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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-12-12


and threw the bomb. Benjamin F.
Morton, who was thrown through
the window, clerk in the Office,
was removed to the Chambers
street hospital, where he died at
1880. The following injured were
taken to the hospital: Frank Rob-
ertson, 20 years old, clerk for
Imbre & Co., brokers. He was in
Sage's office at the time of the ex-
plosion; his skull is fractured and
he will probably die. Chas. w.
Osborne, Russell Sage's cashier,
fractured skull, will probably die;
Samuel Calhoun, who was in the
building at the time, received frac-
tured leg; Col. J. J. Slocum, broth
in-law Of Sage and his chief clerk,
was badly cut about the head and
face, and, when his wounds were
dressed, turned to the scene declar-
ing that he had left the door of the
safe open and was fearful that the
securities in it had been blown out
and lost. Quickly gathering to-
gether what he found he placed
them in a small safe and had it
removed to the office of the Man
haitian Railway Company in the
same building.
In the afternoon fireman found
among the debris
A HUMAN LEG,
thought to be that of woman,
Whether it is or not has not been
discovered. Sage never employed
woman typewriter and if this
fact is well established, the suppo-
sition is if the leg is that of a
woman it is all that is left of one
of his put and call" customers,
who was in the Office at the time.
Charles James, railroad man
and a resident of Chattanooga,
Tenn, had an appointment with
Sage at IL o'clock and had an ex-
perience he will never forget. He
says: II called at Sage's Office at
IL o'clock and found him out. A
seat was offered me in the main
Office near the desk. took it and
awaited Sage's return. Sitting on
a bench near the wall 1 noticed a
man, perhaps five feet eight inches
in height. He wore a plug hat,
had a pointed beard and a heavy
brown moustache. At about 1915
Sage came in and after greeting
me asked me in his private Office.
Sage had just removed his hat and
asked me to be seated when his
clerk entered and said something
to him l did not hear. Turning to
me he said: Excuse me a mo-
ment,' and PASSED through the
door
INTO THE MAIN OFFICE.
"The door closed behind him and
Ipushed my chair over to the wall,
facing the door through which Sage
had gone. 1t might have been two
or three minutes when the explo-
sion came. I was blown nearly to
the ceiling and the chair on which
l sat was smashed to pieces. Dust
and small particles of plaster and
smoke filled the room. Twas COM
pletely dazed and did not know
what to do. remember making
my way through the passage from
which the explosion had blown the
door into the main office. There l
met Sage, blood dripping down his
hands and hands, his clothes torn
and rent and covered with dirt and
dust. When he saw me he said:
How shall we get out?' WATT l
replied, until this dust settles and
l think we will be all right, as the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-12-12
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-10-02
Kansas Pensions,
WASHINGTON, D. c., September q.
The following is the latest official list

