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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-24
OF Chort Duration.

'Plimply is afraid to ask old Mr.
Plunker for his daughters hand"
Why. Pllmrly told me yesterday he
stood In with the old gentleman.
"Oh. that was only for a few min
utes In the vestibule of an Office build
ing during a shower"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-24

accurate. Paint one spoke a different
color from the rest. so that 1t may be
easily counted every time 1t comes
around. Push the wheel ahead like
a wheelbarrow. Measure the field
lengthwise. then crosswise. multiply
length in rods by breadth and divide
the result by leo. which will give the
number Of acres the field contains.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-24
tuberculosis Among the Insane.

Autopsies made in New York state
hospitals for the insane and elsewhere
show that tuberculosis is an active dis
ease in about twenty per cent. of the
cases. as compared with about half
that percentage in the normal popula'
ton
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-24
SURE TO DESTROY WEEDS
Ingenious implements Arranged to
Allow Injection Of Liquid Around
Roots Of Plants.

A most ingenious implement for
destroying weeds has been invented
by a Washington man. A rod has
sharp metal point at one end and
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-24

Asparagus may be started from seed
and come into size for table use at the
third year. Seed may be planted rs
late as midsummer.
II requires about six weeks for the
seed to terminate and come up. The
young plants may be cultivated IN
rows as other garden vegetables and
set in permanent rows or beds this
fall or next spring.
The asparagus plant is doubly use
full. The young shoots can be used
for food and the foliage branches for
decoration. Sprays of asparagus are
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-24
Faces Included.

Howell-He has a weather-beaten
face.
Powell-Well. the weather beats
everything
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-24
Green Food for Ducks.

Green oats. sweet corn fodder and
rye are excellent green food for both
old and young ducks.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-24
[NFLAM=
NATION
AND PAIN
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Creston, Iowa. was troubled for
n long time with Inflammation, pains
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-24
Sheep viii Eat Roots.

If too many sleep are confined on
a pasture they will eat the grass roots
right out of the ground.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-24

Mrs. Nelson-My husband Is awfully
absent-minded.
Mrs. Bllson-In what way7
Mrs. Nelson-He went fishing yes
terday. When he had finished he
threw away tho fish and brought homo
the bait
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21

JOHN q. FREMONT, APPOINTED ONE OF THE
FOUR MAJOR GENERALS OF TIN REGULAR
ARMY, VINO RETURNED FROM EUROPE
AND kEPORrED AT WASHINGTON LATE IN
JUsE, isJi
Frankfort and attacked them. killing
eight, driving the remainder two miles
and capturing seventeen horses. On
their way back they were In turn at.
tackled by seventy.hve of Ashby's com
mand but escaped. Only one man out
Of the thirteen was lost on the entire
expedition.
Two more engagements that week
of some consequence were skirmish
at Bowners, Va, aud the capture of
the st. Nicholas by ruse Of the Con.
federutes. The promotion Of Colonel
Benjamin +. Kelley. the hero of the
eight ut Philippi. TO brigadier general;
Excitement at Denver because OF the
Cherry creek, aud the arrival VI Gen.
eral John q, Fremont at Washington
constituted the other notable events.
In the meantime there were impOr.
tant movements on foot or In prep.
aration by two Of the Union armies.
After some hesitation and repeated
urging from Washington. General Rob.
ert Patterson was making ready to re,
cross the Potomac az Williamsport.
On June 20 and 80 General Mcclellan
marched his army from Grafton to
'clarksburg The COnfederates were
aow In the vicinity Of Beverly and
were under the command of General
Iarnett, an experienced officer whu
aad seen service III the Mexican war.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21

