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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22
Old 81 on "Lack Of Confidence"
After the old man had taken his or.

After the old man had taken his or.
ders for the day he stopped to say:
"Hit pears ter me dat editorel dis
mornin' on de hard times hit de nale
mo- squar'ly dan you's in de habit"
"How do you make that outp"
"Well, de idee wuz dat de 'kashun
OBJ de hard times wuz de lackness OBJ
confidence twixt man an man. OATS
Jess whar puts hit, too. Oar amt no
kondfidenoe nowharlr -s gao r..
."We spoke generally of the public" !"
An speaks, centrally an indiYid-
July. Ebber sense de wah Use nott'd
dis, growin' 'spishusness twi4t people.
Jess er few years back yer could lend
yer naber er dust fob flour er pound OBJ
fneat, an hab some konfidence in gittin
OBJ hit back in de course OBJ six or seben
weeks; now, eff yer lends hit ter him hs
moves away dat same night an dar yer
is lef' with muffin ter sho' fer de pervi-
shuns, 'ceptin' de konfidencei" '-'
1T is not, exactly, that sort Of conf
"ras; L -kno's dat. But whar's dc
diffrunce. De higher ar only de same
kim as de lower: Jeans britches is
jeans britehes jess de same, wheddef
aey Is made for Ginru. Grant or Ginru1
Tom Thumb. De same lackness OBJ
konfidence in bizness dat makes desc
big foxes feel hard times an keeps deni
karomin' cherry now an den agin de
po'-house ar de same ez dat which
keeps de nigger shinnyin' round ter
stay In sight OBJ er livin'l" fa- aa.--.s
"That is true enough-' H,'e. p
Hits Jess dat way, shot When de
white foxes trus' one anudder dey allus
keeps er lookout ter he'd de creditor of
FUN de hornestid offs er de bankrupt
shop. An den foxes hez ter put bur.
gler's 'larms on dere corn-cribs, spring:
guns in dere chicken-coops, trane eft
bull's-eye lantern on dere wood-pile oh
nights an set up ter watch fer niggersi
OATS de pass dat things is got ter now
jess no longer dan Saterday night ef
white man out dar mex ter me run two
of his mos konfidenchil cullud nabers
outen his smoke house wild one OBJ desc
new-fangled pistols dat yer has ter put
in tub OBJ water ter stop hit when hit
goes ter shootin'i" r,t
"Well, let us hope for better times
and an early return of confidence be-
tween ffian and mani"
"I'se willin', but in de meantime t'ss
done glib hit out dat puts my trus' Id
my ole dubble-bar'l shot gun wild nine
buckshots in each bar'l. l don't like
ter be 'spishus OBJ my nabers, but I likes
ter be at de safe eend OBJ de gun when I
meets dem in my backyard desc dark
nights !"-Atldnta Constitution.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22

Criminal prosecutions have been
instituted in Germany against no less
than lS Hanoverian gentlemen, on the
ground of their having collected money
toward a wedding present to be given to
the Duke of Cumberland. In the house
of one of these gentlemen a considera-
bic sum Of money was found, which was
seized by the officials. The Cologne
Gazette says that there can be no longer
any idea of the Duke succeeding to the
Brunswick crown. The only question
is whether the difficulty of succession
shall be settled in Brunswick, as it was
in Eastern Frisia in the time of Fred.
erick the Great, "by Prussian bat.
talion," or if Brunswick is to be made
ducby subject directly to the EN-
peror.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22

