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The record-union., 1891-11-14

"Tbere goes Sawbones," said Smith,
pointing out of the car-window to a
white-haired old gentleman who was
tramping down the street.
''Who's SawbOnes ?'' inquired Jones.
"Oh, he's doctor-a doctor Of the old
school. He is not III it nowadays. You
see he believes in bleeding his patients"
''Humphr' snorted Jones, who re-
Gently paid bill to his family physician.
''If that's his belief, he's no back number
He's right in it with the modern school" :"
The record-union., 1891-11-14

all sizes, have no equal in this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25
Newspapers and Other People.

Sometimes an item will get into the
columns OF the best regulated papers
that somebody will take exceptions to.
This is not strange considering the
great diversity Of minds to be reached.
It is so ordered by nature that few peo-
ple get through life without doing some
things that other people find fault with.
Newspapers, being conducted for the
most part by mortal men, and read TO
the same extent by persons now exist
ing on this mundane sphere, conse-
Quently partake OF the frailties OF
those who conduct them. It is not al
ways easy to guess with great accuracy
whom one may hit when
he throws q rock over q house,
even il the rock is thrown without
malice aforethought. But those who
feel aggrieved should not jump at the
conclusion when a remark is made that
they can make apply TO themselves that
it was made to apply to them. News
papers are not more anxious TO pick up
quarrels with people, or make dis
paraging remarks about them, than are
individuals. The manner Of q news
paper is but reelection OF the names
OF those responsible for what is in 1t in
their private c..p4c..ics; and an allow
ance would be made them i0r
their words according to their
known characteristics. so II
should be done toward the paper
Those who take remarks rs reflections
upun themselves. because OF certain cir.
cumstances surrounding them, should
remember. too, that others outside those
environments will be like the men con
| Quoting the paper-they will not see
the application OF the remarks to the
agprfsved parties unless the latter cal
their attention % them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25

Charles n. Spurgeon man recover from
his illness.
A mailman shot at President Carnot
in the streets OF Paris. The bullot flew
wide OF the mark, and the maniac was
arrested.
Attempts to secure the pardon In
London OF Austin Bidwell, the $500, 0OC
American forger, have been unavail'
ing.
Duncan, the American who attempt.
ed to murder his wife In North Wales,
was acquitted on the ground OF insan-
ity.
The British Vice Consul at Los Ange
les, CAL, has advised English capital
lists not TO make investments In that
part OF the United States.
There will, it is reported. be heavy
shortage in the wheat crop OF Francs
and Of Hungary this season.
Emperor William has invited the
Prince and Princess OF Wales to visit
Germany in full state.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25
A Young GRADUATE from Vassar hai

A young graduate from Vassar had
read the following paragraph: III
must be disinterested benevolence which
leads the sweet young things who 60 to
Vassar college to plant trees on Com,
mencement day. They can't ever ex-
pect to climb them" She didn't like
it, and in reply wrote: 1T is surely
better to plant trees at college, even II
debarred tie questionable privilege Of
climbing then, then to SOW wild oats,
from which no one over yet failed to
reap u harvest"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25

THE people Of this hemisphere are
'aot indebted to any foreign shore for
the tomato. The tomato is q native Of
South America 1t was known in
England as early as 1896, but its intro
duction into North America is credited
to the French families who were exiled
by the revolution Of San Domingo and
settled in the eastern part of the Uni
ted States. They were first called
@'Love Apples" in this country.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25
Rev. FRANK L. STEVENS, a brilIiar

Rev. FRANK l. STEVENS, brilliant
gOung minister who has been taking a
post graduate course at the Yale Di-
.Vinity School, has gone hopelessly in
sane in thinking over Lieut.. G. A. L.
Totten's prediction OF the coming end
of the world in 1895, based on certain
.prophesies OF the bible. Mr.. Stevens
was the most brilliant man in the class
in the theological school, and won a
scholarship which entitled him to a
long course Of study in Europe. His
insanity has taken the form that he is
the Redeemer whom Lieut.. Totten pre-
diets will again be on the earth this
decade. 10 mas been stationed in a
fine pulpit at SOuthington, Conn.,, but
last week was called TO Brooklyn TO
supply 9 pulpit there. While on the
way his wife discovered the first symp-
toms of the terrible calamity, and at
once took measures TO discover what
she feared, but dreaded to know. 1t
took but little investigation Of the fam
uy physicians TO show that the once
nne mind was destroyed. He was
marked by the theologians Of Yale for
a most brilliant career in the mintJtrY,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25

