so impatient OF opposi-
ton that they neglect eating for fear it
won't agree with them.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

YouR child Is troubled with worms. That's
why he's so peevish and cross. Give it DIR.
Bulls Worm Destroycrs. They taste good
and will make them healthy. by mail. Is
cents. John d. Park. Cincinnati. Ohio.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16
100 Doses One Dollar

Fold by all druggists. 81: six for 81 Prepared onl
by {. l. HOOD 4 Co, Lowell. Mass
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16

To PREVENT the lips and hands CT
girls from being chapped-Tcll the
young men not to call again.
BEECHAM's PILLS cure Bilious and Nerv.
Gus ills.
ONE man may start paper, but it
takes good many to keep it going.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
abandoned Farm Lands.

Abandoned farms and waste lands
within any reasonable distance of our
centers of population should not be
tolerated, and will soon be thing of
the past. But few of these lands are
so rough or worthless that they cannot
be put to some profitable use, if con-
scientious effort is made in that direc-
ton. The Labor Commissioner of Maine
reports about three thousand aban-
doned farms in that state alone Many
of these could proitably be planted to
timber, or turned into orchards or util-
lied as sheep farms. An instance is
given of a farmer in Winthrop who had
farm that was regarded Of little value.
Noticing that russell apples did well in
that vicinity, he commenced to plant
them, and continued until the whole
farm was SO occupied. Now it is the
most valuable place in town, the apple
crop sometimes bringing in $4,000 a
year. Something can be done with that
poor field, or that poor farm, if you will
give your mind to the problem, and in
few years its products will be wanted
at GOOD DpiceS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
A Weird Scene.

Capt. Carrie, of the British ship Way
farer, which arrived in Oakland. CAL, a
few days ago, 154 days from Antwerp,
reports weird phenomenon on the
night Of November II. 1t had been
blowing several days, but with nightfall
the air became perfectly calm and the
sea as smooth as glass. Overhead the
sky was as black as ink from the dense
masses of heavy clouds, and with the
barometer at $3.50 a rainstorm was
looked for. The expected downpour
did not occur, but instead the sea
glowed with phosphorescepce beyond
anything the oldest mariner had ever
seen. The ships surroundings were lit
up so that it was possible to read on
deck. Nobody cared much for reading,
however; the contrast between the
light from the sea and the inky clouds
was SO grewsome that all hands could
not help feeling that some unnatural
catastrophe was about to occur. The
crew were much relieved when a
breeze dissipated the clouds, and the
phosphorescence disappeared at the
same time
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
A FRANK CONFESSION.

Twas on the lst of April that my lady came to
earth,
And AL the ipril fays and sprites assembled at
her birth.
With pink of fragrant apple blossoms they
tinted cheek and chin
And hue of purple violets her eyes they
priSoned in,
And yellow of the crocus brought to shine
among her curls,
And sunny smiles they gave to her. and tears
like purest pearls.
Nor did they wit withhold, Oh E, no, few girls as
bright as She
But I'll confess that she has made an April
Fool of me-
If she command me stay, stay, if go straight
way go;
xf she decree that night is day, swear that it is
crowns she my heart sinks in my breast !;
smiles she, fain would dance,
And whether skies be fair or dark depends upon
her glance
And though she may neglect me quite, some
other swain to bless
With her del1ghtsome company, in feigned I'M
consciousness
sOf my discontinue. small blame finds her per-
versity,
For I'll confess that she has made an April Fool
of me.
But fits rarely-I rebel. and VOW no more Pll
These April moods this April maid so oft sees fit
to wear.
Scarce is my farewell spoken, when penitent
appears,
The silken fringe that wells her eyes all gemmed
with April tears,
And then-and then what lover. pray, relent-
kneel for pardon, and take up the cap and
bells again,
Content, if her 1 may live, what e'er she
wills to be,
For I'll confess that she has made an April Fool
of me.
Margaret Fyinge, an Detroit Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
Champion Crank Legislation.

talked to-day to an intimate friend
of "Sockless Jerry" Simpson, and | got
a better insight into the Kansas states
mans character than | have had here
tofore. He is an out-and-out Free
Trader, and I had the privilege Of seeing
the draft of bill which he will intro
duce in the Fifty-second Congress
almost as soon as the House is called or
der. 1t consists Of about ten lines, and
is nihilistic, if you consider the primary
meaning of the term nihilism, for it pro-
poses to annlhilate custom-houses from
the face of the earth. l quote from
memory: Section l proposes to abolish
all systems Of national taxation. Section
2 provides for raising all revenues by
proportionate levies on the several
states, and the third and last section re-
peals all present laws in conflict with
the tenor of the bill. The Western
editors, by the way, who refer to Simp-
son as presidential timber, are away off.
He was born in New Brunswick and is
not eligible.-& Louis Republic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15

will revive fruit farm from a non-pay
ing to profitable investment.
Field crops, scientists tell us and
wide-awake farmers know from their
own observation, are greatly assisted by
the honey bees manipulations. In
deed, their influence is required for the
perfect floral fertilization of some of the
cereal crops and the meadow grasses.
When the farmer is too busy to give his
personal attention to the honey, it was
suggested that he purchase a few hives
and turn these over to the care of his
wife and daughters. They will find the
pin money accruing from the sale of the
honey convenient and pleasant return
for the labor and time spent among the
bees. The outdoor occupation, too, will
prove welcome and healthful change
from indoor drudgery, which they can
afford to hire done.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
FrOft in Potatoes.

