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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-09
Wannnn Nnnfnssna

SAN ANTONIO, May s-[Special.l l-Qute
q sensation was created in this city
to-day by the confession of Major
Wasson, the paymaster alleged to
have been recently robbed of
$2i 900 on the train near Fort Worth, that
the whole transaction was fraud TO cover
his short accounts with the government.
Wasson is now here at headquarters under
arrest. Having failed to obtain a clue 10
the robbers Wasson was ordered here 10
turn over the balance of funds In his hands
to Chief faymaster Terrell and settle his
accounts, The examination by Colonel
Terrell exhibited shortageso of about 50, 800.
Wasson confessed this deficit but claimed
to have made up the amount and been rob
bed of $2i Geo Being further questioned
he finally made a.clean breast of the whole
affair that he had put up the
Job TO cover his evil doipps
He was Immediately placed under arrest nj
headquarters with a scanty supply of nee.
essaries, and heavily guarded by soldiers.
II is said his bondsmen are good for the in
debtedness to the government, as 800. He
has designated this hiding place OF the re-
maing SIS 100, and an officer has gone for
IL. A list of officers for the court martial
has been made and for the trial, which will
Oprur uuita snnp 49,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-12

LiatslG Cars for eating purposes only. One Othe
great feature of our Palace Cars is G SMOKING
SAL DON where gnu can tzzjoy Jour Havana
sst al hours OF the say.
MAGNIFICENT IRON Bridges spaA the Mississippi
ana a:iSsoTr rlveFs at ali points crossed by this
lire. sra transfers are avoided at Council Bluffs,
neestons being made in Union nepotr.
TIE PRlNelEA1z r B. CoNNE.. TONS OF
THIS GREAT THROUGH LINE ARE As
FOLLOWS:
as CuieAGo. with all diverging lines for the
At ESQ LEwooD, vita the L. g. & NJ s.. and Pc
A. WAsHfNGToN HErcHrs. with p. C. q 50
AT "A s sirE. With Ill Cent
~ f fl Via: i an F + s. ". IDS = 81 3 o.
4. sesk lsLAsn. with t, "MiI TN.sS 9 Rocf
AT uASENPoRr. With ths Davenport Division
A VS. Liberty. witch sheB.. cR& MRS.
AEGR1NNETL with Central Iowa r, r.
At DIES MONIES, with ID. Al, Z Z. ID. r. B.
AZ COUNCIL BLUFFS, with Union Pacific Il. n.
a. OMAHA. with r. & no. B. h e. in Nebl
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with &c x. q N. re
.. AZ oT ,ss "A. With oenssat Lo~aR r.: w.
At hEoEUR. with Tcl., PEG Il War: wab., ma
Lenis q Pac.. and 81. l.. leo. NV. q. Rds.
A. CAMERON, with H. ST. J. r. K.
IA ATcHIsoN. with Atch., Topeka q Santa Fee
As l.EAvENwokTH. with Kan. Pss.. and Kars
Aliases CITY. with all Iines for the wem
and Southwest.
! sh.eggh ea PEORIA. DEs nzoINEa
TCRkSONs and LEAyEN WORTH.
Great Hocss Asfmn& Ronte,s are said 6T
r. honse fiekes eaaes, address,
lie ST. JOHN
aaas Tiosss and SssssE =:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-12

a writer in the Fruit Recorder makes
the statement that one of the neighbors
planted some cabbage plants among
his corn where the corn missed, and
the butterflies did not find them He
has therefore come to the conclusion
that if the cabbage-p patch were in the
middle of the corn-field the butterflies
would not find them, as they fly low and
Like plain sailing.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-12
81 Andrew Whitheck. Deeeased

J state of Andrew Whitbeck, Deceased
The undersigned, having been appointed execu-
tor of the last viii and Testament of Andrew Whit
beck late of the County Of Rock Island State of Hi
nois, deceased, hereby gives notice that he ii -
pear before the Comfy Court of Rock Islam Coaaty
at the Office of the Jerk eff said Court in the City
of Rock Island at the February Term, on the third
Monday in February next, at which time all persons
having claims against said Estate notified and
requested to attend for the purpose of having the
same adjusted. III persons indebted 10 said Es-
tate are requested to make immediate payment
the undersigned
Dated this 9th day of January, A. ID. 1888
THOS. s. SILYIS, Executor.
ian-6-dtd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-12
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC r. Y.

