Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 18

it wasn't rushed to market so freely in that condition both farmers and deaU wards said to be' the California stage robber, "Black Bart." Her said: i course I knew him, better than had once disagreed on a verdict. quitting him at the second trial. Th is the third trial of GRAIN DEALERS ARE i trs. particularly-the latter, -were more-) "BLACK BART" AS HE WASKNOWN.INDECATUR gmall-'town near Jacksonville, owned by Pubbs, Lewis Kaiser, was completely destroyed by fire Friday afternoon with, a loss between $8,000 and $10,000. The: origin of the'blaze is unknown.

The Jacksonville fire department was called but arrived too late to do any good. same liicu How's Tbln? MAKING COMPLAINTS I know you. During his Berviee with the regiment there was nothing of an unusual nature to make him prominent than the other mem- i bers of his company, except that he was apparently better educated than the mainritv of tho man 1-1 a wmq oner vmc Aimnticii wohws twwara fort' case tt Catarrh thmt cannot be cured br Cure. vroowtr m. is much dryer than the other, and will grade." Another" Reason for Soft Corn.

Commenting editorially upon soft corn, the American Elevator and Grain Trade says: "But 'this annual recurrence of soft corn has suggested the inquiry, is there not something wrong with the growing -of corn in these days that produces this condition of wet corn season, after season? We believe this inquiryis now under by the experiment stations: but in the meantime we may not forget that the differenca in the method of mai-ket grain obtaining today from that of thirty years ago may conceal the fact that corn in the old days was as deliberate. Sort Out the Soft Ears, Farmer says: TVe learn from huskers that even in the best fields of corn, supposed to be entirely sound, there are a good many soft ears. It is useless to put these in the crib, if you expect to have merchantable. corn next, spring. There, is only one way to get the value out of this soft corn, and that is to throw it out as you fill the crib and.

feed it to live stock. quiet, gentlemanly always, and a good Tiiey Declare That COIH IS soldier He WMa I- li -i ili sihmif feet Stories By Pinkerton Recall Famous Bandit's Lo Not Enough to Grade on Contract. We, the ondcrsifrncd, have known F. J. (w for the last 15 yeire, ad believe him perita-, honorable in all business transx-tinns and rmJ.

cially able to carry out any olli-atiow nadi br his firm. WAI.DI.NO. KISN-AX ft MARVIN, Wholesale Drutrgists, Toledo. 0 Hall's Catarrh Cure taken intrrnallj. actio.

directly upon the blood and muro-u surficejjj the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 71 cents per bottle. Sold by all DrujreisU. Interesting Cane nt Lincoln.

An interesting case being heard at Lincoln is that of the People vs. Wal ter Neil, a teacher in a Bloomington business college. Nell is charged with illegitimate, parentage- The girl in the case is Laura Myers, aged 26. Neil was vindicated of 'the charge of rape, involving the same party, after the jury 8 or inches, in height, not heavy, but a well-knit frame, a man capahie df enduring much fatigue. He was especially fond of playing poker, but aside fro mthat there was never anything said against him and he was really one of the last -men in the cal History.

I.arce Elevator Burns. The' large elevator at AlexartHer, a wet in November as.it is now, but. that! Tin HH raninv i nn ht ctHMipinion. regiment that I would ever have sus- -rth the corn harvest practically at wcicn uuu lum Muse iuouci. end there comes the complaint that "Kow be remained here after the grain is not dry enough to grade the war I don't know.

I guess there on contract, that the weather conditions was never any question but he was are not and that freezing me man yio ngurea as Black uari. temperature is needed to bring the best except that he took me name just results. for a name, there was no reason that: A grain dealer on Saturday said: I could ever assign why he should "The greater portion of the corn go Hae Ivery Confidence I be called "Black Bart" for he was not ing to market is not dry enough to especially dark skinned. During the grade, even No. 4.

