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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18

Pay day on the Rock Island.
Joseph Elder, master mechanic oi
the Rock Island & Peoria road, spent
yesterday in the city.
AL Hotchkiss, engineer on the
Rock Island. has resumed his duties
after a weeks vacation.
Engineers Fred Channon, William
Brindle and A. Rough, of the Rock
Island, are taking vacations.
Frank Simpsons Rock Island en-
CINE, $50, is out of the Chicago re.
pair shop, where it has been under
the care of the machinist the past II
weeks.
Charles Davis Rock Island fast
mail engine, 305, was disabled al
Grinnell, Iowa, Tuesday, and spen,
a few days in the shops undergoing
repairs.
Jacob Myers. who was sometime
ago transferred to a run on the east
end, has resumed his old position as
freight conductor on the Milwaukee
between this city and Savanna.
James W. Cook has resigned his
position in the Burlington Office to
accept clerkship with the govern.
ment engineers corps under Capt
Thompson. whose force is now To-
Gated at la Crosse, whence Mr.. Cool
has gone. Fred Pollard is Mr.
Cooks successor.
Conductor Bob Frazer, of the Bur.
lington. who has been running Ed
Terry's train between here and ST.
Louis. was fined in Moline justice
court the other day for warming the
trousers of citizen of that place
who it appears made the genial Bot
a target for his ire on being elected
from the train on which it is claimed
he was tempting to steal ride.
John Horne. who runs freigh,
engine on the Rock Island between
this city and Brooklyn. Iowa. hat
hair-raising experience at Wes'
Liberty Wednesday night, as die
Fireman Gus Smith. the epgin,
having jump the track and turned
over on its side. but luckily without
a scratch to the occupants. III,
train was only making about twenty
miles an hour, however, when tn
accident occurred, or it is more thar
probable that serious results woulC
have attend, d it. The engine raj
into sand pit and the only damag'
to it was a sprung axle, which il
now being repaired in the shop
here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
CALLS DOWN HER LOVER
NJ Al Miller and Billy Affairs Have q Setto
tn Second Avenue.

M aud Miller and Billy Allars Have setto
IN Second Avenue.
Maud Miller and Billy Affairs, the
hackmau, were up in the police court
today on a charge Of disturbing the
peace and for which they were as
sessed IS and s. and costs, respect
lively.
They had a row on Second avenue
about II o'clock last night. Maud,
whose name is by no means a new
one in police circles. followed Allars,
whom she claims as her lover, down
the avenue reprimanding him in lam
guage that would make the man be-
low blush. whereupon the hackman
turned upon her aud proceeded tc
give her beating. They were ar
rested by Officer Mccarthy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
Harvest ExcursiOns

In order to give everyone an OPP
portunity to see the grand crops in
the western states and enable the in
tending settler to secure home. the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way has arranged to run series OF
harvest excursions 10 South and
North DAkota, and to other states in
the west, northwest and southwest
on the following dates: July 81.
Aug. 4 and IS, Sept. /, Is and 90
and Oct. 6 and 20. at the low rate Of
two dollars more than one fare for
the round trip. Tickets will be good
for retain any Tuesday or Friday
within q days from date of sale.
For rates, time Of trains and further
details apply to any ticket agent Of
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18

Mr.. c. A. Adams, Sixth and Mar.
tina streets, Omaha, Neb., writes
Il had la grippe and then malaria
Indigestion. q severe headache and
blind and dizzy spells. Your DR..
kay's Renovator has cured me. ;
Sold by all druggists at rs cents and
81. L. H. Thomas, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18

The opening Of the summer opera
concert season at Black Hawk Watch
Tower has been postponed from to-
night until Sunday evening, July 70,
owing to the Indictment weather.
Weather permitting, The Mikado"
will be sung tomorrow Sunday
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-18
A Child Enjoys

