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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01

and tie comet. The comet is located
IN a stIuigh lin" be wecn the planet
Ju.iter and the polar star. To better
Gnd rataa the .lia ram holI il almost
above the head and face tn eas.
The Holmes comet. the name which
has finally been Il reel CIoa 10y astrono-
mcfS in the abss nee OF any other def
illito nama, will reach lis perhelion
Dee. 3, when il will Ic as near the sun
AZ it can get, then will rass aroUn and
90 back Oh It's journey into space.
iii regard to tie assertion Of Professor
Colbert that he earth i liAiIe 10 collide
with tn comet. Prof. Wie gins says:
"lou can .ud-e as 20 the DANCE Of that
whcn / say ha. Father >ethi, the cele-
hratcd Italian astronomer, p few years
ago was loo&in-5 thro Sh his glass at
this same comet when he saw it burst
in two, thas becoming two electrical
comets. These have since gradually
re cr.dci from each other, and are now
considered tw, distinct comets and
have periodic times eft rely dis
similar. There is 10 danger Cf
their rum ns Gpol each other an why
should they run against tie earth?
Moreover, some OF the asteroids, Is for
instance Neil omone AMI NyGssa. are
continually crossing and reero5sirg the
path of Mars, and nele er collide with
! that planet. Comets, hDF5ever, may do
us a great deal of damage. Tor il Cne
should run between Us and our moon,
as Lcxllles' comet ram among the moons
# Jupiter in lI.S, its powerful attrac-
ton would so contract the earth as 20
cause the waters Of or oceans % over
iow our continents. rs 10 doubt hap
peacd al the Nla hian deiuge."
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01
k!ES. LEASE IS WILLING.
If The People or Kansas Desire 1t She VIII
Become :. senator.


Tope, a. Kan, special: Mrs. NJ. B.
Lease has just made the first authorita-
tive statement concerning the use OF
her name in come -tion with the United
States Scnatorsh:p. She arrived in
town last night, ami ihis morning she
held Il reception ut her otcl. She an
nounces TO ell callers that she would
accept til ena.rrship if it was offered
her, but sie wculd not engage in lha
scramble Ter the place. Il shall not
enter the III Q for the place. she said.
as well as the man. When | say l
shall make 10 fight | say il with
this provi>o: I hat | am not attacked
solely because am Il woman. There is
one y2ry peculiar fact connected with
my candidacy. / have received hum
dreds Of letters OF eneoura cement from
men since the announ cement OF my
candidacy. Lut not one IRON n woman.
l. am the only woman who has ever
been mentioned III connection with a
place OF this kind, and | naturally ex-
pec,cd some encouragement from my
sex. \ letter from Miss Anthony, fer
example, or Il word Of encouragement
from Mrs. Joyns. Single hanicd and
alone have done more fCr woman SUI
frage than all of them. ] had a suffrage
plank incorporated in the Hopuists'
platform, and / forced The Republican
party 10 do the sane thing. Ii the poll
ticians see fit to attack ne because of
my sex | shall fight this thing to Il finish
as q matter of principle."
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01
CONCERNING THE CROPS.
The General Condition in This Section Is
Good.

Tho Farmers Review of This week,
speaking of the ctop outlt ok, says: The
rains have somewhat improved some OF
the conditions and have had g. tcnden y
to revive the pastures and t. hasten the
growth Of the winter cereals. But. on
the other hand, the moisture came SO
late that much OF tie wheat and ,ye
will make very little growth and will
rot thicken up before the ground
freezes. This will leave the crops in an
exposed condition to great extent and
less able to withstand adverse climatic
changes the coming winter. The future
of the crops is largely problematic.
Although the growth of win er wheat
is not what could he desired, still there
has. as yet, been no disaster 10 tie crop
A great deal OF it has not yet come up
or is just appearing, bat If the future
conditions are favorable it my yet
prove the foundation for n gooi crap.
As the crop is to-day the general tondi-
tion may be cal ed good in Illinois, In
diana, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Ne
braska az d Wis., ensin. It appears To
promise threc-fcarths OF crop In !: en-
tucky, Kansas and Iowa. Little winter
wheat is raised in Minnesota, the clop
there being largely experimental, and
cutting no figure on the general market,
=
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01
MRS. CLEVELAND.
She Who Is Aga In to BE the First IsIy OF
the Land.