each time. these wires should be one
half inch apart. Now prepare some
email stripe q wood three eiGhths
inch In size and 10 . triangular form,
or three cornered. have those the
length Of the boz and nail them To
the top side Of cleata % that there
will be about hvesixteenths Of inch
space between them. this siss may be
increased II = corn with large kernels
10 used. but for the average size this
permits the small and uniform kernels
TO pass this screen and retains the lar.
ger Grains. The second screen IL TO
take out all the small grains. and for
that purpose drive Hath nails in the
bottom 0f boz or along the edges OF
same on all four sides; these should
be about one-fourth inch apart. de.
pending on the sise Of corn used. On
these stretch hne wire In each diree.
ton % a. To make . screen. or use q
piece Of screening cut the sire dcsired.
This. with the projecting board at one
side, completes the grader II II
operated In the manner Of any screen
The corn 10 placed In the hopper NJ
the top. and the uniform and SINAI u
kernels readily pass through to the
second screen. where ths uniform ksr.
nels are retained and the small ones
pass through. the uniform kernels
coming out over the projecting board
into the basket. thus securing ssed
that In exactly NJ the Same si,r.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21
Forest City.

Ora Mullen was . st. Joseph Wis.
itor, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpha Hayden spent
Thursday In st. Joseph.
Mrs r. W. Fawks and Mrs. Beav.
ers were in st. Joseph, Tuesday.
George Lease spent Saturday Wis.
iting In ST. Joseph and savannah.
MIR and Mrs. Clarence Webster
visited home folks here, Saturday.
Mrs. Chris. Jamison went TO 81,
Joseph, Tuesday, to visit relatives.
r. W. Beavers and Earl Hit
were In Oregon on business, Tuesday.
Mr.. Ferguson, who has been quite
sick. is reported to he slowly improv.
ing.
Mrs. Beavers was visiting In the
country, Saturday, guest Of her pa.
rents.
MIR. and Mrs. W. l.. Pearson left
Thursday for their home In Contra
liza, III.
Miss Murl Jamison visited In the
country from saturday until Sunday
evening.
j. W. Beavers, OF Mendon. NO.,
was the guest Of relatives here, one
day last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Sid Moore. Of ore.
gon. visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Moore. Sunday.
Several Of our Young people at.
tended Epworth League at kimsey
school house, Sunday eve.
Mrs. Dave Wallace left the first
Of the week for Emerson, Ia, To visit
relatives a couple OF weeks.
Miss Grace kollmer was the CUES,
OF Miss Lucille Garner In Kimsey
neighborhood, over Sunday.
Jim Williams, Of Fortescue. was
visiting his sister, Mrs. Anna Coins,
and family, one day last week.
Mrs. Carrie Long and son left
Saturday for their home In Hamburg.
Ia, after several days visit with rel.
atiyes here.
Quite a number Of our people at.
tended church at Walnut Grove
school house; Friday evening, and as.
sisted In the sony service.
Mr.. Eads. who purchased the old
Catholic church, is having It taken to
pieces and removing II with the au.
tOmobile TO his farm near the White
Cloud landing, better known as the
Kaiser farm.
cuBy.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21
SEED CORN OF UNIFORM SIZE
Every Farmer should Recognize lie
orsst importance When Msehsn.
ieai Planter 10 Employed.

Every farmer should realize the i'm.
portance Of using seed corn that was
uniform In size when a mechanical
planter Ia employed; otherwise the
large grains will clog the machine,
thus resulting In iu not planting many
hills before the operator can notice
same: the very ANAL grains are sure
TO overplant. or put more kernels Ia
the hill than are desired. thus making
work IN thinning them out Whore the
seed 10 uniform In sise the stand OF
corn Will DO the same, even and with
the same number If stake In each
hill which 10 we'll worth the slight
extra labor in grading the seed. says
The Homestead. The simple little
grader illustrated In this article. may
b built In q few hours time hbo
with II there 10 no need to shell on
the tip Of the ear, ~ these small
grains are taken out In the grading
- well - the large kernels. pieces
Of cob, sto. To build. q box 10 made
about IL by IS inches square and r,e
inches high This has q projecting
board at one end six inches wide
About one inch from the bottom nail n
sraail cleat all around the inside OF
boz. ACROSS the short way Of box
stretch fine wire BY placing lath nails
In this cleat and overbinding with the
wire. stretching same across the boz
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21
Monarch.

