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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
The Faust Legend.

Almost every renowned man of an
tiquity in the middle ages was believed
to be attended by a spiritus familiaris,
and not few We're suspected of being
i'll direct league with the devil. Proba-
bly, the Oldest legend of which the Faust
legend is a continuous thread is that of
Simon Magus, mentioned in the history
Of the apostles.
According to Justin, he was a native
OF Clifton, Il village in Samaria. He
was, no doubt, a man Of great intellec-
tual powers. He was the father of the
school of the Gnostics. 1t is also report
ed Of him that he could make himself
invisible, that he could pass through
flames unharme'l, could transpose mat
ter. make gold and exercise demons-in
fact, he laid claim to all these powers
and his name lived in the mouths of the
people as sort Of Demiurg through
many centuries until some other miracle
working personality took his place at
the popular fireside. Unusual accom-
plishments, great erudition, were at
tributed to the supernatural influence,
and the general disposition to supersti-
tlous assumption was strengthened on
the one hand by dogmatic affirmation
on the part Of the church of the exist
ence of personal satan, with his nu-
merous household, and, on the other
hand, by incorporating the magic arts
among the practical sciences, of which
astrOlogy and alchemy occupied no mean
part. -Menorah.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
Man Overheard.

The presence of mind of a certain
well known actor was always very re.
markable, but was never put to SO Sc.
we're a test as on the following occasion
While acting the part Of q pirate CHIEF
he was being conveyed in a vessel across
the stage with his band of brigands On
deck beside him.
One of the supers, whose duty it was
to work the waves under large sheets of
gauze, was so unfortunate as to put his
head through the gauze and to appear
standing in the middle of the mimic sea
before the full view of the audience.
The actor ON the vessel, without los
ing his presence of mind, called out,
"A man overheard ~ and the astonished
super was hauled upon deck by the pi-
rates amid the applause of the specta-
tors, who imagined it was a part Of the
play.-London Spectator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
Bought Her Own Gown.

They tell a story of an unfortunate So
ciety woman, who, being terribly pushed
for gown to wear at great occasion,
sold seven gowns for the price of one to
Mime. x. Among these gowns was one
hardly rumpled, and which, though
very magnificent. had evidently been
worn at most only once. This dress
Nine. \. sold as model to Nine. Y,
who was the society woman's dress
maker, and who had been obdurate
about making another thing for the poor
little woman without cash down.
When this "model'' came in, she
saw chance for big return of money,
SO she compromised with her customer
and agreed to let her have model dress,
just imported, for a very low figure
Whereat the poor woman paid all the
money she had received for all her
dresses, and out Nine. Y. brought the
model The poor woman talked herself
blue i'll the face, but she could not say
anything to protect herself without be-
traying her dealing with Nine: X, so,
poor thing, she danced i'll her old frock
after all, having snapped all her other
gowns for the privilege. -Cincinpati
Enquirer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04

At the meeting Of the American Pub
lie Health association at Denver, DR..
Manuel Garmona y Vale Of Mexico
read description of his discovery Of q
certain cure for yellow fever, which he
has used successfully in hundreds of
cases. His method is to make subcu.
taneous injection in the cellular tissue
of the arm of a secretion taken from a
yellow fever patient between the fourth
and fourteenth days of the fever. This
effects cure, but the disease can be
guarded against in this way, just as
smallpox is guarded against by vaccina-
tion.-Baltimore Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
MRS. PEARY WAS FRIGHTENED.
It Was When She Went Hunting walrul
With Her Husband.

With Her Husband.
Mrs. Peary, wife of the famous arctic
explorer, declares she has had more
than enough of the polar regions, and is
determined that her husband shall never
repeat his travels in those frigid lands.
When asked what experience stands out
most prominently in connection with
the unusual life while exploring, Mrs.
Peary, without a moments hesitation,
said: "Our hunting the walrus. 1t is
the only occasion in my life when l was
so frightened that would have well
coined death as Il relief. We were out in
a boat with DIR. Cook, Mat, and some
natives. Mr.. Peary had broken his leg,
but was steering the boat, his leg, in
splints, stretched out before him. We
saw the walrus coming toward us, and
when the natives said, Shoot at them,'
we took our rifles and did So
"Then followed q scene too terrible
for words. The bullets had only entered
the hides of these animals, enough to
infuriate them, and they came forward
enraged and with but one determination
to turn over the boat. They placed
their long tusls on the gunwale and at
tempted to tip us out. crouched ut the
bottom Of the skiff, loading the rifles,
SO that the men would not have to wait
a second. The sea was crimson with
their blood, and for few moments 1
did not know whether should be shot
by the excited men or drowned by the
walruses. We killed about II, and have
some of the tusks But don't let me talk
about it any more. All that is past. -
Philadelphia Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
Costume and Mortality.

