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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-13
Thunder Makes ReaSiX Nervous

A lion tanner, named LOrange. who
was giving an exhibition of his skill
in a wild beast show at Leyallois-
Perret, some time ago. had a very
narrow escape. The air at the time
was heavily laden with electricity.
and the animals were in consequence
sullen and movOSe. Lorange entered
the cage, nevertheless, but when he
endeavored to put a lioness through
her tricks the beast flew at his throat.
He succeeded in beating her off, but
she took second spring and fastened
on his arm, burying her teeth in his
flesh. Smelling blood, the other
lions became irritated. but Lorange
succeeded in keeping them at bay for
few minutes, during which he
seized the liOness' throat with his
free hand and released the other arm.
He then beat Il hasty retreat. and
was fortunate enough to get out of
the cage without further injury.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-13
Erunkcnl,css n PHYSICAL Disease

That incbriety is Il disease Of a
physical nature is capable Of demon
stration, and is generally recognized.
There is now no question or doubt of
its being hereditary, and no one
doubts that it is acquired by social
customs. That it is also disease
of the moral nature, cngendered by
allowing the intellectual faculties to
remain inactive, by not exercising
tie power of conscience and will. by
permitting the power of appetite and
passions to dominate over conscience.
by the lack of d positive character,
by defective moral education, and by
the want of self-culture, is equally as
certain and can be as clearly proved.
Doctor Day.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-13

A CLEVER fraud has just been de-
tected in Paris. An advertisement
appeared recently in a French paper,
to the effect that a widow, aged
%, herself in independent circum-
stances, wished to meet with suit
able young man, etc. Several candi-
dates for matrimony were attracted
by the announcement, and there were
the usual preliminary inquiries, and
ultimately the interview. The lady
treated her different admirers in
different ways, but in each case gave
proof of her income, and seemed anx-
ious for the ceremony of marriage.
She was used to English ways, and
liked to receive an engagement
ring before the hoop of plain gold,
and this prediction for the English
fashion she explained to each OF her
fiances. They all yielded to the En-
glish fashion, and presented rings of
varying value, two of them 4, 900 and
$500 francs respectively for their
presents. Owing to her persistent
delay, one Of the dupes brought ac-
tion against her. This revelation
caused a whole string of bethrothed
ones to put in their claims, so the
dashing widow was summoned to
court.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-13

preach somewhere. I'm editor of the
Christian He aid. and write three col
umns week for it. ! write an article
a week for the Observer. and every
month / prepare an article for the
I aides Hone Journal. entitled Under
My Study Lamp Then I have my Fri
day night talks, my regular sern Oh, my
calls. and my mail. which comes from
all parts of the world.
How do you get your rest?
Il save time in every way possible.
use stenoyraphers in my work. and die
tate readily and rapidly. I find my chief
rest in change of work. ard the con-
versation at a dinner party, for in
stance. give, me new life and vigor."
III" W.rIh Growing Better.
DIR. Talmage." said 7. don't you
think the world grows worse as it grows
older?"
No, rerlied the preacher, Il do not
/ think the world is growing better, in
stead Of growing worse, and l am in all
things rather all optim.st than pessi-
mist. I often hear the mechanical in
ventionS, the reapers, the mowers, the
electro" wires. the steam engine. etc,
spoken of as the great wonders of mod
ern times. The greatest marvel to me
Of modern times is the true Christian
spirit which grows more and more from
day to day. Our greatest wonders are
our &, Cd men and coed women. In the
ages of the last there was one great
phianthrop, st in half dozen centuries,
and for the next ten or twenty gener-
ations he was the wonder of history.
The people placed halo around his
head and they worshiped him and Won
dered at hin. Now we have Il great
phiianthrop:st in every town AM a
dozen in every city. 1t took five hun
dred years to produce il George Pea
body, and Peter Cooper would have
been an impos sib:lity in any other age
than ours. That mans work is the
wonder of modern times. His institu-
ton has mothered thousand other in
sttutions. From his example have
sprung hundreds of free libraries. hos
p.tals, and schools. and the work Of char
ity grows IN an evpr-increasing ratio as
the times go On.
Look at the men and women Of to-
day." DR.. Talmage went on. There
has never been such a generation. Take
our women. A few years ago soft
flesh, Il slender waist, a polite larguor,
do-nothng- were the elements Of
the so-called beautiful woman. Now
our girls pride themselves on being
strong. The roses of health bloom in
their checks. They stand firm upon
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-13