Everybody Is preparing for thresh.
ing.
Born. to Gotilob OFT and wife, a
ten.pOund girl. july ~.
a. Frank Colhour and family visited
Sunday evening at Frank IieckInans.
Annis Hughes Is visiting her sister.
Mrs. Joe Hickman, Of near Fillmore.
Joe Hickman and wife, OF near
Fillmore, visited at u. l.. Hughes
Sunday.
Mrs. John Graham and son, Ed.
ward, made a trip to Amazonia. Mon.
day OF this week.
- Bessie and I.eola Esley, Of Anna.
zonia' are visiting with their aun,
Mrs. John Graham.
George Traub and family spen,
friday evening ~ Art Traub's, In
the Mayiiower district.
Robert Emerson, Arthur Hughes
ana Jimmie Smith made trim 10 :,
Joseph one day, last week.
Harry Sipes, wife and baby visit.
ed win home folks, SATURDAY nipb,
anu Sunday. Mrs. J. j. Garner ven,
home with them.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21
I LiFf''RID.

VIII knealc was lookiny ,T,,,
business interests In ST, Joseph, this
week. '' WIS
Mrs Pearl Frye, ACCOMPANIED bv
her niece, Miss Virginia Ne,Lerlani
are visiting In 81. Joseph, the CUES, :
OF her sister, Mrs, A, A. Di.oue in
81. Joseph. ~
IRVINE McMurray, of Delta. Colo.
rado' Was here for Il few DAYS mi.
wees ,he guest OF his aunts and
uncle Mrs A. X. Irvine. Mrs Indi,
Ificc ana Doug. johnson.
Mrs. Annis Lewis. of II, Ionis
maze a brief visit with her sister
MIS- Elma Jones, last week and ~
no" visiting her daughter, Mrs. B,r.
WA WaReley, near Maitland. She Is
ehroute home from East Vancouver
hritls'i Columbia, where She has heon
visiting her niece, Mrs. Franz Eraa
man and family.
Hugh Cottier, Of Liber,v ,ov,
mp lost his tine barn by fire, Sa,ur.
uay OF last week, July Is. We under.
s.ahd mat three or four fine horses
s.so persisted and all of his hay and
farming implements. The origin Of
.he hre Is unknown, but is supposed
~ nave been spontaneous combus.
''o"--'ikely the hay heating,
Charles Anselment, wife and
daughter. Mrs. Arch Crews ,o,,
wednesday of this week for an sx.
.enoed Western trip, They win 70
,n1eogh the National Park, visit
n'oytiand' Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane.
san Francisco, Los Angeles, and all
other points Of interest on the Pacific
Coast. They will be gone three or
four months.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21
TO SHOW THE WOSLD.

The Holden Progress an'l" saws
that heretofore Missourinrs have
demanded thai the world show
us" The burning Of the STATE cap.
itOl turned the tables. ana now
we've got to SHOW The VIOLA" tGat
we are the greatest, the ric., est and
most progressive state in tie west.
and splendid now Ccp!;cI nill
give us an o.pol iun!ty TO sake the
world sit up and tate uo'ic2." Tho
Progress Is right and sHch q show.
ING as we will give EN- viii be
worth much 10 Nisscrri--it'c ms,
Tho kind Of advertising We most
need just now,
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21
COST OF FARMHOUSE LIGHTS
Results Of Experiments At Psnnsyiva'
mia Station Show AcetyIene 10
Most Economical.

