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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-19

Il case was once tried i'm Limerick
before Chief Baron O'Graly. A bar
ristor named Bushc was making a
speech for the defense. when nn ass bo-
gan To bray loudly outside tho court.
Welt n moment" said the chief bar
On. Ono Mt time. Mr.. Bushc. II
ycu please" The barristcr wuitetl
for chance to rctort. and it came
presently. When O'Grady was charg-
ing the jury. the MSS agnin began TO
bray. If possible more loudly than be-
fore. II beg your pardon. my lord, -
said Bushc. May ask you to repeat
your last words! There IL such an echo
in this court did not quite catch
them. "-..Scvcnty Years of Irish Life. "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-19

The American silver weed. or tobac-
co. Is nm excellent defense against bad
cir. hcing smoked in n pipe. either by
itself or with nu;Incgs shred and rev
seeds mixed with il. especially If it be
ncscd. for il clcanscth the air and
choakcth. suppresscth and disperseth
any venomous vGpor. 1t hath singular
and contrary effects. IL Is good to warm
one being cold. and will cool one lsing
hot. All ages, all sexes, all constitu-
tions, young or old. men ard women.
the san-uinc, tho cho,crick. the melan-
choly. the phlcgmatick. take it without
any manifest Inconvenience: 1t Gucnch-
eth thirst. and yet will make one more
able and tit to drink; ii abatcs hunger.
and yet gill get one good stomach;
il Is agreeable with mirth or sadness.
with fcasting and with fasting: it will
make one rest that wants sleep. and
will keep one waking that is drowsie;
IL hath an offensive smell to some, and
is more desirable thpn any perfume to
others. That IL Is most excellent pres
crvation. both experience and reason do
teach.
Ii corrccts the mir by fumigation. and
it avoids corrupt humors by salvation.
for when ono takes it either by chew
ing it in the leaf, or smoking it in the
pipe. the humors are drawn and brought
froia all parts of the body to- tho stoin-
ach. and from thence rising up 10 the
mouth If the tobacconist, as to the
hclmc Of ~ sublimatorv. are avoided and
spitten out.-"A Brief Treatise" 1865.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-19

Island. He is one Of the Oldest shoe
men In tine city. having been in that
line Of business for the past IA years.
An old landmark has been torn
down, namely the double frame house
on Fourth avenue near Seventeenth
street, known rs the Churchill 4
Sweeney property. The house was
built about 10 years ago, and Is now
being replaced by new livery and
feed stable. Latin Bros. are the
owners. and the contract. which calls
for frame covered with sheet iron.
is let to Sievcrs 4 Anderson, and will
cost 5000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-19
Halls, ssC (;llensl.

Tho real balm Of Gilcad is the dried
juice IT low shrub which grows in
Syria. II IS very valuable and scarce.
for the amount Of balm yielded by ono
shrub never exceeded 60 drops n day.
According 10 Jsepsus. the balm or
balsam of Gilcad was ono of the pres
cnts given by the queen IT Sheba to
King solomon. Tho ancient Jewish
physicians prescribed It evidently for
dysls1sia and mc!ancholia. Methodist
Protestant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-19
CoosAlag Csavless.

Coooooog C0ovlees. sa
IAN is yure mum workin now, Mn.
Nullay?'
''He il that, Mrs. Toolcy."
''Phwat do he boioin, Mrs.. Mullay?''
''Coachin convicts. Mrs. Tooley."
''Pbvat's that, Mrs. Mullayf"
"Drivin tho black maria, shurs, Mn.
TOulsv. ''-Elmira Gasgtte.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-19
The Latcs. In Advertisements,

Wanted. with a view TO matrimony,
a young lady To match a bonnet trim
med with green. which won the other
day in a rattle for charitable purposes.
Must have means Of her own. Please adj
dress under the heading: Lebensgluck
life's happiness). the Office Of this pa
per. Lady cyciist preferred. ''-Pful-
leudorfer Anzeige..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-19
Bath lQ0ri

