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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19

The offic:sl rctulnes AS complied
0y Secretary of State Lesurenr makes
Hatch's majority in this district Is,
and Ben T. Turner's in the judicial
district ,l05.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice IL hereby given. that the unIersi0n-
ed administrator OF the estate of William
Wineinger. deceased, will mike final svttle-
ment of his accounts with said estate as such
administrator. At the next term of the Pro-
bate Court OF Scotland county. Missouri. to be
holden mt memphis. in snid county, on the 9th
day Of MARCH. A. D. 1SEs.
GREEN l. LEWIS. Ahi,:ia tratOr.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19

List Of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the postoffice at Memphis,
January 18th, 1893. Charley Thomas.
Dora Foster, Tama Clark, G. W.
Baddats. Nancy Is. Smith, Samuel
Mar, lit.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19
Wanted, Lumber!

Oak,
Ash,
Bush.
Red Elm,
Cottonwood.
Walnut,
All inch.
Great care must I've taken in saving
as we will not buy any lumber that
is not properly sawed.
NovELTY FURNITURE MF'H. TO.
Memphis
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19

Spence Erwin, recently purchased
F. NJ. Hendricks interest in the black.
smith shop near tue Childers livery
barn. The firm now Barneyback 4
Erwin, with John Weyant as the wood
workman.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19
Couple Of Barrels Of
Still Cheaper Money,

Sent out his circulars, advertised his
LIBERAL TERMS and offered rates
that his rivals. willing 70 work for
nothing and pay all expenses, ;" as the
saving is. cannot come within >melI-
ing distance Of reaching. In fact.
could not make competitor interest
ing. And now they are standing
around sucking their thumbs, and
complaining Of the cold snaps. while
Bartlett is
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19

T.. w. Spence, representing the
Babcock press, was in the city yes
terday and called. His conversation
was not confined to scientific subjects
or religious affairs.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19
Fancy Bronze turkeys Tor Sale.

Anyone wanting to buy Mammoth
Br"nz. turkeys can I've supplied by
calling on the undersigned. 'Qu,ck
sales and small profits Satisfaction
gi,arntced. Write for prices or call
Oh JOSEPH MILLER,
Granger. Mo
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19
BY order of the Com :niltec of Ten:

The various trca sufers OF the Citi
Zcns Alliance in the county are re
quested to pay to J. l.. Holley. tress-
urer Of the County Alliance, all lie.
fence funds collected by them, 10.
gctiier with a list Of the names Of the
members paid. Members not con.
vcnient to township treasurer, can
pay direct to j. J.. Holley.
W. +. ADAMS, Sec'y to Con.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19

Bartlett don't humbug the public
by claiming to Work for nothing in
placing loans, but he can beat the
rales offered by any other agent in the
state of Missouri.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19
Notice Of Final Settlement.

E Notice ia hereby given. that the undersign-
ed administrator OF the estate of Elizabeth +.
Curtis. deceased. Will make final settlement
of his accounts with said estate ns such ad
miniStratOr. at the next term OF the Probate
Court of Scotland county. Missouri. to be ho-
den at Memphis. in said county, on the 9Th
day of March. A. d. 1898.
THOMAS NJ. ELLIFF, Administrator.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19
d. r. Bartlett,
Low Rates and Liberal Fees.

By copying his papers. they started
out to capture his business and sue
cec,led in capturing a few small loans
ut the h'y hest interest and were feel
ing quite clated, when, Presto
Change! Bartlett without cutting his
fees (which he always makes rcasun-
aole), shipped in
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19

Dressed Beef. per hundred. .S2.0GS3 .
Cows and Mixed ........... l.2ixkl IS
Hogs. " ......... 4.OklS. -
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19
NORTH MISSOURI,

Combined together last fall, secretly,
to cut the rates of fees and work for
nothing when necessary to get loan
from
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19
Memphis Stock Market.