Its man liae rss7.s srara Chicago TO Council
BUNS rtsisaE trosf-f .s4seE, Ottawa. La Sale
Geneseo NoitICs 21sssS Island. Davenport. West
Liberty. Iowa Cfty, n arSa.a, BROOKLYN. GrinHel
Des MciEes (the capt. 81 81 iowa. g iart. Atlan-
tic. and AvoGa wien branches from Bureau
Junction to Peoria: Wilton Junction TO Mascs-
tine Washington. fairfield FlS9n, Belkns5s
Gentrevt1le. kTiEceGoE. Trenton ssAiiatin- Came
r9n. Leavenworth, hfsh.son and Kansas Citys
- Washington to SiEoIrEcT. {as-ai oosa- and k1lcx-
S.IEes s0lUE 70 Pennington. EanapaTte. Ben
tonsport. INDEPENDENT lsidon- 1ssr-rn Eddy
Vile asERiooss, PelIa. AlG4roe end Dies Moiaes;
Newton 70 Monroe; pes Motnes % andsanola ana
astafefset; atlantic to Lewis and Audubon and
Avoca to Harlan. This is positively the only
Railroad. which owpS. and operates q through
line from Chicago II 70 the State Of kansas.
nan Palace Grs 6Ttacnk q, are run each 7y daily
between CHICAGO ana PEORIA. KANSAS CITY.
COUNCIL IsIi IT'S. s4EAE ESWGT1rH ard A1cHI-
son. GhrcsGh ears areafstsT run between MilsTau.
fsacI fsasI1d Short Lac =
The .Sreaf Rock Isiand~ fs xna9nfHcenfiy
equapped. Its Taad bed Is simply pefIeft and Its
track IS laid with steel rails.
What viii please NEST will be the pleasure
OF enjoying your meals winnie passing over the
beautiful prairiss OF Illinois and Iowa. in of
our magnjnceut Dining Cars that accompany al
Through Express Iraias. Yea get IN entire
meal as rood is served ia Gzsy rs1-cIaSS hotel,
4or seventy 1--WE cents.
Apr-ectatinE the fact that majority OF ehe
,yeople prefer separate apartments Tor different
purposes sfard the immense passenger business
1oflce thae this C3T1JaDs runs Pullman Palace
Seeptag Cars Tor sleeping purposes. and Palaces
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are esz
C0TNCTEs RE1UFFS. KANSAS CkTY. 4
s1A Ticket Agents IN Ihe limited States s
For Information mot 0bSaa0ahsG @& SO
=. N. CA BILE.
Vice President aDa Geufa Esn2gs@
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-12

The AS p n. train makes close connection a
GaIva with the C. B. St @, for points west; hrrivins
at Galesburg at 4:25 p. M; Burlington 6:4o p m
keokuk 10 :25 p. M; Quincy 1905 p m: also max
ing close connection at Peoria with l. b. 81 ". anC
T P s. ", roads for all points east and south.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-12
CHICAGO. BURLINGTON & QUINCY.
cu1cAGO. MILWAUKEE Il ST. PAUL.
ROCK ISLAND TRAINS

Trains No. Z S, and 10 are Maquoketa Branch
Trains and 4, Accommodation for oxford Juuc
ton; and ,, Passenger, for Celmar.
z ID. W. HOLMES, Agent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-12

