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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24

tically stopped by the big brick s,ruc:-
ure of the Minneapolis Brewing Co..
although their loss Is pat at Sll0.UGo.
Situated as it was. directly in the path
of the flames. with wooden buildings
on one side of it and a blazing luln-
bor yard in the rear. it seemed as if
this magnificent cdiiicc costing $500
GOO would DC added To the long list OF
property destroyed. But Prov .dence
came to the aid of the exhausted fire.
men and frightened citizens. The
wind changed. 1t no longer blew from
the south, but sprany up from the
east and north. waiting large cindei 5
and c1ulcrs aci Oss the river. jeOpardiz-
ing valuable property on the north
side. The citizens. however. were on
the alert. and Il reception in the shape
OF Il bucket of water awaited any spark
that found Il lodging. All along
Marshall street and TIN ough that en-
tire section are small frame houses Oc-
rupicd 10y iabor!nr and sawmill hands.
They went like finder when the
flames first struck them. but the resi-
dents had ample time 10 move TIE l. be-
!ourlng'.
In all III houses were destroyed
Although general alarm was turned
in. the Cnti;c city department proved
Inadequate 20 the occasion and aid was
asked from 81 Paul. That city prompt
~ responded ana sent over two steam
crs and Il hose cart that did excellent
ealricc The fire on Bnouo island wa
nz;:uin- ticrrcjy at q late hour at night.
and the only hope seemed Il lie ii let
ting il burn Itself ont.
For 4 while it locked as though oil
of l,u-t Niinn,.t,a1i. ,..-,,tr, g.,
destroyed. but 10y the concentration o:
the department: the further progress
If TIE flames was checked. Incrc wtlc
.cvcr;l! accidents caused by spectators
attempting Ia run IN the logs and
falling in. Two live, are reported
Lost and Il n,,mtcr OF i}cr-ons sustained
se!'iouS injury.
\ conservative estimate puts the
total loss a. $I.1Ul.N uuc, the insure
aurr Il: >!on.uu1. The principal losses
are as follows: L. ". liaclu- x Com
pnny lose ,n.,nu.,oO feet Of lumber.
worth &..'o,oUr. two s;.Vmill>. and barn.
making their total loss about 81 900. 900.
). +. Wilcox. planning nall, 5000. J.
=. hattcrtoH. Sawulu. Sto.n". Lint
.rt~. tunllr.- X Company. boiler works.
cb'.ouo. !. \, Clark x Company. box
and ladder factory. >1t.tCt. Nelson.
Tenuy X Company. ,;~lnill ana lu'n-
be-. >to.n0n. +. +. Lenhart. carriage
works. sl1.oh. George ". Higgins.
wood ward. >1.Ntn. Cedar Lake Ice
Company. ice houses. $1,000. NiScci-
laneouS losses on dwellings. barns. etc.
&.1.tnI
Hundreds Of people are homeless and
many o. these ..:e The recipients C.:
charity. having saves. O.. Y the Clothes
Oh their backs,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24

GEORGE :,fiIRAs. o Pittsburg pioneer.
j. dead
EN-NlCE PRESIDENT MORTON and
family haze gone 70 Germany.
SENATOR BR1CE. Of Ohio. who mas
been Ill at Washington. i, recovering.
JOHN PARKER fell from a third story
scaitolding at Norwalk, O.. and wa.
killed.
THE. National Bank Of Fort Scott.
Kan. which recently SUSPENDED. will
resume business.
LOIS FULLER. the dancer. who las
been ia France fer two years. has re-
turned Il New York
MCLEOD BROS elevator a. Marietta.
Kan. burned with to.ooo bushels Of
wheat. Tie loss IS $4,000.
". G. :. NEENE. prominent shoe
nitted suicide b. drowning.
NJ Chester. Pa. the largest steam
boa, II TIE WCrl1, was launched. sac
Will ply n the Fall River line.
Mrs. HENRY G. NyER. o. Galveston,
Texas. ended her life ny poison Hex.
husband j. 4 prominent attorney.
RICHARD hANlN. q >andus k. Ohio.
Is ontcr artr>, on Il charge u pound
i'm his daughter - death with a club.
y QUARANTINE has been declared
against Pensa,, IA. Fla. By Birn:rr-
ham. Ma. owing IN the yellow fever
Sc3"e.
TOM ElCKFITs ana Robert Miller.
re it,eG.- ot parne.i. rio.. were ran
over ans: killed hy : Lica-o and Great
Western train.
IT Is rulro-ed that Y. y. Cloueh,
Wee President ~ TIE Great Northern
Road. has resigned - accept po,it:o.
with the Northern Hac1..c.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24
They Are Il Commercial Race.

