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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-12
The Rich Hill Coal Mine Ex
ploSion.

The coroner's jury summoned to
hold an inquest on the dead bodies
of the twenty-three victims of the
Rich Hill mine explosion returned q
verdict last Thursday as follows ::
"The jury find from the evidence
that said explosion was caused by
said mine not being sufficiently ven
tilated, and we further believe that
the company could have furnished
sufficient means for ventilation OF
said mine. We find from the evi-
dence that the state mine Inspector 6
examinations of said mine were very
incomplete and of such q nature as
to furnish insufficient protection tC
the miners in said mine, and We
further believe NJ. l.. Wolfe TO be
incompetent to hold the position OF
state mine Inspector 1t is thought
the jury exceeded its authority in
declaring Mr.. Wolfe incompetent
but doubtless thought it right and
proper that the appointing power
should be apprised of their conclu'
sion that he or his successor may bt
more careful in The discharge of du'
ties in the future.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-12
SISTER.

A COMMITTEE appointed by congress
Ses been investigating the methods
of pork packing and lard manufact-
urlng in st. Louis and elsewhere.
Among others who testified before
that committee was one VIM. G.
Bartle, of st. Louis, who was him
self pork packer. In answer to
the question, Ibid you, while pack
ing hogs in st. Louis with large
Southern trade, use cholera hogs and
put them into the food product?"
said, 81 did, and so does every 9TH
er packer" and further said he had
cut hogs into hams, ''knowing them
to be diseased. just as every other
packer did," Because of this testi-
mony many other packers accuse
Mr. Bartle of lying, for which they
ask the board OF directors of the
Merchants exchange to expel him.
For aught we know Mr.. BartIe did
lie, but if hogs that were known to
be diseased and liable to die at any
moment while in the pens of feeders,
and which were shipped to market
earlier than was intended because
some of them had died, are not put
into the "food product we would
be pleased to know what use is
made of them. Who has not heard
of hogs being shipped to market,
because some OF the herd had died
of cholera? 1t may be in moving or
shipping the hogs they are restored
to good health, but it would he diff
cult to make a man, who had lost fif-
teen or twenty hogs in a single
night, believe it., especially when The
same man had shipped the remain
der of his herd to keep them all
from dying. Whether diseased hogs
are butchered and put into the flood
product or not, there are great
many persons who are held in NOR
tai dread that such is the case, es-
pecially when they are called to par
take of this product themselves. For
this reason many prefer to know the
history of the hog meat used ON
their tables, before they will eat it.
Again. we inquire, how may we
know that hogs are diseased? Who
that has had much to do with hogs of
late, has not fed his herd In the even
ing when all of them partook of the
supper with seemIngiygood relish,
but on going to the pen neat morn
ing found some of the very best ores
dead? How are we to detect the
presence of disease, when even a
post-mortem does not reveal the
cause of death to any other than a
scientific man, and he is by no
means infallible in determining the
nature OF The maladyf
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-12
In Memoriam.

Thomas F. Wheeler was born
Nov. a.. 1856. and died of pneumo-
MA March l6, 1888. He leaves a
wife and five children, father, moth
er and three sisters TO mourn their
loss,
In Nov. 1885, he made profession
of religion, and was ever true to his
profession though he did not join
the church. All through his
illness he clearly showed that
death had no terrors, and expressed
willingness to die if such was the
will of God.
He was good husband, kind
father, dutiful son, and loving
brother. We miss him greatly at
home. May the sorrowing wife and
children, with other bereaved ones,
so live through the remainder of
their allotted time, as to be counted
worthy to share the joys of the tru-
ly good in the day of final accounts,
and permitted again to meet the dear
departed one and sing with him the
song of the redeemed around the
great white throne.
"Again we hope TO meet thee.
When the day Of life Ia fed,
Then in heaven with joy to greet thee;
Where no farewell tear is shed."
a SISTER.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-12
Some Welsh Sayings.

