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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
Rescued His Pursuer.

Here is true story from Germany
that reads like romance. A man
was arrested by policeman at Kel-
helm and was MILKING quietly along
with his captor beside the Dunube
when suddenly he jumped into the
water The weather had been very
severe, and there we're great blocks
OF floating ice stretching across the
stream. Spr,nging from block to
block, the prisoner succeeded in gain
ing the opposite bank. followed at a
distance by the officer. But the po-
liceman was less nimble and fell into
the swift river. Here was a nice
question: Ought a man who was
under arrest to stand by and see a
fellOw-crcature, and even police
man, drown, or ought he to risk his
own life to save him. with the pros
poets of Jail afterward? To the
credit OF human nature, the prisoner
did not hesitate a moment. He
plunged in and brought the police
man safely to dry land. Then it was
the turn of the policeman to be gen
erous. He offered 30 speak to the
proper authorities and get a life
saving medal for his preserver. The
latter, however. did not see the mat
ter quite in the same light. He
claimed his liberty, and the other
one agreed that he had earned it
and. giving him "a couple of marks
for himself dismissed him with a
blessing. So the fellow got away
New York World
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
TIE TEXAS RAzoR eAck.
A Hog That = Sometimes Match for
Hume. marines.

A Hog That - Sometimes Match for
Hum. marines.
mo, l have not been toying with
buzz-saw nor shaking hands with a
cyclone, said Samuel Heather, V, as
he limped to scat in the hotel
rotunda. have been having a matt
nee with a razorback hog. I've
bought home at Dallas. Texas.
AID have taken great pains to
fl my lawn au fait. You see down
in that country people pretty nearly
live out o. doors, and the flowers that
bloom only in the spring up here shed
their sweetness all the year round
The other day discovered that
one of those long, lank. razor-b back
hogs. that can outrun an ostrich and
root hole through a lank vault
while you wait, had got in and started
to tunnel down to China. went out
and made few imprOmptu remarks
to him, but he didn't mind-kept
right on with the artcsian we'll
Then ] broke a 81 rake across his
spinal vcrtebrae and the circus com
menced. | would get him within
three feet of the open gate, when he
would turn, run over me and begin
new excavation before | could get nv
feet out of the air l then called a
policeman, but he ran between the
copner's legs, threw him a double
somersault and broke his collar bone.
The miserable tool of an cffete ad-
ministration is now suing me for
damages.
Il was just about to turn in fire.
alarm and ask the department to put
the porker out, when an old negro
stuck his head over the fence and
offered to remove him for two bits.
closed with him at once sat down,
nursed myself and watched the pro-
ceedings. He went Up to the hog
and remarked: You stay right war
you is. Dye hyar, Don't ebber
lemme catch you onto dis yer lot
The hog looked at him and moved
toward tho gaze. The negro tried to
head him off, but he uttered loud
'woof and went down the street
like Old Nick beating tanbark.
Don't tell me that man has descended
from the monkey. He has simply
shed his bristles, that Is all
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
A ,5easonable Trick.

The confectioners have been revenging
themselves il the past few days. 1t is
the custom of the majority of girls who
enter to buy five cents worth of candy
to eat from the trays about as much
more. A Fourth street confectioner
filed his counters with all kinds of April
Fool candy. Some of it was red hot;
other pieces had small Jumps of soap in
side and others cork and rubber. TWAS
very amusing to watch the young women
as they helped themselves to the sweets.
The faces they made would have dam
aged looking glass. One piece was
enough. The trick caused great deal
of merriment among the clerks of the
store.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
Nicaua's Bachelor Club.

Our Vienna correspondent is able to
:ontradicl . misleading report. 1t has
been said that club of men Of position
has been formed in that city for the as
sistance OF young women of humble -
ton who may aspire to marriage With
them. 4 new club has indeed come into
being, but it is OF quite another sort. It
is a club If professed bachelors-a cell
bate order Of handles. It @srivcs is
origin no loubt from a well known / ~
don institution which bears the s1.-.c
name. But our Bachelors club binds is
members by no self denying ordinance
in regard o the future. and we believe
it demands not moro than that candi-
dates shall have been single at one time
in their lives. That might be tolerated
as passing condition, bat it is a very
different thing 70 shut the door to re-
pentance forever.
The NiCnncso women are justly t.
censed, and some threaten to retaiicte :
forming another society pledged 70 4
stern refusal Of all offers from the Daca-
alors' club This implies the belief tL2.
the bachelors cannot possibly keep thor
VOWS, and It proves to be in singular hac-
mony with experience. They have bro!--c.l
them by 81 ticipation. An indignant We
man has openly Charged the preside
with frequent promises of marriage Il
herself and has demanded his deposition.
In all probability the institution VIII
have to change its title and become th1
Sour Grapes.-London Telegraph.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
An Introduction 10 the ou,ep

