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The herald., 1896-01-19
An Emblem of Death
Handed Down From
MahOmet
BORNE IN ALL HOLY WARS
II Inflames the Turks to FanaticaI CRU
elites as They Cry, Eight,
Fight, Paradise, Per.
adise !"

All that remains now to add to the
horrors of the Armenian situation in
Turkey is the declaration of "Holy
War" by the sultan, declaration that
will send thrill of horror to the stout
est heart, for it means no parleyings,
no mercy, no sparing of unbelievers OF
whatever nationelity-but war to the
death.
With the unfurling of the green flag
the famous "Sanjak Sheriff." every
Mahometan is bound by his religion to
cast aside all home ties and considera-
tions, stifle all dictates of common hu.
manity and, giving free rein to
The blind wild beast of force
Whose home is in the sinews of man,
become the embodiment of ruthless
cruelty and wild fanaticism.
The Koran divides the world into
two parties, the Home Of Islam-Dar-
ul-lslan-and the Home of War-Dar,
The herald., 1896-01-19

sured. Since then it has reappeared in
all the wars of Islam against Chris
tianity. Omar bore it with him into
Syria, and the fanatic Cry of "Fight,
fight! Paradise, Paradise!' echoed and
re-echoed in the ranks Of the Sar-
acens.
Mahomet the Second had it that
memorable Doth of May, 1453, when in
blood and horror and confusion the
city of Copstantinople was captured
and her religion trampled in the dust
by the Moslem conquerors.
In 1921 the people of European
! Greece, after bearing the Moslem yoke
for more than 400 years, rebelled
against the sultans and claimed their
freedom. A "Holy War" was at once
preached in the mosques, the silken
banner was again brought forth, and
! the scenes of horror which followed
for six years, until aroused Europe put
a stop to the protracted marty rdom,
would require volumes to describe.
Many of the fairest and most fertile
| islands of the Aegean--Scio for example
were the scenes of unparalleled cru
city. Thou. ands of men were put to
the sword. the cities were burned and
the women and children carried away
and sold into slavery.
In 1926, Mahomet II, frightened at
the growing insolence of his Janissar-
les, resolved to exterminate them, and
in order to infiame the populace and
secure their cooperation, he ordered
the Muftis to bring forth from its
wrappings the sacred banner of Ma
homet. This was done, and in less
than three months 25,000 Janissaries
had been burned alive in their bar
racks, cannonaded in the Al-Meidan,
or massacred in the streets.
In 1843 the deep valleys of the noun
| talns of Kurdistan we're the scene of
another "holy war;" when the selfish
ness and cruelty of the Turkish heart
showed through the thin veil of relig-
! ious fanatacism.
Bedr Khan Bey, chief of the Moslem
Kurds of that region, assumed the
mantle of religious devotee. and, Sc
! curing the aid Of the high officials at
The herald., 1896-01-19

Around West Lake park within three
years has grown almost like magic u city of
beautiful homes, large, elegant houses,
splendid grounds, with all manner of flow
ers and shrubs, and where, within few
years, lots will command high premium,
ana where only few will ever have view
of the park. Now is the time to buy while
they are low in price and there are enough
in number to choose from. You can buy
now for $1,000; in year or two they will
be $1,000 and more for the choice ones.
One hundred selected lots in the Mob Hill
tract for sale at extremely low prices.
LEONARD MERRILL,
Rooms 24U-241, Bradbury Block.
The herald., 1896-01-19

