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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05
Don't Despair.

Life, with it's comedy and tragedy,
heart-thirst and soul-hunger, hopes,
aspirations and appointments, IS
all around us. Helps and hindrances
throng us. Sometimes a helper is
cheered and strengthened by the as
surance that through him real help
has come to the needy soul. A man
of education and culture, weighed
down by life's burden, had despairing-
ly decided to end the struggle by TAX
ing his life. 1t was in the early even
ing, ON the way to where he had de-
cided to carry out his plan, with q
loaded revolver in his pocket, thun-
der storm swept over the sky. Amid
its fury little girl, standing on the
porch of her home, beckoned him to
its shelter. With scarcely thought
Of where he was going, he stepped up
beside her. In moment it seemed TO
him, a lady, the mother of the little
one, invited him in. Mechanically he
entered and accepted chair. After
an Intellectual attempt to converse
with him, and seeing that he was pre-
occupied, the lady tactfully made him
feel that he was welcome and not con-
sidered an intruder. In a short time
the husband came home, and, the
storm continuing, he was invited to
the table. The storm grew worse as
the night settled down, he was per-
suaded to remain in that home for the
night. When he was shown to his
bedroom his determination to destroy
himself was still strong. Standing
by the dresser, an illumined card,
which had been slipped in between the
glass and frame OF the mirror, caught
his eye; on it he read:
FRIEND.
sleep sweet within this quiet room,
thou, whoe'er thou art;
And let no mournful yesterday
Disturb thy quiet heart.
Nor let tomorrow scare thy rest.
With dream of coming i'll;
Thy Maker is thy changeiess friend,
His love surrounds thee still.
Forget thyself and all the world,
Put out each feverish light;
The stars are watching overhead,
Sleep sweet; good night. good night"
Could this be message to him? He
reread 1t. The blessed spirit was
there, using this poem, applying its
lessons to the heart A holy CAIN was
in the words and seemed to fill the
room; entered his heart and changed
his purpose. He came out of that
room in the morning a saved man, to
take up the life he had been about 70
destroy, as sacred trust from a low
ing father, and to become helper Of
burdened men.-John G. Dingle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05
The Time Factor.

Ii is curious how a conviction tenos
o become deep and strong by reason
If the fact that it is entertained. IL
seems to possess the power of the SEED
10 send out shoots and become rooted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05
GRANT COUNTY HERALD
c. R. sHoWALTER, Pub.
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN.

An ounce Of essence is worth q gal.
Ion OF fluid. A wise saw may be more
valuable than a whole book, and the
plain truth is better than an argument
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05

The man who will pay real money
for the privilege of witnessing the bluff
to be put up by Jeffries and Corbett
need not draw upon the public for
sympathy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05
FOR HOME AND WOMEN
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND MATRONS.

sown of Gray Fouiard-Spring Model
for Street Co.tume-Diet and Color
The Kind of Food to Eat for .
Br Ght Comi lexicon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05
RELIGIOUS READING.
RELIGION AND REFORMS ALL
OVER THE WORLD.

Don't Despa,r - Christian Endeavor
Topics-The Bread o; Life Tho True
Manaz-Huagcr - Practical Religious
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05

Ignorance of law does not excuse vio-
lations of it. Search all the more earn
estly for your sin.-Rev T. II. Rice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05
El'S
worse
For q
woman

To suffer with
skin disease than
it is for a man,
for a smooth skin
and a clear COM
plcxion are es-
sential elements
of female beauty.
When the faint
of scrofula is in
the blood it will
be sure to show
itself soon or
late. Often its
manifestations
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-08

