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The Canton times., 1894-08-31
J nFw INSURANCE SCHEME.


.u..n Mr., Dingbat Tried Umbrellas Ihat
"n Financier Was Beggared.
..no YOU remember me?" inquired
i, ,nan as he quietly slipped up to the
city editors desk.
Il can't say that do" replied the
.;ty editor. looking him over carefully.
s!.You remember | was here some
fine ago giving policies OF insurance
on punches Of keys?"
sOh, yes, ! remember. l took one
.of course, all wise men do. At the
emo time. if you recall it, / said / had
rreat scheme for insuring umbrellas
On the same plan"
II believe do recall it. How did it
come out?"
S The man threw up his hands hope
lessly.
aWell.. he said, 'sbefore that week
,ras ont / had my umbrella insurance
somnany at work, with agents all over
the town. The success was immediate
and phenomenal, everybody wanted to
insure his umbrella; the premium was
6ftv cents a year; the amount to be
Maid to persons returning lost UNI
hrellas was three dollars-about the
average price Of an umbrella man
doesn't like to loose, you know; agents
turned in policies by the pocketfuls the
first week; hadn't any idea there were
as many half-dollars in circulation as /
received at my office; second week they
lxept coming and I began to think of
plans for great building on Wood
ward avenue for the accommodation OF
the business to be known as the Um-
brella Insurance building; third week
It still going; fourth week it rained;
fifth week umbrellas began coming in;
I didn't know there were so many UNI
brellas in the world; sixth week it was
worse and began to investigate;
watched the people who brought them
in and got the three dollars; mostly peo-
pie above suspicion, to look at; dicov-
cred they had been stealing them; al
ways picked one out with our tag on
It; didn't know there were SO many
people who thought it no sin to steal
an umbrella; never thought of that
when got up the company; wasn't an
umbrella in the lot worth three dol
lars; didn't know sosmany people wore
cheap umbrellas; something rotten in
Denmark; just come up here from my
office; string of people there reaching
half way round the block, waiting to
get in; there isn't enough money left
in the fund to buy ferry ticket with;
I've come here to see if you wouldn't
lend me that amount; I'm not going
back; put notice in the paper that
Mr.. Dungbat, the well-known president
of the Umbrella Insurance company.
having been suddenly called to China,
left this morning; do get the price Of
ferry ticket? Thanks;' and he went
out, leaving the city editor in condi-
ton of partial paralysis. IN. Y. Com
mercial Advertiser.
The Canton times., 1894-08-31
a LEATHER BLUFF.
How Jersey Politician Was Finally
Called.

Hou .Taraaw VDrIs%s.t.u nv. xss-..r-
ny Jersey s'ah ca,,s% was fnan'
4 certain v.rr ,,a,1Nl,.o ~
sew polit;cian-.an oId rn.n 49, &c" g. oer 81
ertends far bsrond A. hn.Ia a "e ~
own stats calahrataS % ae - Ill, -,
buffer " sio"'
at trenton they play quite a lively
formerly ono ~ tha 90 80. ~ n - va
PLAYERS tbers whanoI - o.oas
ticularlv ,arra hana etel ha ne sus par, AZ
down into h;s wa;staa.t ~, o eaoa ~
wallet sl.m;. "ooa.' aas. pun ou. z hugs 8
crv. u"n On sie 'aoie' ana
sT raise a..
Asa rrls +. sasa..,'S Ia !, ~.
Several nsr ,..,,p s.' Po-
this manv t,mss na.;.aa ~ nsu .,a sen nm ~, uo
did II excen. s ,.sa.s noseu ~ sns NC rare,y
sure Of w;nn,na Ts ~as reasonaoiy
der what The h. IL. ~ e.n ~ "on.
none of them hsa s na,.'ss n..., .oau' ~, Du
as thew tnsr,, - 40 au ',a ne'se enough 70 call
PLAYER " WIZ .ne oiu man was close
sometb;na ~ r,ts neser pe' unless ne nad
One dav e. sse
tor from Ns,ss - ". 'n.e . young ieg,s,a' Is,
The Canton times., 1894-08-31
SWEET SIMPLICITY THE RULE.
Washable Gowns Made Up In Extreme
Plainness That Is Becoming.