A remarkable effect of costume on
mortality Is shown in a very instructive
manner by enc Of the English registrar
generals reports. 1t appears that among
children aged from to years there is
an equality in the number of deaths by
scalds and burns among boys and girls,
but from j to 10 double the number of
girls to that of boys die from these
causes, while from 10 to 90 there die
lO2 women and only % men, and from
20 upward II women and 22 men. show
ing the influence of muslin and f1ounce
in producing death, Notwithstanding
the greater caution Of the female sex.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
CARVED IN THE BARK.


u Alump o0 Trees Upon which Appeared
the Names Of Many Soldiers.
''I don't quite understand, and new
er could" said an observer, "what
prompts people to write their names in
public places. Trees have always been
favorite objects upon which to carve
names, and the smooth bark of the
beech offers a field most inviting to the
knife of the carver. I saw once bunch
of beech trees upon which thousands of
names had been cut. This was in Vir-
ginia, close by the left bank of the
James river. A ravine made back from
the river, and at the head of this ravine
there was spring. Around the spring
was this clump of beech trees.
1.-THE names carved ON these trees
We're those of soldiers who had been en-
camped thereabout in the time of the
civil war and who had come to this
spring for water. 1t was in 1879 that
saw them. SO that they must have been
there then at least IA years. They had
probably been there longer. About a
third of the names were still legible.
Many of them were the names of men
of Pennsylvania regiments. Those that
had become illegible were mainly those
that had been carved Oh smaller trees.
"There was one big tree that had up
on it, should think. 500 names. They
encircled it for 20 feet up from the
ground. 1t seemed as if some of those
among the highest must have been cut
by men who swung down from the first
branch, and one could imagine that
men stood ON one another's shoulders to
reach above the names already carved
by men standing ON the ground, or that
perhaps there was led up beside the
tree a horse upon whose back the carver
stood.
''These names may have been carved,
every one of them, simply as pastime,
and yet it seemed somehow as though
this was a case in which the carving
might have been done in something
more than u merely idle spirit. New
York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
WHAT THE GRAND DUKE HEARD.

European Omcers Discussed the Capture
OF American Cities.
The Grand Duke Alexis was at KEEL
he is full Russian admiral now, and
the head Of the Russian navy. He was
frequent visitor to the Americans, and,
like all the other notables, talked with
the utmost frankness to our officers.
One day, watching the Columbia as
she rode the waves as lightly and with
the easy grace of blue wing teal, the
grand duke said to a captain I'm glad
You Americans are rebuilding your fleet
Do you know what most impressed me
when I visited your country? Let me
tell you. The first thing was your won
derful national wealth; the second, the
absolutely inadequate means at your dis
posal for national defense. You We're
like drunken man with pockets full of
money and two or three hungry ruffians
on the dark side of the street waiting
chance to attack him.
why, do you mean to say began
the somewhat startled captain, when
the Russian put his hand on the others
arm and said: ''Twice in my career I
have heard the project of capturing one
or two of your great cities and holding
them for ransom deliberately discussed
by officers of European fleets whose
countries had hard work to make ends
meet. And they meant it too. I once
made a sensation when, after listening
to a conversation of this kind, in which
the officers Of four different fleets took
part, I said: Gentlemen, the United
States and Russia are friends. Should
she be unjustly attacked, Russia would
help to see that the wrong was righted'
All, 1 can't tell you where or who it
was. Come over to the Kurik 1.-THE Rus
sian flagship and have a glass of wine. "
Washington Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
To All Persons whom 1t May Concern