GEORGE KEENAN, is famous for his
wonderful memory. He is an omnivor-
GUS reader, and his system enables him
20 retain large proportion OF what he
reads. KEENAN, passes his summers at
. charming spot in one OF the British
North American provinces, and home
b the scene OF much hospitality.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25

Ex-STATE TREASURER holland, con-
victed OF embezzlement had the anus
ing effrontery to print the official checks
used by the treasury department OF the
state OF Missouri with pictures Of his
two children in a corner-twins-and
duly labeled above and below the
Vignette, Acknowledgements and
Mary
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25

The wars OF q choir are not at an end
'even when the obnoxious member has
been expelled. A discharged choister
In an Ohio town took revenge on the
congregation by sitting in pew and
purposely singing out OF tune.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25

Mrs. OSCAR WILDE and Lady Hub
Nerton are two OF the noted English
women who have adopted the divided
Gkirt as part OF their everyday attire.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25

ONE of the finest collection OF stamps,
numbering 100000, in the world is
owned by DR.. Legrand, of Neuilly, in
France. The collection is kept under
lock and key and is rarely seen by any
one but its owner
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25

THE Queen, so exorbitant were the
prices ON the night the Emperor
William was entertained at opera, had 10
pay over 81, $40 to have six boxes turned
into one
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25

THERE are freaks in growth as we'll as
IN decadence. A 5-year-old child at
Eugene, Ore, grows faster on one side
chan the other, and the doctors are pug
Gled by the circumstance.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25
GENERAL NEWS.

A CONDENSED ARRAN CEMENT OF
THE OooURANCEs OF THE PAST
WEEK AT HOME AND ABROAD-THE
THE PIrH OF THE DISPATCHES.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25

The government OF Italy has effected
an annual saving OF $4,000 by re-
ducing the salaries Of italian ENJOYS al
London. Berlin, Peris. Vienna, st
Petersburg and Constantlnople So, DOC
each and others s., loo each.
Great Britain has appropriated S125, ,
900 for the Chicago Worlds Fair.
II II now announced that the Rev
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25

The fact that 800, 900 gallons OF wine
were recently bought in one lot in
Santa Clara county, CAL, gives an in
'dicatiol OF the extent TO which wine
making is carried on in the Sunset
afate
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25
GENERAL CONNIE rs.
AAV GOULD weighs III pounds, SEQ
U@ry Blaine weighs 1856 pounds.

AN English JUICE recently sentenced
&woman to five minutes. imprisonment
oar bigamy. 1t is probably the shortest
oentence on record.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25
THE OHIO DEMOCRACY.

:aEY RENOMINATE GOV. JAMES Il.
CAMPBELL. AND ACCEPT THE TAR
iFF GAUNTLET THROWN DOWN BY
THE REPUBLIoANs-THE CINCIN-
Natl DELEGATION PROTEST BUT
ARE ovERRULED.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05

ADVOCATES of protection to infant CO
industries are very fond of telling how
much cheaper plate glass is than it use
to be and are trying to deceive the pub
lie. The price has been greatly reduce
in few years, but the tariff has not
done it, but improved machinery. To
show how much the tariff costs US on
glass let US quote figures.
Wholesale price of plate glass last year
in America per foot. So cents. In Europe.
according to the reports Of the treasury
department, the price was 80 ceats per
foot.
The tariff tax on plate glass is on an
average about 100 per cent, on the lsrg
est size it is 141 per cent. 1t will be seen
that the one or two plate glass manufac-
turing companies of the United State
make good thing and charge US RICH
up to the TARIFFS from IS leaves So,
they get 50 cents foot more for glass
than We would have to pay, but for the
protection" 1t is unnecessary to say
that our home manufacturers divided,
last year, besides increasing their plants
million dollars, or more, 342 per cent,
and their shares are not in the market,
but are estimsted-$100 shares $500.
That is the way the people who dance TO
protection music pay the plate glass
fiddler, as the Fort Madison Democrat
sums it up. Over five millions of dollars our
people pay TO two plate glass firms for
protection"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05
A Typical Bachelors Room.

