davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1893-01-04

trains. of course, from comment on the case,
out says
Whatever departmental result such an in
vestigatiyn may lead to. it will undoubtedly
place the railway question in a much better
position than it has hitherto occupied. tp
poirtunity will be afforded for proving whe-
Their the extension to Appleton has been built,
as numerous competent Judges aIlege 1t has
been, in a superior manner or whether the
company has failed to carry out ITS oblgtuons
TO the colony in the matter Of constructive
aud engineering detail. In either case the
public mind will arrive at a definite conclusion
which will be more satisfactory in every way
than q continuance of the present nebulous
condition of thought
The same number of the Cleaner to which
we are indebted for the ~nformatlo con-
densed above contains an article on a recent
pport of the Postmastel-G General concerning
the working Of his department. The receipts
for postage during the year endi z 3lst March
last had been &l8.33 and fol- local kilograms
85, 767, together 824, 100 (say Sl20,5O0). The
total expenses Of the office had been $40, 158.
Nine new telegraph stations had been opened
in various parts of the island during the
course of the year, bringing up the total num-
Der ef such stations to sixty-four.
, 1893-01-04
E

IdtuWClt
third birthday.
The stpamst
passed the stear.
day, she was
assistance.
Dispatches t
lecture of pol
explosion of a /
been caused by
Ii. Castellon.
Thlerrees list a
Fcs 10000. &C
v~estigating c(
Fcs 5000 to ST
the cheque.
Advices fro
, 1893-01-04
G R A M S.
. CROIX STATION.

Dscember-Her Majesty
hg the first who telegraph
Mr.. Gladstone on his eighty
"Gelileo' reported having
hip "Umbria' on Christmas
isabled, but not in need of
l Paris state that the pre-
has been damaged by the
nh. 1t is believed to have
anarchists.
fho has been placed on NJ.
,aving received a cheque for
tied before the Panama in
mittee having handed back
ator Deves, who had cashed
Petersburg state that the
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

The notion Of sui,ing the punishment 10
the crime, however IL may have found IA
sor with the great medieval sultans Of
CordoSa. does not occur TO the Maroquine
officials of today.
A Moorish law court Is a parody Of all
that Europeans mean by justice. Extor-
ton Is the main objec; of the Judges. and
the contempt for suffering is absolute
The rich may escape with whole skins, but
those without palm oil" have scant mercy
For instance, the mere accusation Of a
paliry theft, IL made from some favored
quarter. wall bring on the accused the or
binary punishment, for such conduct. This
consists In breaking the ankle bones and
pitching the sufferer into the nearest lane
or ditch. whence his relatives may or may
not remove him. As there are no surgeons
and no medical appliances. the bones can.
hot Ice set. and rrunile 50 as TO leave the
toes turned inward directly facing each
other. At Tangier ] have several times
Seen one Of these poor creaiures-possibly
quite innocent Of the otfensc attributed TO
him-hobbling over the cobbled alleys.
while the passersby nndged each other and
muttercd Thief"
Ia the prisons men and women, chained
together night and day under every cir
cumsiance Of INDISPENSABLE filth and hor~
ror. wal; until their friends, who bring
them all the food they get. are able or
willing to offer bride sufficient for their
RELEASE. Nineteenth Century.
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Amyolr. " the obi lcsr nj Il its fate ia (, O
b. rriis-i upon. actually pcrt.hrd ihroug q
sIlenor The legend concerning the unique
end Of this ancient city " an follows. Ann
clm was a tovn ot i.aconia. founded 10y tic
l<soesaemopisn kins Anyclr. II wAs a.
indeTrnaicn, city for many years, hat WI. I.
finally conquered by tho Spartsns II
city had iscn - often alarmed b, faisg
rumo- Of q projected Spartan invasion
that AT last. weary Of living in a state 81
absolute i.rrur. IL was dccrced that n
should tr made a public orrnsc to frIAot,
the approach ~ an enemy, - when q
spartans a, las, actually appeared lTto,,
the city. no ono dsrr-l to warn the ofic,a .
Of their approach. and thus they wcre ali
60 take tho town with scarce an effort
There IL, II mus; I've admi,tssl, ano;hc,
"rilcncc" myth concerning Amycir. S-r
vtus says that the city was founded ly
Pytbsgorcans, Forbidden by laws of th.i,
order TO speak Of or TO harm scr,'en,s Ths
result was tina, the snakes from the bills
sou.hs the precincts Of the city, and. ~
one daring In speak Of IL to his ueighior or
10 harm the shiny creatures. one by one
the inhabitants lcf,, until duaily the CIT y
was completely turned into a snake den
St Iouts RrpuhlIc
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DO Not sleep on Your Lcft side.

