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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-05-20

she bent it slightly to the caballeros and
passed to the middle of the room, the
other guests retreating to the wall. She
stood for a moment swaying her body
slightly; then, raising her gown high
enough for the lace to sweep the instep
of her small arched feet, she tapped the
floor in exact time to the music for
few moments, then glided dreamily
along the sala. her willowy body falling
in lovely lines, unfolding every detail of
"El Son" unheeding the low ripple of ap-
proval Then, dropping her gown, she
spun the length of the room like white
cloud caught in a cyclone. Her gar
ments whirred. her heels clicked. her
motion grew faster and swifter, until
the spectators painted for breath Then
unmindful of the lively melody. she
drifted slowly down. swaying languidly
her long round arms now lolling in the
lace of her gown, now lifted to graceful
sweep and curve.
The caballeros shouted their appre
citation, finging gold and silver at her
feet. Never had "El Son been given
with such variations before Never did
see greater enthusiasm until the night
which eliminated the tragedy of Ysabel
Herrera. Estenega stood enraptured
watching every motion of her body,
every expression of her face The blood
blazed in her cheeks; her eyes were like
black stars and sparkled wickedly The
cold curves of her statuesque mouth were
warm and soft; her chin was saucily
uplifted; her heavy waving hair fell over
her shoulders to her knees. Il glittering
veil Where had The Doomswoman. the
proud daughter of the Iturbi y Monca-
das. gone?
The girls were little frightened.
This was not the Son" to which they
were accustomed The young matrons
frowned The old people exclaimed
"Carambar' Mother of Godr Holy
Maryr was aghast. Well as knew
her. this was piece of audacity for
which was unprepared-
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-05-20
TTEE TABLE

will always be supplied with the choicest eata
bles the market affords, aud all the delieacles
will be supplied in season. Meals can pe %
tidious eptcure.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-05-20

AS the dance went on and she grew
more and more like an untamed wood
nymph even the caballeros became
vaguely uneasy, hotly as they admired
the beautiful wild thing enchanting their
gaze l looked again at Estenega and
knew that his heart beat in passionate
sympathy
II have found her." he murmured ex-
ultantly. She is California. magnif-
cent. audacious incomprehensible. a
creature of storms and commissions and
impregnable calm; the germs of all good
and all bad in her; woman subh-
mated. Every husk of tradition has
fallen from her.
Once as she passed Estenega her eyes
met his They lit with glance Of rec
ognition, then the lids dropped and she
foated on. He left the room and when
he returned she sat on window seat,
surrounded by caballeros as cold and as
pale as when he had commanded her TO
dance. He did not approach her. but
joined me at the upper end OF the sala,
where | stood with Alvarado. the Cas-
tros. Don Thomas Larhin, the United
States consul and half dozen others.
We were discussing Chonitas s interpreta-
ton of lei Son :"
rrU1rN
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-05-20

At ten o'clock the large sala of the
governors house was thronged with
guests. and the music of the flute. harp
and guitar foated through the open win
dows; the musicians sat on the corridor.
How harmonious was the Monterey ball
room of that day-the women in their
white gowns of every rich material, the
men in white trousers, black silk jackets
and low morocco shoes, no color except
in the Jewels and the rich southern facesi
The bare ugly sala. from which the
uglier furniture had been removed. need
ed no ornaments with that moving
beauty, and even the coffee colored. high
stomached old people were picturesque
wander through those deserted salas
sometimes and as the tears blister my
eyes imagination and memory people
the cold rooms. and forget that the
dashing caballeros and donas who once
called Monterey their own and made ii u
living picture book are dust beneath the
wild oats and thistles of the deserted
cemetery on the hill The Americans
hardly know that such a people once ex-
listed.
Chonita entered the sala ut eleven
o'clock looking like snow queen. Her
gold hair which always glittered like
metal. was arranged to simulate crown.
She wore gown of Spanish lace and no
jewels but the string of black pearls !
never had seen her look SO cold and SO
regal
Estenega stepped out upon the CORR
dor. "'Play FL Son, he said peremptori-
ly. Then as the lively music began he
walked over to Chonita and clapped his
hands in front of her as authoritativeiy
as he had hidden the musicians What
he did was of frequent occurrence In the
Californian ballroom, but she looked
coldly rebellious. He continued to strike
his hands together. and looked down
upon her with an amused smile, which
brought the angry color to her face.
Her hesitation excited the eagerness OF
the other men, and they cried loudly
"'El Sonr 'El Sonr senorita.
She could no longer refuse and pass
ing Estenega with head haugbtily erect
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-05-20
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-05-20

