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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
A WILD SHOT,
A Moline Woman Attempts Her Hus
bands Life.

A Moline Woman Attempts Her Hus-
bands Life:
Moline is in the throes of another
sensational episode that has been
food for the scandal mongers for
some days. 1t seems that p. G..
Ruth, foreman on the Moline Dis
patch, has received anonymous let
tiers for some time stating that his
wife was unduly intimate with Frank
He has rather ignored the stories I'M
til SATURDAY. night, he met her
in the company of Burns on the
street. He Immediately went home
and locked the doors. and when his
better-half reached there shortly af-
ter. she found herself locked out.
She then went and procured police
man and with his assistance she fin
ally prevailed upon her lord and mas
ter to allow her to go in.
Shot at Her Husband
All then was quiet for time, but
later they got mixed up in a go-as-
you-pleaSe wrestle, with the result
that Mrs. Ruth drew a revolver and
fired at her husband. This had a
quoting effect on both parties, and
after talking the matter over they
agreed to disagree, so yesterday
morning they divided the furniture
and were about to part forever when
the fuss broke out afresh and Chief
of Police Kittlesen being called in
took hold of Mrs. Ruth, when the re-
volver was again discharged, though
the chief thinks it was by accident.
The boisterous lady was locked up
and will have a hearing later. All
kinds of stories are flying about Mo-
line today, one to the effect that the
revolver belonged to Burns.
1t is reported that Melbourne is over
lowed with men who want work but
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
Saturday evening a WON


Mary Jane" san the Dakota farmer
to his spouse. lit seems like hyin in the
face of Providence to name the boy
Elijah. Ii sounds too mach like the old
Teller in the Bible that was carried away
by a cyclone. don't think it's proper
name at all fer this country. "-Indianap
oils journal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
Government "Deadhcads.'

In some of the departments at Wash
ington there are so many clerks that the
useless ones stand in the way of those
who are disposed to work. The working
clerks are splendid force of experienced
and capable men. but the lite Barnacles
are found everywhere.-P Post
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

1t is common thing for actors and
actresses on the road to send money or
ilers to themselves at coming places on
their route lists, which is often the only
care for the future many of them will
take
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

Catullus Luctatius killed himself in a
peculiarly painful manner by swallow
ing Goals of fire and supplementing them
with piece of redhot iron.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
CITY CHAT.
Glassware at the Fair.

Wash goods sale at NcCabe Bros.
Kingsbury for pictures and frames.
Goods at and below cost at the
Fair.
Straw berries and bananas at Hess
Bros.
Remnant sale at McIntire Bros.
this week.
Buy your underwear now at the
Columbia.
Call and see Dolly Bros. SO shoe.
It's world beater.
Big job mems over and undershirts
very low at the Columbia.
A nice line of fresh vegetables al
ways on hand at Hess Bros.
Read the display advertisement of
goods cut in half at the Fair.
Wanted-At Krell & Maths, a
young man. 10 to Is years old.
Corsets going at 81 cents for the
next three days at the Columbia.
Ladies' vests only 1 cents for the
next three days at the Columbia.
William McEnirv starts for Wash
ington tonight on legal business.
Be on hand promptly at 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning AT McCabe Bros.
r. Champion Il Co.'S line of room
moulding Is com pete ana 10" priced
Wanted-A good cook. Apply at
Mrs. Morris Roscntield's. 22O Tenth
street.
Our loss, your gain. Read what
McCabe Bros. advertisement says
about it.
\ nice pole given with all shades
sold at 90 cents and over at R.Cramp-
ton N Co.'S.
A nala week in McCabe Bros.
wash goods department. Read ad-
yertisement
Are YOU feeling cranky and knock
ed out? Monroe'~ tonic viii cure You.
Marshall x Fisher
The Elm street cars now run
through to Thirtv-eirbtb street on
Tenth avenue again.
Your attention j. called to the Col
umhia advertisement fo,. harrain, for
the next three davs
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John Tremann his Elm street resi-
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

1t is reported that Melbourne is over
flowed with men who want work but
Gre unable to secure it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

SITUATION WANTED-BY YOUNG MAR
- lied man. Address c. S. j.. care Argus
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

WANTED-A GOOD SECOND GIRL. APPLY
w at ]. II. Wilson's residence, 1926 Fifth ave-
me.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

THE DAILY ARGUS DELIVERED AT YOU
door every evening for 12ISc per week.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

WANTED - SUCCESSFUL CANVASSER.
w Qualified TO handla general agency. Salary
from start. Best references required. Give
age. Lake ontario Nurseries, Rochester, n. Y.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-07-15
Marriage by Capture.