He p9ss 9ss 9sy ywSdS IN vH Si
ms fFSn % o sngs The 1e S
reported from the Committee on Finance a
few days ago, authorizing the conversion Of
The House bill to restrict the Immigration of
Chinese was taken up, and Mr.. Sargent ad-
made 90
the bill, but BY . vote OF cato % the Senate
adjourned. lin the House, Letter was pre-
ss hs 81 the be
24ns 1ss of q shs
cover such deficiency The Iaesisiatise, Judi.
further considered In Committee OF the
,fn.the Sonata. ON the t4tb. Mr.. Cameron
sue.nis,eu resplution ansnorisins the seiect
sos,s. seaSnssa on aransportaion routes, routes to me
se"ooaru ,'s,, 70 .aKe testimony relating 70 .ne
2nraad O., ' f.a , VI III oaoS .I ,,p ~, - US
csienJar constdnratiI aSnnd .1 o o9 the
MI NJ ppot p1 res'r onnnese h%hngratoni nm ana anu
ta.., Inssin, a., ~ assss,a,, ts. ~ ,.S .,s
e .ss aes, was IN strict accord
,tsnn M %,iI 49, aiScl - ~ i,, NS
Wess,-s Thnr,naM s"rSSSSnf fonn,aesnf No
yaIs panS Wn,,ti Ss aS,,d o,,Sss >Si,bovt
reaci,inss q H,,,,a thn srnata odio,irroI y isnou' INV
In the 1fnnse> Mr.. BraCL from the Com
mittee on Military AT RS reported a bill
spthoriziHg the pressasat q apgoia Ja1sS
81, ts,S rs,t,,r.,f Ia .nsh q n{S,ol,,t;S ~ y
be, in iteh OF tha pension Which he now
receives. Mr.. White (Penn.) rose to a point
of order, and although appealed to, to with
draw his point, by Messrs. Bragg, Frank
lin and Butler, he refused to do so. Great
'confufiouwas caused by yNlr. Franklin Coming
.ovet1p the Republican side of the hall and
charging the Republicans with hot having
betn iii earnest last year in their efforts for
the appointment of Gen. Shields rs Door
acrass were Ico, uls & wIe fepaffp III the lne s,tt
they vantettfo fort otShisg action. ne
WIZ willing 70 take all thet responsibiltty
that member OF Congress should take FOR
doing his dutv. The c0ufusiDn WaS sn
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS.
The Teller Committee.

The Teller Investigating Committee cx-
tor. on the i2th. regarding the recent eieetioh
OF political affairs in the State
Gen. Reuben A. Davis, Greenback can
e edida,e lot Consrsss in the FIRST District. tes-
he would have beaten Col Muldrow, his
Democratic Den opponent. by lo.oOo votes. with q
endeavoring 20 Organize the negroes
in opposition to the Democrats; had
been Informed of threats to prevent his
and thea burned. Mr.. Garland called the
attention of the witness to his testimony be
fore the Boutwell, COMMITTEES in 1sis- The
he then uttered I he, had snid 1aadicals
were bulldosers. and they operated on ne
snakes and iisards Into them. The Demo
he then said OF Radicals. K white man could
Sens ssa but ne
assassin's knife more than he did ostracism.
He believed the great majority in his district
was against bulldozfng and ballot box stuff
nng, but there was class OF ambitious, as
piring men who sought to render all persons
odious who do not adopt their views. Z 81 d
VIM. III, Vasser, elected State Treasurer
on the Alcorn ticket, testified that he sup.
ported the Greenback ticket I'm the late cleo
sspp sn Eyssy ssss tsinS + Sa,sa Reea s @ M
who makes such speechis considered pest,
and II the speaker Is d man OF ability
mans social and business serDds feistidas 1ss' are
The. .Republican,party there is. virtually dead.
it has had no vitality since 1873 and 1876, The
leaders were mostly Northern men. and since
the state passed into Democratic hands the
Republicans have been without leaders. The
whites would take every measure possible to
prevent the state from ny ain falling into Re-
publican hands. The people have a great
horror OF being ruled by colored people.
j. 81. Field, Of Columbus, testified re,
garding the late election in Mississippi, that
he did not know or had not heard of q sin
gle instance Of intimidation or attempt to
prevent any one from voting. The election
was sought to be conducted In pleasant
way, in accordance with the principles OF
right and Justice. though actively and 1ener-
getically. - f.
cord the black man ali his rights under the
Constitution? A. 1 think they are, with this
modification, VIZ: The white people gener-
ally would dissuade the negro, by kind and
conctliatory means, from having any thing
clude him from doing so, think our people
are against limitation of suffrage or taking
suffrage away from them.
Mr.. w. w. Humphreys testified that the
late election was more peaceable and quiet
than usual; nobody was prevented from vot-
ing; he thought 1t as fair and honest an elec-
ton as any in any OF the States The witness
added that there was. no disposition to de-
rights. except perhaps on the part
of a few extreme men. Freedom oi
speech and of the press was fully recognized
in Mississippi, and any man could make a
speech there, provided 1t was not calculated
to create n breach of the peace. He believed
the principal reason the people desired col
ored men to vote was the increased repre-.
sentation in Congress.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22

