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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-21
BoWERSOX AS AN EDITOR.
Plunged in an Awful Dilemma by a
typographical Error.

The Bereaved but Charming Widow Of the
Late Mr.. Mayapple swoops Down Upon Him,
and Is Only Appeased by an Elaborate and
Painstaking Apology
Speaking of misprints in newspa-
pers," said Uncle Silas Bowersox, '.re-
minds me of curious experience I
had in that line when I was running
country weekly at Parlzer's Landing,
before quit the business and went to
farming. In announcing the death of
MIR. Mayapple, one of our citizens, I
wrote that he died at his residence on
Wednesday, To my awful dismay it
appeared in the paper that Mayapple
did eat his residence ON Wednesday,
AS soon as | discovered the fearful
error | grabbed my hat and coat with
the intention of leaving town for few
months, but before could get out of
the office the widow, fearful and
tempestuous came in upon me with
copy of the paper in her hand. She
sat down on an upholstered nail-keg,
and although good deal out of breath,
said, with much asperity:
6 See here, what in thunder do you
mean by printin' in your paper that
my husband eat his residence on
Wednesday? You knowed you was
Interim wilful, malicious statement
when you penned that audacious lie.
My husband is dead, sir, but / don't
propose to let any lop-eared newspaper
poke fun at him or me. Come up and
see for yourself that his residence is
standin' just as good as it ever was and
hasn't been eat any more than you
have, you low-lived leper! For cent
l would wipe the everlastin' earth with
you and yer whole blamed printin'
shop. -
"As soon as could" continued Mr.
Bowersox. Il explained to the bereaved
widow that it was a grievous misprint.
l explained to her at length how editors
were annoyed by typographical errors,
and how impossible it was to keep them
from creeping into the paper, even as
little boys creep under circus tent.
She was angry and ugly, and l had to
write the two sentences together and
show her that the simple change of
place OF one letter had made the whole
dreadful error. 1 wrote the sentence
out for her thus:
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-21
Returned Good for Evil.

Sitting in the rotunda of the Alex
ander hotel OF this city yesterday, says
a Louisville letter to the New York
Sun, Proctor Knott told this story:
cit was the most remarkable scene l
ever witnessed. 1t occurred during my
early manhood, when was attorney
general of Missouri. Robert Stewart
was then governor of that state. One
day was in his private Office when he
pardoned steamboat man for some
crime. What it was l have forgotten,
but that does not matter. The man had
been brought from the penitentiary to
the governors office. He was a large,
powerful fellow, with the rough man
ners of his class.
1.-THE governor looked at the steam
boat man and seemed strangely affect
ed. He scrutinized him long. and close
ly. Finally he signed the document
that restored him to liberty, but before
he nded it to him he said: You will
commit some other crime and be in the
penitertiary again 1 fear The man
solemnly promised that he would not.
The governor looked doubtful, unused
few moments, and said:
"'You will go back on the river and
be a mate again, suppose?'
"The man replied that he would
"'Well, l want you to promise me
one thing resumed the governor. 4
want you to pledge your word that
when you are mate again you will
never take billet of wood in your
hand and drive sick boy out of bunk
to help you load your boat on stormy
night The steamboat man said he
would not, and he inquired what the
governor meant by asking him such
question.
1.-The governor replied: Because
some day that boy may become a gov
ernor and you may want him to pardon
you for a crime. One dark, stormy
night, many years ago, you stopped
your boat on the Mississippi river to
take or load OF wood. There was a
boy on board who was working his
way from New Orleans to st. Louis,
but he was sick of a fever and was
lying in a bunk. You had plenty of
men to do the work, but you went to
that boy with stick Of wood in your
hand and drove him with blows and
curses out into the wretched night, and
KEEP. him toiling like slave until the
load was completed. | was that boy.
Here is your pardon. Never again be
guilty OF such brutality And the
man, covering and hiding his face,
went out. AS / never heard of him
again I suppose he took care not to
break the law"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-21
THE ARIZONA KICKER, :
An Editors Experiences With
Human Nature.