The bulk Is no grade. service we found that he was not only That is true of the grain moving from better educated than the greater num- this territory. In Chicago the analy bet oi men in the service, but he was sis has shown during the current week apparently by instinct rather a gen- that there is from 19 to 27 per cent tleman in all of his inclination. We- moisture in the new corn. The corn knew him as a good fellow and a from this territory, shows over 23 per cent moisture.

splendid soldier. in our Pianos, and know that when you buy a Kimball Piano. you arc investing your money in such a way that you secure a good piano, not only an instrument that adds urniture to your home, but it also is an educational medium through which your children can be taught the higher tilings of life that "will fit them for the best of society and also teach them to love their home, and instead of wanting to1 go elsewhere to be entertained they will have best of entertainment, in their home. 'Usually at this season of the year the percentage of moisture is not above 18 Or 19. The corn needs stiff winds and freezing temDerature to get The Pinkerton record of the man says that it is to his credit that in all of the robberies charged to him there was never a single person injured and that so far as known "Black Barf never took a human life nor injured one of those he robbed.

It is further recorded that he was a the best result is drying. One day of that sort of weather is worth ten of merely bright days when there is not enough heat to do any good. Last Wednesday when there was rain the corn absorbed enoutrh moisture to put back at Piano i a. least ten davs. Today again we have muggy weather.

That is doing the AGAIN HOSTILITIES AT TRANSFER HOUSE corn harm. Handle at a Loss. I "There is nothing grading better than 4. and the difference in price is i fhree to four cents. As compared ivith No.

2, country dealers cannot handle is unsurpassed in Tone, Quality and Finish, and there is no instrument that is so uplifting to humanity as it trains the minoVeye, ear and hand. "Would you want your daughter or son to be a wall flower when out in society simply because they could not entertain when called upon? This can easily be remedied by purchasing a Kimball Piano and giving them the chance to learn how to be good musicians. Many a girl or boy has won a high place for themselves by simply having the opportunity to develop their talent. Read some of the following points of interest about I the grain now without loss, except inai POllCeman WllliamSOn FmdS they buy on the theory that the grain Job One Fit For a Recrntly. in an address before men engaKert in the business of bringing criminals to trial.

AV. A. Pinkerton of the detective agency of that name, related some of the deeds of a man one time a resident of Macon county. And be it said to his credit that while he was afterwards convicted of a desperate criminal act. here he was known only as a law-abiding man.

Here he was known as Charles E. Boles. In California he won fame as "Black Bart." the lone staije robber. From 1S77 to 1883 there were robberies of stase c.oaches in the mountains of California by a lone robber known as "Black Bart." -No particular portion of the state was the secene of his operations. First it was in the far north and then near the southern line.

Always the robber wore the same outfit a tall conical hat such as is worn by tile circus clown, a long linen duster and a jute bag about his legs, his face always covered with a mask. Bometlmos it would be discovered that the gang of man lying among the rocks and instructed to shoot only when Bart gave the word were mere dummies that he had arranged and he was absolutely alone. He was always polite and especially deferential to women when they were -stage passengers. He always had the drop on the driver before lie appeared and requested that the mall bags and the express box be handed down. Shot At Four Tlniu Never but once dlA any of the drivers take a shot at Bart.

The robber carried a pair of powerful field glasses and before he stopped a stage coming up the mountain he knew if there was an armed guard with the treasure box. One day when he stopped a stage he asked the driver what had become of the young man carrying a rifle, who for a time rode in the driver's box. The answer was that the young fellow had taken a short cut to see if he could find some game, expecting to rejoin the stage later. That was the truth. Just after Bart left with his plunder the young man returned and the driver find four shots at Bart, but failed to hit him.

It was a habit of the robber to leave a few lines of doggerel pinned to the mail bags after they had been rifled mid these lines would be signed "Black Bart P. O. 8." His manners when he addressed the stage driver or the passengers soon convinced the detectives seeking him that the rob-ner was not a ruffian of ordinary type, and that conclusion was verified later. Betrayed by a Caff. In the fall of 18S3 a camp fire In the neighborhood of one of his rob-' beries was found.

There was a slouch hat, a silk handkerchief and a linen cuff with blood stains upon it. There was a laundry mark upon the cuff and eventually the San Francisco laundry which had placed the mark on the linen was found. There it was learned that the cuff belonged to E. C. Bnltn, a man sometimes known as Charles K.

Benton and as Charles 12. Boles. He had beenviufe. In a quiet house lr. San Francisco.

Occasionally was absent for some time and explained that he was prospecting in the mountains. win graue oniy u. wi "There is one trouble with the. corn. The farmers have gone to the extreme in breeding corn for big cobs on the theory that the larger the cob, if well filled, the more corn they produce.

