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thing and another, it's wonder to she's kept her
cad above water SO long But-1nark me- Parsons,
mark me!-shell be selling again soon, and next time
it II be lock, stock, and BARREL Parsons!"
We'll l don't old wi women farmers, myself,
nodded Parsons. But to that cupboard there,
Sheraton, thnk,-what might you suppose it to be
WORTH betwiXt friends, now? inquired Parsons the rat
eyed.
Cant say till I've seed it and likewise felt it, an
swered the corn chandler rising. Let me lay my and
upon it and III tell you-to shilling and here they
elbowed their way into the crowd
But Belew there chin in hand, quite oblivous to
the fact that his pipe was out long since.
The tall old grandfather clock ticking in eisurely
fashion in the behind him, solemn and sedate
it had done snce-as the neat inscription upon the dial
tested-it had first been made in the Year of Grace
1882 by abez HaveSham, of London,-thiS ancient
timepece now uttered sudden wheeze (Which con-
sderng its great age could scarcely be wondered att
and thereafter the Wheeling having subsidized gave forth
a soft and mellow chime procaimng to all and Sundry
that it twelve o'clock.
HEREUPON the auctioneer bustling to and fro with
IL his hat upon the back of his head consulted his
watch, nodded to the red nosed blue chned Theodore
and, perching himself above the crowd, gave three
sharp knocks with his hammer.
"Gentlemen' he began; but here he was interrupted
by loud voice appraised in hot anger.
"Confound We for a clumsy rascal Will we keep them
ELDERS yourn to out o my weskt, eh? Will ye keep
them big feet o yourn to yesef? If there amt room
enough for ye out We go, dye hear? I'll have We took
and shook and throwed out where We belong! So jest
mind where We come trampn' and treadin'"
Tread repeated Adam. Lord! where am 1 to
tread? If steps back ard tread on We; if steps side
ways tread ye if steps for ard, tread on We. 1t
do to as can't go nowhere but there YOU be
waitin to be trod on, Mr.. Grimes, Sir"
Hereupon the auctlOneer raped louder than ever,
upon which, the clamor subsidng he smiled his most
jovial smile and once more began:
Gentlemen, you have all had an opportunity to ex-
anime the furniture about to dispose Of and as fair
minded human beings think you will admit that finer
lot of genuine antique offered at one and the
same time Gentlemen am not going to burst forth
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lllIO IduudlOIy 1OQO1nOntaQe
(Which is word, gentlemen
that | employ only among an
enlightened community, such
as | now have the honor of
addressing), neither do | pro-
pose to waste your time in pur-
poseless verbiage (which is an
other of the same kind, Gentle
mem therefore, without further
preface or preamble we will
proceed at once to business.
The first lot | have to offer you
is screen, six foot high. Bring
out the screen, Theodore.
There it is, Gentlemen. Open
it out, Theodore. Observe,
Gentlemen, it is carved rose
wood, the panels hand painted,
and representing shepherds and
shepherdesses, disporting them
selves under a tree with banjo
and guitar. Now what am I
offered for this hand painted,
antique screen? Comet"
Fifteen shillings!" from
someone deep hidden in the
crowd.
"Start as low as you like,
Gentlemen. l am offered a
miserable fifteen shillings for a
genuine hand painted"
"Sixteen!" this from a long,
loose limbed fellow with a patch
over one eye and another on his
cheek. -
"a pound!" said Adam
promptly.
"A suinea!" nodded he of the
patches.
twenty-five shillin's!!" said
Adam.
"At twenty-five shillings!"
cried the auctioneer. ANY adj
vance? A genuine. hand
painted, antique screen! Going
at twenty-fve-at twenty-five
-going-going- gone! To the
large gentleman in the neck
cloth, Theodore.
THEER be that Job Jagway,
L Sir" said Adam, leaning
across the sideboard to impart
this information "Over wonder
Mr.. Belloo, Sir, i'm as was bid
ding for the screen, the tall chap
wi the patches. Two patches
be pretty good; but l do wish
as I'd give him a couple more
while | was about it, Mr.. Bel
loo. Sir"
Here the auctioneer's voice
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corn chandler; but L calls I'M
well, never mind what, Sir;
only it weren't at corn chandling
as e made all is money, Sir,
and it be him as we all work and
slave for, here at Dapplemere
Farm"
Nv hat do you mean, ADAM"
IL mean as it be him as holds
the mortgage on Dapplenere-
Sir
"Ahl and how much:?"
