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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
GENERAL BUTLER.
He Was the First Presidential Candidate
to Employ . Pres Agent.

He Was the First Presidential Candidate
to Employ . Pres Agent.
General Butler originated the en-
ployment and coined the term of press
agent at political headquarters, re-
marked gentleman who has given
many years to the consideration of ac-
tive politics. During his campaign for
the presidency on the labor ticket he
noticed that the representatives Of
the newspapers gave but little attcn-
ton to the labor ticket headquarters.
He decided that this should not contin-
ne. Bailey, the circus man, who was q
friend Of General Butler. took some in
terest in his campaign, and General
Butler spoke to him Of the neglect Of
the newspapers. DO rs we do. replied
Bailey, and hire men to take your stuff
to the papers - we call them press
agents, though you can call them any
thing else
THE idea was adopted immediately
and Bailey was asked to spare one Of
his press agents for q couple Of months,
which he consented to do, and sent Ma
jor Hugh Coyle, who resides in this city
during the of circus season, to report
to General Butler. Coyle was therefore
the first political press agent employed
as such. He took hold of the Butler
boom and played it for all it was worth,
and ran the campaign ON regular circus
principles. He had man three or four
days ahead of the general, whose duty
it was to organize Butler clubs in case
there was not any or where the club
was an insignificant affair.
1.-The clubs were organized on the
principles and in the came way that
armies. villagers and ballots are secured
for theatrical or circus representations
that is, hired for the time they were
occupied in making the parade. The
uniforms, banners, flags. drums, trans
parencies and other parapherralia OF po-
litical clubs were owned by General
Butler, and. like circus tent, were sent
to the city where they were to BE- used one
or two days in advance. There is hardly
any political organization these days
which does not have press agent, but
there are few Of them who will eveI
compare with Hugh Coyle. for nc com
bined great experience with intelli.
gence and was manager in every
sense. "-Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
NE Glamour Of Diss.nce.

1t is laughable how the consuls OF the
different nations in Africa. Asia and
South America are frequently criticised
by their papers at home for not being
more assiduous in looking after the
ard how they are hidden to take pattern
by the representatives Of other nations.
Thus the British trade papers hold the
German and United States consuls up
as admirable examples. and the United
States and Germany go into raptures
over the faithful and energetic conduct
of the Britishers. And so il goes on
New York Merchants coview.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
A SHOWER IN THE VILLAGE
n Word Yseesrs esoshsv Avuhsal
r1e0nDna 0e0ogaun.


Pleasnna 1ensesss.
Over the whole village that stiffness
reigns which only Sunday in summer
can produce. It ID nearing the noon
hour. and there 10 . glare Il sunlight
everywhere.
The quiet Of the streets seems to Be
intensified - one sppruacbes the corner
where the small stone church stands
alone. There Is . service going on I'm.
side. and the rolling music q the organ
family waited from within reaches the
deserted streets outside. Rows of houses
with closed blinds and unoccupicd door,
steps meet the eye ON every side. and
down a narrow lane near at hand q
freshly painted barn CLEANS holly in the
fierce sunshine. Three or four pigeons
have futtered TO the roof and are sun
ming themselves and softly cooling.
Near the door Of the church Q horse
and buggy stand, and now and again
the animal. bothered by flies. stamps
and splasbes in the shallow puddle un-
der him.
A dog trots lazily mp tie street and
stops on his way to chase and bark Ut 0
few belated sparrows. One Of the pigeons
stalks with dignity across the roof, and
another Autters into the air Nth o
~n1ffine sound ana disappears:
fne soono OF tne organ mas died quite
away ana oh'y tne disaant ciecklng on
1is.uroeo nen o'eaks 'ne quieI Inc sun
nens see"s W nave saken ON oarkef
aneoe.
a snalP gus. o. VINO sweeps up ana
Gown tine street ano fusnes through tine
ioiiage Oh tne sleeping Trees Inc spar
rows tnat occupied the street are NOT IN
sisnt. NO living tnine u 10 pe SEEM ana
the newly painted psrn' ,nat . moment
ago looked ecorched and biistereds seems
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
Pubiica ton Notice.
STATE W ILLINOIS, &.
R,ux leland COUNTY.

