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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09
THE POPE AND HIS WORK.

what He Has Aecomplished Il Cnity aa4
WHIST Remains TO be Done.
II Leo XIII were so instead Of "a. he
might hope to change tho face Of Chris
tendon. His zeal, his faith, his per-
eistent pursuit Of unity could hardly
fail to leave their mark upon eventa
Even in the Is sears Of his pontiicate
he has achieved more than it seemed
possible for pope to compass. He has
made peace with the French republic
and the Russian car, and IL he has nos
effected q reconciliation with the king
dom of Italy it is because he has salts
fed himself that to do so would be pre-
mature and inexpedient He has. IN
large measure. the imagination without
which no great object is ever attained.
What to less hopeful sonls seems like .
dream is to him o present reality. He
looks out over the world. and he is not
in the least daunted by the weary. spec.
tacle that meets his gaze. BE sees dis.
sension and schism al! around him. but
he sets to work to bring unity ont OF
confusion as cheerfully as though his
object were already half attained.
His eyes are turned at one and at the
same time on England, on the east and
and on the United States. To each in
turn he holds out an invitation to come
back to his fold: for each in turn he
does his utmost to make reconciliation
easier. II reunion were purely a ques-
ton Of temper. we should set the great.
est possible store by his efforts. But
though q soft answer may turn away
wrath it is powerless to generate con-
viction. What stands between the pope
and those whom he addresses is differ.
ence Of belief What to one is self evil
dent truth is to the other . contradic.
ton Of history. The conception Of church
authority which underlies the papal ap'
peals is radically different from that
which commends itself to the Orthodox
eastern, to the Anglican, to the Protes
tans The pope hardly understands.
however. that before any Of these car
con. as suppliants to his feet they must
be sure of something more than kindly
welcome They must have undergone
an intellectual! conversion. They mus
have been convinced by papal argu
ments. not merely conciliated by papa
kindness. -London Spectator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09

Perfect House Cnearthed Near PoDpeii.
A valuable discovery has been made
at PAMELA Setteimini, near Pompeii,
on the property of a certain Vincent de
Prosco. A house has been unearthed
which was covered at the time the city
was buried, and it is said to be in q
more perfect condition than any build
ing yet discovered. It contains several
large apartments and three bathrooms,
with the basins in sculptured marble,
and with leaden pipes ornamented with
bronze faucets. The three rooms CORE
spond, says q writer in describing the dis
covery, TO the ''calidarium, tepidarium
and friRidarium which were always to
be found in ancient houses Of the first
class. In consequence Of the eruption Of
Vesuvius in A. d. 20 the Pompeiian
houses brought to light heretofore have
been roofiess almost without exception.
Fortunately. however. that on the prop
erty Of NJ. de Prosco is perfect, and ar
ch@ologists are happy over the fact
The roof measures almost a feet in
length. home Letter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09
WOMEN IN BRITISH POLITICS.

They Are Conducting . Three CoFnefed
Campaign For the Premiership.
The influence Of women in the high
places Of British politics has not been
conspicuous in this generation. This fact
adds interest to the particularly warm
feminine campaign which has been
waged ever since Tory minds became
convinced Of the probability of an early
return of the Conservative party to pow
er. The prize which the fair disputants
are struggling for is no less than the
premiership of England. Three Of the
most brilliant women in Great Britain
are the leaders Of rival hosts which with
in the higher circles Of Tory society are
keenly pressing the claims Of their re-
spective champions.
These ladies are the Duchess Of Devon
shire, the Marchioness of Salisbury
Miss Balfour. 1t is not an exaggeration
to say that the ambition for tho party q
leadership Of the three men whose names
these ladies bear has been allowed to
rest in their hands as far as seeking sup
port within the party is concerned. It
is no vulgar political capvass. but rival
~ none the less genuine and important
Those who know the three women credit
the Duchess Of Devonshire with greater
skill and cleverness in political affairs
than her husband or indeed most of the
other party leaders, but most people
agree that her present task is beyond
her powers.
The situation most fayors Miss Bal
four. The ardor with which she ID
championing her brothers. cause is ex.
citing q good deal Of admiration, albeit
she succeeded somewhat in offending
her aunt, the Warehouses of Salisbury.
by the warmth of her advocacy. It must
be admitted that Mr.. Balfour's follow
ing within the party is now consider.
ably stronger than Lord Salisbury's.-
London Letter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09
Tns LATE MRS. AsroR.


