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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-14

Mr.. SchOnberg and his companion had
been drinking.
therein. AS a rule these gazers were
women, possibly friends of some of the
post people, and this was not matter to
be much objected to. But one buggy,
drawn by gray horse, contained two
men whose appearance Miss Marshall's
keen eyes had noted as they passed the
first time and closely scrutiniZed as they
came down the next. One was hashy
in dress: both were loud in their talk
and staggering in manner; both were
smoking cigars of questionable origin
and one of them had the unmistakable
cut of the German Jew.
Any one could place" even had he
maintained silence, while, on the other
hand, his coarse tones would in the
blacklist darkness have proclaimed his
class. Both times they passed they
stared boldly at the occupants of the
carriage and critically inspected the
team and appointments-the second time
driving close alongside and perceptibly
slackening up to have better look
Mrs. Lane flushed under such bold scru-
tiny, and the other ladies looked embar-
raised and annoyed
ugh, those horrid men." spoke Mrs
Morris, the colonel's wife, who drove I'D
just in time to catch a Whit of malodor-
GUS smoke. "Who are they? and what
are they doing hereT'
Zone is Mr.. Schonberg,' answered
Mrs. Brodie, of the infantry He used
to be clerk here at the post trader:
several years ago, am told; but he has
his own store in town now, and they say
he's an awful cheat; no one will deaI
with him-from the post at least.
don't know the other man at all. He is
stranger"
They are particularly rude in man
ner, it seems to me-" said Mrs. Morris
81 wish the colonel would keep such
people away from the reservation"
THAT man likes to be impudent, Capt
Brodie says. He was put off the reserva
ton some years ago and ordered never
to come on again. he was caught SNUG
Cling liquor to the men, and had beer
for months lending them money at scan
dalous interest, and every one knew, and
knows now. that he has the worst kind
of influence ON them. Indeed, Mrs. Nor
ris, wish the colonel would keep him
out, although suppose some of the mer
the most vicious among them-wouli
go to his place in town whenever they
wanted money or liquor. He probably
ventures out here because the Eleventh
has just come to the garrison, and HI
supposes Col. Morris to be in ignorance
of his character and of the orders thai
had been given by his predecessor Maj
Kenyon knows him well enough, ant
the colonel of the -th cavalry gave
strict orders that he should not be al
lowed even to cross the bridge. Blu
then none of your regiment knows him
suppose"
"Mr. Hearn knows him, Mrs. Brodie,
promptly spoke young lady who wor,
not inconspicuously the gold crossed
rifles of the infantry.
"Why, how can that be when he ha
been here no longer than the other off
GERS of the Eleventh. was the immediate
! reply.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-14
ALocomotiYe Steamboat.

A locomotive steamboat is being built at
Kristanstad, Sweden. for the navigation of
a chain of small lakes separated by falls.
The boat is to be fitted with wheels fitting
a track, and power can be applied to either
the propeller or the driving wheels of the
locomotive part of the craft. The track is
} feet inches gauge, with grades of one in
35, and curves of radius of 100 meters
Boston Transcript.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-14
CHAPTER ".

Out along the grassy slopes the live
lest of trumpet calls were ringing. Long
lines of mounted skirmishers were ad-
vancing in mimic attack against the
bluffs to the Forth of the wide valley.
Assembly and deploy, rally and charge.
followed each other in quick succession,
and the piff- paff of carbines far out on
the eastern flank was answered by
sweeping dash of whirling sabers and
thunder of galloping hoofs Here and
there the bright hues of the guidons lent
color to the somber effect of service dress
and treeless prairie And along the bold
crests that SPAWNED the northern sky
limo groups of gayly attired spectators
whose parasois and fans, scarfs and hand
kerchiefs, seemed flutterinS in constant
motion, watched the busy scene ON the
fats below. Several buggies and carry
alls had driven out from the neighbor-
ing town; three or four ambularces and
Concord wagons were present from the
post itself; and one light open barouche,
drawn by two stylish bays and driven by
a dignified negro. was evidently a center
of attraction for many eyes. Herein
were seated Mrs, Lane and her guest.
Miss Marshall, with their near neigh
bors, the wife and si5;Gr of Mr Wharton,
first lieutenant CT Lanes troop.
Several ladies from the fort had alight-
ed from their various vehicles and We're
gathered in lively conversation about the
barouche. Others, seated along the crest,
were watching the evolutions and COM
menting, as is their wont. on the horse
manship or voice of this officer or that.
Every now and then some town buggy
would drive close beside the one stylish
looking carriage and its occupants would
gaze with much curiosity upon the party
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-14
ACCORDING TO Fridays Chicaoo 10 roll,

