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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29
FAMOUS SINGLE e PEARLS
HI saaA q Psrsss uss 0.s D.l,ess. Gen
Worth Over Malt . MillIos.

HI Saah oe PsFsis 0ss One Delicate Cen
Worth Over Mali MillIos.
II is not generally appreciated that
there are enormous fortunes in single
pearls, and that few individuals and
great potentates have jewels Of this sort
which are literally tn kings ran
som. In all the world there is no more
famous pearl than the Tavernier, now in
the possession Of the shah of Persia.
This remarkable gem came to this east
ern king by descent and is . genuinely
remarkable curiosity. 1t derives its
name from having been sold by the trav-
eler Tavernier 200 years ago to the then
ruler OF Persia. The price then was
100000. 1t il now worth more than
$3.50, 200.
Another eastern King, the imam Of
4uscat, has in his collection pearl
worth $l65, 900, weighing ~. carata
Through 1t the daylight can be seen.
Princess fousoupofY's finest gem is Won
derfully beautiful Valued ut $3.50, 900,
twas first heard Of in 1890, when Geor-
gibus Of Calais sold it to Philip " Of
Spain. Eighty Thousand dollars is the
figure that it is Appropriated the pope's
pearl would bring. One of Leo's prede-
cessors became possessed of it in man
ner which has not been told, and it has
descended in regular course to the pres
ent incumbent Of st. Peters throne.
This, 80 far as is known, exhausts the
list Of truly celebrated pearls. There
are many remarkable pearl necklaces
whosp valua 10 o~troor.l;o.-~, ITHACA
necklaces are made mp gradually, pearl
after pearl being added to the set, and
leading jewelers. are constantly OH the
lookout to procure gems Of like rarity
to extend the chain. On the whole, pink
pearls are not especially valusble, black
ones bringing far higher prices, and
pearls that are white being sought next
after them. Queen Victoria Of England
has . necklace Of pin pearls that in
worth $50, 900, and the dowager en-
press Of Germany one made Of 81 pearls
which would bring easily e125. 900.
The ROthschild women have, how
ever, gems Of this sort that far exceed
in value those Of royalty. Baroness Gus
tave de ROthschild possesses one made
mp Of five rows Of pearls, the whole
chain being valued at 100000. Bar
Oness Adolphe de Rothschild owns .
circlet that in all probability would
fetch even at forced sale $3.50, 900.
Even more brilliant, because it has
seven rows, is the necklace Of the dow
ager empress If Russia. The gems,
however, are not quite rs fine as those
in the Rothschild collection. The cas-
ket Of this royal lady is the most "a
nous in the world from q gem point Of
view. Hardly second to it il that Of
the empress Of Austria, whose black
pearls are noted throughout Europe for
their extreme beauty aud rarity.
What has become Of the white pearls
Of the Empress Eugenie, sold at the
close OF the Franco Prussian war, has
never been made known. The value Of
these was some $50, 900, and they were
gathered together in . very beautiful
necklace that frequently graced the
neck Of that unfortunate queen.-New
York World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29

In Susinam there is q remarkable
ioadliko creature, the female of which
carries the young in a series Of cells in
the thick ekin Of the back, which as
sumes strange honeycomblike appear
a,ce. When this lady toad is carrying
her nursery about with her, she is .
very repuleive looking object. Single
handed she would be quite unable to
cope with the important question Of
placing eggs where they will be most
favorably disposed for Matching. and for
this she has to rely on the good services
OF her mate. Soon after the eggs are
laid they are taken up by the male and
pressed, one by one, into the cells i'm the
thickened skin Of his partners back.
There they grow until they fit closely
to the hexagonal form of their prisone,
each of which is closed above by kind
Of trapdoor.
After period Of some 50 days the
eggs reach their full development and
produce, not tadpoles, but actually per-
feet little toads. The reason Of this is
that the tadpoles, which require to
breathe the air dissolved in the water
by means of their external gills, could
not exist in the cells, and consequently
this stage Of development is passed
through very rapidly within the egg. In
due time the young toads to the num-
Der Of 80 or 100 burst open the lids Of
their cells, poke out their noses and
make their entrance into the world. The
mother toad rubs off the remains of the
cells against any convenient stone or
plant stem and comes out. in q brand
new spring outfit. ledge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29
INDIANS ARE GAME serross.


