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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-21
She Popped.

Amelia was all sweet. nice and
nervous and she said to her sweet
heart:
"You have been so old friend ]
want to tell you something. am"
and she blushed-'.I am going to be
married.
Wait" he cried hoarsely; before
you go further. hear me- must say
it, though l have no right now. but
will have less later. l love you;
adore you; / have loved you since we
were children together lido not see
how can live and see you the wife
Of another. But, at least, you will
know that | have loved you all these
years, and when you hear the wind
sigh over my distant grave-of course
that Is nonsense"
Don't take on so. John Henry"
she said, softly, I'm going to marry
you!"
Then the strong man tainted, and.
as she bent over him, q determined
little line showed about her mouth
and she muttered Il had to do some
thing to bring him to it."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-21
A Fish That Could Talk.

A natural curiosity captured on the
coast OF Africa on May 5, 1854, by
Sig. Cavana and exhibited in all the
great cities of Europe during the
years 1859, 1860, 1861 and 1862,
where cit was advertised as the
Talking Fish" was in reality, a
species of African seal well known to
ma turalists on account of its wonder
full powers of mimicry. This partic-
ular animal was about twelve feet in
length and weighed something over
500 pounds 1t had fine, dog-like
head and large, beautiful black eyes
which seemed to sparkle with intefi-
gence whenever the creature was
spoken to by any one. 1t was very
docile and when told to dance would
roll over and over in his bathtub,
with first tail and then head above
water, all the time chattering as
though enjoying the sport as much
rs the spectators did. 1t soon learned
many odd tricks, and, it is claimed,
learned to articulate at least three
words very plainly, viz: Mamma, :"
papa" John" the last being it's
keepers name. When told to pray it
would clasp its clippers" in the atti-
tude of supplication and put on a
sanctimonious look that could hardly
be equaled by the most plous friar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-21

! was troubled with catarrh for
seven y ears previous to commencing
the use of Ely's Cream Balm. 1t has
done for me what other so-called
cures have failed to do-cured me.
The effect of the Balm seemed ma ri
cal.-Clarence l.. Huff, BiddefCrd,
Me.
After trying many remedies for
catarrh during the past y years. |
tried Ely's Cream Balm with COM
plete success. 1t is over one year
since l stopped using it, and haze
had no return of catarrh. ! recon-
mend it to all my friends. Milton
L. Palm, Reading, Pa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-21

Would You be AtfIacf iNe

You must b hestly. Would You be healthy
always keep within reach, ready for any cmer
Sency, DIR Perc''o Pleasant Pellets, the pc fec
ton of ply sic! Headache, biliousness, constipa
ton, coat tongue, always indicate a torpid
liver These magic Pellets act directly upon the
iver-the fountain head of many ills correcting
all disorders. driving on all Impurities, stimu.
lating healthy action. The best Liver Pill,
mildly giving a the bene it and none .he dis
comfort of other pills
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-21

Two weeks ago John johnson married a
girl at Chicago. She is now asking the
police to find him as he has gone and taken
$1,000 of her money with him. She had
known him only a month before the
marriaon
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-21
COUNTY ByILDING.

19-Mary F, Porter to John W.
Good, part outlot l, Mary F. Porter's
first add, Moline, 4,5O0.
Uriah Bortner to c. V. Jehnsen.
part lot .. block 6. Edwards second
add, Moline, $500.
Probate
2a-Estate of John Cuneyn, petit
ton for letters of administration
filed. Bond filed and approved. Let
tiers Of administration issued to
William McEniry.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26
Fight with a Leonard.

