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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
MISSOURI STATE NEWS
An imperative Law.

The Pettis county grand jury has
made Q recommendation which may
lead to the repeal of an imperative
law. The report says:
We recommend the repeal of the law requir-
Ing grand jurors TO examine the books of the
county officials The lmprobability OF the
possibility OF drawing IL men at any one
time that would have the ability 70 rec
ognlze an error in bookkeeping, even
II such error should be bold on its face con-
nected with the limited time in which juries
would be compelled to audit the books of every
department to honestly find an error makes 1t
apparent to US that the law is very absurd and
unreasonable Therefore, we ask for its re-
peal and would recommend In its place that
the county court be empowered to employ ex-
perts to examine the books, when in their
Judgment the court thought it necessary, or
commission be appointed by the state, as in
the case OF banks.
The Case of Ex-Bmnker NeykirLx.
At Sedalia Judge w. W. Wood over
ruled the motion to quash the four in
dictments found against Cyrus New
kirk, president of the suspended First
national bank, charged with having
received deposits when he knew the
bank to be in a failing condition. The
defendant, who is 76 years old, is quite
Ill In California, and his physicians
say that to compel him to return to
SedaEa in December, the time set for
the trial of the cases, will result ia
tally. The bank failed May 4, 1894,
with shortage of 1884, 900, and the
depositors have not yet received a
dividend.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

and asked the sergeant to carefully
copy them. What for?" asked the ser
geant. Never mind; do as I ask" The
task was done and submitted. I'm
provement was shown. Other copies"
were set" The pinery boy went at his
work OF becoming a penman with the
same energy he had displayed in learn
ing how to drill. Within a month the
captain, after examining his writing.
said: Sergeant, that will do very
we'll. That evening on parade the adj
jutant read this paragraph in a special
order: Third Sergeant Henry r. Gar
field is hereby appointed first sergeant
of The Rifles and will be obeyed and
respected accordingly" 1t was a sur
prise to the sergeant. He took hold of
his new work with misgivings. No man
in the company has more trying posi-
ton than the orderly or first sergeant.
He must have executive ability; must
understand human nature; must learn
how 10 handle men. No other man in
the company has half so much to do.
The place called for better knowledge
or mathematics than he possessed. An
arithmetic was procured and mastered
That and learning better penmanship,
which latter was Il necessity in a first
sergeant. gave him an appetite for
knowledge. Other books were bought
and conquered. Then he took papers
and kept thoroughly posted on current
events. When the war was over he was
Il well-informed man. had a fair bust
ness education. had commanded his
company for year. most of the time as
captain, and was inspector of the bri-
gade on the staff of General John A.
Kellogg, and went back to the pine
forests as Major Garfield. He was in all
of the battles of the Army of the Po-
tomac except McClellan's on the PENN
sula. His father was a brother of the
father of the late President Garfield,
and the pinery major greatly resembles
the lamented Garfield.
The army did for thousands of young
fellows what it did for Henry T. Gar
field-made splendid soldiers and useful
men of them-educated them; and who
since the war has ranked them in good
citizenship?-J. A. Watrous, in Times.
Herald.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02
The .Awkard .IOPscs,

Nearly every company, on both sides.
had it's awkward Jones. and | fear that
st. Peters patience will be sorely tried
before the yankee and Johnny armies
get through the gate. Let me say a
word for these awkward Jonesas. |
never knew one. never heard of one,
who was not brave soldier. an extra
good fighter, model of good nature.
ever ready to do a comrade a favor,
even the one who had sworn the hardest
at him; to divide rations and blankets
with any one in the company. That ia
the kind of man our awkward Jones
of The Rifles, was. No man shot oftener
in fight; no man was SO witty and
cheerful in battle. The boys forgot his
and their heel kicking in those bullet
storms, and every man in the company
loved awkward Jones long before the
curtain rang down.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02
The big COrDOraI.

AS l was saying, the big man from
the pinery was awkward, but he didn't
stay so. He saw advantage in being
even corporal. The corporal didn't
have to walk beat for two hours-four
times during the twenty-four a soldier
was ION guard"-and he forthwith be-
came ambitious. He held his head
back. stopped swinging his arms like a
ward tough. stepped off with his left
foot learned the various commands.
made his buttons glisten, allowed no
dust on his uniform. promptly obeyed
every order All of these things he
proceeded to learn and do upon noting
the influence and comforts of corporal.
What will ambition not do for us? II
took him several months to become a
corporal. and then he wanted to be a
sergeant. He was about as fine n look
ing soldier as the regiment had that
evening. on parade. when the adjutant
read: Corporal Henry T. Garfield is
appointed third sergeant of The Rifles"
IL was some months after this that the
captain dropped into Garfield's tent and
asked him TO write sentence. 1t was
done in cramped. crooked. very in
different hand. That will not do
Henry" said the captain: lis ii the best
you can do?" Yes, sir. Our folks
couldn't spare me to so to school. my
learning didn't amount to much" Then
The captain wrote two or three lines
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