Baths Of all kinds. including
Turkish. plain, shampoo, cleo
trio, electrO-thcrmal, ETC., may
be obtained Mt the Sanitarium
Bath Rooms. on tho first floor of
the Harper House.
ROOMS OPEN.
For Ladics-From Q n. m. to
IL m. on week days. For Gen.
tlcmcn-FrOm 6 q. m. to 7:SO q.
m. and from 2 p. m. to 9 p. m.
on week days. On Sundays the
rooms will be open from s u. m.
to II q. m. for Gentlemen only.
Electric and Electro-thcrmal
baths may be obtained at any
time during business hours.
Gymnasium connected with bath
rooms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-19

Positive economy. peculiar merit
and wonderful medicinal power all
are combined in Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Try it. Hoods cures.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-07
AMERICAN CHOLERA.

from Daily ReveiIle, Whatcom, Wash.
1T. c. Burnett, the democratic candi-
date for sheriff, was taken violently i'll at
Clear brook. lie had all the symptoms Of
Asiatic cholera, and for an hour or two it
was feared he would die. They finally
gave him dose of amberlain'S Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, which
revived him until a physician arrived"
That is precisely what the manufactu-
rerS of that medicine recommend for chOl-
era. Send for a physician but give their
medicine until a physician arrives. II
cholera becomes prevalent in this country
next summer this preparation will be in
great demand because it can always be
depended upon. For sale by f. Kalteyer
& Son; Bowling & Flood; A. Dreiss; II.
Schuchard; e. Cohn & Co.; J. Il. Harri-
son; and Kalteyer & Schuchard, drug
giStS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-07

1892. It is claimed that over 600
comets have been seen and recorded.
TO the naked eye 5000 stars, are
visioleS the best telescopes show o.
500, eco.
Some stars are so distant that, trav.
cling 200 000 miles second, their
light requires l4,0OOyesrs to reach the
earth.
The nearest fixed star is 81, OOO, 0O0,-
060 miles from the earth
The fixed star second in distance is
SO, COG, 000,0O0 of miles from the earth.
The solar system is we'll illustrated
by the following statements: Let
the sun be represented by globe 2
ieet In diameter. A grain of mustard
seed at the circumference of q circle
lo4 feet IN diameter will adequately
represent the size and distance of
Mercury. The earth will be represent
cd oy pea on the circumference OF q
circle IA feet across, aud Venus by
announcer pea, on the outside OF q 430
foot circle. Mars will be, adequately
represented by pin head at 65t feet.
and the asteroids by grains OF sand
1000 to 1900 feet away: An orange at
the distance OF half mile Will stand
Tor Jupiter, very small apple at
four-fifths Of mile will answer tor
Satvrn, aud cherry on the circum-
terence OF q circle q mile and a half
across will represent Uranus.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-07
ABAReAIN FoR1PRINTERs.

For Sale: 500 lbs. of Brewer Roman,
fair condition, abundance of sorts, at
Is and 20 cents q pound. Address,
ii q If 7. B. JOHNSON, LIGHT ONCE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-01
ORIGIN OF NAMES.

BARK. Barker and Barley show the
Importance OF tan bark in early English
times.
TABoRER was drummer, and his sons
are the Tabrars, Tabors and Tabers of
to-day.
PRIMER and Pinster remind Us OF a
time when pins were rare and costly
ornament.
LOCKE, Curl, Crisp, seem to indicate
an ancestor with marked capillary at
fractions.
THRowEg was once the winder of silk
threads. hence the Throwers and
Throwsters
BEHDEI. Beddall and Biddle are de-
rived from the name of an old English
functionary.
HARPER, Pipe. Piper, Dancer, Luter.
Crouther. Baird. Singer, are all profess
sional names
DAwBEB is descendant of him who
chinked or daubed the cottage walls
with wet clay.
BLONDE. a complexion adjective, was
the procenitor OF Blund, Blunt, Bloun.
and Blondell-
PATTESs were oyershoes. hence the
Pattons, Patons, Patteners, Putners
and Putnams
PETER Peliper and Furier recall
the fur trade OF the English with Nor
way and Sweden
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-01

