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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
Drank "a Deadly Poison.

LEADvILLE, Colo, Feb. 27.-Ralf F..
Denison, IA prominent assayer and mining
man. died from accidental poisoning.
While taking lunch in his office he filled a
beaker with water, thinking it was clean.
1t contained four or five diops of cyanide
of potassium, and he died in an hour. Mr..
Denison was popular here, and was to have
been married in April. His mother re-
sides in Geneseo n Y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
Gen. Grant in statuary Hall.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 37.-Anothcr statue
will soon be added to the group now i'm
statuary hall at the Capitol 1t is that
of General L. :. Grant, and will repre-
sent him as he appeared at the close of the
war in his dress as general OF the army.
The statue is the work of Franklin Sim
mons and was executed under the direc-
zion of a committee II the national en-
campmcnt of the g. A. X.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Thc house COM
nittec on pensions has voted TO report IA.
vorably the bill Introduced by Moore Of
Kansas, 10 make the veterans of the
Eighteenth and Nineteenth regiments of
Kansas Volunteer cavalry pcnsionablc
under the act of June, 1872
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
FIGHTING RAMSAYS BONOSMEN.
Other Creditors at Carlyle, Ills. Want to
Get some of the Estate.

Get some of the Estate.
CARLYLE, Feb. 27.-The creditors of the
Ramsay bank, to the number of 100, at n
meeting have completed arrangements
to fight the claim of S}53, OOJ filed against
the estate by the bondsmen OF Ramsay,
especially its being placed in the sixth
class. The validity OF the claim will also
be tested, and the bondsmen, Governor
Altgcld. Auditor Gore, and other hig n
state officials, will be placed on the wit
ness stand and compelled to tell what
they know in regard To the case.
A sufficient amount has been raised
among the depositors here and the best
attorneys engaged to prosecute the case
IL the s;s53, ,o0J claim can be placed in the
seventh class Carlyle creditors will re.
ceive about 30 cents on the dollar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
Altered the Records.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. .7.-A Mason City,
Ia, special to The Journal says: The
grand jury has indicted ex-County Aud
tier Van Aukcn for forgery of the public
records. He had n dispute with the
county board over fees, and it is charged
that Il make good his case he altered the
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
Don't Go

coughing around. You can stop it
if you want to by using Parks Cough
Syrup. II it doesn't cure you. you
can get your mouey back. Sold by
Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
Men Imprisoned IN n Fat Are freea.

LONDON. Feb ga dispatch from Nor
manton says that all Of the 80 miners
who were imprisoned in n pit of the Whit
wood od-Haighmoor colliery at that place by
a collision of the cages in which the men
ascend and descend were Rescued during
the night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27

Have you ever noticed how your
system seems to crave special assist
once in the spring? just the help re-
quired is given by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
q Per Cent Loans.
Government Bonds,

The following is a partial
list Of completed gilt-edged
first mortgage loans on hand,
which we offer for sale. sub
ject to previous selections,
for their face and accrued
interest. These loans have
been carefully selected by
US. and are first-class in
every respect. They are all
PER CENT net to the inves-
tor. We have many other
loans to offer, if these are
not in amounts to suit the
investor:
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03
LAND YACHTING.
The Extended Picnics Now Being Enjoyed
In Florida.