The multiplication of bachelors apart
ment houses is responsible for the bache-
lor's room, which you will find nowadays
as often out of the apartment houses as in
it. The bachelors room is not hall bed
spacious apartment, which is supposed not
only to show at glance that its occupant
is a man, but to give some evidence of the
trend of his tastes. If he is artistic the
fact is expected TO declare itself in the fine
virility of the choice of proof etchings he
has made-water colors are held in more
favor by women. If he is musical his fiddle
and banjo, piano and flute proclaim it.
Oftener than either, however, one sees an
arrangement like this:
Above the mantel crossed foils with a
pair of fencers' masks; upon the mantel
two pairs of boxing gloves. On a long,
unbroken side, a panel of oars or paddles,
fish nets and rods with mounted deers'
heads as chmaXes; upon the door raw
hide Navajo shield, hand painted by some
copper coiored impressionist with a white
wash brush and a pot of red ochre; upon
another wall an arrangement of guns of all
nations, swords and pistols; bronze of
the Louvre gladiator; lariat in coil; a la
crosse or tennis racket; minor trifies of a
sportive hue; no pictures, except possibly
some old line engravings of hunting scenes.
The effect of all this is rather confusing
at best; 1t becomes conaical when the bache-
lor occupant Is a soft handed swell who
couldn't shoot a barn door at ten rods and
never pulled a stroke oar in his lfe.-New
York Cor. Savannah News
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05
How Carlyle Received Him.

One Of the most curious receptions of
visitors was that which Carlyle gave
George GIlfllan. Gillian was quite a
literary character generation ago. His
books were widely read. and his e Literary
Portraits were especially popular with
the young ladies. / know of many girls
who slept with these volumes under their
pillows. GILLIAN was a lecturer as well
asa writer. He appreciated his popularity
and had very good opinion of George
Gilfillan. He called one day at Mr. Car
lyle's, and his knock was responded TO by
Carlyle himself. As Carlyle opened the
door and stood before him, Gillian intro
duced himself with a grandiloquent bow,
and said:
Il am George Gilfllan, and you are Mr..
Carlyle, suppose. l have been lecturing
about you all over England"
Carlyle looked at him Lalf moment
and then throwing back his shaggy name
blurted out, What the dickens did Won
lecture about me fors" and slammed the
door in his face.-London Tit-Bits.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05
Clothes for a Prince.

/ have lately had occasion to notice
dresses ordered for expresses and grand
duchesses, but they pale before the morning
gowns provided by a conturier la mode
for Ferdinand, prince of Bulgaria He has
a passion for attiring himself in silken
sumptuosities. One of the gowns was in
electric blue, lined with the softest surah
over eiderdown, and affecting somewhat
the form of princess robe, with embroid-
cries of passementerie in which steel and
lightning blue beads were mixed. The
sash was of soft brocaded silk ribbon. hay
paSSementerle.
a creamy white silk surah shirt, having
breast ruffies of point lace, and pale old
rose brocaded ineXpressiDles, taking the
form of a divided skirt, with blue stock
ings, embroidered with old-rose floss. and
blue slippers matching the sash completed
the costume, which was told is to be worn
at a morning concert. Buttons studded
with briliantS and a Turkish cap of satin.
having DIAMOND aigrette in front, were
TO be the finishing touches"
The prince is as aesthetic as any English
worshiper OF the sunflower. \ gown for
an evening concert was in amber brocade.
lined with another shade OF yellow satin,
and bordered round the neck and down
the front with amber beads and yellow.
fluffy ostrich feathers. The shirts were in
yellow silk, fronted with mouSseline de
sole couleUr SQUIRE, arranged in a kind of
drapery, and with ruffies of the same ma
terial. The ladies of the Corps Diploma
tique at Sofia delight in the young rulers
costumes.-Loudon Truth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05

ScHwEINFURTH, the alleged Christ"
of Rockford, has been out at Kansas
City. They do things differently out
there. Therefore Schweinfurth has been
requested by q committee to make his
immediate departure from the city at the
mouth of the Raw. Tar and feathers are
the arguments used and they will doubt
less prove very effective. Schweinfurth
seems to be concesling the grossest of i'm
morality under the cloak of religion, to
say nothing of his rascslity and sac
rilege.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05
The Poor Lover Finally Turns.

