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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-13
LINCOLN AND THE GUN.
The President Examined a Kentuckians
New Invention


While president of the United States
and about three months previous TO
his death President Lincoln was visited
by Colonel Scott of Kentucky, and
Marshal LamOn. On this occasion
Colonel Scott carried with him a fine
specimen of brcech-loading gun. of
which he was the inventor and
patcntce. The two on entering the
door of the private Office of Mr. Lin
coin at the white house were addressed
by the president from his seat with a
hearty welcome and one of them with
the words, Hello, Scott how are you2
What have you got thcre?1
Scott replied: That patent gun T
! was talking to YOU about some time
/ ago
! ''Wcll." said Lincoln with a twinkle
in his eye, II should think you would
be ashamed OF yOurself-a full-blooded
! kcntuckian trying to beat q Yankcen
/ Scott was num- and thcrcupon Mr..
Lincoln handled the beautiful piece
/ very skillfully and intcrcstcdly acting
as though he missed an important at
tachment, and he inquired of Colonel
/ Scott: "Whcre is that shoulder strap
. which enables you to use the gun in
! one hand a. a horse pist0l3" Scott
/ replied, II did not bring that along.
/ but it can be readily attached when
! the gun is in use
The president jOcOscly pointed the
gun at us, and swinging it around,
laughed and said: Look ont there,
| do Il good deal of shooting around
here (seemingly taking in the war
/ going on), but don't know whether I
hurt anybody Still handling the
gun with interest, the president asked
/ Colonel Scott what he thought the
government would do with it if it was
adopted, and quickly followed this
question with the remark: "WclI |
guess it will be with You as it was with
the Irishman and his Sleeps head"
Then Mr.. Lincoln told Il story which
ran thus: An Irishman had Sleeps
head and was dressing it for his din
ncr. At a moment when he was not
looking a fellow slipped around the
corner and captured the prize, and the
lrishman, seeing him disappear with
his Sleeps head, cried out: ''Nivcr
moind, it will do We no good, | have
the recate for cooking it, This was
rather a pointed story for the COM
panE.
The president kindly promised that
he would go out shortly with Colonel
Scott to test the merits of the gun,
and We parted from this grand noblr&
man. feeling that he had u kind, friendly
heart and that his soul was weighe
down with anxiety as to tho results {
tn" mighty conflict then going
between the north and the so, =
Alas, h" never lived to try the &
for shortly after he WAS taken from
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-13
MRS. WHITNEY ON ACTRESSES
Social Relations Suffer When q Woman
Goes OH the Stage.

Mrs. William C. Whitney, the wife
of the eN-secretary of the navy, recent
ly discussed freely the question regard.
| ing the social career of an actress.
The question is not an easy one tc
my mind 70 answer said she to re-
porter, 'for it depends upon great
many conditions. | do not know al
the present time of a single instance
where a fashionable woman has gone
on the stage and has retained her so
cial position. The fact IS that there
are very few fashionable women who
have gone into professional life, and
those few can hardly be cited as good
examples. In every case these women
have taken their choice between their
friends in society and the people they
have met on the stage, and in prefer
ring the latter have lost all connection
that they had with the friends of their
former life.
IF woman who goes on the stage
surrounds herself by Il tirst-class COM
pany, the members of which have nc
stains on their character, and leads a
perfectly clean life during her profess
sional career, and continues her friend
ship for her social friends, it is quite
likely that she would retain whatever
good position she had before,
II think, however, continued Mrs.
Whitney. that our society, being SO
conservative and rather slow, would
probably hesitate a long while before
opening it's arms to an actress. There
is nothing against the profession. and
| know a great many lovely women
who earn their living by it, but you
know there is a general prejudice
against it, and it would be hard to over
come it.
'In England the Prince of Wales is
the leader of the social world. and an
invitation extended by him to any
member of the theatrical profession
means, of course, social recognition all
around. In this country society is
founded on different basis entirely.
We have no Prince of Wales and no
leader to follow, and therefore there
would be no leader to settle such a
question. OF course Mrs. So-andso
might invite a prominent member of
the profession to dine with her. or to
one of her big entertainments, but it
would be a question as to whether
others would follow suit.
No" continued Mrs. Whitney.
''American society is not as lax in
some respects as English society, for
English society will tolerate a great
deal that our society will not. The
sum and substance of the whole matter
is that it is hardly probable for many
years to come that the fashionable
world will accept a woman who has
been on the stage unless she belonged
to society before entering on her pro-
fessional career, and even then, as |
said before. it all depends upon the
manner of her stage life and her stage
friends"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-13
ABOUT FLAGS.
they Are OF Ancient Origin and Used
Everywhere.

