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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
A Slight Error

He came into the counting room and
left an advertisement which read:
Ten lady typewriters wanted; state
wages. Apply by letter to A. b. & Co."
Then he went out, and four days later
he came back.
What's the matter with the raper?"
he asked the clerk
Nothing that know Of"
did you put that ad. Of mine INF"
"Of course. Didn't you see it,"
mo. haven't had time to look it IN,
but I haven't had single reply. Are
you sure you put it in?"
The clerk got down the file and turned
to the wants"
There it is" ha said, whirling the
paper around so that the advertiser
could see it.
He read it over carefully, and his face
lighted u.
NO wonder didn't get any answers. a"
he said, turtly.
What's the matter with it," aekcd
the clerk, hauling ii around before him.
Read it." commanded the advertiser;
and the clerk read:
Ten lady tylcwriters wanted; state
ages. Apply by letter TO A. Is. & Go.
The clerk apologized, made the ccr-
rection, ana next day the advertiser re-
ceive ninety n.ne replies, and they are
still coming.-Free Press.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
California Town Xinah 0uf.

Bodie the largest town In Mono County,
California. was practically destroyed by a
great fire Tuesday. The district burned
included about thirty stores OF all kinds
the only one remaining being a grocery
The total loss is 500. o0l with trifling in
surancc. Many families lived over the
stores and these are homeless
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

Needs assistance it may be best to
render it promptly, but one should re-
member TO use even the most perfect
remedies only when needed. The best
and most simple and gentle remedy is
the Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the
California Fig Svrlp Co.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
SWEEP: Thirty Blocks.

A spark, n gust of wind-and 200 families
were homeless. Ray city, Mich, was Wis
tied on Monday by the most disastr W
coEfagration tina: ever came 10 Saginaw
valley. Thirty blocks were made a barren
waste and two hundred and fifty building IS
We're destroyed The fire covered the ter
ritcry from the liver on Thirty thr l
street to Mccormick. north to Thirty first
east to Marsar. north 10 Thi.teth. cast &c
Stanton. north Il block AMI a half, and
west To the river. Tn, money loss will ex-
coed a million dollars, and several fa,ali-
ties are feared
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

When the thermometer registers 100
degrees the cable which draws the cars
of the East River bridge is seven feet
and six inches longer than when the
ths rmometer is at zero. The same diff
ference in temperature causes differ
rnce of two feet and six inches in the
length of each cable
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
l'renarIuy fO Fight Cholera.

DR.. {. O. Protst. Secretary of the Ohio
Board Of Health, IS preparing a circular
to send to all local boards OF health in the
State, giving instructions as to the best
method OF preventing and curing cholera.
81 don't want to tie considered an alarm
ist,r said re to-day. "tu. think it quite
probable that cholera will reach the
Cnitcl States this year,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

a pleasure yacht cou:ai in. four ladies.
Il little girl, three white men. and an In
dian. while on fhr way from Cape Croker
was caught Ivy the sqnall half a mile from
Wharton, Ont. and caDSzcd. John Dave
put out from the shore In a rowboat and
succeeded in rcScuing the Indian and two
OF the white men. who we're hanging to the
upturned yacht The others. George steven
and wife. Of Che ,ley; Stevens two sister.
OF Guelph and Mrs. ]. Currie and duuch-
ter Of Wharton. were drowned and their
loaies have not yet been recovered
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

A NEW carpet fastener consists of u
pin woven in the under side OF the car
pet near the edge, and a hook or catch
secured to the floor. A twist of the
wrist is all that is re e ssary TO secure
the csrpe. % the hook, thereby render
ing the use pf tackS unnecessary.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
a Double TRAGEDY,

A dispatch re ,eived from Pnfladel phil
says that Mr. Charles Page. Of tho banking
house OF Page & Co. doing business on
South 4th street. in that city. was shot In
his Office by one of his customers and killed
The customer then shot himself dead.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

New York repor.s ninety four death.
from heat Friday. and Phil delphia twenty
eight. The mercury has fallen at. botl
cities.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Washed TN by the Waves.

