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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
Mysterious Disappearances.
lFrom the Hartford Post.l

1t often happens in the transaction OF
business that coins and articles of value
disappear in the most mysterious way
and no search for them, no matter how
carefully it may be made, is rewarded
by recovery of the missing valuable.
Many an honest man or woman is left
under stigma OF suspicion for months
and years by these mysterious disap-
pesrances. Some time ago visit at the
paper mills in South Manchester, where
large amounts of waste paper are used
for stock, brought to light an interesting
explanation of losses of the character
spoken of. 1t was ascertained that the
discovery of gold coin, gold rings and
other articles of value was not an infre-
quent occurrence by the help of the
mills. One man had discovered two
finger rings, one OF the number being
in the box in which it had evidently
been purchased, the owners first name
being engraved on it, and also gold
coin within few months time. It
is easier to see how rings can get into
paper stock than how gold coins can get
so mislaid. The ring may be removed
from the finger while some work is be-
ing done, and afterwards get accident
ally dropped into lot of paper. But
gold COINS are generally watched with
greater care. An incident that occurred
in business Office here number of
months ago will show how even coin
can get mislaid and lost. One evening
one of the most honest employees in the
city came into the Office in question with
his days collection In the amount
was q IS gold piece. 1t was laid aside
as was supposed on the counter, and the
bills were gone over and added up.
Several envelopes OF letters were also on
the desk, and being in the way were
torn up and thrown in tue waste basket.
subsequently the gold piece was called
for, but could not be found anywhere.
A long search was made for il, but with
out success. Finally the waste basket
was overhauled, but still no trace was
found of the missing piece of money.
AS last resort it was decided to pick
out each piece of paper separately.
When this process was nearly through
with the money was discovered in bit
of one of the envelopes which had been
torn in two. Had not the last search
been made the gold would have gone
into the paper stock and probably would
have been found in some of the mills
hereabouts, and the loser of it, though
absolutely honest, would have worried
for months over the suspicion to which
the occurrence would have subjected
him. When gold coins are lost in offices
the waste basket should never be over
looked in searching for it.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21

A Better Type.
From the Craftsman. 1

from Cru1tStnan.l
1t is refreshing now and then to hear
OF acts OF kindness on the part of en-
ployers, which, though rare, prove that
some men do not deem it necessary to
acquire wealth by altogether shutting
their heart against the kindly feeling
which the right thinking man should
have for his neighbors. There are en-
ployers-perhaps many of them, al
though 1t Is not apparent-who consider
their workmen in Que sense partners in
their business, and never neglect by
kindly acts and friendly sympathy to
show that they take a sincere interest in
their welfare They show this not alone
by kindness and good treatment, but in
that most substantial manner, through
the medium of hard cash. Remember
Childs, the prosperous owner OF the
Philadelphia Ledger, who promptly de-
cllned to take advantage of untoward
circumstances which compelled the
printers of Philadelphia to reduce
their scale from As to 40 cents per
thousand. Mr.. Childs remarked when
the reduction was brought to his atten-
ton, that he considered his printers en-
titled to all that was being paid to them
and instructed his foreman to estimate
and make ont the bills at As cents a
thousand. And that is still the price
paid on the Ledger. Such an employer
surely deserves his prosperity.
The proprietols OF the Evening Star,
OF this city. also have areeord they may
well be proud of, as regards their treat
ment OF old and faithful employees. No
salaried man in thair employ has ever
been docked for days time lost by
sickness, although in one case at least
such illness extended over year, and
we know Of our own knowledge that at
one time, for about six consecutive
months, not less than SSS week was
paid out every Saturday to faithful men
who were slowly nearing the grave after
years of faithful service. We honor the
proprletors of the Star for the spirit
which prompts such action, and are glad
OF the opportunity to publish it to the
world.
1t is notable fact, by the way, that
the fullest measure of prosperity gener-
ally rewards the enterprise of such EN-.
ployers, while large proportion of the
skinalnts, who would grind their work.
men down to pauper wages, sooner or
later ore overtaken by what they may
call "hard luck" but which more prop.
erly may be termed fetributiop.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
As Strength DecItncs

