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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
HOW TREATIES ARE MADE.
Bse Inftiative. In Negotiations With For
eign Powers, IL With the President.

"The treaty making power is given
to the president, III connection with the
senate, by the constitution. writes
General Harrison in his "This County
Of Ours article in Ladies' Home Jour
nal 1.-THE initiative-the negotiations
with foreign governments leading up TO
an agreement, and the framing of the
articles of the treaty-is with the exec
utive. The senate has no part in the
matter until the president communi-
cates the treaty to it and asks its con-
currence. 1t may then, however, either
concur or reject, or concur with amend
ments. When the executive has agreed
with any foreign power upon a treaty,
and it has been duly signed by the plen-
ipotentiaries for their respective govern
ments, it is sent to the senate for its
concurrence, and is considered there in
secret session. Whatever may be said
as to the wisdom or necessity of secret
sessions for other purposes, it is mani
testify necessary that the terms of treat
les and the discussion of them should
in many cases be kept in the confidence
of those charged witt concluding them
until they are concluded.
Though all the attempts in the con-
stitutiCnal convention to give the house
Of representatives part in the making
Of treaties failed, it is still true that
many important treaty stipulations de-
pend for their execution upon the action
of the house. If treaty stipulates for
the payment of money by the United
States. the money cannot be taken from
the treasury without an appropriation.
1t may be said that as a treaty is part
Of the supreme law Of the land, it is
the duty of congress to appropriate the
money necessary to carry it into effect,
and that in the making of the appropri-
alton the house has no right to consider
the question Of the value CT propriety
Of the treaty. But, all tic same, if the
appropriation is not made the treaty
fails. Usually appropriations to carry
out a treaty have been given freely by
the house, but there is power to with
hold them. and SO to defeat the treaty
AS to treaties involving our revenue
laws, the DEMONSTRATING by the consti-
tuition the sole power to originate rev.
enue bills-has claimed tho right to &C.
upon consideration of the wisdom or
unwisdom Of the treaty."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
% MAua,sa AT ANTWERP.


D IS Early Ave Stud5es interrupted BY the
Failure u His Eyesiykt
I,u Maurier wss soon installed in the
painting class and made a vigorous
start. I particularly recollect lifesize,
full length painting Of an old woman:
and boy, pen and ink drawing Of
which is in my fathers albcm, that
showed talent enough and to spare, 1T
his artistic aspirations Were soon to
meet with . serious check. His eye
sight began to give him trouble, and be-
fore long put stop to his studies III
atelier or academy. He was not to be-
come painter, as he had fondly hoped,
but, as we row know, was to work out
his destiny in another direction.
In those days we called all that carl
caturing, and caricature he certainly did,
mainly of me and himself. From tha
first he imagined he saw marked con-
trast between Us. His nose was supposed
to be turned up and mine down. where
as really neither his nor mine much de-
viates from the ordinary run of noses.
My lower lip certainly does project, but
his does not particularly recede.> But
the imaginary contrast inspired him in
the earliest days of our acquaintance
and started him on the warpath Of pen
and ink. He drew US in all conceivable
and in some inconceivable situations.
"Moscheles and I" he says ON one page,
IF we were artistically beautiful. -
Then again, eff we were of the fair
sex CT soldiers or, by way of showing our
versatility, if we We're horses. In tina;
page he seems to have focused the es-
sence of our characteristics while ap.
pearing only to delineate our human
and equine possibilities. Felix Mosh-
eles in Century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
BOOMING GREAT AMERICA.
A Swiss Journal Celebrates the Nations
variegated Immcns!ty.

VarieEated Immcns!ty.
One of the most amusing descriptions
Of America is that which recently ap-
peared in The Nachrichten, Basic,
Switzerland. It runs IS follows:
America is q country in comparison
to which Europe is small peninsula.
The United States is an empire by
whose side the powers Of Europe appear
as petty states. America is the land CT
unmeasured capacity ard dimensions.
the land Of dollars and electricity, the
land where the plains are wider, the
rivers greater, the waterfalls higher,
the bridges longer. the express trains
faster, the catastrophes more horrible,
than in all Europe; the country where
the buildings are taller, the rascals
more numerous, the poor poorer, the
millionaires richer, the thieves bolder,
the murderers less bothered and educat-
ed people more rare than anywhere else.
1t is the land in which the teeth are
more false, the corsets tighter, disease
more dangerous, corruption more COM
mon, insanity more systematic, the sum-
mer hotter, the winter more chilly, fire
warmer and ice colder, time more costly,
than il sleepy old Europe. The land
where old men are younger and youths
older, the niggers blacker and the whites
Follower than elsewhere, the land Of
immeasurable natural resources and Of
the most prodigious avarice. In short,
America is the land of the greatest con-
trasts, the craziest presumption. the
most reckless hunt after the dollar. 1t
is the land Of everything colossal and
unapproachable-the last of course form
the American point of view
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
Mo and Others.

