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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-05

est %. on the 18th, and the lowest
"A, on the 9th. There were IA cloud
less days, IS partly cloudy and three
cloudy. Thunderstorms occurred on
the Is, 16, 81. %. 90, "a, IS, &c, q
and 30. The total precipitation was
2.16.
A very pleasant party was ar
ranged to celebrate the Fourth out
near the Watch Tower by some OF
our well known business men. The
order of the day was music and sing
ing by the Symphony Mandolin club,
and base ball game in the after
noon. Christ Schriener's club de.
feated SATELLITES nine by a score of
35 to %. The batteries were Schrien-
er and Eckardt. and Hutchens and
Sutcliife. Mrs. Tony Eckart act
ing as umpire. The features of
the game were Schriener's home
run and SATELLITES 1-handed catch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-05
ANNUAL MEETING
OF the Rock Island Public Library Board
Tuesday Evening.

Oh the Rock Island Public Library Board
Tuesday Evening.
The library board held its regular
monthly meeting Tuesday evening.
1t was also the annual meeting, aud
c. L. Walker was reelected presi-
dent, and j. W. WEIGH secretary.
The president appointed the follow
ing committees:
Books-Welch, johnson, Foss.
Finance-Larkiu. Carter, Durham.
Periodicals--Johnson, Smart, Dur
ham.
Rooms-Smart, Larkin. Carter.
Rules-Foss, Welch. Paul.
s. w. McMaster, chief donor OF the
geological specimens heretofore re-
ceived by the library board, sug-
gested that the specimens be donated
to Augustana
Secretary Welch submitted copy
OF the annual report to be presented
to the council and it was approved.
Librarians Report.
The librarians report for May and
June was as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-05

Alas, how prevalent are those dread diseases
which make men prenatnrely aged, pile, list
less, low spirited, langu'd, ca lily tired. forget
fn and in apablc; II m .dhouses ard swell the
lists OF suicides; separate husbands ard wives
bring untold suffering to miions and even unto
the third and fourth generation.
Acompicic AMI scientific treatise on these all
men's. prepared by an associat on of medical
men who ave h nj vast experience in their treat
ment and great success IN their cure, will be
ma led in pain sealed envelope, secure from OBJ
servstiOn, to acy sufferer sending 10 cents (,hc
cost OF po.tags), enclosed with this notice, to
worl e Dsp'ns"ry Hedi,al associat on, G6s
Main stree, Buffalo, NY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-05

This is the best lawn
sprinkler on the market.
1t will sprinkle a space
40 feet in diameter. Can
be adjusted to sprinkle
the full circle or just one
half. Call and see them
DAVID DON.
1615-16l7 SECOND AVENUE,
ROCK ISLAND.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-05
THE STRIKE.
The Situation In Rock Island About the
same

The c., X. |. & =. had two trains
west yesterday and last evening.
while all trains are scheduled to run
today. Passenger trains Nos. II and
3 came west yesterday, while Nos. 6
l2 and went east.
The strike is at Il standstill in Rock
Island ut present. and what the out
come, of the switchmen's action on
Monday evening. will be is unknown.
1t is understood, nevertheless, that
the men have been called upon to 20
to work, and on their refusal to do
so, they have been discharged, so
that although many of the men OBJ
lected to going out. still they had to
against their wishes, and in conse-
qucncc are dismissed.
secret Session.
The A. X. L. held meeting on
Tuesday evening in Killers hall. but
what action was taken is unknown,
as the session was n secret one, al
though ii had been previously an
nounccd as public.
Notes.
George Smith, former switch en-
CINE fireman on the Rock Island, has
been arrested and held in bonds at
Blue Island for interfering with the
transit of mail trains and interstate
commerce. A test case is to be made
of him.
The mail clerks on the Burlington
road are feeling the effects of the
strike coming out of st. Louis. their
orerburdcned ears and increased du-
ties in handling the business of at
least three roads, arousing within
them the prayerful hope for an early
settlement of the present troubles.
The same may he also said of the
express messengers and baggagcmen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-05
When Travelling.

