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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-20
Cutting Book Leaves.

A real lover of books hates to see the
leaves badly cut. This is the right way
of doing it: Lay the book fat on a table
or in the lap, holding down the leaves
to be cut with the left hand; then with
the right insert the paper knife, which
should be thin, to the handle in the fold
and draw through with quiet, steady,
outward and upward motion-no saw
ing. Repeat the process as many times
as necessary, being especially careful in
cutting across the top Of the page not to
leave quarter of an inch uncut, as, in
case the book is opened wide, it will be
liable to tear unevenly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-20
Napoleon's Statement About Enghicn.

When Napoleon was on his deathbed,
a maladroit attendant read from an Eng
Gsh review bitter arrangement of him
as guilty of the dukes murder. The dy-
ing man rose, and catching up his will
wrote in his own hand: II had the Due
d 'Enghien seized and tried because it
was necessary TO the safety, the interest
and the honor of the French people,
when By his own confession the Comte
d'Artois was supporting so assassins in
Paris. Under similar circumstances 1
would again do likewise - Neverthe-
less he gave himself the utmost pains on
certain occasions to unload the entire
responsibility on Talleyrand. To Lord
Ebrington, TO O'Meara, to Las Cases,
to Montbolon, he asseverated that Tai
leyrand had checked his impulses to
clemency. Of Napoleon, by
Professor William, N. Sloane, in Cen
turJ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-20

Zone of those lazy, good for nothing
tramps called today and wanted piece
of pie" said the landlady during mo.
mentary silence.
The bachelor boarder faltered and laid
down his knife and fork.
"And did he get it," he queried anx-
iously.
''Not much" returned the land
lady. He got q piece of my mind in.
stead''
(Which probably destroyed his, u
piped the thin boarder in the tenor voice
from the foot Of the table.
His WHAT" demanded the landlady
sternly.
peace of mind" explained the thin
boarder alphabetically.
Everybody cried out in applause at
this.-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-20
Free Pills,

Send your address to H. E. Buck
lin & Co., Chicago, and get free
sample box of DR.. 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-
tenn. Regular size 25 cents per box.
Sold by Hartz & Ullemeyer, drug
gists.
The ARGUS delivered every even
ing at your door at 10c a week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-20
LAST SLAVE AUCTION.
1t UA at Savannah = Year and . Hall
Before the War.

1t Tv8 at Savannah = Year and q Halt
Before the War.
The last great slave auction held in
this country occurred just year and q
half before the WARM October, 1859
at the race track in Savannah. The
slaves were the property of Pierce But
Ter, picturesque and prominent figure
at that day in Philadelphia society,
who is today only remembered as hav-
ing been the husband of Fanny Kemble,
the actress, reader and author. His fam
lily name was Mease, but he inherited
fortune in lands and slaves from his
grandfather. Major Pierce Butler of
South Carolina, on condition that he
should take the latter's name.
Butler's inveterate passion for gam
bling got him into financial difficulties.
1t is said that he lost S26, 900 on a sim
gle hand-four deuces against four
kings held by his opponent.
Finally, to meet his losses, Butler
was forced to sell his slaves. There
were 9SS of them in all The sale took
two days and Melted 5000, $50. Butler
had chosen good time to sell. A year
later his negroes would not have been
worth a dollar head. But the sale
would have been more profitable had it
not been announced as one of the con-
ditions that no division of families
would be permitted. Hence, in order to
secure a good slave, buyers often had
to take with them infirm or aged rela-
tives. Out of this limitation grew a
memorable tragedy. Tom Pate, well
known Vicksburg trader, bought at the
sale a man, his two sisters and his wife,
with tho guarantee that they should
not be separated. Disresarding this,
Pate sold the sisters, one to Pat Somers,
brother trader, and the other to resi-
dent of st. Louis. What legal rights q
negro had in the south were well pro-
tected. Somers was told of the guaran-
tee, and he sent the girl back to Pate
and demanded his money. A quarrel
was the result, and Somers was shot
dead. Ten days later his nephew killed
Pate, and died from wounds received
The feud was kept up until every male
bearing the name Of Pate was wiped
out, and then the war liberated the sis
ters.-New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-20
An Indians Speech,

Probably the most remarkable speech
which was made on Fourth of July
was i'll Seattle, Wash where full
blooded Indian, Matthew p Seattle,
granddaughter of the old chief foAwhom
the city was named, took the stand. He
began, Friends, Americans, Country
men-Friends because your people have
raised my race from degradation, dark
ness and oblivion; Americans, because
you possess the lard which is truly
American; couhtrymen, because you in
habit the same land that my race once
Occunied -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-20
At THE MERCY OF A CATARACT.
Perilous Adventure Of an Acrobat Undel
the Niagara Falls.

