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"SWcet Cllarity."

In the Artists Exhibition OF 1893 at the
New York Academy OF Design. there was
exhibited an o!l-paintin: By J l. &, Fer
ris. entit!ei '.S~ect tharitr." Its richness
OF colocnr commanded instant attention.
while the lesson II tau LIT VAS 20 impressive
that enc naturally returned 10 it for u
second Wow.
Its subject is a young lady q: colonial
times no Is On an er-an OF charity to one
uf the poorer families q! The Town She
has Il sensible. rharmin. face. which eN-
presses with remark able fidelity the senti-
mcnt OF her errand her is MT home
that this charming picture will not orna-
ment ii must be seen to be apprrri a cd
"Sweet Chari'yn was purchased by the
Publishers OF the Youths Companion and
has been reproduced In co!ors IN large size,
49, by II.
II will be sent to all new subscriber, TO
thu Companion who send 81 - for a year :
sub,rrip,ion. and the rAper will also be
sent Free from the t,isr the subscription is
received. 10 January. 1924. and for Il full
wear from that date. to january. 1885
This offer inc udrs the Double Souvenir
Numbers published It Thanks. ivln :.
Chris,r,a> aud New Year,. Address
The iuUTn'S Com. .>IUN. BOSTON Mass.
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Safety Matches.

Safety matches that can be used
without a box are 10 lie placed on the
English market by L Ges man inventor.
The dea is t dip the two ends OF the
" cd separately With those compost
tionS which in Il h ordinary way 20 one
on the box and other on The match.
To Use. break tie wood acrue, the mid
die and rub the ends torc.h c~.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02
FerOciOus spiders.

Attempts have been made 10 produce
spider silk. but have failed. the fer
ciouS nature Of these Insects not per-
hitting them IA live together in COM
,nun.tleS.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02

We offer Che FG-j.rel Dollars Re ward Yer arv
case OF Catar-h that ca,:Tct be 1red bv hal: :
Catarrl Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & Co Props. Toledo. q
We the IN iersi-re;, have known F. J. Che
rev Cor the last fifteen years and believe hi IN
perfectly cucrah!e il ali hu Sizes Transactions
and financially able &c carry cut any obligations
made 10y their tirnl
WIS & TRCAN. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo O.
WATDiNG. kISNAN & MA&sIN Wholesale Drag
Eist-, Toledo. q
Hall a,arrh Care is :a'1aH internally actin.
directly upon the blood ana mucous surfaces o.
the system. Prize * per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Tes,.r or lals free
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02
Yachts Were t'sca.urc Vessels

The term yacht" is duriN, i from !, 9
Danish word iaght. meaning a c'a@t..
hence yachting il lie ch;4>.nr Of o."
vessel after another an j. AGO. dinghy.
va biting az! yacht racing ar. syn,n-
ynIuu' expressions. \ yacht i and al
ways has been essentially u pleasure
craft. History does no. tel Us where
when. or under wat ti,r..ln-tan, -,
yacht we:e first built. but i: i certain
they are of ancient origin and were
only owncd by r"ya ler-, rs and great
mobiles. Il ondon Times.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02

MANS system Is like town. it mus: b.
we'll drained, and nothing is 80 efficient as
Is q 'hnn'> Pills. For sale by al druggists.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02

SEE colchester Spadn. Boot al. IN
other column
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02

WASHI%GTON was devoted to fox
hunting. and in the season usually
hunted twice Il week.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02
DONALD KENNEDY, OF n0y3yRY, MASS,

Has discovered in ere Of or common
pasture weeds a remedy that tures every
kind c: HurCr, from the worst Sc-ofu.a
down i common F!mp.c.
lie has tired it in over eleven hundred
eases, and never failed except in two cases
toosh thunder humo-). He has now in his
Possession over two hundred certificates
Ct It's Value, all within twenty miles Of
Boston.
A benefit is always experienced from
the first bottle, and perfect cure is way
!anted when tie right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected it causes
shooting pains, like needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver o:
Bowels. THIS is caused BY the ducts Being
sto0Ped. and always disappears in a Wee:
afte- taking it.
If the stomach is foul or bilious It will
cause squeamish feelings at first.
No change Of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get, and enough of it.
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at TED
VINE. Read the Label. Send TO. Book.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02

NEANNr>;S leads to viilainy with fa
Ia attraction
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02
WINTER is IN SIGHT.
Prof Wig gins Turns Loose Cold Wave
from Row River Valley.