they Are OF Ancient Origin and Used
Everywhere.
Flags are OF very ancient origin,
indeed it Is probable that almost as
toon as men began to collect together
Tor common purposes some kind OF
conspicuous object was used as the
ymbol of the common sentiment The
ancient Persians bore an eagle liked to
the end of q lance. The Greeks car
ried O piece of armor on a spear in
early times. The flags of the United
States were very various before and
even after the declaration of independ-
nnce; and even after the introduction
of the stars and stripes, these under
went many changes in the manner OF
their arrangement before taking the
position now established.
The flag of the United States has
since 1918 consisted of Is horizontal
stripes representing the IS original
states of the union) seven red and six
white, placed alternately with blue
union having displayed on it one white
Gve-pointed star for each state in the
union. Flags are used afoat and
ashore for signaling. They are often
raised on public buildings to show that
they are open for business, or lowered
DO a mark of respect at the death of
some prominent person. A white flag
Is flag of truce; when displayed in
battle it means an invitation to the
enemy to confer. When displayed up
side down it is an indication of dis
tress. A black flag is used by pirates.
When one of yellow color is displayed
1t denotes the presence of contagious or
infectious disease, and in time of war
denotes hospital containing the sick
and wounded. The most common en-
ployment of flags, however. is as mill
tary ensigns, colors or standards. In
the army flag is a banner by which
one regiment is distinguished from an
other, and is usually called the colors.
In the navy flags are borne at the
masthead not only to designate the
nationality of vessel but also to indi-
cate the rank of the officer in command,
an admiral's presence being denoted by
his at the main, q vice-admiral carry
ing his at the FORE and rear-admiral
at the mizzen. In the United States
navy the admiral's flags are blue with
four, three or two stars, according to
rank. When the president goes afoat,
the national emblem is displayed in the
bow of his barge or ct the main of the
man-of-wsr which receives him. To
every government its flag is its hope,
life and all. To treat 1t with light re-
spect would be unpatriotic and dis
loyal; to insult it would be grossly
reasonable.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-13
MARK of q Gentleman.

Editor Roche, of the Boston Pilot, in
the codrse of his studies for his book
on buccaneering. found that Davy
Crockett once visited New York and
Boston. and much was made of him.
In his diary OF that time Crockett says
that he was entertained by Philip
Hone, OF this city who was the finest
gentleman he ever met. The way that
Crockett came to discover this fact
was that when Hone asked him to
drink he handed Crockett a decanter
Of whisky and a glass and then went
and looked out of the window. SO as
not to see how much the great from.
tiersman took.-New York Sun.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-13
LOVES ANSWER.

Wealth with golden coach end four,
Stood pleading at my cottage door,
T answered him, "Your gold is cold,
And woman's love cannot be Sold
Fair Beauty, evanescent thing,
Implored NE with fond beckonlng;
said him, ''Nay, you're fair to-day;
But beauty cannot live Away"
Deep learning, with wise argument,
Sought vainly for my hearts consent,
''Your depth of knowledge l confess,
But wisdom is not happiness"
Young Love, beggar, passing by,
Quick guessed the answer in my eye.
Wealth, Beauty, Love-all else beside;
Young Love shall claim me for his BRIDE
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-13
shook Hands with Wesley.

Ben Pitman, of Cincinnati. believes
that he is the only one in this country
who has shaken hand that shook the
hand of the great Wesley. "Ihe poet
Crabbe,n he says. "who was the rector
Of tae parish in which was born. VINO
christened me, and whose funeral at
tended in my boyhood was introduced
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-13
They no Not Expect too uuch.