Platnness That Is becoming.
The tendency to make up wash goods
according to the severity in vogue for
wool material is increasing. Linens
ducks, chambrays. challies and all the
wash weaves of silk are made up with
strict severity, and the effect is charm
ing. A favorite design has a little
round bodice cut down to point at the
waist in front to show a vest. and four
buttons are set almost at the waist line
in front to carry out the effect of an
overgarment. The vest is usually
prim affair of moire, even with wash
material for the rest of the gown, but
sometimes it is dainty front of null.
gauze or chiffon. accordion plated and
gathered into high collar. pretty
finish provides the outer part of the
bodice with Understanding collar. un-
der which the collar of the front passes
as it extends to the back.
Black-watered silk and slate-colored
cloth are combined in the dress.
The underskirt is from the latter, and
the draped oversl<irt' is ornamented
with two moire ribbon rosettes, which
hold the folds in place. The bodice
fastens in the center and plastron of
white mouSseline de sole laps over. A
large directoire bow of the mousseline
is placed at the neck, and the revers
are attached to a turned-down collar,
both of the silk. The pulled sleeves
have epaulettes Of Alencon point lace.
If one can not afford really fine silk
stockings then it is just as well not to
have silk at all, but to be content with
fine Isle. Cotton stretches, and after
the first wearing does not fit about the
ankle. Lisle fits as well and lasts
longer than silk. II is the proper thing
TO wear on the street with the ru sset
shoes now in vogue. The shoe should
be so dark that brown stocking suits
Caters must not be worn unles they
match the shoe. White duck and brown
linen are shown. to 60 over shoes made
o order from the dress gOods-N. Y
Advertiser.
The Canton times., 1894-08-31

m su Brother (enthusiastically)-
:. -, q grandma, Harry broke the record
q The college contest
1. s,snans-Well, I declare. that boy
m, u,imsys breaking something. What
80 ~ '. cost to fix II. or win he have to
~ new one2-Dstroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14

DAVID DUDLEY FIELD. ago he was hale,
hearty and vigorous Thursday morning
hard, dry cough betrayed the first symp-
toms of pneumonia. 1t was not considered
dangerous until couple of hours later,
when it became evident that the cough
was warning of something dangerous.
DR.. Stephen Burt was hurriedly called
in and said that Mr.. Field had a conges-
tive chill. which threatened pneumonia.
1t was deemed wise to call in another phy-
stefan in consultation, for the patient, with
his burden of SO years upon him, was he.
ginning to sink DR. Frank Delafield was
sent for as an authority on diseases Of the
heart and lungs. and long consultation
was had by the physicians
DIR. Delafeld had attended the deceased
before and was intimately acquainted
with his system and constitution. When
ho left Mt 9 O'Clock in the evening he said
that the patient was decidedly better and
that he would recover. Mr. Field rested
quietly until O'Clock, when he passed
peacefully away.
Mr.. Field was the oldest of four remark
able brothers and was born in Haddam.
Conn.,, Feb. Is. 1906, eighty nine years ago.
His father was n preacher, and the bows
home training was the best. On the mea-
ger income of $500 year the sturdy New
England pastor gave three of his sons,
David Dudley, Stephen J. and Henry NJ.
collegiate educations.
Cyrus w. had to content himself with
fewer advantages, but he made himself a
namethat was familiar in all civilized coun-
tries as the protector aud builder of the
first cable connecting Europewith America.
Stephen J. sits on the supreme bench of
the United States and Henry NJ. is fam
Gus religious editor.
David Dudley Field will he known in
legal history as a great law reformer.
With the exception Of his daughter, JEAN
ME l.. Field. now Lady Anthony Mus
grave, and his two brothers, Stephen ] !.
and Henry NJ, he was without immediate
| relatives. Mr.. Field was married three
times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14
1.-THE DEFENSE OF ADAM