Perilous Adventure Of an Acrobat Under
the NisgArs Falls.
II was pretty near heaven for half an
hour" said II. G. Prentice, the acrobat.
Acrobat Prentice S remark just quoted
was the prelude to the story he told the
Buffalo Express reporter Of his adven-
lures while viewing Niagara falls for
the first time.
Mr.. Prentice and Thomas Adamson
went to the falls, and they tried to keep
together as they went from point to
point viewing all the famous spots about
the cataract. They spent an hour or so
in viewing the falls from above, and
then they put OH rubber suits and start
ed below. They went down the elevator
and then down the stairway to the
rocks. After 4 time they concluded that
they had seen all that was to be seen
below, and were upon the point Of re-
turning when Prentice told Adamson to
go and ask one Of the guides if there
We're anything else to be seen down
there. Mr.. Adamson turned about and
went to hunt for the guide. He was
gone about five minutes, and when he
came back his friend Prentice was
missing. Adamson was puzzled at the
disappearance of Prentice. Adalnson
had spent about half an hour looking
for Prentice, when the news reached
him that his companion had been found
down between the rocks up to his neck
in water. In few minutes after this
news reached Adamson he was joined
by Prentice, who told of his experiences
after Adamson had left him to look for
the guide.
Mr.. Prentice said that after Adamson
turned back he thought he would walk
down into gully between the rocks.
He noticed that it was comparatively
dry there. He was therefore considera-
bly, surprised soon after he got down
into the gully to have a stream of WA
ter two feet deep and moving with
great violence strike him in the back
Of the legs. The stream was SO strong
that it staggered him, and to avoid be
ing swept from his feet and carried on
into the river he crouched down in an
angle of enc of the rocks, with his back
to the torrent and braced himself to re-
sist the power of the stream that had
cut off his line Of retreat He had hold
of the edge of the rock with his hands
and he did not dare TO let 60 for feal
the current would sweep him out from
behind the angle. He yelled for help,
but the noise of the water drowned his
cries. AT one time he looked over the
edge of the 1cck and saw the Maid OF
the Mist 100 feet away i'll the river. He
shook his head, hoping that the passen.
gers on the little beat would notice the
motion, but no one saw him.
After he crouched down behind the
rock the water washed over his body W
to his neck. He was on the point of Civ.
ing up when a stranger who had alsc
come down TO the rocks saw him and
notified the guides. Prentice was hauled
out with a pole. The stream Of water
that surprised him came from millrace
that is closed part of the time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-20
Light.

Nothing is more necessary than good
light and plenty Of it. 1t is civilizing
and Outstanding, means of grace
and a measure of morality Evil and
mischief fly before bright light, and
personal safety and the security of prop
erty are greatly increased when there
are no dark corners or midnight hiding
places for thieves and interlopers.-
New York Ledger
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-20
kleptophotoGraphy.

He-See that nice looking chap over
there?
She-Of course do. Would I miss
anything like that:
He-Well, yen want to watch him.
He II take anything in sight.
She-Gracious. Is he a kleptomaniac?
He-No. He's an amateur photog-
rapher. Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-20
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 & Stengels
Rock Island Brewery, as we'll 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 Of 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, 1895-11-20
YOUR Last, CHANCE!
veiy Limited to December 2
r NOTHING COULD &c BETTER. /,
Encyclopedia Dictionary

than r.aar
Norris
q as OF knoGh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-20

Over $4,000 Required Produce This
Evewo rd rate
n bry p from new plat sin lare.ch
chin
i worinn
sDfC p
in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-20

The ARGUS delivered every even
ing at your door at 10c a week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-20

Cont forget
this special Of.
for holds good
" q q TIL
Christmas Eve,
at which time
the price will
be advanced 10
$42 to $40 PCT
set, and abso.
lutely no dsvIa.
tion from these
prices will be
n n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08
IENY md Navy NOTES.

