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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-07
Attempt to AnnihiIate
Farmers Family
in Missouri.
HOUSE is WRECKED
B1oodhoundS Have Been
Placed On the
Trail.

Sedulia, Mo-. March THE home
of Fritz Steineke. a few miles south
of Morrison. Gasconadc county. was
partially wrecked by dynamite at
$3.50 o'clock Thursday night.
The lives of Steineke and his family
were probably saved through the ig-
norance of the use of dynamite on
the part of the unidentified person
who tried to blow them up.
Steineke is a prosperous farmer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-07
BIoodhOunds Secured.

Bloodhounds have been secured and
every effort viii be made to catch the
of the deed.
Tracks were found near the house,
made by man wearing Il large shoe.
\ fuse was found near the house.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30
It was Maj. Sheldon, Of Gen.
Woods staff. nv old friend Of the

It was Maj. Sheldon, Of Gen.
Woods staff, my old friend Of the
stocking incident.
That night we slept together on
the summit of the Ridge on which
the enemy had been encamped the
night before, and he told me he was
married man.
In answer to my question as to the
fair charmer, he said:
"My heart never got over the f1ut-
ter that note found in the stocking
gave it. When got able to leave the
hospital at Cincinnati I went 10
Xenia, and after a long search I
found that the initials stood for
Louisa E. Nevins,' one of the bright
est, prettiest and noblest girls that
ever lived. It was case of love at
first sight, and, after satisfying her
family as to my character, she took
me, one arm and all, God bless her!"
And I fervently echoed, as I laid
my hand on his empty sleeve: God
bless the fair knitter whose home 10
in your heart, dear Sheldon"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The amount of coal mined in Brit.
ish Columbia last year was 1871, 0OO
tons.
OF over 100000 women employed in
the German industries, less than rs,
600 are organized.
Liverpool has decided to try the
suggestion of it's city engineer to
build workmen's dwellings with con-
crete slabs made from dust destruc-
tor clinkers.
Fosters statistics of mineral out
put, just published, shows that the
United States produces more and the
British empire a little less than one
third of the coal. while Germany
furnishes one-fifth.
A unique institution is the Patho-
logical museum at Berlin. This was
established by Prof. Virchow. and
contains 23,066 preparations of a
pathological kind. with elaborate ar
engagements for preserving, mounting
and studying the specimens.
The production of vegetable sub
stitute for horse-hair is reported as a
thriving Algerian industry. The ma
terial is the fiber of leaves of dwarf
palm, and it is prepared for such
uses as stufing furniture, mattresses,
etc. The advantages of the vegetable
hair are its solidity, the readiness
with which it can be dyed. and its
low cost.
Electrical reaction have been found
by DR.. A. d. Waller, of the University
of London, to serve as a test of life
in both animal and vegetable tissues.
In this way he has just shown that
bits of human skin for grating pre-
serve their vitality at least two days,
often ten days, and probably some.
times much longer. AS confirming
this conclusion, it is mentioned that
carefully preserved skin has been
used after six months, 16 transplan"
tations out of % proving successful.
Alloys Of aluminium and magnesium
are known to be superior to pure
aluminium in strength, but they are
less malleable and ductile. A more
satisfactory metal is obtained by the
Dutch Aluminium company. A mix
ture of aluminium with two to ten
per. cent. of magnesium gives metal
that can hardly be distinguishedfrom
aluminium, and the qualities of this
alloy are modified by passing several
times through a rolling mill while
heated to 400 to 500 degrees c. The
treated alloy can be easily cut and
filed, while it has much of the ductil-
ity c1d malleability of pure alum
mum.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30
MORGAN'S DOG-MEAT.
Foxy FOragers Saved Their Booty
and Played q Joke on
the General.

