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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22
FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.

Terrible Result Of Joke Played BY . hoy
on His Little Sister.
A pail hangs over the house Of John
Powell, who resides in the little hamlet
Of Prospect Plains, n. j., about IL miles
from this city. by reason Of the untimely
death of. Mary Powell. his bright L.
year-old daughter. Her death was the
result Of practical joke played by her
brother, who is nearly crazed by the out
come of his thoughtlessness.
The children We're playing about the
house in the evening when Mary be-
thought herself Of some doll clothes she
had left in the cellar. She was of q quiet
and timid disposition and did not enjoy
a trip into the darkness Of the cellar. She
finally conquered her fears sufficiently to
hurry down stairs, and Just rs she thought
she was out Of harms way her brother
appeared. and the thought occurred to
him that now was his opportunity to
give Mary n fright. He availed himself
Of the chance and quickly closed the cell
lar door as Mary reached for the knob.
When the girl realized that she was
alone in the dark. she screamed in ter
ror. To increase her fright. the boy gave
vent to q series Of sounds that made the
little girl nearly frantic.
The boy listened to his sisters cries
until her screams grew fainter and
finally ceased entirely. when he became
alarmed.
His alarm increased when he called
the girl by name and received no reply,
and he was terrified when he opened the
door and found his sister lying on the
floor.
Receiving no reply to his questions.
he rushed in search Of his mother. who
was Mortified to find her daughter was
dead. A physician was summoned, who
gave it rs his opinion that the little ones
death was the result of aspasm produced
by fright. The boy, who was the cause
Of his sisters death, lies in bed, tossing
about and moaning, and refuses to be
comforted.-Ncw Brunswick Special.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22


The Grand Duke Alexis right arm =
adorned with . dragon which covers e
almost entirely from the wrist to the
elbow. The new Duke Of SAKE Coburx-
0otha b tattooed much the same way,
while the Duke Of York has couple Of
crossed daes upon his forearm. King
George of Greece, his second son and his
nephew, the cxarowitz, arc each Of them
tattooed. Besides these there are among
the tattooed princes Queen Marguerite
Of Italy's brother. tho Duke Of Genoa,
Archduke Stephen Of Austria and Prince
Henry Of Prussia, brother Of Emperor
William.
Princess Waldemar Of Denmark, wife
Of the sailor son Of King Christian, has >
beautiful anchor and crown tattooed on
her arm, halfway between her shoulder
and her elbow, and which Of course Is
conspicuous whenever she wears low
dress. Her husband likewise has naval
emblems tattooed ON his arm, and 90,
too, has King Oscar of Sweden, who
served for many years in the navy before
ascending the throne. His sons have
followed his example.-Boston Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22
a MODERN c.nosReLlA.

3Aoso Il . 0yseosy SurrouDdlaG tsoeey
llssle Lee Angeles Olrl.
h poor pretty Annie O'Hanrahan .
modern Cinderella A great many peo-
pie are inclined to believe that she q.
The court proceedings regarding this hap.
lsD child were recently recited in these
dispatches. Tho girl is in the care Of .
home here, and her alleged parents, Mr..
and MrA O'Hanrahan, are trying to 70
gain possession OF her. The mystery Of
the case was caused by the contradictory
evidence Of the parents. They brought
Annie up with the idea that she was not
their child and that her mother was .
Mrs Payne Of England, bat when Annie
sought refuge in the Florence home they
declared that they were her parents.
They have dropped hints about the
possibility of the child coming into .
great inheritance some day, and it would
seem that there was some basis for this
hypothesis, for they are now as eager to
get hold Of her As they were to lose her,
and rumors about her belonging to .
great English family are extart.
At any rate, the proceedings show that
" danT0n80. WHO - wealthy man,
treated the girl shamefully until his sud-
den and recent requirement Of q regard
for her. It was shown that for two
years past he kept Annie ont at service,
her employers being instructed to give
her little earnings to O'Hanrahan, and
she was kept in q shocking condition,
only having one dress and no under
clothing.
Mrs. Sheldon Borden testified that she
had employed Annie for time, and on
one occasion when she had told Mr..
O'Hanrahan that the girl was i'll he re-
piled. Throw her ont or send her to q
hospital"
Mrs. Borden bought the child some
undertaking, but her father took it
away from her, and Annie went ON the
stand and corroborated the evidence and
said she had rather poison herself than
go back.
The mystery about her case has arous-
ed great interest, and inquiries will be
made to ascertain if she has any rela-
tives in England.-San Francisco Exam
iner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22

