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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05
TRAVELS OF A SLIPPER.
The lseops.sti.nai Jours~y ef . south
cru cirl-s Shoe.

The lseous.utionai J~osTs~y ef . south
cru Giri's shoe.
The remarkable journcy a. n dainty nd
slipper that oi.sc contained th. fout of a
pretty southern hcilr IL ncaring it, end
After n ride on fast cxpr,ss trains all over
the country the little r-i shnr' will he
rcturncd intact Co Its owner. Mis- Daisy
Walsh. a young socicty girl Of Chattar
nooga. Tenn.
The novel idea 81 sending the slipper on
Its long voyage was cuncciVci H. W. A.
Henderson. cashier of the Soutlsc-n Ex-
press company ut the roint named Under
prctcn-c Of sending the slipper to n friend
of Miss Walsh In New Orleans 90. youny
man tackled IL On to n big express r-ccir,
book, adding n tag reading. Il am the
property 81 n very pretty young lady. .,
tie n message to me for her" and started
Ii on Its voyage of discovery.
When IL started out fresh from i,s own
CT. III slipper had known very little II
life. but after seeing the country and being
fondlcd by hundreds of devoted admirers
from Maine to California its appearance
was decidedly world weary and blase.
From Its start the unique deadhcad rapid.
ly %iourncycd toward the east.
The first stop made for signatures was
af Albany, where AL the employees II tho
cxpr,,s COMPANIES NJ the West Shor. derot
signed their names in the h,nk. Dno agent
wrote: My best wishes to the young lady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05

lid not concern Jim directly, for he Wns
safely accounted foe In his coll Bot the
guards In searching fer the hiding conxtr,
invaded the imenolss u threw the 100
Empty cans into hollow hack q the build.
ing. thinking that the prisoner might have
concealed himself under the riic.
When Jim went 90 work next mcrnins
and discovered the condition of the hank.
he nearly tainted Truly the way cf the
wealthy convict IL hard. yet Jim did no,
despair. His money was somcw hrrc In
that half acre uf ans scattered about. bu,
which can was the question that bothered
the sccrctivc Mr.. Winters The yars wa.
full Of idle curvirts on the ircararissfrSi
list. and IL would never dc for Jim In sys.
teing;.caliy pick up can after can. examine
the interior and place them In q pile by
themselves. His fellow felons. having
nothing else To do. might joan In the search
M find the money.
"a Jim again res1rted TO stealth and
strategy From time to time he minslej
casually with the cans. OCCASIONALLY pick
.ng one over b. accident and stopping list
iessly To see II IL Contained ANYTHING Dsy
after day, outwardly calm. bu; raging In.
wardly and tossing wildly at night. Jim
toyed with the tomato cans Ever and
Anon he carried "a couple into this lime
bouse AS N to experiment. with n new shade
of whitewash. The investigation went or
for weeks, and 80 cunnlngly dill the cnn.
vict continue that he never once excited
suspicion. In time Jim fell upon tho RICH;
can. but he was almost n physical wrcrl
and was laid up from mental and physical
exhaustion for over a wrrs. With .onss
paste made Of prison bEcad Jim stuck tbs
ragg-i bills. back down, tn si'ce;s IT ihs
pink tissue parer forming the inner pick,
aIc or wrapping for prison smoking to-.
bacco. Then he sent for Warden Aull. told
the story of the mutiiaied currency and
asked the warden to have ;hc bills rSircin.
cd The warden g. holding tbo sis1 In
trust FOR Jim should he h.c to cptufsl-;.
his sentence. But 1914 Is \ long way a,
and Jim - ~ years old
To date Winters has SERVED 80 years 10
prison ems
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05