The trouble is that this corn of the big cob variety does not dry so rapidly as th; varieties of the smaller cob. Generally speaking the small cob variety "The Kimball" War has been declared again upon the loafers, both male and female, at the Transfer House. About every three months it is necessary for the Transfer House officials to start a house-cleaning. For a tim? the human trash "The tone that won't wear but" "The tone that grows better with age" "The Piano recommended by the leading artists of the world" "The genuine new scale." Are Fat Women Always Married to Thin Men? "Watch the 4 o'clock promenade on Fifth Avenue. New York, or along Rotten Row in London and you will be that Infests the station becomes alarmed and scatters, but after a time begins to drift back and presently the conditions at the Transfer House waiting room are as unwholesome as ever.

Early in the summer John William son was cioineu ivrai ponce power ana tlwv Hrmmstance that every COMMANDING the admiration of the world's most eminent musicians. UNIFYING eight colossal factories (over 19 acres of floor space) under one management and one operating expense. SELLING at one profit and on time payments to suit all. EMPLOYING the latest and most approved ideas in scientific Piano building. REALIZING new designs of perfection in musical qualities.

CONTAINING all forms of artistic designs that modern ingenuity can suggest. nTrorl SeEl woman is accompanied by a thin blance of decency at the Transfer hil 'iris House. Williamson at once began a and. usually, tall woman by his side crusade on the "spitters" that had been said a world -renowned -form and beauty accustomed to sit on the stone seats specialist recently, to a gathering or on the outside and "chaw terbacksr" artists and newspaper men in a Broad-by the hour while they exchanged com- way safe. "The effect is grotesque and ments on the appearance of the worn-, every artistic sense is offended by the en who were forced to pass by.

The lop-sided, top-heavy, overbalanced ap-policman did his work well, and now pearance such a couple. It is an en-little expectoration can be observed on tirely unnecessary offense, too. on the the platform. In addition he washed' part -of the fat at least," con-the platform thoroughly once a day. tinued the-beauty expert, "for getting Now They Mock inside.

0f an excess of fat is a very simple Now that the cold weather has set matter. Most people think they must in me naouuss oi tne siauon are oe punish themselves with a slim diet and lots of the hard, distasteful work call ginning to congregate in the waiting room, which is far too small for the accommodation of the-people who stop there to wait for their cars. Formerly the majority of the loafers at the Transfer House hava been women of questionable character who went there for the evident purpose of parading themselves before the traveling public. Miss Myrtle Elvyn Will Appear at the Grand Opera House Monday, December 2, at 8:15 p. m.

IN PIANO RECITAL This young American girl, by her splendid playing and unusual temperament, has won laurels in Europe, and now comes to her native country to win fresh ones. Miss Elvyn uses only the Kimball Piano, which is an endorsement of the highest standard. 0 iwvj lift irVr- ii ed exercise, in order to do so. but that is a mistake. As a matter of.

fact, there is a simple mixture of common, harmless household. that if put together in the right quantities and taken in teaspoonful quantities after, each meal and at bedtime, will take off from half a pound to one pound a day from- either, man or woman without causing wrinkles, interfering with their diet in any shape or form, or requiring any gymnastics to help it out. inal unbroken 1 package, and mix-mola, i oz. Fluid Extract Caseara Aromatic, and 31 ozs. Syrup Simplex.

The Marmola should be obtained in an original unbroken oz. package, and mixl ed with the other two ingredients by shaking the three together in a large bottle, at home. Most fat people never heard of this effective home recipe, however, and so, thinking they must diet and must exercise to get thin (which is not true and not good advice, either) they will do neither and so continue fat and porpoiselike, a travesty and caricature of the human form divine." One fat newspaper worker in the group was seen taking notes, however, and the chances are this paragraph is the result 'The accused entered a plea- of guilty to tlie charge of robbery, the particular ei'ent being the one committed near the camp fire where the cuff was found. He denied that he had ever lx-fore or since that time done anything of that kind and told the court that dire necessity had driven him to that extremity on that particular occasion. He was sentenced to the penitentiary, where he served six yeary, and the Pinkertons noted that after his release Boles lived an honest life in various occupations on the Pacific coast.

Ills Deentur History. This man enlisted at Decatur in August, as a member of the 116th regiment. He served with Company M. and at the end of three years was mustered out. Captain Harvey Mahnnnah of that regiment was asked if he knew and remembered Charles E.