How the Animal Il Developed Into n
Fighter for the Public Arens-
The bulls used for fighting purposes
are a specially selected, specially
cared-for class. They are all pedi-
greed. Andalusia is especially the
district of the bull. Here, at the age
of one year, the young bulls are
separated from the heifers. branded
with the owners mark and turned out
loose on the plains TO Craze with others
Of their own aga.
When year older the young bulls
. are gathered together in order that
their nettle and fighting qualities may
be tested. One OF them is separated
from the herd and chased by a man on
horseback. who, by the slxillful use of
d biunted lance, overthrows the escap-
ing bull, whereupon another rider
comes in front of the animal with
sharper lance to withstand the ex-
pected attack. If the bull on regain
ing his feet, attacks the rider twice it
is passed as fighting animal; but if
he turns tail and runs off then it is set
aside to be killed or to be used in agri-
cultural work. And so with each ami
NAL, until the whole herd of two-year-
olds has been tested.
Each bull that has stood the test
successfully is then entered in the
herd book with a description of it's APP
pearance and receives name-such as
Espartero, flamenco and the like. This
process of careful selection goes on
from year to year until the bull is five
years old, when, should its mettlc still
prove true, it issready for the arena,
and flaming posters appear on the
walls of Madrid or Seville announcing
that Espartero Tor whatever his name
Isl will, on such and such date, make
his first and final appearance.
A good ''warrantable" five-year-old
bull for the fighting ring costs from
gro to $50
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-01
HORSE RECKONING.
An Instance Showing the Animals Eatil-.
ematicai C2p2biiity.

An Instance Showing the Animals Maths
ematicai Cap2biIity.
A Russian doctor has been expert
nenting TO find how far some OF our
domestic animals can count. The in
telligcnce of the horse. as this is shown
In mathematics. seems to SurpasS that
of the cat or the dog. The instances
given by him are interesting, but be-
fore they are accepted as authentic
they should be verified by the observa-
tons of naturalistS whose skill and
care are unquestioned.
lie found horse which was able to
count the mile posts along the way. 1t
had been trained bv its master to stop
for feed whenever they had covered
twenty-five versts.
One day they tried the horse over a
road where three false mile posts had
been put in between the real ones,
and sure enough, the horse. deceived
by this trick, stepped for his oats at
the end of twenty-five verSts instead OF
going the usual twenty-five.
The same horse was accustomed to
being fcd every day at the stroke of
noon. The doctor observed that when
ever the clock struck the horse would
stop and prick mp his ears as if count
ing. If he heard twelve strokes he
would trot OFF contentedly to be fed,
but if there were fewer than twelve he
'yould resignedly go on working.
The experiment was made of striking
Twelve strokes at the wrong time
whereupon the horse started for his
pats, in spite of the fact that he had
been fed only an hour before.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-01

great age and insecurity of the build
! ing: but, for all that, no man was ever
known to have arisen at the clang OF
seven o'clock, unless he be some
greasy grind" which, in college YER
nacular, signifies student who is sin
! fully earnest in the matter of bookish
lore. Those sleepy chaps, who just
pecped around the corner must be,
/ then, greasy grinds," although there
I is not the slightest thing in their per
sOnal apparel TO suggest anything
! other than a fashionable tailor. who
well understands his trade. Then
/ other men appear, here, there. out OF
| the various halls in the immediate Vi
/ cinity of the brick row." until finally.
there are perhaps a hundred students
| in sight. slowly promcnading to and
/ fro.smolsing cigarettes, re2 ling intently
ont of books, chatting, sitting in door
ways, or engaging in a good-natured
! ser 9 under some window. One young
| student, who wears a blue cap, with
an enormous peak. like horse jockey,
is satisfied with nothing short of kick
! ing football up among the top-most
| branches of the tall elm trees. nearby,
and roaring in ferocious tones: Look
out" whereat there is scamper and a
general effort to catch the pigslSin on
the bound. One man, who holds in his
teeth a short, straight-stemmcd briar
pine, OF the model said TO be affected
by the prince of Wales, leaps headlong
into the scrimmage, and. whilst appar-
entity still dernurely putting away at
his morning smoke. clutches wildly at
the baO,rolls over and over. and finally
turns up smiling and smoking. For
the Yale fellow and his pipe are in
separa bic.
And now the chapel bell is ringing,
and, one by one, in struggling groups,
the boys are directing their way
toward that stone flight of steps. that
leads to the beautiful place of wor-
ship, where. daily. the year through.
they are wont to assemble to sing and
10 listen to the words of TIE Good
Book. The men sit together in &C
cordance with their class The seniors
have the position of honor, where their
presence may be commanded. and
where they may command. Rich and
poor, side by side, in equality, here
they gather-for in Yale there is an
absolute lcveling Of rank. Young Mr.
Vanderbilt is over there in a double
high backed pew. numbered on one end
No L." and the other NO. l." The
son of the Industrious mechanic is not
far away, and the widows only boy is
within touch of the many millionaire
child. Young Mr.. Mcmillan, whose
father Is one of the commercial princes
OF the great middle-west, is sitting in
pew No. SIS. Alonzo Potter tall. some
what florid, but with splendid cast of
countenance, and high. commanding
brow, sitting in pew No. 81. is the son
OF the famous Bishop Potter, and, as
such. as well as for his own merits. is one
OF the marked men of Yale to-day. Mr..
Harrison. a strikinCly handsome and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-01