Land yachting is always favOrite sum.
mer amusement in Florida, but this yea1
the wheeled vessels arc out in greater mum.
berS than ever before and earlier in the sea
son. The main roads are dotted with
them, and one cannot make a days jour.
ncy in any directionwithouten
half dozen family parties travelling leisure.
ly along in their own wagons or camping
by springs or on river banks.
The condition of the orange groves is re.
sponsible for the early start this year.
Work is finished in most sections, and the
orangemen have absolutely nothing to d.
till the end of summer. In few weeks
the vegetable growers will also be at liber.
ty, and then the number of land yachts in
the roads will be at least doubled.
Tho lane yachting party is always a
family affair The resident FlOridian has
friends up in Georgia or Alabama, or per
haps in some distant part of the state, OF
If he has not he travels for the sake Of
change and seeing the country. He has n
pair of mules and the big wagon in which
he draws his crops to the railway, and he
reasons that it costs him no more to travel
than to stay at home, as he has to buy his
horse feed in either case.
The night camp is where real pleasure is
looked for. The best stopping places are
known to most of the land yachtsmen-tho
coolest springs, the best woods, and tho
towns where provisions can be bought. At
the spring or on the river bank two or
three more land yachts are almost certain
to be met, and big fire is built to cook
the supper of all the parties. Somebody in
one of the wagons is sure to have a cousin
or an immediate friend in the ncighboring
town, and n boy is sent in on muleback to
announce the arrival of the party at the
spring.
This brings out not only the friend but
the friends friends, to the number some
times of dozen or twenty. More wood is
piled on the fire to make a blaze, a smooth
spot is cleared for dancing, and with plen-
ty of music half the night goes by merrily.
1t is not the "crackers'' who travel
about Florida in this way in summer, but
generally people of means and substance,
who could well afford to go in the cars if
they chose. They prefer the wagon because
it makes prolonged picnic for them and
gives them the best possible chance to see
the country and meet their friends. The
total expense of one of these long land
cruises is rcckoned at about 81 day for
the two mules and four persons.-New
York Sun.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03
The cast OF the equestrian statue of Cen

The cast or the equestrian statue Of Cen
eral Winfield Scott Hancock to be erected
in this city has about been completed by
the sculptor, Henry ]. Ellicott, to whom
the work was assigned one year ago. Ar
rangements will be made for its unwilling,
the date of which is to be selected by the
secretary of war. The work is described in
enthusiastic terms. The -Gpical Hancock
hat surmOunts the head, and the shoulders
are free from epaulets.
The Hancock shoulder straps were char
acteristic features Of the generals dress
1t is said that he never wore the regulation
chapeau but twice, after which he threw
it away and forever stuck to the hat which
he made part of history. He said it was
the only purely American hat, because it
came from the early Puritans.- Chicago
TimCs-Herald.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03
GRAND TRUNK OFFICIAL.
Insomnia no Longer a Terror to the
Hard Worker while Paine's Gel
cry Compound EXists-Mr. N. j..
Grace Speaks in Praise of II.

One of the clearest cOmpleXioned, best
looking men in Boston to-day says the
boston Globe, is prominent New Eng,
land agent of great railroad, who uses
Paine's celery compound spring and fall
and whose wife and children take it daily
during the spring months.
Mr.. N. j. Grace of the Crank Trunk is
a modest man, one of the best-liked gen
tlemen in Boston, and thorough rail
road man.
When asked about the merits of
Paine's celery compound he said he be-
1ieved in it thoroughly, had used it him
self and in his family for two years with
the most gratifying results.
'EMy boys are using it now" he said.
''and believe there is no better spring
medicine than Paine's celery compound.
A touch of rheumatism first urged me to
try it, and times after that, when run
down, as most every one is at intervals
through the year, found that it re-
vived the vital spark and made me feel
better. Never in all my experience
among men have | heard remedy so
highly spoken of. Friends of mine have
used it with splendid results for dyspep-
STA and liver complaint, while for insom-
mia, a neighbor of mine said it would
Danish it in night
Mr.. Grace is one of the healthiest
looking men to be met with in Boston
to-day, For fully thirty years he has
been with the Grand Trunk, yet in all
his life he never looked better or enjoyed
more freedom from pain than he does
to-day. He is one of thousands in this
city who have reason to believe in Paine's
celery CnnuOund.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03
A LAWLESS ISLAND.
Situated on the Missouri River, and NJ
State Wants 1t.