A big crop of potatoes will always pay
a profit, while a small or medium crop is
often grown at a loss. The loss Will be
especially liable to occur with small
crops this year, owing to the high price
of seed. We would suggest that less area
be planted than usual, and an earnest eff
fort made to get as large product from
half an acre as has formerly been OBJ
tanned from whole one. ToaccOmplish
this put the ground in thorough con-
dition, making the seed-bed very fine,
deep down where the seed is to go.
Choose good seed, fair, medium-si
potatoes, and cut to two good eyes each.
Manure the land as heavily as you can
before blowing, and then put some rich
old manure right in the burrows with the
seed. Manuring in the hill or drill is a
good deal of trouble, but it pays when
we'll done. The writer has seen it bring
800 bushels peracre upon land that ordi-
narily would not have produced more
than one-third that amount. Early po-
tatoes, too, will be especially valuable
this year, and good supply of available
plant food placed right in reach of the
seed as it begins to start into growth is
the best thing possible to hasten them
forward.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
Kindness to Colts.

When / see colts afraid of everybody
and everything, l know there is some
thing wrong in the heads of their
owners. l regard skittish colt or
horse as much sign Of poor farming as
tumble-down fences and dilapidated
buildings. All can be prevented, and
good farmers do it. A gentle horse is
worth dollars and dollars more than he
would be were he not gentle, and the
time to make him so is to commence
when he is a young colt, and let his
treatment be kind continuously. Her.
rick.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
English Agricultural Experiments.

The methods that obtain in the con-
duct of experiments by Sir John B.
ciety at Woburn, England, might be
probably followed in this country. The
experiments are not made on small
plats, nor for a single year, but year
after year the same lands, in large
areas, are used for the same work until
the results acquire all the force and ac-
curacy of mathematical demonstra-
ton. One result Of the barley expert
ment has been to show an average pro-
duction on unmanured land, for seven
teen years, of 14B bushels per acre per
anum, while with complete fertilizers
the average production through the
same period has been 435 bushels per
acre.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
One of the Wonders.

Germantown Telegraph: This is a
wonderful world because it is made up
of wonderful folks who do things in a
wonderful way. A man settles down on
a piece of land; he wants to be farmer
and grow his own grub-a very good
idea If carried out with the least particle
of common sense. But he is mere adj
venturer; he knows nothing; he won't
learn; he is sometimes even lazy and
thinks things will do themselves So he
potters about, growls at the weather. at
the team. the tools, the seed, and the
dog Cor dogs, as he is sure to keep
them. His seed don't come up, it's
really on the down grade things always
60 faster down than up, you know, and
when harvest time comes that is all
there is of it-there is nothing to
harvest. And then comes the great,
browning wonder: He SAYS farming
don't pay. Really, though, he hasn't
tried it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
Keeping Horses Warm.

"Some persons imagine" said an
officer of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals the other day,
"that the hardest part of our work is in
preventing drivers from beating their
beasts. Such is not the case. Most of
our time this winter has been occupied
in trying to get the drivers to blanket
their horses.
Gin severe weather, when we have to
drive the vendors of canary birds and
dogs home, our men are stationed along
the dry goods districts of Broadway and
Sixth Avenue. They have tough time,
[ tell you. Whenever they approach
the funkies in charge of the clipped
teams and elegant carriages, and request
them to put blankets on the animals, a
row is bound to follow At first they in
sist that it is none of the society's bust
ness how much exposed horse is to
the biting wind and frost, but when
made right on that point they invariably
wind up by insisting that they have no
blankets with them to put on the
brutes.
''Their Indignation knows no bounds
when the officers search the carriages
and generally bring two blankets to
light from under the feet of Mr.. Flunky,
with his fur collar, cockade-spurs and
fine boots. Once the blankets are pro-
duced the orders are to arrest the
driver if he refuses to put them on the
animals. The flunkies generally obey
and spare themselves a good deal of
trouble
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
SHILOH'S
CCNSUM PTlOH
CURE.