F. NJ. COwELL, Z. NJ.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19

A number OF E r. Bariletts would
he rivals, hoping to break down his
immense business. rs the leading
Loan Agent in
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
What's Ina Nnmeq

From the extraordinary inscriptions over the doOrways and on the vestibuie glass of the apartment houses in the up- per sections of the city it would appear that the owners and builders of these are driven to their wits end to provide strik- ing names for their houses. They re- mind one of the endless rows of villas" with romantic names one sees in the SUI burbs of London. Only the London af- fair consists chiefly of name and is usu. ally proportionately significant inversely with the grandeur of its appellation. Here it may be first class apartment house at expensive rentals, mere flat house for people in ordinary circum- stances or a tenement for poor laboring families.
 The most fantastic, poetical, histor- ical, geographical, bibliographioal and even musical and scientific names are adopted, but you'll find when you como to flat hunting that there is nothing in a name. In some instances the builder has vaingloriously given the building his own name and left 1t to serve as Q prac- tical tombstone to register an existence en earth. But experience has demon strated that "The Crowley" or 1.-The Boxwood" and that ills do not draw like "The Moselle," or "The Amsterdam" i" or "The Paderewsli" and so on. Senti- mental people will demand something for their money.-New York Herald.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
oou.ld.ra,ioa h { silver sllne.

''It is very astonishing" said a gentle man whose business frequently requires long journeys into the interior of the country. "how many examples of innate refinement of feeling ono comes across among the toughest of men. A year or two ago I had survey to mako of somo land belonging to one of the largest sil- yer mines in = territory, had taken my wife with me, and Mir. -, the su- perintendent. was most kind In showing and explaining everything to her, One morning we were all standing near a shaft, listening with great interest to his explanations concerning prospects, veins of ore, values and estimates, when suddenly we heard some confused sounds of falling. followed by various exclama. tions and, we thought, groans.
 "What is the natter exclaimed my wife as the cage came up and a big sturdy fellow stepped out. Nothing much, lady, he answered. and he whis- pered something to tine superintendent, who turned to us with an expression of great concern on his face. One of the men who is working below has had q bad fall, he said, his shoulder is dis located and they fear his leg is broken. Why do they not bring him up at onceg he continued, addressing the great, brawny. red shirted miner who had brought the news.
 Tom was afraid of frightening the lady, and wanted mo to come first. he answered. New York Tribune.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
His Firs, Thought.

Rowling is now very little practiced in the Shetland islands, although many eggs are secured annually. Many thrill ing stories of fowling adventure are told by the shstlanders. 4 man who had un- dertaken to climb certain steep cliff was neither very experienced nor very brave, although he boasted of being both. He pushed upward, however. briskly without looking behind until be had got up about 1j0 feet, when he stopped to breathe. The pause was fatal to his self possession, and he called out in tones of terror, "Men, men, am go- ingAI am going" But he still held on for q little, and it was not till he had shrieked many times ''I am going that he did fall headlohg.
 His comrades, having thus been warn ed, moved the boat out of the way, sc that the poor fellow came sheer down into the deep water. Mighty was the plunge, but at length he rose to the sur face, when of course he was instantly caught hold of and dragged into the boat, After many gasps and much splut- tering of sea water from his mouth, his only remark was, S'Eh, men, this is a sad story = have lost my snuffbox." - Sketches and Tales of Shetland"
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
AN INNOCENT IN A HOTEL.
A stratger Gets Into h Hotel ofiins ana
 Makes Things Lively,


