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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-08
A PENALTY WORSE THAN DEATH.

Though the death penalty was prac-
tically abolished in Belgium over
thirty years ago, the punishment of
those convicted of capital cimes is SO
awful that none has yet been able to
endure it more than three years. An
other curious thing is that little Bel
gium until recently had two public ex-
ecutioners, while but one was sufficient
for her yaster neighbor, France-Dieb-
Ter, otherwise known as Monsieur de
Paris" The King Of the Belgians re.
Gently ordered the retirement on PEN
sion Of 1887 francs of the executor of
high works. (as he is euphoniously
termed), who was stationed at Liege.
The executioner at Brussels still holds
his place.
The duties of public executioner in
Belgium are singular, but not arduous.
The courts still continue to sentence
malefactors to death, but the guillotine
has been replaced by scaffold, on
which is posted copy of the sentence.
Much ceremony is observed in affixing
this document. A troop of gendarmes.
with their imposing helmets, plumed
with horsehair, is drawn up about the
place of execution, which they gravely
guard with sabres drawn, while the
red-robed executioner mounts the steps.
nails up the DEGREES of the court. and
after a moment, takes it down again.
But the condemned man might more
mercifully have perished by the axe or
rope. He is placed in a dungeon SO
constructed that from the moment he
enters il he will never hear the sound
of human voices nor see living being
His food is passed in through sliding
panel in the door of his cell.
Not one of these prisoners has been
able to survive this confinement more
than three years. The authorities
have striven in vain to prolong their
lives by varying their food as much ss
possible, but those who are moderately
or lightly nourished gradually waste
away. while those who are generously
fed go mad and die raving maniaos.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-08

he felt much better than short time
before. DR.. Berson opened the eas
valve now and then, and the Phoenix
gradually descended till at the height
OF 1900 meters 1t stopped and again
began to rise. Another pull at the
valve caused it to redescend. At the
height Of $500 meters it sailed over
river with mighty curves; it was the
Elbe, ut the part. as was afterward
found near Domity.
But now the terrible cold began to
have effect. DIR. Berson, clothed IA
he was in thick furs, began to shake in
every limb so violently that sometimes
he was obliged to hold on to the rim of
the basket In slow, waving motion
the balloon sunk and sunk. and during
the whole descent only one sack of bal
last was thrown out at the height OF
$500 meters to moderate the rapidity.
Meanwhile close stratum of heavy
clouds had hidden the earth and pre-
vented any ascertaining of the balloons
position. The slow, descent, however.
allowed of another set of observations
being taken. and now the highest tenn
perature. about 9 degrees above zero.
was found at the height of l,400
meters. Thence down to the earth 1t
sunk again degrees. A whole hour
after Herr Berson had been at the
greatest height of his trip two of his
fingers were frozen, but he brought
them to life again by energetic friction.
In the enormous cold the barograph
had stopped for awhile.
In the afternoon, at O'Clock, the
northern sky showed unmistakable
signs of water" and DIR. Berson de-
cided that he must descend more
rapidly. After few more gentle ups
and downs he could distinguish the
noise and steam whistles of some large
town. When $50 meters high there
appeared at last below him the gray
earth covered by cloudy sky. Now.
with the drag strap, the balloon passed
over lake, and presently landed. with
the help Of some oountrymen who came
up, at 3:45 p. m, on a stubble field ut
Schonwohld, in the west of Kiel. on
the very evening when the German
emperor, the founder of the Phonix.
to be staying in that city.
The ascent of the balloon had taken
two hours and twenty minutes; the
descent full three hours. The most
important results were as follows:
1. The arrival at greater height
than was ever reached before Q. The
of an unusually low tenn
perature Az that height, much greater
lowering Of the temperature between
1 500 meters and 5000 meters than
was ever before accepted for the winter.
3. A change of temperature mornings
and evenings till the height of 1900
meters. 4. Relatively very weak in-
sulation even at the greatest height.
8. Humidity in the highest regions.
and fine mist in the sky to the enormous
height of more than 10000 meters.
6. Snowflake structure of the cirrus
clouds at 5000 meters. 7. Tremend-
ous incease of the swiftness of the
wind upward, for with almost perfect
calm on the surface of the earth, more
than 80 kilometers were made in 8
hours II minutes, which gives me-
dium swiftness Of 1917 meters second.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-08
HAWTHORNE, EsMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA, MAY g.