Va.,ine,or rune Thu presii'nt has approved
~. r...r.,.. il'.nu - naval boards placing Mei-
chi Director Abort g Gorrns and Ii"ut'nint-' ON
,n,r!.r Robert H. Clrmoly ON ~" retired Asi ana
rrorna'in, - ,nc reAt higher grade L!en"nhni-''
fnari.r Horry e. MAnuey. Lieutenant Goitfrl''
pooklinr,r surgeon Joseph q. MreS Surgeon
Nlrhac, G. brennan Passed Assistant PaymAs''r
Leeds g Kerr Assistant Paymas'"r Se!ba W. Key
n,lls and Passed Assistant Engineer George H.
Ransom.
c.rfain william Cr1z!cr. ordnance Departments
h,s hen ordered 20 visit the Bethlehem Iron WORKS
and ,.r,np 4 sons shipyarls on duty pertaining 20
ia. Inspection 4 gun carriage.
Th.s. Army orders have been issued: Tn" leave
81 absence granted Second Lieutenant Howard H.
Ilckok. 9th cavalry. IS cNtenied one month Leave
for tw, months - 'ake effect on the date ot MS
relief from lu.y AT Ffushurs Barracks. y l" Is
cr,nf.l First Lieutenant James ". McAndr'w' 81
Infantry, I.oav. FIR three months. 10 take erect
about Irlv d. is granted Captain William Fdu.dinS
iufb Irf,utr, Leave flr two months, to take 'H'c'
Inn. a. T. '.r,rftI Second Lieutenant W IMAM =
Nnuu.ii Gih Infantry First Lcu'enant ti"ln g.
itu.,k I'm Cavalry. is relieved from HNiN al il'
University ~ Ntou.ng 20 taxi eject on S'p'.Hn' 7
H. ana wtu lolu his troop l."1N" granted '''ohrl
,;corge r. Glenn. Assistant iaymr -. r-'-nrta' II
.x,.,,l.l ON. month. Frst Lieutenant G"orf" -.
sIuler 3I hri.il,r. Will proceed % Hanover On
ofic'al business tl1in.ng g. the purcha,r tor tl'
Government 81 4 p1inrz.ng phoip-chronosr1ph IN
son Victor If,uD has been Transferred rom IN"
Theris 20 the Bennington
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08
ruC HARLEM SIZE ROBUENI.

rh. circumstances attending the alleged robbery
~ ses0 from the safe OF the Harlem Lie ruphs"'s
(,omnanv OF which Willard J. Boomer is the hea'
wore necular the police say. TN MohoaS W.
Rloomer reported the robbery to Acting Cn'ei '""
lin lie said that he had moved his once from -
,,s U.at One-hundred- "A nd twenty-hfth-st' " ''
Mount Morris Bank Building One-hundIe'""'
twentv-nrth-st and Fourth-ave, on June l. oa' nav
left his safe in the old office. Tuesday no'"'ne ~
discovered that the safe had been rihe' u INV
money. 49, .1rod.,nd-
Bioomer hired the Office In one-hun''
twentvastb-st from Paul Sciandra. photograph
whose living apartments are on The same mon g.,
sc,andra smiled incredulously when spoken !" -,
regard TO the supposed robbery. ne sa'u ma ,,
safe WAS not locked at the time. MI. b'oo"''
se.f said yesterday that he could not say 49,
the safe was locked. lie will have aho'ne'
encc with Detective Sergeant MccnsKy ,r,
The company yesterday made the
statement: ,,s.,,. IN main
Az =, had heen necessary and advisable ~ The
I'd, s,ric, secrecy IN the recent tneIt oa used
safe Of our company. and as pfecau"c"h ,eS Of Po-
10 this end IL surprise 10 Wv. 81 Fridays
lice az well as ourselves, that so"'e 10 anair.
mo,,,inc naners published articles on 'i icss was
II was Monday. not Iuesuhy. ID ID
discovered ana promptly reported. ornnanv desires
In iustice 10 our manager the comPp"s.SS ~. aource
TO state That the reported amount anu ' nrompt ed
fro,n uhich n came also the cause tnhe pnrn eli
IL annsrent secure keeping In our ss!e. nrint.
Known 10 u.s. Regarding matters '""' "e''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08
CHJECES AGAINST DARLING.
THE TEACHER WILL APPEAR BEFORE THE
TRUSTEES AGAGN