Among savage tribes some very
strange rules of etiquette appear to
govern the matrimonial relationship.
Etiquette prevents Yoruba wife from
either speaking to or even seeing her
husband, if it can be avoided, and the
rude Aleutian islanders have the same
regulation about speaking. In parts Of
the Fiji Islands husband and wife, if
they wish to meet, must meet in secret;
O similar Secrecy is or was obligatory
among the 0ffcassians, and even among
the Hottentots. But the African king,
com of Futa bears off the palm in
these respects, if an old traveller is to
be credited, who. assures us that wives
there WeIs$ses bashful as never to let
their husbands see them without veil
for three years after their marriage.
The same sort of feeling is manifest
in other curious customs. Among the
Esquimaux, even in cases where the
course of true love ran its smoothest
and accorded fully with parental
settlements, certain old women had to
be sent to drag the bride forcibly to her
husbands hut, she being obliged, un-
der the penalty OF an ill name to mako
as if it went against the grain, and as
II she was much rutfied at it. A KANT
chatkan girl-and the people of KANT
ohatka are among the rudest of the
earth however well disposed she may
ba to her future spouse, makes it a
point of honor to pretend to refuse
him, and the form of force on his side
and Of resistance on hers has in any
case to tie regularly performed And
the Wild tribe, the Hos of India re-.
gard it as the correct thing for wife
to run away from her husband, and to
tell her friends that she neither loves
him nor will ever see him again, while
lie in his turn is expected to display
great anxiety for his loss, and when he
has found his wife after diligent search
20 carry her homo again by main force.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-07-15
The Walrus at Bay.

The sea-horse or walrus is a we'll.
known inhabitant of the Arctic seas,
and has fought many valiant fights
against its enemy, man, the narration
of which has thrilled boy readers over
and over again in their favorite tales of
adventure. In Cassell's serial edition
of "Figuier's Mammalia," We find %
passage giving some few interesting
particulars about the methods of this
amphibious and carnivorous creature.
and from that source we have extracted
the following:
Naturally mild and inoffensive, the
walrus becomes very bold when it is
attacked and wounded. Under such
circumstances it will fight with the ut
most fury, and will show its desire for
vengeance by all its actions. If or
land, and consequently incapable of
pursuing its enemies, its feeling Of
helplessness makes 1t utter furious
cries; it tears up the soil with its tusks
and attacks everything it meets with on
its way. But to avoid being injured
by it, after it is hurt, all that is neces.
sary is for the hunters to keep at o
respectful distance. In the sea, on the
contrary, where it can display all its
activity, the walrus is rather to be
feared; so much the more so on ac-
count of the strict union In which it
lives with its fellows, who never fail to
come in great numbers to help any Of
their companions which are threatened
with danger. They surround the boat,
and try to sink it by running it through
with their tusks, or capsize it by bear.
ing with their whole weight upon its
sides. Sometimes, indeed, they even
try to board boats, much to the disgust
of the sailors, who have no wish for
such company. If the boats row off.
they follow them for long while, and
only stop when they are out of sight.
The walrus has to struggle not only
against man, but also against the bears
which inhabit the same latitudes.
Although the white bears are provided
with formidable means of attack, they
do not always come out of the combat
victorious. The deep wounds which
they carry away with them after their
battles with the walrus sufficiently at
test the valor and power of the animals
which they wished to make their VIC
Tins"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-07-15
FROsrBURG, Md, SATURDAY, JULY Is, 1898
The Philosophy of Japs.

