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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

strapped tightly across their craniums
But it is noticeable that this and similar
customs have existed among savage peo-
pies in many parts of the world.
For months doctors and medical stu
dents have been going through the public
schools of the large American cities meas
uring the heads and bodies of boys and
girls. Probably many who read this letter
have had their heads measured, and as yet
do not clearly understand the why and
wherefore. All these measurements-and
many thousands of them were taken-ap-
pear here in a most interesting form.
There are diagrams and charts showing
the shapes of heads of American boys and
girls who have had the advantages of good
homes and educational development, and
these are compared with charts of the
heads of children of less favored peoples.
Very interesting are the diagrams of the
heads in Japan, and the charts which
show the influence mental training has
had upon the brai ns of the boys and girls
in American Indian schools.
The mummieS carry us back 2 good
ways along the vista of time. There are
two or three hundred of them in all, and
they come from the tombs of the 1ncas of
Peru from the caves of the cliff-dwellerS
in Utah and New Mexico, from the burial
places of the ancient Egyptians and from
the graves of the prehistoric people who
inhabited the region now known as Brit
ish Columbia. Except in two or three of
the great government museums of Eu-
rope no such collection of mUmmies as this
exists anywhere. The specimens from
South America, which are more numerous
than the other types, were collected by
Professor Dorsey of Harvard university,
who was employed for sixteen months in
the work He and his assistants opened
127 graves and tombS and obtained 1S5
mummies. Some of the specimens were
obtained by excavation of great heaps OF
sand, and these are the finest in the lot be-
cause they were intact, with all their cary
ings and paraphernalia. Nearly all the
ancient tombs in Peru have been ravaged
by the moderns who eagerly sought the
valuable trinkets of gold, silver and pre-
cious stones which were buried with the
bodies of the rich.
They are not pretty things, these mum
mics. They are ugly, almost, rs death
itself. They show the remnants OF their
teeth, the black strings of matted or
| braided hair, the shriveled limbs often
without feet or hands, their eyeless eye
| sockets in q manner calculated to make
the blood run cold. The best specimen OF
the collection, already spoken of, was OBJ
viously a man of considerable Importance
| when he walked the earth something like
| a thousand or twelve hundred years ago.
Professor Dorsey told me how che" as
the mummy Is generally called by the
men who work about the building, was
| found:
"'He' had evidently seen better days"
said the professor, "for he was not pitched
headlong into a hole and covered over with
sand, as most of his companions in the
burial place of the Ancon plains had been.
| 1t was in rather odd way that we came
upon him. 1 used rods to penetrate the
soil, and when unusual resistance to its
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

There is more catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be in
durable. For great many years
doctors pronounced it local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with To-
cal treatment, pronounced it incura-
BILE. Science has proven catarrh to
be a constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
featured by f. j. Cheney & Co., Tole-
do, Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t is taken in
ternallv in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspOonful. II acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer 800 for any
case it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lar and testimonials. Address
+. j. CHENEY Il CO., Toledo, O.
ESg@ Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
A DEMONSTRATORS SALE
OF REAL ESTATE

BY virtue of an order ana decree oi r.. lr-l.F
court, of Rock Island county. state or L.'-,
made on the petition Cf the uuLgrs .-.-.. -z-.5s
=, Johnston. administrator Of the .-'--e u
Thomas b. O'Donnell. deceased. f7- ...Er o.
real estate of said deceased al the NJ Term A.
D., 1923, of said court. tO-wlt. on ''. a.E
May, a. D., 1898
l shall on the I'd dav OF June. A. d. --.-
between the holrs Of 10 O'Clock d. '.. forenoon
aud O'Clock in the afternoon Ct sd. -.T. SD ?.
public sale. at the north door OF The court . 81.
in the city of Rock Island. iU said county 10.
real estate described a 70 lows. t.-t.f-
That certain tract or parcel of LAM So
the northwest quarter "a of section i----
twenty eight l2S), township nEU 0.- T..- e..
G9), north range three 90. cast 81 .. b ..-a.+
principal meridian described - follows, '.
ming 22O.S feet east of the corner ui -g.'' -.
81, - and ~, in the township sf-r0-. ..- t-.-2s
south los feet, thence north -64 -.-r.--- -.
los feet. thence north 29i4 degrees. rt-. -.H e
to the section Inc; thence west VE o.. ~.l--
line 59l5 feet to the place 81 cc-Trr.r-
Situated in the township 81 ta-.. ''..N
comfy of Rock Island, state o, i.-.I. : 90.
following terms, to-w.t: Ca-h or ....-
deed.
Dated this 4th day of May. \. D rs
= u JOINS ltN.
Administrator Of the Estate OF Thaua- . -.
nell, Deceased.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
SHERIFFoS SALE.

