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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-30
A Strange Case OF Blindness.

Three months ago, says an Oswego,
On. ~ dispatch, Amos Barden, of
Barton, near Waverly, fell sick with
fever. A week after he became to-
tally blind He was blind six weeks.
Then he suddenly recovered his sight;
but although during his blindness his
general health improved and his mind
was sound, with the return of his sight
he lost all power of recognizing the
different members of his family, his
surroundings and his friends. His
wife he treated as if she were some
person he had once known, and his ac-
tons indicated that his home seemed
to be some place where he must have
lived at some future time. His con-
duct was apparently governed by some
imaginary surroundings entirely for
eign to the actual ones. He remained
in this condition Just six weeks. Last
Thursday he became enraged at Mrs.
Barden, who, appearing to him as the
unknown person referred to, did some
thing contrary to his wishes. He left
the house and was gone until Friday
morning. No one knew where he had
been. Shortly after his return he
went out in the yard. He presently
returned, much amazed, and, adj
dressing his wife by name, exclaimed,
"Why, I've got my sight back, but
how did | come to be in the garden?"
he said he had felt something give way
in his head, and instantly what he sup
posed to be his sight returned. The
six weeks previous were an entire
blank to him, and it was with diff
Guilty that he could be convinced that
it was July instead of May. His physi-
clans are unable to account for his
strange case.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-30
DEATH'S ANCHOR.

With SORROWS ever freighted,
And driven by winds OF care,
Two hearts that love had mated
We're sundered in despair.
Like barques at sea,
With aimless prov,
Benightcd and belated
They seemed to me.
But now, all, nowi
Whnt change is this?
Their one best treasure-blisS
Naught else could match-is gone;
A child with silent open eyes
Has wandered forth to meet the dawn
OF Paradise.
And now ah, now
Mid storm and wind and eddy
Unmoved they lie,
Quiet as night, and as the heaven steady,
What anchor holds them?
Memory. that shall not die
Though the loved one be dead,
Great sorrowful peace enfolds them,
What though they feel the lifting.
Long, sob-like motion of the tideY
No more for them the hopeless drifting
Calm as the sleep-hushed head
And feet of him that died.
They rest; and when the strain
or doubt begins again,
The silent chain
Like little hands
Draws them together.
o. anchored hearts, fear not
Nor wreck nor weather
Can mar your lot
Geo. Parsons Lathrop In the Century.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-30

A farmer, who last year grew 800
bushels of mangels, remarked the
other day that he should grow 1000
bushels the coming year. He grew
them for cows, but finds them excel
lent for sheep, horses and pigs, as a
change from dry or concentrated food.
There is a considerable amount of SUI
gar in mangels, and they possess the
advantage over other beets of being
in good condition for feeding until late
in the winter.
He that observes his Sabbaths is sure
he is in the right way, and that he loves
God, because he uses the means.-[W,
Wogan.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-30

An interesting question was raised
recently by DR.. Odling, +. R. S., in
lecture before the Royal Institute of
London. 1t appears that the Thames
river, in passing through London, parts
with between twelve and fifteen tons of
oxygen; but the cause of this rapid
is not settled. Are the
Hudson, the Seine, and other large riv-
ers passing through cities subject to the
same processP
The Osceola times., 1884-08-16

Miss BALLou.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-16
TO THE PUBLIC.
Letters Which Explain
Themselves.

Some weeks since ! asked kind
public to suspend judgment relative
to an attack that had been made upon
my character till had had time to
place before the people such state
ments as | deemed necessary to vindi-
cate myself. River mails are slow and
in the absence of business directory
it requires time to find the ad-
dress of parties who have not been
heard from for twelve years. These
facts will excuse my delay, and the
following column, ! am sure, will be
sufficient for the present Thanking
the very, very many kind and noble
hearted people who have not forgot
ten to express confidence in myself
in tins iiendsh attack upon my char
acter inc strange land. Very Crate
fully, and
Respectfully,
Miss HAIJOIr.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-16
Very Respectively,
Miss BALL,
To THE PATRONS OF OsCEoLA HIGH
SCHOOL.