shaking my ran at him. "Be not too
ambitious, else wilt thou die of thy vic
tories. And do not love the polar star.
murmured in his ear, lest thou set fire
TO it and fall to ashes thyself."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
A Writing Desk for the nIiad.

A most ingenious and humane device has
been invented by DR.. Slater for enabling
the blind to better transfer their Thoughts
to writing. The invention is writing desl,
which consists essentially of a light frame
slightly wider than the paper to be written
upon, but more than twice its length. A
metallic rod runs across the frame, holding
the paper in its place and acting as a guide
to the fingers of the writer in moving his
hand straight across the paper. Along this
rod slides a thimblelike slipper" into
which the third or fourth finger of the hand
may be placed by the writer, who is thus
enabled to mark any position on the line.
or to keep a fixed position for his hand
while moving along the rod, and, if he has
any occasion to stop in the middle of his
work, hewill always be able to recommence
exactly in the same place.
In the face of one side of the frame notches
are cut corresponding with the space be
tween the lines, and when one line has
been written the writer places the left fore
finger in the first notch and moves up the
paper slide with his thumb until it stops
against his forefinger, when the paper will
be in position for the writing of the next
line. Upon the slide at the left hand is a
brass bar, by touching which with the point
of the pen or pencil the writer can deter
mine the position for MISUNDERSTANDING
Dispatch
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
Thirteen ut Dinner.

1t is well known superstition that if
thirteen people sit at table together one
of them will die before the end of the year.
The origin of this belief may be traced to
the paschal supper 1t has been said that
on the fateful night when the steamship
Vile du Havre went down with hundreds
of souls on board. thirteen persons sat at
the captains table.
There are those living who tell the strange
tale that the ships commander noticed this
fact toward the end of the meal and, turn
ing deadly pale arose from his seat and
fairly staggered from the room.
1t scores one in favor of the superstition,
but whether the story is true or not the
celebrated Thirteen club, of New York, has
triumphed over the fate connected with this
unlucky number, as during period of sew
eral years they have been particularly for
tunate in having no skeleton sit at the
feast, notwithstanding the fact that thir-
teen is the number of persons required to
gather round the festal board, and their
menu cards are illuminated with such
cheerful emblems as skulls and crossbones,
collins and the like.-New York News.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
pancin., on t,.c Green.

One happy Sunday, lats in the golden
September afternoon and in a remote noun
tain village We came upoT: Wallachs dane
ing on a tiny green by the church, to the
music of two gypsies in peasant dress, with
the tails of their white shirts sticking out
like little skirts below their sleeveless jack
cts. Had we seen it on the stage, we should
have pronounced it overdone, so great was
the excess of costume. Spangles and tinsel
glittered on the aprons of the girls; row
upon row of gold and silver and scarlet
beads hung about their necks; long ribbons
streamed from their plated hair, and the
tip of peacock's feather or a flower was
stuck in their gorgeous handkerchiefs over
each ear Large punches of peacock feath-
ers were in the mems hats, their wide belts
were studded close with brass, and bells
around their boots pealed at every move
ment.
Two by two they walked around the
green, holding themselves and taking their
steps with a stateliness and grace rarely
surpassed by the professional dancer, and
then suddenly they began twirling, the
white skirts and aprons of the girls flying
and showing all their high red boots, the
men now and then throwing back their
heads and singing wild snatches of impro-
vised song Once or twice a girl smiled,
but it was mostly a solemn performance,
like mystic dance sacred to the gods, and
there was an impressive oriental monotony
In the tune to which they danced, cracked
though the fiddles of the gypsies were. We
stood looking with the people of the village,
a Roumanian woman's arm about my
waist, while the sun went down and the
moon rose beyond the bank of trees behind
the dancers, and we left them there twirl-
ing and singing in the silver moonlight,
like the Phrygian girls whom the summer
evening of old saw.-Mrs. Pennell in Cen
tury
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
On Printers' Proofs.