is an honor conferred upon only favored few
Bnt every lady OF the land may have ready access
to the queen OF remedies-Dr. Pieces Favorite
Prescription. Once known, always a valued
friend. 1t promises TO positively cure every form
ofweakness peculiar to women, ard confirms this
promise by written guarantee of satisfaction,
guaranteed in every case, or money returned.
Ibis royal remedy is carefully PFC pared FOR women
only. and its efficiency is vouched for by count.
less happy homes and countless thousands OF ties
timonials. trial will convince you that ii is in
valuable in correcting al irregularities AMI weak,
nesses for which it Is designed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20

The marine insurance companies on
this side of the Atlantic have given up
al hope Of The Naroaic, and the New
York Mutual and the Atlantic Mutual
insurance c,llpanieg have begun 10 pay
oil their policies ca he Earonic'5 cargo.
Law and custom Go not compel rs
to pay until .,fter q yea alT q day" said
the president of the New T1r.: Mutual
Insurance company, ''Gue we are salts
fed that the -arouic 3 lost. The rala
Or this s.sFa Lat marine insurance con-
panies shoull rot Ply fer lcsac5 until
the lapse Of year and DAY sU&ng III
TO existence in the days when there
We're only sailing vessels. Then there
was good reason for the rule, but in
these days OF steamships there can be no
reason for any such delay"
The president Of the Atlantic Mutual
Insurance company said that they con-
sidered the vessel lost, and there was no
use of waiting longer to settle up with
the policy holders.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20

THE honor of first discovering the
comet that is now agitating the public
mind, it is said belongs to citizen OF
Tarrytown, \. j.. who lays no claim
whatever to scientific knowledge,
and who saw the celestial tramp with
his naked eye, though not especially
on the lookout for anything unusual
in the astronomical line.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20

IT has been discovered at Denver,
at least it is so reported. that Chi
cago syndicate Is Systematically
shipping deformed persons and va
grants to western cities, where they
are taken in hand by local sharpers
and sent out to beg on a percentage.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20

FITs-All fits stopped free by DR.
Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No
fits after the first days use. Marvel
Gus cures. Treatise and 81 trial bot
tie free to fit cases. Send to DIR.
Kline, 931 Arch street, Philadelphia
Pa For sale by all druggists; call
OH YOURS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
THURSDAY, July 2G, 1898.

IN England $50, 900 velocipedes are
turned out annually. In France,
where they used to laugh at the
wheelmen, there are now 800, 900
proprietary wheelmen. and perhaps
as many more who hire wheels.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
= Tempt.ng Offer.

He-i will gladly share all your
troubles
She-I haven't got any troubles.
He-But you will have lots of them
after we are married Texas Sift-
inps
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20

the motion of the earth around the
sun is 69,305 miles an hour. over !, 600
miles minute, or 10 miles a second.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20