BY virtue of a special execution and r.s bin VI
6,9o2, issued out of the clerks Office o. -ra So
court of Rock Island county. and --.-. ri g.---=
and TO me directed, whereby am cs,1--.-- 81 =
make the amount Of 8 certain fGGsrrerr 1000
obtained against Angus. schmidt r. f.--- I.
Rudolph Schweckc. out Of the lands tar.-r---z
goods and chattels of the said EeS,-.....- A.
ust Schmidt have levied upon The fa-rr#--
property, to-wit:
Lots one % and three 81 in book o-s. -. .-
South Park addition to the city az pa... r-fs-.
and lot four t4) III j NJ. Bcard-1er'- ..H-=--5.
ion OF out lots eleven I'D and twelve. s.. r. Us
ton thirty-itvc t351 townshi > vI.Lro.- .-, -l..I
range two 90 west of the fourth APP " n ---
city of Rcck Island, all in rh.. C6rr-. - f....s
Island and state of LIMOS
Therefore, according tosail cor1rnarE [ .rs--a~.
pose for sale al public auction a. the -.-.- --.
and interest Of the above named angus,
Schmidt. in and TO the above describe. --.-+----
on the 18th day of Hav, 1898. ar2 o'el5 L I. n.
at the north door 81 the Co--, touse Il ~.
city OF Rock Island, in the county ~ Rock Tss-5
and state of Illinois, for cash il hand = zs-zs-
said execution and fee bill.
Dated at Rock Island this 2--- laycr s--.. :.
D. 1SS2.
C.D. GORDON.
Sheriff Of Rock island County. Illinois
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
The Days Gone by.

james " nltcOmO Riley.
Oh, the days gone by! Oh, the days gone byl
The apple in the orchard and the athway
through the rye:
The cbirr1p OF the robin and the whistle of the
qnail,
As he piped across the meadows sweet as any
nightingale;
When he bio I'm was on the clov,r, ard The blue
was in the sky,
And my happy heart brimmed over, in the days
gone by.
In the days gone by. W. my naked feet were
TIPPED
By the honeyS uckle's tangles, where the water
lilies dipped.
And the ripple of the river Tipped the moss along
the brink,
Where the placid-eyed and hzy-footed cattle
came TO drink,
And The lifting snipe stood fearless of the
truant's wa ward cry,
And the eplashing OF the swimmer, in the days
gone by.
oh, the days gone byI Oh, the days gone bv
The music of The laughing Up, the luster OF the
The childish faith in fairies and Aladdins magic
ring,
The simple, sonl-reposing glad belief in every
thing,
When life was like .tory, holding neither sob
sigh,
l. the oiden, golden glory OF the days he by.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

AN exchange publishing biographi-
Fiftv-third congress says: The
shortest sketch of them all is that
which Benjamin F. Marsh of Illinois,
gives of himself. 1t is as follows:
WAS elected to the Fifty-third con
gress as a republican, receiving 49,
652 votes, against 1854 votes for
Truman Plantz (dem-), 1.151 votes
for Martin w. Green People's) and
1888 votes for VIM. p. White pro
Evidently the colonel is not DESTROYS
of resurrecting any of the past his
tory of his political life.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

GOV. ALTGELD has decided to call
the election of the Thirty-siNth sena-
torial district to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Representa-
tive Ernest Meyer. The election Will
be called at once. The fureral ser
vices of Mr.. Meyer were held Satur-
dav afternoon at the temporary resi-
dence in Springfield. The obscquies
were simple but imposing, the ser
mon was preached by Rev. Nathan
Michnik. pastor of the jewish
church, and was of touching and
solemn nature. The family OF the
deceased and Legislative committee
then went in charge of the remains to
Alton. where they took boat 10
Grafton and thence to Deer Plain. the
home OF the deceased. The floral Of
fcrings were many and beautiful.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
The Sunday Object Lesson.