Under the above heading one Miss
Ballou, in the "Times" of July 2S
says, ''onc McAllIser of District No
t." is the owner and circulator Of a
book she never heard of nor saw un.
til that day.
The book was printed Feb. 2S
1872, over twelve years ago, lin an
adjoining state to the one she was
born in and has lived in all her life,
and has been on the market ever
since its publication, free for all tc
read.
The way came to get it was this
Since she had been a teacher in oul
free school. many reports relative to
her character have reached our town
AS things specified are often less Sc
we're than insinuations, | will men
ton one CT two of the reports as they
reached me:
She was reported to be a most
consumate liar; woman of bad
character, and, to cap the climax,
accessory to the murder of James p.
Golden, of Illinois, for whose inhu-
man murder she was imprisoned and
her brother hung. | pronounced
the reports false by saying they
could not be true. ! was told if |
would write to Quincy, Ills, | could
get a book of over 200 pages, filled
with the testimony of respectable
witnesses, in addition to letters found
in the possession of her and hel
brother when they were arrested
confirming these reports. ! wrote
to Quincy, HIS, and, in due time,
to my surprise, got book entitled
"The Climax in Crime of the Nine
tenth Century, being an Authentic
History of the Trial, Conviction, and
Execution of Stephen Merres Bal.
lew, for the Murder of James Z. Col
dem" The book was entered accord.
ing to Act of Congress in the year
1872, by John II. Dudley. On the
back leaf was picture over which
was printed, "The Expert Confidence
Operator and Monster Liar of the
Age" | read the book in search OF
the truth. re-read it, giving each
witness testimony and each letter
with its dates, judicial cognizance
| arrived at my present convictions
with as much care as | could have
done had been in the jurors box on
the day of the trial.
While l pitied her from the bot
tom of my heart, felt it was my
duty as good citizens, to place the
book in the hands of our Free School
Directors, who had employed her
made them compliment of it. !
believe ! did my duty to every father
mother, and child in this district
believe furthermore, when You
read the book, you will approve Of
my course. lnever spoke to Miss
Ballou in my life. | have no malice
towards her; and yet, am the only
"ONE McALLIsTEE,
in District No. l."
Osceola, Ark, Aug. It'll 1854
QrINcY, LII, Augst 4th., 1881
/ Miss Belle Ballou,
Osccola, Ark.
| am in receipt of your letter OF
July 30, and ! hasten to reply, not
only to acguaint you with the facts
in the matter, but to relieve myself
from any censure, and to right if pos
sible, any wrong ! may have teven
The Osceola times., 1884-08-16
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tter~sts Of the general public upon our columns,
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The Osceola times., 1884-08-16
ANNOUNCER ENTS:

CONGRESSMAN FIRST DI TRICT.
We are authorized to Announce Hon Pon-
dexter Dunn, Of st. FIancis County rs a cand-
date tor ne. election to Congress from the First
Congressional Distlict. subject to the Demo-
uatie Congressional Convention.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-16
osCEoI4A, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY AUGUST 49, 1884

THESE TWO letters stili further confirm
ing me ii, my conclusion that all
were lawyers aud wanted the book
for use in connection with some case
there.
! have written Mr.. McAllister a
letter., a copy of whici, enclose you.
! have also written Mr.. +. b. Hale
in reply to him, ard he is at liberty
to show you my letter, and you can
show him this il you wish.
regret very much that my act of
kindness should have resulted in in
jury or annoyance to you, and if
there is anything more that ! can say
or do to assist in vindicating you,
let me know. Ii you need McAlis-
ter's letter and card write me,
Very Respectfully Yours,
+. b. HAMILTON.
QuINcY, LIS, August, 4th. 1884.
j. A. McAllister, Esq,
Osceola, Ark.
DEAR SIR:-Sometime since at
your request sent you what is call.
ed, a History Of the Ballou Murder
Trial; did so interring at the time
that you were lawyer and wanted
the same either for use in some pres
ent trial in which you were engaged
or as the history of remarkable
case" and purely as an act of pro-
fessional courtesy. ] was not aware
that Miss Ballou lived in your place,
or the real object you seem to have
had for wanting the book, or should
not have sent it. am now Informed
that you got the book, and have since
been using it for the purpoes of in
juring Miss Ballou, and in trying to
get her out of her position as Princi-
pa of the High School, and this
course in you | deem most dishonor-
able, and unworthy of a gentleman.
The deception in your card led me
to believe you a lawyer, and to such
| thought was doing an act of pro-
fessional courtesy; but it seems that
you have caused me unknowngly to
he tool of yours to do that which
will, as you hope, iniure MOST Es-
TIMABLE LADY. In connection with
that murder case ! believe all that
can be said against Miss Ballou is
that with the LOVE and DEVOTION of
a NOBLE SISTER she stood by him
when all else forsook him; and would
you as gentleman crlticlse her for
that?
And now having in such an unman-
ly way drawn me into this unpleas-
ant matter, l ask that you return the
book to me, or deliver it TO Miss Bal
lou, and that you desist from your
further pursuit of her; and if you
fail to do so, | shall send your letter
and postal card there to Miss Ballou
for publication and to be used as she
may see proper. Hoping this matter
will receive your early attention, !
remain
Very Respectfully Yours,
Il u IIAurtTnN
The Osceola times., 1884-08-16
To the Patrons Of the
OsceOta High school.

