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Show MAIJIMi: I) TIMES. V ' SWALLOWED Thru ABRAHAM RHIMfcS OF FULTON' IND., KEEPS CUPID BUSY. II K I KKU.MI-H- ami n i.diifd 1 U KtltX auiv last w f.f.k. ed earn of age. The story of Khlines remarkwith wives rovers a able esperlenre period of twenty yrurs, during which time he him divorced eleven wives, and baa Just taken to himself wife No. 12. Rbiniea started In life poor, but by frugality and Industry succeeded in aca comfortable fortune, cumulating which after lN7t! rapiJIy dwindled, as the result of litigation in divnrre courts. Jthimes may now be said to be rich only In eierletice. Miss Emellne dandy of Minneapolis was the Indiana man's Drat wife. When Rhlmes was 65 years old he decided to marry, and advertised In a Chicago publication. Mias Gandy answered tin1 want notice, and but seven days elapsed after the exchange of letters until their lietrothal, their marriage speedily following. Ithlmes lived with his first wife two years, when Mrs. Rhliues, on the ground of cruel treatment, obtained a divorce, He remained single two months, when he chose for his second companion Miss Martha Robbins, an Indiana girl. Their married life was one of discord, and six months after the Second marriage Mrs. Klilnies' temper formed the basis of a complaint for divorce, which was granted. Ithlmes immediately set about tu capture his third wife, and found u helpmate In Miss Samantha Mengal of Detroit. Mich. Their wedded life was remarkable for lla brevity, and in 1882 the divorce court was again called upon to record the familiar story of domestic Uhiniee next found peace Infelicity. of mind In alliance with Miss Lavina (Straw of Indianapolis, snd, contrary to past experience, lived happily with wife No. 4 for upward of a year, when the band of fate separated Ithlmes from his girl bride, and the booster was again at lilierty. Rhlmes left Indiana and returned n year later with Mrs. Anna Roland, whom he met In St. Joule end married. April 5, 1888, Rhlmee was again divorced, and he enjoyed until July 14 of the auccecdlng year, when he again entered the ranks of the married. Ills elxth wife was a woman advanced in pears, Mrs. Sarah Overly, whose Incompatible temper sufficed to drive Rhlmes to seek redress in the courts, and the womnn who took him to be her thlml husband made way for Miss Rachel Magnum of Cleveland, Ohio, their marriage taking place In 1888. Rhlmes divorced her Sept. 8. 18S9, and two months later repented, and, their reconciliation having been effected, Mrs. Rhlmes No. 7, nee Miss Magnum, became the eighth wife. Rut an estrangement soon resulted, and the Inevitable legal separation became a matter of court rerord. When Rhlmes agreed to disagree with his ninth wife the Indiana courts refused to longer Issue bills of divorce, and Rhlmee went to Dakota, where he acquired a residence, secured a decree and returned to Ilerrien county, Michigan, where he was married to Miss Stella Bloom Rhlmes lived long hagen. aged 24. enough In Michigan to divorce hie tenth wife, and, returning to the scenes of hie former marital conquests, was married to Mrs. Mary Walsh, with whom he lived longer .than any his previous wives. Hut the mania for divorce still controlled him, and In March, 1895, wife much-marri- slnglr-blessed-ne- . and a potao bug and hastened to his boi.rding-hoiw- e snd naked bis landlady HUli'ii. In 75 -- what she used to kill potato bugs. She stated that ahe generally us'd Pails green and he then hastened to O. P. Campbell's drug store, where lie purchased 15 cents worth of the poison and upon returning to his room he wallowed a large quantity of the drug. Ih a short time he was suffeing with unpains In his siomaeh and conscious. Physicians were called and administered emetics, which caused hiui to vomit, and sure enough a potato bug came forth with the paris green, lie has not yet fully recovered fruri the efTirts of the poison, bu: D out of be-si- ue da tiger. HEROISM OF A FIREMAN. from a Flying liroinollis le Smic a H'onisn. Charles Wllron, a fireman on the Northern railroad of New Jersey, bravely rescued a woman the other day at the risk of his own life. A train on the Northern road was coining out of the liergen tunnel and a train on the New Jersey ft New York road was the tunnel, bound for the depot, when a woman was noticed Roth trains standing on the track. were going at a