Prof. wig gins Turns Loose n Cold wave
from Row River Valley.
Prof Virgins, the Canadian earth
quake and cyclone man. went into his
annual fall ,pa-m the other day and in
structcd the chief Of the weather
works to give IL pull to the cold-wave
lever. with the result that the first
chilly snap Ct the season was turned
loose upon the country. The way" was
hitchcd up at Calgary. in the Bow
River valley. u grazing district near
the 70 thill, of the Rocky mountains.
Snow came down from the mountains
and at Calgary the fall was three
inches. From that point the wave
travelled southeast through Manitoba,
Montana, Dakota. Nebraska, Kansas.
and Northern Texas. where it vince led
about to the northeast and made head
way through Missouri and w through
Illinois. Continuing it skirtcd the
wc~ tern shores OF the lakes and had
fun with the haii-hcccl population
north Of Lake Superior and south Of
I "a, Ian,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02
ALL RUN DOWN.
Tired, SIeepless, Discouraged,
Swamp.Root Cured Me.

Amsterdam, N. Y. June Q, 1893.
DR.. Kilmcr 4 Co, BinKhaliiton, N. Y.
Gcntlemen:-I ought to have ritten you long
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02
august
Flower

What is August Flower for ?"
AS easily answered as asked 1t is
foc Dyspepsia. 1t is special rem
edv 10: the Stomach and Liver
Nothing more than this. We believe
Angus, Flower cures Dyspepsia.
Nc Know ii Will We have reasons
ior knowing it. To-day i, has an
honored place III every town and
country store. possesses o;r ot the
largest manufacturing plant, ii the
country, and sells everywhere. The
reason IS simple. 1t does one t,:.:.~.
and doesit right. ltcu.es t.yspcts.aee
kA ICTURES. Picture Frames,
EA Mirrors. Photographs. Photo
81 Ersraviags. Card and Cabinet
NAM Frames. and Beautiful Arts
~ ~ tic Wares. Catalogue Of Pic
IL lures upon receipt Of stamp.
d. EA2LES' GAL LERIES. SIG
Chestnut ST.. Philadelphia. Pa
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02

ago OF the great good
your SvYasslp-ROOt
has done for Inc. For
a long time / had
been troubled with q
Oisordered Stomach,
Inactive Liver,
Pain in the Back
and across the kidneys
and was generally run
down. had no ambition
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02

to do anything; in fact, my life was burden;
could not sleep nights. was completely dis
coUrnEcd and gave up cf ever being any bet
Ter. / took SW AMP ROOT and am now able
to do most Of the work a. usnl and feel like
different person. DR.. Miners
Swamp-Root Cured Me.
1t has helped me more than any other
medicine have ever tyr,: and hc.; OF YOU tc
accept my sincere thanks fr" tlir wonderful
benefit have derived. Hr.. H. Nnl,rc Suits.
Al DrucxistA. so cent and 81 90 aize.
'Inva,l.' Guide O Health Consultation free
nr. kilmcr X Co. Rlrghumton. \. Y.
Or. Kilmer's u & 0 Anointment Cures Piles.
Trial Box Free. - AL Druggists SO cents.
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But He Handicaps His Goodness With
Licking to the Recipient.
From the Detroit Free Press.
II don't believe anything I hear" raid
the drummer, but when 1 hear good
thing try to- and 1t u quite as beneficial
in its results"
What is 1t now?" asked the hotel clerk
tickling his diamond with his whiskers
Il heard a story in New York recently"
continued the drummer. "A millionaire
there. a man Of about forty. had q friend
Of the same age who went broke, and he
let him have $500 for thirty days. At the
end of the time the man had disappeared
and the banker was dead sore. He felt SO
bad over II that he said all sorts Of mean
things about the absent one. but that
didn't bring him back
Five or six years passed and the mill
honaire became involved in speculation
and was about to have the life squeezed
out OF him. One morning while he was
worrying himself sick over his business q
stranger came into his office. After intro
ducing himself he asked the broker about
the friend who had disappeared with the
500 The broker Aired up and gave his
stranger was shocked and suggested that
he mollify his wrath and modify his opin-
Ions. by the way. said the stranger
~ THE broker, nodded. IF don't get $780,
w py O'Clock this afternoon I'm gon-
err, he said
so man told me on the street. said
the visitor and he put his hand in his
pocket and brought slip of paper out.
There. he went on, is certified check
for the amount. which 1 am going to let
you have to get you out of the hole. but
before you shall have 1t I'm going to give
you licking for talking SO about that
friend of yours. Get ready
The broker was dazed by the check
and the proposition. but he threw of his
coat and prepared to defend himself. But
1T was not much use. The stranger mop
ped up the floor with him and at last jam
med him down onto his chair In a state
of wreck.
Then the stranger sat down and looked
at him, and the broker returned the gaze
curiously. At last he stuck out his hand.
BY jove. old man. he exclaimed, i
didn't know you. I deserve the licking, hut
l don't deserve that certified check
But his friend insisted on it, and then
explained how he had gone west and in
lucky speculations had made big pile and
had come back to square up accounts, and
that was how he was doing 1t. Now, isn't
that a pleasant story to come out Of
matter-of-fact place like New York; con-
cluded the drummer very cheerfully
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IS KEI1l y
Richly Ornamented.

