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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10
Value of Celery Root.

The root Of the celery plant is not as
widely appreciated as it should be- An
authority cited by the Boston Journal
says of it:
1.-The root of celery has been sadly de-
spised, outrageously misunderstood. It.,
too, is at the service of man during
greenless months, when, so feeble is his
imagination, he seldom scars above
sprouts. 1t may be boiled, and then
white sauce we'll becomes it; it may be
fried IN close embracing bread crumbs
1t may be fashioned into puree it may
be stewed. Why let it linger longer, the
wallflower of the green grocer's stall:
Celery, in root and bunch, soothes-a
rival to opium. Eat it for which of its
many excellences you will, only see that
you eat it. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10
A TrSTuD's Trick.

"Say, partner, yer from New York,
uin't ye?" l heard one tramp say to an
other the other day as they sat summing
themselves Oh opposite sides Of the path
i'll Union square.
The weary gentleman addressed made
an evasive reply intended to create the
impression Of negative without being
one i'll terms.
Eyes, y'aro," continued the first in
an aggravatingly persistent tone of
voice. Give been watchin yer, an
yer've been lkeepin that foot o. yours
movin all the time yer was asleep, an
TIL amt but one place in this country
where the gazabos learn that, an that S
i'll City Hall park, New York, where
yer have to give the cops some kind O.
excoos while yer settin up sleepin or
they'll run Yer in. I've been there.
partner, an kin do it myself.
But, say" and the voice assumed a
confidential, contemptuous tone, "you
don't have to do it in this town. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10
Aroma and Bouquet In Wines.

"Aroma and bouquet" said we'll
known wine expert, ''are too often tax
Ell to mean the same thing in Wine.
Flavor pertains especially to the linger-
ing aftertaste of wine when swallowed.
Aroma and bouquet appeal only to the
smell, and the former exists in the grape
itself, while bouquet only manifests
itself long after fermentation is COM
pleted. Bouquet is never present except
i'll the purest wines. 1t seems to arise
from union of several agreeable odors,
and any mixture would surely destroy
it. There are no truly fine wines with
out 4 strikingly marked agreeable bou-
quet, and where all other qualities are
of equal perfection the bouquet makes
the distinction that gives to the wine
Possessing it always the preference. -
New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10
A DOG THAT REASONED.
Es Noew When 1t Was Safe to Sleep on
Els Masters Bed.

No one that knew Bombshell ever
doubted that ne reasoned and thought,
Gut occasionally would find a stranger
who was not inclined to believe it, and
then l would tell him the following
story: Ny parlor was a front casemate
which opened by an arch into my bed
room, a back casemate. a casemate
may be described as room in the wall
of a fort, generally intended, in war
time, to hold gun or powder, while in
time Of peace many of them, like mine,
are fitted mp for use as quarters for Off
GERS and soldiers.
BOmbshfn had his own bed in the
back easement, but he preferred my bed
and would use it whenever he could. l
had tried I. break him OF the habit, but
had not been successful
One day he came in wet and muddy,
ard, as usual, curled up on my white
counterpart. The result was awful As
much Is hated to do so, felt obliged
to give him thrashing.
never caught him on my bed again.
He would still get on it; but, no mat
ter how quietly l came i'll, would al
ways find him on the floor, though
could see from the rumpled condition Of
the bed that he had been on it, and Of
ten the spot where he had slept would
still be warm.
One evening I went out, leaving
Bombshel lying by the parlor stove.
Ont Of curiosity l peeked through the
half turned Stats of my shutters and
watched him. From my position 1 was
able to see the whole of both of my
rooms.
For awhile Bombshell did not move !;
then he raised his head and looked at
the door; finally he got up, stretched
himself, yawned sleepily, walked to the
bed, jumped up, and put his fore paws
On it. Standing in this position, n
thought struck him, ard he said to him
self:
Suppose that my master hasn't gone?
He will catch me and then shall get a
licking. I'll go and make certain that
he is not coming back.
l know that he said this because he
took his paws off the bed, walked eau
tiously back to the front door, and, with
his ear close to the crack, he listened
At last, satisfied that had really gone,
he trotted back to the bed, jumped Oh
it, curled up and went to sleep.
After such 4 clever act thought that
he had earned his sleep, so went away
and left him. Nicholas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10
It Wasn't a Generals Egg.