fast rate. The woman Sprang CHARLES WILSON, seemed paralysed from fright and did nut move from the track. Fireman Wllsnu Jumped out of the cab of the Northern train and fell In a heap on the track or the New Jersey ft Northern. lie was anmewhat hurt, but not seriously and quickly resuming his feet dragged the woman from out of the way In the nick of time. 8ho had been picking coal on the tracks and did not notice the approach of either train until both were within a few yarda of her. Kublml Whlln At AUGUST DENSTADT HAS NOT SINCE BEEN HEARD FROM. IHK SKA I'nyir While kneeling at her devotions Mrs Margaret Eagen was roblied In tlia Holy Family church, at Omaha, In bioad daylight. About 3 o'clock a recent Sunday afternoon Mrs. Eigen went tu church. When near the building she noticed a negro standing there. He followed the people Into the church. The pnrty of which Mrs. Eagen was a member took a pew and went through their devotlona. The church was Oiled with children, about 300 being present. The negro slipped through the crowd and went up to the altar, then wheeled about, and, returning, kneeled beside Mrs. Engen. getting so clone to her, In fact, that she gathered In her dress, surprised at his actions, but suspecting nothing. Shortly after .the negro left On reaching for her spectacles, Mn Eagen found that her pocketbook, containing 221 was missing. Murdered Family and Belf. In Rrlghtwood. Ind In a little cottage, where happiness had seemed to dwell, Charles Pfeifer, 21 yean old, the other night murdered hla wife, rut the throat of their baby boy and hanged himself to a transom, lie was a telegraph operator In the employ of (he Relt railway company, and earned a good salFourteen months ago he emary. braced ,the catholic faith. In order that he might marry Janey Kirk, a girl be had known since childhood. The relatives of neither husband nor wife ever knew that there was the least trouble between the two. The only theory advanced Is that sudden Insanity overtook the young man. MOTIIKK'H Til BEK YEARS' IS hTILL t'NKAWAKDED. Kill HN Wbri He Keerhed Chlre-g-e wad Dropped Out of tilihf Very Mysteriousl- y- May He timid, Kay He la Luuutlc Aayluiu. He lied BRING the worlds fair at 1S93, Chicago Auu,t In n' Jl'jJi stadt, only son of " Fredericks a Denstadt, of De-.- x j troit, mysteriously and disappeared, hla relatives have not been able to obtain any authentic trace of him since. Mrs. Denstadt bus applied to the police, and in other ways sought to get Information regarding her son's whereabouts, but so far her search has been unavailing. Sometimes circumstances have seemed to Indicate that he had gone to some far away land to get away from a woman he did not like. At other times It has been suggested to the anxious mtAher that her son met with foul play, for he had 4Q0 on hla person when he left home for the worlds fair, August 9, 1893. And again there have come rumors that the young man became Insane and was placed In an asylum. Rut during the three years that have elapsed since August Denstadt left home no tangible clue as to what became of him has been obtained by hla mother or others. Mrs. Denstadt recently learned through some of her relatives that a farmer friend of theirs aaw a man In Chicago during the worlds fair who boro a striking resemblance at least to Mrs. Denstadt's son. This farmer claims that the young man was In a street r In charge of two Uniformed men. He was Impel tuning the other passengers to Interfere In his behalf and prevent the officers from taking him to an Insane usjlum. Mia Dento stadt has requested Iter relative write to this farmer and, If possible, obtain more definite Information upon the subject that fills her thoughts by day and keeps her awake through the Brat hours of the nlgnt. The supposition that young Denstadt Is In an Insane asylum Is stieagtliened by the fact that when he kks 17 yean old his mother had hlu confined for a brief time because of a temporary mental disturbance. In an Interview with a reporter a few days ago Mra Denstadt gsve the following story of the mysterious case: "My only son, August, lelt homo for the world's fair August 9, 1893. IIo' went with a tailor bjr the name of who has a shop on Butternut street, near Seventh street. August had 8400 on hla perm. Before leav-lo-g he told me he would write to who was to return to Detroit In a week, and that I should go to the tailor for