A striking illustration of British
courage and logged persistence was
given by an officer in India, named APP
cher, in a fight with a leopard. He
was going round rock, following the
beast, which he had wounded, when
the leopard, meeting the hunter, dash
ed at him. Apcher jumped one side
and fired. The shot only staggered the
leopard. The man started to run, but
before he could turn round the beast
was almost upon him.
He struck the animal with the gun
as it was in the act of striking him and
so warded off the blow from his head
But the beasts claws of one paw cut his
right cheek, and the other paw knocked
the gun out of the officer hands.
With all his strength the man dashed
his right hand into the beasts mouth
and with the left grasped him around
the throat. The leopard caught him
near the elbow and bit through the fore
arm. E2erting all his strength, Apcher
threw the leopard into rift between
the rocks and on its back. With his
knee on its chest, one hand in its mouth,
the other grasping its throat, he held
the struggling animal. His native boy
came up with double barreled gun.
Put it in the leopard's mouth and
fire, y said Apcher.
The boy obeyed, pulled both triggers
and killed the beast, fortunately with
out hitting the hand. The logged Off
GERS left hand and arm were much in
jured; every finger of the right hand
was lacerated, the hand bitten through
and the forearm torn in five places.
Youth g Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

Mesalliance is always interesting
when it occurs outside of our own i'm
mediate circle of relatives and friends.
A man or woman sacrifices social in
stincts, bids defiance to conventions and
follows the simple promptings of the
heart-and the results? Disagreeable to
those most nearly concerned, but fasci-
mating to the outside world. There is
no subject so fruitful for the novelist.
A well known novel, now widely read,
was saved by this. l will not name it,
for cannot break literary condolences.
The writer, favorite living novelist,
had reached point in his story when ev-
erything. characters and events, seemed
to settle down to a deadly low level OF
dull commonplace. He was in despair.
A friend, an experienced man of the
world, gave him a word of advice: elm
troduce mesalliance. That never fails
to enliven things" The novelist did so,
and his book is selling briskly today
Vogue.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

A Manayunk man who has pet cat
bought one of those new tangled mouse
toys from vender on Market street on
Saturday afternoon. When he arrived
at his house in the evening, he brought
out the mouse and began to run it up
and down the dining room floor. Tabby,
who was lying on rug, suddenly gave
a jump for the supposed rodent. This
scared the head of the house so much
that he jumped back and in doing soup
set the supper table, breaking nearly all
the dishes and mixing up the evening
meal into boarding house hash. The
family dog secured the choicest beef
steak, and the cat began to lap up the
spilled cream. Mr.. Housekeeper had a
big sized row with his wife and ended
up thescene by getting gloriously drunk.
The tin mouse, the cause Of all the es-
arrangement, was crushed in the melee
Philadelphia Record
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26
A MARRIAGE LOTTERY.

London's Queer Mixture of Dowry, Matri-
mony and Hebrew Philanthropy.
"Michael Harris and Nancy Jacobs
having polled the highest number Of
votes were duly elected to receive a
dowry of 500 and marriage fees, and a
vacancy was again declared for a couple"
SO ran paragraph in a Jewish paper
recently, and a reporter was fired with
an ambition to learn more about these
folks who give couples dowries, and
more about the conditions under which
such dowries are won. The benevolence,
it appeared, emanated from the Society
for Allowing Marriage Fees and a Por-
ton to Young Men and Virtuous Girls
of the Jewish Faith. The president Of
this society one would imagine would
be a patriarchal sage with grandchil-
dren in scores about his knees. But Mr..
A Swaab, who is the head Of the So
ciety, is young man with slight black
mustache, clean shaven chin and GER
tainly no grandchildren. When not
hymeneally occupied he is engaged in his
business as a diamond merchant in Hat
ton Garden.
1.-The society" he said, in reply to the
interviewer, "has been in existence near
ly 90 years, and has done no small
amount of good 1t was started among
few friends in quite small way, and
dowry of $40 only was all that could be
afforded at first, But $40, if not exactly
drop in the ocean, was not quite suff-
cient to answer the purpose In view, and
as the fund grew the dowry wasincreased
to G25."
care the operations Of the society con
fined to London
"No. They extend all over England.
The funds are recruited by subscriptions
of all amounts, from penny week up
ward, and by donations"
ut gives them prior claim on the
dowry perhaps9'
mo, it doesn't. win make that clear
in moment. We assist about dozen
couples every year, the dowries and mar
rage fees coming to over $780, The OBJ
iect In giving the dowry is to enable the
young couples to start little business
together. Before becoming candidates
for the dowry toward which they need
not have subscribed a farthing-thav
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