The pleasant flavor, gentle action
and soothing effect of Syrup of Figs.
when in need of q laxative. and il
the father or mother be costive or
bilious. the most gratifying results
follow its use: SO that it is the best
family remedy known and every fam
lily should have bottle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25

a way to see If her husband had come IN
yet.
X II \ X
In the early days OF Texas there were
some communities in which almost every
citizen had left his former home on &C.
count of some disgrace. scandal or GRIM
inal charge Several of these gathered In
q room one evening and agreed that they
would tell the true story Of how they came
to go to Texas, so a Scar reporter was In
formed by Col. James Allen, a well-known
citizen Of the lone star state. The first
speaker had been a bank cashier, and was
accused Of embezzlement. Another had
escaped from an injured husband; another
had been charged with bribery in an cleo
tion; another had killed man. as he
claimed in self-defense. All had told their
stories except the most prominent man OF
the town.
There Is nothing sensational in my COM
ing to Texas" he said. Il came Tor my
health"
For your health?"
Yes 1 knew that did not have more
than two weeks to live. unless changed
climate, and / came to Texas, where ]
have entirely regained my health"
Then a man who had not been noticed
arose and said:
1.-The colonel tells the truth. He would
only have lived two weeks. He was SEN
fenced to be hanged, and escaped. was
there then. but I amt saying a word. as
there are reasons for my not corresponding
with people back in Illinois,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
GEN. GRANT WAS CLUBBED.
He Deserved 1t, Too, and Made No
Complaint.

He Deserved 1t, Too, and Made No
Complaint.
From the New York World.
Once upon a time Gen. Grant was beaten
He was beaten in less than half minute
and he made TO attempt to fight back
When il. happened Jacob Riis was a re-
porter at police headquarters for the Asso-
ciated Press. ,r,
1.-The Masonic Temple was on fire." says
Mr. Riis. 1.-The temple is on the corner of
23d street and 9Th avenue, and the fire hap
pened more than ten years ago. The fire
lines were formed. snow was falling and
the police were out of temper Along from
the Fifth Avenue Hotel there came a small
man, with his hands in his pockets and a
big cigar sticking out of the corner of his
mouth. He did not notice the fire lines or
anything, but walked straight ahead with
his head down. He ran into the arms of
a big policeman who had tired himself
pushing people back. Blank, blank, blank! !
said the policeman, do you take for a
wooden INDIAN Without waiting for an an
swer, the policeman seized the small man
by the collar, and, with few more blanks.
the small mans back below the waist The
small man said not a word, barely looked up
and resumed his walk, with his hands still
In his pockets. I said to the policeman,
whom l knew: Great heavens, man! do
You know what you've done? Do you know
who that was you clubbed?' Nav said the
policeman, L don't Well I said, it's
Gen. Grant and his face fell almost a
foot"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
GIRLS ON THE WAR QUESTION.


Point of View.
The girl in the tailor-made suit and the
other one in crepon skirt, or something
like that were out on F street the other
morning on a shopping and talking tour.
They discussed the army and navy dance,
the last reception, the latest seventeen
teas, the number of affairs they had at
tended during the week previous, the scare
ity of scandal this season, the jam at the
White House, the good time they were hav-
ing and the miserable time other girls Of
their acquaintance were having, the cur
rent gossip, and finally they reached poll
tics and its collateral branches.
DO you believe we are going to have
| war;" inquired the taiior-made girl
"Who?" replied the crepon-made maid.
why" exclaimed the tailor-made one,
didn't you know we are going to have
-"Who?" asked the other again, quite as
heApiessly.
why, the United States. and vongzwaia,
of course"
What they going to war about?"
"Oh l don't exactly understand. Papa
| was talking about 1t the other evening,
and 1 asked him, but he didn't give me
] ed just as he got started and that inter-
! fered, don't you know. Anyway 1t was
| something about Baron Shawnburk. or
somebody. that was baron and some kind
| Wasn't he anything more than baron?"
| asked the other in a tone Of disappoint-
| ment.
He wasn't baron, I don't believe. Sir
| Robert Shawmburk, that's what he was"
Gracious goodness, We oughtn't to go to
| war over anything less than an earl, /
think. And 1 didn't know there were any
earls in VoEgZwala."
''There aren't. The English are mixed up
in it some way"
"Oh. isn't that lovely?" and the girl in
| crepon became enthusiastically interested.
! Il thought So but papa says they had
why, of course, but papa sayAlwe have to
maintain the Monroe doctrine or fight"
| but who are We going to fght?'
why, Vongzwala, of course, and Eng
land. too. If she sides with Y6ngzwala
| against Mr.. Monroe"
'fWho's Mr.. MonroeT'
Hes an American, I fancy"
! Hasn't he any title?
'oh. presume he might be a colonel or
| something like that
WELL" said the crepon-mede maid. Il
| guess we can whip Vongzwala, can't we?
"Of course. but didn't 1 tell you England
was mixed up in it some way"
England doesn't want to fight US. too,
! does shec:''
Papa says she wants to overthrow the
| Monroe doctrine"
what kind of doctrine is that7 Any
| thing about the tariff"
mo. l guess not. Brother says It's a
notice from Uncle Sam to the Gillette mon
arches of the east to keep off the grass. .
Isn't your brother too funny for any
thing? And so handsome. too" and the
girl in the crepon wandered away from the
subject.
He wants to see fight, he says.
"A war would be lovely, wouldn't it,
There would be so many more officers thar
there are now, and when We had another
army and navy dance there wouldn't be q
dozen girls to man, would there!
Then the two young women went INTO
store and negotiated for a yard Of ribbon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
A PSYCHIC PHENOMENON.
Love story Of q Bachelor, Whe VIII
Remain So.

