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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-21

and tied securely, and the money extracted
from the safe without the use of power or
instruments. tf-as ~ sssss -
caused considerable excitement for some
time, but no suspicion was cast upon young
Barnhill whose injuries on the night of
the robbery were considered sufficient
proof that he was not implicated in the
job. s,..z. ~
The clerk told a very straightforward
story and claimed that three men entered
the store, placed revolvers at his head and
demanded the combination of the lock.
This he refused to give them, whereupon
they struck him, rendering him insensible,
sciousness the safe was open and the rob
bers gone.
He was found tied in the morning and
everyone appeared to think that the place
had been entered and the robbery COM
mitted by outside parties, who had leasned
of the large amount of cash which it con-
tanned.
@ sTRATToN.
Mcdonald, who lost the money, engaged
Stratton to work up the case, and in a
short time Stratton came forth with an al
legged confession from Barnhill.
The latter was indicted and change of
venue having been secured the trial was
commenced last Tuesday. The main point
of the prosecution was that it was impsssi-
BILE to unlock the safe in the time that the
clerk remained insensible by men, even, ex-
perts who were unacquainted with the
combination. s = ssfrsa
The trial continued during the present
week until yesterday when 1t is reported to
have been decided in favor of the prisoner
who was acquitted.
Stratton did not appear on the witness
stand, as it was the intention of the de-
Tense to show him up in anything but an
enviable light.
THE DEFENSE ~
took the stand that the safe could be open
ed by an expert in remarkably short
time, and to substantiate their claim they
placed on the stand Charles Fiebig, the ex-
pert mechanic of this city. The safe door
had been removed and brought into the
court. The combination had been chang
ed, so it was impossible for the witness to
be acquainted with it. He opened it. how.
ever. in just seven minutes, showing that
the task was not only not impossible. but
also not difficult to one who had given the
subject any study or attention. The wit
ness claimed that the combination stood on
the last number, and by an inspection of
the dial, person acquainted with the safe
could easily ascertain the combination and
thus unlock it.
THE TRIAL
naturally attracted large number of peo-
pie, and Marion was crowded with wit
nesses and spectators.
The prosecution was conducted by States
Attorney C. H. Smith, of Marengo, as
sisted by r. Crowley, while the defendant
was represented by III. M. Remley, of Ana
mosa, S. Farrell. of Iowa City, and Judge
Mexican, of Marengo.
A stubborn fight was made from the be-
ginning, and the result was considered
doubtful
Charles Fiebig who left Marion yester-
day, states that dispatch was received at
Oxford last night containing the informa-
ton that the jury were in. consultation
about one hour when they brought in the
verdict of mot guilty"
1t is stated that civil suits against Houser
and Barnhill will be instituted to recover
the money.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-21
TEE rsUz RElIEF.

RADwAY.s READY RELIEF is the only remedial
agent in vogue that will instantly stop pain.
FIFTY CENTS PER BOTTLE
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-21
PERSONAL.

Sheriff Ankrnln leaves for the west this
evening.
! Capt. Meigs, in charge of the rapids i'm
provement at Keekuk, arrived in this city
to-day.
Hon. C. w. Osborn returned from Chi
cago last evening on brief visit. W
John Whitsitt, of Presumption, 10 in the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-21
LADIES.

We guarantee satisfaction with every
box Of Our Own complexion powder.
McCABE & WHEATON.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-21

The United States Marshal of Chicago.
is expected in Rock Island this evening.
J. w. Beardsley, postmaster, is expected
from Washington this evening.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-21
MINUTE REMEDY.
RAILWAYS RBApY RlLIlP

In frcm one to twenty minutes, never fails In re-
matter how violent excr1ciating the pain the
RHEUMATIC, Bed-rsdden. Infrm, Crippled, Ner-
suffer, RADWAY'S READY RELIEF will afford
instant ease.
Inflammation of the Kidneys, Inhamatlon of the
Bladder, Inflammation offhe Bowels, Conges-
ton of the Lungs, Sos Throat Difficult fs
Breathing, Palpftation%Of the Healt
Mysteries, Croup. Dfptheria.. Ca
tarrh. influenza, Headache,
Toothaehe, Nerygusness,
Sleeplessness, Neuralgia,
Rheumatism. Cold
Chiils Agpe Chills,
Eiblans, Frost Bites, Bruises, Summer Com :
plants, Coughs, Colds, Sprafrs, Pains
in the Chest, Back or Limbs, are
instantly relieved.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-21
CAUTION.