The usual pictures Of the gorilla do
not represent him as have seen him.
He has not only crouching habit, but
he walks on all four of his legs and has
the motion Of most quadrupeds, using
his right arm and left leg at the same
time, and alternates with the left arm
and right leg. 1t is not exactly walk
or trot, but kind of ambling gait
while the chimpanzee uses his arms as
crutches, but lifts one foot from the
ground little in advance of the other
They do not place the palm of the hand
on the ground, but use the back of the
fingers from the second joint and at
times the one / have described above
seemed to touch only the back of the
nails, but this was when she was scarce
ly moving at all. am now preparing
to photograph some of them, and think
l can give more reliable picture of
this animal than | have ever seen here
tofore. Mcclure 8 Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

IL is depfessingly solemn in expression.
The type is 8 feet inches tall She
weighs 115 pounds. Her breadth of
shoulder is II inches. The girth of her
natural chest is 800 inches. She can ex-
pand that about two inches. Her girth
of hips is 35.4inches. Her girth of head is
21.5 inches. Her stretch of arms is 90. 8
inches. As the college girl stoo sensible
to construct her waist to any considerable
degree, so she is wise enough to give her
feet plenty of freedom.
The types foot is 81 inches long. Her
waist is "A inches in circumference. Her
legs are not well developed. Her girth
of calf is only 49, inches. In truth the
figure has more fragility than that of her
counterpart, without a corresponding
gain in grace.
1t is when he finishes the results of
his observations as to Temperament, how
ever, that DR.. Sargent approaches most
closely to dangerous ground, for he de-
clares that the typical college girl stu
dent is distinctly nervo-b bilious. This
seems like a maliciously devised scheme
on the part of the doctor to forestall crit
icism from the girls.
The shrewd, scientific expert has
doubtless conceived the notion of put
ting their very criticisms in evidence to
prove his sweeping assertion. He will
scarcely succeed, however, in propitiat-
ing the ladies by the deprecatory re
mark that his lay fgure'is not that of an
so or go per cent girl; that it represents
merely so per cent of their good points,
and is halfway from the best to the
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26
A Contest For Buttons.

A great contest is now in progress for
the state button belt. For time this
trophy seemed to belong to gentleman
in Belfast, who was the happy possessor
of a string of 1000 different kinds of but
tons, which had come to him as legacy
from his sister. 1t is evident, however,
that he isnot to be permitted to wear his
regalia. A claim for 1t has been put in
by gentleman in Gorham, who has a
string of buttons. no two alike, number
ing at least 5000, and which has been in
his possession something over 20 years.
We would suggest that the string of but
tons in question, which is over 40 feet in
length, might be sewed in strips about
the belt, and add such novelty to the
trophy as might well stimulate the am
billions of future aspirants for the cham
pionship honors in this field of effort
Kennebec Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

Among large class of craftsmen the
wish has long been entertained for the
discovery of hard, compact and even
grained wood, having all the charac-
teristics of lockwood and for which it
would form an efficient substitute. For
many years past the gradual dimin-
ution in the supplies of lockwood and the
deterioration in its quality have proved
serious facts in more than one occupa-
ton, including engravers, hardwood
dealers, etc, especially the former, on
account of the higher price asked for
the material and the difficulty of Sc
curing it of the needed size and firmness
of texture so as to insure the artistic
excellence of the engraving.
While by far the most important use
of this wood is for the engraver's art,
it is also applied TO numerous other
purposes, such, for instance, as weav-
ing shuttles, mathematical instruments,
turnery uses, carving, cabinet work,
etc. The fact is interesting as well as
important that lockwood Is the nearest
approach to ivory Of any wood known
and will therefore probably increase
gradually in value as it becomes scarcer.
Small wood, under four inches, is used
considerably by flax spinners for rollers
and by turner's for various purposes,
rollers for rink skates, etc, and If free
from splits is of equal value with the
larger wood. New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