Human Nature.
Have Got Few.-A correspondent
inquiries II The Kicker has any libel
suits on hand, as the result of its indie
pendent and eutspoken course. Well,
yes, it has few-about four dozen,
we believe, but we are not worrying
any. They have all been instituted by
second-class ducks, who haven't any
character to be damaged, and the
whole batch will probably be thrown
out of court in lump some day. In
the beginning of our career libel suit
used to give us the collie for three days
and nights, and we'd wake up from a
troubled sleep to find our cheeks wet
with tears, but we soon got sunburned.
Indeed, we rather prefer to see them
come. 1t looks like business.
Might have been the professor
Ever since we took possession of our
Office on Sioux avenue certain people
have taken malicious delight in
heaving rocks at the doors and
through the windows at midnight. We
put up with it the first six months be-
cause we were afraid, and the next six
because we liked to see people enjoy
themselves. Then we warned the pub
lie to let up or somebody would get
hurt. Last Wednesday night rock
weighing three pounds came through a.
window and barely missed our head as
we lay sleeping on our cot. AS we got
to the door with shotgun some one
could be seen making off over the COM
mons towards Elkins' Saloon. We
drew on him and pulled trigger, and
something uttered yell.
Yesterday the body of Prof. jenkins
was found in the sagebrush about two
miles from town, and it was plain that
he died of dose of buck-shot in his
back. just as likely as not he was the
chap we fred at in the darkness. We
didn't owe him any particularly grudge,
and we didn't know that he did us, and
we are willing to foot half the burial
expenses at venture.
A base coward. The item in the
Chicago press of recent date that we
had been fatally wounded by a judge
for publishing SANDER was not ex-
actly correct. In the first place, the
individual was a cowboy named Rose.
In the next place the article was true,
and in the third place, after he had
fired five shots at us without touching
hair, we knocked him silly with u
squash which we picked up in front of
Snyder's grocery. Then we stood on
him for about half an hour, and when
he went out of town, our brindled dog
was chasing him at q speed of twenty
miles an hour
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-21
Didn't Make a Bargain.

A church committee went to hear a
pastor with a view to a call. They
were delighted with the sermon and
resolved to assure him of call if he
would promise to give it proper con-
sideration, and went directly to him
and told him the object of their visit.
The preacher replied: ss'Will your peo-
pie give up attending theaters, hold
ing progressive euchre parties, etcp"
The committee replied: ..No, they will
mott .Then," replied the preacher.
"you don't want the goods ] have to
sell. Religious Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-21
Some Tricks Of magic. /"

The demand for apparatus by anna
teur performers in magic, who give
such exhibitions in private parlors, and
even before what may be called private
audiences in the summer resorts OF the
country, is SO great that there are sew
eral business houses which do an i'm
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-21
Along Ride ON Horseback.

One of the best records in continuous
horseback riding that have ever been
chroniclcd was made recently by Lieut.
Assist, who rode from LUXURY, in South
ern Russia, to Paris, a distance OF 1,6S0
miles, in thirty d,ys. He rode two
horses, alternately one English the
other Russian.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-21

she smiled sweetly but sadly, and. re-
marking that it was the incest article
she had ever seen in newspaper in
long time, invited me to call and see
her.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-11-21

Western Resources remarks: Ii does
seem as though the horse importing bust
ness, the same as that pertaining to cattle
aud swine, had gone far enough; that in
this broad fertile land the native Yankee
would see there was u profit ia bree hog
horses for the American trade. This ap
plies with equal force to dairy and all
other kinds OF stock There was time
not many years ugo. when we bad to lock
abroad for improved blood with which to
better our stock. Bat imporiations have
been 80 free and so many OF our best
breeders have gone Into the bushes OF
raising improved stock that the necessity
for importation no longer exists. We bs.
lieve there is rs az good blood in the Unit
ed States. 10 all kinds OF stock, ~ can be
found abroad, aud who would not prefer
an animal, all other things being equal,
that was bred here aud needed no sccli
nstizatin2 The time is coming when
pther nations will come 10 us for improved
blood, as they did few years ago for
Bates aud Booth Shorthorn blood, when
Senator Campbell Of New York Mill. NY.
sold the $40. 200 COW.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-11-21
Starving Plants.