Now proof sheets, as none but their slaves
and victims know, easily take high rank in
that class of inanimate things which is pos
sessed of the evil. The essentially modern
imagination might call them the electric
cars of the literary profession. Without
regard to life or limb they roll crashing
into that margin of existence which is re
served for other human exactions. They
lie in wait for ones hour of maddening pre-
engagement. They Turk, Watching for
ones direst emergency. They select the
confusing occasions of public amusement,
and are well known to prefer house full
of company. They delight to hit the eve of
a journey. They meet the exhausted trav-
eler at the door of his hotel In the house
of his friend he becometh a hermit and
stitch solitary correcting his galleys in
the face of the offended host, who is a re-
cent acquaintance and impressed with the
bad manners of the literary class.
The proof sheet delights to detain one
from the reception given in honor of the
author 1t pursues one to the foot of the
lecture platform and to the pulpit stairs
1t loveth Christmas eve and house clean
ing. 1t aims even at the wedding day 1t
haunts the sickroom. 1t shows ghoulish
interest in the crises of bereavement
have repeatedly known it TO pursue funer-
ais, and to call the mourner from the coffin.
or meet him as he returns from the
grave. On such timely and welcome occa-
sions the printers brief command. ''Return
Immediately" stares in the face the M
fortunate who has vainly hoped for the
freedom of an hour of sorrow or Of ioy.---
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward in Ea-psr's.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE,
STATE OF ILLINOIS, L.

RocK Island CoGST2. 5@
IN the county conrt OF said county to the Deem
Der I erm, A. d. 1894.
.. X. Johns on. administrator to the estate Of
Rosaiia Hsrtnsgel, deceast d. VS. Thos Campbell,
Amelia Knher. Theodore HarLnsgel, Vim. Hart
nAgel, and Edwin Hartnagel
Affidavit OF non-residence OF the SAID Amelia
Edwin Hartnagel having been fled in the Office of
NE clerk II said county court. notice Is hereby
gwen TO the said Amelia Koher, Thos. Camp
hal, VIM. Hartnagel, Theodore Hartnsgel. and
edwin Bartnagel, heirs of the said Roralia Hart
aagel, dee eAsed that the said }. r. Johnston,
administrator the estate OF Rosalia Hartnag !.
deceased, a ed n the said county court on the oath
DAY OF December, A. D. 1892, his petition making
the said Theodore Hartnagel, Emela Koher,
Thos. Campbell, VIM. Hsrtnagel, and Edwin
Hartnagel, defendants and that summons there up-
Cnbs issued out OF said court agaDstthe above NAM
ca defendants. returnable the first day OF the
term of said county court 10 be held at the court
house In said county the first Monday of Feb
ruary A. d. 1893, as is by law required, and which
suit is still pending.
Now unless you appear in said court on the frst
DAY OF the March term thereof to be held at the
court house in the city of Rock Island, in said
county and state on the first Monday of March A.
u. 1893, and plead, answer or demur TO the petit
ton there In fled the same will be taken as
confessed against you and judgment thereon
against you entered accordingly.
Dated this 18th, day Of January, A. D. 1898.
HJAhMAR KOHLER, Clers.
MoEEIRY GENTRY solicitors.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
Webster's Last Words.