One reason why marriage is so often
failure is that the average man falls
In love with woman because she has
two or three of the qualities which no
attributes to the ideal woman. and
never gets over blaming her afterwards
because she doesn't have the rest.
Women don't make any such mistake.
They don't expect to find In the aver
age man any OF the qualities possessed
BY their ideal, and they are. very sell
dom disappointed. Someryille jour
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-13

was too great to lift, and after resting
awhile, put in operation a plan he APP
peared to have thought out He
dragged the locust some fifty feet away
to tree, up which, little by little, he
2auled 1t until the top was reached,
when the hornet flew off in triumph
with it's prey.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-13

A prsninant scientist relates that
one day during the summer he OBJ
served a large hornet vainly endeavor-
ing to lift and carry away locust.
The hornet, after severe: attempts
evidently con.luded that Tho weight
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-13
Mental Pleasure.

Mental pleasures never cloy. Tn
like those of the body, they are in.
creased by repetition, approved of by
reflection, and strengthened by enjoy
nent. Cotton.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-13

to Wesley in his old age, and in the BIZ
ography of the poet it is said he was
received by Wesley with benevolent
pOlitenesS."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-10
NEW BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
Two or Them for Rock Island-A
Shoe House and Jeweiry store.

Two or Them for Rock Island-Ai
Shoe House and Jeweiry store.
Rock Island Is to have two new bust
ness enterprises-one q boot and shoe
house and the other a jewelry store.
The former is to be conducted by Dolly
Bros. and will be opened about the goth
in the south storeroom Of the handsome
brick business block on Twentieth street
south of Third avenue, and owned by
Mrs. s. A James. with whom the Messrs
Dolly have perfected lease. The enter
prising Young proprietors. Messrs. T. II.
and j. P. Dolly, need no introduction to
the local public. Born and reared in
Rock Island they have both through
their own exertions and bright DISPOSE
tons worked their way into positions of
responsibility and honor, the former as
machinist at Rock Island arsenal, and
the other fireman on the Rock Island
road. j. P. Dolly has abandoned his
place on the railroad to devote himself
actively TO the mercantile pursuit in
which his brother and himself have
embarked and is now in Chicago in COM
pany with cousin of 10 years exper-
fence in this particular line, selecting the
stock for the new Rock Island store.
The firm of Dolly Bros. has been fortu-
nate in securing not only Desirable
storeroom, but an excellent location on
one OF the rapidly building up business
throroughfares of the city. The store is
entirely new and will be first, class in all
its appointments, T. H. Dolly having
this morning secured from E. P. Rey-
nolds the best of the fixtures formerly
used in the store of George Schneider in
his Elm street building.
1t strikes The ARGUS that there is a
splendid opportunity in Rock Island for
just such branch of trade as the Messrs.
Dolly propose to establish, and consid>
ering this, the location and their popu-
larity it is safe to predict for them sue
cess and prosperity.
The jewelry store which is soon to be
sIdt d 10 Rock Island business houses vii,
be established by Fred Woltmann in the
storeroom on Second avenue east OF
Eighteenth, formerly occupied by the
Peoples National bank, and than which
better room and better location could
rot be found in Rock Island Mr.. Volt
mann is late of Avoca, lows. where hi
has been for 10 years and has had Il
years experience in the jewelry business
and now comes back to his ole
home to cast his lot. H,
is Rock Island boy, born and bred al
accomplished gentleman and thorough
business man, and all will join in wishing
him ABUNDANT success in his business in
vestment here.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-10
Row WE'VE GROWN.
DR.. Thor J judas lmpres siOns or Rock
Island which Many Years Ago Was
His Home.

Dr. Thor judas lmpres siOns or Rock
Island which Many Years Ago Was
His Home.
ut is exceedingly gratifying to one
progress Rock Island has made in recent
years" said Dr.. Thor Judd, of JsnesyIlle,
Wis who spent Sunday and yesterday
in the city, and who had dropped in to
THE ARGUS Office to mako friendly
call.
"You see formerly lived in Rock ISL
and" he continued. This was my home
in the late SOS My father built the house
which is now owned by the family of the
late DR.. Gait. and was raised there, and
in winter time when skating was good
anywhere, one could skate from where l
lived to the present high school-it was q
vast common most of the way. Look at
that territory today. 1t is almost solidly
built up. and buildings which were erec-
ted there in the old days. have
gwen way 10 suostantlHi pusiness
houses and residences of modern design.
Paved streets and good sidewalks have su-
perseded country roads and no sidewalks
at al, until Rock Islsrd today presents 8
city-lke. business-like appearance that
ought to be a source OF pride to its past
citizens as vel as its present. The cleo
tric cars which go whizzing through the
streets and around almost every corner in
the business portion, are an evidence of
progress that ought to be appreciated by
every citizen. There are few cities. can
assure you, that present system OF street
railway advantages equal to this.
From the standpoint of former resi-
dent with the most pleasant memories of
the past, and with the tenderest ling ring
attachments for the city, can say that
l am proud of Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-10
FEMALE FRAUDS FOILED.
An Attempt to Work Rock Island
Business Houses Fails.
Rosa Green Arrested After Trying 10
Pass Number or Bogus Orders
An Accomplish IN Dav-
eDpOrt,
export