Notice y hereby kivcn that The ~ ders gued.
John uhweiler, ruar!ia, OF Wi IAN Haupt an d
Ella Haupt. III make application to the ccu' {
co ~ OF k"k i-a'u c""bty. at regular term
thereof, To be held at the ri house IN the city
OF Rock Island. IN ,a'd COUNT. ~ the Grst Nor
day In Jaunnry. A. d. 1896, bei-g The fret
day thereof. for IA order and deer Of said
court. directing b m. ~ sa'd O. ardap 10 sc the
interest in thu fol ow I. zeal estate belof g'ng to
said minors, or as much thereof as sha 90, III TO
sail court To the n'erc Of said minors. situate
in the county Of Rock leland aud state Of Illinois
10 wit: Lot number one ~ also the west fifteen
feet lot lumber two -. also the wc-' inv i've
fcct 55l OF lot humber twelve (I2l, all in block
humber one tli In The Original town Of Coal VAL
lev and county OF Rock sand, and state OF
Hin ~. for the support and education OF said
mirrors. and for the purpose Of investing such of
the proceeds ~ said "a G ms sh4ll not he immedi
atcy requisite for said support aud e,ucatio in
other real estate, or OF otherwise investing the
tame. JouS OHLwEuE I,
Guardian OF -aid minors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
AUTUMN SONG.

A song Of tho reaping time,
OF the feast days Of the year;
A song Of the grain and the well filed wan,
And the husking time that's near.
Here's hey, for a merry romp
In the brown old fields and valesi
And no. for the mead where the cattle feedl
And no, for the autumn gales!
A hunt through the tall dim woods
For the fruit of the oak and vine,
A peep at the nest Of the last redbreast
And a call where the chipmunks dine.
A smile in the morning skies,
And laugh in the streams that flow
As they share their joy with the girl and boy
That today may a-rambling go.
Frank Walcott HUT in st. Nicholas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04

Landlord Hooks-Can you refer me to
. work where l can learn how the an
clients constructed those catapults that
would throw stones half mile:
Friend-Don't believe can. Why do
you want such information:
Hooks-Well. you see. I've advertised
that this house is within a stones throw
Of the railway station, and now have
got Ia rig M some plan for throwing
that st,pe.--ucciou Fits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
Notice of Publication.
Sr n, 3, OF illinois LIMOS. Iss.

n the circuit court, January term. 1896
Ida Stacy W. William stacy. in cAanccry.
Affidavit Of non-r sdencc Of u lillian ~tacv, the
above defendant. having b. filed in the CLERKS
ONCE OF the circuit court OF sait county, notice is
th,r Z re her IVY Civ n TO the said non res dent
defendant that the complainant Il ell her bill OF
complaint in said cou {. on the chabcerv eide
thereof on the 10th day OF Move Der, 1895 snd
that thercup n summons Issued out OF "a d
court, VIII rein laid SUIT IL now pending. returna
bile on the IRE, Monday IN the month Of January
next, n l. by law required
Nov. unl' 80 You. the said nonresident defend
ant shove med ,Wiliam stacy, rhall personally
he and appeal bef re said circuit court. on the
first Gay q the next tenn thereof. 10 be hold. 1T
k"ek leland in and for the said county. on The
hrst Mouoay in January neSt. and plead, answer
or demur TO the -ad complainsnte bill OF com.
plant, the saine aud the matters and thing.
Their in charged and stated will 20 taken n con.
tesscd. ana decree entered against you accord
lug 10 the prnycrOf said hi !.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE. Clerk.
J. N. PEARr-LEY. Ccmplainant's Solicitor.
Rock lslsni, III Nov. -, 1876.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
LEGAL


Eptate Of Elizabeth Parker. deceased
The undersigned having been q, pointed admin
istrator OF the estate Of Elizabeth Par. er.
late Of the county Of Rock islaId. stat.
Of Illinois. deceased hereby gives notice that he
will appear befor, the county court Of Rock Island
county, Mt III. Office the clerk OF ssid court Ill
the city Of Rock Island, at the March term. on
the lrst Nonday In War h, next, at which time
MI pcrs ns having claims against said estate arc
notified and requested to attend, for the purpose
Of having the zane AL iurted
AL persons indebted to said estate are rcqucs-
ted tn maze immediate payment to the under.
signed.
Dated this 2ist day Of DeceIuber. A. n. 1896.
CHARLES ). PARKER. Administrator
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
Masters sale.
STATE or ILLINOIS. T.
Rock ISLAND COUNTY, IS.