Cut or I. the Flower Of Her Youth. ghs
died In . Strange Land.
Had MIA William Waldorf Aston
lived and died in New York. her nat
uFal and proper home, her death would
have been reckoned little short Of gem
eral calamity. .
A. her husband saw At to expatriate
himself and cultivate an indifference,
II not positive hostility, to everything
American. except the huge income be
derives from his native soil, MfR As
tors death will cause q slight sensation
In England and faraway feeling Of TO
gret in New York.
Mamie Paul was scarcely fitted to be
the wife Of the cold, proud, sensitive
man who was head Of the greatest fam
lily and fortune in American.
She was an extremely simple and un-
affected girl, who cared rs little q pos
sible for pomp and ceremony and still
les for gewgaws and jewels.
She would have made an admirable
wife for . business man Of moderate
means and would have adorned cot
tage with more grace and interest than
she displayed in presiding over the
splendors Of Cliveden-
She was forced by her husband into .
foolish quarrel with the other branch Of
the Aston family, and after that was just
- willing to live abroad as among her
own kinsfolk -
Her married life could not have been
. disappointment, though. for she had
four charming children and was most
loving and devoted mother.
Cut OF in the flower Of her youth and
beauty and dying in q strange land. her
short career may serve as lesson ON the
mutability of fate to those young wo-
men who cried their eyes ont with envy
and disappointment when her engage
ment to Willie Astor was announced.
The Astor family certainly deserves
all the commiseration it should receive,
for it has been getting some pretty hard
and undcserved knocks Of late.-Cholly
Knickerbocker in New York Recorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09
~sLaIMe, A rRAeeDx.s

a Dsu0a ~ L. 9taga. WhacA VIM Noe
n E1acssA In New Ysrk.
An American playwriter has been Tor
some time engaged in the composition
Of . drama a contemporary life in
which the chief character IL to Be f.
nous American statesman, now deceas-
cd. The title which he has chosen for
Il is blaine. . Tragedy" Il certainly
looks like bad taste to dramatic. at
least in this generation, the career Of
the American hero named. but the au-
thor maintains that he can do it mot.
fensively and in such way - to dig.
nifty his subject, Is the life Of Mr.. Blaine
was full Of dramatic material. and -
there were scenes in Il which would be
especially serviceable for . drama Of
real life. He says that Shakespeare made
use Of personages who lived not long
before his time, and even OF some who
were his contemporaries. and he gives
the names of other piaywr;ters who have
used their acquaintances in their stage
competitions. When reminded that even
the greatest and most picturesque Amer.
leans of past times. from tie Gays OF
Washington to those of Lincoln. had
never been used successfully for dramat-
10 material. as Shakespeare used the
kings of England, he replied that this
was . thing which wocld surely yet be
done in this country. as it has been done
in other lands, and that. in any event.
it is his purpose to begin the cndertak-
ing.
us there any manager in New York. +"
We asked. who would bring out your
tragedy"
Il do not know. .,f here is man.
ager in Chicago HAD wiz bring it oas
If it suits him.
do you not fear that there would be
storm Of popular Reproduction IL you
should make your chief character re.
semble the originate
IF there be anything Of the kind. or
II the work fail to prove attractive. it
will be withdrawn after the first or Sec
ond performance. But there are in my
subject such striking elements for first
class stage drama and for . winning
one that I shall not think Of its failure
until after IL has failed"
Would not the relatives OF the de-
ceased statesman object to the work and
get out an injunction against its per.
formance?"
III such an objection shall be raised
by any one entitled to speak with an.
thority, or after that one has been pres.
ent at performance Of II. it will be
discontinued. The man Of my title role
has been q subject for painters. sculptort
and other artists, and there is no good
reason why he should not be made 9
subject for dramatic artists. T"
After the plsywriter had expressed
the views here reported, The Sun report
er asked a theatrical manager as to thu
prospects of drama of the kind spoken
Of He answered that he did not believe
. single respectable manager in New
York or anywhere else would bring Il
out, and that. if brought ont in any
American. city. it would q. dat fail
| urd He Believed that the execution Of
the playwriter's project would not b
tolerated by the theater going communi
ty.-New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09

