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G. A. Il. Encampmcnt, Washington, ID.
c., Sept. 20, 1892.

The Monon Route to Cincinnati, In con-
nectton with the Chcsapc pcake and Ohio
Route to Washington, IS the official route
OF tho Department, OF State OF Illinois.
Special trains will leave Dearborn Station
Saturday night and Sunday morning, Sept.
l. and Is, arriving at Washin gton the fol-
lowing day. The route passes all the
famous battle-f OF Virginia via Cor
donsviile. On the return tickets will be
honorei from Richmond. passing Lynch
burg and Appon. attox. Only 50 Washing
ton TO Richmond via tho Potomac River
and Old Point Comfort
Special stop-over privileges will be
granted. enabling all to visit the battle
fields without extra cost
For circulars. maps. and further infor-
nation call or write +. J. REED. c. Z. A. I.
ad2 South Clark street. Chicago, Ill
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
AlmOst Drowned.

Men are all the time sacrificing
health and life in their desire to get
rich, and do not seem to know how
poor bargain they are making. The
folly Of their conduct becomes appar-
ent, however, in 4 case like that de-
scribed by an old sailor. He was on
wreck in the Bay of Bengal. For
three days all hands had been hud.
died upon the deck of their disabled
ship, and now they were being washed
of, one by one. The captain had
just been carried away. Says the
narrator:
about an hour afterward another
wave carried overheard the ships
steward, who was Parscc, and like
fish in the water.
'flis greed of lucrc had wcllnigh
done for him, for he had tied round
his neck in a towel bundle Of silver
plate worth few pounds. He
chanced to come to the surface just
in front of me, and l could see him
plainly. First he cndeavorcd to tread
water, with view, imagine, Of
gauging his position and swimming
back to the ship; but the weight of
the silver carried him down.
"Thcn he tried to swim toward the
wreck, but he could not keep his face
above water. So he began to tumble
at the knot behind his neck to unite
it. and his head kept slowly sinking
lower and lower, until his feet were
kicking in the air.
With a great effort he righted him
self. his hands now wildly clutching
and tugging at the knot: but to no
purpose. The cloth was wet and
would not yield. 1t had become
desperate fight with death. caught
Il glimpse Of his face. and it was SO
transflgured with fright and agony
that hardly recognized him.
With conyulsiye efforts he kept
coming to the surface for second.
or perhaps two, during which he
breathed in great gasps of air, and
then the weight of the silver dragged
him below again. At last he delib-
erately divcd head foremost. and /
believed him gone forever, when In
about half minute he came up
again, having by this expedient slip
ped the moose over his head.
Being now relieved from the
weight, he struck out swimming and
regained the wreck, where he imme
diately began blubbering for his lost
silver plate. as if it had been wan
tonly sacrificed at the value Of his
life,
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Electricity is now used in Il French
gun factory for tcmpcrizg gun springs.
The springs consist of steel wire. wound
spirally, and when they have been
brought to high temperature by the
rassagc of the current tho circuit is
broken, and they are dropped into u
trough of water 1t Is stated that by
this method a workman can temper
2.4G0 springs day.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
BRIDGE GAVE WAY.
Inspection Train Thrown Into Il Ravinc-
Several Men Killed.

Grccnvillc. Pa, special: Early Thursday
mornin- Bridge Foreman Fisher of the
pittsburg. Shenango and Lake Erie Rail-
road. together with several other employees
of the road. started engine 23 10 inspect
the bridges along the line that had been
damaged by last evenings storm. While
crossing the bridge at Dixonhurg the
structure tavc way and engine and men
were hurled To the bottom of deep ravine
and into the torrents Of water that are yet
sweeping down the creek bed. Foreman
Fisher was Instantly kiils d. and Conductor
Dicfenlifer had both legs crushed of and
canuot live. Others are reported dead or
diving
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
AGAINST THE COMBINE.
Chancellor Mct;iii Orders the Reading (,

Chancellor Mct;iil Orders the Heading to
Surrender the Jersey Central Lease.
At Trenton, y. j.. the long looked for de-
Cision Of Chancellor McGill In the
case of the state against the Read
ing coal combine fled Tuesday.
1t turned out generally expected,
adverse 10 the railroad companies,
1t grants the preliminary Injunction asked
for to Restrain the coalcrS from operating
together under the leases entered into
last winter. breaks up the celebrated
tripartitc agreements, forbids the Phil
adclpha and Reading and the Port
Reading from operating the Jersey
Central and directs that the latter
resume control of its own property, fran
chses. etc. The courts decree is to hold
until the Judgment on the final hearing iS
rendered. The effect will eventually be to
reduce the price of anthracite coal. which
has been controlled by the com blue.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
STRUCk EY A WILD ENGINE.
\ Passenger Train Wrecked Near Far
mersburc, Ind.

