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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
Father Ducey.

There are few clergymen or priests
in this city who have the wide acquaint-
ance and influence of Father Ducey of
St. Leo's Roman Catholic church.
Father Ducey's influence is by no means
limited to persons of his own faith. A
friend recently told me a story illus
trating the priest IS methods. According
to my friend, Father Ducey entered
DelmOnico's cafe one night not long
ago and walking up to a party Of
wealthy gentlemen seated at one Of the
tables said: Il have just come from q
visit to family. one member of which
is at the Point of death. The family is
destitute. want 500 from you gentle
men," In moment each member Of
the party had handed the priest bank
note. and he walked cut with the 500,
which he took, although it was almost
midnight, directly to the afflicted fam
lily. Not one of the men who contrib
uted the money was q Catholic New
York World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
The l.om sloan. Of x.,,uckv.

There is an awful warning to those
parents who continuesto name children
after their relatives. Up in Knott coun :
~. on Caney creek. the practice has
been carried TO an excess. and the result
is that the Sloan family numbers among
its members the following: Big lsom
Sloan. Hard's Isom. Sons Isom, Isom 3
Isom. Jailer Isom, Sorrel Head Isom,
Jim's Isom, Little Isom. Andy's Isom.
Summ's Iscm, Jimbo's Isom. Big Isom q
Isom and Sorrel Head Isom's Isom.
Louisville Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
STARTLED THE OLD LADY.
An Inluisitive Youth Tumbled Over . Par
tition Upon . Spinxter's Bed.

An Inquisitive Youth Tumbled Over . Par
tition Upon = spinster's Bed.
"When Mount Tabor. N. J. &. was first
taken possession Of by the Newark COIL
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church" said clergyman of that de.
nomination recently. I'VE had little
money with which to clear up. the
grounds and erect the first buildings
necessary After putting up a sort of
open air pavilion i'll which the preach
ing services could be held, we began to
cast around for some buildings where
transient guests might be accommodate
ed.
1.-The structure resulting from this
necessity was long frame building.
which was christened the Tabor House..
In constructing the house on as econom-
ical basis as possible the partitions
were not run all the way up to the raft
ers and the room was not ceiled.
II shall never forget, continued the
minister. lone of my first nights in this
rather crude hotel After had retired
] was suddenly aroused with q start by
the most unearthly shrek.
Murder! Thieves. Robbers: Help
Help" a woman was shouting at the
top of her lungs.
Il hustled ont into the narrow hall
in my nightrobe and found others in
the same attire-both men and women
running around in distracted way
We all stopped before a door from with
in which the sounds proceeded.
"'You beast! Help! Help! Murderv
still came the cries.
There was sound of scuffling from
within, and suddenly the door opened
| and a woman, excited. painting, with
wild and disheveled locks. appeared at
the door clutching a boy, who was more
frightened even than was the woman.
lone glance settled it. The boy was
the son Of woman occupying the ad-
joining room. The little fellow. out Of
curiosity, had climbed to the top Of the
Partition. and, losing his balance. had
fallen over into the next room, landing
on the bed of rather elderly spinster
The Righteousness of the whole af-
fair seemed to dawn upon all at the
same time. and every one Joined in a
good, hearty laugh. The boy was pun
ished, and the old maid left the next
day New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
BREAKING A MIRROR.
1ts Signl0eance to the Girl With Surer
stltious Turn.

HI Signl0cance to the Girl With . Surer.
stitious Turn.
There" said the girl who was get
ting ready to 60 out, i've broken my
hand mirror! What does that mean:"
Seven years Of sorrow,' said her
friend. 1T also betokens that you will
quarrel with your dearest friend.
Charlie? That would be too dread
fulr'
Charlie? thought you always
counted me your dearest friend? So You
have let the cat out Of the heg! That
pudding headed Charlie Strong! Before
I'd
lyon needn't say anything more,
Sue Garland. hate you! And as for
Charlie, you know You would have Civ
en- your eyes to have caught him!"
Pooh! refused him half q dozen
times before he ever looked at you.
wish You good afternoon and a better
temper. my dear ~ and the friend slam
med the door behind her.
There were several other girls left.
and they one and all began to condole
with the girl who had broken her hand
mirror. But she was inconsolable
lyon see how it has acted already,
and if there are to be seven years of it
shall just die. know shall! There,
I've quarreled with Sue, the dearest
girl in the world, and that's only the
beginning!"
LET me see where it's broken, said
one of her chums, as she picked up the
cause of the trouble.
There's fracture right through the
length Of the glass. but don't know
how it came there. I didn't drop it OF
strike it against anything. Seven years
Amt it just awful:''
Seven grandmothersv exclaimed
the other girl "That isn't fracture.
It's nothing but streak Of moist air.
Look, l can wipe it off with my hand.
kerchiefr'
$50 it is. Oh, you dear thing! Run
right after Sue and bring her back. Tell
her the glass wasn't broken and we
haven't quarreled after all! And the
seven years are up already. and, oh,
amt just hankful''-Detroit Free
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
SPURS TO ACTION.


