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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-15
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

To inc ASsOclAteu PTess.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. June 9.-The bank
robbers, four in number, were surrounded
in the woods about thirteen miles north
west of Kirksville, at 6 a. M, Finding re-
sistance useless they surrendered and
were taken to kirksyille and from
there were to be tahen to Brook
field at . p. m. under heavy guards
Two of the prisoners are recognized as Fox
and Morris The others will not give their
names. Friends of the robbers are congre-
gated at Kirksville, and say the prisoners
shall not be taken to Brookfeld. A fight is
Looked for
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-15

The feeble and annotated suffering from dys-
pepsia or indigestion in any form, are advised,
for the sake OF their own bodily and mental com
fort to try Hostetters Stomach Bitters Ladies
OF the most delicate constitution testify to its
harmless and restorative properties. Physicians
everywhere, disguised with the adultera'ed
liquors of commerce prescribe it as the safest
and most re liable of all stonachics. For sale by
ill Drmggists Mrd Dealers generally.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-15

]
! ton at It's close. .,
A terrible storm of wind rain and hail
/ visited Laredo NJ u o'clock this evening
| Several houses were unrooied aud blown
down.
! Kansas city.
| Special to the Herald.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 7.-Betwecn 3
and 4 o'clock this afternoon n band Of six
men rode into the town of BroOkiiold, Linn
county, Missouri and going Immediately
to the Bank of Brookaeld, they dsmounted,
and while one remained on the outside the
others entered the bank. There was only
the cashier and the daughter Of the presi-
dent in the bank at the time, and covering
them with their revOiYers the desperadoes
proceeded to 90 through the bank, securing
between So coo and $1,000 cash. They then
left, remounted their horses and firing iii-
teen or twenty shots, ran down the streets
yelling like demons and made good their
escape. A party was organized and started
in pursuit, but not until the robbers had
got good start The men all wore masks,
and while it is not believed any of them
were members of the old James gang, they
did the job up in true james boy fashion.
Brookfeld is ON the Hannibal " st. Joe
road, about 100 miles from here and is sur
rounded by q heavy-timbered and broken
country.
KANsAs CITY, Mo-, June 9.-The party in
pursuit of the Brookfield bank robbers
came upon them last evening in the woods
southeast of Kirksyllle, Adair county, and
drove them into hut. The gang ntrench-
ed themselves inside and opened fire,
wounding two men and three horses. The
party surrounded the hut and after watch
ing all night the robbers surrendered at 6
o'clock this morning and were taken to
Kirksville. achievements were procured
there and this afternoon the return to
Brookfeld was begun. The men gave their
names as Frank and James Mason, Fox and
Ward. They told where the money was
hid and an officer started ont to find it.
Governor Crittenden having telegraphed to
this city for information as to whether the
men belonged to the old James gang prose-
cutting attorney Wallace and Marshal MUIR
ply, of this county, accompanied by Dick
Little, left here tonight for Brookfield.
Little will be able to definitely settle the
matter.
/ Later kilograms from Brookfeld state
that all the stolen money was found about
eight miles west of the place of capture, at
the point designated by the robbor who
cnIIpolp1
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country, 40 MS 10 innooulato other sheep
was adopted
President GENTRY. of the Missouri Wool.
growers' association, addressed the conyen-
ton at It's close.
A terrible storm of wind, rain and hail
visited Laredo at q o'clock this evening
Several houses we're unroofed aud blown
down,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24
GeMptrantt

The Liquor Trlflic Il Public Enemy.
The question of tho relation of the
liquor traffic to the public good is now
occupying public attention more generally
than ever before. The people understand
now better than at any former period,
that this traffic is really formidable ene-
my. 1t wages deadly war upon every
interest of the nation, state and people,
at the same time that no possible good
comes or can come from any public or
private interest.
Almost all questions of public policy
have two sides which should be fairly
considered in forming a resolution rs to
the action Of the state. The great ques'
tion of American slavery was one of these
The dominant political party insisted that
whatever evil there was in slavery was
necessary, and that the people ought TO
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24