The number of Hebrews in Poland is
l.'-o.t" IN a to,al population of So.
WD. They form II PER cent. of tho
'rppulatlnE Of War.:&. IN III al tho
neither towns an average of - er CEN.
M hi'c in the Villages it falls To per
,"cnt. Trade, ana Industries in the
,rity OF Warsaw a:e almost entirely in
, tie hands Of the Hebrew population. In
the higher branchc:, If commerce tho
ratio is Ii Hebrews to- Christians in
the lower branches /? Hebrews 10 >
thl istians. and in the agency and
brokerage business t.; Hebrews Ia |
Christian. OF the large industrial en-
terpriscs If the city ''t per cent. are in
in the hands o. Hebrews and only Is
Per cent. belong t" native Christians.
tiut few of the rae. are common work
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24
The Are of Iron,

Government statistics. recently pub
lishcd. show the pro;iuc: of iron ores
las: year to have been l6.2MG;i tons,
of which amount 400 per cent. is
crcdi,e, to Michigan. Alabama ranks
second. then come Minnesota. Pennsyl-
vania. New York. Wi~cC n,in. Virginia,
New Jersey. Tennessee. Georgia and
North Carolina. C'lorado. Missouri,
ONO. Massachusetts. Connecticut.
MAY land and Texas. u.s., tons being
distributed among the remaining
States. The average value of the ore,
is given Al 500 pc ton
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24
august
Flower

My wife suffered with indigestion
and dyspepsia for years. Life be-
came burden to her Physiciaua
failed to give relief. After reading
one of your books, l purchased
bottle Of August Flower. 1t worked
like a charm. Mywifc received i'm
mediate relief after taking the first
dose. She was completely cured
now weighs I65 pounds, and can cat
anything she desires without any
delcterious results as was formerly
the case G. II. Dear, prop'r Wash
ington House. Washington. Va. o
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24

and b. ,r:-e" am articles and pru:c.ta.
tiolS OF affection sub. cQucn:lv took
advantage Of he" youth and ineXperi-
cnce. She AYERS tat le got her CON-
p.ctel; under his control. TIE aIlega-
ton. filed @ ii great length into leila
tion- which existed between the
plaintiff and Mr.. Breckinridge. a. -,,e
charges. Until recently. The birth ct
two children who died arG the pre-
mature birth Of third child are
alleged a. I. result Of this intimacy.
She further alleges that after the
death If the children she cane 70
Wa-hia .rton. and he promised II marry
h.l. a. soon IL i would hc rropt> for
him - 90 80 III Il sufficient tim alter
the death IF hi wife. From time 70
time. she alleges. the date fer t." MAJ
ri4.c wa- postponed until IN the 18th
day Of Judy she ;:vcl- Mr.. t}rtrkinr:dgc
wrongfuilv and in5lasou-l ) married an
Other woman. Mrs. Louisa Wing. who
WIS then q resident OF the city Of -.
Louis. The plaintiff IL the case Wa
for some time an emnloya in one q the
departments in Wa -hington. but short
II after tie death of Gen. Sherman
wa, Dismissed. il i, said. for the maxi
ing of /. der, g:tcl'y remark ic- pcc.ing
of her cngag, mont 70 Mr.. Brcckin-
ridge ana th, su!,>,.4 uent breaking of
Of that engagement ant. NJ. HrccLiin-
ridges marriage created a sensation III
the capital.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24
iEit AGAINST BRECkiNRiDGE.
Miss Pollard seeks Heavy Damages tol
Alleged Breach, of Pr0ni>e

In the Supreme Court Of the Dis
:rict u Columbia SUI, mas been iileo for
>.1u.cOD fcr breach Of promise against
Representative W. C. =. Sreck iurijgc.
Of Kentucky. by Madeline Y. Pollard.
The plaintiff charges. according 70 a
y ash!n.ton correspondent tha. IL
April. ISL. Whcr she was I. Years Old
anG 4 StGGcut Il. Wesleyan Female
Seminary IL Cincinnati. she vas met
II the train travelling fr.-l school 10
Frankfort. Ky. by W. {. =. breck-
inrid-o who made herac. uair.anca on
the p.e;: OF his knowing her family. ana
hat she VIZ t.attcred by his attentions.
knowing who he was and regarding
him u, Il very prominent man. and
th". Oh Aug. ;. l>-+. he came t. see her
at the seminary and got permission OF
tie president for her 10 dine with him.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24
SEVEN BURNED TO DEATH.
Many Persons Perish in IL Small Chicas go
Hotel.