The very Simple Thing That Brought Mr..
0-iddletop BACK to Life.
Some men need one spur. some an
other" said Mr.. Gratebar
Now. there was my friend Sylvanus
0riddletop. Mr.. Griddletop was a man
with fair income, which, when the
financial cyclone came along. was very
greatly reduced. Mr.. Griddletop prompt.
" shortened sail to accommodate him.
self to the altered weather; he econo-
mized in all directions. and he was sur.
prised to find how much he could econo-
mize and while the new order of things
wasn't like the old. it was gratifying
to Mr. Griddletop to discover that il
still afforded some measure Of comfort
lat last the financial cyclone passed,
bat Mr.. Griddletop. who had accepted
the changed situation manfully, now
discovered that in the course Of that
enforced period Of comparative idleness
his manfulness had given way to slug
gishness; he had found it quite posi-.
BILE to live upon his reduced means. and
now. instead Of making an effort, he did
as men sometimes do in like circum-
stances-he settled down into a placid,
dull contentment with what he had
Zone of the economies that Mr. Grid
dletop began to practice Immediately
upon the curtailment of his income had
been that Of backing his own shoes
There had seemed no easier way of saw
ing SIS . year than this, and he had
found the work easy enough, without
| realizing at the time that this, like
many another economy. like giving up
going to the theater, for instance. meant
the cutting off of so much communion
ton with the world, and so tended to
the gradual narrowing Of his existence.
Zone day, when he had occasion to
see man Oh a matter of business. find
ing his shoes i'll not very presentable
condition. Mr.. Griddletop stepped up
| on a bootblack's stand and took his seat
in the comfortable chair, as he had not
done in year before, and put his feet
upon the metal footrests. 1t was like
stepping back into the world from which
he had been so long apart; it awakened
in him a desire for all the old time &C.
tivities and pleasures of life. He stepped
down from the bOCtblack' 8 stand with q
new ambition 1t was for him Just the
needed spur to action. New York
Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
WIVES AS rReAsuasas.


y nan " nose ~ We C0f6e00 tine ROHDo-A
Bachelors wisdom.
Two passengers on New Haven train
approaching the city q few mornings
age couversed together in loud toue-
that is. one Of them. who was blum.
hearty, stout and a bachelor, talked in
. particu larly loud voice. while his com.
panion. who was thin. meek and . beoe.
dict. answered in lower tones. which
were still not inaudible after the pas.
sengers in the seats near by began 10
take an interest in the conversation.
No." said the bachelor. they want
me to get married. but I tell them that
I've seen enough Of married people apd
! don't care &c be tied down the wAy
most of them. are. Why. there was 4
man down in our place died not long
ago. and the widow came down to get
his wages. He had died On q Friday,
and he had q weeks wages coming to
him. You ought to have seen that wild.
ow when she found out how much he
got a week. He had been taking his
wages home to her every week and CIV
ing II all to her to divide. az she sup
posed. But when she found out that he
had been getting IS a week more all the
time she seemed to wish that he were
alive again just for little while. but
guess that he would just as soon have
been dead if he had had his choice then.
have heard lots of people say that you
ought to take all your money home to
your wife, but I don't want any one
telling me how much ! shall spend for
carfare or luncheon.
well. there is something in that, !"
said the married man basely He was q
particularly humble looking man, who
crouched down in his seat as il he did
not dare sit upright. but his wife was
far away, and he was emboldened, in
the condolences Of talk ON q suburban
train, to reveal his woes. Now, do
feel badly sometimes when I want to
take man out to luncheon with me
and spend some money in entertaining
him. If don't do it, I cannot very we'll
keep his custom, and if ] do it, it costs
SO much money that my wife. who
knows just what receive. thinks am
dreadfully extravagant. and talks to me
about the way in which I am wasting
money"
Eyes. that's just it," said the loud
voiced bachelor. IF you don't spend
money you lose trade, and yet you mar
ried men are half Of you afraid to 70
around and spend money freely ON your
customers. 1 know man in our store
who doesn't dare spend more than S5
cents for luncheon for fear his wife will
find it out. They talk about letting your
wife spend all your money. but for my
part I'd rather spend it myself, and
that's why I tell all my friends that
am not goiDgto be married.
just at this point the train entered
the Park avenue tunnel and the voice Of
the base revealer Of secrets. who did
not worthily support the part Of the
married man, was lost in the rumble Of
the train New York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
KENTUCKY HUMOR.
Some Anecdotes Of Humphrey Marshall
Soldier and Congressman.

