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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
THE MARKETS.
New York Financial.

New YORK, June Il
Money on call nominally easy at per cent
Prir Q mercantile paper .,a13s per cent.
Sterling exchange easy. with actual business
in bankers bills at 4s9j4 d4s9js for
demand and 1851 issif for sixty d ,ys; posted
rates 4s9 ti9J; commercial bills, 1914
Silver certificates 671s0G73s; sales % 600;
bar silver 6s54. Mexican do lars 53Il.
United States COVE nmcnt bonds strong:
new As reg. l233s: do. coupons, 1885; SIS
reg, ll6l4: coupons, 1l614; As rig, HIS; As
coupons. lib; rs re;., "; Pacific Us of "a
l0J.
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO, June Is.
Following were the quotations on the
BosrI of Trade TODAY: Wheat-June,
openoi 763sc. closed .s4c; July. opened 7;Isc.
closed 1sssc; September, opened 7Siac, closed
13,ac. Corn-Jdne, nominal, closed 503sc;
july, opened 5014c, closed sic; September.
opened 5l34c. closed i2c. OIts-Juue, opened
.stssc, closed @9i4c; July, op,neI .9lac, closed
ss;sc; September, opened .9Isc, closed 29i4c.
Pork-June, nominal. closed Sla3I: July,
opened sl2 3s,s. closed. sls4l. Lard une.
nominal. closed sl2.4Iie.
Produce: Butter-Extra creamery, TIC
per II; extra dairy, lsGtl6c; packing stock
sG9c. Esgs-Fre>h stock. loss off. lie per
dozen. Live poultry-Spriny chickens, 600
26c per h.; hens, sIac; rooster, SC; tur-
keys. sIsc; ducks, s9-lEc; geese, S3OjG1LO0
Ter doz Potatoes-New. 4O16Oc per bu.; old,
2jGiJc. rawberries-Iilinois s5G$l.5J per
2i.qt. case; Michigan. 751sl ~ per l6-qt. case.
blackberries, Illinois, sl;O9LD per 2t-Qt.
case. App.es-ss.j01i.5O per Dbl. Honey =
White clover, lib sec tons, now stock, 1870
lie; brown comb. log i2c: dark comb, poor
packages. &c; strained California, 5GI5c.
Chicago Live stock.
CHICAGO. June l3
Live Stock-Prices at the Union Stock yards
today ranged a, follows: Hogs Estimated
receipts for the day =. go; sales ranged at
SOGt3J pigs, sI25di.5j light, Sl3jd1A5 50
Tough packing. sL5jGG6j mixed. and SL.550
AS heavy packing and shipping lots.
Cattle - Estimated receipts for the day,
1850; quotations ranged at sa6016O5 choice
to extra shipping steers, SIUjllj.5D goo I to
choice do, Si5)115.00 fair to good, S. 750L4D
common to medium d.. Sl59DLO9 butchers
steers, s2.2iD3sj stockers, $2.759I9J feel srs,
sL70139o cows, $:5J0L0 heifers. S2.25039J
bulls. s:.6tDI - Texas steers, aud SIS 1lSj
veal calves.
Sheep-Estimated recei,ts for the day 5000;
sales ranged at s25OIL0J westerns, Il son
84J Tex ms, Sl7j a q natives
The Local Markets.
Corn-45S1 i6c,
Oats 30St3sc.
M.y = 1ds siaes,s; upland; s,I@s,s;
FRUrr AND vEGETABLEs.
Potatoes-7Oc.
Onions-30c per bu.
PRODUCE.
Butter-Fair to choice, lee; fresh cream
cry 1S:.
Eggs-Fresh. 10c.
Poultry-Chickens, &c.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle-Butchers pay for corn fed stecra
915c.
Hogs -4Hc
Sheep-4xc
Spring lamb. SIC
Coal-Soft. l0c.
Wood-S3.5O per cord.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
international Silver Conference,

BERLIN, June 1.-THE National lei.
tung says that replies have been received
by the government from the majority of
the federal governments to the inquiry
regarding the expediency of an irterna-
tional conference for the settlement of
the currency question. 1t is added that
while several answers do not imply op-
position to the proposal not one of them
manifests q real desire to a conference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
Will Give the Ensryman Time.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-Sacretary Hoke
Smith has rendered an important decision
on appeal Of j. A. Wells. Of the Alliance
land district. Nebraska, who requested AZ
extension of time for making payment on
his presumption claim. The land Office
refused the request. In his decision Sec.
rotary Smith reversed this ruling, and
calls attention to a recent act of congress
which extends the time of final payment
for one year il cases where the entryman
Is unable to make payment on account of
any cause which he is unable to control.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
New Canadian $780, Canal.