When n patient complains OF bad taste
In his mouth every morning on waking up,
the first question ask him IL as TO the po-
si;ion he assumes when going to sleep.
An immense number Of people sleep on
the left side, and this is the mos, common
cause Of the unpleasant taste which is gen.
orally attributed to dyspepsia II meal
has been taken within two or three hours
Of going 10 bed, TO sleep on the left side is
to give the stomach a task which IL is tlif-
hcn!t in the extreme 10 perform. The
student ot anatomy knows that all food en-
tiers and leaves the stomach on the right
side, and hence sleeping on the left side
soon aftcr eating involves a sort Of pump
ing operation which is anything but con
ducivc TO sound rcpose.
The action Of the heart Is also interfcrcd
with considerably, and the lungs are un.
duly compressed. II is probable that lying
on the back is the most natural position,
but few men can res; easily 80. aud lac ace 1t
is best TO cultivate the habi, Of sleeping ON
the right side, 1t is very largely a matter
Of habit, and the sooner it is acquired the
better for the sleeper and the worse for the
physician. Ia ST. Louis Globe
Democrat
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

Indian chess, or 'chaturanga," il played
with rajab. an elephant. horse and a
ship, and four foot soldiers, corresponding
TO king. d castle, a knight. and bishop
and four pawns, and there are four play
ers. Each player faces bis partner, and
places his pieces ia the order Of ship. horse.
elephant and rajah. beginning at the left
hand eorner-tbe four foot soldiers being
Of course In front. Partners are thus on
the opposite diagonals. The players move
In the order Of the sun. The tactics Of the
game. apparently from the "Bhayiabya
PuraDa," are not TO attack your opponent
who has just played. as would be done In
double chess, but 10 obstruct the opponent
who has 10 play next. The game Is dis
tinguished from double chess by marked
variations.
There is no queen, and the ship or bishop
is ''iame''-can only move swo squares at a
time, though be can hop over an interyen-
ing piece il he likes Moreover, player
can take his partners raiab IL things are
not going we'll. and 30 assume command Of
both armies. and if both sides have lost a
rajah they can be restored by mutual con.
sent.
The game is thus pervsded by a military
spirit, though not 80 stiff but that the
opening moves are made by the aid Of dice
In this earl. game the rajah could be
taken. but he csn always, If all the other
pieces are taken, retire with the honors Of
war and draw. London Spectator.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29
Shows the ROYAL to be a
cream of tartar baking pow
der, superior to all others in
leavening power IL S s. 1S1 q; 1s 3 ;ss


The Continental nionis lie piete had thsir
origin in the Italian mont di pieta, large
numb~rs VI which We're founded in Italy
throughout the sixtrenth century. and the
objects Of which were. ia the first instance,
essentially charitable. the asost,l ta,rfsps~
Of the Institution Lsing to cotinteraet tie
injurious effect Of usury by lending t,to,,e,
OH deposits at all almos, iniinit-sinial rat.
Ut interval. The Franciscan monk. were
the first To lend money Ca goods, and iu 1915
they were allowed by the pope Ia receive a
moderate amount Of Interest; bat in pfo,
e-s. VI time the Italian mont d. pieta be-
came extensive banking corporations,
which ~er~ occasionally piunaierrd or bali
ruined by forced loans -aaets.i 10y tyran.
pical princes. aud soinetinies brought 10
sniir- COLLAPSE 10y injudieioas hnaaei.i
sppeuiatious Il sb.inn T-i-gtsnh
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

What Was the Matter With t,ss cakeS
A sociably inclined young couple who
aee comfortably Quastered d one q the
large apartment houses up town invited .
few friends u q card party one evening
last week. Owing 10 q misunderstauiing
regarding the date not one Of the expected
guests appeared On the evening In ques-
ton. The young wife was greatly vexed.
She bad prepared tempting little supper,
and hei economical soul reyoited at the
idea OF Its being wasted. One Of the fea-
lures OF her table WAS large ornamental
cake, which she had purchased at . neigh
boring copfectioner's. She cut the cake
and underworld TO induce her husband to
eat portion Of it, but he did not like cake
Shc was determined. however, that some
body should eat IL. aud she offered II TO the
hall and elevator boys, Of which there were
four. They accepted Il with enthusiasm
and quickly disposed Of IL.
The following day every boy vas sick
very sick. A doctor was called, aud his
Investigations led to the suspicion that
something Was the matter with that cake.
He said that the boys had undou btedly
been poisoned. The confectioner's shop
was visited. and the story Of the mischief
breeding cake was told to him. lie had
evidently heard q similar story before, for
he hastily exclaimed: ''Oh. it WAS part Of
that varnish batch of cake am 10 sorry.
You must excuse me. Ny cook put In u cup
Of yarnish. That is all You zee ] have
been having the woodwork In my store
vanished. Yes. that was IL. He put 10
some varnish. That IL ALL"
The boys got well. and the story Of the
"yarnish cake" has been repeated all over
the neighborhood. When the hidden guests
who staid away from the card party heard
Of IL they were glad that they had misun-
dersiood the date.-New York Times.
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s~ss.,.s, s..,-. aud IN. Monument.