until daylight. December %. Enemy
ceased firing and steamed out Of range
about s j m. December "a; renewed the
fight with diminished number of vessels
about s a. m. December %, and contlnu-
ously bombarded until 6 p. M. when they
finally withdrew. Troops were landed on
night of the 18th, but were repulsed.
and on this night also the powder-ship
was exploded"
THE FOURTH NORTH CAROLINA
REGIMENT.
Sketch by Colonel f. A. Osborne, OF
Charlotte:
The Fourth Regiment Of North Carolina
State troops was organized in May. 1861.
at Garysburg, and mustered into the Con-
federate service June %, 1861. The held
officers were as follows: Colonel, G. b.
Anderson: lieutenant colonel, j. A. Young:
major. Bryan Grimes. surgeons, Drs. }.
x. King and B. S. Thomas; chaplain, Rev.
". a. Wood; %adjutant, Captain John D.
Hyman: quartermaster, Captain Thomas
H. Blunt; commissary, Captain r. F.
SimontCn: sergeant major, F. ID. Carlton.
During the war these additional field
officers were appointed in the regiment:
John \. Young, colonel, in place OF Col
cneI Anderson. promoted; Bryan Grimes,
colonel, in the place of Colonel Young,
resigned: James H. Wood, major. l%ieuten-
ant colonel, and colonel; a. X. Simonton,
major; David NJ. Carter, lieutenant col
onel; John W. Dunham, major: j. F.
Stansil, major; Edwin A.. Osborne, lieu
tenant colonel and colonel; Thomas L.
Perry, adjutant; William S.. Barnes, ad-
jutant: Marcus Hoff1in, cOmmissary; Rev.
- Anderson, chaplain. John q.
Young, sergeant major; e. F. Morrison,
quarternaster sergeant; John Mcbride,
cOmmiSSary sergeant.
COMPANY OFFICERS.
Company 4, from Iredell county: Cap
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-08

tain, A.. X. Simonton; l~ieutenants, ". J..
Davidson, w. G.. Falls and William L.
McRorie.
Company B, Rowan county: Captain, j.
H. Wood: l~ieutenants, A. C. Watson, j.
T. Stansil, j. r. Harris.
Company c, Iredell county: Captain.
John B. Andrews; l~ieutenants, James
Rufus Reid, Edwin Augustus Osborne,
Joseph c. White.
Company p, Wayne county: Captain, J.
3. Whittaker: lie%utenants. Alexander D..
Tumbro, ]. ]. Bradley, R B. Potts.
Company E, Beaufort county: Captain.
David NJ. Carter; lieutenants. Thomas L..
Perry, Z. J. Redding, Daniel p. Latham.
Company f. Wilson county: Captain,
Jesse 5. Barnes; lieutenants, j. W. Dun
ham, p. y. Simms. Thomas z. Thompson.
Company c., Davie county: Captain,
William G. Kelley; lieutenants, Samuel A.
Kelley, Thomas J. Brown, Samuel A..
Davis.
Company II, Iredcll county: Captain,
E. \. Osborne; lieutenants, John z. Dal-
ton, Hal II. Weaver. John d. Forcum.
Company |, Beaufort county: Captain,
W. I. Marsh: l~ieutenants, Leo r. Creek
man. Noah B. Suten. Bryan S. Bonner.
Company K, Rowan county: Captain.
L. NJ. McNeely; l~ieutenants, W. G..
Coughenour, Marcus Hoffman, William
Brown.
After the regiment was organized at
GarEsburg, n. G.. We were ordered 10
Manassas Junction. Va. where we re-
NAMED until March. 1862. When we left
Manassas junction, on the Sth of March
1862, the men had the bearing and snirit
Of veterans. The brigade was under tho
command of Colonel Anderson. and the
regiment at this time was under tho
command Of Lieutenant Colonel Young
After q march Of several days we STONED
at Clarks Mountain, near Orange Court
House, and about three miles from tho
IeapiGan river, where we remained until
April s. when We We're ordered TO York
town Here we had our first experience
under tire from the enemy, while per-
forming picket duty.
On the night of the 3rd of Nav 1962
1oTktoWn was evacuated. Major Grimes
was no" in charge Of the picket line
Lieutenant Colonel Young in command If
ne regiment, and General Anderson sti}1
II command Of the brigade. Major Grimes
btId the picket line until the troons had
Sotteh under way. The next day the enc
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-08