whether on pleasure bent, or bust
ness, take on every trip a bottle of
Syrup Of Figs, as il acts most pleas
antly and encctually on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, preventing fcvers,
headaches and other forms of sick.
ness. For sale in 5Oc and ST bottles
by all leading druggists. Manufact-
ured by the California Fig Syrup
Company, only.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-05

Values you don't often ut SIC, $780, 42c. 4sc, etc.
up to the finest qualities. Plain knit and milanese
mits, extra size mtts in variety of prices.
The white embroidered Mousquetaire mtts and
the black button Mousquotaire the latest novel
ties Ask to see them. You would do well to Law in
summer supply at the prices name silk mitts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-05

Generally fair weather and cool
very little change in temperature.
7. j. WALL, Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-05

D.1 III., -
.,J ,'I.I 'ooN 'P"i' yesterday
""u Pi"HIu soou game. In the
- - ~"
III -. ~ M TAI, AWAY
MN" ''oio was as ioiio"s:
Rock Island. 81
Lirc 'lns .............4 o o . o ali
Ba,teries-Andrcws and Sage: johnson and
-. ~ - ~, i-'""u' ~ Lin,o ~
Tho ,t,.rroor COW, me- Il,
different. silent Sonicr n;tchoJ ono
of his Games .nd :, W t on'
Not n Lincoln crossed the rubber.
That story is summed up as follows:
Inniug-: IL aas s7ss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-05

In wash goods department this week.
10 pieces creponette, splendid goods handsome
patterns, worth lSc at 109c.
We throw in another lot of those 1Oc and 12c d,rl
ground pongees which created such Juror las, wai
at SC.
80 pieces French organizes, extra wide fast co or
pretty designs. l0c quality at &C. and lot more We
can't name now.
A FEW MORE ITEMS OF INTEREST
Chidrens dresses nicely made in pink and blue striped
wash goods, shoulder rufe and all complete for IN,
S5c They would be very good value indeed at i2c
10 pieces half wool challi. lsc quality, nice designs
only 12c yard, 10 yards to a customer II You want
betting ribbon in white, and colors have il
Nice new pongees received Saturday. Come in
this week; you'll find lots of items both interestin
and profitable for you
We have decided to continue for one more week our
great sale of 25c and soc muslin underwear Remem
Der that after this week what is left of these GOOD,
VIII be sold at the usual prices and it will be simply
impossible to buy such eeza,y made
lie In about
costs more than The finished garment
ReCk Dry Goods Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-05
BROKE EVEN,

Rock Island Won One and lost One at
Lincoln.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-05
MCIntyre-ReCk Dry GoodsCo.
Sole Agents for Buterick Paerns-the the world.
THE FOURTH OF lilly MORE DRIVES

With many a merchant marks the end OF the busy
and the beginning of the dull season. Not so
with Our plan admits of dull time, and our
every effort shall be directed toward making July
better month than June and August better than July
This is one way, the only one by which this can be
DONE and that is by Offering the purchasing public
values great at prices little that buying will
prove real saving to your Pocket-book.
This week we open the campaign with a CANNON
AIDE OF DOUBLE sHoTTED BARGAINS which you will
have to snap up quickly ere they gone.
SILK MITS
Will receive a broadside
Good All Silk 12c Mitts at &c
IS doz. g Ice and 1sc &c
10 doZ. pc ..l2c
10 doz. 25c and CSC ..19c
Is doZ. SIC and 35c ..24c
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-29