10 the eirenit court iRchanecry. foreclosure.
General ". Sgt6
john truhaush W Myra Walker and George W
W her
S"iicc IL hereby given tina nv virtue Of a de
cree 81 said c,uri. entered in the anyc entitled
cause, On tn. "a cay q ID cemb,r. A. ID Isgs
shall on saiuidaN. the 1t day Of February, A. ID
ism. AZ The hour W clock in the AFTERNOON nj
the SOUTH door OF the court kcusc. ,n the city of
Rocs Island IN said county of Rock Isia d. Ia
satisfy ~ uecftc, sell At pub ic vcnduc 10 The
highest bidder IL efh, that &C tain parcel of
land, situ,tc In the county Of Rock Island. and
state OF Illinois, known and described Us fol
lows, to-wit:
Tue west ninety five GO, feet OF 10. number
s'y t.l ard the west risCty G;c ,ral f,., ~ H..
number ciRh; 81 aud a - the north thirty mi
fe ~ lut nuinnvr nj c 90 all IN stevens ad.i
tipn To- the CITY IL Incline.
Dated al ock Island, Illinois, this sl,h day o,
December, n. d.. fsg3.
EiWfN x. rARNENTER
Mastery in thAnccrv. Rock Island County. i'll
JACKSON n IIuR.T.
CouiplAinant's SOLICITORS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
Administrators Notice,

Estltc Or Wary z. HOuman, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed al
minirtrairix Of the estate Of Mary & Holman,
late Of the county OF Rock leland, stnt- Of
Illinois, deceased, h-r'by cives notcr that
will appear before the county court Of Rock Island
county, at the once Of the clerk Of said court in
the city OF Rock island. at the L, bruary term on
the irst Monday In February next, ut which time
all persons having claims aga INST said estate are
notified and requested to attend, for the purpose
OF having the same adjusted
All persons indebted to said estate are request
ed TO make in mediate payment 20 the under
sigped.
Dated THE sGh day ~ December. A n 1906
GRACE BUFOKD, Admin -trairix,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
Thoroughly Human.

BlooziB-That street just below is
quite Il thorouehfare, isn't it:
Blagzin-No; that's not a thorough
fare at all, but the crowd likes to use it
because there's sign there that reads,
Private way-dargerous passage. -
Roxbury Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04

Poverty is very terrible, and some.
times kills the very soul within us, but
it is the north wind that lashes men
into vikings; it Is the soft, luscious
south wind which lulls them to lotus
dreams. -Ouida
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04

There is false modesty, which is
vanity; false glory. which is levity; a
false grandeur, which is meanness; q
false virtue, which is hypocrisy, and .
false wisdom. which is prudery.
vera
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
How TOBACCO ID Prepared.

The dried leaf has little of the aroma
of the manufactured tobacco. This is de-
veloped by a kind of fermentation to
which it is subjected in the warehouses
1T tho manufacturers Chron-
icle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04

In every apartment the screen is alb
solutely necessary. 1t shuts of the ugly
heat, hides bedroom door and conceals
dressers, which in any apartment are 20
hIdecus-- -.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
TURKISH BATH Rooms

Baths Of all kinds, including
Turkish, plain, shampoo. cleo
trio, elcctro-thermal. ETC., may
be obtained at the Ssnitarium
Bath Rooms. en- tho nrst floor Of
tho Harper House.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-04
ROOMS OPEN.

For Ladies-From . Q. m. to
~ m. on week days For Gen.
tlemen-From 2 p. m. to 10 pm.
on week days On Sundays the
rooms will be open from ! o. m.
TO IL .. m. for Gentlemen only.
Electric and E,scsro-thermal
baths may DO obtained ct any
time during business hours.
Gymnasium connected with bail
ycpm0.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-12

New Market. Madison county, Tues day, July 2f owsns' x Roads. Madison county. Wednesday, July 9. Apple Grove, Madison county, Sat urday. July 9. Stevenson, Jackson county, Monday, July 27
 Valhermoso Springs, Morgan county, Wednesday, July 9. somerville, Morgan county, Thursday July 30
 Trinity, Morgan county. Saturday, Au- gust l.
 Gen. E. ". Pettus and Hon. John o. Turner. democratic nominee for super intendent of education, will speak at Blountsville, Blount county, Tuesday, July II.
 Blount Springs, Blount county, Wednesday, July 15. Cullman, Cunman county, Thursday, July 16.
 Cedar Plains, Morgan county, Friday, July IT. Hartselle, Morgan county, Saturday, July 13
 Shady Glenn, Calhoun county, Friday July S1.
 JOHN. B. KNOX,
 Chairman.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-12