An remedial agents capable o Destroying life by
an overdose should be avoided. Morphine, opium,
strychnine, arnfca, hyosciamus. and other power
full remedies, does at certain times, in very small
Doses relieve the patient during their action in the
system. But perhaps the second dose, III repeated,
may aggravate and increase the suffering, and an
other dose cause death There is no necessity for
using these uncertain agents when positive rem
edy like RADwAY's READY RELIEF will stok the
most excruciatlng pain quicker, without entaIling
the least dificulty In either infant adult.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-21
EUREKA SPRINGS

Mineral Water by the glass or gallon, at
Thomas drug store.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-21

There can be no better guarantee OF the value
DR.. Radwayss old established r. r. 3. Remedie
than the base and worthless imis atoms of them.
b ere are False Resolventss Reflects and Pills. b
pre and ask for Railways. and zoe that the nam
ADuAEn Il "a What ran haz.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-21
SENSATIONAL SUIT.
A CLERK Charged with an Elk.
tensive Robbery.
The Trial and its Reported
Termination.

A rather peculiar criminal case has just
terminated In Marion. the county seat OF
Lynn county, Iowa, by the discharge OF
the prisoner who was accused of appro-
priating money left in his employers safe,
and then tying himself SO as to evade sus-
picion.
! L. e. Stratton, the notorious so called
detective who figured in the Heilwagon
murder case in this city as a confessor of
the murderer, assumed the same role in the
safe robbery. In fact, it was due to STRAIT
TOMS testimony before the Grand Jury that
the clerk was indicted for the robbery.
The defense denied the confession. and
also denied that the young man had been
implicated in the affair, either as principal
or accessory before or after the act was
committed. se s 81 ..ss.ss -.
sf THE DETAILS esas# se
of the affair are that John Hauser keeps a
small country store in Centre Junction,
Jones county, Iowa. He had in his employ
as clerk. young man named John VI.
Barnhill who was his step son.
Among the residents of that locality was
James Mcdonald a.man who was reported
to be very well off. Nc Donald was known
to have good deal of money, as he loaned
money TO farmers and others in Jones
county.
On the 15th'of last may So, roo was paid
him on note which had become due. 1t
is reported that Mcdonald took the money
to Hausers store on Saturday night, and
deposited 1t in the safe. This fact was
known both to Hauscr and Barnhin. On
the following Thursday night. the store
was entered, the clerk struck over the head,
and tied securely, and the money extracted
from the safe without the use of power or
instruments. zas ~ sssFa sss
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-21

Pure blood makes sound flesh, strong bone and
clear skin. yoE would have your mesh urn.
your bones sound, without carries, and your con-
RESOLVENT.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-21
A eRarEF on RECOGNITION.
FALSE AND TRUE.

We extract from rr Railways .Treatise on Dis
euse and It's Cure - a. follows:
list or DISEASES CURED By
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-10
s. Smart"

To be very English you must tell your
lady friend who has made pleasing
toilet in your honor, if you wish to COM
pliment her. that she is looking very
.smart." You may also remark when
leaving a concert, even if the music has
been quite mediocre, that it was very
smart" concert: or, if you are asked
about the venerable Mr.. Bigbug' funer-
al, which was attended by all the old
families of the city, it will be the thing
10 say it was very ''smart" funeral.
Smart" in reference to the concert
or the funeral will pertain to the COM
pany in attendance. To be utterly En-
glish, when admiring lady's elegant
robe. you will say show very smart
Your frock Isl" or to little miss who
dons clean apron you will admiringly
observe, lyon have on smart pima
fore;" your ponies with shortcut tails
will look smart the donkey in your
children's cart. with sunflowers bObbing
at his ears, will be smart" and your
wife, in her Newmarket coat of scarlet
camlet cloth trimmed with gold braid
and buttons, worn above an olive green
skirt short enough to show her ankles,
set off by red stockings. and her No. 2
feet in the .'clipper-built' shoes, whose
patent-leather toes extend themselves
into No. As. She was not wont to be so
smart" when she took more pride in
her American feet than in revived En-
glish. State Sentinel.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-10
Indian Wives.