| Constantinople. began to preach war
of extermination against the Nestor-
ian. or Chalaan Christians, inhabiting
the same mountains Then 10000
Christian men were put to the sword,
and thousands of women and children
enslaved.
Three years after these events the
scene of the principal massacre was
thus described by visitor:
"When the slaughter of the people of
Ashita became known in the valley OF
Lizan the inhabitants of the villages
took refuge on lofty platform roch,
where they hoped to defend themselves
against any number of assailants. Bedr
Khan Bey surrounded the place and
watched until hunger and thirst in the
sultry hot weather had done their work.
After three days regular capitulation
was signed and sworn on the Koran;
their arms were delivered up, and the
Kurds were admitted on the platform.
Then did the slaughter begin. To save
the trouble of killing them, they were
pitched into the Zee below. Tho face
Of the rock is still covered with the
scattered bones of the dead, bieach9d
skulls, long locks of women's hair an /
torn portions of the garments they had
worm"
Then came the massacre of the
Christians of Mount Lebanon in Syria
by the Turks and Druses in 1870 until
the streets Of Deir-el-Kamr, Hosbayah
and Zahleh flowed ankle deep with
blood.
The following summary OF the re-
suits of the few days of unrestrained
religious fury in that holy war was
drawn up Immediately after the events
bv a commission Of the allied European
powers:
"Eleven thousand Christians massa-
cred; 100000 sufferers by the civil war;
10000 desolate widows and orphans;
5000 Christian habitations burned to
the ground; 1000 Christians perished of
destitution; $10,O00,000 (gold) property
destroyed"
Twice during the Turko-Russian war
did the present sultan, Abdul Hamid
II, suggest that matters could be eX-
pedited by bringing forth the potent
"Sanjak Sheriff" and was only deferred
by the emphatic statement of the
English minister that the British gov
ernment would not uphold him in this
extremity.
Today the hateful banner of apple
green, upon which are embroidered the
words "Nasroom min Allah," (our help
is in God,) lies wrapped in forty silken
coverings in box in the "chamber of
noble garments" in the most sacred
quarters of the old seraglio, and
thither once year, upon the first day
of the month of Byram, following the
30th day of kamazan, repair the sultan
and all his court and pay their homege
and swear allegiance.
If, as many students of the Turkish
problem predict, we stand today upon
the eve of another great religious war,
which Abdul Hamid, in spite Of ell his
promises of "reform," will force in
order to retain prestige among fanatical
Moslems, this "holy war" standard
this forerunner of blood and carnage
will once more reappear to be followed
by messacres whose sickening details
will outrival all the stories of Saracer
conquest-New York World.
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cents per gallon. T. Vache & Co., Com.
mercial and Alameda streets. Telephone
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WHY THINGS GROW BIG
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
The Writer Cites Many Instances OF the Big Things
We Grow and Gives Detailed nOrma=
ton as to Results
SOIL is OF THE CRETACEOUs AND TERTIARY PEI

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The news boy., 1896-06-20
FROM SIKESTON.

DR.. Walter Shumate was here on
a visit to relatives and friends the
first of the week. He returned to ST.
Louis Wednesday.
Mayor Shelby has proclaimed that
there shall be no base ball playing
inside the city limits on Sundays.
The games go on just the same-just
outside the southern limits.
A new barbershop has been opened
by Charley Allison, next door to Mr..
Bandy's saloon.
w. H. Allison purchased the bar
Der shop of Mr.. Patterson, of More
house, and took possession the first
of last week. His family yet re-
mains here.
Threshing is under fair headway
and wheat is beginning to come in.
Ten days of this kind of weather will
see more of the wheat under shelter.
We understand that Peter Watley
is circulating petition for license to
run a saloon in our city. Of course
he will run it himself this time. Daa
Harris is also circulating a petition
for the same purpose.
Mrs. Dona Marshall, of Bloomfield,
is now making her home with Mrs.
Theresa Cobb, of this place.
Two games Of base ball were played
in Scimmons Park, Sunday. between
the West Swamp nine on one side
and the Minner' S Switch nine and a
Sikeston scrub nine on the other.
The Swampers won both games.
The news boy., 1896-06-20
FROM sANDYWOODs.

Times hard, money scarce, debts
plentiful and health fairly good; all
of which accounts for big, little,
young and old, being seen in the fields
at work.
Rev. N. D. Maddox, of Oran, filled
the place of Rev. Buchanan Saturday
evening. His subject was eight
"And God said let there be light, and
there was light" Rev. Maddox
talked entertainingly and handled
his subject we'll.
Sunday school was temporarily
postponed on account of quite num-
ber of our people having longing for
yaller legged chicken.
This has been an unlucky year for
farmers. Never has there been a
time but that plenty of help could
be obtained when the money was
ready until this spring and in many
cases crops have suffered for need of
extra help, especially since the wet
season set in.
Carter Foster has moved out with
his threshing outfit.
Sorry to say, but Uncle G. Y.
Guthrie has, since the wet spell set
in, worn out pair Of shoes. He has
not been emersed in indigo, but he
has the blues just the same.
Henry Head, of the river bottom,
was in our vincinity one day last
week, looking up wheat threshing.
The damage done to st. Louis by
the recent cyclone, and the suffering
of her people will shrink into insight
ficance when the starving and mort
gage-crushed people begin to move.
Then it will be that the damage can
be placed as one of severity. Look
out LEHIGH.
The news boy., 1896-06-20
FROM ORAN.