II what Judge Jere Wilson Calls Breckan.
ridges Story.
WAsHrNGTON, April 14.-Judge Jere viii
son has begun the final summary for the
plaintiff in the Pollard Breckinritlge case.
1.-THE defense of Adam" was what he
called Colonel Breckinridge's position, and
to the credit Of humanity, he said, Adam
had always been deemed q coward and a
craven. He did not attempt to assert that
his client was free from fault, but that just
~ far as she had strayed from the path of
womanly virtue she had been led by the
man.
Three innocent school girl letters written
In the confidence Of youthful friendship
had been raked mp against the plaintiff Ben
Buttcrworth had read them, had pointed
to wopd here and there and said there
was something mysterious about them.
Wilson did not know how these letters
had been procured by the defence, it might
have been by trickcry, but IL Owen Robert
son had given them up knowing the use
70 which they were to be put, "he is q
whelp," Wilson declared. After the noon
recess Wilson averred that he wished to
apologize for what he had said regarding
Owen Robertson, because that person had
made deposition for the defense which
hsd not been read to the jury.
The speaker declared that all the wit
ncsses from Kentucky for the defense were
perjurers and left room for the implica-
ton that the woman at Matte Single
bauer's was Mamie Pollard, an elder sister
Of Madeline. OF Rossells testimony he
said he might have passed it as did a
famous lawyer who handled "a most
unique liar" BY simply dismissing him
with MAY God have mercy on your soal. -
He then characterized Rosell's testimony
as ''black, . damnable lie, . lie nailed to
the counter to be written up:in letters of
deepest black against this Defense"
Then Wilson proceeded to attack the
credibility of the defendant fiercely ~He
has been equally guilty with my client, /"
declared the lawyer, 'seven more so, for he
had taken . solemn vow to heaven and
she had mot. He had broken that vow by
his own coo1sssion before he ever met
Madeline Pollard. He has admitted that
be knew 6asah Guess, knew the charao-
Ter Of hee houDo and had been there befoeo
10 went with Madeline Pollard. He hes
lived lie foe I'm years. his life has been
that Of 1aithlGsoness to the most SACRED
obligations a Life.
when he attempts to blacken the test1p
mony ofmy client I want to measure hie
testimony b. the rules Of law. How d
yo0 know tknt he Is not telling this story
70 deceive yoa. The probability is that Il
h doing H. 64 - i now In the tolls; he =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14

CHICAGO. April 14.-A deliberate ATTEMPT
was made to murder George H. Miller at
his home at Chana. The perpetrators had
turned his horse out of the barn into his
yard, which attracted Miller's attention.
He went out, caught the horse and started
to lead the animal into the barn. As he
stepped in at the door he was struck with
. coupling pin. The blow was doubtless
aimed at his head, but grazed his face and
fractured his collar bone. At the same
time he was shot, the ball entering the
thigh just below the hip joint. The per
petrators escaped, but strong clues have
been found
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14
STRIKERS BLOCKADE A BRIDGE

Reports from Great Falls and Helena,
Mont.--win Tie Up the Road.
Great Falls, Mont, special to The
Pioneer Press says: The Great Northern
strike was inaugurated today at noon.
When the train from the east arrived the
bridge across the Missouri river had been
filled with uncoupled cars loaded with
coal and ore. The train was obliged to re-
main on the west side of the river, mile
and half from the station. Conductor
Jerry Flanagan refused to leave without
clearance, and the train is still in the yard.
The train from Butte was abandoned at
Helena, and it is probable that the only
outlet from this city for time will be via
the Great Falls and Canada railroad. A
prolonged strike will close the smelters
here.
A Helena, Mont, special says: At noon
today all employees of the Great Northern
railway except superintendent and road
masters went out on strike ordered YES.
terday by james Hogan, of Spokane. or
ganiZer of the American Railway union
which embraces the employees mentioned
The strike will tie up the road-barrinr
possibly, mail trains-for the entire dis
lance between these points. The trouble
Is over the new schedule of wages which
went intosffect April l. This reduces the
pay OF all employees, the reductions rang
ing from ) to so per cent. in the differen,
grades of service.
A Devils Lake special says: The presi
dent of the local American Railway union
which consists of 100 members in all de
partments of railway service here. received
Telegram from the west ordering a strike
at noon today. As the telegram was NOT
signed by President Debs they decided no,
to go out until they heasri from him. a
message has been sent hin, asking for in
structions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14
W. OAKLEY COFFEE, N. D.

