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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-29

A general court martial was in session
at Ryan, and for three days had been
sitting in Judgment on Lieut.. Hearn. 1t
was the first occasion in many long
year on which Col Lawler had ap-
peared in the role of judge advocate,
that complex and contradictory position
wherein the so called legal adviser of
the court, having prosecuted in the name
OF the government to the extent of his
ability, proceeds to demolish his own
deliberately planned attack IL is the
not infrequent result of such a system
that the eXertions of the prosecution so
exhaust its representatives that the de-
Tense is left to its own devices. and in
the case of Col. Lawler, as has been said,
he had always held that when an officer
was under trial the moral obligation of
the government was to find him guilty.
il possible thing
No one on the court could quite under
stand why Lawler had been detailed for
this duty. 1t was most unusual thing
to call upon the officers of the depart
ment of military justice itself to furnish
the prosecutor; rather was II their PROV
ince TO remain at the Office of the di-
vision or department commander. and
in reviewing the records to sit in judg-
ment on the judges But The Palladium.
true to Ke2yoH's prophecy, was not slow
in explaining the situation. 1t was a
case in which the whole people, with it
self as their representative, had de
manded the trial Of the officer who dared
maltreat tine man No ordinary occa-
sion was this. but one to attract wide
attention throughout the entire nation
and be daily reported by the press. Col
Lawler saw opportunity for distinction
hitherto unequaled He asked of his
general the detail as Judge advocate of
the court, and the general though sur
n1-isa3 saw Hn way 80 refuse
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-29
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY!
$4,000 Acres Of Fine Land at
SIZE per Acre,


12S,C0) acres of Land in Western Texas,
watered by two never failing rivers of pure
water, with living water in different places
on the tract. Railroad runs through the
land for 40 miles and has four stations
within its boundary. The land has an ele-
walton Of from 9, 200 to $500 leet above sea
level and an average rain fall according to
the signal report for the last ten years of
24.2 inches per annum. The country is of
limestone formation and is broken up into
hill, valley and table lands; producing
mesquite and gramma grasses on which
stock thrive all the year round without
other food. Fifty miles of fence will en-
close the whole tract; the increase can be
easily counted from. 20 TO 80 per cent. Stock
can be shipped direct from the rancho, thus
avoiding long drives. A like amount of
land can be leased from the state for 10
years at the rate of cents per acre per
annum, thereby making ranch of $4,000
acres.
For further particulars call on or address
JOHN r. HAMBLETON & co
No. 4 E. Commerce ST.
-7-tf San Antonio, Texas.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-27

thread, to one end of which is fastened a
bit of wax. The waxed end lies on the
table III front OF the performer; the other
Is held by an assistant in an adjoining
room. On the table stands an ordinary
goblet. The young magician borrows q
coin, and, contriving to stick the waxed
thread to il, throws 1t into the goblet, call
Ing on the SPECTATORS to ask it questions
which it will answer by iingling in the
glass. 1t may lie agreed that one chink
shall mean yes and two "n)'' The
assistant must be near enough to hear the
questions, and answers them, according to
his fancy, by pulling the thread, making
the coin jump up and down in the glass.
A fourth is the coin and card trick.
Balance card on the tip of your fore
finger and on top of it place nickel Hit
the edge of the card smart horizontal
blow with some object like pencil or snap
1t with your finger, if you can do it direct
ly forward without tending to drive the
card up or down, and the card will fly
away, leaving the coin balanced on your
finger.
Then try the coin and goblet trick. Sup
port common drinking glass upside down
on two silver dollars, as shown in the pic
ture, on table covered with a cloth
Place half dollar within and ask the COM
pany to remove it without touching or dis
turbing the goblet. This may be done by
scratching on the cloth near the glass
A deceptive experiment is to put coins
In water. Fill drinking glass to the brim
with water and then ask the company how
many coins can be dropped in without
spllllng it over. The guesses will all be
too small, for surprising number can be
put In If it be done carefully A little
practice with any of these tricks and the
young beginner will soon become expert.
Some interesting experiments may be
tried ON draughts of air. One is to open
on crack the door between a cold room
and a warm one and hold a lighted candle
at various heights close to the crack The
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-27