III not married. I hope her name will he
Mrs w. y Henderson before the year cx-
pires. Thomas J. Enright give other
agents the warning: Don't let this slipper
get to Chicago. They nave no US for this
size there"
Troy and Chicago got into something Of
n wrangie ovcf tire size 81 tl,. collar
girls feet. but the agent MT Cranstons
was more sentimental and sent Miss Walsh
lots OF love and kisscs"
A Boston man passcd the slipper nlnng
with the observation tina; "T,vby IL not
doing business In Boston nj present. f.
A Sturtevant of Grrnh.ld. Mass, IL a
tritie skeptical. however. and writes n poem
called Sewing l. Believing"
The agent In B~cilefontaine. q. crjoins
the Shippers owner to take advantage of
leap year and ask the hand of somc fair
knight Fol fear of lrc. dood. cyclones
or other unexpected catastrophcs, the Bells.
ion'aine man -cnjoins her to hasten mat
tiers.
Just before the clipper started soufh.
l. y. Dyer. managcr Of the Western
Union Telegraph company at Lafayette.
Ind. wrote:
May dots and ..da-hs-.' DER wire. Of rn,d
Tick the click" % 10y. untold.
srcaths around your s-ound.r" briehs
ret lovely Hover. q p.r- and white.
sncc-.- bs your wherever 700 ram.
Aha happy DC your '-ohm. Sweet Oan."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas. Of junction
City. H.. was told by her doctors
she had consumption and that there
was no hope for her. but two bottles
OF Dr. Kings New Discovery CON-
pletcly cured her and she says Il
saved her life. Thomas Eggers. Iss
Florida street. San Francisco. ruf-
fured from . dreadful cold. approach.
ing consumption. tried without re.
suit everything else. then bough;
one bottle Of Dr. Kings New Diseov-
cry and In two weeks WAS cured.
lie IL naturally thankful. IL IL such
results. Of which these are samples.
that prove the wonderful efficacy Of
this medicine in coughs aud colds.
Free trial bottles NJ Hartx q CIe-
meyers drug store. Regular sire.
so cents and 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05
Executors Notice
Estn,e Of Amszish Thnrufon. asncssen.

The undersigned hssins bssp sppoipted esscp
lof 81 the lot sth sud isstamsfn 81 Afnssinh
Thornton. late Of she county of Rock leland,
stsie of ifliSoia. decreased, hereby gives botlos
that be yin appear before The county oourf Of
Rock leland conufs. nj the once az Me clerk 81
esd oouri. in fhs eiiy 81 aort Leland. 81 the No.
repber term. On the hrst nonoey IN Novcmbef
neal. ~ sttrt time MI f,creons hevinr claims
against sad ssfsis are notihcd aoe rcQoeStsc o.
stiepc fos ths purpors 81 having the same ed
9us'ed. Al fefsons ipde btec o. ssid estate ave
ree1ested 70 mskc Immediate payment 30 the un.
dess3gnod.
Dated ih,s roth day Of Augs.t. a. D. ,sss.
Jas. Rnfp. Efeoutor,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05
Publication Notice.
1919 Ia $500 a,;5Imo1s. tss

W.
IN tae circuit court septenber tom. a. ID.
ls1s
N. = Sturgeon 70. ratr1ct cress Bosse,s. 10
rhapnefr
ymdsvli of ~. bsresidenoa ~ Pdf,ek
fsfegg Bosfeee. she above desendsnt. fhsf ME
dor - resiaenoe ). unknown AUD chat upon Que
spd dillgspt inquiry can not be ssosrt~in~d. having
bssn fses 10 fbs clerl's once ~ me cirruft
cyuff of sHid county. notice 70 therefore hsss
~ gwen So ne saie non fesiaerf dafcndnm.
ttaa tbs rotntlnlnnnt filed Die mn Of com
glnini "a she said oopft on fhs dhspoev, eide
tsefesf 90 ne fsfh dsy 81 Aaruet. a. D. lava.
anc fhsf sumnons wss issned tferson out Of
ssid eur. whsfein said cut 10 moo frpding.
teisfnable on fhs firsa Mopasy IN fts month 81
gafnasg neat. ss 10 Ny lss required.
Nos. unlsss you. Tie sald pen-rrsisetf Dc
fenosff Shove named. fsfvlol afa~r soVs
stss. shall personally bs aud appear before
the ssia cirrun oourt on she frvf dn, ~ fbs
nstf t~rrr thereof. "a ne holden NJ eooh 1slapa.
o epd fof ssid county. 90 me fret Mondss 10
ganusff nesf. and tiesd, answer or oomuf
70 me saia oomplslnsni . oil sfoomplsinf. fhe
~sme spc fbs mstfefs fherslb CHARGED aud sf-fsd
wifl Ne tats 20 ne coffe-sao and . decree afiaf.d
esipsi pa socsrdlfF 80 fbs prayer az ssid bill
.sossf W. ssssslA Slsra.
Eo,e isiept, ~. sefis y. 1sNb
tsrsosos q MARSHAL, nsmpieinanf o. oiiel'ors,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05

Mn. Wisslov's Soothing syrup hes
bess used foe childrOe SssskIoe. Il
soothss the child. softsss sbs guDs.
sllsys all pain. cures Wind collie. ssd
10 Tie best remedy fos dtasshossL
Tvooty-ove esuss Q boes1o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05

..Myssic Cure for sheumsiism
aud nsursigis cures In ] 20 5 days.
Its action upon the syssem 10 re-
markabls ana mysterious IL re-
moves Of once the caass. and the
disease iumedisse,y Disappears. The
fret dose greatly relieves. IS cents.
Sold BY Otto Grosjsn. druggist. Rock
Islssd. and Gust Schlegel q Son. go
West eecopd ssreea. nAseepogl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05
Put Him Out oe DANGER.