DR. w. o. COFFEE has service.
Iawhon of the Chicago
will have plenty of time all patients
He has treated 700 eight
If suffer with of the diseases named below
he will refer cured that has suffered like
The Celebrated Oculist and Aurist and His Staff
DO all
ether, and without Patients
crowded each and especially
patient and leave before consulting
Private reference given patients among the people
the city.
HE WILL sTRAIGHTEN CROSS OR soUINr EYES IL THO
MINUTES
REMOVES CATARACT IN TWO MINUTES.
Perygium film the minute.
Iridectomy-two minutes.
Turning in lids. wild hairs. ed
Stopping of lachymal
permanently cured.
Polypus n oil earsre in twom
Opening eusachian
Removing tonsls and clipping uvua minute.
ients home without
CATARRi piarygrium sight, opoces Of
blindness weak, granuaed lids
hair lids. diseases
duc tumos of exterpaton ball. All surgical diseases
and its
FITTED-Spec,aces and glasses fitted to the
all retroactive such moyia sight sight
sight old sight agmaiism We have glasses ground suit
and guarantee satisfaction.
ACUTE in all
loss OF voice, granulated throat. hoarsene
DEAFNESS-I these
minutes II curabe cure
NOISES in can cure in
DlSCHAR(iING
troubles caused from catarrh be cured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14
Poxderlx,s Claim for SALARY.

PHILADELPHIA. April 14.-General Mas
ter Workman Sovereign and the executive
committee of the Knights of Labor have
filed an affidavit Of defense to the claim Of
Terrence v. Powderiy for $3.SiS IL balance
of salary, denying that such a balance
is due, and claiming credit Of 8. 800 paid
to Powderly, and further credit for sal
airy which they declare he did not earn
while giving his time to the publication to
his private advantage Of The Labor An
nual
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14

The tomb Of Noah is supposed to Lie
in the small town of Nakhtchevan. on
the plain Of Ararat. The burial place b
Ct the side Of the broken walls Of an
abandoned fortress in the midst Of .
vast plain which is literally covered with
tho remains OF bygone glories.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14

Keep your liver active and you'll
not suffer with biliousness-thcre's
the secret. When bilious try q Is
cent package of Simmons Liver Reg
ulator powder. Take it on the
tongue or make tea. You'll take
no more pills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14
Took a sernglio with 1,;,,.

LONDON, April i4.-Society has not for q
long time received such shock as ut.
tends the development that a well.knowu
professor OF music, member of several
prominent clubs, who had the entree "a
the most ar'stocratic society, has found il
necessary to fiee the country. The police
have discovered that he was accompanied
not only by his wife, but by several youno
ladies' who have been the victims Of his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14
Enough to Disgust Him with r,,s..

WINNIPEG, Man., April IA djspatcb
from Calgary says: Calvin Morton, vet.
eran OF the American rebellion, who had
oeen latterly prospecting and ranching,
committed suicide ut his ranch in the foot
hills. He had been prosecuting a claim
Tor pension arrears from the United States
government for some time and had lust
received information that some one i'm.
personating him had been drawing bir
pension for several years. 49,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14

. SPRINGFIELD. April 1.-The STATE ho.,d
OF health Is notified that bad case of
smallpox has appeared at Danville upon
the person Of stranger. The case wss .t
once Isolated, but the man had sbund M.
OF Opportunity to cOmmunf cate the 6ireass
70 others before he was Uncovered,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14

TOLEDO, O., April i4.-When the news
leaked out that Miss Mabel Mortimer, Q
brunette Of g. and City Engineer John r.
Miller, who is past 50, had for more than
i've months been married the general pub
lic INDUCED In prolonged gasp Of aston
tshment. IL leaked out because the hus-
band and wife became estrangsd, and di-
vorce proceedings have been commented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14
DEBS' MEN STRIKE.
First Essay Of the American
Railway Union.
A TIE Up on THE GREAT NORTHERN.