The nerves grow more sensitive. The weak are al.
ways nervous. Is 1t at all anomalous, therefore,
that medicine which infusss vigor into the system
BY the medium Of improved digestion and assimils-
ton, fnould be valuable ncrvine. Such, in fact,
is Hossettcr's Stomach Bitters, which inEuree the
acquisition Of strength by an enfeebled physique,
because 1t enables the digestive organ TO thoroughly
eliminate and convert into blood the elements Of
nsor contained In the food, As strength returns,
such symptoms Of nervousness as inability TO sIeep,
loss of appetite, nervous headache, extreme suseep
oiity to annoyance by trivial causes, &C. disappear
Nature does tue rest, and renders the restorative
process complete. By invigoratine the system, the
Btters also furnishes 1t a defense against malaria,
for which, as well as for constipation and liver COM
plaint, ii Is . superb remedy
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21

in the second circle, and men in the
outer one. AS soon as the white.robed
servants OF the dead have received the
corpse which the relatives have escorted
to the cemetery, they carry it, ac.
companied by chanting priests, and
place it in one of the open graves, where
they leave it. Flocks of the sacred bird
of Ormuz-the fine brown yulture-at
once come down from where they have
been sitting on the peighboripg Palmyra
palms. They fling Themselves on the
body inside the roolless tower, aud in a
few minutes the whole of the flesh is
devoured. Numbers OF black ravens
finished off the slender remains of their
meal. The bones are sfterward col
lected in the center of the tower.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
TIE WRONG GIRL.
Ohio Abductors Seize a Seryar, b,
Mistake and Drop Her in Discus,

CLEVELAND, o., December ANA,
dastardly attempt was made at this rlsas .ss
Wednesday night to abduct a prominaSs p,ase
young lady from her home al BsIN,a
o., but the scheme fortunately fsilsI
through a mistake of the abductossa
About s o'clock stranger Knocked ..
the door of the residence of Mr., PARK,
Lewis, prominent and wealthy ciizsr
of the place. A servant-grl ausxersd
the knock and was told by the strange,
that Miss Hunter was waitin.
in a buggy in the street to ses
her. The seryant-girl started with
the stranger, and when a few feet from
the house he threw her apron over he,
face, and, taking her up in his arms
conveyed her to the carriage, in which
there was another man, and they then
drove rapidly away. When about tVo
miles from town one of the men asked
the girl if her name was Lille Lewis. a
daughter of Parker Lewis, but on her
telling them that she was rot thew
threw her out of the buggy and made
their escape. She was picked up in an
unconscious condition by farmer, who
took her to his own home. The abduc.
tors were after Miss Lewis, ard she was
only saved by the mistake OF the al.
ductors. They would probably have
wanted ransom from Lewis.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
A Patent Car Coupler.
from the Detroit Free Press. !,

There will never come a time when
the headquarters Office of railroad line
Will not receive at least one visit per
week from the man with a patent car
coupler. During the last fifteen years
he has called about four times a week,
and that average is beng maintained in
way to wear ont hall carpets as fast as
manufacturers can desire. The car
coaplers are not all alike, but the in
yentors sre. The programme is as re-
gular as II it had been adopted by q
large majority. The inventor asks for
the president of the road and Is shown
to the office:
GOOD morning. Is the presi-
dent in?''
"No, sir; he won't be in until after
dinner. Anything special ?"
Well, rather special. I have in
vented"
"Ah! A patent car-couplerl You
must go to the general superintendent. F."
Its the biggest thing of the kind
ever heard OF.
Yes, I know, but you'll find him
four doors down the hail."
The inventor opens the fourth door
and clerk inquiries:
What is your business ?''
We'll, I had lame foot last summer
and couldn't do much of any work, and so
l set about it and-'
Invented car coupler, of course !
The general superintendent is not in.
The third door to the left for the assist
ant"
The third opens to reveal an attendant
ready to inquire what is wanted.
"Well, being l had got to come TO
town to buy myself some hickory shirt
ing, thought might as well bring
along
"Your patent car-coupler. We were
expecting you. Go down to the yard
master. ~
Everybody in our town says this is
the biggest thing ever invented, and 1
reckon -"
fright this way to go down to the
yard.master's Office"
The yard-master isn't in. The train
dispatcher won't listen. The gate keep
er has no time. The depot policeman
may look at the invention some other
day. When he entered the depot with
that patent coupler under his arm his
mind was made up to let Michigan Cen
tral or Lake Shore put it on their cars
for $50, 600 cash down. Two hours
have done the business for him, and as
he starts up town the coupler is reck-
lessly thrown under a seat in the wait
ing-room and the inventor hopes from
the tops of his boots that somebody will
steal it before he gets back.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
The Three Mr.. E. D. Jones.