The FAST EXPRESS. leaving Rock Island at $50 a.
m arrives at Peoria Il. ~ p at Springfield AS p
M at Decatur 400 p. m. Jacksonville 700 p. m,
Alton z 20 D. m. st Louis 8. IS p. M. and Terre
Hsute 1155 p. H., THE SAME DAY. Making this the
RFsT and QUIcK EST route TO all points southeast
The 30 D. train makes close connection at
tialva with c. B & c. for points west; arriving at
alesburg at 425 D. M at Burlington $40 p. m. at
Keokuk Us D. M, and at Quincy 1D.o5 p. m
Arriving Peoria at $50 p. m, making close con
nections with the l. b. & W. and T. P. & W. for In
danapolis, connecting there with all fast trains for
the east and south.
sFAST TIME SURE CONNECTIONS, and
rates as low BY any other route.
r. r. CABLE, A n. MORTON
CIenl Supt- Genrl Tiki. Agt.
The 50 D. m. Accommodation leaves every day
except sunday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-12

PENSIONS s: .: s:: ::s s S!s;s;
force doubled Homes made hsppy; Prompt work
Apply now; Fee $40 Deserters entitled to all dues
and discharges under new laws Great success In
5tcIease cases. Bounty and back pay procured the
Eo'td ana Sobdief, . weekly paper), sample copy
frees send stamp for full instructions, blanks and
bounty table. PATENTS for inventors Address
\. W. FITzGERALD i Co.. Pc sion. Patent and
Land Attorneys, Washington u. c. dec29-dwfm
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-01
a Minnesota Tornado.

4 cloud, black as the ravens wing, ap
peared il the west. Suddenly it split, and
between the two black trains expanded the
most fearful, dismal sky ever saw. The
color was green-gray-yellow, and II
darkened the sun so 1t became as twilight
The carpenters had gathered together with
us on the porch.
This must be u hallstOrm," one OF them
said, now We VIII pretty soon hear of dis
asters." Suddenly the cleft widencd be.
tween the two black cloud wings, and the
upper one came with a terrible speed fur
rylng back toward US.
Let us walk m" SAID, III seems as il
we, TOO, shall get tase of IT." We went
in, and our parlor looked quite dark We
had scarcely locked the door before we
heard the roaring of the storm coming.
In moment we were surrounded by Il
white cloud, and the wind and RAIN dashed
the house, which groaned and shivered
1t was not rain, 1t was furious torrents OF
water mixed with heavy hail. which
poured down from heaven, The storm
tried to burst open the door, but five men
pressed against 1t with all their might
The wall seemed to give way, and stood IN
a bow the building shook ms In convul-
sions. | felt a Tightening of my heart
every time the house seemed to be lifted
from the ground and then dropped down
again.
Twice we had these terrible shocks
then in moment house, men ana turni-
ture were hurled through the air 100 tee,
away. do not remember anything till
found myself on the ground crawling
among the ruins OF my home. The first
discovered was my wife, with "A child in
children were scattered around among
lumber and sldings, whether dead or alive
nobody could tell.
A table ana staircase came flying
through the air; some men met them and
pushed them away, SO they did not Kill
my wife and children; bits of wall and
roof whlrled round US; here it was impos
sible to remain We crept and crawled
and ran for our lives down TO the forest
As we found each other there, we were
only SIX; friend of ours, q farmer, had
one of the small girls in his aims, my wife
another, and one of my sons clung 10 me
But where were the rest of the children.
had myself seen one Of the carpenters
run with my third little girl-but the eld-
est and youngest boy, Killed, perhaps. or
lying mutllated amoag the ruins, and I,
was impossible 10 look for them. The
hurricane would have swept US away a;
soon as We had moved from the wood
The only thing, to do was to press the chill
dren TO US and give them so much shelter
as we could with our broader backs Tn,
rain and hail dashed Us, the oak shrubs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-01
A Bautal Assassin