He had finished his Introductory re-
marks, and was about to propose, when he
discovered that his proposal would be
treated with contempt
GO on, Mr.. SprigCer," she said, impa-
tiently tapping her foot on the carpet as
he paused in his remarks.
Il was about TO say, Miss Hilder,'' he con-
tinued, that l am aware that the human
heart, especially a woman's, is a delicate
thing, and | come tonight to correct a
wrong impression which you have been un-
der for some time, l think To be plain.
Miss Hilder, because | do not wish to
cause you future suffering, let me state
that have never cared enough for you to
ask you to link your lot with mine: there
fore do not think thaoI can return the love
you bear for me. Ny attentions to you have
been prompted purely by friendly feeling,
nothing more. But trust this will not
mar our friendly relations" he said, taking
his hat to go, flor remember you will ever
have in me a true friend Be assured l
shall always be nephew to you"
And she was so dumb with surprise and
anger that she didn't say goodby to him
when he bowed himself out-Boston Her
aid
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05
EMPEROR WILLIAMS latest recommen-

EMPEROR WILLIAMS latest recommen-
dation is that ministers cut their sermon
down TO Is minutes. He has made some
suggestions concerning the opera, pro-
posed the Punishment Of all tongues save
the vernacular from the schools, effected
some important changes in the army and
the navy. and successfully interfered in
disputes between employers and EN-.
ployed, and now he wants to reform the
pulpit. Long-winded sermons bore him.
They are waste of time and a trial 10
the patience, and he would improve thei r
quality by diminishing their quantity
He desires less chaff ard more wheat
As the imperial wish is equal to a CONS
mand, it is probable that the preachers
will in the future talk less and say more
Their sermons will not be so ornamental,
but they will be more substantial
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05
Wanted the Best Seat.

''The coolest man l ever saw" said the
conductor as the car rolled northward,
was on this car last night on the last trip.
He was big fellow. When he went to
sleep in corner l made up my mind that
was going to have trouble with him, and
put off waking him up until the last min
ute.
Finally / shock him and told him to
wake up. He sighed, stretched himself a
little and asked:
Where am ~
''In the barn" / replied
''He opened his eyes, looked around, hic-
coughed and instead of getting mad, as
had expected, he said with yawn:
Give me a box stall and plenty of clean
straw"
''Then he tried to go to sleep again, but
l managed to get him out. Chicago Trib-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05

INDIANAPOLIS Sentinel: Mr.. Blaine
went to New YORK three or four weeks
ago to see mis- daughter off for Europe.
He expected to remain in New York one
day only. He was taken i'll, and although
the members of his household assured the
reporter day after day that his illness was
not serious, he remained in New York
until day or two ago, when he left
for Bar HARDER, When he left
Washington the president was in the far
west. The convention of republican
leagues at Cincinnati mad just snubbed
Harrison and doomed Blame. The Har
risou family organ st New York had just
asserted, as by authority, that Blaine
would not consent to run for president in
1892, and the Harrison official organ at
Indianapolis had just asserted that the
president and not the secretary of state
was conducting the foreign affairs of the
government Mr.. Harrison had himself
just assured the people of Texas that he
was the original inventor of the reciproc
ity dodge. Two or three days after Mr..
Blaine left Washington Mr.. Harrison re-
turned there. Pressing business was and
is pending before the state department
The president has not visited Mr. Blaine
at New York. Is it strange that the peo-
pie put two and two together and make
fourY But appearances are often decep-
tive. Circumstantial evidence is fire.
quently misleading. Mr.. Blaine. we be-
lieve, is bopelessly i'll. But why hasn't
the president taken a few hours TO visit
the stricken secretary?
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05
Consultation at Sea.