tFrom the New York Commercial Advertiser
There are three gentlemen engaged in
the pursuit OF wealth on Wall Street who
each glory in the singular and unusual
appellation of Jones. One is E. d.
Jones, who is well-to- gentleman.
another is E. d. Jones, poor man, and
the third is E. D. Jones, a rich man.
Their Offices are all in adjoining build
lngs, and the result is that life is made
miserable for them all. Jones, the rich
man, receives by mail all of the duns
and other like unweIcome communica.
tlons intended for Jones, the poor man,
while Jones, the poor man, is afflicted
with the receipts, checks, and other val.
liable documents intended for Jones, the
ilch man. Jones, the well-to do man,
is not in any danger OF becoming very
wealthy, for it takes all his time running
from Jones, the rich man. to Jones, the
poor man, lnquiring for his mail. This,
OF course, is very provoking, and it is
understood that at the coming session of
the legislature each will make applica-
ton to have his name changed.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
Parsee Funeral Ceremonies.
tFrom the Northwestern Christian Aavoe,

lFrom the Northwestern Christian Advocated
The funeral ceremonies of the Parsee
are most remarkable usage. High up
on the ridge of the Malabar hill, Bonn
bay~-indeed, on one of the highest and
finest peaks, where splendid panorama
OF Bombay lies at the feet of the admir-.
ing spectator, like the Bay OF Naples
from the summit OF Posilippo-the
Parsee community possesses beautiful
garden full of palms and flowers. In
this cemetery stand the Six dorkhmas.
or towers of silence. They are cylin,
dricsi. white towers, from thirty to
forty feet in diameter, and about the
same height. The inside is divided. like
an amphitheater. into three concentric
circles, subdivided by radiating walls
into number of open chambers. Each
OF these divisions holds 9 body, those
OF children in the center, those OF women
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
The AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK.

The agricultural condition of the
country is highly favorable, notwith-
standing the unusually large amount of
soft corn. Between the late spring and
the early fall corn suffered severely.
The corn production of the year will be,
however, about 1,600, ,0O0,0 600 bushels.
Fortunately the soft corn is confined
almost entirely to the regions which con-
sumo nearly all their own crop. Oats
and barley were never SO abundant as
they are this year, and we have not had
as good potato crop since 1875. The
wheat will be about 113 bushels per
acre, or in the aggregate between 400,.
000,000 aud 0.000, GOO bushels. At
the south the cotton crop is not quite
up to last year, but enormous, exceeded
only twice in the whole history of cot
complaining in this country. The crop
aggregates 100000 bales. Taking
everything into account, the productive
returns for 1883 must be set down as a
guarantee against hard times for legiti-
mate business,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
Cotton Merchants Troubled Over the
Action of the Texas Pacific Railway.