An amusing anecdote is given in the
Madras Mail about Calcutta life of a
bygone generation. 1t relates to Lord
Wellesley Duke of Wellington) and is
as follows: The great man had been
given bad egg for breakfast. and
shifting at it he called to his valet !:
"Lamell, bad eggi What AN atrocious
thing TO have given me"' The valet
hurried up with serious face, examin-
ed the egg closely and then exclaimed /:
Il entreat your forgiveness, my lord.
The stupid servant has given your lord
ship in mistake an aid-de-camp's egg. F"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10
AdministratOr's Notice.
Es,ate OF Mary G. Hoffman. deceased

The undersigned having been appointed ad
ministratrix Of the estate Of Mary G. Hoffman
late OF the county OF Rock Island, state oi
Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice that h.
will appear before the county court OF Rock Island
county, at the ONCE Of the clerk OF saio court in
the city OF Rock Island at the February term or
the 1rst Monday in February next, at which time
all persons having claims against raid 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 immediate payment to the under
signed.
Dated this Goth day Of December, A. d. 1898.
GRACE BUFORD, Administrative
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10
STATE or ILLINOIS, -
Rock ISLAND CouNrY, ~.

STATE OF ILLINOIS. -
Rock ISLAND COUNTY.
In the circuit court, in chancery. Foreclosure.
General No. $3.50.
John Crubaugh VS. Myra Walker ana George W..
Wrlker.
Notice lie hereby given that by virtue Of s de-
cree Of said c,urt- entered in the ABOVE entitled
cause, on the 1t1 Gay "f Decent ar, A. ID 1885. j
shall Oh Saturday. the 1t day Of February, A. D..
1896. at the hour OF O'Clock the afternoon. at
the eOuth door Of the court house, In the city Of
Rock Island in said county Of Rock lsiacd, tn
satisfy Fad decree sell at pubic vendue. TO the
highest bidder for casb, that certain parcel Of
land, situste in the county OF Rock Island, and
state OF Illinois. known and described - fol-
lows, fo-wif:
the west ninety 1--WE fg5, feet OF lot rumher
sewn c) ard the west nIbety-fye vs. feet OF lot
number eight 80 and 30 the north thirty 3D.
fe. OF lot nuraDer nire ~ all IN Stevens adci
ton ~ the city Of holipe.
Dated at rock Island, Illinois, this 18th day OF
December, A. D.. 1873
RLwIN Z. PARMENTER.
NastsFy in thsncery. Rock Island County, Ill.
JGcKsoN 4 HuR<f.
Co0paalnans's Dolicts0D.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10
LEGAL
Administrators Notice.


Eetatc of Elizabeth Parker. deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed admin
stra;or of the estate OF Elizabeth Parker,
ate Of the county of Rock Island, state
Of Illinois, deceased. hereby gives notice that be
viii appear before the county court OF Rock Island
county, at the office Of the clerk OF said court, in
Inc city of Rock Island, at the March term, on
the FIRST Monday in March, next. nj which time
all pcrs rs having claims against said estate are
notified and requested TO attend, FOR the purpose
OF having the came adjusted.
All persons indebted TO said estate reques-
ted TO make immediate payment to the UNDER
signed.
Dated this 2Ist day Of December. A. D.. 1895
CHARLES 5. PARKER. Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10
Knew What He Would Do.

1t was q Gardiner youth Of very ten
der age who, when asked recently by his
maternal parent the solemn question,
What would you do if mamma were
taken away" quickly blurted out, Il
would take my meals at Mrs. Haley's. y
The Lads worldly response knocked the
pathos out Of the scene in double quick
order.-Bangor News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10

Paul Louis Courier, when bitterly as
sailed by a French professor, quietly re-
marked: Il fancy he must be vexed. He
calls me Jacobin, rebel, plagiarist, thief.
poisoner, forger, leper, mailman, i'm.
poster, calumniator, libeler, horrible,
filthy. grimacing ragpicker. gather
what he wants to say. He means that
he and are not of the same opinion.
and this IS his only way Of putting it. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10
Administrators Notice.

The undersigned having been appointed admin.
istratrix with the will annexed. Of the estate Ol
Eliza Waugh. late OF the county OF Hnck leland,
state Of Illinois, deceased. hereby gives notice
that she will appear before the county court
Of Rock Island county. at the office Of the clerk
~ said court, in the city Of Rock Island, at the
February term, on the first Monday in February
next, at which time all persons having claimr
against said estate notified and requested to
attend. for the purpose Of having the same ad.
justed.
All persons indebted to raid estate are re-
uesied to make immed ate payment 70 the IN
ersigned.
Dated thie 18th day Of Dec. A. D.. 1905.
LENA WAUGH,
Administratrix with tse will annexed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10
THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY.