Strikers blockade = bridge 1t Great Falls,
Mont. The "walk-out" Affects Only .
Few Points ct the westsrn End Of the
Point Until They Hear from Debs-statc-
snent OF CsUrssy O0cials.
ST. PAUL, April l4-The officials Of the
Great Northern have made the following
statement: A strike of trainmen and tele-
,graph operators took place On the western
lines. Latest advices received at the com
pany's headquarters seem to indicate that
the number of men who have gone out is not
large. Some trains have been temporarily
suspended in the locality q the strike, but
the officers of the company do not antici-
pate any serious or prolonged trouble.
How the Company Heard u First.
1t is difficult matter at this time and
this distance from the scene OF the alleged
strike on the Great Northern system to
understand its size and significance. In
fact, from all local sources of information
the same report comes-that the strike is
hasty and not general. Vice President
Clough said that the first word received
by the company was in the shape of a tele-
gram, signed by some one named ''Strik-
er. announcing that the men would 60
e IN on the western division. No
= had been received from the men,
j.. A,tug by the results of a recent
.re with them, they were fairly
t'uted with affairs as now exist.
NJ Authorized by the Chiefs.
y, ft<zo IF
ein.r.r. ..,n..rred with the officials and
ii III, ~ s. cement was made that when
Il - - = he company reached a Ger
III a.. d rates would be restored.
NJ =. :: >...,ement to this effect was
s!snc,! by the employees, but there was m
understanding about the matter that kept
the company from any worry over it.
Colonel Ciough says the present outbreak,
limited AS TO territory and representing the
sentiment Of but small section of two
classes Of employees. was not only unau-
thorized by the brotherhoods and their
chiefs. but is deprecated by them.
Grand Master Wilson Not Posted.
j. f. Wilson. of Lacrosse, Wis, grand
master of the Brotherhood of Railway
Switchmen, is in the city and said that his
visit to the city had no connection with
Great Northern affairs. He said he knew
nothing whatever about the matter and
did not believe that many employees were
out. The strike is unauthorized" he
said, land il any one strikes without au-
thcrity he does it at his own cost and is
liable to be disciplined"
The only points thus far reporting the
strike are Helena and Great Falls. Mont,
and Spokane, Wash. 1t was announced
from those points that the men did not in
tend to interfere with mail trains aud
some trains were reported as abandoned.
but no statement has yet been received as
to the number OF men out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 14.-The body
Of William Lewis, colored. was found
hanging to tree near Lamisou. The
corpse was riddled with bullets. Lewis ia
the man who murdered Robert Shields. q
wnite planter, recently. splitting his head
open with an Ak. A posse Of citizens
pursued, but this Is the first intimatiop
that they found him. '.s'1'a'sl on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14
OUR PRODUCTION OF GOLD.

What Was Dug Up Daring 1898 Compared
With tho Year Previ0us.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Director Pres
ton, OF the mint bureau, has completed his
final figures ON the gold production Of the
United States during the calendar year
1888. The total production is given as OF
the value of $S5, $50, 900. which is an in-
crease OF s3.455 ounces, representing ST.
5ls.4s3 The following table shows the
production in fine ounces for the calendar
year 1888 by states with the increase or de-
crease rs compared with the year 1892:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14

of France two days
a G o. He tn e n
seemed to be in
perfect health. His
c b e Elk were
bro W ned by the
sun, his eyes were
clear and his step
was as elastic as
that of q man half
his age. He went
TO the house of his
brother, Rev. Hen
Try NJ. Field, where
little more than
forty-eight hours
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14
DEATH OF DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.

Tho Great New York Lawyer Closes .
Long and Brilliant Career.
NEW YORK, April l4.-David Dudley Field,
the famous jurist, died early yesterday
| morning of pneumonia. He arrived from a
six months sojourn in Italy and the south
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-14
MIR. JOHN O'BoURGE,

II was for 20 years l could not get
no air through my nostrils; tried
every kind of catarrh cure, but
could only breathe through my
mouth. Two years ago l took one
months treatment at Scott's Medi-
cal Institute. am cured and have
stayed CURED"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-01-06
CHAPTER XIV.
THE STUNNING; TRUTH.


He tottered to chair. and sank in it..
HE. toor" he moancd. Must he
share in the punishment? Must every
thing ! touch be destroyed? Just God,
my punishment is greater than ! can
bear"
was about to try to explain the
situation in which he had found me.
Before could do so. he reached out to
the bell cord and jerked it. A slave
girl presently appeared.
CLOSE the blinds; shut the windows;
bring a light" he commanded. She
obeyed.
When she had gone. he told me to
lock the door. did it. wondering
what was next to happen.
Now we are alone; we shall not be
disturbed" he said. Tell me what
this means"
still held the girl in my arms; she
tried not to escape. Her compliance
emboldened me: spoke out. not only
a. wished. but as thought she would
dhave me speak.
MIR. BostoclI. If have presumed too
much upon your friendship. and upon
the kind treatment have had in this
house, beg you to forgive me. can
only plead my love in excuse. ar.
poor, as you know. but for you and b
very few others, ] am friendless; but
love Coralie. II come of itself: did