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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23
Suing for n Big sum of Money.

NEW YORK, July 23.-The Kansas Pa
ciic bondholders' committee, of which
oilas z. butcher is chairman, has en-
tered suit in the United States circuit
court for New York i'll the name of john
Quincy Adams against Russell Sage and
tine estate of Jay Gould to recover Sll ,000,-
600. being the proceeds of securities said
to have been taken from the trust. Rus
sell Sage says the suit is based on a false
scc.! rs the trust has been honestly kent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23
THE WORK OF FLAMES,
Disastrous Conf,ngration at birmingham,
Aia.-Other Fires,


Ala.-Other Fires.
BIEMINGHAM, Ala. July 23-At l
o'clock in the morning fire broke out in
Stower's furniture store, corner First ave-
hue and Twenty-second streets. Owing
to the lack of pressure on the water
works the firemen were unable to control
the flames which soon crossed Twenty
second street. and consumed the celebrat-
ed Caldwell hotel, the finest structure Of
The KIND in the south. The fire then
spread to adjoining buildings. The loss
i 500, 900; insurance $3.50, 600 The Cald-
well hotel was built in 1888 at cost of
Si5O,o00. The Slower Furniture company
ami the Perry Mason Shoe company. who
occupied the block in which the fire origi-
mated, carried heavy stocks of goods. No
lives were lost. Some baggage belonging
to guests of the hotel was consumed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23
Fires mt iittsbury and Vicinity,

PITTSBUEG, July .3 The Union Manu-
featuring company, a novelty plant just
finished at Swissvaie, near here, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss was S,O,OO0 The
Mckelvey homestead and the adjoining
stables and outbuildincs of Il. L. Dickson
We're also destroyed. Reithmiller's manu-
facturing establishment on Water street,
this city. was also DESTROYED by fire. Loss
sat, 600, fully insured. The fire is sup
posed to have been caused 10y spontaneous
combustion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23

WASHINGTON. July .3.--The follow rg are
the weather indications for twenty -four hours
from y. N. yesterday: For 1 diana and Iii.
nos-Fair. slightly warmer weather. easterly
to southerly winds. For Lower Michigan
Fail. weather: warmer in southeastern portion.
easterly To southerly winds. For Upper Mich
igan- Fair weather in eastern, showers in
western portion: southeasterly winds For
WIsconsiu-Fair, warmer weather, except in
extreme western portion: southeast .ily winds.
For Iowa--tair weather; warmer in eastern
port 4. utterly winds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23

Following are the scores made by the
different League clubs; At Cincinnati
Pittsburg 4, Cincinnati IL; at Brooklyn
PHILADELPHIA, :, Brooklyn s; at Boston,
New York 3, Boston IL; at Louisville
Cleveland :, Louisville o: (second game)
Cleveland q, Louisville /: at Baltimore
Washington 10. Baltimore =; at ST. Louis
Chicago l6, st. Louis II. Sunday at
St. Louis-CLicago IL, St. Louis 8; at
Observation-Disclosures 4, Louisville @.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23

LYNN, Mass, July .3-By an explosion
of gas in the Strout building, II six-story
structure, L. 4. Strout, owner OF the
building and Officer Arthur Wells were
50 badly burned thai they Will probably
die, and three others were severely III
jured. The damage to the building Will
amount to 81, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23
A Iforsethicf Gets Away.

PIERRE. ;. d., July .3.-While coming
west on train Herb Hill and ''Reddy'
Larson, horsethieves in charge of Sheriff
Oakes, slipped their shaclles and made a
break for liberty Hill was shot i'll the
leg by the sheriff and recaptured. Red-
iy'' escaped and stole IA valuable horse
with which lie fed, closely pursued. He
is desperate and says he won't he taken
alive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23
Swallowed CarboIic Acid.

CHICAGO, July 22-Frank Hroudra, q
lnborer rooming at 41J Seventeenth street,
died from the effects of a dose of carbolic
acid taken, it is supposed, with suicidal
intent. Hroudra was N widower, about
Do years of age, with one daughter. No
reason FOR his act could be assigned by his
friends, AS the man was employed and had
no family troubles to their knowledge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23
Have You Money
To Investo
If so. read this:
q Per Cent Loans.

