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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04
ORUMMERS THEN AND NOW.
Some Of the Changes Which Lessenins
Profits Have Comp a.ied.

Profits Have Comp -,ied.
There is much in common between
the ways OF the English commercial
traveller and tho OF his b.cther in
America. The WAYS o. the former arc
more set ana established. but the lat
ter is failing into rut, almost a. teep
as h other across the ocean. Time Is
the great ,hi z with the American.
To get up At III dnight and take the
train. rea, h distant point, get q
shave. a shoe black, Il quiet appell err.
a substantial breakfast. and .hen ne {
o customer. sell him what can be old,
and 80 On throu n the other dealers in
the town, then taking the train to an
other p int an going through the
81 me routine again. forms the daily
life OF the drlmmer. After ali is
through he lakes up his note took and
labOriously writes Oft the detail OF
sales 10 the home office, ana by that
tin he is red enough to make his
evening PRAYER, which is. God less
the man who in, en- ed sleep"
The American travele" came about
long before the war. Ian ling in town,
he hi. Ell for the day Il Va ant store,
unpacked his trunks, ca led upon tn .
likely to buy, and 'scuCdej" back t.
await events. He in those da 5 did
wei. AltcrNatu cams along ti4c dram
m>r of the present day lie brought
the latest cut in c n. the gossip from
citv. the newest wrinkle in his line,
sold his bin of goods. and then adver-
tscd himself AT night by taking the
prOprieto' of the It re with all his
clerks for Il run through the town.
He always had a fluid Of stories. his
expo nSe acc unit was wonder, and his
gool nature and cleverness was tao
talk of the town until he appeared
again. bNt profits got smaller and eX-
pcnses were scrutinized mere ard MOI Q
c.csey until we find the rather quiet
gentleman OF today anxious to make a
record, with few CT no vices. always In
the alert, somewhat anxious to get
back to the family. and continually
guessing Is to what sort of contract
he can make with his employer next
year.--Hardware.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04
Telescopes Of the Future.

At the Royal Institution Sir III ward
Grubb. in lecture. rec antly, discussed
the great telescopes OF the future
The main point of his new proposal is
to mount Il colossal instrument so that
1t practically floats on a liquid sun pc I.
In this " y even the greatest Ieliect-
ors and refractors could be properly
sustained. They would. it is believed.
move with a smoOthness and steadiness
not alta nab'e with supports rdinarily
employed. by this method Sir II.
Grubb proposes to render the large
telescopes moro suitably adapted Tor
phouographing the heavens In the
ordinary visual use of the telescope
slight Irregularities in the mo, ement
of the instrument are merely incorve-
nient, but for the accurate demands OF
photography absolute precision in
movement is required. When this is
wanting, the result of the hotograpk
is to represent each star as streak IT.
stead # a round. sharp dot. which the
properly exposed ate should produce.
Scientific American.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04
The Diamond Is Il LIQUID.

According to the investigations OF
Sir Il. Ball, the eminent scientist, it
appears that we're the sensibility OF
the human eye increased so as to
make it few million times more
powerful, it would be seen that the
diamond atoms, which form the per-
feet gem when aggregated in suf1i.
cient myriads, are each in Il cOndi-
tiOn of rapid movement Of the most
complex description: each mOleculc
would be seen swinging to and fro
with the utmost violence among the
neigh boring molecules, and qui ering
from the sho KS it receives from the
vehement encounters with other
molecules, which occur millions of
times in each second. Or. Ball ad-
mits that the hardness and impene-
trability so characteristic would at
first sight seem to .cfute the SuppO.
sition that it is no more than clus-
ter Of rapidly moving particles, but
the well known !mpenctrability OF
the gem arises, he says, from he
fact that when attempt was made to
press steel point into the stone it
fails, because the rapidly-movirg
molecules Of the stone batter the
metal with such extraordinary ,ehe-
mcnce tn they refuse to allow it to
penetrate. or even to mark. the crys-
tailed surface. Again. when glass
Is cut with a diamond the edge.
which seems so hard, is really COM
posed Of apidly-moving atoms: the
glass which is cut is also merely Il
mass OF moving molecules. and what
seems to happen is that As the
diamond is pressed forward its sew
eral particles. by their superior V gor.
drive the little particles Of glass out
Of the way.-Sun.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04
TO BE. CONTE,UED.|
The Lost Tail.