The north bound passenger train on the
Evansville and Terre lIaute Road was
wrecked at Tarmersbur-, Ind. The con-
ductor and engineer we're i'll the telegra PHI
eff q n that place when a brakeman saw
a wild engine coming along the track, He
jumped on It 1T the risk of his lie and re-
ycrscd it. but the momentum was so
great that collision was inevitable and
he Jumped off Some Of the passengers
got out of the cars. two or three climbing
out of the windows. The engine struck the
rear coach smashing every car in the train.
John T. Bcaslcy, of sullivan, leader Of the
Democratic side of the House in the last
Legislature. WIS badly crushed In the back
and may not recover. The collision was
the result of wreck the Alum Cave
branch of the Evansville aud Terre Hautc,
both engineer and fireman having jumped
when their train was struck and their en-
e!nc became detached from the train.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

The creditors OF Bernhard II. Brocr, a
Toledo lOhio> jeweier. closed up his estab-
lishment on claims amounting TO s20,0
the assets being $4,000. 1t was discovered
that few days before the crash came Broer
ordered $40, 900 worth Of diamonds from
Chicago. New York. Providence, and Glove
land wholesalers. giving promissory notes
therefor Attorneys for them were unable
to find any OF the goods in stock. aud Broer
is said to have exchanged them for Ken
lucky realty and manufacturing stocks SC
held that tho manufacturers cannot touch
thcm.s
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Put off the presentation Of your hill
for Il year and the patient will conclude
tn 1t your services were worth but lit
tie, and that you know it.
THE island of Madagascar has two
distinct climates. two ella Sses of natives
and two classes of fauna and flora. The
island Is about the size Of France.
Along the coast it is tropical and ma
lar.ous: and the natives are darker and
larger than in the interior. The interior
is n high table land and mountainous.
There the climate is cooler and the ma
tives smaller aud lighter in color than
on the coast. But in the interior they
are more intelligent and they rule the
island.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
CANADA WILL NOT KETALIATE.
The Home Government Urged TO AbrOsatc
the Washington Treaty.

An Ottawa special says: II has been de-
eide that the Government will reimburse
the Canadian shippers for this season for
any loss they may sustain through the i'm
position OF tolls on freight going to II Cana
dian pert through the st. Mary's Canal.
A meeting of the Cabinet was held to dis
cu~s the outlCoN and the probable effect of
President lIarr:spn's proclamation on
Canadian lake shipping. \ m"m-
Ter of the Cabinet said that
no attempt at retaliation Will be made In
the direction OF imposing discriminatory
tolls on American vessels passing through
the Wcliand Canal. AZ has been suggested
by some of the government press. IT was
further decided TO carry to the notice of
the British government the ahSurdity of
continuing the Washington treaty in force,
in view of the fact that IT has been de-
nuded of every clause by which any special
privileges were conce led to Canadian riti-
zens and urge the ;!brogaston OF the treaty
at the earliest possible moment.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
The s bieys Safe.

The reported loss of the yacht Wapiti
in Georgian Bay, with tho consequent
drowning Of tho sibley family, proves to be
q cruel canari, The yacht is at anchor in
the harbor at Collingwoo1. where it was
left by Mr.. siblcy, who went 20 Montreal
To meet friend. Tho story was given
publicity hy the cook of the yacht, who
had been discharged. as a means OF re-
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Mississippi Has !. Spartan Editor.

The Mississippi Leader. Of Jackson, which
an 1uuuccd some days ago 1t would be forced
to suspend unless friends soon responded
with substantial financial aid, says: ats
editor is SO impressed with the Importance
of maintaining the paper in the present
crisis lie is dercrni2ei that it shall not
fail IL he has to sub-i,t on bread and water
eighteen hours Il day and sleep on 4 pallet
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
The True Laxative Principle

OF the plants used in manufacturing the
pleasant remedy, Syrup Of Figs, has a
permanently beneficial effect on the
human system, while the cheap vegeta-
bic extracts and mineral solutions,
usually sold as medicines, are perma-
nen:ly injurious. Being well-informed,
you will use the true remedy only.
Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co,
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
SWEENEY WAS THCMPED.
An Angry Switchman Gives the Grand
Master Il Terrible Beating.

