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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-08-04
A Large Reward Offered for the Arrest
of the Winston Train Robbers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July CIT was
discovered to-day that the notorious
Frank James had been in the city be-
fore and since the recent Winston train
robbery, and had stopped at one of the
principal hotels. The robbery occurred
on the 10Th inst. On the 10th inst. a
man with his wife ard child registered
at the st. James hotel, under the name
Of Wilson, from Louisville, Ky. The
following day the man left. Dur.
ing the absence Of the man
Wilson from the hotel a young
man of the city recognized Wilson's
wife as the former Miss Ralston, but
said nothing. Before the husband
returned, a lady from independence,
who CHANGED to be stopping at
the St. James, was placed opposite the
so-called Mrs. Wilson at the table, and
recognizing her as the former Miss Rails
ton, exclaimed: "Why, Annie, is that
you?" The accosted woman returned a
look Of scorn and paid no attention to
the recognition. After the meal, Mrs.
Wilson waited for the lady who had
spoken to her, and, meeting her at the
head Of the stair, took her to private
room and there said that she was An
ME Ralston; that she had married
Frank James, and now he was away;
the two had registered under the as
sumed name of Wilson. Mrs. Wilson
requested her old acquaintance to
make no revelation of what had been
told her. On the 10th Wilson and
wife left for the west on the Kansas Pa
cific railroad.
ST. LOUIS, July 29.-J. G. Gault, Cen
eral Manager, and w. B. Blodgett, So
licitor of the Wabash railroad; C. H.
Chappell, Superintendent, and s. ].
Mitchell, CT the Chicago and Alton; ].
B. Carson of the Hannibal and st. Jo;
G. w. Rogers, General Manager of the
st. Louis and San Francisco; Mr.. Kim
ball, General Superintendent, and NJ,
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A Miser's Hoard.
From the Elmira Gazette.


Ezekiel Chaplin, of Pitts6eId, Otsego
county, died recently, leaving, it was
supposed, no property. Soon after his
death, however, the sum of SIS, 900 was
found in an Old iron box under his bed,
and he was discovered to be the pos
SCISSOR of bonds, securities and available
assets in addition, to the amount of
more than $4,000. His habits of life
indicated chat instead of being the pos
SCISSOR of SO much wealth, he was ex-
tremely poor. His avarice and econ
omy had led him to eschew wearing
boots and shoes except in the coolest
weather, while his clothing was little
better than that of the most unfortu-
nate tramp. His whole object in life
seemed to have been to save. He bore
very fair reputation in the commune
ty in which he lived. Others will now
spend his money who will doubtless
bless his memory and his economy.
Mississippi county, Mo-, is the great
watermelon region of the world. Over
1900 acres are this year devoted to
watermelons alone, and the yield is
about a carload an acre. SO that 1900
carloads will be shipped to St. Louis,
Cincinnati, Detroit and INDIANAPOLIS.
Contracts have been made with many
farms at $110 a car. The general
prices run from $50 to $3.50 car dur.
ing the season,
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Chicago 81 arkeI,

CHICAGO, August q Flour Steady and
in fair demand; Wheat-Denand fair and
higher; No. Chicago spring, l.l9I@1.2O for
seller cash; l.2O for seller August; 1153za
l.15A for seller September; lis for seller
October; No. Chicago spring, l.O3@l.O5
rejected, 75a77. Corn-Active, firm and higher;
4sTa49 for seller cash; so for seller August
aud seller September; so bid for seller Octo-
ber; rejected, As. Oats-Active. firm and high
er; 3l14a32 for seller cash; 3lt. for seller Au-
gust 29ss for seller September and seller Octo-
ber: rejected, 2S. Rye-Easier; so. Barley
Firmer, 9S for seller September. Pork-Steady
and in fair demand; 1900 for seller cash, Au-
gust and September; 1906 for seller October.
Lard-Dull, weak and lower; 1l.6O1l.72h for
seller cash and seller August; 1l.65 for seller
September; for seller l1.jSAQll.G0 October.
The "Drover's Journal" reports Hogs
Receipts, 2l,OOO; shipments, 1900; quiet and
slow 5al0c lower; mixed packing, 6OOa6.55;
light, L6.sOa6.75; mainly, 6.65a6.7s; choice
heavy, 6.60a7.O0; culls and skips, 5.OOa6.OO.
Caste-Receipts, $500; shipments 1900; gen.
orally slow and weaker, not lower; quality
generally poor; common to medium shipping,
4.75a5.25 good to choice shipping, 5.6Oa
600; native butchers, 2 35a3.75: stockers and
feeders, steady. 2.5Oai.25; common to fair
Texans, 3.3o44.OO: Wyoming natives, 4.25a4 IS;
cows, 3.75a4.0O; tail end stock. 3.s5a37O.
Sheep-Receipts, 500; shipments, none; merely
nominal market; poor quality; common to
medium. 3.OOa4 90, good to choice, 4.4Oa
4so. The Journals" cable dispatch reports:
Cattle-Glasgow, Liverpool and London, easier;
14ccnts for American, and l41s cents TOR Cana
dian.
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Army Worm.
Prof. W. A. Henry, in Madison Democrat.