Situated on the Missouri River, and No
State Wants 1t.
There is another complicated law case to
settle in this vicinity, all because OF the
perversity of the Missouri river in chang.
ing its own boundaries and the boundaries
of Nebraska and Iowa at its own sweet
will. This river is provcrbial for shifting
its course quickly and Often so that it has
been said a farmer living on its banks
might go to bed in Nebraska and awake in
Iowa.
Numbcrless almost have been the suits
at law arising from these conditions, and
interest has centered around an island in
the river which both states once claimed,
but which now, on account of the troubles
there, neither state wants The latest trou-
BILE arose over the murder of man named
Phillips on this island last February. Ten
men have been arrested for the murder
and are in Nebraska jails The Nebraska
authorities say that they are Iowa prison
ers, and the Iowa authorities hold that
they are Nebraska prisoners.
In 1916 a survey was made for the first
time by Iowa authorities, and the western
boundary of Iowa was fixed at the Mis-.
souri, river. When another survey was
made in 1857, it was found that the river
had made q dctour of two miles to the
west, and that 500 acres of land belonging
to Nebraska had been added to Iowa. In
the same year Nebraska made its first sur
vey, and knowing nothing of the condi-
tons prior to that time made the river the
eastern boundary of the state, thus ignOr-
ing wholly the 500 acres of Nebraska land
on the Iowa side. The Iowa authorities
laid no claim to this land, and in 1858 u
formal survey left it out of the state.
Learning of this, farmers squatted on
the land, refusing to acknowledge allcgi-
ance to any state or topay taxes. The river
began slowly coming back to its old chan
mel until of the original strip there was
only a peninsula extending from the Iowa
side. In 1876 the settlers cut channel
across the neck of this peninsula, and thus
the island was formed.
Ten years ago a man named Beaver
bought the claims of number of the
squattcrs on the land, and by diligence,
good luck and no taxes he has accumulat-
ed a fortune. His success provoked much
enmity and envy by squatters.
They sent four men, including Phillips,
to establish themselves on the disputed
ground and bid defiance to all corners.
They put up a shanty there, and one night
were attacked. Three of the men fled, but
Phillips resisted the attack and was killed.
1t is believed that the attack was made by
vigilance committee. Public meetings
have been held calling upon the authorities
to settle the matter soon and prevent the
present anarchy from continuing.-Chi-
capO Record
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03
LAW STUDENT AT SEVENTY,
Interesting Life of Doctor Studying as
the Kansas State University.

the Kansas State University.
There are many quaint people in attend
anCo at the Kansas State university at
Lawrence, but probably the most interest
ing of these is a law student 40 years old.
His name is DIR. Martin Van Buren, Ste
vens. This is his second year at the univer-
sity, and he expects to graduate this spring
and become n full Pledged lawyer.
The DOCTORS life has been one of inter
esting experiences. Wilkesbarre, Pa, was
the place of his birth. AT the age of 90 he
married Pennsylvania girl and enlisted
in the Fifth New Hampshire regiment
Company ID. He received the degree OF
bachelor Of arts in Oberlin college in Ohio
and doctor of medicine at the Adelbert
college, Cleveland, in 1871. His first wife
having died, he married again, this time
selecting Michigan girl, niece of Fight
ing Jim Richardson. At one time he
studied theology and preached, but he soon
gave it up and studied phrenology under
Fowler of New York.
In coy little house on the hill this
queer old man lives alone. He keeps every
thing about the place scrupulously clean.
One warm meal a day he considers suffi-
cient. The other two he carries to school
with him in a small shoebox.
Last year he was somewhat conspicuous
ON account of the number oH badges and
emblems he wore on the front of his coat.
These were badges of the G. A. R., Chris
tian Endeavor, inch chronological
badge, Y. NJ. G. A, a medical society and
g. l.. S. G. Another of his peculiarhies is
that he carries a watch which is fully
inches in diameter. He winds 1t with q
pair of inch nippers.
DIR. Stevens has been in every state and
territory Of the United States Every sum
mer he goes Ole lecturing and tells tho
people all about phrenology, physiology
and physiognomy.
All the students like him, for he is o
jolly old fellow and acts as young as the
most of them. When asked if he thought
of getting married again, he smiled and
said: II shouldn't wonder. A man is
never too old to marry. ~ - 49,
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A WOMAN HERMIT.
Although Seventy-fve Years Old, She Is
Well Able to Take Care of Herself.