TuE official count Of the returns Of
the Chicago municipal election does
not materially affect the results ~
shown by the figures previously an
nounced. and John r. Hopkins IL
elected bcysnd any reasonable ground
for Doubt. Considerable signifcsnce
may be- attached TO the concession
made by George B. Swift, the de-
sssssd candidate. and his friends,
thss the religious attack made
By unsorupulous persons In
tsrcstsd In Swiit's success,
cot considerable Of a figure In the
outooue. II indeed IL was not the
nalu element Of defeat Of the candi.
siase whose adherents adopted such
: coarse. Il might as we'll be un-
.1srstosA IN Chicago, - well as In
Tnrk 1sjsnd aad elsswh here. that rciig-
Ia ond politics ere not ingredients
49, vill suossssfully combiac--thcy
- ne al end water cad will mot
~. Tksy ass ssoublesoms s,ed Eel.
io,rs. - wos - 10 Who 10 ~ icolish
- = a11saps - Pss sAso sssssAss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22
'Ieg Psllisg'' Legally Defined.

Theexpressive but questionable phrase
pulling leg" was defined by the Berxs
county court the other day. In the divorce
caseof Lewis w. Yocum against his wife, .
letter written by the latter was produced.
In which she told her husband If he
wanted his LEG pulled" she would do it.
The question was asked what was meant
by pulling Leg" J. II. Jacobs, coun-
sci for the defense, said it was . slang
term, meaning to get money from an
other without giving an equivalent. The
court acquiesced in this definition Of
LEG pulling. Reading pal Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22

A man 81 years old, % interested in
his work - to forget to go to dinner and
20 vigorous ~ to suffer no harm from the
deprivation. 10 to be congratulated. This
Is the report that comes from Mr.. Wal
ter Nichols Of Pennington, who has been
surveying in the woods the past month.
and whose accuracy In such work y 20
great - to be never questioned BY the
judges 1t tho supgeme c0urt.-LeWist0o
Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22
l.sey sssss ana slss ssaike.

When Lucy Stone was child, as she
wont through tho pestures one day she
came upon q largo blacksnake asleep
On Q rock IN the SON. Most little hare
footed girls would have given IL wide
berth Or made Oh ut tho top Of their
spced. Il newer occurred to little Lucy
20 run. Picking up tho heaviest stone
she could lift, sl,c went softly up to the
snakc md druppcd the stone squarely
upuu its hcad, crushing Il to- pieces.
Ia incident was typical. Her whole
Me wss devoted, In ono form u anoth-
q. 70 "tsuauing The sespeut'S heod."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22
via I:ox cauehs.

Tho authorities Of Madison. His, have
. wild boy, who they believe halls
from st. Louis. He was captured in tho
woods near that town and in many re-
spects resembles the wild man of Bor-
neO" found in the side shows Of travelling
circuses. His finger and toe nails have
grown to immense length, hair has
sprung out over nearly his whole body.
and he has well nigh lost his ability to
talk, merely uttering incohercnt bowls
and screams instead. He was brought
in bya party of townspeople who had
been disturbed by the reports of the wild
creature providing in the vicinity Of their
homes.-St. Louis GlObe-Democrst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22

The annual report Of Secretary of
the Treasury Carlisle shows that he
isauily cenvcrsant with every detail
Of the important department Of
which he Is Mt the head. His recon-
mcndations are logical and business
like. and worthy Of the most earnest
and thoughtful consideration Of
congress, which they will doubtless
havc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22

Mus. JouS A. LOGAN expresses the
opinion that women who work for n
living are less likely to marry than
those who do not. Another way Of
putting II would he to say tina. wo-
men who can support themselves are
less likely to want husband to sup
port them than women who cannot.
There Is nothing strange about that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22

THE railroad magnascs who are
morally responsible for tho long
series Of deadly wrecks Of trains
bound 60 or from tho worlds fair
should DO placed In charge Of guard
iaus for weakmindedncss Anyone
with u grain OF sense would have
been able 10 foresee that six months
business copld not safely DO crowded
tnto six weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22
FRIDAY. DEcExBER 90, 1893. J