Prof W. A. Henry, in Madison Democrat.
EDS. DEMoCRAT:-Hearing itrumored
that the army worm had appeared in
the vicinity Of Madison, few miles to
the south, have attempted at ascer-
tain the facts in the case, and find no
cause for alarm on that score.
The statement, no doubt, started
from the appearance of a "worm" or
larva, which is iniuring the sweet corn,
and may do harm, later, to the field
corn. This is the corn-worm, or Boil
worm, Helothis a,migeru) which often
brings havoc to the corn and cotton
fields, in warmer regions than ours.
In the south it is called the Boil
worm when found in the bolls of the
cotton plant. 1t is one of the worst
enemies of the cotton grower.
In attacking corn the larva enters the
ear at the silk end, feeding first upon
the silk, and later upon the milky
grains of corn. Sometimes it Injuries
only few grains at the tip end Of the
cob; often the whole ear is rendered
worthless.
Ihe sweet corn now offered for sale
here in Madison, shows how the cater
pillar works, far better than I can de-
scribe it.
Cornfields of southern Illinois, Ken
tucky and Kansas, have usually suffer-
ed the most severely, and l can find no
record of much loss in latitude SO
high as Wisconsin.
l have not yet found any evidence
that field corn is suffering from the at
tack of this worm"
No remedies can be offered that are
of avail
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-08-04
Bathing Anecdotes.

A young woman who was arrested
the other day for bathing in the Ser
pentine, in London, pleaded that it
was $50 very hot" and was &C ording-
ly dismissed by the amiable magistrate
with an injunction to cool off in some
more secluded spot. Mr.. Labouchere,
after reciting a somewhat similar case
which has just occurred at Hurling-
ham, where man who had been
bathing from boat and could not get
back to it terrified party of ladies by
lodging about from tree to tree in
quest of some means of capturing the
craft, calmly tells the following pleas
ing tale Of himself
''The same thing once occurred to
me at Venice. l had a room on the
ground floor in a hotel on the Grand
Canal. About / o'clock in the morn
ing everything seemed quiet, and it
occurred to me that l should like to
bathe; SO I jumped into the water
from my window. Having swum
about for some time, thought would
return to the hotel. What was my
horror to find that an English family
papa, mamma, and FIVE daughters
had established themselves on the steps
of the hotel. There was no help for
it, so ! calmly landed, and, bowing re-
spectfully to the ladies, regained my
room. The next day / sat opposite
the family at dinner. They told me
what had occurred, and deeply SYM
pathized with them in their indignation
against those 'horrid and disgusting
Italians"
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AN AFFLICTED MAN.
Misrortunes or the poet John g.