THE TEACHER WILL APPEAR BEFORE THE
TRUSTEES AGAIN
The Committee on Evening Schools 81 the Board
Of Education had a secret hearing Yesterday on N"
charges nade by Joseph j. Darling. a teacher al
Grammar School No. !. at No. 20 Nani.water-st..
agaus, the Fourth Ward School Trustees HI"
meeting lasted from D. until 80 After IL was
over the chairman. II. a Rogers. OF the committee
said Daring had had two hours TO explain MS
charges.
Those OF the committee present besides M Rogers
we're Commissioners J. IIun;. Joseph Little ana
Jacob Mack and the ward trustees. James V'on-
nor Herman Bo.te. John +. Fiske and John u.
Shea
Before the meeting Darling, who was accompanied
by his lawyer Benjamin Patterson SAID he had
we'll founded charges to make After the meeting
he said ne had nothing - unit! IN" hearing -
day at the Vanlcwaier School at y. IN. Civh
Justice Boite said Darling had substantiated no
charges made against the trustees
Mr. Darling assistant teacher IN Grammar
School No. at 1920 a year. Some time ago y.
got an additional 500 yeyr as principal OF nlsh'
school He los this Year ago. and blamed the
trustees f.. IL. Counter charges have been made
Grammar School No to answer them He j.
charged with ''rnmorality and falsehood" and n
number OF minor offences An affidavit accompanied
the charges setting forth that Darling rs guilty OF
alternating the affections" Of Mrs. Walsh. the wife
Of a police man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08
DISCOTERIES At ERETRIA.

DR. CHARLES PEABODYS ACCOUNT OF RECENT
EXPLORATIONS AMONG GREEK RUINS
Boston June 1.-THE Transcript" publishes the
following cable this afternoon:
Eretria June 7.-Excavailons are under way. a
gymnasium and other well-paved buildings have
been uncovered. well as three inscr ptiols
three heads and some good architectural fras-
mcnts The excavation Of the theatre has Teen
nearly completed. DR. Richardson Is director ana
r. ~ Hcermance is assisting. PEABODY.
According 10 this dispatch from Dr. Charles
Peabody the work Of excavation among the an
Client Greek ruins at Erctria which has been car
ried on for some years by the American School
of Classical Studies at Athens, Is continuing TO
show good results. DR.. Rufus Byam Richardson.
who IL mentioned overseeing the work. Is the
director OF the school and has supervised the ex
p,orations In previous years. The gymnasium and
other buildings which have been uncovered are
probably part OF the buildings on either side Of the
ancient street laid bare last year. between tne
theatre ana the naval school OF King Ohio. and
quite near the latter
The statement about the excavation Of the the
atre being nearly completed indicates that the
two former attempts made TO uncover this build
ING have been followed by another. which has
been pusbcd to a more completely successful con
cusion Most OF the more important excavations
and discoveries have been In the immediate neigh
borhood OF this theatre
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08
NOT AFRAID or COtRT-NiH1IIL
BUREAU CHIEFS At THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARI
HAVE NOT IGNORED THE SECEE-
TAPY.S ORDER

An amount Of smoke Of al proportion 70 the
IRE behind it was caused yesterday b. the publ
cation Of Washington dispatches announcing 'ha'
Frank l.. Ferna!d, naval constructor. ana f''"?
c. Assessor civil engineer. al the B-ook!A Navy
Yard were in danger Of being detached for *
norng the orders Of the Secretary Of th' Navy ana
limiting at courts-martial on account q abuses IN
the administration Of the bureaus named.
Mr. Fornald has not gone TO Europe. nor mas MI.
Asserson gone 70 Atlantic CITY vs. reported
yesterday morning. and both mon were az their
desks yesterday as usual The rumoTs OF troupe
were not taken seriously by either q the ohcefs'
and the facts in the case are these:
When Iieutnant Knapp. early in May, made MS
report on his investigation Of alleged discrepancies
and abuses in the various bureaus at the yard sec
yetarv Herber, ordered Commodore MONTGOMERY
sicard commandant Of the yard, TO obtain ana
forward reports from each o. the bureau c"'''S
on the matters In question. OF ines" reports w"
only had been forwarded to Washington by Thurs
day night Reports received from captain
Frederick Rogers. captain Of the yard comnan'''
j. j. Hunker OF the Equipment Bureau 'o'"-
mander Horace Elmer, ordnance 'hlri r-'-'"'''
S. l.. =. Ayres. steam engineering Cap'a'" Ie'e'
c. Asscrson civil engineering. ana "ther Officers
interested Supplies and accounts ana ordnance
,o1s carry onlv a few men. and the reports went
through quickly Questions relating 20 equipment
business were relative to the administrator oi
Commander Edwin White All The other d9cu
Inerts called foi were delivered 20 the comm
in reasonably PROMPT time. with the exception OF
that of the CONSTRUCTION Bureau whch ~"s t,
ayed in the first place by the d;,co,teiS, ur W.
trivial errors and again by the death OF MI ~
man the 'imskee6 6e a ~ orally overcome and
the report practically coilPie'en 49,, ne y
he e,d AT The commandant's office. and. a. an m
stance the replies OF Chief Engineer Hyrs o na.
lions which had been made out IN . Nov were
after the receipt Of the queries on vard yes,crday
morning in ana it %as expected that ihs engineer
report would be sent OFF in las' hitn' r,icIa No
k.. ri prevented
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08
ICTYER5NS ~ SESSION.
r-IE EVANGELICAL MIN1sTERiuM IN rHllAptL
PA AND THE GENERAL. SYNOD
N UAGFRSTOWN.