Alabama Christian Advocate The Southern Medical Dlsnnnsarv ,. the leading institution of it's kind in Blr. mingham and has been Instrumental in l e1ectng the cure of many serious caa ana t thus carrying healing and happiness to many homes. Dr. O. T. Dozier head or the Southern Medical Dlspensorv | giVes his entire time and personal super vision 10 the work, and brings to bear A. eareIui medical training in the best col. icges or the land and long and yalua bie experience in the treatment of gpeciaI diseases. His professional standinp Ia uhimpeachable and his character as n gentleman ana citizen is above reproach.
 tWinona. Miss. TInes.) ~ pr. Dozier is specialist of great ren,,- tation and has been unusually successfni Tn his practice. He never undertaken a case unless reasonably sure of a cure. us IS high-toned gentleman and can be con. suIted with the utmost confidence.
 (Atlanta Copstitution.) Dr. o. T. Dozier, the head of the soutb. ern Medical Dispensary of Birmingham Ala, Is specialist of nearly twenty years experience in the treatment of chronic, nervous and private di5eases nd his uniform success has given him lead ing position in the medical profession in that city.
 Sunday Morning star)
 pr. Doziers success has been simply marvellous and has eliclted the most on. thusiastic words of praise and gratitude from the dispensary's many patrons from all over the state.
 Sumter County Sun.)
 Dr. Dozier's reputation as a specialist has overstepped the bounds of Alabama and he is known all over the south.
 Annlston Hot BIast)
 Among the most noted and successful specialists in this country are pr. Dozler & Co. They have extended their business from year to year and the patrona9e given to them in the several surroundiiir states is most gratifying Dr. Dozier is a high-toned, pollshed. Christian gen tIeman and has many warm personal friends Tn Anniston who knew him years ago when practising in Rome. Ga.
 People's Weekly .Tribune)
 As specialist Dr. Dozier is unexcelied by any living physician. His reputation at home and abroad is such that physi- clans in this city and from a distance frequently send him patients that they are unable to cure. and he never fails to effect cure. All Birmingham is proud and honored to have such distinguished man as a citizen.
 Dr. Dozier is a Georgian by birth, high-toned, cultured Christian gentle man, strictly honest fin all his dealings and financially responsible for all h!s contracts.
 Dr. Dozier & Co.,,
 P. O, Box I12- Birningham. Ala.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-12

Age-Herald.
 It always affords public journal pleasure to testify to merit where it is deserved. It is therefore with pleasure and pardonable pride that the Age-Her- ald ions with it's brethren of the press in testifying to the merit skill and reliabil- ity of Dr. O.. T. Dozier, Principal of the Southern Medical Dispensary of this city. pr. Dozier has resided for many years In Birmingham, and each successive year has added to his reputation, to his use- fulness and to the esteem in which he is held by our best citizens. Ills long rec ord and approved abilities entitle him to the proud distinction of standing at ''the head of his profession"
 Oaily News. Birmingham)
 pr. Dozier, the head of the institution. is physician and surgeon of education, skill and experience, man of culture and high literary attainments and gentle man respected by all who know him. He can be relied on in all matters pertaining to his profession. The News commends him most cordially to all those in need of his services.
 Bessemer Weekly.
 There is probably not a more highly educated physician in this section than Dr. o. T. Dozier. He is specialist of many years experience and successful practice He is noted for his thorough mastery of the details and intricacies of his profession. and for unusual scientific attachments.
 (Masonic Guide)
 Dr. Dozler can be relied upon to treat diseases in the most successful manner. and he is known all over the south.
 Gabor Advocate.)
 pr. Dozier bears the reputation of be- ing one of the most successful practition- CTS in the south. A personal acquaint- ance with the principal warrants the La- bor Advocate in giving the institution the varmest recommendation to its every reader.
 Bessemer JournaL)
 pr. Dozier's reputation is a brilliant one. He is a specialist of nearly twenty years experience in active practice and is strictly reliable and has the confidence of the public and Endorsement of the press.
 We cannot add anything to the reputa- tion pr. o. T. Dozier has already &C., ouired in the line of his profession. but we know him to be brother Odd Fellow that can be relied on to carry out every promise he makes to those needing his services.
 (Mountain Home, Talladega) The press of Birmingham and all over Alabama speak in the highest terms of Dr. Dozier as a physician. surgeon and gentleman and we have no hesitancy in recommending him to those of our pa- trons who need his services.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-12

Weber, the clarionet king, and his matchless brass and reed band and orchestra will delight the public at East Lake every Sunday. Prof. Weber will play one or more of his entrancing solos in conjunc- tion with band and orchestra. Turn out and hear Weber. Concert begins at 8 o'clock.
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