The General Ice Factory Company,
having an agency in New York, con-
templates novel experiment-that of
heating room by means of open fires, to
temperature of between % deg. and
100 deg. Fahrenheit, and while the fires
are burning reduce the temperature by
their machine to freezing point.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

Paul Gervanis, an eminent French
novelist, is dead.
| Florence Marryatt's latest novel is
"Her World Against Lie. -
| "A volume of Hans Christian Ander-
sens letters has appeared in Denmark.
| --Gladstone's admirers intend 10
build hospital to his memory that will
cost $4,000. 7ur o,-. --.h...f .,s-..
-Itis said that the Goethe collection
of the late Bayard Taylor, consisting of
rich and rare volumes, some dating
from 1880, will soon be sold.
/ Gen. Jubal A. Early will write
Virginia's Part in the Late War;" in
connection with Prof Conrad's His
tory of Virginia for the Use of Schools
and Colleges" 90
Mr.. F. Hassaurek, the well known
editor of Cincinnati, who was United
States Minister to Ecuador under Presi-
dent Lincoln, has written romance
called "The Secret of the Andes"
Miss Blanche Nevin, sister of Cap
| tain Nevin of the Philadelphia Press,
has been commissioned by the State of
Philadelphia to make statue of Gener-
al Peter Muhlenburg.
r. w. Glider, of Scribner's Monthly,
it is said, has broken down in health
from too assiduous devotion to his work
and will sail for Europe shortly to spend
four or five months, principally in Ven
ice. rr +, ..a
Ralph Waldo Emerson is thus de-
scribed: His figure is still erect and
firm, his face still full of vigorous ex-
preston, and he talks with accustomed
strength, though his memory is not SO
good as 1t used to be. He still holds his
faith in the future Of humanity.
OF English authors named Smith
there have been $40 whose full names
are known. The next longest list is of
Wilson's, who number $50; and the next
Williaffises, of whom there have been
1926. The Tay1ors come next, and the
Whites next after them.
The Goodale children, who write for
Scri6ner's and who lately published a
volume entitled "Apple Blossoms"
have rival in Maggie Quinn, gift Of
IL, in Atlanta, Ca, who rejoices in the
title of 4" The Child Poet " and has Just
published poetical book called "Vio-
lets;t
1T Is said that there Is little or no
hope of another novel from the pen of
George Eliot, at least for yeats to come.
Mr.. Lewes left at his death an addition
al work on |" Positive Philosophy" to
the completion of which she has al
ready brgsn to devote all her time and
energies. I0i
Madame Won Stamwitz is to ap-
pear as the heroine in Joaquin Miller's
new play, "MeIico.', The New York
correspondent of the Indianapolis Jc1r-,
nal says she is "such a superbly stately
ladY-nearly six feet tall, and gener-
ously, developed, a large, eloquent
mouth, large, iustrdus eyes; lsrge cor
dial hand which does half of her talk
ing, and turbulence of dusky hair
crowning majestic Juno"
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on the 1lth, the Vice-Pres-
ident submitted a communication from the
Secretary of the Interior in answer to a reso- :
luton ipQuiring what additional clerical
force will be necessary in the Pension and
Surgeon-General,s offices to secure to apph-
cants for pensions prompt adjustment of
their claims. Commissioner Bentley says no
increase of force can secure to applicants
prompt adjustment of their claims under the
SYSTEM now established by law. The settle
ment of claims la this Office can not be mate
rally reduced except by furnishing a higher
order of talent, l. e., lawyers, whose education
and experience render them experts in the
examination and consideration of testimony.
The Naval Appropriation bill passed after the
report of the Conference Committee had been
agreed to. Numerous bills for the removal
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22