In the Circuit court, September tsrn. A. D
1926.
NJ II Sturgeon We. Patrick Gregg Borgess., IL
chan-ery.
ffidavit Of the Lon-residence Of Patrick
Grsg.s Bogpess. the above defendant, that HE
place os residence is unknown and that uLon due
ard dige Mt inquiry can notbe ascertained, having
BEEN ii ed III the clerks Office Of The circuit
curt nf said county, notice Is therefore here
by given to tee said nonresident defendant.
tnat the complainant fled bis bill Of com
plan in the snid court on the chanceYy eide
thereof on the 18th day OF August. A. D. 1880,
ard that summons was issued thereon out Of
said court. wherein said cult is now pending.
Ietu. nsble the first Monday in the month Of
January next, as Is BY law required.
Now, unless you, the said nonresident de
fcncsnt above named, Patrick Gftgg Bog
gess, shall personally DO and appear before
the said circuit court on the first day OF the
next I'm thereof, to be holden at Rock Island,
in and for said county, on the fret Monday in
Jannary next, and plead, answer or demuY
TO the said complainant's bill ofcomplain;, the
anne and the matters therein charged aud stated
will be taken as confessed and q decree entered
gainst you according 10 the prayer Of said bill.
GEORGE W. 9AHBLI. Clerk.
Rock Island, H., Sept. %. 1893.
STURGEON & MARSHALL, Compartments Solicitors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
A LITTLE (sirl,a Riddle.

Several children were asking riddles
the other day. and a bright little girl
who listened got the idea Of what n
riddle was. The next day she went to
her father and said, "Therc was blind
and curtains ON q pole and the pole fell
and two men laughed. The father
promptly gave IL up when she said.
Don't you see the point?" Upon being
answered in the negative she puzzled
her brains for awhile, and said, Mel
thcr do l." She is now pracficing ON
riddles that have some meaning in
them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03

During a performance 1t the Lyceum
theater in London Sir Henry Irving was
rather distracted by the remarks Of two
well dressed women occupying sdjoin-
ing stalls. At last, in the course Of their
conversation, ore If them said. Quite
too nice, isn't it, ''Ob, quite more
than too nice!" answered her compan-
ion. ''Only doesn't IL strike you-a lit
tie weakness in the kncesf'' Weak
nessr' rc;orted her friend MY dear
girl, that's his pathos"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
Quiet Amusement In Phiisdelphia.

An up town man gets lots Of quiet
amusement out Of RINK counterfeit
quarter dollar which he carries among
other change in his pocket. When he
gets on q trolley car and the conductor
comes for his fare, he pulls out what
ever small change he has about him
and fingers among it - IL he were 60
ing to offer the old counterfeit piece.
which, Of course. he never does. About
that time the alert conductor almost in
variably says, THAT quarter is no
good" "Well, suppose il isn't" says
the man. 81 haven't offered it 10 you,
have II" And selecting piece Of good
money he gives il 70 the conductor. Mr..
Conductor takes . sidelong look ut the
man. and with an expression on his
face almost o. plain as words could
speak prides himself that that fellow
didn't work his counterfeit Quarter on
him.-Philadelphis Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
Strange BeCiuning Of Ff5endship.

remember the apecdote my stepfa-
thor, Count d'Aure, who entered La
Fleche before the regulation age Of 8,
used to tell me. II was the first time he
had left his mother, and he was some.
what bewildered by the roughness Of
his comrades, who affected the airs Of
old troopers. To make sure that he was
not n milksop, one Of them, veteran
Of IL, made him lay his hand fat ON
the ground, stepped ON it and crushed
one Of his fingers. This tormentor was
the future General paraguay d 'Hilliers.
The victim, WHO nearly tainted. bore
it bravely, however. ''And this was the
beginning" my stepfather used to add
half q century later, when showing his
deformed finger. ''of friendship that
lasted all our lives" This happened
shortly after the first empire, when
Roman virtues were emulated. but one
must not infer from this isolated fact
that stoicism f]ourishes vigorously iu
the French educational system.-Th.
Benton in Century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
Two Readings.