Well Able to Take Care of Herself.
At Lookout pass, on the Onoqui range,
about $50 miles from Salt Lake City and
30 miles from the nearest ranch, where no
one save stray miner ever passes her
cabin, lives Elizabeth Rockwell, widow Of
Horace Rockwell, n brother of Porter
Rockwell, who achieved fame by leading
Brigham Young's band of destroying an
gels or Danites. Her only companions arc
a quintet of snarling cur dogs and lone
some COW. For nearly Is years the old
woman has lived there. She is extremely
aversc to having any one inside her door,
refusing to furnish travellers with food and
charging them with the water their cattle
drink at the rate of 10 cents u drink.
One story told of her is that on one &C.
casion, when one Of the pups was i'll, she
managed to get message to physician
living so miles away that he was wanted
at once. He came post haste, thinking
that it was herself who was i'll, and was
so Disguised when he learned that he had
been called to prescribe for the dog that he
charged her 5000. For this act he never
received her forgiveness, although she paid
the bill.
About ten days ago Aunt Lib had an
adventure which plainly demonstrated her
force of character and showed that she is
able to take caT--s herself, although about
70 years of agt The impression has pre-
vailed that she has been boarding money
somewhere about her cabin. Two would
be bandits endeavored to force the secret
of her treasure from her about week ago,
and the result is that one was so badly
wounded that it is 10 to shot that he
is now dead.-Saginaw Courier Herald
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GAVE OF HORRORS.
Situated In Mexico and Filled with the
Bones of Murdered Men.


Bones of Murdered Men.
A sheep herder has discovered horrible
charnel cave of human remains near tho
village of Qucchultcnango, Mexico. Over
a hundred skulls were counted piled with
their bones into one great heap not far
from the highway leading from the City Of
Mexico to Acapulco, on the Pacific coast
Several persons who have visited the lonely
spot corroboratcd the story. 1t is supposed
that the remains are the CHASTITY souvenirs
of one of the numerous attacks made on
travellers and whole caravans Of freighters
which have been so frequent in the state Of
Guerrero in the past decades.
AS yet there is no clew whatever which
will throw light upon the identity of the
piles of bones, which almost completely
fill the large chamber of the cave which
they occupy. Small trees and brush al
most choke the entrance, and it is proba-
bly, several years since the bodies were hid
den there to cover up all traces of robbery
and wholesale murder. There are various
stories of large parties which have disap-
pearcd from all human knowledge on the
way to the coast with rich cargoes of bull
lion and supplies.-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
OcrDt
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03
Use 1t in Time.

Catarrh starts in the nasal pas sages
affecting eyes, ears and throat, and is in
fact the great enemy of the mucous
membrane. Neglected colds in the head
almost invariably proceed catarrh, caus-
ing all excessive flow of mucous, and if
the mucous discharge becomes interrupt
ed the disagreeable results of catarrh
will follow, such as bad breath, severe
pain across forehead and about the eyes,
a roaring and buzaing sound in the ears
and Oftentimes very offensive dis
charge. Ely's Cream Balm is acknowl-
edged the cure for these troubles.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03

exactly midway between the east and tho
west shores. This opening averages from
3 to feet in width and is nearly 30 miles
long. 1t occurs every winter regularly,
and those who are in the habit of crossing
the lake on the ice make arrangements to
construct a temporary bridge across tho
chasm, The only explanation of the mat
ter is that the extreme cold causes the ice
to contract, and the contraction being
equal in the whole mass it causes the open
ing in the Misunderstanding Wisconsin.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03
They Wish to Snve.

The Albany Herald makes this com.
ment:
at is claimed that there is ayoung lady
out west who had the misfortune to loso
both her arms. She has had proposals
from 1874 young mcn%uring the past year,
all on account of the prevailing style of
sleeves. We can see where the young men
are economically inclined"
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03
Value of
......$3OO,OOO,OOO
Wealth of the trust. .$ll5,0 900
Yearly income of tho trust ...... SO