The saddle under the reign Of James I.
became less elegant, but Charles L. who at
tempted to revive knightly customs return
ed to the sumptuous saddle. His state sad
die was gorgeous affair being Of crimson
velvet richly embroidered, while the saddle
cloth. also OF crimson velvet, was covered
thick1y with seed pearls. The head stalls
reins and stirrup-leathers were also luz
urious and effective.
The accompanying illustration shows the
saddle used by King Charles l. at the bat
tie of Naseby, 1915. when the royal troops
were defeated by the parliamentary army
The second one was used by Prince Ru-
pert on the same occasion. Oliver Crom-
well used large plain-fiapped saddle very
heavy and cumbrous, like the ponderous
Flemish animal which he bestrode The
next century brought the type Of saddle
which. with various minor changes infiu-
enced by military requirements has sur
vived unto the present day, and which does
not seem likely to be superseded in the
main lines of its construction.
The saddle rooms at Windsor Castle con-
tain the sumptuous trappings belonging to
Tippo Sahfb's war horse. of crimson and
green velvet, rich with embroidery of gold
and silver wire: the magnificent Turkish
horse caparison, embroidered with gold on
crimson satin. once the property Of George
Ill: a complete set Of indian adornments
of red, green. silver and gold presented to
the queen by the Thakoor Of Moiri; a Per-
sian chabraQue of crimson silk covered
with golden sprigs: the saddles used by the
queen for reviews and public ceremonies.
and the two sets Of state harness embel-
lished with coats Of arms. The Empress
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garment She paused and looked SURPRISED
as John Munster. flooded ia the gaslight
he said
She acquiesced with faint smile.
DO you hear THAR"
Yes" she replied, 1T is a heavy rain"
9. And You are thinking OF going out in
II must.'
He almost said .'Fiddlesticksr but re-
strained himself. What he did say was
s esroiy more courteous. Its too bad a night
1or horse to travel"
yes, 1 intend to walk"
-, ana 90 you imagine for one moment
e .iiat VIII let your" His eyes were gazing
unnn hay ineo hers. and he put his hand
Upon hes shoulder as though, IL necessary
ne would detain her by force He lid moi
hAnoW now the woman's heart was throt,-
Ding under that touch
ITS little baby" said Alice Munster
might die" '' anu ~
ms ms 'front.' door rose before his excited Vi
sion, as the rain and the wind, with a great
1diSddng sweep. furiously ratified the library
say the thar p mS wife sri sSa John
expose herself on such a night"
After that John Munster said a great
many more things. his voice growing quite
serene and comfortable when he had d.
vested the young doctor of her waterproof
Wrappings and chucked them upon the IL
. nrary sofa The upshot of this conrersa-
nearo no more In the Anticipated house.
ana Alice Munster. M d." disappeared
from under the respectable windows.
no should be doomed IL not a bosom
sodies?
Ano when were you sure that you loved
nun inquired Miss Compton. with mild
II was very. very sure when he said
DIN the baby
The soul OF Miss Compton looked out OF
iiCI SeuSlDfc eyes ayenRfnR spirit.
We'll. Alice Munster" she said severely
you were right not to remain q doctor.
lou actually gave no further thoughts to
the poor little babyr"
But the ex doctor. with dropping head and
piHshing cheeks. replied meekiy enough,
I'm. OF course there wasn't any baby"
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field for the fancies of the saddler. its fat
surface offering a suitable place for the de-
vices that were carved or painted here.
Birds and flowers were the favorite sub
