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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

old man took him seriously and declared
that he had long had that possibility in
mind.
About haif-past II. the moon having
dropped behind the Ration range. Colonel
Iaggart entered the stage and tried to imi-
tate his clerk by going to sleep; but al.
though an old traveller in the western
wilds he could not do 81. 1t was five
miles to the next sta;ion-the longest
stretch without change on the lire-whcn
Tom Adams, as WAS his custom, halted his
painting horses on the crest Of "a spur. over
which the road wound. He fastened the
lines TO the brake aud was in the act of
d~ismounting To make sure that the har.
ness was all right for the descent just be.
yond when lie was startled 10y the click
ing ot IL rifle, and from behind n ncirhbor-
ing rock "a stern voice commanded:
Halt and throw up your hands!'
Tom Adams. with the quickness OF
lightning, threw up his hands. but one OF
them held IA revolver.
who are you:" demanded the driver.
There are four Of us. and Wen shoe;
the first man that shows fight. You have
two men inside
yes, but they have 10 money"
Order them out"
As you seem to he bossing this job.
order them out yourself" said Tom
Adams. and he tried to make out the
man confederates.
The man advanced. still covering the
driver with his rifle. and called out:
Come. Colonel Iaggart. we know Won
Jump out with your friend and turn over
your money. We've TO time to sp.rc."
Colonel laSgart had drawn his pistol
was In the act of opening the stag 70
door when a flash near NV blinded him.
and he heard the crack Of u pistol.
"Ha' / got you cried Tom Adams nc
the robber, who had exposed himself for
the fraction of a second, reeled and fell
dead at his feet.
The man bad nc confederates.
Tom Adams unscrewed a STAGE lamu
and held it down TO the masked fa,e of I,
slender, graceful figure.
He tore away the mask. Then the lamu
dropped from his hand, and reelinr hack
he cried out in "a voice of piercing agony:
oh, God. II is Kit, My XIX
With a dead son and an inS,ue lathe,
inside, the stage remained halted till morn.
ing. when Colonel Taggart and his clerk
drove 1t to the next station.
1om Adams died u few months ate,
this, and his friends. even his hearrbrokeu
wife, felt thankful that his reason peye,
returned ALFRED r. CALHOUN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
Chrrry sseps Curio.ries.

There is "a cherry stone at the Salem.
Mass museum which contains one
dozen silver spoons. The stone it-cl: ~
Of the ordinary size. hut the spoons are
so small that their shape and finish can
only bc well distinguished by the micro
scope. DR.. Oliver gives nm cf a
cherry stone on which were carved I2s
heads ~ distinctly that the naked eye
could distinguish those belonging 60
popes and kings and kings by their
mi;ers and IL was houghi IN
Prussia for si5.o 600 and thence conveyed
to England. whore it was considered an
object of % much value that It's posses.
sion was disputed and % became the ob.
ject Of "A suit IN chanccry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
Healthful Scho.lruus..

An ideal. but. we are assured. oui,s
necessary state Of cleanliness fsr health.
fnl schoolrooms requires that the floors
shall b. campened and swept every DAY.
with ali the windows orcn. the dust.
ing TO lie done the next morning with /,
damp cloth. In addition to this cleau.
ing. Dr. Adams. who - the president ~
the Orange County Medical sociefios.
oeiieves that nj least every other day
the floors should BE- thoroughly scrubbed
with soap and water. The various wo-
mems clubs throughout the counrry
whose members are interested in thu
work Of the public Schools will do well
to find out how near the schoul-ooml
where their children spcnd the prcafer
part OF their waking hours approach
this state. View YORK Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

Another old landmark Is about 20
disappear an. Boobies is orc of the hisior-
ical clubs Of London. "a connecting link
with the days Of ''dandios' and fox
hunting sqaires. More than half q cen
tury ago Praed wrote:
In parliament l al my sea.
Along with o:l:cr noodlcs:
In JcrHyn street | lay my head
And sip my hoch at Boobies.
The proprietrcss of Bodies is dead,
and. rs there Is nov no one to carry ON
the club, II mast come to an end unless
the members acquire the property. But
there are only some 900 members, and
this number would have TO be doubled
III order to run it as a members club.
But. then, Boobies would lose its dis
tinc;ive charm, which lies in the fact
hat in its lofty. old fashioned rooms
Is really at home.
1t is the only club in London where
one IL unelbowed by a crowd and where
N is never asked Ia pay for anything.
a members house account ~ sent 10
him only when he asks for IL. some On.
terprising gentleman like Mr.. Algernon
Bourkc may possibly rcorganize the club
upon the lines Of Whites, hut IL will b.
the old Boodle's no more. Electric light
ard cash payment viii surarsede wax
candles and the convenient slate" -
Saturday Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
FOND FATHERS ERROR
A Stage Driver Held Up by His
Own Son.
TRAGEDY OF THE SANTA FE TRAIL.
The Fatal Mistake Of Blur Dc Tom Ad-
ans Maynard Son-Hcld Up the Wrong
Stage-A Friend Of Kit Carson and His
Pitiful End.

