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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-03-08

the name Of FrcInn. War was fun 10
the lad. and when he saw the confu.
sion among the Federal ships he said
10 his mates, See me take the fullest
chimney" The chimney came down
ANA with II the hag, and Frel,ia shout.
"i; Come On. You are not ut Fort
Henry" lie landed II shot In II port,
hole ~ the Carondelet. and the entire
fleet backed an out Of range.
The confeicrates. Jubiiant over the
easy repnlse Of the g,lnbOats. sent n
telegram to Richmond announcing a
great victory. II was soon followed
by one telling different story, al.
though Grant retired to his blanket
that night thinking he would have to
begin long siege. The troops had no
shelter. and II WIS Intensely cold. The
soldiers had recklcssly thrown away
their overcOnts and blank cts. and It
was risky to have fires within r.nge
OF tho guns OF the fort Early on the
10th Grant visited the wounded dag
ofiirer on the II. Lonis aud found that
fhe navy had been put out Of the light.
Returning to his camp. he WAS met by
Inc news that during his absence the
Confederates had opened the ball on
and by driving Mct'lernund's line bnrk
from the road Of retreat. and there
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-03-08

General Smith headed the attack TO
close the rond which the Confederates
had wrestsd from Mcclsrnund In their
bold sortie. Reaching the abAtis In
front Of the Confederate works with
his center brigade. he searrhcd out
path through the enlightenment. keep.
Ing his cap on the point Of his upiifted
sword In full view Of the men. After
passing the barrier h. rode boldly M
the ascent. followed by all who had
lived through the terrible voiicys
which greeted his column from the
fort and from the rifle pits IN front
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-03-08

front; ribbon Is threaded through and
tied In bow IN front.
Fine tucks are made 1T the waist n
prevent any supornuous fulncss: a
narrow band connects the basai,
with upper part
Materials required: One yard =,
inches wide. three Yards insertion
one yard beading. three Yards lac,
two yards ribbon
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-03-08
Lecture.

The last number on our Lecture
Course will be Edward =. Elliott,
Saturday, March 9TH. school chill.
dren will be admitted for pic each.
DO not forget the date. COMMITTEE.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-03-08
The War Fifty Years Ago

Fort Done!son. Tennessee, Bombarded and Captured.
ne Federal Fleet Of Ironcleds Beaten Off by the
Guns Of the Fort---The confederates Salv Ont Of
Their Works and Fight For Road Of Escape-..A
Brilliant Charge Led by General Lew Wallace and
General c. F. Smith compels Them to Return to the
Fort---Diyision In the Confederate Councils
Commanders Abandon the Post
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-03-08
DAINTY AND NEAT cAmIsoLe
~alnseek. Madapoilan Or Jap sI,k
Can Dc Used for This Attrsetivs
Garment.

Nainsook. madapollam. or Jap silk
might be used for this dainty garment.
strips Of insertion are taken over the
shoulders. edged with valenciepue.
iace; other stripe. with beading he.
tween. are carried across back and
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-03-08
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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-03-08