Shortly after u'cl,cIl Monday morn
Ing fire. which cost h. lives Of at
least seven person.. started in the lit
tie Senate hotel on Madison street
near the corner # Fifth avenue. Chi
cago. The dead are: Mrs tCcn-. Bel-
tina Cons, aged :, Charlc.; Go, Ii. aged
., Godfrey children. and ts>o I'M
known men. There We're over /.
score Of guests III the hotel TIE flames
spread 20 rapidly and thc exits wrr. 80
iiadeq u;tte nat h inmates were unable
t. escape The little hotel Wa, situated
on the tt"e upper Il ors Of a thrcc-story
brick building. Inc fire started on
the second tIo~r. midway. near the
stairs leading I. the floor above Mrs
Ahren~ and hr.. daughter Annie slept
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24
GREAT LOSS BY FIRE.
DISASTROUS BLAZES OCCUR III
MINNEAPOLIS.
Three Simultaneous Fires Destroy Many
Big Mills and Wipe Out over Il Hundred
Dwellings OF Workins nen-Two Lives
reported Lost.


Minneapolis has experienced the
most disastrous cDn,lagratiou # its hiS-
tory. the los; from which viii reach ii
milton AID 4 half dollars Two fires,
presumably the work Of icccnGiaric-
broke out within Il short time Of each
other. I'll. fist fire broke out il Z.
st,.bl" IL III res" If the Cedar Lake
Ice Company house. and soon spread to
tie icc-ilOu-e proper. From there.
famed by a quick breeze. it spread to
'lark- box factory. and then destroyed
the boiler works Of L-i,t-ce. Conncll s,
o..includiug = s.. $50 rlvcting machine
the only one vest Of Chicago. Len
har,, Union Wagon Works were to-
tally consumed. Also Il quantity of lum
hcr belonging t. various firms. The
Cedar Lake lee Company Lose, $1,000:
tla"k- Box Company. $1,000: lintges
tonncIl * Co.. 10000: Union Wagon
Works. %!J.oDO. On this there i, q IT,
tai insurance Of about half. While
this fire was at its height al alarm was
turned in from the lumber district at
III" other end Of the island. Boom
Island, as the place Is called. wa, a
mas. of wood ana timber piles belong
ing to Nelson Tcnny i Co and Backus
X Go.
MS was Nld/iHr Ecrcelt, ana i2NEeu
by bri-l; wind the flames soon spanncd
the narrow stretch Of water ana began
eating THEM way among the big saw
mills and residences in the vicinity OF
the river bank. One after another the
planjng-mills Of the Wilcox Company.
the thattcrton mill. the Backu- mill.
the Hove mill. Smith < Curriran and
Nelson Tcnny y Go. felt the blast OF
the fir" and were either totally de-
stroVcd on badly damaged.
the flame, left path of biackncss
through Marshall street and were. pl;t.-
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24
DERI\G SEA DECISION
UNITED STATES CLAIMS ARE
NOT ALLOWED.
No s;!gh: to the Protection of. or Property
in. the Seals Frcquent.ns the Islands OF
the LATED states When Found Outside
the Ordinary Thrce-Miie Limit.
Victory for Rr;tunS.