STRANGER THAN THE ARABIAN NIGuTS.
Having succeeded so well with their
electric railway between Lichtenield and
Cadaltenhaus Messrs. Siemcns have now
opened another line in the suburbs Of Berlin.
For short distances, and for such purposes
as are served by our elevated roads, the
system will soon come into general use,
and no revolution will have been more
quietly effected. The uses Of electricity
arc found TO be endless. Photographers
employ it 10 catch a lleeting expression.
NJ. SalignaC has proved that housewives
can cook by it. Vclocipcdes have been
driven with It's help through the streets Of
Paris. Mariners arc learning its advan.
tages in steering. NJ, Trouvc showed
how it would propel a boat. NJ GifTsrd
used it TO navigate a balloon. With equal
case it will hatch a chicken, work rail
road brake and kindlc beacon at sea 1t
lights our streets; it registers the sound OF
our voice. War and the arts. medicine
and astronomy, agriculture and meteorol.
ogy, will all be transformed by it, Surely
there is nothing more wonderful in the
"Arabiau Nights"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24

THE STOCKING .KNITTERs.- There is no
company of stocking .knitters known earlier
than 1927, in which year company estab-
lished itself in Paris, choosing for its patron
saint st. Fiacrc, because he was supposed
Tin France) to be u Scotch prince, the son
of a Scotch king, and it was granted to do
Scotland, the knitting country every honor
BE this rs it may, knitted stockings of rare
kind came to be seen in England on choice
and spare occasions thon. lIenry VIII. is
related, by Stow, to have had n pair inl-
ported once, and again after long interval,
from Spain, Young Edward vi. accepted
a pair from Sir Thomas Gresham. Eliza.
beth, when she had been queen two years,
in 1860, had pair presented to her. Says
Stow: "licr silk woman, Mrs. Montague,
presented TO her majesty a pair of black
knit silk stockings tor New Years gift,
which, after q few days wearing-a
lcngthy piece of medieval queenly toilette
which may be noted with amusement
pleased her highness so well that she sent
for Mistress Montague. and asked her
where she had them, and if she could help
her to any more? Who answered saying
4 made them carefully on purpose for your
majesty; and seeing they please you so
,W Mel', 1 WI! presently set more IN hanu: >
10 50, saio tno queen, Ior l Ike SILK
stocA'nss 30 wei IutC WIN n0' henceiorth
,Ny moaI any niole cioth nose still SILK
hnl.'eT .u noSe Sc, lor nlghneSses ula not repre-
sGat al. me masses always get recog'
niIlon' somehow, ana stride toward this
was was maue as soon rs ioot' lose hall
nose truhK-hose' we're KNITTED IN thatyear
IN more pieoiah "orstcu: AN obserVant
youns lradesman' named illder' serving
ii.., i,s worthy aPprentlcesnip IN one OF tho
ll'liG tmDef SHOPS Whicn maze bustling
ma,kot'Place OF the old TIMBER London
nr!lse' Is creulteu WIN thls' Inc legend
Is .uas ne saw some ltailahs near MS abode
knitilng worsted: tliat ne seized the notion
anu llau Il par OF worstod stockings knit
teu ior gilt 10 tne i.srl OF femsroke. lie
,uS was tne husnand OF Catherine' the poor
Se9. oe1eSueu young Lazy Jane Grays slster +;
nau Siiere peen no nelleadlng, MS place
woniu nave peen very near TO the throne,
anu an IN ackhoWleugment Oh tnls' perhaps
ne was Piotting 10 prin2 forward the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24

Ono often hears in the street remarks
about this person or that being badly
cleft, but it has been reserved for school
boy in this city to demonstrate to what an
extent one may suffer such fortune. lie
went ont Of town one Monday morning
to visit youthful friend, and was strictly
cnjoined to return on the following Satur-
day evening. lie had-to quote from ono
of his letters to his family" a red hot
time" and when Saturday came round he
packed up his trunk with great reluctance
and amid loud expressions Of regret from
his friend that he must return so soon.
lie had to drive about three miles to catch
tho train, and although conscientiously
using all the spocd he could, he arrived at
tho station about five minutes after the
cars had departed. He accordenly went to
the nearest telegraph office, and TO allay
the anxiety which his appearance
might occasion at home. compiled and dis
patched the following message: missed
the train; will be back next Thursday"
This is considered by his family the worst
case of being " left on record.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24