Wm vooeo1o 3Ao3f An - . HoxSo Raea
xAsas Chlef Divsssiea.
"An Indian hose race 10 the greatest
and most important event Of the year to
the tribes who participate in it" said
Ramon Thornton Of Cheyenne to re-
porter. 1T is totally unlike our equine
contests. for, to begin with, there is
only one races for which it takes months
and weeks to arrange the details. iand /
must tell You that the average Indian 10
. Remarkably good matchmaker. / do
not think I ever saw race that was not
productive Of . close, exciting finish.
las som a. the day is Get for the
great contest every man, woman and
papOose Of both tribes assemble It. the
appointed place, bringing all their
worldly wealth to support their cham
pion. When the day Of the race arrives,
several large paiticolored blankets arc
spread upou the ground. at either side
Of which the warriors and chiefs of the
opposing tribes range themselves, while
behind are the chattering squaws, each
bearing tho treasures of her liese lord.
The head chief Of one side generally
makes the fret bet. Silently and with
stolid countenance he steps forward and
deposits his fnrs and other valuabies on
the blanket, often even going SO far a
to add his much priced rife to, the
whole. The leader of the other side then
places articles Of similar value beside
the first heap. A grunt or nod. and it
il . bet. 50 it goes down the line, wa
geripg being conducted with o gravity
that BELTS tho occasion, for each tribe
knows that its opponents will bet all
they have got. Even little groups of
ponies are led on to one side and bunch
ed together, and that means that the
loser will walk many a weary mile
through binding alkah dust before he
SEES the tepces of his people. But there
il no haggling, no disputes, no excla-
nations Of surprise or chagrin at the re-
salt. 1t is impossible, as far as any out
ward demonstration is concerned, to
distinguish the victor from the van
qnished, and in that respect think the
American Indian stands alone among
the nations Of the world. Atlanta
Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29

I remember, = little while before the
death in the hunting field of that de-
lightful companion and brilliant gentle
man, whyte Melville, . publisher said
to me one day. "Ah, you know, if your
books sold like Major Melville's,. We
could afford to give you az long prices
as We give to him.. The publisher was
not aware that and Whyte Melville
were friends. The latter, however, came
to dine with. me . few evenings later,
and I'told him what had been said. He
stared, laughed and pulled his long au-
burn mustache. well, by Jove, that g
drollr' he said, with much amusement.
IF the fellow didn't tell me last week
that Il my hooks sold like yours he could
pay me double and treble r'-Ouida in
North American Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29
TOWNS OF SETTLED HAsurs


Lssasa ana Fhiladelphla Alike In This
Rsspoe2
In her article on Tho Myth Of the
AGO." in Cosmopolitan, Ma Burton
Harrison tells Of an American calling
upon lady in London and finding her
seated in . big chair BY the window en-
gagged in some sort q BeedleWoFk. A
young man came in and paid his re-
spects. n is was her day ut home, and
then bowed himself out. Three years
later the AmericaD was again in Lou
don. and again he called upon the lady.
It was her day at home, and there she
sat in the same chair by the same win
dow with the same needlework, or some
very like it, in her hand, and, more re-
variable still, the same young man
called and made the same remarks be
had made three years before. Mrs. Har-
rison tells this anecdote to show how
unchanged things are in England and
how you are pretty sure to find people
just about as you left them. The illus
tration is q good one, but can match
it with better one over here.
I have the pleasure Of knowing q
family in Philadelphia who have lived
in tho same house for 10 years As the
children Of this family grew mp they
developed q musical talent from four or
five generations Of men learned in the
law as we'll as skilled with the bow.
Every Sunday between ~ and O'Clock
it was the custom Of the father and the
sons to play classic music, the father be-
ing first violin, one son viola, one Sec
ond violin, the other violoncella They
played well, and ~ ] lived nearer Phil
adelphia in thuse days than I do today
I often dropped in at these rehearsals,
as they called them.
Five years ago was in Philadelphia
on Sunday. I had not sesn my old
friends in Is years, but was sure they
were living at the old place. walked
around to the house, and a. I mounted
the marble steps heard sounds of mu-
sic. Could it Be possible that 're-
hearsal" was going ON? Yes. sure
enough. There sat the father, his hair
snow white, with his violin tucked I'M
der his chin, and the three 'boys"--
fathers themselves-all playing away ~
they had been doing since they were
children. To be sure, they were married
men and did not live at home, but they
met every Sunday morning at their IA
theirs for the usual music. I expect to
run on to Philadelphia again before
long, and, though it has been at least
five years since was at my old friend q
house, I expect to hear the music on
Sunday morning, for I shall time my
visit SO as to include Sunday. Critic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29