Colonel Robert Aston. th"n a pra.I.
LAWYER i'm Charleston. / failed TO find N.
PetticreN. but Colonel Aston advised
to Join the Palmetto Guards. q. b. 1"..
bert. captain. who were on the cE" .
going into camp ON Morris Island
joined the company about March b .r
1861. enlisting as a private, with I.
understandings that l should be djschar..
when my state should Seccde. / Lahore.
with the boys. carrying sand in bags
build the ~earthworks where our hattr.
was to be stationed, until the work w..
completed. Fer a few DAYS after D#n
th~ree-gun battery lknown as Stry.a
Iron Battery on Cummings Point. llorr.-
IsIand) was completed. guns mount.
and all ready for action our company f..
only guard and drill duty, until the az.
tack on sumter.
ION the morning of April l., 1861 .
think it was on Friday. We were ord,I..
to man our guns; and about hall-I##
four on the morning Of the 18th of April.
1851, after a signal gun. Gun 80. o. 3D.
ten-inch Columbia, opened fire on For.
Sumter. and l am sure that the hl
LANYARD was pulled by the Hon. EdmHut
Rufin, Of Virginia, who was a priNt..
in the Palmetto Guards. He was q mos.
ilISIiHtt dilt II wv ~ '''A'' 'E
gallant man Of quite or nearly scvou.s
years of age. whose long. white and -IIkrm
locks fell upon his shoulders. as stra.aa.
and as graceful as those of a boy
In a very short while after the firms
Of the first gun-but a minute or two. 1911.
most pulled the lanyard that -eur
another ten-inch shot into Sumter. and
continued firing at short intervals of re.
until the surrender of the fort. which u.
Cured. say between $50 and / p. m ou
Saturday. the 18th Of April. 1861. ann
not positive that l fired the second gun
but | think / did; but this | do know
was the only soldier in the ompan FROM
North Carolina, and hence can justly
claim the honor of being the first from
my State TO fire a gun in the Confcdcra"
war"
CONFEDERATES IN CONGRESS FRuN.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Mr.. Charles Edgeworth Jones, Of he-
gusta, Ga. kindly furnishes the folloW.us
statistics OF North Carolina Confederate
in the Federal Congress from 1866 80
1898. Mr.. jones states that it is "cun.-
plete and may be relied upon
Oliver H. Dockery 0ieut.-coI.). NJ. Co.,
July, 1851.
NJ. W. Ransom (maj. gem. L. S.
April, 1S72-95.
James N. Leach (Con. Com, NJ. e..
1s71-75.
Sion H. Rogers (coI), VI. C., 1S7l-73.
Alfred NJ. WaddelI Oieut. COLI, NJ. g..
1a71-79.
Augustus S. Merrimon (soI. gen. Etl1..
y. c. Jud. Ct, Confederate Government.
L. S. S, 1870.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-08

going figures hardly seem credible. an
yet they come from j trustworthy source
Alabama is given at one per cent.
4 little drummer boy OF the Eighth
North Carolina regiment, after a hard
days march in the rain in Eastern North
Carolina. gave an old negro woman TWEEN
ty-fve cents, all the money he had, 10
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-08

Nova Scotia: You ask for correction IN
your list OF battles in North Carolina l
am able TO point out one error IN the
list given on page 159, April NUMBER,
Fort Fisher. November -. 1864. should
be December q. -. 1854 Battle open
ed Cfftv-seven ships in line) at , p m
December a. and continued on our SIDE
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-08

