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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
TO IMPROVE the MISSISSIPPI
A Bin Appropriating Sl5.OO0.OG0 Ap
proved by :. Scnatc CoInmittec.

proved by {. Senate Committee.
After hearing from engineers. officers
Of the government, and delegations APP
pointed to lay the matter before Com
gress, the Senate Committee on Com
merce has decided [, recommend the
adoption of Il most liberal policy for the
improvement of the great internal water
way furnished by the Mississippi River.
1t was decided that tho bill recently in
troduced by Senator Gibson, of Louis
lana. was better adapted to secure salts
factory results than any other. As it
will be reported to the Senate. the bill
makes an appropriation of $15,G00, 600
for the Improvement of the Mississippi i
River. whereof $lN,0o0.O0 shall be ex-
pended under the direction of the Secre-
tary o. War, in accordance with
such plan of the Mississippi River Com
mission as may be approved by the chief
of engineers, to build, repair and extend
the levees, dykes, and other works u
the river from the passes 10 the mouth
of the Ohio and for the payment of the
salaries and expenses of the mmis-
| sion. There is a proviso that not more
than 100000 Of this appropriation
shall he expended in any one year: that
it shall not be expended longer than the
State and local authorities continue
| their present contributions for lcvee inn
rrovcmcnts; and that none of the money
| shall be used for the purchase of sites
for levces or damages for their construc-
ton. The second section of the bill
provides that 5000, 900 of the appropri-
alton shall be expended by the Secretary
of War on the same section of the river.
in accordance with the plans Of the chief
of engineers, the yearly allotments not
! to exceed 81 ,o00,aa The bill commits
Congress to tho lcvec system of river
improvements. 1t was reported to the
Senate by Senator Gibson, its author.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
Welding GIas. and Porcelain to

Wedding Glass and Porcelain to Metals.
NJ. Caillctet. according to the Lon
don Electrical Engineer. has commu-
nicatcd to the Societe de Physique Il
method Of welding glass and porcelain
with metals. which may prove cX-
trcmely useful for instruments of re-
search or for any metallic fitting,
such as taps. communicating tubes.
conducting wires, etc, 50 as to avoid
ali leakage, even under high pressure.
The process of welding is very sim
pie. a portion of the tube to be
welded is covered with very thin
coat Of platinum. To obtain this de-
posit it is sufficient to paint, by
means of a small brush, the slightly
warmed glass with completely neu-
trail chloride of platinum, mixed with
essential oil of camomile. The cS-
sencc is made to evapOratc slowly,
and when the white and colorcd Va
pors have ceased to be given Off, the
temperature is raised to dull red heat,
, and the platinum, being reduced.
covers the glass tube with brilliant
j metallic coating. Connecting the tube
thus metallicaliy coated to the mega
| tive pole of a battery of suitable encr-
gy, it is placed in bath of sulphatc
copper. \ ring of copper is deposited
upon the platinum, and strongly adj
heres thereto if the operation has
| been DrODcrly carried out.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
GROWTH OF WINTER WHEAT.
Reports from Several States show 1t Has
Not Passed the Critical Condition.


Winter wheat has not yet passed be-
yOnd the critical state. and the next few
weeks may make considerable ,hl ges
in the situction. An authentic report
says:
In Illinois the outlook is at present
encouraging. From Il per cent. of the
correspondents come reports that the
crop is in tirst-ciass condition. In an
additional :M per cent. Of the State the
condition. while not quite up to a full
average, is still very fair. NotGuite one
correspondent in five gives the condition
"a pCOr. The causes that have brought
about this poor condition in these coun-
ties is the same that existed at the last
report in wheat, namely, the dry fall and
the failure of much of the grain TO
come up.
In Indiana the condition at this time
is somewhat better than in Illinois.
Some of the wheat is reported az weak,
but not more than 81 pr cent. of the
correspondents report the condition as
poor On the other hand, nearly 60 per
cent. declare the outlook as good, and in
the other sections it is fair.
The standard Of condition in Ohio is
below that of Indiana. 40 per cent of the
correspondents returning the outlook as
good. About - per cent. give the con-
d.t,on as fair. and the others as poor In
some of the counties the snow has gone,
and tie freezing and thawing may have
a very bad effect on the grain, especially
where the condition is low.
In Michigan 75 PER cent. of the corre-
spondcnts report the condition as good,
20 per cent. report fair, and only per
cent. rcor. In many of the counties the
wheat has been covered with snow the
greater Fart of the winter, and in the
other counties was covered during the
coolest weather that we have had.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
The Salvation ARMY.