The following is a partial
list of completed gilt-edged
first mortgage loans on hand.
which we offer for sale. sub
ject to previous selections,
for their face and accrued
interest. These lnans have
been carefully SID by
us. and are iirst-ciass in
every respect. They are all
z FER CENT net to the inves-
tor. We have many other
loans to offer, If these are
not in amounts to suit the
investor:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23
Maniac Cuts His Throat.

TALMAGE, Neb., July 23 While sher-
ms posse was in pursuit OF Henry Nei-
men. the Talmage merchant whose failure
last week rendered him insane, the maui
ac drew a razor and almost severed his
head from his body. dying instantly. He
was well known in western mercantile
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23

Young and mddieagci men suffering from
nervous debility. premature old age, loss OF mem-
ory aud Kind ed symptoms, should send 10 Gems
in stamps for large illustrated treatise suggest
in. cure means of cure. Sent sca'od in plain cn
veiopv. worlds Disponsary Medical Aseosia-
tion, Buffalo, N. y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23
Less Cholera Mt st. Petersburg.

LONDON, July 90 The Standards cor.
respondent at St. Petersburg reports a
large decrease in the number of cases of
cholera Us u result of the sanitary meas.
ures adopted br the government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23
LEAcEaS CLOSE TOGETHER,
The Contest for the Base Ball Pennant-
condition of the Eight

CHICAGO, July 23-Boston was unable to
recover her place in the base ball class and
is second with, however, only five points
necessary to tie the Monumental City
boys. Cleveland has climbed over New
York and captured third place, while
Brooklyn is fifth and Philadelphia sixth.
Chicago hangs on to tenth place. but with
a better show of percentage. The figures
are as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23

BELLEvERNoN. July 23-Eire destroyed
the Baptist church, Lynn's general store,
four dwellings. McLain's grist mill,
Reeves hotel and three stables. Loss,
$4,000; partly insured. The fire was
caused by spontaneous combustion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23

PERU, Ind, July 23.-Fire at Converse
destroyed nine business buildings, SIX
dwellings and four barns. Total loss on
buildings and stock S25, eco; insurance,
& coo Cause unknown
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23

The torture of dyspepsia and sick
headache. the agonizing itching and
pain Of salt rheum. are removed by
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-23
Vallejo Loses Its High school.

VALLEJO, Cal, July % Fire here de-
strOyed property valued at So 900. The
high school building WAS among others
DESTROYED.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-30

HAt he 1rnaI Na1oern rlsnz<- ~
crack q 9 pistol. Trey were %. zr1nf1
quite . 1iElanco Il Hss 'heck and mesh.
and Aen Mnfita took ne Lad The
Indian girl. g I ooald row sc, II Z
prsconcerted arrangement was ser.
ernl yards n the rssT. On they cana.
Naxitn with : half-scased look 81 I'll
umpk On her face; the Parker girl
wearing IN agly frorrn and stselnsnR
ssery muscle 70 o7ertake her. Whsn
bnt . few yards from the outcome 4
heavy cowboy somhreto sailed out Of
the crowd, and Marita.s feet struck
against Il She stumbled. fell on her
hands and knees, and although she
had but 4 noment later regnined her
feet the Parker giri had passed her and
won the heat
THE Parker crowd yelled themselres
hoarse and old Matt caught his girl
and Rugged her 70 his breast A hid
sous toad hugging . no less hideous
snake. ] can think Of no better simile.
The cry Of fraud VISA raised by the
hackers Of the Mexican girl. but the
cowboy swore that his hat had blown
OF by accident and the bullying ma
jority ruled that Il was q square heat
l walked down to where Marta was
standing, and such . change I never
saW. Her Spanish blood was thor
oughly aroused, her great lustrous eyes
flashed defiance 1t the crowd. and, IS
the big cowboy who had remained near
me informed me, she had seen the mar
purposely throw the hat Add was de-
nouncing snch rascality, and was offer
ing ogive the American GID tsn feet
the start in the coming hestsi II assured
Of fair play.
81 could control myself no longer.
Calling loudly for attention / attracted
the crowd around me, and in myindig-
nation said,
Men, am ashamed of you'll You
claim 10 be American citizens who love
fair play; you are celebrating tho
proudest day in American history, yet
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-30