Wooden BoUls.-In buying new
wooden bowl, it is well to remember
that if you grease it we'll on the inside,
and stand it near the fire, where it will
soak in, it will save it from cracking.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22
,Ip the. Senate, on the 17ths the bill tp.
syspso 7 lt y ssss y Es con on

bill to provide for the construction of n
bridge across the Missouri River at Decatur,
Nebraska, passed. In the House, the tsieer
the rules by avote of l73 yeas to ~ nays. At
tho evening session memorial services were
held forthe late Representatives Schleicher.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22

The owner of large landed proper
ty happened to meet the wife of one of
his farmers who had justlost hermother.
swell, my poor Rose" he said,s'there
is another good woman goRe." Eyes,
indeed, sir,'' replied the daughter, ''she
was really a good woman, and should
have a good place in Paridise. When L
say good place, mean good for peo-
pie like u.s."
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22

An old servant enters the shop of
an apothecary and presents him pre-
scription in which is ordered q potion
containing two decigrammes of NOR
phine. The apothecary's assistant
weighs the dangerous ingredient with
the greatest care. "What shame!"
said the old woman to him, with
shove at his elbow. "Come, don't be
so stingy-it is for an orphan"
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22

Two friends lived close to each
other, one of whom was in a state of
constant impecuniosity. The latter got
up in the middle of the night and
rushed breathless into the house and
bedroom of his more fortunate neigh
Dor. al have had an awful dream, {"
he said. ''I fancied you were ruined
and reduced to the last degree of want.
1 rose from bed under the impression of
this nightmare, and ran to my desk
to get some money to take to you. "
Show good of you'll" said the friend.
"Yes," said the dreamer, sand you can
imagine my annoyance on finding that
had not sou in my drawer. 1t was
completely empty. By the by, do you
happen to have so louis in the house P''
Mrs. John Winke, of Detroit,
Mich, ran out to call upon neighbor,
leaving her 5-year-old son alone al
home. The little fellow, while irving
10 entertain himself, got his fathers
pipe and went TO the stove to light il
with handful of shavings. A spark
fell on his calico waist and in an instant
he was ablaze. Agonizing scream:
were heard by his mother, who rar
home and found hiR a mass of bis
tered flesh, writhing and shrieking will
agony that could not be alleviated. A
physician was called, but the little suf
ferer died in less than half an hour.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22

passed. In the House, the confefehce re-
port on the bill TO abolish the volunteer navy
Of the United States was agreed to. The
House then went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. blackburn in the chair, on the
Legislative. Judicial and Executive Appro-
priation bill.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Kellogg
introduced bin to secure the completion of
a line of railway from San Antonio, Texas, to
point at or near Fort Clark, and thence to a
point at or near FL Paso upon the Rio Grande,
] and to be known as the Mexican and Pacific
ENtensionof the Galveston and san Antonio
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22

the United States will be larger than
ever before. Four millions dollars, it
is estimated, will be paid for cutting,
hauling and storing, and at least six
times that amount for marketing in
spring and summer. u -.
"A little cotton mill has been started
at Westminster, S. c., the machinery
costing only about 81, 500 run by eight
hands. The capital was made up by a
company of farmers and one mill own
er (who furnished the water power).
who manufacture their own cotton from
the seed, and turn otit about S25 worth
of yarns per day at present low prices.
They have home market for their farm
products, and greatly increase the value
of their cotton
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22