When one passes from the head to
the other extremity Of the human
body one comes upon somewhat un-
expected but very pronounced char
actcristic-the relic O. the tail. and
not only Of the tail. but of muscles
for wagging it. Everyone who first
sees u human skeleton IS amazed 1T
this discovery. At the end Of the
vertebral column, curvilg faintiv
outward in suggestive fashion, are
tn ee, four. and occasionally five
vertebr,a forming the coccyx. true
rudimentary tail In the adult this
is always concealed beneath the skin,
but n the embryo. both in man and
ape: at an early stage it is much
longer than the limits What is de-
ciSve as to its true nature, however,
is that even in the emhryo Of man
the muscles for wagging it are still!
found, In the grown-up human
being these muscles are repres-an led
by bands OF tibrous tissue. but cases
are known where the actual muscles
persist through life. That a distinct
external tail should not lie still founo
in man may seem disappointing tn
the evolutioni>t. But tie want of a
tail argues more for evolution than
its presence would have done. 1t
would have teen contrary TO the
theory of descent had he possessed a
longer tail. For al. the anthropoidS
most allied to man have also long
since parted with theirs -McClure's
Maya inc
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04

Besides the golden eagle. the great
aux. the dodc, the white whale. and
other items of creation which have
vanished or arr threatening to vani h
from the world it is enc luraging to
hear OF the gradual extinction of ono
really noxious inhabi ant-the alli-
gator. Florida hunters calm to have
accounted for over 2.5OO.o, o OF these
pests, and when it is considered how
slowly they grow there seems ca on
able chance of tn ir determination, ut
any rate in the haunts of men. At
year cid the infant alligator is twelve
inches long. He is Is before he doubles
that length and he does not attain his
maximum development until the age
of 20. His period OF Ii is not fixed.
but it is certainly greater than that Of
man.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04
COLOR AT THE FAR NORTH.
intense and brilliant Color ard skies OF
Surprising loneliness.

intense and brilliant Color ard skies OF
Surprising loneliness.
Frederick Wiltert Stokes, who wac
menber OF the urst Peary Re iet
Expedition. gives new lea OF the
charms Of Arctic LANDSCAPES in
paper on Color .u the Far North,
which ne has written for the Cen
tury. Despite the desolation. he
found. from an artistic standpoint,
land Of beauty. with seas and skies
of SURPRISING loneliness. The intens-
ity and brilliance of color impress
the behOldcr as something super
natural. Our sojourn was from the
middle Of July, through August and
few days OF September--a period
when the polar ATTITUDES are teeming
with animal, insect, and plant lite.
or this btie1 period only am quail
fled to speak: but from the accounts
given 10y those who have passed
through the long, dreaded night
season, the phenomena occurring in
the heavens are most beautiful. The
chief regularity OF color at the
North. SO far as my short experience
tells the. is that there are no Sc ii
tones. the general effect being either
very black or Just the opposite, in
tensely brilliant and rich in color.
In fact, Il summers midnight at the
North has al the br lliance of our
brightest nOon, with the added in
tenSity and richness OF our most vivid
sursetS while noon, when the sun is
a. nv,
storm clouds, is black Indeed. it is
the true land O. "impre>sionlsM.
remember one brilliant III .rnIng
when the LII aSuleie>S ether overhead,
hue of exquisite blue. repeated it,
self in the perfe mirror of the sea.
Far away, on the otherwise clear-cut
horizon. Il line of pure white c shim-
mered It's light up through Il pinkiSh.
yellow stratum OF mist. which bathed
in dc, cate greenish b ue an enor-
nous iceberg that ST Ongly resembled
an ancient cathedral IL the after
noon the sky, Il threatening black,
Overhung a vast, c ntOrted sheet OF
white and pink, composed of ice Toe
and colossal be!gs looming up ab ,vt
its mass at intervals, with deep.
black patches Of water, the whole
carrying the eye to the horiZo1-a
Lapering band Of deep, rich biae merg-
ing into the sky. III the Immediate
foreground of the lce-tloe, near the
waters edge, were shallow pools IT
delicate blues. puppies, and greens.
or the wealth of color in flower,
Ii hen, and moss, OF its curious riches
as manifested in insect shell, and
animal life, and of its won erful linn
ming Skill as shown on the great in
land ice, ice-cap. and glacier, l have
neither purpose nor pen To write.
This new world Of color awaits the
one who can truly describe it, In all
these color effc IS at the North there
lies wizar Like power of enchant-
ment-a distinctive uncanniness
that, basilisk- like. both attracts and
repels. Great natures p.tiless hroodS
over it with a force and penetration
possibly not cquaied. md surely not
surpassed, in any other quarter of our
globe. 1t is Il land of beautiful. aud
aWesOme dreams.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04