zh4 1Fd cS,|s1 q ne for 5
.<pse1 Lot noai3 4 Be- 1IIanecd nnIlI
notnted1 9ccd1 box rolled =
n1 % Be nscd g . plflform. Il Ne1
no new Business l1f ne. Tnck, t6r ]
Nas . famons debated At college and
bad since often t4ken part IN p5lIlical
t61npaiguaspeaking ! olarge a~udiencee
/ warmed up after talking . few no
menta, and before ! knew hIwas reel
ing OF . ratriotl6 Fourth of July
speech thatse those people Wild. Lord.
how they checrcd every pptriotIo ut
terance. Matt Parker stood out Ii The
edge 81 ths crowd and wore . sheer on
his repulsirc face a. I talked union
principles and ndsoezted reverence and
love for our glorious old nag. After .
time he seemed to become interested,
and once he clapped his hands and
nodded approval a. the crowd cheered
some loyal sentiment / seemed In
spired, and eloquenee rolled from my
lips a. I rained heavy blows At those
who seemed not Jet aware that the
war was over, and that the former foe
men were now friends and brotherA
1.-THE town was wild that evening.
There was no fighting or q~uarreling,
but everyone seemed in the best Of
humor and determined to make that
Fourth q memorable one. During the
evening / sauntsred away from the
hotel to see what was going on Hear
ing q loud voice raised IN vocifsrous
song In Parkef's place l approached
the door and looked In Old Matt
drunk as . lord. was standing on the
end Of q whisky barrel singing. or try
ing to sing. The Star spangled BAN
ner,' 10 an enthusiasts crowd He
caught sight of me, and springinR to
the floor came forward and gfasped
my hand and insisted that I should.
take . drink an be friends I told
him I did not drink i~ntoxicants. but
would take q smoke with him, and he
pulled me mp TO the bar and called on
all In the house to takes union drink
As he raised his glass aloft he criedi
Here's 10 Yankee Doodle an Hail Co
an long may she waveF It
was q wild night"
"And Marita?'' / asked.
30. you know the rest Same. old
story. I am yet backing her for all
I'm worth"
CAPT. JACK CRAwFoRD.
The Poet Scout"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-30
wINTER wooLENs.
M Bsss aaa wl..st way Of Storing Them
for the Summer.

Ths Best and Wlnest Way Of Storing Them
fer the Sunmer.
If the housewife Is good hygienist
abe has q great deal Of wool in her do
main, because she knows better than
tongue can tell how Necessary all-wool
garments r to the preservation Of
health in cold weather. She religious
" superintends the making, washing
and nending Of these garments in all
sizes. from those worn by paterfamflias
10 the miniature ones affected by the
baby, and when the time Of year comes
20 put away she neatly darns even the
very tiniest holes, folds them entirely in
cotton cloth. which she snugly ties with
astring. These tidy roIlsor bundles are
then laid IN trunk or chest which l.
carefully closed away from dust Two
or three times during the summer the
WOODS arc taken out and hung out in
the air, after which they arc carefully
returned 20 their cotton wrappiDgs
again.
This Il the modern method Of putting
away flannel The moths never trouble
cotton, and the old notion of s~aturating
all woolcns with the d~isagreeable odor
Of camphor i entirely exploded. That
odor, By the way, Is very dificult to
eradicate. In fact, in some eases II
never b efEaeed, the result being OBJ
noxious in the extreme-in some per
sons Absolutely ~intolerable. IL Is ur~
prising how long q time Il has taken
for housewives to evolve this fact
out Of the mental rubbish they
have always cherished about
the ~neceasity for The > Of
eamphor. hut those who have proceeded
on the new plan could not Be induced
70 change back 20 the oh An woods
muzk Of course, beperfectly clean when
they are put away. and Il Is an m-Wind
which hurries = housewife 70 that she
can not find time 70 amend her fannels
before packing them away for the sum
mer.
AlighL airy store room l. much 70
b desired in any house, Is The packing
away Of boxes and trunks SLED with
wearing apparel in dark closets = un-
handy q Well IS unhealthy. A true
housrwife prizes her clothes store room
just Is she does her enina closet and
keeps Il IN equally a. good order. The
aoor should Be Washed frequently. and
dist should rot be aIlopet 70 collect
On doors and EindouA-Jeuness killer
Magazine,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-30

