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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-26
Exchanges Ex,hance Complimen,,.

New YORK. Dec s6.-Superintendcnt
Powers, of the New York Cotton Ex.
change cabled the Christmas greetings of
the officials and members of the local
board to the officers and members of the
Liverpool Cotton Exchange and immedi.
ately received a cable in reply reciprocal.
ing the greeting. Both cables were read
from the rOstrum and evoked hearty ap.
plause. A letter from the Liverpool Cot.
ton Exchange WAS posted extending to
the American cotton merchants privileges
heretofore only given Englishmen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-26
Disappearance of a suspicion. Man.

PANA, Ills, Dec, ao.--G. w. Range, q
prominent resident of Taylorville town.
ship, has mys;eriously disappeared, and
great anxiety is felt for his welfare He is
the person who created considerable ex-
element several months ago by publicly
accusing his son Bruce of numbering
Bert, his (Bruce'sD own son. and bury
ing him in an alley back Of his home
Bert Range disappeared as mysteriously
as his grandfather, but afterward re-.
turned. Searching parties are securing
this section of the state for the missing
man, who is 75 years old and wealthy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-26
ADOPTED By THE COMMITTEE.
Democrats Oppose Both Measures by For.
NAL Motions to Strike Out,

Democrats Oppose Both Measures by For.
NAL Motions to Strike Out.
The above bills were adopted yesterday
at q full meeting OF the ways and means
committee. Tho Democrats, while not
having any hand in framing the meas.
ures, were posted as to their purport Each
bill was read by sections and motions were
made by the Democrats to strike out each
section, which Of course failed to carry.
Chairman Dingley stated to the commit
tee that the bills were not framed as a
Republican measure, but rs calculated to
save the credit Of the government which,
according to the presidents message, was
endangered. The condition OF tho treas.
ury from their representations demanded
immediate action and the Republicans
had prepared emergency bills on lines
which seemed most expedient.
Dingley said tina, an estimate Of the
probable increase OF the tariff showed a
probable increased revenue Of $4,000, 600,
which about cqualed the deficit Of the past
year Twelve millions IT. was estimated
would be derived from the increase ON
raw wool, &li 100000 from manufactured
woois and el4 900 from the 15 per cent.
horizontal advance on other schedules
Dingley said the Republicans hoped that
President Cleveland would waive any an.
tagOnistic views that he might hold and
sign the bills.
Tho Democrats, on their part, contended
that the effect Of the bond scheme would
be to retire the grccnbacks by holding
them In the treasury, and said the Repub-
iicans proposed TO do indirectly just what
the president had recommended and what
they 1.-THE Rcpublicansl dcnounced Tho
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-26
Husbands OF Sick,y wives

Don't be discouraged There is es-
cape from doctor bills. Zoa-Phora.
woman's friend, has brought health
to many women, and prosperity to
many families. when other remedies
and skil'ful physicians have failed.
Sold by L. II. Thomas and Marshall
& Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-26
RUSSIA REMAINS OUR FRIEND.
Onsr Of e4OO.OOO. 900 in Gold Made Two
Years Ago Still Good.

Oncr Of e4OO. 200. 900 in Gold Made Two
Xcnrs Ago stili Good.
WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-Great interest
was excited in official circles here by the
publication in the Washington Post of a
circumstantial statement to the effect that
the Russian government had offered to
lend the United States any amount of
gold up to s4o, OOo, OOo-one-ha.f of its to-
tai poss essions of this specie-in order to
maintain its credit against assaults from
the great money powers Of other Euro
pean nations, and that learning of this
the Rothschilds, through Belmont and
Morgan, had made overtures to let the
United states have any amount Of gold
needed.
The statement, 1t is learned, is accurate
SO far as concerns the fact that Russia
rendered the United States part of its
store Of gold, but the inference that this
offer was recent one made in conse.
quence Of the late Venezuelan message
and subsequent panic Is not warranted,
for IL may be asserted positively and on
excellent authority that the tender was
made two years ago, when the shortage
In tho gold reserve resulted in the United
States being asked higher rates of inter.
est than usual for bonds it might float.
Russia had bcen buying gold for ten
years in order to have it on hand in case
Of war and also to change the Russian
monetary system to gold basis, and
when she heard OF the trouble with the
United States she offered to lend us half
her store. When the European capitalists
got an inkling Of this they came down"
aud we did not need To avail ourselves of
the generous offer II is understood hovr.
ever, that the offer still holds good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-26

OTTUMwA, Ia, Dec. .26.-John Winnie
gar. a laborer who resided with his family
On. Kaluus -axsure, hot his wife and
wounded her oshat TIL doctors think re-
covery is next to impossible, and then de-
liberately blew out his own brains with q
revolver. He was insane
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-26
Family EWs.

