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New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

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New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
THE GIFT TO PRINCEIo'
RETICENCE REGARDING TIE 0N'"
,coo oo FOR A LIBRARY BrILpiS' ~,

prrIcENCE REGARDING TIE coN'N''.
,oooooo FOR A LIBRARY BriIp.'o .,,,,
A large amount OF secrecy Is o%us., % "a o., a new
IN. name OF the gver OF the so's The nr
library building for Princeton Co''e usht Nv
that such a Gift had been made came " IA pits
w.eks ago from an alumnus or fr' ,rmuus u
burg. II was at first surmsed tha' "''
that city had made the gilt 49,, n Taylor
The next statement made was o., -hutor Of
pyne OF this city. was the ae'ua 20 Mr. Pyns
the scOo. COO for the library. A frena ., matter
bas denied that he ia the benefactor IN Pyne Of NJ
A Tribune reporter called upon sgardIng the -, ~.
ofce No h2 Wall-st. YESTERDAY ~ was too oessy,
port Mr. Pync sent word Una. tna.s =. secretary hss hr
Engaged 10 be seen. His private earn the dnaen..
asked however II II was DESIRE, der,, ~ The infesess
sions OF the new library buildlns, ,,r details NJ
WAS that Mr. Pyne knew all aoons h timseN was ne ~
pvne however. sent word thai ne PPsvond that ..
~ nv. s,wsr Of The library building beWymsn va
declined 10 give any infornai,onr absolute silens
oskeI ~ Mrs Pyne was the giver. bowever. ths
Vas observed IL was ascertainso' r,ould probaor
with,n n week or ten days Mr. pyne hsneisctor. M
ornomnc, the name Of the college, = IN an Grounds an
pvnc ,s chairman OF the COMMITTEE o a.
tnildIngs Of Princeton College ,, NJ the Equi,s
Ianss " Alex ,ndcr vice-pres'ui. n arman OF n
b,a ijfe Assurance Society. w2o o,ar !, said that
vnln,msr, nc 1.ommlt,ec OF Princeton, Tho gver +
h"d no Informs ton "a TO the nine Alexander sae
the library building In fact. ~ ~, had been place
M infor,nrt ton regarding the s''' '
before him officially.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

there are no data to go upon in determining It's
probable cost SO far as passenger travcl is
concerned. there is no dOub, that the great ma
jority OF people would prefer bridge to Il tnil-
mel. Still, with the expansion of the cities there
nav be business enough for both bridges ana
tunnels. if tunnels are built Whether conf
pany with capital Of 100000 means to con-
str,ict n tunnel is a question as TO which there
is likely 10 be sCcptclsm.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

The fact that the Meteor. the new yacht OF
Enpcror William Of Germany, was n victor in
,hc first race she sailed cannot but attract par
,,c,lor notice on this side OF the Atlantic. 1t
has been given out that if the imperial yacht
dcyeIopcd the proper sailing qualities chal-
,cnoc on her behalf for the Americas Cup might
he forthcoming The Meteor has made Sood
beginning Americans will heartily hope that
she may Justify the expectations entertainer
regarding her. and cross the ocean III the near
future with the design Of taking the famous
cup back Such challenge would raise lh'er'
est in International yachting 10 an unliccc-
dcntCd pitch.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

The extensions Of the elevated rondS sug-
Ccstcd by the Manhattan Company were sub
mittcd 10 the Rapid Transit Commission yes
tcr,lay The first impression which they pro
ducc Is favorable. although there are obvionS
objections 10 some Of the cOmpahy's proposals.
The line along Wcst-St and the connections WIN
The North River ferries would be decided
nublic convenience. The proposed lines TO the
nor,hward are also needed if we arc to depend
on elevated roads for making The upper part Oh
the city accessible. but opposition TO some "i
the routes laid on will certainly be manifested.
We are glad TO see that loop at the Battery IS
contaminated That elevated roads can ever
supply real rapid transit is doubtful. even
though speed of twenty-five miles an hour is
promised. provided the company secures AL II
now asks for; hut for the present at least we
must make shift to get along with them ana
should get out of them as much as possible
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

great many clever men ore always iooKns ior
a chance to achieve distinction. Some OF the"'
will be at the st. Louis Convention rs oe'esa'e'.
and for their benef, we now asser' tnat iih"'o I'd
renown awaits that one VINO hrst catches ,he
chairman's eye after the tumult folio"i"s ME-
Klnleys nomination has subsided' ana ihoVes
that the Hon. Thomas c. Platt be inVited 10 take
the platform and sing his avorite song. beginning
",t,ro evse have seen the glory OF the coming OF
"the Lord"
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