An old soldier of the Thirty-fourth
Illinois tells an interesting reminis-
cence of the Fourteenth Army corps,
which occurred during its race after
Hood, says the American Tribune.
Gen. Morgan had given orders one
night no one should leave camp; but,
as the boys were hungry, they sneaked
off on foraging expedition. They sue
ceeded in finding large number of
chickens, turkeys, etc., and, knowing
that trouble would follow their return
to camp, one of them caught dog,
which he dressed nicely. Meanwhile
the absence of the men was noted, and
Gen. Morgan ordered their arrest.
When they were brought to camp un-
der guard, they were made to pile up
their booty in front of the generals
tent. The dog attracted his eye Che
thought it was mutton), and ordered
his cook to prepare it for him.
When the march was again taken
up, the general rode out, and looked
as slick and happy as you please. The
boys could even imagine that he was
licking his chops over that mutton.
Suddenly some one yelled dog meat"
Instantly the word was taken up along
the line. The general endeavored to
hunt. up the offenders, but it was of no
use, and ''dog meat" came to be the one
thorn that was constantly irrita ting
the general. It was by word of the
Fourteenth corps. and it was not long
before Morgan understood the joke.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

eyes, gentlemen, all I am in the
world I owe to my wife, If that's
all you owe you're mighty lucky
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Grumble-"Old Skinfint has just
had his picture taken" Gripe-"Is it
possible? Who took it?" "A sneak
thief."-Yonkers Statesman.
Deceived.-"Does she love money
for it's own sake or for what it will
buy?" Neither. She loves it for
what she thinks it will buy."-Brook-
lyn Life.
The Doctcr-"You have a bad cold,
Mr.. Jiggs. I'll give you some pills for
it," Jiggs-"Oh, never mind, doctor.
You can have it for nothing
ward Lampoon.
Secret of Success.-Green-"W hat
are you doing now?" Brown-"Run-
ming grocery" Green-'Making a
success of it?" Brown-"Well, yes
in small weigh" -Chicago Daily
News.
Out of Politics.-First Venezuelan
-"What has become of Senior Mazat-
LAMP" Second Venezuelan-"He is out
of politics. "Did he lose much in the
last campaign" 1.-TWO arms and a
leg."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Owner-"See here! You want
to handle that trunk more careful
ly" The Porter-"I'll look out for
it, sir. I know a man who let one
fall on his toes last month, an he
amt out of the hospital yet."-Town
and Country.
"What do you think of the new
boarder?" asked Mrs. Starvem. ooh
don't know!" replied Starboard. II
think he's very polite.' EITHER that
or very sarcastic. Did you hear him
ask me if I'd pass the 'cream!"-
Philadelphia Press.
The Chief Mourner.-..Hello! where
are you going with. all those flow
ers?" I'm going to put them on my
wife's first husbands grave. Oh, you
needn't look as though you thought
me fool. I'm sorry he died, all
right."-Town Topics.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30
Owners Must Take Risk.

Housekeepers generally will be in
terested in decision recently made
in an English court. A waitress broke
a very expensive plate worth about
SIS, and an attempt was made by the
employer to withhold wages for the
breakage. The maid brought suit to
get her money, and the mistress in de-
Tense claimed that by the terms CT en-
gagement the maid was to be .respon.
sible for breakage. This contract was
ruled out by the court as manifestly
unjust. The mistress insisted upon
using these costly plates, and forced
the maid to handle them in the course
of duties. This handling, provided rea-
sonable care was used, must be at the
employers risk; certainly full value
could not be claimed. 1t was suggest
ed at this trial that fair per cent. of
the loss, perhaps ten per cent, might
fall on the employe.-N. Y. World.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30