AT Long Island City the bodies OF Robert
and Ernest Sultau, who we're drowned the
night OF July 10 while tr, ing to enter Hog
Island inlet In the naphtha launch Rob,
were washed up near tn, scene OF the
| tragedy thursday morning.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

Near Sherburn. Mimi, terrible wind
and hail storm moved from northwest to
southeast, totally destroying all crops In
its path. The exact loss cannot be asccr-
tanned at this time. but 1t is great Twen-
ty-five farms in Jay Township alone are
swept clean Of all crops How much farther
tho storm extended Is not known. A few
were insured. but the majority were not
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
THE HEAT TERRIFIC.
The Whole Country >weltcring In a Suf-
focating RlaSt-Manx Deaths.

Mondays record OF deaths from heat in
Chicago was startling, Thirteen sucrumhed
to fatal proStration, and scores more t.,
less serious attacks. Nine were killed in
New York. st Louis. San Francisco. Kan
sas CITY. Boston. Philadelphia. Detroit.
Cleveland. CINCINNATI Minneapolis. IT.
Paul Duluth. and even Winnipeg report
many fatalities. Over fifty occurred at st.
Louis. The hot wave was general through
out the country. and the signal service peo-
pie offered no encouragement to hope for
co der temperature for several days.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Stopped Work i'm Wilmington,

At Wilmington. Del. Tuesday was the
hottest day Of the year thus far. in spite of
good breeze. At 1 o'clock the mercury
ranged from ~ to 9s degrees in SHADY
places. IT. somc of the workshops the tenn
perature was rs hi-h as LOG degrees.
Thousands of men stopped work in the
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

At Rucil. near St. GERMAN. France. u
temporary thcater collapsed About seven
hundred people were in the structure. and
OF these eighty were injured by the fall.
but no person was killed The theatcr had
Teen hastily constructed without sufficient
strength III the supports.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Frost mt Fort A SSIna bDine.

Signal Office reports from Fort As,ina-
boine state that there was n frost in that
vicinity Wednes lay night. the thermome-
tor sinking to 30. and IL is thought veg ia =
ton has been killed. The cod wave is
going throu shout British Columbia and is
moving eastward.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

The arrest of DR. Albert Gecrc. an at
,achr of the Swiss legation at BLltimor'.
upon IA grJundics, charge of arceny. AID
the rlsnquent ign rninious search OF his
pockets. has caused great indignation at
tie Swiss embassy. The minister, N. dc
Claparcic sa.s he viii exhaust all the
priv lie ,cS Of his position to punish the per-
sons who put such an indignity upon n
mem Lcr Of his legation.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

Some half dimes minted in 1892 arc
sail 10 b. the first cons which came
from the United States mint. The first
dimes were minted in France from sill
yer plate furnished by Washington.
They are called the Martha Washing
ton dimes from the fact that an artist
made on the coin a likeness of Martha
Washington. This was. however. with
out the Knowledge of Washington, who
was greatly annoyed when he found his
wife's features represented on the coins,
and ordered them sent back and the
dies changed. This was done. Tho
features were somewhat altered ami a
cap added, but the alteration was not SO
great but that distinct resemblance to
the mother of her country" may be de-
tecte1 in these coins
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

About one-third OF the I 500 Italians en-
plovcd on the pipe line which is being Ibid
10 Chica- 20 got drunk and becoming riot
Gus. caused almost n rei-n of terror al
Star City. Ind Farmers barricaded theiI
houses. stores were plu1dered and womcr
assaulted There IS no efficient police
system.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

The first day of the Chinese New
Years feasts is called Birds Day
(kay Yat, and is supposed to bring to
mind the utility of tie feathered tribes
as food. On this day the orthodox Chi
nese abstains from eating flesh and they
sometimes observe it as a day Of fast
ing,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
ManglsSl by an EXPLOSION.