Boles, after- Thus far this winter the loafers have been men principally retired farmers who congregate in the waiting room and gossip from morning to noon and from noon to evening, with never a thought of the inconvenience they are causing to the public. Policeman Williamson began his crusade on Friday. Four men were ejected from the waiting room. All of them went quietly with the exception of one man who informed that officer that he "guessed" that he could stay in thsre if he wanted to. Williamson did not argue the question with him.

but quietly ejected him from the room and told him not to return unless he had business there. The waiting room is intended for the convenience of the people who ride the street cars, and persons who drop into the station to catch a car need have no fear that they will be' approached by the blue-coated officer. Joufnal: "The vim and dash of he.r playing was Inspiring." Abendpost: "She is in the possession of rare Staats "She displayed thorough musical understanding of the works she played." Extracts Press 9mraents on American debut with Theodore Thomas Orchestra, Chicago, Oct. 29: Tribune: "Virtuoso work which only the ablest present day players could duplicate." Evening Post: "The performance was of remarkable maturity and power." Inter Ocean: "She achieved a veritable triumph." Daily News: 1'She has the graceful pianissimo touch of Godow-sky. Examiner: "The Polanaise (Chopin) she played better than any woman I ever heard perform it." American: "Musical critics hail her as the coming woman pianist of the world." Kimball Piano Used.

We invite vou to visit our palatial parlors. New styles arriving for the holiday trade. Remember, a small payment will place one of our Kimball Pianos in your home; the balance you can pay by the week or month. The "Consumers' Wholesale House" I. F.

LEAVENWORTH, Wholesale Grocer R. A. PEAKE, LOCAL MANAGER Branch Store W. W. limball Co The Court House is opposite.

Corner-Water and Wood Streets. 149 East Main Street "KILLING TIME." Countrv folks will find this the place -r to purchase their supplies for curing I City Book Store I Liie Credent-ffller Here vou see the 1 camel A 1 tbe simole-device that maVa th 3 jrtr meats. Salt, Spices, ail at tne Wholesale prices. New Buckwheat, absolutely pure, 10 lb. sacks 42c New Maple Syrup, Old Mause, gallons $1.15 (Half gallons and quarts in proportion) New Seedless Lemons, fancy, large, dozen 25c New Naval Oranges, fancy large 32c New Florida Oranges, fancy large 32c New Fancy Figs, 1 lb.

boxes, layers, 15c New Fancy, Figs, 1 lb. baskets, washed ioniuia fea the most nraetieal and perrect tountaia pen made CONKLIN'S New Kraut, 5 gallon jails $1.85 New Pickles, 3 gallon pails, sour, small $1.75 New Pickles, 5 gallon pails, sour, small $2.75 New Pickles, 3 gallon pails, sweet, small $2.65 New Pickles, 5 gallon pails, sweet, small $3.75 New Mince Meat, Fanciest, dozen 85c New White Fish, fall catch, 6 lb. pails 52c New White Fish, fall, catch, 8 lb. pails 62c Allegretti's famous Chocolates and Bon Bons, i lb. boxes 25c Bon Bons, 1 lb.

boxes, 45c This house sells its goods, every item- in the stock, on the Wholesale market bassis direct to the Consumer. N'o special prices on a few items and high prices on the balance "to "even up," but all prices quoted axe on the market basis of the Wholesaler. Your average saving on purchases here will be considerable. Self-Filling Fountain Pen .1 is different from all other fountain tiff i in pens and better, because it is the 1. only one made with th rnocnt.

JT I COM- mer. call and let us explain the aavantages of the Conklin. i i jj i JWJ 1 Iff Christmas Coming Goods now on shelves consisting of Ladies' Parses and Hand Bags Men's Pocket and Bill Books Card Cases and Coin Purses Pictures Picture Framing Pyrography Goods Books along all lines. Stationery. City Book Store 122 Merchant Street I New Fancy Dates, 1 lb.

cartons, doz. 90c New Fancy Seeded 1 lb. Raisins, dozen $1.50 New Fancy, Currants, 1 lb. cartons, dozen $1.25 New Fancy Ciron, per lb. 28c New Fancy Lemon and Orange Peel.

rer lb 22c THE I Pharmacy Armstrong New Kraut, 3 gallon pails $1.15 The "Consumers' Wholesale House" 262 North Main St.