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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11

OF pair OF enormous sevensbooters, and
so convincing was Bunch's manner when
engaged In his financial operations that
tn his entire experience lac never had
business transaction with messenger
who did not yield promptly TO the reason
ing no forccfulle presented by the cour-
teous advocate OF the theory that all
wealth should be distributed among the
members OF the Bunch household. This
remarkable rascal was so successful and
daring In his depredations that Rube
Burrows, the noted outlaw, who, as an
Alabama detective once expressed It, was
mo SLOUGH ut the business himself" nd
mitted that In the profession" which they
both affected. he was "a chicken alongside
of Eugene Bunch"
Bunch was the "hero" of a score of hair.
breadth escapes. aud n narrative of his adj
ventures would read no less plcasingly to
the small boy than the lurid Life OF Jesse
James,
Daring escapes, il will be observed. have
not been effected by one class Of people
only. Any man who gets into tight place
sets his brain Mt work Immediately to de-
wise ways and means of escape, but the
elements of boldness and craftiness were
as much present in the case OF Louis Ma
poleon, who walked out of the prison OF
Ham, disguised as a laborer, with plank
ON his shoulder. as in the cases of NJ
Dumas, who seems TO possess the taste
for writing common TO the distinguished
family whose name he bears, and Eugene
Bunch. who simply took things" from
express trains OcTAyus CoHES.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11
An r,nsrl.nes Win. In . Trance.

DIR. Binns mentions the case OF girl
who lay IN trance for considerable
time and then revived. She actually heard
every word that was said around her, but
was unable To give the slightest evidence
of her continued vitality. She afterward
said that her horror WAS simply indescFib-
able She had endeayored to shout and 70
move. but in vain. At length her state Of
mind when she WAS being prepared for
burial was such as to cause her To break
out in a profuse perspiration. and she re-
covered. She described the sensation very
much In the same way rs the somnam-
bnlists say theT feel. Her soul, she said,
seeu,etl To have no power to act upon her
boay. IL senled to be In the body and out
y. II at the same time Yankee Blade
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11
ourwIrTiNo A DETECTIVE.

have walked TO the rope, by means OF
which IL is believed that he lowered him
self TO the ground at a point near which
the reselitng party was lying In wait In a
swift boat.
The famous escape Of the Union soldiers
from Libby prison is familiar TO all readers
OF the stirring events Of the late war, and
IL II therefore unnecessary TO go into de-
tails
The greatest escape hero, however, that
the world has ever seen was the Prussian
baron Trenck. whose adventures occurred
during the riddle of the last century.
The greater part OF his life seems 10 have
bren devoted u planning methods for get
ting out OF PRISON, and while he was prob
ably a. expert n yarn spinner" as an
eScaper" his autobiography is one Of the
most thrilling books in existence. Il would
be difficult 70 say which Of the many nd.
ventures ~ this remarkable man was the
most exciting, for il SEEMED To be his fate
never 70 have anything work real smoothly
Tor him. and the worst feature Of his es
Gaping was that after getting away he
was almost invariably retaken within Z
hheff time. Trenek's mortal career endet
on the seadold as the result OF his having
assumed one Of the star roles in a littil
pyYntechnic rebellion
A grrat many persons still remembe
how Boss" Tweed escaped from hi
guards and went 20 Coney Island. wher
~ inek p@ssage for the West Indies o
nesaia q vessel which belonged TO friens
mo haa KeRe down thsrs 70 taks aim O
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11

Among the latest attempted solutions
Of the cheap fuel problem is the method
Of German inventor. who proposes to
manufacture gas by dropping stream
Of crude petroleum through blast OF
cold air from q force pump. The gas
thus obtained will be confined in regu-
lar cylinder open at one end. where it
will be lighted. This produces an in
tensely hot fame OF several feet in
length. BY means of this flame the in
yentor proposes to heat boilers. and he
maintains that the heating of large
blocks can thus be reduced very consid-
erably.-New York Telegram
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11