The only penalty inflicted upon . New
1ork man for marrying II women with
OUT obtaining n divorcc from either Of
Them was to lock him up for a year where
none OF his wives could set ss him ~ an
uoy or feproach him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05
81 =. Peoria ST.. Chicago. III.

Oar Working womsn's Home ss.
ISOLATION used foley's Honey and
Tar sis wears ago. and ~ using .,
today. q, has slsays been . favor
lite. for while tie taste 10 not q al
unpleasant %. effects g very bcns.
fetal. IL hss never yet disappointed
us. Wishing you oil possible sue
cess. sincerely yours.
LARA q. FixoS. Bus. Mgr.
Sold nv N. 3. Bahnecn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05
L.EoAL
Notice TO Contractors.

Sealed proposals. .iii be reoeiseo 81 fhe cts
clers . one Rock Leland. 1llipois. until Monday,
ocsobrf ~. iewg. si fse Q) o,cloct a, m. Tor III.
FURNISHING 81 a too huodres spc Gfiy dnbD) hovsp
tso~ef hoilsf az fbs Sstef tsbe safeiy type Tor Che
~sfsrsofks department Of ssid CITY.
~ ecfhcsftons CO.. fte ~ The city clefl-s ofics.
Tue city reserves the firhf 90 rsjeci aug aud All
lids.
toct islsna. Illinois. os, 3 rsps.
40 nrsSIea. City G efk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05
A CONVICT CAPITALIST
His Wealth Gave Jim Winters q
Deal Of Trouble.
HOW HE HID, LOST AND FOUND 1T.

Queer Experience of . Hardened Old
Felon ut Folsom Prison-Hn Seventeen
Years to Serve and Then Hopes TO Start
q Duck Ranch.
Buoyed up with the thought of ending
his turbulent, crime streaked days on a
duck ranch, old Jim Winters. "a four time
convict at Folsom prison, iE California. Is
patiently grinding out the weary years
Jim is unusually we'll liked for . felon He
once had money to feed TO the prison rats.
besides which he now has a tidy bank &C.
count. Winters loved money, but be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05

Louis Nv was prodieiousiy fat The
uas nriore his execution Samson. ths hcads-
MAJ OF the republic, took n look sf him
y was % much In dcub; as In the ability
OF the suiilosine 20 do its duty that he ssok
y the knife and had IL newly ground and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05

The sum rai<ed by the government a
Mexico froin the manufacture os tequila.
one Of the native ~insoxtcanta. II sbous
so, 900 annually.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-05

Ill health is the
"Sword of Damocles"
that hangs suspended
by a slender thread
above the heads of
thousands of men. In
The end-of-the- century
rush and crush, men
forget and neglect
everything but money.
getting They forget
that the facility fof
Oeff:uu &c =.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-24

laughter and then Mr.. Fred Williams
offered to further amend by addinG
this: ''Resolved, further that we arl
willing to defend the Monr6E
doctrine with our lives and our pr6J
perty'if necessary. Mr.. Bacon az
this juncture objected to the immediate,
consideration of the resolution and
ten members joined him. At the sug J,
gestion of Mr.. Otis, it was referred to.
the committee ON Federal relations.
FIFTH DAY. In the House of Rep,
resentatives Saturday the debate onl
the bill to abolish the South CarolinS
Military Academy was killed by a v6tX
Of 40 to a.. A hard fight was made
by the opponents of the institution to
pull down the old academy, and until
the last vote was counted there was'
every indication that they were Roingl
to succeed. A bill was introducedI
fixing the first class passenger rate on|
railroads in this State at 3 cents per,
mile, and the second class ut 81 cents
per mile, and providing heavy penal
ties for the violation of the act, but
allowing roads to issue mileage books
of 200 miles or moro at q less rate.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-24
SOUTHERN TOBACCONISTS,
Col j. s. Carr Elected President OF
the Organization.