| IL" captured The outer lines of pits and
held On In the face Of u Confederate dj.
VISION which attempted t. beat him on.
Under the cover Of Smiths cl,nryc m
t. III" fort Lew Wallace sent forward
Z" the captured Charlotte rond the
d"mihripa'ir led by Colonel Morgan I.
smith. Their" were hut two regiments
IN the column. the Eleventh Indiana.
known as "Wailncrs zonnvrs." aud the
Eighth Missouri. Both regiments had
been trained ~ skirinishrrs Af,rr .A
planning To III" men the desperate IN
inrc ~ the task Wallace tod t,r,u 20
!" governed by circumstances Ills
words were drowned by their xI,..,.'
anh cries ~ Forward. forward
AZ the skirmishrr~ advanced up the
sloI" III" c0nfetlerntcs opened from u
forest In front n terrible rifle fusIl,ndr
I'D" z"'nvcs and Missourinns spread
their lin" until II covered the whole
battle front. Vollcys were fired over
their heads Into III" main line ~ battle.
! Knowing tho field well. the Confcd.
crates mnlc citadel ~ every tree and
rock. Often antagonists took shelter
behind the same object. Upon near.
ing the crest Wallnco's men began 6r.
ing steadily. an,l before the s,lpports
got well engaged the Confcdcratcs fcl,
Iack Ia ,h.Ir jn,r.nc,,m.n,, ,ms, 49,"
an order Srn, ,.r,,, r.,,,,,.,,, ~
10 susncuL tho n,,,ct. nm, ,,,,.,''..'.
ne had ,,c w,.,,. wn,, IN ,,, ,'',,,,
the order nuJ n,shrd ,hn sr,r,u,','',''.
forward IN I'M. ,,h,r,o,,., r,n, .,,',,',
cutting or ,hc wny or os,..n, I''
men hlymlucied wi,bi, IN rnr. -, ,ha
oncm,'> p,ns /, ln, nm ,,,.,,r .,.s
ready for III. .>rr,,n, ,,or,,or Cow" .,.. m"
Insid. IA. wan. -, r,, nnn,,,on ,h,u.,
was rloom M, ,,rh, -, r.,, - 'r,,.
had hoo, ho,,o, T., ,a'
tie tina, dny and wcrn hom,n,d :, '" w,
an Sides They hul ,.w hna,s ,',,,n
Pho river n,v I'M, nm. ,h,, ,.., 800,
Grants ,roors Ind c,,s"d ,h. ~"
rond Of .sror. M ,nnJ Tho ,,,.,,a'n!
General 4 \, Elo,J c.,..,, !" ,,,,
low ana Gcncr,I : - prorn,r ,', -,
council Of war. v,r,ou. .o,,,n,. -,
The seen. hive bccu ylynn c,,nn,, ~
H. Forrest IN, no,,,I cnv,,r,. ,"',',
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-03-08

Both injured ships dropped out ~
~" hight. covered by the cnrouricict
ANA Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh soon
turned about. badly rut M. AMI the
'nr"mielct faced the batteries alon.
for time
The highest gun ~ the rii.my's WI.
ter battery was in chnrg" of u boy Ut
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-03-08

The Oregon Canning Co., will can
Sweet Corn, this year. o.9tf
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-03-08


GENERAL y. y. BUCKNrH, @. q, A.. CoSprn.
kRArE LEADER ~no sURhrNpgKEp.
possession of tho encmy's works and
nihselr rode with the Confederate to
Bnckn"r's quarters,
wallace sent his name In to the Con.
icd"rafe chieftnin. who recognized IN
"'hi an acquaintance and ordered the
sentinel I" admit him, After general
I"hdShak" between the Federal and
'he C"nf'iernie leader and stan all
wi down to a breakf fast Of corn bread
ana coffee. During the meal Grant ar.
'''e' ah" ~ one" entered into friendly
conversation with Buckncr. whom he
~" known Mt West Point and In the
SECULAR army before the war
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-03-08
Gallant Charge to the Road.

was danger that they would ESCAPE the
trap he hoped to set for them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

ton. fighter by instinct, and so long
accustomed to danger that the excite
ment Of it merely put new fire into his
veins. Now that he understood exact
ly what threatened. all numbing feel.
ing of hesitancy and doubt vanished.
and he became instantly alive. He
would not lie there in that hole wait
ing for the formation of a mob; nor
would he trust in the ability of the
marshal to defend him.
He had some friends without-not
many, for he was but an occasional
visitor at Carson-who would rally to
Hicks assistance, but there would not
be enough on the side of law and or
der to overcome the Red Light" out
fit, If once they scented blood. II he
was to be saved from their clutches,
he must save himself; II his inno-
cence was ever established it would
be by his own exertions-and he could
accomplish this only out yonder, free
under the arch of sky.
He lifted his head, every nerve tin.
Cling with desperate determination.
The low growl of voices was audible
through the partition, but there was
no other sound. Carson City was still
resting, and there would be no crowd
nor excitement until much later. Not
until nightfall would any attack be at
tempted; he had six or eight hours yet
in which to perfect his plans. He
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