Land, and the re are SwOrt.S from Cairo.
tables from Constantinople. rare busts
from Italy. an Articles of yirtu ani
cur.os from all parts of the world. On
one wall there is a banner of S Tx whio h
q Chinese miss Onary sent to DIR. Tai
mag, and on stand below it is a piece
OF elegant cd lacquer from Japan.
There are baskets from Alaska. pieces
Of stone from the Acropolis, sand from
the base of the Pyramids. a chunk of
stone from Baalbec, and pretty things
from everywhere. The rest Of the house
corresponds to the parlor, and every
article in it seems TO have history.
His Wn,k<'.op.
It is in this par,o: that DR.. Talmage
receives his visitors. He is beseged
with callers, and though he receives all
most every one, he has to guard his pri-
vacy. His workshop is at the top of the
house. It is n big room, furnished in
the plainest manner and packed full of
books There are books on the tables,
in the cases and on the foor. Maga-
zines are scattered here and there. and
the tables which take up different parts
Of the room are Uttered with manu-
scripts, newspaper clippings and papers.
Not half dozen mt II get into this den
during the year DR.. Talmage restricts
its occupants to himself and his private
secretary The servants are not per-
mittel to clean it, and at long intervals
CnIy is Mrs Talnage allowed in with
her dust brush. There are no fancy
looks in this liblary, and the newest
copies are torn and mutilate1. In using
a quotation DR.. Tain age tears out the
paragraphs to which he refers and pastes
them into his manuscripts to save the
time of copying them. He does the
greater part of his work by dlctation.
He Dictates readily. and some of his
best writings are taken down by an
amanuensis at the rate OF i5O words per
minute.
1t was into the parlors that Dr. Tall
mage re eived me, and noted Il at the
step with viii II he entered was firm an
springy. He will be co years old in
January next, but his hair is still brown,
h dark rosy face shows that his ,iood
is full Of iron, and he says he can eat
his three square mCa day and enjoy
them. He is q big man and strong
one. Tc is, I Judge. at cut ) feet II, and
he wci.hs about 10 ounds. His b:oad
shoulders have a slight stoop, but they
are we'll vadded with muscular fc- h
AMI his arms look as though they could
W cid an AK as well as Glad5tone's. HI
vas dressed in plain business clothes
anh I noted, as an hour or so later VIZ
wa ked toward the Tabernacle, that tn.
hit that he wore was Il Derby, and it:
number. .uoae, was about eight anG
Il half. DIR. Talmage converses as wei
rs he breaches. His talk with me wa
full of bright sayings. 1t was perfectl,
un, onvo nt:onal and simple. It covered
,-rnnf ripfv Of SuhipctS
Money Max u. and the Pulpit.
DR.. Talmage," said !, you've beef
called money-making preacher. d,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-13

now who hardly know they are Chris
iians. They cannot be called intellec.
tual Christians, and the purely intel.
lectual Christian - the Chr rstian Of
reason rather than faiths Of little
nc, cunt in the world anyhow. He is an
iceberg. and he Is OF good neither to
himself nor to any one else. You speak
Of tae growing intidelity among the be-
levers of other rel g;ons the world over.
The tendency of man when he gives up
the Col of his fathers is for time to
believe In no God whatever. and it Is
only after Il time that he comes arouni 1
to study aud believe in another reliS:o :on.
l believe that any religion is better thar:
no religion, and b. lievc that the
Christian rel g.on is dest ned to con-
Guer the worlc. People are surprised
that the church does not advance more
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-13
Fathers of Great Men.