-Four or five years ago." said q bachelor
in conversation with a Star reporter. II had
a sweetheart that was deeply in love with.
and wanted to marry, but was afraid to
esk her. At that time / was making study
Of psychic phenomena, and that sort OF,
thing, and 1t occurred to. me to make a
psychical proposal by projecting my SUBJ
jective mind around the corner to where the
girl lived and fixing IT all ur ready for me
when should take my objective mind
around to have the affair ratified. ] went TO
see her Thursday evening and felt sure that
IL asked her I would get her, notwfth-
standing she was about equally interested
In friend Of mine whom ] shall cali
George. Having doubts Of my courage. I
determined to make a test the next evening
| instead of going to see her, so retired
| early, that is, about o'clock, and, accord
| Ing to formula, exerted my mental facul-
ties to their utmost. and directed all my
mental energies upon the GIRL and willed
| with all my power that she accept me. For
half an hour, fully. shut out every thought
but this important one and went to Sleep
| or into trance, under the mental strain. /
| awoke an hour or so later and felt that my
efforts had been a success, and that II would
| be all right next day, when i called. ! felt
dreamed beautiful dreams of her till morn
ing. At o'clock next afternoon i called
| to make my real proposal. ! talked to her
| on some trivial subject or other for half an
hour, and then came to the all-important
matter.
| Ibid you feel any peculiar mental or
| emotional sensa lions last EVENING" I asked.
| ''She blushed violently, and I was sure
4 that my subjective proposal had hit center.
| How did you know anything about II ?
she replied, laughing somewhat nervously.
"'Oh, that's all right I smiled trium-
/ phantly- What time did IT occurr
Really, don't know, but II must have
| been about $50. / remember that thought
| IT odd that the clock should strike 1uet az Il
| happened
| Wasn't 1t remarkable
| Il was coming to 1t by degrees, and want
ed to see just where was.
| No, don't think IT was she answered
Indignantly. George has always loved me,
4 and his proposal last night was quite what
| expected. We are to be married in June /"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
A CONvICTs BoGUs WILL.
He Used 1t to Make His Life in the
Penitentfary Easier.


Penftentfary Easier.
From the New York Journal
A peculiar case of deception came to light
Thursday at the penitentiary, on Black
wells Island Last July Samuel J. K Ad-
this city, was sentenced to the penitentiary
for two years and ten months for fraud.
Adler practiced in the Yorkville police
court, and it was there he commenced the
practices which finally landed him in pris-
on. Since that time his friends have been
working to secure him pardon.
To aid then. Adler from time to time has
feigned sickness. He claimed he was going
to die, and succeeded in getting word to
that effect outside the prison.
Before going to the penitentiary Adler
| made the acquaintance of a number of
charity workers, who felt sorry for him
We're of all denominations. and to each the
old man professed his desire to embrace
their particular form Of religion. After
being in prison a short time he was trans
| as it is known.
| While there Adler, who had announced
at the Tombs and the penitentiary that
| he was very wealthy, commenced to make
| will. After the usual opening phrase
| ology, he started off by leaving $4,000 to
| the Protestant Orphan Asylum. In some
| way Adler managed to make this fact
known to the people Of that faith whom
| he had met. The result was that many
| charitably inclined women sent baskets Of
| fruit to the old man to cheer his dying mo-
ments.
Adler had also made the acquaintance of
many Catholics, and in his will the or
| phans of that church were not forgotten.
| They were put down for $4,000, and char
| liable persons of that faith also sent him
delicacies. But Adler did not die: he grew
| fatter as he grew sicker, and would prob
| ably be working his scheme yet had he not
| decided to make Warden Pillsbury and
| Deputy Warden Koppings executors of his
| will in the hope of deceiving them.
1t was then that it was learned where
| Adlers fruit and delicacies came from, fol
| after adding them to his will, he told them
| of his requests, and this put them on their
| guard. Yesterday a friend of Adler called
| at the penitentiary and stated that the old
man did not possess a dollar The friend
| had heard of the will and investigated 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
ONLY A Transfer THEN.
Afterward Became known n Gen.
U. q. Grant.