OscEoLA, ARK, July 2Sth, 1884.
For the first time in my life have
heard of, and this day seen, the pam
phlet being circulated by one Nc
Allister of District No |. 1t is un-
necessary to pronounce the pamphlet
a vile slander, made sensational io
make it sell, the evident purpose
of its dastardly author, for it bears
upon Its face this fact; neither can
stoop to notice the motive or motives
of its malicious owner-I simply ask
my friends, the patrons of my school,
the excellent people in and out of
the District, who have been so kind
to me since my profession called me
here, to suspend judgement in the
matter till they hear further from me
which will be as early as the mails
permit.
Very Respectively,
Miss BAILou.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-16
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
foR ASSESSOR
FOR JUSTICE OF TIE PEACE.

We are authorized to announcd Mr. A. J
Lynch as candidstc for Justice OF the Peace
for Monroe I Township, at the ensuing >cpien-
Der election.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-16
FOR REPREsEN ENrAII.E.

We are authorized to announce Dr. H. G..
Dunsvant Us n candidate TO represent Misslssip
pi county in the lower house of the next Lcgis.
lature, subject to the action Of the county con-
yentiou
The Osceola times., 1884-08-16
CHICAGO, Ills, August, 7th 1891.
5. ). Semmes Esq,

-. >. Stiti'ilcS Fs'i.,
Osccola, Ark.
DEAR SIR:-l have just received
your letter of Aug, lst., addressed to
me at Quincy. have never read
Dudley's pamphlet account of the
Ballou Trial, but have no hesitancy
in saying, that if ii in ANY DEGREE
reflects upon the conduct of the Sis
ter of the prisoner during the trial
it does her great injustice; and if,
as your letter states, it (the pam
phlet), attempts to criminate Miss
Ballou as an aocomplice of her broth
er, and otherwise blackcn her char
aetcr,' the publication is an outrage,
CRUEL and INFAMOUS. During all
the time | knew Miss Ballou in con
nection with the trial of her Brother
have no doubt, she confided i'm
plicitly IN her brothers declarations
of innocence; and she did what she
could, ALI she could, made every
sacrifice she could, to save him; but
SO far as ! know or believe, her
whole conduct was perfectly honor
cradle and was promptedby motives
as pure as sisterly affection. ] hon
or Miss Ballou for her sisterly dcvo-
ton to her brother in the hour of his
fearful calamity. She did what any
womanly woman might have done.
Nothing more.
had charge Of the prosecution Of
Stephen NJ. Ballon, from its inccp-
ton until its end. The evidence IL
fresh in my memory now, and ! but
speak whereof know, when ! say
there is not in the whole record of
that case anything that in the slight
est degree tends to Miss Ballou's
disparagement US an honorable, pure
woman.
1t gives me pleasure to send you
this letter; you are at liberty to make
such use of it as you see fit. ] be-
lieve thoroughly in the guilt Of
Stephen Nj. Ballou; for his sister J
have entertained, and now entertain,
only sentiments of respect and pro-
found sympathy.
Very Respectfully Sc,
w. G.. Ewing.
QrINoY, lII.s. August 9th, lSSL
Miss Belle Ballou,
My DEAR FmENp:-lour letter
of inquiry is before me nov. The
book you speak of bad heard sew
raj years ago would be published. |
have never seen it nor did ! ever
hear any one but yourself say that
they bad seen it. Have no idea who
the editor or publisher is, don't know
concluded nn Ith page.)
The Osceola times., 1884-08-16
VOLUME XIV.
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The Osceola times., 1884-08-16
EOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE.