ans Maynard SOn-Hcld ID the Wrong
stage-A Friend Of Kit Carson and His
Pitiful End.
Never o Drawer man than Tom Adams
ever sat u saddle or pulled o trigger"
That Is what Kit Carson said at Pueblo.
Colo, "a few days before ne died in 1853
General Carson's remark was called IL
by he news Of the terrible calamity that
had tefallen his old friend and coiarade q
short time before.
Tom Adams had been q fronriersIIan
and a trusted OF Eridger, Car
son Williams and other splendid charac-
tiers of the same type. When Ben Halliday
established stages beyond the Great Divide.
Tom Adams became Il driver and shared
with Hank Monk the reputation OF being
one Of tine bravest and most reliable men
th;.t ever held the lines above four flying
horses.
"No passenger was ever hurt while l
was on the box, and TO road agent ever
held me up. though the best of en- planned
again and again to do it," This was said
by Tom Adams himself to the writer of
this sketch IL short time before tho end of
his driving came.
This man was in no sense a boaSter, for,
like all .is class, he was modest and Who'll
" wanting in the self consciousness of the
braggurt.
Ton Adams was Mt this time nearly GO,
for his long hair and beard were an iron
gray, but beyond the fact that he was
born over in Pike county, Mo-, nigh on To
81 or 60 year ago he knew but little OF
his own antecedents.
When he had reached middle age, Tom
met his fate in southern Colorado in the
form Of an olive faced, dark eyed scnorita,
Marie Maxwcll. Like all his class, Tom
Adams cared nothing for wealth. lie had
however, about 81. 500. and after his mar
riage he bnilC him IA house and invested
what was left in sheep. He might have
grow rich in this business. for tine cOun-
try is favorable Cor the enterprise, and In
those days the land had not been seized Oh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
Two Lives ess~u

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas. of junction
City. ILL.,. was told by her doctors
she had consumption and that there
was no hope for her. but two bottles
of DIR. Kings New Discovery CON-
pletelt cured her aud she SAYS {,
saved her life. Thomas Eggcrs, iss
Florida street, San Francisco. suf-
fured from n dreadful cold. approach
ing consumption, tried without re-
suit everything else. then bought
one bottle 81 Dr. Kings New Discov-
cry and an two weeks wa. cured.
lie Is naturally thankful. 81 is such
results. Of which these are samples.
that prove the wonderful efficacy of
this medicine In coughs and colds.
Free trial bottles nj Har;z a Tile
meyers drug store. Regular sizo.
90 cents and 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
3elIcac;Gs or GREENLAND.
ah.isskss O. csssssssx5 . crxas Castro.
DasaiS aa4S=.

@h.isstss q cssssssss5 . crszs ca.srs.
ssssie Asssss.
Grecnlsnt.rs bsy. 10 regular meal.
times. hut cat wh.n they arr hungry.
They sccm able Ca 60 without fond far
u remarkably long period and aiso fa
mt NJ n sitting al. moss astonishing
quantity. Among tirir r~rin-irai dain.
:ics l. the skin of dia-rrnt kinds e
whales. They call 4; maiak. ard lonk
uron IL a. tho s-mc uf d.licionsn~ss. q;
u taken "f with the layer of hluilrr
next To u aud .s eaten raw wiihou, rete.
mnny. An arctic explorer. In his recent
work. declares that. he mus, ufcr the
Eskimo his sipcrrsf congratulations On
the invention of the dish.
II can assure you-fhc reader-fhaf
now. ne ] writ. of if my mouth waters
at the very Thought of mafak. with lie
lnd.sorihsbly delicate taste of nu,s and
oysters mingled. And then d; has this
ads .ntage over oss;-r.. that. The flin is
- tough a. india robi.f "a m~asilcate.
80 that the engoytuept czn DC pgotrzriea
to extent.
IN y.g.iabl. food the primitive
Gre BlAndeT u-.d seyeral sofia ma,
insniIoh angelica. daDdeliuus. sorr.l.
cruwberries. bilberri.s aaa differput
kinds q sesw.sd.
One the greatest delicacies 10 the
contents # a reindecr's stomach. n q
Grocniard.r kills n reindeer aud l. nm.
able TO cunSsy much II IL home with
him. hs will. ] h~elicv.. secufe the s,nm.
nch first az all. znd the lat thing an
Eskimo lacy .nloins upon hog lover
when b. pis of icindccr hunting 10
that he ranst reserve for her the stomach
of his PREY.
1T - no drnbt becausc they stand IN
nrcl of vegetable food that they prizo
this ~ highly and also hecanac 10 is IN
reality a very ckoic. colle-t.on of tho
lines; muss aud glasses which that gor.
mana. tn. reipd.er. has picked out tor
himself. f has undergone q sort q.
siewing IN the prooess At semidiecsfion.
while the gastric juice provides . some.
what sharp aud aromatic sancc.
Many Will mo- doubt make a WY
face a; the Thought # this dish. bot
they rally reed py; do 80. I haze tasted
IL aud found IL not un.aiable. thongf
SOMEWHAT sur. la. fefm-piad mill
A. n dish for si---ial ureasiop. b. .,
served up with pieces at blubbcr ana
crow berries"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