Friend-Why didn't you ever marry?
Maiden Lady-Because. by tho time
my relations thought was old enough
to marry, the men thought l was too
old.-New York Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-26
Idcatif,ed - .Par,o.- D.vis.. Sister

NEW YORK. Dec. s6.-William Hallinger
has Identified the body Of woman found
horribly mAnglcd on East Fourteenth
street rs that Of Mrs. Cassie Davies Rob
tnson, sister Of ''Parsoa" Davies, the well
known apogstn9 ~.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-26
LUMBER AND OTHER ARTICLES.
r,.,y wood Exempted from Daty-Thl
.~gspen Fer Cent. uorisOataL

Section :. 1hcI Ntcr tnc PasshSeVt this
met. and until A.~s. I. 1888, there shall be
levied and paid ON i,..~ss'cj lumber and
other articles dcsignate. 10 paragraphs
s7s to esj inclusive Of an - sptttlesi
An act to rduce taxation. 70 pro, ~
emu foe ths govsransas as1 sse eeAS
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-07
FOR SALE OR RENT.

NOR RlENT-On Pomeroy street, near West,
a house with six rooms. Nice closets, good
cellar and modern conveniences. Inquire OF
Mrs Louis Theirs. d&WhLSf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-07
HELP WANTED

WANTED Chambermaid and laundress at
once dwm20
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-30
Mr.. Newed Restores Peace.

VIZ. Neweu AestoreA frhcts
of a whole procession of drays and
grocery wagons before her door. Then
stalwart truckmen began to carry into
the house barrels of -four. pork, and
sugar. half dozen whole hams,
pounds of all sorts of spices and a
big chest of tea. not 10 mention such
sundries as salt. preserves, mustard,
sorseradish. catsup. sardines. olives.
baking powder, stove polish, starch.
soap, lard I've. lamp wicks. and dozen
boxes Of matches.
What does this meany" demanded
Mrs. Nuwed as her husband marched
in with a defiant air that evening.
ut means" said Mr. Nuwed firmly,
that 1t was all my fault. and we are
not going TO have any more grocery
bills These are all paid for!'
After which the white-winged dove
of peace again brooded over thar happy
household until Mrs. Nuwed discover
ed the hole In their bank account-but
that, also. Is another story. Wash
ington Post.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-30

10 get things charged when she had
not the change handy. So, every week
or SO, there was bouncing big grocery
bill to pay, which tried Nuwed's tenn
per sorely.
Finally, there was a big family fiare-
up. with the usual accusations and re-
examinations. In which Nuwed got the
worst of Ii. of course, for had he not
been the first to break the cash pay
ment plan. Smarting with this rcbuke
which he knew TO be well deserved,
vet resolved to do something desper~
ate TO prevent its recurrence, he went
down TO the bank and drew out 500
of the money they had been saving for
a rainy day. That afternoon Mrs. Nu-
wed was startled by the appearance
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-30
what Antiv.nIne MAY DO.

Prof. Fraser Of Edinburgh has at.
tackled the problem of finding an anti
dote for snake bite In an entirely diff
ferent way, and there IL every reason
TO hope that his 1abors Will not be for
naught. Starting with the commonly
accepted theory. which he finds to be
true, that a snake is itself immune to
snake poison. he argues that this Inn
munity must be due to the ABSORPTION
in the blood of the poisonous matter.
He next procured some venom. chiefly
cobra poison, and aseertained by d.
rect experiment the minimum letiinI
dose TO a small animal. The dose was
gradually Increased without any In
convenience to the animal; indeed. II
grew fat under the treatment, until IL
could receive by simultaneous iniec-
tion enough poison to kill fifty Great
ures It's size.
The next step showed that the blood
serum from animals thus treated was
able. In varying conditions of admin.
istrations, perfectly to prevent lethal
doses Of the venom Of the most pois-
onous serpents from producing death
In non-protected animals. The new
remedy is named antivenine, and its
discovery may be regarded ms one of
the most important OF the century.
Chambers Journal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-30