Intelligence of his doings away from home. In three days, however, Karspkot returned and told me that my sou had gone to California He aid that he had left August with a woman named Bernhardt, who had tried to get my consent to marry my boy a few months before. This woman came back to Detroit about the same time, but I did not talk with her. During 1893 Karapkot said he received three letters from my son, from San Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal., but he would not allow me to read the letters and only Informed me that my son was well. August wrote in Latin. He could not write German, and that was the reason he wrote to the tailor Instead of to me direcL Further than this I have not heard directly or indirectly from my boy. 1 laid the matter before the police at the time. They telegraphed to San Francisco and Los Angeles, but could obtain no trace of mV ,. Mr )& Ka-rapk- Ka-rapk- ha-o- ld Wfililfil In th Kail ilia. wedding w liich has sensational features occurred in Athens, N. Y., a recent afternoon, when Miss Mamie Van Loan, was united In marriage to Frank Van Gordon, a Catakill newsdealer. The young rouple. Instead of doing things In the conventional and ominotipluce way. created quite a breeze by appearing on horseback on the lawn in front of the Van Loan handsome residence, where in their novel poslrlou. they were married. MAMIE WOOD-KHIME- 9. Cheap Notoriety. Louis Lombard and R. E. Johnson, or New York, announce themselves ns candidates for president and vice president respectively on a platinum platform, and promise. If siii'cessful, not to seek They clHlni that pat.lnu.vt Is a better metal than gold, because It wears longer. It represen n greater value In small bulk, there Is no fear of flooding the country with It and the standard of value cannot be artificially affected. Kwsllnwnl False Twlh. Tho Rev. T. W. Russell, of Ottumwa, Iowa, swallowed his false teeth at breakfast. At 10 o'clock, his sefferlngs brought on apoplexy and death ensued Negro Stun hy (leorglass. Harris Bonne. colored, was shot to death by a party uf cltixens at Sparta, Harris had Ga., the other morning. raised a disturbance, and when Marshal Bowen ordered him to desist tho negro shot the ofllcer. Citizens, enraged at the aexamination of David Silver a few hours before by a negro, riddled Iloone's body with bullets. For a young girl to sit on a table la the presence of young men It may bo taken as a sure sign that she wants to get married. . SHE WAS """ OLD CHIME RECALLED Furred hi Una Homo and Faulty by s Naa Whom Sba I'rarwJ and llalvd. A strange story has oome to light In connection with the mysterious disappearance of MrA Elisabeth Moody, of Revere, Mass Hypnotism, it Is alleged, la the cause of her leaving her home and her family and detectives are on the trail of Thomas J. Hartly, an Englishman with Intense black eyes and a suave and polished manner. There are several circumstances leading up to thle opinion, the most important of which Is that the missing woman heartily disliked the man and did not want him near her, yet he per slated in bis attentions while he boarded at her husband's house, and finally became so obnoxious that he was ordered away. If Mrs. Moody cared for Mr. Hartly It might be assumed that she had eloped with him, but the fact Is that she did not, and on numerous occasions repulsed even the slightest attempts to gala aer good wishes, and as well made numerous declarations of her dislike. The detective believe that at the first opportunity Mrs. Moody will break from the restraint and notify her husband of her whereaboutA In the meantime the search for her Is being strenuously conducted. Hartly is a sllght-bul- lt man, about five feet eight Inches in height, with black hair, eyes and mustache. Hla eyes are peculiarly brilliant and Intense, and formed a marked feature of his countenance. lie was a firm believer In mesmerism, and could control a person If he saw St to do so. AUGUST DUNSTADT. Three months ago I got Detective Green to work on the case. He saw Karapkot. the tailor, but the latter raid August was in good health and spirits when he left him In Chicago In the month of August. 