is about $7Sooe, upon which there is mo in
surance VI = sttt IN III F.AFtl-
Three masked men robbed the Little Rock
mail stage, on the night of the 14th, three
miles west Of Pine Bluff, Ark. The driver
and the single passenger on board were re-
lieved OF their money and valuables and the
mail bags gutted. No clew to the robbers.
REV. Peter Waits, q colored Baptist
preacher Of Madisonville. o., was shot and
killed on the night Of the 18th by Andrew
Emery, q eolored boy Of IL, empioyed as a
coachman by Mr.. Jewett, Of Red Bank.
Waits was dodging around Jewett's house
in suspicious manner, and young Emery,
mistaking him for burglar, fred his gun
with fatal effect. The house had been
burglarfzed only. short time previous, and,
the family being absent, Emery was ON the
Ilo0kouf for snofher attempt. IL was bey
'fieved that waits's mission was one OF loveh
not burglary, as he was somewhat intimatI
with young colored girl, servant in TIL
housss psosissd vas fifty ysaFsoia and ha|
.Matt. Pollock, 4 printer well known n
many Offices throughout the country, wa
shot and killed by Jim Barr at BellefontaineI
o., on the morning Of the 10th. Both wer|
under the influence of liquor at the time
although the murder seems TO have beet
committed In cold-blooded manner. PoIl
lock was feet inches high and very thin,
and bore the nickname of " "shorty" Pol.
lock.
A panic exists among the white settlers o.
Alaska, owing TO threatened hostilities OF
the part of the Indians. The trouble aros,
out OF the arrest Of two Indians charged
with murder. At last accounts the whites
had armed and fortified themselves, ant
were awaiting an attack. The Collector a
Sitka has telegraphed Secretary Sherman To-
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22

PsIticuisr.S i fhe kscsssnfF sDusa.t.f to
British TROOPS In South Africa-How the
Willy Zulus Lured Their Victims to the
Slaughter-pen.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-22
Appropriations for Rivers and Har-
bOrs.

WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE River
and Harbor bill ordered reported to the
House contains the following appropriations
for Western and Southern States:
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13
IN THE LAST PEW.


-.Shss sits bent DER, with wrinkled face,
Eeos1r ard forlOIDly old; no grace
sSnaB3tn- the sharp angles Of her form,
E.ong buif-ted by LIES slow storm.
All else around is fine and fair;
THr stained light falls, golden glare,
l.s-sss-ls.im-. fnOckeTy ON her loose, gray hair.
IL preacher, faultlessly arrayed,
Tets how our hearts 8f8r have strayed,
Aua hUV al souls should be content
VFft'l those GOOD blessings God has sent.
Ans3 one 81 al that self poised throng,
Hangs on ais words, nor deems them long,
SnC auidblv thinks only her heart is wrong.
Shr uleekly mumbles DER the hymn,
E4sr ewes with age and tear drops dim;
What can their gay world hold tor her
Var worn and weary worshiper!
NtFYV, E1lstling down the aisleS IN pI1ue,
TbaS toss bright smiles on every side,
1Eaz- cioes she know the hurts such fair looks
And still she sits, with tear wet face, /.
As Ioath 20 leave that sacred place;
Tire orgssl. with quick thunders riven,
T5f1, her sad, trembling soul TO heaven;
she feels sense of blissful rest,
Iez bOny hands across her breast
TsiRs CLASPS and slowly signs; God knoweti
nestE
ss7se iav1 within some grander gate
7N- 1rre-4ings and ministers must wait,
IS bale she hopes hunbly for low place
l-sF from -iie dear lords shining face,
Above Tic chant OF heavenly choir us fire
T-fa3sc words may sound, with ggt, come up
e Wsil done, good, faithful se'
highers'7 Good Company.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13
JOE, THE WOLF,
\ Tragic Episode of the Sage Brush.
TEt.nr,, t1,n son E'r.a,nfenn