A Mrsrc printers circular IL au-
thority for the assertion that tho
gross profit on shoot music st whole
sale Is about twelve cents . copy. A.
that rate one 300. o)0-copy success
makos margin big enough TO. oven
up . good many hundred failurca
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22

TnE "tall" man and the "short"
man Of many . tabled robbery arc a.
their highway tricks again There
IL growing belief that In some Of
the reported deeds OF violence those
wicked two are myths Tho truth
appears 20 be that somebody gets
very "short" occasionally, and does
some 'tall" talking to account for IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22

WHEN the power Of Germ any IL TO
DO doGcd, oil Trcnchmen. whether
monarchist. bouapartiss, republican
or socialist in opinion. stand to-
gcthcr with rcal enthusiasm. The
kaiser will find no disunitod France
TO face II war ever comes again be-
tween Tcuton and Gsul.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22

An immense trunk which belonged
20 newly welded couple furnished
plenty Of amusement Co passengers
q the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
depot In Pittsburg. tho other dag.
Tho trunk was decorated with old
shoes. tied with gny-colorcd ribbons
and two hearts pierced BY Cupid's
arrow were drawn on tho side with
chalk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22

lr Admiral Mello really wished %
depopulate tho Brazilian capital he
should have stopped his harmless
bombsrdine and scnt the people to
the worlds fair In special trains
duly divided into two or moro Sec
lions each. Az lifc-dcstroycrs they
beat his old eunboats out Of sight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22

THE popular superstition against
travelling Friday has-ha much 20
support 10 within tho last few wccka
Tho Wabash collision as kingsbury.
Ind. occurred Friday; the terrible
catastrophe 1t jackson. Mich. took
place Friday. aud again tho fatal day
hes claimed twonty-six lives at Battle
Creek.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22

/, G. He!ipens'el, cashier OF the abOve-namcd
bank. do solemn y sweartha1 the above sta cement
Is true to the besl Of my knowledse and belief,
c. HELLPENSTBLL.
Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this sd day
Of December, lS9i. GEO. F. ROTH,
lsEAi-l Notary Public,
Correct-A.tcst:
PETER FRIES.
F.C.A. DE .KMASx. SCircctorr
JosEFn kosENrIELD,t
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-07

s. IL. Clifford. New Cassol. Via, was
troubled with neuralgia and rheuma-
tism. his stomach was disordercd. his
liver was affected b. an alarming de
gree. appetite fell away, and he was
Three hotties Of Electric Bitters cured
him.
Edward Shepherd. Harrisburg Ill.
had running sore on his leg ~ eight
years standing. Used three BOTTLES 81
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. and his leg Is
sound and well. John Speaker.
Catavba. O.. had five large fever sores
on his leg. doctors said he was incurable.
One bottle Electric Bitters and one box
Bueklen's Arnica Salve cured him en-
tirely. Sold by Peck Bros. drug store.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-07

An~rtuans Have More Invested There
ThAa Any Other Nafion-
In ths three pears ending with De-
comber 81. fso2. American investments
Ia Mexico srnouused 4, $50. $40. 900. Dur
ing The same time English Investments
arusouuted % es1s. 800. 600 At one time
English investments In Mexico far en-
eeeded thoss Of Americans but II We
may Judge By the record % the three
years named the latter will soon. II
they have not already done -. occupy
sl.s leading place.
American capital la Mexieo has been
invested WY largely LA rnines and In
r.ilros<i& During the last three pears
Americans invested So. as. 900 and
Engli~hmen 81. sco. COO In Mexican
nines. During the same time Amer
cans invested sara. o7s. 600 and Englishr
m~u 80. 90. 90 IN railroads English
men have. however. given more stscn-
tiou ~ elimination schemes and 20
land Investments. They have taken
The lead also In m,.srAntile ventures.
their invceszD>nss IN that dirvcticn BE-
ing sss. 90. 90. a. against sD.sss. 900 BY
Am~r,csns In connection with man
sfsrturs~ and material improvements
Americans have tnv-seed . great deal
nsc~c cspi<Hl than Engiishmen. the
smoanss being foe the former -. fso.-
60 AMI ne hHtser only sasIa. 900
The growth a Amerscsn Influence In
Mexico has been very rApsd since r.u-
lad communication between the
unisr<i s>.s>~ srd The City q M~xico
xaz established. and . traveller through
Ne southern rspuSlic can Sc the ~
sulss a chi- In almost al The rnaroad
to~ns The Increased intercourse BE-
s~esa - swo nsskrns V having . eosd
ef~et morn paslis epsnion n nsxsro
erncerninx the p~spte - the Tinted
ssssr> As cos tkss ther- 49, .rra~f
49, n ds~tra-t 81 AsDericaas. hus al
thSuxb ther~ IL soune 80 this lefa IA u
gradually dytnr Ont
Foruserty NE typ1csi Aus~rfcsn In
Msxioo ~~s q the rUegh frsuetsr ek>sa
Rss .in<s ~ ecrp&r<ssn ~ ~ r.&l-
roesis teszer csn<~~s Il Arnerhreu.I hs~-
rune fuso the eoanry The ba~ees-
un~ne - Anssr<n@n c>pstei hsve ss-~s-d
snx<lisx~nt Am~rtr~s husinr~s fnen.
sDd esps>n4<x zasnann- enElsHsask .se.k
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-07