A REBEL AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN
About two years ago, just as was dis
missing party of visitors from the door
of the catacomb a very plain, modest look
ing man of middle age approached and
said he had como to see and learn all he
could about the monument and Lincoln.
proceeded in my usual way, when visi-
tors are much interested, and concluded
my explanations on the terrace in front of
the statue of the president. From the
general bearing of the visitor | should
have taken him for son of an original
New England aboitionist. When left
off speaking he remained and seemed re-
luctant to take his eyes from the statue.
After several minutes spent in silent med
itation he a5tonished me by saying SUBJ
stantally:" was soldier in the Confed-
crate army and spent four years doing my
utmost to defeat all that Abraham Lincoln
was trying to accomplish, He succeeded,
and have no regrets on that account"
The visitor then assumed a tragic atti-
tiude, and raising his right hand toward
tho statue, he slid with deliboration aud
emphasis " He was n greater man than
George Washington ever was With his
eyes fixed ON the statue and rs though
his whole soul was in his words he contin
ued Washington had no difficulty in de-
termining who were his friends and who
wero not. His enemies were principally
on the water, on the other side OF it, or Of
(icors, sent here to cnCorcC the mandates Of
u tvrant. His friends We're his neighbors
who, in addition to their struggles for ex-
istencc in new country, were oppressed
by taxation without representation. The
Inc WAS clearly drawn from the begin
ming. With Lincoln it WAS different. His
enemies were in every department of the
government They filed the civil Offices,
they commanded his skeleton of an army
they trod the decks of his ships, such as
they were. Where they could with impu-
nifty be open, they were bold and outspok-
en-. Where it was policy they were willy,
complaisant and cautions. 1t required
two years, or half his first term, to find
ont who were friends and who were ene-
mics. but he was equal to the emergency.
And through it all u little child could APP
proach him with perfect confidence, but
the most willy statesman could not swervc
him hair breadth from what he believed
to be right
That is what call Il eulogy, and if the
author of it is not u thoroughly reconstruc-
ted rebel never expect to see one
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24
INDEPENDANCE DAY 81.


The longest days of summer
Poured down their sultry beams;
Aud soon should dawn our proudest day
In bright. eXultant CLEANS.
The north. the south, the east and west,
Should greet that mornings sun,
And fling their starry banners out,
As they had ever done.
Resounding booms should thunder forth
To usher in the day;
And loud proclaim that liberty
Should never pass away.
But ere that dawn had tinsed the east
When no alarm was given
And tranquil was the summer sky
A boh crashed dorm from Hearca.
Then tidings dark and dreadful
Flashed DER the trembling wires;
Whilst woe and CONSERVATION
Sent up their buried fires.
And stricken hearts were beating
In all our sorrowing land,
For the nations chief had fallen
BJGJoW dSsasSiH'S hand.
Oh nover;dawned the glorious .Jourh
In sorrow such as this;
The nations heart was bleeding,
And there yawned a dark abyss.
No sounds of loud rejoicing
But wailinR of despair;
Aud the duplicating murmurs
Of nation bowed in prayer.
And still the shadow deepened
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24
VOL. xxx.

among whom we live are spoken Of as an
adulterous and sinful generation. Adul-
ferrous in this connection means unfaithful
in VOWS to God. Such is the common Old
Testament use OF the term in such connec-
tions. Whcro many are unfaithful it is
much easier for us to be ashamed of
Christ, for We arc prone to go with the
multitude. In the coming glory of the
Son Of Man it will be terrible calamity
to have him ashamed of US. The lesson
of the day shows us how this awful doom
may bc avoided, and we become partakers
of his glory, in whose footsteps of sacrifice
and sorrow we walk while OH earth.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24

