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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29

"ANTED-SALESMEy TO SELL A
w frstclass speciality to the bicycle trade.
An entirely new article which sells on sight
Statesmen can make from so to sos per day.
Wr1te Tor particulars. Garland Novelty Man
ufacturing company, Cleveland Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29

UYANTm-A SITUATION IN TOWN OR
w country; steady man; can furnish best
of reference; married. Address F. D., ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29

UyANTED-EMPLOY BY BOY OF
w Is years Has had experience In gro
Gerry store. CAN at ARGUS for particulars.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10

barrister In vehement gesture thrust
forth his arm he might knock over a
iuror. The thing IS TO show . proof
or establish a point of law. and not u
produce an effect. The Old Bailey
Jurors seem better suited for their
work than those OF the Palais de JUS
tice. Their questions to the accused
and To witnesses are clear and TO the
point. One often wonders at their
agreeing on a verdict. Every juror
seems absolutely confident in the wis
dom or fairness of the judge. he is
the sheet anchor. Witnesses may
have contradicted themselves and each
other, counsel may have puzzled them,
the prisoners counsel may have proved
black white, and the attorney general
strained many points, but the judge
is To declare what is true and fair. He
NEEDLES with nobody, but keeps on tax,
ing notes until he has to sum up. y
Juror feels his conscience may be a.
rest if he follow the judge in doubling
@ witness or doubling the whole case
of the accused. NJ. Cruppi further
saws that il is well to understand Eng.
land, but dangerous to initiate growth
and racy OF the soil. None OF her insti-
tutions is more worthy of sturdy than
trial by jury, which France has had
for 100 years, but without the English
iudge>-London News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
FUTURE OF PUGILISTS.
Reaction from the Tendency TO Substitut,
Oratory for Science and Art.

Reaction from the Tendency TO Substitute
Oratory for Science and Art.
Prize-fghting as a profession, after
d rapid decline, has at last reached
POINT when it is no longer possible
as a means for earning a living. No
trade can continue to exist after the de-
Inand for its products has ceased. Sup
ply and demand are as much factors in
the business of the ring as any other of
the industries of civilized or uncivilized
life. For a time the art of self-defense
On its spectacular side met and salts,
fed a want that was real. The festive
sport was willing TO travel many hun
dre1s Of miles 30 witness two of the
shining lights of the calling meet for
glory and dollars In the roped arena,
But that was before talk was substi.
tu1ed for science and public debates
varied by letter writing for grit and en-,
Gurnnce. Finally the change became
so great that il would have taken COL
ulnns to contain the wordy controver.
sizes of the prominent prize-fghters.
The result was as could have been ex-
pected. There are enough orators In
congress, on the stump, in the pulpit,
ct dinner functions and in other places
without drawing ON pugihsm. Inter.
est declined and the end it at hand.
What is to become of the prize-fght,
,eIs? Some of them have tried the
stage without particular advantage To
themselves. There seems to DE only one
solution to the problem. AS the Gordi.
an knot cannot be united it must be
cat. The only refuge for the champ
ems is to go back to common, ordinary
work. No doubt Jim Jams Corbett
would feel queer to be once more the
messenger boy in bank. Peter Maher
would not take kindly to his old occu-
patton of shoveling grain in distiE
lery; or the ruddy-hued Fitzsimmone
at his former business of blacksmith,
or Jack McAuliffe as a cooper. But
then, at any rate, they could rely OF
q sure, If modest competence, which is
more than they get at their present
business. And, after all, what is glory
without cash, or noboriety without the
means to make both ends meet?-N. Y
Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
A JOLLY HERMIT.
And All About the Strange Way HI AZ.
..-s His Dog Travel.

