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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-18
rsThe Woman with the Diamonds. -

LOUISVILLE, KY, March Il. What
appears to have been an attempt to
rob Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Florence, the
lFell known theatrical people, took
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-18
POISON

had produced great holes in my back and
chest, and had removed all the hair of my
head, Jet | began to improve In a weeks
time, and the sores began 10 heal, and we're
entirely rome inside OF eight weeks.
WILL JONES, Porter Union Pass, Depot.
Cisco, Texas, July Is, 1885.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases'mailed
free, The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Drawer 8, Atlanta Ca, N. Y, 1877 W. Esd 81.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-18
Jersey City, N. j., August I, iSS5.

Two years ago contracted blood poison.
After taking prescrip ions from the best
physicians here and at Dallas, concluded
TO visit Hot Springs, and on reaching Texar-
Specific, assuring me that It would benefit
me more than Hot Springs, Although the
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-18
The Graham harder Case.
ESPECIAL TO TIE APPEAL.I

Aoa ANaAA ~ -hA
SPRINGFIElD, Mo-, March 17.-At a
late hour last night Graham sent a
letter 10 the Herald stating that Char
lie told the exact truth yesterday on
the WitRess-stand, corroborating the
statements that Mrs. Molloy was on
his lap at Elgin, and in bed with him
at Washington and on the Molloy
farm. To-day Charlie was cross-ex-
amined, and is still On the stand. He
bears up well, and does not contradict
himself in any essential matter. He
told of quarrels at Elgin between his
mother and Cora and Mrs. Molloy.
The latter was deeply affected, and
broke out crying. Cora showed no
emotion. The families visited each
ether in sickness, Notwithstanding
the quarrel, and during the Elgin flood
the Grahams, when driven out of
their house, went to the Molloys.
Charlie repeated the statement that
Mrs Molloy frequently sat on his
fathers lap in her house at Elgin. His
father put his arms around her Mrs.
Molloy had sat in witnesses lap. He
tried to reach around her but she was
too big The witness gave in detail
the life of the family at Washington,
and told of quarrels between his
father and mother on account of Mrs.
hOlloy. Charlie never heard his father
say anything about Mrs. Molloy try
ing to make better man out of him,
but had heard other folks say it.
Every effort to break the witness
down has failed. The cross-examina.
ton was really beneficial to the State.
Court adjourned with Charlie on the
stand. Local interest in the case is
.unabated, and the courtroom is
crowded daily.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-18
The Rock Island Express Robbery.


CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 17.-Within
the past twenty-four hours events
have anspired which have estab-
lished the conviction among detectives
that Mike Humphreys is one of the
men who robbed the Rock Island
train and murdered Kellogg Nichols.
Humphreys supposed accomplice in
the crime is known to the police by
the sohriquet of "Texas." He is a
broad-shouldered, muscular fellow,
five feet eight or nine inches in height,
weighs about 40 pounds, and has jet
black hair and mustache. Texas"
was known here to certain detectives
as an eX-stage robber. He came from
the far West, and though not at all
about his past, it
leaked out that he left the West to
avoid the ardent pursuit OF a lynch
ing party. 1t is said that he and
Humphreys were companions. They
were seen together very often in the
neighborhood of South Halsted end
Madison streets. About three weeks
ago they disappeared very suddenly,
the detectives as yet not being able to
understand why, and this phase of
the matter is made still more compli-
Gated by conflicting statements to tie
effect that both men were seen on
West Side during the latter part of
last week. At all events investigation
into the career of both men has led to
the. positive belief that they are the
guilty parties.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25
EASTCHARITON.