Mr. William Barnes OF Albany. says that II the
machine loses a single delegate to the state Con-
veption from that county he will eat his head we
CONGRATULATE Mr. Barnes upon the prospect OF
l,ght and inexpensive repast suitable TO the not
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
0musementA.

AMERICAN THEATRC-S--Mikado
BRoADwAY THEATRE-s15-El Captain.
pALY'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
EDEN MUsEE--S-waxworks and Concert
CARRICK THEATRE--s3o- Thoroughbred
GRAND OPERA UOUsE-S-Chimcs OF Normandy
ROSTER & BIALS-s-vaudev.ile.
MADISON SQUARE ROOF -s39-Va"de'"'e'
OLYMPIA S:15-Fregoi.
ppOcTORs PLEASURE PArACE-VaudeviEe.
TERRACE GARDEN-S-Wadmeister
i+rH STREET THEATRE s-The Sunshine OF Paradise
Alley.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

,,,,o, June THE first informal eo"'e CON Of II.
Ssons OF Ss sss'ns of hs paa $ nsa
ion hs STATE TSs ,ss hs'S city n tods Il va: :.hsi
cidei Thai hereafter two .arnua. !, rarmaL
S,f Sc held 10 one Informal andNhe other ''''
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

difference may be amcably adjusted ana 'ie
tandem resume In harmony their extremely "''1
fuI service to Mr. Platt in putting DOW" '"c
.Incxpcricnced Republicans.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

SO many plans for tunnelling The East River
have been proposed In the past that the public
will not bc In mood TO attach much Importance
10 the project brought 10 its attention In the
announcement that new company has been In
corporated to build tunnel two miles long 10
connect New.York and Brooklyn. A tunnel Is
practicable between the points designated, but
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

The death Of Mr.. Austin Corbin rs the result
Of fall from his carriage in New-iiampshire
will cause severe shock In the business ana
social circles where he was best known ana
profound regret IN the community at large. Mr.
Corbin was man of great push and ent"r-
prise, and h. had ideas. Some OF his ideas
may have been visionary, but more of them
were practical; II he had lived long enough to
carry them out. perhaps all Of them would have
proved 80. In the development Of Long Island
he has done more than amy other man. and his
death will be blow from which that region OF
great possibilities will not soon recover. The
sad accident was the result Of the driving OF
Mr. Corbin's horses for the FIRST time without
blindcrs.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

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address can be changed as often as desired.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
Jn0er 10 advertisements.

Business Notires.
rprn,,S,, TERMS TO MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

IT is supposed that Mr.. Quay's fareweii remarks
to Mr.. Platt might be condensed into this' " ny
should stand upon the order Of my going, when
'aIl Is lost save honor. whose coatta'ls are just
disappearing around the corner?'
New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
Mr. Platt has added the name Of Senator Quay
T. the long list of men who have betrayed him.


one - Mr. Abraham Gruber's objections to civil
Service examinations Is that man who Is too
lazy t. lay brick gets on the police force ana
draws pay all hh, life That is too bad. when the
purpote II those examinations IL 70 exclude men
who are too lazy Il lay brick and give salaries
only u men who had worked hard ana htted
themselves for the work OF office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
Iron Tonic For Orange Trees.