A number of tobacco manufacturers
OF the South met at Danville, Va, on
Wednesday, and organized the South
ern Tobacco Manufacturers Associa-
ton. The report of tho committee on
objects and aims, as adopted, sets
forth that the objects of the associa-
tioa shall be the bettcrment of our
several businesses, mutual protection,
interchange of ideas, and the general
good Of each and every tobacco manu-
facturer in the South"
The permanent organization was eff
fected by the election OF the following
officers: President. j. $. Carr, Dur
ham, y. g.; first vice president, T.. II.
Miller, Danville, Va; second vico
president, J. w. Hunes, Winston. n.
c., third vice president, G.. Ford,
Lynchhurg, Va. fourth vice president,
j. II. Spencer, Martinsville, Va; fifth
vice president, \. H. Motley, Rciis-
vile, y. c.; secretary and treasurer,
q. /. Talbot, Dauvillr, Va exccu-
tive committee. ]. ID. Spencer, Dan
Vile, Va: : Il. A. Patterson, Richmond,
Va; Dr. W. l.. Brown, Winston, y.
c.; j. II. Hargrayc, Jr., Chnthnm,
Va, l.. J. Hancock, Lynchburg, Va;
j. II. Spargcr. Mt Airy, y. G.. ). G.
Penn, Ncidsvillc, n. C.;J. Y. Whittcd,
Durham. y. c.; =. =. Watson, Mar
tinsvi!lc, Va. l.. liarrill, Stutcsvlllr,
y. 9. W. Ii. LnaEc, Greensboro. y.
G.; VI, Greenfield, kcrurisville, \.
c.. and L. G. Dawes, Henderson, n.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-24
Pile Winners.

The Atlanta, Ga, Constitution offer
ed last year n prize of 500 each for
the best one-acre crop Of cotton, corn,
tobacco, sweet potatoes and water
melons under certain conditions. The
prize winners as announced are as
follows: W. III. Dill, Sandy Flat,
So"th Carolina, for 529 1-3 bushels of
sweet potatoes, cost $2I. 50; W. g.
Cross, LogNnc, Ga. 7,0S9 pounds of
seed cotton, cost 1920; G.. T.. Crcn-
>hNw, Newborn, Gu, 1TG 1-2 bushels
Of corn. cost $2.70; Y. Green, WOLF
City, Texas. ] 1913 watcrmclons on one
acre, cost 5000; J. $. DcJarnette,
South Fork, Ark, 1882 pounds Of to-
bacco, cost $43.25.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-24
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS,

The Populist National Convention
vii! be held in st. Louis on July 22.
1t is thought that the British emer-
g mo- fleet has been sent to Venezuela.
At New Orleans, La. the Crescent
CITY Rlce Mills were burned Loss
SioO,OOD. Insurance $4,000.
Captain General Campos, of the
Spanish forces in Cuba, has been re-
called by the Spanish cabinet.
\ committee of citizens has gone to
Washington from Savannah, Ga, to
urge the location of II sub-Trcasury at
the latter place.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-24
THE RELIC HOME-BOUND.
Liberty Bell Will Spend a Night in
Charlotte, the Cradle of Liberty.

Liberty Bell Will Spend a Night in
Charlotte, the Cradle of Liberty.
At Philadelphia, Pa, an itinerary
was presented on Saturday by the
Pennsylvania and Southern Railroad
companies at the session of the coun-
ellis subcommittee having in charge
the home-bringing of Liberty Bell from
Atlanta. The itinerary was not acted
upon, butt will be probably be adopt
ed, although there may be some minor
changes made in it. 1t is follows:
Committee leaves Philadelphia at
G.55 p. m, Tuesday, January 2Sth, ar
rivng in Atlanta the evening of Jan
uary Doth. The start from Atlanta
with the bell will be made at 9 q M,
on Thursday, January 3Oth. Stops
will be made that day ut Gainesville,
Greenville, Spartanburg and Char
lotte. The night which spent will be
at the latter place. Charlotte will be
left at a. M, Friday, and stops will
he made that day at Salisbury, High
Point, Greensboro. Danville. Lynch
burg and Charlottesville. The night
Will be spent at Charlottesville. and it
is expected that Philadelphia will be
reached on Saturday afternoon. Ths
bell on its arrival at Philadelphia will
be escorted to its resting place in In,
dependence Hall by large military
parade
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-24