By virtue OF an execution and fee bill Issued
mi Of the once Of the clerk ~ the circuit court
II Rock Island county. ard state Of lIInOis. and
iirected. to the he IL Il Rock Islsnd c unity.
whereby the said sheri6 IL commanded 70 make
the smount OF . certain judgment recently Cb-
taines: assint Nicr ael O'l,onreIl and In fave Of
Dannsh hlshe OFT Il re lands tens N, 10. goods
mi chstiles nf ssid defendant. Michael o. Or
nell. l have lev ID . On HE following CO crised
Dr0pesty.to II:
kan M one haf nosthwsst ~ ons-quarsev
Of section t2D .wenty-on towr,hip 49, Ne
teen, moth range (3) three, east Of the psDripai
m ridian. 81 mated u the county Of Ro ( I.lan1.
state OF II inois.
Therefore, o. compliance with said command1l
vii ex .ose fog esie ct public auction all the
right. titie and interest Of the above named,
Michael Old nnfn In and 20 the shove Described
pnperty. ~ 26rh day Of February. A. D.. 1876.
~ y two o'clO n p. m. ~ the north d0or ~ the
ourt Houee. n the citv Of Rock Islam In tn
county Of Rock island and stare Of ll'1oie, for
cash In hand n -stiefN aaid exec iti0n and Zee
oil. FREDERICK q. BEMENwAY,
Sherln NJ mock island ounry. Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09
A Psthetic Tragedy.

At the performance Of the pantomime
"Dick Wilmington" at . London thea
ter ON Wednesday evening the leading
actress, Kitty Tirrell, had just spoken
. few lines, ending with. His road "a
fortune he'll pave DER my corse. when
she fell in q faint, was carried out and
died in her dressing room few min.
utes later. Her husband, Harry Ewins,
who played the clown As King Rat, had
to appear during the rest Of the per.
Torrance az il nothing had happened.
What makes the pathetic tragedy more
than Of local interest is the fact that
the doctors testified 1t the inquest that
the woman's death was undoubtedly
caused by tight lacing. The pressure
was 30 great that her heart stopped
beating Correspondent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09
Nonser Of Postage se.nps U.ed.

Two hundred million Q cent postage
stamps that are reported as worthless
by postmasters throughout the country
have been called in by the postmaster
general and will be destroyed Although
200, 600, 900 seems to be an enormous
number. it is really trifiing compared
with the number Of stamps used BY the
American people each year and would
last less than 90 days. Itrequires about
IL, 900. 600 stamps . day to conduct the
correspondence Of our population, or .
total of 4, $50, 900, 600 for the year.
There is not Is much letter writing these
times as there was when the country
was more prosperous. but . decided in
crease has been noticeable during the
Last two months. The weight Of the
mails In an accurate barometer Of bust
ness affairs.-Indianapolis Sentinel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09

The Norwegian bark Lorenzo. which
recently arrived at Pensacola. Fla, had
. sample Of the strength Of . swordfish.
Through tho metal sheathing Of her
hull. then through six inches Of planking
and penetrating the inner ceiling about
three inches the fish had driven its snout,
or Sword" the result being . leak
which kent the crew 1t the pumps for
six hours . day. The sword was about
az inches in circumference at the point
and 8 inches Ut the end where il had
broken Cd. the piece being about 20
inches long.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09
He nssrs Win His Finger.