G. W. Prescott of Highland, who took
the medal for the best box of packed or
anges at the late California State Citrus
fair, has been experimenting with iron
filings in his young orchard. Being
master mechanic of the Santa Fe system
in southern California at San Bernardo
no. he knew more about iron filings than
he did about guano or any other fer
tilizer, and knowing that a certain
amount of iron in the soil was essential
to healthy growth of the tree and the
production of fruit he put five pounds
of this material around each tree, and as
a result he has highly colored orange,
where before he had pale colored fruit
The cost is Insignificant. A thousand
trees on ten acres will require 5000
pounds of filings, which costs 81 per ton
$40 for the ten acre orchard. Of course
this application of iron is not intended
to supersede all other fertilizers, but
simply to supplement them in order to
give good color to the fruit and enable
the grower to put an attractive orange
ON the market, and incidentally to assist
him occasionally in winning a gold
medal The railroad shops at San Ber-
nardino can furnish one ton per day of
this material, and other shops can also
assist in supplying the demand-Pro-
Queer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
Docs the Eve Seef

The question asked in the headline
may sound odd to you if you have never
taken the trouble to give the subject
serious thought, but venture the broad
statement that you are not able to an
swer the question "offhand. 1t is an
admitted fact, must confess, that the
eye is the "Organ Of VISION" yet there
is but little doubt, even in the minds Of
opticians and psychologists, that the
phenomena Of "seeing" is chiefly men,
tal->-in other words, that it is the mind
and not the eye that "sees." How often
have you seen a friend who seemingly
was engaged in looking intently at
some object ON the table, at the opposite
side of the room or at some picture, who
on being aroused from his day dream
would confess that he was Cooking at
nothing in particular. The explana-
ton Of the fact that he saw nothing in
particular" is plain enough if properly
set forth. It is because his mind was
busy with other times and scenes.
Faces, bits of wayside scenery, etc. +,
were being presented to view in the
panorama of the mind, and the "mind' e
eye''-or mental vision-was engaged
in eagerly scanning pictures of impress
sions made thereon months, years or
scores Of years before. Another test Of
this mind vision theory is to shut your
eyes tightly and then ply the brain to
the task of recalling faces and forms
that have not been seen by the eye for
years. And, again, if you want to know
whether your companion looked at his
watch with his brain or his eyes, ask
him the time Of day after he puts the
timepiece in his pocket.-St. Louis Re.
| public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
FIRST SHOT OF THE WAR.
Fired by the Cadets Of the South Carolin
Military Academy.

Fired by the Cadets of the South Carolina
Military Academy.
The first shot in the late war was fred
hy the cadets of the South Carolina Mil
itary academy, which occupies spacious
and formidable looking building called
the Citadel, which was originally con-
structed for an arsenal. The organiza-
ton and curriculum are similar to those
of the United States academy at West
Point. After the ordinance of secession
was adopted the cadets were ordered to
report for guard duty and were manning
a battery On Morris island, when, on
Jan. 8, 1861, the Star of the West at
tempted to enter the harbor with sup
plies and re-enforcements for Fort Sum-
ter. The impulsive boys took the re-
sponsibility of driving her back, firing
a shot across her bows to give warning.
The steamer Immediately ran up the
United States flag and increased her
speed. The shots fell thick and fast
around her, and when one struck her in
the stern the commander thought it
prudent to retreat and turned his vessel
seaward. The cadets of this institution
believe that act entities them to the
homage of the south, and the prestige
thus acquired has made them the objects
of envy throughout that whole section.
Charleston Letter in Chicago Record
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
LEGAL
Guardians ale Of Real Estate.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, L..

STATE OF ILLINOIS, L.
Rock ISLAND COUNTY.
BY virtue Of an order and decree of the county
court OF Rock Island county, In the state of ILL
bois, made o. the petition Of the undersigned.
John Ohlweiler, guardian of William Haupt and
Ella Haupt, minors, for leave TO sell the interest
Of said minors in real estate. at the January
term. A. D.. 1896. of said court. to wit :-on the
9TH Day OF January, A. ID 1898. / shall on Sat
urday. the SIh Of February, A. d., 1896, at the
hour Of 9 o'clock in the afternoon OF said day.
sell nj public veldue ut the south door of the
court use in the ssid city OF Rock Island, in
said county OF Rock is and ami state OF Illinois.
to the highest and best bidder, the interest Of
said minors in the rca! estate described as fol-
lowe, to-wit:
Lot number one ~. also the west fifteen feet
OF lot lumber two t2). also the west fftv five
feet 1851 OF lot number twelve (l2), all in block
number one % In the original town Of Coal VAL
lev and county OF Rock Island, and state OF
Illinois, being the twO-thirds Cd interest of said
minors in sqid real estate.
Terms o' sale: One-ha'f Ga) OF the purchase
price nj the time OF such sale. and the remainder
in one "a year from the date Of said sae. with
interest on said balance at Fix per cent e per
cent? per annum. s cured by mortgage upon the
interest OF said minors in the sad zeal estate so
sold: or the entire sum oil the purchase money
NAV be paid in cash If the purchaser pur-
chssers 20 cleo.
Dated this 9th day Of January, A. D., 1896.
JOHN OHLwEILER,
Guardian of William Haupt and Ella Haupt, as
a!oresa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
BIRDS Like TO TRAVEL.
The Reason They Aonually Leave North
ern Climes and Fly South.