iects for the ladies' saddles, introduced by
Queen Anne. the wife of Richard II, who
taught her female attendants to ride side
ways. while battle scenes were chosen for
the men. Previous to this the ladies had
ridden behind their knights on a pillion.
The Archdeacon of Bath, abiding to
the unmarttal manners of some of the
knights Of his time. says that they cause
to be painted wars and equestrian contests
on saddles and shields in order that they
may please themselves with an imaginary
sight Of battles which they dare not ac-
tually set upon or see."
From the ordinances Of the Saddlers'
Company Of London we learn that In the
fourteenth century three guilds were tmpl-
Gated in the making Of saddles-the joiners.
who made the saddle tree; the painters.
who decorated the saddle. and the saddlers.
who were responsible for the important
work Among the directions of the period
Is a prohibition against painting in gold
or gliding the back of a saddle save IN
laying on Of pure gold, yet the maker Is al
lowed to paint the saddle bow In front &C
cording to the dictation Of his fancy.
The oldest English saddle in existence is
that of Henry V, representing the examples
In use In the fifteenth century. All that
remains of this is the saddle tree which Is
OF oak, and still retains the padding Of hay
covered with canvas.
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kind are In existence, one at the arsenal
In Schaffhausen, one in the Museum at
Ratisbon. q third in the Renne collection
Museum.
The saddler's art in the middle ages was
brought to a degree of perfection which
the present age has never seen and scarcely
realizes. The horse cloth. which was in
troduced about the twelfth century. and the
coverings for the launches and neck rep
resented in Norman manuscript are rich
with armorial decorations and are often
biazoned with numerous Quarterings. In the
olden times knights and ladies were not
content to ride on plain leather seats, and
consequently their saddles were covered
with thick velvets of splendid color, richly
embroidered, gilded. carved. painted, studded
with rare gems and precious stones or
seeded with pearls. 1t is not difficult to ap-
preciate the saying that Knight often
wore his castle on his horses back" The
back Of the raised camille was the chosen
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This historical relic. which is now over
Henry's tomb In Westminster Abbey was
originally resplendent with blue velvet
powdered with golden feur de lys. possibly
In memory Of Agincourt. The saddle Is
twenty-seven inches in length. Many mag
nificent examples of the saddler's skill in
the sixteenth century still exist. A fine COL
lection In the Royal Museum of Dresden
contains one specimen owned by the King
OF Saxony, the bows of which are orna-
mented with elaborate representations of
battle scenes. griffins. sea monsters and
rich foliage. some Of these being in repousse
others In intaslio and chasing There is, a
splendid collection too. of these armored
saddles in Madrid. made in the same CEN
fury. Some Of these are of velvet. mas
stvely embroidered in precious metals
Damascened or chased in gold with designs
of spirited and beautiful workmanship.
In the Calendar of State Papers for the
year 1910 there is description of a saddle
used by Queen Elizabeth. who was especial
~ fond Of riding. The record is a warrant
to pay the sum of f266 lbs 4d. to David
Smyth. the queens embroiderer, for a side
saddle of black velvet richly embroidered
with gold and pearls, and the harness. &C..
Of silk and gold.
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PAID Up LIKE A MAN,
He Came From Lexington But He
Kept His Word I'm Chicago.