Resent discoveries have 6emonStra ted that
a! t..e )cG-Gus OF the body are under the con-
tr9l of tis nerve centers, located in or near
the base Of the brain, and that when these are
IerIa-C. t;le OTrauS which they supply with
nerve nu.i&ge also derauged. When il is re-
me1hrr2t th.,J 4 serious injury TO the spinal
c III VIII cause paralysis of the body below
/ ie IlLrr! pOin because I he nerve force is
prevented by the injury from reaching the
= ra!EZei portion. il will be understood how
i - darIH lament Of the nerve ceuterS viii
{ 49, The arrangement of the various organs
- Z. u they supply with nerve force.
1 vO-taH't OF chronic diseases arc due to
TIE apecia-t action OF the nerve CentcFS at
t:e base II The brain, not from q dyranCc-
IL 10 n'4-11:ily originating in the organ it
sH... Ian great mistake OF physicians in
trca Ing these diseases is that they treat the
organ - her than the nerve centCc5 which
L, The cause OF lse trouble.
Z;ii. FRANKLIN Miles, the celebrated spe-
Ci4 isi.hIS profoundly studied this subject for
y Ccr - years, and has made many important
ii a.oyerics in connection with it, chief among
them being the facts contained in the above
statement, and that the ordinary methods of
treatment are wrong. All headache, diZZi-
ness, dizziness, confusion, pressure, blues,
rlllil, melancholy, insanity, epilepsy, st.
WINS dance, etc. are nervous diseases no
ma ter how caused. Tho wonderful success of
Dr.. Miles Restorative Ncrvine is due TO the
fat thatit is based on the foregoing principle.
DR. MILES RESTORATIVE NERVINE Is sold by
Ill druggists on a positive guarantee, or sent
dicec5 by DR.. MILES MEDICAL Co.. Etllhart,
lad. on receipt OF price. 81 GER b tile, six
bottles 70" 3, express PREPAID. IL contains
nc..-IS7 op:2-e5 no. dan TcGous drugs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
MYSTERIES!
The Nervous System the Seat
of Life and Mind. Recent
Wonderful Discoveries.

No mystery has ever compared with that Of
human life. 1t has been the lCaGing subject
of professional research and study il all ages.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20

ally KIN o W n
that the seat
of life is loca-
tedin the up
\ perpart of the
| spinal c or d,
near the base
of the brain,
} and so SenSi-
| tive is I h / s
portion of the
nervous SyS-
TEN that even
the prick of a
needle W / ! |
cause instant
death.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-28
SOME ODD STORIES.
INTERESTING TALES OF ADVENTURE
ON SEA AND LAND.

The Search For the Man Eating Tree OF
Ceylon and Its Fatal Mountaineering
Deadly Valley and Its Mystery--An Eng
lish Army omoer's Story.
copyright, 1893, by American Press Associa-
toni
at was something more than the love Of
sport and adventure that took me back to
Ceylon for second visit" said Major Car
ter of her majesty's service. II had re-
solved to solve the mystery of Lieutenant
Gordan's moss unaccountable disappear
snce on that wild island five years before
Gordan was a fine fellow, young, daring
and enthusiastic, with promising future
before him, and the uncertainty of his fate
preyed upon my mind.
~ had often heard weird stories of the
man killing tree of Ceylon, but l did not
believe there was the least foundation for
them. To my mind the story was a myth,
for ! had found "A man might rest in Sc
curity beneath the so called deadly upas,
and yet the story of the upas was never so
improbable as that of the fiendish tree said
to live on flesh and blood.
Lieutenant Gordan had shared my
skepticism to certain extent, and yet he
WAS inclined to search for the demon tree
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-28

I'm a short time we came to wall Of
barren stone. A cry broke from my lips,
and STOPPING picked up rusty rifle that
lay at the foot of the wall. After n minute
examination asserted:
This was Lieutenant Gordau's gun
His initials are carved on the stock
My voice sounded hollow and strange
! looked up at the rugged wall and made a
motion to ascend Captain Starbuck nodded
and we were soon climbing side by side
AS we mounted upward a singular
sound came to our ears 1t was a sort Of
swishing or kissing, like the sound of q
strong wind in rank reeds, and yet unlike
it, This grew more distinct as we neared
the top of the wall, and there was some
thing blood chilling in the sound.
THE topwas soon reached, and we looked
over into circular basin, in the very cen
ter Of which rose n tree that was of vivid
ly green hue from its roots to its highest
point. And such trCel There were no
leaves upon it, and its bare branches were
round and supple like so many serpents.
From its body to its upper limit the tree
was in motion. The slender limbs were
whipping and cutting through the air like
things of life. making the Kissing sound we
heard.
bucks lips. In an instant the tree was
still, and every branch pointed straight at
us. At that moment lost my footing and
slipped back bit, falling below the level
of the walls highest point. felt some
thing knock my hat from my head, and
then | heard a terrible shrek from my
companion. My Mortified eyes beheld
hundred twining twisting things encircle
him and snatch him from view in a twin
king For a moment others played and
squirmed over the wall as if feeling for me,
and then they vanished.
"A short time l chung there paralyzed
with such horror as never possessed me be-
fore, and then drew myself up to the top
of the wall again. | can never forget the
horrible sight that greeted my eyes. Cap
tain Starbuck was in the grasp of that
demon tree, the limbs of which were twined
about him like serpents. Some had twisted
themselves about his neck, and | saw he
was already dead, having been strangled.
And over the body the snaky arms of the
accursed tree fought and squirmed.
Sick and fainting with terror l slid
down to the foot of the wall and ran from
that internal spot as fast as my legs could
carry me. | did not stop when l reached
the mouth of the deadly valley, and the
two natives, reading the truth on my face,
kept me company.
When told the story at camp, it was
received with mingled doubt and credulity.
Some of the men could not bring them
selves to believe such thing possible
while others, knowing me better, did not
doubt my word.
I'VE spent three days searching for that
valley, and, singular as it may seem, it
could not be found again. l do not know
that it has been found to this day. But
were l able to go direct to it," concluded
Major Carter, 1.-The wealth of England
would not tempt me into it's horrid con-
fnesp'
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-28
A Sharks Mistake.