Baron De Courcel. Pre-iden. Of the
bc4rlng Sea arbitration tribunal. has
ann yuc.ed II Paris the decision Of the
arbltHators On The i,sl1- pres ,ntel. -
j.. E-X,., p for /. prey sion that the
seals shall be prote cted - pm ;:lGi> Grim
mat" slaug ..tc:. the t.,ci-ion j. entirely
agains: lne United States. Not d
prop slr.cn pu. forth by the Ameri-
can counsel has been agreed to by
the tribunal. Every issue made by the
United States has been decided in Ia,or
Ct Grc;t. Britain. The arbitrator
practically denr 'h&1 Russia asecrcct.
or exercised exclusive rights in the
seal fisheries prior /" the purchase Of
Alaska by the United States. That
any such claims were recognized and
ccnccdct by Great Britain and that the
United States have any property rights
III the sea! fisheries otior than those
belonging i all other nations. Uncle
Sam Is beaten AZ every point touching
Its sovereignty over the i5chring sea
:l.d the crum of cpn5cl.t o. in the
matter Of protection Of th,, ,ea,s i not
swecteneG hv the ACCOMMODATING decla-
ration that this power Of protect ion
does not lie in the United states but in
the ruling OF the tribunal
In a general way tie tribunal re ,ects
the clam e the lnitcI states that the
Beh"lng Sc:s j. 4 mare clau>iin and de-
MES to the United STATES exclusive
property rights in the seal fisheries.
On the other hand. the :l.'>itrators
sustain positively the contention OF
the United States that pclaric seal
inc sho;lG ha Stuir Cd and that
the seal herds shoul,t he protected from
extcr1nlnatiGn by poucnel-. Io effect
thl:; end the tribunal rules that there
snail b. maintained closed season. be-
ginning May / and ending July Il,
during whlcA ~ -"als may he killed.
This p'ohlhltlun applies not only to
hehriug sea. bat to the north Pa
clflc ocean. TO $aVc the scais from
slaughter at their breeding places
in the Prlbylov Islands q protective
zone extending sixty miles around the
islands i established. and sealing out
side THIS zone i t be permitted only
after Aug. !. Further protection from
lndiscriminatc Slaughter is provided in
the prohibition by tn" terms Of the de-
cision of the use Of tre-afrl; by seal
takers.
Uncle SANS Contentious.
The contention, of the United States
as to its exclusive jurisdiction in Behr-
ing Sea acquired from Russia by the
purchase OF Alaska and its property
rignts in the zeal fisheries. are con
tame / IN the following five points of
article & of the treaty creating the
tribunal of arbitration:
l. What exclusive jurisdiction in the sea now
known a. Hehring sea and what exclusive
rights in the seal fisheries therein. did Russia
assert aud exercise prior and up to The time o.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24
Latest Music FREQ to NOu.

Are you a lover OF music II SO, the fol-
lowing will interest you.
"Ta-ra-ra EoOr-la-ray." Hail 10 tho
Chief. ;" AFTER thu, Eall," The Happy Far
mer," "Mctuphone Waltz" "thri>,mas
March," dilemma Il Polka" The Rotation
>rtott!sche." ~E.ia-n Bells" "frayer from
tiriscnu'Z." .>ou- Without Wuras, My
Baby'> Grave" "Aluira Polka All the
above twelve piece and thirty I'll" roe 9TH
tr> equally good. full sheet flus!c size,
bound in Handsome totOrcI covers seat
free 10 ;..l vino send Ten CENTS ;u pay cost
ot three nsuufi>' trial eub-crip,icn -
AMERICAN NATION. splendid .mOntht y
Journal. Bouris, sin-iy this muse would
C"-t ell..5 AT s'o:e- Ecmeu, her. any reader
who cuts out his notice and returns it viii
~ cents. silver r stands. VIII receive ttr..
above. Address ANER!fAT NArID. PUB
Co. L. O. Box l.2a. Boston. Mass.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24