Could vote be taken at any time ur
place among the people who assembled to
listen to the great infidcl, Bob Ingersoll
on the question as to whether it was for
the interest of mankind to break up the
Christian religion, and destroy that faith
in God and Immortality which was the
stay of our fathers in the dark days of the
revolution, and which has been the stay
and hope of millions for 1900 years, that
audience of American citizens, though
they might listen with patience and accept
with credence the doctrines of the eloquent
infdel, though they might laugh at his
Jokes and witticiSms, though they might
enjoy his mastery style in using the ora
terical knife and the case with which he
dissected tn defenders of religion, yet
when they came to vote rs to whether it
were best to scuttle the great religious
ship, the vote would be ten to one against
him and in favor Of continuing the Chris
tian gion,-BoSlon STIR.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24

A speck in the ocean only is Pitcairn Is
land. or the "Tslo of Content" as it is aptly
called, Although only six miles in cir.
cumference, it is inhibited by ninety.six
of the happiest persons in the world. The
island is situated in a delightful climate
about three thousand miles west of the
northern coast of South America. All tho
tropical fruits grow there in abundance.
The inhabitants form an English colony,
and live u simple happy life, undisturbed
by the strife of the world around them.
Money is practically unknown among
them. The one magistrate on the island
has sinecure, for there are no disputes
and lawlessness is unknown. Each man
has his own house and land. The life is
communistic in way, for all are socially
equal and share their goods with each
other when one becomes needy. Shoes
are seldom worn by the women. The
children, when only Il few years old, learn
how to swim, and tumble around in the
breakers without fear of danger. The
people arc religious, and worship in n little
church, some one of their number reading
the service of the Church of England and
preaching every Sunday. They are zeal
Gus in succoring shipwrecked sailors, and
seem, on the whole, TO lead an ideal life o.
quiet and contentment.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24

Nonsense! the hint that any minister is
likely to get into trouble from ordinary
parish visits, because he is so apt to find
only the women at home. Lot him only
behave with proper reserve and dignity
and he needs no accident insurance policy
to warrant his safety; but let him be
fool and 90 around greeting the young
women with holy kiss and making
long visits where he ought to make short
ones, and his business becomes far more
dangerous than that of Gloucester sailor
-COu1rGg1itOn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24

An interesting experiment is said to have
been made on a alternating hedgehog, in
which the brain of the sleeping animal
was removed, then the entire spinal cord,
but for two hours hardly any change was
noticeable In the action Of the heart, and
day afterward that organ contracted
when touched by the operator,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24

A SCARED LtON.-A sensational drama
has recently been performed in the chief
theatre of Moscow, the crowning situation
of tho piece being combat in rocky
pass between Il lion and an Arab chief,
The lion scrambled up steep ascent,
aud is about 10 spring from its summit
upon his foe, when the man brings him
down with 1t well aimed shot. The part
Of the lion had been sustained most sue
cessfully by u trained gymnast named
AIexeivitch until about fortnight ago,
when the artist suddenly fell i'll, and the
management was compelled to intrust his
role to an active super, who undertook il
at few hours notice When the timo
arrived for his debut he bounded son the
stage with admirable vigor, and scutted
up the cliffs inlirreproachable style. But
when tho Arab chief discharged his mus
kct, the lion, utterly thrown OIL his guard
by the report, stood erect on his hinder
paws, crossed himself dcvoutly, and. eN-
claimed " Heaven help usw hurricdy
descended the cliff tail foremost, amid the
jubilant shouts of the audience
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24
tTICNGKING.

Chungking is the first prefectural city in
SzChuan, governing two ch0w and eleven
hien cities, some Of which are large and
populous, and situated in pepulous dis.
tricts. Besides the cities, there arc many
market towns, containing from one to ten
thousand inhabitants. Its political I'M
portance appears, also, in the fact that it
contains tho imperial treasury, where all
the revenue Of the province is received
and stored, and the Office of the paymaster
of the western frontier army, under the
administration of Mandarin who is in
dependent of the vicoroy, md responsible
directly TO the board of war at Peking.
Chungkng is the great commercial city
of West China. 1t has water communica-
tion with all the principal cities of Yunan,
Kweichau and Szchuan, and roads from
all parts converge to it as the grand en-
Dorium.
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PRODUCTS OF COUNTRY.

