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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24

WHAT the motive power of the fu-
ture will be received another illus
tration in the recent test of the giant
electric motor on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad. Two of these motors
will be employed to haul trains
through the $S,O00,O00 tunnel at
Baltimore. The locomotives weigh
IS tons each. and in the experiment
tai trip a load OF 1900 tons was
hauled through the tunnel at the
rate of II miles an hour. 1t is only
question Of time when the vapor
must give way to the current.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24
A MAN OF RESOURCES
This Dentist Was willing to Aeeommo.
date His Pstron.

This Dentist Was willing to Aceomm0.
date His Patron.
The dentist didn't want to talk shop,
he said, but he thought the story worth
telling, so he told it. mot long ago."
he said, ga western railroad president
came to New York, and one evening
was invited to dine with some of his
friends he.S. The dinner was a particu-
larly jolly affair, and when the western
man reached his hotel he was in a mer-
~ mood II was his custom to place his
set of false teeth under the pillow every
night just before going to bed, and he
was certain he had done so on this par
ticular evening. Nevertheless in the
morning he was unable to find them.
Searching high and low in the room
was Of no avail, and finally he came to
me for new set
elbow long will it take you to make
them he asked. told him four or five
days. Can't listen to anything like
that, he replied. I'll give you triple
money to make them in "a hours You
see people from Chicago think that
money laughs at everything, even time.
All my arguing Win the old fellow
did no good, so set to work on his
teeth. In the meantime, however, I told
my assistant to hasten around to the old
mans hotel and make a scientific search
of his room. The westerner insisted
that he had drunk no more wine than
usual at the dinner, but was satisfied
that he was deceiving himself I had
not been long at the preliminary meas
urements when my assistant called me
out and handed me the teeth. He had
found them in the pillowcase, where
the owner had put them instead of un-
der the pillow.
Il returned the teeth and the railroad
man was SO overjoyed that he did not
cancel the order, but told me to 90
ahead with the teeth. They might come
in handy some time, he said. He even
unbent so far as to admit that perhaps,
after all, he had drunk glass of wine
too much the night before, and when
sent him my bill received a check for
double the amount from him. New
York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24
THE eARBER'S REVENGE,
A Tsle OF . Talkative Tonsorial Artist
and His GruR Customer.

AS he threw himself back into the
embrace of the cushioned chair of q
Union square barber shop he scowled
fiercely at tho barber and buried his
face in the newspaper. But the barber
didn't mind the ugly opening. He
leaned over, garroted the tonsorial pa.
tient with towel and painted his face
with lather. When he had fliphapped
razor once or twice along the strop he
began mildly:
"Nice day, sir"
ooh, is it," answered the other.
The barber looked startled, but be
tried again.
paper says we're going to have nice
weather now
''Thanks, was the answer, 81 know
how to read myself
At this rebuff the barber kept ST.
lence. But he shaved against the grain,
tweaked tho others nose and daubed
soap into the corner of his mouth. The
gruff man swore softly, the barber
smiled, and as q final act Of violence
grabbed the other by the top of the scalp
and twisted his head until the cervical
vertebra creaked again.
"Say," cried the gruff man, "my
head amt no roulette Wheel
But still the barber shaved on in ST.
lence. He shaved and shaved, scraping
the skin so close that it showed ragged
under the blade. Then, leaning over, he
grabbed q handful of raw and tender
skin and rolled it between his fingers
until the other groaned aloud. As the
tear drops stole down the scarified face
the barber administered the final taunt
''Do You shave yourself, sir?''
NO." roared the gruff man, leaping
up in the chair, Il shave my grand
mother and sisters nieces
Then he buried his face in the paper
and the barber smiled and smiled and
smiled, while he rubbed alum into the
sore spots en- the victims chin.-New
York World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24
a Touch of Nature.


There was touch Of nature that
makes every true-hearted man kin in
that statement about cN-Preside mt
Harrison that since the death Of his
wife he had never ceased to Crieve
over the loss of that faithful COM
panion of his early struggles and
his later successes. Nor is the case
of the ex-president by any means a
singular one among the prominent
men of our day. Deep attachment
to the partner in family cares and
joys, and deep sorrow when she goes
before to the common bourne of NOR
tally is the rule rather than the
exception. Marriage is certainly not
failure judged by the experience Of
those who have impressed their
names upon the age in which we
live.
Whenever legitimate curiosity is
gratitied by an insight into the do
nestle affairs of our great men,
whether their greatness is in states
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24
NATURES INSTRUMENT.