Water moccasins were formerly ru.
merous in the region close to Taylor.
La In recent years they have become
scarce. while minks have increased IN
numbers. Old hunters there say thar the
mink is the deadly enemy OF the snake.
aud that in 4 fight the quaaruped al.
WAYS comes on Victorious
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

Mystic Cure" for rheamaiism
sad neuralgia cures in ! 10 5 dsys.
Its action upon the system 10 re-
msrksole and mysterious. IL re-
moves 81 once the cause. and the
disease immeiissely disspPca-l The
frs; dose greatly relieves. 20 cents.
Sold By Otto Grotyas. druggist. .sork
Island. and 0ust Schlegel q Son. go
West Second street. DsvenPorI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
lntOIicAnts and Railroads.

Michigan has passed a law fixing a heavy
penalty upon railroad companies Tor the
employment Of persons addicted to the US.
Of i~ntoxcaneG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
wsstsse Wsmss-s ssssae Association.
~ $. Peoria ST.. Chicago. ~.

- SHE'NL'1 III
Jan. II. 1896.
oar Working woman's Home as
s~ocisiion us.d foicy's Honey aud
Tsr Elk Years sgo. and are using 10
to-day. i. ha. always been = favor
iie. f"r while lite taste 10 not q; ell
unpleasant lie effect. are very bene-
fetal. IL has never ye, disappointed
us. wishing you al pos,ible snc-
cess. sincerely yours.
Laura q. ffxoS. Bus Mgr.
Sold by ~. y. Bshn.rn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02
Rhode Island Republicans.

It will be Rhode Islands good fortune
this year to open the Republican Presi-
Dental campaign in New England. Rhode
Islands State election falls on Wednesday,
April 1, when full State ticket will be
chosen. The Republican state convention
has been called to assemble in Providence
on Tuesday, March 10, more than two
weeks In advance of the Repu blican State
convention in Massachusetts,, which
meets in Boston on Friday, March 27, to
choose four delegates-at-laIge to st. Louis.
1t is understood that the Rhode Island
State ticket will be substantially the same
that it was last year. Gov. Charles War
rem Lippitt will be renominated. He is a
member of a distinguished family Of the
State, q strong ana successful manufac-
turer and q gentleman with a marked APP
titude for public service He has made an
admirable executive. Gov. Lippitt receiv-
ed 25,098 votes year ago against 4,2S9
for his Democratic antagonist, and his re-
election by avery large plurality is con-
ceded.
When 1t Is remembered that only a
short time ago Rhode Island was consid-
cred doubtful State, with the chances
inclining in favor of the Democracy, 1t is
easy to see that in that State, as In Massa.
chusetts, the tariff and foreign policies OF
the Democratic Administration have been
responsible for a remarkable revulsion OF
public sentiment. rnquestionably also,
local factors have been influential there,
as here. The people have preferred the
Republican way of managing public
affairs, and the character of Republican
leadership. 1t Is true of Rhode Island, as
il Is of our own State, that the sub
stantial classes of business men are much
more strongly identified with the Repub-
licnn than with the Democratic orgGniza-
tion.
Such expressions OF opinion as have
been secured on the Presidency go to
show that in Rhode Island, as in more
Northern New England, Mr.. Reed is the
undisputed favorite, and that he is likely
to receive every one OF the States eight
votes in the National Convention. .-Bos-
ton Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02