WASHINGTON, D. c., September q.
The following is the latest official list
from the pension Office:
Joseph. c. Early, James B. Trent, Hmm A.
Brundige. William B. Reed, Mai Sheets An.
drew ]. Brasier, William Cornell. Jesse +. Ben.
nett, Daniel Watson, Nahum w. Magrudert
John J. Wine, Benjamin +. Richards, Andrew
Vest, William H, stewart, James Barry, War
rem w. Boots, Thomas p. Cameron, William
Quaintance, Ambrose Bernhart. George W.
whistles, James o NLalley, Seymour b. Scott
Zaccheus B. Meyer. james Griffin, John A..
Hodges, Daniel Seem, Isaac Miller, Thomas p,
Norman. Ward. II Tu nison. Charles w, Bell
Morris NJ. Smith, Cha rles Debenham, Theodore
4. Anderson, John NJ Baker, William March,
William Ferguson, Alfred Lockart, Lewis
lin, minors of John J. Wallace, Susan Church,
Martha ]. Russell. Ann E. Shatluck, Phebe
Babcock, Amanda Taylor, Rosina Turner,
Glement2ne N; Beene, Mary Ann Staley. Peter
c. Gilpatrick, David NJ. Kirk, John Spangler,
Martin j. Cllley. Timothy Hurd, Martin V, b.
Opdyke, Liyander w. Pattison, William r.
French, Henry Smith, Theodore Dinsmore, Ed
ward e; Stickney, Perry Newell, George p
Ice, James 4. Newcomb, Granville Reed, Fran
els, W. Watts, Adolph Comro, Isaac N Chin
man, Silas Pitt, John Carroll. Charles W.
James Bestwick, Daniel Eldridge, William w
Weskley, Joshua D. Riley. Amos J. Edmun-
son, Robert Riley, Joseph Thornhill, Martin
SOhh E,cdllys bdblu huakle, James
Bennett. Leander N. Godfrey, John Danner,
William Buchanan. William Homes John L.
Roberts, Edward Newburry, Elizabeth Peter
son. Agnes Doughterity. Hugh h. Siverd, wy
att HcSkett, George W. Wesler, James Reeves,
George C. Lockridge. Frank Alderman, Mich
oils Hoskin. George W. Msybery, Henry Tr IL
lelo, John L: Long. Andrew Stevenson, Harri-
Glasener, Allison Crider. William w. Chris
man, John O. Boroi, William II Andrus, Jo-
mas Yccum, Alvin H Smith. Lewis Delawter,
Chaney w. Marietta. William N. Wilson. viii
liam Martison, John Moody, Hiram Bush,
George b. Bailey. Dennis W. Cave, John W.
Collier, Thomas Steel, Jerome B. La Fever,
Carlisle d. Patterson, Richard Landergan,
Alex Slater, James E. Esndeburg. Ropert r.
Graham, Francis d. Hoad. Cornellas d. Chris
her, Henry N. Homer John 1T. Curtiss, The.
ophilon y. Deerwester, Rsthburn d. Goodrich,
George z. Cokefair, BENJAMIN r. Simmons.
Joseph A. Cor. Daniel +. Taylor, John N.
Whitesel, Charles Lsnhon. Royal c. Cslkins,
John Ftreoved. Robert H. Woods, Lsban j.
Kiser. George w. Dudley, Goldsmith Chain,
ers, John Baugher. Israel Matthias. John ".
Heslen, Joseph g Rowland, James W. Barr,
Rhodes Mead. Marcus L. Smith, John ]. Cute
Mathew Msyneld. George williams.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-10-02
Melon Day at Rocky Ford.

One Of Colorado's local holidays fur.
nishes noble object lesson to other
neighborhoods and other states. Ten
years ago there were no melons to
speak OF in the vicinity of Rocky Ford.
One ranchman, G. W. Swank, had
faith and began raising them by irriga-
ton. The idea grew and the melon
patch grew, until at length 100 acres
was not enough to supply the demand.
Then other people began to cultivate
the colored brothers favorite fruit, too,
with good returns.
One result of this thriving and pleas
ant.industry is the annual melon picnic
at Rocky Ford. The dawn OF that day
recently saw 5000 lucious water-melons
arranged in gigantic pyramid inside
of low wooden pen. At intervals
around the edge of this great pyramid
were smaller ones of pale, creamy can
telopes. All the country round about
took part in this unique and delightful
outing. The only regulation enforced
was that the eaters should leave the
melon rinds on the tables. like decent
human beings, and not throw them on
the ground.
1t should be mentioned that irriga-
ton has produced all this wonderful
crop of melons. The possibilities of ir-
rigation are as yet only dimly under
stood, and agriculture in the older
states, where rain has hitherto been
depended on, is pointing in this direc-
tion.-Lawrence Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-10-02
what Marriage Means In France.

When a man marries in France he
becomes legally responsible not alone
for the support of his wife, but for the
support OF her parents, should they be.
come destitute. This Law is older shau
the divorce law, and there seems to be
some defect in the provisions Of the
latter. A few weeks ago young hus-
band who had beec divorced some time
previously received demand from his
ex-mother-in-law for the usual install
ment OF alimony which he had allowed
her. He naturally demurred, contend
ing that. as he was rid OF his wife, the
law would surely not continue to saddle
his mother-iE-law upon him. But the
Paris court, where the mother in-law
carried the case. told the yonng man
that the code was unmistakable, and
he would have to continue to support
his ex-wife's mother. He then appealed
to another court, which last week re-
leased the judgment OF the lower court.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-10-02
A CURIOUS PHENOMENON.