Some Anecdotes Of Humphrey Marshall,
Soldier and Congressman.
Edward J. McDermott, in an article
entitled Fun OH the Stump in The
Century. relates the following:
just before the war Humphrey Mar
shall was great debater in congress.
During the war he was Confederate
general. He was very large and stout
a veritable Falstaff. At the breaking
out of the war he wrote to an officer Of
the north and warned him not to invade
the sacred soil of Kentucky, for if he
did he would have to pass over the dead
body of Humphrey Marshall. The north
ern officer replied: Dear general. we
won't pass over your dead body. We
prefer to tunnel through.
After the war the general had a good
practice, but he was extravagant and
often i'll need of money. Once he was
logged by a collector who had been put
off dozens of times. At last the collector
said: General, you have said to me
time after time: 4 cannot pay you this
week. Come next Now, l can't afford
to be coming here all the time. You
must fix the day. When will you be able
to pay me-" oh it, SIR" said the
general lido you think am prophetic
When the general was running for
congress against Mr.. Blank, after the
war, he tried to draw out Mr.. Blank
exact opinions by close debate on the
stump. In such an intellectual conflict
few men could compete with Humphrey
Marshall. MIR. Blank parted and fenced
as well us he could. Finally Marshall
said one evening in his ponderous tones
and impressive manner:
Fellow citizens. have tried to pin
Mr.. Blank down and make him give ME
u fair statement of his opinions and
principles, but he fits about so nimbly
that it is impossible to follow him in an
argument. In lodging a debate he re.
minds me of bObolink fitting along q
zigzag worm fence, hopping or flying,
first on one side of the fence and ther
on the other, until the mind is bewil
dered, and it is impossible to tell on
which side he is at any moment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
AMONG THE lEPERS.
Those Of Moloksi Have Many ways Of O
cupyiug Their Time.

Those Of Molokai Have Many wan Of DC.
cupyinG Their Time.
Here in this sea girt asylum of peo-
pie afflicted with the most dreaded of
known diseases. from which there is no
escape but through the portals Of death,
is presented one Of the noblest and
brightest pictures of the glory Of Chris
tianity, with its marvels of self sacri.
fee amid surroundings and under cir
cumstances the most depressing. These
poor victims, doomed to the ravages Of
disease that completes its deadly work
in an average of four or five years, the
progress of which is marked with the
most significant and destructive preci-
sion, can alone appreciate at its true
worth the Christian heroism Of those
who are laboring among them, follow
ing in the footsteps Of the venerated
Father Damien. and ready as he was
to accept, if need be, the burden of the
disease itself in their behalf. And vet
unhappiness does not chill the air Of
MOlokai. Death has lost its terror BY
reason Of its very familiarity. and by
the silver lining their faith has given
the cloud. The Hawaiians are naturally
light hearted people. and even the
shadow Of leprosy cannot suppress for
long their buOyant temperament.
In Molokai lepers may be found en-
gagged in pleasant pastimes, and among
them one may hear the light and cheer
full words of greeting and see the sunny
smiles. Horse racing. which is . favor
lite national sport, is INDUCED in fire.
quently. Nor are the lepers idlers: far
from it. They work, while able. in the
cultivation of the ground and in other
ways. and altogether lead q far pleas.
aDter and more contented life than
might be supposed. The improvement
of their condition. as compared with
what it was when Father Damien took
up his residence OH the island in 1873,
has been chiefly brought about by his
influence and the labors Of his success
sors. -Donahoe's Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
A typical English. Ian.