windows must be open in either room At
the top of the door the flame will be blown
toward the cold room and at the bottom
toward the warm room. About halfway
up there will be place where the flame is
blown very little or not at all. The rea-
son is that cold air, being heavier than
warm air, flows into the room along the
floor and forces the warm air out at the
ceiling
Two boys may create pile of fun for
the company by making up as dwarf
Let one of them stand behind a table and
place his hands on it, while the other
stands behind the first and passes his arms
around him, as shown in figure l. The
head and body of the second boy and the
legs of the first are hidden by curtains
which can easily be managed if the table
be placed in a doorway. Boots are then
placed on the hands of boy number one,
and jacket put on over his shoulders and
the arms of the hidden player. Then, as
Will be seen in the second picture, an ex-
cellent imitation of dwarf is thus formed
The lace should be disguised as much as
possible, and the dwarf may be dressed
Enthusiastically to represent a Turk or Moor.
To add to the fun, a third person MIGHT
act the part of Snowman, and give a comic
account of the dwarf's history. Then the
freak might deliver speech, appropriate
gestures being made by the player who
furnishes the arms. These are apt to be
ludicrous, as the second boy will probably
have trouble in fitting his actions to the
words of the first. The dwarf can dance
and perform many remarkable feats, such
as rubbing his head with his toe or putting
both feet in his mouth at once Three
bright boys can keep room full of COM
wit -.xl.
act and it should be well rehearsed before
hand.
An amateur ''mesmeristn may make a
good deal of sport for the company by pre-
tending that he actually has the power to
mesmeriZe. He must first catch sub
ject" who is unacquainted with the trick
to be played. This victim is told to sit op-
posite the operator, who calls for two soup
plates filed with water. By previous ar
.rangement the bottom of one has been
blackened By holding it over q candle, and
this is given to the subject. The latter Is
directed to fix his eyes steadily ON the
operators face, and to initiate every mo
ton as exactly as possible. The zines
merist' then dips his finger into the water
in his plate, rubS it on the bottom and
draws a line on his face. The subject
copies the movement, only of course the
line he makes is a black one. His eyes be-
ing fixed steadily ahead he does not see
that his finger is b.ackened, and SO he can
tinues to follow the movements of the
operator until his face is cris-crossed in
every direction with scoty stripes He Il
then told he is not good subject, as the
nesmerist cannot control him, 80 he Is al
bowed to leave the chair aad Is then con-
Quoted before q mirror, where. amid tho
laugh Il the spectators, he discovers thu
tx1ck that hAs been played.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-27
DOMESTIC ADJUSTMENTS.
HOW TO SPEND A PLEASANT
EVENING AT HOME.
Some Indoor Games That Will Tend
10 Make the Hours Between Sup
per and Bedtime Seem All Too
Short-Efarmless Sport.

Young children like to be anus ed. Bows
and girls, whose ages vary between twelve
and sixteen, soon weary of res ding and
they cannot be sent Off to bed much before
9 or 10 O'Clock. How to make he me inter
esting to them by introducing pastimes
that are both instructive and entertaining
is "a problem in which every parent is
greatly concerned.
Young folks naturally attract other
young folks, and many jolly circle may
he formed by making little innocent mer-
riment for the younger people-fun in
which even the older ones will not be
averse to joining. After all, we are easily
amused; one has only to watch an average
American audience CONFUSING itself over
third rate comedy to be convinced of the
truth of this statement.
Forming anagrams has long been a ia
vorite amusement and much ingenuity
has been shown in transforming a word by
changing its letters into another defining
it or related to it in some way. Some of
the anagrams made in this way are as fol-
lows
Telegraph-great help.
Reformation--to sin far more.
The following was made by Dean Swift:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-27