Recent statistics show that French
railways annually kill one person out Of
each 1000 900 carried. while in England
81 900 600 arc carried before one meets a
violent death in railway accident.
French railways annually wound one
Passenger out Of each SOC. 900 carried;
English, one in each 10000: Belgium,
one In each sb0. 900, and Prussia oaly
one IN each 1000, 00e.-- Louis Repub-
lie.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11

Tweed landed IN 6ne " csc aruiea. ont ne
be had gone ashore In a local water boar
with a friend named Hunt, who accom-.
panied him on his wanderings, the pair
were arrested as "suspects" They were
paroled and very foolishly tried 10 get
away on n steamer bound for Spain. When
they arrived on the other side they found
that a cablegram had preceded them, and
Tweed was arrested and returned to the
United States, where, as everyone knows.
he ended his days In prison.
To come down to the present year. the
escape Of NJ. Edouard G.. @. byron Dumas
from Chicago detective recently would
have been pronounced unreal and nm
natural II enacted upon the stage as one
OF the wonderful episodes of the hero's
brilliant four act career. It seems that
the police officials Of Boston were possessed
with well defined suspicion that Dumas
had absentmindedly signed another gen
tleman's name TO paper which 10 genu.
Inc would have been Of considerable none.
tary value. As Is usual In such cases the
police Of the principal cities were notified
that the presence OF NJ. Dumas was ear
nestly desired in Boston, and a jealous
| Chicago Vidocq named Bailey considered
himself particularly fortunate when h,
| thNS bho nouBuL DutnlS ont
day.
Instead OF being proud OF his identit,
and avowing IL TO the world, the French
fencing master and scrivener went bacl
on" himself, to use the vernacular, and OF
fered to produce evidence To show that tn,
wrong man had been arrested, IL the Office
would kindly" accompany him TO hi
room. The officer kindly" did AS request
ed, and while this embryonic "Old Slcuth,
with the characteristic acumen Of hi
kind, was rummaging in the trunk OF tn
presumptive Jim the Penman," the lat
ter bundled the officer into his Saratoga
shut down the lid, and then proceeded I
make Chicago miss his presence by mourl
Ing his absence. Dumas afterwards wen
to st. Louis, hut as that city had alread
had great trunk mystery'-the Prellel
Maxwell ease-the officers were on the
guard, and he got into prison for keeps
! Eugene Bunch. who was recently shot I
, death In the wilds Of Honey island, Loui
lana, was an outlaw who had robbed e,
press trains In perhaps dozen states. II
started life as an editor and county cler
! In Texas. but the strain Of being a reput
BILE citizen was too severe for him, and
| concluded to vary the monotony by CO
Letting money In bulk In the express en-
n OF railroad trains. He always carried tv
3 potent arguments with him in the shat
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11
Treatment of the Sick Among Animals.

treatment OI the SICK among Animn ais.
Ii must lie admitted that there l. often a
strong and apparently natural impulse
among animals, as among savage men, to
hasten the death Of a sick comrade, which
in some cases takes the form Of deliberate
and premeditated murder OF the sufferer
II even human sentiment at the sight of
fellow creatures suiferings be analysed,
the two emotions Of pity and disgust are
constantly nj war. Pity is generally prior,
but except In the highest natures it weak
ems with time. PITY" said Corbett, 'sis
not lasting emotion and instead of pity
passing TO love. disgust often becomes dis
like. after a long contemplation Of disease
and deformity.
The ruder the state Of society, the harsher
becomes the law. for We may assume that
the dislike OF the weak and sickly by the
healthy and vigorous i an indirect IL most
unpleasing form Of the law OF natural Sc
lection. Maternal affection must of course
be excepted from this general tendency So
long as any young creatures are dependent
upon their parents, the tendency Of the old
Is 10 give most to the young who need IL
most. The devotion OF bird or animal varies
directly with the helplessness OF their Of
spring. Spectator.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11
Revolver. An sight.

The policemen Of Savannah carry re-
volyers strapped to their belts in plain
sight. They are armed with short clubs
as well. They cannot unlimber their
shooting irons any quicker than New
York policeman, VINO usually carries his
in his hip pocket, can do it; but with
most Of the offenders the sight OF
weapon in itself has = salutary effect on
many Of them.-New York Sun.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11
81. Had Done M. PART.