Sing hey for the wind in the barley green.
And the great clouds drifting over;
For the dear brown sails, far out, that lean
To the kiss of the sea, their lover.
Sing hey for the fields of barley green.
With the mad wind rushing over; ~
And hey for the path that runs between ~
Where my dearest waits for her lover. &c
Black and White. .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10

The war with France lasted from
July 9, 1898, to Sept. 80, 1900, and the
number Of men engaged, in the naval
force alone, was 1888. The land forces
raised for this campaign cut no figure. 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10

The first man who ever sang a negro
song on the stage was an actor named
Herbert He sat in a chair before the
curtain. He painted his face with black
paint, burned cork being then unknown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10
The Ha, a. the Theater Yet Again.

The Man Behind-Pardon me, miss.
can see nothing owing to yuur hat.
The Woman In Front-True! There is
nothing owing. l have paid for it in
full.-Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10

Virginia is becoming important as
manufacturing state, having 90, 59l
manufacturing hands, who make a prod
uct valued at SIS, 363,s24.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10

II would die for you'll! passionately
exclaimed the rich old sutton, and the
practical girl calmly asked him, How
Ooon:"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10

The word land" occurs 30, 543 times
in the Old Testament and 10. 6S4 times
IN the New Testament.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-10
GOOD FOR EVERYBODY

Almost everybody takes some laxative
medicine 10 cleanse the system and keep the
Wood pure. Those who take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR liquid or powder
get all the benefits OF a mild and pleasant
laxative and tonic that purifies the blood
and strengthens the whole system. And
more than this: SIMMONS LIVER PEGIJ-
.LATOR regulates the Liver. keeps it active
and healthy, and when the Liver is in
good condition You find yourself free from
Malaria, Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick
Headache and CONSTIPATION, ana riI Of
that worn out and debi,itated feeling.
These are all caused by i sluggish Liver.
GOOD digestion and freedom from stomach
-oubles will only Be had when the liver
5 properly at work. If troubled with anv
these complaints, try SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR. The King OF Liver Medi-
ines, and Better than Pills.
EVERY PACniGErE
las tic II Stamp ia red on wrapper.
j. IL. Zciiin 81 CO., Phiia., ia.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-18
Here is Good News for Men Suffering
From Nervous Debility, Weakened
Powers and Exhausted Vig0r.

Weak men suffering from nervous
debility, weakened power and exhaust
ed vigor, can now take new hope.
Here is something which will power
fully interest them. 1t is fact that
until now sufferers have been debarred
from seeking a cure by the great
specialists in these complaints owing
to the cost of travel to the large cities
and the high fees charged by these
eminent physicians.
Here, therefore, is a chance for weak
men in our community which should
not be lost. DIR. Greene of 35 West
18th St., New York City, who has the
largest practice in the world and who
is without doubt the most successful
specialist In curing this class of dis
eases. offers to give free consultation
by mail to all weakened, vigorless and
nerve exhausted men. You have the
privilege of consulting DR.. Greene by
letter describing your complaint and
he will, after carefully considering
your condition, send you letter fully
explaining all your symptoms, telling
you everything about yonr complaint
SO plainly that you will understand
exactly what ails you. He will also
give you his advice, based upon his
vast experience and wonderful success
in treating and curing such cases, as
to just what to do to get cured. All
this will cost you nothing and you can
thus have consultation with the best
known physician and acknowledged
most successful specialist in the world
leaving home and at no ex
pense whatever. The Doctor is the
discoverer of that greatest of
DR.. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy, and he has dis
covered many other most valuable
special remedies. Write to him now,
for this is chance of lifetime to get
cured which you may never have
again.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-18
What Will do 1t =!

MEDICAL writer's claim that the
successful remedy for nasal catarrh
must be non irritating, easy OF april
cation, and one that will reach the re-
mote sores and liberated surfaces:
The history of the etfortG to treat
catarrh is positive proof that only one
remedy has completely met these con-
ditions, and that is Ely's Cream Balm.
This safe and pleasant remedy has
mastered catarrh as nothing else has
ever done, and both physicians and
patients freely concede this fact.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-18
GREAT BRlTAIN'S CLAIM.
The venezuo,on Blue Book Made Publ
A SUMMARY OF IT'S POINTS.