THE strange spectacle of a band of
rioters making an attack on the Saliva
ton Army was witnessed at Easthourne,
England. A number Of its members
were severely handled and the hanne,
taken from them. What use has such a
crowd for salvation banncr?-Louis-
vile Times.
The Salvation Army had a pitched
battle at Eastbourne, England. in which,
apparently, they had to fight both tn ,
mob and the police. Their bravery
showed that they possessed the courag F,
of their convictions and the treatment
they received indicated that there is
need of some kind of an army in that
10 ,ality. News.
SALVATION ARMY reports shows III II
there are nearly l.400 corps, 1900 OF.
ficers and $500 local officers connect d
with the army in the British Isles. AID
still baccarat scandals, aristOcratic di-
>orccs and general rottenness among
Britain's upper classes are rampant.
The army should change its base AMI
order a general assault on Satan's
strongholds in high places where he
is most strongly intrenched.-Grand
Rapids Democrat.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25

THE wrath of brothers is the wrath Of
devils.
THE recording angel never strikes a
balance on his books 10y what is said OF
a man on his Sravestone.
ALBINUs, the Roman. at one break
fast ate 500 figs, 1G0 peaches, 10 melons.
100 small birds, and 400 oysters.
No MATTER what its profession may
be. the love that hal.s and turns back
when it secs danger coming is sham.
The man who begins by walking arm
in-arm with the devil will soo1 have to
carry the Old fellow on his back.
A FRE;;CH officer has invented a hip
pomctcr which will register the PAGES
and ground covered by horse.
If some men could only he convinced
that it pays to be good, they couldn't be
kept out of the church with gun.
EVERY man who does not labor and
lay up fortune may cause absolute suf-
fering to his daughters future husband.
NAPOLEON, like everybody else, h I'd
his likes and dislikes. He was fond of
sensational novels and abhorred cats.
THE Shah OF Persia has more than
S35, GOO eco worth OF ornaments, gems
and precious stones in oae strong room,
e0xl4.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
BURNED A BIG BLOCK.
FIRE IN NEW ORLEANS BUSI-
NESS CENTER.
Disastrous Blaze Breaks Out I'm a Re.
tail store and 9Destroys Two Million
Dollars Worth of Propcrsy-List Of Prfn-
CiDal Losers.
Crescent City Flames.

At New Orleans two millions IF money
went up in smoke the other night by the
destruction OF large retail dry goods
establishment in the city. The scene of
the fire, says a dispatch, was in Canal
street, the principal thorcughfare of the
city, at the point where it is intersectcd
by Bourbon. SchwartZ'S establishment
n commanding structure and but recent
ly completed, occupied the corner of
Canal and bourbon. 1t was a four-sto,y
huildii (, with mansard roof-a brick,
stone, and iron cditice, surmountcd by a
high clock tower. At 10:l5 O'Clock a
waiter in Morcau's restaurant, on the
opposite side ofCanal street, perceived &
small tongue of fame licking its way
along the cornicc of the rof and
FASTENED to give the alarm. The de-
p; ment responded promptly, but tS-
pcrienccd great difficulty in getting TO
work, and the whole edilice was ablaze
before a stream could be brought TO bear
upon it.
The flames spread backward to Kraus
Bros establishment and across BGur-
bon street to CIouvcrius' drug store
simultaneously, and the department
found Itself in Il moment powerIcss to
cope with the destroyer. \ general
were sent in, and suburban engines
were pressed into service Backward
the fire spread to Hoffman's, to the left
it attacked Werleins $, and crash fol-
lowed crash as the falling roofs over
huricned the floors beneath. already
lalen with stocks of merchandise, and
each gave way in turn until the interior
fixtures of the stores and their contents
were piled in blazing heap on the
ground.
On the opposite side Of Bourbon street
Clouycrius' building was the first t. CO.
lapse, and it carried with it The walls of
Dunkers establishment. McCloskey's
confectionery establishment was mass
| of sccthinS flame, and kreger's build
| inyS We're also burning tiercclv But
| th.. Nickcl-Plate shoe store interv. n ed
| to save the main entrance TO ID. ii.
| Holmes immense establishment in Ca
nal street, and that portion of the store
| was but little damaged.
SchwartZ's 5 stock. valued at over $500, =
| Goa. was insured for S3G3, 500. and the
| building for S:f5 900, considerably below
| its value. Holmes stock was insured
| Tor twice as much, but the damage to it
| is not thc*Ight TO be so great. Clouvcr-
! It's carried s, 600 insurance on t lck and
| the others Were insured in proportion.
Every Insurance. company in tho city
| has about an equal share of the loss.
| The risks have been divided. Most of
| the buildings were newly erected and
considered separate aud excellent risks.
| The individual losses. SO far as they can
be asccrtainca, are as follows:
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25