BY way Of parting compliment to
this country. Mr.. Kerr Hardie said that
the Englishman enjoys greater liberty
than the American: and he also said
that he had seen more misery and pow
erty in our great cities than exist in
London. Mr.. Keir Hardie did not ex-
plain the remarkable phenomenon pre-
scented every year Of several hundreds
of thousands of intelligent human be-
ings abandoning the larger liberty OF
British rule and the better comforts of
British life to choose the hard and in
ferior conditions Of this country. What
would Hardie and our critics generally
say of us If the tide Of emigration ran
the other way?
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

troversy. Experiments by Professor
Noalker of the Royal Agricul-
tural society of England, and Of
others, have shown that the fer
nentation of manure. when properly
conducted, results in its decomposition,
ana under proper conditions does not
involve loss of ammonia, although car
ponlc acid. or part of the organic
matter is lost. The material thus lost
mas a relation to the physical condition
OF soils and the decomposition a rela-
tion to the warmth of the soil and a
relation to the chemical reactions in
the minerals of the soil. The question,
then, is whether this loss is compen-
sated by slightly more soluble man
ure at the time of its application.
Oh sandy soils this loss of organic
matter. it would appear. is a serious
matter' Tor it is already deficient in it
ana the water-holding capacity that it
brings to the soil is of value to it.
In soils already overrich in organic
matter and inclined to retain moisture
100 much-and these are soils where
decomposition is likely to be slight
ahother question will be presented.
Again, fermentation, unless carefully
conducted. will result in loss of the
nitrogen or ammonia of manure. 1t
may De said that gardeners who seek
TO produce very early crops generally
advocate the fermentation of manure,
because 1t will give them an earlier
start, through it's greater amount OF
available nutritive or soluble materials
and because the manure can be spread
much more evenly and be commingled
with the soil very much more thorough
"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02


A strapping, strong man from the
pine woods of Shawano County joined
The Rifles. At first he was as awkward
as any man in the company: indeed,
more 30, unless Ed Jones is excepted.
Jones started awkward and remained
SO throughout his four years. No
amount of drilling, jawing or swearing
could make Jones keep step. If he was
In the rear rank he was sure to kick the
front rank mans heels. II he was in
the front rank the rear man had to kick
MS heels or change step every time
Jones lifted his feet. That man lust
wouldn't be military except in battle
Inc dear soul, l am positive, is in
heaven: has been there ever since soon
after the war, and l suspect that St
Peter has frequently to call him to the
gate to speak word for our boys who
lost what religion they enlisted with
through Jones heel kicking proclvities
l imagine Jones appearing in behalf of
one OF the boys who has been halted
just as he had caught a glimpse of the
Beautiful Beyond. 1t seems to me can
see his lank form shamble to the side of
st. Peter: that l can see his puckered
little mouth and small blue eyes, blue
as blue birds egg. 1t seems as though
l can hear that thin, penetrating but
always CHEEKY voice saying: God in
Israel! It's one of the old boys of The
Rifles. What's the charge against him,
good St Peter?"
He was guilty of unrestrained pro-
family while in the army"
1T was | who made him swear: | am
the guilty wretch: did it with an awk-
wardness that knew no bounds; | drove
the whole company to profanity, and a
few to the mad house Jim, there. was
nice, pious farmer lad but l kicked
piety out Of him and skinned his heels:
l served the whole company that way,
with the same result. Ours was the
pious company of the regiment until the
drilling and my kicking began. Jim is
no worse than White. Steenis Diener,
King. Durant, Eggleston, Johnston,
Hardy, Jewett, Dennis. Brown. the Gar
field brothers and twenty others of the
company you have already admitted"
will you vouch for this man as a
CORNER member Of The Rifles?"
Il will, good ST. Peter
Let him in: and whenever a member
OF that company seeks admission, swing
the gate wide Open-wide open, remem-
Der. Any man who marched with
Brother Jones got all the Below he de-
served. But. Brother Jones, how did
you get through the gate?"
Il didn't enter through the gate, good
st. Peter"
How, them"
Il came in with a member of the
Fourteenth Brooklyn, the Red Legs
He learned how to fly when his regi-
ment retreated from first Bull Run to
WASH gton. He took me under his
arm and flew over the wall when the
on the tower was looking the
other way"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02
Fight of Yankee Sea Devir' at Fayal