Wheat is not turning out very sat
isfactorily-about half crop being
the average.
A fine threshing engine was un'
loaded here for Mr.. Lux, of Kelso.
Also separator for VIM. Stubble'
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Akley, of Benton,
visited Mrs. Bechel, of near Oran.
Saturday, about $3.50, the Sunday
school scholars of the Baptist church
formed in line, headed by the brass
band and marched up Main street to
the picnic grounds, where they en-
joyed a pleasant time.
Mrs. J. 0. Hess returned home
from St. Louis Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Friend went to ST.
Louis Monday.
Caleb Matthews is papering ant
painting the house he purchased from
Mrs. Tremble.
Since Mr.. Ashley put fans in the
barber shop and awning in front, WI
have had very cool weather.
A collection was taken up at tht
Catholic church for the St. Loui.
cyclone suffers. CHOPPER.
% Ladies! 60 see the fine shir
waists andwaist goods at Tenkhoff s
The news boy., 1896-06-20
Brass and String Music!
Fine Barbecued Meats!
Speaking and Dancing!
FROM MORLEY.

The pay car dropped in last Satur-
day and made several of the boys
happy.
Henry HALEY departed for Will
Evansville to take charge as agent
and operator.
Josh Mason received a new thresh-
ing outfit Tuesday. Josh says he
will thresh his own wheat first this
season.
NJ. V. Harris is in st. Louis this
week buying goods and watching the
g. O. p. try to name a president.
@ Hall s. Cooper lands for sale
in time payments. Apply to Albert
G. Davis, 500 Olive street. st. Louis.
Mrs. P. H. Boyce and Miss Laura
Boyce visited friends at Blodgett
Saturday.
Nearly all our farmers have fini sh.
ed cutting wheat and commenced
threshing.
Chas. Cooper came down from St.
Louis Monday to spend a few days
with relatives and friends. Charley
can tell you all about the cyclone.
Uncle John Kifer is the boss melon
raiser. He says he has melons as
large as gallon jugs. Where are you
at, Blodgett
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Daugherty
gave the elite of Morley a musical
entertainment Monday evening, il
honor of Miss Darlington of Murray
Ky. Miss Darlington is a relative
to our townsman, Mr.. N. A. Utter.
back.
The boys went over to Bentol
again Tuesday evening to learn how
the institute was progressing.
! Ask johnson Dabbs how fishing is
down on Little River.
Born, to the wife of VIM. Carter
a fine boy. Will says he is regular
John L. Sullivan.
Major Ward is down from Freder
icktOwn. The Major says he has tt
come down to Morley to cool off.
Robt. Harrison is getting along
nicely moving the old school house tt
the town square. They intend hold
ing court in it Saturday.
The Misses Etna and Lena Harri!
are visiting Benton friends thi
week.
Everybody in and around Nor le
are thinking of taking the Newsbo.
as soon as a little sprinkle of melo
money comes along. AsAX.
The news boy., 1896-06-20
FROM KELSO.

Harvest is thing of the past.
The hum of the thresher is distinct
ly heard on every side. When it
comes to producing grain our people
are right in it. Thank heavens we
have no land grabbers and mortgage
sharks among us. Our people are all
considered equal. We have no cod
fish aristocracy-and the poor man S
daughter and the wealthy man s
daughter stand on an equal social
footing.
A little daughter of Adolph Spren-
ger died of congestive chill.
Everybody should take the News
boy and be happy.
Our mill is going up and now, if
we only had a brewery everything
would be lovely. AS it is, we have
to 60 to the Cape. Give Us brew.
cry! HAYsEED.
The news boy., 1896-06-20
Rev. Haw Lectures at Benton

In response to an invitation from
the Scott county teachers, Rev. Mar
vim T. Haw, of Cape Girardeau, ad-
dress large assembly at the court
house Thursday evening. The lecture
was preceded by music by the Benton
orchestra, and the subject selected
by the brilliant young orator was
i'Public Spirit. /" We regret that
time and space forbids our'giving the
lecture the mention it deserves, but
for the present we will say that only
words Of praise have been uttered by
those who heard it. ~
The news boy., 1896-06-20
SOUTHEAST NOTES.