The result of the election has
again brought Mrs. Cleveland promi-
ncntly before the people. During
the two years she was mistress Of the
White House she presented to the
American people a model Of the true
American woman. Frances Folsom 5
father was law partner Of Grover
Cleveland, and the future President
was her friend and patron before H.
became her lover and husband. While
she was student at Wells Collegc
Aurora, n. V, Mr.. Cleveland was
Governor of the State, and every
week great hampers Of roses and
other choice flowers arrived at the lit
tie lakeside village from Albany.
During her Junior year he became
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01
A Queer Tribute.

In many instances, particularly in
olden times, large and powerful ma
tions have demanded tribute from
smaller and weaker states This de-
mand was generally complied with by
the petty ruler, who fancicd that
such step would render his throne
secure. When a tlibute-paying king
thought he could whip the other he
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01
NUMBER AS.
THEY ARE PLEASED.
Tronibitionists Satisfied with Their Show
iuc af the Polls.

lie adcrs of the Prohibition party are
very much encouraged over the results
,f the election ust passed, said c. L.
Stevens, editor OF the Lever, the official
organ Of that party. He continued:
We think the National vote will run
TO about 81 '.0oo, against go. 900 for 1855.
III the Western States, such as Kansas,
Nebraska and Minnesota, where the
Peoples party movement was very
strong, we lost some from our vote of
four years ago. On the other hand. in
most of the States east of the AIisss-
sirpi River, ana in Iowa and California,
we made substantial gains. Nearly
every Sta e shows some increase over
1855. | b lieSe that the official returns
will show the increase in Illinois to be
the greatest ol any State. Indiana
made good gains. and also New York.
including New York City, and most of
the New England States"
The Vote.
Mr. Stevens gives the following table
as = conservative estimate of the Prohi-
L. I-.f = i.,s.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01
HOLDING ON TO THEIR JOES.
Not Many rostflsstcrs i:as;gnihg on -ic-
count Of tle, Fc>st,it uc the Election.

Not Many Post ti1>stcrs Ees;gning on .tc-
count of the Eesui. ur The Election.
It is stated at the Postof1ice DEPART
mcnt in Va hinEtoI tha the percentage
Of designations % fourth class post
masters received N 70 date on account
of the result of tho election has been
considerably les than at the cores
ponding time four years ago. The
iarsesr nualcr Of rc ignations thus far,
has come from those OF the third ella :,
who-e salaries racga from Sl.c00 TO
1900 per annu.n. There are al out
Hfty OF them on fl.e. The reason
assigned fer their resignation is
that they arc tomSeliel under the
law to furnish the outfit Of their Offices.
consisting OF loci boxes, Office iufni-
lure, etc, which in some cases cost
several hun!rci dollars, often as high
as $50. To protect themselves from
total loss a practice. it il alleged, Las
prevailed for the holding over rostEas-
lcrS to make an agrcemCnt with the
most prominent candidate Tor the Office
by which the former resigns and opens
the way to a political opponent TO sue
ceed him. provided that the latter pur-
chases the office outfit. The rcs;gna-
tnn of the pos master is forwarded TO
the department, and upon the appoint
ment of his successor " the President,
The successful applicant pays for his
predecessor :; outfit.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01

yourself in q Somicircular room o.
considerable size with raised tiers of
benches to enable the spectators to
witness the manufacture of the glass.
In the center stands the furnace.
which consumes daily some three
tons Of good British oak. The furnace
is divided into different pots" each
containing molten glass Of some spec
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01

ial color. and the temperature is
about 1870 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the composition of the
glass DR.. Salyiati declares that he
himself does not know. 1t is jeal-
Ously guarded trade secret. The
visitor may notice taciturn old man
who moves quietly about among the
workmen and disappears now and
again into dark room at the back,
where the mysterious materials are
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01