a Stroke of Lightn ming Bleaches Stripe in
Granite Monument.
During one of the recent storms that
ragged through the country remarka-
bic freak was played by electricity. The
lightning struck tall monument of
granite, following the shaft to the Sec
ond base or plinth, declorized portion Of
the stone in a stripe about three-quart-
ers Of an inch in width.
The monument stands upon an emf
hence in Woodward Hill Cemetery,
Lancaster, Pa, and is one of the most
striking features of that beautiful spot.
Formed of Barry granite. it rose to the
majestic height of - feet The shaft.
a single stone of granite, is 30 feet in
length, and is probably the largest sin
gld-stOne shaft in the state. The total
weight of the monument is sixty tons,
and the shaft alone weighs twenty tons.
1t was erected upon the spot OF ground
belonging to the Grub family and on
the polished side is the inscription. The
cap is ornamented with graceful
Monogram OF the family, The lightning
struck the arras, or angle. within u foot
of the pyramidal top and. then passed
down the monument in a zigzag line,
bleaching the stone as it went till it
reached the plinth or second base, where
it stopped and all vestage of it ceased.
The decolOrized stripe is about three
quarters of an inch in width and is ex-
tremely regular from end to end. In
passing through the cap it deviated
slightly from its course and passed the
monogram very closely, but leaving it
uninjured.
The most peculiar partof this cleo
trical freak is that the stone Is perfectly
sound, and no sign OF crack or burn
exists anywhere upon its surface.
Though the black mica distributed
through the rock is entirely bleached,
there is no sign of fusion having taken
place, and the quartz and feldspar 1.-THE
other ingredients OF granite) are in
their natural condition.-Philadelphia
Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-10-02
HOw'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catsrrh that cannot DO cured BY
taking Halls Catarrh Cure
FL CHENEY B CO., PROPS. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known r. J. Che
ney for the last fifteen years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business Transactions,
made By their firm.
WEST TRUAx,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
WALDINc, KINHAN q AARvN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure u taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces q
the system Price, &c per bottle Sold By al
druggists
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-10-02
MAIlQNAL BUSINESS COLLEGE

" Kdnsds City. No. Illustrated catalogue
with 80 portrait engravings, free. School Of
Shorthand, Typewriting and Telesraphy. Write
At once
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-10-02
9 August
Flower

How does he feel Pie feels
cranky, and is constantly expert
menting, dieting himself, adopting
strange notions, and changing the
cooking, the dishes, the hours, and
manner of his eating-August
Flower the Remedy.
How does he feel?-He feels at
times gnawing, voracious. insati-
able appetite, wholly unaccountable,
unnatural and neutrality-suspicious.
Flower the Remedy.
How does he feel?-He feels no
desire to go to the table and a
grumbling, fault-fnding, over-nice-
ty about what is set before him when
he is there-August Flower the
Remedy.
How does he feel Pie feels
after spell of this abnormal appe-
tite an utter adherence, loathing,
and detestation of food as if a
mouthful would kill hirn-August
Flower the Remedy.
How does he feel?-He has ir-
regular bowels and peculiar stools
August Flower the Remedy. o
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-10-02
Pensioners Multiply,

Pension Agent Clements of Chicago
who is getting ready to make his Octo-
Der payments, is reported to have said
that he has about 1000 pensioners on
his rolls, an increase of 1000 during
the past quarter, and of II, 900 since he
took charge of the Office year ago last
April. This large increase is due to
the activity OF Pension Commissioner
Raum and to the disability pension act,
which gives a pension to every old SOL
der who is unable to make living.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-10-02

THEY can go around Africa now cas-
Ter than they can go through it. The
black continent is now completely en-
circled bv submarine cables, which
make up altogether length of 1900
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-10-02
ilf We Might