NUWED'S GROCERY BILL
NNAZSA.NAAA AzZAkzzANz

"Now," said Mr.. Nuwed, after he
and his newly welded wife had set
tied down comfortably in their new
home, 1--WE will have no bills. We
will pay cash for everything, and then
we will never run behind"
Mrs. Nuwed heartily agreed with
this. She was in that stage of domes-
tic development when the young wife
considers ii her duty 10 agree with
her husband in everything. Later on
but that is another story.
Yes" continued Mr.. Nuwed. warm
Ing up to his subject, I'VE will never
be poor while we are free from debt"
He should have known this. for during
mis- bachelor days he had been almost
constantly lodging creditors. although
he always had money in hand. And
especially grocer's bills should be
avoided reaching the point of his lee
ture. They pile up so quickly. Its
30 easy TO go TO the grocery and have
things charged. and then the first
thing you know you've got humping
big bill to pay. And it's always more
than you expected
| Evidently Mr.. Nuwed's experience
had brought him some wisdom in do
nestle economy, but then it is to be
noted that the best preachers of econo-
my are usually its poorest practition-
ers. Mrs. Nuwed agreed heartily
with all that her lord and master said.
He was her oracle now, and besides
his remarks appealed to her Judgment
and experience.
Accordingly Mrs. Nuwed proceeded
religiously to put these sage preeepts
into practice. Almost every morning
she would ask sweetly:
Have You any change In your peck
ct, James,"
why" calculated Mr. Nuwed. He
was thinking of the S. he had given
her the day before
.'Oh. | have that bill YET interrupt.
ed Mrs. Nnwed divining his thought,
"but | hate to have it broken. Still
we must have some groceries. and
you know you said never get any.
thing on trust"
Then Mr.. Nuwed would shell out
all the small change he had allotted
In his mind for street car fare, cigars
&C.. and on going down town would IL
obliged to break bill himself. Thus
by the time salary day rolled around
again ne usually found himself bank
rupt. while Mrs. Suwed had her al
lOwance snugiy saved up. This was
comforting, but at the same time an
noying to see how she practiced eco
nomy seemingly at his expense.
Thus 1t was that Mr.. Nuwed was Leo
into breaking his own ironelad rul,
about paying cash for everything. II
happened one morning after he hat
been tsitting uD with sick friend
by special permission of Mrs. Nuwed
but "fattening the kitty" had consid
erably depleted his pile. Consequent
~. he had no small change. and only
one poor little bill, to see him through
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-30

even wellirotetted TASK ~ Mahas.
The dog must be trained with All LIS
harness on, thai he may beeonie asehs.
toned 70 its weight and pressure, anu
nay know ii for part OF his duts
The professional training begins Ia
The room in which the dog has h'ia mrs
preliminary lessons In obedience. Ills
master holds him in leash, while the
assistant takes the dogs rug, and Hes
dawn on Il IN another corner OF the
r,,om The master leads the dog a
little way In the opposite direction.
then turns suddenly, aud with the
command Forward. march. Seek the
woundedr' leads the pupil directly up
~ mo prostrate man. The latter Then
gives the dog SOME fayorlte motsei,
hut tirst the pupil must have obeyea
the command 10 give tongue. lhrn
the process Is repeated again anu
again until ON command, seek ths
wounded. the dog, without leash goes
directly 10 the assistant and gives ton
que al once. Then the lessons ARE con-
tinued otlt-of doors. at HFSt Ia ppeh
country, where the distance II length
ened. and tinally the assistant hldes
himself ln ii hush on ditch, until the
dog learns 10 seek Independently
/ The last lessons and the tests ~ the
huiSlled pupils are held at night, and
/ fsrngartz tells II remarkable work
done hy his dogs an nights W dark
/ that the seeking party passed within
hye feet ~ the prisfratr man on open
ground, and Lut tor the c0Ille would
not have found hiIa, hunGnftls prize
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-30

Lechenich, near Cologne, In the
Rhineland, is the home of Jean Bun
gartz. the animal painter aud animal
lover who is ut present engaged upon
an interesting experiment In dog train,
ing.
After success in training dogs for
active army duty, reconnoltering, sen
try and messenger service success
certified 10 by the German Govern
inent Mr.. Bungartz turned his attelr
tion To Il new branch Of the work,
and is the first to train dogs for hos
pital aud ambulance service,
First OF all, when scarce six mouths
old. the puppy must learn 70 obey, 10
answer TO the ordinary commands,
Come here. Down speak.
Forward march" and the like Then
he Is taught 10 wear his harness, This
hist consists Of collar, sallcloth rug
tightly relied. aud the saddle bags,
each with compartments, 70 carry do.;
biscuit, bandages, ammunition. etc.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-30
THE LAST PARADE.