With little practice the two sounds may
be easily distinguished.
Another trick The wandering coin.
Have ready tw" ices, each slightly
waxed on one orrow a similar
coin and secreti it for one OF
the waxed ones wiz. .,sn leid ON the
table waxed side upr oct Draw two
cards from pack and take than = tho
same hand with the other wax ID Span,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-27

word represented. When this il accom-
plished the parties change places.
One can always entertain his company if
he be familiar with few simple tricks.
People, old or young, like to be gulled
Here are tricks with coins on which the
young magician may practice so as to
astonish his friends next time they drop in
to spend the evening. To tell blindfold
whether a coin falls head or tail upward is
simple enough, yet to the spectators not o
little puzzling. The coin must be pre-
pared by cutting on the edge of one face q
minute notch, causing a little point of
metal to project. When the coin IS spun,
if it goes down with the notch side under
meath this point will catch ON tie table,
causing the coin to fall suddenly instead
of gradually, as it otherwise would.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-27

which will then stick to the undermost
Lay this card on the table near the coin
that is already there and cover that piece
with the other card, pressing slightly on it
so 1t will stick. A coin may now be made
to appear under which ever card the per-
former wills, for if he bend the card
slightly upward in lifting the coin will not
stick to it, otherwise it will To the COM
pany it will appear as if there were but
one coin, which the performer caused at
will to pass from one card to the other.
A third thrick is that of the animated
coin. Have ready long piece of black
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-27

Transubstantiation-S sat on a tin tar
tub. The English game of ana grams is
played with printed letters of the alphab t
Ike those used in playing logomachy
Each player forms a word and then mix
ing the letters composing it, gives it to
his right-hand neighbor, who is required to
arrange the letters again in their proper
order. in France this game is called le
Jeu de nots (the game of words, and is
played with bits of wood or bone resem-
bling dominoes, having capital letter on
one end and small one on the other.
A favorite amusement in the country es-
peclally at church socials, is faba baga or
bean bag. 1t can be played by any num-
Der OF persons Probably most of our read
ers are familiar with this game The bean
bags are thrown at a square inclin ed board
having in it two holes of different sizes.
The player takes his position at til farther
end of the room. Each bag thrown through
the large hole scores ten for the PLAYER,
and each bag that is shot through the
smaller hole counts fifteen. Sides may be
formed, marker appointed to keep tally
and that side with the larger score, after O
certain number of rounds, is declared the
victor. Any boy with mechani cal turn
can make the board, while the sewing and
hlllng of the bean bags may readily be
done by his sister or mother.
Upon the subject of charades nothing
need he said in this article. Acting char
AIDES may be learned from printed books
like other plays, but usually the perform
erS merely agree on the plot and fill in
the dialogue to suit themselves as the play
progresses. great deal of sport may be
had in acting charades. The company may
be formed into two parties, each with a
leader. While one side acts the other
forms the audience and tries to guess the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-27
A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE

Estaie Of Andrew z. johnson. Deceased
The undersigned having been q pointed admin
istrairiN a the estate 90 And ew e. J. hnsnn late
81 the county OF Rock leland state of Illinois de-
ceased. hereby gives notice that she will appear
before the county court of Rock leland county at
the Office OF the clerk Of said court in the oiy OF
Roct Island, az the April term. on the frsi Mon
day IN April next, atvAich time al per~ons hny-
Ing Claims against said estate are notified and
requested 20 aiend. for the purpose Of having the
same adjusted. All persons Indebted 10 aid a.
tate are requested TO make Immediate payment
TO the UNDERLINED.
Dated ihis 10th day OF February A D.. ISL,
HANNAH JOHSSO '. Admini.,rn,rfr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-27