e. N Burruss is teaching 6
very interesting school at the Brum,
mall school house.
u. P. Winn recently had a sale
and disposed of some of his stock
which brought good prices.
The Baptist church at Pleasant
Woods, have recalled Rev. Kilbuck
to the -pastorate of the church.
e. NJ. Williams returned from
Colorado last week and Immediately
went to Kansas City on business
"A spelling school was gwen at
the Lee school house last Thursday
night, by the teacher, Mr.. David
Lee.
Moses Vale is still suffering
from injury to his back caused by a
loaded wagon passing over him last
fall.
Phillip Key, of this vicinity,
has taken sewing machine agency.
in which he has considerable expe-
rlence-being trustworthy gentle
man we wish him success.
Most of the farmers are done
gathering corn. Very little is being
sold. Much plowing for spring
planting has been done, as freezing
has begun, this branch of farmwork
may be checked indefinitely.
Il have to keep telling the peo-
pie that the porkers and sheep still
have possession of the outside prem
lses, but the farmers are timld and
are afraid of hurting somebody's
feelings by pounding them as the
law permits-=so they go free.
Thomas Holly, COL, claims to
have witnessed two shocking scenes
in the East Fork bottom the other
night, for fear they were not wild
animals on exhibition, Thomas did
not use his gun, but his kind feet
bore him speedily home In safety.
John %. Phillips, one of our en-
terprising citizens, who is always up
with the times, has most unexpect-
edIy to everybody set his saw-mlll
up in our midst, and the first we
knew of it was the shrill whistle,
telling US he was ready for timber.
We are sorry to acknowledge
having such people in Our community
but some evil disposed person has
sneakingly dug down the creek bank
in such away as to destroy the road
which Mr.. F. K Smiths only pass
way to his timber, thereby prevent
ing him from using his own land.
ZEAL,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25
WIT AND HUNOR.

Joseph was the first politician. He
had coat of many colors.
1t is said that bees can predict
weather. They can certainly make
IT hot where they are.
When a man buys a porous plas-
ter he generally sticks to his bar
gaic.-Burllngton Free Press.
Scientists know there is no God,
but they are more or less in doubt
about the sea-serpent. Puck.
Judging from the tightness of the
article it isn't every girl who can
laugh in her sleeve nowadays.
An unmarried grocer must of
necessity be behind the times be-
cause he has to mate to ketch up
Life.
When q young woman refuses to
return a mans love she does not
make herself liable to arrest for pet
ty larceny.
'.Did you hear that Tompkins had
failed? ?' ''Has he? KNEW he has
been in bad odor for some time. -
ats all right now, for he hasn't got
cent. IN. Y. Sun.
There is said to be volcano IN
New Zealand that slings out mud.
All it needs Is an editor-in-chief and
an office towel to become regulation
campaign organ.
When you run across polite rail-
road official you can generally make
up your mind that there is parallel
road somewhere in the neighhorhoo.
-New HaYen News,
Mamma-Henry, I've a surprise
for you. Papa-Indeed. Mamma
Yes; baby has cut his eye teeth
Papa-Gracious me! what dread,
full accident.-Judge.
It is supposed that If the "Unclt
Toms Cabin troupes now OH TIT
road should organize themselves init
political party they could SWEEP
the country.-New Haven News.
| Paris gossips says that De Lessepi
has an So, 900 hath-tub IN his house
1t is probably a small session of hi
Panama canal boarded up at the end
and fitted out with piece of fire
hose
Where have you been all sum
mer, Brown" Lake George.
.'What dill you do there % SVEN
| fishing !" tsCatch anything z" 'Don'
I Know yet; but she threatens u breac
. of promise suit I"
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25
ST. NICHOLAS
for lSS6-S7.

STORIES by Louisa NJ Alcott and
Frank R. Stockton, several by each
author.
A SHORT SERIAL STORY by Mrs.
Burnett, whose charming ''Little
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feature in the past year of st. Mich
olas.
WAR STORIES FOR BoYs AND GIRLS.
Gen. Badeau, chief-of- staff, biogra-
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The SERIAL STORIES include "Juan
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Also interesting contributions from
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The subscription price of st.
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New volume begins with the Novem-
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THE OLDEST IND BEST.

The Saturday Evesing Post, of
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The history of The Post is the
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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25
H0RrIcnLrURAL NOTES.

In planting trees, it is essential
that the hole be sufficiently large to
allow the roots to assume a natural
position, and that the soil be firmly
packed about them. The latter is
often neglected, and many trees are
lost in consequence.
The experience of the last two
or three years has demonstrated that
there are only few varieties ofap-
piles that can be relied upon to with
stand the climate of Wisconsin and
Minnesota. Prominent among these
few is the Duchess, almost univer-
sally regarded as the most reliable
apples for northern localities.
The usually reliable fruit region of
Central and Western New York re-
ports an almost entire failure of the
apple crop. In the New England
states, the crop is good, as it IS also
in Southern Ohio and Central and
Southern Indiana.
A Wisconsin horticulturist, on
being asked what varieties of pears
he would recommend for that state,
he replied: "None whatever.
The soil about Barnesville, O.,
now noted as the most famous straw
berry region In the country, is of
limestone formation, and naturally
only moderately fertile. The straw
berry plantations are highly manur-
ed.-Pralrie Farmer.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25