H.
not accept it. \ scene without paral-
lei in the history of conventions, except,
perhaps that in lS.G, when Seymour
was nominated by exclamation against
the wishes of the ma ,ority of the dele
gates, took place when the name of
David B. Hill caused a staml ede in his
favor. Fifteen hundred people stood
upon their feet yelling themselves
hoarse, two bands of music tried to
drown the tumult. and Senator 4 avid
B. Hill. the chairman, pounded >io.
lently but Intellectually with his gayel
III attempt to ,estore order. 1t was a
scene of disorder. but cen of en-
thu>ia IN that would probably not be
witnessed in a decade.
Mr.. Hit had finished his speech
nominating Ohm Boyd II acher and
been received with enth siasm. Dele
gates had looked at one another and
expected that the nomination would he
made ty acciamat on. tyen senator
Hill himself with the gavel in hand.
had ordered the ioI called and
breathed :. sigh OF relief evi .eatly be-
Loving the crisis ha / p.>saG But a
sight built man from ALE haoy
County. who had never been known in
the councils of The par.y. threw Il fire.
brand VIII CHI caused sensation almost
UelOuu Ueilel. W men the county was
reached leegate Reynolds arose,
and. amid intense silence said:
The uni ed delegation i,om Al
leghanv County desire TO pla
in nomination Tor Governor their trst
and only choice. David Bennett HILL"
Then occurred enc of the widest
scenes that conld be imagined. Dele
gates .mIed upon the cuairs, specta
tors crowded into the aisle. hats were
thrown heavenward, canes with rib
bons waved wildly and men yelled
thems elves hoarse. The secretaries
left their de ks and humping upon
chairs also cheered with the multi
tude.
Finally, from sheer exhaustion, the
vast audience ceased It's applause
enough to allow Senator Hills voice
to be heard, and in a husky voice he
said:
Il am g a.eful to the Democracy of
the Empire State for their courtes ~
and kindness and support in the past,
but | must say to YOU that | cannot be
your cand da again FIR Governor"
There We're CT es Of No. no." aud
" GU re the only man. f ON tho dele
gates. ard the applause was renewed.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04
FUSION IN NEBRASKA.
Anti-FusiOnists Withdraw and Nomin

nti-FusiOnists Withdraw and Nominal
Str III tick--.
After a ses-i n prolonged until mid
ght tle Nebraska / emocratic state
convention at Omaha nominated Con-
gresham Bryan L United States
senator and made ticket that in
clu!es five of the candidates on tho
Pupulist ticket. The opponents to
fusion. numb ring Il. delegates, then
bolted the convention. organi ed q
eiarate meeting and began the work
of selecting straight Democratic
icket. The Popnl st nominees.
Endorsed by the Demo rats are:
Judge Holcomb, candiiat, for Gov
erncr, J. n. Gaffin, for Lieutenant
Governor: d. b. Carey, for Attorney
General: 5. J. Kent. for Commits ioner
of Public Lands and Buildings, aud w.
\. Jones, for Su erintendent of i'ublic
Instr, ctiCn The following State
ticket was nominated by the b,lters:
. FOR u ,Ncriur-i. ~ st.rdevanL
Lieutenant Governor-R f. Dunphy.
secretary Of stated T. Rolf
Audttor-Otto Bauman.
Treasurer-Luke DriienthaL
Attorne. General-John H. AneS
Commissioner OF Public Lands and
Buildincs-!Iacob Eiyler
Superintendent Public 1nstruction-Mil-
ton DOOlittle.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04