"Over three thousand pound,
Mr.. Belloo, Sir sighed. Adam,
with a hopeless shake of the
head, IAN that be a powerful
lot o money, SIR
Bellew thought of the sums
he had lavished upon his yacht,
upon his three racing cars, and
certain other extravaganccs.
Three thousand pounds fiji
teen thousand dollars. 1t
would make her free woman,
independent, happy! Just fif-
teen thousand dollars, and he
had thrown away more than
that upon a poker game, before
now!
"Lord!" exclaimed Adam,
@the very sight O that theer
Grimes's pig eyes a starin' at
Miss Anthea's furnitur' do
make the Old Adam rise up in
me to that amazin' extent, Mr..
Belloo, Sir! Why, jest look at
i'm a thumpin' an a poundin'
at that theer chair!!"
SAYING which, Adam turned
~ and, elbowing his way to
where Mr.. Grimes was in the
act of testing the springs of
an easy chair, he promptly, and
as though forced by strug-
CLING mob, fell up against Mr..
Grimes, and jostled Mr.. Grimes
and trod heavily upon the toes
of Mr.. Grimes. and all with an
expression of the most profound
Inconsistencies and abstrac-
ton, which, upon the indignant
corn chambers loud expostula-
tons, Immediately changed to
a look of innocent surprise.
Cant you look where you're
going, YOU clumsy fool?' fumed
the irate Grimes, redder Of neck
than ever.
AK your pardon, Mr..
Grimes. said Adam sOlemnly:
"but. wat wi peoples legs, an
cheer legs, an the legs O tables.
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dfers were superior to the boastfrl,
slave-driying border ruffians' OF Mis-
souri, and Arkansas. They had won
glory and renown by brave deeds
which should be an inspiration to
Iowa soldiers for all time. This
pioneer regiment furnished many gal
liant officers to other regiments as
the war progressed"
At the Keokuk reunion the story of
the marvellous record of this remark
able regiment will be recalled vivid
ly by the men who were a part of 1t,
and who witnessed the death on the
field of the intrepid Lyon. He was
one of the men who had the warlike
genius and had he been spared he
could have attained the highest rank.
undoubtedly. Charles H.. Harvey has
written, in a series Of war semi.
centennial stories, sketch of Lyons
operation in Missouri as follows:
On June Is, 1861, General Lyon
and his forces arrived at jefferson
City by steamboat from st. Louis,
shortly after the capital had been
evacuated by Governor Claiborne F..
Jackson, Gen. Sterling Price and their
occasional troops, who fed fifty
miles farther up the river to Boone
vile. where stand was to be made
against the union cuemander. Lyon
Immediately took possession of the
city. The war in Missouri had begun
After the capture of Jackgoa's
secessionist militia by Blair. Sigel and
the rest of the unionist forces. under
command Of Lyon, at Camp Jackson.
in st. Louis, on May 10, Governor
Jackson's military bill was rushed
through the legislature at Jefferson
City. In obedience to Jackgon's call.
the legislature had met on Nav q and.
under the instigation of the governor,
a bill was framed to enroll all the
aDle-bodied men Of military age
IN the state into regiments and bri-
gades. under officers to be appointed
by the governor. Although Jackson
and Price pretended to favor the
neutrality of the state, the union men
saw that their real purpose was to
array 1t on the side of the confed-
eracy. Jackson was secessionist at
heart, as was shown by his insulting
refusal to honor Lincoln's call for
troops which was issued the day after
the capture OF Sumter. Ostensibly,
however, Price was union man. Al
delegate to the convention elected IN
February lS, 1851. to determine Mis-
sourl's attitude In the approaching con
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artillery, while General Lyon, with
the main body. was to attack in front
The rebel army was encamped on VIII
sons Greek. The First Iowa, under
Lieutenant Colonel Merritt, was with
General Lyon. After march of sew
eral hours in darkness and silence,
the union army, at a. N. came within
a short distance of the enemy and
halted to take a few hours rest With
the first dim light of the early morn
ing the battle opened Totten's bat
terry, supported by the Iowa regiment,
from hill. opened fire on the rebels.