The inn was set close to the river,
and although the highroad ran a mile
farther inland the Angel inn had the
air Of having seen more stirring times.
The little inn sitting room was parlor
and taproom in one; its chairs opened
friendly arms. bits of old silver cleaned
ON the mantelshelf. and low settles, cup
boards and tables Of antique make were
suggestive of the dead and gone figures
that had peopled the coy room. In the
smile Of the genial host there was the
welcome which imagination lends to
mine host of the coaching period. "A
Cruise ON the Norfolk Breads" in Cen.
tury
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
A Dangerous Remedy.

Bicarbonate of potassa is remedy in
common use in throat troubles. But it
is not generally known that it should
be used with discretion. A strong 32-
year-old man at Braunschweig. instead
Of merely dissolving little Of the po-
tassa in water for gargle. poured .
large quantity into glassful Of water
and then swallowed the dose. He died
. few hours later after terrible suffer.
ing.-New York World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
Marie de- Medioi.

Marie de- Medici. the second wife Of
Henry ~. who married her in 1900, .
year after his divorce from Margaret Of
Valois. was an italian beauty. petite
and dark. She was hot tempered, and
her intolerance Of her husband g infideli.
ties caused constant domestic pickering.
Her voice was shriil, and when angry
she raised it almost to q scream, 20 that
when the king and queen were engaged
in q domestic argument everybody in
the house knew all about it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
Because
Because

Other people who have
not already done so are
setting a wise example
by becoming enrolled as
subscribers, this show:
ing that they know a
good thing, and THE
ARGUS is pushing it
along.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31

Yes said Mrs. Hunnimune, ''I
learned to cook without any difficulty At
all There was only one trouble about
it,"
''What was that,
Educating my husbands appetite. :"
-Washiuyton Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31

Mr. Caustic-By the way. dear, let
me give you point about letter writing.
Mrs. C.-What is it, dear?
Mr.. C.-Hereafter always write your
postscript first, and it will save you the
trouble Of writing your letter Rich
mond Dispatch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31

A Babylonian tablet in the British
rluseum which has been deciphered has
an account O! the death Of King SIENNA
cherib almost identical with that in the
Bible I'll Kings, xix. So. -Philadelphia
Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31

Were We eloquent - angels, yet We
should please some people moro BY lis
tening than by talking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31

Out Of 926, 900 farms in Denmark ON.
~ 300 are more than $50 acres in ex-
rent. -
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-24

"What is the difference between a
candidate and the voter?'
"Oh, don't know-from so cents to
$3.50, suppose, Atlanta Constitu-
ton
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-24

Nay, you wrong her, my friend; she's not tickle;
her love she has simply outsrown.
One can road the whole matter, translating her
heart by the light of ones own.
Can you bear me to talk with you frankly
There is much that my heart would say,
And you know we were children together, have
quarreled and made up" in play.
And no for the sake of old friendship venture
to tell you the truth
As plainly perhaps and rs bluntly as might in
our earlier youth
Five summers ago when you wooed her you
stood on the self same plane,
Face to face, heart TO heart, never dreaming
your souls could be parted again.
She loved you at that time entirely, in the
bloom Of her lifes early May,
And 1t is not her fault repeat it, that she does
not love you today.
Nature ne yer stands still, nor souls either. They
ever go up or go down,
And hers has been steadily soaring-but how
has IL been with your own?
She has struggled and yearned and aspired-
grown purer and wiser each year;
The stars are not farther above you in yon lumi-
nous atmosphere!
For she whom you crowned with fresh roses
down yonder hve summers ago
Has learned that the first of our duties to God
and ourselves is to grow.
Her eyes they are sweeter and calmer, but their
vision is clearer as well;
Her voice has a tenderer cadence, but is purs
AS a silver bell.
Her face has the look worn by those whS with
God and his angels have talked;
The white robes she wears are less white than
the spirits with whom she has walked.
And your Have you aimed at the highest2 Have
you, too, aspired and prayed?
Have you looked upon evil unsulledf Have you
conquered 1t undismsyed2
Have you, too, grown purer and wiser as the
months and the years have rolled on?
Did you meet her this morning rejoicing In tho
triumph Of victory won2
Nay. hear mel The truth cannot harm YOU
When today In her presence you stood,
Was the hand that you gave her as white and
clear as that of her womsnhood2
Go measure yourself by her standard. Look
back on the years that have fled,
Then ask, II you need, why she tells you that
the love Of her girlhood Is deadl
She cannot look down to her lover-her love.
like her soul, aspires;
He must stand by her side. or above her, Tho
would kindle its holy fires
Now, fayewell For the sake Of old friendship
have veEtured TO tell you the truth
As plainly perhaps and IS bluntly as might In
our earlier youth.
Julia c. r. Dorr.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-24