SUMMARY OF ITS POINTS.
LONDON, March 6.-The British Blue
Book on the Venezuelan boundary dis
pute was laid on the table of the House
of Commons today. The following is
summary of the position of Great
Britain as published in the work refer
red to:
"First-Long prior to and at the
time of the treaty of Munster, in 1916,
the Dutch founded settlements in vari-
GUS parts of British Guiana, particular
ly on the coast.
"Second-The only Spanish settle
ment prior to them was Santo Home
de Guyana.
"Thlrd- During the whole period
from 1913 to 1895 the Dutch had unin-
terrupted possession of the entire coast
line and the river Corentin to Barima.
"Fourth-During the same period
they had explored the upper portions
of nearly all the rivers and made many
settlements in adjacent districts.
"Fifth-Prior to 1923 there was no
settlement of Spaniards except Santo
Home de Guyana.
''Sixth-Between 1924 and 1896 Ca
puchin missions were established
southwark of the Orinoco and gradual
ly extended eastward toward the
Dutch territory, the furthest point oc-
cupied by the Spaniards being Tu-
meremO, founded about 1888.
Observation-Disclosures 1895 the Dutch
bad settled far up the Cuyuni; a Dutch
post was established near the Yuruary
and the Dutch had full control of the
whole basin of the Cuyuni.
"Eighth-Except for the settlement
of Santo Home de Guyana and their
missions the Spaniards exercised no
authority in the territory now in dis
pute.
"Ninth-Great Britain, on becoming
| possessor of the colony, succeeded to
all the rights of the Dutch.
''Tenth-After 1896 Great Britain
extended her settlements and exercis.
ed over the territory originally claim
ed by the Dutch all the rights where
| by nations usually indicate claim to
territory.
Observation-Disclosures Spain nor Vene-
zuela, after the latter had declared her
independence, at any time had posses
sion Of or dominion over the territory
in question.
| "Twelfth-G Great Britain, while main
tanning her just rights, has consistent
| ly shown desire to make fair ar
rangement with Venezuela in regard
to the boundary.
"Thirteenth-The claim of Vene-
zuela that her territory extends to the
Essequibo is based on contentious in
no wise supported by facts and can
not be justified on any reasonable
ground.
The foregoing thus establishes
Great Britain in her strict right to be
entitled to the territory extending to
Barima, including the watersheds Of
the Essequibo, Cuyuni, Yuruary
Pomaroon, Waini and Barima."
The Blue Book contains nine maps
an official chart of the West India
Company, dated 1885; Blaieuw's mar
of Guiana, dated 1910: the official mar
of the English committee on trade anC
plantations, dated 1913, DIR. Anvillo's
map of Antique Meridionale, dateG
1748; sketch map of the Dutch di
rector general, dated 1749; Thompson's
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-18
For the Spectator.
THE WONDERFUL BOY-BABY.