From an old inbabitant we learned the
Minicovite tradition that in days gone by the
island barassed by robbers of all sorts
that the people finally placed themselves under
the protection of Mammali, the great corsair.
In a certain part of the island, he said. were
to be seen the caves in which the inhabitants
used to hide from their tormentors.
Expecting to find something romantic, we
took our way thitber, bat we soon discovered
that our aged informant was given to exsgger-
alton. Our trip was not wholly without sue
cess, however. for found under rough slab
of limestone, lying fiat on tho ground, neat
hole of human construction, evidently the en-
trance to a long. narrow tunnel. This must
have been of great length, for 80 yards away
we found where the top had caved in, exposing
what was undoubtedly n continuation of the
same passage. These people must have bur
rowed into the earth like rabbits. Surely, of
all devices used by human beings to escape en-
emies of their own race. this was the oldest.
One can imagine the astonishment of the
bloodthirsty marsuders on finding their pros
pective victims vanished, leaving nothing be.
hind them but their empty habitations.
Before leaving for the Maldives paid a
visit to the only European on the island, the
lighthouse-keeper, and glad enough he was to
see us.
Then we returned to our steamer and sailed
away with our half cargo OF presents, thor
onghly delighted with our visit, and only sorry
that we had not had weeks instead of only n
few hours TO spend with such q hospitable and
interesting people, Washington Post
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Taken for Granted.
lLUel

The difference between the old and new
schools OF nursing Is even more marked than
that between the modern system OF medi-
cine and that in vogue in the days of onr
grandlatEers," sad DR.. Pulser at the club
the other evening.
Perhaps you will understand this better if
/ tell you a little bit of my experience in
the matter. This morning visited patient
who had trained nurse. t-.5
"On my arrival / inspected the chart
which had been carefully flied in by the
nurse, giving me all the information could
desire about the sick woman's pulse, tenn
peratuTe, respiration, ETC., taken at regular
aud frequent intervals during the night. By
Joye! she had almost put down every time
the woman had breathed, AT once | knew
as much about the case as if had never
left the bedside for a moment "a
"Ater that / went 10 another housa where
they had nurse Of the old-fashioned family
sort. Here Of course had no written details
TO guide me, and had 10 resort TO cross
questioning the nurse.
" Her replies were rather hazy and un-
satisfactory until asked whether the patient
had slept well during the night
"'Oh, yes, Doctor; guess she must have ,
said the nurse amiabiy; she didn't wake
ME upn"
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of a line of jewelry and other goods Tor
vell-known manufacturing firm.
I steamed into Buffalo al 8 o'clock one
Delightful Summer morning two or three
years ago, and succeeded in putting in day
which. from a business point OF view, was
by no means unsatisfactory TO me. safe
robbery had been perpetrated during the
night. and as the victim was q customer of
mine. did not pay him visit. L under
stood Ills loss was a heavy one, aud did
not care to intrude upon him. l learned
considerable about the robbery in one way
and another and erlained that the police
were hard at work on the case.
Trifics light as air sometimes lead to mo-
mentous results That evening, while STROLL
ing leisurely in the direction of the docks,
I noticed lady's purse lying upon the side
walk directly before me- | picked 1T up,
and continued my stroll, but had proceeded
scarcely halt block when / noticed young
and stylishIy-dressed lady slowly approach
ing. Her head was inclined forward, and
her eyes were riveted on the pavement.
Two thoughts passed through my mind in
an instant-she WAS handsome woman
and the owner of the lost purse.
Pardon me-" said l, raising my hat, "but
may ask if you have lost anything?"
A pair of dark eyes met mine for an in
stan;, and l beheld in them look of min
gled surprise and expectancy.
ayes" came the reply, in a sweet, melo-
diogs voice, my purse; / must have dropped
it short distance up the street. 1t was
hlacly -
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SPECIAL M ENTION.
What Our Advertisers Are Offering