A new invention, called by its invent
or the thermogen, consists of quilt
containing coil of wire bent in the
fashion of gridiron, inclosed i'll insu-
lating and nonconducting material, and
imbedded in cotton, wool or other soft
substance with a silk or wooden cover.
ing
The resistance offered by the coil to
the flow of an electric current through
the wire produces heat i'll the same way
that heat and eventually light are pro-
duced in the filamont of the glow lamp,
A uniform temperature Of about SO
degrees F. Is thus maintained, but in
the event-of the temperature rising be-
yond that point from increase of pres
sure in the electric mains fuse in
stantly melts and automatically shuts
off the current. The quilt may be read.
fly attached to ordinary incarduscIn nj
lamp terminals. -London Lancet.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-24

HAS that young man proposed yet?'
mot yet, mamma, but he has been
inquiring if your cough was anything
serious. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-24

Still the carriage ratified on through
numerous streets and alleys, the driver
having been instructed to take long
roundabout course.
Finally the driver gave loud cough
This was signal He had calculated
hat the devious course they had taken
would SO bewildcr his wife that her
IDEAS Of locality would be completely
confused He wanted to impress her
with the belief that she was being car
ried to some den of unknown horrors.
Here we are, he growled. "Not
word from you, my beauty"
He rushed up the steps, carrying his
captive under one arm. Unlocking the
door with his night key, he rushed with
her into the house.
A loud scream greeted his arrival.
The gas was burning brightly, and in
the middle of the room stOCd-her arms
thrown up and her eyes protruding with
horror-his wifcl
He halted i'll dire establishment and
dismay, still retaining his hold on the
Turkish lady, who had by this time
tainted.
"Louise" he gaspcd.
But his wife only gave vent to n
piercing shrek and rotreated to the fur
thermost corner Of the room.
Don't you know me, Louisc:"
"What does all this moan: She said
stepping forward cautiously. why are
you disguised so trishttully, and who
is this you have with you:'
Mr.. Bashford's bewilderment was 50
great that he had entirely forgotten
that he was still supporting the Turkish
lady, and he now nearly dropped her.
Haven't you been to the masquer-
ade?' he demanded of his wife.
ITO the masquerade! Certainly not. "
"Then who is this?''
THAT. How should know? Why,
MS I'm alive it's-oh, bio, what under
the sun have you been doing? This is
Emma Burchp'
And Mrs Bashford bent over the
PROSTATE form and set herself about ap-
plying restoratives. They soon had their
effect. Miss Burch sat upright and look
ed about her in confused manner.
Louise, is it you?' she exclaimed,
with glad look and almost faintir =;
again. "And am | really safe? Oh, hor-
rorsp'
She caught glimpse Of the Indian.
There, there, never mind him, said
Mrs. Bashford soothingly. Its only
Do"
"Dio, your husband, the one who kid
naped me? Oh, what does it all mean?"
Both ladies looked at Mr.. Bashford
inquiringly, who was now forced to ex-
plain everything.
He did it with a very bad grace and
a good deal of stammering When he
had concluded, his wife said:
"And so you thought the suit was
for me when only had it brought here
to accommodate Emma. The same
clothes fit US both, and had it fitted
to me because she wanted to be very Sc.
cret about. her costume. Oh, Dio, to
think that you should have such little
! trust in mel
Mr.. Bashford had not . word to say.
He had for once in his life been fair
ly beaten, routed, ANONYMOUSLY defeat
ed. Atlanta Constitution.