To the left was Dubois battery, and
to the right Of Totten's were the
First Missouri and Second Kansas
regiments. The engagement soon be-
came general and strong lines of the
rebels charged on Lyons army. These
were driven back In confusion by the
steady fire of the union troops. Plum
mer's battalion Of regulars, number
ing but TWO hundred and fifty men. for
more than an hour successfully resist
ed the attack of two rebel regiments,
until their commander fell severely
wounded. when they slowly fell back,
fighting as they went Sigel had made
q gallant attack upon the rebel rear
and his men fought brayely until they
we're overwhelmed by greatly super
jor numbers and driven from the field
With heavy loss. And now, for six
he Ezt oil Ill L<
lines. Charge after charge by fresh
regiments was made upon the union
lines and repulsed. General Lyon
had been twice wounded and bis horse
killed, but cool and undaunted, he is-
sued his orders and cheered on his
men to new deeds Of valor. No sol
diers ever fought more brayely than
the First Iowa all through this battle.
Greeley's American Conflict says:
1.-THE First Missouri, the First Iowa
and the First and Second Kansas
regiments, with steele's regulars. won
immortal honor by the persistent and
heroic gallantry with which for hours
they maintained their ground against
immense odds
Three companies OF the Iowa reg
iment, II, and X, were placed In am
b2sh by General Granger of the reg
ulars. Lying close to the brow of
a hill, they waited for another
charge Of the enemy. Soon it
came In overwhelming numbers.
Not a.sound was heard among the
lowans until the rebeIs were within
thirty-fve or forty feet, when they
poured the contents of their muskets
into the enemy, routing him, though
suffering heavy loss themselves.
General Lyon now ordered bay.
onet charge by the First Iowa and
Second Kansas regiments and let 1t
himself Gome on, brave men" he
exclaimed, and they again charged the
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enemy, as the gallant Lyon fell MGR.
tally wounded.
The command now devolved upon
haJor Sturgis. For half an hour the
combat ceased, while each army was
preparing for a renewal of the strug-
gle. The remnant of the small union
force still firmly held its ground. Com
panies from the First Missouri. First
Iowa and Fist Kansas regiments
were brought up to the support of
Dubois battery, which was assailed
by the enemy; falling upon his flank,
they poured in murderous fire, kill
ing or wounding almost the entire
rebel force. This was the last charge
made On the union lines, and the
rebels withdrew to safe distance,
badly shattered and demoralized. The
union army retired to Springfield in
order, it's total loss in killed, wounded
and missing being 1926 men. The
rebel loss was probably about the
same.
The death Of Genera Lyon was a
loss to the union cause that can
scarcely be overestimated. In his
brief career he had developed the rare
qualities of great energy, fine military
ability, promDtness in execution and
dauntiess courage. At the time of his
death, we had few officers In the SER
vice 80 valuable. Nowhere In the long
war which followed can be found. in
the great list of battles, one in which
30 small a union army made SO heroic
and successful fight against such gu
perior numbers. The First Iowa lost
in killed, wounded and missing. at
Wilson'S Creek, one hundred and fifty
five men, and no Iowa regiment during
the entire war won greater fame on
battlefield. Three months before
all OF its members were civilians, and
in ninety days they had become sol
dfers whose achievements were not
excelled by veterans of any war. Soon
after the battle the army returned %
Rolla, and the First Iowa. whose
term of service had expired four
days after the battle, was sent to st.
Louis, where the men were paid and
mustered out. They had marched
more than six hundred miles during
their short term of service, showing
endurance and yalor unsurpassed.
When they returned to Iowa, they
were welcomed and honored every
where. In the short period Of three
months they had proved by long
marches and heroic courage on the
field of battle, that Iowa citizen-sol-
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Before the battle Of Wilson's Creek
m Iowan had no honors In Washing
ton, but when the report Of that battle
reached Washington ii was an honor
to be an Iowan-samuel J. Kirkwood,
Iowa's great war governor.
August 10 was the fftieth ami
ysrBary Of the battle Of Wilson's
Creek, IN which Iowa's boys II blue
received their first baptism OF fire
from the enemy's guns and proved
-re5r indonsabIe courage and their
E1ncuefttoned loyalsty.
F5tttngsy 70 observe the anniversary
the survivors Of the First iowa regi-
rnent net Il reunion az Keokuk
this week, and they invited
1hs Sscond and Third regiment Yeter-
sns 70 meet with them President J.
{. Clark q Des Notnss and Secretary
]. o. Stewart Of Cedar Rapids, officers
q rae First Iowa association greeted 2
lzrge abundance Of the survivors o.
these organizations, which also found
A The meeting a. Keokuk IN oppor-
.t1aity 20 recall the scenes most vivid
~ Of their departure from that city
for The front sust aftF years ago.
program q interest and merit
was rendered List eventng a ne 7.
VI. C. A auditorium q Keokuk Cap
tain ]. s. Clark presided It's chiet
features were az follows:
Opening rrayer-Rev J. ". Potter.