New York World,
The besieging of the closed gates Of
the Worlds Fair on Sunday by hum
dred thousand people afforded an OBJ
iect lesson on the combined injustice,
stupidity and harm of the closing
which ought not to be lost on the
port this policy.
The demonstration proved that the
great majority of the people want to
visit the exhibition on Sunday, and
as the fair is public enterprise, the
wish of the majority ought to be con-
sidered.
Finding that they could not gain
admission to the grounds the crowd
filled up the .'Wild West show and
Dverfowed every side show and fakir
attraction within sight OF the
grounds The saloons and the less
reputable resorts were likewise
thronged. There is no evidence that
the churches had any more attend
ants than would naturally have
sought them had the fair gates been
open. 1t is too late to coerce people
into going to church in this coun-
try.
- On the financial side the Sunday
closing of the fair viii be disastrous
to the enterprise. From moral
Doint of view it will be no less fail
ure. Unless the management is dem
onstration-proof, it will provide fo1
Sunday opening before another week
shall pass.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
SOME BIG WORDS.
Ethnology, Anthropology and
Archaeology.
TRANSLATED, THE WORKS OF MAN.

One of the Most Interesting Exhibits to De
Seen Mt the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
tion-A Comparison of Heads-NIummies
from the Tombs of the Incas.
WORLDS FAIR, May 10. [Speciall-
1t goes without saying that the most inter
esting study at the Columbian exposition
is man himself Here we have object
lessons not only in the man of the present
and his Industrial and artistic achieve
ments, but graphic representatives OF the
man Of the past Ethnology, anthropology
and archaeology are big words. To the
popular mind they suggest only dull and
dry scientific inquiry. But in fact they
signify studies which are not only interest
ing but fascinating. When it was decided
to have In the Worlds fair a department
devoted to this purpose the professor nat
urally wanted it called by its proper scien-
tifc title. The exposition managers, how
ever, said the words technology" "anthro-
pology" and Archaeology" would repel in
stead of attracting the people. Was there
not some popular title that would do just
as wellP Possibly. The professor would
see A little later, with a sigh for pro-
fessional pride cast down, he reported that
a popular Interpretation of the trio of big
words would be ''Man and His Works"
So, 'Man and His Works. it is This
may not be strictly accurate title, but it
suffices; besides, it doesn't drive people
away from the door.
This department has q building all of its
own, a large structure on the shore of
Lake Michigan but little way from the
Convent of Rabida. There are sections of
this building which a superstitious man
will do well to stay away from, and which
timid people should avoid. 1t is rather
startling, indeed, to look up suddenly and
find ones self surrounded by several thou
sand grinning skeletons and skulls. 1t is
no relief to pass along and at the next
step to find yourself in the mielst of a hun
dred mummies. The skulls are in two
principal collections. One is composed of
all the types of those peoples known to
the anthropologist 'long-headed,"
while the other is devoted to an exposition
of the characteristics and peculiarities of
the ''short-headed' people. Between the
two are large number of queer heads, de-
formed heads, extraordinary heads that
can be assigned neither to one class nor
to the other. Here also are seen in great
numbers types of the artificially formed
heads, most conspicuous among them be-
ing the skulls of the Flathead Indians of
the northwestern part of cur own country,
who grew from infancy with boards
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

AMONG the many features of arch
itectural beauty of ''the Chicago
Spectatorium'' ut the Worlds Fair
none will, it is said, surpass the
grand entrance archway which has a
height of 100 feet and a span of 90
feet. This archway will be further
beautifed by an immense base relief
representation of the Landing of Co
lumbus. The building will not be
ready before the last of June.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
Tax PURCHASERS NoTICs

L
Rock ISLAND COUNTY.
To every person in actual VrE=ts---r H- ----
pancy or the following described ..rE .- las.
also, the person in whose usUg rEe SAN. .Hl.
taxed or - eCiaily assessed; aI-o, the .Fr-.- ~
or parties interested therein. and Co. vf. -- 70 nav
concern:
Notice is hereby gwen. as rsaE--.F rr 81.
statutes of said state oi Illinois. I- -ra. ca..
made and provided that or >a.-gr -.r s-.
A d. 1891, at public sac. by the county r.t.s--
er of said county OF Rock i and. Of all- sud ...
against which judgment was rendered far ia. .--
enent taxes, special assessments s-. e.. ~-- a-.
thoriZed by the laws Cf This state. D. q. 3.
Brandenhurg,. purchased lo- Ig ,u.Ht-.e. 4 .--
vile addition 10 Milan tn the town nf J. MS Er-
situated in said county and state. and psi.
therefor the az cunt Of said iul-W.rr ~ -l.4
above described real estate that tie a.ar. dee
scribed land or lois was taxed r. 1s
name OF unknown, aTd the tlIa, oE g
demption of said land or lots from $50
purchase at sale, win expire I'm two yg.-- f---
the date of sand sale, which VIII b. u- --.-
14th, A. d. 1898. and said redemption -zg
be made or before said LAST ne ur-#-e. .-'.. 81
the office of the county clerk OF So. 0aa--g "a,
Rock Island state o. linOis.
Served this 18th day Of MAY, Is.3.
c. II. BhANDtNE. re-.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