wounded at Fredericksburg December
IS, 1862.
Peter E. Hines, surgeon-commissioned
August 13, 1861; promoted to medical di-
rector of North Carolina.
Joserh H. Baker and John G. HARDY,
assistant Observation-Disclosures August
Is, 1861.
r. B. Saunders, captain and assistant
quartermaster.
Officers
and Men.
Co. 49, Edgecombe county, John
l.. Bridges, Captain ............ 101
Co. B, Mecklenburg county, l.. l..
Williams, Captain .............. -
Co. c., Mecklenburg county, Egg
bert A. Ross, Captain .......... 112
Co. d, Orange county, r. j. Ashe,
C~aptain.... =. -. -. -. :. 81
Co. E. BuncOmbe county, w. w.
Mcdowell, Captain ............ 81
Co. r. Cumberland county, Joseph
b. Starr, Captain ............... IS
Co. G. Burke COUNT G. NJ. Avery,
Captain 80
Co. H, Cumberland county, Wright
Huske, Captain .............. les
&C. ], Halifax county, ID. b. Bell,
Captain Il
Co. K. Lincoln county, William
J. HOke, Captain ............... 10
co. l. BERTHE county, Jesse G.. ia
cock. Captain ................. -
Co. N. Chowan county j. X. Mar
shall. g.
Total lis
Henry Wyatt. first Confederate slain
in battle" was of this c0mrany and
Killed June 10, 1861. at Big Bethel
Company B. previous 10 beiEg placed in
this regiment. was thc ,Horncfs Eest
Pi1emen,, OF Charlotte. which comDany
now exists. and Will take part in tho
exercises on the 10th Of May. Companv
II was the cd Fayetteville independent
Light Infantry Company (or Ta~yetteyfle,
which company stin retains its organiza-
ticn, and has been invited to act IS
the escort OF the Confederate Veterans
at the reunion at Charlotte on the oofb
of May.
The Henry Wyatt referred to IS buried
in a beautiful spot on a high knoll in
Section +, near the Confederate nonn-
naoht, in Hollywood cemetery, Richmond
Va.
X. +. Armstrong writes from Halifax.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-08

When it became known that General
Johnston had surrendered. Capt. -,
VINO commanded a regiment of the North
CarC|ina Junior Reserves, called over to
see an old chum in HOke's Division TO as
certain if it We're really true that the
army had been surrendered When in
formed that there was no longer any
doubt about it he invited his friend TO ac~
company him back to the regiment, where
he had the orderly sergeant to form his
company numbering ffty-six, all hoys),
and made them the following speech.
Remember, they were nothing but chill
dren, the Oldest not over eighteen years
Old. Il wish to say to you that | nave
been reliably informed that General
Joseph f. Johnson has surrendered to
General ". T. Sherman: and now, my
boys, my advice to you is to surrender:
but, if you will not. we will cross the
mississippi River, join General Kirby
Smith, and fight it out to the bitter end"
This shows the spirit CT the Junior Re
serves Of North Carolina. They were
fearless and deserve as much credit as
any soldiers in the service. They never
knew when to stop fighting.
The above abstracts are made from
General James B. Fry's tabulation of
Confederate losses from the muster rolls
on file in the Bureau of Confederate Ar
chlVes. North Carolina makes the best
showing.
1t will be seen by the foregoing table
that the losses by all causes for the diff
ferent States were. in percentage. as
follows: North Carolina, so; South
Carolina, IS; Mississippi, -; Virginia, il;
Georgia, s; Louisiana, ); Arkansas, 5;
tennessee. 5; Texas. 8; border States. ..
Florida, 2; regular army, ,. The fore
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-08

allow him to sleep on her bed while she
was engaged in cooking for a lot OF sol
diers. He had no sooner struck the bed
thar he was fast asleep. About daylight
he felt a suffocating sensation, and, upon
opening his eyes. found a little black ne
gro baby with its arms tightly clasped
about his neck and its cheek fondly "
ing on his. It did not take long for that
boy TO get out of bed.
THE BETHEL REGIMENT.
This was the first of all the regiments
from North Carolina to take the field. It's
period Of service was to be but six
months, and so it was diSbanded IL the
fall of 1861. 1t was known as the First
Regiment of Volunteers until the enroll
ment of the ten regiments of State troops.
when that of Col. NJ. r. Stokes was called
the First, and thus the led by
Col. Hill to Yorktown was known as the
Bethel regiment through its heroic service
in the battle at Big Bethel, June 10,
1861. The officers of the Bethel regiment
were:
Daniel H. Hill, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
April q. 1861. from Mecklenburg county:
promoted to brigadier, major, and %lieuten-
ant general.
Charles c.. Lee, lieutenant-colonel-
commissioned May Is, from Mecklenburg
county; promoted September /, 1861, to
colonel, and killed June p, 1862.
James H. Lane, major-commissioned
April "a, 1861; promoted to lieutenant
colonel, colonel, and brigadier-general.
Joseph b. Starr, observation-disclosures
commissioned October 6, 1861; promoted
from captain of COMPANY f.
Robert F. Hoke, major-commi8sioned
September /, 1861: promoted to %lieuten-
ant-colonel of the Thirty-third regiment
January II, 1862; colonel of Twenty-frst
regiment in 1862: brigadier-general, Jan
uary, 1868, and Encouragement in 1861.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-08