..,.,ho,ad
When az SOUND OF .Iru.pes.,.ns
Young recruits we ete ,ne sNnase'
Bent on glory one anu vi.
And the music ROUND us hasiins
Maue US ieei that essrli ~,
Our hves We're worth .hs nNins
AS they never were peioe'
l remember tue gay
when we all roue away.
10 the ireans that tle nius,. nnau0'
Ana our hopes Que anu all
Mhen the oiu truihpet,eth
Rang out ciear TOT our hrst pais.u1.
IL was glorious Whiie ~ iasteu,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-30

the dog has learned To halt Mt the
word.
When Ills duties ms scout are fully
understood then comes the 4entry's
training. Here the dog has 10 learn To
take up the position ~ given dis
tanee In front Of his master. and IT,
stand UP and return III once when the
enemy again the inevitable assistant
approaches In the darkness The
dog. once in position II allowed Mt
frst several minutes. and then more
ard more time before the enemy ap.
pF'taher that he may learn nat ~ re-
lax his attention during the whole time
~ ills watch. At first. Gf course. the
trainer encourages him with "l.nok
out. Keep watch
Due can easily seq what an inyaiun
ne aid The dogs sharper senses would
render him, when thus trained. sen.
try and scout thus aided and protected
could not possibly bc surprised
Then comes Inc messenger train
ing The dog is taught 20 run sItnr
distances between trimmer aud a.ai..
tant. back and forth. over an kinds ~
ground. until. when once the letter IL
ihciosed IN the little waterproof peck
~ on MS coilHr. the four.footed dis
patch knows he Is TO run the direction
lndieated, aud not 10 allow any obsta.
'le. natural or human, TO interrupt or
stop him until the goal liz reached.
The Bnngartz dogs are so perfectly
trained. and when reported 'finishe,I,,
W their muster. they are not depend.
en- upon him, but will take and carry
"l't orders from any man Of the rrgj
lncnt into which they are enrolled
fhe reading Of tlie words Of command
~ the men. that they uay not confuse
me dogs with unnecessary talk, il nll
that IL required.
Seeking the wounded was nj ttrst
nlso = part of the army dogs duty.
but recognizing the immense imnort.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-30

The New Jersey fish commission has
started a movement for the purpose OF
exterminating carp in the streams that
were literally stocked with that species
OF fsh few years ago 1t has been dis
covered that carp live on fish spawn,
and that they multiply very rapidly.
Since their introduction in local waters
other food fish have gradually dimin-
ished and 1t is feared they will soon be
IN full possession. Fish Commissioner
VIM G. Wise OF Burlington, N. j., has
granted special permission to num-
Der of local fishermen TO fish for carp,
other fish taken at the same time to be
turned over to him for stocking pur-
poses. July "a 400 pounds Of carp were
taken, and another haul was made of
1.400 pounds the next day.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-30
TWO WITCH STORIES.
Parallel Legends Among Ancient
Italians and Eskimos

FhrHhEH LeKenus Among AnefFut
Italians and Eskimos.
Mr.. Charles Godfrey Leland. In his
Legends OF Florence" tells In delight
ful style the sorry of the Witch OF
the Arno," which tale, condensed. runs
somewhat as follows: pretty maid 10
lettering by the river side. and says,
Il wish in all truth that this dancing
river were a fine. brave youth, and
would love him" Then voice an
swers from the water. Thou hast
chosen me-" Then ever after when
she washed in the water she felt her
lovers kisses. Being a tidy girl. she
was fond of her additions, whereas
the other girls held water and posi-
bly, soap. in horror. SO the poor maid
was suspected of sorcery, and with
blows and bitter curses her enemies
threw her into the riyei, when up rose
a beautiful youth from the Arno-the
river Is specified and he clasped the
maid In his strong arms, and then she
cried out: Farewell TO all A fish can
not drown In the water; now am a
fish, you know-the Arno's loving
daughter" Now here Is queer parai
lei from the extreme North Pacific side
OF America. II IL not re rigueur that
an Eskimo girl should be careful OF
her toilet, for water. though plentiful
in summer. Is ice in winter This girl
used whale oil 10 Intricate her long,
black hair with. and for long time
no whales had been killed nor blib-
Der tried out. So she sat near the sen
and begged for oil and thus addressed
the whale spirit: Give me oil. o spir
it Of the whale. and | will love thee:
for without thee my hair is unkempt."
! Then the girl saw floating In toward
her on the surface 81 the water thick
scum Of oil. and she took a shell and
skinned the oil, and then for long
+ time she always had IA heap" of oil.
1 But the other girls were jealous. and.
seeing she had always n great store
Of oil. they pitched her into the sea
/ from off high rock. and 10. n great
4 whale came swimming In, and he
/ caught the girl and sat her on his
back and put out to sea with her, and
her wicked comrades heard her say.
.''This is my true love. my spirit
whale. and now will have lashings
I Of blubber and OIL IL there any con
nection between the two bits Of folk
| lore? Not at all Italians and Eskimos
are equally inventive. New York
/ Times
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-30