BLESSINGS which we have sighted
when in our possession arc more
highly p.izcd when there is danger
of our heing deprived of them, and
our hearts are more l.eenly touched
by the anticipation OF loss than by
the fullness of enjoyment.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01

reader will be able to get good idea
of the process. In front OF the fur
naces are three or four rough seats,
each furnished with horizontal pro-
jccting arms covered with iron. At
these seats work the brothers BarO-
vier-Benvenuto, Nittorio. and Pietr0
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01


The most curious and interesting
thing to see at Venice in London
next. of course. to the superb and be-
wildcring spectacle which Mr.. lmrc
kiralfy has placed upon the great
stagc-is the furnace of DIR. Salviati.
Salviati glass has worldwide repu-
tatiOn. and many travelling English
have visited the works at Murano.
where the glass is made. But this is
the first time that the process has
been shown in England. The Sal
yiati furncc at Olympia is in Modern
Venice. If you are fortunate DR..
Guilio Salviati himself may act as
your guide. Il courteous gentleman
who is Il son of the Salviati who re-
vivcd the Mosaic industry at Murano
after it had practically fallen into
dIsuse for years. Entering. you find
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01

THE test of man is not whether
he can govern kingdom single
handed, but whether he can govern
himself, and thus have his private
life tender and considerate. so as to
make his wife and children happy.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01

lagoon is the basis of the mixture is
well known. TO this is added inter.
soda, lime, oxide of lead, arsenic and
many other secret things to give the
exquisite tinges Of amber. sea green
and pink, which are one Of the chief
beauties of the Salviati glass.
Through the sketches of Mr.. w.
F. Britten in Black and White the
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01

REV. THOMAS DIXON, JR., the Bap-
tist sharpshooter of New York who
paid 1856 recently for thirty-one rob-
ins that he shot out of season on
Staten Island, rcaped the recompensc
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01

of his reward for being a brute. 1t
is gratifying to be sure that there is
at least one place in the country
where justice deals alike over game
laws violated, and the Staten Island
Squire who was not afraid of his
plain duty deserves the whole amount
OF the s155 fine, even if the law does
not allow it.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01

kept. Sometimes he is to he seen
sitting outside, staring g!oomily into
the shallow lead-lined canals made in
imitation of those of his own Venice.
There" says DIR. Salyiati, pointing
at him almost with reverence, ''look
at that old man; he alone knows the
secret" 1t may be so: but that
granitic sand from the Murano
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01

pointed tongue. Then come the
eyes, the wings. the legs, and there is
your dragon, a marvel Of art wrought
in some six or seven minutes. So the
piece is built up in sections. each join.
ed to the other by heat, and the work
stands complete-a miracle of design
and color, created straight from the
brain of this 1.-the and handsome
Italian. as true an artist as he who
paints pictures, makes statues and
builds churches.
But there is fearful penalty which
all these artists must pay. Blindness
comes upon them at middle age. The
glare of the furnace. the fierce radi-
ance of the molten glass. burns the
eyes. and at 40 Or thereabouts they
become blind. Benyenito Barovier.
though he scarcely looks more than
80. cannot even now see to read. 1t
is a fate these glassworkers cheerful
ly face. They love their craft. Dur
ing the years Of youth and early man
hood they devote their lives to art,
to the production of fragile dreams
Of beauty in glass which Il touch will
pulyerize, and then they are content
to go into the night and spend their
Old age in darkness. For they arc
rich and honorcd.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01
PAYING TIE PENALTY.
SIOHTLESS EYES THE REWARDS
OF CLASS-BLOWER

a Curious Trade ia Which the workmen
Labor with the Certainty that Sue
Means u Fortune in Money and LOSS of
Sight.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01
-FOUR MEN KILLED IN a WRECK.