We are auth orIzed to announce the name OF
Judge W II. Cate, prcasent incumbent, by
appointment. for election to the Office oi Cir
cut Court Judge Of this, the End Judicial Dis
trict. Election first Monday in September
The Osceola times., 1884-08-16
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Notices under this head, giving name. occupa.
tion, business OF profession, and location. viii
be charged 50 per annum.
The Osceola times., 1884-02-02

IF anything was needed to make
an intelligent man a probibitionist,
certainly it was furnished by the col
umns Of the daley papers the day
after Christmas. Whskey hsd a
regular hog killing time on that day.
Cutting and shooting adrays, rows
and murders were reported in long
array from almost every quarter of
the country. Even our own quiet
county so strong in her opposition to
the trouble-breeding fend Of alcohol,
added one Of her noble young men to
the long list Of that days havoc.
After looking over the last Of the
dead and wounded and seeing its ef-
fects in our owu midst, where is the
man that won't lend the weight Of
his influence to crush the internal
traffic out Of our land Russclvillc
Democrat.
The Osceola times., 1884-02-02
The State Will Quit BOr-
rowing.

In an interview Saturday, Treas
urer Woodruff, in speaking Of state
fnan ces, said:
"March the lst, we will pay the last
sum borrowed for the purpose Of
paying the running expenses Of the
government that trust we will ever
have to pay. That sum amounts to
$4,000. We never viii be obliged
to borrow again ifthe legislature
acts wisely. At thee beginning Of
my term we were borrowing $3.50
900 a year and paying 10 per cent
interest, payable annually"
"The payment Of over 100000 by
the Memphis and Little Rock rail-
road helped us out wonderfully. The
ten year bonds known as the Baxter
war bonds, bearing 10 per cent in
torest and amounting TO $256,OOU
have all been called in and paid
with the exception Of 500 or $500
The raSt Of the Loughborough
bonds, bearing b per cent. inter
est and amounting to $4,000
have been called IN and paid
81 have proved that the way to pay
a debt is to begin payingit. Instead
of borrowing S250'000 last year at
10 per cent, we only borrowed $780,
900 and that at 5 81 per cent. inter
est, and that is the last that we will
borrow, The old plan has passed
away, and we have arrived at period
in our history when it is not neces-
sary, BY means Of the hnaneigl op-
Grafton have carried out, the state
has saved $4,000 in interest during
the past year, and | hope by July to
have increased that saving to 1000
If collections come in promptly it
can be done very well.
The Osceola times., 1884-02-02
Brute Intelligence.

A quart Of whiskey was mixed
with feed and given to a COW in q
New York town, and half an hour
later the animal was believing "we
wont go home until morning" or
something that way, and treated
several persons to couple of horns
and acted in very reprehcnsible
manner generally. When She sobered
she jumped down a bank and broke
her neck. This shows the superior in
telligence and good sense Of the COW
over the average bibulous person;
when the latter gets drunk and makes
things howl, instead of jumping
down a bank and breaking his neck
when he gets sober he Immediately
begins to lay the foundation for
another roaring drunk.
The Osceola times., 1884-02-02