The statement having been made b
a1eu hop growers that kerosene cmul
sion. q part 70 30 parts uater, in
inred the foliage Of the hop plants,
tie eptomologist Of the Oregon exper.
iment station applied II considera'
ably stronger. n part emulsion % =
psrts water On hops planted On the
college ground. Even a. this strength
No injuriousresults were observed. and
Il must Be concluded that The ihnlt n
the eases referred 70 lay IN It's mana
faeture q application or both Kero-
sene. however In The hands q he IN.
initiated Is dangerons ng11t and
hop eroWen feel moss confdencs n
the quassia soap remedy q tobaccc
and sap. which colapounds have ire
quenfiy been quotcd n pubIicationl
emsnatfnR from tha United Statss DE-
partnent o. aFrirultaro.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-30
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

-
Some Of the Reasons why We should
Honor the Day.
We should not deserve our country
and our liberty II VIC did not honor the
day which declared our independence
one hundred and seventeen years ago.
We should not be thankful 10 God as
we ought II we did not believe that
ours is the best and the happiest eonn-
try the sun eve shone upon.
Is IL eonceit to think so, . foolish,
ignorant arrogance of which we ought
10 be ashamed? Let us consider q mo-
ment.
We live In the end Of the ages, thus
far reached We have better chances
than any ancient people w had II
there has been progress, II there have
been discoveries In the arts of life and
government, we are heirs of them all.
Other nations Of the present time may
have these same opportunities, but
none of those that have passed away.
We need compare our own privileges
and. blessings only with those nations
now existing.
When we make this comparison we
may begin with physical advantages
In this respect we ask in vain what
other country can surpass q WI
We have everything desirable in elis
mate. soil. scenery, oceans. rivers.
lakes, mountains, plains. forests, quar-
ries, mines or skies that any other ma
ton can claim--an that q continent
can give None can boast more. What
one can boast as nuch7
Then we have liberty. Ours was the
great nation In the world which en-
tirely removed every vestige Of mon
archy. We govern ourselves absolute
ly Just as we wish. and there is no in
herited sovereignty. Our liberty Is
settled and assured France has its
imperialists and royalists, and still
fears a revolution. Brazil is q great
republic, but It he's not passed the rev
~olutiOEary stage. We have no royal
lists or revolutionista There is no gov
eminent on the globe which better
protects the equal rights and just lib
critics Of its citizens.
Then we have intelligence. Nowhere
In the world Is education more diffused
than it Is over the larger part Of our
country. Everyone reads Schools
and colleges are everywhere, and IS q
result every new eontrivanee for the
comfort of man is either originated or
Immediately applied among us
Then we have no fear of war. We
have no standing army to burden Us
Our taxes are light Our earnings r
our own. Our young men are not
forced into barracks, nor are our
women left to till our fields. Il Is .
country Of comfortable homes where
the men and the women have each
their proper place Of service
Then we have . good race Of men 10
inhabit our land. They have como 10
us from England, Scotland. ireland,
Germany, Norway, Sweden, Italy.
France, Spain and Africa They are a
strong. active people, enterprising,
glad to work, 4 happy mixture Of vigor
and blood. No country can claim .
better stock.
Then we have q history Of which to
be proud, short but noble The United
States sets the example to the world
in the methods and the points Of lib
erty and self government To us more
than 10 any other land have those
come who wished to seek what would
give them the best privileges and op-
portunities the world had anywhere to
give. They are all tbs most enthnsi-
astic Americans.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-30

"Are you from Georgian asked the
summer maid. slyiy. As she wandered
along the sand with the youth
II am" he replied
"Doyou know that this Is the Fourth
Of yulyf- continued the maid
Yes returned the youth. somewhat
puzzled
Then Why don't you eelsbrate7 she
continued
-Why-how-in what way1s he
queried. wholly at q loss
The shadow Of night hid the msiden,s
bushes but there was = tremor IN her
tone - she replied. well Isn't this
the proper time for Crackers 10 pops-
Rnznr.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-30
OF FRUIT.
a ssnI-ssl.nssne Little Ess.y 81 Popul.s