On Friday night of last week Wiley
Robinson, prominent citizen of the little
town of Warden, on the Wabash railroad
- miles east of st. LOUIS, gave dance
Edward Walker, with two companions
who live in Macoupin county, attended the
dance, though not invited. In the course
of the evening Walker insulted several
ladies, and among them Mrs Robinson
upon which he was told he must behave
himself or leave. Walkers only reply
was to draw revolver and shoot Robinson
in the abdomen, and as the wounded man
tried to rise he was set upon by Walker
and his companions and beat to death
The murderer then fled, but next day was
captured and lodged in Jail at Edwards
vile; but the people are wild with excite
ment and bands are organizing to take
Walker from jail by force and lynch him
and no doubt within a day or two there
will be wild work IN that quarter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-01
Selling Old Corn.

Tim Bunker" the veteran agricultural
writer OF Connecticut, Hsed to claim that
1t was ruin TO sell old corn That Is, rum
to the farmer. AS usual, Tim" hit the
nail squarely on the head. Many farmers,
by careful management, succeed in holding
good share of their old corn until it is
nearly time to harvest the new crop Corn
Is then up at good price, and it Is usually
considered good policy to sell out before
the new crop is pushed upon the market,
Ii is poor policy to sell corn at all if it can
be ted out upon the farm, and II is certain.
ly very poor policy to sell good hard corn,
even If it does bring a few cents more per
bushel, and then fattcn your own stock up.
on new corn. Hogs should be tattencd be.
fore the cold weather sets III, and there is
nothing that will do the work up so eXpc-
ditiously and chcaply as old corn. a
bushel of 1t seems TO go as far as two OF
the new crop There is no gaseous fer
mentation gong on in the old corn as
there Is in the new, consequently 1t is a
safer feed for any stoCN. Old corn can al
Sc be ground, if desired, and mixed with
other food.
Again, there IS always a risk IN selling
out the old crop before the new is fully
ripe, as in our latitude we are always La.
bic To trOsts, after the first of September.
We can never feel absolutely sure of crop
OF corn until it begins to harden in the
ear.
The main difficulty with the majority OF
our farmers is, that they have so managed
as to be actually obliged To sell crop,
whether the price be remancrativc or 9th
erWisc. How frequently We have seen
farmers sell corn in the fall for twenty. We
cents per bushel, selling themselves short
in order to meet obligations overdue, and
then buy IN the spring for forty cents per
bushel Instead Of buying stock and feed
ing out their gram upon their farms, they
are Obliged to keep their stock sold down
in order 10 pay the interest upon n mort
gage or other debts. Many rundown
farm owes its present condition to an over.
hanging mortgage. which not only de-
prlved the farmer and HE family of their
righifnl income but saps the very fertility
from the land itself IIesteiJ. PiouRdn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-01
TrOtttng Horses.

How fast can horse trot? Is a question
Professor William IL. Brewer, of Connec-
tIcut, tries to answer from scientific
standpoint. From his work 1t appears
that in 1913 only one horse had trotted Il
mile in $50 or better; in the next decade
the number increased to fourteen; in 1868
there were tifty-nlne; In 1878, 376, and by
the close of the season of 1882 there were
1,64S. The table shows further that up to
1882 405 horses had trotted mile in 2:25
or better, 27j in 9 :23 or peter, 1856 in 2:21
or better, so IN 2:19 or better, Is in 2:l7 or
better, and 8 In 2 :15 or better. 81 leave it
to mathematicians, Professor Brewer con-
cluded, ito plot the curves which immedl-
ately suggest themselves to determine how
fast horses will ultimately trot and when
this maximum will be reached" MIR. F.
L. Nipher came to the rescue as mathe-
maticlan, and has demonstrated, to his
own satisfaction at least, that the speed of
the trotting horse WILL never reach :32,
but will constantly approach it, and in the
season of 1920 or $50 years from 1860,
which he takes as his base line, the record
will be reduced to l :33. Ii somebody now
will figure out the French pools and the
jockeys and the other adjuncts of race
for 800 or 400 years ahead, the practical
value Of this calculation will be fully ap-
preciated.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-01

