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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-11

Prentiss had a powerful mind as we'll
as wonderful Imagination His memory
was prodigious, and what he read he il
gested and assimilated. He literally de-
voured books. and Coke on Littleton he
mastered as readily as he did an enter
tanning novel He read with the rapidity
of Walter Scott or T. B. Macaulay, and
his memory was so extraordinary that
he could repeat whole books of the Eng
lish Bible, all of the Lady of the Lake
all of Paradise Lost" many of Shake
speare's plays, and many of Byron S
poems. If he had been endowed with the
taste of that other orator, Charles James
Fox, and daily read and absorbed Peri
cles and Demosthenes in the original,
tradition of him might have taken in
even more of the wonderful.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-11

Before he was admitted to the bar,
Prentiss was student in the law office
of that other Northern man in the cot
ton country, great lawyer and a great
statesman. What a different history man
kind in our hemisphere might have had
if Robert ] Walker had been a seces-
sionist and had possessed the confidence
of Jefferson Davis. He would have been
Secretary of the Treasury of the Confed-
eracy. He had genuius for economies
The worthlessness of the currency of the
South was nearly, if not quite, as great a
factor in determining the result of the
war as the prowess of Grants arms
Walker would have established a ma
tional banking system and preserved the
credit of the Confederate Treasury. Had
that been done they could have been
fighting yet. James Guthrie would have
done it as well, if not better, than Wal
ker
When Pyentiss left the tutelage of
Walker ne opened an office at Natchez,
and Immediately distinguished himself.
1t was said of him-and perhaps it was
not true-that he never lost but a single
cause, and that was one in which he was
personally interested to the extent of his
whole private fortune.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-11

Joseph Holt, sometime protege of
Amos Kendall, was leading LAWYER CT
the then Southwest. He had been dis
trict attorney in Kentucky and in that
office his astonishing powers as an ora
tor had been first developed. His sue
cess as a prosecutor was so great that
the Executive refused to reappoint him
on the ground that no one accused of
crime could have fair trial when the
elOQuence of Joe Holt was the accuser.
He gained a national reputation in one
of the conventions that nominated Mar
tin Van Buren, in a powerful speech de-
Tending Richard NJ. Johnson from the as
saults of his enmies. 1t was the be-
ginning of what is now known as con
vention eloquence" and probably has
never been surpassed. He practiced law
in Mississippi at the zenith of flush
times and accumulated a considerable
fortune, and, while never a candidate for
office. he took an active part in politics
as a Democrat
1t was the golden day of eloquence in
our land-the day of Clay, of Webster.
of McDuffie, of Marshall of Menfee, of
Wise, of Corwin. of Haskell, of Polk OF
N~ACoIN. anu VI I1Oll ana ITenLlSS. Il Ut
beautiful. stately and symmetrical SEN
fences, for chastity, purity, and elegance
OF expression, Joseph Holt was without
d master in that splendid age of Ameri-
can oratory. Holt charmed, and he con-
WINGED. and his speech was English un-
corrupted-''the tongue that Shakespeare
spake. Prentiss overwhelmed his au-
dlence with the dramatic fervor of his
periods, the commanding tones of his
voice, the captivating magnetism of the
man. Holt was the chiseled marble;
Prentiss was flesh and blood 1t is praise
enough to say of either that he was fire.
quently the successful rival of the other
When he was twenty-five years of age
Prentiss appeared at Washington in an
important case involving title to a large
boundary of land in the State of Arkan-
sas. He was opposed by very able coun-
sci, including Reverdy Johnson and Mr..
Meredith, and at the close of his master
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20
Question No Al.
was Moses q murderer2
QUESTIONS No. 40.

l. What is tho bottomless pit
that thit (beasN tho temporal
power Of thSCatholic church come
ont of And Is the bottomless pit
spokeuof here tho same as spoken
Ii (Rev. 2O--li)
:. You say "The two witnesses
described in (Rov. ll-3) arc the
old and new testaments, clothed in
the sAckcloth Of dead Languages
for 1860 years"
How did the old and new sssts.
nssSe hAvs power over water 70
tusa u Into 6lood and to smits ~
sastA with plaguea A. often ~ they
veuidl And what was their dead
bodies that lard in the streets of
Ne Great City whore our Lord
"a ruci6edl-Ars. Cinda Merritt
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20

for more you receive II il. making
the application to the Fratemaj
brotherhood OF Masonry and ODD,
felIowsbip--That is 70 the golden
principals that should burn in the
heart Of each and every one OF
those who name the bame--Bnf
alas the truth and diyisiopis too
|often hid w the dnf1 deeds 81
hypSocfits. Soif this II not SAT-
flcent Dsv. Simons ask for more
light, and you sbnll r"cieyr it al
our bands as yon will plniDly spf
how the quotIelt siionld be- writ.
ten.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20
LAND for SALE
OR TRADE.