covery, even after the disease has pro.
crossed SO far as to induce repeated bleed
ings from the lungs severe lingering cough
with copious cxpccsoration Including tu-
bercular inatter1, great loss of flesh and ex.
IRENE emaciation and weakness.
Do you doubt that hundreds of such cases
reported to rs as cured by Golden Med.
ical Discovery were genuine cases of that
dread and fatal diseasc9 You need not take
our word for it They have. in nearly every
instance, bee: SO pronounced by the besx
ard NEST experienced home physicians,
who have 20 interest whatever IN mis-
representing them. and who were often
strongly prejudiccd and advised against
a trial of Golden Medical Discovery"
but who have been forced 10 confess that
it surpasses. in curative power over this
fatal ,ualady, all other medicines with
which they are acquainted. Nasty cod
liver Oil and its filthy ''cmulsionsn aud
cases and had either utterly failed to bene-
fit, or had only seemed TO benefit little for
short time. Extract Of malt, whiskey,
and various preparations of the hypo.
phosphites had also been faithfully tried
in vain
The photographs of large number Of
those cured OF consumption. bronchitis,
lingering coughs. asthma chronic nasal
catarrh and kindred c,aladies, have been
skillfuliy reproduced in a book of l6o
pages which, will be r.a;lcd to you. on
Ieceip: OF address and six cents IN
stamps. Iou can then write TO those who
have been cured and p.oft by their ex.
pericnce.
Address for Book. woR,.D.s DlsrExsAxY
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Buffalo. n. Z.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04
CHAPTER III.
THE NEIGHBORS.

The nearest neighhor Mrs. Patterson
had. iveda mile distant. He was u
weil-to-Lo fl. rmer who had served his
country Ill the Civil War. and at its
close married the girl OF his boy hood $
choice and moved from his Eastern,
home into the settlement. His farm
was Il large one for that section of the
West. and having brought consider
able money with him. he accumulated
more each year. until he was consid-
cred one OF the richest men in the
county. He had been fortunate in MS
investments and lucky III his specula-
tons. and indeed everything he
touched seemed to turn to gold.
His wife was a lady of culture and re-
tinement. taking pride in assisting her
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04
Coat Oil Spraying.

Mr.. f. II. Kern writes this to "In-
sect Life List August | saw a
number of my hogs were net doing
We'll, and were continually runeing
against the fence oI some post. l
put a gallon o. oil i'll my knapsack
sprayer, put it on my shoulders and
walked out to the ZEN l could not
get my hogs quiet enough to spray
we'll. SO | put some corn-chop into
their box ami while they were eat
ing 1 gave them an excellent cover
ing Of Oil. very finely put on My
neigh bors said. The hair will come
off, 1T will blister Next morning
on examining their backs l found
great loose scales OF dirt and mango,
and I'M CT these and among them
were thousands of dead lice. result.
my hogs are smooth aud slick-lice
all gone Have tried the same in
hen houses to kill chicken mites: aiso
lice on horses A flannel cloth sat
urated with best coal oil aud rubbe
over eggs from bot iiy Gu horses legs
causes eggs t. Loosen and drop in a
short time.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04

chosen to head the
ticket. Mr.. Whitney
was to have been
named by acc,ama-
ton. His refusal to
run left t h e dele
gates in an exceed
lngly I'm leasant po-
sitiOn. Senator Hill
did not desire tho
n o m i at i on. and
while facing the con-
'vention rom the
It h e platform de-
c'nra5 that no u,cn11
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04
H. Is e. Lick.

A third set of teeth is now com rg
tn ough the gums of Wesley Free, Of
PAwling, Pa. He is 40 years old.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04

God Works in a Mysterious Way.
a discarded theate. at Tacoma,
Wash, has been converted into
house of worship.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04

CONSCIENCE is the voice of the soul;
the PASSIONS are the voice of the body.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04
HILL is THEIR MAN.