The success of this Great Cough Cure In
without parallel in the history of medicine.
All druggists are authorized to sell it on pos
tive guarantee, test that no other cure can
cessfully stand. That it may become known,
the Proprietors, at an enormous expense, are
placing Sample Bottle Free into every home
in the United States and Canada. If you have
q Cough, Sore Throat, or Bronchitis, use it, for
it will cure you. If your child has the Group,
or Whooping Cough, use it promptly, and relief
is sure. If you dread that insidious disease
Consumption, use it. Ask your Druggist for
SHnOH'S CURE, Price 10 cts, SO cts. and
$r.oo. If your Lungs are sore or Back lame,
use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price Is cts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
FARM AND FIRESIDE.
The Song of. Songs

I'm man that's fond O. music,
And wen folks are not Ground,
1 kin make our old accorjun
Squeak mighty takin' sound;
An tibet bangor hangin' wander.
With its gentle pink. plank, pink,
Pears to git plumb at the bottom
Of the deepes' thought l think.
Does me heaps O. good on Sundays
For the pray'r at church is said,
Jes' to stand an hyear "Old Hundred"
Soarin' fur up overhead
An l most kin spy the angels
Leanin' 'crost the gate up thar
When old Abrum Blackburn darter
Leads us in "SWeet Hour o Pray'r."
But efyou sh'u'd want to see me,
Wen / hev my brOades' smile.
You must ketch ME in the kitchen,
Wen the kittle's on the biie
For / claim thar amt no warblin'
Ever riz on redhot birds wings,
Tibet kin holt O. taller candle
To the song the kittle sings.
Seems ez eff my soul gets meller
In the kittles first sweet note,
Till fancy weddin' music
Streakin' fOm the iron th'oat
Sech times, ez eff squent my eyes up,
| can fahly 'pyear to See
Old man Abrum BlackDurn's darter
Smilin' thoo the steam at me!
r ". McGledson, IN Century Brio q Brac
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
A MOtherly Rooster.

A rooster belonging to North Cooper
Street resident has taken full charge of
a brood of nine little chickens Matched
a little over a week ago. The mother
hen died shortly after the chicks were
Matched, and the rooster, which is a
-blooded game, has taken the
orphans, and seems to take pride in
lowering over them. When seen yes
terday he was contentedly seuatting IN
the corner of the fence SO that the little
chicks could get under him out Of the
cold wet snow that was falling.-Jackson
Patriot.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
vhv Farmers Should Keep Bees.

The fact that bees are pollen distribu-
tors is sufficient reason why a place
should be made for them on every
farm. If kept for no other purpose
than the benefit they do to growing
crops and fruit-bearing trees and plants
by spreading the pollen "a, among the the.
would be valuable adjunct. Testimony
is abundant and conclusive as to the de-
sirable effects of bees upon grape vines,
fruit trees, and fruit bearing plants gem
orally. Indeed che prominent
apiarist goes SO far as to insist that a
few hives of bees judiciously placed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
Fighting Nature.

This sort of warfare is Cor ought to be-
entirel y monopolized by amateurs and
greenhorns. The growth of all vegeta-
ton is governed by laws founded on
scientific principles by the great author
OF all science. We may dodge the ques-
ton in some cases, but we produce a
monster invariably. To grow plant in
a greenhouse, garden or on the farm in
a superior manner, shows the grower to
be man of sense, a close observer, an
honest observer Of the law and gospel
too. Such man always succeeds, be-
cause the people, God bless them, en-
courage all efforts which are successful
There is no prouder moment to a good
gardener than when he finds an APP
preciative customer who prefers his
work to the chief coirer of Uncle Sam s
mint.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15
Corn Planting,

Spring operations crowd much work
into a short period. One of the busiest
times with the farmer is the planting of
the corn crop, which is necessarily de-
layed until frost is over, but to save
time the blowing and preparation can
not be done too early. AS soon as the
frost leaves the ground there will be
quite number of crops to 90 in at once
corn, potatoes, field beets and vege-
tables of different kinds, as well as the
care of fruits. The preparation of the
land for corn and potatoes early in the
season will permit of better work being
done, as there is too much hurry If the
preparation is delayed.
The seed should be selected early,
and also the variety. One mistake
made by farmers who are just beginning
is that of procuring some well-adver-
tised prolific variety without first test
ing it on the farm. Although corn
seems to thrive well in nearly all por-
tons of this country, yet it is doubtful
if there is any variety known that will
prove valuable in all sections. The Sc
lection of seed outside of this region in
which the crop is to be grown is one of
the uncertainties. Always use avariety
that has been tried in your section. If
some new variety is desired test it in a
small way. When your crop natures
select your seed from the growing corn
in the field. Climate, soil, length of
season, and mode of cultivation affect
all varieties.
AS stated, pillow early, and pillow as
deep as you wish, but cultivate the crop
shallow Opinions differ widely as to
the best method of cultivating corn,
and something depends on the land
upon which it is grown; but all admit
that the crop should be given clean Gull
tivation, and the top-sOil kept loose.
There are those who advocate what they
call root-trimming, which means that
the young corn should be plowed be-
tween the rows so as to cut the roots,
but this is not Endorsed by others, who
claim that the corn crop thrives best if
only sufficient cultivation be given to
keep the top soil loose, SO as to
form soil mulch, and thus protect
against drouth. All kinds of manure
will serve for corn, as the plant is a
gross feeder. Push it forward rapidly,
as the more growth before dry weather
the better. The main point to be i'm
pressed here is to begin preparations
early, before the busy season arrives.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15

DoCToR-" Troubled with insomnia,
eh? Eat something before going to
bed"
Patient why, doctor, you once told
me never to eat anything before going
to bed"