The Pennsylvania experiment s'a
ton has made some experiments win
kerosene. gasoline. dcnntured alcoho
and ace'ylcne lamps TO determine IN,
relative value OF each form OF lirhi
Ing farm houses. with the following,
conclusions:
IAN kerosene lights without mantl,
are Of very poor quality. very unli.,
daylight. hard on the eyes and henc'
likely to produce pain and nervous.
irritation and injury to health.
"Acetylene, gasoline and alcohc
uhc first one a naked flame and H.
last two using man'losl give light %
very much better quality than korC
sene, a light which IN the proportion
Of the colors IN Its composition IL vrl,
much more like daylight, A light q
good quality can be obtained ais,
from kerosene by using a mantle.
"Ry reason Of the very cxccllnn
quality OF acetylcne light and ,akinl
account Of the eye injuries and pair
and the effects on general health, tina
may result from the use OF ordlnar,
kerosene light the former may bl
truly much more economical than tn,
latter. Notwithstanding the create
cost per candle power OF acetylene
This is true. also. Of alcohol ligh'
(even at present prices) by reason o.
It's very good quality"
There 10 no doubt that the poo
light of most farm houses contribute,
to some extent to a desire Of the DO,
or girl to go to the city. where read
Ing after dark 10 not an irksome tasl
for eye and mind.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21
~ JAMES a. eDeeRroN.


tcopyrisht BY American Press Associa.
ton. lsll.I
4 T the hend Of the New York
"a Tribune's editorial column for
"a June 20. 1861. appeared the
following:
THE NATIONS Wan cav.
Forward 10 Riehmendi Forward
70 Riehrnondi The Rebel Congress
nvst not b allowed 10 msst there
On the 2oth Of Juiyl 0y thst dsts
the place must b held BY the Ne.
tisnai Arnyi
This was printed In italics and small
caps and was repeated day after day
for several weeks.
The Tribune had now become rather
FESTIVE under the delay 10 get action
and was caustic In Its criticisms. Gen.
eral Robert Patterson Il accused Of
"moping' because he did not follow
up and attack General Joseph r. John.
ston after the evacuation OF Harpers
Ferry. Editor Horace Greeley showed
almost equal Impotence with General
Scott Even the administration was
not immune from his pen.
One Of the things that aroused the
Tribune editors ire was the tnlk Of
compromise. At this late day the
peace discussion had nearly oil died
out. but there was still nm occasional
rumor Of southern delegations In
Washington to offer terms Of settle
ment. These reports we're as 80 many
red rags TO Mr. Greeley. One Of his
standing slogans was mo compromise
with traitorsr The endearins epithets
were by no means confined to the
north. In Virginia they were calling
General Scott a traitor aud an arch.
traitor" tscott was a native OF vir.
ginin) and Lincoln an illinois ape"
and n "besst." Nor were the family
Qunrrels restricted 10 the north. Gree.
ley may have scolded because there
was not more energy displayed nc
Washington. but this very week came
a report that General Robert q. Leo
had threatened TO resign because Of
differences with Jefferson Davis and
General Beauregard.
In those days the news Travelled
slowly. II was no uncommon occur.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21
Temporary Pasture.

The Cornell station recommends the
following for . temporary pasture on
good land: Timothy. 10 pounds; red
clover, 8 pounds: alsike clover, 4
pounds. Four pounds Of red top may
be addsd to the above for land that
10 wet or sour For . permanent pas.
ture on good land the following seeds
should be sown: Timothy. 8 pounds;
red top. I pounds: Canadian blue
grass. 4 pounds; red clover, 9 pounds;
alsike clover. : pounds; white clover.
] pound.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21
Administrators Notice.

Notice Is hereby given, that Letters
Mary T.. Hartman. deceased. were
granted Ia the undersigned an the 18th day Of
May. 1911. by the Probate Court Of Holt
County. Missouri. All persons having claims
them for allowance Ia the administrators
within one year after the date Of said letters.
or they may he pr.cludcd from any benefit %
fled within two years from the date ~ this
publication, they will he forever barred
0np &C HARDMAN.
- Administ rBtor.
This intb day ~ May, 1911.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21