Husband what Gid the doctor sag
about me:''
He said that you must give up re-
ligion and take to drink
'What!''
We'll, he said you must stcp doing
% much chu:ch work and take toric. T"
-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
CALLERS" NOT DESIRED.

wsatef's Reasoas Fer 1hlnkAn9 svls1e.
ing" lnsssesabse.
OF what earthly Ne II ''company"
You probably see your neighbos once .
week, meeting them On the public high
ways and if you nod pleasantly and
speak . word or two q the weather and
of the health Of the family. has mot ev-
eEything been done that our necessities
require o. formslity can reasonably de-
mand? II we have business OF need In
formation that others can give %, 20
and aak Of them. Be brief, but 10 the
point, and. leaving with what ID de-
sired, carry away also their blessing.
To 90 to another's house, TO request q
Its inmates, one or oil, to sit for half IN
hour or longer and listen 70 your plati-
tudes. and-coming awsy-iie to them
about q pleasant call, 10 iutolerable.
Yet there arc Thousands who do this
daily.
Why should ! leave my occupation,
be it loafng even. and give my atten.
tion to some man on woman who ID
thoughtless enough to ''call?" The
actusting motive never appears. Much
is spoken and nothing said. Ireceive
no worthy thought to profit by or in.
crease the probability Of beatific eter.
nifty. The familiar well gnawed bones
of doctrine fall from the devils table.
Usually I am forced to breathe ut suct,
q time n gossip poisoned atmosphere.
This "call'' is another idea Of civiIity,
and ] am compelled, it appears, to be q
victim Of his or her within. II ! refuse,
as ! have done point blank. to present
myself, am called boor and ali man.
ner Of ugly names. -Lippincott'a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
Sing sing's Favoritc Book.

There is touch Of pathos in the state.
ment tina. the book most frequently
called for in the library Of Sing Sing
prison is Charles Resde's Never Too
Late to Mend" The same suthur' 9
Put Yourself In His Plsce" holds the
serond place in popularity with the in.
mates Of the prison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03

Professor Lang # vicnns declsree
that srongcs. owing 20 the impns~ibilisy
Of destroy ing germs in them. have long
since been banished from the surgeons
table and should also b. excluded from
the bathroom and vasbsfand- -Medical
Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03

The superior inventive genius Of
Americans is clearly shown in the re-
port cf the commissioner Of patents. who
says that :2 fo-eign countries. irclud.
ing Great Britain. Germany. Ruaia
and France, have only issued from car.
hest time up to Dec. 81 Last 961, s6l
patentl aeainse So. s5s issued 10 fR
By this corntry alone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03

She-Ali men are copoeitesl.
He-Not all. ! ste q man every day
who IN not conceited.
Sbe-Whcre.
Hem ths miETos. - Dstyoss 1sss
Pre0L
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03

- . se q ~s s.
first embrace
with the wo-
man of his choice
will always linger in
a mans mind. It is
ia pity that the sweet
memory should ever
be poisoned by the
faint of ill-health and
consequent unhappi.
ness. 1t is sad that
the flower of a happy
remembrance should
be obscured and kill
ed by the noxious
weeds of sickness and
sOrrOw Ton fire..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
LEGAL.
Publication Notice.
STATE OF ILLINOIS. =.

Publication Notice.
STATE OF ILLINOIS. L.
ROCK ISLAND COUNT.
In the circuit court. Januuy term. 1897.
Merry HoOasIs 70. Alexn. der Hoodale, IN chan
Gerry
Affidavit Of non-reeidence Of Alexander Hood
ais. the above defendant, having been hledin the
clerks Office OF the circuit court Of said county nr-
,ics i. thereto hereby given to the said non-reai
cent defendant that the complainant died her bill
af complaint IN sad courr, on the chancery eide
thereof. the 25th day Of November, 1895,
and that thercupon a En- nmoIs issued out Of sri I
court, wherein ssid erit is now pending. relurn-
able on the frst Monday in the month Of
J4nuar: ncxt, ~ ty law required. Now.
unle,. y,u- the said nonresident defenu::
ant above named shall personally be snd
appear before ssid circuit court, on the frst day
OF the next Term thereof, 10 be holden 81
Ros. 'sl"nd n and for the said county, on the
first Monday in Janoar, next. ard plead, answer
or demur to the said complainant'e bill Of cor =
plant, the same and the matters ard thipl 9
therein charged and ttated will be taken IS con-
fessed, and q decree entered against you accord
ing 70 the prayer Of esid bill.
GEORGE ". GAMBLE Clerk.
j. II. BEAIDsLEY. Complainant's solicitor.
Ito X Island, H.. Nov, Is, 1880.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
mo RANCE.
HoeH . Do0ono,
Insurance
Agents.