1893. The other day I again visited Detective Green, but ke had learned nothing new about August, only he stated that he believe that August would turn up all right soon. Karapkot claims that my son told him In 1$93 that he was going to nrataln away from Detroit on of the Bernhardt woman. August Denstadt was 28 years old when he left Detroit, and he had, for several year, been engaged In the tailoring business. my hy. The average yield of wheat per acre the United States and Victoria Is bout the same, that or the former be; log 12.4 bushels, and that of the latter in IU KILLING OF MARY SCHADER AT HODGENV1LLE IN 1859. BLOOD STAINS 40 YKAIM OLD OX A CABIN'S WALL. A Pretty 1'ouug Human Brutally Mae drrtNl lijr a Negro Hired tu Du tha Atru'luua llwl - ili'lra xulug fur the Property. SUIT is now pending in tbe Circuit court at Hodgen-vlll- e, Ky., that will excite a great deal of Interest. The are litigants Messrs. Warner and William Wright of Indiana, and the heirs of Hen Plckerell. The former are suing for a piece of land lying in the "Level Woods In Larne county, upon which Is situated a dilapidated log cabin, the d walls of which, were they gifted with the power of speech, could tell of a midnight amussf nation, the atrocity of which stands almost without an equal In the annals of crime. A short time before the outbreak of the Civil war, there lived at one of the little towns adjacent to Hodgenvllle. a lovely girl, just budding into womanhood, named Mary Schader. Her father wae a German grocer. In the same square with the Schaders lived Dr. Al A DOG WITH ONLY TWO LEGS. fred Hines, a physician of note, and a man who stood high with all classes HiIuni Himself l.lka It Blryellst of the community. He was advanced II Kuhn About th Farm. In years, quite wealthy, and the father Below Is a picture of a of a large and Interesting family. He dog, owned by L. Henning of Huntley, 111, About three months ago the dog was the Schaders family physician, and had the misfortune to have both his an Intimacy sprung up between him and Mary. When the truth was discovered her father arranged with Ren Plckerell and wife of Larne county, to take the girl and care for her until she recovered from her approaching UlneeA They were to receive sufficient remuneration for their trouble, and Hines, It is said, footed the bill. The Level Woods" is about eight miles from Hodgenvllle, and is an almost unbroken forest. It Is hard to Imagine a more forbidding and desolate place. In the heart of this dreary wilderness wae the home of Ren Plckerell. Here Mary Schader was taken, and, after a few months a boy was born. Old Plckerell wae rather A DOG. owning a large farm and a number of right legs cut off by a mower. The laves. Hie family consisted of his stumps rapidly healed and now he Is wife and several children, among sble to run on bis left legs, balancing whom wae a grown eon. himself like a bicyclist, as will be seen After- Mary Schader recovered, she from tbe picture taken by a special decided to remain with the Plckerelle correspondent as the dog was running in the capacity of a servant, and she to greet his master. and her child were Installed In a log cabin some distance from the family residence. Her baby throve and grew A llanty Marriage. In haste and repent at leis- to be a fine healthy boy, and Mary Marry herself was more charming and preture Is an old adage, and that It possesses some truth Is demonstrated In tier than ever. She wae quiet and unthe case of two young south sidera obtrusive and made friends readily, and she and her baby became favorites One of them, It Is certain. Is in a penitent mood. The story Is as follows: of almost the entire neighborhood. A certain young man, or boy, as he la There wae one who was particularly but 18 years of age, and a girl of 17, attentive to Mary. This was Picker-ell- 's eon, a handsome young fellow, had for some time kept company with each other, and made up their minds Just arrived at manhood's estate. That to get married. All arrangements were Mary reciprocated his tender feelings made and everything seemed rosy and wae evident to all; but this attachment was looked upon with great disfavor bright till It was found that a very by the young man's mother. Love recessential thing had been overlooked the parents of the young lady had not ognizee no discipline, however, and the given their consent. The young man old lady's opposition only increased at once act about to remedy this, and the affection between the couple. In the meantime Mary Schader had made Imagine hla dismay when he was informed that he could not have tfie girl It known that