ACCORDING to Fridays Chicago He raid
Representative Payne, of this county,
met DR.. Moore, one of the F. NJ. B. A.
members. in the lobby of the Leland no.
Eel on Thursday. and warm discussion
ensued. The report said that Payne ges-
iiculsted wildly and that Moore bad to
dodge to save being hit. Go slow. Viii
liam; you're not up in Yuma now.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-14
THE proposition to elect United s stes

The proposition to elect United s stes
senators direct by the people of the re-
spective states is receiving attention even
ia the senate itself. If John NJ. Palmer
shall be elected, it shall be great lever
IN bringing this much needed amendment
10 the constitution. If the question
should be submitted TO the people of the
United States, it would be carried affirm
atively by two to one.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-14

The pension appropriation bill re.
Gently passed the senate. 1t sppropriates
for pensions for the year the sum of
Sl33, 173 .0S5; for fees and expenses of
examining surgeons. 81 SOC. 600; for sal>
aries of eighteen pension agents, $73. 600
and for clerk hire, SSOO.OOO.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-14

MRS. FITzsIMMoNs, wife of the man
who knocked Dempsey out, said to New
Orleans reporter: Bob isn't as hand.
some as some, but while your president
receives $50, 900 year my husband has
made $l5 600 in less than two hours. 1t
rs the difference in the men, you see"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-14
An ARMY P0RTIA.
By CHARLES KING, q. s. A.,
Author of "The Coloners Daughter, (" The
Deserter," From the Ranks, "Dun-
rGpen Ranch" "TtDo Soldiers"

copyright, 1880, by J. B. Lippincott Company,
Philadelphia, and published by special arrange
ruent with tim
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-14
A Tailor's Courtship.

Lena-Und hat you really sooch a
sdrong attachment for me, Isaac?
Schneide-Yaw; it vas like brtton
sewed on NIT Slk!-Puck.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-14
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY ID 1891.

Boston Herald: Fashionable society
IN New York has hit upon new fad. 1t
consists OF going to church on Sunday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-07
BY G. F. LU M NJ | S.
Narrative of Sport Adventure and Hardship During Trip on Fl
Ohio to the Pacific Coast
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH

$500 in s. 5ogold pieces, which would no'
suffer from perspiration as paper money
would, and was ofsmall denominations as was
necessary in trip whore the changing of a
$40 piece would have cost my life in 100
places.
1t might be interesting to state my expe-
riences in trudging across the corner of Ohio,
the whole length of Indiana, and Illinois;
but 1t would make this story too long, and
you would prefer that the space be saved
for the greater interest and excitement of
the tramp in the farth: II West. The most
prominent memory of the first week is-sore
feetl 1 had been walking good deal for
wears before starting on the tramp; but the
ground was burned up with drought, and the
weather was still very hot, and walking all
day, day after day, on that baking surface
soon made my feet sore as one huge boil
But the experienced walker does not nurse
such blister4 If you sit down and cure
them they come back as soon as you resume
the march. If you viii shut your teeth and
trudge on, and bear the extrems pain for a
few days, the rebellious sores gradually
tougher into self-cure, and the cure is per-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-07