Nominated for Governor by the New York
Democratic Convention.
W. c. Whitney declined TIE Demo
cratic n mination for Governor of New
York ard SeEat n David b. Hill was
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04

SoMR Of the axes ground in Con-
gress will cut mighty deep at home.
THE umpire can inform you that
arbitration Is serious work
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04

The Res. Are FOxSy.
London has about one hun 1red and
seventy-eie hit rainy days in u year.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04
TAKE STEPS

ANIL 81 LII
in time, if you are a s
fcrcr from that scou,
of humanity known
consumption, and y
can be cured. There
the evidence of
hundreds of 1iv-
ing witnesses to
the fac. that. in6
all it's cnr1yH
stages, consunp-D(
ton is q durable (
disease. Not {
every case, but a
large percentage
cases, and VIC belle,
fully oS FER cent a
cured by DR.. Pierce
Golden Medical u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-18

There have been days when the list o.
Tin overs in Water street included some who
consider themst Ives good reinsmen. But
once in while one would notice man
drive across the track and hear his muttered
imprecations. After the land craft had
been steered safely to the other side ard no
catastrophe occurred the driver would look
back 1T the track ani his face wouii depict
a disgust indesciibab!e, disgust that sad
plsiner than words 81 wish Id tipped over
on the pesFy thing This little CLINT Sc OF
one pha,e of human nature calls to mind
rather amusing Incident. A man who lives
several miles out of the city declared long
and loud that if the clectri; road was bullt
he'll never drive onto Water street, he'd do
his trading elsewhere. The latter part OF
his threat he didn't have the heart to carry
cut but for two years he hitched his horse
on A back street while he came down town.
One day having a little more courage
aboard than ;ual he unhitched bis Buct-
phslus and started for Water street.
Soon an electric car came along and the
driver gathered up the reins, reached for
ward ard took firm hold on them and
brsced bis feet. The car passed and
gncephslus never flicked an ear. not even
evipc;ng the millest curiosity. The driver
and owner of that team was so mad that nc
cot out of his wagon and gave the doeiie
brute a severe whiI ping.
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Newspaper advertising is pre-eminent,,
" best. because it is the quickest and
cheapest method. Bat history repeats
itself and merchants generally begin
their business career with circulars.
cards, etc. always to wind ZIP IN the
newspaper columns almost. exclusively.
Since Americans are peculiarly q news
paper reading people, 1t seems strange
that the first lesson i'll advertising Is not
sooner learned. Newspaper advertise
ments of today are being read as part of
the news-as profitable reading. The
knowing ones @ who are mot to be
caught with an advertisement" are
among the foolish minority, like the
merchants who are stupid enough tc
publish exaggerated and fake statements.
The latter species is almost extinct. The
former do harm only to themselves
Exchange.
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Here is god story an Augusta lawye.
tells of Judge Foster: At recent term of
court IN Auburn, Judge Foster asked the
sheriff how much the county pail for the
opening prayer on the first day. 1.-TWO
dollars and half" was the reply. make
II 50 this time" said the Court. ga prayer
can. be worth less than So to the Court
and julies, to say nothing Of the bar" 1,
has been So ever since.
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Knew It's Meaning.

A book peddler who tried TO sell dc
tionary in a certain Buffalo household was
told by the head of the family. We DO not
want to buy any book that explains the
meaning Of words We know the meaning
Of ore word here, and that is poverty We
will wrestle with that Buffalo Courier.
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Monarch of All He surveyA

If any one still has lingering doubt that
New York ianitors are absolute autocrats,
Jet him try TO sleepin an average New York
fathoase after o'clock Sunday morning
and listen to the pounding of the steam
water pump in the basement, while no one
dares to protest 10 the high and mighty
janitor.-Exchange
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Rev. Pink PUNK on EQUALITY.

1t takes de same number oh boahds to
make coffin for de pauper OATS chucked
into n hole in potter's field, deah breddern.
as it does 10 make one for de milluynaire
dat's buried in fashionable cemetery IN
der monument dat cost hundred thou
sand doliahs-New York Herald.
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Getting Rid Of Him.

"Bragley never affiicts you with his long
winded stories. How is it you escape?"
Il first loaned him s., then told him all
the smart things the baby said, and last of
all treated him 10 cigars my wife gave me
my last birthday. I've not seen him since"
--Chica 20 Intcr Ocean.
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chica5e Proaucs Markell.

EW.cAGo. Jan. Z.
FLoUR-dull. barely steady.
WHEAT " aker. lower No. spring
tGta-. No rcd 3ela-.
,sfkls- quiet firm, ~" g %4ae2+5.
OATS fnner: - No. 2. . Ia No. red.
IL ~hit.. ..sS--. NO. white, <sta-
.lyE-pc A.
RARLET--Sn- ?. A..
ELAgsgEn-ro ]. l33.
PoEK-qrie'; Sl3.ls!as 3 Is.
a. ~.