NEW YORK, December G,--The men,
bers of the cotton exchange are greatly
troubled by the refusal of the Texas Pa
citic Railway Company to honor certain
bills of lading issued by the company's
agent st Sherman, Tex, for about l, 400
bales OF cotton. The Blue Line Trans
portation Company, it may be remem-
bered, recently caused sensation in the
business community by similar action,
but the Blue Line reconsidered its
refusal and paid the Sl0,500 called for.
1t was the first time bills Of lading
from responsible company had ever
been called in question as first-class col
laterals. The occurrence of second in
stance following so closely upon the first
has caused great alarm, for the reason it
is feared that banks which have hereto
fore advanced money on bills of lading
at low rate Of discount, and without
hesitation will refuse to take them as
collateral. This would almost paralyze
many branches of business in which the
obtaining of loans in this way has grown
to be necessity. The present compi-
cation grows out of fraud practiced
upon the Texas Pacific Railway by the
company's freight agent at Sherman,
who, it is said, absconded on the 25th
of Novembera a defaulter to the amount
of $4,000. It was he who issued the
fraudulent bills in conspiracy, it is
claimed, with cotton buyer of Dallas,
who has just been arrested, charged with
swindling to the extent of more than
100000, under forty.fve afidavits,
representing as many alleged vic,
tins of the fraud, ali of whom ap-
pear to have advanced money on
the worthless bills OF lading,
naturally believing them genuine.
Among the sufferers are cotton firms in
New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans,
and Baltimore, and cotton mills in Fall
River and other New England cities.
About $50, 900, or nearly the full value
OF l, 400 bales of cotton, was advanced
by various wealthy firms in the city,
among whom were Fatwan & Co.,
Herman Brothers, and Lehman
Brothers. Having accepted the bills
OF ladlng IN good faith, the in
dorsers naturally look to the Texas Pa
cifio to protect the innocent holders of
the paper. $50 far" said Mr.. Solomon
Ranger, to day, we have got no salts
faction from the railway company. Our
firm and others who have suffered have
telegraphed to Dallas for particulars.
We have not yet received them. When
we do we shall probably press our de-
mands upon the company" 1t is said
that the banks will refuse to lend money
on bills of lading unless the transporta-
ton lines will pledge themselves not to
repudiate them.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
The Trainnlan.
From the chicago Inter ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.1
A slim young man, wearing fur cap
and last years ulster, stood with
lonesome lock on his face in the waiting.
room of the Polk Street Depot, Chicago,
the other evening. He thoughtfully
measured with his eye the coloreu youth
behind the lunch counter few feet
away. Then he climbed on high
stool By the counter, and reached for
sandwich. He winksd at the colored
boy, and was instantly supplied with q
cup of coffee. Three more sandwiches
came within his grasp aud disappeared
one after another. Iheu he devoured
turnover and Two hard boiled eggs
Another cup of coffee and q quarter of
mince pie finished the meal. Then the
slim young man glided from his stool,
and said carelessly:
What's the film worth>?"
"Seventy cents, sab, replied the
waiter promptly.
Whatl' cried the slim young man,
''you musn't charge ne passenger
rates, you know. I'm trainman, re.
member"
"What kiue OF trainman ?" de-
mauded the colored youth, suspiciouslv.
"Grand Trunk brskesman,' 1e.
spopded the slim young man.
"Got to IDENTIFY ye'sef," suddenly
said he waiter.
"Don't thil k anybody krows me
bere," said the other, with hesitation.
"Show wat yo' got in yo' pockets,
den. Ebery trainman has car key or
train hook, or sonethin' else along to
IDENTIFY hisself wild"
"Changed my clothes since the last
run" said the slim young mar, growing
pale. "Call out de towns JUS g if dis
was pass'n'g'r cab."
The slim young man threw back his
shoulders, clutched the counter, and
shouted:
Battle Greek
Niagara Falls
Montreal !"
"Stop, sab; yo' is cheat. No brake.
man ebber call nm dot way. Dis is wot
dose towns Is:
Bricawic
Nagowash
"Goa r.r-esl!
"Dere," concluded the waiter trium-
phantly, "if yo'd a called um dat way
I'd let yo' off wild thutty five cents.
Seventy cents, ssh: an hurry up"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
w. C. BROWN. Publisher
CENTRAL AMERICAN EARTHQUAKE.

Mail accounts from Central America
make it plain that the earthquake dis
turbances of some weeks ago in that re.
gion had some remote connection with
the volcanic disturbances in Java.
Moncure d. Conway, at sea on the way
to Australia, wrote to the Glasgow Her.
aid description Of the marvellous ap-
pearance of the sun for several days,
during one OF which it was an intense
blue. This was, though he did not
know it, at the time of the earthquakes
in Java, and it will be remembered that
one of the phenomena of which men,
tion has been made was that the sun was
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
FRIGHTFULLY MANGLED.
An EmbezzIer's Desperate Attempts to
Commit Suicide.

CINCINNATI, December GA. G..
Ayers, local ticket agent of the Cincin-
natl Northern Railroad, arrested last
night for embezzlement, made a most
desperate attempt this morning in the
central station house to commit suicide.
He cut his wrists with broken glass,
sharpened lead pencil and thrust it
deeply into his neck and then used a
pocket comb in an effort to cut his
throat. He says he did this at 2 o'clock
this morning and then lay in the utmost
agony hoping for death. Heis young
man of good family. His friends claim
that his mind is unbalanced. His con-
dition is critical.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
Big FIRES IN the Old wor,,.