An abundant evidence of the persistency
and daintiness for which the japanese are
noted is to be seen in their exhibit in the
the Manufactures building. What will
attract as much attention as anything is q
completed Japanese house finished in all
the style of the mode and ready for occu
pancy by the best family of the kingdom
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
MONDAY, MAY Is, 1898.

In Philadelphia, Boston, Washing
ton and San Francisco the Irish. it is
said, outnumber the Germans, while
in the other principal cities, it is
claimed. the Germans lead the Irish
in population.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
LEGAL.
EXECUToR's NOTICE.

Estate of James c. Mahoncy. deras..S
Inc undersigned having been apporr-e- .v.,-
tor OF the last will and tesfar1,lt ~, e. t2ec-.
Mahoney, late OF the county OF Port - -
state OF Illinois. deceased, hereby Give ia ia
mat ne Will appear before the conn., 90. -- 9
ROCK Island county, AZ the ONCE of ~, - y
SAID court, In the city of Rock leland a. a.
Jnne term, on the first Monday In Tr-. II, =
Al which time all persons having claims 60
:slo estate are notified and requested -- So
for the purpose OF having the same I'd s-s-.5 =.
persons indebted 10 said estste aye -qcrs.--z :.
make immediate payment the undersigned u
Dated this 18th day of April. \. j. -SrF
WIN. f. KLINEFELTEP -
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-26

THE report Of Mr.. Blount is
much too long for complete repub-
LEGATION by the Honolulu press or
even by the large American papers.
This morning the AaDerfiSer gave a
chapter and to-day the STAR pub
fishes another one. The . two
journals will continue to Gull the
interesting matter from the great
volume, and in the course of a few
weeks will publish all the salient
points. The Queens new con-
stitution" is among the prospective
revelations. From the fact that
many Royalists, believing that
their stories would be held i'll con-
fidence by Mr.. Blount were ex-
ceedingly libellous i'll their testi-
mony, it is fair to infer that the re-
port will be productive of long
standing local feuds. This is an
undesirable feature but it cannot
be avoided. AS usual, lies like
chickens come home to roost.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-26

The incontrovertible evidence of
this is furnished by Mr.. Blount
himself and to that extent he is
entitled to the gratitude of patri-
otto Americans. With naivete as
astounding as it was unconscious,
the Paramount Commissioner put
himself upon record as having
reached his decision before he had
heard any part of the testimony.
On April 6, Mr.. Blount wrote to
the Department of State, announc
ing his arrival at Honolulu on
March 20. Two days later or
April 8. he wrote a letter to the
Department.; which, according to
the synopsis now furnished to the
press by favor of Secretary Ores
ham, "deplores the perverted in
Auencc of Minister Stevens and
Consul General Severance" to
which he ascribes the existence Of
the Provisional Government.
Therein is the whole story Of
Mr.. Blounts mission. On April 8,
at the very threshold of his in
vcstigation of the facts, almost be-
fore he has had time to recover
from the motion of the ship that
took him out to Honolulu, the
Paramount Commissioner of Messrs.
Cleveland and Gresham writes back
to his principals, announcing prac.
tically the whole conclusion en-
bodied in his final report of July
M. The weeks and months which
he meantime devoted to the pre-
tended labors of impartiality and
conscientious investigation were
superfuous, except in so far as
they enabled him to find props for
prejudice and Notifications Tor a
foregone conclusion. As all ex-
animation preliminary to an inn
partial judgement, Mr.. James H.
Blount's proceedings in the Sand.
witch Islands between April s and
July Y were pure humbug. He
was there as a detective agent, q
retained advocate, the maker-up o.
given case according to orders,
not as a commissioner endeavoring
to ascertain the whole truth. What
fair minded person can attach any
weight to the final report of an i'll.
vestigator who reported at the very
beginning Of his inquiry that his
conclusions were already reached
5 If the significance of Mr..
Blount's letter Of April had beer
perceived by the promoters Of the
policy of infany, they would never
have permitted the extraordinary
document to emerge from the
E archives. The Paramount Com
| missioner has given away the Cleve.
land and Gresham conspiracy tc
!, restore the rotten monarchy. There
would be something irresistibly
humorous in the manner Of this
unexpected and unintentional dis
f closure of the original animus and
purpose of Mr.. Blount's mission,
if the confession did not impeact
the good faith of an American Ad.
ministration and bring shame to
those who have believed in the sin.
F. Cerity of its professions. -Neat
} York .Sm
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-26
THE CONSPIRACY PROVED.