changed. and invention and COMPETE
most any one may Ievel in rlate glass
that likes. And as if this were hot
enough. Il Western manufactures of
twenty years experience in this line.
has found way of making plate
glass by perpendicular rolling. with
out grinding or polishing. which he
claims will produce a perfect article
at less than one-tifth of the present
cost. Evidently the nineteenth cen
tury has not quite closed its record of
industrial achievements.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
has been showcrcd upon him. an'

has been showcTed upon him. and
says he is about prepared to demon
stratc the practicability of his invcn-
tion. His greatest trouble was in
securing substitute for the white of
the hen egg, but he has conquered at
fast. and when his machinery. now
nearly completed. is ready to begin
business. he will put fresh eggs on
the market at cost OF three cents
per dozen. What an innovation that
will be. and what an uproar it will
cause among poultry rai>cr>. who will
be lcSieging the legislatures and Con
grcSs to place an embargo on the
manufactured egg. just as the cow
butt"rmakers did upon olcomargarinc.
After the fashion of the Mas>achI-
>ctts famcrs, who insist upon nleo b.
ing cOlorcd pink, the poultry rai>ers
will probably insist upon manufac-
turcl eggs being dyed all the cG!nr>
of the rainbow. suggestive Of Easter
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
SARAH ALTHEA INSANE.
SAID TO BE DRIVEN CRAZY By
SPIRlTUALlSM.
The Noted Litigant Imagines She Hears
Voices from the Other World Through
n Handkerchicf-Plac Under Gentlo
Rcstralnt by Friends.
Now n Physical Wreck,

Now a Physical Wreck.
Sarah Althea Terry, who gained such
notoricty 10y her divorce suit against ex-
Senator Sharon and her subsequent
marriage with Judge Terry. has become
insane over spiritua!ism. She has been
very eccentric ever since Terry was
shot down by Officer Naegle at the
Lathrop eating station the moment af-
ter he slapped Justice Fields face. Tho
fact that the court held Maggie blame
less drove her nearly insane, and this
feeling was aggravated by troubles
which she had with her attorney in
Fresno. She claimed this attorney
made love to her and she produced sew
cral amatory letters he had written.
This enragcd him, and when she called
at bis Office to get her law papers he
brutally elected her. To the disgrace
of the FresEo courts they held that his
action was justifable.
The doctor says it is clear case Of
Gcmentia due 10 worry over her affairs
and dahbling in sriritualism. She sits
Tor hours in ona place with pocket
handkerchief rolled up and placed to her
ear like the holder of telephone. She
says she gets all kinds of messages;
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
Cheapcn.nS l'iatc-Gass,

In few things is the progress of in
ventiOn more readily diScernib!e by
those whose memory can reach. say Il
distance of twenty-five years. than in
the production and use of plate
glass. The time was. ard it seems
but matter of yesterday. when the
name of plate-glass was Indicative Of
luxury and means. As a feature OF
business structures, it implied ample
capital, metropolitan situation. and a
voluminous trade; and none but the
very rich thought Of indulging in such
costly splendor in their homes.
Since then, the case has brayely
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25