We had on board the brig Emma Luce a
full blooded native of the South Sea islands
whom we called Kailua, which is the name
of the place where he belonged Kailua
was on his way back home after a visit to
civilization, and he was very happy He
was supple, sinewy fellow, with restless
eye and a hand that could move with the
swiftness of flash. He had picked up a
certain amount of broken English, and he
was very proud of his accomplishment
For some days huge shark had been fol-
lowing u.s. and the superstitious sailors de-
clared it was an omen of evil. They reiter-
ated time after time that some calamity
was bound to befall us. Finally we were
becalmed beneath brazen sky and in the
midst Of vast, CLASSY ocean. Still the
shark played about us, his back fin cutting
the surface Of the water here and there.
ITS sure sign of death" soberly de
clared one old tar.
Kailua heard the words and nodded.
Somebody got CO." he said. "Kailua
CO."
We did not fathom the meaning of his
words until hs.had swiftly stripped off his
clothes and plunged over the rail headlong
into the sea- Everybody rushed to the side
and yelled at him to come back, for he was
thing gripped in his teeth. He paid not
the least attention to our cries
1t was net long before the man eater
sighted the swimmer, and we saw the
sharp fin cutting through the water like a
streak. A feeling of unutterable horror
seized every one of us, and we watched for
the contamination of the tragedy.
The South Sea islanders are the most ex-
pert swimmers, but all at once Kailua
seemed to become confused or frightened
for he began to splash and founder about
in the most awkward manner. The shark
must have felt sure of his feast
Just as we expected to see the man eater
grasp his prey, Kailua disappeared like u
flash. 1t was impossible to tell how he did
it, but he seemed to dive down into the wa
ter as if he had plunged headlong from a
great height.
There was a sudden furry beneath the
surface, to which rose bright crimson
stain, and then up came a dark body that
turned over on its side and lay still
1t was the shark, and he was dead as he
could be!
But where was Kailua? We looked about
for the native in vain, and all began to
think he had been killed and the body had
sunk to rise no more Just as we arrived
at this conclusion hail came from under
the bow of the brig, and there was Kailua
having swum under water from the scene
of the encounter to the Emma Luce
A rope was Immediately flung to him,
and he came aboard hand over hand with
the agility of monkey, knife gripped in
his teeth. Quickly he stood grinning be.
fore us, his black body shining in the sun.
light.
Shark sign of dead" he observed You
bet! Him dead. That make right. Kailua
fool him." GILBERT PArTEN.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-28
A Great Obstacle,

II see the inventor of that flying machine
has given up all hopes of being able to a.
with it,"
why soS"
His creditors have attached it. "-Truth.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-28

The chief distinction between the appear.
ance of the male and the female Japanese
lies in the hair. The men shave nearly the
whole of the head, while the women allow
aeir hair to grow, and even add to 1t by
1T when required.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-28
Some Difference.

Precise Maiden Aunt Crying to amuse
Kate, who has come to spend the day)-Oh,
see pussy washing her facet
Infant with scorn)-She's not washing
her face, she's washing her feet and wip-
ing them on her face.-Life.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-28

Little Boy-Wouldn't it be awful If
baby's teeth didn't grow'
Mamma Indeed it would.
Little Boy-Awfull He could never get
the toothache when the lessons is hard
Good News
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-28

What is the difference between wages
and salaryi"
well, generally one means great deal
OF work and some pay, and the other is
good deal of pay and some work. "-Chica-
go Record
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-28
He Didn't Propose.

