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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-22

her, and feared that to tell her the
truth would disenchant her. So l let
her go on under the apprehension
that | was Count Darcy. When
we babe each other good night
l audaciously begged the privilege
Of further acquaintance. What was
the use of being Count ID Arcey if l
wasn't to obi, ude myself on Il pretty
professional vocalist when | chose to!
But she repulsed my advances kindly
but firmly. She wouldn't give me her
address, and she deprecated any infOr-
mality or prceipitancy of acquaintance.
vt length. being pcrsistcntlN pressed.
Size admitted that she might be at the
academy picture show on u certain al
ternoon Il week later
Did you meet her there:" asked of
Frank.
spondcd.
In this case" said I, ''probably one
and one will make one"
Il thought it would, and it did" said
Frank ruefully, but went to the pict-
ure show and soon came across Miss
i'ullcn. She was accompanied by her
mother. who neither frOwncd nor smiled
on our renewal Of acquaintance, which
ripened rapidly, assure you. Why.
Polly and | We're lovers Al once. We
locked at the pictures two or three
hours without really seeing them, and
at parting she said -shyiy yet al,,r-
ingly-that 1 might call on her at her
home in VieO square"
frank Baxter" interrupted. what
are you saying? l know the Pullens Of
VigO square.
And what arc they?"
"A millionaire family from America"
IS, soon learned. l was astonished
when l paid my first visit to find my
self in luxurious residence. Then,
seeing curiosity depicted in my face,
Polly explained that she wasn't a pro-
fessional singer. as she had mischiey-
| Ou>ly led me to believe, but an on ly
was a great American heiress. If YOU
| know the Pullens YOU must know her. I"
Il never heard of a daughter" in
| sisted, but Frank described the house
| Enthusiastically. He said that Mr.. Pull
| len bad gone on trip to the continent.
leaving his wife and daughter in tne
charge of a trusty butler. l exclaimed
"Bel!amy."
Bethany" my friend echoed. Yes
an impressive creature. Why. one
| day found him instructing the Iadie..
| Yes, actually. he stood before Mrs. and
| Miss Pullen. who sat almost meekly in
| their chairs, and was delivering some
thing that, Judging by the few words l
| heard. was a lecture on American pro-
nunciation and manners. OF course he
stopped instantly | entered anC all
three seemed bit hustered. didn't
like Bethany"
ITO Il. CoNrlSUEDi
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THE condition Of Italy Is pictured

THE condition Of Italy Is pictured
in very gloomy colors by Mrs. Craw-
ford, the well-known Paris cores
pendent Sicily has a population
mostly OF Greek and Arab mixture
not in touch with the rest of Italy,
but apparently loyal. The revolted
people are revolutionary as regards
local administration and the Octroi
duties, but are loyal as to the King
and Queen, and carry their portraits
in the van of their professions. In
other parts of the kingdom all is
awry financially. There is not enough
OF currency to carry on business.
The ancient system Of bartering COM
modities has to he reStorted to owing
to scarcity of money. Taxes grind
down the cities which should be the
most thriving. They are paid on
nearly everything. and Mrs. Craw-
ford says, 1.-The money is sAsMefully
wasted by cumbersome, :h-paid and
swarmiEg civil ser,ice." North Italy
and Tuscany support lazy and beg
carly Rome, Sicily and Naples, and IA
frightful extravaganza has prevailed
in maintaining public works in the
great cities, something like 5000. OOO.-
900 having been spent in Naples
alone. The conclusion Mrs. Craw-
ford comes to about Italy is that
federation instead Of Capitalization
under monarchy would be the hes,
form of government were there no,
she danger OF foreign Vaccinations.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-22
CHAPTER II.
MY FRIEND BAXTER'S PUZZLE