SALT STE. MARIE, Ont, June 1.-The
opening of the Canadian $500 canal was
of the most formal character and without
any fuss and feathers, a work of engineer
ing that has been seven years in con.
struction, cost 81, 900, and will be
inestimable value to the transportation
interests Of the northwest, was thrown
open to the commerce of Canada and
the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
One Dollar for Cash Wheat,

ST. LOUIS, June 1L-One dollar was
paid for cash wheat in the St. Louis mar.
ket. 1t consisted of car load of the first
new wheat of the 1895 craop raised in
Missouri and graded as No. 2 red. While
this wheat was of such excellent quality
it is understood the yield when threshed
was only ten bushels to the acre where at
least twenty bushels had been looked for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
Wisconsin Wants Some Immigrant.

WASHINGTON. June H.-Governor Up.
ham and c. W. Bishop, secretary of the
board Of immigration of Wisconsin, are
here and will leave soon for New York to
confer with the agents of the steamship
lines there with a view Of turning some
Of the tide Of immigration toward Wis
consin, three-fourths of whose area is
still uncultiyated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14

WASHINGTON, June 14-Boards to ex.
anime applicants for places in the in.
ternal revenue service recently brought
within the civil service rules have been
appointed by the civil service commission
at Burlington, Ia; Knoxville, Tenn. !;
Lexington, Ky; Portsmouth, N H.;
Scranton. Pa; Terre Haute, Ind; Al
bany, n. Y; New York city and Camden,
N j.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
Refused $1,000 for a Corpse.

DENVER, June 14-Maud Pensera, who
has for two years suffered from malig-
nant multiple.sarcom that has turned
her body into q mass of bone died
last evening. An offer of 5000 1t is
said, has been made for the corpse by the
Bellevue hospital, New Xork, and it has
been refused.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
New Chart Of the Great Iokea.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE hydro.
graphic Office of the navy department. is.
sued its first nautical chart Of the great
lakes. 1t comprises all of Lake Huron
and part of Lake Superior. In few
days chart of Lake Superior will be is
sued and during the summer charts of the
other lakes will follow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
West Point Cadets Graduated.

WEST POINT. N. Y, June 1.-THE first
class of cadets, fifty-two in number, was
graduated here. There was an immense
throng of visitors. The address to the
graduating class was delivered by Hon.
Seth L. Milliken, of Maine, member Of the
board of visitors, and the diplomas were
distributed by Adjutant General Ruggles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
r.lk,pr strIk. \. the Priot shop.

WASHINGTON, June 1i.-Indicatiors arc
that the trouble between the book binders
at the government printing office and
the foreman will be amicably settled
and the threatened strike Of the $50 book.
binders in the government employ here
ayertei
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
Abolished a Whole Division.

WASHINGTON, June 1I-Secretary of
Agriculture Morton has abolished the di-
vision of microscopy of his department.,
which has been in existence since 1878,
and has been presided over by DR.. Thos
Taylor. The extension of microscopic
work to the other divisions has left the
division of microscopy, as such, little to
do. Secretary Morton's action is in no
way to reflect on DIR. Taylor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14

ST. LOUIS, June II. - The Business
Mems league, Of this city, has unani.
mously resolved to make an effort to OBJ
tain for St. Louis the national conven.
lions of both the Democratic and Rspub
lican parties in 1896
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
Major Halford Goes to Colorado.

WAsHISGToN, June 4-Major Elijah
W. Halford, paymaster, has been re-
lieved from duty at Omaha and assigned.
to duty at Denver, headquarters Of the
department Of the Colorado.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
Lindsay Speaks for ssound Money"

FRANKFORT, KY, June Ex-senator
Lindsay spoke here last night to q large
audience. presenting a vigorous argument
on the sound money" side of the cur.
rency question.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
Two Small Boys Drowned.