The sugar-cane is largely produced; /;
also. wheat, beans, barley, Indian corn,
tea, indigo. hemp, tobacco, and variety
of vegetables, with silk, vegetables, wax,
and paper. Opium is grown extensively,
especially about Foo; bat 1t is largely ex-
ported, so that the vicious drug-which
was undoubtedly introduced into West
China by smugglers from Burmah-does
not wholly remain at home to curse its
producers. Judge that the opium habit
prevails quite rs much throughout East
ern China as in the west. Saline wells or
springs near Kweichau and above Chung
king furnish employment to many people,
and 10 large Aeet Of junks. Not a few
coal mines at various points along the
river are being worked, and the province
yields superior quality of "black dia-
monds." Iron ore holds an important place
in the list of natural resources. and the
iron workers near Chungking, with their
huge chimneys and columns of smoke,
were observed by us with peculiar interest
Gold washing is carried on to some extent
on the flats and bars; hence the name,
"River of the Golden Sand" sometimes
applied to the Upper Yangtze. Szchuan,
moreover, is famed for its medicinal
plants, and pharmacists in all the provin'
ces ofthe empire replenish, through agents
here, their most valuable stocks of RENE.
dies
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West China.

DR.. wHEELER's REPORT TO The MISSIONARY SEC
RETARIEs OF OBSERVATIONS IN SECHUAN.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24

RETARlES OF OBSERVATIONS IN SECHUAN.
THE YANGTSE-KIANG ABOVE ICIIANG.
Almost Immediately after leaving Ichang
the traveller enters a gorge several miles
in length. Emerging from this he soon
approaches another, which is succeeded by
third, fourth, and fifth, the last being
Just below kweichau. Between these re-
markable formations of nature the country
is slightly open, but still very mountain
Gus. Here one beholds the wonderful
works of God. Probably there is nothing
like it in any other part of the world-such
peaks and towers, such lofty walls ofsolid
masonry; so much of the picturesque, the
beautiful, the sublime, with a great river
running through the midst. Numerous
rapids are also Il Characteristic; there be-
ing not less than twelve to fifteen distinct
places where the waters are vexed and
troubled. where they pour over jagged
rocks, which rise in vain from unknown
depths to impede their progress.
Soon after leaving Wushan, the country
appeared less and less mountainous.
Kweichau is beautiful for situation, stand
ing on the north side Of vast natural
amphitheater, and is important as politi-
cal and commercial center. Wan (hien)
is third-rate city, has large population
and many superior buildings, besides con-
trolling large trade, and maintaining
direct communication, by ''the overland
route" with Chingtu and Chungking.
According to the accepted maps Of the
Celestial Empire, city called "Pei"
stands on the south bank of the Yangtsc,
at the mouth of "NVu" River. On reach
ing the locality, VIC found large walled
town bearing the ancient and honored
name of Foo (chau), lying at the embou-
chure of the Kungtan Ho. As to the first,
the error may have occurred from mis-
pronunciation, the character used hr wing
close resemblance to the more common
word pei" Foo is a principal mart for
opium, and near it are extensive govern
mcnt buildings for the storing of salt.
Kungtan River is the first large tributary
west of Tungting Lake, and is a highway
of travel and commerce between two PROV
inces. l have named the principal cities
between Ichang and Chunghing; but there
are several cities and numerous towns and
villages not indicated on the map of the
world. Wan and Foo take to be the two
most important places, from missionary
stand point, being centers of population,
and points from which radiate highways of
communication with the country and re-
mote cities. From Wushan to the ter
minus of our journey, nearly the whole
land was cultivated like garden-hills,
mountains and valleys with the same
sedulous care. Even in the region of the
gorges there were numerous villages, and
agriculture and pastoral pursuits flourish
cd among crags and peaks. l was often
led to wonder at the industry and skill
that could change mass of rocks into a
summit Of beauty and mine of wealth.
Signs Of thrift were everywhere visible,
and many of the farm houses were certain
ly superior to the average of that class of
buildings in North and Central China.
pRnnIrCrS AE C0I,NTRN
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