An artist should consider facts about
the masters Of his profession calmly and
thoughtfully. He may reach valuable
conclusions about himself A certain
musical composer of much talent and
popularity-we will call him Smithl;ins
has happy appreciation of his own
work, as his friends all know
So highly Goes he estimate Smithkin' s
compositions that some of his friends
were much startled the other day when
he said gravely, did you ever notice
that the names Of all the great composers
begin with Mp
"M!' CALCULATED his astonished au-
dience.
Eyes, NJ" said the composer. emo
Fart, Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer, Moszkow-
ski-and Me!'-Pearson' s Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10

LEGAL
Publication Notice,

Publication Notice.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, l..
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY. 'e'
In the Circuit court in chsncery, sc,tember
tenn. 1876.
Sadie Dickinson Va Herbert Dickinson
AFFIDAVIT Of non-rcsidenco OF the above defend
ant, Herhtri Dickinson, having BE- en- FLED in the
clerks ofee Of he circuit court OF said county,
notice is hersf, re hereby given 10 the said nom
res dent defendant that the complainant q cd her
bill Of complaint In ssid court. on the chaacery
side thereof on the 9Th day of May, 1886 end
that thererpon q summons issued out Of esid
court, wlit rein aid SUIT is now pepdng. returna-
Die on the first Monday in the moth Of scp;em-
Der ne X, rs is By law required.
Nov, nnl.es You, the rail- pon-res.deut defend
ant above med Herbert Dickiason shall pf ron
ally be ard appear before soid circuit court, on
the FRS. day of the reyt tenn thereof to be holden
at Rock Island in aud for the said county, ON the
trst Monday in seyten bcTneEt. and plead, answer
or defnur to the aaid coIrpIAinante b-ll Of COM
plant. the same and tae matters and things
therein charged AND stated will lie taken ne con-
feesed and e decree entered against you accord
ing 10 the prsyeroi seid bin.
GEORGE ". GAMBLE. Clerk
Rock IslspS. Ill. Gay !. 1876.
8. X. kKSwoRrEY, Compartments Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
Husbands to Burn.

The English actors who come over
here are intensely English when they
first arrive, but they soon show thei1
appreciation of American colloquialisms
by apprepriating them. A gentleman Of
this city relates that some time ago in
the New York club he met Fred Wright,
Jr., the comedian. Some ore was tell
ing about woman who had Just mar
ried her third husband
by the way the gentleman asked,
"where is her first husband buried?'
HE was cremated," was the answer.
''And the secohd?''
ALSO cremated."
by Jbve," observed little Mr.
Wright, that woman has husbands to
burn. st. Louis Republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
Sore

eyes and restoring all the affected
parts {, healthy condition. Read this:
GAS an act OF justice and for the ben.
eft OF other mothers who may have
afflicted children, write this. About
the Hrst Of February, 1897, my daughter
lola, then three years old, contracted sore
eyes OF the worst form and in a few weeks
was entirely blii d, being unable to toll
crate light of any kind. She suffered and
cried until l was almos: heartbroken.
Tho best ego specialist In the county
treated her for months, but tho
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
fUlEISH ba7H Rooms