she Intended to Institute suit against Doctor Hines, and .that of hla choice for a wife. After considwae greatly worried about ering the matter he proposed to the gentleman it. Thus Miss Schader'e existence had This ahe refused girl that they elope. to do; she was sure, however, that If become exceeding obnoxious to two the young man would but wait for a persons. Mrs. Plckerell had repeatedly urged her son to cease hie attentions few months her parents' consent could be gained. This he refused to do, and to the wanton, aa she styled her, and In a "huff" he went away and proposed had also spoken to Mary about the to another young woman. She at once matter In no mild terms, but the lovere to accepted him and the wedding was persisted in their determination solemnised. after the marry. After a time Mra Plckerell Immediately ceremony the young man concluded that he had done a foolish thing, and he has already Instituted a suit for divorce, as the parents of the first girl have said that if he ran secure his freedom he can have their daughter. Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. blood-staine- est ever committed within th" of tbe state. The alarm was. given and soon an excited crowd surged around the little lug cabin, striving to get a view of the awful Investigation spectacle It contained. showed that in the stri:gle for her life the girl had torn a bunch of hair from the bead of her assailant. Thle he etill grasped In her stiffened finger, and when examined proved to be negro wool. This, together with other evidence, led to the arrest of Cundiff, He wae one of Pickerell'i slaves. lodged in jail at Hodgenvllle, pending trial. Mra. IlckereUx brother, a lawyer of ability, volunteered to defend him, but the negro became conscience-smitte- n, broke down and made a startling confession. in It he stated that he was the assassin; that Mra. Plckerell and Dr. Hines had hired him to commit the foul deed, . promising him 8300 In money and Immunity from punishment by law in case he was suspected. He aid Mra Plckerells brother wae to defend him, and as compensation for the lawyer's services he was to become his property. Shortly after title the negro wae hanged at Hodgenvllle. Hie statements were generally believed and created a great sensation, and public indignation against the parties implicated was Intense. Old Ren Plckerell, hie wife and Doctor Hines have long been dead. Tbe latters family is scattered far and wide. The baby, the Innocent cause of the bloody tragedy, was raised to manhood at an orphan asylum and le now an honored citizen of Nelson county. The old log cabin in which the terrible deed was committed is still etand- - h two-legg- well-to-d- TWO-LEGGE- D Inrreos of Death from runrer. In 1840 cancer was held responsible for the deaths of 177 per million living, and In 1894 of 713 per million living! Thus the proportionate cancer mortality Is now more than four times greater than it was half a century ago." and In this respect it stands absolutely alone. Moreover, the same tendency Is observable In all civilized lands, so that, unless checked, cancer may lu expected to beome one of the commonest diseases of modern communities." A No. 11 cast off the name of Rhlmes. The boosier patriarch wns married to wife No. 12 lust week. She whs Miss Mamie Wood, aged 21, whose portrait Is printed above. ! to 1atrlck Billow cauie near meeting death In a peculiar manner. While Erie WEliTTO SEETIIEFAIH wild ut 1 UrtMNi Muncie, Ind., the oiliet day a bug flew in Ills muulh anj lie swallowed it. From the taste the insect left in hie throat he thought it career of Abraham Klilnii'i of Fulton county, Indiana, is belle ved, in tin point of number or wives. to be kith-nparallel in tli" 1 uf I'srta Kill the Bug. walking down the Lake .HE mat rimonlal Khimes Iuuri iW oi.it Western tracks at Tha Latnl llrlilr. MIm MmiiiIu WimmI, Jllualilus DsIum-- I uf Twrnljr-Oi- i llklurj of Kill in fa' Itrlwii Matrimonial Adrruturrs. V n I POTATO BUG A Wouldn't Let I toga lla, of TaGeorge W. Boggs, coma. convicted of embezzling 8 100. mm uf the city's funds, and out on u;iil pending an appeal to the Supreme court, found employment a few days ago as an attendant Miind a free lunch counter at Spokane. Rut so many people flocked lo view the apt of one formerly filling nn exalted malt Ion now engaged In such menial that he rouldn't stand It, and rslgned. Carina