Master q Tcrribfc Ecating.
Master Switchuan Sweeney declared at
midnight Wednesday night that the rail-
road strike vas failure. aud : result
there is the most bitter feeling among the
strikers against him. which found express
sion Thursday in II personal attack upon
him. At 1888 o'clock. at the corner OF
Swan ard Main streets. Buffalo. a crowd Of
switchmen surrounded Sweeney, demand
ing that he declare strike from New York
to Chicago. Words ensncd. and Switchman
Quinn. of the Nickel Plate yards, struck
Sweeney ferocious blow. knocking him
down Bio Vi flowed in a stream from
Sw"eney's nose. Quinn rot his leaders
head against telegraph rolc and pun chcd
and pounded him until hc was pulled
away.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Ex-President Fonseca Daad,

General Deodora da Fonseca, the leader
OF the revolution which overthrew the
empire. and the first President of the Bra
zilian republic, is dead at Rio dc Janeiro
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
TIMRERS ON THE TRACK.
Attempt to Wreck Il Pennsylvania Ex-
press Train Near Reading.

Attempt to Wreck Pennsylvania En-
press Train Near Reading.
a daStarliy attempt was made to wreck
an express IN the Pennsylvania railroad
near Reading. Pa. After it had crossed
one of the iron bridges two miles below
Reading. going forty miles an hour. the
engineer saw an obstruction ahead, but
was unable to stop the train. which dashed
into four heavy ,imbers placed across the
track. They were ten feet long. and onc
man could hardly carry one of them. The
rear wheels of the locomotive Jumped the
rails aud 1t was nearly II o'clock before
the train reached Reading. The lives of
over 100 passenger; were iinpcrilcd. They
were badly shaken up
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
From .ycttcr,on CITY to Sing Sing.

George A. Vincent. who In 1s.a forged
and negotiated nearly $500. 900 of New
York Central and Erie bonds. and who
afterward escaped from Sing Sing, upon
his release from the Jefferson City (Mo.) J
state prison will Lo met by officers from
New York. who will take him to Sing Sing
To serve ont his unexpircd term there
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Georgia had convict scare Wednesday.
a telegram TO the authorities ut Atlanta
from Superintendent Connor. at the Cole
City convict camp. stated that he had
been Informed that the miners of
Whitcside, Tenn, intended TO attack
Cole City to release the convict' there.
He asked for militia Adiu.ant General
Keil at once te'egraphed the Dalton and
Rome companies to hold themselves in
readiness and await telcgraphic orders.
The sheriff of Dadc County was ordered TO
uphold the law at all hazards Later telc-
grams from Cole City and the Dadc mines
asked for more arms and ammunition.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Dan Lamont proving,

Ex-Colector thas Davis. who returned
from Switzerland Wednesday, said that
Colonel Lamont was very much improved
ia health and was able to riie aui drive
and the two gentlemen spent Il great deal
of time together seeing tho sights. Colonel
Lamont will return to this country next
month.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Drow ned in Frisco Bay.

At San Francisco the ship Alameda. from
Phiadelphia, after a voyage Of 233 days.
was being towci in when she collidcd with
the local schooner Maid OF Orleans. Cap
tain Charles Trainor. the negro cook, and
a sailor Of the schooner we're swept of by
the ships boom and drowned.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

A Johnston II. Pa, flood victim dug out of
the sand- Wednesday has been identified
as the remains OF Mrs. Walter f. Hopes,
wife of the secretary Of the Johnstown
Company. who. with all her family, was
drowned in the flood. This is the first body
that has been identified In some time. Rel
:ttives from Baltimore will claim the re-
mains
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Rcarrested a Crook.

George a. Vincent. who in 1872 forged
and negotiated nearly 100000 Of New
York Central and Erie bonds. and who
aftcrward escaped from Sing Sing. was re-
leased from the state prison .at Jefferson,
Mo, Saturday, his term of ten years hav-
ing expired.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
IN 4 CRASH OF DEATH.
Two Cars of "a 500 Train, with 100 Passcn.
gers. Fall from IL Trcstle.

500 passenger train No S. crashed
through the tre>te bridge half 4 mile east
of Barrett, Mimi. Saturday afternoon.
The train consisted of Il mail and baggage
car and two coaches. Tho en-
gine and first car crossed the
bridge safely, the two coaches
being precipitatei TO the ground twelve
feet below There were 100 passengers
aboard, sixty OF whom were laborcrs en-
route for the end of the track to work on
the Valley City extension. Six passengers
We're killed and thirty Injured receiving
bruises and scratches, but proceeded on
their Journey.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Richard Merton. Il 16-ycar-oid Denver
boy. was arrested by Special Agent J. W.
Penrosc on suspicion OF wrcckn. the South
Park train at Pine Grove several days ago,
which resulted in the death of II. Won
Dercn, fireman. The theory is malice
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Scayicd in q Bath Tub.