Among the acquaintances which
had made in London was that of Frank
Baxter. He lacked only the talent to
become Il notable actor. The deficiency
was fatal. Of course: and it seemed II
pity. because he was ambitious and
handsome. Those qualifications We're
thrcc-fourths enough, we will say, to
command success on the stage, nut,
alas. t Q missing quarter consisted of
mimctic ability, and Of that he had not
II particle. Tie IOOmcd next to me,
and we became somewhat Intimate.
He I'D me of his ardUOus practice as
an amateur actor, and how the injudi-
ciOus applause OF his friends had be-
fooled MIN into tho belief that IL
great professional career was possible
to him. He told me, also. of his fail
ure under the test conditions Of
Il role in a regular drama befO e
Il regular audience. He said that the
manager had engaged him to enact q
not very important yet aristocratic
young lover. and, looking at his fine
personal appearance and bearing. l
could readily understand why his APP
plicatiOn for the employment had been
successful. in spite of the fact that he
was novice. But his suitable aspect
had not availel him much. in the alb
,ence of all facility in acting, and he
had dropped, after one week of fruit
less cndeavor to improve his perform
ancc. Gown into assignments to "util-
ity" parts. For this comparatively ig-
noble service he received only e.; a
week. He was living snugly. not to
say mcanly. en- that scant income when
he and fell in with each other. His
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outward man gave no sign of inward
trouble. however, for his wardrobe
was still excellent. and his aristocratic
air was unimpaircd
lit was while in Il state of de .ection,
Old boy" said Frank to me one day.
that l made up my mind to become Il
ras,al-a fortune hunter-a what you
call in America confidence man OH.
| did. indeed. OF course | can urge
that it was sudden ard powe rful
temptation that l yielded to, but the
fact that did yield stands against me.
This is the way it happened: Being
hard mp awhile ago. l was glad one day
to get a chance to sing and rec!te at a
private house. 1t WAS 20 great affair.
else my small talent wouldn have
teen satisfactory. The young lady
who played a piano accompaniment to
my songs was q Miss Pullen-a Miss
Polly Pullen. Do you know herr"
An exclamation OF surprise on my
part had caused Frank TO ask the ques-
ton. The namc of Pullen had caught
my ear on account of my acquaintance
with the pullens Of Nigo square: but,
as | knew that they had no daughter
and had no relative in En- gland, con-
cludei at once that didn't, and
couldn't. know u Miss Pullen.
-lts your misfortune that You don't
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know her." Frank resumed. and it is
my misfortune that do. Listen. She
wa the greatest. sweetest. lovelie4t
creature YOU can Imagine | try to
think it WIS partly love at first sight
xnI not altogether dia oolical scOuntlrel-
is;l hat ma me Ccc:iyc her. les. |
dill deceive her. This is the way it
came to pass: She overheard some
body utter the mare Of Count D'Arcv
You've heard OF him: The French
mob eman who would be wealthy if he
could cash up his ancc ,tral richness of
lineage, perhaps. who is poor Of pocket
because no sEcl financial operation is
p">sib'c. However. he has relatives
with fortunes and / believe they make
d sufficient al owance to him to enable
him to live in likeness. Now, by some
accident, Miss Pulen thought the
mare was addressed to Inc. BY a
strange sequence to that accident she
was led to believe that l was Count
Darcy. Now. my dear boy. ask you
t. believe that had at the time no de-
liberate intention to profit by the mis-
take further than to bask temp ,rarily
in the sunshine of that dear girls
smile. only knew her on
that occasion as Miss Martin.
an American, and l assumed
that she was guest. But before the
evening was over she told me that she
was u paid entertainer. l shouldn't
have known it, for her piano playing
and her singing, although pretty good,
were no better than one comes across
in drawing rooms often. Why, oh,
why, was | not corr esp ondingly frank?
Why didn't tell her / was only Frank
Baxter. a nC-account actor. earning a
fee of IS. Because | was in love with
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-22
BEL AMY
The Complex Mystery of Vigo Square,
Written for This Paper by
James Payn.