cred, and everything but disheart.
ened.
AS the quartermaster's supplies
were not at hand, even the officers
were glad and grateful for the stock.
ings and underclothes which the san
itary commission agents, like minis
tiers of mercy, hurried down to the
suffering army.
Sheldon got fine pair of lambs
wool stockings. I was present when
he drew them on, and pulled off one
again to find out what the little lump
in the toe meant. The little lump
was dainty note, written in a
dainty hand. and dated at Xenia, o.
It read as follows:
"My Brother-For every brave man
fighting for the dear flag of our
country is my brother-this is the
forty-seventh pair of stockings ]
have knit with my own hands and
sent to the front.
"Would that l coull give ny life
for the cause to which you are SO
ready to give yours; but being only
woman, and q very young one at
that, l can only work, and watch.
and pray that the God of battles may
crown your efforts with success, and
restore you in health to your dear
ones when the cruel war is over and
the authority of the flag acknowl-
edged in every state. Periodically
your sister, L. E. NJ
'By Jove!" exclaimed the lieuten-
ant, that girl is an angel. She has
eased my feet greatly, but that dear
little note has set my heart in a fut-
ter"
laughed at his susceptibility, and
soon after the stirring scenes of war
banished the pleasant little episode
from my mind, at least.
A few weeks after this Lieut.. Shell
don was shot down by my side in the
bloody fight ut Perryville, where,
after hundreds of miles of marching,
Bragg's and Buell's armies came face
to face.
In the pursuit that followed I lost
sight of Sheldon, but I heard, with
regret, that the poor fellow had lost
his left arm, and so never expected
to see him again.
One year aftcvward, I was stand
ing on the crest O. Missionary Ridge.
from which Bragg's army had just
been driven, and listening to the roar
Of the retreat, when a man, wearing
a majors shoulder straps and the
| velvet facings of a, staff officer,
touched me on the shoulder. turned
to f1nd a heavily bearded msn, with
an empty left sleeve pinned across
biS breast.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30
FLAG ON EACH GRAVE.
Old Glory's ColOrs Kept Consta1tly
Waving In q Cemetery In
Illinois.

Old Glory is kept constantly waving
over the graves of soldiers dead at
Stillman Valley, Ill. The people, of
that town have singular and unusual
way Of keeping alive the memory of
the brave. A small American flag is
kept waving at each grave during the
entire year. When the oolors fade, or
the flag is frayed, or the staff broken,
a new flag is substituted, and thus each
headstone bears the colors from one
years end to that of another, says the
Chicago Tribune.
This not only applies to the dead Of
the civil war but to the resting place
of the nine men who fell on the field at
Stillman Run in the battle with Black
hawk and his warriors.
There is local post of the Grand
Army of the Republic in the town, but
there are only Is members left. This
little band of veterans decorates the
graves of soldiers at no less than three
different cemeteries on each Decora-
ton day. The soldiers in the local
cemetery are first attended to, then
y
burying plat four miles from the valley
are visited and their graves strewn
with flowers. Then the vets march
back over the hills and hold services on
the knoll where the Blackhawk VIC
Tins lie buried. At the head of each
one of these grayesis the regular metal
flag holder designed by the grand
army. The holder is cast with socket
into which the wooden staff of a flag
neatly and securely slips. From dis
tance as far away as the eye may
reach them nine flags are seen futter-
ing in the breeze every day in the year.
If the wind breaks one off it is imme-
diately replaced.
This spot is now marked by mag
nificent monument purchased by
money appropriated by the Legislature,
but the people of the town bought the
plat of ground before the state put up
a cent. The citizens were not reim-
bursed by the appropriation. The
money was raised by the Stillman Vail
ley Battlefield Memorial association,
which received perpetual charter
from the state and which is as new to-
day as when it was formed. The assoc
citation is taking excellent care of the
place. 1t has been inclosed by four
rows of young trees and cement walks
are laid around the entire square.
The association is holding out that
this monument has more than paid the
state of Illinois for all that it cost. 1t
marks the only battlefield on Illinois
soil. 1t is seen by a larger number of
people daily than perhaps any other
monument in the state and for long
err distance may it be viewed. 1t is To-
Gated. on one of the leading steel high
ways between Chicago and the north
west. Passengers at the windows OF
a Chicago Great Western train make
out the figure of the militiaman that
surmounts the shaft while the train is
miles away and the trainmen have or
ders to tell the passengers what the
monument stands for and that the
great state of Illinois has thus marked
it's one battlefield and the graves of
the men who shed their blood there 65
years ago.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30
Sil[sl'aIA!Zg(af ~
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A STORY OF STOCKINGS.
Pretty Little Romance Of the Civil
War That Began with q Pair
of Homemade Ones.