Nod so Acres laying near Fow.
or 65 acres in cultivation, partly
good second bottom. 500 apple
trees some Of them bearing fruit:
Quite a number Of peach and cher.
ry trees and other fruit. Good log
house 2 rooms, good log barn and
other ont buildings, good spring
water. All can be had at the low
price S525. For particulars call at
his OFFICE or writo us at Fowler
Mo.
No. 5. 100 A. near Huggans Z. 0.
go acros in cultivation so acres ID
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20

good timber, pasture, betwsss
live and six hundred bearing apple
trees considered one o mong The
finest orchards in Texas Co. Good
log house 2 rooms good barn asd
other out buildings, in fact it Il y
fine farm. Call at this OrsIoI fsY
particulars. IN
No. Q. 100 acres, near Fowler
Mo. With a large percent IN sul.
tivation. A fine young orchard:
Good house; Good barn; and tve
good drilled wells: Ridge Land,
but is MS good as in this part 81
Texas Co. For particulars call -
this OFFICE.
we have other property in ne
ncighborhood Of Fowler 10 our list
for sale, call and get you nice heHRs
an good location.
d q \
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20
LIST or Patents.

Granted 10 Missouri inventors this
week. reported by &. A. Snow Il Go
Patent Attorneys. Washington, d. G
F. Baker, Memphis, Car coup
ling: A. A. Busch, X. GuD, & T..
j. Barry, ST. Louis, Bottle wash.
ing machine: j. r. Clark. ST..
Joseph, Combined potatoc dig.
ger and listing pillow; w. w. Guest
st. Louis. Steel Generate con.
struc1on; Il. d. o. Johnson. St.
Louis, Gas heated comb: J. w.
Munson, Carthage. change max
ing apparatus; 0. Fl. Pitcher,
Joplin, manufacturing spelter
from zinc ores: T.. 7. Randle.
Springfield, Account file; w.
Renner, Kansas City, combined
automatic signal and cut off for
tank filling apparatus; D. w.
otInson, 81 Louis spacing in.
strument.
For copy Of any Of above patent.
send ten cents in postage stamp
with late date Of this paper to c. A
.s"o" and Go. washin gton. D. G
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20

DIR, POWELL, Is ONE or SOUTH NM
sOuRis ABLKsT pHYsICIANs; NJ Il
WORTHY Or HIS PROFESSION,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20
LOOK HEREI

III YOU want toput your lands into the hands OF LAND
MAN, S. GARRETT, will trent Won rights list with
him. Az he is going make this part of his business ana
the Ozarks the place bya home And we advise tho
home seekers to to JAHVe Fowler Mo- before pur.
chasing elsewhere 1t il beautiful Country surrounding the
newly started VILLAGE and the greatest natural nduce-
msnts arc offered at this point both 10 the farmer ana
business men, And to the Seeker after truth has M
quals earth.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20
FOR sALB.

4
Any one wishing to buy any OF
tho following named Medicine call
On David Skagss who will sell 70
you:
Japenese oil SO cts q bottle.
Dr.. Swan liver and kidney cure
50 ots. I bottle.
Herberts Celery a. OK Sarsa.
parilla 50. cD a bottle.
Herbsrs Celery phosphate so cts
DR.. Swans casoarA pills:2b cts.
Package Sister Tsrosa's tea 25
cts
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20

Page Of Inqnires.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20
HERE AND THERE PICK.Ups.
by sus.Flowrg.