MENoMINEE. Mich, June IA. - Two
small boys named Poyer were drowned
while playing on logs in the river. One
fell into the water and the other lost his
life in endeavoring to rescue his brother.
The bodies have not been found
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14

BRUNSWICK, Ga, June 1.-THE Georgia
State Bankers association unanimously
passed resolutions declaring against FREQ
coinage Of silver,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29
A LOn1-Lived Story.

The notorious portrait Of the Long
elbow children by the man who wrote
rSheridan's Ride" Is at the portrait
show. It was painted when Miss Alice
Longfellow, Mrs Dana, and Mrs
Thorpe were little girls, and in the
group one Of the children certainly
looks a. II she had not her full share
Of arms. The story that one Of the
poets children had no arms Is doubt
Jess still believed in some remote, far.
distant households, where copies of the
picture which flooded the country year,
ago arc cherished treasures A story
ike that dies hard. Possibly there are
people nearer Boston who have no;
heard how Mr.. Lowell tried to stor
he story. He heard a woman In a par
y Of tourists in front Of Craigie House
elling her friends that one Of the Lons.
!,ellow children had no arms. The poe.
sf Elmwood thought that for once he
would meddle. He stopped, and, with
all the politeness he could MASTER
apologstically told the tourists that II
was a mistake-that all Of Mr.. Long
fellows children had the usual number
ef arms The spokeswoman drew her.
self up haughtily, stared at the stran.
ger who had dared correct her state
nent, and said. in withering accents;
4 know what am saying, sir. had
{: from a member Of the family."-Bos
ton Transcript
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29
ADAlNTY BEDsPREAD.

A dainty white bed in dainty
chamber, where everything is IN har'
mony, is appropriate and pleasing,
But the average bed room has a goou
deal of color about it, and some OF the
,olored art spreads, say, in cram, and
the predominant color in the room, are
more harmonious than a white spread
Pretty and not expensive spreads for
lay wear are made of deep cream scrim,
made long enough to reach nearly to
The floor on each side and at the foot OF
brass or iron bedstead. A border Of
deep, coarse lace, and a row Of inser-
lion to match, above q hemstitched
hem, is a nice trimming. The spread
,hould always be taken off the bed at
night; in some cases because it will moi
,tand rumpling, as in the case of scrim
M some Of the all lace spreads, and
n the case of the heavy cotton spreads
where they are on hand and continue
to be used, because they are merely
heavy without being warm, and are not
conducive to ventilation or proper
warmth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29
Yoltafre and Polichinelle.

The first use Of the word marion
.ttc' in France dn the sense of popn-
lar show) occurs in book of stories 10y
Il. Bouchet. which appeared il 1854,
but neither Polichinelle nor Dame Gi.
gogne seem to have established them
selves upon the boards OF the puppet
stage before 1910, though living repre-.
|sentatives Of both characters had long
been popular. Pulcinella, transformed
into Polichinelle, becomes a typical Lii.
tie Frenchman Of the Gascon type.
boastful, jovial and vivacious.
The repertory Of puppet plays per
formed ut the fairs seems to have been
Of highly ambitious character, such
pieces as lie Ravissement d'Helene,'
Reinforcement de Proserpine," and
.ven a parody Of Moliere's 'Medecin
public Such writer's as Favart, Plron.
and Lesage did not disdain to devote
their talents to the service of the mar
ionette theater, which gradually be.
came q permanent feature Of the boule-
Yards. The puppets were also welcome
guests In both aristocratic and literary
circles. Even at Grey we find them
performing before NJ. Voltaire and the
Intellectual Mime. du Chatelet
Nine. de Graffigny, while staying Al
Cirey in 1913, writes to a friend that
she has Just been present at a perform
ance Of "L'Enfant Prologue" by a
troupe Of marionettes, which has made
her die Of laughter. Voltaire had sol
emnly declared that he was Jealous OF
the little actors, and that their pieco
was very good. The lady is charmed to
6nd that q great philosopher like Vol
taire can appreciate such trihes, and
observes that he Is q good fellow az
zeI as a sa2e.-The Cornhill Macaz!na
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29
ALMOST AS RICH AS GEMS.