 Makes Things Lively,
 There is stopping at the Great North ern an old rountryman, who was in for mer years an intimate acquaintance of Colonel Save, the night clerk. He went out Sunday afternoon and returned to tho hotel some time after midnight feel ing bit frisly. rresuming upon his acquaintance with the night clerk, he opened the gnto and went behind the counter to show the clerk how to attend to his business. While Colonel Saye's attention WAS called away, the old fel- low sat down on stool behind the coun- ter and innocently leaned his broad and weary back against about 30 of the push buttons on the annunciator.
 An electric wire connects these but tons in the rooms abovo with gongs which make peculiar and astonishing amount of noise, especially when they start suddenly after midnight and keep up the racket without cessation. Well, when the old man leaned his back against the annunciatot thenoise began up stairs, but of course he didn't hear it, so he continued to sit there and push the but tons.
 Many people had left calls so as to catch their trains. They got up and be- gan to dress, but they couldn't imagine why the deafeuing noise continued after they had pushed the button in response to signify that they were up. The oth- CTS were panic stricken. The halls were soon filled with men and women in all kinds of deshabille. Each door as it was opened let an additional noise into the hall, until with the oaths of the men and the screams of the women it seemed a perfect bedlam. People became mixed up and got into rooms with others whom they had never seen. One man, after the scare was over. never discovered that he was in the wrong room until getting in bed he almost mashed a baby.
 Of course thore was a rush for the of. fee. The clerk opened his eyes and grabbed his gun as everybody fired ques- tions at him at once. He said he couldn't explain it, but they must he crazy Then he looked around and saw the old "chump' sitting on the stool. with an innocent, inane, toothless smile stretching across his sun bronzed face. Colonel Save pulled him up by the col lar and told him what he had been do. ing.
 "Well, I'll be gol alarmed, <" was all he said then, but as the people started up stairs he said, I'm sorry disturbed the good people. but who'd ha' believed that that darn board could make all that noise when 1t only had a mans back a-leaniu against it." Then he went over and began to push white spot on the new postal box. He thought he was ringing for the elevator. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
nIr. Edlson unte. 9 reIenhone.

What makes you workY' I asked with real curiosity "What impels you to this constant, tireless struggle? You have shown that you care comparatively nothing for the money it makes, and you have no particular enthusiasm in the at tending fame.'
 q like it, Mir Edison answered after moment of puzzled expression, and then he repeated his reply several times as if mine was proposition that had not occurred to him before, "I like it. 1 don't know any other reason. You know some people like to ocollect stamps. Anything I have begun is always on my mind, and I am not easy while away from it until 1t Is finished. And then l hate it."
 Hate it;'' asked, struck by his em- phatic tone.
 "Yes," he affirmed, "when it is all lone and is a success l can't bear the sight of it. haven't used telephone in 10 years, and would go out of my way any day to miss an incandescent light. ."-C. b. Lanier in Review of Re views.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
One woman.s Courage,

A story is going the rounds of a little woman who was seated behind a gor- geously dressed beauty at theater in the metropolis whose balloon sleeves com pletely hid the stage from the victim in the rear. She sat on first one foot, then the other, but in vain; no glimpse of the play could she get After whispered conversation with her husband came the tragedy. Without word of warning that wee woman quietly rose, gently but firmly laid her hands upon the winged shoulders of her obtrusive neighbor and pressed her green and red rufies as far down as they would go. People who saw the operation gasped at the trans formation. Tho victim wisely accepted tho situation and remained in subjuga- ton until tho "Prodigal Daughter" ig- nominiously returned to the fatted calf. New York Recorder.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
Trentment of tlls Mrlsi..

Very few people know the importance of keeping the wrists cool in waru weather Actors and actresses tel you that if one of their number faints they pour cold water on their wrists. Ath- letes engaged in the performance Of feats of endurance know that in winter the wrists must be kept warm and iu summer cool. but the general public still continues to wear tight gloves and heavy euiTs in the dog days, and then wonder why 1t is hot.
 Taking of ones gloves tespecially in church) often makes quite an amazing difference in temperature, Tight sleeves, above all things, m ke the wearer hot in oppressive weather; delicate girls have been known to faint from this cause alone. Exchange.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
Mind Yonr Own nn.lno.s.

An old custom once prevailed in re. mote place of giving clock to any one who would truthfully swear that he had minded his own business alone for a year and day and had not medllel with lis neigAbors. Many came but few. if any, gained the prize, which was more difficult 10 win than the Duumow fiteA oi bacon. Though they sworc o8 the four gospels and held out their hands in certain hope, some hitch was sure to be found somewhere, and for all their as3eycgatioas the clock remained sta tionary on the shelf, no one being ablc to prove bis absolute immunity from un. called for interference in things not in any way concerning himself.
 At last young man came with q per, fectly clean record, and the clock seemed as if it was at last about to change owners. Then said the custodian, "Oh, a young man was here yesterday and made mighty sure he was going to have the clock. but he didn't" And why didn't la get it;;" Whats that to y0uT snapped tho custodian. That not your business, and-you don't get the clock. 9 --iIone Journal.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
Snare Moments.