On" curious development of The 60
operative principle applied II hors
he rl'l0g l. OF very ancient date - II
pf ed III Bal y,srl:i. an9i stil ii,.lr:shcs-,
that OF hNI-trt III nunltit III n. WullL'
cl and CHI zen i've t2grthc:' on
farm. and lave I'll thiugr III common.
One III ,mb"r will l.. 10y trade !, field
labore:: 4 see nj Il Sic herd: Il thiri
miller, Wine SEER. O.. tailor. All
these. besides their share of the farm
work. ply their tcvcrai trades for The
benefit IF co members.
There L. o:tel II pope or villa - priest
am 1ng the meuhc"- of Il community.
ami such fees as he may receive from
t le village :, for marriages. hap ism..
o huriai- will bc pal into thee mmon
fuEd. On, among them. bat not nee
cssarily the senior in point OF age. j.
chosen general manager: he ma, ht
married ul IL widowcr. but is rarely Il
bachelor. He re recent ,the community
before the world. keeps It's accounts.
adds to it landed property. bay, seed
for the farm. and sells produce.
The community. IN 2 neral me inys.
decides i'll what manner the Va"iou.
duties OF the ;a"m a"c 10 be allotted.
and tn, manager sees that Iii" duties
are properly Carried tt.I. All moneys.
property. and title deeds a e in MS
hands: if he fails TO admin ter the
community honestly. a man j. l.ut il
hi, place.
TIL, stewarde>s plays an important
part. Usually the wife. though % i.c-
times the mother or sister. of the man
ager. her authority * usually exercised
over the women o. the community. She
allows them from time 10 time brief
Intervals of leisure from the iabors Of
the community. during which they see
to tn" children. n lr,t sick husbands,
OF spin TIE Wool ;tllctt ,G t. them twice
ANNA ~ by tho cGnmunit: into Gothic,
for themSeivc, or their families. per-
5 mai apparel berry the only private
property owned by the ne :nbers
TIL" men arr usually blood relations.
though in communities where the
daughters ar more NUMEROUS than the
son. il i often Customary that the
husbands i"in he community. and thus
ptrticina," II al it, right, AID ohiga-
tiOnS.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24

j. :. PAEhfE. treGpnIa. =. Y. s"yE: snail
not chi! Di SO Tor til. ~tp r,..Tar,l, or bcIl.Yu
lihil taa"Vt Cure WIN cure nv cu@r rg
fhrri. Wa very bad." NIitc Iilu FIR ruItiCt-
lars. Sol. by Druglist4, .Jc.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24

EEtrHAHs II,L- are n rainlrSs ana
eNcctu"I remedy I, All hiiipu- i-orticr,
- cents Il hOA. For sale H., al druggists
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24

THE ruby in The center Of the VA te>e
cross or top Of the British crown i the
stone that vas given T. tire Black
Prince b. King Pedro, of Ga +tile. after
the battle Of Najara. Henry V. Of En-
gland wore il in his helmet al the bat
til Of Arirs. mr.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24

y ONE-AK%ED ra,id II: 81 IoHc.lli
Orc. huilt Il house t"cntr-Gu#r .c.t
square without assistance
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24

N. *. ErOwn's Essence JanaicaG niger il a res.
1dent Physician always ~ baud. Try il, b ct3.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-30
LITTLE ITEMS.

John Ship was not jailed for resist
ing arrest hui was paced under bond.
Yesterday an ovcrcoat was stolen from
q dummy in front Of the store of u l.
White, ON the square
The Stars win meet The Cresceuts In
q game of football at Arlington Heights
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
Some time during Thursday night $40
was stolen from the residence of Mrs.
Morris, corner Third and Lamar streets.
4 set Of harness was stolen from off -
residence of Mrs Brown. who Iiyes snntS
night. '""'
An ovccoat was stolen from of n
dummy yesterday In front of Louls an,
bertS STORE ON Main street. between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
George L. Cause. funeral director o,a
embnlmer. Full assortment OF unier'
takers goods on hand. Takes full chnr,.a
Of funerals and furnishes all ncce,ssTy
requirements. No. 3l4 West Wcnfber.
ford street, Fort Worth. Texas. Tele.
phone No l57,
The funeral Of George d. Schobcr the
2-your-old son of George and Cnssie
Schobcr took place at o'clock y6ster-
day afternoon, from the residence of
Mrs. Morrison. 800 West Second strea,
Mr., and Mrs. Schober have the sympnthv
OF large circle OF friends In their be-
reayomgnt.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-30
THE CRoNIN CASE.


Chicago, H., Dee. 2a.-'rhe name Of
Alexander Sullivan was on every lip in
Judge Mthllrs courtroom yesterday and
the possibility Of his appearance as a
witness IN the trial OF Daniel Couehlin
was the absorbing topic of conversation.
For the first time in the history Of the
famous Cronin case the name Of Judge
Grinncl was mentioned in connection
with the startling Developments that
many persons Interested In and familiar
with every detail Of the ease. expect
will come ont before the present trial Is
flushed. Alexander sullivan il mentioned
Us possible witness for tie defense.
1udgc Grinnel was mentioned as a posi-.
ole witness for the prosecution. The
prosecution. however, claim to know
nothing " Judge Grinnel's being called.
Cronin's friends produced a cahlegrIm To-
day alleged 10 have been sent from Paris
and repeated from Chicaeo by Alexander
Sullivan to Patrick Eg9n in Lincoln,
Neb., which they think refers TO tho dis
appearance Of Or. Cronin. They declare
u he takes The stand 10 deny Mrs. roy's
cablegram.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-30