Weafe having soms rainy wes.
tber ut the present writing.
Well as "SnnAower" has been
absent for Two weeks, wonder
what was the matter.
Hello Guess Who" suppose
yoD ind good time at Cnbool
Good morning II Know Who.
you must fix good dinner the Fl
and 22 for "Sunfower" is going 70
take dinner with yon, and il Guess
Who has not got her miad on
Charley, l will bring her too.
Well Walter what il the mat.
ter with you, are you sleepy. il 10
sIeern while and write some more
items.
Miss Minnie Bnpey received Tho
ssd news last week Of two OF her
cousins being dead in West Pains
On shy "Gueas Who" "Pss Pet"
yop know ] were telling you T.
bout. he is now filling his 40.
pointment at Miss Prudie Sick.
mons in West Plains.
Wonder what has become Of
Little Jim suppose he il sleepy
too.
Well if Guess Who" don't
quit filling her appointments SO
regular "Suntlower" will tnke her
commission from her md ill her
appointment in Cabool y while
too.
Mr.. Fate Vandiyer is still filling
his appointment at Cabool. Vol
Fate that beats all, wonder who
viii fiji their appointment next, \
suppose it will be John FORESTER
for he has got his mind or Cnboci
and If Fate was to find that ous
he would catch thu first freight
that pass by, or break his ne.k.
30 goodbye till next week / am
the same old girl.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20
ANSWER
70 QUESTION Asked
QUESTION NO. SO.

Bro. Carre.. and Ed. OF the CHS
SET, through the Columns Of your
paper I would like 10 ask the min
iAers or any one that is able TO an
swcr question.
In and Timothy end oh, and I5yer.
! find a positive command which
reads thus
"Study to slew ,byself approved
un,o God. a workman that ncedeth
not 10 be ashamed. rightly dividing
the word Of truth"
find tha word Of truth to be the
dividend we the pupils Tor workman
iha, is commanded 10 do the Ovid
ing.
Now. please tell me what to use
for 4 divisor. and how should the
auo,icnt be written. &. A. Slmons.
Bro. G. A. Simons has found in
the question asked the dividend
We tho pupils Tor workman that
10 commanded TO do the dividing.
What We have TO fipd then is
the divisof---Just what the ques.
ZION calls for--wsIl We shall in
the first place try 10 find ont If
there is any way TO satisfy this
question under the one man the
DRY. The only divisor that we
Gun find under this theory is as
We have oftines heard it said
Rightly divide it between saint
aud sinner giving to each their
portion in due season.
The only way that We have Of
deciding this question is, to try it
by tho word. Well the first that
We shall examine ia this:
Il say then. Hath God cast away biz
peoplc1 God forbid. For also am nm
Israclile. Of the seed Of Abraham. Of the
tribe OF Benjamin. from. I'LL
The question asked is, hath God
cast away his people? And the
answer is, God forhd-The next
question than, arising in our mind
is, which character does these PEG.
ple belong too who it ia spoken Of
here saint or sinner The ono
man theory said they we're sin
ners-That all the Jews, Tor Is
raelites) were sinners as o nation
and lost--Now this reasoning will
not do me--And the reason that
IL will not do 10, because God said
thfough Paul, hath God cast away
his people, which no forcknew--
Paul In reply said God forbid
God has not cast away his people
And the people which he fore
knew. And this people wore the
Israolites--.This does not look all
together right--That is, that this
people was sinners, and that this
scripture was for them--But il
may be possible that We will be
able to make it look better to use
this text.
II say then, Have they stumbled thai
they should falli God forbid but iath-
or through their fall salvation Is come
unto the Gen,iles, for 10 provoke them
TO Jealousy (lsom. lilo
Now then under the one man
theory; tho theory which we are
now trying to divide the word by,
to saint and sinner. We do not
comprehend which one is the sin
lner. For Paul said that the Israel
'ites did not fall--And that their
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20
Question No. 81.

Explain please, il CREATION and
FosnA ALTON are the same, who "the
(bssst wss and 10 not aud yot 10
Rev. i7-6) last clause.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20
CREATION and FORMATION.
OF The Jew And The Gentle.
or
ACCEPT LIGHT REFUSE DARKNESS
ACCEPT LIGHT AND REFUSE DARKNESS,