There ale indeed some choice babies
in Texas, and the following lines will
introduce one such to the reader
There's wonderful baby over the way!
So all of the village matrons say,
Whc flock to see it every day
Nor is it any wonder;
For Nature-Dame OF the parenG pair
One handsome and the other fair,
Whose every cause she makes her care,
Was never known to blunder.
A boy? yes, bonny boy is he
With the browniest pearls for eyes to be.
And the tiniest hands you ever di ID see'
Then the forehead, the chin, and the nose,
The checks and the arms, and the toes,
And velvety skin with the tint of the rose,
Complete its form of beauty.
IT'S said that the parents both dote on him so
The good wives report it Why come ana 60 ~
Nor does it at all surprise us;
For what" they would ask, ARE the goods OF
..what the gems and the gold in the costlies,
"Compared to one look at his orbs of brown,
whenever he coos, and eyes us
A mother of tsUentv once said. as she smiled
1.-THE first is ever a wonderful chlld
.'In the home refined, and the wigwam wild,
And much is the reason in it;
For the first baby born is Une U1St, you kIlOW,
OF the fruitage Of welded love below,
And the first pledge of love, that He would
beStOw,-
The Father, Jehovah infinite.
Well prodigy, truly. this infant must be,
Else why such rushing the fondling to see?
But here is the puzzle Of puzzles to me
To fashion name to fame 1t:
Now the fathers for gold, as the basis OF trade
MOnometalist, too, by the President made,
And so we all feel-twould be service repaid
That "Grover's'' the nOmen to name it
But there's little, indeed, in a world-famous
To add cen little to volatile fame
With its -with-a- Lantern kind of flame
Nor can it give graces, or beauty;
So, whatever his name, we welcome with JOY
The Cupid incarnate-thew wonderful boy
And wish he may add to his avOirdupOf,
And rise up in life to some hOnOred employ,
And be faithful to heaven and duty.
Well some day, the wee one may Senator
Or guide in it's Fittings the ARREST quill.
Or, better, the pulpit may holly fill,
And be of high heaven Legate:
And, as cares mother bird for the brood of he
nest,
And covers them DER with the down of he
breast,
So the fortunate parents-it is heavens be
For the wonderful baby should profrer thei
best
And Love and the Muses. all beg it.
r. M. FUTILE.
Cisco, Texas.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-18
Relief In Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases reliev ed in six hours by the NEW
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
CURE" This new remedy is great
surprise on account of it's exceeding
promptness in relieving pain in the
bladder, kidneys, back and every part
of the urinary passages in male or
female. 1t relieves retention of water
and pain in passing it almost imme-
diately. If you want quick relief and
cure this is your remedy.
Sold by B. F. Hughes, Druggist. No.
South Augusta St., Staunton, Va.
iune 5.1Yr.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-18
A Farmer Finds Eighteen Thousand
Du.iarS

Eighteen thousand dollars in gold
and silver were unearthed by farmer
six miles from Fort Valley, Ga. on
Saturday. Green Hartley was blowing
field. There was large rock in the
way of the pillow and he and two other
men moved the rock so as to let the
pillow pass. After moving the boulder
Hartley saw something that looked
like the edge OF stone jar, and upon
digging it up and opening it discovered
it contained gold, silver and green
backs. The money was counted and
found to amount to $4,000. Hartley
was told by some one that half of the
moaey belonged to the government.
He took that part of it to Perry and
deposited it with the county treasurer.
A good many think that the money
was buried there years ago by some
User. IT is thought that Hartley will
not get the money, as it will be claim
= ny other parties who owned the
land long ago.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-18

People who remember General
Ewing's infamous order No IL, by
which whole region was depopulateG,
Sherman's march through Georgia,
marked during the day by the smoke
and lighted at night by the ire OF
burning homes. and Sheridan's
operations in the Valley OF Vir
ginia, which, he boosted, made it
necessary for crows flying over that
valley to carry their rations, laugh at
the outcry the fiji listers are making
over the attempt of General Weyler to
prevent similar condition OF affairs
in Cuba.-AIeG Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-18

chart of the coast of Guiana, dated
1888; an inset of Bonchenroeder's map
of the colony of Essequibo and Deme
rara, dated 1898 and Depon's Carte de
la Capitainerie- Generate de Caracas,
dated 1904
The maps were prepared IL order TO
illustrate the various boundary lines
referred to in the correspondence.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-18

The dyspeptic carries dreadful load
on his back. 1t seems as if he were
really made up of two men. One OF
them ambitious, brainy and energetic;
the other sick, listless, peevish and
without force. The weak man weighs
the other one down. The dyspeptic
may be able to do pretty good work
one day, and the next day because OF
some little indiscretion in eating, he
may be able to do nothing at all. Most
cases of dyspepsia start with constipa-
ton. Constipation is the cause of
nine-tenths of all human sickness:
Some of its symptoms are sick and
bilious headache. dizziness, sour
stomach, loss of appetite, foul breath,
windy belchings, heartburn, pain and
distress after eating. All these are
indicative of arrangements of the
liver, stomach and bowels, and all are
caused by constipation. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are the Quickest,
easiest and most certain cure for this
condition. They are not violent in
action.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-18
A PrecOciOuS Maid.

A precocious little maid of about five
went to church one Sunday recently
with her mother, a devout member
and regular attendant of the Episco
pal church. The little one sat very
quietly and demure y through all the
long services, but her quick little ears
and bright little brain were not sc
quiet as was indicated. After the
service she looked up into her mothers
face and, Mamma" she asked
earnestly, "they say 'Ah mem so much;
why don't they ever say 'Ah lady ?''-
Boston Budget.