James. the 10-ycar-old son Of John
Hartman, . farmer south of this city.
hsd spinal meningitis one year ago and
was left practically deaf Several
months ago he happened to place hiz
hand ON his mothers throat while she
was talking and found he could under
stand everything she said He expert
mented with others and found that the
sense Of touoh in his case would make
up for the deficiency in hearing. He cul-
tivated Il and now 10 abba to bold con-
versation BY placing his hand upon the
throat of those be 10 talking With. he
places the ball q the fingers upon thu
Iaxynx and undefstands perfectly. AN.
dsfson (Iud. Dispatch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09

An Echo Of the Battle Of Pea Ridge.
William Jones, an old and we'll
known citizen of Delano, Madison coun-
ty, Ark, had . rather exciting adven-
ture on the morning of Dec. 4. He, with
his son, William, had been making q
tour of five or six counties east of this
in two horse wagon, and on their re-
turn they camped for the night ON Pea
Ridge battlefield. On arising in the
morning they made q big log fire and
were waiting for their breakfast when
. tremendous explosion took place A
chunk of wood struck the old gentle
man ON the head, knocking him down,
while at the same instant larger stick
from the campfire struck the younger
man on the shoulders Daylight reveal
ed hole or inches deep. where 10
or IL pound parrott shell had been re.
posing underground ever since the battle
fought March 2 and 8, 1882, nearly 33
years ago. With tho exception Of dent
in the tire Of the wagon and a broken
felly no further damage was done, and
after catching tho horses that had run
away the old gentleman gathered up a
few pieces of the shell for mementos
and proceeded on his journey. st. Louis
Globe. Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09

A bill nine feet long was presented
to the Montgomery pa county CON-
missioners at their last meeting. The
amount was %, 3ss. SO for repairs 70 Q
county bridge in Skiprack A pfeyieas
bill had been rendered lin the lump. "
and request was made for IN item-
lied statement, with the result noted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09
LEGAL,


EXecutor's Notice.
Relate 81 Phil. mon L MTG. ell. dsceaeod-
The undots u ca hav ng b---o spyninte.i e,ec-
.soF- Of tse la.f VII ard teSsameni % Pnie00n l.
Hftchkn late OF the county Of N0es l-land, state
Of Illinois. deceased. heseby give poske ihef they
viii appeaf before the county coQrt o. eceg leI-
In the city Of Rock Isl snd, at tee Nay tern. ON
the inst Nouday in May neg, q Which ti0e ~
persons hav rg claims sgsirst - eetat- are no.
iiAed and reQ1e-ts In tie d, FIR The purpoee OF
hav ng the same adjusted
All per-o.s inoeb' ed to saii estate sre no
cues ed TO make ;m1ed ate payment % the un
deFsisned.
Dsted THE ID day Of March. A. D.. 1895.
Pa L MITCHELL.
We WADsWORrn.
MARY Il WAD vo-rH.
EX-cu.0fS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09
Sustain
Home Industry
On Tap everywhere.
Only Union labor employed.

The Rock Island Brewing Company. success
ors to George Wagner's Atlantic Brewery, l.
Huber's City Brewery and Raible & Stengers
Rock Island Brewery. as well as julius Junges
Bottling Works, has one Of the most complete
Brewing establishments including Bottling de-
partment in the country. The product is the
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and
delivered to any part IF the tri-cities. and may
he ordered direct from the head offices on NO.
line avenue by Telephone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09
ONLY A "pRoPERTY."

Yet II Was the Most Terrible Figure In
the Lexow Investigation.
The scene in the courtroom at the final
session of the Lexow committee after
adjournment had been announced is
thus described by the New York World:
Presently there was Q rush Of hand
shakers for the weary arm Of Mr.. Con.
Then everybody moved for the door.
One By one tho actors made their exit.
The senators were among the first.
Among them it was: "Goodby, Jakep
$50 long, Saxton, old man!' I'm see
you directly, Clarencev' take care Of
yourself, Uncle DAMP And soon all Of
the great figures were gone, except
Byrnes. he pulled his hat over his eyes
and stood abou5 made . few steps. -fins
gered, hesitated, glanced around and as
last slipped out among the last to leave
the room.
But there was one NEdfe that remain
ed, staid in after the last person had
left. after the lights were out This fig
ure was, in one sense, only proper
ty." but in another sense it was terri
BILE personality, one upon which all
men who came into that room have cast
looks Of awe and some men looks Of ter
ror. That figure was the witness chair,
with its inclosing arms and its high
back. It looked less harmless and was
far more terrible than those iron chairs
Of the medieval torture rooms.
Senator Bradley had made o motion.
It was to the effect that the committee
should ask the city Of New York for the
chair in which the Lexow witnesses sat
and should make present Of it to d..
Parkhurst. .aE.
Mr.. Gof announced that he had al
ready applied for the chair, and that If
he got it he was going to give it to d..
Pmkhurst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09