MisfOrtunes OF the Poet John q. sake
MIR. John Theodore Sake, son of John
Theodore Sake, was buried few days
ago. Only relatives and the nearest
friends were invited 10 the funeral.
The almost unprecedented family mis-
fortunes of the genial poet have excited
universal attention. They began in
1874, when Mr.. SAKE was resident of
Brooklyn. In numerical order the
deaths were as follows
l. In 1874, Laura SAKE, the poets
youngest daughter, aged II years, died
in Brooklyn of consumption.
2. In 1878, Sarah f. Sake, the poets
eldest daughter, aged 90 years, died at
her fathers residence in Brooklyn.
Her sickness was long and painful.
3. A year ago, the poets mother,
aged 81 years, died at the residence of
her son James, in st. Adams, Vt. John
G. almost worshipped her.
4. Last fall, Sophia NJ. SAKE. the
poets wife, died of syncope, in Brook
lyn. She was the daughter of Judge
Sollace, of Bridgeport, Vt. She W as 1T
orally worn out with family cares. Day
after day and night after night she had
been at the bedside of her sick chill
dren, ner were her attentions confined
to them. Her husband had been suf-
fering from painful disease for years.
His nervous system was completely
shattered. The faithful wife gave him
unremitting care, and literally sacri-
feed her life in the devotion to her
family.
5. Two months ago Harriet, third
daughter, aged % years, died at her
fathers Brooklyn residence. She had
been suffering from the pulmonary
complaint for years, and had just re-
turned from the south when she died.
6. Within fortnight Mrs. John T.
SAKE, the poets daughter-in-law, died
at her husbands residence in Albany.
She was daughter of ex-Judge James
5. Bosworth, of that city. She was a
favorite with the poet.
7. On June 30 the poets son, John
T. Sake, was found dead in his bed at
his home in Albany. He had been
suffering from a pulmonary complaint
for years. The immediate cause of his
death was hemorrhage of the lungs.
He had evidently tried to call his
father, who slept in an adjoining room,
but death ensued before he could make
himself heard.
Such are the facts, as gathered from
the only living child, Charles G.
Sage, of Albany. He says that his
father is a confirmed invalid. His
mind, however,is clear, and his powers
of analysis are perfect. His nervous sys-
tenn is shattered. The long train of
family misfortunes has left him in q
reflective melancholic state, and he
rarely smiles. He reads newspapers
and magazines, but never puts pen to
paper. Many friends have written
him letters of sympathy. Their kind
words are appreciated, but the sad
face of the pleasing poet tells those
about him that he is living in remem-
brance Of the past. A whole nation
will sympathize with him in his dis
tress,
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GENERAL NOTES.

The Vicksburg board of aldermen have
entered protest against the suspension
of the quarantine station below that city.
One HUNDRED counties in the region
adjacent to Kansas City report largely
Increased acreage in csrn, but figure out q
smaller supply Of hogs than last year.
THE Grand Trunk road opend ticket
war in Boston by advertising q IS rate to
Chicago. and the Albany and tunnel lines
at once made similar cut.
CAPTAIN FAwcErr, of the steamer Brit
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FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

NEAR the pavilion in Lincoln Park,
Chicago, L. Lex blew out his brains with
a revolver.
EIGHTEEN buildings in Cattarau gus N.
Y, were swept away by fire. causing loss
of $4,000.
) A LOSS of 100000 was incurred at Hall
fax, Pa, by the burning of Potter's tan
merry and five stables.
A FREIGHT train of six cars was thrown
from the Grand Trunk track at West
Paris, Me-, causing loss of $2O,O0O
Two buildings of the Paquet cotton
mills at Philadelphia. owned by William
Wood & Son, and valued at 100000, have
been burned.
WILLIAM G. De TURK, of Reading, Pa,
was instantly killed by being thrown from
a carriage, and his wife and sister serious
ly injured.
Mrs. FREDERICA GAsTEL, wife of Henry
Gastel, while walking on the railroad
track near the Menominee yiaduct, was in
stantly killed by the cars.
The stean-barge, 7. J. Burroughs, took
fire when fifteen miles north of Chicago,
and burned to the waters edge. The crew
leaped into the lake and were rescued by
tugs. E
"A FIRE at Whitehall, Mich. on the I'd
inst, burned nearly every business place
in the town, the loss being estimated at
$4,000.
THE explosion of boiler on a North
western freight train, near Peshtigo, Wis,
on the I'd inst, killed a brakeman, smash
ed five cars, and tore up the track for
some distance.
FLAMES burst forth in a photograph
gallery in Oneonta, N. Y, caused by the
spontaneous combustion of chemicals,
and were only stayed when damage Of
$27, 900 had been inflicted.
The central and eastern portions of
New York State and the New England
States have Just been having some terrific
and destructive lightning and wind
storms.
PETER SUTToN. while looking at the
wolves in Lincoln Park. Chicago, put his
hand inside the bars, when it was seized
and terribly lacerated by owe Of the ami
mails. The surgeon amputated finger,
but further bad results are feared.
The deaths are announced by drowning
off Chicago, Of John Beidler, son of the
weii-known lumberman. ana L. J. Claw.
son, jr., member OF the board Of trade.
The church furniture works of Haynes
Spencer &C.,, at Richmond, Ind, Cary
4 Roulette's planing-mill, and Hugo's en-
gine-governor works were burned to the
ground. the loss being $4,000.
EMIL NELSON, of Chicago, while driving
a wagon over the Carpenter street crossing
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and 81. Paul
Railroad, was run down and killed by a
passenger train.
AT Cleveland, Ohio, Mr., H. NJ. Loeb.
ary, and Miss Jessie Edwards, engaged to
be married. went for boat ride on the
lake. Two days after the body of the
lady was found floating in the water, indi-
cating that both were drowned.
A FARMER named Wilson, living on the
line Of the Kingston and Pembroke rail
road, in Canada, while passing through
the woods was torn to pieces BY bear
and nearly devoured before his fate Vas
learned, KY
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The demand for labor throughout
the entire country is SO great that
there are no less than thirty men at
Castle Garden to engage laborers as
fast as they arrive, and ship them at
once to points where their services are
needed. Scandinavians are most
sought after, and then Germans. 1tal-
ians appear to be the least popular. A
western railroad company gives the
superintendent Of immigration at New
York q standing offer for an unlimited
number Of able-bodied men at N.5O
per day, with permanent employment.
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and student at Gottingen was mertally
wounded in an affair of honor.