Afterward Became known rs Gen.
U. o. Grant.
From the Chicago Times Herald.
For several years there was much said
about a railroad from Galena to GAINESVILLE.
the idea being when once there, to arrange
with the then Milwaukee and Mississippi,
now the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul.
to run a line to GAINESVILLE from Milton
Junction, and thus secure a Milwaukee
connection. The line was built from MIL
ton to GAINESVILLE. but from Galena to
GAINESVILLE the road is stu an air castle.
A number of moneyed men from Galena
had been induced to interest themselves in
the project. In 1850 several of these gen.
tlemen. including the banker Henry Cor
with. who loaned vast sums of money to
Wisconsin lumbermen from thirty to forty
years ago. being of the number, drove
overland to GAINESVILLE for a double pur-
pose-tU see the character of the country
through which the proposed road was to
run, and to consult with A Hyatt Smith
and other GAINESVILLE men concerning the
contemplated enterprise.
Mr.. Corwiths and his party were met
by Mr.. Smith and several others. There
was carriage ride in the afternoon. One
of the Galena party had not been provided
with seat. He stood in front of the hos
tel, watching the delegations preparing for
the trip of pleasure and business.
Mr.. Corwith, that gentleman is of your
party, Is he not?" asked Hyatt Smith.
Yes he came over with u.s."
well. we'll! Til sit with the driver, and
he can take my place
Never mind him. Mr.. Smith. Presume
he does not care to go. He is our driver"
1t was not exactly a banquet they had
that evening. after the GAINESVILLE people
had shown their visitors the town and told
them as much in its favor as it would bear
but ii was a spread something beyond the
average for the little town of two or three
thousand inhabitants.
Have you registered?' asked the land.
lord of man he saw sitting near the stove
| soon after the visitors and their entertain.
| ers had been located in the dining room.
mo, SIR"
''Going to stay with us tonight?".
Il guess so.''
Are you of the Galena party?"
Eyes, / am the teamster."
The landlord stepped into the dining
room and said: "Mr. Corwith your driver
| is in the bar room. Shall he come to sup
per now or waltz"
Some one suggested that he wait
mo, let him come in. Yes, landlord, let
| the captain come in.' . "a. l.....
So 1t happened that Capt Grant did not
have to wait and eat with the servants,
even IL he was the teamster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
Why He Was Silent.


Jules was the very acceptable courier of a
small party Of Americans travelling in
Europe last summer. He was accom-
plished linguist, and, in the line of profanity,
when needed, he was perfect Napoleon.
On the way over the St. Gothard pass. for
some distance the train moved along oppo-
site a tremendously high precipice, over
which tiny stream flowed, almost losing it.
self IN mist before reaching its course below
Jules informed the party as to its peculiari-
ties. and retired. Later on a traveller told
the Americans a story about certain fish in
that stream. to the effect that when they
came to the edge of the precipice they curled
themselves up, put their tails in their
mouths and rolled down like so many hoops.
Curious Jules never told us that" said
one. II think I'll speak to him about it."
And he did. why didn't you let us know
about those fish. Jules?" he asked. Hadn't
you heard the story?"
Eyes. had" said Jules, ''but don't neffer
tell Eat story to re Americans. ley can tell
pooty goot lies deirselfs.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
TRIED THE LAW.

An Incident in the Career of Repre-.
sentative CulbersOn.
A friend Of Representative Culberson Of
Texas related the following incident:
When Mr.. Culberson was prosecuting at
torney," he said. ''there was a criminal
statute universally disregarded. The in
dictment ola well-known man for violation
Of this law was secured through the efforts
of Mr.. Culberson, who prosecuted the case
with more vigor than almost any he had
ever conducted, succeeding in securing a
conviction and sentence to the penitentiary.
Then he left town, and no one knew where
he had gone until he and the prisoner, who
had been taken to the penitentiary, re-
turned together. Mr.. Culberson had gone
to the governor, obtained a pardon, and met
the convict at the penitentiary with 1t. The
law had been indicated. and there were
no more violations of that statute in JEFF
ferson."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
SHE STAMPED HIS OFFER.
An English Breach of Promise Case
Hangs Upon u Postage Stump.