Three things that never become
rusty-the money of the benevolent,
the shoes of the butchers horse and
woman's tongue. Three things
not easily done-to allay thirst with
fire, to dry wet with water and to
please all in everything that IS done.
Three things that are as good as the
best-brown bread in famine, well
water in thirst and gray coat in
cold. Three things as good as their
better-dlrty water TO extinguish
fire, an ugly wife to blind man
and wooden sword to a coward.
Three warnings from the grave
"Thou knowest what l was, thou
seest what l am, remember what
thou art to be-" Three things of
short continuance lady's love, a
a CHIP fire and brook flood. Three
things that ought never to be away
from home the cat, the chimney
and the housewife. Three essentials
to false stoly-teller-a good men,
ory, a bold face and fools for an au-
dience. Three things that are seen
in peacock-the garb of an angel,
the walk of thief aud the voice of
the devil. Three things it is unwi,e
to boast of--the flavor of thy ale, the
beauty of thy wife and the contents
Of thy purse. Three miserics oe a
mans house-a smoky chimney, a
dripping roof and scolding wife.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-12
The Weekly Evening Post.

TEE New York E'vening Post will
bcgiE, on the third of May, TO issue
q weekly edition, having foi its prin-
cipal aim the promotion Of revenue
reform, which has become the para
mount issue in national politics. The
existence of an actual surplus in the
treasury estimated to reach $40,
600, 900 On the 30th Of June, 1888.
and the further increase thereof un-
der present laws, are menace to al
business interests, and direct in
centive to wastefulness and corrup-
ton in the appropriations of public
money. The attention of the people
having been strongly drawn to this
subject by the president In his last
annual message, the need of lnfor.
nation and popular enligh.ment or
questions of revenue and taxation
has been increasingly felt in all part:
of the country.
It is the intention OF the manage.
ment to make a frst-class weekly
newspaper of twelve pages. Sub
scription price 81 per year. A fret
copy of the first number will bt
mailed anywhere on request. Sent
address on a postal card to the Eucn
ing Post, New York,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-12
Colts the First Year.

We have questions from numerous
persons upon this subject, says the
Mirror and Farmer, asking how we
should feed colt the first year.
Keep as near to nature as possible.
When the colt is weaned, feed 1t
skim milk. In q short time the colt
will take three quarts at feed three
times day, with delight. The only
danger about it is that the colt will
become too fat. Avoid that. Keep
the colt growing. With the milk,
give two quarts of wheat bran at a
feed, changing occasionally to a
quart of ground oats at a feed IN
stead of the bran. If it is not con-
venIent TO obtain skim milk, give
two quarts of bran and quart Of
ground oats three times day, with
plenty of sweet hay rowen is the
better. When the colt Is so young
he will not digest whole oats easily,
so we advise grinding them. The
milk and shorts make bone. We
know number of breeders that
give their colts nine quarts of oats a
day. We have done the same thing.
but not with results altogether salts
factory. Too many oats tend to
make colt weak kneed. Half q
pint of ground llnseed, daily, is a
capital food where milk is not used.
The two together will loosen the
bowels too much. Mr.. Stewart, the
best writer on breeding animals in
this country, recommends linsced
meal very highly for feeding colts.
Growth is what you want, not fat,
and you will have to vary your feed
oftentimes for different colts. BE
sure the colts have plenty of exer-
else. All the best feeding establish
ments of this country have runways,
fields or pastures close by in which
the colts can take plenty OF exercise
daily. Never fail to turn them Cut
for exercise every day except when
there is storm.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-12
An End to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg,
ILL.,, says: "Having received so much
benefit from Electric BItters, / feel
il my duty to let suffering humanity
know it. Have had running sore
On my leg for eight years; my doc
tor told me would have to have the
bone scraped or leg amputed. /
used, instead, three bottles of EIec-
trio Bitters and seven boxes of Buck
lens Arnica Sa!ve, and my leg is
now sound and we'll" Electric Bit
ters are sold at fifty cents bottle,
and Bucklen's Arni,a Salve at 25c
per box by w. c. CASTOR & Co. 6t4
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-12

es have been moved or washed away
and YET not dollar of the appropri-
atiOns for rivers and harbors has
ever been expended to save that
town from destruction. While the
same river in the vicinity of Glas-
gov, Cedar City and other points
where railroad interests were involv-
ed, has had large appropriations ex-
pended upon it because of the judg-
ment of the commissioners that such
points should have all the benefits of
said appropriations, while the pri-
vate citizen in thousand of instances
is wrecked, and his home lost.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-12
Good Results in Every Case.