Plants may be smothered while growing
upon the richest soil. This is one of the
b est illustrations OF the law OF the survival
OF the tittest. A hundred oat plants, for
example, may be growing upon an area
only large enough fol fifty. They all pass
the period of termination, for contact
with neighbors does not matter then The
eirly stages Of growth may be safely pas
sed. because oil the plants are small, and
require little space and small amount Of
nonrishment. But the time comes when
the food is insufficient and the space 90
limited. II may be that If all are evenly
advanced there will be survival Of them
all, bnt in an imperfect condition. Oats
or any other cereal sowed too thickly will
not yield good crop, each stem is slender
and starved.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-11-21
Manure for Orchards.

In an essay read before the Western
New York Horticultural society s. Har.
lis claimed that there is no difficulty
about phosphoric acid aud potash, and
that the great point is to secure nitrogen
The cheapest way to accomplish this is
by the thorough cultivation and pulv5r
ziug OF turf. A thoroughly drained soil
we'll titled, and thus repeatedly expose d
to tho air, effects far cheaper way OF
getting nitrates then sending to South
America for nitrate Of soda He recon
mends the blowing, narrowing aud cult
walton OF orchards, exposing the matt cd so 3
to the air. He, however, says that il ha (
the quantity OF ordinary manure is up
piled, and then 200 pounds broadcast OF
nitrate OF soda, it will be equivalent to
good dressing OF the very richest compost.
and good deal cheaper. He has used
this application with great advantage on
peaches, Strawberries, roses, curranis,
asparagus, celery, onions and
beets. 1t must be borne 10 mind, how
ever, that variation in the character and
Of soils in different localities
will materially affect the results 10 all such
trials, and the only true way is to submit
them to the test OF actual experiment. al.
though there is hardly any place where
barn manure, thoroughly and copiousIy
with the soil, will not pro
duce very decided results on the several
crops mentioned
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-11-21
Agriculture.
Ia,.a.iv. and Es,sa.iv. s.rm,ar.

Hiss fact not generally consilered that
the whole dui, Of agriculture 10 this coaa.
Try has been toward ertending The ares
instead Of Increasing the pfpdactiseness
u the soil Stunning aud skimmiug The
broad acres has been the rule. snd ~ fast
=. the virgin soil ceased 10 produce sre
munerative yield by this robhias process.
the disposition hiss bsen 10 shaadon !, aud
pat other acres under the pillow 10 under
90 the same depletive process OF enlture.
until we'll nigh The whole satiaee OF the
country has bee o,euan snd impoverish.
cd. OF course there are exceptions. but
this has been the rule. i0s,ead OF farm
ing so as 10 improve tie fertility Of the
soil. the opposite course has been per-
sued. Think Of the paliry avetageoi thr.
teen bushels 'of wheat per acre for the
whole country Is u any wonder that
farming does no, pay9 In all other kinds
Of business the practice has been to con-
oentrste aud Intensity, until almost every
one is pursuing some specially with M In
tensiiy that indicates the necessity for
energetic aud naturalization 10 the pur-
suit OF the means TO sustain life. As Farm,
Stock and Home expresses it 'the inten-
sive David is getting the better OF the eX
tensiye Golish now as be did in that olden
,ime we read Of The struggle mist not
be given up in this way. The farmer Of
to day must buckle on new armor. study
the demands Of the times and the needs OF
the soil. concentrate has energies. and
produce larger crops on less soil and at
less expense. To this must all farming
come at last. We are in the beginning OF
q transition stage in farming aud the tine
is near at hard when not only brains, but
brains, must direct the farm
ing operations. or the world will perish
from lack OF the products OF the
soil
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-11-21
There is Hope,

ftfh sbea 7HnsafurftaH iss sIFsfeitlt sisiassA
- tlCtiu V Ayers tffft rettatsl y ltenagst
$50 ierhlstraiy feserea w. hseinsy sehNs@n,
e stfafafd Us STATES So fssft So I
nsaifsftta tffNgr esAa whssh .sttlsd ~ W.
fanss so ssaf sFniHfssi ~ he sYwftnnss -
esfiseHtiiah Ntt ~ rnmFlttsig rfrstfsteS
Afiyt tfYlHs ssitsas rfse0fi ffiens. -iihca, isn
eat, mf phssteAAH aHsty asassminsa u aiss
~ AseF't chez,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-11-21

Nature is found 10 balancing things.
When she gives big crop Of bay II lie
fouId il Is lacking 10 feeding vslue rs
compared With I'd. short crop Of dry
.easop. She puts 10 more water and looee
dbrs and lees nutrition, as compsred With
the bulk.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-11-21