Fight of Yankee Sea Devir' at Fayal
September 26, 1914. the Yankee priv
ateer schooner General Armstrong
anchored in the roads of Fayal The
new young captain. Samuel Chester
Reid, had reputation to make for him
self and a brilliant one to sustain for
his vessel. AS night closed in three
British men-of-war, carrying 1876 guns
and 1000 men, entered the harbor. One
Briton. the brig Carnation, anchored
within pistol shot of the privateer and
began to throw out boats and take on
busy airs. The moon was bright, and
nothing could be concealed. Clearing
his decks for action. Reid accepted bat
tie in spite of the enormous odds His
vessel carried seven guns and 80 men,
One gun was the famous Long Tom"
a large cannon on pivot. Four British
launches, holding forty men EACH
pulled from the Carnation toward the
privateer, and when hailed made no re-
Spouse but pulled the harder. Reid
opened with the Long Tom" and with
muskets The volley was returned
from the boats, which then backed
away. Instantly the whole of the
enemy's fleet was astir The three ships
sailed up and hemmed the Armstrong
in the narrow harbor, and a flotilla OF
launches made ready behind ledge OF
rocks for an advance in overwhelming
force. At midnight the launches
paraded in one long line. keeping close
order. They were rowed steadily
toward the privateer, and coming with
in gunshot received a stunning volley.
The line of boats broke in confusion for
a moment, then rallied. answering the
Yankee fire with muskets. The men
cheered and dashed forward until their
boats touched the sides of the ship, out
of range from the deck. Then the Brit
ish officers shouted Board" and mo
quarter Reid hurried his men to the
buiwarks, with their pixies, pistols and
blunderbusses. and the ventursome
boarders We're beaten off by blows and
stabs and shots delivered in their faces
Meantime the carronades and swivel
guns on the boats pounded away at the
sides of the privateer and the men fired
their muskets and blunderbusses into
the ranks of the brave American tars
along the bulwarks. Early in the ac-
ton all of Reid's lieutcnants were hit, |
the senior was dead, and many of the |
sailors had fallen. The Yankee fire be- |
gan to slacken, particularly upon the |
forecastle. Reid gathered up the spare !
men aft and led them forward with a !
wild battle shout, followed by fresh |
volley of musket balls into the thickest
ranks of the boarders. That ended the |
struggle. The boats hauled off. all but
two. that We're manned with the dead
only. Next day three ships attacked,
and in order to spare the town behind
him from bombardment Reid scuttled
and abandoned the Armstrong.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02
Society of EamiiY Intr

The women of Tri, Switzerland h,r.
established recently a Society of Fam.
lily Duty The members are pledged
TO abstain from INDUCING in gossin
and article " of the constitution jn'
poses heavy fine upon those who taLa
part IN the election Some women in.
dulged lately in electioneering and @n.
even with their husbands in fighting
them at the pools Numerous ouarreis
were the result hence the creation Of
the society to prevent further trou,la
in family circles.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

An old Russian merchant left will
bequeathing 100000 rubles to each
OF his four nieces. provided they put in
fifteen months continually as chamber
maids, cooks, or laborers. Before their
fifteen months We're up they had reg
istered over 800 offers of marriage,
many Of these from Russian noblemen
and men of the best class. 1t is a good
pointer for all girls who do not know
how to do anything.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02
State Of Ohio. City Of Toledo. 1uc.,

County-ss.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath tina, =.
Is the senior partner Of the firm OF p
J. Cheney & Co.: doing business in the
City OF Toledo. County and.State afors
said. and that said firm will nav W.
sum Of One Hundred Dollars for ear
and every case Of Catarrh that cam.
be cured by the use Of Halls Catar,h
Cure. FRANK ]. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed Il,
my presence this 9Th day of December
A. D. 1856. A. w. GLEASON.
(Seal) Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internal
L. and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces Of tn. system. Send
for testimonials. free
F. ]. CHENEY Il CO, Toledo n
Sold by druggists: 75c.
Halls Family Pills, 25c.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

Toques are permanent favorites. and
some of them are composed principally
of jet, while others have horn like little
excresences at either side. formed of
flowers. and TWO pairs OF wings, one
above the other.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

The railroads charge more to bring
potatoes from South Dakota to Chicago
than the potatoes are worth, and Of
course they are not bringing many
This may not BIO news to our good
friends in South Dakota, but we
thought we would mention it for the
benefit Of those who are fortunate
enough to live near railroads that do
not want the earth and all that grows
An It.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

Michigan woman has humbled her
father-in-law and secured $3.O44 from
him for alternating her husbands affec-
lions but up to date the proud crest OF
the mother-in-law waves triumphantly
over the matrimonial field.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