Rosa Green. claiming to hail from
Chicago, was arrested on First avenue
this morning by Chief Miller for attempt
ing to pass bogus orders on a number of
Rock Island business houses. During
the morning she had endeavored to OBJ.
tain merchandise at the stores of Csrse
& Co., McCabe Bros. aud M. & K. At
the first neme store she presented this
order:
Carse & Co: Please send me two pair
of Shoes ladies; y mems. and charge
to me. Mr. c. B. KNOX
Please send me the bill.
the fact that Mr.. Knox is deceased
used suspicion in the mind of Clerk
Mcdonald, who referred the matter TO
Manager Wright, who. of course, de-
clined 10 honor the order, and the young
woman left the store. Clerk Mcdonald
followed her and was not long in ascer-
tanning that at McCabe Bros. she had
attempted to secure SIS cloak on the
sreugh of an order, endorsed with the
name of Mrs. I. Huber. Mr.. McCabe was
not to be taken in by the order, and he
at oIce communicated with the police.
The woman had also attempted to palm
of an order for pair of ladies' shoes
signsd by B. Knox, at the NJ. s. <. es-
Establishment, but Clerk Adams was too
sharp for her. Meanwhile Chief Miller
had gotten on her track, and her arrest, as
stated, was the result.
The woman confessed at the station
that the orders we're forged. but she
claimed that they were written by an &C
complete named Maggie Noonsn who was
working in Davenport. Sine said both
were from Chicago. and that Mrs. Will
liam Crowley of 3141 Wabash avenue,
was her aunt. She claimed that her STEP
fathers name was Knox. which had in
duced her to suggest that name to her &C.
complete.
The young woman appeared to be
about 30 years of age, and was neatly
dres sed. She gave good description OF
the Noonan girl to the police and it was
telephoned by Chief Miller to the police
at Davenport
At late hour this afternoon no one
answering the description given had been
arrested in Davenport, though the police
over there are on the look out for her.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-10
PUSHING THE +, RR0dEGFS.
Another Important Meeting of the
Twin City Committee.
The r. rmanent Exposition Discuss d
at Length and an Adjournment to
the Brooks site

Obedient TO Chairman Velie's call, a
meeting OF the Twin City Columbian
Fourth of July and Mechanical EXPOSE
ton committee was held last evening at
the rooms of the Moline Business ASSOC
citation. Chairman Velie presided.
There was general discussion of the
committees report to the joint meeting
of the two associations held at Moline
Thursday night, and the action taken
upon it, and also free interchange of
views with reference to the tracts under
consideration, in which extended remarks
were made by Presidents jack
son and Bennett, of the
two associations, and the committee f.
nally adjourned to meet on the Brooks
tract tomorrow afternoon al $50, to per
sonally 60 over the land aud any othar
available property, and decide definitely
as to the best course 10 pursue.
The committee while realizing the i'm
portsnce ot the undertaking, and that
there is great deal of hard work 10 be
done if the exposition is TO be made a
success. Yet the committee is very
much in earnest and is thoroughly conf,
dent that it will be all that is anticipate
of it,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-10