THE father Of Didcrot, the encyclope-
dist, Was Il knife grinder.
Rousseau, the au hor of Emile, was
the son Of a matchmaker.
THE father of Thorwaldsen, the sculp-
tor, was a ship carpenter.
THE father of David Livingstone was
an operator iii a cotton
The Roman Emperor Maximian was
the son OF Il comm N soldier.
DEMOsTHENEs was the son OF q
swordmaker and blacksmith.
THE father of Sir Robert Peel, the
statesman. was Il day laborer.
MARSHAL SrCHET was a silk winder' 8
boz. and enlisted in the ranks.
THE father Of Spontini. the opera
composer, was farm laborer.
CLIFFORD, the poet, was sailor
son, and himself a shoemaker.
RAMTs. the divine, was the son Of n
lahorcr. and himself servant.
TIE father of the great Tintoretto
was a matchmaker and jeweler.
MARSHAL LASNEs was Il carpenter s
son, and himself an apprentice.
THE father of Alexander Wilson, the
ornitholoGist, was day laborcr.
CERvANTEs' father was soldier, and
he himself served in many wars.
THE father of Constable. the painter,
was a miller and flour merchant.
THE father of Johann Muller, the
German scientist, was a peasant.
FRANKLIN was the son of a soap
boiler, and was himself a printer.
SOrTHEY' father was a linen-draper,
and employed his son in the shop.
THE Emperor Maximian was the son
of a peasant who had been a slave.
THE father of Keats kept livery
stable, in which the poet was born.
MENDELssoHN. the Jewish philosc-
pher, was the Son OF a pawnbroker.
THE father OF Oliver Cromwell was
country gentleman of small means.
DANIEL WEBSTER was the son of &
farmer in very humble circumstances.
HARVEY, who discovered the circula.
tion of the blood, was a farmers boy.
THE father of Whewell. the mathe.
matician and philosopher, was joiner
FERGUSON, the astronomer, was q
shepherds son. and taught himself
| astronomy while keeping night guart
over the sheep.
HANS BACH, the father of tho Bacf
! family, was a baker. Over two hun
dred of his descendants have been fam.
Gus as musicians.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-13

most triumphant gains are to be ex-
pected. Americas fourth century has
been glorious; Americas fifth century
must be made happy.
One institution more than another has
wrought out the achievement Of the
past. and is to-day most trusted for tho
future. Our fathers in their wisdom
knew that the foundations OF liberty,
fraternity and equality must be uni
versal education. The free school,
therefore, was conceived the corner
stone of the republic. Washington and
jefferson re ognized that the education
of citizens is not the prerogative OF
church or OF other private interest:
that while rel gious training belongs to
the church. and while technical and
higher culture may be given by private
institutions, the training Of citizens in
the common knowledge and the COM
mon duties OF citizenship belongs ir-
revocably to the state.
We therefore on this anniversary of
America present the public schools as
the proudest expression Of the principle
of enlightenment which Columbus
Sraspcd by faith. We uplift the system
mas er force which under God has been
IL
the peculiar truths of Americanism.
America therefore gathers her sons
around the school house to-day as tho
institution closest TO the people, most
characteristic of the people, and fullest
of hope for the people.
To-day Americas fifth century be.
gins. The worlds twentieth century
will soon he here. To the thirteen
millions now in the American schools
the command of the coming years be-
longs. We, the youth OF America, who
to-day unite to march as one army
under the sacred flag, understand our
duty. We pledge ourselves that the
flag shall not be sta ned, and that
America shall mean equal opportunity
anil justice for every citizen and brother
hood for the world.
Song for Columbus Day.
Air-.Lyons.
Columbia. my land. all hail tho glad day
When first to thy strand Iiopo roih ted tho
way;
Hail him who thro' darkness first followed
the Flame
That led where the Mayhower of Liberty
came.
Dear Country, the star OF the valiant and
Thy exiles afar are dreaming OF thee
No fields OF the Earth SO enchantingly
shine,
No air breathcs such incense. such music
thine.
Humanity's home! thy sheltcring breast
Gives welcome and room to strangers op-
preSs'd.
Pale children OF Hunger and Hatred and
Wrong
Find Ne in thy freedom and joy in thy
song
The fairest estatc the lowly may hold,
Thy poor may grow great. thy feeble grow
bold,
For worth is the ratchword to noble de-
gree.
And manhood is mighty where manhood is
free.
q, uni n of States and union of )uts!
Thy promise awaits. thy future unfolds.
And earth from her twilight Is hailing the
That rises where people and rulers are one
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every week in fifteen million families,
An author whose hooks sell by the
hundreds of thousa ds.
4 lecturer who is now offered S150.0C0
for a series OF talks.
An intellectual worker, the gray mat
ter OF whose b an produce from
Sa00 to 81 600 day the V ar round.
This is tn, Rev. +. De Wit. Talmagc.
who stands before the people of the
United States in as many different
lights aS there are variations of the
human mind. To many he is sincere,
godly ana genuine. To others he APP
pears false, sacrilegious and Il humbug.
II the former he is il most wonderful
apostle; if the latter, he is certainly a
most successful humbug, and in either
case he is by far the most interesting
character in the American pulpit to-day.
] called Il on him at his home in Brook
lyn the other day. and had three hours
OF most interesting conversation with
him. l went with him over his great
Tabernacle, and chatted with him upon
many subjects.
DIR. TalInage'> Home.
DR.. Talmag, lives in big, four 'ory
brown stone house, en- the corner of
South Oxford and Ca'vert streets.
Brooklyn. 1t is in good neighbOrhoOd,
and the house IS perhaps the finest in
the block. Pass ns up broad brown stone
steps. You enter w:dr hall, the f.oor Of
which is orcela lie l in blue and yell
low. 4 black walnut stair leads
from the r. shs of this hall to the seeon |
story, and ut the left, just opposite this.
i the entrance to the parior. This par
lOr is al out twenty-five feet long, and
there is another smaller parIor separat-
ed from it by folding doors, n the hack.
1t contains as many curio titles as a
museum. Feauiful pictures hang Upon
the walls. and an old mas CT in OILS,
representing Christ Casting Ont
Devils. hangs just at the left of the
entrance. ! he floors arc covered with
Turkish and Pc: sian rugs, which DR..
TalmaSe picked up at Damascus at the
tine he made the tour through the Holy
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-13
ROBBERS SCARED OFF.
FOUR MEN ATTEMPT TO LOOT
AN ERIE BANK.
Ihey Enter Mt the Noon Hour and Cover
the Two Onicials Who Are at Their
Desks, hut When One Is Shot the Han.
dts Attempt to Escape.
All Are Can.ured,