Much of the jet ornaments displayed
AXE the form Of wheel-pattern medal
ions, festoon loopings, large scales and
inc beads intermixed and cabochons-
big round ornaments that glisten like
gems among the smaller designs. Jet
butterflies, stars, crascents, flowers,
mns and moons will Rccentuate the var
ETY. of decorations. The wheel pattern
seen in lsces, gimps and handsome
,ilk galoons and insertions. To hear one
speak of beaded lace sounds rich. 1t
3 a style of dress ornament much in
lse for capes and mantles, which are
heavily trimmed with wide ivory lace,
whose meshes are filled with jet beads.
Paillettes, only another name for the
I'D time spangles, are very much in
evidence as garniture to fabrics. They
are used for beading black satin rib
,on in various designs and is a favorite
trimming, judging from the large sales
made. Pearl beads mixed with crystal
md amber are very fashionable.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29
Is the Pope a Statesman

The Pope most certa Dly Is q
statssman, and takes very high rank
among the statesmen Of the day.
The difference between a statesman o
and politician Is defined epigram-
ma atically, and therefore not Also.
lutely correct to be this: That a
statesman has a policy, a politician
has a scheme. Assuming this, for
lack Of a better, we find that Mr..
Gladstone has a policy, Lord Sails
bury has not; the Pope has a policy,
the Emperor Of Germany has one, the
Emperor of Russia has It is not
success that makes a statesman for
Calhoun was one, though he was not
succAful; and Gladstone only rece ntly
has attained success. It is not DOS
sible to say who the two principal
statesmen of the day are. Probably
Mr.. Gladstone may stand for one of
them; who the other Is must remain
"a open question. -
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29
THUNDERS OF WAR
largely Imaginative Until tho Inven
tion of GunpOwder.

/
tion of GunpOwder.
80 one knows quite how long gun.
,owder has been known to the human
race. The Chinese, according to ira.
dition. learned the secret in India as
sarly N eighty years before Christ
The Arabs are said to have used fire
arms against Mecca, but for any prac,
teal purpose it was not known to
civilized peoples until the year 1920,
when q monk named Berthold
Schwarz (Black Berthol6 invented ar
explosive mixture which was subse
lQuently improved until 1t could be
used for artillery firing. During the
next hundred years its use spread
with great rapidity, the literature Of
that time being full Of descriptions Of
he terrible effects Of its explosions
Conde, an early historian. in writing
of the siege Of Baza in 1925, says that
the attacking party had among Its ma
chimes "some that cast globes of flrs
with resoundins thundors and Light
nings resembling those of q resistlesa
tempest; all these missiles caused fear
full injuries 10 the walls and towers
Of the city" England imported gun.
powder from Sweden and elsewhere
until 1860. when its domestic manu-.
facture began. At nrst the inter, char
GOAL and sulphur were combined in
Equal proportions and It was not for
several hundred years that chemists
learned what quantities Of each would
rive tho best results.
Probably the Invention Of gun-pow.
Ter as q factor In the growth Of civil.
lzatdon may be classed as Of equal i'm.
portance with that of steam and the
printing press. BY its very destruct
lveness Il has made war almost i'm
possible.
Gunpowder n classified according
o the size Of the meshes through
which the grain Is sifted. The United
States Government designates 1t as
musket, mortar, cannon and nam.
moth powder. Some other kinds OF
powder are cut or nodded by pressure
Into various shapes and sizes, the grains
often being two inches square. Others
for artillery use are the shape of iron
washers and have hole in the middle
These powders are made larger and
pressed more compact so that they
will burn with less rapidity. In big
guns the use Of small-grained powder
causes % great an initial strain before
the projectils is started that q gooi
1eal OF force is lost
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29
Hoods SarsapariIla
Common Errors in Speech.
Makes Pure Blood.