The ladies in every town, village
and hamlet of the north formed
themselves into societies connected
with the sanitary or Christian com
missions, and for four years they
worked, knitting stockings, scraping
lint, rolling bandages and sending
luxuries to the thousands of sick and
wounded in the hundreds of hos
pitfalls throughout the land, says the
American Tribune.
1t was a custom, particularly
among the younger ladies, to inclose
notes in the stockings or other ar
ticles made by their own hands and
sent to the front. The letters were
unsigned, and some of them took a
poetical turn, like the following:
| Brave sentry, on your lonely beat,
May these blue stockings warm your feet
And when from war and camps you part,/
May some fair knitter warm your heart"
recall little romance in connec-
ton with these same stockings, or
rather the note contained in one par
ticular pair. It has been my pur-
pose to record only actual names and
instances, but as the parties of whom
I speak are still living and happy,
with large family growing up
about them, shall use in this case
fictitious names.
Lieut.. Sheldon, like myself, be-
louged to the army under Buell.
which, in August, 1862, marched day
and night to head off Bragg, who,
with strong force, had entered
Kentucky with the ostensible object
of selling Louisville and Cincinnati,
and carrying the war to, the north
of the Ohio river. That, indeed, was
terrible march, lasting for two
weeks, and when the union troops
forged ahead and reached the river
in advance of the southern veterans,
they were ragged, shoeless, dust-cov-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30
Very InlDOrtant.

Aunt-What! sitting up writing at
this hour?
Niece-Yes, auntie; it's only little
note to Harry.
"Why, Harry only left five minute,
ago."
Eyes, but there is something I for
got to ask him, and it's very impor-
tant."
"What is it?''
II asked him if he loved me and he
said: Yes but forgot to ask him
if he would love me always" -London
Tit-Bits.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30

conceived in his brain q bold and
brilliant scheme.
Quickly he went toward the house.
He met his mother on the way to one
of the tenant houses.
Mother" he announced. II am 60
ing after Lucy. I am going on the
next train"
lam glad you are, jim; but have
you money enough?"
II have enough to pay my fare one
way. I'll manage the rest somehow"
Its shame, Jim, as hard as you
work that you only get your clothes
and keep. Pa is SO near. But have
some money he don't know about.
You 60 into the buttry, and in tea
can on the top shelf you'll find some
money. You take it,
He didn't 60 to his own little bed
room when he reached the house, but
to the spacious room occupied by
Lewis Brooks. From head to foot he
arrayed himself in Lewis Brooks
clothes. This accomplished. he sur
veyed himself with great approval
from his shining shoes, well-brushe ed
clothes, immaculate linen, modish tie
to his stiff derby.
He packed a dress suit case will,
sufficient supplies for a night and
day in the city, and then took the
road through the woods to town. He
had enough money to pay his fare
one way. He determined that way
should be the return ticket. What
she had donated would probably GOV.
er his expenses in the city. To work
his way to Lucy would require some
work of wits and nerve.
He reached the little town just in
time to board the through express
When the conductor came on his col.
Letting tour, Jim was busily search.
ing through Lewis Brooks papers
letters and cigars distributed in his
pockets.
II travel on a pass" he said to the
ticket taker, "but fear 1 have lost
it. I supposed it was in with these
papers, but can't find it."
The conductor shrewdly sized ur
his new passenger. He was a good
looking, clean-shaven youth, fault
lessly attired and of honest face.
whats your name?"
"Lewis Brooks. am reporter or
the Times" he replied holding out
for inspection one of his letters Sc
addressed.
"How far were you going?" asket
che conductor. doubtfully.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30
.co,yr,sht. 1905. BY Daily story Pub. Co.,