AL are captured.
Erie, Pa, special: An attempt
was made 10 rob the Keystone National
Bank here by four men One of the
bank officers was wounded and the
prisoners were all captured. It WAS
about 1890 o'clock in the afternoon,
and no customers were in the bank.
Assistant Cashier Frank kepler and
Clerk Charles Liebel were busy balance
ing their books and counting money
and checks when suddenly quartette
Of tough-looking strangers burst into
tho room, revOlvers in hand. The
strangers took positions at each OF the
| windows, around the desks within, and,
pointing their revolvers at the heads Of
the two clerks. told them to throw up
their hands.
Instead Of doing as directed the
cashier snatched up a paper weight and
! was about dealing the fellow nearest
him blow when two shots were fired
| by the intrudcrs. One of the bullets
struck kepler in the let cheek, inflict-
! ing a serious but not dangerous wound.
! The young man fell fainting 10 the floor,
| and the robbers becoming frightened
ran from the bank and fed up Eighth
| street.
| Brandishing their revolvers they
| eIlcTBeu lTOIH tut UdIlh, lOlioWeu III
least by 100 excited pursuers. They
have killed Frank kepler; kill them;
hang them,' shouted the angry crowd
as they came nearer and nearer to the
fleeing men, but they drew back directly
as the muzzles of four revolvers were
threateningly pointed at them. The
robbers ran west on Eighth street, hotly
pursued by the citizens. Among them
was John Ziedler. a machinist, who was
fired at by one of the robbers, but es.
capped unhurt.
Special Officer William Doehrel run
out and joined the crowd of pursuers.
Hailing the driver OF a passing wagon
he jumped in and hal the driver pursue
the robbers, and finally got ahead of the
fugitives. The officer then jumped out
and with drawn revolver commanded
the men to throw up their hands. The
answer was shot from n revolver by
one of the desperadoes. As the officer
was in the act of returning the fire the
men thought better of it and surrcn-
dered. They were handcuifed together
and marched TO the police station and
locked up in separate cells.
The prisoners gave their names as
John Courtney and c. II. Hawley, OF
New York City. and Dan L. Evans and
Charles W. Smith. of Syracuse.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-13
DEPREDArIONS BY UrES.
Redskins Leave Their Reservation an
Raid Ranches.