blindness brought salvation TO the
GsDtIIss. How did theye come in
possession Of this blindness; we'll
let God speak:
1Acccrding NJ II IN written. God hath
given them the spirit o! ainmijer. syes
thai they sliould not rec, and cars that
they Should not henri unto this day"
Rom. iI---g)
TEen they conld not help them
selves, and this Sill deepens the
gloom and doubt, IN regard TO saint
and sinner being the diyisor. For
Paul said God gave them the spirit
of slumber. Their III il,is fact God
would have to b. responsible. For
they conld not help themselves, IN
what God done. For he says
again:
What then Israel hath not obtained
TIM, which he scrksih for: bn. tic rIcc-
ton bath Obtained II. and the rest were
blinded" from, il--7.)
Yes the election obtained what
Israel was seeking for---But the
rest were blinded. Yes God give
them tho spirit Of slumber in or.
der that salvation might be
brought to the Gsntiles. Hence
hs says:
For ! would not. brethren. ihst yc
sbonld be ignorant "f this mystery. lest
ye should be wise in your own coDceits;
that blindness IN part IL happened 20 IL.
rael, until the fulness OF the Geniilcs be
come in.
And 10 all Israel shall I've saved: NJ II ID
written. There shall come out Of Sion the
DeIiverer, and shall turn away nngodi-
ness from jacob
| For this ia my covenant unto them.
when sball take away their sins.
AZ concerning the govpcl. they are
enemies for yoiir sake.; but ~ touching
the election: they are beloved for The
fathers sakcs" G.om. il--25 70 2e)
III this we baye found scripture
that mus: DO rightly divided and
it is impossible for 80 divide it il
any manner between saint aud
sinner With any reasonable I'M
derstanding-For II plainly says
as concerning the gospel The Is.
raelites are enemies for the sake
OF tho Gentiles-Enemies to the
gospel; but they arc the boloHad
OF the father So we nor any one
else is not able TO divide this scrip.
tnre between saint and sinner
As The one man theory advocates
would have you believe. So Bro.
Simons We will have to look for
| the divisor in some other direction
And in looking around over
the beautiful green field Of truth
Our eyes rest Oh, and we behold
tho gigantic div:sor, in the theory
OF the Word Of God, the Jew and
the Gentle, the two men---The one
created on the sixth day as record.
cd in tho first chapter Of Gen. Civ.
on dominion over all tia earth
| the other formed after the seventh
| day as recorded in second chapter.
and placed in the garden TO dress
it and keep it. Now then Bro.
Simons you take the Word Of God
| to BE- the divider--The ministers
and the people to do tho dividing
and the two man theory Tor Jew
and Gentile) tho divisor and you
lhave the problem parced (or, so!v.
ed) and the TWO grand and noble
witnesses Of God standing before
you. Not only in Jew and Gen.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20
Question No. 88.

We wish that our correspondents
would writo. and ask others 70
write, especially Ministers. and tell
~ who tho "bcast was, and is not,
ssd yst is'" (Rcv. 1879
---Aandy Dawson.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20

We wish the following Cues
tons TO be answered by any one;
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20
Question No SO.

AID who those two witnesses Of
God are; spoken Of in Rev. ll-S.f
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20
Question No. 40.

Also who are the two anointed
ones spoken Of in Czech. 4-l4O
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-20
Question No. SO.

Also who sre the two characters
spoken Of in Czech. lily
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-23
ALFALFA AS HOG FEED.

A very interesting experiment has
recently been concluded at the Nebras-
ka experiment station. Twenty pigs,
uniform in type, size and condition,
We're divided into four lots. One lot
was fed corn alone, one corn and skim
milk, one corn and shorts and one corn
and alfalfa leaves and chaff. The
cornmeal cost So per ton. the skim
milk 10 cents per hundredweight. the
shorts $3.50 per ton and the alfalfa
leaves and chaff $40 per ton. AT these
prices the gain made by these hogs cost
for corn alone $4.4S per hundredweight
for corn and milk $3.97, for corn and
shorts 1888 and for corn and alfalfa
$40 per hundred pounds. The alfalfa
fed pigs showed a much larger per cent
of lean meat and larger, better bone, a
thigh bone of the corn fed hogs break
ing under pressure of 800 pounds,
wh..e the same bone of the alfalfa fed
hog broke at 500 pounds. The expert
ment clearly demonstrated that if the
hog was fed a larger ration of protein,
which he would get in the alfalfa, a
better quality of pork would be pro-
duced, the pork would be more econom-
ically produced, and the hog would be
every way stronger and healthier.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-23
LEGAL.
sherlH,s Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that by virtue Of
special execution, to me directed by the
clerk Of the district court of Wapello
county, Iowa, against the goods, chattels
lands, tenements, etc. of James X. Deford
and s. A. Deford, defendants, in favor Of
w r. Mccoy, plaintiff. l will offer at
public sale, to the highest and best bidder
for cash, at the front door Of the court
house in the city of Ottimwa, Wapello
county, Iowa, on the 25th day of April,
1903, between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m.
and a o'clock p. M. ON said day, all Of
said James X. Deford and S. A. Deford's
right. title and interest in and to the fol-
lowing described property situated In Wa
pello county, Iowa. to-wit:
Lot No. six t6) and the east twenty-five
(22) feet Of lot No. 5 in block sixty-two
(62) in the town of Eidon, Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour of 80
o'clock p. m. of said day.
Witness my hand this 9th day Of March,
1903. j. III. CREMER,
Sheriff of Wapello county, Iowa.
By JOHN ID. STEPHENS, Deputy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-23
WHERE THE BIRDS GO.