I I'M HARDER was not enjoying life
X at present. Three men had come
down from the city for fortnight's
sojourn on the Harder fruit farm
They were wide-awake, up-to-date
chaps, and they had won their easy
going way into the hearts of the
Harder household, except Jim. Even
Pa Harder relaxed his grim features
at their jokes, while Ma. Harder sim
ply revelled in the delight Of their
merry company.
But Jim institnctively resented
their presence and their condescend.
ing familiarity. He felt awkward and
ill at ease, and was grudging of re.
spouse to their addresses. His atti'
tude aroused all their teasing pro.
pensities, and they made him the
butt Of many a joke, clubbing him
''Slow Jim" and easy Mark
Their chatting, however, was the
least Of Jim's troubles. The real
heartache lay in the fact that Lucy
Buskirk had gone to the city for a
visit. He had always known and
loved Lucy. A fashionable school and
fashionable friends had not turned
her heart from him. She had asked
him to come to the city and return
with her, but that would mean at
least SIS, and Pa Harder was not
generous. Then, too, he was ashamed
of his SUNDAY clothes" He had al
ways felt countrified in them. but
since he had observed the attire of
their summer boarders, the garments
were simply impossible, and he chung
to his working garb.
This morning, while modify mus
ing on his lot. the three tormentors
passed him. They were in tourists
costumes, and informed him they
were going down the river on fish
ing excursion, and would not return
until the day after tomorrow.
Jim continued gazing after them as
they passed him, and it occurred to
him that one of them, Lewis Brooks,
n reporter on the Times, was just his
own size and build. Then there was
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30
His Mean Revenge.

The burglar softly opened the door
of the suburbanite's sleeping apart
ment, slipped inside, and searched
the room thoroughly, but found no.
thing worth stealing.
"Blow him. he soliloquized; "I'll
get some satisfaction out of him, any
way!"
Thereupon he set the alarm clock
on the mantelpiece for the hour of
three and softly departed.-Stray
Stories.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30
is the Sabbath Should Be Kebt.
BY REV. ]. ROSS STEVENSON

f1@HE Sabbath made for do believe
be observed putanca spirit in the spirit of
~ Europe but that the day should be devoted
of the body mind and soul, Christ
taught in His sermon
and have been circulated of
proclamation of the Sabbath by society the capital of
We told that Sunday becoming the favore day there
functions is becoming the fashion have partes-bdge
whist and other that day and also in automobile
ing
This only of Washington but also obtains other
large cities The people who Sunday sports
those who make religion secondary their worldly affairs. Chris
tan fight the battle of the week without allowing guns to
cool off Sunday he wishes make the fight It
TO pass the day in peace and moral recreation
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30
One Trouble Avefted.

Bridesmaid hope you will be
happy, my dear.
Bride-O, I am sure we will. You
see, his mother died when he was very
young, and he doesn't remember any
thing about her cooking Stray Sto-
ries.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-30
After the Discount.

"Ef you please, suh," said the Geor-
gia darby, show much fer a marriage
license en- divorce dockiment?"
"A marriage license and divorce
document"
eyes, sub. been studyin' bout git.
tin married, en- lowed dat eff got
de two tergether dey'd come cheap.
er!"-Atlanta Constitution.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
COTTON MARKETS.

1t NEW 81 DIRK. FEB. 2A--The cotton mar
ket opened easy att decline or oQg2 poin US
The controlling Influence during the early
session was a disappointing set OF Eng
Il sll cabl es. There was considerable sell
ing by the room element on this news
and q general absence of support on the
part of the bull clique, which mas Deen
so prominent factor IN the market OF
late. The only feature Of trade was SELL
ing of summer months by the South anu
a little buying of July for European &c
count. In q general way the, market was
feverishT SO Throughout the day
traders that an important change of some
character was near&at hand. Short SELL
ing was restricted somewhat by later
rallies at liverpool, but room sentiment
was Enthusiastically mixed Near months
showed relative steadness. principally
on covering by belated March shorts. The
difference between May and Jul .yrangcd
from 1890 points most of the forenoon
After the first selling movement had sub
sided there was q general steadyinE up
of the whole list, which continued until
after midday, when commission house
selling partly on stop loss orders, broke
May to 9.S7 It was also assumed that
Wall Street interests were Identified with
a movement to break the market. Under
selling of this character the markt again
became very nervous and afeverlsh. with
the July discount under May widening to
g points. or the greatest of the season.
Large export clearances and the firmness
+ of Southern spot markets had very little
effect In checking the sellers, and the
close was officially called steady with
prices points higher to 8 lower. Total
sales were estimated at 10000 bales.