n we might o IL we might
Turn back the wheels of time, my friend, 10
night.
And climb again from those warm depths
To this steep hillside; live from day TO day,
The past, Just as we lived It once, U say
Would you be glad TO tread the pathway yer
The same old steps again, no less, no more?
II we might. yes. II we might
Turn hack the whirlDg wheels, my friend. to
night
And SLOWLY wind from youth TO middle age
The tangled road; If every blotted page
We cOuid omit and let the good remain:
In life's brief book skip all the grief and Pain;
Would you be willing then to live them Ger.
The backward years that can return no more?
'If might. O II might,
Perhaps ] would. perhaps should to-night;
] am not wise Old friendships were so true,
Old loves 50 sweet, and even # | knew,
must have all the SORROW. all the.pan.
For loves dear sake might 20 back again,
The tiUrny pathway 20 my willing feet
Would not tie hard, ] think it would be
sweet"
But. if the spring. ali, If the spring
Ierd on 10 summer: If the autumn bring
The winter snOwfiakes; If the joyous chime
Oh wiu.rT bells ring in the blossom time.
Why would yCu live again the same old year,
Knowing another spring will soon be here:
Tne dead May vio cts rather shouii you Mss.
And SAY. Next year they will be sweet as
tbs
And If tire life. ali, If the life
We i've on earth. SO full OF restless strife,
s. fun Of iOE fui life. ur blessed peace
l. beautiful. why should you wish to cease
The Onward Journey ID" not wish again
TC live lie DER. even Wit out the pain.
For .. nrN friend. WIN IL iie'S last sun i set
The BRIGHT %. X Ia. = Heaven. do not forget
Julia a. N-y in TIVE Boston Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-10-02
The Merry Outlaw, Bob o. Lincoln.

Inc merry DODOlink Is QUE Vi tue
prettiest song birds in the country. In
Eastern Pennsylvania, along the Della
ware, the bobolink is known as the
''reed-bird." and is eagerly hunted by
Sportsmen.
You must likewise know that the bob
olink has a third name-''rice-bird."
That is what it is called in the Southern
States. 1t is so named because it at
lacks the rice-tields and devours the
grain. We of the North know little
Of the trouble it causes by this special
appetite. The magnitude of the de-
predations of the little bobilink can
hardly be appreciated outside of the
narrow belt of rice-iields along the
coasts of a few of the Southern States.
In innumerable hosts the birds visit
the fields at the time of planting in
sprlug. eating the seed-grain before
the fields are Hooded" and then fly
back north into Pennsylvania, New
York aud New England, where they
spend the summer. About the middle
OF August they commence to migrate
south again, and swoop down upon the
rice-tields once more, just at the time
escaped in the spring has little hope of
surviving. for as the grain natures the
birds pick it off in the face OF the most
desperate opposition.
To prev ept total destruction of the
crop during these invasions, thousands
of men and boys. called bird-minders.
are employed by the rice-planters;
hundreds of thousands of pounds of
gunpowder are burned. and millions of
birds killed. Still the number of bob
oliuks invading the rice-felds each
year seems in no way diminished. and
tie aggregate annual loss they cause is
estimated by DR.. c. Hart Merriman,
Ornithologist of the United States
Department of Agriculture, at 2.OOO,-
600.
Between spring and late summer,
when the bobolink is at the North.
he displays none of the ruinous ways
of his. He is all beauty and music.
Sometimes he may plumber n corn-field
slightly, but in Pennsylvania he is not
guilty even of that slight offense. He
is known on the farms of the north
only as il bird most snowy in his dress
of black, white and yellow feathers.
Tht song of the bobolink is n peculiar,
rapid. jingling, indescribable medley
of sounds. started first by one bird.
quickly followed by another and an
other. until the whole flock are engaged
in a grand concert. Then. suddenly,
without any apparent reason, they all.
at the same instant. stop. These
delightful choral concerts endear them
to the farm boys and girls of Pennsyl-
vania. The mellow, metallic chink"
the birds utter has given them a name
to initiate their song-"bob-o-link."
When the birds mate. the male appears
to lose his vocal powers. and is heard
to utter only a sharp. clinking note.
like that of the female. And when
they settle down to plundering rice
field they seem to have lest all their
melody. for then they can only chirp.
Another strange thing about the
bobolink is that be loves the darkness
Of night. They only migrate. or
travel. at night They winter in toe
West Indies, where they get SO fat that
the natives have given them q fourth
nams-the "butterbirds. August 81
Nicholas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-10-02
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. % tn 1899

In my three years experience as Cement In
specfor in City Engineers Department, !
found that Fort Scott Cement would increase
in leslie strength more rapidly after the
third or fourth week than any cement IN use
in the city. wv. DENNIS, Late Inspector.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-01
Forhes, Latest Drawinr