When s-cs~tAry Foster first came Ia con.
Er~ss the Washington monument was
literally the national iaushiag stoek, look,
Ing. ss Il stood there, like tho trunk Of
storm severed nass -appsr~atiy the tow.r
which the parable si-aks Of which the
builder could mo-, fiHish because he had no,
coant~si the cost II Was the sne~r Of the
tourist and the shame ~ the resident IL
was perfectly evident that II was NOT going
10 lie nnisl-i With the cun,-nts Of The
little collection bo2~, lAt~!ei For the
Washington monument" which STARED al
you ~ you ~nterrsi ANY public building
any moyr than with the memorial" on
votlre stones s~n, by countries ei,irs and
susi~si-s u sas equally evident that 40
other private means sould suffice IL
would have 10 lie completed bs the govern
m~n, " completed at all
Samuel ]. Randall nas chairman o., "a.
committee on appropriations. of which
Foster bed t~~n made q inent,rr Lr
si~ak~r k~tr Randall. who lls~t Poster.
tokinsiy CREATED him a slh ooilini,is-r on
monuments. aud t1rn~d oyrt la him a.
such 10, ~ balls fat monuments TO shss
man and that memory oac dar there
came over from the s-'hate = ball which
John Sherman bad gotten through there
providing TOT the cpfn tleii"a 81 the WAsh
ing,ou tnonnn%n, bt the government, aud
apptOpriS,sns sssl.oo for rhA, purpose
Foster WAS watching anJ Ils; ~ Ran
dali. s,osling NJ Il, Ras ahput TO pigeon
hoi~ II. he st-oA@ ur snd saiL No. no. Mr.
Chairman In tho sub CON filiiiec on
monuments, that blii islong, 10 the. " With
ths, persuasive smile sLlcb has moved
more ni~iura,r hearts ihsn Randalr~
Take IL. ,5rn. said IissdAIl. throwing u
over the table fo~teT d,l take IL. and
vent 10 sofk ~ ohc~ coi icctlnR the data
Tor = report on the suhioci. which was 49,
fnil and M strong that a cons tbcrSl a ma
tori,y 81 tho ootnmi;'r~ then. sud after
ward a majority Of the bonsr passed the
hill Tho ~orA Then hregn never caAss4i
till the aluminium rsp sAs Put on the zper
Of the pyrsnidsi top No wonder Foster
finds satisfaction every time hc look. at
his handiwork Washington Cor Phiia
delphIa Record
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HEADACHE AND DYSPEPSIA.

William L. Rockwell, No. 5I2 West 57th
street, New York, says:
have been . martyr to bilious head
ache and dyspepsia. Any indiscretion in
diet. orerfstigue or cold brings on q 1T of
indigestion, followed by headache lasting
two or three days at time. think must
have tried over twenty different remedies.
which were recommended rs certain cures
by loving friends, but ii Was no use, Al
last though would take simple course
OF purgation with BRAHDkErH's Pills. For
the first week took two pills eve y night,
then one pill for thirty nights; in that time
gained three pounds in weight. and never
have had al ache or 4 pain o nee"
Disease in one part Of the body will
eventually fill the whole body with disease.
Every year or two some part OF the system
grows weak. and begins to decay. Such
part should be removed at once and new
matter be allowed TO take iis place. There's
no need of cutting it out with q surgeon a
scaipel. Purge away the old, diseased and
worn-out parts with bkAxDRErH's PrLLs.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