Ironton Register: Many people
are greatly surprised by the state
ment so often repeated in these days
that there will not be another leap
year for eight years, and find it diff
cult to understand why. Our present
calendar was adjusted by the master
mind of Julius Cesar, forty years be-
fore the birth of Christ. Men went
through succeeding centuries, reckon
ing their days, months and years by
the Julian system, with the feeling
that the matter was settled for all
time; but there was really an error
of eleven minutes and ten seconds in
every year, and in 1882 this had
amounted to ten days. The time OF
Easter, by which all movable feasts
of the Church are dated, was thus
thrown out of place and season; and
in consequence, Pope Gregory XIII,
to remedy the trouble, ordered that
October 5, 1882 should be reckoned
October Is. Further than this, to
prevent a like necessity arising in
the then far-distant future, Gregory
also decreed that every hundredtt
year the intercalary day should not
be inserted, excepting every four.
hundredth year; but that exception
begins in 1000 A. D., which will be q
leap year. So perfectly does this ad.
just things that the discrepancy will
not amount to one whole day till the
year 5000.
At Piedmont Wyle Roberts ant
John Davidson got into difficulty
Roberts was stabbed twice in the
shoulder.
While hunting a Wayne county
young man named Valentine espiet
a duck and shot while standing on {
railroad trestie. The gun exploded
and Valentine landed on the stone
about eighteen feet below. His skull
was fractured, but he is recovering
A fraud by the name of T.. B
Comstock, claiming to represent
Bell 4 Co., Kansas City, has bee,
going over the country working
school directors on maps, charts, etc.
He was arrested in New Madrit
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Brickey cele
brated their golden wedding at theil
home, in Festus. Tuesday.
Will Mattingly assaulted Mayo
Boone because the mayor assessed {
fine against Mattingly for violatin.
"a bicycle ordinance, at Charleston.
Piedmont Banner: At the picni
last Saturday Miss Gertie Wood.
took three throws at the negr'
babies and turned one every throw
She got her fifty cents and carriet
off the palm over all the boys.
Butler county instructed for ]. L
O'Bryan, of that county for congress
George Houck, of Stoddard county
is also a candidate.
In fit of anger Mrs. Larry Everett
of Stoddard county, threw her ste
daughter in the river. The bod.
was not recovered until the mex
day. Mrs. Everett fed.
Dexter voted Monday to bond tn
city for $40, 900 for an electric plan
and other Improvements. Only fou
The news boy., 1896-06-20
Of Interest to Germans

Fully one-third of the population
Of Scott county are Germans. They
are industrious, pay taxes, own their
own farms and homes and are good
citizens. They have an interest in
the welfare of the county and are
actual settlers. They are not sell
fish and, in elections, vote for men
whom they believe to feel friendly
toward them and honest.
At the primary election last April
John E. Marshall received sixty-two
votes at New Hamburg precinct.
This, too, in the face of the fact that
Albert DeReign, from their own
township, was his opponent. Now
we ask the Germans to glance over
the list of delegates to the State,
Senatorial and Judicial conventions
and see how many Of them we're Sc
lected. Here are the delegates
selected to attend the State conyen-
tion:
J. H. Moore, J. F. Allen, J. E. Mar
shall, W. H. Stubblefeld, Jr., ]. II.
Crowder, Lon Williams, J. M. Left
wich, Cy. Harris, VIM. Hunter.
Senatorial convention: John l..
Tanner, A. ]. Matthews, O. e. Ken
dali, W. L. Carroll, James P. Shelby
NJ. G. Gresham, VIM. Hunter, Jas.
McPheeters, W. J. Greer, H. H.
Daugherty, B. F. Anderson, J. l..
Moore, W. H. Stubblefeld, Jr., w.
p. Howle, ]. D. Peal, T. B. Dodge
and Life Brown, Sr.
Judicial Convention: C. A. Leedy'
J. H. Norrid, Charles W. Hawkins,
Chap Myers and r. A. Kingsbury.
Not one! Although they are tax
payers and good citizens, they have
no representation ON these delega
tions. The only representation the,
have is on Mr.. Arsold scongressions.
delegation, and here they are ham
pered BY an instruction that the,
shall vote IS . unit, which practi
cally means that they are to have "
voice Ct al
The news boy., 1896-06-20
Couldn't Stand the Pressure.