Notirr is hereby given, that Letters Testa-
m.ntary " the estate ~ Albert Rocker,
deceased, were granted tO the under
signed. on the 18th day Of May. 1911, by the
Probate Court ~ Holt County Missouri.
All persons having claims against said Es-
tate, are required Ia exhibit them for allow
ance to the Executor within one year after
the date ~ said letters. or they may be- pre-
clutled from sny benefit Of said estate; and ~
such claims he not exhibited within two years
from the date VI this publication. they shall
be forever barred
This 18th day ~ May. 1911.
LIZZIE n. ROECkER.
EsecuttiN.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21
The War Fifty Years Ago

Horace Greeley Demands That National Army Occupy
Richmond Before July 20. 1861---Great Editor I'm
patient Because Of Talk Of Compromise -.virsnians
Dub Lincoln illinois Ape and General Scott Arch
Traitor"---Slipshod Way Of Handling News Features
In Those Days--General Banks Declares Martial Law
In Baltimore -Randall's "Maryland' Lyric Written.
General Patterson Preparing to Recross the Potomac
at williamson.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21
Executors Notice.

Notice l. hereby given, that Letters Tcsta-
mcntary 81 the estate Of Edith A. iIindc, de-
ceased. were granted ~ the undersigned. on
the 18th day ~ December iiVa. by the Probate
Court OF Holt County, Missouri.
All persons having claims against said
estate, are required to exhibit them
for allowance to the Executor within one year
after the date 81 said letters. or they may be-
procluded from any benefit " said estate:
and ~ such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date Of this puhlca-
tiun. they shall forever barred.
This :bd day " June, 1911.
THOMAS =. HINDE.
Executor.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21
Greeley's Nerves Relieved.

Mr.. Greeley was to have surcense
from the compromise nightmare. how
ever. On June 20 his Washington cor
respondent had Information that Pres.
ident Lincoln did not favor c0mpro-
mise. but had determined ON II vlgor-
GUS policy, During the next dny or
two the report was confirmed. and the
Tribune was elated accordingly. II Ia
probable that this had been I.incOin's
attitude all along. but he was not max.
ing everybody his contidant The time
was one OF frightful suspense. and It
IL not surprising that the nerves Of
even so great an editor as Horace
Greeley should become unruly and do
things
An amusing illustration Of the kind
Of rumOrs that were ON the wing ap.
peared IN he Tribune Of June %,
There were duly set forth purpOrted
extracts FROM a letter written by John
Minor Bolts OF virginia. Mr.. Bolts,
It was made to appear. had received q
few votes for congress and proposed
to take his seat In the national house,
He had travelled from Richmond to
Washington m disguise. He reported
that General Beauregard had just sent
IN alarm message to the cotton states
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21

been placed In command there. sup.
planting General Cadwalader after
General Butler had been ordered to
Fortress Monroe. This was accompa.
MED BY the arrest Of Marshal George
r. Kane and later by the police com.
missioners Of the city. While Mary.
land seemingly had been pacified some
weeks earlier. there were still mutter.
inEs. After the arrest Of Marshal
Kane and the police commissioners q
quantity Of arms and war supplies was
found concealed under the floors and
elsewhere In the city hall. Colonel
John X. kenly was placed IN com.
mand. There WINS naturally intense
excitement. and fears were expressed
that the police force would not serve
under martial law. These fears proved
groundless for the most part. but Colo
mel Kenly deemed II wise 10 swear In
several hundred Cnlon sympathizers.
This practically ended the attempt
Of southern sympathlzers to take Mary.
land out OF the Union. Many Of them
left the state and enlisted In the Con.
federate armies. IL was during this
period Of turmoil and suspense that
james Ryder Randall. q native OF the
state. but at this time a professor Of
literature In Louisiana, wrote the noble
song Maryland"
The despots heel 10 on thy shore.
Marylandi
His torch is at thy temple door.
Marylandi
Avengs the patriotic gore
That hecked the streets Of Baltimore
And be the battle queen OF yore,
Maryland. my Marylandi
There were no very Important &C.
tons during the week. On June q
the Freedom landed company Of men
at Matthias point. on the shore OF the
Potomac. These were engaged most
Of the day In throwing ~ breastworks.
Just az they were ready to return to
the boats they were attacked by sew.
eral hundred Confederates. The Free.
born began a bombardment. under
which the men safely got on board.
tome Of them swimming, but Captain
Jnmes II. Ward OF the Potomac DO.
tilla. who was with the Freeborn. was
killed. From this and previous en-.
gagements the Federals learned one
important lesson-that II was a waste
bf time. ammunition aud life to BON.
bard these points along the Potomac
unless there was a sufficient land force
10 hold them.
Lew Wallace Fools Enemy.
After Colonel Lew walince's victory
1t Romney, 10 western Virginia. he 70.
turned to Cumberland and there for
. month was threatened by q superior
Confederate force who cut his cOmmu.
hicati ons and isolated him. With only
b few rounds Of ammunition and scant
supplies. wallace's position became
desperate. lie sent his sick to Bed.
ford. Pa. and started NJ II to follow
them. When outside the town. how.
ever. he faced about ready to give bat.
tie. This movement Disconnected
force Of the enemy approaching Cum.
berland. and they turned aside. after
which Wallace once more entered the
town. On June ~ q force Of thirteen
picked men from his regiment en-.
countered forty ne Of the enemy near
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21