Speaking of "jags," did you ever hem
how different whiskeys will affect your
dreams? One who is not a topper tells
the following in the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
A $40 brand, which is the best in the
market, makes you dream of winning
at faro, striking it rich at policy, OF
holding hand at poker which ona
would be fool not to stand pat on and
bet ali he had.
An 80 brand creates the idea that you
made q fortune easily and lost it, and
you are regretting 1t; had good time
however. when you did have money.
A SO one does not make you dream
of wealth or of winning at cards, bu,
gives the impression that good posi-
tion is waiting for your acceptance; but
your friends are loath to part with you,
and you stay to have good time.
A 81 variety gives whirling head
ache, and you are riding n merry-go.
round. A man insults you, but you
can't get off to hit him. Faster and
faster you ride and grow so dizzy that
you finally fall off helpless. yelling
"Policer' The policeman comes and
arrests you. You are heavily fined in
court. You are obliged to sit for hours
among ugly looking vags. No one
comes to help you at all and you are
mad.
t. . A 50 makeup throws you into spasms
as soon as the eyelids close. You mur.
der man and try to escape You
can't run at all. A policeman and a
mob settle on you and you are aim
beaten to death without being able to
cry for help. They finally disappear
and when you try to get up large,
black cat, with great yellow eyes, APP
pears and fastens it's fangs in your leg.
With q wrench away goes the calf OF
your leg in the cats mouth. The cat
runs off with its head and tail high in
the air. A boa constructor reaches
down from the limb of tree and coils
around you; wild horse runs at you
with open mouth and flaming eyes,
and beaten, bitten, wrenched and
squeezed almost to death, you aw AIKEN
with terrified yell only to find that it
was 80 whiskey. Don't buy anything
cheaper than 50 or you will lose your
reason.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-07-15
Hunting for an Old Man.

In the biography of DIR. Norman
Macleod there is an amusing account
given Of a visit he paid to one of the
Western Islands to see man who was
celebrated in the district for his great
age. The doctor found an old man
1--WE can only quote from memory sit.
ting on q bench outside the house, and
gave him the usual greeting Il heard
that you were a very wonderful old
man, and I've come to see you" it'll
be my father you want to see" said
the old man on the bench. So the visi-
tor went inside, and there, sitting
over the peats, was very old man In
deed, bent and doubled up, but still,
for all that, with all his wits about him.
Good day to you," said the good doc
tor Il have heard about you, very
wonderful old man, and I've come to
see you" Then he, too, declined the
imputation, and pointed with his stick
to the 'ben" of the house. It'll be
my father you want to see" said this
old man of the fireside So there, in
the "ben, the original Simon Pure was
discovered at last, very, very ancient
old man indeed, as may we'll be
imagined.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-07-15
Feet-Decorated Women,

All of the Soudanese women are q
curiosity. Their hair is braided up
into hundreds of little plaits, so small
as to be mere strings. These braids
have been soaked In castor oil and
rubbed in dust until In places they are
perfectly solid. In the middle of the
forehead dangle short strings of beads
holding fancy gold pendant, and in
the nostrils large ring. Around the
neck are strings of onyx beads, as we'll
as long strings of polished pebbles and
amber interspersed with gay beads.
OF bracelets there are several of coarse
dark horn upon one arm upon the
other the massive silverwork peculiar
to the Soudan. They wear wrapped
around them black shawl, and their
feet are decorated with anklets.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-07-15

He was not very tall, so that when
the manager of the theatre looked him
over he really looked over him, but he
was nervy.
Il came to see about getting place
in theatrical company" he said, with
confidence.
"Um-er," hesitated the manager, as
he rubbed his chin outward and up
ward from the under side, "have you
had any experience?'
Some in an amateur way" s'''.
THAT doesn't count for much, ven-
tured the manager.
Possibly not, sir, but I have great
confidence in my ability, sir. l believe
I could be great actor, but fear
there is one obstacle in my way"
And what's that?" inquired the man
ager. willing to humor him.
He hesitated a little and changed
color. My size, sir Are actors ever
short, sir?' he asked anxiously.
IF that's all that worries You" eX-
claimed the manager, smiling, "set it
aside at once. l have known actors all
my life long, and I never knew one
who wasn't short some time in his ex
perience, if not most of the time;" and
the manager gave the amateur a few
financial tips on the business, which
fairly made the soles of the young
mans shoes squeak.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-07-15
A QUESTION OF HONOR.
In the Olden Times No Money Consider.
alton Would Avail.