In enc. OF Chicago's suburbs there IA 40
old darky noted for his originality Of ex.
preston. lie is employed as man Of all
work about the house Of well to do law.
yer, while his wife. an aged though buxom
nanny, comes once n week TO scrub aud
do the family washing. Years Of industry
have rewarded the ebon hued couple with
neat little bank account, and outward
evidence Of their thrift is shown In a costly
furnished cottage situated not far from
their employers residence.
Perhaps their thrift might also be
Gscribed TO mammy's propensity for taking
things that didn't belong 70 her. For sew
eral weeks the lawyers wife noticed that
with each washday some little knick knack
or ornament would disappear; but as the
articles were Of tritling value she demurred
accusing the old negress Of stealing them.
One day, however, a handsome piece OF
bric-a-brac WAS missed and she commune
Gated her suspicious 10 her husband. The
latter volunteered TO take the matter in
charge, and that evening set out for the
old folks cottage. Arriving there he found
the male half Of the household sitting on
the veranda so sat down To chat with him.
When the lawyer had good shance he
peered through the open doorway into the
house, and much to his surprise CD the
| first thing that met his gaze was the miss.
ing bric-a-brac. lie turned to the old man
aud asked how the article happened TO be
In their possession. The old fellow fairly
grew pale with fright and tremblingly
gasped:
"Fo' dc Lawd's sake, sab, done spec my
wife took it,"
But, uncle" continued his questioner
didn't You know that was stealing"
Yes, sab" was the mournful response
ian Ize prayed TO her lze reasoned with
her, Fze whipped her. but faint no use
sail; it's hereditorial in the family. Chi
cago News.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11
Machine for shaping and Boring Post A run


An ingenious machine is used in Eng
land for preparing telegraph post arms
These arms are usually made from the
best selected English oak. and vary in
length from two feet to four feet. They
are in the first case planed on the four
sides by means of special planning ma
chine, and then sawed to the exact
length required by means Of double
cross cut saving machine made specially
for the purpose The arms are then
passed ON TO the shaping machine, which
rapidly and effectively does its work
The machine is quite self contained. and
has the driving shaft placed overhead and
supported upon standards fixed to the
main bed The arrangements for deal
ing with the various lengths Of arms
have been carefully worked out. At the
official test Of the machine the wooden
arms were finished at the rate of three
per minute. New York Commercial Ad-
vrrtiser
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11
FLYING down TODEATH
The Latest Tragedy in Aero
nautics, and the Earliest.
DALLO0NING GROWS DANGEROUS.
what Is That Fearful Fascination which
Makes Men So Esgav 20 Risk Their
Lives-Gertie Carmo-wise and Grim
wood-The Mantgoifsers.


wood-The Mantgoifsers.
81 will 20 up in that balloon tonight II
die for II. There has been fooling enough
about my part Of this exposition pro
gramme."
So spoke brave little Gertie Carmo on
the Detroit Exposition grounds the other
evening, when her friends urged that the
weat,<<f was very unfayorable. The wind
was coming and going In short and ftful
gusts. A light rain was falling. and at
seven o'clock 1t was already beginning to
grow dark. But her ascension had been
put of from day to day ON account OF the
weather, the spirit of her art was aroused.
and TO final remonstrance she said:
1T IL no use talking, IL will probably be
the last ascension that | will ever make,
but ! am going up. You people are all
singing the same song tonight. / tell you
rs told them, that nothing will prevens
my going up. See that the balloon IL ii
shape To do the fair thing by me- Curly"
This last To her assistant, who was in
Eating the globe with hot air. II Is impos
sible not to admire such nerve. IL look
foolhardy, but it Is Just such spirits al
Gertie Carmo who have made all tn
startling discoveries. 1t was the spirit o
Columbus aud Mungo Park. of Bernar'
Polissier and Montgolfier, the first grea
balloonist. Many fail. but when one sue
ceeds the world Ia enriched by his success
The globe was soon inflated and 500
people looked on as Gertie Carmo tool
hold OF the trapeze, and the swaying ball
was released and shot upward The mex
instant strong air current struck an
swept IL against the electric light tower
II swung off again.
The crowd held its breath
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11