From the san Francisco Argonaut.]
Battle Mountain. nearly the center of
the desert State of Nevada, is not par
ticularly attractive village. A railroad
Office and a freight depot, q row of
business houses and saloons, and clus-
ter of unpTetentious dwellings comprise
It's extent AT the time of which | write,
some five years ago, it was a lively burg,
however, and rough one. A small
army of teamsters and miners, and a
coterie of three-card monte men who
made it their headquarters, kept the
otherwise peaceful village in ferment
Of wild excitement. The course of these
reckless deniZens was marked with pc
riodical shooting scrapes, frequent fistic
encounters and continuous drunken
bouts.
Half-dozing one day in a saloon, i
was aroused by the remark most en-
phatically delivered: Its fourteen
inches between my eyes, and smell
ike a wolf!n The speaker, a large,
magnificently propOrtioned ruflian, sup
plemented the peculiar description of
himselfwith - PardS, come and drink. y
With the exception of myself every man
in the room gathered around the bar,
addressing th6powerful stander of treats
as Joe. The glasses were filed and
tipped, when he turned and noticed me.
| saw the quick, wicked flash of anger.
in his eyes. After Il momentary survey
he broke the silence, and this terse dia-
logue followed:
"Yer from the city, amt yerP''
"I am"
eyer don't know me, do yer?"
al DON'T
"Take drink and git acquainted,
then" .... .-...
"Don't drink ''. -'.''
"Smoke, then.p ...
"Dun't smoke." -'' sss tf. tN'
" Do yer shoot?''
% Not worth a continental.i ID.
My years Of assurance acquired as a
correspondent, and my knowledge of
aggressive characters, did not prevent
me from feeling some uneasiness as
observed my interrogatOr's dexterous
fingers slide to his belt and grasp the
hilt of his - whistler" An unpleasant
termination Of the conversation was
avoided by the strange appearance of "a
woman who stepped from the overland
train, just then arrived, and directed her
steps towards the saloon. She was
rather a comely looking female of 50 or
more, and evidently III and suffering
from the effects of an extended debauch. /
Joe stared at her as one looks at the /
arisen dead for a moment, and then
walked quietly to the door, threw him
elf into the saddle and rode awy. As I
be passed the woman she lifted her
hands imploringly towards him and fell
% the earth unconscious. She was borne
o the hotel, and the kind woman of the
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13
AUTUMN
c-2s, "a eptlInal shadows fail;
b orsS pEQwn Leaf wheels slowly down

"a. "a aptlinal shadows fail;
BE- csrsr prpwn Leaf wheels slowly down.
A-l2r Al along tie orchard wall
11c l1osses gather deeper brown
kliuIrzzl al therounded golden hours
No ss1.l1ld steals IN from village street,
A.iua< ale chimes from distant towers
EEg1 hourly through my still retreat.
2cToss fae vale, the rugged hills
.H-r starting from their summer glooms
hnf t,rsting heather glows and fills
Ctalt- Inward curves with purple bloom
I4eafr -elth Autumn comes the time
Wlles.-y'0u and would cross the vale,
e.w- mach the mountain foot and climb
~ 1tals uuewed the evening tale.
: sr1ssser sin whore Nature haunts
fFr~ secret places seldom sought;
.rHsEi even Nature something wants
a s-btls something, deeply wrought.
4us here alone 1 sit, and now
" Eosts is hashed but those dear eyes
5E-lr1z dashed beneath thy brave boy brow,
Az haunting me as daylight dies.
.Eiss San slopes slowly to his rest,
f1Es soft september afternoon,
~ an the color leaves the West,
-2I1 sleeps the.world in twilight gloom,
-ChopbeTS'S Journal.