All the white men of North western
Dakota have Indian squaws to do their
housework. that is. those who are able
to afford them. for it costs something
to get one. Those young whites who
can catch a young Indian woman away
from her parents and throw a blanket
over her and run off and Sc crete her for
q certain length of time can have her
as a wife. Otherwise it will take sew
eral ponies or COWS, or from 500 to
$500, according to the rank of the fam
ily. Among the fifteen or twenty fam
lilies only one white lady was seen.
While there the wife of rancher died,
ami was buried accordingto Indian Gus
toms. In the coffin, which was pine
box, the relations of the dead squaw
placed eryihing that they thought
would be of any benefit to the spirit In
dian going to the happy hunting ground.
Such things as thimbles, scissors. thread:
buttons, needles, smoothing-iron and
the like were heaped on the corpse until
the lid would scarcely close. The be-
reaved husband told me that the In
dams mourned for pay. One squaw. as
a recompense for her mourning, re-
lieved his sugar barrel of twenty-five
POUNDS of sugar. Others took other
things in accordance. Three hundred
cups of coffee day while the lady was
sick was a low estimate OF the coffee he
dealt out to the Indians.-Caicago
Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-10
A Race with o Panther.

The other night as Charley Wilson
and Nora Maynard were returning from
Leetonia after dark. when within half a
mile of home, Wilson discovered that an
animal of some kind was keeping along
near them in the brush, but two or three
rods from them, and thinking Miss May
nard might be alarmed, he said nothing
of it to her. After following them for
some twenty or thirty rods it finally
sprang on the hind end of the platform
wagon, but Wilson struck it blow with
the butt of his whip which made it fall
back little, but it Immediately started
for them. when Wilson pnt his horses on
their fastest gait and soon reached the
clearing and school-house, and saw no
more OF the animal, which proved to be
a panther. The screams of the panther
so frightened Miss Maynard that she
tainted. The brother of the young lady
said the prints of the animal claws can
be seen on the platform where he struck.
Mr.. Labar, who is cutting logs for MIR.
Silas Mattison, says he shot at and
wounded large panther about week
ago, and thinks this may be the same
one, although he wounded it so that he
tracked it for some distance by the blood.
marlborough, Pa, Cor. Philadelphia
Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-10
Differences in Tidal Action.

1t will afford some notion of the various
conditions which must be taken into ac-
count before anything like complete
knowledge of tidal action can be obtain
ed, if we remember that in the open ocean
the rise or fall nowhere exceeds foot or
two while at Mount Saint Michael the
rise is eighty or ninety feet; in the Bay of
Fundy. particularly at Annapolis, it
sometimes amounts to hundred feet,
and about the Morea there is no change
at all. On our own coasts the rise varies
from thirty to forty feet. at some parts
of the West of England, to be nil at
point in the German Ocean north of the
Straits of Dover, where flow trans
mitted through the Straits encounters
an ebh transmitted round the North of
Scotland, so that an equilibrium is MAIN
tanned. The actual movement due to
attraction, moreover, whatever it may
be, requires time for its full develop
ment, and still more time for its prop
agation; the latter requirement being
greatest where movement is impeded by
shore friction, and thus reaching its
the beds and winding channels of rivers,
along which, consequently, the tidal
elevation passes as a wave, succeeded by
a flow. If it be high water at the mouth
of the Thames at noon, the full flow will
not reach London Bridge until midnight,
by which time it will again be high
at the More. In the meanwhile, there
has been low water at the More
and high water about halfway
TO London; and while the high
water is proceeding to London it
is ebbing at this intermediate place,
and is low water there when it is high
water at London and at the More,
where the river is of such magnitude as
to afford sufficient distance for the
full development of the phenomena
successive tides produce successive but
co-existng elevations, separated by cor
responding depressions; and in the River
Amazon, between Para, at the mouth
of the river, and the confluence of the
Madeira, there are no less than seven
co-existent high waters, with as many
low waters between them. The same
kind of thing occurs in all arms Of the
sea. or in all gulfs or bays which are
open to the main ocean on a single
aspect; the successive tides sweeping
along their shores to reach different
places in succession, and this at rate
of speed which il greatly determined by
the sinaositieS and other characters OF
the coast line.-LondOn Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-10
DARK DAYS.