unexpected manner in fortnight
afterward By my meeting Pul.cn MINI
self in the city. 1t must have been
bis poor wife. then" was my first
thought. and yet, though he looked
less banning tnan usual. he was scarce
~ so cast own as a devoted ashland
who had so recently become W dover
ought to have been, and moreover he
was not in mourning. On catching
sight of me he smiled rather feeby or.
as thought, cold ". as well he might.
considering my long neglect of him,
and exclaimed: why. you are quite
a stranger. How long is it since you
We're at Vigo square:"
1t was really more than three months
since had crossed his threshold, but
l had been to the square. AS have
said, and thought it best to rest my
excuses at once upon solid ba is.
The fact is, my dear MIR. Pullen, I
but under the circumst ances-it was on
the 18th" (he would surely remember
the date / thought to myself)-"I did
not, OF course. go in.
And why should you not have gone
in:" he inquired airily. Glad to see
you, an sure, at any time.
But on so melancholy an OCCASION
Il domestic calamity, my dear sir.
What in the deuce 90 you mean? /
have had no dome tic calamity"
| thought this very cruel, and, in
deed. brutal of old Pullen, for his wife
had been u very nice person. an he
had always seemed to be very fond of
her.
We'll, don't know what you call it,
but | saw the hearse standing at your
door and the b-dy brought out and put
into it.
You did, did you?" he said. looking
very grave ana earnest. You saw
that at my house, did yol:"
"MOst certainly did"
"Indeed:" He locked very thought
full and depressed, like one who has re-
ceived worse news than he is prepared
for. We'll, my young friend. be so
good As not to say anything about it
till you hear from me-" He shook my
hand with nervous energy and hurried
away.
l had wrcnged the old fellow. 1t was
evident that so far from being UNI
moved by tt Q calamity that had befal-
len him it hal unhinged his mind.
Otherwise he could never have doubt
ed what told him of the 18th of Sep
tcmber and begged me, almost in the
same breath, to keep the matter a
secret.
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Outrageous. II True.

The following is published on the
authority Of the special Washington
correspondent of the Chicago Record.
Our Democratic friends must remem-
Der how freely such charges were
made by them against former Admin
istrationss they cannot have forgotten
the changes tina: were rung on Ian
deau Williams; but what the Record,
which is Democratic paper, if any.
thing. IS now talking about, is Dem.
ocratic Administration. How is it pos.
sible to rebuke such proceedings with.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-22

CECIL RHODES, premier Of Caps
Colony, and who has threatened In
Sspendence Of that State from English
rule, Il said 20 b worth 97A orc, 900.
which may account for his 81 -soAA IN
dependence
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-22

VIRGINIA raises 5000. 900 bushels Of
peanuts and q, OC0, 900 worth of fruits
and vegetables. Tho iron product l.
ZOO tons, and over s2,0O0.OO OF
gold has been sent to tho United States
Mint. This State has tho largest lead
mines in the South, and the greatest
manganese mines il the world.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-22
Who IL IT,

Who IL II:
Who is it works from daylight until
the diamonds appear in the sky? Who
produces all the wealth. supplies all
wants, and furnishes the money to run
the Government? Who paws all the
interest and usury to the bon.lholders,
bankers, and money gamblers? Who
wears himself out AMI becomes old be-
fore his time, rheumatic aud stoop-
shouldered. the result Of toll and ex-
posture? Who rides in Jolly wagon
when lie takes his family to church or
to spend u day wi Ii relative? Who
is ompelled to ask trust for necessa-
ries until he sells his crop, aud is
charged double price for what he gets
ON that account? Who is it never
takes his wife and little ones On a
pleasure trip to the sea shore or any
other shore? Who pays the tax on all
wealth after producing it all9 Who
feeds the world and. has scarcely any
thing to live on himself? Who bears
the brunt of all corruption and politi-
cal blunders and party thieverv, and
then is expected to vote his sanction
The farmer!
Who loans the wealth that the farmer
creates and does not produce a cent
Who sits in finely carpeted office on
upholstered chairs, and has servants
to wait on him while be does nothing
but clip coupons and count up usurl-
Gus interest? Who drives tine team
hitched to Il splendid carriage aud
sneers at the farmers lumber wagon as
he passes? Who lives in magnificent
mansion and has servants and footmen
to 90 his every bidding? Who spends
half Of his time ut watering places and
Tolls away the hours by the sea shore?
Who borrowS money from the Govern
ment ut l per cent. and loans il to the
farmer at 10 and T. per cent? Who
is 1t contracts the money of the coun-
try and creates panics when he desires
to force gold up and labor and produc-
ton down, and compel the Govern
ment to issue more bonds for him to
invest his money? The banker and
money lender!
Who has the power to cqualize these
erroneous conditions and are bribeL
by the bankers and money power not
to do it? Who should exercise the
power they get from from the people
to deal out justice and equality to all,
and champion and defend the interests
OF the masses. but dare not do their
/ duty for fear of the wrath of the
money power? Grover Cleveland and
Congress!
Who is it that has finally decided to
| turn over Il new leaf and take q hand
in the Government, in order that it
shall go back to first principles and
he what the founders Of the republic
designed it should be- Government
| of the people, for the people. and by
the people? The farmer aud pro-
Queer!
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Tarred with the same Stick.