Thomas II. Kcdman, formerly District
Attorney of Kings County. New York, met
death in frightful form at his homo.
Brooklyn. lie was terribly scalded In his
bath and fingered for eighteen hours, suf
fcring intense agony.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Shnrrrr NVl,{nuls Heard From.

The sharper who signs himself r. J.
Whippc. and who has been passing
on Eastern hotclkecpers bogus checks
drawn on the Atlas Bank of Chi
cxgo. has not caught any Boston
banks but n customer OF the Ma
tional Exchange Bank at Boston deposited
one Of the checks for $500 Il few days ago.
The check was returned, and the customer
o,lnn oc1
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Eight Dollars for Cory Heads.

The negotiations between the sultan $
offici1s and the leader of the Anghera
tribcsmen looking t. the submission OF the
latter have been broken OF y order of the
Sultan. The Sultan has directed that II
grand attaci, be made upon the Angheras.
and to stimulate his troops he has offered
- for every prisoner they capture. wound
cd or unwounded, ani IS for every head
tEcy bring into their camp
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Child Devoured by n Lynx.

A woman named Greenbaum, near Sag
inaw, Mich. Is reported as having left her
child asleep In q wagon while she went ber-
rying in the woods When she returned
she found that some animal, probably n
lynx. had devoured her child. all but one
foot She Is distracted, and may lose her
reason,
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
AN OUTLAW KILLED.
Bunch. the Train KObber, shot Down
While Resisting Arrest.

While Captain Eugene Bunch, the noted
train robbcr was resisting arrest he was
killed by detectives near Frank kintOn. La +,
Sunday morning Colonel Iopgood. who
was with Bunch. surrendered without firing
a shot, Bunch BEGAN firing as soon he
saw the officers. but none of them were hit.
being protected by fence. Bunch's body
was rddled with bullets. all Of the posse
having fre1 on him at once. Bunch was
fully identified After the inquest Bunch's
body will be buried at Franklinton. Col
Hopcood was taken to Amity City and
iaiieI
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Rolling Mills Burned.

The Metropolitan Rolling Mills. nail,
spike and horseshoe works. owned by ABB
bott & Co. at Montreal. were complete y
destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at
S125,ooo. and is said to be fairly well COW
cred by insurance
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

building was occupied by o dozen families
of Jewish peddlers and negroes. The Gre
is supposed to have been incendiary. The
three lower stories of the building were
unoccupied. The families in the other two
escaped and saved part OF their furni-
ture The people in swedc Hollow. below.
thought their homes. too. were doomed.
and moved their household goods to the
hill near by. but the flames failed to reach
them. The loss on tho block Is about
$4,000. partly covered by insurance.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

The late DR.. Henry F. Formal. Of
Philadelphia, conducted over 10000
rost-mortem examinations, but not un-
til late in his career did he ever get
badly poisoned thereby.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

You have broken and the disap. .,ntlnen,s
consequent to others and perhaps also to
yourselves. all on account OF headach
Bradycrotine will cure you in fifteen
minutes. OF all Druggists. Fifty cents
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Abusing President Harrison.

The London Standard calls President
Harri-on's action in the st. Mary's Falls
canal matter "vcxatious aud unfriendly,n -
saying: 1--WE suppose it is a pretext to pose
as the exponent OF spirited foreign policy, "
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
OuS prOm1sinp In Canada.

Reports have been received from al parts
OF the Dominion by grain merchants Of To-
ronto. which give promise of a good har-
vest in every part Of Canada.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

AT the end of life we discover that We
have passed nearly one half Of it in
being happy without realizing it. and the
other half in imagining that We were
miserable
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
MAY SAVE HIS NECK.
STRANGE PLIGHT OF A CALL
EORNIA CONVICT.

six Killed and Thirty Injured in Wreck
at Ilarrett-The Reported Death of the
Sibleys "a HCax-Ecathcrcd His Own
Nest.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Hamburg newspapers accuse the munich
pal authorities with having kept back the
truth concerning the cholera in that city.
The disease has gained some ground in st.
Petersburg. but is not of a virulent type
there
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Swept Away by Fire.

most disastrous fire swept through the
town of Sontra, a short distance from Cas-
sci, Germany. One hundred aud fortv
buildings were destroyed.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

HALLS CATARRH CURE is a liquid a. d fs
taken internally, and acts directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system Send
for testimonials. free Sold by Druggists. 7Sc.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

ICED tea, q favoritc beverage of mid.
summer, is a drink of doubtful valuc a,
the dinner-table. Hot tea heats the
stomach and prepares 1t for its work,
while cold tea retards digestion, like ice
water taken during a meal, by chilling
the stomach.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Miss borden in Court.