All. nr! an. me! the dark, dark DAYS,
When lite seemed far too hard to bear:
When dismal were its weary ways.
And doubt was very near de SDair:
When foolish seemed my best-laid plans
mpracticable, hopeless. vain;
And was longing TO let slip
The work that since has brought me gain!
The dark, dark days, when weeping skies
And sobbing winds seemed but to be
The echo of that human woe
Whose deeper meaning was in me:
Inc DAYS when Love had proved untrue,
And Friendship but broken reed
"A broken reed that pierced my heart,
And made ii inly, dumbly bleedl
The dark and <ireary DAYS in which
The body would not serve the mind,
Anfpainful languors had the power
My will in impotence to bind;
When Duty called me with strong voice,
And. needless both of blame and praise,
I answered her with fainting heart
Oh, the leng, aching, weary days!
But then, @ soul thou vert but one,
But one IN a great company.
And each had had some days as dark
As any that mad come TO thee;
For into every life must fall
The solemn rain of human tears,
And over every life is hung
The somber clouds of drifting fears
But not in laughter and i'm song
Was the noblest lesson taught: 1884
TWAS in the struggle of dark hours
My soul to.highest aims was wrought.
Then Faith, Endurance, Patience. Hope,
Came near, and made me strong for strife,
And thus the storm of life dark hours
Brought me the harvest-time of life.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-10
SCHOOL And CHURCH.
The United States spend Ss4, 900. :

!.
The Unitsd States spend eS4, 900. :
000a year upon education.
The 200th anniversary Of the intro
duction of Presbyteriauism into America
win be celebrated next year.
The Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation of Brooklyn issues little paper
called the Weekly Bulletin, giving ac-
count of the work done during the
week.
Henry Willard, the President Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, has offered to
endow Oregon University with $50, 900
if the State win increase its annual Leg
islative allowance from %, 500 to 81. 900.
Mr.. George L. Seney recently sent
Miss Rutherford his check for $1,000 to
educate ten girls at the. Lucy Cobb In
stitute in Athens, Ga. and Miss kuther-
ford has made it cover fifteen scholar
ships for young girls from that town and
other places.-N 7. Herald.
The closing sentence OF the Rev.
Newman Smyth's first sermon as pastor
at New Haven, Conn, was the Scripture
passage: ARISE, let us 60 hence. The
reporter of one of the local papers,
whose religious education seems to have
been neglected, rendered the words:
"Amen, let US 60 home. "-CaicGgo
Tribune.
1t was . warm summer night, and
some of the congregation in the little
church were slumbering languidly. ex-
cept one man who snored in q manner
not at all languid. The preacher OBJ
serving this, left his notes, and said to
one OF the deacons in the front row:
.'Will you please ask the brother to stop
snoring, or he will keep the other breth-
rem awake" The rest of the sermon was
listened o.-Indianapoiis Journal.
The Mississippi Hand Book. recently
published, gives few figures concern
ing the free schools of the State: In 1870
there were 1864 schools, LIPS teachers
and 43, 451 pupils. In 1880 there Were
6,O24 schools, 1868 teachers and ZIG, 654
pupils. Number of children at schoolin
the State in 1880: White LIS. 251; colored.i
251, 438; total, 426,689. There was ex-
pended in 1880 on the free schools of the
State, $3.50. 701.
The Baptist Weekly, referring to the
common demand upon preachers to ''be
Short" says: 1.-The clamor for short
sermons stints pulpit power by hamper
ing free and full expression of thought.
There is great danger that the preacher
in endeavoring to obey this arbitrary
demand to contract his discourse may be
driven to the use of such fimsy plati-
tudes that, to his modification, the ser
mon will be not only long but thin, and
so his infirmity be doubled"
AT the recent annual meeting OF the
Baptist Association of Southern New
York the following statistics were given:
Number of Baptist Associations in New
York State, A; churches, 1913; ordained
ministers, 786; baptisms last year, 3,545;
members, 1862; Sunday schools, S7S;
officers and teachers in Sunday schools.
1851; scholars, 12,345; number OF
Baptist Associations in the United States,
Lbs; churches, 26,373; ordained min
listers, 1854; baptisms, $3.50, MEM
beers, 1856, 022; Sunday schools, IA, 437 ;
officers and teachers, 120. 678; scholars.
1.0O6, 412 Contributions-From churches
and Sunday schools in the State of New
York, S941, 1885, 60; in the United States,
$4,000, 910.S7.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-10
An Amazing Coronation Feast.