OUR esteemed contemporary, the Paw
tucket Times, remarks that "The license
comm issioners OF Providence are evident
1y being submitted to the X rays of in
Sestigetion and quite a number of inter-
esting matters have been revealed. II all
that is alleged is true the Providence
board Of license commissioners seems to
have been no.hing better than political
machine working in the interests Of a
certain ring. Providence Is unfortunate,
indeed, for everybody knows that a board
of license commissioners should have
nothing to DO with politics, but simply
transact business without fear or favor,
according to the merits or demerits of the
case at issue. We repeat that Providence
IS unfortunate. All OF which goes to
show that in this particular case the Paw
tucket Times doesn't know what it is
talking about.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02
Better Postal Facilities.

To THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS:
Unless letters are mailed in Boston early
in the morning they are not delivered in
Providence until the next day, within
a..mile Of the postoffice, since the reform
Democratic party came into power, large
ly because the working time of postmen
has been limited TO eight hours, without
liberty of working overtime. Newspapers
sometimes lie in the postotiice undeliver-
ed for weeks. This city with about 150,
600 inhabitants is entitled to at least
three deliveries a day at any rate within
a mile of the postofIice. III necessary 1t Is
better to spend less money on internal
Improvements, and less preparation for
war on account of Venezuela, and spend
more money in the dissemination of
peaceful information through the post
Offices. PROGRESS.
Providence, Feb. 20, 1895.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02
AFTER all, the Goth of February is not
SO rare as the 30th.

WHEN it is understood that Alderman
FULLER is the .protege and partner OF
our esteemed fellow citizen, HENRY c.
CLARK, the resemblance may be appre-
ciated between the reported offer of Mr..
CLARK to furnish funds for the license
commission investigation and the bequest
of the good father of a sufficient sum to
enable his son to purchase rope where
with to hang himself. Mr.. CLARK's
statement, in another column, however,
compels the conclusion that Chairman
FULIER will have to furnish his own
rope, for all Mr.. CLARK will do.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02
forocments would not bo required for the

forcements would not DO required for the
present.
Saturday evening showed high degree
OF popular excitement Ia this city In oil
public places. The bands ut the numer-
ous cafes made IL point to play only ma
tional airs, and evidently they could have
chosen nothing more to the taste OF their
usually gay and careless customers, for
the patriotic music unfailingly aroused
the greatest enthusiasm, all within hear
Ing rising and standing uncovered while
IL played amid shouts Of ''Long live
Spainl" and Down with the United
6tatesl'
II Hon. Hannis Taylor, the United States
minister to Spain, had gone TO the opera
Saturday evening. he would certainly
have had n very unpleasant time. Evil
IDENTIFY some persons thought he had done
so, for they were waiting outside the opera
house after the performance was over and
had organized hostile demonstration
with which to greet Mr.. Taylor. But
whether he considered ii unwise TO in
flame the public mind by an appearance,
or for some other reason, the minister did
not attend the opera, as IL was expected he
would do, and so the hostile demonstra-
tion came to nothing Minister Taylor
In fact spent the evening at home.
The government has issued an order
prohibiting the various demonstrations
which have been planned by students
The order applies as well TO all similar
demonstrations, and Is taken to mean
that the government does not approve
OF the course the popular ardor has taken,
and sees In IL danger of complications and
embarrassments for IL In its present deli
cate situation.
1t Is understood that tho Spanish min
lister at Washington. Dupuy de LONE, has
been instructed 10 make diplomatic rep
resentations TO the United States govern
ment regarding the action Of the United
States senate.
Students Were RingIeaders.
The majority Of those who took part In
the disorders In Barcelona arc found to
have been students. The police were
obliged to charge the crowds again and
again before they succeeded In clearing
the streets Of the rioters. After they were
driven from the streets, they proceeded to
the governors palace, intending TO pre-
sent to that functionary their protest
against the action of the United States
senate
orderly demonstrations In Barcelona have
clearly had the sympathies of the people
with them. The on-lookers from the
neighboring houses cheered them with the
greatest enthusiasm. The balconies and
windows were filed with ladies waving
their bandkerchiefs as the students passed
through the streets.
When they arrived before the United
States consulate they found that strong
body Of police had occupied the entrance
Of the staircase leading to the roof Of the
consulate. The riotous students tried to
force an entrance here. but they were re-
pulsed by mounted gems d'armes. A lieu
tenant Of the gems d'armes was wounded
by stone thrown from tho crowd.
The students publicly tore up number
Of American flags which they had pur.
chased in the town. At midnight quiet
was restored in NIL sections.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02
Lucky DISASTER.