A certain physician in a large New Eng
land town had acquired an unenviable
reputation for making his bills as large as
possible without much regard to the state
of his patients purses. There were people
who Furthermore said tha. it really seemed
as if there were visits" on his bills which
had never had existence anywhere else
But he was a skilnful physician, and his
tendency to overrate his services only
served to amuse some of his patients who
had plenty Of money and were not especial
ly sharp in looking after it.
"Why," said One man to another, speak
ing of the doctor, 'he brou GIT my daugh-
ter Jennie up from her attack of pneu-
monia, when two other physicians had
said there was no hope for her, but when
she was quite well again he charged me for
three calls he made, to inquire in friend
ly way how she was getting on"
"That seems a little forced" admitted
the other man, but it's nothing compared
to an experience had with him at the sea-
shore.
1--WE happened to be in bathing at the
same time one day and l swan up to him
and inquired for his wife.
''She's very WELL said the doctor.
"'And your dauyhtersy l asked.
They're perfectly well, both of them,'
replied he, rather shortly, l thought. So
l said, Pm delighted to hear it; remember
me to Them and swan away.
and what do you think / received from
him a week or two later? An itemized bill
one item:
q" To consultation at sea, five dollarsr"
Although no one has ever seen that bill
the story clings 10 the doctors name to
this day, after the lapse of many years
Youths Companion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05
TWO WAYS.

Oh, how does the rain come ss-n?
With rattle and riot and rushl
With flutter and sputter,
And gurgle and mutter,
And clatter and spatter and gushl
With a mad outbursting and roaring,
With fixing and splashins and pouring.
And noise to deafen town,
The turbulent rain comes down.
But after it's over an hour or more
The world looks much as il did before,
And there's nothing to show for the fuss and
roar
The rain made coming down.
But how does the snow come DOWN.
With a touch like soft wings brushi
With glsncing and gliding,
And stealing and sliding,
With whiteness and lightness and hushi
With airy floating and swimming.
With fairy boating and skimmingl
And no one in all the town
Would know when the snow comes down
If he looked not out on the changed white day,
And the Gus hioned earth, that seems to say
How much can be done in a quiet way
The way the snow comes down.
Mrs. Cora W. Bronson in New York indie
pendent
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05
Couldn't Find.

In one of the earliest trials before a col
ored jury in Texas the twelve gentlemen
were told by the judge to retire and find
the verdict" They went into the jury
room, whence the opening and shutting of
doors and other sounds of unusual commo-
ton were presently heard At last the
jury came back into court, when the fore
man announced: 1--WE hab looked every
whar, judge, for dat verdict-in de drawers
and behind de doahs, but it amt nowar in
dat blessed room San Francisco Ar
Conaur
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05
Why He Was Named

The boys fishing pole was fastened un-
der the root OF tree on the river bank,
and he was sitting in the sun playing with
a dog.
Fishing" inquired man passing
along the road.
Yep" answered the boy as briefly.
Nice dog you've got there What's his
nameg"
Fish
Fish" That's queer name for dog.
What did you call him that for?''
"'Cause-he won't bite"
Then the man proceeded on his way
Washington Star.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05
Game and Fish Plentiful.

John thamberin was in town overflow
ing with enthusiasm about his hotel down
at Fortress Monroe. why, Just think of
1t. said he, my boy, just think of it, the
snlpe come and sit on the back porch till
you shoot them for dinner. l have to keep
the hired girls busy sweeping the soft shell
crabs off the front piazza, and I've got a
great big watermelon garden on the roof.
Besides all this, the building itself is 100
feet longer than the Capitol of the United
Statesr'-New York World.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05

In the telephone an alteration of timbre.
consisting of a disagreeable snufiing
which distorts words, is said to be due to
the fundamental note and harmonics of
the diaphragm being superfmposed upon
those Of the voice, without becoming con-
founded with them. and producing dis
turbance Of the electric waves of the move
ments of the diaphragm molecules, and
therefore OF the sound waves which reach
the ear
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05

RAUM says his conversation with the
president ended satisfactorily; but he is
pretty certain to have another converse
ton with committee of the Fifty second
congress which is likely to end quite
differently.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05

SECRETARY FOSTERS May increase in
public debt is the largest for a single
month yet made by the administration.
He passed the half million post, but did
did not quite reach the million. 1t is
likely that he will, however, before the
year is out.