A young and we'll dressed woman en-
tered Charing Gross telegraph Office the
other day and wrote ont dispatch to
be sent to Manchester. She read it over,
reflected for moment, and then
dropped It ON the floor and wrote q eec.
ond. This she also threw away. but waa
satisfied with the third and sent it on.
The three kilograms read S=
Eirst.-"Never let me bear from you
again"
Second--'No one expects yea to 70.
turn"
Third.-''Come home, dearest. All il
forgiven. Pearson Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29

1t is said that stammerers rarely, IL
ever, show any impeachment Of speech
when speaking in whispers. On this fact
. now method Of treatment has been ad-
vocated, which is as follows: For the
first ten days speaking 10 prohibited.
This will allow rest to tho voice and
constitutes the preliminary state Of
treatment During the next ten days
spreaking il permissible in the whisper
ing voice, and in the course Of the next
IS days the ordinary conventional tone
may be gradually employed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29
ne Point - Tsaeh.
Mrs. McSN Ntters-And what did II

Take no thought for the morrow"
IL now understood in an entirely differ
ent manner from that in which it was
intended when the King James version
was prepared. Then the expression Ito
take thought" was universal rs q syn
Unym for anxious solicituds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29

'sThis n;cture beloa,es IN

"This picture belongs to the realistic
school"
"Ahw
Eyes Notice that atmospbere. Il il
supplied nv an air pump in the base
meut Detroit Tribune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29

1rx Dill wonder what present my
husband will bring me tonight.
Mrs. Hicks-What makes you expect
one: Is it your birthday?
Mrs. Dix-No-d We quarreled this
morning. -LODdon Answers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29

The Count Cwho has had . little til
with his fiancee, the heiress) But, my
treasure
The He,ress-Your treasure. Your
Investment, yoo Mear.-London Tit
Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29

cold or deep seated cough. often aggravated by
eatarrh. FOR entarrh use Ely'e Cream Balm. Both
!emedice ere pleasant 10 nee Cream Balm soc pr
titcs Of % % will deliver On reCsipt Of amount.
ELY BROTHERS. 80 Warren ST., New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29
Point Judith.

It was colonial day at the Professional
Woman's league and Miss Emma futile
Lewis, who is . descendant of the Puri-
tans, in an interesting talk ON the SUBJ
ject said: ''An ancestress Of mine, one
Judith Hull. was responsible for the
name Of Point Judith. She was q scold,
in fact a'regular shrew, and kept the
whole town in which she lived in a
broil one-third Of the time. So it came
to pass that the little peninsula that puts
ont from Rhode Island and creates such
disturbance in the waters of the sound
and proves 20 trying and often disas-
trOus to the seamen and landsmen alike
was called Point Judith in honor of the
human prototype. 1t wam't exactly
honorable ut the time, bot after all these
years we regard it 90. New York
World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29

During the war betwees Richard I Of
England and Philip Augustus ct France
prisoDezs On both sides Wsge blinded -
. means II intimidating the besieged
party:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29
PINEclA COUGH BAIsAM


asthms. Cousump-
tives will invariably
derive bene6t from
its use, 40 II quickly
\sbsses the cough.
renders expecfofa-
/ ton csey. assisting
nature In restoring
wasted tissue &c.
There " Q large per
ccnta:c NJ thosc Who
suppose their casses
70 be Consumption
Who are only su6cr.
ing from . chroai
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29
The fhorsasa we,.an.