BENJAMIN y. KELLEY, COMMANDER At
BATHS or PHILIPPi, COMMISSIONED
1851
from excess of zeal, All recognized his
honesty. his ability and his whole
hearted devotion TO the Union. His
name will be remembered az long an
newspapers are published or as men
love liberty,
Martial Law In Baltimore.
Perhaps the most important event "
The week ending July ! was the virtual
declaration of martial law In Bait
more by Genera n. =, Banks. who had
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21

CENTRAL NATHANIEL r. BANIs, wHo Do
CLARED MARTIAL Law IN RALTIhORD
LATE IN JUNE 1861.
dumped together. hit or miss. Ere
Quently the matter under the Wash
lnStOn date line would start out with
q discussion Of the weather, then 10
count some reception. next edltorialixe
and fnaily. after = batch OF minor
Items Of more or iess Importance.
would give the news Of q historic bat
se. The reader In those days had to
be laboriOus and patient. lie needed
a microscope TO SPY out the really I'm.
pOrtnnt item. which WAS nearly al
ways buried IN u muck Of trivlniities.
In the Tribune this was offset 70 some
extent by q daily editorial. entitled
--latest News Of the War" In which
there was some idea OF news values
ana sense Of proportion. Mr.. Greeley
was better newspaper man. accord
ing 70 the modern acceptatlon Of the
term. than his correspondents or head.
writer's.
Greeley Editorials Were Events.
The Tribune IL mentioned because II
was by all odds the chief journalistic
force during the war. Indeed. no sin.
gle newspaper has ever played no his.
toric q part during the life Of the ma.
ton. and It Is scarcely possible that
one ever will. Some Of the Greeley
utterances were more than editorials.
They were events. Whatever impa.
thence be showed with the administra.
ton Or with leading generals came
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21

begging them to raise 10000 men at
once or they would he ruined" The
letter contained other fearful and won.
derful Information. and Greeley wrote
nm elated editorial thereon. Two or
three days later he was quite "peev.
ed" at charges that the whole thing
was a forgery and rather deliberately
explained that be had received other
letters from John Minor Bolts and
could have sworn this was genuine.
journalism In 81.
The manner Of playing up" news
stories was a spectacle for men and
angels All the Washington news was
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-21
Aktracter and Ncqotat0r Of Loans.
WARRANTY DEEDS.

Transfers for week ending July 10.
1911:
WARRANTY DEEDS.
G.. Kunkel. ct al. to John +.
kunkel, lot |. block ,, Oregon.$ l
Ira G. Graham TO James Goiens,
: - feet. lots :. y. y, block !,
Mart Add Corning ............ 800
II. II. McAdoo to u. NJ. McCue,
ia In W. ne 81. ~. .}s....... 1