Aunt Cations house servant, a black
imp OF good humor, who begged so
hard to be taken back with him to the
war. Why. the boy had held his stir
rup the next morning when he rode
away. The sudden rush OF recollec-
ton seemed to bridge the years, and
that black face became familiar, a
memory Of home.
"Of course. remember, Neb," he
exclaimed. eagerly, but that's all
years ago and never expected to see
you again. What brought you West
and got you into this hole?"
The negro hitched up onto the
bench, the whites of his eyes conspic-
uous as he stared uneasily about-he
had short, squatty figure, with ex-
cessively broad shoulders, and a face
of intense good humor
Il reck'n dat am considerable OBJ a
story, Massa Jack, de circumlocution
OBJ which would take heap OBJ time
tellin'," he began soberly. But 1t
happened bout dis way. When de
Yankees come snoopin' long de East
Shot, reck'n maybe 1t des a yeah aft
er dat time when we done buried de
OIL Co'nel-dey burned Missus Caton's
house clah to de groun'; de oil Missus
was in Richmond den, an de few mig.
gers left Jest materially took to de
woods. | went into Richmond huntin'
de oil Missus, but, Lawd, Massa Jack,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07
CHAPTER v.
The One Way.

hS Wv way
Keith said nothing for some mo-
ments, staring up at the light stealing
in through the window grating, his
mind once again active. The eyes of
the black man had the patient look
Of dog as they watched; evidently
he had cast aside all responsibility,
now that this other had come. Final
ly Keith spoke slowly:
1--WE are in much the same position.
Neb, and the fate of one is liable to
be the fate of both. This Is my story"
and briefly as possible, he ran over
the circumstances which had brought
him there, putting the situation clear
enough for the negro's understand
ing, without wasting any time upon
detail. Neb followed his recital with
bullying eyes, and an occasional excla-
nation. At the end he burst forth:
"Yo' say dar was two OBJ dem white
men murdered-one an OIL man wild a
gray beard, an de odder bout thirtyf
Am dat it, Massa Jack. an dey had TO
span OBJ mules, an runnin' hoss?"
yes"
"An' how far out was it?"
about sixty miles"
ooh, de good Lawd!" and the negro
threw up his hands dramatically Dat
sutt'nly am my outfit! Dat am Massa
Waite an John Sibley."
"You mean the same men with
whom you came here from Indepen-
dence?"
Neb nodded. overcome by the dis
covery.
But what caused them to run such
a risk" Keith insisted. Didn't they
know the Indians were on the war
path"
"Sho'; | heard 'em talkin' bout dat,
but Massa Waite was jest boun' fob
to git movin'. He didn't pear to be
| 'fraid OBJ no Injuns; reck'ned dey'd
nebber stop him, dat he knowed eb-
berry chief on de plains. reck'n dat
| he did, too"
"But what was he so anxious to get
away for?"
(TO BE CONTINUED1
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07
"oh De Good Lawd Dat Am Massa Waite an John slbIey"

ran his eyes about the room searching
for some spot of weakness. 1t was
dark back of the bench, and he turned
in that direction. Leaning over, he
looked down on the figure of a man
curled up, sound asleep on the floor.
The fellows limbs twitched as If In
dream, otherwise he might have deem
in his arms. A moment Keith hest
tated; then he reached down and
shook the sleeper, until he aroused
sufficiently to look up 1t was the
face of a coal-black negro. An In
slant the fellow stared at the man
towering over him. his thick lips part
ed, his eyes full of sudden terror.
Then he sat up. with hands held be-
fore him as though warding off a
blow.
go de Lawd's sake" he managed
to articulate finally, "am dis sho' yo'.
Massa Jack?"
Keith, to whom all colored people
were much alike, laughed at the ex-
preston on the Negroes face.
81 reckon yer guessed the name, all
right, boy. Were you the cook Of
the Diamond LII"
mo, sab, nebber cooked no dionds.
Use OIL Neb, sah."
"What?"
Eyes, sab, Use de boy dat Iibbed
wild OIL Missus Cation durin' de wah I
amt seen yo', Massa Jack, sence de
day we buried yo' daddy, oil Massa
Keith. But | knowed yo' de berry
minute woke up. Sho' yo' members
Neb, sah?"
It came to Keith now In sudden
rush of memory-the drizzling rain
in the little cemetery, the few neigh
bors standing about, narrow fringe
of slaves back OF them, the lowering
of the coffin, and the hollow sound Of
earth falling on the box; and Neb. his
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

| nebber foun nuthin' OBJ her in dat
crowd. Den an officer man done got
me an put me diggin' in de trenches.
Eff OATS what wah am, sho' don
want no mo- wah. Den after dat jest
materially drifted. reckon | libbed
bout eberywhar yo' ebber heard OBJ,
TO- dar want no use oh me goin' back
to de East Sho. Somebody said dat
de West am de right place TO- mig
ger, an so I done headed west"
He dropped his face in his black
hands, and was silent for some min
utes, but Keith said nothing, and fin
ally the thick voice continued:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