The Reason They Aonually Leave North
ern Climes and Fly South.
Why do the birds fit southwerd each
autumn and return again with every
spring? No one knows, but science, in
the person of Professor Wang, the emil
nent Austrian ornithologist, has just dis
closed that the usual flippant answer to
this question, Because they like to
travel, :" is not far out of the way, after
all
In lecture that Professor Wang re-
Gently delivered at Vienna he gave some
extremely interesting details regarding
the migrations Of birds, all of which
migrations resemble one another in two
respects: They follow the most direct
line southwark, and are made with al
most incredible rapidity. Numerous OBJ
servations have been made Mt Helgo-
land, which is the principal hating
place of birds of passage from northern
countries, and of Egypt, which is the
winter home of many, and these obser-
vations have established some facts hith-
erto unknown. The bluebirds traverse
the 400 nautical miles which separate
Egypt from Helgoland in single night,
which is at the rate Of more than 40
geographical miles per hour. The swal-
lows speed is over az miles per min
ute, or nearly three times that of the
fastest railway train. Even the younger
birds, 6 or s weeks old, accompany the
others in their journey.
Professor Wang asks himself what is
the impulse which causes the birds, aft
or the brooding and melting season is
over, to quit our nothern climate He
does not think it is fear of cold-for
many species quite as delicate as those
which migrate southwark easily with
stand the rigors of the winter-Dut that
they have an irresistible humor for
travelling. This is his idea of the fact,
but he can give no EXPLANATION.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
a BALL At THE ElYSEE.
How To- Piaaa Dress Of Our Minister Thsr~
Distinguishes Hin.

How ths PlaiA Dress Of Our Minister ThsFo
Distinguishes HIN.
A modern ball at the palace of the
Elysee, in Paris, where the president of
France lives, is an extraordinarily bril-
liant and picturesque sight, for. besides
the military trappings and gold braid Of
the army officers and the exquisite, del
icately tinted toilets and elaborate Golf
fures Of the Frenchwomen, there are the
varied habits" of the many members
Of the diplomatic corps. These uniforms
alone are sufficient to furnish brilliant
mass Of color and elaborate display.
Described in detail and according to
their nations, they are these:
France.-A coat Of dark blue, en-
broidered with gold ornaments and
leaves.
Russia.-A green tunic, embroidered
in silver and figured in lilac.
Germany.-A dark blue coat, en-
broidered in gold and faced with gold
ornaments.
Australia coat Of green cloth, en-
brQidered with q gold acanthus palm.
England.-A coat of dark blue, also
embroidered with an acanthus palm of
gold
Italy.-A coat of royal blue, embroid-
cred with golden leaves.
Spain.-A coat of blue, embellished
with gold leaves and ornaments.
Portugal-A coat of blue with golden
leaves.
1t should be remembered that the rank
of diplomat is shown by the embroid-
cries that adorn his uniform. The high
er standing he has the greater the
amount of gold that is upon his person.
ambassadors and ministers plenipoten-
tiary have their collars and cuffs, their
breasts and the facings Of their pockets
set off with golden thread. The secre-
.taries Of embassies and the various con-
sui generals have just a shade less Of
adOrnment on their uniforms.
From an Overplusage of gold lace the
other extreme is reached in the conven-
tional evening clothes Of the American
ambassador, who appears solemn and
marked figure in the gay assemblages in
his relief of somber black and white.
The French presidents usually wear or
binary evening clothes, cut in the con-
ventional style, but their white shirt
fronts are broken gorgeously by the
broad red band Of the Legion of Honor
and the great star Of that order.-New
York World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
His Thirst Was Very Precious.