Uncle John Cusack, the hermit o
Moose island, has just sold part OF his
inSular domain in Moosehead lake, and
10 this extent, has abdicated the long
seclusion in which he has dwelt for
about 30 years. He retains 200 acres
upon which his house and stable stand
Four hundred acres he has sold to Z
wealthy woman, said to be a south
e1ner, for about $4,000, who will build
there her summer residence.
Not long ago there appeared in print
an account of John Cusack's feat in
crossing the Piscataluis river at Fox
croft, standing on a 35-pound binding
pole. Such a performance is a com.
sponpiace one for him. Frequently Oh
a wager or merely TO exhibit his skill
he has crossed the broad reach of West
cove, at the foot of Noosehead lake
on a pole as slender, and when even up
held by nothing more buoying than 9
klmberman's pick-pole. As TO the mat
ter Of boat to take him from his island
to the mainland he gives himself little
trouble. To leap upon log. with
RIdD OF SdpiiuS IN pfiautc, oAu pAOpci
himself across the dividing channel, il
as much matter of course with him as
for an urban resident 10 step upon
horse car.
With such a craft sometimes has
made strange and adventurous voy
ages. Once as the steamer from KiDeo
plowed down the lake through heavy
sea the ships company were astounded
by the sight of m-l in mud-lake stand.
ing breast high in the heaving waters
with which he was battling in seeming
pursuit of a small dog that sat in full
view above the surface few feet ahead
Of him.
The steamer, changing her course,
slowed down TO pick up John Cussck,
who was making the fourth mile OF
O voyage, with an old tree root as bis
craft and his dog as passenger. He
stood upon the larger end Of the root
thereby lifting the other end above the
water. and upon this raieed tip tb<
dog found safe II not quite dry foot
ing. The sight % Uncle John and his
dog making similar though less ven
turesome voyages about the Lower soart
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10

in the German emperor; and until the
distinction is clearly grasped, no one
can hope 10 avoid confusion of thought
in following the course of things N
the fatherland. People should always
ask themselves, on hearing that his
majesty has said or done this or that.
whether he has been acting as kaiser
or only Is king, and in about seven
cases out of ten they viii find. TO their
surprise, perhaps, that il was IN the
latter capacity"
This warning was wanted not long
since, when we were told that the
emperor" and the German govern
ment" had made n swoop on the social
democrats, thereby suggesting that tho
gag had been applied to that party
throughout Germany by imperial or
der. Nothing of this kind had hap
pened. The localities and incidents in
question were exclusively PrussiaD.
and the powers concerned were merely
the police, or other inferior civil au-
thorities of, perhaps, Breslau, AK OF
Berlin, who in such matters would act
on their own Initiative, much as SCOT
land Yard acts without waiting for the
behests of Whitehall or Windsor castle.
So with the reported cases of leZe
majestic. The august personages who
are made the subject of unsuitable
criticisms or wit have no knowledge
of the action Of the public prosecutors
Of the &c separate states, whose duty
it is, when they have cognizance of
libel, TO arcaign the offenders as the
criminal code directs, and that without
reference to their ministerial superiors,
Such procedure is exclusively local;
the emperor possesses no executive ma
chinery for civil government. nor with
the exception of the Leipsic high court
Of appeals rs there any imperial Rppers-
tus of criminal jurisdiction-Londoy
Spectator.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
HUMOROUS.

-She-"You know you would be just
ss happy if you didn't kiss me" He
"But do you suppose am selfishenough
10 think only of myself ?'-Rehoboth
Sunday Herald.
Yes" said one theatrical manager,
that artists salary is $500 week"
Indeed" replied the other. DO you
mind telling me how much she gets ?"
Washington Star.
81 wish those electric sleighs were
en- use in Pittsburgh" remarked Miss
Point Breeze 10 Miss Schenley Park.
"Nhy?" II understand they can be
guided by the feet slone."-Pittsburgh
Cbronicle-Telegraph.
Say, Jack Perkins has asked me
to lend him ten dollars" ''Well, do 1t.
As personal favor to me let him have
it, Personal favor to YOU" Yes.
IF YOU don't let him nave it, he will
come to me for it."-Harper's Bazaar.
-Ragson Tatters-''Talk about hard
luck, if l didn't get it proper!" Rolling
stone NomoSs-"What waz dat?" Rag
son Tatters-''Why, l swiped damon
Lecklace, an alter all me trouble 1
foun' it belonged to actress. "-Phila'
delphia Record.
Brother Jack (savagely)-"You'd
better drop that Tom Highly, Maud.
He's little better than q card-sharp.'
Maud-"Why. Jack; how can you say
that?' Brother Jack-"We played
poker six hours last night and quit
even."-Leslie's Weekly.
-"I remember" said Mrs. Wiclwire,
fmpressively, you once said that If you
had the world you would gladly lay
st at my feet" "Oh, did I?' asked Mr..
Eickwire Eyes, you did. And now 1
have to nag at you fer three days to
get you to lay carpet. indianapolis
Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
THINKS VENICE A DELUSION.
An Englfshman Who Wac Not Charmed
with It's Canals and GOndola Life.