Richardson In two reported cases,
These cases were interesting, but as
they were not presented IN writing,
las all such cases should bel, they
cannot be reported in this. 1t Is
hoped that all the learned gentlemen
Of this society will, in future, give
the results Of their lucubrations III
writing "a more tangible form, that
the reflex light may 60 to swell the
volume of that fame for which they
30 laudably toll.
DR.. James, charged by one Of the
members, with breach Of decorum
and manifest improperly, IN th-t he
did consult with an irregular practi-
toner: defendant plea led guilty to
the charge, and hoped the society
would excuse this youthful indiscrc-
ton, which, in the plenitude Of their
generous benevolence they agreed
to do, provided, nevertheless, that
he sin no more.
On motion Drs. T. B. F. James,
II. c. Dunayant and W. X. Harm
son were appointed delegates, with
Drs. F. g. McGavoek, ID. e. Joyner
and r. c. Prewitt as Alternates to
the Arkansas State Medical Society,
to be held at Little Rock, in June,
1854.
On motion, Drs McGavock, Har-
rison and Dunnavant, were appoint
ed a committee on the Science and
Progress of Medicine.
On motion, Drs. James, Joyner
and Lindsey were appointed a com
mittee on printing, finance and claims
and Drs. Mize, Felts and Laverty
rs a committee on credentials.
DR.. McGavock here addressed the
society earnestly and impassionedly;
we thought we still recognized some
Of the old Grunay fire in the address.
The attention Of the society was
now called to the case Of one Chan
dler, who it was alleged was engag-
cd in the practice Of medicine in
this county, in violation Of the law,
and in contempt Of the authority Of
the law in such cases made and pro-
yided. Dr.. James appointed a com
mittee to get, if possible the necessa-
ry evidence, and prosecute the case
in behalf Of this society.
A claim from the Osceola TINES
office for printing was presented and
allowed, and the secretary instruct,
ed to assess each member in an
amount sufficient to pay said bill,
and furnish necessary stationery for
the society.
On motion the society adjourned
to meet on the 9th. day of the next
circuit court, July term, 1884.
7. B. +. JAMES,
Sapiy
The Osceola times., 1884-02-02
Death OF w. T.. Mess.

Died at his home in Osceola,
Tuesday morning Jan, 29th., 1884;
Of Congestion Of the stomach, w.
E. Moss, in the 2Gth year of bis age
VIII was born and grew to man
hood in this community, where he
was well and favorably known by all.
In his boyhood, he was bright and
active and acquired pretty good
education, mostly by hS own efforts,
which fitted him for a Asiness life.
From his youth up he was exem-
plary in his life and habits, and
though not protesting Christian,
possessed many sterling qualities
which characterize a man in the true
sense Of the word; he had an amiable
and charitable disposition, and earn
cstly and faithfully discharged every
duty devolving upon him, and it is
said that he had not an enemy in the
in the world. In his last moments
of time, and just before his mind
was numbed by the cold touch OF
of the Angel of Death, he expressed
himself as ready and willing to die,
and that he had no fears of death.
August 7th., 1881, he was united
in marriage to Miss lula Barney,
little more than two years of happy
welded life, and then the sacred
bond was severed, and she whom he
cherished, was left to meet the rude
storms Of life alone.
He was an honored and respected
member Of the K of H., also of the
Masonic fraternity, with the honors
OF which later, he was buried. He
leaves a wife aud little child, Just
old enough to lisp his name, bro
kcn.hearted widowed mother, whose
only child lie was, and host Of
friends TO mourn his untimelv death
a FRIEND.
The Osceola times., 1884-02-02

sH- Advertisers by the year will letes'Flcts0
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unes will be published NJ ne"s, iree ot chsfee'
hat obituaries, tributes of respect funeral huu'
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cratic or Conservative party, or OF the grsst m
.srssts Of the general public upon our coinmhf
sae 1IAks viii not isn Of Its duty
The Osceola times., 1884-02-02

TIE editor Of the Pope County
Reflector has a cut Of himself at the
head Of his editorial columns, from
which we deduct the following facts;
He writes ut night, with an old fash
sonod goose quill, by lamp light
over his left shoulder, which is fasten-
ed on a bracket attached to his sus.
penders where they cross on his back.
He parts his hair on the left side;
has a beautiful black moustache
which curls gracefully over a reced-
ing chin; has choice library Of some
thirty odd copies Of congressional
reports.
The Osceola times., 1884-02-02

EVEN the Arkansas Editors are
making haste to announce through
their papers the fact that the Doctors
have pronounced James Nut as sound
Of mind, just as if they didn't know
il before.