have to be possessed of all home neces-
saries and furniture, and the man has TO
prove to the satisfaction of the commit
tee that he is in position to MAINTAIN
his wife" -,
"Only yirtuous girls are to be befrlend-
ed BY the society, I gather from It's ute
Does II not become rather a delicate mat
fer to adiudicate upon the qualifications
of young lady applicantsf'
every case is investigated by two
members Of the committee, appointed
annually for that purpose. They make
their INQUIRIES with proper tact and DIS
erection, and they also investigate inc
character of the man. Let us go through
the entire procedure. Say vacancy mas
been declared. which means that we nave
sufficient in hand to put another dowry
nm for competition. We send out notlces
to that effect and supply forms OF appll-
cation. We get four, five, six, perhaps
a dozen couples contesting for the prize.
They all come before the committee In
couples. and are asked questions con-
corning the money they have saved, the
nature of the mans work, and so on.
Once. I suppose, must have been press
ing the prospective bridegroom pretty
hard for the young lady spoke up sor-
rowfully, Well, sir, you got married
once. and we want to toop"
'EWell, as soon as they have been ad-
mitted as candidates, what followsT'
eve give them book of members,
and tell them to go and canvass for votes,
the members possessing votes in proper
ton to the amount of their subscrip-
TONS"
"Have you yourself many votesT
eyes, hold something like so votes.
''Then you are the target of plenty of
beseeching brown eyes and persuasive
glances?
''No, nothing out Of the way, because
as president 1 take no part in choosing
the recipients of the dover"
"Can you give me specific instance
of the good the society has done?'
81 can, and striking one, think.
There are three members of the commit
tee of the society, now men of position
and well to do, who were embarked up
on life with dowries from the society,""
Pail Mall Gazette
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

ANGRY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
They Wreck a Hall and storm Police Head
quarters In Cincinnati.

They Wreck Hall and storm Police Head
quarters In Cincinnati.
School children to the number of ZOO
nearly wrecked Odd Fellows hall at
Eighth street and Central avenue late
Tuesday afternoon. At the closing of
the school four young men distributed
tickets to the pupils of the cathedral
school and the largest three public
schools. The children were informed
that ticket with 5 cents added would
entitle one to admittance to an enter
tainment and a valuable prize.
For over an hour in the afternoon chill
dren poured into Odd Fellows hall, each
paying a nickel. Finally young man
came out and sang a song so badly that
the little auditors hooted him. At the
same time another man distributed
chewing gum packages to few in the
audience. The singer stepped into an
anteroom, and the other went out the
door.
Becoming tired of waiting forthe next
act, thechildren finally stormed the stage,
only to find nobody. When they realized
the swindle, they broke out every win
dow, smashed the chairs and wrought
ruin in every possible way.
A detail of police came rushing to the
hall This gave the children an idea, for
in a body they assailed police headquar-
tiers until the authorities were in state
of siege. 1t was late at night when the
young victims reluctantly went home.
No trace was found Of the swindlers.
They secured over 800. The hall was
damaged several times that much.-Cin-
cinnati Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26
"Jim HilI,s House."

Every visitor to st. Paul who has seen
the big red sandstone pile Familiarity
known throughout the American occi-
dent as Jim Hills house"-and Stats
tics are not at hand to show the number
of st. Paul's visitors who have not seen
twill be interested in the bit of do
nestle gossip that 20 servants and one
housekeeper are needed to keep each floor
of the enormous dwelling in order. There
is magnificent Minneapolis mansion
that boasts, it is said, II servants and a
housekeeper, but this retinue, St. Paul is
proud to prove, is for the entire estab-
lishment, while Mr. Hills 81 are the
equipment for his every floor. Although
Of such gigantic proportions, the Hill
house is most beautiful as well, and its
situation upon that stateliest of sites, St.
Anthony's hill, makes it one of the choic-
est as well as one of the costliest dwell
ings in this country New York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26
APPENDICITIS is POPULAR.
Nature of the Disease That of Late Ha
Become Almost Fashionable.