Wedding Kina. MrA Martin Luther's wedding ring was a most curious and elaborate affair. says a writer In tbe Cincinnati Enquirer. Some Cincinnati fadies. who recently saw it In their summer travels, state that the wonderful little ring contains representations of all the articles used at the crucifixion. The ladder, i he cross, rope, nails, the hammer, spear and even the thorns are shows ta surface. o, MARY SCHADER. Ing and the blood stains on the wallr and floor have never beat effaced. CHILD MURDERS Seven-Ye- A PLAYMATE. e Child at Wooster Blows Off the Ursd of a Companion. a lil At Dalton, Wayne county, nine miles east of Wooster, Ohio, the other morn- ing, Carl McElhinney, 7 years old, deliberately killed Tommy Kidd, 14 years of age. The murdered boy le a eon of W. K. Kidd, an attorney of Cleveland, Ohio, and was stopping with the McElhinney family. The boys got Into a quarrel, when young McElhinney went into a room, placed two shells Into a shotgun and fired, blowing off the top of Kldde head. McElhinney walked to a neighbor's, but said nothing of the shooting. The body was not discovered until two hours after the shot was fired. The McElhinney boy at first declared he knew nothing of Kldd'e death, but later told all about It. The Deadly Persimmon Worm. William Smith, engineer of the Kelly Shingle Manufacturing Company,, waa found dead In bed yesterday from the effects of a bite of an Insect known ae the persimmon worm. This worm le called by that name because it lives principally on the leaves of the persimmon tree. Mr. Smith wae bitten on the left hand, and he complained of. being sick within an hour. .When hlw dead body was found, the arm and aide had swollen Immensely, and had turned the color of tobacco juice. Thee worms are so numerous that the trees upon which they feed are almost denuded of leaves. Five years ago they were quite common In this locality. The people in thle neighborhood hold them In deadly fear. Some persons are disposed to classify them ae tobacco worms, but neither the tobacco nor tha tomato worm, and really both are practically the same, have horne or spikes such ae are possessed by the persimmon worm. Indianapolis News Married Too Often. George S. Horton, aged about 30, wan married to Mies Maude Smith of Liberty, Mo., last spring, and just afterward was arrested for living with another woman, with whom he had come In the spring. He was sentenced to Jail for ninety days, which sentence he la etill serving. The other woman's maiden name was Sophronla Collin, and Horton was married to her at Montezuma, Iowa, in 1889. He wae afraid to show this fact when arrested, as would have shown him to be a bigait T1IE OLD CABIN, mist. It le said that Horton has been to submit to the Inevitable, appeared married this year to two other women and withdrew her opposition, only askMiss Maggie Ramey, of Carthage, and ing that the wedding be postponed for Miss Nellie Desha, of Neodeeha, Kan. a time, to which the couple willingly Another marriage waa to Mlsx McVey, acquiesced. of Highland. Iowa, come time ago. It Early one morning. In the latter pnrt la not known whether Horton has other of March, 1859. Mra Plckerell, returnwives. He will be prosecuted. ing from a neighbor's where she had spent the ntght. stopped at the cabin Tiro Men Burned to Drnth. of Marr Schader. Un opening the door Gorman and Matthew Carey Thomas a horrible sight confronted her. Stretched on the floor. In front of the were burned to death In a log hut near fireplace was the dead body of Miss Lansing, Iowa, the other day. Roth Schader, her head spilt In twain. On were unmarried. The cause of the fire the hearth was a bloody ax. the weapon is unknown, but the supposition Is that used in the murderous work. Dabbled the men quarreled, fought to the death In gore, and clinging to the IlfelcM and in the melee upset either the lamp breast of ita mother, was the helpless or stove. babe. The walls, the floor and Klrctrtr M li or It every article of furniture was spattered rlth Electricians aver that It Is possible blood, and there was every Indication far those inured to the business to re- - . that the poor girl had made a bravo celve with Impunity double the numind desperte fight for her Wa It was ber of volte that would kill one who . sickening sight, ind the murder Is waa In mortal fear of the mysterious (warded to this day aa on of the foul- - fluid. |