Yearly income Of the trust....... $6,5OO,0O
New developments arc coming to light
daily showing the manner in which tho
consumer of meat is robbed. There are in
the United States controlled by the Beef
trust over 1900 retail shops. Seven
eighths of these are owned by the members
of the trust. Every morning each one re-
Ceives telegram or circular from the Beef
trust, informing its manager as to what
prices he shall charge that day for the
meat he has on hand. Armour g Co.
alone, at the Chicago stockyards, employ
o force Of between 25 and 30 men whose
sole duty it is to dcciphcr, write and tele-
graph messages to these firms and to tho
wholesale dealers throughout the country
who are under the domination of the trust.
A great deal has been said by the whole
sale dealers and their masters, the trust,
in an effort to make it appear that the
middlemen-,that is, the retail butchers
are the ones who are responsible for the
increase, out Of all proportion to the de-
crease in CATTLE in the price of meats to
their customers. AS a matter of fact, the
trust itself fixes these prices. 1t deter
mines not only what the retail dealer shall
pay to the wholesaler for his meats, but
also absolutely fixes the price at which the
retailer shall sell his steak or chop to the
consumer The method of doing this is in
consonance with every other trick OF the
trust.
If a small dealer determines that profit
Of Is per cent ON his meats is all he needs
to make fair profit out of his business,
and therefore sells steaks at IS cents
pound for which the retail shop owned by
the trust on the next corner is charging 20
cents pound, he will probably do bust
ness until the trust discovers that he is
not robbing the public enough. Then he
is not only updersold by the trust shop on
the corner, but is also told when he goes
to buy his beef from the wholesaler that
the price to him has risen from to 10 and
sometimes in extreme cases % per cent.
There are several well authenticated cases
of this kind.-New York World.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03
Crispl Has No Sense of Humor.

Crispi never makes a jest 1t is one Of
the defects of his character that he has no
sense of humor. He takes everything seri-
ously. He is not a social being, as would
be judged from what l have said. His
taciturnity is such as to make him seem
morose, which he is very far from being,
but there must be some sympathy to call
him out.-W. J. Stillman in Century
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03

Hetty Green can't be assessed in New
York, but must pay taxes at Bellows
Falls, VT, but it is dollars to doughnuts
that Hetty is SO much sharper than any
tax collector that Bellows Falls supports
that he will have to whistle for his money.
philadelphia Press.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps and
Blemishes from horses, Blood Spavins,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney. Ring Bone, Sti-
flies, SpraiDs, all Swollen Threats, Coughs,
ETC. Save $50 by use Of one bottle.
Warranted the most wonderful Blemish
Cure ever known. Sold by j. T. Shurt-
left, Druggist, Bennington. 12y1
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03

Schoolboys rallying desperately to the
defense of their schoolhouse from flying
spring fires in the prairie fire haunted westi
No, in settled New Jersey, within stones
throw of New York city, and at this late
day. This was the recent experience Of n
public school in Lakewood.-Boston Jour.
nal
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03

Mrs. Cushman K. Davis, wife Of the
jsenior United States senator from Mime
lsOta, writes;
I should think the happiest time in
lwoman's life must be when she achieves
lher greatest desire or ambition. AS wom-
lens desires and ambitions, like those Of
men, are constantly changing, and as
when gratified they are Immediately re-
placed by others, all seemingly much more
worthy and much more craved than their
predecessors, it seems highly probable that
no woman can tell what is the happiest
time in her life. Real, true happiness, in
the highest, grandest sense of that word
Is not vouchsafed to most of us in this
life. Pleasure and joy we may often feel
but happiness in its highest, most blessed
form, seldom. Still we can always look
forward hopefully to the future, remem-
herring that, ~ poor. Ophelia says, "Wo
know what we are, but we know not what
Imay be-" Mrs. CUsHNAN K. DAVIS.
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Cheap Shaves.

New York BARRIERS are now shaving theil
customers for cents and will cut their
hair for cents This is reform that will
be widely appreciated Syracuso Courier.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03

Paris has SO, $50 horses, of which Is, OS4
belong to the Omnibus company and II,
III to the cab companies. From 5000 to
1000 horses year are slaughtered for
food. New York Sun.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03
Ice Crack Thirty Miles Long.

J., A curious phenomenon is reported on
Lake Winnebago. In the middle of tho
winter the ice cracks open, the fssure ex.
tending lengthwi' the lake and almost
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And what a bringing Down.

Quccnsberry's boys are in frequent and
Offensive evidence What bringing uT
the old man must have given them New
York Recorder.
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It's Our Call.

The indications are that Hawaii will be
annexed before long to England, Japan or
the United States and it will depend upon
the United States to say which of the three
shall do the anncXing.-ChiCago Tribune.