The great tower at Wembley park.
north Of London, which il intended to
be- much higher than the Eiffel tower.
prumlsss TO become . monument a
bankruptcy. The company has spent
$500, 600. and the first platform hes not
yet been reached
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-06-27

The financial speech of the ex-Prime
Minister NJ Loubet, in the senate, is to
be posted, by order Of that house, all
over France There are some statements
in it worthy of consideration. Thus, the
national debit is set down at 81. 200. 900, =
900. 1t also appears that the difficulty Of
making both ends meet has greatly in
creased since M. Meline secured the tri-
umph of his system. The court of audits
has discovered 211 irregularities III the
last budgetary account of money paid
By irregularities it means einbezzle-
ments, set down under the head of wire
ments.
Among them figures the $500 spent
on behalf Of a minister for "cabs, -
and e640 a month for little de
jeuners'' at Voisin's, where min
lister Of justice entertained his friends.
The "virements" at the home Office are
set down at $3.50, those Of the war Of
fee at e1 800, those Of the colonial Office
at e., ,090, those Of the public works Of
fee at 60, 375. When NJ de Freycinet
was war minister, the ''virements" of
his department amounted to about e6,
900 year. He, as minister Of public
works and war, swelled the national
debt more than any one else in power
since Thiers' retirement The redeem
able loans were an expedient of NJ. de
Freycinet to give employment to the
public works department. London
Novva
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-06-27
WHIP AND SPUR.


The Ohio state fair Is also to try electric
light racing.
The fast track needs constant nurturing
and nursing.
The horse is the "animaI they love- in
Terre Haute.
This seems to be q great mayor year for
some horsemen-
Trotting in Europe has decidedly gath
cred new force this year.
Carbine, the famous Australian thor
oughbred, out Of total Of 43 starts won
g29, 476, about s147, $50.
Harry Hamlin spends every morning at
the Buffalo track and may be seen in the
sulky behind the village farm horses.
During the campaign of 1899 the Palo
Alto farm had in its training stable IA
2-year-olds which took records averaging
2:25.
Expressive, 2127z, the brown mare that
made such gallant campaign in the Sails
bury stable last season, has been bred to
the yearling champion Adbell 2:23.
The average hackney has a chic, showy
style, and, as a rule, he is a sound, clean
legged horse OF plump and elegant smooth
ness and Of readily suggestive usefulness
1t is now being asked, "Does extreme
speed spoil the breeding qualities Of
mares?'' II it does, what viii the advo-
Gates Of the acquired 80 called) charac-
ter theory do about it9-Horseman-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-06-27
some Points About wills.

Do you know that you cannot will
away your body; that clause in your
will giving your body after death to any
person or institution is not legally bind
ing? Your executors cannot be forced to
carry out your wishes, though they may
do so through Difference to your ex-
pressed preferences. 1t is also important
to remember that three witnesses are
needed i'll devising real estate instead Of
two, as in bequeathing personal property.
"When a woman will, she will, de-
pend ON t, says the proverb. But there
are SO many sharp turns and short
curves III the course of the law that
though woman wills to will what she
will, how she will in nine cases out of
ten she cannot make her will SO that she
wills what she will as she wills to will.
New York Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-06-27
HIs rhirst was verr PrecIous.

Some years ago while travelling from
Kansas City to st. Louis the seat in
front of me was occupied by typical
cattleman and man who looked like an
eastern Clergyman. The western man, a
whole souled genial fellow, after tell
ing his companion all about his western
ranch and about the business which call
ed him to Chicago, reached down in his
grip and drew forth a bottle Of generous
proportions
"Pardner," said he, there's the best
liquor west of Kansas City. Throw a
hooker into you and give me your opin-
ion.
The clerical looking man, though ter
ribly shocked, managed to say, Friend,
have not drunk for 40 years.
The Texan jumped from his seat and
exclaimed: Great guns / would give
$1,000 for your thirst. &C Chicago
Times Herald.