A fearful boiler explosion to TX place at
saw mill belonging to short & Pickering.
near Stanley. l. T.. in which two men we're
killed outright and four Others badly In
jured. three OF whom arc expected to die at
any moment The explosion was caused
by low water
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
THE WESTERN RECORD BROKEN.
Remarkable Run OF the Steamer City al
Paris Across the Atlantic.

remarkable Kun at the Steamer City al
Paris Across the Atlantic.
The Tnman Line steamship City of Paris.
which sailed from Liverpool on the 9th
instant and from QUeenst own on the 21st
for New York, has arrived, beating the
record for the western trip across the At
lantic. The time of her passage across the
ocean was days Is hours and IS minutes.
On July - $40 miles we're run. and on
July &c SEQ miles, both runs heating the
record The best average time has hitherto
been held by the White star steamship
Ma jeStic. when she made the record OF %. 81
knots an hour The officers of the City OF
Paris are jubiant over their steamers
feat The record FOR fast western VOYAGES
across the Atlantic from Queenstown was
held until now by the White Star steamer
Teutonir. her time being ) days 16 hours
and 81 minutes. The city OF Paris beats
the record by just 33 minutes.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Deed of an Enraeed Husband

William Bushendorf. q well-to- do farmer
residing at Clark Station, Ind, shot and
fatally wounded Henry Werkmeister.
Werkmeister was paying too much atten-
ton to Bushendorfs wife. Bushendorf is
now In the county jail
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Poisoned by Ice Cream,

The family 0; Enoch West. Of Berkshire,
KY, was poisoned from eating leo cream
Miss Annie Spellman. who was visiting the
family, died. The others Of the family are
suffering some and are in dangerous con-
ditiOn.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Chicago's Population.

Chicago now has a population of
1,5O0, goo, according to an estimate based
on the canvass made for the city direc-
tory just issued. This is an increase of
about BOG, 900 over the national census
nf 1870
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Fcui Results In a Tragedy.

At Chatham, n. ", james Reilly. about
60 years old, "A Boston and Albany flagman
shot and stabbed Thomas Kildary. a neigh
Dor. aged 20 years, and then went to hi.
own house and committed suicide. An ole
family feud i the cause
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Berne. Switzerland. Pays an Indemnity

Berne. Switzerland. Pays AN Indemnity.
A Wilmington. Del, lawyer has received
draft Of $500 from Rerne. Switzerland.
which was the amount Of the indemnity
paid by the Canton OF Berne for the false
imprisonment for five days OF FIVE Aperi-
cans who had been arrested as pick pockets.
The costs OF the suit brought were also
paid by Berne.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Tanner win Not Serva.

1t is reported that Sub Treasurer Tanner
Is to resign from the National Republican
Executive Committee in order to escape
criticism for holding a public office at the
mo time
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Dahomey Native. AT the Fair,

Several Amazons of the King Of Da-
honey will probably be seen in the
Dahomey village, which will be estah-
lished at the Worlds Fair Sixty or
seventy natives and their manner of
living will be shown.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Political Nominations.

The complete ticket nominated by the
West Virginia Democrats is as follows: W..
A. McCorkle. Governor; J. NJ. Rowan, State
Treasurer; Virgil A. Lewis, Superintendent
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

a beautifully illus
tratcd book, e.ntain-
ing over ninety pages
of most important in
formation about the
ailments of women.
Also a full code Of
established rules Of
etiquette for women
md oarDaHua1
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
,'era I'm pc': n

The cholera has III de IT. app ,nrarcc in
Poland and sew IA. cases rel ortef nj
Warsaw. 1t continues to I*gc " tn vi =, =
lcEcc in the sout ca t of Il I>>la
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

q
with, and advice which
has restored many and
many a suffering woman
to perfect health and
happiness. No woman
should live without a
copy of " Guide to
Health and EHqMrthe,"
by Lydia f. Pmkham.
Send 2 two-cent stamps
to cover postage and
packing when you write
LYDIA T.. PINKHAM
MED. Co.. Lynn, Mass
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

CONDUCTOR f. D. LOOMS. Detroit. Mich,
says: "The effect Of Halls Catarrh Cure IL
wonderful" White him about it. Sold by
Druggists, 75c.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Chinese Tired of ExtorttOn,

Tn, Canadian Pacific Company's steam
ship Empress OF India brings news OF Il
serious insurrerton in Fatshan, China,
eau ed b. the cxtortions of the Chinese
customs officers 1t seems that customs
officials have recently been imposing fresh
exactions from time to time until the ca
yncity of the people became exhausted and
n &c ,cr:I anti customs war was declared.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

FITs.-All FITS stopped free by Dr. Kline's G, 1t
Nerve KcstOi No Fits after first days use Mar.
yelous cures Treatise and eco trial bottle free to
Fit Send TO DR. kline t4l Arch st Phila Pa.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