xkeOSklnS Leave lnCtr l6eAefvSttOn anu
Raid Ranches.
Gov. Routt. of Colorado. has received
intelligence from the Yampah River
country that the Ctes had crossed the
Colorado State line and were commit
ting depredations. The telegram which
conveyed this intelligence also stated
that the settlers had become impatient
and bloodshed might be expected at any
time, inasmuch as great damage was
being done and much game was being
destroyed. Gov. Routt at once wired
the agency at Cintah and also the de-
partment at Washington that unless the
Indians were returned to their reserva.
tion he would not be responsible for
their safety.
These Indians are from the Cintah
Reservation in Utah, and they have
been on marauding tour through the
northern portion of Routt County for
several days. A short time since they
were taken back to their reservation by
the aid Of couriers, but two weeks ago
they returned and have been slaughter
ing and destroying game, leaving tho
carcasses Of deer and elks where they
dropped, taking the hides only.
For the past two years the stockmen
in ROutt County have be n organized in
antlClpAllOn OF ralO, ana tueIT aDlllIy
to cope with the rcgenades has just been
proved. The Indians are in lunches Of
forty and fifty, and, as was their custom
OF old, tear down fences and turn their
stock upon the fields Of the ranchmen.
Word of their coming was passed on up
the Yampah and Snake Rivers, and as a
result an armed force is opposing their
advance. Lilly Park, Willow Greek,
and the Maybell and 10y countries are
we'll represented. No collision has yet
occurred.
From information received by the
Governor, it seems that the Indians
we're corralled to the number OF fifty,
under the leadership Of Manuels, q SUBJ
chief, who had been instrumental in
driving a herd OF cattle into the noun
tains. Deputy Indian Agent Tuttle
then proceeded to the camp Of Manuels
and read a proclamation from Gov
ernor Routt. commanding them to
return to their reservation. Tho
proclamation was but a collection
Of wildly colorsd h;eroglyphics on =
large sheet Of paper, but caused COM
sternation in the camp OF the Indiana
when they were told that it meant that
the great war chief in Denver was on
their trail. Hurriedly gathe ering their
blankets hey left. But they have since
returned.
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E". to Tell When M.a, l. Don,.

Tie orthodox rule for the cooking
quarter of an hour to every pound:
yet. this recipe needs to be mixed
with brains. Some families like rare.
Others wcil-donc meats: again. a Joint
may lie unusually thick. or rcmarka-
bly, thin: again. full-grown and ma
,ure meats. such a> beef and mutton,
are best with red gravy ooZing from
them: while immature. or white
meats. such aS lamb. veal. pork, etc.
are absolutely dangerous. unless done
through to the bone. \ good rule is
to allow twelve to fifteen minutes,
according to the taste of the family
and the thickness of the joint. for
the cooking OF every pound Of beef
and mutton: fifteen to eighteen min
ute> Tor the cooking of every pound
OF pork. veal. lamb. ham. bacon. fish
and every KIN Of fowl.
Accidents happen. however: the
oven may be too hot or too cool, the
fire too slow. and-what not: so q
cook should learn to know by the ap-
p"arance of the meat itself when it
is sufficiently cooked. How can this
lie done? Ey carefully obs irving the
app rarancc of the meat around the
center bone or bones. If the learner
be in doubt. the blade of Il knife can
he run in about half an in"h. to the
bone. and the meat slightly raised
and examined for Il moment or two.
After one or two trials this will lie
found to bc an infallihle method.
1t is quite right that next to the bone,
beef ana mutton should be red and
juicy. bat if the beef lie blue or the
mutton has that strange. raw look
peculiar to mutton that has just felt
the heat Of the fire, the joint needs a
little moe cooking: while white
meats should he white. even to the
bone, with the exception. perhaps. oi
lamb. which many people prefer with
little pink juice orzing through. -
Good housekeeping.