Six hundred houses, Greek church and
four synagogues, were destroyed at CONSTANT.
nople on the 9th inst. snow storm prevails
ing at the time added greatly to the sufferincs
of the homeless people. The government is
caring for tho destitute.
The aenate chamber at Brussels was DESTROYED
by fire on the 9Th. The office Of the ministers
of foreign affairs and public instruction are
greatly damaged. Several persons were in
iured. Loss not given
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
Forgetting Her Own Child.
From the London st,.James, Gaze..,

II foIu INC Lohdon STU ames Iazettt.l
Can the mother forget her child !?
From q story told at the Thames Police
Court, on Saturday, it seems that she
can. The mother IL question has q son
in the royal navy. To her came young
man asking for lodging ss friend Of
hef sons, because he was sure that 'sthe
mother of such man must be good
yumaa." The mother WAS favorabIy
impressed, and captiya.ed by his pleas
ing ways, took him in-in smother sense.
Fiuding her SO creduloup, he told her a
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21

week later that he .cop,d boz,
deception no longer-that he hheep p up The
self the long-absent SON" Nv was hin.
lions to this asserhon-tbat ' ooles.
shorter and darker than her s SOW ne Was
explained away by the stateman. muu.Ysefe Al
iore,gn climats had changed hi. mat M
and that "hard campaigning had is ,SM colo, {,
bim down." and when the Iau noas pulled
mans husband called her SO sySu foa, 70. :.
not knowing her boy" She nes ,ool ios
yylnced. So the fstted calf was k,lIsS Is son. |.
DAY or two later, having obtained ~.
.he TOO credu'ous mother the sum Of .fsS ess
tne young IN man went forth and never rs,s ~
turned. Then the mother rece;r.s .e'
letter from the genuine son md dea ~ q .
truth came out. The story is soo, 81 'ee y
lustration of the old proyerb as stoa ~ !, Il
proportionate strangeness Of trnth .ls me
fiction. u'n and
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21

Five mounted men raided the town Of Bsbsc,
Arizona, on the night Of the 9th, and killed J.
c. Tappiner, ]. A. Molly and D. A. Smith, and
wounded Mrs. Roberts. They then robbed
Castenada's store of 81, 200. The whole busi-
ness was accomplished SO rapidly that no At
tempt was made in defense. Advices say the
men sre believed to be the same who robbed
the Southern Pacific train. at Gage Station, in
November. The robbers fed in the direction
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
YRs." Remarked Fitznoo5i,

"YEs," remarked Fitznoodle, ;, /
used to take my dog out when / started
on promenade; but 1 don't do it now.
It wasn't pleasant, you know, to have
people inquire which WAS Fitznoodle
and which was the dog" Ii is the opin-
ion of Fitznoodle's friends that il must
have been fnlls as distasteful to the dog
as it was to Fitznoodle.-Boston Tran
script.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
In a Boudoir.
From the Philadelphia Cal.

From the Philadelphia Call
" Are they in society ?"
No, not at all.
(" But, hear they have a good deal
of company"
ooh, yes suppose they do, OF one
sort and another. They have little re-
ceptions five times week, but nobody
goes except authors, and artists, and
college professors, and musicians, and
scientists and such people. None OF
our set would think of associating with
them"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21

Flemming and Loting. the men accused OF
being the operators of the notorious Fund
swindle IN Chicago last winter, by which
many farmers and others were beaten ont ~
their hard-earned dollars, about a year ago.
were tried at that city on the 7th, the iury Re,
turning verdict Of guilty on every count in
tue indictment. 1t Is estimated that they made
in the neighborhood of $1,000, 900 By the
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
Chinese i'm Bri,l,h Co,umbi.

A dispatch OF the 9Th states that there are
5000 destitute Chinese in British Columbia,
and the people are praying for law restricting
Mongoiian immigration.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
ON the Ocean.

While the Canadian steamer Newfield was
towing new ship, whose name is not given.
near Digby, Nova Scotia, on the Sd inst, the
hawser parted and the ship went ashore at
Point Prim lighthouse. or ten men on board
only two were saved.
Advices from Baltimore Of the Sd, report a
number OF &C cidents in Chesapeake Bay. One
schooner, name unknown. ia known to have
gone down with all hands. -Four men were