through this handkerchief from her
friends in the spirit land, and She handed
the handkerchief % "A reporter who saw
her and asked him if lie didn't hear
whispers coming through it. She looks
very old and hagga.d, and her pale face
is flushed with fever. Her pulse runs
high, but she seems insensihlc 10 heat
or cold.
At night Sarah becomes very violent
| and calls loudly for Judge Terry and for
Porter Ashc, whom she says she loves
dearly, as his father was a lo=om
friend of Terry in early days and was
arr, sted and confined ty Il vigilance
committee for opposing them. Porter
Ashe married Amy Croker, bat she So
cured divorce after much scandal. II
is well known on the turf. as he is the
owner of Geraldine ard other fast
horses. He bcfricidad Mrs Terry after
the shooting of her husbnrd and il
ahou! the only one of Trrry's old friends
who has been able to endure her ca
prices.
The POOR woman is Il physical and
mental wreck, although she is not over
10 years old She had only a remnant,
! IF property left, Judge Tery's estate
having b ca heavily mortgaged and
! bldly managed When the Sharon di
vorte suit began in March, 1884. she WAS
/ remarkably handsome woman. and
since then she has been almost constant
| ly before the public.
| Some months ago Mrs. Terry reported d
to the police that 5000 worth OF sill $
aud laces had been stolen from her
trunk. 1t was found that she never had
any such goods.
Unless her brother. Morgan Hill, in
tervenes she will tee sent 10 an asylum
in few days. No Intervention is prob
able, as she was dsowncd 10y all her
relatives long ago. and, besides, her
mania is of too vi lent type for
her 10 lc at large. Once handsome,
in dashing. brilliant way. Mrs. Terry
is now a wreck in body as well as mind
and hears on her face lines that tell OF
fierce passions, "A life of storm and vio-
lcncc, and of bitter defeat.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25

IN New York young girl was
locked up in the Tombs for twenty
four hours on Il charge of stealing 10
cents worth of dress lining. The
charge was brought by her employer,
and the evidence showed that while
pressing cloak she picked up piece
of cloth from the floor to use as an
ironholder. This was the piece of
cloth in question. Its value was 10
cents, and her employer had her
arrested on Il charge of stealing it.
The arrest WIS bad enough, but it
was an outrage on justice when the
Court, acknowledging the wrong, felt
compelled to sentence the girl to the
TombS.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
THE FAMINE IN RUSSIA.
4O,OOO.OOO Persons Almost Starvfn',
faxes the Prime Cause Of the Disaster.

40,OOO.OOO Persons Almost starving
Taxes the Prime Cause of the Disaster.
The famine now rayaging in Russia
extends to eighteen provinces, tfc
area of which is equal tn that of
France, Belgium and Switzerland to-
gether. and the population of which
is about forty millions. In six PROV
inccS the famine is partial. in the
other twelve complete. The official
paper. the Journal of Finance. has
announced that it will take -. coo. 900
bushels to keep the population alive
until the next crop. 1t seems strange
that all the facts concerning the i'm
pending famine were known to the
government in June and July. for the
ZcmtvaS. or district assemblies. had
made complete reports at that time
of the failure Of the crop. and in the
light of the latest events it is seen
that their figures were correct, their
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
THE STEAMSHIP ELDER.
Ey the Wreck of Which the Lives of 10
Heop!c M1.r. lnpc rilcd.

The steamer Elder. of the North
German Lloyd line. which went
ashore on the Athcrtield rocks. on the
west of the Isle of Wight. two weeks
ago. is still on the rocks. not having
Yet broken np. All the cargo has
been removed. including the $1,000.
00o in silver balion. The Elder. an
iron screw steamer. was built at GlaS-
gov in lsS3. and measures $50 feet in
length. wit n Il beam of !. feet. She
has compound engines and was built
with seven air-tigh. hnlkhcadS. At
the tim" she struck Capt. Hcincke
commanded her. She WAS valued at
about $500. 600 and was fully insured.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
Notes and Comments.

The people will very likely make a
change in business all around" at the
next election.
How MANY old party papers are taken
at your postof1ice as compared with II
year ago? How many reform papers are
taken in same comparison? Why not
have more OF the latter than of both old
parties combined, and scoop 'cm before
they know it?
THE Butterworth bill to license op-
tions, the Conger lard bill, the Paddock
pool bill, and the Washburne option bill
are all back numbers. They would be
better than nothing, but the main trouble
is that they are sops and not intended to
pass. Don't fight them and don't let
them stop you. Go right ahead and get
your own men in Congress. Then leg
islatloa to do you come good will follow.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25

mat EOdy. PrcSi-
dent Barrios, in 1876. appointed Lain
fiesta Minister Of the Interior. and
later Minister Of War, from both of
which positions he resigned to retire
to private lifc. lie was reappointed
Minister Of the Interior in 1888. Dur
ing the cycntfnl period following April
,. 1885. he and his companions in the
Cabinet maintained cnergctically the
constitution. and on April ), when
General Barrundia cndcayorcd to Sc
cure the Presidency by a coup d'ctat.
he was foilcd by the active intcrvcn-
tion of Laintiesta.
Mr.. Laintiesta is very popular in
Guatemala. and has published vol
ume of poems and other works that
have gained for him Il high place in the
literary world. He will be Inaugural
ted March 1.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
Died While Dancing.