AT the bottom, and gathered at the top so
that it would just go over the crown of my
broad hat, from whose brim it fell to my
feet. After that the bloodthirsty little pests
rot no more satisfaction from my veins.
At Lawrence, too, visited the Indian
school. then Just being completed, where
some of my swarthy young friends Of later
wears are now being educated, and also wit
messed some fishing which seemed very odd.
The Kaw abounds in huge catfish, ranging
as high sometimes as 100 pounds, and they
are fond of lying in the Wild waters below
the sheeting of the Lawrence dam. There
are three or four old boatmen who go fish
ing for them under water, and with curious
tackle-only big, sharp, steel hook secure
ly strapped to the right arm. Diving into
the current they grope along the bottom
until they touch the eel-like hide of one of
these s'hornpouts, and then jab the hook
into the fish wherever they can, like gaff
There is then fearful struggle, for large
fish has great strength when in his native
element. and shortly before my visit one Of
the most expert of these diver-fshermen
hooked a sscat" too big for him, and was
dragged about and drowned before he could
unstrap the hook from his arm and thus es-
cape.
Stepped Upon Rattlesnake.
made quick work of stepping off, Kan
sas; and, after the Kaw Valley had fallen
behind me, with daily growing interest. A
couple of hundred miles from Kansas City
it began to feel as if I were getting "really
out West" In one day stepped upon q
Young rattlesnake-which was luckily too
cold and sluggish to strike me before I
could jump 0ff-and saw my first 'dog-
town" with its chattering rodents and stolid
owls, my first sagebrush and cactus and
cattle rancho. And the plains impressed
me greatly. They seemed loneier and more
hopeless than mid-ocean. Such an infnity
of nothing-such weight of silencel The
outlook was endless; it seemed as if one
could fairly see the day after tomorrow
crawling up that infinite horizon!
The 15,6O0-acre ranch seemed very big to
me then, and was very interesting with its
5000 sheep, 500 high-bred cattle, score of
cowboys, and other things in proportion.
The night was there the coyotes jumped a
high fence and made sad havoc among the
valuabl. sheep in the corral; and this
seemed still more as if were coming to the
borders of an interesting land.
. At Ellsworth, which was then rather
ahard' village, first found the cowboy
dandy in all his glory of $40 sombrero, his
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time covered by the expedition, the ex-
rerant physical enjoyment, the rich store
information, the whole museum of curios
q mementos. and above all the exper-
nee, it was very cheap. Ihave it to thank
at later, when overwork had brought
ralvsis upon me, and lost me the use of
knotted left arm of which I was once so
-oud, I came back to the wilderness to
udv and live among the wonderful races
ID scenes whom 1 had found in walking
ross the continent.
On the 11th of September, 1884, 1 left the
easaut old town Of ChillicOthe, O., which
"a been for two years my home, for Gin
unati, and from the latter city began, next
". my long walk. wore a close but not
ght knickerbocker suit-one who has not
armed the science of walking doesn't
cam what a hampering there is in the ag-
-erate in that two feet of tapping trousers
low the knee-with flannel shirt and low,
rht Curtis & Wheeler shoes. People who
, not walk all the time should wear thick
Jed, heavy shoes for tramp; but, if one
to make a business of walking, the best
av is to be as lightly shod at possible, and
the soles and ankles tougher and
rengthen without ''crutches. Since
arning to campaign in the Apache mocca-
! have always preferred rev uays OF
re feet and subsequent light-footedness to
srpetual dragging of heavy shoes. My
&c went On by express to Wa Keeny.
IN, where l was to shoulder it; and my
uall valise and light but capacious duck
napsack made their daily marches on the
-oader shoulders of the express companies
Not Pound of Extra Weight.
The first rule of walking for pleasure is to
ak light, and for that reason had long
20 discarded the bicycle for long trips. 1t
very pleasant to ride, but when you have
carry your 'horse," which would be
1out half the time on such journey, is is
bad rs a ball and chain. Even a real horse
ould have made impossible many of my
ost interesting experiences, and have
use to be thankful a thousand times that
was free from all such encumbranoes. In
w pockets were writing material, fishing
alle, matches, and tobacco, and a small
ryolver, which was discarded for 44cali-
er at Denver. A strong hunting knife, the
Iost useful of all tools, hung at my belt, and
! money belt next my skin was buttoned
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-07
w1IHELMs MAIDEN SPEECH.
How He Covered Himself With Glory at
Banquet to His Father.