A train a mile and Il quarter in length
was recently hauled over the Reading
Railroad by single engine. 1t con-
sisted OF $50 empty freight cars.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

THE evils OF na!arial disorders, fever,
weakness, lassitude. debility and prostra-
ton arc avoided by taking Beccham's Pills.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

WIN. A. Lchr. great JOY, when began
with HOODS SARSAPARlLLA the sores
soon decreased l kept taking It for = year.
when was so well that ! went to work, and
since then have not lost one day on account OF
sickness. / am always well and have good
appetite" WIN. A. LEHR, > n. Railroad ST.,
kendallville, Ind.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

Trains Carrying Union Stock Yards
Switchmcn Collide.
Two sections Of a Chicago. Milwaukee
and St Paul excursion train chartered
Sunday by the Union Stock Yards switch
men of Chicago. to take them 10 Milwau
knc. collidcd in the Union Depot there. and
result one man IS dead and eight SO
badly injured that mot OF them are NOT
expected to 1.-Two The collision was caused
ly switchman sending the train In on
the wrong track.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

THERE are few people who do not Mt
some time shy when they run suddenly
upon the truth.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Free,
by nail,
to
Ladies

ladies' calendar. Contains not a word of
Objectionable matter, and is crowded from
cover to cover with information which every
,,.ou,,u ,,ounn or old should become familiar
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

At Nevada, Mo. two brick buildings COLI
lapsed from weakenel walls. Frank Meade.
conductor on the Missouri. Kansas & Texas
Road. was carried down in the collapse and
instantly killed. The buildings were valued
Mt S15 900
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
COUNTING THE COST.
Twelve Lives Have Been Sacrificed and II
Million Dollars Dissipatet.

Thursday ended tn: first month OF the
lockout In Homestead. The cost in money.
nearly as it can he told. is not less than
a million dollars OF this the workers in
Homestead and Pit:stury have lost not less
than SIS 900 The company has lost In
the nci,hborhno1 of s4o),010. and it has
cost the state about as much a that to
furnish the necessary military protection.
Resides the money los there have Jecn
twelve human beings sacrificed M,re than
seventy persons have been wounded.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
WHAT is useful is intrinsically orna-

THE DEADLY GRIP OF PNEUMONIA may be
warded of with HALEs HONEY OF HonEHoCND
AND TAR
MONEY is rarely substitute for
mind.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

WHEN mans word is not as good rs
his bond, keep watch on his bond.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
THE WICKED WORLD.
OCCURRENCES THEREIN FOR
A WEEK..
FROM JOY TO SORROW,
CHICAGO ExCURSIONISTS IN A
WRECK.

liallOOnist Killed In st. Paul-What tho
Homestead Strike Has Cos. Let the
Heather Ragc-John Hull Gobl,lcs Ono
of Our Islands.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Amerlcan Killed nv an Avalanche.

A dispatch from 1nterlakcn. Switzerland.
states that an American named r. Ribbons
has ieen killed by the fall OF an avalanche
from the upre- Grindcnwald glazier. The
fall Of an avalanche in that vic Unity is a
frequent spectacle. but seldom attended by
hanger unles, the spectator IS foolhar!y.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04
Activity Of the Seal Combine.

Victoria seaicrs are entering heartily
into the plans OF the George &. Treadwcli
Company. tie furri@rs' combine recently
,r-a,,ized at Albany. y. v. to control for
all til" raw skins coming in and to cure and
dye them in America. thus taking from
J.. MON ayers a, d inishcrs Il trade which
has b. en- theirs exclusively III the past
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-04

Private cable -rams from Paris announce
that IL syndicate ha, been formed for the
purpose of taking in hand work Oh the
canal and pushing 1t Mt once along the
rout. These ic.egrams have caus Il great
rejoicing at Panama. and further particu-
lars have been requested by cable.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-07