He Came From Lexington But He
Kept His Word I'm Chicago.
From the Chicago Tribune.
He was short, had stubby red chin whisk-
ers, wore one OF those little rundown COL
lars which the Beau Brummells of back
counties affect, and was evidently a tirer
OF the soil. He was in such hurry that he
forgot to knock when he entered the Trib-
une office at the worlds fair grounds. and
all ne blurted out when he got well inside
the door was:
Say
1t took him two minutes to get his breath.
and then he continued:
Say, I've got IS In the office down town.
It's In an envelope and my names on it.
When got In town this morning seed q
couple of fellows a follering me and one Of
EN- tried to put his hand in my pocket. SO
walked right up to your office and left the
% there for 1 wanted something to get back
to Lexington, ILL.,, on
well. what do you .ant"'
What do want? ] want a dime to get
out Of this place: When I put that five up
In the office l kept dollar and sixty-fiye
cents. and l have done and spent 1t ALL
every cent Of II. l thought had dime in
my pocket and 1 kept q feeliu' and feelin' of
~ and holdlng on to IT, but Jest now. when
started to go back to town, l pulled it out
and 1t was nothing but a dogoned measly
cent. and here Ii is
trousers pocket the wanderer from Licking
ton, n. produced little copper coin.
=, And say. ne went on. let me have that
I've got down town"
Before extending the financial assistance
requested the man in the Office said:
did you spend it?''
A smile Of Joy broke over the countenance
OF the agriculturist and he began:
IN an organ and / gave her dime and
bought her a beer: And ] went down the
'Pleasawnce' and" here his voice fell to a
whisper. and went into Kiero. and to tell
twict." "' "''''e'' went AL there
Then the old man stopped a minute.
looked out Of the window at the stately
wnite home OF electricity, and. in changed
III tell you, mister, my little measly
mind can't comprehend this thing. It's too
great. It's too darned big for me to under
stand. just about a year ago l come up to
Chicago with some hogs and come down
here and looked over the grounds and there
down here today and-and-well dog on it,
It's too big, it's too big for me-
Down hum I've got $40 saved up-siO.
An I've got a woman and a gal who's just
grown up, and when l get back there I'm
goin' to say to EN-: Take just much of
that $40 az you want, take IL all, II you cal
kerlate you'll need it. and go and see that
fair
But say" and here he came back to the
question before the house. SAY, mister, you
will let me have that dime to get back to
town. won't you? III leave it for you out
He left the office with a silver ten-cent
piece firmly g-aSped between the thumb
and forefinger Of his right hand. and. to the
honor of the horny-handed tiller of the soil
from Lexington, ILL.,. be 1t said. that he left
that dime for the man who had relieved
his financial distress with the business Of
flee employee who was acting as his safety
deposit vault.
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his horse. While prlmes rose above horses
heads and bits and brides were of solid
gold. while flowing tassels streamed from
the harness, bells made music for the necks
and the richest embroidered cloths covered
the horses sides. the Egyptians. Assyrians,
Perstans and Greeks, despite these elegan-
cfes. rode on simple pads or cushions SIM
lar TO those still used by the Bedouins of
ASIA The Scandinavians. however, used
the saddle as far back as the Iron Age
and the bronze pommels and stirrups now
prove that their workmanship of this
branch Of art was of an elaborate and COM
piex nature.
Anglo-Saxon Saddles.
According to pictorial representations
the saddles used by the Anglo-Saxons were
OF primitive order-mere shallow cushions
or pads The horssman or rider sat low on
the horses back The pad was frequently
decorated with a fringe of tufts Of hair
probably the tails of some animal The
ends Of the pad were slightly raised with a
roreshadowing of pommel and cantle of
q later Development The Normans gave
prominence to pommel and cantle. which
IN their hands rose to considerable
height In curvilinear form. Some ex-
ceiient representations of this type are
seen In the celebrated Bayeux tapestry
supposed to have been made by Matilda
the wife of the Conqueror. We must re-
call to mind that 70 the prominent pommel
o. his saddle William the ConQueror lost
his life. for according to the old historians
the ruined city of Nantes reared and threw
his rider upon the prominent iron pommel
OF the saddle. which pierced his body and
caused his death.
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with rich velvets and satins superbly EN-
broidered with threads OF gold or sewn with
pearls and jewels and the horse that bore
king or queen was no less proud IN armo-
rial bearings and magnificent apparel than
they.
Every nation brings q new saddle to in
crease our catalogue-the Mameluke, his
Of crimson velvet; the Tartar, polished
wood; the Persian, painted gilt and iniaid
with ivory: the Moor, scarlet velvet: the
Sicilian. gaudy bead: the Soudanese sewn
with gazelle sinew and covered with croco-
die hide: the Mexican. leather richly deco
rated: the Bokhaean. painted wood interest
with bone: while from Bombay and the Pun
taub come those of purple and silver: from
the South Sea Island. saddles decorated
with cowrie shells. and Iceland sends a
species of chair covered with repousse
brass