Twentieth Rogimcnt.............. LIS
Twenty-frst Regiment........... 1,28l
Twenty-Second Rcgiment.....--... 1866
Tw~enty-Third Regiment............ 1,51o
Twenty-Fourth Regiment.......... l,49l
Twenty-FIfth Regiment............ 1.644
Twenty-Sixth Regiment............ 1873
Twenty-Seventh Regiment......... SOP
Twenty-Eighth Regiment.......... 1,S26
Twenty-Niuth "Reminiscences. LII
Tbirtieth 1852
Thirty-First acknowledgements. 1888
T~hirty-Seccnd ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1898
Thirty-Third ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900
Thirty-Fourth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1882
Thirty-Fifth acknowledgements. 1,5l8
Thirty Sixth "Reminiscences. LAT
Thirty-Seventh Regiment.......... 1928
Thirty-Eighth R~egiment.... -. 1853
Thirty-Ninth Regiment............ 1,241
Fortieth 1.721
F~orty-First acknowledgements. lbs
Fo~rty-Seccnd ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1,191
F~orty-Third ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1,205
FOrty-FCmrth Regiment. 1907
FOrty-Fifth "Reminiscences. 1879
Forty Sixth "Reminiscences. 1895
FCrty-Seventh Regiment........... 1,297
Forty eighth Regiment............ 1,472
.FOrty-Ninth "Reminiscences. 1,241
Fiftieth 1913
Fifty-First acknowledgements. 926
Fffty-SecoId Regiment. 1,213
Fifty-Third ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1859
Fifty-FOurth Regiment. Cos
Fifty-Fifth Regiment. ............. 1.165
Fifty-SiXth acknowledgements. 1912
Fifty-Seventh Observation-Disclosures. 1.012
Fifty-Eighth Regiment. 014
Fifty-Ninth Regiment. S64
SiXtieth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 457
SiXtY-FirSt 1.233
SiXty-Second Regiment. 1883
Sixty-Third acknowledgements. 1880
SiXty-Fourth acknowledgements. 1853
SiXty-Fifth Observation-Disclosures. LII
SiXty-SiNth acknowledgements. 1,163
SlXty-Seventh ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 553
SiXty-Eighth Regiment. missing
SiEty-Ninth Regiment. 1,136
First Battalion Sharpshooters...... 257
First Battery Heavy Artillery..... 657
First Battalion Cavalry $50
lholldS 81
Second Battalion Infantry. ST.
Third Battalion Artillery. 40
Fourth Battalion Cavalry.......... PA
Fifth Battery Light Artillery...... 1.o17
Sixth Battalion Arnory Guards.... 55i
Seventh Battalion Infantry........ 4o2
Seventy Regiment Jr. Reserves. 431
Seventy-First Reg. Jr. Reserves. 39f
SeVenty-Second Reg. Jr. Reserves. $50
S~eventy-Third Reg. ST., Reserves. 81
Seventy-Fourth Res. Sr. Reserves. 621
Eighth Battery Heavy Artillery.... 646
Seventy-Iifth Regiment Cavalry. 765
Ninth Battalion IT. Reserves. ...... 146
Tenth Battalion nfantry......... 90
Seventy-Fifth Reg. Jr. Reserves. loss
Eleventh Battalion Cavalry........ 81.
Twelfth Battalion Cavalry 107
Thirteenth Battalion Cavalry...... III
Naval 25i
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-24
Col. Lewis New story.