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What better could you offer as a Christmas
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J. b. Lippincott Co., Publishers, Philadel
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National Manufacturing Co.. Little Ferry. N.
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your shirt-hosoms collars and cuffs magic
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The National Manu- featuring and Importing
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Riverside Cigar Co., 173 Greenwich street,
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Bargains in watches
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/ kept her in sight rs she strolled leisurely
here and there among the giant trees of the
park, seemingly with no object in view
except to while away the afternoon. For
some time | remained in the background,
having no opportunity for placing myself
in her path. Presently she quickened her
pace somewhat and proceeded in the direc-
tion Of the entrance. Here she was met by
a man who seemed to enter into conversa-
tion with her, and / chided myself that |
had delayed our meeting. l halted some
rods away from the pair. The mans back
was towards me, but / noticed that he was
tall and we'll dressed. / also noticed to my
surprise that little ring of people was
forming around the two, and was positive
heard loud words. / hastened to the spot.
The central figure of the group of people
was the black bearded man. He was excited
and angry, and the young lady was evil
IDENTIFY the object of his rage.
"Curse yOu!' he exclaimed, just as /
came within hearing distance. when will
you learn to quit that kind of busness?"
"Curse you" | cried, dashing forward,
"when will you learn to treat a lady with
decency?"
With this l struck the fellow-perhaps
harder than l should have done had ] not
b-CiibiSissdI'I Va
me-scoring a clean fall; then placed him
in charge of an officer who arrived upon the
scene at this juncture.
The whole affair was over in moment.
As | turned about ! found my fair friend
directly at my elbow. She glanced into my
face with look of grateful recognition, but
said not a word.
May | offer you my arm?" asked.
" You look ill.,
She took my proffsred arm and leaned
heavily upon it. l led her away from the
group OF curious people, and as 1 did go
she faltered:
II am so thankfal TO you! Fate seems to
have willed that we should meet"
Then l am very thankful TO fate" / re-
turned, with rare presence of mind.
She colored family. There was brief
period of silence, and continued:
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which they prepare sugar and some very ex-
cellent sweetmeats.
Their gardens produce sweet potatoes yams
in several varieties, betsl vines, and Indian
corn. These with the wild fruit of the island,
fish, aad imported rice, compose the principal
articles of their diet.
In the afternoon we got q considerable
amount of amusement in watching a rat
hunt in the cecoanut orchard behind the town.
1t is nut-gatherihg time. and the varangi
ladies will be along presently with their bas-
kets. but first the professional tree climbers
| must get rid of those little creatures so terrify
ing to women the world over
This orchard is a vertable rats paradise.
Plenty to eat and drink, and. save for the regu-
lar harvest attack OF man. this Eden of rats is
without serpent. 1t hasn'. even rat snake.
The critters live in the tops of the palms, in
| cozy corners where the branches shoot out
| from the trunk.
| dozen strong, snewy tree climbers swarm
up and begin to poke among the branches with
their short sticks The result is perfect
shower of rats which have taken headers to
elude their pursuers. But they not to es.
| cape for the company below are ready for
them, and tie slaughter begins. They are
caught in midair as you would catch base
bail and hurled with bone breaking force
upon tho ground. If catcher should miss,
the rats fate is no better, for an outer circle of
men aad boys await him, and he is Drained
leap into anothsR@tree, and if it should be
without climber, they either escape alto
gether or postpone their fate until that tree is
reached by their pursucrs
After the boys have collected the slain and
taken them away the varangis appear, at
least detachment from each of them, and
collect the nuts into baskets as they are thrown
down by the climber. For this service the
women get four nuts each aud four per cont.
of all they gather. The nuts stripped of
their husks. which are worked up into yarn as
before explained, and then they are stored
until opportunity arrives to send them to the
mainland to be sold on behalf of the Govern
ment revenue.
At the northern end Of the island is col