Seventeen crews have been laid off
the Iowa and Dakota division of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail-
road, occasioned by farmers holding
their grain for rise in price. They
claim that the prevailing price of corn
does not pay them for work in husking
and marketing. 1t is now being quite
generally used for fuel in lieu of coal.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

No matter where gold fields are dis
covered, England at once sets up the
claim that they are within her territory.
She is trying to gerrymander the ma
lions Of the earth SO as to corral all
the yellow metal.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

The recent squeeze in the Partisan
money market nipped Mrs. Castellane's
purse for 100000 francs. II Jay
Gould wasn't dead. this would have
killed him. How inscrutable, indeed,
are the ways of Providence.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

The will of the Rev. S. F. Smith, au
thor of america" was filed last week.
The estate amounted, to $4,000, one
third in real estate.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

EX-Superintendent Byrnes, of the
New York police. has signified his in
tention to come over and meet the
bribery charges recently preferred
against him. He might effect arrange
ments to make the trip with Dunraven.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

1t is pleasant to see a woman carve,
II she does it deftly.-Good Housekeep-
ing. 1t Is pleasant to see a woman do
anything that she can do gracefully and
successfully. Carving forms no eX-
ception.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

If these young people who are af-
flicted with unrequited affection would
leave prussic acid and other poisons
alone and try few grains of common
sense the cure would be just as speedy
and much less painful.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

The Philadelphia Bulletin formu-
lates "thirty-nine cases in which white
men have been lynched in the United
States during the past year. 1t is dis
ease that Is spreading. Deluded white
men who have been amusing them
selves by lynching negroes will be
called more and more to take some Of
their own medicine
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

Decatur football players skull was
cracked Thanksgiving day The skulls
OF the majority of football fiends seem
TO be in about the same condition.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02
\ Singular Form of Nunn,,n;

There is a class OF people, rationalen
IN other respects, who are certainly nom.
maniacs in dosing themselves. They .,
constantly trying experiment., upon 1h.ir
stomachs, their bowels. their livers ADJ
their Kidneys with trashy no,trums. Vic"
these organs are really out of order, IL ,hen
would only use lioStctter's stomach Bitta,S
they would. if not hopelessly insane, Der.
ccive its superiority. per
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

England sends a great many books
10 TINS country OF varying degrees of
popularity and merit, but James Mon
roe continues to be our favorite author.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

Six of the South African millionaires
are believed to own 1896. 100000 be-
tween them. Alfred Belt Is the richest,
with $50. O0O. 900, Mr.. Barnato has $780,
600. 900, and Cecil Rhodes $25,Q0O,000.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

Attorney General Hancock, of New
York, Is after the tobacco trust, and
there are encouraging signs that he is
going to capture it.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

Now that burglars have been found
among college boys the moral tenden-
cies of football will not be so seriously
discussed.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

Twenty-three Chinese bellies from the
Atlanta beauty show are now on their
way back to the Flowery Kingdom.
They are said to be "stunners"--in
wooden Shoes
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

"The Dallas News criticises a Texas
jury that considered it mitigating
circumstance that murderer lost his
temper"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02


And sWeet-voiced birds are silenced.
And in his songs rejoice,
While heavy hearts grow lighter
When istning to his voice.
Frank stanton. of Atlanta. a poet by
Gods grace.
Sent earthward for a season to cheer
earth's poulace;
AND not since Burns Tyre sounded has
any poet sung
a purer strain to echo LIES devious
ways among,
And sweet-voiced birds are slenced,
And in his songs rejoice,
While heavy hearts grow lighter
When list'ning to his voice.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02
VETERANS CORNER.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR BLUE
AND GRAY.
Frank J.. stanton, the Southern Poet at
Atlanta Man from ShawanO
County The Big Corporal The Yam
kee Sea De.u at EayaL
RANK STANTON.

ltA NIX STANTON.
OF Atlanta, who
sings of hope
alone
There's wisdom in
his { hanSouS and
music in each
tone
The rabble may
grow bitter, and
men may heed
despair
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRiCULTURISTS
some Up to- Date Hints About Cultiva-
tion OF the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, Nitioulture and IlUri-
culture.



should be fcrment-
ed. that is. piled up
in a heap and al
lowed to heat, in
the II g a n while
being turned and
kept moist enough
to prevent a vO-
utilization of am
monia, has been
one of long COLI
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

Never too late to learn. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, who is just So is learn
Ing to play the piano.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

California is shipping wheat to Aus
lralia, where it is 10 cents a bushel.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02

When washing anything that has a
cream tint do not rinse in blued water,
but in clear water.