The rszor is so-called. of course. be
cause 1t enables man to raze whiskers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-27
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By yirtne OF an execution and fee bi,i No es.s
issued out OF the clerks oce OF the circuit court
OF Rock Island county. In the state Of IIlinois
make the amount OF n certain Judgment recently
obtained against Fr~oerick NJ. Bopes In favor OF
The Mccormick Harvesting Machine conn any
out OF the lAnds. tenement. goods and challels
OF the said defendants. I have levied upou the
following property. to-wit.
OF three ca. in block three ca, IN Dickson A.
1oung's addition TO Milan. formerly Camden
Mile; In the county Of Rock Island and slate .,
Therefore, according TO said command shAiler
rose Tor sale II public auction all the right title
and interest or the above named Frederick
Bopes. IN and 90 the above described prop on
thursday, the 18th day OF fehrusry. ISL .. 10
O'Clock a. m at the north door Of the oourf hons
IN the city OF Rock i.lsnd. in the county OF Rock
Island and state Of Illinois, for cash In hand 20
satisfy sAis execution and fee bill
Dated n Rock Island this reoond d.r Of Yeb
ruAry. A. ID. 1891. CD GORDON
sheriff OF Rock I-lAud county iiiInoi.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-27
LEGAL.
A TTAoHMENT NOTICE.

Rock ISLAND couSTT. s.
In the circuit court Of Rock Island county. To
the May term A. d 1891
Robert G. Lewett vs. Cassiu. c. Hartman aud
Sanford r. Hartman.
Public notice l. hereby given 10 the said cassiu.
q. Hartman and Sanford 4. Hartman. that q writ
OF attachment Issued out Of the ofice OF the
elerk OF said Rock leland county eircuit court,
dated the seventeenth day Of January A D. 1891
In the suit OF the said Robert &. Je~ett and
against the estate Of the said Cassius G. Hartman
ard Sanford r. Hartman. for the rrm OF ore
Thou-snd Five Hundred and Pity doIlarr
ti,s5O oOl. directed 20 the sherid Of Rock Island
county. VIII ssid writ has been returned er-
ecuted; now Therefore unless you, the rAid san
ford r Hartman and CAssius c. Har.msn shall
personally be and appear before the said Rocg
Island county circuit court on or before the 1rst
day Of the next term thereof. 20 be holden a the
court house In the city of Rock Island. ia SAD
county. on the fret Monday Of Nav A .. 1871
give bail and plead to the said plaintiffs scfion
Judgment Will be entered against you and In
favor az the sAid Robert G. Je.eit ana 20 much
OF the property attached a. may he sufficient 90
satisfy the laid judgment and oosis viii be cod
20 satisfy the same.
Rock Island, Ill, Jan. 20. 1891.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE. Clerk
J,cKspS HURST. Plaintiffs Attorney
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-27

Osap fsFas sur sa,e o. rsus: md fo~ 90
nanokea, oasG1os q isvestnom2s. i, : 7
wit tel .. MeRsg,
fhAny1e8g. PA0O O.. 60
The morning call., 1891-03-23
LABOR NOTES.
Enfo rcing a Boycott-Meeting OF Water


Enfo rcing Boycott-Meeting OF Water
Front Toilers.
a meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Council of Federated Trades was held
yesterday afternoon in Lower Metropolitan
Hall, J. d. Pye presiding. A committee
was appointed to wait on Landgrebe, the
barber on Mission street, and inform him
that if he refuses to close his shop at 8
o'clock in the evening q boycott will be
placed against him.
The Horse-shoers' Union was requested
to furnish the council with list of the
names and places of business of the pa
irons OF Thomas Doyle, the horse-shoer, on
whose place a boycott has been placed, so
that the Executive Committee can endeavor
to induce them TO withdraw their custom.
A committee was appointed to draw up
p laDs for directory, which shall be placed
IN a Onspcuous place in the council cham
Der. and which shall contain the names OF
the officers of the council, the names and
addresses of the members of the various
committees, the names of the delegates from
the different unions, and the names OF the
unions affiliated with the council. together
with the names of the officers of the same.
The directory will be so arranged that name
slips can be inserted as officers are changed,
and it is thought that it will greatly iaclll-
tate llle WOFk Oh tue COunciI.
Before adiourning the committee agreed
to recommend to the various unions the adj
visibility of taking steps to watch their
members, to the end that in making pur-
chases they only patronize union-made
goods Snme of the members have, 1t is
reported. been very lax lately in the OBJ
servance of this rule of the council, and
the unions and the council are determined
to take steps to have it observed or punish
the offender.
A number of delegations from the Pacific
Steamship Sailors, Steamship Stevedores,
Stationary Engineers and the organiZa-
tons of men employed on the waterfront
had conference at the Steamship Sailors
headquarters, 9 Mission street, to consider
matters affecting their interests. AT the
closesof the conference the Secretary stated
that the meeting was only preliminary aud
informal one and that he had been in
structed to furnish no news to the press.
A large number of the members OF the
Coast Seamen's Union gathered in their
hall, corner of East and Mission streets,
and were instructed by the unions shipping
master as to how to proceed when shipping
In coasting vessels Although the agree
ment drawn up by the union has not yet
been signed by the ship-owners, there
seems to be no hitch and sailors are all
beinp Skinned throuph the union office.
The morning call., 1891-03-23
NAVAL NOTES.
The Bear and Rush Fitting Out
for the Annual Cruise.