Philalelphia June There was a large at
tendance at the second days session OF the liHth
annual convention OF the Evangelical Lutheran
Min.sterium o: Pennsylvania. which Is beng h'ii
in St Marks Evangelical Church. The Rev }. w
Ear,v OF Reading. conducted the devotional *
ercises which preccdcl the convention proper.
When the regular order Of business was begun.
the report OF the treasurer OF the Minis'eriu"'
the Rev j. * Pitt. read II shows the tot"i
receipts during the year 10 have been s'"" - ana
disbursements the same. To query "i Inc ie'.
F. J. F. schantz Of Mycrstown. Treasurer P'.ti
stated that the Ministeriuin was no" III ueo' ~
the amount OF $500
The committee appointed to count the VOC io'
officers Of the Mnis.er!um announced that no
president had been elected. OF nineteen nominees
not one had received the number OF votes her's-
sary TO a choice. Tho three who received the high-
est vote were Or \. Spacth Ohe present pr,sid'ru
DR.. Samuel Laird and Dr. Joseph Sc.ss The Rev
j. T. Mueller was elected German secretary
bui resigned and the Rev Mr., PM wa re-
elected treasurer. The Rev. s X. Cohsenfori was
unanimously elected English secretary.
At this afternoons session Or sp1ctn ahno"ho.9
and the Rev. Or Theodore l.. Sep. president o.
Muhlcnbers Co:loGc was e;erted prc,iaont OF p me
adophia. VAS elected German secretary.
Hacers,own. Md. June The frs, part OF the
second days session of the General Lutheran
: lod was consumed by tie reading Of IN" report
OF the roard Of Home Missions and the d.s u
Ing Of resolutions commenting the Work. GA" Of
the principal speakers was Mayor Chlrcs
Ncw-York ana Ecw-Jcrscy synod. who spoke Of
tn. neglected field IN large cities and The limi'"I
number OF Lutheran churches In his ely 10 rec
omm.ndcd the establishment Of hfteen Missions In
the Greater New-fork circle.
Mrs a v Hunter. president Of the woman 3
Missionary Society o. the Church at Large. tro<e
on 'Woman's Emancipation by the Gosp'. fr s.
dcn; Baughcr made htiins response ana prom
ised that a delegate from the General synod wou
attend the nest meeting Of the Woman society.
The repor OF he Board OF Home MISSIONS was
delivered by the Rev. Or \. Stewart Hartman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08

For several DAYS the way train On ne Nf"-l OK
and New Haven Railroad due AZ th" Grand Ton
tral station AZ 80 a. has been 80 ctO"i'i nat
the 30 and more passengers getting 81 II N'ni'
Vernon have not been able 10 sei seats l''' ''
due 20 tho great Increase - 'fav'. from stations
b.'ov Port Chester. and although the company ha'
tried TO relieve the crush by putting mos" ears "N
;he train the train continues 70 b" tio" Wei '''-
.,Drlay morning and To" lay b".of" ii'if N'i' >"
tn,ry ,,aesengers I'm fh" haEs l%"-'nf ma iA'}
c,,I secrecy gei stan ling room. '''n'fA IA' 't-
ger Agent shepherd. who Was % tn- Tram i'-''l
Law said we've gpi nine cars ur ihi- iaii now
AMI yat there Ar" not seats nIifh IN = GAY '.
Two think will be- able 20 "co 'inm'l''' a" -.
m. "xtrees train stop ~ Mount |rT'1 ~ g. ~
a.ong ten minutes ahead ot iii- NA.". anu " -"
-. l.llr. 10 Accommodate" 'h""..' Yes 20 y
ihirk We wi.. 30 nh'" ., acconmo iil- ,'n. y
rnr.v has any 81 thD fgi and u VIII boo Irnc-
~ m. same thing g. putting or an "N'ih Nhh
Tor Mount Vernon without really in'r'a Ing me
,u,rir- ~ trains" Tn" sNpr'-s rain f"''fr'l 70
leaves Port Chester at -. ami would leave Mount
Ncrr., about