Chicago was not conducive to her health
but matters have since been so arranged
that she can attend to her duties by making
occasional trips to this city, retaining her
residence at Cambridge, Mass. She will
assist in the organization Of the new uni
yerSity, and be present at the opening in
October.
Mrs. Palmer. who is perhaps better known
by her maiden name, Alice f. Freeman, is
considered most important acquisition TO
the new institution Of learning. She is
probably the most distinguished educator
among women in America to-day. She is
ex-president of Wellesley College, and the
wife Of Professor George II. Palmer of Har-
ward University.
Mrs. Palmer was born at Colesville
BrOOme County, \. 7. She is a daughter
of Dr.. James and Elizabeth Freeman and
the eldest of four children. Her childhood
was spent in the village IF Windsor on the
SusQuehanna. and there at the old academy
she developed love of study that made it
desirable she should 90 to college. About
this time the University Of Michigan opened
its doors to women, and Miss Freeman en-
tered as one of the pioneers in the expert
ment of coeducaton.
She was graduated in 1876, and after
teaching three years IN the West was called
10 the chair Of history in Wellesley College
Her success in this department was so
marked. though she was but "A years old,
that the founder of the college often said of
her: There is the future president Of
Wellesley" In 1880 the founder of Welles-
ley, Mr.. Henry I. Durant. died The same
year the president of the college was
obliged 10 leave on account Of III health. In
the exigeney o! the moment Miss Freeman
was Invited by the trustees to act as presi-
dent until some one could be found to ill
the place.
Miss Freeman occupied the position of
president pro tenn. for one year. and so re-
markable was her influence and success
that shs was invited by the unanimous vote
OF the trustees TO become president.
This position she held for six years. Her
alma mater, in just acknowledgment of her
work. conferred upon her the degree of
Pm. ID. Columbia College, on the occasion
OF its semi-eentennial, conferred upon her,
with other distinguished lIterati and edu-
Gators, the degree of Doctor Of Letters. In
1887 Miss Freeman was married to Pro-
lessor Palmer. since which time she has re-
sided at Cambridge.
One who has known her for MANY years
says OF Mrs. Palmer: "She is especially es-
teemed for her quick sympathes, sincere
enthusiasm, devotion to the cause OF higher
education, capacity to carry out her convic-
tons, and particularly for her most lovely
Christian charity, which creates an atmos-
phere Of purity and earnestness throughout
all her work"
She is delicate in feature and slight in fig
ure, but has a power of endurance which
enables her to accomplish great amount OF
labor,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-07
A NICE HAN FOR A LAUNDRY
Discovery of Chinese Leper In
UniOn-Street WashhOuss.
His Feet Rotted Away at the Ankle Joints
For Years He Has Been Washing the
Clothing of White People.

One of the most horrible and loathsome
sights ever witnessed in this city was at the
laundry Of Sing Tape on Union street, be-
tween Fillmore and Steiner, yesterday.
when Health Inspectors X. NJ. Jones and
George j. Mills discovered a leper in the
loft OF the laundry, hidden away by a screen
made of sheets.
A report reached the Health Office that a
Chinese leper, with his face all broken out,
was at work in the laundry mentioned, and
the two inspectors named, who have had
great deal of experience with lepers In
Chinatown. were sent out TO attend 10 the
case
When they went to the washhouse the
Chinese at work stoutly denied that there
was any sick man about the place, and the
inspectors. following the tip given about the
leprosy having broken out on the mans face,
were satisfied that if there was a leper
about tie place lie was carefully hidden
away.
A search of the house was made, and in
an attic they found Sing Tape lying on a pile
of soied clothing, with sheets hung up all
around him.
When approached. Tape at first denied he
was SICK, but IN moment or two the officers
detected the terrible steucn which arises
from the decaying flesh OF the leper Then
they examined the man and found that both
his feet were almost rotted off at the ankle
joints.
The corruption from the fostering sores
was exuding from the socks the man wore
and falling upon the garments on which he
lay and which had been gathered from the
surrounding white people to be laundried.
When he saw conceaIment was no longer
possible Tape admitted that he has been a
leper for years, but has worked right along
until within the past four months, when
the ankle joints were so rotted away that
he could no longer stand upon his feet. He
was for many years the proprietor of
laundry at 1910 Post street and only gave
up that location when he found detection
imminent
Tape was taken 10 the leper hospital and
will probably live but few months longer.
The health officers believe there Is an
other ieper about the place, the one de-
scTibed IN the information, and the premises
on Union street are being closely watched
to catch him.