Common ErfOrD IN SpcoCn.
The verb to get Is one Of our much
nisused words; 1t means to acquire,
win, obtain; and. primarily, 1t signifies
the putting forth Of effort TO attain
something. Consequently 1t s not
only superfuous. .butincOrrect to speak
Of a man as getting drowned" or get
ting SICK" and you may. unfortunate
". ..have a cold" but it is impossible
tha. you shave got a cold" At this
moment no exceptions occur to the
writer to the rule that got should nsv-
er be used In connection with have.
which alone sufficiently expresses pos
session. Say II have tha picture" not
II have got the pictureS'' "ths dog has
o broken Leg" not "the dog has got
broken leg" The irregular verbs lny
and lie are frequently confounded-
Lay Il an active or transitive verb.
and Lie II passive or intransitive. We
lay things down OK have laid them
down; but we and things lie at rest
You lie down. have lain down. will lie
down, or are lying down; she lay down
yesterday, and 10 going to lie down
this afternoon. A frequent error n to
confound the past lenses Of these
verbs. One should say, -Mary laid the
book on the table. and Lay down her
SELF" but the book lies on tho table,
Demorest Magazine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29

turned 70 her Western home, 20 thi
sooisty column announced in the
morning paper. But Patsy could
have told differently, for Miss Helen
came to go him nesxly every day. he
had kosa talkt1S q hsr to King. and
now King fell 20 xhin1tng of her.
The door opened and some one in
black came over hastily TO Patsy 3 side.
She recognized King quietly asherose
to offer tho chair.
s.Never mind" she said. ''He ID
asleep, and We may. disturb him. They
told me yesterday he would not live
through to-day. and I have been %
troubled. Is his mother hereT'
''No," answered King. "Perhap>
che had best not 500 the last Pray,
take this chair"
| Patsy opened his eyes, and they
frightened with gladness ct sight Of
her. She bent and kissed his forehead
The pale November sun shown down
ACROSS the white bed. tho pink end
crimson crysanthemums and Misa
! 'It's evenin'. Miss Helen. aint 1t "
oSkeO 6otSy. ~ . 8ossAA uAAAs
He grasped her hand closely. KinA
bent over him and raised his pillow.
One of tho attendants came up. but
King motioned her back.
'Let him have air." he said. Blu,
little Patsy's face was very white and
drawn now. He turned to the King
and tried to speak.
$50 good to me-" he gasped.
King held the other hand firmly.
NANNY, I can't see yer, but Nh
King, he's going to be good tor yer.
TOO. An I won. feel no more pain
nor nnthin'."
The blue eyes tried to look up. but
the lids were heavy. He believed his
mother was holding his hand, for shs
Tired mind had begun to wander.
King was stroking his for ehead with .
Touch as gentle as . womsn'a
':An' Miss Helen, she'll sing ter yen
some time, Nanny. :Rook
Df Ages or somethin'. An b'ieve I
."
Helen Dane was singing softly, gen,
Fly. The last rays OF the sunset failed
md the child's soul Aosted out peace
fully on the last sweet notes Of the old
hymn he had loved.
A little later Patsy's two friends
were going down stairs together. It
was after dark now. King called
cab.
':MAy I see you homer" h aaked.
gently.
"Yea, she said. in the same tonA
And before they reached homo there
we're two hearts 70 whom misunder-
was past, and in the clear
lhining after tears the beauty Of souls
'tood plain. Not frivolous, not shall
ow, not indifferent nor cold. but mis-
Judged. The white light of love came
upon them from the sweet cad memory
of the little Irish lad, and Helen hid
her face close in Kings armA-New
Orleans Tmes-Demoorst
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29
A Scotch Prof...or.. odd Reply.

A story used to be current among the
students in Aberdeen which showed
that up to q comparatively recent date
ancient prejudices were retained by the
old-fashioned Scotch professors. 1t re.
lated to the late Professor Plrie, who
had a weakness for the refnements OF
life.
Just after "at home" cards became
fashionable, one Of the driest speci.
mems Of the old professional regime
was surprised to receive Z missiv(
which read as follows:
principal and Mrs. Pirie presen.
their compliments to Professor T
and hope he Is Well. Principal and Mra
Prize will be at home on Thursday
evening at o'clock"
This was something which evidently
required an answer, but the recipient
of 1t was quite equal to the occasion
He wrote;
Professor T returns the comph
ments Of Principal and Mrs. P1ris, and
informs them that he IL well. Pro.
fessor T Is glad to hear that Prin.
cipal and Mrs. Pirie will be at homo on
Thursday evening At o'clock. Pro
fessor 7 will also be At homs.s