Dexter. Mo-, Nov. 1S.-Last MoD-
day morning Willie Meyers, aged l6,
and Jonnie Flynn, 15 years of age,
sons of neighboring farmers, left
their homas to gather hickory nuts.
They did not return Monday night,
and yesterday party was organized
TO search for them.
Late last night the remains of Will
lie Meyers were found in lone
ravine ten miles from here. Moth
ing but the clothing and few bones
were found, and an investigation
showed that he had been devoured
by wolves,
No trace of young Flynn has yet
been discovered. a
Both Stoddard and BolIinger coun-
ties are overrun with wolves, and il
is believed that the lads we're chased
by a pack after dark, and separated
in their fight There is very little
hope of finding Flynn alive, but the
search is being pushed with vigor.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25

Travelling Man: There's no hope
for the East, morals al gone, moth
ing but defalcations and embezzle-
ments every hour in the day.
Omaha Man: Oh, 1 guess it's mol
quite SO bad As that.
sAh bad as thatl Itsworse. Why
in Massachusetts even inanimate OBJ
jects are becoming untrustworthy. "
'True as preaching. Why, in
Boston she other day locomotive,
during the temporary absence of The
crew, broke loose and ran away Will
the pay-car "-Onaha World.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25

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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25

A Sunday school teacher told her
pupils that when they put their PEN
nies into the contribution box she
wanted each one to repeate . bible
verse suitable for the occasion. The
first boy dropped mrs cent saying :
"The Lord loveth cheerful give" f"
The second dropped in his penny
saying: "He that glveth to the poor
lendeth to the Lord" The third
and Youngest boy droyyed his PEN
ny into the box, saying: IA fool and
his money are soon parted. ."-Ex.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25
1.-THE IDEAL MAGAZINE

for young people is what the papers
call st Nicholas. Do you know
about it.-how good it is, how clean
and pure and helpful? If there are
any boys or girls in your house will
you not try number, or try it for a
year, and see if it isn't just the ele-
ment you need in the household? I?
The London Times has said, 1--WE
have nothing like 1t on this side.
Here are some leading features of
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25

OF course the politicians want
farmers to let politics alone. Tweed
wanted to be let alone. The rail-
road wreckers, like Jay Gould, and
the clan of robber barous who con-
troll the price of bread and coal,
want to be let alone. OF course they
do. Every man who has a dishon-
est purpose in his life wants his
business let alone. Oh yes. we will
keep out of politics when profession
al politicians become honest men.
We only want our employees In the
Legislature. and public offices to do
our work honestly and faithfully.
and we will let them alone. But so
long as these servants are towards,
time servers. disslmulators, corpo-
ration toadies, swindlers and other
pleasant thing too numerous to men
ton, just so long will farmers keep
in politics, and contrive to go in
deeper until they have driven out
enough of '.the rascalsD to get JUS
ttce for themselves. Farmers, let US
go into politics, and go in to stay
Our Country Home. ssll 70
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25
AIRING THEIR NEW TITLES.

"Chase and Wiggin, both of them
famous Sufferers. belonged to the
militia in the old days when every
body New Hampshire was In the
militia and the organization was
mainly fictitious. Chase and Wiggin
happened to be ranking captains in
one of these paper regiments as a
time when the colonel of the regi-
ment died and the major moved out
the state. In due course of Official
red tape Wlggln received his COM
mission as colonel of the regiment
and Chase as major. Both men
were considerably "set up by their
new titles, and naturally felt like ap-
prisinS the whole village Of the pro-
motion; but they were dignified men
and of course didn't care to go
around telling everybody, so Chase
started out, and went from one store
to another, poking in his head just
far enough into each door to say:
ssH-h-h-hev you seen C-c-c-c-colo-
mel J-i-j-iack Wiggin?"
Nobody has seen him, but every
body caught the new title.
And presently Wiggln started in a
similar pilgrimage through the towl.
Thrusting his head trough the door
Of tho fret Orooery slorc he came To
he suffered out:
"H-h-h-a-a-a-aye yoa seen Hmm
major Jim Ch-ch-oh-ch-a-a-a-ase?" 2"
OF course they had seen Major
Jim Chase, and so informed him,
and by the time he overlook the ma
jor at the end of the village and had
congratulated him warmly the ap-
pointments had been, so to speak,
officially gazetted throughot the town
of Exter. Boston Record.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25
H. Goodman, St. Louis-Revol-