r~rA>es Ss> rAl.k 80 s><v.>ss Get
Thss. B4t xh<y D.at
oniookers In the card roonas Of elahs.
gaming resorts aud similar institatior1s
have sometimes asked what became al
The sosied playing cards after thea
we're east aside In such places IL
number of new packs 81 cards called
for Ia fashionabls club or = prosper
eas gsnbiins house i enormous A
pack may be used throngh an entire
evening. but II frequently happens
where high stakes are being played for
that half dozen new packs viii lie
called for Ia . single game Ia the
course 81 night A none but cards
Of excellent quality are nsei. and a. .
player for stakes has . right 10 de-
mand fresh pack Whenever his ca
price OF superstition prompts him. the
keeper Of = gambling house fnds the
cost of providing them considerable
item Of his running expenses
What IL done with soile.i cardsY You
may think tho servants get them. But
they don't There h q traffic In them
which In the eourss OF year ia
. city Ike New York or Chi
esgo amounts "a quite q fig
ure. The cards that have been
used are carefully saved and sold
20 a regular buyer. who contracts 10
take al that the proprietor may have
to offer during the year or season. As
. rule these cards are but little solled.
many of them having been used for
perhaps less than n dozen deals. The
buyer. who conducts . regular bust
ness. sorts them. cleans them as well
as he can. replaces missing cards from
great stacks of odd cards kept for thar
purpose. puts them into the original
wrappers which have been saved for
him. aud then reseIls them. His Gus
toners are mostly second and third
rate social clubs, or non-gambling
clubs in smaller cities and retailers
who can be persuaded By low prices
10 purchase In large quantities. Nine
packs out of ten of these cards will
pass anywhere as strictly new ones.
50 carefully are they cleaned and re-
stored. and for all practical purposes
they are just Is good as IL they werc
strictly fresh I know swell club In
busy city In the interior which is
noted for It's unlimited supply of first
class playing cards. Outsiders marvel
Mt its extravagance in providing what
seems. to be brand new pack fos
every game of whist. pedro. eucher or
poker that starts in its card rooms AS
matter Of fact the cards all come
from the secondhand dealer in New
York and cost about six or eight cents
pack in large sets 1t enables that
club. rs it doubtless enables others. to
make q great deal of show for q very
little monev.--N. Y. Herald
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-07