Few people who read the Emperor Will
Jams speeches in the newspapers have ever
heard of William the Seconds maiden burst
of oratory. 1t occurred in 1880 at Koenigs-
berg, the occasion being banquet rendered
to the then Crown Prince Frederick and his
son, Prince William. The Grown Prince
sat at the head Of the table, pipe in mouth,
and a big bumper of claret in front OF him,
to al seeming enjoying himself to his
hearts content.
He showed no particular inclination to
talk-a fact which seemed, to have restless
effect upon his son-for the young Prince
suddenly got up, bowed to his father, and
launched out in passionate verbiage on the
duties of soldier, and the glories Of the
Fatherland. The Grown Prince at first
looked astonished, and then a smile of sat
isfaction and pride wreathed itself amid the
puffs of his pipe, and turning to the general
who sat by his side he said: "Well, Will
lam is not quite his mothers boy, but he
suits his father to perfection"
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1t of the profit, too, except that Jing-
;, only half-satisfying sort which can
footed up in the ledger.
was after neither time nor money, but
not life in the pitiful meaning OF the
y health-seeker, for 1 was perfectly well
I q trained athlete, but life in the truer,
ader, sweeter sense, the exhilarant joy
living outside the sorry fences of civili-
on, living with a perfect body ard
llened mind, life where brain and Drawn
leg and lung, all rejoice and grow alert
ether. I am an American and felt
AIMED to know so little of my own coun-
as I did and as most Americans do.
young, only %, with educated muscles
full experience of the pleasures OF long
Iestrian tours, that is, such tours as are
lerally deemed long. Furthermore, 1
ned TO remove from Ohio to California
Had q Number of Motives.
90 here was a chance to kill several birds
b one stone, to learn more of the country
its people than railroad travel could
n teach; to have the physical Joy which
the confirmed pedestrian knows; TO
re the mental awakening of new sights
/ experiences; and to get, In this ENJOY
e fashion, to my new home,
these are the motives which led me to
iertake walk of 3,507 miles, occupying
DAYS. There was no wager direct or In
ect; no limitation to specified time. nor
z other restriction to make a slave Of
and ruin the pleasure of the walk. 1t
5 purely ''for fun" in a good sense; and
most productive four months of rather
rring life There was no desire for noto-
ty-indeed 1 found it generally more
ufortable to tell no one on the way my
ect, and thus to avoid the stares and
.stions of strangers. The journey was
Il fatiguing, but never dull; full of hard
D and spiced with frequent danger in its
Ter halt, but always instructive, keenly
eresting and keenly enjoyed, even at its
,dest, and it had some very hard sides.
q first half need be but briefly outlined,
If was through a well-settled country
h little adventure, and though interest
to me, was no more noteworthy than
nv other pedestrian trips in the East.
The West Was Full of Adventure.
But from Colorado westward it was an ex-
ing series of adventures-far more OF an
,er1euce than I had at all expected. If
narrative tells only of my own doings
! impressions, you must remember that
mped alone, so there is no one else to
lre the storv-except the dear dog whose
rhful chumship for 1,5O0 adventurous
les. and whose awful death on the desert
,-a left me some of the sweetest and some
the saddest memories of my life. The
luD cost many times the amount of a
,t-cIass passage by rail; yet In view OF
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-07

brought with him as his bride the most
beautiful Princess in tbe land This hap
pened in the summer, then came fall, which
was followed by winter, after which came
the spring. And thus, year out and year in,
each season came in its turn, bringing its
Joys and pleasures to the wise King and
Queen, who ruled SO kindly and well over
their people. The Prince was no longer
known as the enchanted Prince Summer,
who cared only for his own enjoyment, but
his fame went abroad through the country
as great King, wonderful for his brave
deeds. PAYSIE.
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cord. AS for my feet, they were much in
the condition of those Of the barefoot
Georgia girl of whom Porte Crayon tells as
standing by the hearth. ''Sall'' cried her
mother, ''the's live coal under yo' footF
Sal did not bulge, but looked up stupidity
and drawled, (Which foot, mann"
To be continued Yerz SsEaday
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-07
1hSn-DECAPITATION

15S0-DECAPITATION.
I all to hear man rehearse
All that he had for dinner;
How this was bad, and that was worse,
The cook the veriest sinner.
st. Paul he was gentleman
Nezt what was set before h1mi
Iwonder If he had a plan
To stop them, should men bore h1mf
Iwonder, would he calmly sit,
While some such bore was growing,
And show displeasure not q bit
Not even by his scowling?
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16s1.-H1ppEN BUILDINGS.

I06I.-HIUDEN bUIIDiNo,.
knew O Mr., Scott q generation or 80 ago,
who claimed to be descendent oI Slr
Walter. but in no way did he resemble the
poet; he was in truth, utterly lacking in the
good Qualities he delighted to rehearse as
Belonging to his ancestor. A lawyer at the
bar never shot eloquence from MS Tongue
more forcibly than did this man when dis
coursing upon the writer of Marmion. A
Quaker who was one day listening to his
genealogical boasting said to him: Thou III
seemest very proud of thine ancestor. since
thou are are so proud. of the fame that was
this mans, only wonder if he would have
been as proud of thee. If thy grandmother
had an opal century ago, that is no reason
glass in thy ring"
The man thus addressed jumped into cab
instantly and disappeared from view;
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-07