WOunueu In an aHalr OF hOnOr.
MIDHAr PAsHA and lis fellow-conspira-
tors will be sent into exile.
CARROLL, the former Italian premier,
has arrived at Kissingen to meet Bis
marck,
The French chamber of deputies invali-
dated the election of Emile Olivier on
account Of bribery.
Ten THOUSAND soldiers have within
eight days arrived at Marseilles from all
parts of France.
THE army of the ameer of Afghanistan
has been completely defeated by the forces
under Ayoob Khan.
HAVANA reports twenty-five deaths for
last week from yellow fever, and nine
from smallpox.
SPAIN demonstrates with France in re-
gard to the plundering of the Spanish
vice consulate at the capture of Sfax.
THE epizootic has made its advent into
Berlin, where the street railways were
greatly inconvenienced.
The chief of police of Rome has been
dismissed for neglect of duty on the occa-
sion of the riots over the remains of the
pope.
LORD GRANVILLE has advised British
diplomatic and consular agents that no
more ransom money would be paid to bri-
gands to ransom private citizens.
DIssENsIoNs have broken out among the
Tunisians, and several tribes have sought
assistance from the French. Fifteen
French ships are bombarding Gabes.
A CABLEGRAM from Glasgow announces
the arrival in good condition of consign-
ment of Minnesota wheat sent down the
Mississippi by barges, and shipped at New
Orleans.
AN old gentleman of Ballydehob, Ire
land, who recently obtained an ejectment
decree against a laborer, was fatally shot
the other day, and his drivers hat riddled
with bullets.
THE progress of peace negotiations be-
tween the Beers and the British commits
sion is neither smooth nor rapid. The
Beers have been offended by q slight
shown to their representative by the Brit
ish, and will demand an apology.
THE Irish Land League reports receipts
of e2, 400 from the United States during
the past week. Redpath, in a speech at
the weekly meeting, called Sir William
Harcourt liar, slanderer and coward.
The funeral of Dean Stanley was held
at Westminster Abbey, the attendance be-
ing twice as large as could enter the build
ing. The Prince Of Wales was present,
and Queen Victoria sent wreath of
roses and an autograph note expressing
her affection and esteem for the deceased.
THE police of Havana boarded the
steamer Alicante and captured Gil and
Hernandez. the defaulters of the Matanzas
branch of the Spanish bank, and three
accomplices, recovering $4,000 in money
and securities. The captain general is
negotiating with the Mexican government
for the surrender of two more of the bank
thieves.
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The source Of vitality.

1t is from the blood that the body derives Vi
tality, since not only does the blood contain the
elements Of muscular and nervous tissue and bone,
but upon its outgo through its many channels and
refux to the heart, existence itself depends. If
then this vital feeder and motor be deficient in
nourishing constituents, the body loses strength
and weight, and health languishes. In order to
enrich the blood, and thus Inpart fresh vigor to
an enteebled system, stimulate tagging digestion
with the national invigorant, Hostetters Stomach
Bitters, which by infusing energy into the opera
tions Of the stomach, promotes, nay insures thor
ough digestion and assimilation, and consequent
nutrition. A gain in appetite, vlgor and flesh,
and digestive tranquility is invariably found to
follsw a course Of this deservedly popular tonic,
which is moreover n reliable preventive of malsr-
ial fevers.
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The Era of News.