D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper
dealer, of Chattanooga, Tenn, writes
that he was seriously afflicted with
q severe cold that settled on his
lungs and had tried many remedies
without benefit. Being induced to
try DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, did so, and was en-
tirely cured by the use of few bot
ties. Since which time he has used il
in his family for all Coughs and Colds
with best results. This is the expe-
rience of thousands whose lives have
been saved by this Wonderful Dis.
covery. Trial bottles free at W. c,
CASTOR & Co.'S. drug store,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-12
Ruckan's Arniea SalYe.

The best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
RheHm, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, land all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton, or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale by w. G.
CASTOR & Co. 15ly
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-12
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
TIME TABLE
Wabash Western R'y.

~ &k1GAStt W O0eOt ~ u
Trains carrying passengers leave Keytes-
vile as follows:
GOING EAST.
sNo l2 st. Louis Mail.....-........l05 IS a m
tNo G Chicago Cannon Ball .....l0 02 p m
tNo 32 Salisbury Ac. Freight. 3 81 p m
fNo y Moberly Ac. Freight. 35 p m
GOING WEST.
sNo Kansas City & st. Joe Ex. 5 n5 a m
sNo II Kansas City Msil.......... : AZ p m
tNo I'll Accom-. Fre:chr.......... 90 a N
fNo 81 Bruins wick Ac. Freight. 3 05 m
sDaily. tDaily except Sunday. tDaily ex-
cept Monday.
No. II has Palace Reclining Chair Cars
(seats free) to st. Louis without change.
No. has Reclining Chair Cars (seats
free) and New Buffet Sleeping cars to
Chicago without change.
Nos has Reclining Chair Cars (seas
free) TO Kansas City without change.
For Rates, Tickets, Time Tables, etc.,
apply to
T. F. McPHERRoN, Agent.
Keytesville, Mo.
CHAs. NJ. HAYS, F. CHANDLER,
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. & Text Agt
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-12
Benevolent and Literary.
Kall,~-

Benovolent and Literary.
IEYrEsyrLLE LIuRARI-E. B. Kellogg. Librarian
open from to IL n. m and frori 3. ;o4 r. m.
wARRES LoDsE, Ne. -. A. Y. aud A. M.-Jobp
Chivers Master; ". ". A Anser-on. Secretary. Regu-
or meeting- Saturday evening preceding full meon.
CHaRrroN L0BaE. No. III. A. o. U. Vino.
d. Butler, VI. w: r II. Tisiaie, Eecerirr Regular
meetings I'd and 9th Tuesday evening at o'clock.
CHARLTON Go. NEDIc IL LS0cIETI.--M eets the Fourth
rharsdzy in each month az SaiisbUry.
SELxcTs ESIaHTs, A. o. U W.-Neeu 2d and 3tl
friday pings In each mouth. J.J Moorr, 5.
n. II. Tisda.e, r.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-04-12
Relizious.

MEruopIsT CHURcH (seuthl-Rev. W. y. pel
rastot. Services first and third Sabbaths, morning
and evening, ,ot each month, SABBATH school Sab
ba th morning at o'clock.
PEEssrTERIkS CHuEcH-Preaehing frsf and third
sabbaths. morning and evening Rev. T. :. Simrall
pastor. sabbath school every sabbath morning at 0
O'clock.
FIssr BAPrISrCHuacH-Rev- Edwia Norvcl pastor.
Services second and fourth Sundavs Of each nth.
A. N. z. CHuEcH-Rev. B.own, pastor.
Services secosd and fourth Sabl.aths ea,h month
woruing aud evening. Sabbath school every sabbath
N2p.m.
BkFTIsT cHuRcH fcnlor~dl-Rev. n. Guthrir, pastor
preaching SECOND Sabbath In each nsnth, morning
and evening, sabbath school Rv~rs blsth ~ y. m
Y. u. G. A. meets Sunday afttrRccn >
o'clock. All gentlemen invited TO a. teud.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-28
Another Lincoln Anecdote ]!