and his gang got that injured us, but
it was the development of dynamite as
a power of attack.
AS matter of fact Evans got very
little money from us. He actually
secured less than $5, 900 in all of his
raids, and much of that we recovered.
Some of the booty was in Mexican
silver and Evans buried it in his yard.
1t was afterwards dug up and recov-
cred by the detectives. so that his rob-
berries were chiefly remarkable for their
small results.
AS general rule the booty in these
robberies is not as large as generally
supposed. The Wilcox robbery. which
is the latest on our lines, did not net
$50, 900 nor any such sum to the men.
1.-THE confusion of figures generally
arises from the amount of money that
the men handled or that they might
have secured.
Robbers will rarely touch silver.
They want gold or greenbaoks, for
silver is too bulky. They will throw
away silver as if it was SO much iron.
Take the Wilcox robbers. They
used silver merely as weight to give
additional downward. force to dynam-
ite. They blew up thousand or two
dollars worth of silver in that way
and would not even carry it off.
"Train robbery is science these
days. The highwaymen now watch
for big shipments of money that they
can handle. That is why these big
shipments are made as secretly as pos
ible. without allowing information to
get on the outside at all. The men no
longer take any chances.
'The year 1894 was hard one for
thefts of all kinds. l have just been
sent table showing the amounts lost
by robberies, embezzlements and thefts
of all kinds. either bank, express
or corporation. 1t shows that the
total amount lost during 1894 was
twenty -four millions of dollars. which
was many times larger than any other
year for the last quarter Of century
except 1884. New York State lost over
nine millions of dollars, the largest
amount of any State, Florida the
smallest amount, only $4,000, and
California $822, 700. That proves my
statement that 1894 was the worst
year we ever experienced for losses and
robberies
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-08

She had been widow year or so,
and she was dickering for tombstone
for the departed. "Of course" said
the tombstone man. ''you want the
date of his death on the shaft-the
day of the month and the year,"
"Well," sighed the widow, II suppose
other people may like to read them
but I don't need such reminder; they
are indelibly engraven on my heart and
memory" "What was the date?"
asked the tombstone man. The widow
hesitated, then she turned riotous
scarlet, then she said: Gracious
goodness! | can't remember whether
it was January 26 or az. I'll go home
and find out. g"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-08

whats in name?'' asked Shake
speare, ironically. ''HumphP' re-
piled Barnes, many years after.
whats in name! He'd have
thought differently if his name had
been Stubb. Stubb is name that nc
man could have made immortal"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-08

1.-The eye is a sure indicator of char.
acter )" said Dawson. 1.-THE man with
a stony eye is hard. stern individual.
the avid eye shows an avid nature. and
so on.' Nonsense, retorted farley.
Zone of the merriest girls ever knew
was blue-eyed. and the most amiable
man I ever met was cross.eyed."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-08

A Memphis paper speaks of sad
suicide" These gay, insouoiant sui
oides are not as common as they used
to be when our mothers were girls.
Minneapolis Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-08

Aunt Mandy: Land sakes Josiah, l
don't wonder Florence complains about
poor servants in the city" Josiah:
WAS her cook good?" Aunt Mandy:
"Lordl why she didn't know enough
to get the meal all at once, but kept
bringin' in one thing at time all
through dinner"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-08

Van Glove is going to be- the
best man at your wedding with Teddy
Thoughtless?'' Miss Vanderwack--
II am. Town Topics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08
BRIEF MENTION,