The wonderful acceleration in the
transmission of news which steam, and
especially electricity, have brought
about, is not generally appreciated,
especially by those young people whose
memories extend back no more than
decade. There is not town or village
in the United States within reasonable
distance of a telegraph line that did not
earn of the Presidents danger long be-
ore nightfall on Saturday, and the
ocalities must be very few and remote
which have not heard the news before
this. The same is true of the greater
part of Europe and many districts of
Asia and Africa. Were it l841 instead
of 1881, Cincinnati would still be in
ignorance of Saturdays crime, and re-
main so for two or three days to come.
Looking back only to 1865, we
find that nearly fortnight elapsed
before Lincoln's assassination was
known in England. In 1917, when the
death of Princess Charlotte, heir ap-
parent to the crown of Great Britain,
sent such q thrill through Christendom,
oiio HoWo was uIst puDllsleu
in the United States in the
interior town of Northampton,
Mass. A vessel, making an unusu-
ally quick voyage, had arrived at a Brit
ish American port. One of the passen-
gers, who was hurrying southwark, was
interviewed while the stage stopped
at Northampton, by the enterprising
editor of the village paper. He i'm
mediately printed the news, and thus
beat the New York and Boston pub
fishers. Such an occurrence, it is
hardly necessary to say, would be im-
possible now. The whole civilized
world is bound together by network
of wires, and every event of import
ance IS known at each point almost
simultaneously.
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CONSIDERABLE anxiety is felt at the
white, house relative to the effects
which may be produced on the presi-
dent by the Potomac flats directly
south Of tae grounds surrounding the
mansion. The miasma which arises
from the decayed vegetation has begun
making itself felt on the attaches Of
the executive office. Three cases Of
malarial fever have already developed
among them, and the persons attacked
were obliged to go home.
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Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE,, August Flour Quiet and
unchanged. Wheat-Steady and quiet; No. l
hard, 1875; No. l, nominal; No. 2 hard,
LIS; No. 2, LIS; LIS for seller August: LA
for seller September; l.l3X for seller Octo-
ber; la for seller November; December,
nominal No. 3, l.0lk; No. A. 50; rejected,
rs. Corn-Firmer; No. 2, ASK. Oats-Dull
and lower; No. 2, 81. Ry.-Dull and lower;
No !, 81. Barley-Actve; No. 274.
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No Good Preaching.

No man can do q good job of work,
preach good sermon, try q law suit
well, doctor patient, or write good
article when he feels miserable and
duh, with sluggish brain and unsteady
nerves, and none should make the at
tempt in such condition when it can
be so easily and cheaply removed by a
little of Hop Bitters. See other col
umn.-Albany Times.
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T.ELEGR.A-PHIC.
Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON.

Col. JOHN G. BuRCH, secretary of the
Un tied States senate, died at his residence
in w ashington, of. heart disease. ~
TWELVE appointments as postmaster
await the president action, which is the
only interruption to the business of that
department caused by the assassination.
IT is denied, upon the authority of his
minister at Washington, that the king of
the Sandwich islands is attempting to sell
out his title to his country. He is travel.
ing to induce emigration to Hawaii.
TIE presidents physicians have agreed
to submit to NO more interviews and TO
make no more public statements other
than those contained in the official bull
49,. This course is causedb by the fact
that what has been said to reporters has
been misrepresented.
THE fact that the presidents wound is
freely discharging pus is considered a
healthy sign, and the fear that pyamia
had set in is allayed DR.. Hamilton, the
eminent surgeon of New York, will re-
main with the patient now until he is out
of danger. DR., Bliss has given his posi-
tive opinion that the president will re-
cover.
GUlrEAU seems to be rather pleased than
otherwise with his present quarters. He is
afraid that if he should get outside the
prison walls he would be meted out
speedy justice. The other day when ask
ed to 70 down into the warden's Office he
very reluctantly consented, fearing that it
was a ruse to get him into the peoples
hands. The cowardly scoundrel yet ex-
presses wish that the president may die.
THE presidents surgeons have conclud-
ed that the flow of pus from the wound
was not sufficiently free. DR.. Bliss insert
ed his finger in the original wound and
prepared it TO receive a larger drainage
pipe. He discovered two small splinters
of the rib which he removed with pair
of forceps. The patient then took twelve
ounces Of milk and the same quantity of
beef juice, and rested quietly.
The examination made by the presi-
dents physicians during the past few days
seem to have convinced them that the ball
did not penetrate the liver, that it is not
located in the interior wall of the ab-
domen, and that it did not pass through
the abdominal cavity, but went dow
afterward after it struck the rib and is
now located in. the right lilac fossa, the
cavity between the point of the hip-bone
and the ribs which contain the smaller in
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1t has become evident that mistake
was made in locating the village Of
Niobrara in Nebraska gully, instead
of on high plain near by, and the
houses are all to be removed to ex-
actly the same relative position on the
better site.