How Commissioners Blount's Findings
Were "a Foresone Conclusion.
The Blount report and its accom-
panying documents are conclusive
upon one point They prove that
the Paramount Commissioner went
out to Hawaii, not to hear both
sides and weigh the evidence and
arrive at an independent judicial
conclusion, but to make up law
yer's case and an er bartt argument
sufficiently plausible to afford a
working basis for the execution of
the predetermined policy arranged
and planned by Mr.. Cleveland and
Mr.. Gresham and their administra-
ton.
That is to say, the Blount report
is the result of the policy of infamy,
not the policy of infamy the result
of the Paramount gentleman's in
vestigations.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-26
THE FATE OF OUR ENEMIES.

TIE FA Of OOK EN- NILES. /
We believe that the Hawaiian
conspiracy, as it has developed in
and about the administration of
Grover Cleveland, will be of ire
trievable political damage to every
American who has had hand in
it.
The prestige Of Mr. Cleveland
himself as a statesman, an Ameri-
can and a man of honor will hardly
survive the experience. In the first
instance he has shown himself
capable of a fantastic, I'M American
venture in diplomacy which was
foredoomed to defeat and dishonor.
In the second he has proved to be
an enemy of American colonial pro-
gress and a friend Of discarded roy
atty. LII the third place he has
figured as a President who could
organize a conspiracy against the
domestic peace of a friendly foreign
State while giving his agents letters
of honorable credence to it.
Mr.. Greshams presidential
hopes will have been blasted, He
stands bayhcebs rrimiHis with Cleve-
land and no party would dare bur
den itself i'll the quadrennial race
with the load Of his ignominy.
Mr.. Blount, as the man who
hauled down the American flag
and made our a shyster's case
against the Provisional Govern.
ment-who became a libeller-para.
mount and who is under suspicion
of being something worse will be
finally laid on the shelf. Even the
I Democrats Of Georgia will hardly
dare to risk his candidacy for any
. responsible Office.
Mr.. Spreckels' political influence
in these Islands and upon the
national policy of the United
States has been broken down anC
cannot be rehabilitated.
Mr.. Nordhoff's usefulness as e;
correspondent, among journals
which make veracity and fair-deal
ing sine qua noH, is already ;
thing of the past tense.
AS for Mr.. Willis let us hop,
that he may now withdraw his &C
ceptance of a mission which viii
stand in history as the intrigue of ;
pretending friend with the enemie
of power which had been led b,
him to accept in full faith the sol
emn protestations of good will o
those who sent him here.
These are as of the dead III,
Lords and Gentlemen.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-26

On FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1894, at
II O'Clock noon, at the front entrance
of the Executive building, will be sold
at public auction the lease of the Gov
eminent lands lying between the lands
of Moaula and Keaiwa, extending from
sea shore to line 1900 feet mauka of
the head of the land of Hionaa, Kau,
Hawaii and containing an area of 1900
acres, little more or less.
Term: Lease for ten years.
Upset price: $3.50 per annum, pay
able miannually in advance.
Reserving to the Government the
right to take up at any time an area of
800 acres, in whole or in part, if the
same is desired by the Government, and
not in cultivation by the Hawaiian Agri-
cultural Company.
Possession of the above lands will be
given May Z, 1894.
Interior Office, Dec. 90, 1898.
j. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-26

OUR sympathies go out to the
HoiomHa, which announced the
other day that the Corwin would
wait here until she could carry back
the news of the restoration of the
Queen. AS a matter of fact the
Corwin did what the STAR said it
would and conveyed the polite but
unmistakable refusal of President
Dole to accede to Minister Willis
pathetic appeal for his resigna-
ton. In the words of our mis-
guided contemporary, Ha! hal
ha !"