Seymour Custis is one of the char
octers of Stratford. He went to the
war as f1fer, and since has been what
may be called an ardent working Re.
publican. He comes to Bridgeport
nearly every day. and on his asst
visit told the following anecdote.
never before printed
During the Presidential campaign
of 1856, when John G. Fremont was
the Republican nominee. Mr., Curtis.
in company with James Booth, came
to this city to hear Lincoln speak. AS
Lincoln stepped upon the platform
to begin his speech, Booth said to
Curtis: "What homeiy man: He's
the homeliest man I ever saw 7"
But as Lincoln talked and waxed eli.
oquent, Booth brought his clenched
fist uown on Curtis knee land the
latter said he hit hardy, and said /:
seymour Curtis. he is not so bad
looking, after all! He grows hand
somer all the time" At last, with
a sledghammer blow of his fist on
Curtis knee. Booth exclaimed /:
"Curtis, he is the handsomest man
eyer saw !"-NeaO York Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-28

AS rule, the precocious child is of
scrofulous diathesis, with a fair,
brilliant complexion, blue eyes and
golden hair, beautiful to look on, ac-
cording to popular standards. He is
dalicately sensitive to mental impress
siOns and alive to the conversation OF
persons much older than he.
He generally goes on in his unique
career, outstripping his brothers and
sisters, as well as his schooImates, in
the committing of tasks at school, as
we'll as in the reading of books far
beyond their comprehension.
This generally goes on until the
age of puberty, when he begins to
falter. The hectic flush is seen upon
the fair cheek, the eye becomes more
brilliant, and the finer and more
spiritual elements come out with
almost supernatural intensity.
By and by slight cough and
phthisis tuberculosis has laid the
foundation of premature DEATH
Popular Science Monthly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-28
The Western Way.

s'You don't fool the farmers OF
Michigan very much" said a citizen
the other day. who had just returned
from the interior.
"What was your gamer"
"I had none, but along towards
night | broke down about three miles
from anywhere. / pulled the buggy
out of tine road, hitched the horse to
a fence and hoofed along to the near
est farm house. When [ had told
my story the farmer said to the hired
man:
John, he may be honest. or he
may be after our pork. l'll hold
him here with the shotgun while you
go and see if his horse aud buggy are
there
"He ordered me to sit down. and
then he took a seat In front of me
with a gun across his knees, and my
every movement was watched until
Johns return. Then they half be-
lieved in me, but as | went to bed
my door was locked on the outside,
and when l got ready to leave in the
morning the farmer took me aside
and said:
"My friend if you're all right you
needn't be afraid. If you've got an
eye on my horses, however, l want
to say that l set two bear traps every
night, turn out my three dogs, and
John and me sit up all night with
shotguns. We are all ready and jist
aching to make somebody seasick ~
Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-28
A Narrow ESCAPE.

First Omaha burglar-I tell you
it's awful the way things are in New
England-twenty or thirty women
to every man.
Second Omaha burgIar-I suppose
so. All the meu have come West.
eyes, that's how it is"
"Did you get much Doodle there?"
Eyes; but had a narrow escape
once. l Noticed a let of the finest
diamonds you eyer saw on a Boston
girl just going out of the house to a
lecture or something aud | watched
my chance and got in and hid under
her bed. You see l was thinkin' she
would be so interested in the lecture
she went to that she wouldn't think
to look for burglars, you know"
"Yes."
"But when she came in the first
thing she did was to look under the
bed, and there she saw me-"
ibid she scream or faint ?'
"She just grabbed me with both
hands and held on like grim DEATH"
HFh :? How did you get away?
81 explained to her that 1 already
was married and she let me CO."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-28
Make Il Rain when You Like.