Bsshs Of all kinds. including
furnish. pain shampoo. cleo
trio, cleo src-therDxi. stc.. may
be obtained .: she 3snissrium
Bath Rooms, on she frss 1oor Of
the Harper House.
Rooms OYEN
FOR Lsdiss--from . .. m. 70
- N. on week daJa For tsen-
tlemen-from 2 p. m. su 10 pm.
Cd weak days IN Sundays the
rooms viii be open from Z .. m.
70 II .. n for Gen tiemsn only.
Electric and Rlccsro-shermal
baths may be obsAinsd .: any
time dnring business hours.
0ynnasium connected With bot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
Msstef's Sale.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE OF ILLrNOIS,l
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY,
In the circuit curt. in chsncery. Foreclosure.
General No. $500.
j. r. Robinson. trcstee for Oscar A. Barnhars
vs.. Howard Chaadler and Mary e. Chandler.
Public notice Is hereby given thaa In pursuance
OF a decree entered By eaid court. in the above
entitled cause, on the 1st1 Jay a Nay. A. d.
1886. 1. Elwin L. PErmentcr. master in chancery
o: the said circuit court Of Rock leland county.
W u on Saturday, the s.th day Of June. A. u. :.
1896. at the hour Of O'Clock in the afternoon N
tho north door Of the court house, IN the city o:
Rock Island. In the said county and state, sell nj
public vendue 70 the highest bidder 70:
each, AL ADD singular, the following deecyibcr
premises and real estate In aid decree mentioned
situated IA the county Of Rock Island and state
OF Illinois. or 90 much thereof as may be ptces
sar to raiisfy said decree. to-wit:
The VI ct half " Of the northeast quarter "a I,
and the northwest quarter 80 of the eouthea-i
qr-uer "a All IN seciton Lbirtsenth 03D, town.
ship sixteen (1G) north re five 80 west Of the
9Th y. m. cou,aining 10 acres more or less.
Lated Hay %, 1895. ELwIR Z. PAnnExTER.
Mas'er in chnncery. Rock Island county, Ill.
3. r. kExwoRruY, Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
Ancient Anguish,

1T is believed. said the classical
boarder. THAT there was game extant
in the days Of Rome that much resem-
bled our baseball
1.-The language shows that" assent
ID the cheerful idiot. The word fms,
you know, means o tale ender. In
dianapolis Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
A Plain Truth.

Two friends, who met. for the first
time IN some years, were indulging in
"reminiscences Of early friends and nc
quaintances when one asked, "whcre
does Mrs Blank live now:' Before the
other could reply her little daughter Of
: years looked up from her play and an
swered earnestly: ''She does not live.
She boards"'-New York Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
yes;

became worse. Then Itook her TO special
list In Indianapolis, who said he could do
nothing. came away with O heavy heart.
I met my fathers physician, DR.. Berry,
man, who examined Zoia's eyes, and told
me to try Hoods Sersaparilla. Ibegan to
give IL as directed and wash her eyes
with warm water. Soon began to i.o.icc
Improvement, and now, having given tho
child over half Gozen Bottles, her eyeo
are greatly improved and che can see as
well ns any one. She is Eve years Of age,
and Cocs to school. When she began to
take Hoods sarsnperills, sho had to cat
her meals in O darkened room, but now
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
LEGAL.
Notice of Final Settlement.
Es,a,e Of Daniel Fsnstermscher. Decess,

Bsta'e OF Daniel F.nstermacher. Deceased.
Public notice i. hereby given ths: the UNDER
eigNd. robert Dooaan. executor, has This
day HE'D his final report and settlement
as such In the county court Of kock
Island county. and that an order has been
entered by sald court approving the said re-
port. unless objections thereto or To the
contrary be shown on or before the s0th day
OF June. A. ID. 1895, and upon the final an.
proval OF said report, the laid Robert Doonan win
ask for an order Of Justification and will also ask
TO be discharged. All persons interested are no
tiled TO attend.
RocS Island, H., June I. 1888
RosEsr DooxAH.
By c. j. SEARLv, Attorney
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10

The secretary vulture will often take
up an oyster or tcrrapin in the claws Of
one foot and dash it violently against o
stone to crush the shell aud enable the
bird to get at the ccntenta
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
Blind

Sometimes persons become blind
from impure blood, which develops
scrofulous ulcers ON the eyeballs, iriiis,
granulated eyelids, etc. In such cases
Hood's SarsapariIla has been marvel
ously successful in restoring sight.
Itshows its powers as blood purifier
and radical cure for scrofula, by
removing the cause, thus curing the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10

Julia. I never see you at funerals I"
mo; when I go. ! always cry harder
than the widow, and that makes people
think I was in love with the man. -
Chicnao Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10

Il tell you, am in the habit Of say
ing Just what think
Dear me! r that all:''-Indianapo-
lis Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10

Georgians are "Buzxards, from q
state law protecting these birds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-17
OPPOSE SUNDAY FUNERALS
St Louis Ministers of the Presbyter-
ian Faith Pass Resolutions.