1ndb ID mAds a Se
many of my friends
said when they heard
of my determine
ton to travel from
Ohio to California on
foot, and very likely
it is the question that
will fEst come to your
mind in reading OF
the longest walk for
pure pleasure that is
on record. But rail-
roads and Pullmans
were invented to help
US hurry through life
and miss most of the
Measure of it-and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-07

l. B.A K II G A B
A follower of very useful mechanical call
ing will give the key to the above example.
RE. A. DING.
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1576-ANAGRAM.

lOlO-ANAGhAm.
The scientist humming cheerful refrain,
With telescope searches the starry domain.
He spies the Great Bear and the sweet
PIeiades,
The crescent moon trembling above the dark
Andromeda holds for moment his gaze,
And Regulus, too, scarce seen through the
And he thinks as he sweeps DER the galaxy
That for star-gazing tits most glorious
But now in the West there appears dark
While deep in its bosom the thunders growl
The Storm Kings abroad he is mounting on
He fings his dark banners athwart the blue
His isgions, upOorne on the wings of the
Rush onward, and leave not a twinkler be-
And, gaining the zenith. they swiftly de-
To blast every hope of our star-gaEing
Who suiienly snarls as the window he bars:
"I1l just go to bed, for thsreln be - no more
1577-BLANKs.
Example: My-..live as well as 40; !
l. saw that pert little --an apple from
.. r. was a - they usedsin the stage
scenery; but the plant at the center OF the
stage was q genuine =.
8. I have driven the times from tne
pansv bed to-day. She Is the most mis-
chievous Il ever saw.
4. Does Ned's - to muchf 1t seems TO De
Ned's ambition to be like him -
s. I wonder what grudge the --me that
thew are ALWAYS out of sight when fish for
them. never see SO much as a-of them
when, am angling.
g. We went up country to hunt -; pus
he to approach any nearer. ETHYL
1578-CURTAnED DECAPITATIoN.
"Center this all"
Said stingy Paul;
"Ruin and shame shall us befau.
- just look at that
A second hat!
Madam, halt at this callp,
BITTER SWEET.
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16a1-cuRTAnMENT.

1t is q first to try to uu,
When harshly falls each tone;
It takes q courage, too, not small
Incompetence to own.
Some never know they can't complete
And murder tunes through life;
They fancy they have voices sweet,
Their ignorance is 80 rife.
BITTER SWEET.
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WAGES PAID AT LEIPZIG.
How Men and Women Workers Fare ~
the Busy German City.

the Busy German City.
The following statistical table, published
BY the Commercial Chamber of the city Of
LEIPZIG, gives good idea of the wages paid
in one of the busiest centers of the Father
land The wage-workers are divided into
six classes, according to the average amount
of money they earn all the year round
These are the figures:
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Marks


A German mark u equal to IN American
zusrtsr-dollAz.
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CHAPTER I.
START FROM OHIO.

THE START FROM OHIO.
Iut why tramp? Aren't there railroads
Pullmans enough, that you must walkf
MI = crrQQf
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15S3-DoUBLE ACRosTIC.

1583-DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
Words of SiI Letters.
l. A farm. 2. To impregnate with aro-
matics 8. A kind of grass. L. btographi-
cal name. 5. An iron instrument for hold
ing ship at rest. 6. Natal.
IJ1itidIs-Related by blood.
F'iYldJe.-Dominions of an Emperor.
Corn6ined.-A foreign country. A. q. u.
15A.-CHARADE
The first is always last
The last termination,
The whole is not soon past,
But is Of long duration.
FOR JUNE.
There will be three fine prizes to Do
awarded for the best three lots OF answers
to the puzzles published during the month.
Send in the answers in weekly installments.
1861 Uncle Sam. q stephen A. Douglas.
g. B. F. Stephenson. 4. Henry NJ. Stanley.
g. DR.. Franklin. g. Earl of WARWICK z.
Joseph Hopkinson. g. John Ericsson. 9.
Julius Caesar. 10. Henry VIII, of England.
II. Daniel Webster. H. Thomas Jefferson.
l3 Jessie Brown. n. Herodotus. 10 st
Helena. 16 John Milton. II. Sir Waiter
Scott. 1s Virginia Dare. 10. Duke OF Well
ington. 20. Nero. 21. Attila.
1566-Castors
567-Adirondacks. Sad-iron, sink, drink,
card. sack, ark, rink rock, crank.
l56SSham-e.
l56s-Because he is de newer (demure).
1570-Snowbound.
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1679-ADDITIoN AND MULTIPLICATIo
T @ X B NJ
L A G I n
II 81 T s
LS A
L II L 8 B
X I II A 8
h s I T s