The brook which gurgles on its way
And whirls beneath the old brush fcncs
Makes mCsic in my ear today;
It's one of natures instruments.
seem tn hear it dash along,
Impatient ct the hind'ring stones,
Yet leaping gayly in its song
OF mingled joy and rnunotones.
Fen when n boy il Ger had
A softened sense CT worldly pain
The cadence Of that brook song glad
Restored my happy self again.
And now above tic irksome round
To which this noisy world gives vent
hear sweet, relieving sound,
The strain of natures instrument.
Joe Cone in Boston Traveller
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24
Publication Notice.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, u
Rock ISLAND COUNTY.

In the crclit court, September term. 1895
Josie Mcdonald vs.. ArIa1r McOoaaid. in chan.
cerv
Affidavit OF non residence OF AIth1r Mcdonald
the shove defendant. having been rled in tbs
clerks flee OF the circuit court Of said county
n tire is therefore hereby Riven the said ron
resident de endant that the com ,lainsnt & ed h 4
bill o! compliant in sid court. on tie ch srcery
side thereof. On the 25ih day # Msy. 1875, and
that thefeupon a summons iesued ont OF said
colrf wherein said euit /. now pending returns
bic on the fret Monday in the month OF Sep.em
b II next. as lie by law required. Now. unless you
the said nonresident defendant above named
Arthur Mcdonald. .hall personally be and
appear before the si6 circuit court on the nrsi
day Of Ne rex' term thereof, 10 ne holder at Rnek
leland in and for the said county the frs,
Monday in Sc pt-mber next. and plead. answer OF
demnr to the said compainsnt's bill OF complaint.
the same and the matters and things therein
charged ard stated vii ne taken ae confessed,
aud deere entered against you according 70
tie pra;er OF said bill.
GEORGE ". GAMBLE, Clerk.
Rock Island. ILL.,. July ~. 1875.
GAIL kuEEL. Com plain,ni's Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24

RUSSELL SAGE, who has been using
eyeglasses for 20 years, now finds
that he can dispense with them. His
sight is as good as when young
man. If "Uncle Russ" had anything
but icyclcs in his veins and marble
lump in his breast, cruelty asserts an
exchange, he would endow a college.
found an orphan asylum or do some
other philanthropic work by way OF
a thank offering for this providential
restoration Of his vision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24
Weak, Weary and Wasted

people may become strong. vigorous
and healthy by taking Foley's Sar-
saParilla. a perfect blood purifier. a
splendid tonic-trial size, so cents.
Sold at NJ. +. Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24
BUcKLEN's ARNICA sALvE.
For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child. softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24

LEATHER tires are being made for
army cycles in France, and are
claimed to be more easily repaired
and lighter than a rubber tire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24
Wanted to Know Too Much.

Broncho Bill-Whatcher shoot de ten
derfoot fer:
Firewater Jake-W'y, de kid he'd
nerve ter ax me where got five aces -
| Syracuse Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24

THE Doodle investigation at SPRING
field has been lodged again-the
guilty are crying for time-the COM
mon plea of criminals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24

Those who have used DR.. Kings
New Discovery know its value, and
those who have not, have now the
opportunity to try it free. Call on
the advertised druggist and get a
trial bottle, free. Send your name
and address to II. Z. Bucklin & Co..
Chicago, and get a sample box of DR..
Kings New Life, Pills free, as well
as copy of Guide to Health and
Household Instructor. free. All OF
which is guaranteed to do you good
and cost you nothing. Hartz & Ulle-
meyers drug store.
FREE FILLS.
Send your address to II. f. Buck
lin Il Co.. Chicago, and get a free
sample box of DIR. Kings New Life
Pills. A trial will convince you of
their merits. These pills are easy in
action and are particularly effective
in the cure of constipation and sick
headache. For malaria and liver
troubles they have been proved in
valuable. They are guaranteed to be
perfectly free from every deleterious
substance and to be purely vegetable.
They do not weaken by their action.
but by giving tone to stomach and
bowels greatly invigorate the sys-
TEN. Regular size % cents per box
Sold by Hartz & Ullemeyer, drug
gists.
BUCKLENs ARNIcA sALvE.
The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores. letter, chapped
hands. chilblains. corns and all skin
Ieruptions, and positively cures
piles or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction. or
money refunded. Price IS cents per
box. For sale by Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24
TheTObaccOHabit
May be overcome by the use of Hoods
Sarsaparilla because it is o powerful altera-