Il tell you, Massa Jack. II was
mighty lonely TO Neb dem days.
didn't know whar any OBJ yo' all was,
an 1t want no fun TO- dis niger bein'
free dat away. | got out ter Indepen-
dence, Missouri. an was roustaboutin'
on de ribber. when a couple OBJ men
come along what wanted a cook to
trabbel wild 'em. took de Job, an
OATS what fetched me here ter Carson
City"
But what caused your arrest?"
"A conjunction OBJ circumstances,
Massa Jack; yes. sab, conjunction
oh circumstances. got playin' pokah
ober in dat Red Light an was doin'
fine. | reckon I'd cleaned up mon
hundred dollars when l got sleepy,
an started TO camp I'd most got
dar wen bunch OBJ low white trash
jumped me. 1t made me mad, 1t did
TO fact, an reckon | carved some
OBJ 'em up befo' got away. Emmy
how, de marshal come down, took me
out OBJ de tent, an fetched me here,
an | ben here ebber sence. want
goin' ter let no low down white trash
git all dat money"
What became of the men you were
working for?"
Il reckon dey went on, sab. Dey
had 'portent business. an wouldn't
likely wait round here jest ter help
a niger Amt ennybody ben here ter
see me, nohow, an spects Use eradi-
Gated from dey mem'ry-I 'spects I
Is"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07
DIFFERENT NOW.
Since the SIugger, Coffee, Was Aban.
doned.

Coffee probably causes more bilious
ness and so-called malaria than any
one other thing --even bad climate.
ITea is just as harmful as coffee be-
cause it contains caffeine, the drug in
Coffee.
A Ft. Worth man says:
II have always been of bilious tenn
permanent, subject to malaria and up
to one year ago a perfect slave to cof-
fee. At times I would be covered with
boils and full of malarial poison, was
very nervous and had swimming in
the head.
81 don't know how 1t happened, but
| finally became convinced that my
sickness was due to the use OF coffee,
and little less than a year ago l
stopped coffee and began drinking
Postum.
From that time l have not had a
boil, not had malaria at all, have
gained Is pounds good solid weight
and know beyond all doubt this is due
to the use of Postum in place of cof-
ie6, DIS L nave IdhSu no lueulcIH5 DIT
all.
Postum has certainly made healthy,
red blood for me In place of the blood
that coffee drinking impoverished and
made unhealthy" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum makes red blood.
There's a reason" and 1t Is ex-
planned in the little book, "The Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the nbove Ietterf A new
one nnrears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

A movement has been started in
Frankfort, KY, to preserve the little
red brick" building on the old State
House square on account of its his
toric interest. The building now
standing is SO years old, and Daniel
Boone, on the occasion of visits to
Frankfort after it was erected, visited
the Offices on business. In two years
the building will be 100 years old, if
left standing, and is the oldest state
building in existence.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07
Greatest Man in the City
II don't know"

'T don't know"
IF you don't know his name. how
have you found out that he was once
a country boy? There is no hayseed
In his hair. and can see nothing
about him to indicate that he has not
always been used to city ways"
''Of course you can't. There isn't
anything of that kind about him. But
didn't you hear that man who pointed
him out moment ago say he was the
greatest man in this great city7"
"Ah. Sherlock, they can't beat you
as deducer. Since you explain 1t
the whole thing is as plain as day"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

There is one thing which no man
however generously disposed, can
give, but which everyone, however
poor, is bound to pay. This is praise
He cannot give it, because it is not
his own, since what is dependent fol
it's very existence on something In
another can never become to him a
possession; nor can he Justly with
hold it, when the presence of merit
claims 1t as conseQuep Wash
ington Allston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07
SYNOPSIS.