Address OF welcome JOHN z.
Craig.
RESPONSE. s. Clark, Ysrs. iowa
SONG uartette
Address-Gen. ]. 3. Weaver, Second
IOWA.
Address, Major ]. ?. LAGER. Thira
Iowa
Address-Judge z. R. Mckee Q,
Memphis, Mo.
ng-Quartette
Short talks by veterans and army
songs.
The reunion extended over into
Friday, August II. This included q
shadow parade" of national guard
and civil war veterans under com
mand OF Captain lie Bron Of the ma
tional guard, at $50 a. m. At 1920
the Keokuk Automobile Club gave
the visiting veterans free ride to
view the Mississippi wa.erpower dam
and the city. In the afternoon there
was a business meeting of the vet
Grams.
Keokuk made elaborate prepa
,rations for the great reunion. Among
the committee are:
Executive committee-John z
Craig, E. P. McManus, D. B. Hamill
S. Fl. Johnston and w. G. Blood.
Finance committee-W. G. Blood, e
E. Hawkes. and H. R. Collins
Reception and entertainment com
mittee-E. P. McManus, F. NJ. Fuller
John R. Dimond. A. H. Evans, F. C
Overton, T. A Berryhill, B. b. Hobbs
E. L. McCoid and w. B. Collins
Decoration committees. II. John
ston and George w Bowman.
Camp fire and music committed
B. Hamill, II. F. Baldwin, r. F. Rem
aud and Frank lie Bron
Greeley's American Conflict" pay
this tribute to the Hawkeye soldier
at Wilson's Creek: "The First Mis-
souri,, the First Iowa and the Secon,
Kansas regiments, with Steele,s reg
ulars. won immortal honor by tn
persistent and heroic gallantry Will
which for hours they maintainet
their ground against immense odds
me Iowa boys had marched until
a, M, and had only few moments
t when the battle began. In on
i<1.5 - s-Isi-- -1~---s-
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than an enemy It viii dissatisfy 4
good many who would otherwise F..
nam quiet. More than all, we first
relieved him. then restored him: now
II we relieve him again the public
VIII ask: Why this yacillation@
Lyon In Command.
Relieving that further postnone.
ment would seriously injure the union
cause in the state, Blair handed 70
Haney on May 80 the note relieving
him, and Lyon was now snnrems
throughout the state. The career Of
Harvey. who was then 81 years of age
and who had rendered good service In
the Black Hawk, the Seminole and the
Mexican wars. thus ended. He was
placed upon the retired list with the
rank OF brigadier general, and though
older than any OF his prominent sub.
ordinates In the struggle for Missouri
In 1851, he outlfved the whole Of them,
dying In Mississippi IN 1889, aged SO
years.
From st. Louis to the Kansas line
the unionists rejoiced In LYONS ac-
cession to the command in Missouri,
yet some of the secessionists ap-
peared to think that their blandish-
ments might influence him to relax
MS vigilance, and they arranged a
meeting in ST Louis between him and
jackson and Price. These two, under
passport which Lyon sent to them,
arrived In st. Louis on June IL, went
to the Planters house, and there they
We're called upon by Lyon, Colonel
Blair and Major Conant, member OF
Lyons staff. Jackson and Price want
ed an agreement under which the
United States government would not
enlist troops in Missouri or allow
union troops to enter 1t, and In ex.
change for this concession jackson
promised to disband his secession
troops and maintain the states neu-
trality. Col. Thomas L. Snead, mem
Der OF Jackson's stan, confederate
soldier afterward, and also a member
Of the confederate congress, who vas
present with Jackson and Price at tie
Planters house interview, describes In
his book the end OF the meeting thus:
Finally. when the conference had
lasted four or five hours, Lyon closed
It, as he had opened It. Rather said
ne. than concede to the state OF Mis-
souri tine right to demand that my gov
eminent shall not enlist troops into
the state whenever 1t pleases or move
Its troops Of its own will into, out Of,
or through the state; rather than
concede to the state OF Missouri for
one single instant the right to dictate
to my government in any matter.
however unimportant, would (rising
as he said this and pointing in turn
to every one in the room) see you,
and you, and you, and you, and every
man, woman and child in the state
dead and buried
4 Then turning to the governor, he
said: This means war. In an hour
one of my officers will call for you
and conduct you ont OF my lines
And then, without another word,
without an inclination of the head,
without even a look, he turned upon
his heel and strobe out OF the room,
rafting his spurs and clanking his
saber, while we, whom he left, and
who had know each other for years,
babe farewell to each other courteous
~ and kindly and separated Blair
aud Conant to fight for the union, we
for the land Of our BIRTH"
(Conttnued on mage 81 ~.