A Convention of the County Super
visors was held in this city last summer,
and certain amendments were suggest
ed to the law. which will be presented
to your body, and trust will receive
such consideration as you deem advls-
able The law has been great, sue
cess, and I am satisfied, with few
amendments unnecessary to bc called
to your attention, cannot be improved
upon.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Various complaints have been made
to me during the past year against cot
ton factories working their operatives
lopger than the time prescribed by
statute, In each case 1 have dispatch
ed special officer to investigate the
facts, and if warranted to arrest the
party. The report has been that while
the operatives are worked often longer
than eleven hours day, yet they did
not exceed the sixty-six hours week
prescribed in the Act ] would rec
ommend that the law be amended SO
rs to require only eleven hours day,
with no provision for working longer
during the day for any purpose. This
would make the law definite and clear
and easy to enforce.
This industry is becoming very pow
erful III our State, having more than
doubled the number of spindles in the
past two years.
desire again to call your atten-
tion to the oppression and hardships
placed upon the people by banking in
slitutions in the smaller towns of the
State in the practice of usury. Itsaps
the life and existence of the large num-
Der of our farmers who are in debt
and compelled to borrow, even upon
the harshest terms. There can be no
defense II the crime. would suggest
as remedy that law be passed re-
quiring the burden of proof to be
placed upon the plaintiff in every ac-
tion brought upon note or account
to show that usury has not been prac-
tlced before recovery can be had. If
this evil has not impressed itself upon
you, feel thst nothing that I can do
or say will cause you to realize it. The
past year has been n prosperous one
for every industry of the State. Our
farmers have been blessed with abund-
ant harvest; our merchants with good
collections and larger profits; our
banks and factories have paid hand
some dividends; our State bonds are
bringing premium of 10 per cent in
the market, and for all this we are
thankful. The burdens heaped upon
us, however, by the National Gov
ernment continue to be increased,
and in time of peace the National
debt has been increased to the amount
of over $500 for every man, woman
and child in the nation. Upon the
heels 81 it we are threatened with a
fereign war, which would mean stag
nation of the progress and develop
ment of the entire South. We believe
in the enforcement of the Monroe
doctrine, but let us hope that it is but
n feeble effort to bolster up the repu-
dated foreign and domestic policy "a
great political failure and monstrosity.
invoke the blessings of God upon
your deliberations.
JNo. GARY EVANS,
IoyernCr
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-24
THE MISERABLE FEE SYSTEM.
United States Commissioners and Dep
uty Mtr>;,uls Making Cases on
FlimSy Testimony.

FliInSy Testimony.
In the United States District Court
Mt Charleston. s. c., on Wednesday,
.Judge Brawley delivered very SEN
sational charge to the grand jury just
completing its work. At this term of
the court the Jury have had to find no
bills against many of the parties indict-
ed, and it was becoming notorious that
United States commissioners and mar
shals were making cases on himsy testi-
mony in order to get the fees. Judge
Brawley devoted his attention to this
subject. In the course of very strik-
ing charge he said: ''Your findings
have demonstrated that nine-tenths of
the prosecutions under section 3,242
have no merit il. them; that they have
not been inspired by any proper desire
to advance the cause of justice, but
by the greed of miserable wretches
who have sought to make money out of
them. Some of these men have already
been brought to trial and convicted of
perjury and others doubtless will be;
but this evil, which has reached the
proportions Of gross public scandal,
cannot be eradicated by the punish
ment of few obscure rascals. A new
crop will undoubtedly spring up unless
some means can be devised for reach
ing the root Of it. This lies in the fee
system.
my observations on this bench
have satisfied me that more than, half
of the prosecutions under this section
in the lower tier of counties, Iwould
say fully nine-tenths of them-are in
stigated or promoted by the deputy
marshals. / must do Marshal Hunter
the justice of saying that he has
promptly removed every deputy who
has been known to be engaged in this
kind of business, but there are un-
doubtedly many persons now on his
lists who ought to be removed and
would be if the truth could be dis
covered, and 1 do not desl air Of seeing
the badge of deputy marshal one of
honor. as it should be. Those who
hold the commission of this govern
ment ought to be above the suspicion
OF doubtful acts, and the men who dis
grace the service should be removed.
They impair the usefulness of and bring
discredit upon the brave and honest
men who are on the rolls. These Of
fcials and these worthless witnesses
would be powerlesL for evil if the COM
missioners did not lend too ready an
ear to the tales that are brought to
them.
1.-The circuit Judge whose
long experience on this bench
opened his eyes to these evil practices,
as mine have been opened in the last
year or two, joined with me six months
ago in circular to the United States
commissioners giving advice and in
structions in this class of cnses. Tho
instructions have had little effect HUI.
man nature has been too strong for
them. L say it with pain, for 1 would
not willingly hurt their feelings, and
they are all quite up to the average in
character and conscientiousness, but
the wretched system which makes
their income to depend upon the num-
Der of warrants issued makes it very
hard indeed for them to turn deaf
ear and a stern face to those who bring
grisl to their mill"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-24

U. IA rnr as we have been able to
ascertain, they will be as economically
and "a satisfactorily expended.
6. We have not had time to give it a
fair trial