An EnSAAsA breach OF Promise Case
Hangs Upon u Postage Stamp.
From the London News.
Miss Jane Ashton of Hollingwood, near
Manchester. has discovered an entirely
novel use for penny postage stamps.
Courted by Mr.. Samuel Scholes, farmer
OF that part, and growing wearied of her
lovers. procrasHnating habits Miss Ashton
determined at last to- bring matters to an
issue. She was moved thereto by more
than one consideration. 1t was not merely
the farmer s. persistent neglect to name the
wedding day, pleading the cotton strike,
agricultural depression and other INSULT
cient excuses; it was the fact that after ten
years of this sort of shilly -shallying Mr..
Scholes had 4begun to pay marked attention
to another lady. Moreover, Miss Ashton's
dllatory sutton had attained to the age of
sixty, and Miss Ashton was herself getting
So Miss Ashton Informed him in decided
terms that he MIDST make up his mind.
Il will do anything in reason" said the
farmer.
Then let us have it in writing" said the
lady O g
Thereupon Miss Ashton wrote on a sheet
or paper; Will you marry me If I keep
company with yoh p ana the farmer. being
thus cornereder appended the words: i
will" but added, the ipsidious proviso. Il
VIII II ever marry
naturally MISS ashton saw In this act
reed FOR extra caution. She knew her man
and therefore pulled out a penny postage
stamp. stuck it, firmly the document,
wrote across it the date, and put it in her
pocket; Then It was that Mr.. Scholes, i'm
pressed by this legal formality, begged
piteously to have the fatal paper. stamp
and all. handed over to him. He would
give sovereign for it, he said and when
the lady asked him: Are you going to get
married or are you not?" he wildly gasped
out the words: whether or not, l want
thee to set me Free
The closing scene of the little drama was
enacted at the Manchester assizes, where
Miss Ashton appeared as plaintiff in q
breach of promise action. The postage
stamp may have lacked the sovereign vir-
tues that Miss Ashton had attributed to it
this little object which had caused Mr.
Scholes teeth to chatter with fear may
have been a mere bugbear, but the jury
looked to the facts of the case and gave
the lady verdict. though with what seems
to be the rather paltry sum of f75 dam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
VERY YOUNG WIDOW.

Ten-Yenr-Old Girl That Carries a
Pathetic Note.
This is the season of year when beggars
are most plentiful.
A little ten-year-old girl stood near an
uptown hotel soliciting aims. In her hand
she had a badly soiled note, which she
offered to each passer by, but most of them
were too busy to read 1t, and contented
themselves with dropping a small coin in
her outstretched palm. Finally. a benevo-
lent-looking old gentleman took the note
and read it. His hand was withdrawn
from his pocket, and he simply said: VERY
remarkable" and passed on. The note
read: =,
ITO the charitable: The bearer Is a widow
with four small children to support, and is
very destitute A few cents may save her
from starvation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
A Collection of "Americanfsms."
From the Liverpool Post.

From the Liverpool Post
Americans generally, think, say
Come" instead Of Come in," when there
is a knock at the door. Instead Of II beg
your pardon" in passing you or on failing
to understand what you say, they use the
expression Excuse me-" They call man
of powerful mind "brainy." A brook or
beck they call ''crick.'' Anything made
abroad they call imported" anything
made at home, domestic" Thus they
speak with disrespect of domestic cigars"
In most parts of the states Clever does
not mean clever, but pleasant, agreeable
For Temporary the word commonly used
is transient" Thus you have transient
board or transient employment. The me-
died, say that he ceased A tough"
everywhere is a low fellow, and tough is
used for low as an adjective. Thus we
hear of a ''tough neighborhood." For a
"bee line" the Americans say an "air line. {"
When in the SOUTH do not know about
the north-you read on notice board
Posted" it means that the proprietor for
bids trespass and every thing else that can
be objected to on his Land. Goods traffic is
called Transportation"
A very interesting expansion of an ad-
jective Is the word conservative" as mean
ing moderate" For instance, II a news-
paper writer or any one in conversation
were considering how many people there
had been in a certain crowd, he would
probably say: ut would be a very conser-
vative estimate to put that crowd down at
10000"