nqgsssufiag ennng oeh9 sane
s4sd - WSil brown Fise lnsar-
sase Os0Uanho - 'SeuoWing:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
U.S.. MINIS Are Turning Out
Silver Dollars.
Number Coined From Jan. 1
to Sept. 80, 13,912,512.
Secretary Of the Treasury Carlisle
Answers Questions.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. DIN reply to
O letter from The Courier-Journal to Sec
retary Carlisle, asking for in 'ormation
con ncerning the coinage OF silver, Secre-
tsry Carlisle replies in part as follows:
"From January /, 1896, to Septembe
80, 1896, standard silver dollars have been
coined at the mints of the United States
TO the amount of sl3, 912, ,512. Since No
yember, 1893, the date Of the repeal of
the purchasing clause of the Sherman
act, standard silver dollars have been
coined in the United States to the
amount OF s17. $50, 491, or more than twice
as much as was coined during the whole
period of our history prior to 1878.
"The coinage Of standard silver dollars
is going on every day at our mints, and
during the last month 1t amounted to e,
zoo, 900. About the same amount will be
coined ring the present month. The
seigniorage or gain, which has been ad-
ded to the circulation on account OF
coinage since November 1898, is about
$1,000, 900, and.the seigniorage or gain In
the coinage of last month was about $500,
OOO.u
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05

Sfr. Coudert said that much had been
accomplished. Immediately upon my
arrival at The Hague" said he. II met
Professor Barr of Cornell university.
who, as the representative of the COM
mission, had already spent much time
in gathering data. Together we went
through the records very thoroughly.
Then we went to London. where many
of the records were transferred at the
time of the purchase of Guiana In 1915.
Many of these records had already been
published by the British government,
and very fairly"
Were all the records prior to 1915
transferred TO London at the time of the
sale?" was asked.
mo. indeed" replied Mr.. Coudert.
mot all of them. We found some very
valuable papers in the old Dutch rec
ords."
Just how valuable these papers were,
or what they tended to establish. Mr..
Coudert would not disclose but reiteT-
ated his statement that they were very
valuable. Another useful source of in
formation, he said. was the propaganda
at Rome. where some most valuable
records were found.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
Seven Persons Killed.

Usage City. Kan, Oct. .5.-A railroad
wreck, attended by serious loss of life.
and made more terrible by the self
murder Of one OF the terrified passengers,
occurred yesterday on the Santa Fe
road, two miles north of this station.
Seven dead bodies have been recovered
from the wreck, and IL is feared other
victims are buried beneath the debris.
The wreck was caused by the explosion
OF the boiler of the locomotive. The en-
gineer should have stopped for water at
Usage City. but being behind time he en-
deavored to run to the next tank. The
engineer and fireman both met death in
the wreck. The locomotive was COM
pletely shattered. The express, baggage
and passenger coaches came crashing
upon the wrecked engine, and. the
coaches that were ditched were piled up
in one heap of wreckage The coaches
In the rear were all derailed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
BRIEF DISPATCHES.

Edwin M. Bullard Of Keene, N. H..
died of heart failure. aged az. He was
a knight Templar and ex-president Of
the common council.
A freight on the Central Vermont road
was wrecked near Granville, VT, and 23
cars were badly smashed. A broken
truck frame caused the trouble.
The exports of specie from the port of
New York last week amounted to SO, 500
in gold. and sl.O2i.4 .453 in silver. The i'm
ports were: Gold, 81, ,102, ,72T; silver, $l2,-
260.
The treasury department has advised
the collector at Vanceboro. Me-, TO admit,
free of duty. the personal effects and
specimens brought back by the Peary
Arctic expedition.
A gold standard club among the Dem
ocratic students at Williams college was
formed with 40 members, who will sup
port Mckinley and Hobart in doubtful
states, and Palmer and Buckner else
where.
Rev. Father Louis J. Deadly, the
founder of the parish. and for IL years
rector of st. Louis church. Fall River.
Mass, has been transferred to st.
Joseph's parish. Newport, II. l., to sue
ceed Rev. Father Coyle, who has gone to
Taunton.
A three-story brick building. nearly
finished. to be used a ladjas' gymna-
sium, connected with the Mclean in
sane asylum, at Belmont, Mass, was
completely gutted by fire, the origin be-
ing, 1t is supposed, from the electric
light wires.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
MANY ELECTIONS.
Voting Going On Today in Con-
necticut Towns.
Outcome Is Anxi0usly Awaited by
Party Managers.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. 5.-Connect-
icut Is at the polls today tire first Monday
in October being the date for the "Little
Town" elections. New town govern
ments In every town OF the state except
Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Anso-
mia, Derby, and Naugatuck, will DO
chosen before niehtiali. Three cities Of
the state. New London, Norfolk and
South Norfolk are holding elections. The
outcome OF the election 10 anxlously
awaited by the party managers OF the
state. The issues are, of course strongly
local but the organizations OF the various
parties look upon these little elections as
n "strsw" which will show what the Nut.
meg will do in its coming Novem Der elec-
tions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05