To Chicago and return $3.50 next
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Spangler. OF
Chicago. are in the city.
Rev. X. F. Sweet, rector o. Trinity
church, returned last evening from
his 4-weeks' visit to the seashore.
The Burlington route sells tickets
for the Knights Templar excursion
to Boston and return at $23.95, as
low as any other line.
F. j. Staassen, Carl Sauerman and
others have gone into camp near
Rockingham. Their camp will be
known as ..Unser Fritz" in honor of
Staassen.
The Burlington route will sell
tickets for the Knights Templar ex-
cursion to Boston and return at $2S. IS,
as low as any other line.
Mrs. Charles Pearson has opened
a restaurant and home bakery at
273O Fifth avenue. First class meals,
lunches and home cooking guar
anteed. Your patronage is solicited.
There will be services at Trinity
church tomorrow at Q a. m. and 2:30
p. m. The regular monthly meeting
of the missionary guild of St. Paul
occurs at the close of the evening
services.
On the day of the Walter l..
Mains show, tickets will be on sale
at the Harper house pharmacy, this
giving people an opportunity to pur-
chase them and avoid the rush at
the grounds.
If you or your friends are suffer-
ing with lung trouble. before it is
too late for you to be cured go to
107 East Fourth street. Davenport,
and see the patients who are being
cured by the Fullerton Hypordermic
Consumption cure. 1t costs YOU
nothing to inv estigate, and your life
may be saved.
Messrs. Ben Andrews and David
Bleuer have formed blacksmithing
firm and embarked in a general
horse shoeing and wagon repair shop
in the old Holly hose house at the
corner of Sixth avenue and Twelfth
street. Both are skilled workmen
and reliable. and they merit a lib
eral patronage.
The Davenport Tribune's cores
pendent at Camp Jackson, where
Company b Of Davenport is in camp,
says of Lieut.. Ruthers of this city:
Lieut.. Ruthers, who so kindly as
sisted the Company B boys in pre-
pairing for camp. is in reality the
commander-in-chief Of the camp, and
the camp shows it would have been
hard to have found q better one"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08
SLANG ON THE BIKE.
Expressions Used by Bicyclists on Road
and Wheel.

Expressions Used by Bicyelists on Road
and Wheel.
Like all the other forms of sport,
bicycling has developed new set Of
slang expressions. In baseball, for
instance, it is said of ..butter
fingered" players that they couldn't
catch cold" or couldn't hit a bal
lcon." Every form of sport must
have its own kind of slang, and that
of the cyclist is fairly good. In dis
cussing the relative merits Of two
racers on the track, it is usually
said of one that he ..can ride rings
around" the other. which means, of
course, that he can stop on the track
and describe circles and still win the
race. The expression has taken the
place of ride him to a standstill."
which is not essentially bicycle talk.
pulling his leg" has a bicycle ap-
plication, and is used when one rider
''goes out" ahead of another and
coaxes all the speed out of him.
Cant ride fast enough to keep
warm" applies to lots Of wheelmeu
and needs no explanation. "Scorch.
ers" of course, are essentially bi.
cyclers, and the word came into gen.
eral use with the appearance of the
idiots who '.scorch" through the
streets and parks to the great dam
ger of the lives OF other people.
winning hands down" is winning
so easily as not to have to hold the
handle bars. riding round the
clock" is riding for "a hours, which
lots OF the bicyclers are beginning
to do.
"Oh, you've got a tack in your
tire" and "Say, mister. your wheels
don't track" mean that the person
addressed is loft his base" or
doesn't know what he is talking
about. There are many other ex.
pressions in the bicycle vernacular,
and additions are being made every
| day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08
HAMPTON.

HAMPTON, Aug. s.-Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Ball, Of Carbon Cliff, visited
relatives here over Sunday.
Harry Springer, of Port Byron,
called on friends here Sunday.
Mrs. Dewitt Owens spent Satur-
day with her father, DR.. Hunter.
Rev. Afford gave his little ones an
outing on the Verne last Monday.
Silas Baker returned from his
eastern trip last Saturday evening.
Myrtle Collins, of Moline, is visit
ing her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
sibley.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ID. Aldrich re-
turned to their home in Geneseo last
Sunday.
Mrs. Mortimer Fleet spent a few
days in Moline last week with Gilbert
Fleets family.
Mrs. Lucius Wells and daughter,
of Chicago, are visiting L. F. Baker,
Mrs. Wells father.
Mrs. Joseph Cloidt returned last
Friday from months visit at her
parents home in Geneseo.
AIu AeiShAAoAu ACCul hCu W HcucScU
last week to visit his uncle, Joseph
Richmond, of Prospect Hill nursery.
Charles Stevens and family, of
Clinton, are visiting his father and
mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ship Silvis. of Carbon
Cliff, spent Wednesday night with
Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Silvis' mother.
last week.
A reception will be held at the
home of Mrs. Anne Adams Thursday
evening in honor of her son, Harry,
who has been recently married.
Little Martin johnson met with a
painful accident last Sunday. While
playing in a wagon he fell from it
with such force as to break his arm.
DR.. Warren Hunter set the limb, and
left him doing as we'll as could be ex-
pected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08
COUNTY BUILDING.