LICE AND THE DUST BATII.-One OF your
correspondents claims priority for his
discovery OF the use of kerosene to Danish
lice If he had studied the habits OF the
fowl, he would have learned that they had
discovered ages ago much simpler method
of Kidding themsclve of insects TIE fowl
influenced by instinct, wallows in the
dust, and thus frees herself OF the little
pests. Acting on this hint, have in my
hen. house large boxes filled with road dust
and | also fill the nest with dust two
inches in depth underneath the straw
lining. | also resort to Mother Faith to
relieve the young chicks from this trouble.
use a movable wooden floor for the small
coop IN which the hen with chickens is
confined. Once week this flooring Is
cleaned, and a shoveltul OF earth Is thrown
in the coop upon It. The hen in moving
about makes dust of 1t, and, as in the large
houses, the dust Is scattered about in the
air, and seeks out every crack and corner,
destroying all troublesome insect life. For
years | have kept 300 to 500 fowls, in
tlocks of $50 each, having the range of my
farm: never whitewash the inside of my
buildings; use neither sulphur nor kero-
sene, nor any other remedy beside the dust
bath, and my fowls are never troubled with
licc.-G. W. +. in Country Gentleman.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-01

Louis Hartenstein and the young wOma an
whom he was about to marry we've before
the altar in the Holy Trinity Church at
New Orleans. The church was filled
While the priest was performing the cere.
mony young girl with brown hair, wear.
ing neat calico dress and carrying an in.
FAINT in her arms, came up the aisle and
laid the child upon the trailing veil of the
BRIDE. A disturbance arose. Some OF
those who had come to be witnesses to the
ceremony denounced Hartenstein. The
priest escorted the couple to his residence,
and the brown haired girl in calico was
arrested on the charge of disturbing the
peace. She was arraigned tor trial few
days ago. Father Reichardt, the priest,
testified that on the day on which the mar.
riage was to take place the girl called on
him and told him that she was gong to
the church. lie advised her not to take
that course and she went away. Then he
sent for Hartenstein and the young woman
he was to marry. Hartenstein denied the
truth Of the girls charge, and the young
woman said that, notwithstanding the &C
cusation, she would marry him. After
other witnesses had testified and the law
yers had made their speeches, the Judge
said that he would impose penalties to the
full extend allowed by the law on any per-
son who dared to disturb the peace IN any
church within his jurisdiction, but In this
case 1t had not been proved that the &C
cused girl had made any disturbance. The
outcry had been made by the spectators,
who we're incensed at Hartenstein's con.
duct. And" he went on, 1.-THE Court
therefore discharges this poor, deceived,
deserted girl. Hattie Scott, you may go."I
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-01

Last Saturday picnic was given near
Evansville, Ind, by a saloon keeper named
Lipnight who had liquor and refresh
ment stand on the ground. During the
afternoon two young farmers obtained
glasses of beer and sandwiches, tor which
they refused to pay. In the attempt to get
pay by force the crowd became greatly ex.
cited, but no outbreak occurred until Lip.
night, his wife, brother and prostitute
got into coach to drive home, when the
crowd gathered around and began to
whoop and yell Llpnlgbt thereupon fired
two pistol shots into the crowd and drove
off. One shot entered the side of Joseph
Skerts and caused his death. Llpnlght
was not aware of what he had done until
he arrived IN Evansville, where telegram
had preecded him, and as he stepped out
of the coach he was arrested for the
murder
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-01