Thoroughness would Be good onward
cry for the advancing women-I say ad.
vancing with emphasis, for really the
advanced women are not ON hand in any
considerable number.
To large extent those who are to be
Of value when they arrive are holding
back for good equipment.
They know that men require proper
mental hAbiliment for the war of life,
and the first rate women who expect to
cope-nOt iiaht-with first rate men in
the struggle If the world realize that
they must Be prepared to halt for re-
pairs. And thorouehness is a mighty fine
battleax.
Putting On little veneer and pretend
ing to know never deceives ourselves,
and rarely any one else, save for . very
short time. Life, like love, is leveler,
and il We live among folks they soon
find out just how much We don { know,
and the weak spots in our armor become
the bullscycs for their shafts.
tell you the trumpet blast Of prog.
ress isn't "all cry and no woolr'-Polly
Pry in New York Recorder.
TIE POint - Teoeh.
4rs McSw atters-And what did the
doctor say:
The lnvalid-He didn't say any
thing. He Just touched me.
Mrs. Acswatters-Your pulse?
The invaiid-No; my pocketbook.
Syracuse Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29

A baby smile makes the whole world
grin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29

=. 1t was not by accident that violet was
chosen by many nations as the exclusive
color for mourning, and by us also for
hah mourning. Painters suffering from
hysteria and neurasthenia will be in
-cained to cover their pictures uniformly
with the color most in accordance with
their condition Of lassitude and exhaus-
tion. Thus originate the violet pictures
q Manet and his school. which spring
from no actually observable aspect Of
nature, bat from subjective view due
to conditions Of the nerves When the
entire surface of walls in salons and art
exhibitions of the day appears yelled in
uniform half mourning, this prediction
for violet is simply an expression of the
nervous debility Of the painter. Con
densed From Nordau s Degeneration. T"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29
= A MaAsa4lAis wiss.


Again. on the underground railway 4
little while ago a man and woman got
ihto the carriage. He was snarling at
every one-the gaard, the porters, the
newspaper boy and passenger whose
foot he kicked getting into the carriage.
TIE woman was little thin and pale,
and ! fancy all the passengers were sorry
for her and thought she must have q
very had time Of II. Presently she spoke
to the man. She said, when shall we
reach Richmond" He said. 1--WE shall
be home inside 40 minutes. That was
all. but voice. look, manner were abso-
lutely kind and tender. The whole man
changed when he spoke to his wife. A
bruts to every one else, he was lover
to her. Lucky woman! Every one would
hate her husband but herself and he
hated every one but her. What more
could shSwant! As for the other passen-
gers think they went home singing, be-
cause they had seen love. New Budget.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07

II ia reported to US that a certain
gang in the lower parishes of the
levee district will try to have Judge
w. G.. WHY ousted from the Board or
keep him from being re-appointed
by the next governor. tbs said Judge
WHY has done something on the
board that has displeaeed certain per-
sons and that they have it in for him.
Judge Wyly is the best levee man in
the State, and we do not believe that
Governor Foster would do anything
80 foolish as to remove him or not APP
point him again to the same position
that he has filed with SO much credit
to himself aud to the people that he
represents. Should he not be reap
pointed the people of East Carroll
would rise up in arms and insist upon
the Goveraor giving him place on
the board, to which he has done SC
much honor.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07
LOVELACE-LeMAY,