Macaulay was 4S when he issued the
first and second volumes of his History
Of England and the third and fourth
did not appear until he was IS. Good as
are the essays Of his early manhood they
pale when compared with the work OF
bis maturer years.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11

The first crematorium in the United
States was erected at Washington, Pa.
by DR.. T. j. Le Moline at cost of 81 600
The first body to be cremated was that
Of Baron dc Palm. Dec. 9. 1876. The
time occupied in reducing the body TO
ashes was two hours and ten minutes
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11

II is a mistake 10 suppose that the
knots or warts which are very common
on some species OF forest trees are due TO
insects. fungus, or accident. or arc in
any way unnatural growths. They de-
velop as results neither of the health nor
disease OF the tree. nor of such condi-
tons as special kinds of soil or aitua-
6nnA
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11
SOME DARING ESCAPES.
Many Adventures Which Have
Passed Into History
TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION

remarkable and Thrilling Escapes Have
Not Been Confined 20 One Classroom
Mary. Queen of Scots. Trenck and Ba-
Eaine Down co Dumas and Bunch.
copyright, iste, by American Press Ansoci-
altar I
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11

Doiley-Dhd she say you nay. old mann
Goslsn-She wasn't 20 considerate an
that. She used plain and cmphasir
''no. Weekly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11

Josephus speaks of jew who was 10
feet . inches in height And Pliny
tells Of tie Arabian giant Gabara, who
was 0 feet 0 inches, .'the tallest man
in the days Of Claudius.H
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11
There 4 no department. OF British mer

There is no department. Of British mer-
camille industry which has developed
with such marvellous rapidity as the pc
troleum trade. Since its beginning In
1859, when the total importations were
about 2.00O, 600 gallons, il has increased
by leaps and bounds until, in 1899. the
amount brought into the United King
dom reached the total OF l02, 647 .a78
gallons.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-10
AN ORDIN ANCE
Prohibiting Lotteries and Rallies

Prohibiting Lotteries and Rallies.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Waco:
Section /. If any person shall es-
tablish a lottery in the city OF Waco
or dispose of any estate, real or per.
sonal, by lottery, he shall be fined not
less than one hundred nor more than
one thousand dollars.
Sec. 3 If any person shall sell,
offer for sale or keep for sale any
ticket or part of ticket in any lot
terry, he shall be fined not less than
ten nor more than fifty dollars.
Sec. ,. If any person shall establish
rattle for or dispose by rattle of any
estate, real or personal, exceeding
five hundred dollars in value, he
shall be fined not less than one
hundred nor more than one thousand
dollars
Sec A. Ifany person shall sell or
offer for sale or keep for sale any
chance, ticket or part Of ticket in any
rafis of estate, real or personal ex
ceeding five hundred dollars in value,
he shall be fined not less than ten nor
more than fifty dollars.
Approved
G. C.McCuLLocH, Mayor.
Attest:
VIC. COOPER, City Secretary.
BY r.. w. JAnLoNowsKI, Deputy.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-10
AN ORDIN ANC e.
Prohibiting Flying Switches Being
Performed In the City.

Prohibiting Flying switches Being
Performed In the City.
Be it ordained by the City Council of
the City Of Waco:
Section /. 1t shall hereafter be un-
lawful for any railroad employee or
other person to make or cause to
be made in the city OF Waco any fly.
ing switch, so that in performing such
switch the car or cars propelled shall
cross any public street or alley.
Sec. ,. The words Flying switch
herein are used and meant in their
ordinary acceptation and meaning.
Sec. 3. ANY person violating any
provision of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall BIO fined ID any
sum not less than ten dollars nor more
than fifty dollars.
Approved:
G. G MCCULLocH, Mayor
Attest.
w. c. COOPER, City Secretary,
Passed November 2, 1893,
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-10
A New Through Sleeping Car Line
FROM CHICAGO TO SEATTLE

FROM CHICAGO TO SEATTLE
Via the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul and Great Northern rail.
ways, has been established and first
class sleeping cars will hereafter
run daily from Chicago at 1890 p,
M, arriving at Seattle 1880 p. m,
fourth day. This is undoubtedly
the best route to reach the North
Pacific coast.
For time tables, maps and other
inform alton apply to the nearest
ticket agent, or address d. C.
BRADY, Southern Passenger Agent,
c., M. d st. P. R'y 297 Fourth
Avenue, Louisville, KY.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-10

Double Daily Trims Bt,oeen South and North Texas
WIN Ehgant CIi4IR CARS on Day Trains
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-10

Chicp 20 Limited.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE.