tive and nerve
tonic. Read what
DR.. s. s. Carpen-
ter of Virgil City,
NJ o., 6 ays: 81
have used Hoods
Sarsaparil!a for
years in my prac-
t C Q W b e n l
needed a power
full Alternative. I
concluded to try
it on myself and
see lift would not
cOunteract the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24

weD Baby Wa mex, re gave heR CAaorsA
When she vas Child, she cried for Caseusia.
vhca she became Miss she ching to C.auriA
Wh1 he bad Children, she save them c.ssursu
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-01-10

isto hang them and receive a com-
Portable salary for doing IL.
Judge Parker, better, perhaps,
than any other man, knows that
Law in the territory Is a failure and
the condition Of the country dis.
grace. A judge who, within a
limited period, has sentenced
nearly hundred persons to death
from a certain limited area, knows
that that country needs a change,
a reformation of government.
Judge Parker's only proposed
remedy is to drive the civilized
people Of the region and turn
Il over to Indians and mongrels,
who, he processes to believe,
will bring the country in as a
sovereign state Of the Union in
the brief period Of fifteen years.
The real remedy for the ills the
territory is heir to, is bringing il
into the Union as ar organized ter
ritory of the United States inside
of fifteen months. The result
would probably be TO diminish
Judge Parker's importance and
business as a changing judge" F"
but it would be worth even that
sacrifice k. @. Star.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-01-10
HOME HINTS.
Little contrivances for Household Adorn
meut.

Little Contrivances for Household Adorn-
The dressing table Is now adorned
with collections Of scent bottles, and
the bellies popularity Is judged by the
length Of TIE line OF these dainty acces-
.sories for the boudoir. Some OF them
are tipped with gold, others are stud
ded with jewels, and many-in fact, the
maiority-are of handsome silver nm
ish. The cut glass is combined with
the silver and gold, and the effect OF
the highly polished bottles on the
dressing table is pretty.
The old fashioned candle stick isnow
used at the country houses Of the smart
set and the fashion is TO have a quaint
ly carved table at the top of the wind
ing staircase. On this are placed the
candlesticks with candles in them, and
the guest retires she selects her candle
lights Il and wends her way to her bed
room in the picturesque old fashioned
way of our great grandmothers. ms
fashion has given the dealers an OPP
portunity TO make up some extremely
odd and pretty candlesticks and the
japanese shops abound with them
Several Of these holders are made IN
japanese ware in the shape OF fish
OF n dragon.
The newest fad in the boudoir or the
library is the low stool ornamented by
a cushion Of silk or tapestry. No room
seems complete without them and they
are placed by the side of the room lire
place. IL comes in bamboo and fancy
woods and the cushions are sometimes
embroidered with motto or they are
plain. In the white and gold rooms
these dainty stools are enameled and
the cushion is of deep shade Of vel
low.-N. Y. Recorder.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-01-10
WHAT "HAwKEYE' SEES.
Don't Like the Methods OF The
Commission.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Allow me to write
in your paper dis week a line,
sir. I've been so long thinkin'
dis Dawes commission he come
down to see for de United
States, what de Injun is q
doin' and to look after de Injun's q
affairs. think Uncle Sam told
dem to come down and treat with
de Injuns and to see if dey wanted
to lot de country and be white
man.
don't think Congress gwine TO
take de country way from us.
When de white man made us come
to dis country dey said we could
have dis country as long as de
grass growed and de water run,
and de grass amt quit CROWN. /
see my old horse eats grass and
drinks water yit. Pryor Creek he
don't run but Grand River do; he
Is runnin' through the country
now. Well, / am tired hearin'
Dawes; he come like bull dog and
sed you Injuns better lot yo'
land or we'll do il for you, and you
must let us white men have de
town lots and minerals We don't
think Mr. Dawes is congress and
we don't believe dey sent him here
to be like bull dog. We think
congress is friend TO us and wont
take de lands from us. He says
dey have de power. We're all
time readin' in de paper bout bills
introduced by senator's for de
United States to govern us. What
is de matter wid them? / don't
understand what ii means. We
made treaty wild dem and does
yo' think dey gwine go back on it7
/ don't think dey will. Nancy
said she wanted me TO hurry and
.lect Sam Mayes chief so be can
make old Dawes hide out. Will
quit dis time and write again If
you give me room.
Your Friend,
HAwKEYE.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-01-10
roRT SMITH NOTES.
Items of Court. oity ana ooun-
try.