with It's Canals and Gondola Life.
Here is a description of what these
canals arc. taken from my diary, end
IL Is literally truthful, which the po-
cts and the painters never saw. "On
either side staggers a crowd of decayed
buildings; from the roofs downward
they are mass OF squalid ruin; broken
balconies cling to the stained and dis
codored walls, great scabs OF plaster
have fallen from their fronts as If a leP-
rosy had eaten into them; for foot
above the water the walls are black
with slime, the broken windows are
stuffed with rags or paper, the shat
tered steps lead up to doors that swing
by one hinge; the steps themselves
are slippery with the greasy scum; to
the edge of the lower stairs there is
. fringe Of foul green weed-it swings
slowly in the crawling water; the iron
grlles, once so beautiful, are eaten
by bitter salt rust; the shutters hang
at all angles Tapping and crealoing
in the wind: in the crazy balconies there
is a number of broken flower pots with
dead flowers in them; and through all
Of these reeking alleys the greenish
gray water slowly pushes and oozes,
covered with straw, egg shells, cab
bage stalks and nameless refuse. Over
all this brood hundred filthy and
obscene smells, each canal contribut-
ing particularly putrid stencil of
it's own. No longer does Venice SIT
in state; hour by hour and stone by
stone she is sinking In her dishonor-
able grave.
might in Venice and music on the
canal-that surely would have it's old
charm. / have pictured the soft air,
uulsing with sweet voices, and over ell
a sky thick inlaid with patines of
bright gold Well. every night about
eight the singing certainly began. quit
ars tinkled, and now and then one
heard a fairly good tenor voice, but as
a rule the mems voices were harsh and
worn, and the women's indescribably
shrill, and the songs they sang werS
Verdi and Bellini at their worst. All
che la Morte.' and its companion abs
surdities. And when once they began
they kept on; no sooner had one boa:
load Of singers exhausted its repertoire
than another took up its place and re-
pe&ted the same songs with the same
qutrerings and tinklings.-,Westmi
star GaZette
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
A COURAGEOUS WOMAN.
The Empress OF Russia's Edict Against
the Cigarette Smokers.

The Empress of Russia's Edict Against
the Cigarette Smokers.
Russia's young empress has created
CONSERVATION at the court of St. Peters
burg by discountenancing the use of to-
bacco by the ladies with whom she Is
brought into contact She is credited
with the observation that a cigarette
in the mouth of a woman is as bad as an
oath in that of man, and has requested
that neither her ladies-in-waiting nor
yet the ladies of the court should ap-
preach her as long as there is the slight
est aroma of tobacco about their clothes
or about their person.
Now, nearly every member of the
imperial family, and in natural con-
sequence well-nigh every lady in court
and in society, is addicted to the use
and even abuse of cigarettes, Grand
Duchess Vladimir being conspicuous
among the number. The widowed
czarina, like her sisters. the princess of
Wales, and the duchess of Cumberland.
never favored the use of tobacco by
ladies'; but in spite of all her influence
not venture to openly object to it on the
part of the members of her court
That the young empress has had the
courage to do so constitutes a proof
not only that her influence over her
husband is of a predominant nature,
but also that she will not hesitate to
use it for the execution of her ideas.
irrespective of any prejudices or OBJ
stacles that she might encounter.
There is only one other sovereign in
Europe who manifests similar aver
sion to tobacco-namely, Queen Vic
toria, who has been known to cause her
private secretary, the late Gen. Sir
Henry Ponsonby. to address letters to
her various cabinet ministers COM
planning of the aroma of tobacco with
which the official documents and state
papers submitted TO her for signature
were impregnated.-PNts Dis
patch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
SPECTACULAR JUSTICE.
Comparison Between French and English
Court Rooms