In the Olden Times No Money Consider.
alton Would Avail.
l had Just thrown down newspaper
in disgust What had aroused my
wrath was the report of suit for dam.
ages. The claim was $500, 600. The
charge was that Of meddling with o
wife's affections. This, 1 said to my
self, is modern civilization. Such a
thing would not have been possible in
any other age. Two hundred years ago
the offer of money in such case
would have been an insult irreparable,
says writer in the Washington NepS.
To-day it is demanded as right.
With that there came into my head
an old story. 1t is now forgotten. The
average modern cannot see the use of
it. To his downright spirit and club
footed intellect the story is ridiculous.
But here it is.
One day iu 1884 the Earl of Chandos
was sitting at his wine in the Red Bull
tavern. There were stories about tho
Earl and q certain Lady Leveson which
it would not do to repeat. Some people
have wondered little at the indiffer-
ence of Sir Robert Leveson. The Earl,
however, on that day at the Red Bull
appeared to be entirely at his ease. But
suddenly Sir Robert Leveson came in.
to the room. He walked over to the
table at which the Earl was sitting and
pointed to the tablecloth.
MY lord" said he, that is blue
napkin lying there.
Lord Chandos looked up quickly and
saw what he meant.
II beg your pardon, Sir Robert. but
it is red napkin"
Sir Robert laughed. "Shall we fight
upon that, Chandos ?" said he.
Il will stand by my convictions, re-.
turned the Earl, smiling; "let us meet
at sunrise.
They met and the Earl was slain by
Sir Robert Leveson. To this day no.
body knows word more than what 1
have told. The seventeenth century
did not advertise its wrongs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-07-15

Ills astonishing how few words are
really needed to transact the business
OF life, and how often these are called
into requisition. Some expert in such
matters computes that with 1000 words
an ordinary man can transact all the
business of life, and of these he com
monty uses only 400 or 500, reserving
the remainder for extraordinary occa-
sions, when some idea out of the usual
line of his thinking occurs to him,
compelling an uncommon strain of his
verbal resources. In just suchs* emer-
gencies the blessings of slang are mani
Test, one slang or cant word being
made to do the duty for a dozen.
When he wishes to convey the idea that
the weather is extremely cold he says
it is awfully cold; few months later
he discovers that it is awfully hot; at
dinner his pie is awfully nice; the
young lady on whom he called last
evening was awfully pretty; and so on
he goes, making one word answer the
purpose of whole yocabulary.-St
Louis Globe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-07-15
Getting Out of Difficulty.

A young shorthand writer was once
told to report speech by the late Sir
john Mcdonald. 1t happened that
the Canadian Premier had come on to
the House from dinner party, and his
speech in matter and form was of de-
cidedly post -prandial character. The
youthful reporter, however, could not
believe it possible that Sir John want
ed editing, and took down every word.
His editor, on seeing the copy told
him it would not do, and as it was not
wanted for the next morning. he was
advised to go and see Sir John and get
linn to correct it.
Upon being shown in the reporter
found Sir John, as usual, very affable
Having explained the object of his
visit the reporter was desired to read
his notes aloud. This he did, while
Sir John lay on sofa listening with a
face of extreme solemnity to his own
lpcoherencies and correcting them as
occasion required. When the notes
we're finished, the Premier rose, laid
bis hand on the young mans shoul-
der, and said in the most fatherly of
tones:
Il see exactly what has happened.
Now my dear young friend, am an
old man and you are young one. and
you will therefore not mind if / give
you word of advice as to the practice
oi your profession. My advice is
this: Never attempt to report speech
unless you are perfectly sure that you
are sober"
With this Sir John bowed out his as.
tonished visitor.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-07-15
How to Guess a Woman's Age.