liahte,n i Yes'm. Mother Now. don't
FORGET | qant her 20 hear me spanking
y0u Good News.
The iron posts which the electric rail-
roads use will not outlasi common pine or
cedar poles They will show signs OF
wealncss first at the ground where the
rust will slowly eat away tEolr snbsllpce.
Few Of them will last longer than hfieen
years, while cedar post will last .inheii'
nitelT But then the iron Is much cheaper
than the cedar. aud In that direction
there Is no doubt a material gain.
Not many people know that Rugby, in
Tennessee, was founded by the Identical
Thomas Hughes who wrote rom
Browns Schoo. Days" II Is located on
the great Cumberland plateau. 1000 feet
above tie Tennessee river, and in re-
gion rich IN iron, coal and hnilding stone.
The plateau covers over 800 square miles
and will in time be one Of the richest
regions IN the South.-St Louis Globe
Democrat
.Iuat over ore of the splendid entrances
OF the Grand Opera at Paris there is
young plane tree in full leaf and about
three feet high, growing from clnnk in
the ma sonry. Some bird is supposed TO
have deposited the seed Of the tree there.
Both the director aud the architect Of Tie
opera have dceidcde that the tree shall be
permitted 10 live ard flourish. inasmuch
a the entrance Las been greatly Improved
in appearance by ills artistic biz Of lusi-
ness on the part Of nature.-New York
Tribune.
There Is a now variation in the old
story OF the young wife who was anxious
to plcnsc her husband by cleaning mp his
meerschaum pipes and rojnyonatlng lis
hOl bios The husband In this instance
had an absorbing and oycrmn-tCring pas
sion for rare books. His library was
picturesque As far as age could make IL.
His wife wrote to the editor Of maya
zinc and asked for recipe for C.eau-
ing book bindings. q. II proved 10 be one
Of the most searching and complete sue
ccsses over known. Everything was all
prepared, and wien her husband returned
he found his books shining like tin krt-
lies, and without vestire Of age or value
about them. Even the gold letters had been
touched up with a small cnmcls lair
brush, dipped in gold leaf and beside the
bookcase sat the smiling and triumphant
wife, Philadelphia Record.
An English paper tells a good story Of
clerical presence of mind. A curnte who
mad entCed the pulpit provided with one
Of the late ltoy. Charles Bralley's most
recent homilies. was for moment horror
struck by the sight Of the Rev. Charles
Bradley himself in a pew beneath him.
Immediately, however, lie recovered
enough selfpossessiOn to be able 10 saw.
The beautiful sermon I'm about 10
preach is by the Rev. Charles Bradley,
who I'm glad 70 soc iu good healih
among Us assembled here"
Waiter tobsequilusly)-Wen, sir. how
do you ind the oysters girf Customer
STRUGGLING with a bowl Of oyster soupl-
Don't know. Haven't come across any
yet,-Spare Moments.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-30
CURES s ssG, al fi,sl T T;sssis:
- .------.--r--------
SULpAO'
@gOALINE
Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
A BATTLE ROYAL
Between Seven Cocks Last Night
Ended the Week at the Pit.
To open Again Monday.
A BATTLE ROYAL

The fighting yesterday afternoon was
Of short duration, only one match being
made between Nichols aud Thurmon, in
which Nichols won
In the evening seven cocks were en-
tered in one fight. 1t was to b. O gem
eral fight 10 the finish, styled in sporr
ing parlance bntte royal The fowls
were anxious for the fray and feathers
few promiscuously for quite awhile. One
by one as the deadly gals pierced their
bodies the number was diminished 10
two. These were considerably exhausted,
but fought repeatedly with short inter
walls Of rest until II was conceded they
were unable to stand from sheer OK
haustion. The battle was declared q
draw MS between the two and the pit
closed for the wcck
On Monday. January ,, another weeks
pitting will begin, with battle royal.
a largo number Of fowls from tho city
and near towns are listed for the week,