A coronation is always signalized by
acts of Imperial clemency, and in this
respect the ukase issued by Alexander
III. on the It'll of September, 1856, re-
mains memorable. 1t granted a COM
plete amnesty to all the political Offend
ers of 1926 and of the Polish rebellion
of 1881 who were still in exile orin prison;
also pardons to press offenders, military
defaulters, and to about 8, 1000 other indi-
viduals in gaols. The Empire was en-
tirely exonerated from military conscrip-
lion during term of four years. A new
and more equitable assessment OF the
poIl-tax was decreed. Most of the disa-
bilities which weighed upon the Jews
were removed. Thousands of Crown
serfs were manumitted and received
grants of land. Finally, the children OF
soldiers who, under the former reign,
had been brought up by the State to enter
the army were restored to their parents.
These truly wise largesses evoked the
most cordial popular gratitude, insomuch
that the Car began his reign as peo-
Piles darling. He was so well aware OF
this that he convinced the grandeose idea
of giving banquet to 2OO,O OF his
poorer subjects from Moscow and the
adjacent villages in the plains around
Petrowski. Preparations were made for
this amazing feast by covering square
mile with tables, and the tables with
hunks of beef, bread and cakes of kUass.
Unluckily, the Impotence of the guests
did not allow them to wait till the day OF
the dinner. A flagstaff had been erected
in the middle of the plain, and it had
been arranged that the signal to '.fall-
to" should be given by the hosting of
the flag. On the evening before the day
of the feast, while some 10000 nauliks
were lettering round the plain shifting
the food, an English officer named
Minakoff, wishing to try if the ropes OF
the flagstaff worked well, gave them q
tug and sent the bunting flying aloft. In
the twinkle of an eye the multitude Of
n,ujiks swooped upon the table and made
a clearance. No hords of famished
wolves could have done the work better.
Beef, bread, beer,-everything went,
and when these were gone the wooden
dishes were carried off also. The Gar
laughed when he was told of the matter.
"Well, well, so long as they enjoyed
themselves that is all wanted. But
we must give something to poor Minakotf.
am sure he must have feared that they
were going to eat him Also"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-10
Got the Advantage Of A. T. Stewart.

Mrs. Jane, wife of the late Simon
Flanagan, the hotel man, died at Sara
toga last Friday. About the same time
her brother, John Long, died at White
hall, and they were buried at the same
hour Monday morning. She was in we'll
TODD circumstances, and always gave lib
erally of her store. She presented the
first window, which bears her name, to
the Catholic Church in this place. 1t is
said that she is the only one that ever
got the advantage of the late A. I. Stew
art in business transaction. She owned
some property which he was very anxious
to possess when he was extending the
Grand Union Hotel, while pretending to
feel Indifferent about it, presumably
hoping thereby to get it at his own price.
One day he called and said he was ready
to buy If she would aecepta certain sum
of money named. With merry twinkle
in her eye which the great merchant
failed to notice, she said: ''In faith.
Mr.. Stewart, l am sorry can't accept
your offer. but Messrs. So-and-so( naming
well-known brewers. of Troy were here
a few hours since, and they offered me
$50, 900 for the place, and they will be
back at four o'clock to close the bar
gain" A brewery right in the very
lawn of the hotel which his efforts were
calculated to make the grandest in the
world? This was too much! ''Pll give
S35, 900 and close the bargain at once"
With an apparent reluctance she accepted
the amodnt, which was more than double
the value of the property, and the mer-
chant prince walked away congratulating
himself on his narrow escape.-Schuyier-
rifle IN. " Standard.