white with champagne. 1t has been
wreathed in garlands by pretty girls;
it has swan with nut-brown ale; some
whose names are carved here on the
six-handled cup are here tonight;
others. world-pressed men of affairs,
are far away. in busy walks Of life,
with children of their own, boys here
in old Yale, sitting tonight in
thes anne old tavern where sat, twenty
years before, their sires; others again
like young William II. Vanderbilt
have left this world and have passed
on ahead. velvet is the name Of q
delicious mixture. whose formula is
sacredly kept secret by Oakley; it is
drank out of the cup this evening, the
six members each taking handle.
JOHN HUBERT GREUsEL-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-01
THE FAMOUS "vELvTT CUP. "

Mr.. Oakley, the proprietorof 'Morys,"
| for good mary years.
"Oh-Wenr' says Vanderbilt, pleas
antly.
"Oh-Wenr' rejoins the companion.
This salutation, after that pecul-
iarly inexplicab BILE, apparently mean
ingless fashion of greeting a man from
distance by prefixing "Oh" as though
a corruption of hello" over, the men
pass through the swinging doors of
that haunt familiar in many college
royster-doystering. They go straight
to the left, where the view gives to
| one of the pleasantest rooms in all
this wide world-the big room at
Mory's! Young Vanderbilt seats him
self at one of the small, highly-polished,
hardwood tables by window; his
friend occupies chair directly oppo-
site. The two men ordered soft boiled
eggs, buttered toast and coffee. "Wen"
hastens to execute the order.
There is a cheerful fire burning in
the CRATE, and on the mantel ticks a
dark grained marble clock, a present
to Oakley from former students. You
need sit in this tranquil, quaint, old
fashioned room of Mory's but short
time to fall under the sweet spell
of the place; you would not have that
antique mahogany door changed for
the finest modern craftswork. You
like somehow, why you cannot say.
the rare simplicity of the room. with
it's musty paper, its bare, brownish
floor. its polished tables and its pleas
ant books and papers. And then,
there are those quantity carved tables
On the wall you see strange orna-
ment but, in this free student life,
readily do you grasp its significance.
Oakley saws: For that table rich
students have offered me large sums of
money, from time to time, but l must
refuse all offers That top was used
in Mory's old place. in Court street.
and then in this new student haunt,
upwards OF seventeen years. How
many names are there carved on its
shining surface? l should say. maybe,
three thousand! Young Mr. Wander
bilt, who died-and here Oakley low
cred his voice-cut his initials there:
see, there they are, W. Fl. V, inclosed
in square. Yes, the boys are cutting
their names on q new table now. No
more initials are permitted on this
one. az least. since it has been var
nished and hung up here. II is one OF
the first things old Yale men look al
when they come back to town-to see
if they can find the place they carved
their initials, where they carved them
in college days"
Young Vanderbilt. retiring from the
table. shakes hands with his friend
across the table, then starts for the
college. He enters Durfee hall, one OF
the dormitories, and passes 20 his room
The number of the Vanderbilt room
was even written in chalk on the brick
wall. just outside the door. 1t is num-
Der ''sao." In fact Mr.. Vanderbilt did
not even choose his room. but had 20
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-01
Learning the Begging Trade.