6-John McEniry to Gustav John
son. el lot 8, block So, Chicago or
Lower add, Rock Island, 1915.
Barth & Babcock to Lillis 1. Mott,
lot 10. block l, Barth & Babcock's
add. Rock Island, 1850.
E. d. Sweeney ct al. to John A..
Anderson, lot 5, block 6, Black Hawk
add, Rock Island, 5000.
Abraham C. Stouffer to c. E. Ar
mold. tract by metes and bounds, 5,
II, 1w, 81.
Jacob H. Marshall to Simon Trent,
tract by metes and bounds, B, 10, 2e,
$500.
Estate Of Sebastian Meyer. Re.
port OF sale of real estate to pay
debts filed and approved and order
that administrators execute deed to
purchaser.
Estate of Martha &. Carey. Petit.
ton for sale of real estate to pay
debts. Proof of service. S. X. Ken.
worthy appointed guardian ad litem
for infant defendants. Answer, etc
Defendant Clark Corbiu called and
defaulted. Consent of surviving
husband to sale of dover and home
stead rights filed. Bond filed and
approved. Hearing and order o.
sale.
Estate of Andrew j. Odell. In
ventory filed and approved.
Estate of Lucy B. Way. Petition
for sale of real estate. Decree max
ing order nisi approving sale of rea
estate absolute.
y Licensed to Wed.
7-William Stewart, Miss Eva Har
din, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08
The Circus Coming.

Walter l.. Mains circus will exhib-
it in Rock Island Thursday, Aug. Is.
The coming Of such an exhibition is
always an important event. A cir
Gus is always benefit to the mer-
chants. Many people come from
long distances to see the show, and,
incidentally. do q great deal of trad
ing while in town. aud the crowd
that comes to town to see the circus
will leave many hundreds of dollars
with our merchants, and carry home
lots OF merchandise. Always well
come the circus for the sake of the
small boy and the sound business
principles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08

There are some people who never
wear dark glasses. and yet they never
see anything bright; it's the people
who are dyspeptic and soured.
Everything is out of joint with such
people. Il suffered many years with
dyspepsia and liver troubles. but
have been relieved since taking Sim
mons Liver Regulator. know 9TH
ers who have been greatly benefited
by its use."-James Rowland, Car
rOlltou, Mo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08
Boston ExcursIOn.

Aug. 10 to "a the c., r. I. & P.
railway will sell round trip tickets
to Boston via all routes at single
fare. Personally conducted excur-
sion train through to Boston will
leave the tri-cities Saturday, Aug.
"a. Return tickets will be honored
until Oct. 6 on any one of the six fast
express trains running daily between
Chicago and the tri-cities. For full
information call at any c., X. l. & P.
ticket Office, or address
JOHN SEBASTIAN, q. P. A.,
Chicago, Ill.
L. NJ. ALLEN. Gen1 Agent,
Davenport, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08

Lawson Elvidge, OF Darlington,
ILL.,, states he was cured of chronic
asthma of long standing by Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t gives positive
relief in all cases of asthma, SO that
this disease. when not completely
cured. is robbed of all its terrors by
this great remedy. No sufferer
should be without it-5O cents. Take
no substitute. Sold at NJ. F. Balm
sens drug store,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08
Take the Big Four Route to the knights
Templar Conclave.

Boston. Mass, Aug. 25-S1-one
fare for the round trip-magnificent
sleeping car service. elegant dining
cars-tickets good going Aug. 10 to
25th. good returning until Sept. 10.
with privilege OF extension until
Sept. 80.
For full particulars call on the
agent Of the Big Four route, or ad-
dress d. B. MARTIN,
Gen'l Pass. & Ticket Agt.
E. o. MCCORMICK,
Pass. Traffic Mgr, Cincinnati.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08
Rheumatism Cured in . DAY.

"Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in one to
three days. Its action upon the sys-
tenn is remarkable and mysterious.
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits-75 cents.
Sold by Otto Grotjan, druggist. Rock
Island, and G. Schlegel & Son., 22O
W. Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08
Hard Coal Market .