What's the difference between an
eastern Democrat" and q Republican
One wants his treacherv to the people
tabled tariff reform" while the other
prefers to call it protection to home
industries" They are tarred with the
same stick and no difference which
hole they go in at always emerge al
the er.d of the tunnel that terminates
in Wall Street
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out at least for a time quitting The
parties, and let them fall for lack OF
support. We clip from the Wash: ~
ton correspondence of the Record .!
recen: date:
The ublcation OF the success OF IN" i'm
macuiate Jos an Quincy IN >rrurin: Il Gov
crnnient con,:.i act Is 10 lowed b. the an =
Eounce:nen; that Secretary Carii-l ;
coachman. ffotmau and hou>e->esyant>
are all on the Tr. a>ury pay ioi.>. and 'ha,
even their livery was paid foT WITH ubii,'
money: that the horses that Or W MIS-.
Carlisle around 1Wn when she l. tnakin.
si-it-. the landau she rides in when the
weather j. foul aud the We o ia >hc use .
when the weather Is fai:. are az. Govern
m~Et prol crty. paid tor WI II The Treasury
is So low that an issue of bun:s has II DC
made To meet the expenses Of the Govern-
ment: and. what is even worse. that the
fine kentucky horse which j. driven by
Logan Carlisle. the son ot the secretary
purchased and is kept at Government ex-
cn>e. and each o the assistant secretaries
has Il similar outfit which th-ir families use
fOr social purposes and pleasure.
1t also asserted that Secretary Carl sic
has the name. OF some favored newspaper
correspondents Oh what Is known as the
fraud roll OF the Trea>ury-a secret
fund used to detect frauds in the Gust ms
sery ice-and that these gentlemen do MOTH
lug for their pay except write hne things
about the Secretary aud the rest Of the Adj
minj>tration.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-22