A young friend asks us where the
birds. tempted by premature spring
weather to migrate north, 90 when
oyertaken by belated snowstorms and
severe cold The early migrants, such
as the bluebirds and the robins, are
hardy little fellows and will make
themselves comfortable in the protec-
ton afforded by an evergreen grove
or the dense thickets along the streams.
Many push back south till they find
more congenial conditions, while if
the cold is very severe many perish as
much from lack of food as from the
cold. The wild fowl fare better, as if
they can find open water they can
rough it through. The fact of migra-
ton and the perils connected with it
destroy more of our birds than any
other natural cause. They sometimes
make miscalculation, go north ahead
of time and die from cold and hunger:
they get lured during their fight by
beacon and electric lights and at times
may be picked up dead by the hundred
in the vicinity of the coast lighthouses
and elevated electric lights of our
cities. This fact, taken with the gun,
the hawk and OWL the boy nest robber
and the cat tribe, ever limits the num-
Der of our birds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-23
oRNEpuoLoG1cAL GUNS.

There is nothing in the line of club
organization Which commends itself
more to US than the Bird club, which
has Il prosperous existence in one of
our western towns. The object of the
society is to study and protect bird
life. Young and old are alike eligible
to membership and from early spring
until late fall there are weekly outings
over field, meadow and forest for the
study of bird life, while the winter
meetings are of Il social and literary
character, ornithology being the key
note of the papers and discussions.
incidentally many other interesting
things about natural history are learn
ed, and this actual contact with nature
and her mysteries is not only fascinat-
ing in the extreme, but helpful in a
hundred ways. Other towns might
well study this plan.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-23
sherif,s Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of
special execution, to me directed by the
clerk of the district court of Wapello coun.
ty, Iowa. against the goods, chattels, lands,
tenements, etc., of Annie Doran, defend.
ant, in favor of Thomas ]. Nash, plaintiff,
i will offer at public sale. to the highest
and best bidder, for cash, at the front
door of the court house in the city of
Ottumwa, Wapello county, Iowa, ON tho
25th day of April, 1908, between the hours
of 8 O'Clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. M on
said day, all of said Annie Doran's right,
title and interest in and to the following
described property situated In Wapello
county, Iowa, to-wit:
The southeast twenty-five COY feet of lot
number three hundred and forty-eight t34s)
block thirty-one I'D original city of OF.
tumwa, Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour of 1880
o'clock p. m. of said day.
Witness my hand this 9th day of March,
1903. j. H. CREMER,
Sheriff Of Wapello county, Iowa.
By JOHN D. STEPHENS, Deputy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-23
HOW ONE MAN RAISES BOYS.

We came across man a few days
since who has the responsibility Of
raising four boys on his hands. The
boys run from nine to sixteen years,
and he has done so well that we feel
like giving his method. He has trained
these boys to put in their spare time
out of school doing some sort of useful
work, taught them business ways and
methods and to cooperate together,
with the result that, though the father
is abundantly able to provide for all
their wants, these little fellows buy all
their own clothing and never have to
call on their father for a dollar for
pocket money He has kept them at
home nights by making his home just
as pleasing and attractive as possible
for them and joining in all their boyish
schemes and amusements. He not only
will have no trouble with these boys
later on, but they will be a comfort
and Il credit to his good sense in train.
ing them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-23
ENGLAND.s FooD SUPPLY.

England is so steadily reducing the
acreage devoted to food products and
is becoming so absolutely dependent
upon foreign nations for the food sup
ply for her 40,o0o,000 people that the
matter has become one for parliament
tary inquiry to determine what shall be
done in case of war which might not
unlikely cut off her supplies. This fact
alone is likely to insure peace between
England and America under almost
any circumstances. Years ago when
England had but 2S,O0OOOO people she
had 100000 acres in wheat. Now
with over 4O,000,0OO population she has
less than 100000 acres. The wheat
land has gone into grass.