Nature of the Disease That of Late Has
Become Almost Fashionable.
Not many years ago, tolerably COM
mon report of the cause of death was
inflammation of the bowels. 1t was a
pretty general tsrm and has since been
little heard of as different forms of
Inflammation in the abdominal cavity
have become better known.
The most startling of all this is APP
pendicitis, Inflammation Of the vermi-
form appendix, useless and dangerous
closed pouch which projects from the
cecum. Almost concurrently with the
enormous advance in surgery, which
makes opening the abdomen reasonably
safe instead of almost certainly fatal,
there has been an enormous increase
in the number of cases of this disease
reported by physicians. The disease has
acquired an interest that it could not
have while it was almost impossib BILE
to treat it successfully. While only a
limited range of treatment was open
for any abdominal inflammation it
made little difference just where or
what the lesion was; now there are every
reason to decide promptly and accu-
rately and good hope of a surgical cure
in this and some other affections of the
lower viscera.
At the same time, it is evident that
much remains to be learned as to this
particular affection. Until recently it
was usually supposed to proceed from
mechanical irritation of some indiges-
tible substance which became fastened
in this slender blind passage. Now there
is a germ theory for it, which gets
some support from the fact that occa-
sionally in true case of appendicitis
no foreign substance is found in the APP
pendix In the great majority of cases,
however, a solid substance is found,
sometimes under circumstances which
make it impossible to doubt that it fur
nished the starting point for the attack.
There seems also to be distinct diff
ference of opinion among physicians as
to the length of time case may con-
tinue Some say, or at least imply, that
a mild irritation may exist for weeks
or months, while others consider that
the acute and brief stage is the only
one which deserves to be known under
the title Of Observation-Disclosures
Courant.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26
FAMOUS TORTURE INSTRUMENTS.
The Earl of Shrewsbury's Collection Soon t.
BE Exhibited In Gotham.


The Earl of shrewsbury's Collection Soon to
BE Exhibited In Gotham.
Arrangements have been completed for
the exhibition in this city of the famous
torture instruments from the royal castle
of Nuremberg. This remarkable his
torical collection was purchased in 1890
by J. Ichenhauser of London for the
Right Honorable the Earl of Shrewsbury
and Talbot, England's premier earl. Since
its removal from the castle the collec-
ton has, by permission of the earl, been
exhibited in London and elsewhere
throughout the United Kingdom of Great
Britain with much success.
Thousands of persons have gazed upon
these terrible relics of a semibarbarous
age. All the instruments in the collec-
ton have been in actual use. There are
over 300 exhibits, included in which is
a series of engravings illustrating the
manner of applying the tortures. One
of the most interesting objects in the
collection is the Justly celebrated iron
maiden.
The Earl Of Shrewsbury, who is still
the owner of the collection and has
loaned it for exhibition in this country
is the twentieth in succession. He is
Earl of Shrewsbury and Earl Talbot in
the peerage Of England and Earl of Wa
terford and Wexford in the peerage Of
Ireland. He is premier earl of England
and Ireland and hereditary lord high
steward of Ireland. He has recently
been appointed high steward of the an
Gent borough of Stafford.-New York
Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

There was a sound Of revelry the other
night at Malta. The youth and beauty
of the COW country were there. The
dance was at its height. But there was
a jealous husband with big six shooter
outside, and when Thomas Wherry saw
young and dashing Lem Branson enjoy
ing tete-a-tete with his young wife he
opened fire through the window, and in
an instant the bombardment of Rio was
eclipsed. The first bullet grazed Bran
sons head, the third broke his shoulder,
but he clutched his own trusty gun in
his left hand and replied to the fire, with
out doing any serious execution, how
ever. Both men emptied their guns.
Noncombatants hastily moved out of
range, and the good night number on the
programme was omitted. Branson will
probably recover, although he is in dan
ger. Malta is small town in the north
ern part of the state.-Helena (Mon.)
Dispatch in st. Paul Pioneer Press.