Forbes still amuses himself drawing
rude pictures. His latest is scene on
the day of his execution, which he fin
ished yesterday. The drawing is remarka
bic, and although in rough form ex.
hibits considerable of the genious and
innate talent of the individual The
prominent figure of the drawing is the
Jail building which is greatly overdrawn.
The next conspicuous figure is the gall
lows with himself standing upon the
trap and the warden adjusting the moose
around his neck, with the sheriff standing
near by seeing that it is done properly.
just under the gallaws is long black
coffin ready to receive his body. Around
this scene are multitudes of people, police
officers and two or three guards with
muskets. On housetops and fences
around the Jail are also numbers of heads
peering into the Jail yard-the whole pre-
senting scene of morbid curiosity of the
people to see the execution. There is
nothing symmetrical about the figures
but the ideas are good for crude, ignor
ant mind. When he arose this morning
he remarked to his guard, well, i have
but two more days to live on earth-that's
all" The guard asked him how he felt
"Oh, right smart. considering the cir
cumstances,' he replied. Forbes still
keeps good appetite and eats his food
with relish. Sheriff Armiger allows
him to have whatever his appetite fan
cies. His sleep is very much disturbed,
however, showing that his mind is upon
the day of his execution. Considerable
sympathy has been expressed for the un-
fortunate wretch lately, and some per-
sons have.even said they would favor his
communication to life imprisonment.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-01
The aIcGibenr Family

This gifted family of musical artists
gave another of their delightful enter
tainments at the Opera House and all
who attended it were enthusiastic in their
praise of the performance. The family
Is an interesting and progressing one
aside from its professional character. and
has made host of warm admirers In
this IFS initial tour of the South. Prof
MeGibeny, the head of the family, was
formerly connected with one of the lead
ing female educational institutions Of
the Northwest and enjoyed an snviabls
reputation as an instructor In vocal mu.
sic. He now travels as much for pleas.
ure as for business, and, surrounded by
his charming family, finds his special car
an exceedingly comfortable and attrac-
tive "home on wheels. "-Lynchburg
Daily Virginian
The above company will play here
Friday and Saturday matinee. Manager
Brock has gone to considerable expense
bringing the above attraction TO our
city and we hope tn al our citizens will
appreciate his efforts. At the Saturday
matinee Manager Brock wants every
child and lady In Annapolis to come to
the Opera House. Don't forget the
date.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-01
Glen Burnie Items

Our literary society meets weekly at
Glen Burnie and are welding an influ-
ence for good. The social feature is pleas
ant, but the chief object is to draw out
the young people TO elevate. encourage
and lift them up.
This little infant town is noted for
morality, the citizens are intelligent and
thrifty. The farmers residing in the i'm.
mediate vicinity are lending a helping
hand in making this society q success.
We find everyone connected with this
institution thriving with great unanimity
to do all that can be done to interest the
young people The audience Is quite
large and best of order prevails. The in
terest in the society is increasing.
Miss Lena Downs and her sister. Miss
Anna, daughters of William A. Downs.
are visiting relatives in Washington. y
Miss Clara Wellham, a niece of VIM.
III. Downs, is en- a visit to her aunt, Mrs.
Frank Revell, in the third district. We
wish that their visits May DO a very
pleasant one. SCRIBE
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-01
ARBOB DAY.

Recommendations by the State SUI
perintendent OF Public schools.
Hon. L. B. Prettyman. State superin-
tendent of the Public Schools. has issued
a circular letter to the public schools of
the counties, calling their attention to
the observance and celebration OF Arbor
Day. Dir. Prettyman says Il respect
fully recommend that the Governor 5
Proclamation and said Joint Resolution
be read at each school celebration of Ar
Dor Day. Would it not be well to or
ganize ct each school house, q perma.
nent tree planting association, including
the trustees. teachers. pupils and pa
irons, TO foster love of trees. shrubbery
and flowers, and for the adornment Of
school grounds and village or neighbor-
hood Washington City is becoming
the pride of Americans as the most beau
tiful city in the world, largely, because
of the systematic planting of trees
throughout the city and of shrubbery
and flowers in its reservations. Druid
Hill Park In Baltimore, the loveliest in
the United States, is the delight and
pride of every citizen.
London has several thousand acres OF
parks. No city. town or village can be
beautiful without abundance of shade
trees.
In some parts of Germany the govern
ment makes il a duty for every land-hol-
der, to plant trees in the highways, be-
fore his property; and in q few towns no
young bachelor. can take wife till he
has planted tree.
Mr. Prettyman offers to send copies OF
'Arbor Day Leaves" containing pro-
gramnes for Arbor Day to teachers who
apply for them.