Hard coal is cheaper now than it
has been for many years, and this is
the best time to lay in your winters
supply. Call on E. G. Frazer for
rock bottom cash prices. Telephone
1888.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08
That Tired Feeling

Is common complaint and it is a
dangerous symptom. 1t means that
the system is .debilitated because of
impure blood, and in this condition
it is especially liable to attacks Of
disease. Hoods Sarsaparilla is the
remedy for this condition. and also
for that weakness which prevails at
the change Of season, climate OF life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08
FULLERTON'S
Consumption Cure.
HYP0OERMIC.


tuberculosis
sseDe ernc introduced directly into the capillary circulation hypoma
thence the coming
Free
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08

The Burlington route sells tickets
for the Knights Templar excursion
to Boston and return at 1856. as
low as any other line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08

The Burlington route sells tickets
for the Knights Templar excursion to
Boston and return at $685., as low
as any other line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08

That Foley's Collie and Diarrhoea
Cure gives quick and positive relief
in all bowel complaints-25 cents
and so cents at NJ. F. Bahnsen's drug
store,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08

The Burlington route will sell
tickets for the Knights Templar ex-
cursion to Boston and return at
$685., as low as anv other line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08

Hoods pills act easily, yet prompt
ly and efficiently on the bowels and
liver-25 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08

TIE Argus, only 1Oc . week.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-08
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKETS
THERE WAS SOME nuLlisn NEWS
IN WHEAT.
Corn, Oats, Pork, Lard aud Ribs All
Closed Higher-'rhe Movement OF
Live stocis-rrices ana Receipts ut
Chicago.


CHICAGO, March Z.
The course OF the wheat market was
excited during the first twenty min
utcs, when II advanced little. which
was a matter OF cold blooded smuggling
by some heavy bear operators. May
opened weak with sellers and trading
was 50 3-ia5s rs. and worked UP to
81 1885, lac. Following that, 1t drop
ped to 50 l-2G53 5-sc.
The Cincinnati Price Current was
very bulllsh in its remarks and the
French country markets as reported
officially were the equivalent OF from
liz to &c higher. A French cable
gram to a New York house said no
SERIOUS approximations prevailed con-
corning the amount OF damage done to
the growing crop. Another dispatch
from Paris said there was no question
about the damage. the only uncertainty
was regarding the amount of 1t, but
stlll another cablegram from that place
said that the weat Their In France was
improving, and the latter appeared to
settle the matter, so far as the crowd
in Chicago was concerned. The clear
ance OF wheat and flour from the At
lantic ports Included 10000 from New
Orleans, and only equal to 100000 BUSH
els and that was one of the weaken
ing Influences which depressed wheat
here to So lee about the middle OF
the session. Another matter which
was a factor In the decline was the
report that committee was likely
to be appointed by the state commits
giOngpa Ia p,s "a ftta In Of
wheat In the Chicago elevators.
The market wound up at % 7-Sc for
May The fact that 10000 bushels OF
No. 2 red wheat for immediate load
Ing and for shipment at the opening
Of lake navigation was worked here,
and was an element In the closing
strength. There We're rumors OF n
much larger quantity having been
worked, but only 5000 bushels at l-2
under May price could be confirmed.
New York wired that some buying
Of cash wheat on an order from Paris
had caused a strong closing In the
market there, In corn it was a repeti-
tlon of yesterdays stagnutlun. The
fluctuations were OF Che llghtest and
the trade OF the smallest proportions
usually in the days Of midsummer,
After fluctuatng YEARLY over the l-2c
range, prices at the close were at the
same point at which trading ceased
yesterday, May sold from "A to "A 7-Sc
and closed A 3-Sc.
Oats were almost lifelcss. with but
i-sc range FOR the day. The market
was steady. Influenced by corn. May
opened at IS 7-Sc and closed at 29c.
Provision market was the liyellest
on the floor. Manipulation frightened
the dealers and caused vigorous trad
Ing. There was some selling. but after
slight reaction the market wound up
firm. May pork closed % l-2c higher.
May lard closed Z i-2c. and May ribs
l-2c higher The receipts for to-
morrow are estimated as follows:
Wheat, 40 cars corn, $40 cars; oats.
1i0 cars; hogs. $4,000 head.