The remarkable powers and adap-
liability OF the electric current to- the
uses of society have been further
demonstrated by an invention which
has at least the charm of novelty.
This is nothing more more less than a
patent to open the windows of heaven
at the will of man. and Michael
CahiIi, M. D., of San Francisco, is
the inventor.
"I expect to see the sage brush
deserts of Nebraska and Nevada I'M
der cultivation and affording pastur-
age for thousands of cattle in few
years." said the doctor.
"By what extraordinary means do
you intend to tap the clouds and in
terfere with the laws of nature ?"
queried the reporter.
"Simply by condenser or captive
balloon and an electric cable placed
wherever the rain is required. /
have long believed that rain could be
produced by artificial means. and l
have worked at this hobby of mine
for several years-ever since left
college, in fact. You see, first of all.
vapor as it ascends, receives heat from
the solar rays, which also impels it
upward until restricted by the cold.
The vesicles. or dewdrops. being
crowded together, become electrified
and float on the air at an altitude of
from 5000 to 5000 feet, and all that
is required then to produce rain is to
intercept the vesicles by artificial
means. What 1 have invented is a
condenser of peculiar shape and con-
struction and connected with the
earth by an electric cable. Whenever
the yesicle comes into contact with
the condenser or current they are
broken up and the water forced to
the ground with great rapidity. The
rain will be produced by the law that
causes condensation on window
pane. The surface of the glass is
covered with microscopic points, and
on becoming chilled the layer of air
next it falls, allowing the vapor to
flow on to the points and thence to
the ground"
"You will require gigantic bal
loon for such purpose" was sug-
gested.
"Oh, no. A condenser of about
two hundred feet in diameter will
bring down something like 100000
gallons day and as much as would
irrigate almost half of this State. The
volume of water can be preserved or
formed into rivers, whichever may
be desired, "-.San Francisco Chron-
icle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-28

If the latest advices from China
concerning the recent great food in
the Chinese province of Honan are to
be accepted as trustworthy, this CAL
amity must be considered as one of
the greatest, if not the greatest, ever
visited the earth, 1t is now said that
at least three thousand populous viii
lagos were completely drowned out,
with all their inhabitants. The num-
Der of lives lost is now numbered in
the millions. A correspondent of one
of the London papers, writing of the
deluge, says: II am told in hun
dreds of instances on the present oc-
casion. when the waters rushed into
the cities, sweeping walls, houses and
everything down before them, the
people refused to stir, and met their
deaths with that wonderful indiffer.
ence which characterizes the Chinese
in some cases, for the Celestial is
nothing if not fatalist of the most
pronounced and unreasoning type"
Doubtless full and accurate accounts
of the disaster will be forthcoming
soon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-28
How the SparroWs Came.

The English sparroRs advent here
is very like the rab~.t wis., u ANNSe
tralia is so anxious to get rid of. A
miller caterpillar, Indigenous to this
climate, was found to be destroying
the trees iE the parks, besides being
a nuisance in consequence of its pro-
pensity TO hang from the trees by
Web-like thread. Persons passing I'M
der the trees were liable to have the
crawling creatures drop down their
necks or upon their clothes, and some
remedy was sought to rid New York
of these pests. A foreigner suggested
the importation of a few sparrows.
SeventytiYe pairs were brought over
from the Old World, and the severe
winter which followed killed the
birds. A second attempt was made,
and every one was asked to care for
the little creatures and build sparrow
houses. This was done and the spar
rows were saved the next winter.
The young broods raised in the coun-
try were soon able to take care of
themselves. 1t did not take long for
the acclimated foreigners and their
descendants to migrate, and now
they are found all over the United
States.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-28
Gems for Thought.

Even reproofs can be kindly given.
The greatest good is done most
quietly.
He who does not look before lags
behind.
The greatest cunning is to have
none at all.
Don't expect too much from those
around you.
He has much to do who would
please every body.
Life is halt spent before one knows
what life is.
More people are drowned in the
bowl than in the sea.
Have a high aim in life and do
your best to reach 1t.
Listen to both sides of question
before you decide.
1t is nothing to begin perseyer.
ance is everything.
You will not be loved if you care
for none but yourself.
Make good use of to-day; you are
not sure of tomorrow.
Great people generally work their
way up through difficulties.
He that speaks doth SOW, but he
that holds his peace doth reap.
A helping hand at the right mo-
ment would save many from ruin.
Where there is no want of will there
will be no want of opportunity.
The greatest misfortune of all is
not to be able to bear misfortune.
The one prudence in life is concen-
tration, the one evil is dissipation.
A child who sees deceit around it
will rarely make an honorable man.
Let us take good care of our DAYS
and our years will take care of them
selves.
Common sense is one of the noblest
gifts with which mortal can be en-.
lowed.
The reproaches of enemies should
quicken US to duty.