Extraordinary in;crcs: was manifested ut
Fall River in the hearing of Miss Liz2is
Borden. who l. suspected of having muir
dcrcd her father and her stepmothcE The
court room was crowded, and among the
spectators were many women
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

DYSPEPSIA, impaired digestion. weak
stomach, and constipation Will lie instantly
relieved by Ecerhau.'s Pills IS cents a box.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

The second section OF the Wagner Block.
st. Paul, directly opposite tho one which
fell into Swede Hollow, caught fire. The
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

FITS,-All Fits stopped free by DIR. Kline's CT II
Nerve Resturer. No Fits after FIRST days use Mar.
yelous Treatise and e. &C trial bottle free
Fit cases. Send to lr Kline gsi Arch st. Ph1la. Pa
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

SAVE YOURSELVES. CorGHsi HALE's HONEY
OF FOREGROUND AND FAR prevent bronchitis and
consumption.
P1KE's TouTHACHE DnoTs ure In ono Minute.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Sharp Town.

Razorville is the unique name Of {
town in Maine.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

THE only thing that walks back from
the tomb with the mourncrs and refuses
to be buried is character.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Kindness is the golden chain by
which society is bound together.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

William A. Guthrie, the North Carolina
Peoples party nominee for Associate SUI
preme Justice, has declined to make the
race, alleging personal reasons.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
HTGH LIVING.

HIGH LYING,
II you keep at It, is apt to tell upon
La the liver. The things to prevent
this are DR.. Picrce's Pleasant Pellets.
Take ono Of these little Pellets for a
corrective or gentle laxat;ve-threo
Ea1 for cathnrtic. They're the small
Ia est, easiest to take, pleasantest and
Ia most natural in the way they act.
Ia They do permanent good. Consti-
ID patton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks,
Id Sick or Bilious Headache, and ell
ID arrangements Of the liver, stomach,
Id and bowels are prevented, relieved,
Id and cured.
s'a They're guaranteed to give salts
faction in every case, or your money is
returned.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Mr.G. W. i'"ner my neck disappeared and
soon began to gain i'm flesh. In four mon his
there was none Of the disease left in my sye-
TEN. and was as well and strong as ever" G.
". DoNER. Osceola South Dakota.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Brighter Future for Panama.
Definite action is being taken with a view
to the resumption of work on the Panama
l'a,al
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
Steamer on the Rocks.
Inccn.liarism In 81. Paul

In tho heavy northeast gale an unknown
steamer went on the rCcks OF Port Hope
Mich.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
ScrofuIa

Afflicted me four years
blotches all over my body,
swelling in my neck, and
In less than q year had
lost 40 lis. Twas induced
by II. L. Tubbs, our drug
gist. to try HOOPS
SARSAPARILLA, and
tho hlof ches and hmm IN
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
$4,000.

Earned by the Bell Telephone Patent in 1881. Tour
invention may be valuable You should protect 1t by
patent. Address for full and intelligent advice res
Of charge. w. w. DUDLEY 4 CO..
Solicitors Of Patents,
Pacific Bldg, 6a2 Sc. n. W.. Washington, ID. G.
e1fLo III 0apr
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-05-19

As soon as the skin is removed from
the carcass spread It out smoothly on
the ground, hair side down: rub in 4
mixture of powdered alum and table
salt. This mixture should consist of
one-third alum and twO-thirds salt.
After a thorough rubbing sprinkle
mixture over the skin to the depth of a
Quarter of an inch, then fold the skin
up carefully and put in a cellar or some
tole-ably damp place, where it should re-
main for ten or twelve days. oAt the end
of this time take it out. and while moist
stretch IL tightly to an old door or
table of boards, being careful 70 tack it
at every point and corner; now give ii
a hard rubbing with corn meal for half
an hour daily for four or five days. If
corn meal cannot be procured use per-
fectly dry sand. but be very careful to
sift i: so that only the finest may be
used on the skin. BY this rubbing the
skin is rsa5e - soft as wished: the
more it Is rubbed the softer il VIII he
aorne.-Colman' Rural World.
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