The statement has so gone into history
and has been generally accepted that Web
ster's last words were, II still live"
A gentleman who was present at the
deathbed of the great orator and statesman
contradicts this to a certain extent. This
gentleman says that shortly before his
death he said very family. Il still live
and Immediately after-alnost in the same
breath, but in whisper so low that it was
hardly audible-"Give me more brandy
This seems quite probable, as life had been
kept in the dying man by the aid of stimu-
lants for some time, and Webster knew it
and knew that that alone could keep him
alive.-New York Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
Legal.
ADMINISTRATORS NoTIoa

Estate Of vii lam II. Morrow. Deceased
The undersigned having been appointed admin
jstrztor OF the estate of william H. M ROW, late
az tbe comfy of Rock Island sta of Illinois, de-
ceased, hereby gives notice tina, he will appear
before the county court of Rock leland coun-
~. nj the ONCE Of the clerk Of said court, in
Ike CITY OF Rock Island, at the April term, Oh
the Srst Monday in April next, at which
time all persons having claims sga.us said es-
prrpose of having the same adjusted. All per
zszs indebted TO said estate are requested TO
wake immediate payment to the undersignen.
Dsted this ssth dsy OF January, A d. 1898.
VIM N. MARTIN, mlnistrator.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
srcKLeg's AFRICA aALva.
Kansas House to BE Tested.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 9.-The POpulists
have finally made up their minds to give
the Republicans a chance to test the legal
ity of their house organization. The Popu-
list house in committee of the whole at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon recommended
for passage legislative appropriation bill.
The bill has been carefully drawn and is
designed as a test of the legality of the
Populist house, which the Republicans de-
sire to make in the supreme court.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of special execution and fee bill No
SzSy Issued out of the clerks Office Of the circuit
court OF Rock Island county and state OF illinois,
and to me directed, whereby am commanded to
make the amount of a certain judgment recently
obtained against L. Crosby, in favor Of G w
McSurney, out of the lands tenements, goods and
chattels OF the said defendant, L. Crosby l
have levied upon the following property, to-wlt:
Lots -Four 81 Five 81 Six TO- seven CD
Fight 81 in block Twenty nine CO. IT, Water
seWn County of Fock Island and state OF II inois-
wherefore, according tosaid command shall ex-
pose for sale public auction all the right, title
and interest OF the above named, l.. Crosby,
m and 10 the above described pro perry, on Wednes
day, the 18th day of February, 1898, at2 o,clo k
IN the city OF Rock Island, in the county OF Rock
Island and state Of Illinois, for cash in hand, TO
satisfy said execution and fee bill
dated At Rock island this 2lst day 4 January,
A. u. 1881
C. D GORDON,
Sheriff of Rock Island ounty Illinois.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
Pigmies VS.. Giants.

Lilliputiau as they are in size (being no larger
than mustard seedsl, they achieve results that
their Proodingnagian opponents utterly fail in. We
refer to the efficacy Of the powerful preparation
known as DR.. Picrce's Pleasant Pellets, com
pared with that of their gig antic comp the
old style pill. Try the little giants, when dys.
pepsis, liver complaint, constipation, biliousness
or any kindred ills sssail You, and you'll make
no misake-iheyll disappear at once.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
CHANoERY NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, lss
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY,
In enc Circuit Court OF Rock Island County 90
he May Term, A. ID. 1898.
Mary Freeman va Marshall Freemen.
In Cbancery.
Notice is hereby given to the said Marshall
freeman, that the abo named complainant
Heretofore fled her bill Of complaint In said court
On the cSancery side thereof. and that summons
there upon be issued out OF said court agansl the
sboye smed defendant reiurnable upon the FIRST
day OF the term Of the ciruit court OF Rock Island
county TO De helu at the court house in Rock ISL
snd, 10 eaid Rock lila d county on the hrst Non
day OF Msy, A. ID 1898, as is required by law and
which suit lie sill pending.
Dated this 2nd dav OF February. A. D. 1883
GEORGE v GAMBLE,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court
NcEniry d McEniry. soHcitors.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
Steamer Tauric Overdue.