-
John J. Xelly N Pnpuae,s nant - a pa.s.s
!. D.n .ns suH sssins lottery ticket,
ODe-fWeDtiefh Of whole Ticket which haA sor
$1,000 and had been forwsrded n ,he p.-.,I.,.
Ds"A iof eonections sno IN when be claimed
ope-iourfh interest ~ owner. BY consent the
ticket was cssbed and thu uncisS,ueA tn,.<
see "Hnofssn, leaving the contested
one-qusrfer, which was also claimed b. John
". Fenlow, under control Of the eou,s
The ,...s.- IT,. q. s.
p-.nes "'s ~ .. Aouis, ano nave been
quite unfortunate, In 1891 FenI0w, Kelly, Nosie.
man, O'Keefe and Connors formed aus., e,rt
.no on ihfee OF iour occasions purchased i've
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

The total amount Of Dig game brought,
70 bag during the Maharajah's shikar party
was eleven tigers, three pauthers, two
bears, two rhinoccri. eleven buffaloes. forty
nine deer and twenty ono boars. Tho fol
lowing were the weights and lengths Of the
i've biggest tigers; Length, 10 feet 2,S
inches; weight, +93 pounds; 10 feet, 4ls
pounds; feet inches. &6T pounds; o fee,
o inches, 80 pounds: 0 feet inches. Ar
pounds. The six largest swamp deer (rau
cervus duvaccll) were go pounds. sos
pounds. 800 pounds, <eo pounds, 400 pounds
and go pounds. Tho two largest sambhur
(Rusa aristotilis) weighed sos pounds each
Land snd Watar.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29
A. y Quaker Wedding.

No clergyman is needed a, a Quaker
wedding because the happy principals per,
form the ceremony themselves. This is the
formula repeated by the bridegroom at a
recent wedding; Friends. here. in the
presence of the Lord and in the divine
presence, ] take this, my friend, Edith
Mary Hamburg Aggs, to be my wife, prom.
Using. in the fear Of the Lord and with
divine assistance, TO be her faithful and
loving husband" The bride repeated a
similar declaration, the certificate OF mar
riagc was signed by witnesses, short ad.
dresses from Scriptural texts were made,
prayers were offered, and the ceremony
was ended Exchange.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

One Of the old settlers of St. Paul. weary
ing OF calling and dunning for a bill
brought suit to enforce its collection
When the day of the trial came on the old
settler was little late. aud the jury had
been impaneled and sworn. He entered
sat behind the attorney, and rapidly ran
his eyes over the jury. When he reached
the last man he sprang to his feet aud. re
gariless of court etiquette and decorum,
called out; Judge. every man on that jury
owes me bill, Dismiss the case quick or
I'll turn up in that fellows debt st
Paul Globe.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29
KISSING ooooBY.

4 kiss be took and back ward look.
And her heart grew suddenly lighter,
4 tribe. you say. TO color day.
Yet the dull gray morn s1sili.d brighter
Tor hearts are such that a teiidcr tDas.h
MAJ Danish look al ssiueSs.
a small, slight thihs ssh u.ake US sing.
Hut frosn N lii hecx ogr ..lsdaes.
The eheefi~si ray along our ssy
10 the iHit. ast Of kindbess
And tho E,Aenesi sling soale careless thing
That VAS done Ia = moment u bliadnrss.
We CAD bfaseiy face life Id = home sher,
strife
No foo,hoid tan discover.
And t~ iosers s,iii II We oniy viii,
Though youths bright da,s are over.
An, sharp as swords eui the unkind words
That are far lie, osld tocaiiiaR.
When fsee li-A hid 'aeath a coffin lid,
And bitter taars arr falling.
We faia ~oald give half the lives Ne live
To uhdo our idle sssrnibg
Thea let lie not miss tie smile and kiss
When nc issri III the light 81 morning
Lillian fiantesi Ia Ran frsncisro Gail.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

A servant who had just been engaged by
Madison avenue mistress was told by her
mistress that everything was to he done Ia
the house with great punctnslity. "fshall
expect you to get up Al clock, dine at ~
and go to bed at 10. That's all right, -
was the response. III have nothing else
TO do this place will suit me exactly
New York Evening Sun.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

Sicilian women, two or three hundred
years ago, excelled in the art Of the drawn
work embroideries now so popular. They
traced their patterns on linen, then drew
the threads from the parts that were to be
transparent. and filled in the openings
with fancy stitches to give them a lacy ap-
unaranrs
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

Herbert Spencer Is now man Of seventy,
though he looks ten years younger. He Is
Of medium stature and his head IL bald,
except for a thin fringe Of hair. He has ar
aquiliue nose, a ruddy skin and an intel.
lcctual face.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

Our readers will serve themselvs. Nv
Noticing the remarkable offerings advertised
IN another column by the Sherwood Han
Nursery Co. Of Menlo Park and San Pt.p.
cisco. who are leaders on the coast in fur.
nishins everything for the farm and e.rds..
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BEWARE OF OINTMGNTs FOR CA.
TAkRH THAT COSTAIs MERCURY,