NJ. Cruppi, the procurator's substi-
tute. in paper on French assize court
trials, uses the Old Bailey as a foil TO SET
off the assize court of the Seine. y
sensational criminal draws to the
Palais de Justice a brilliant crowd. wh1
come to he stirred and amused, as q e
play house. They expect alterations
of weeping. laughing and blood-curd'
ing horrors. At the Old Bailey there
IS nothing spectacular. The court is
a dark, dingy hole, 10 which narrow
stairs and passages lead Justice Is
public. but the public were not thought
of by the architect. But the press Is
.hs:e, and it's presence constitutes puO
iicity. This hall of justice is not az
spacious as the least large OF the cor
rectjonal courts of Paris The one
place where there is elbow room Is the
dock. The prisoner can move about
there, stand up. sit down. come and go
Soldiers do not guard him. 4 wardei
sits in a little corner pew. and looks
more ike a scribe than 1aiier- One
soon sees that the prisoner Is sacred
and intangible being. He discusses
from his notes in the tone OF creditor
claiming debt. and he may well DO 50
for the proof of his alleged CRIME Is due
10 him. A table is in the lowest Pa-1
of the dark. dingy hole TANNED
around il are counsel for and against
They are close 10 the jury. Theatrical
effects would be out OF place here The
air Is thick with the all-pervading Lon
don fog. Nobody gesticuls'es. Nc
face lights up or shows any sort OF an
nation. There Is Eo rustic OF elegant
toliettes-
NJ Cruppi points oct that the Eng
hsh Judge IS witness Of what witnesses
say. and arbitrator but never accuses
lie respects every right OF the accused
and, il need be, makes others DO %
too. Should he be nervous ana eroS-'-
TIE counsel for the crown VIII De I11--Hie
TO feel Czpleasantly his temper Eng
lish bsrristers argue rather than I'ieaH
Jhex are 50 close 70 the ELO ta<--- :
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
GOVERNMENT OF GERMANY.
Emperor Very Far from Being an IRE
sponsibIo AutOcrat.

If our young publicists would get TO
heart an early chapter of tbs book on
the constitution and government Of
Germany, considered in theory and in
practice, both from the imperial and
home-rule points of view, many errone-
GUS and absurd beliefs now prevalent
in England would give way 70 sounder
knowledge. Members of parliament
would not talk of the duke of Edin-
burgh in his capacity of ruler of SAKE
Coburg-Gotha, taking an oath of al
legiancs TO the emperor (sicO when
the fact is that the constitutional re
lations of uncle and nephew are those
of complete monarchicsl parity. Nor
would public speakers and writer's OF
repute call the kaiser an irresponsible
autocrat" like the car, when, as Mr..
Lowe well remarks. he sis very much
less an irresponsible autocrat than
John Burns" His marsty cannot de-
clare aggressive war without the APP
rroval OF the federal council, and he
IS not in peace tine actual war lord
Of all the troops in Germany. There
IL no German" minister OF war. tho
corps of the larger states being under
the local military executives % whom
the emperor can transmit his wishes
OF Recommendation his immediate
paramount power, Is regards, for in
stance, discipline and appointments,
stopping al ths Pr1lssian Contingent %
the army OF the Reich
So in the political order The en-.
reror. as king OF Prussia, -, in = Sense,
primes inter pares; but be cannot move
IN Legislative OF executive action except
through. or with, the federal council,
which consists OF delegates, some Of
whom are regular diplomatic r.pre-
seotaiivss from the % s-p@rz=e stairs
OF the empire The emperor cannot
veto laws ysssed BY the reschsts<y.
which is elected by universal suffrage.
and. since Prince Bismarck quilted he
parliamentary scene. has BEEN entirely
free from ali influences OF control eI-
ternAl 20 itselt
When bill paaseS the bun3ezrs'h /
and reichstsg il becODes = A~. ssid f
must then D. promulgated ~ the sHn-
peror ADD reichskan,ler. With CT VIII (
out their approval. even When "a IN 4
certain cases has hapre1esd. t. II Pr'as- I.
gsan vosszs bed been rs-norvsed sGz1zst 4
the roeaEurr IL TIC federal oos1SeiL
The functions ADD actual I,o~er a. I
tzchinz 70 Code VSo-ger-D, sod deputy 1
Ia tiae PrusssAn dorainiOns seem % D.. 1
in most substantial respects. superior |
% tho~e enjoyed b. tAe mere human !
bead Of The empire Ar. loves warn I
ing On ths point viii De = surprise 20 4
many.
In this country The se5Sen~y ever = i
a L1-s x-z1t q LIS Lag Ct PEl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
DO You Know

That the Frisco Line Isl. Louis and
San Francisco railway is positively
the only line running two daily through
passenger trains from Wichita % 81.
Louis. without change. leaving Wich-
ita a l2::25 p. m, ana 1910 p. m. arriv-
Ing in ST. Louis al ESQ p. m. and us
4 m. The equipment of these trains
Is first class in every particular. con-
FiSting of elegant reclining chair cars
lseats free) and Pullman Palace Draw
Ing Room SIeepers.
If you are going beyond s.. Louis re-
member that connection with all lines
Tor the east. northeast and southeast
Is made in the magnificent new Grand
Union station. St Louis. the largest
and handsomest passenger station in
the world.
For sleeping car berths and all infor.
NATION relative 10 rates. routes. etc
caH at Santa Fe Route ticket office
southwest corner Main and Douglas
or Douglas avenue station.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
Infected Hefrlooms.