H. Goodman, st. Louis-Revol-
yer.
j. Nj. Markham, WilliamsyiIle-
Calf weaner; Cattle pricker belt, &
Device for preventing goring.
E. F. McCarron, St. Louis-Me-
taIlic picket fence.
f. j. Rendition, Moberly-Three
throw switch,
G. E. Rider, Kansas City-Steam
engine.
C. B. Saunders, COlumbia-Dlsh
washer. rH
M. H. Sly, Adrian-Wash bench.
j. H. R. TalIey, Sheldon-Dump-
ing car. ~
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25

Montgomery boasts of a war relic
in the shape of'an antiquated mule.
The mule is branded Confederate
States on one side and UNITED
States" on the other. He is said To-
have served a time on both sides Of
the issue in the late war between the
stotns
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25

The protectionists who Ftefeatet
Mr.. Morrison IN Illinois may YET
have cause to think they jumped out
of the frying pan into the fire. Mr.
Baker, the republican who was elect
ed, is said to be pronounced tariff
reform man and pretty sure to vote
that way.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25

The latest thing in amdseRients
from the other side is drove Of
slxty-four Spanish bulls, which Don
luis Mazzantina, the famous ibull
fighter of Madrid, is taking torHa-
yana, where he is to give eight cxhi-
hltlnns. ,a.EssstE
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25

A three-yeer.old child in. Harris
burg got bottle of whisky ana
drank two ounces. 1t then feh into
drunken stupor and ITS ne was
saved with difficulty. It - put
of the stupor wlthsxery i,izieatIon
of havingj tremendous A6ads and
demanded water continuously
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25

Kaiser Wilhelm has authorized the
presentation of suitable SOUVENIRS
to the soldiers of the Prussian army
on the occasion of the eighteenth an
niversary of his admission to the
military service. January ?, 1887
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25

A resident of Geneseoi fsnn,l =
mink in his hen house after Il had
killed thirty of his fowls. The mink
ran under a wood pile. Determined
to kill it, the man handled The four
cords of wood four times Their
the mink, growing tired Of acdging
from oEe pile of wood to anetherY
ran away.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25
NUMBER 80.
FoRFEITED LAND GRANTED.

L
Commissioner,Sparks Of the United
States land Office makes. the curious
statement that, if the railroad cor
porations were stripped Of the lands
they have not earned by fair com.
pliance with the terms Of the grants,
they would still be left with enough
land, estimated at the average price,
to pay for building of their roads.
That Is. they, would still get their
roads for nothing, after the forfeited
portion of their lands was taken
from them. The commissioner ad-
mlts that, in cases where the corpor-
ations have done what they promis-
ed to, there IS no remedy, and they
must be allowed to hold the lands
but in a great manyscases they have
not complied with the. conditions OF
the grant-they have not done what
they promised to-and portions OF
the grants therefore, are forfeited.
These unearned portions amounts to
11O, ,OOO, ,OOO acres-enou9h to supply
homestead of 100 acres to nearly
700 900 actual settlers. Forty mil
hon acres Of this amount has been
forfeited by the Northern Pacific
company alone. Congress at its late
session passed acts forfeIting about
so, 900, 900 acres of unearned lands
-and this was a good beginning.
The Work ought to be prosecuted
till ali the unearned domain shall be
restored to the people. The corpor-
ations are powerful enough already,
without having their wealth and pow
er increased by gifts of vast acres Of
the public domain which are tire
rightful property of the people.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25

Bob-sled runners cheap, at Fort
& Wayland's foundry and machine
shops, Moberfy, Mo. - Ill
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25
PATENTS GRANTED

to citizens of Missouri during the
past week, and reported expressly
for the Copg1EG by G. A. Snow & Co
Patent lawyers, Opp. L. S. Patent
Office, Washington, ID. G.
j. f. Caps, Kansas CitY-Stereo-
type casting machine.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-11-25
VOLUME XIV.
GENERAL DIRECTORY
Courts

Courts
Observation-Disclosures terms are held the nrst
Monday in April and third Monday in October.
Regular termsare hold the second
Mondays Of February, May, August and November.
CoUxTY CoURr-Regular t0rms are held sthe mrs
NondAYs in Fehrnary, May, August and November-