St Louis Dec. IA resolution op-
posing Sunday funerals was passed by
the Presbyterian ministers yesterday
in the following words.
1T having come to the attention of
this association that the officers of Bel
lefontaine and Calvary cemeteries have
notified all undertakers in our city that
the digging Of graves in city cemeter-
les on Sunday is hereafter prohibited;
Therefore, resolved, That the Pres
byterian Minister'S association Of St
Louis record its hearty approval of said
action, and that we viii use our infiu-
ence to discourage all sunday funerals
Further that we win invite breth-
rem Of the other churches in our city.
Protestant and Catholic. to cooperate
with US in our efforts to discontinue
Sunday funerals.
Dr.Niccolls said that he thought con
certed action was hardly necessary, as
he believed every Individual pastor, by
little hrmness. could prevent Sunday
funerals among his own members. In
his congregation, he said there We're
none except in cases of absolute neces-
sity and he thought there was little
trouble about the matter in any case.
except among nOn-C Christians. Rev.
DR. e. 5. Palmer was appointed a com
mittee to lay the resolutions before
other ministerial bodies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-17
TOO MANY TEACHERS.
Feature ofthe Report of the Indiana
Normal Schools President

Terre Haute. Ind. Dec. 17.-Presi-
dent Parsons of the state normal
school, in his biennial report to Gov
ernor Matthews, states that, for the
first time in many years, the classes
are not overcrowded. He continues
1T is the testimony of most county
and city superintendent and school
trustees that there is a large surplus Of
teachers. Probably several thousand
persons hold teachers licenses in In
diana today and desire to teach who
cannot secure schools. The demand,
therefore, is not for a larger number
of teachers. but for a. higher grade of
ability, a larger scholarship and a more
thorough professional training on the
part of those who offer themselves as
teachers
The state normal school must justi-
fy its organization and maintenance
by securing as students persons of good
natural ability and fair attachments
and comforting on these persons a
scholarship and professional prepare
ton which shall constantly tend to ele-
vate the standard of public school work
in the state. With a reasonable stand
ard of admission the school can prob
ably meet the demands on lit for several
years to come"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-17
TO HEAL BY MUSIC.
New York Physicians to Test the
sound Movement

New York, Dec. 17.-Preparati are
under way in this city for an important
experiment in medical treatment by
sound vibrations. The power of music to
soothe is so universally known as TO have
expression in an adage Recently it has
been scientifically determined that music
has also the power to heal
Several years ago the St Cecilia society
vas organized in London for practical
forms Of nervous disorder Its member
ship was made up Of prominent physi-
clans and skilled musicians-the former
TO direct and the latter to execute The
success of the experiment is a matter Of
history
Gradually the idea has been developed
among the medical men here that q sim
liar aid to the. trea tment Of nervous trOu-
bles was possible. Several prominent
plans are under discussion which prom-
Use the speedy organization of Amer5-
can St CeceIia-
Foremost among the scientific men -n-
terested in this movement is Dr. Freder
lex Peterson, neurOlOgist Ee consented
yesterday to explain the principles of the
sound Vibrations in music certainly
act iu a marked way upon certain forms
of disease. For example. cases Of iusom-
MIA. no matter how severe. are invariably
relieved. Music also acts with surprising
ticulary IN that form known as melan-
IN short. there are great forces in mu-
sic which can be utilized for the relief OF
disease and human suffering
All this VIII be readily understood by
any one who stops to think We all know
how lively music dispels dependency
Every soldier viii testify TO the inspiring
influence Of music i'm war This scien-
sound vibrations act directly upon the
nerves.
There in a nut shell YOU have the Sci
medical treatment. 1T is for the applica-
ton of This science that an organization
such as the proposed society is all essen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-17
IRRIGATIONISTS.
Suggestions Regarding the Arid
Lands of the State