Work is good, No one seriously doubts this truth. But work is not the only good thing in this world. It is not a fetich to be adored, neither is it to be judged, like a sum in addition. by it's outward and immediate results. Dr. Johnson had scant sympathy with inconsistent and arrogant industry. No man. sir, is obliged to do as much as he can. A man sh5uid have part of his life to himself" :" Leisure has a value 6f its own. It isnot a lnere handmaid of labor, it is some thing we should know how to cultivate, to use and to enjoy. It has distinct and honorable place wherever nations are released from their first rude needs, their first homely toll and rise to hap pier levels of grace and intellectual re- pose. "The success of any society worth considering is to be estimated largely by the use to which its fortunate put their spare moments. "-Agnes Repplier in St,ribner's.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
COMMENCEMENT.
rho Pretty Custom observed by College
 Graduates Each Year.

tho Pretty custom ODscrNed uy college
 Graduntes Each Year.
 Commencement is like spring in that It is new each year and that familiarity with it breeds only increased apprecia- ton It grows on the participator as his years accrue. It is good day for the hopeful youths who graduate and march at the head of the line. It will seem good to them next year, when they come back after 12 months separation and hobnob with one another over their class punch and presently get in line at the very tail end of the procession, so far off from the band that they can scarcely catch the music. But in 10 years time, when they have moved up 10 places nearer to the band, they will find it dearer still Then 1t will have begun to assume its true properties, as the day of all the year that brings back the youth that is already slipping from them, by taking them back to the scenes of their untrammeled adolescence and rubbing them up against the men who were young with them when they were young.
 Life brings great prizes to the Giligent and the lucky. To the average college graduate of b years' standing 1t has brought a wife and childreno certain foothold in the world and definite pros pect of respectable achievement. But it is better at bestowal than at replenish- ment. It brings him new things, but iL does not fit him out with fresh supplies of the treasures that he had. There Is only one set of the men who were young when ho was young and 1t cannot be duplicated
 If he is wise, and the cookies round his heart do not get too stiff, he is very careful of that dwindling set of asso. ciates, and the fewer there are of them, and the more he realizes the impossibili- ty of replacing them, the greater pains he takes to go buck to commencement and take account of stock.
 A strangely impressive spectacle is the forming of the line of graduates that marches to the commencement dinner of an old college. First comes the gradu. ating class, then the alumni by classes in order of seniority. Glass of lS20g cries the marshal Perhaps there is no response. Glass of 1891! Glass of lS22i Glass of 1925" Presently, as his class is reached, the oldest graduate present steps ont, venerable man. perhaps the sole representative of his year, and takes his place amid the cheers of the specta- tors. Then for dozen or score Of classes as the marshal calls the year one or two or four or five old men walk out, arm in cr,n, supporting one ap0thers steps Then as the list gets into tho for ties come gray haired men, but vigorous and not yet of the lean and slippered period. And then in larger companies the men of middle age and then the younger men, and finally boisterous crowd 200 strong of lpsty youth who cheer for '03 4 maryclously vivid panorama of human life IS the com. mcncemCnt procession from .Morituri salutamus' at one end Co "Life lat us cherish" at the other Dull mus, Do the spirit that is not stirred by it. And Yet it is cheering sight with all its pathos, so much good fellowship it shows and sympathy and joyous greeting when old companions -Harpcr's Weekly.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
Our Recent stntnes.

Any foreigner who intends writing his impressions of the United States should not fail to notice our statues and in the case of the two erected Fourth of July in New England he should certainly find room to say something. At Newbury- port the figure of Garrison in bronze was uncovered, and at Bridgeport that O. Barnum. The ordinary foreigner would have mental struggle to comprehend why the two cities should select such different subjects for memory and honor, but nevertheless any schoolboy could explain the whole matter, though we doubt if the foreigner would be wiser even with an explanation from our most enlightened citizens. s.-Proyidenee Iouri nal.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
Anor nur cnn.iderntloti.