a ssnEssIestsae Little Essay Of Popul.s
interest,"
There are three stages In fruit grow
ing. Young frat is like leaves. il
takes up carbonie acid and gives out
oxygen, being helped somewhat by the
leaves In ripening IL ceases working
for itself, and reverses its action, TAX
ing up oxygen and giving OF carbonie
acid. The fruit navors are acquired
In ripening; of them. or what goes TO
produce them. we know little. There
Is another change, that Of acids to
sugar, this occurs mostly after growth
ceases In some fruits. however. con-
siderable change occu ~ the same
time that the size is rapidly increas-
ing. In grapes, the acid decreases
constantly in proportion 10 the sugar;
il Is thought 1t docs not turn Into
sugar, but that the sugar Is brought In
BY growth from the leaves There are
two periods Of ripening-one on the
tree. the other afterwards, some ripen
entirely on the plant. others grow bet
ter after picking. RaspberrieA straw
Dcfrle8 anu lack efrle8 gain 70 ccr.
tain extent after picking; the grape
never ripens after picking. but remains
in the same condition II was when
picked. except that evaporation may
remove . considerable portion of
water. The pear is always better II
picked . few days before it would
naturally drop from the tree. The
apple follows = middle course. partly
ripening on the tree and completing
the process in the fruithouse or cellar.
After fruit IL fully ripe, we wish "a
keep It for use either fresh. dried o.
preserved The ferments become &C
tive in ripening, and continue theiE
work afterward- There are minute
fungoas growths that spring from
spores floating in the air. Plncked
fruits are essentially dead matter. and
thus are liable TO attacks from the de-
strnetive bacteria Of the fungcaz
nOUth-G C Caldwell. IN Rurnl
World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-30

from some point where it win not hit
against the wall or any object Again,
the fruit juice should pass through the
cloth n second time TO gain added
clearness, and this calls for a second
bag and added Inconvenience. The
arrangement figured in the illustra-
ton Is an easy and eleanly way out Of
this difficulty. A light frame Is made
in the manner indicated. and over the
supports r loosely suspended
two squares of cheese cloth Of similar
material Small brads At the sides
hold these in place. The crushed fruit
is poured into the upper cloth, and al
lowed to drip through both cloths into
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-30
JELLY MANUFACTURE.
A Desirable sabstisats for the Bags Nsu
IN General Uae.

a DesIFable Babstitats Tor The hag1 9
IN General Use.
One Of the great benefits that accrue
from q hourishing small fruit garden
Is the opportunity 1t gives Of canning,
preserving and making into Jelly much
Of the surplus fresh fruit for winter
use. Those who make jelly and use
the ordinary jelly bags n familiar
with the Inconvenience, the staining
of hands and the spilliLg Of juice that
result from such use. To make the
~elesrest jelly the crushed fruit must
not be pressed at all in the bag. but
allowed to drip through it and this
calls for the suspension of the bag
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-30

h5nss had fenx Sustained ihs mos
agreeable b1sine11 relations. that dur.
Ing onr civil var Rnrker Wa ona q
Qunnsrslrs band u c~rt-fhroat fnsrrii-
las took . pfo,nInent part 10 the sack
tng Of Lawrence. KAN and often boa11.
ed Of his deeds Of murder whilea men,
Der Of that organization. unlike the
rery large majority Of regularly enlist-
ed e~onfederate soldiers who accepted
defeat, aud who are now On terins d
brotheriy friendship with their late
foes and are nnsTerving IN thar deyo-
ton 10 the grand old Gag % our a.
thers, he was ret an ancomproEhisihg
rebel and would zee shs stars and
stripes a. . dishcloth rather thar al
low them 10 Aoat over his house After
the wal he engaged in the horse and
cattle stealing business. snuggled
whisky onto the Indian reservation,
and rumor linked his name with q dar-
ing stage robbery down in Texas IN the
early 70h He held no regard for the
Fourth Of July Isl patriotic holiday.
and took part in arranging the festivf-
ties Of the day only for what he could
make ont Of them by stalking money
on the various races The foot race
between the girls was an idea origin
ated by himself. for he believed that
the buffers and thugs who hung about
his place. drank his ag~sardisnts and
bowed 70 his win In everything, could
by some skulduggery retard the prog
ress of the other two contestants and
allow his girl 20 win the race. and him
self 10 win the heavy stakes which
would be placed upon the result Of the
contest
II learned. too. that there were
grave suspicious that the Indian girl
and her people had been tfxed' with
cash, and that she would puFposely
drop behind, leavinRtbut the Mexican
and American girls rs the real con
testantS The backss Of the Mexican
girl were mostly from among her own
people, though = few Americans had
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-30
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