A YOUNG woman fell dead at Pits
burg while dancing. The moral is:
Girls, don't-but, like the theatrical
gag at rehearsals, this moral had bet
ter not be spoken.-kansas City Journal.
STILL another woman has dropped
dead while waltzing. This is the thrI
ease reported within fortnight, and
still the dance goes on. The social toe
is bound to be fantastic if it dies in tho
attempt.--Boston Herald.
SOME people will use the case of the
Pittsburg young lady who died while
waitzing as a warning against dancing,
but it will not be a fair illustration.
Dancing in itself is not wrong, and only
the abuse Of it is an evil.--Baltimt re
American.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25

details accurate. Their requests for
Immediate aid were lost in a tanglc
Of red tape. and in consequence half
OF the provinces were left without
seed. and in the other half the starry
in. rcaSantry were compelled to util-
iZc the seed grain for food.
Taxes are the prime cause Of the
terrific disaster that has con:, over
Russia. What would Americans say
to a tax Of - to IS per cent. on pro-
duction. paid under the lashes of the
knout to the Russian Government.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
To Manage Husbands,

THE best suggestion came from Lily
DcvcrcanN Blake, who proposed rs the
best rule for marital happiness that the
wife should not always ask the husband
where he was going when he went away
and where he had been when he came
back Lily is a darling.-St. Joseph
Gazette.
SoRos1s, while admitting the amena-
bility of husbands to management by
their wives, is careful to define the only
method that can be regarded as infalli-
BILE. This means to glorious end is
described in sugared terms but, brought
down to pith, 1t consists in the delusion
Of man, the making him believe that he
is having his own way, while. In fact. his
better half - having hers.--Pjttshurg
Dispatch. :
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
A MONUMENT TO OUR DEAD
Shaft 20 lie Erected to the Victims of the
(hiiian Outrage.

Shaft 20 lie Erected to the Victims of the
(hiiian Outrage.
On October l6 last. says the Utica
Globe. an event occurred in the streets
of Valparaiso that led to critical Dip
lomatic relations between the United
States and Chilli. 1t was the shame
full attack made by Chililn sailors.
and for that matter by Gillian Police.
upon a portion of the crew of the
United States cruiser Biltimorc. One
of the crew. c. w. Riggin. was stab
bed and shot, instantly dying, while
another attachc of the vessel. Will
lam Turnbull, was So injured that he
died nine days later. As Il pcrpetua-
ton OF the memory of their shipmates
and also as record of the deed, the
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
GUATEMALA'S NEW PRESIDENT.
4 Man of Abil ty ana Literary Attain
mcntS.

mcntS.
The recent election in the republic
Dental chair a man of much ability
and great literary attainmcnts--F Fran
cisco I.ainiicSta.
The successor to President HarillaS
will he remembered best aS the Qua
tcniaian Minister at Washington dur
ing Mr.. CIcycland's admin;Strat ION
lie was born in SalaEia, Guatemala.
in 1897. and after preliminary cducl-
tion studied law. From his youth he
was an ardent defender of liberal
principles. and Travelled extensively
in this country. studying oar system
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25

uFlcn. Oh 1nlcaEo.
Mr.. Ahlrich is an
Indiana man, just
Il little over forty
years old. and was
graduated fro m
Ann Arbor. lie
practiccd first in
Fort Wayne, Ind,
and came to Chi
c;lgo six years ago,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25

officers and men of the Baltimore have
resolved to erect a monument in the
British cemetery at Valparaiso.
Standing ten feet high, the base and
cross will be of pure white marble.
A bronze railing of nautical design
will surround the monument.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25

4 CINCINNATI engineer crawlcd into
e tiue OF an engine the other day to clean
it, an act he was in the habit of doing
The cold water at the bottom chilled him
SO that he could not extricate himself.
Twelve hours later he managed by great
effort 70 get out more dead than alive,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25

Among the most cxtraordinal Y
pieces Of symbolism known to have
been used by the early Asiatics was q
figure Of donkey's head used as 4
representative Of the Deity,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25

The buildings destroyed collectively
are estimated to lac worth fully Il quar-
ter OF Il million, Will" many other
buildings were badly damaged. as well
as their contents. and not included in
the above estimated lsS.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25

of public schools
and seeking to Sc
cure \ IN crican n
teachers for I he
schools of Guatc-
mala. He W as Il
member of the Ma
tional Assembly
from 1873 to 1883,
and was for several
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