To become the posseSsor of old fam
lily relics. TO step into the shoes OF ones
ancestors, To inherit the family man
sion with all its old associations. iss
antique furniture. its ancient tapestry,
is usually regarded as an enviable lot
Some cool-beaded, calculating. severely
1aatter-of-fact bacteriologist has actu-
ally hal the audacity 10 examine into
the bacteriOloCy of some old. beautiful
and otherwise priceless tapestries In IN
old country mansion. This bacteri0lO-
g;st found that the tapestries we're
teeming with microscopic life, and that
they were nothing less than hOtbeds for
the culture of tubercle baci'li. VIII
the mural adornmentso of the "tapestried
chambers" throughout the country sur
vive this terrible indictmcnt2 1t may
be that they will. But who after this
will be able 20 look upon the tape
tried" presentments OF. saw, the lively
Adventures Of Dionysius." the wonder
full career OF "Medea,- or the patriotic
maneuver OF "Metius Curtius" without
some feeling Of repulsion which such .
revelation could not fail TO create
London Medical Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10

1T is with pleasure 1 tell you that by
one days use of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy L was relieved of a very severe
cold. My head was completely stopped
up and I could not sleep at night.
can recommend this remedy. Chas. NJ
Gutfeld of Reedley, Fresno Co., Cal" A
cold nearly always starts in the head
and afterwards extends TO the throat
and lungs. By using this remedy freely
as soon as the cold has been contracted
it will cure the cold at once and prevent
it from extending to the lungs. For sale
by druggists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10

on the lake is not uncommon, and the
dog has learned to take his place on
the dry end of the stick or root at his
masters first word of commando
Maine State Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
How to Cure rheumatism.

Araga, Coos Co., Oregon, Nov. TO, 1898.
Il wish to inform you of the great good
Chamberlain Pain Balm has done my
wife. She has been troubled with rheu-
matism of the arms and hands for six
months, and has tried many remedies
prescribed for that complaint but found
TO relief until she used this Pain Balm;
one bottle of which has completely
cured her. / take pleasure in recon-
n,ending il for that trouble. Yours
truly, c. A. Bullord. 50 cent and S1.0O
bottles for sale by druggists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
E. z. BLETZLEY
?. & T. a. Nj. Pac. Ry.
No. ia North Main St. Wichita, Kan.

In the fall OF 1898 a son of Mr.. T. A.
Mcfarland, prominent merchant Of
Live Oak. Suffer Co, Cal. was taken
with very heavy cold. The pains in
his chest We're so severe that he had
sp3smS and was threatened with pneu-
monia. His father gave him several
large doses Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy which broke UP the cough ana
cured him. Mr.. Mcfarland says when
ever his children have Group he invaria-
My gives them Chamberlain'S Cough
Kennedy and il always cures them. He
considers II the best cough remedy in
the market. For sale by druggists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10

The Rock Island Route will have on
sale February 18th and March 10th
Homeseekers excursion tickets to
points in Southern Missouri, Arkansas
Louisiana and Texas, Arizona, Okla
homa and Indian Territories at one
fare for the round trip plus $500. Tick
cts good fifteen days and final limit
for return thirty-one days from date Of
sale. HAL S. RAY,
City Ticket Agent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS.
VIA THE

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY.
on March 10th, April eth and 21st and
May 5th, 1896, the Missouri Pacific Rail-
way company will sell tickets for one
fare for the round trip. plus $500. to all
points in Arkansas, Indian Territory.
Texas and Arizona east of and including
Maricopa. and 10 Lake Charles, La.
Tickets will be limited to return to fif-
teen days. For further informa ton
call on OF address
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
CRIPPLE CREEK
THE GREAT GOLD FIELD OF THE
Mn E--NT- E-N-rII trL,N--,r-r,r-

Is easily reached via. The Great Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway. either via pr
eblo, Colorado Springs. o. both
Colorado express leaves Wichita daily
az 90 ?. m arriving al Pueblo Or
Colorado Springs for breakfast. Grin
PIE Creek is only few hours ride from
Pueblo or Colorado Springs.