Before putting your wagons away for
the winter zee that they are thoroughly
cleaned. dried and oiled. II not painted.
Boiled linseed oil Is generally considered
the bes. but Kerosene IL more penetrating
and quite ss preservsiive. and il 10 20 ehesp
that every one can Afford 10 use il. TIE
running gear especially should be attend
ed TO-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-11-21

i.'t ihfps tsssles u ihis rssP.s.i,ea. sna ..@
nsu vrila
spla VI ~ nfErlsis Ewes IL els hssllss. u
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-11-21

The vice farmer studies we'll the best
works on agriculture, and then provides
himself with one o. more good agricultural
papers. that be may be informed Of the
latest ieas. inyeniious. methods sud prsc
tice, and keep pace with the cufrent
thoughts OF the day.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-11-21
While there Is Life

ftsrt aeaas ,isesid ss tired - ssss ths g.siissi
\ ~ ~ uslrt sra'eatrs have fsfra asxfe
che. ressesHi hss esea serss,~ai, sse~n ~
HsNks U5sarists rare f.entf ftat afa
-rtlfs Nnsnpsl tFsess. a waUt~gsA, Ia sac
tfaHt,ea 9Th diseAss q tho ipars. t.ltsfs
seagdeA We fsitsf, eBa ssss ! eewiA nd hse
raut snnnihs hrraa u.ius AYR Cherry
r~gisfai snd sesh tasaA n go kslg1ns r~s
peuiiaWwt ~ t.As lhls usealginv sNsll ears wAs
sne,isa have ~ deutf that
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-11-21

From nov until sap starts iss good
time 10 trim fruit trees.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16
CAMPBELL B MARTIN.

If YOU want the neatest fitting,
longest wearing and best fitting
Shoe the market can afford call on
CAMPBELL & MARTIN. If
you.want Ladies' Hat or Misses
Hat, Mans Hat or Boys Hat,
CAMPBELL & MARTINS store
in the old Faw Building is the very
place to find them. If it is some
thing to eat you want remember
CAMPBELL & MARTIN thinks
as much of supplying the wants OF
the inner man as the outer, and are
always ready to furnish you most
anything in the Grocery and Vege-
table line and Deliver the same free
of charge. Take your Produce to
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16

Five miles south OF Jonesboro six
rooms two halls and five acres OF land
we'll watered and 200 young fruit trees
handy to school aud church houses,
flour, corn, and saw mill. For prices
call on or address w, A, BROWN,
CARRIERS Mills, f. Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16

FIrs.--All Fits stopped free by Dir.
Kline's Great Nerve Restorer No Fits
after first days use. Marvellous cures.
Treatise and $500 trial bottle free to
Fitcases. Send to DIR. Kline, 931 Arch
treet, Philadelphia, Pa. 235-285.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16
UNAKA SPRINGS.

The boarding house at this quiet
Summer resort, will be opened for Wis.
itors on June the Bird 1889.
Write to the undersigned for any
information. Address
A. V. DEADRICK,
Unaka Springs, East Tenn.
Unicoi County.
Home like accommodations, terms
reasonable. 262- 275
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16

5,71l, 10, 1872, 10, 20, 25, 80, So, 40,
As, and so cents up to $500 per roll.
Centers, corners and a full line of cell
ing decorations, all grades and prices,
and will be sold lower than ever before
offered. New stock just received of
latest styles and patterns
Mattings all grades and prices.
Window shades all grades and
prices.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16

Powder, dynamite and fuse al
Knoxville prices
G. X. Lide & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16
Fancy apples at Geo. B. Browns.