lection Of small huts wherein dwell those af-
fieted with leprosy. On the appearance of
this disease the su ferer is at once sont to the
leper colony. A hut is built for him and he
| is supplied with food aud drink by his rela-
tivss, who leave 1t on the ground at safe dis
tance.
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the hotel on tine following morning the pro-
prieior exclaimed
Allow me 10 congratulate you, Hayward.
That was clever act OF yOnUS. The whole
town is talking Gfit" ira e..le
Z" 1t was no'hing. / should have done the
same thing had I seen any ruffian insult
LADY," returned in suTprise.
No doubt; but you aCe evidently in the
dark, my boy. Don't know who the fellow
was Ell :?
He pushed a Buffalo daily into my hand,
pointing 10 IA cOnsi' clous article on The first
page, aud it did rot take me long TO discover
that ] had uncoaciously become quite a
hero. Sedgwick, when searched at the sra-
tor house. was iuund TO be possessed OF
considerable amount of valuable jeweIry. so
much. in iaot, that The authorities became
suspicious that lie might be the man wanted
in Buffalo for safc-brealliBg. The Chief of
Police st ibe latter city was notified by
Telegram. and an officer was Immediately
Dispatched 10 Niagara for the purpose of
,uking int0 the matter. He identified the
i~wcIrv as the property of my customer, and
ii ub reni@ii ed that Sedgwick was the
It-'E
Vel. soaae men have greatness thrust
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upon them. I had done nothing particu-
larly meritorious, yet / was the hero of the
hour, and the less fortunate detectives were
green with envy.
Sedgwick was tried, but escaped the
prison. his insanity being clearly demon
strated. My customer recovered the greater
portion of the stolen goods. When / pre-
sented myself at his place of business few
days after Sedgwick's IS capture he was pro-
fuse in his thanks to me, and / made the
largest sale of my life.
My lady of the purse? Oh, yes; see her
frequently, as / find my business calls me
to Buffalo more frequently than it did in
the past. She is still unmarried; but
really l must not say anything more on the
subject, for fear might disclose secret
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"If you will permit me- will introduce
myself My name is Hayward-George
Hayward, travelling salesman. / owed the
scouDdrel grudge, and was only too happy
to have the opportunity for repaying it,"
The young lady then told me her story,
first stating that her name was Grace Coed
year, and her residence Buffalo. 1t APP
peared that the black-bearded-man, who
called himself Sedgwick. had seen her
rambling slowly about the park, and had
mistaken her for another spying emissary of
bis wife. He had rndely accused her of
dogging his steps.
If had previously entertained doubts of
the mans sanity none now existed. / was
convinced that the divorce story was but
the halIucinaLion OF bis disordered brain.
/ saw Miss Goodyear safely home, and
when, at parting, she requested me to call
on her whenever / was in Buffalo, adding,
Il shalt never forget your kindness to MT" /"
was at the zenith of happiness.
As made my appearance in the office oi
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ilny Speck lying midway
between the Maldive and Laccadive groups
off the southwest coast of India. 1t is
called Mtnicoy.
Tourists do not 20 there, for $50 miles
separate it from the mainland, and there is
no regular commun cation. 1t was only by
chance that heard of the place and great
good fortune that / was enabled to pay it
a visit.
1t happened that while sojourning for a
short time at Calicut ! came across an Off
cal repura OF the island, which instantly
aroused my curiosity. Every woman OF
the island" it read, is dressed in silk. The
upper classes wear red silk and earrings of
a peculiar fashion, while the Melacheri
lower classes) are restricted to the use of
dark striped silk of a cOsrser quality.
Every husband must allow his wife at
least one candy $3.50 pounds) of rice, two
silk gowns, and two undergarments year.
The women appear IN public freely with
their heads uncovered and take the lead i'll
almost every thing except navigation"
1t did not take me long after reading this
to decide that an Eastern community
wherein women held such sway was well
worth looking into, and / at once cast about
for a means of reaching it. AS good luck
would have it the Government steamer was
just on the point of starting on her an
nual visit to the place, and having sufficient
pull with one of the authorities, / succeeded
in procuring passages for myself and my
companion.
Leaving Calieut at 2 p. m., we reached
Minicoy at noon the following day. AS
We approached the little island a number