Totals. iaiil .2i,5ld
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-11
A Suggestion About Dinners.

The next time you give a dinner give
a good one. Do not feel that because
you can afford it your dinner must CON
sist of complex, mysterious, rich, indi-
gestible dishes. No one wants them
All men hate them. When q man goes
to a restaurant he never orders such a
medley for himself He never wishes
them on his own table. Few women
care for them, and not one person in fifty
can digest them with comfort. Al
though such dinners are very common
in New York, they are not given be-
cause we desire or respect them, but be-
cause we are rich and vulgar people
without the ability to realize our vul-
garity.
There are many people in this city.
and happily the class Is growing, who
have the good taste and courage to offer
a simpler dinner 20 their guests. Such
dinners can be as long and as dainty as
the most fastidious may desire, and trey
are infinitely more satisfying. Try t.
bear in mind that a dinner consisting Of
complex and mysterious dishes Is only a
development of American vulgarity.
When woman gives such dinner YOU
are correct in supposiug that either her
own taste is vitiated and false or that
she does it because she thinks it 1.-The
proper thing" In either case it iudi-
Gates the presence Of more money than
intelligence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-11
a GROSS MISREPRESENTATION.

A dav or two ago the Kansas City
papers made the formal announcement
that the suit instituted by United States
District Attorney Ady in tie federal
court at Leavenworth, and known as
the Transmissouri case, had been with
drawn by Dir. Ady, and the same an
nouncement was sent out from Kansas
City in the Associated Press dispatches.
AS we suspected at the time, the an
nouncement was unauthorized and un-
true, though what was hoped TO be ac-
complished by the misrepresentation is
not clear The facts Of the matter are
that Mr.. Ady had filed general excep-
ton to the answers of the defendant
railroads, members Of the traffic associa-
ton. BY the uniform rule OF practice
before that court such an exception
raises the question of suficiency of the
answer as a defense, but the defendants
took the ground that it did not raise the
whole question, and wanted TO argue 1t
on a purely technical point.
The court required six of them to
amend their answers by filing copies of
the argument, which they had failed to
do. This removed the whole technical
objection to their answers. whereupon
Mr.. Ady withdrew his exceptions and
announced himself ready to argue it on
bill and answer, he contending that
their answer was no defense in the suit.
They all then declared they We're not
ready to argue the main question, when
it WAS agreed to set the case down for
final hearing, August /, before Judge
Riner at Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The order of the court at Leavenworth
shows the state OF the case to be exactly
as we have given. Mr.. Ady has not
yielded one inch of ground and the case
will be argued for all there is in it on
the day named above.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-11

That which is for the best interests OF
the Republican party, assuring 1t OF an
other national triumph, and the world
1T large that the American people have
not lost their heads, occurred yesterday
1T Minneapolis in the nomination OIL
BENJAMIN Harrison for reelection to
the presidency of the United States.
There was ONLY assured victory with
BENJAMIN Harrison. With the naming
of any other man the chances OF success
would have been remote, and the busi-
ness interests of the country would have
suffered destruction and depression from
uncertainty as to the policy OF an In
comino administration Of new hands.
The truth is, aud the history
OF the past four years VeriheS
the assertion, there has not been in all
the annals of America an administration
,ocIcan in its personnel, or more exaitedln
its natriotjsn than has been that OF BenJa-
min Harrison, the administrations ash
inoton not executed. The developments
of the past week, in the seeming double
dealings. the combined and persistent
efforts of certain eliminated clements to
cnconpass the defeat Of President Har-
rison by whomsoever and at whatever
cost, had had the effect to arouse dis
trust and to beget grave apprehenslohs,
even in the breasts of men who had Tor
sixteen years hoped for tine nomination
and election of james &. Blaine. The
announcement of the result of the
first ballot scattered all apprehension,
treasured every doubter and was
welcomed 10y every conceivable IN
terest Of the country at large as
guaranty that the government at Wash
incton would still live, that the conf
dence of the business world would be
maintained and that the progressive
ideas of the Republican party and the
lofty sentiments of President Harrison
for four more years would remain in the
ascendency.
Behind NJ. Harrison in the coming
contest, and supporting the party which
nominated him, will be the firm trust
and confidence of the whole American
people. Under that elimination of pc
culiar rcumstauces and unexpected
contingencies, at Minneapolis, no other
man could have been named who would
have so securely and certainly COM
manded such trust and confidence as
does and will Benjamin Harrison.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-11