Samuel Aldenberg, an indianapolis law.
yer, had procured a divorce for Jacob
Bush, and then quarreled with him about
the fee. Finally Bush sued Aldenberg for
SANDER, at which the latter became SO en-
RACED that, meeting Bush on the street on
Tuesday he shot HIM, the ball passing
through his body and causing death. He
fired second shot, which touched the
ground, glanced, and hit Samuel Cambell,
on the sidewalk 30 feet away, inficting a
fatal wound, Aldenberg then ran away
and before he could be captured put the
pistol to his own head and fired, scattering
his brains and causing instant death.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-01
A Lure for Trout and Black Bass

Is suggested by one of the writers to n
sporting periodical that is somewhat novel.
He says that he has used it for 'hirry years,
and never saw Its equal as bait. The
skin of the neck and the head of a fowl,
with speckled and red feathers, cut into
narrow strips with the feathers on, makes
most entlcing bait and II may lie used
fresh, or be kept picked IN salt brine from
fall till spring He says
"N hen on the no, k II L. Il most eAticing
bait, and being tough hangs on well and
looks bright have caught a basket OF
trout with one bait. Sometimes YOU may
want bait like bug or grasshCpper, or a
large miller; this you can closely initiate
by leaving on one or two feathers. Some
times lay cutting from the wattles near the
bill, with feather or two, or piece Of the
comb and piece of the little feathers at.
tsched. will lure a trout when nothing
else will"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-01
EJTHERE WERE GIANTS, &C.-A Telegram

ElTHERE WERE GIANTS, &C.-A telegram
to the Chicago Tribune from Shelbyville,
Ind, Aug. eth, relates the following:
George Arnold, farm hand IN the EN-.
ploy of Franklin Boots, who lives about
fifteen miles west of this city, made dis
covery winch has excited widespread IN
terest In this county. The object Of this
interest Is the skeleton of what once was a
man of gigantic proportions, which was
uncovered in a gravel pit on Mr.. Boots
farm. The skeleton was found In sitting
posture, facing the east, and about six feet
beneath the surface Some of the bones
were badly broken by caving of the
bank, but the skull and some of the larger
bones were taken out intact, and from
them may be easily realized the gigantic
stature of the being to whom they once
gave support. A measurement of the
skull from front to rear, the rule passing
through TIE eye socket to the back of the
head, shows 1t to have been about sixteen
inches, while the breadth of the inferior
maxiliary was eight and one halt inches,
showing that the BRAIN must have weighed
from four and one-half to five pounds.
Careful measurements of The other bones
establish the fact that the man. when alive,
was not less than nine feet in height and
large in proportion. From the appearance
OF the teeth, which ale very large, and do
not show the slightest sign Of decay, al
though they are worn down almost to the
bones OF the jaw, the man could not have
been less than 100 years old when he died,
and, OF course, he may have been much
older. The bones of the lower jaw are
very large and thick, showing an extent of
muscular development in that organ
which Is far beyond anything of the pres
ent day. How long ago the body of this
giant was inferred where 1t was unearthed,
or to what tribe or nation he belonged
when he trod the earth in all the majesty
of his strength, it is impossible to say, but
it must have been ages ago, as all the indi,
cations show that the soil where the re-
mains were discovered had not been dis
turbed for many generations. Steps have
been taken to have casts made of the
bones, and they will be placed either in
the state collection or some OF our college
museums.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-01
Piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by sense Of
weight ia the back, loins, and lower part Of
the abdomen, causing the patient TO suppose
he has some affection Of the kidneys or neigh.
boring organs. At times, symptoms Of indt.
gestion are present, as fstulency, unessiness
OF the stomach, etc. A moisture, like per.
spIration, producing . very dissgreeable itch.
ing, particularly at night after getting warm
in bed, is very common attendant. Inter.
nal, external and itching piles yield at once
to the application Of DR.. Bosanko's Pile Rem.
edy, which acts directly upon the parts affect.
ed, absorbing the tumors. sllsying the in.
tense itching. and effecting permanent
cure where other remedies have failed. Do
not delay until the drain upon the system
produces. permanent disability, but try II and
be cured. Price. 30 cents. Sold BY g.