We take pleasure In copying the
following special to the Picayune,
dated Vidalis, Nov. 25th:
Mr.. P. E. H. Lovelace and Mise
Camillus LeMay were married at 6
O'Clock yesterday morning at the
church of Our Lady of Lourdes by the
Rev. Father e. Maize, of Lake Provi-
dence, La. Mr.. Lovelace is from Alex
andria, La, aud is son of DIR. Love
lace, of White Sulphur Springs, La
Miss LeMay is from Lake Providence
and one of the most popular young
ladies of that little city. Mr.. and Mrs
Lovelace left at a. m. by the New
Orleans and Northwestern Railroad
for Alexandria, their future home.
The Banner-Democrat extends tt
the newly married couple its bes
wishes for long voyage through life
Miss Missile was raised here and is es
teemed by all who knew her. Sh'
will be missed by her friends; but W.
hope.that in her new home she will no
forget the scenes and haunts of othe
days.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07

The popularity of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and the high esteem
in which il is held leads Us to believe
it TO be an article of great worth and
merit. We have the pleasure of CIV
ing the experience of three prominent
citizens of Redondo Beach, Cal, in the
use of the remedy. Mr.. A. T. Trudell
says: 81 have always received prompt
relief when I used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy" Mr.. James Orchard
says: II am satisfied that Chamber
lain's Cough remedy cured my cold"
Mr.. j. Hatcher says: "For three
years l have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in my family and its results
have always been satisfactory" For
sale by J. S. Guenard.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07
Mr.. A. ]. Cbaze. of yidalia. reor

Mr. A. j. Cbaze, of Vidalia, repre-
senting the drug firm of Chaze &
Campbell, came up on the Natchez
last Saturday and spent few hours
prospecting in our town. Mr.. Chaze
was highly pleased with our little city
and reported to US that he saw more
business done in Providence in one
hour on Saturday than in whole
week in Vidalia. Drummers give
such good name to our town as a
business place that Mr.. Chaze came to
see for himself. We did not get to
see him before he went back that eyen-
ing, but we understand that he in
tends to move to Providence and open
business Of his own.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07
PROF. j. A. HARRIS.

Professor j. Albert Harris, the principal
of the Lake Providence colored school,
died on Thursday evening, the 18th of
Nov. 1895.
Professor Harris was a native of Virginia,
having been born IN Spotsylvania county
about thirty-two years ago. His parents
early removed to Washington, where he
had the full benefit OF the excellent public
schools of that city. He graduated with
honors at the High school Of that city and
began his public career as teacher in his
native State. As an educator he occupied
high place among the public school
teachers Of that state. In the year 1890 he
came to this parish and taught the Home
stead public school two sessions, and his
reputation as teacher becoming known
to the Board of School Directors he was
offered and accepted the principalsh.p of
the Lake Providence colored school. This
school proved fine field for the display OF
his excellent talents as an educator, and
he seemed to make the most Of his Oppor-
tunities. He gave universal satisfaction to
the patrons and Directors OF the school,
and under his guidance the scholars made
rapid progress in literary attachments.
| He devoted his time and talents to the
building up of the school. and assisted In
organizing an Educational Association to
awake the citizens of the vicinity to the
| needs of educational work.
| Under the ardent and excessive work OF
the schoolroom. his health began to decline
early IN the year, and it was soon perceived
| that the fell-destroyer Consumption had
| taken hold of his form, and his strong con-
stitution began to rapidly decline until
the end peacefully came on the 18th ultimo.
| During his short stay OF three years in
our community. Professor Harris won the
respect and confidence of both races Of
| this community. and in his death we sus-
| tain the loss OF q good citizen and the
Board OF School Directors and patrons OF
the school sn able and efficient teacher
Requiescat in pace. G..
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07

Geo. W. jenkins, editor of the Santa
Maria "Times," CAL, in speaking OF
the various ailments of children said !:
sWhen my children have Group there
is only one patent medicine that l
ever use, aud that is Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. 1t possesses some
medical properties that relieve the lit
tie sufferers Immediately. 1t is, in my
opinion, the best cough medicine In the
Market" If this remedy is freely
given as soon as the croupy cough ap-
pears i: will prevent the attack. 1t lie
also en- ideal remedy for whooping
cough. There ia no danger in giving
it to children, as it contains nothing
injurious. For sale by j. s. Guenard.