1t now appears that the "push"
has abandoned the idea of trying to
force Mr.. Hunter upon the people as
their representative to the State con-
yention. Although Mr.. Hunters
name appeared among the list of
delegates afthe proof sheet that
was sent from the Office of their To-
calorgan to the Newsboy, twas later
omitted and did not appear in the
paper, Since the fraud has been ex-
posed they may now try to palm it
offsas joke to ''spite Hafner," but
this will not explain why MIR. Hun
ter's name was added to the list of
delegates after the convention ad-
journed. His name was on the origi-
nal written list, and among the pa
pers of the convention proceedings.
When these honorable" men 60
SO far as to forge names and trifie
with the deliberations of q convention
Of their own packing, just to "spite
Hafner," it certainly appears very
shady. And when we consider that
these fellows claim to be followers
of the ''meek and lowly," it would
seem that they were not carrying
out their profession when they so far
forget themselves as to resort to cor
.ruption just to ''spite Hafner."
Had not the NEwsBoY discovered
the fraud it is more than probable
that Gold Standard Hunter would
have represented. free silver Scott
county at the State convention. II
is our opinion that the bosses felt
satisfied that no one knew, or re
membered, who the delegates select
ed were, and that the addition ol
MIR. Hunters name would not bt
discovered While it Is probable
that they might have stuffed The
delegation with sny other man, they
ought 70 have known that the name
tof the most rampant gold bug in al
Sopth theaef Missouri could not stand
The news boy., 1896-06-20
AMONG OTHER THINGS.

Squire Schoen was in town Mon
day telling the folks what he thought
of the convention. To the editor he
said, Il am sixty-two years old,
have attended many conventions,
but | never saw such an Internal con-
vention as we had here last week. -
Attorney Kingsbury left for st.
Louis Friday to spend a week with
relatives and friends. Before leay-
ing Mr.. Kingsbury purchased 800
acres of land lying west of Sikeston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Fornes
entertained the young folks, We'd
nesday evening. Music and dancing
were the principal features of the
evening.
-Rube Matthews had quite round
last week in getting binder for
Frank Resell, of Kelso. He finally
located a machine at New Madrid
and brought it through by land.
Superintendent Blomeyer, of the
Houck system, was here Saturday to
meet delegation of melon growers
of this vicinity, to fix rates for the
shipment of melons.
"A raddish weighing four pounds
and two ounces is on exhibition at
| this Office. 1t was sent in by Law
renee Westrich, of New Hamburg.
Recorder Hinkle and w. H.
Stubbletield, Jr., are very busy roll
ing logs, laying up fences and doing
farm work generally.
~ Buy your dry goods, shoes,
hats and groceries at Tenkhoff s.
the cheapest house in the county.
The teachers institute, which has
} been in session here for the past
two weeks, closes this evening. The
teachers have left a good impression
on our people.
, Albert DeReign went to st.
Louis the latter part of last week to
attend a meeting of prominent
| IbCiuOSIdtS VI ttC obdtCs
} Lee Leftwich, Thos- Adams,
Sterling Marshall and DR.. Allen all
J of Blodgett, were here Sunday. Al.
so John Hunter, of Morley.
: Prof. Joyce, of the Cape school,
: spent the week here assisting in in
3 stitute work.
, The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
e Jos. Portis, of Benton, died Tuesday
: forenoon.
} Victor Scofieid came up Tuesday
l to see how the teachers we're getting
along.
ID. w. Sullivan came down from
a Cape Wednesday to attend the in-
: stitute-
r Judge Albrecht was ia towu
e Monday attending probate court.
!. An adjourned term OF Probate
g court convened here Monday.
t -Moxe Heuchan, OF Commerce
Q was in Benton Tuesday.
s Miss Mabel Hunter retnrpel
d home from schooL 8
S This editor has besn siieAtiv q
9 der the weather Tor ths past - h
t Robt. Westrich, q c. 3(6 tl
cane eowo ThagS1l ., II
The news boy., 1896-06-20
National Republican Convention

The National Republican Conven-
tion met at st. Louis, Tuesday, for
the purpose Of nominating their ma
tional ticket. John M. Thurston, the
great railroad attorney of Nebraska,
was made chairman. Mckinley was
nominated for president and as we 60
to press they are wrahgling over the
Vice-presidency.