Jack Keith. a Vlrginian. now a bor-
der plainsman, is riding along the Santa
Fe trail on the lookout for roaming war
parties of savages. He notices a camp
fire at a distance and then sees a team
attached TO a wagon and at full gallop
pursued by men on ponies. When Keith
reaches the wagon the raiders have mass
the victims finding papers and a locket
with womans portrait. He resolves TO
hunt down the murderers. Keith is ar
rested at Carson City. charged with the
Black Bart.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07
How Sherlock Holmes Knew Impor
tant Individual Was Brought Up
In the Country.

"Hahi" exclaimed Sherlock Holmes.
Jr.
VERY we'll, Sherl." said Dr. What.
son, "if you wish 1t I will hah! But
what is the occasion for hahing?"
"Have you noticed that man with
the grayish hair and the important
manner"
"Of course. could not very well
help doing so. He would attract at.
tention anywhere"
He was born in the country and
spent his boyhood either on a farm
or In small town."
what Is his namaf~
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

Youth is the time for forming cor
rect habits. Can you imagine better
or more profitable habit than careful
attention to the teeth? The daily use
of Dentacura Tooth Paste will pre-
serve the teeth and keep the gums in
healthy and healthful condition. 25c
a tube at stores or direct by mall
Dentacura Co., 8 Alling St., Newark, M.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07
To Explore Greenland.

Two expeditions are announced for
Greenland the coming summer. A
Swiss will try to cross the country
from west to east under the sixty
seventh parallel, and party of Danes,
emulous of the Swiss, will make an
attempt to cross the island at it's
greatest width, 10 degrees farther
north.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07
Babies at Half Price.

Little Bessie and her mamma were
doing the sights of the town. Soon
they came to a show where a ticket
announced Children half price"
ooh, do let us go in, nanny" said
the little one, land buy baby, now
they're so cheap"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

The woman who cares for clean,
wholesome mouth, and sweet breath,
will find Paxtine Antiseptic joy for
ever, At druggists, 25c box or sent
postpaid on receipt of price by The
Paxton Toilet Co, Boston, Mass.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07
Consoiinu Thouuht.

do you believe, DOCTOR" asked
Mrs. Wumps, that men become
what they eat?"
Eyes, madam, do" said the bishop
What a comfort that must have
been to those early missionaries when
they were eaten by the canni.
bals!" sighed Mrs. Wumps.-Harper s
Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07
His Pose,

MRS. Hewligus, what is your hus-
bands attitude on the woman suffrage
question:?
"One foot in the air, of course. He's
one of the chronic kickers."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07
Economy in Atchison.

An Atchison man is so economical
he won't go to ball game unless he
gets pass to a double-header.-
Atchison Globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

There's music in the squall of p
baby-to it's mother.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

Which wins? Garfield Tea always wins
on its meritsas the best of herb cathartics.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

Garfield Tea helps humanity the world
over. Taken for liver and kidney
troubles, billiousness and constipation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

The oculist should be a happy man,
He looks well in other peoples eyes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

What is really best for us lies al
ways within our reach, though often
overlooked.-Longfellow.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

Ask nothing but what is right, sub
nit to nothing wrong-Andrew Jack.
son.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07

The man who makes light of others
seldom sets the world on fire.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-07
Power of Praise.

(TO BE CONTINUEDJ
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-04

most atroeious cruelties Their a"iulness is indescribablc. Kinr Ferdinand. Of the Bulgarian army. says that he will tear the emhlems .of Stephia from the moslem and restore Christianity in the Turkish empire. This threat above all others has filled the Turks with an awful terror that makes them absolutely unControllable
 AORlANOPLE SURRENDERED.
 It IS rumored at Prague that A, rianople has surrendered Foriy thousand Servians and Greeks are marching on Solahski. Fycryu here the Christians are being massacrnd without hesitation The army is imbued with the spirit of victory, and is advancing with every hope of success. The Turks are fighting q sopeless battle. and can see no es- cape from a brutal and cruel death at the hands of their enemies. Many of the Turks are committing suicide rather than bear the awful suffer ing they will have to undergo al the hands of the victors. Even tha wounded are being tortured by the captors, be they Turks or Servians.