saw the figure on the bicycle approach
ing. With two loud groans Of despair.
they attempted 20 disperse. Not 50. by
Jupiter. The bicyciist struck one Of
them Just aft the starboard pantaloons
pocket. and glanced OF onto the other
one When we arrived upon the scene.
the first victin was calling. Ina the
sacred name of modcsty. for pins.
while the other was trying 10 pull his
head out Of the forward wheel of the
bicycle. A woman's voice was at the
same time audible, saying: I'm just
perfectly certain that I rang my bell.
and don't see why you couldn't get
out OF the way
Il perceive an interesting psyche
logical problem here" said l. "Why
Is IL that teuder-hearted woman,
mounted on wheel. becomes a destroy
ing angelo"
ASK my Wife" said Jonas
suppose he wanted me To have my
share of SORROW that evening or he
would not have made such suggestion.
Mrs Thompson had evidently discussed
the subject with Jonas several times
IL u bad for an outsider To get involved
IN such matter. When . woman has
been all over subject with her hus-
band she is apt 10 forget that men
have either intellects OF sensibilities-
Mrs. Thompson rides bicycle herself.
and gathered from her remarks that
a considerable number of men had
been awkward and impolite and fool
ixh enough 10 get in front it,
"It's the fault OF tho men," she said.
They don't look where they're going. I"
eoald not regard this a. satisfac-
tory. 40 asked Msude about II when
got home.
''Any woman who would be absurd
enough 10 ride q bicycle" she said.
''ean be expected 10 do anything else
that l. foolish"
Maude has tried very hard to learn
TO ride bicycle. but she started on the
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-07
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort aud improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used The many. who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more. with
less. expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figx
Itsexeellence IL due 10 its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant b the taste. The refeshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
alive; efieetualiy cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyen
and permanently curing constipation:
II has given satisfaction n millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because Ii acts on the Kid
news. Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and il l. perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but il is man
ulactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute If offered.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-07

The art of glass manufacture Is prob
ably nearly as old rs the world itself.
Specimens Of glass work of superior
sort have been found In the ruins Of
the most ancient Egyptian cities, and
representations of glassblowers abound
In the oldest sculptures In ancient
Rome glassware was highly priced.
and it, manufacture was carefully
studied and cultivated In the middle
ages the great glass center of the
world for many years was Venice. The
city long kept tho glassmaking art a
secret. but finally IL was discovered.
and then Venice had 10 suffer brisk
competition from England, France and
Bohemia The latter was for long
time venice's strongest rival. and mp 70
the time Of >ie discovery of English
flint or lead glass the bohemian glass
was the finest in the world
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-07
WOMAN ON A WHEEL
Fielding Considers ths Mature Of
the Female cycIist
HOW saE SPINS AT EASE
uhf l. % fhas She VIII iEsa over a
rs<i.-svias - a. n w.< Ei.r Dasy
Coilrcsssi On the fsoal~s.r<L

Is 49, IN The edge % IN. evening
that Mr.. }on4s ThOmpsoa stepped out
utou the b.sulevarL Mr.. Thomp.oa
has rr@ehed The .gs when men begin
g. ak atost he .onderfst syesi<ht
thsy had IA their yoath. Ia The days
~hen they e.sald distinguish r~d appl<s
frsn green onss on thar nsighbor's
fsess IA the bisskest uaidnizht had
teen ~slxing with Mr.. rhomt<oa bat.
my attention being arrested hy the
great nanhsr Of ll>rhts flashing about
GA the boulevard. bad fallen pace
or Two behind lie turn.d - speak 90
ms. and - that uxru,ens = bicycle
straek hiln on has extrrme northwest
ern frontier. ~ he stood facing south-
east. and h.s 81 down ON his stomach
Nth his nose In The dust A
lsdy. alixatinx soms~hst hurried-
~ from the bicycle. stepped ON the
back u hi4 head. and sli1 gracefully
nom that BALI and shining surface 70
the ground
''siosd sweating. Dir. Thompson" aid
the f.siy. e,s my friend struggled &c hIs
feet How l. Mr. Thoupsonr"
well ths question: l.. how am ~
rcjoinsd Jonas. dusting the knees Of
his pantsi,ons with one hand. while
with the other he endeasored % re-
store his no~e - ia proper position in
the middl@ OF his coant-nance.
do not contend that ny friends re-
joindcr was In strict accord with the
form. and asaQes IL society. bat de-
air.. a, apoiogtzo for him, while ID has
beousne qnite common 20 meet lady
10 this way en- the boulevard. OF an
evening. the appropriate etiquette has
not yet been formulated by social au-
thprities. The instincts OF a gentle
man. however. should be his unfailing
guide. stepped forward
Permit ne 10 hope. madam" said I.
.-that you have not injured your
wheel
u think one OF the spol<es Is pretty
baslly bent. shs said. severely, lopi-
Ing az Jonas.
''spokes." cried he. and with din
Guilty laid his hand upon bis spine.
Allow me - straighten H." said I.
politely.
No use" said Jonas, rubbing his
back. IL cant be done"
BAT was already busy with the
wheel
Pardon me- said the lady. but
ycu don't seem 10 know much about u
bicycle
NO. madam said j. hunbly; my
parents taught me 70 read and write.