A volume of memoirs has been pub
lished giving the experiences of
French president of the assize. 1t
bears curious testimony to the inaccur-
acy of women on the subject of their
own ages AS the writer's information
is from the calendar, he speaks only of
the criminal classes. The only in.
stances in which he finds correct dates
given by women are when they are un.
dor twenty five or over eighty five. At
these periods of life, he says, they are
20 be trusted.
At all other periods the sure control
ling tendency is to understand. The
magistrate has been able to give rule
for gu;dacce. He finds that female
prisoners invstlably state their ages as
tweu.y nina. thirty nine, forty nine or
:ifiy nine, and from this remarkable
circumstance he deduces his rule. If
their agcs ale in the forties they boldly
&c! them down in the thirties, but con-
sc.encc asserting itself, they keep as
near Tho truth as they can and fix them
al thirty nine. Whether male criminals
do the same the magistrate does not
state.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-07-15
WHOLE NUMBER, 1, ,134.
CROSS EXAMINATION
The Witness who Did Not See the Bulle
In the Smoke.

The Witness who Did Not See the Bullet
In the Smoke.
Skillin examination is, perhaps, one OF
the most important qualifications of the
attorney, and in considering the big re-
tainers of the present day the mind
runs back to an exhibition of skill in
an Ohio court several years ago, says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The case
was murder, and the cross roads law.
yer was retained for his reputed skill
in criminal cases. On cross -examina-
ton he went at the witness after this
manner:
Now (ahemD, Mr.. Tompkins you
say you saw the defendant kill the
man?'
Yes, sir"
well-how did you know it was
the defendant?'
because saw him."
But, sir how did you know it was
him?"
I've known him for thirty years" I"
You have?'
Yes"
hnOWn MIN all that tlme!
YES"
You state it under oatl?",
Yes"
"How did he kill him?"
He shot him with revolver"
How do you know?"
Il saw him.
Did you see the revolver?'
"Certainly."
Did you see it revolver"
No, sir.
AHA! How did you know it was
revolver"
ut looked like one"
"Um-huhl Did you see him pull
the trigger?'
No, of course not"
"Ah! Then you admit he didn't pull
the trigger?"
IL sow the blaze and smoke"
did you see any bullet in the blaze
and smoke? Would the blaze and smoke
have caused death?'
"Of course not.
Then what danger was there in fir
ing?"
1Ao UulloL Was lUuuu IL GQo VlctlQ 8
head"
did you see any bullet strike the
deceased?"
"Of course not"
The attorney solemnly arose and ad.
dressed the Court. "If Your Honor
please, we would like to introduce tes
timony in impeachment. Here is q
man who swears he saw one man kill
another with revolver, yet he neither
saw the bullet leave the revolver nor
strike the victim. He didn't even see
the man pull the trigger"
Are you addressing the Court?"
asked the Judge.
Why, certainly, if your Honor
pleases.' -
"How do you know?"
why, You Honor certainly hears
me?'
Yes, but you neither see your words
leave your mouth nor strike the Courts
ears"
The attorney sat down.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-07-15
Out of Place.

Men may be exceedingly fond of
"womanish" women In their homes
women who laugh and cry in a breath; !;
whose caprices come and go with the
wind; but woe to the wage Garner who
is representative! She is out of place
in shop or Office, and is soon made to
realize the fact. When a women en-
ters business career, she should lay
aside not her womanliness, but her
womanishness. Not long ago woman
visiting publication Office at its bust
est time complained rather querulously
that she "was not even offered chair. "
1t is foolish and unnecessary to demand
in the rush and hurry of business the
formalities and attentions of the draw
ing-room. If woman is considerate 9
of others, she will certainly receive
consideration and civility from her
associates. More ought not to be in.
sisted upon. When woman is found
who gets on in business as we'll as a
man, it is generally also found that she
initiates the methods of man, goes
about her work steadily and systemati-
cally, and, 1t Is safe to say, leaves her
tears and exactions at home.