Many Of the children in the east end
Of London are trained in the arts and
Establishments OF begging by old hands
1T the business, who have retired from
lctive operations. In Paris there are
several professors" who earn good in
tonnes by teaching young people how
10 beg. Clever purse fakirs, pocket
picllers and handkerchief stcalers are
surned ont after a certain course of
lessons, for which moderate fee is
charged. Beggars' pitches" frequent
" change haads respectable figures.
and advertisements often appear in
the French papers Offering to dispose
Of Lucrative corners and good
wills" TO those desirous of entering
The ranks of the begging fraternity
Just the other day pitch in front of
the Louvre was disposed of for one hun
lred dollars
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-01
Che gmiehita 1su Eagle grlau orune peeeber |, saa.

manly fellow, Mr.. Vanderbilt's chum.
has pew No. PSI. Harry Fame Whit
ney, one of the most popular men in
college, is seen in pew No. l04. When
| the last verse has been sung, and the
| benediction pronounced, and as the
professor who led the exercises pre-
pares to gain the street, the senior
class rises and bows gravely. 1t is a
very narrow aisle, like wall. 1t is
| not easy for the grave and venerable
gentleman to pass. AS one of the men
said afterwards to me, abiding to the
| oddly Of the situation:
''He must be pretty good football
player who goes through!''
Young Mr.. Vanderbilt, after he had
retired quietly from chapel, went down
| the concrete walk, in the direction of
,, the street. He IS tall, slender youth,
| whom you might pass dozen times a
day in Yale, or out of it, for that mat
ter. and never know, by any outward
token, that he is the son of the great
house of Vanderbilt. In manners he is
kindly, considerable and gentlemanly:
in bearing he is dignifed, erect and
straightforward in disposition he is
shy, nervous and patient; in dress he is
modest and unassuming.
''Oh, Neely!"
Vanderbilt turned and recognized a
friend. ''Neely"i is the nickname be-
slowed on young Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Jr., Yale, as. The origin of the peculiar
byword was not explained to me, al
though there is that about it which sug-
gests it is in some sort corruption Of
Cornelius" The two men exchanged
greetings thus:
"Where are you bound, Neely2"
"Over to Mory's."
"What for?"
"EAgsw
'T'll 60 your
Mory's place has been known to
Yale men for generations. It is not
far away, block or two in one direc-
ton, then turn to the right, and the
young men see before them small,
white two-storied house, nesting un-
der the circling shades of a giant elm
tree, whose wide-spreading branches
leap into the sky. The front entrance
is through two swinging doors, each
con tanning an oval glass whereon, in
old text ruby letters appear the words
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-01
Ee',s Il, So
Wlll ftllle
CONFIDENTIAL CAREERS.

Tho Queer Story l.. :. of Two Com
gressr. a.
Hon. Joseph c. Hendrix, representa-
tive In congress from New York, and
Hon. Richard Bartholdt, representa-
tive from Missouri. used to be fellow
reporters in Brooklyn years ago Hen
dirk represented tic New York Sun
and Bartholdt the Brooklyn Freie
Presse. The latter. in the course of
time, drifted west and rose to be a
prominent figure in local politics in
st. Louis, where he now edits an inf1u-
entail German paper. Hendrix stayed
In New York, but in q general way ex-
perienced the Same disposition of
benevolent providence as his former
colleague Of the press. They turned up
In Washington about the same time,
and there was cordial greeting as
they shook hands.
What are you doing in Washing
ton?" asked Hendrix.
That's fair question: said Bar
tholdt, but suppose you tell me what
you are doing here?"
why, I'm a member of congress-"
said Hendrix.
$50 am l. said Bartholdt How did
you get into politics?'
oh" said Hendrix. 81 was elected
member OF the school board"
$50 was l." said Bartholdt.
"Then was elected president Of the
school board" said Hendrix.
$50 was l." said Bartholdt.
"Then | was elected to congress-"
continued Hendrix.
and SO was l." exclaimed Bar
fholdt.
WELL" said Hendrix, ''you and I
must have been born under the same
conjunction of planets
Both had reached congress by pre-
cisely parallel lines after separating
in the reporters room in the Brooklyn
city hall building. and met after term
of years in which they had completely
lost trace Of each other