NEW YoIK, Feb. 9.-The White Star
line steamer Tauric which was due here
Monday from Liverpool, has not yet ar
rived. She has aboard twelve valuable
race horses consigned to this country bs
Colonel North, the nitrate king" The
horses are bound for Chicago, whe re they
will compete for some of the crack purses
offered
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
kherms.,rn cureo IN a pay

MYSTIC Cure" for Rheum stism and
Neuralgia radically cures in one to three
days. Its action upon the system is re-
variable and mysterious. It removes q
once the cause and the disease immed>
ltels 'isappesrs. The frat dose greatly
benefits. Warranted by Otto Groijau,
druggist, Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10

A Lutte Girls Exper.encs IN L gh,hcese.
Mir. and Mrs. Loren Prescott are keep
ers of the gov. lighthouse at Sand Beach.
Mich, and are blessed with daughter,
four years old Last April she was taken
down with measles, followed with q
dreadful cough and turning into fever.
Doctors at home and at Detroit treated
her, but in vain. she grew worse rapidly,
until she was a mere handful of bones"
Then she tried DR.. Kings New Discovery
and after the use of two and half bot
ties, WAS completely cured. They say
d.. Kings New Discovery is worth its
weight in gold, yet You may get trial
bottle free at Harix q BahDsen's drug
store.
STRENGTH AND HEALTH
II you are not feeling strong and
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Electric Bitters. This remedy acts di>
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10

Coughing iea6s 10 crrs mptlon.
Kemp's BalSsm will s,or ;he cough at
once.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
NOTICE IN ATTACHMENT.
STATE OF ILLINOIS. L..

STATE OF ILLINOIS, L.
Rocx ISLAND COUNTY, S.
Circuit court OF Rock Island county. May term,
A d. 1898
The Peoples National Bank of Rock Island, ILL.,,
vs.. C. W. Moe er, in attachment.
Public notice ls hereby gwen to the said g. W
Moeher thai writ of attachment issued out OF
the Office OF the Jerk Of the circuit Of Rock
Is1snd County, dsIed the 31st ddv of January. A
D. 1893, the suit OF the said Peoples National
Bank and q. sin-t the estate Of the said G.. W.
hosher or u sum of T, Thousand $4,000 0o)
dollsrs directed to the sheriff OF said Rock Island
ceuuty which said writ has been returned exc
cfted.
Now, therefore, unless you, the said G. ".
Mosh,r shall personally be and appear before the
said circuit ur OF Rock Island county on the
FIRST day OF the next term thereof, TO be holden At
the court house in the city Of Rock Island in said
epun,y, on the first d y OF May, A D 1898 give
Fecisl bail aud plead to the said plaintiff SC
exon juogmen' viii be entered AGAINST you, and
IN favor OF the said PEOPLES National Bank and
so much Of the roperty attached as nay be suf-
dcent 10 satisfy the said judgment and COSTS will
be sold 10 satisfy the same.
GE RGEw. GAMBLE, Clerk.
Jas. L. HAAS, Plaintiff g Attorney.
january 81, a. d. 1888.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10

Lanes Family Medicine moves
the ooweis each day. Most people need
TO use il
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10

For brauty, for comic. for improve
ment of the complexion 1se only Poz-
Zoui's Powder: here h0.Hing equal to.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-10
TANSY Pills.

DE-. Renison's Reliable Remedy. Famous every
Unere among the ladies as safe, prompt Ans
,ffectual The original wODlar's salvation. Price
RI sent di9sct, sealed; information free. Address
eaton Medical Co., Boston, Mass.