In Illinois there is an old law on the statute books to the effect that in crimi- nal cases tho jury is judge of the law as well Gs the facts" Though not often quoted, once in awhile lawyer with a desperate case makesuse of it. In one case the judge instructed the jury that it was to judge the law ns well as the facts, but addol that 1t was not to judge of tho law unless it was fully satisfied that it knew more law than the judge. An outrageous verdict was brought in, contrary to all instructions of the court, who felt called upon to rebuke the jury At last one old farmer arose.
 "Jelge.' said he, weren't we to jedge the law as well as the factsg'
 "Cegtainly, was the response, but 1 told you not to judge tho law unless you were clearly satisfied that you knew the law better than did"
 Well, jedge,' answered the farmer as he shifted his quid, "we considered that pint. San Francisco Argonaut,
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
Knew ner own oame nest.

Just beside that triumph of sculpture representing the late Samuel s. Cox in the act of trying to catch an Eighth street car tired truck horse stood il. the shafts. The driver had gone to rc. fresh himself in Q nearby saloon and had first unshipped the horses headstau that he might stand the more easily. A 1t tie wizened woman, ugly as Punch, dressed in rusty black clothes and carry. ing an old fashioned rehcule ombroid. cred with colored worsted. came am bling along the walk, mumbling to her self. When she saw the horse, she stopped and took some Jumps of sugar out of her little bag. She put one of them between her lips and marched up under the horses nose, The intelligent animal sniffed, looked and saw the sugar. He also saw the little old woman who held the sweet morsel ih such forbid. ding setting. The horse hesitated, wig gled his upper lip and gathered in the sugar. The woman rubbed her hand over her face where the horses lips had brushed it, The ceremony was repeated several times, and just as the last lump was gone the driver reappeared.
 "What yer doin to that horse?'' he de- manded.
 Gimme , cents,' said the old wom- an stoutly. live been giving your horse all my sugar because you went off to drink alone and left him."
 The man refused. The crowd howled with laughter and gave all sorts of ad. vice, The little old woman repeated her demand. The driver finally fished out the coin and drove off, while the old woman went her way talking to herself and smirking and courtesying as the crowd parted to let her pass.-New York Times.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
mnu Nnt irCrn,p nld-

The Spanish wit and philosopher, Quevedo, who in his time gained a repu- tation for knowing everything, was asked if he knew of means whereby a person could avoid growing old Most certainly" said he; '1 know of certain rules which will surely prevent you growing old"
 "What are they?'
 Keep in tho sun in summer and in the wet In winter; that is ono rule. Never give yourself rest; that is another, Fret at everything that happens; that is another. And then if you take care always to eat meat cold and drink plenty of cold water when you are hot you may be perfectly sure that you will never grow oldp-Lohdon Tt-Bits.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
Mhnt notnnlsts no Net Knos.

How water, commonly called sap, nee essary to the life of tree, passes from the roots to the topmost leaf and evapo- rates is problem not yet solved by bot anists. It is known that the ascent is nude chiefly in cavities in the sap wood only, the heart and bark serving other purposes. That is the extent of our knowledge .of the matter. Beyond is mero conjecture, and every theory yet advanced has failed to stand the test of experiment.-Exchange.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
The Nick Inn Mans Coat Collar

The little Y shaped nick at the juno ture of the coat collar and lapel is said to have had it's origin as follows: When tho first Napoleon gave way to bis am bition, he tried to duplicate General Mo reau in Pichegru's conspiracy. Moreau had been Napoleon's superior and was very popular, but under the circum- stances it was not safe to express public ly any sympathy with Moreau, so his ad- mirers secretly agreed to nick their coat lapels to show who they were. It shows the outline of the letter M upside down. Washington Star.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-11-18
AL,vely EpitapI,.

The most prominent paper at Tomb stone, A. T., is called The Epitaph. It is edited by an Englishman named Coffin, and the name of it's publisher is Sexton. It is said to be pretty live paper, too, and rather singularly refuses to advertise undertakers, probably upon the principle that there are enough reminders of death connected with the paper. Tampa (Fla) Times.