Mr.. Dudeling-Do men usually get on
their knees when they proposeH
Mr. Statlie-Some OF them do, but
would advise you to stand on STOOL
New York Weekly.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-28
NfNiNNNoH llS.
Aim at the Drake
And you are bound to hit some of the
ducks. This is precisely the same with
Tasteless
Preparation
Cod Liver Oil.

1t aims to cure Consumption,
Hits the Mark, too, and it
most effectually breaks up Colds,
Coughs, Hoarseness and all
Throat and Lung troubles that
cause this disease.
1t is natural logic to conclude
that if WAMPoLE's PREPARATION
OF COP LIVER OIL has power
toprevent Consumption, it sure
ly is allie to cure these lesser
emergencies.
This vigor-making, fat pro-
ducing preparation is Absolute
ly Tasteless, in so far as Cod
Liver Oil is concerned. All
you notice is a delightful flavor
of Wild Cherry and Anise.
But the purest Norwegian
Cod Liver Oil is there all the
same. 1t is great blood en-
richer. Best of all it is natu-
raj food that in it's stomachic
effects, actually assists its own
assimilation.
In Pulmonary or Bronchia
troubles it is unequalled. No
one doubts the value of Cod
Liver Oil, but not every one is
able to take it.
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
removes the nauseous objection
and actually makes Cod Liver
Oil palatable.
KEPT IN STOCK AND SOLD BY
H0LLISTER & Co.
Druggists.
100 FORT STREET, Honolulu.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-12-14
WANTED, FOR SEIE. ETC,

Nice warm tenement 10 rent to a small
family. WM.BAss.
100 bb,s. old wheat -four for sale cheap
". Z. Epson
Christmas goods now arriving at " Il
Lamsou's.
Mending, repairing and plain sewing
done al D. 4. Dyer's.
New STYLES in fancy goods. toys and
dolls for he holidays. W. E. LAWSON.
Look al announcement OF Clothing at
Auction, in another column.
See the window OF 25c. ties at =. A.
fhomas'. they are great values.
Arch CRATES from q inches 10 4 feet lona
foI sails oy Randolph Foundry Co. As
For sALE.-Dry wood, both bard and
soft. j. Y. NEWTON.
Read Miicaeils adv.
Losf.-Bet .eea Eas. and ". Ran lolpb.
douany, blue nat. Finder please leare
% this OI.ice.
Dent iail 10 read the ad Of Drew and
Leonafa ~ another co.uTu. IL is esDe-
tlaila Interesting to you at his season.
Exira qualify a. Day wood Tor sale.
Lhcap for cash. Geo. II. Temple. 2W
Stop ihat cough with Bronehoiine. Ev-
Pas keeIs~ i.. every one should have Il 10
tne house.
sale 81 fancy ind useful articles at Mrs.
/. =. Blanchard 's. One dollar pleshes
tas ksa down 10 % cts, and othe- things
"a lac saisIe ifoylaton. Come in aud
sec n. ~.
frea Lass, cur naAsi5oy, lakes subsorip-
tio.sa i-r t9e ouston italy pagers
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-12-14
A Wnnder Worker

Mr. Frank HuffInan.a Young man Of Bnrling-
ton. o., states that he has been under the care
OF two prominent physicians. and used their
treatment until he was not able TO get around.
They pronounced his case Consumption and
ircurable. He was persuaded to try DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. Coughs and
Colds. and at that time was not able 70 walk
across the street without resting. IL found,
before he had used half of dollar bottle.
that he was much better: he continued to US.
it and is today enjoying good health II ysl
have any Throat. Lung "a Chest trouble tsy
IL. We gusrantec satisfaction. Trial lAitfl,.
ten cents At Dew d I.eenard's Drug store.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-12-14
pooh

The transition frs,fn long. lingering and
painful sickness 70 robust health marks an
epoch IN the lite Of the individual. such a
remarkable esent IS treasured in the memory
and the agency whereby the good health has
been attained is gratefully blessed. Hence IL
Is that 50 much is heard IN praise Of Electric.
5itiers. - many feel they owe their restara-
ratio to health. to the use Of the Great Alter
alive and Tonic. If You are troubled with
any disease OF Kidneys. Liver or Stomach Of
long or short standing you viii surely ind re-
lief by use of Electric Bitters. Sold at -
cents and 81 per bottle at Drew 4 Ieonarl's.