Col James Hamilton Lewis, the bril-
liant Democrat, who served in the last
Congress from the state of Washington,
and now the Pacific coast possibility for
Vice President, Notwithstanding Henry
Clay" Suffers burning ambition, basks
frequently these days in the light of the
Capitol says the Washington Post Col.
Lewis in former days has given the
House examples of his negro dialect sto-
ries-he is a Virginian by birth-and now
he is telling one on Senator Hanna. The
skeleton of thee story is old, but Col.
Lewis declared to a group of listeners at
the Capitol that the new flesh and blood
entities it to be called original.
1.-The other afternoon said Col Lewis,
nonchalantly, las Senator Hanna was
standing on the rear platform of the New
York limited, smoking one of his Havanas
lately sent from ore of his Cuban depen-
dencies-the colored porter of the Pull
man. just as the car was pulling out, most
graciously tapped the Senator on the
shoulder, saying:
Boss, you CANT stan out ther''
"'Why can't 1 stand out here?' re-
sponded the Senator. What is a platform
for if not to stand on?'
THE porter looked him over, replying
quickly:
EFF deys any one german in de Unit
ed States dat knows dat amt so, Boss
Hanna, you is de man-de platform is ter
git in on de car, and when yer done got
yer berth, yer keep off de platform, 'cept
when yer goes ter git anudder berth
The story was told to Senator Hanna,
who declared that Col. Lewis is danger
ously original"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-24

Two young Englishwomen, some years
ago, consulted the Brighton sibyl on their
matrimonial prospects. says the Chicago
News The wise woman" replied to
them-after due transfer of coin and the
usual hocus-Docus: One of you will be-
come a duchess and the other will marry
duke" But what is the difference?"
said the girls in amazement. THAT l can
not tell you. Time will show" replied
the sibyl oracularly. The story goes on
to say that one of the girls married, and
in time became the present duchess of
Athell while the other married a duke
a Mr. Duke. And oh, the difference to
heri
A man once received a visit from an
ject of his call was to try to borrow
certain book which he felt sure his friend
had in his library.
Il have it," said the man in question,
but l cannot lend it to you, for l have
made rule, as fixed as the laws of the
Modes and Persians, never to lend
book"
But why?" asked the visitor
Because people never return them. To
prove the point to you, I would ask you
to just look round my well-flled shelves.
You see there about 5000 volumes and all
of them were borrowed"
At the same time when the war with
Spain had been brought TO successful
close, says a contributor to the Drawer
in Harper's, a number of statesmen were
discussing the future of the country over
their cigars in Washington. AT last one
enthusiast exclaimed, addressing himself
to the most prominent member of the
group: I'm my opinion we are drifting di-
rectly toward imperialism, and you, sir
should be the first emperor" mot if 1
know it," drawled the great man; II am
not fool enough to want to be the first
emperor of a nation of such good shots. 3"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-24
A CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESI-
DENT.

The P0pulists are talking of nominating
Judge Caldwell of Arkansas for Vice
President. Their idea seems to be that
weight with the Democrats-that is, if
they nominate him the Democrats will
also nominate him.
He has one special element of strength
II is probable that he would be popular
with wage workers. In a well known case
he rendered decision against the Union
Pacific Railroad and in favor of the en-
ployes of that road The issue was wheth-
er or not the road should be held to an
agreement not to reduce the wages OF its
employees during specified term
Judge Caldwell IS not very well known
in the East, but he has a wide acquaint-
ance in the West lie is a United States
circuit judge. and his circuit is in the
Northwest. lie enlisted from Iowa during
the civil war in a cavalry regiment, and
at the end of The war was in Arkansas
President Lincoln appointed him judge of
the Eighth Judicial Circuit.
Senator Jones, chairman Of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, thinks very
highly of him, but it is doubtful If he
likes the idea Of following the lead of the
Populists in nominating a candidate for
Vice President or in any other matter. II
the Populists really want Judge Caldwell
nominated they will show wisdom by not
bringing him forward as their candidate
There is plenty Of good men for Vice
President. The German want
Congressman Lentz and the sill
yer Republicans want Senator Tel
Ter. Mr.. Belmont has friends
who will offer his name for consideration,
and SO has Mr. Mclean. There will be
many others before the meeting Of the
convention Judge Caldwell is mentioned
particularly now because the Populists
seem TO be anxious for his nomination
Their anxiety, however, may be the very
thing that Will prevent it.