CITY and
&C Rn
ousK western RsIwm
Dallas ianniba aud Chicago Burlington Railway
eoku1 n
ecn
JAS BARKER,G P.and tLouisM
g. A.. Texa
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-10
Hard Time Prices!
Call and be Convinced

That Clothing, Boots and Shoes Dry Blankets
be had at prices that aonis the people the
S Marx corner Austin and the Square We selling
Ladies' Misses and Chdens Coaks prices
Our stock OF Shawls of the finest selected lines
town to color and texture prices within the reach all
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-10

W. OWENS. Ticket Agent.
JGdsr Paoidc Hotel Block. Opposite Postont
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-10
san Antonio and Aransas Pass.

lufH BourD--Ho. S2.--NoRTH souNp--ro
Waco at a. m. Arrives $50 y. II
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-10
For The Coming Holidays

We have bought line Scars
duplicated Waco Don't fail to ask be shown
line of Ladies Underwear and 3almoras We giving
special prices in all Dress Goods
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-10
FOR TIME AND
EQUIPMENT.

DOUBLE FIRsTOLAsS WAGNER THROUGH SLEEpERs
S1YDD
nd
ton dfmstn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-04-26
PERSONAL.

Miss Ida Sprague is visiting in Mil
waukee.
Miss Nellie Howell, of Milwaukee,
visited in the city yesterday.
Herman Quentmeyer, of Milwaukee,
was Sunday visitor in town.
Miss Zayda Gardner was a visitor
last week with relatives at Menasha.
DR.. and Mrs. M. O'Malley, of Mil
waukee, were visitors here Monday.
Miss Kate Foote, of Ripon, has been
the guest of her cousin, Miss Anna
Brown.
Mrs. Rachel Davis preached in the
Welsh settlement near Waukesha Sun
day last.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Weber visited re-
latives at Tomah from Saturday until
yesterday.
Mrs. J. J. Condor, of Bloomington,
H., is visiting at the home of her
father, Martin Moore.
Mrs. w. E. Clark, of Depere, accom-
panied by her son, visited her brother,
Rev. 6. c. Weiss, over Sunday.
Fred Heberlein, student at Ripon
college, was in the city Monday visit
ing his old friend, Rev. 6. C. Weiss.
Mrs. Nellie Quinlap, of Thompson,
n. D., is in the city and will make her
home in future with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. Gallagher.
Mrs. VIM. L. Norris is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. HI. o. Bradley at Will
mette, Illinois. She is accompanied
by her daughter, Ethel.
Joe G. Smith, the effective young
ball pitcher of this city, has been en-
gagged to pitch for the Beloit college
team this season. He enters the col
lege this week, and his services will be
required until the latter part of June.
Gen. Edward S. Bragg may get a
federal Office under the Cleveland ad-
ministration, but he will not be minis
ter to Brazil nor minister to Portugal.
Both these positions were filled by
President Cleveland Yesterday, and in
connection with neither is the name of
the Fond du Lac warhorse mentioned.
Bragg was seated for one of four places
by the men who have been engaged in
filling offices for the president. These
were the missions to Mexico, Brazil,
Portugal and China. The Chinese mis-
sion may 60 to Bragg, but it looks now
as if he would get nothing
TO THE LADIES:
| am prepared to teach ladies the
Taylor System of Cutting and Fitting
Dresses during this week. By this
system any lady can cut and fit her
dresses as we'll as any dressmaker !
can do it for her, and perfect fit can |
be guaranteed without alteration.
Ladies are cordially invited to call |
and be convinced that the Taylor |
System IS all that is claimed for it.
Miss E. KELLAR,
49,. At Mrs. Sipp's, 400 Market ST.. !