pupil female collie. hpt quite year
OLD learned hi TWO weeks IL anal The
nlost carefully hidden mnn wssh p~F
feet ..lss, and independent uf any help
but the command Seek the wound
ed
Any war htstoFias uF soldier v h@
has seen battle. can tell sow she death
roll II swelled hy those IT the wound
ri who have rTept away tuta diEeh Ur
hc,lge to escape the bursting she'll anal
rush u boots and wheels. aud them.
not found by the pyerworked hospital
columns. arr reported as missing
or found too late to Fecotcr from a
hurt which, bur for the delay. might
not have BEEN tntat This II the mo-.
BILE duty for which Bungartz trains hla
dogs. There IL no thlekst ton close.
no ditch too deep but that they ran
lind the wounded man. and pnss
found. they do not lease him until
help comes.
The dogs arr also taught to crouch
beside the wounded man, ii lie 4hsw
signs ~ life. that hs may open the
bag and ind the rrviyInR task Thr
little lantern securely fastened 10 the
back strip. enables the seekers 10 fol
low the dog on dark nights. and brings
hope to the wounded when the friendly
i light appears
i The Red Cross dog IA taught 10 carry
i messages as does tho army dos. AMI
has his little white dag placed Ia a
7 pocket On fhe snddletag that all mav
know what errand he Is On aud lead
him Alright or NOT delay him uuneecA
sarily,
Htusartz has also constructed a
lhn'lei dog ambulance for carrying the
wounded from the field which viii
considerably Tighten the work 81 shs
curriers'. mud lie society il Ia cnllrs,t
funds sufficient 10 snpriy ri. siclsi
hospital with these wagons INC ,laEs
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-30
Dog Ambulance for ting wounded r,. -. go,

aiicc Of this work. and not wishing 10
oterbH:den his pupils brains. fam.
gaftz has trained dogs for this purpose
alone. and these are the socailed .IIes.
pital or He'd Cross DogA"
hor this duty eollies are used. ns for
the other. this race having no nqual
In hardIhood, intelligence and iidell.
~.
The Red Cross dog wears the same
harness as his selloS Of the regulars
with the addition Of large red cross
6ii tile s;Iddle-bags. lantern to he
strapped on his iack ut night. ana j
snail flag with red CROSS ON white
ground. which he carries when on d
message between the ranks of the hes,
plfal columns. In the saddlebngs N.
carries, besides his biscuit. everything
necessary for the first bandaging aua
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-30

During last year 1923 rail- say en-
ployes were killed and 23,42z were in
jured. as compared with 2.727 killed
and 81 1923 injured in 1853. This marked
decrease in casualty Is in part due to
the decrease in the number of men EN-
ployed, and the decrease in the volume
of business handled. The increased use
of automatic appliances on railway
equipment also may have rendered rail-
way employment less dangerous and 1t
may be that the grade Of efficiency of
employees has been raised. The number
Of passengers killed was 324, an in
crease of rs, and the number injured
was 1904, decrease Of 1876. OF the
total number of fatal casualties to rail-
way employees, 251 were due to coupling
and uncoupling cars, 439 to falling from
trains and engines, so to overhead OBJ
structions, las to collisions, 108 to de-
railments, and the balance to various
other causes not easily classified. To
show the ratio of casualty, 1t may be
stated that / employee was killed out of
every 428 in service, and injured out
of every 80 employed. The trainmen
perform the most dangerous service,
out of every 1856 employed having been
killed, and / out Of every IL having
been injured. The ratio Of casualty to
passengers is in striking contrast to
that OF railway employees, / passenger
having been killed out Of each 1912 ,618
carried, or for each 44,103,228 miles
Travelled, and injured out Of each 204,-
PAS carried, or for each 4,709,771 miles
travelled. A distribution Of accidents
10 the territorial groups exhibits the
diversity in the relative safety of rail-
way employment and Of railway travel
in the different sections Of the country.