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day they became veterans Nowhere
in the long war which followed" says
B. r. Cue, can be found in the great
list of battles one In which SO small a
union army made so heroic and sue
cessful fight against superior num-
beers" General Lyon had $500 sold
iers against 10000 commanded by
Jackson, McCulloch and Price The
union loss was 1.235 men, the First
Iowa suffered the loss In killed and
wounded 155. In it's first engagement.
Governor Cue in his history OF
Iowa regiments tells Of the First, and
the battle OF Wilson's Creek as fol-
lows:
FOR two weeks the First Iowa In
fantry remained in camp at Keokuk,
drilling and preparing for war. On
the 18th Of June. 1861, on order of
General Lyon, the men embarked on
q steamer for Hannibal, Mo, and
many Of them looked for the last time
on the Iowa shores. They were trans
ported By rail TO General Lyons army
al Boonyiiie, where the day before
that gallant and energetic officer had
defeated and dispersed Governor Jack
sons rebel army In the first battle
fought IN Missouri. Here the regiment
remained in camp until the third
Iof July, and during this time Hiram
Price, psFmaster general from Iowa,
made the first payment for services.
General Iron, vino now had an army
Of little more than 1000 infantry
and one battery Of artillery, determin-
I'd 70 pnrEue Governor Jackson'g reb-
eI army o. nearly 1000, which was re-
treating toward the southwest. On the
morning Of July I'd the pursuit began.
The Fourth WIS intensely hot and as
The soldiers marched along the dusty
roads, shut in By woods in pIaces,
many were overcome With heat and
compelled 20 fall out Of the ranks.
They had not as yet become Injured
70 long marches beneath the broiling
sun. At Grand River Lyons army
was reinforced by General Sturgis,
with two Kansas regiments, q detach-
LHHEl Vi IsEulSfb ana a Dafrery OF ar.
tillery. 1900 in all. The army was nov
marching twenty-five miles day AMI
becoming more accustomed to soldier
life. The members OF the First Iowa
who died on this march. were the frat
of the many thousands OF Iowa sol
diers who persisted in the war for the
union. On the 1st Of August General
Lyon overlook force Of the enemy
under General McCulIoch at Dug
Springs, and after sharp fight. de.
feated 1t. On the union side the battle
was fought by cavalry and artillery.
the First Iowa infantry acting as Skin
mishers on the right wing.
Battle of Wilson's Creek.
General Lyon, who was now con.
fronted by a superior army, Price hay
Ing reinforced Jackson and McCul-
ioch. sent urgent requests for more
troops. But they were not furnished
and, unwilling to remain idle while
/ the rebel arniea wara conoa,+-o.ix,
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General Lyon. who was now con.
ronted by superior army, Price hay-
Ing reinforced Jackson and McCul
ioch, sent urgent requests for more
troops. But they were not furnished.
and, unwilling to remain idle while
the rebel armies we're concentrating
about him, he determined to attack
rather than retreat. He formed his
plan OF battle, and on the evening Of
August 9th. the little army moved out
OF Springfield with $500 men to assail
the combined rebel armies. more than
10000 strong. 1t was desperate ven.
ture, but with no prospect of rein.
forecemnts, General Lyon was not the
man to remain inactive until over.
whelmed by the enemy surrounding
him. Colonel Sigel was ordered to
march by the Fayetteville road and
open on the enemy in the rear with
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Continued on page So
The Washington herald., 1911-02-27
Mr.. Wickersham's Advice.

Attorney General Wickersham's state
ment to the law students of Georgetown
University that antiquated forms of
court procedure and legal phraseology
tend to delay the quick administration
of justice was more accurate than novel.
Nevertheless, his advice to the students
to use their efforts to simplify the COM
plicated and often even cumbersome pro-
cedure of court practice was timely, and
ought to have weight with lawyers of
experience and greater influence, whose
efforts in the right direction might be
fruitful of result.
Antiquated forms of court procedure
and legal phraseology frequently are the
means of defeating the purpose of the
law. No small part of the clog of which
complaint is made is traceable to the
ancient forms of procedure, which are
the nursery of multitude of technical
stumbling blocks, and which make the
process of law a difficult path, even for
professional men. The demand for re-
form is spreading. Some progress is
being made by bar associations in
various States, but the reform actually
accomplished is still so meager as to
lead to the hope that greater activity
will be shown