As mercury viii surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole system
shep entering IL through the mucous surfaceA
such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians. a the
damage they will co lie tenfold 70 the good you
can possibly derive from them Halls CatsYrh
Cure manufactured by p. J. Cheney Co, To
ieoo, ", contains no mercury, and 10 taken in
ternsl y, ting directly upon be blood and mu.
couk surfaces of the system. In buyfns Halls
Cetarrh Cue be sure you get the genuine. Il IL
taken Internally and made in Toledo, o., by p.
J, Cheney Co. Testimonials free
Sold by druggists; price. rs cents per
bottle.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

Earrings have been worn from time i'm
memorial When excavating the ruins Of
ancient Thebes archIologists brought to
light sculpturcd remains bearing rcprcsen-
tAtious OF these Jewels
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

Steel tape measures that coil up inside .
circular shaped silver case. and are marked
by . thumb slide, are numbered with Gle
CANT little eonveuisnces enjoyed by both
oAxA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

One Of the choicest relics In the fine col.
lection Of George w, Childs, Of Philadsl.
phia, Ia a little green harp that once BE-
longctl TO Tom Moore, aud which the poet
carried into hundrsda Of IriaA AomA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

There is Que peculiar kind of crab, called
the king or horseshoe crab, which chcws its
food with Its legs, The little animal grinds
its morscls between its thighs before 1t
passes them over To its mouth.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29
German
Syrup

William Mcclellan. Druggist at
Bloomingdalc. Mich. "Ihave had
the Asthma badly ever since l came
out Of the army and though I have
been in the drug business for fifteen
years. and have tried nearly every.
|thing on the market. nothing has
given inc the slightest relief until q
few months ago. when I used 30.
schec's German Syrup. am now
|glad TO acknowledge the great good
II has done me. lam greatly relicv.
ed during the day aud at nigh, go to
slccp without the least trouble" o
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

As cure for sore throat and coughs
" Bror'S,', Bronchial Troches" have been
thoroughly tested, and maintain a good
reputation.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

| Kentucky gentleman has been cont rmed as
minister 10 Peru. Here Is the good old comb.
nation OF whisky and quinine over again
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

she-~h hate the most animated spectacle yot
ever saw He-A Boston girl chasing a stree
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

Blobhs-I drink 3 cheap California clare,
which Know to be reliable. wigwas-Yes:
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

Germantown poet is writing q poem enii-
tied The Lay Of the Easter Egg"
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Olds&KinQ,;
| Portland, Or. i i

beasurtnE ftinsr). which &c will mail to- you
nr d cents sent us. With y cents for postage
sa suggestion fYpm our house fu pishIns line
~ making your home attractive. our special
Hers are not To get your money TOT the article
nen'ioned, but to get your attention tn our
Tices and qualities, We know they'll convince
pu that you are assured Of honest epods and
pnest value. from We every time. Our spring
Dialogue IL sent free fnr the asking
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Riches may have wings" aaid the tiGht.
nstso man. but there are mo nies on ny
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29
DECISIVE
Baking Powder Tests
The United States Official

Investigation Of Baking Powders made by authority Of
Congress- in the Department Of Agriculture. Washing
ton. d. c.. furnishes the highest authoritative infoma
ton as to which powder is the best The Official Report
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B6PTU1D AHD PrLnD OuR~.

= man feels proud when be Il WORKING nj.
NAY Up TO the top. bat be leels di6erent h III
neekHe UNDERTAKES % do the same thing,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29

We male .
strr isl nt
for In this
sis@rs zach
, ~ eek This
l time u Ia
of an ori.
entail col
ore~i frtpse.i
e " X >tt.t.k
TkRLpt'nvpN
lsise ox -
inches, not
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-23
RpttiCl<er, l.. NJ.

We acknowledge greeting from our
former townsmen. eX-Sheriff John
NJ. Reticker. who i now occupying
the position of postmaster at Nor
tons Mills, Iowa. When Reticker
was appointed postmaster we know
not. but nevertheless have substan-
tial evidence that he is selling stamps
and looking after Uncle Sans bust
ness generally at the aforesaid place.
Reticker was doughty officer of the
law. and no doubt can click" stamp
without turning a hair. In keeping
with the new order of things we
would suggest that the new post
petition to have the name of
his burg changed to the somewhat
euPhonious but rather appropriate
title of .Reticker's RooSt.