nominal sickness, and then went on to
explain "Nominal sickness is not, as
a rule, reported from the desire OF the
officer to get d ay's pay without days
work, but only 10 get a days rest, and IL
not one In eeven, at least one in many
seven days. And this occasional day
for rest and recreation il really needed
by very many officers who find police
service equal TO, and sometimes exceed
ing, their physical ability. II, therefore,
the service OF a policeman would be- hao
at its best, am fully satisfied after my
long acquaintance with tie service that
the officers must have more holidays,
more days for rest and recreation. This
desideratuui could be res dily obtained
wiihou; any increase of the force or its
expense by an ordinance that shall estab-
lish small supplementary police force
TO be known as call policemen. Such a
service would afford good opportunity
to test the qualifications Of police appli-
cants. snd at the came time provide for
by the regular officers, and also secure
available service for that which is now
wholly lost through tho continued SICK
ness or from their suspension, or Is only
partly supplied by extra bours OF work
of those on duty"
These remarks by DIR. Palmer, as pre-
viously stated, were made several years
since, but they are especially interesting
and noteworthy in view of the present
proposal to esta blish force OF substitute
policemen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
An Alleged Horse Thief.

Fall River, Mass, Oct. 5.-William
Harper, aged 10. recently released from
the Concord reformatory. was arrested
yesterday. He was driving a team
which had been Unidentified as belong
ing TO Frank Lewis of Brockton. A
search of HSper's barn brought to light
property which. the police claim. will
sgbstantiate the charge that the pris-
oner has been doing much thieving. Two
complete outfits of harno sses belonging
20 Gaffney of Taunton and Briggs o.
Mlddleboro, and two more belonging n
Plymouth. Some horse trades made re-
Gently by Harper. are alleged to be with
stolen horses. The amount of property
seized by the police Is valued at $500.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
lyman Not Released.

Boulogne. Oct. 5. - The report that
lyman had been released from prison
here, which was conveyed to New York
In private telegram, is denied by the
prison officials. They state that lyman
Is still in prison. and that the local au-
thorities have received no orders to re-
lease him. The prison is being closely
guarded. 1t Is believed that lyman is
being kept as sort OF hostage during
the cars visit in France, and that ne
will be extradited TO England should any
untoward event happen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
The Roman Not Damaged.

Roman, which was released from her
involuntary anchorage on the mud fiat
at Georges island just before high tide
Saturday night, came up TO her dock
yesterday morning, having anchored off
Boston light all night. No time was lost
in reloading the cargo taken out of her
while she was aground, and such good
progress was made that the steamer will
start today for Liverpool. A diver who
has examined the vessels bottom re.
ports that no injury was sustained.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
Indian students Killed.

Antlers, l. T.. Oct. Sat II o'clock
Saturday night. Spencer academy, To-
Gated 10 miles west of Antlers. burned to
ashes, with all the furniture. Four
Choctaw boys were burned to death. and
five were badly injured. The origin of
the fire is supposed to be incendiary. as
no one was occupying the room in which
the fire broke out The boys threw their
beds out of the windows and jumped to
the ground on them. One Of the boys.
who was burned to death, was cripple.
and the other three were in rooms where
there were no windows. Their moans
and groans were heartrending In the ex-
trcme.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
supreme Court Program

Washington, Oct. 5.-After -four
months recess, the United States su-
preme court will reconvene Oct ~, fol
the October term. The court docket
now contains 615 cases. against 75l at the
beginning OF last years October term
and of these, 2S have already beer
argued and submitted, and are before
the court for decision. The call of the
regular docket will begin on Oct. 13, and
will continue during the remainder OF
the week. This call will then be sus-
pended, I'm order to hear more urgen,
cases, Of which there are 81, which have
been especially assigned for the second
week OF the term.