Fr. sntrm. AnK.. Jan. 7, 1sos.
Fort Smith had a seven inch fall
of snow last week, the heaviest for
eight years.
Judge Parker has gone to Wash
ington to answer the rule made
upon him in the Lafayette Hud-
son assault case. The U. s. court
adj ourned TO Jan. 81. Just before
leaving, Judge Parker took Hud-
scas motion for new trial, in the
colls9iracy case, under advieement.
JET SHAW one of the co. conspir-
ators, asked for his sentence and
was given one year in Jail.
A motion for new trial was al
lowed ia the case Of David Eng
land, convicted OF assault. Since
the trial District Attorney Reed
has learned a great many things
about the case, and become con-
vinced that England should not
be convicted. He entered a nolle
prosequi ss soon as the motion
was granted.
The trial test Of the electric
road was made Friday and Satur-
day, il began making regular trips.
1t only runs a quarter of mile
beyond the city limits at present
but will be extended to Van Buren,
this season.
Deputy Charley Lamb GENE in
last week with Perry Brewer and
Sam Still. Brewer killed Ira
Scarborough, at his home near
Wagner, Oct. 7, and Still shot
John Smith at Choteau, Christmas
eve. Brewer claims to have been
in Texas since the killing of Scar
borough.
Work has begun on the new fire
headquarters and they are to be
completed inside of sixty days.
John d. Creech, of Madison
county, was a very noticeable
visitor in the city to-day. He is
only 21 years Of age and is 7 feet
4 inches in height. Those who
attended the bridge celebration
here in 1891 will remember him
for his extraordinary height.
He represented "Uncle Sam" on
one of the floats.
Last week, a party of Fort
Smith sportsmen, among whom
were postmasters Garrett and j.
II. Gill went up on the Illinois
hunting and attempted to cross the
Arkansas at Webbers Falls, on the
ice, in hack. When they were
about half way over the ice gave
way and they all got a bath. 1t
was near mid night and they had
a hard time making their way to
land.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-01-10
osAaH COMMISSION FAIL.
Both Parties Divided is the Al
legged Cause.

a commission was some time
ago appointed at the solicitation OF
the hall. breeds to arrange with the
Osages for the allotment of their
lands consisting of James Shook +,
of Georgia, John A. German, OF
Pennsylvania, and John L. Tullis,
of Arkansas. When the commits.
sion arrived they found both side s
engrossed in a bitter political elec-
tion fight, and very shortly aban-
doned their efforts until the cleo
ton was over. In September work
was resumed with no better suc-
cess and the commission has gone
home. Regarding the failure the
Pawhuska News has this TO say:
The commission was divided.
Two members were embued with
the proper idea and proper spirit
to make a deal with Indians; the
other was as much unqualified for
the position he held as some pet
ted and spoiled child. We believe
that Judge Hook is a man whose
life anyone would do we'll to emu
late, both for his own happiness
aud that of his fellowman. but he
has passed that time of life, and
was too much influenced by the
theoretical past instead OF the
practical present to deal properly
with the Indian question, and con-
sequently was stumbling block
to the progress of the commission.
He was continually crossing the
path Of the other members of the
commission and, being its chair
m N, prevented allotment, though
honestly endeavoring at all times
to accomplish it. Why the gov
eminent will send men to perform
its mission who are already in
their second childhood seems
strange, yet such is its practice and
hence, its failures. With another
man on the commission like Mr..
German and Mr.. Tillus, the COM
mission would have accomplished
it's purpose. The Osages are not
opposed to allotment. With
commission that could act as
unit. and find a halfway ground
for the contending factions to meet
upon and bury their differences,
allotment could be easily reached
With the commission at war among
themselves, it was not to be ex-
pected that much would be accom-
plished. Consequently when the
commission and the Osages again
met it did not take long to prove
to both sides that they could not
get within trading distance of each
other. The commission present
ed a proposition. The full bloods
answered it with an ultimatum, re-
fusing to enter. into negotiations
with them, and TO this ultimatum
a majority of the legal voters put
their names. The commission
went their ways and the Indians
returned to their camping grounds.
The Indians divided against each
other and the failure Of the COM
mission to present a solid front
prevented allotment.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-01-10