Fancy apples at Geo. B. Browns.
Rhea, Wood & Co. are offering great
bargains in every line of goods.
Fresh groceries and confectioneries
always on hand at Pattou's.
Pure canery seed, pounds for 95c.
at Earnest & Balls.
Sweet potatoes at Browns.
Builders hardware at low prices
G. X. Lide & Co.
Go TO Will Patton's for strawberries
and ice cream.
Have Just received fresh supply of
Eagle brand OF condensed milk,
Earnest & Ball.
Fancy groceries at Browns.
Don't fail to see those elegant stand
lamps at Weiler's. They are just what
you want.
Strawberries at Geo. Browns.
Fresh bread baked daily at Patton's
bakery and delivered to customers.
Use Acker's English Cought Rene
dy, there is no better on the market
For sale by Earnest 4 Ball.
Irish potatoes at Geo. R. Browns
Come and see Rhea, Wood & CO..
dress goods, white goods, hosiery, fin'
dongola kid shoes, etc.
Strawberries and ice cream servet
at al times, day or night, at win Pat
For the best milk shakes and lem
onades go to Geo. R. Browns.
Rhea, Wood A. Co. have a new an
fresh stock OF goods and at very To-
prices.
Will Patton keeps the freshest stoc
OF confectioneries and fruits in til
city,
Finest bananas in town at Geo.
Browns.
Women's leather shoes from Coo |
and ladies' fine button shoes srom
up can be found at Rhea, Wood
Cos,
= A fresh stock OF candies at
Geo r. Brown.
II ron want a nice lamp for 70
,parlor or library dent fail to 4
Weiler's elegant stock. He has j
received q full line of the celebrat
Rochester burners, the best lamp
the market, and can suit you II
cali early.
splendid line Of gents she
shirts, crayats, collars, cuffs and str
hats can be found and very cheap
Rhea, Wood & Cos.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16
Fer Sale.

House OF Seven rooms, Lot 92x15O
feet. For further particulars inquire
Of d. N. MCLEOD,
$40 Johnson City, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16
WANTED.

A iirst-class wood turner, mono but
an EXPERT need apply,
Johnson City Furniture Co
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16
PlOWs.

Double shovel Plows at Knoxville
prices G. K. Lide & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16
Wagons.

Buy the Webster or Piedmont wag'
on OF G. X. Lide 4 Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16
Summer'HO

Summer Home.
New six-room cottage with attic and
and cellar; good well, barn and chick
en- house; fine location, beautiful
prospect; ten minutes walk hom sta.
ton. TO let by
T. w. SANDERS,
Elizabethton, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16
] !. CAMPBELL. ]. N. MARTIN.
CAMPBELL
& MARTIN

Still lead in Low Prices as their
Customers will all testify. II you
want a Parasol to protect you from
the sun or Fan to cool yourself off
CAMPBELL & MARTIN can
supply you If YOU want a nice
Dress ofthe latest shades and styles
there is the place to go. If it is
Kid Gloves, Silk Mits, Cuffs, Col
lars, Ribbons, Grape, Lise, or any
thing else in the Notion line, don't
fail to go direct to
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16
CARPETS.

Our carpet buyer has just returned
flom New York and bought full line
of all grades and prices, and now we
will sell them lower than we ever of
fered them before. We bought them
extremely low for cash and will give
our customers the advantage OF our
low purchase.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16
Paints /!

FdlnUS
Pure paints and oils G. X. Lide &
Cos.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16
THE COMET.
EVERY THURSDAY

entered at the Postofies at Johnson City, TENN,
as Second Glass Matter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-05-16

R. D. Grigg has purchased the
stock Of drugs &c, belonging to Ear
nest & Ball and will continue the bus
mess in the old stand. Mr.. Grigg is
an experienced druggist and will run
first-class drug store. keeping on
hand full line Of fresh drugs and
fancy articles. lie has lately been
connected with Mcfarland & Co. as
prescription clerk and is well known
in the city. His store will be open for
business as soon as the stock can be
invoiced, perhaps tomorrow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-14
A Terrible Battle With Rats.


SiIas Berry, of this place, had an excit-
ing fight with rats yesterday, in which he
won costly victory. He works on a
farm near by, and yesterday morning
entered pit in which brewers grain is
stored for feeding purposes. 1t is about
ten feet deep, and is entered by ladder
When Berry reached the bottom large
rat ran ne his trousers leg. He shook it
out, when its squeals brought dozens of
rodents to its help. Berry was in total
darkness and was attacked from all direc
tons. He at once shouted for help, and
began lighting as best he could. After
twenty minutes his cries were heard and
help came. When he was taken out of the
pit he was completely covered with
blood. When fully convinced that he was
spfe he tainted dead away with Joy. His
body is covered with bites and scratches,
and it will be q long time before he re-
covers. Fort! eight dead rats, some of
enormous size, were taken from the pit,
having been killed by Berry in his des Pc
rate fight.