One big Atlantic liner, the New York,
aground, a West Indian steamer, the Ailsa,
sunk, freighter, the Clyde, stove and
beached, the French liner, La Bourgogne
damaged-this is the record of a foggy day
of the port OF New York.
That so many marine casualties did not
result in the loss OF single life is mat
ter for surprise ana congratulation. The
going ashore of the big New York was a
very simple mat er, but that no life was
tacrifced when the Ailsa was run down
by La Bourgogne is to b. credited to the
splendid seamanship of the formers skip
per, who promptly got up anchor and
made for shoal water with SO much speed
that the steamers rigging was well above
water when she went down. A part OF
the crew OF the Ailsa had got away with
the only boat that wa launched, and
many of the crew and passengers on board
would certainly have gone to watery
grave but for the prompt action of the
captain in trying to run his vessel ashore.
The Cl dc was successfully boachei also,
or, likely enough, she would have sunk.
These incidents again demonstrate how
helpless foy makes ship that would
make no bones OF riding out the stiffest
gale that ever blew
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02

The Journal devoted a column OF its
editorial space on Friday TO "expos-
ins" how the Assembly had "surrep-
titiously" inserted in the new laws, the
statute giving to towns the right to grant
franchises "for a time not exceeding 20
years." Today II briefly informs it's read
srs thst somebody has told II that the So
called "new" law, that was SAID to be
"surreptitiously' inserted has actually
been In force since 1891 May this be
taken as an indication that The journal
will be moved by stricken console. .ce
on the evidence Of incontrovcrtible facts
10 "tsking back" most Of the political
ssstemenS IT has made the rsst Year,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02
Week of Classic Drama.

Julia Marlowe Taber and Robert Taber
will open a weeks engagement tonight at
the Providence Operi House. They an
nounce as the bill for this evening
Shakespeare's great love tragedy, "komeo
the Saturday matinee. Some new scenery
will be used In the production Of this
play. Two OF the most important sets
were designed by Mr.. Charles A. Platt,
the artist and the author of "Italisn
Gardens" Goldsmith's comedy "She
Stoops to Conquer" will he presented
Tuesday evening. There will be no We'd
nesday matinee. "As You Like II" will
be given Wednesday night; Shakespsare's
histcr rical play "Henry INo will be the
bill Thursday night; "The Lady OF
LYONS" Friday night, and "lwelfth
Night" Saturday night.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02
WASHED UP BY WAVES.
Mutilated Remains Of Man Cast Up on
Chicago Beach.

CHICAGO. March 2.-The corpse OF n man
was washed ashore on the lake front near tho
Chicago Beach Hotel. Tho body at first glance
suggested murder. The head bad been beaten
out of all ssmblance OF humanity and identii-
cation from facial appearance ewasimpossibie.
The body was that Of robustly built man.
with well moulded limbs and vide shoulders.
II was entirely devoid Of clothing. save for q
shirt. which was attached TO the right arm
only by a button at the wrist. In addition to
the terrible wounds on the head. there Is a
gaping wound like knife stab in the right
groin. and above the breast bone is another
opening resembling bullet wound. The left
arm Is broken and almost every rib Is
cruahed. i.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02

THE record OF the board OF canvassers
and registration is another demonstra.
tion that under Republican admlnistra-
ii n OF affairs the interests OF the city are
conserved in a non-partizan manner.
The record is unimpeachaple. There has
never been any politics in ii, any discrim-
nation as between Republican, Demo
Gratis, Goo Coos, Prohibtionists or what
nots
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02

If the Spanish authorities cannot con-
troll Spanish mob that stones an Ameri-
can consulate and drags the American flag
I'm the mud why the Spanish government
will have to settle for the outrage. That
II all there is about the matter. 1t is
very simple.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02
yar,e. From Previous Report.

PHILADELPHIA, March .. - President
Mahon of the Amalgamated Association
of Street Railway Employees denies that
he has ordered a strike or that he intended
to do so. He states that he Is bitterly op-
posed to strikes. and that as far as gen
erai strike Is concerned, he could not order
one, as it Is against the constitution of the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02

PLAINFIELD, N. j., March 2-Johr
Richter. 81 years old, in n fit Of anger, shot
his wife, and sent three bullets into his
own body. The shooting was the outcome
OF domestic Quarrels. Richter will die
and his wi ~onli'ion is very serious.