A baking powder that can be depended
upon to be free from lime and alum is a
desideraium- in these DAYS of adulterated
food So far as can be judged from the
official reports. the Royal seems to be
the only one yet found by chemical
analyses TO be entirely without one or the
other of these substances, and absolutely
pure. This. it is shown, results from the
exclusive use by its manufacturers of
cream of tartar specially refined and pre-
pared by patent processes which totally
remove the tartrste OF lime and other i'm
purities. The cost of this chemically
pure cream of tartar is much greater than
any other, and it is used in no baking
powder except tie Royal" the manu-
fscturers of which control the patents
under which it is refined.
DR.. Edward G. Live, formerly analy-
tical chemist for the U. s. government,
who made the analyses for the New York
state board of health in their Investigation
of baking powders. and whose intimate
knowledge of the ingredients of all those
sold in this market enables him to speak
suthoritstively, says of the purity. whole
eomeness, and superior quality of the
"Royal:"
II find the Royal Baking Powder COM
posed of pure and wholesome ingredi-
ents. 1t is cream of tartar powder AID
does not contain either alum or phos-
pilates, or other Injurious substance.
Prof. Loves tests, and the recent Off
cial tests by both the United States and
Canadian governments, show the Royal
Baking Powder to be superior to all
others in strength and leavening power.
1t is not only the most economical in use.
but makes the purest. finest favored and
most wholesome food.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-10
po.L.1. p,chrd in a church

The Sunday school convened ss usual
at the Fourteen nth street NJ. Z. church
Yesterday morning. The first and sec
opd comets were played by Mr.. Wright
and q friend and it was their frst engage
ment. The music was all right and so
were the gentlemen. but they received
ilI.treatment on their first visit. hiter
the Sunday school services were over tney
proceeded TO the upper room 10 nnisu
their eppageme Mt, leaving their overcoats
in the room below. The janitor failed to
attend to his duty and watch the numer>
ous articles that had been left down
there. When Mr. Wright and his com,
panion went after their coats they found
them. but the pockets had been relieved
of two pairs CT valuable new gloves.
There was wrath and they went nome
muttering as they walked along the
s,reet.-Dsvenp port Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-10
A DREAM OF HAPPINESS

May be followed BY morning Of LA Grippe"
Easily, and whyi Because the displacement Of
covering in bed, . neglected draught from partly
clo- ed window, an open transom comes ted with
a windy entry In hotel, may convey to your nos
trils and lungs the death-dealing blast. Terrible
and swift are the inroads made by this new des-
royer. The medicated alcoholic principle 10
Hostetter's stomach Bitters viii check the dire
complaint. Apersistence in this preventive OF its
further development win absolutely checkmate
the dangerous mslady. Unmedicated alcoholic
stimulante are OF little or no value. The Just me
dium the Bitters No less ecscious is itin casee
of malaria, billiousness, constipation rheumatism,
dyspepsia and kidney trouble. The weak are
usually those UPON who disease fastene frst.
Invigorate with the Bitte:s.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-10
Court (uIlings.

In the circuit court before Judge Smith
this afternoon the arguments are bein
heard in the water litigation Of the city
VS.. George Wagner. City Attorney Haas
appearing for the city and Judge Wilkin.
son and William Jackson for Mr.. Wag-
uer.
The hearipgis on an Injunction secured
BY Mr.. Wagner against the city TO re-
strain it from shutting of his water sup-
ply on the ground that be will sustain
incalculable damages. The city claims
that inasmuch as be has failed to pay q
portion of his water rent it has q perfect
right to cut him of when 1t sees fit.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-10

lay opening" last year was
Eaccessful that l have decid-
y Fepeatit this year. and on
n asy and Saturday, Nov. 18th
f., T. i4th we will try to have the
| [s'e especially attractive, aud
II ~, 10 See even ybody in.
"lAe the line Of holiday
E Evas Is not yet complete, l
F IT,. good variety of things
~. .s new which we shall show
-. .as nrst time, and / think
Es, H. who drop in will find the
F|y1 \, worth while.
" .aS course we shall not refuse
\ 's u any who wish to buy;
H. u = two days are espec-
~ ~ Tor those who wish to
"a, G. M. LOOSELY.
NJ sLA's AND LAMPS,
second Avenue,
E'ckIslaud.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-10
(Aaribe for Stock

IN the Second series of the
Fas Building and Loan Asso-
Elon, of Rock Island.
ASafer and better investment
"a Government Bonds, be-
W. the loans are made only
lsStablished values and it
more than three times as
F1 interest besides the
Ellt invested and the profits
De withdrawn at any time.
Faey loaned at lowest rates.
r. a. DONALDSON, Secretary.
VIZ Rooms 3, 4, S and 6 Masonic Temple,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-10
RIVER Riplets .

The J. z. Caves and. inverness eacn
brought down eight strings OF logs.
The stage Of the water was w -
nom. the temperature on the bridge ~.
The Pilot and Verne Swain came down
and the B. Hershey and Verne SWAN
passed up.