ton. Instead she borrowed a nickel
from her friend. remsrking as she did
so that she would break a bill as soon as
she got down town and repay her. Ny
curiosity was excited to see If women
really dealt that way with enc another.
so l followed the two after they got of
the car. They first entered a dry soods
store, where the borrower made a small
purchase. and as soon as she got her
change she handed her friend five cents.
which was received without the slight
est protest.
''Then they went into -cstaurant 70
get lunch. Each gave > sGrate orders
and the bill of each amountcd TO thirty
cents. They marched M the cashier
and each paid her own bill. Now. these
are small transactions, bUt they are in
dicatiye Of the difference IN the charac-
ters of men and women. Had the objects
of my observations been men instead af
women, the man who offered to borrow
a nickel for car fare would have insulted
the other, and one of them would have
ordered that dinner Tor both and paid
the bill, which. may as well say, would
have amounted to dollars instead of
cents. st. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-11
The True ArirSk

Henry Norman gives - 10y
instance of modest self estimate in the
case of man who is one OF the most
sEillful and original artifcers in the
world, and whose works are everywhere
admired:
This ivory carver sat in his little room.
open to his little garden, c!liseling upon
a magnificent tusk. from which was
just emerging a very graceful female
figure. The ivory he held between his
knees, and the tools were spread out at
his side
How long will this take you:" l
asked.
About four months" he replied.
''And what Is the proportion between
the value of the material and the value
Of the labor in such work as this when
completed"
Il paid $40 for this piece of ivory =
said he, and four months work, at $50
a month, is 5000
And this man was estimating his WORT.
at less than forty American dollars 81
month! His was the true artists TEN
permanent, for he was willing TO accept
only what would supply him with the
necessaries of life. depending for his
actual reward on the JOY of seeking 10
do perfect work.
''Are you not very sorry sometimes.
asked l, Ito part with one Of these works.
that have been companions and part
OF your life for so long,"
He looked up for a minute at a great
white lily nodding above him in the
garden, and then gently shook his head.
NO. he said. Il expect the next to
be more beautiful still"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-11
TIE wcMaN N THE CASE.

The strained relations between Presi-
dent Harrison and his late premier IS
explained by a gentleman mot named)
who, it is said. enjoys special facilities
for obtaining inside information on Ger
tain topics Of current interest. his eX-
panation is that several weeks ago Mr.
Blaine's son-in-law, Lieutenant Colonel
Coppinger, was promoted to the posi-
ton Of colonel. Shortly after there was
a vacancy IN lhe army in the list OF brig
adler generals. Mr.. Blaine asked to
have his 6on-in-law promoted TO
this place. To this the president
replied that he was at the foot
of the list of colonies, that there
were thirty five officers who stood be-
tween him and the post, and that TO
Jump Colonel Copp;nger over tie whole
list for no reason but that of pure favor
was n proposition which could not for a
moment he consider The refusal was
kindly male, and Mr.. Blaine accepted II,
hut Mrs. Blaine did not. She called at
the White House end had a stormy In
terview with the president, al the con-
clusion of which she announced III clear
and Concise English, that the PRESIDENT
decision would cost him a denomination,
and that she should now force Mr.
Blaine to take the field against HIM.
And she appears to have kept her word.
We give the story purely as a matter of
current gossip, without any intention of
guaranteeing its accuracy.