Phoenix, Ariz. Dec. 1.-THE irriga-
ton congress yesterday took up the
matter of recommendations. One Of
the main speakers of the morning was
George H. Maxwell of San Francisco,
counsel in the United States supreme
court against the Wright act Of Cali
fOrnia and one of the main opponents
in the California delegation to the en-
dorsement Of the bill yesterday given.
He suggested first the creation of a
national irrigation commission; second,
the cession Of arid lands to the states
upon conditions assuring their recla-
nation and settlement by actual set
tiers and preventing a monopoly of
the public domain; third. the preserva-
ton of forests as the sources of water
supply; fourth, the construction of wa
ter storage reservoirs by the national
government, and he urged upon the
convention its strong support Of the
bill of SenaOr Allen, appropriating 81
900 600 for surveys for location Of res
erVOir sites.
Judge Kfbbey. who rendered the judg-
ment of the distribution Of the main
water supplies of Arizona argued that
the legislation was dangerous; that its
tendency was toward monopoly and
private ownership Of water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-17
PAY FOR MURDER.
Gen. Weyier Assures the Assas-
sin, Maj. Cirujeda,
That He VIII Be Rewarded For
'sSplendfd Services.
REWARDS TREACHERY
Weyler Gives One of the Assas-
sin Band SlOO.
Am improbable Story That Ma
Geo Is Alive.
REWARDS TREACHERY

Havana. Dec. 17.-Captain General
Weyler yesterday presented 500 TO the
scout of Major Cirujeda's column. who
took from the body of Antonio MaceO
the articles which the Spaniards claim
establish the identity of the corpse as
being that of the insurgent leader.
Cirujeda it is announced. congratulates
General Weyler on the success of his
recent combinations" adding that the
results obtained were but the natural
outcome Of his. Cirujeda's own strict
compliance with previous instructions
from the captain general and the Mar
quis ali Ahumada who acted as captain
general during General Weyler's alb
sence from Havana The captain gen
eral replying to the message OF Major
Cirujeda. has assured the latter that
he viii be rewarded for the splendid
services which he had rendered to
Spain
mulatto woman named Francisco
Horrera. VIII be tried by court martial
tomorrow She is charged with rebel
lion and incendiarism- Francisco. is de-
scribed as an amazon and formerly be-
longed to CastiIlo's band OF insurgents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-17
NAY BEIAN MACLAREN.
To Become Pastor of Marylebone
Church in London

New York Dec lit was an
n0unced from London yesterday that,
i'm view Of the fact that Rev. DE-. Pente-
cost would i'm all probability resign
from the pastorship Of Marylebone Pres
byterian church and accept the cali to
the First Presbyterian church at Yon-
kers Dr. Watson Clam Maclaren) would
be his successor.
Al reporter called yesterday at the
home of General Ralph E. Prime, No.
So Hawthorne avenue. YOnkers, who
had in behalf of the session of the First
Presbyterian church of that city, ex-
tended the call to DR.. PentecOst- The
general first said that he had no infOr-
nation on the subject to make public
1t was learned however. from another
source that a letter had been received
from DR. Pentecost in which he had re-
ferred to the possibility of DR.. Watson
succeeding him in London.
When this was told to General Prime
he made this statement.
AT a meeting held in the lecture
room Of the church last Wednesday ev-
ening. I read letters and cable dis
patches from Rev DR. Pentecost which
had direct bearing upon the call extend
ed to him from our church. la his letter
of November q he said he had no doubt
that DR. Watson would succeed him in
the pastOrship of MarylebOne church;
that it would be a natural change for
DR.. Watson as the metropolis was ex-
actly the place for him, that on the
same day (NOvembe PSI letters and a
cable dispatch had been sent to America
advising and urging DIT Watson to con-
slider the matter. and also that a letter
was mailed by Rev. DR.. Robertson Nj
coll, editor of the British Weekly. and
one of the most influential men of the
DR.. WatsOns warmest personal friend,
urging him to come to London"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-17
ASLEEP IN A THEATER.
He Awoke to be Run Down by Dogs
and the Janitor on the Adjoin-
ing Roofs.

New York, Dec. 17.-samuel Iinpman
q years old. who saws he lives in the
Mascot hotel. in the Bowery. had an ex-
citing experience in the Windsor tneaJer,
at No. As Bowery. after the performance
on Friday night He fell asleep, the au-
dience passed out. and the lights were
put out while he still slept on.
The janitor of tine building Richard
Horst has several savage dogs, and when
Lippman aWOke about o clock yesterday
the building. the animals heard him NOV
ing about and set up a terrific barking.
He could hear them running around the
floor of the theatre trying to locate him.
He reached a window which opened out
on to a fire escape just as the dogs came
tearing after him The janitOr was
aroused by the barking and arrived just
in time TO see Lippman going out OF the
window He gave chase. and overlook
Lippman after running over the roofs OF
several buildings