Having settled that Russian thistles
are a blessing. Pound Sterling Morton
will next decide that chinch bugs are Z
very desirable thing to have around.
Then he will issue a circular setting
forth that the weevil and Hessian fly
are much slandered insects and the
curculia not half SO boil as he is
painted. The gopher will get a eulo-
hood will be conferred upon the jack
rabbit. His plan of reform will be
complete with mathematic demon
stration that grasshopper soup is the
greatest blessing that can come to
farmers under Democratic admins
tration. If Norton had lived in the
days of Pharaoh matters would have
been much simplified in the means
taken to soften that tyrant's heart.
Instead Of issuing them in series, all
the plaques of Egypt would have been
concentrated by turning loose q sam
pie Of the pothouse politician out OF
which We make Cabinet officers these
.--Nonconformist.
The Reform Press.
We doubt If ever q new party was
backed by as strong press as is the
Peoples party. The Reform Press As
ISOLATION met in St. Louis last week
and displayed a vigor and enthusiasm
that it would be difficult for the old
party press to surpass. The reform
press is no longer local affair. IT.
strong arms reach out over the entire
country, and for ability, energy. and
devotion to its cause, it need not tax.
seat behind any one. And the won
derful vitality of reform papers was .
subject of remark. Dependent almos
entirely upon subscriptions, it hold,
its own financially with its more pre-
tentious old party neighbors, notwith
standing their official pulls. This is {
good sign and shows that there Is q de
mand among the people for reform lit
erature. May that demand increase.
Progressive Farmer.
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Illness here and there and eva,
where; with her bench adorned l.,
her judges, whose ermine robes wall
never sullied, her bar distinguishs,|
always for its character and abil,,s|
the pulpit of every denominatioaa
filled in all the years with her elJ
quent sons preaching with deyon|
fervor the words Of the living Cal
her poets with their Tyres, her pail
tiers with their brushes, and h.
sculptors with their chisels ca CHI,
inspiration, Ike Hope, an Eide,
and Valentine, from thu thouohI
that was their mother, aud in h,
lap they had nestled and upon Id
bosom they had rested their hesd,I
and then her editors, guiding publ
sentiment, creating public opinio,
correcting public morals, maxim
and unmsking political parties, AMI
maintaining the peoples rights h
'Unawed by influence nd unbribed by c,l,
with all these X fl sctlons oroya,DI
around, with what PRIDE can tbi
old commonwealth look the yo,l
lii the face and when asked for h.
j 4Hels point to her sons, and whs
asked for her passport TO III
heights Of imperisbable fame pop
to her traditions, and chaIler g, nd
only her sisters in the sisternood
states, but the na,ionalities of IN
earth in any century Of their eyis
ence to surpass them"
The glory of Virginia was seem
and high enough without the,
words OF Governor O'Ferralpl
They will serve to give him hi
share oil .enown. New York SUI
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Well Guarded Relics.

Washington Post: There are on
tain articles in the National musev,
which no thief, however clevst
could steal without ra sing will
cry of alarm and calling around BID
a Gordon of watchmen. The moi
valuable articles are skilllulIy col
nected with burglar alarms WIFI
cannot be touched without riagiu|
loud bell. The Grant c5liectid
is protected in this ms1ner. Unde|
meath the shelves on which ii
swords, shoulder straps, COIN
medals and OTTER trophies of III
distinguished general are place
runs a network of wires. If AL
article is moved or if the door of III
case in which they are exaibiteAI
opened, it will be known i'm uediaa
ly in the office of the superintends|
of the building, and the exact loc
ton Of thu invasion noted on d
electric board. This protectiai
placed over all the articles whil
can have much attraction for
light fingered, or which COZ
readily be disposed of for money
stolen.
AT night the museum building
burglar proof. If any robber shou
set foot within it's precincts,
would make the biggest mistake
his life. Not OILY do the gla
patrol the halls so Systematic,
that it would be next to impossl
to escape their vigilance, but
every door and window there
little contrivanca so that If it
opened lawfully an alarm
ring and call the attention Of
officers to the Intrusion. The by
Of the vast building are thrtsI
with a network Of burglar vii
so that by night as we'll as by
the large and valuable collectl
are as safe as if stored in bank
vault.
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THE News is in receipt of the
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has aroused in me a desire to see
your pspsr. Will you please send
me sample copies?
Fraternally,
The JOURNAL,
Semi w eekly.
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The far record made by County
Attorney T. A. Blair has made
aim many frenus. There will be
practically no opposition to his re-
election in this part of The county
Having held the Office DOLLY one
term, he j. rightly entitled To a re-
election by precedent. Ia addition
20 that he merits it, too, By virtue
Of his popular conduct Of the Office.
-McGregor Observer.
In the above paragraph the o.
server pays very neat compliment
to an able aud deserving officer.
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When a cold or cough has been
neglected for long time and tuber
Giles has been formed in the lungs the
cure Of the sufferer is hopeless. How
important it is that these first stages
should be watched and the first symp.
toms detected and cured with DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup.
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Nothing does the work so vel
Mr.. P. Byrd of the New Gil
Chain, III writes. "Being exp
TO all sorts of weather | am mo1
less liable to have pains of some !
| have tried a number of ditfsIen'|
called remedies, but nothing doe;|
work SO we'll as Salvation Oh.
the best llniment | have ever u