At the New York Navy-yard experiments
are being made If the use of japanese
enamel for coating steel and iron ships of
the navy to prevent the corrosive action of
sea-Water and fouling from marine groWths.
Two steel plates coated with preparation
made by japanese firm have been sub
MERGE at the yard for two months. They
are said to be in the best condition, and will
be kept under water for several weeks yet.
The experiment has been made at tile sug-
ton OF an officer who recently saw the use
of lacquer on vessels IN Asatic waters.
The lacquer in use by the Japanese Navy is
made IRON gum found IN China and Corea,
and has given great satisfaction. 1t is
claimed that a coat of lacquer will preserve
a ships bottom for three years. For ship
like the Boston such 4 coating would cost
about $4,000 1t is yet to be shown that the
lacquer would not crack with the cOntrac-
tiOn and expansion Of a metal hull under
different temperatures.
The Navy DepaTtmy Mt may be able to Sc
cure the dTy-d0ck site Oh Puget Sound only
by condemnation. When the commission
visited the place land could be had for 81 an
acre, but II now appears that tile Specula-
tors have doomed the Locality and are adVeT-
Using lots Tor sale at SlUU an acre. As there
is only $4,000 available for the purchase of
a site Of 700 acres in extent, the Government
will be obliged to condemn the land 1t de-
sires. The spectators have already started
a city, which bears the appropriate name of
Tracyt0n.
The revenue steamers Bear and Rush are
now being fitted out for their annual cruise
in Alaskan waters. The Bear will probably
start about April 18th and the Rush about
month later 1t is said at the Treasury De-
partment that the sailing orders If these
vessels have not yet been prepared, but that
there is now no reason 10 believe that they
will differ materially from the orders of last
year.
The adoption of Cruiser 12s plans for
Cruiser 10 Is in the line OF the policy OF tine
Secretary, who regards this type as ''abSO-
lutely without parallel among the war-shtpS
of tie world" There viii be at least two
ships OF the fleet OF six which he thinks
could 'eXterminate the commerce of any
country under tie present conditions of
commerce protection"
Second Lieutenant d. J. AinSwOrlh has
been assigned TO the COrwin, and to the
Bear LieutenantS John bennett, H. II.
Bruadbent, ID. II. Jarvis, First Assistant
Engineer a. l.. BroGdbent, Second Assist
ant Engineer f X. Falkensten.
Assistant Surgeon George T. Smith has
been detached from the Teceivng-ship In-
dependence on the arrival of the M0hican
at Mare Island. and ordered to that vessel.
Assistant Surgeon George a. Lung has
been detached from the Mohican on her ar
rival at Mare Island, aud ordered 10 special
duty al Washington, b. e.
Lieutenant William L. Sewell has been
detached from duty at Mare Island, oath
inst, and ordered to the Lancaster on the
1st Of April.
Tie MOhcan was to have left Honolulu
on Friday, and on arrival will be put out of
commission.