IT Is a curious fact that there
has all along been disposition at
home and abroad, to discredit the
newspaper reports of murder and
other crimes from the Indian Ter
ritory. 1t is well known that a
great number OF killings, in fac.
the majority Of them that occur
away from the principal towns,
never reach the metropolitan
press. For instance, few days
ago Falling Buzzard was shot to
death at Alton, and an account OF
it was printed in the local papers
of course, but it reached few of the
city papers. Not long ago Shot
Pouch killed another Indian over
east of Grand river and no report
was made outside OF the local
press. Instances innumerable
could be cited OF the same char
acter. Do our delegates in con.
gress desire the press to say there
are few killings in this country?
Do they want to deny the fact that
we are really suffering "reign OF
terror" down here in this terri
tory2 Such representations are
unfair to the newspapers of the
country and a suppression of such
news will afford no remedy for out
lawry that everybody in this coun-
try knows does exist, and that to
an alarming extent. Will anyone
deny that Bill Cook, Jim French
and Cherokee Bill are robbers and
murderers, and are plying their
vocation with tenacity that has
shaken the business interests of
the country and caused the ex-
press companies doing business
through the territory to cease
carrying valuables or money? no;
the reports of crime in the Indian
Territory are not overdrawn, but
"the half has never been told"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-01-10
TERRITORY AND BORDER.
Interesting Items Gathered From
All Sources.

Wagner has social organiza-
ton known as the Mistletoe Dane
ing Club.
J. f. Ballard, now of Wagner,
was married Christmas day to Miss
Jessie Kee.
The Missouri penitentiary has
2,195 inmates, an increase OF 800
in two years.
The wife of the late Gov. Wright
died at Boggy Depot, Choctaw ma
ton, recently.
John Hayden has moved from
Chouteau back to Pryor Creek
and is working for ] G.. Hogan.
The Chetopa Advance is twenty
six years old, and has seen sixty
one papers in Labette county
spring into existence and die.
The people of Russell Creek are
taking steps 10 aid in the COM
mendable work OF alleviating the
suffenngs in Nebraska from re-
peated loss of crops.
General Manager Purdy, of the
NJ, X. & r., has gone to Europe
and during his absence A.A. Allen,
general superintendent, will re-
main at ST. Louis in charge of the
company's affairs.
A letter sent from Ft. Glib.
son to Denison twenty years ago
announced great privation aud
suffering among the Cherokees and
that many were starving. How
much truth in the statement?
The barrel of whisky seized by
Marshal Needles at Miami several
years ago was spilled at Muskogee
recently, the judge deciding that
the warrant held by the officer was
sufficient authority for his acts in
making the seizure.
The small boys at Cranky, Mo-, g,
started out TO have a large time.
One of their number was run over
and killed by wagon being drawn
through the streets after the mar
shal had gone to bed, and two 9TH
ers were badly injured by the ex-
plosion of piece Of giant powder.
Advocate: Messrs. w. w. Has
tings and Will P. Thompson left
last week for Washington, d. G..
II The Tahlequah ice factory
and cold storage rooms will soon be
completed. Il = 4 The execution of
Eli Levi was postponed by the
chief to February %, the day set
for the execution of Chute Starr
and Walker Bark. 4 Mr.. Ned
Bushybead, Of California, who has
been visiting friends in the city for
the past two months, left last week
for his home He will soon return
to live among his people. He is a
printer by trade, having learned in
the Advocate Office in the year
1849. X + Jim Cook, brother to
the noted William, made his es-
cape from the guard at the national
prison but was recaptursd about
three hours later near the Mora
Wan church by one of the guards
Cook was fool hardy TO take such
chances on getting away, as there
was about 6 inches of snow on the
ground, therefore he was easily
tracked.