Some years ago while travelling from
Kansas City to st. Louis the seat in
front Of me was occupied by a typical
cattleman and man who looked like an
eastern clergyman. The western man, q
whole souled, genial fellow, after tell
ing his companion all about his western
ranch and about the business which call.
ed him to Chicago, reached down in his
grip and drew forth bottle of generous
proportions.
"Pardner, said he, "there's the best
liquor west of Kansas City. Throw q
hooker into you and give me your opin.
ion"
The clerical looking man, though ter.
ribly shocked, managed to say, Friend,
I have not drunk for 40 years.
The Texan jumped from his seat and
exclaimed: "Great gunsi I would give
$1,000 for your thirst. Chicago
Times Herald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
Ready For the Cholera,

Some years ago there was an outbreak
Of cholera in France, and instructions
were forwarded to the mayor of q GER
tain village to take all necessary precau-
tions, as the epidemic was rapidly spread
ing.
At first our worthy magistrate did not
know what to do. After awhile, how.
ever, he reported that he was ready to
receive the dread visitor. Upon inquiry
being made, it was discovered that By
his orders a sufficient number Of graves
had been dug in the local cemetery to
bury the entire parish If required
Nervion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
Tho Plei0des,

Those timekeepers the Pleiades have
been used to mark the days from the
mostremote periods. Mr.. T. W. Fewkes,
describing the fire ceremonies of the Pu-
eblo Indians Of Tusayan, says that, hav-
ing been present ON two such occasions in
1892 and 1898, he found that the error
OF time made by the Indians as to the
18th OF November in those two years
was insignificant. It was the culmina-
ton OF the Pleiades which told the In
dams the proper time for the beginning
OF their rites ,-New York Times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
Cost of Living In Europe,s Capitals.

An investigation into the comparative
cost of living at the various European
capitals results in the following interest
ing facts: At Vienna the prices of most
articles OF food are lowest. At Madrid
they are dearer than ir any other CAPT
tai, and such things as bread, meat, sug-
ar and coal are very expensive. At st.
Petersburg also the price of bread is SC
high that white bread is still considered
a luxury above the means of the work
ing classes. Next to Vienna, Brussels is
an Inexpensive city. Paris is little
higher in the scale, but London is "ter-
rlbly expensive. "-Westminster Ga
zetta
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
lUllIsA BATH Noon!


Baths of all kinds, including
Turkish, plain, shampoo. cleo
trio, electro-thermal, ETC., may
be obtained 1t the SAnitarium
Bath Rooms, On the nrst 0oor Of
the Harper House.
ROOMS OPEN.
For LadiesNFrom Q .. N. to
IL N. on week days For Gen.
tiemen-From 2 p. N. to 10 pm.
on week days On Sundays the
rooms win be open from I .. m.
to IL .. n. for Gentlemen only.
Electric and Electro-thermal
baths may be obtained At any
time during buainess hours.
GymnAsium connected with bail
IooOs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
Whom?

YES" said the practical politician,
lit Is true that I have made $500. 600
IN the Last ten years, but worked tor
it,
"Of course You did, " replied the cpl
grammatical, if ungrammatical, lawyer,
but the question the people are asking
each other now is, who did you work. %
-Somerville Mass. Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07

Overeating is generally condemned on
the ground that by stufing the digestive
organs or by giving them too much to
do the food taken is prevented from
properly nourishing him who takes it 1t
is possible. however, that one may suf-
Ter from too much nutriment ~ well a
from too little, even when it il properly
aagimilnted,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
Calm and the Storm.

"Mrs. Dasher is a very quiet dresser.
isn't she?"
Mercy, no. She storms at her maid
until she can be heard away in the top
flat. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07

Alum as medicine has been in COM
mon use for nearly 800 years It is
found in many quarters of the world.
and several varieties are known to conn
merce