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Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14
THE MOUNTAIN.

Largo chested giant, shadowing the lan&
With lazy limbs stretched out at length,
Covered with shas and gnarled with
strength,
.Iwatch thee day by day,
A he-nlock hoar the staff of thy huge hand.
Driving along the accustomed upward trail
Thy foci1s OF mist that IN orn and even stray
Across The vale!
Pressing with sun Drowned body earth's green
couch,
The golden days OF summer through,
With half ve;led eyes Of melting blue
Ger which the shadows fit
What dreams are thine, that with q magic
touch
Thy spirit to contentment they beguile,
And DER thy brow, where rugged frowns
might sit,
Persuade q smile?
When the e,npurpled curtain OF the gloom
Drops slowly from its loosened cord,
Across her rose flushed terrace toward
The purlieus of thy rest,
] watch the figure of the evening come,
Ore starry brooch upon her shoulder shining,
And lean upon thy broad and loving breast,
With arms entwining.
Warden art thou of al the trooping stars.
Through the hushed hours of night they
wait
Upon the threshold of thy gate
OF pine trees that uprears
Itself against the sky. Oft, too, those bars
Behind, fresh from some fountain bath, is seen
The moon, when with her culver she appears,
Il huntress queen.
-E. A. L. Valentine in Youth 8 Companion.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14
Illinois National hanks.

The comptroller of the currency
has made n statement of the condi-
ton of 1919 national banks in Illinois.
exclusive of Chicago. at the close of
business Dec. Is. The individual
deposits amounted to si4,S6S, 525.
This is decrease of n triie less than
$S.OOO.OOO since September %. when
the last previous report was made.
The loans and discounts in December
aggregate $40. POS. whichis about
Sl,000,000 less than the loans and
discounts in September. The indi-
vidual deposits Of the u national
banks In Chicago alone exceed by
$40. 100000 .he deposits in the other
national banks of the state, and the
loans and discounts are $40, 200, 900
greater. The 199 Illinois banks
outside of Chicago now hold S2,9i2,-
Sil in gold coin, which is about
S220.000 less than the sum Of gold in
the same banks in September. These
banks now hold SS42,S00 in gold
treasury certificates, or about $500
more than they held in Septemb Der.
The silver dollars now number S26l,-
797. against S2l7,SSi in September.
while the silver treasury certificates
amount to s267, ,956. against S302. .6i2
in September. The Indebtedness of
the Illinois banks to other national
banks is Sil0,59i. while there is due
to Illinois banks from reserve agents
and other national banks 1873. .3SS.
Their Indebtedness to state banks is
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14
A Little Girls Escape.
A PALE, THIN GIRL BECOMES
ROSY AND PLUMP.
.. SituS Dance Checked-A Loving
Daughter Saved.

Ntop Dance Checked-A Loving
Daughter Saved.
tfrom the Kansas City, No., JournaL)
Ihe following possesses an interest to the
.ourra! and its readers, because the cass
Is OF great value from medical point of view
and further because it is sworn TO and II,
truth absolutely proven. The case described
Is that of the daughter of L. l.. Barbor oI
Eugerton, Kan, who being duly sworn on
oath deposes and sa, s:
turing the spring of the current wear
Is95, my daughter Berthe, aged 13 years, be.
came afnicted with a nervous disease which
grew upon her to such an extent that it Sc.
rioasly interfered with her studies. and
aroused the gravest fears that it would de.
,vciop into st. Nitus' dance Nv daughter
became SO nervous that she would droD her
knife and fork while eating. and would a,
tunes be seized with nervous twitchinrs
wnich excited the alarm of myself and wife.
ABOUT this time my wife read in a news.
paper of 4 wonderful cure of the s1me disease
effected by DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
t,eorie. So strongly was / Impressed with
the tacts set forth in the testimonial, that
Erote to ascertain the authenticity of the case.
Receiving reply which completely satisfied
me. , sent for a box of the pills
From the very first dose q marked i'm.
orov ement in my daughters condition was
noticed. She had become thin and exccs.
sively pale, as is common to sufferers from
nervous diseases, and her weight had de-
creased t. an alarming extent After a
careful AMI thorough trial of the pills. she not
only began to grow less nervous but also be.
gan to gain fash.
II IA needless to say that was both sur.
prised and delighted with the wonderful
| change brought about by the first box of the
pills. She is new girl, and ali the syn,p.
toms OF her disease have disappeared. Dir.
Williams' Pink Pills have certainly wrourht
wonderful and complete cure. and can
say nothing too good in their favor. But
now she Is away on a visit, something she
would not have thought of being able to do
three months ago. From being shrinking
morbid and timid she has become a strong
hea!thy girl with no appearance of ever
having been afflicted with any nervous trou.
bles. The pills have done wonders. and |
take great pleasure in recommending them
to all who are afflicted with a similar
| disease (SigneD L. l.. BAEDoR
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
14th day of August, 1895.
seal W. Fl. KELLY, Notary Public
Mrs. Barbor, who was present, declared
| that they owed their daughters life to Pink
Pills.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peonle
| contain all the elements necessary to rive
new life and richness to the blood and restore
| shattered nerves. They may he had of al,
druggists, or direct from the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. V, for
| soc. per box, or six boxes for $40.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14
1t Cauae Hard.

In France, as in Llost other countries,
1t is necessary TO give ones age when
making statement in court of justice,
rs well as in many other official pro-
ceedings. But Frenchwomen of mature
years are noted above all other women
for their unwillingness to state their age.
On one occasion a lady who had, to
testify was accompanied to the court by
a numerous company of her friends, and
when the magistrate asked, How old
are you:" there was such a coughing
and clearing of threats, as Of people suf-
fering from severe colds, that all that
could be heard in the courtroom was
"--ty years.
Through the amiabili.y Of the magis-
trate, this more than half suppressed re-
sponse was allowed TO stand, but the
tribunals are not always so lenient. On
another occasion a magistrate asked a
woman:
"What is your age, madam"
whatever you choose, SIR" an
swered tho lady. She was under oath.
"You may put down 45 years., then"
said the magistrate to the clerk. what
is your occupation, madam
Sir said the witness, "you have
made "a mistake Of ten years in my age" :"
Put down 30 years, then," said the
magistrate. "Your RESIDENCE
Sir" exclaimed the lady, my age
is So years, not 55r'
AT last we have your statement"
said the magistrate. and he proceeded
with the examination. Youth Com
panion.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14
Old People.

Old people who require medicine
to regulate the bowels and kidneys
will find the true remedy in Electric
Bitters. This medicine does not
stimulate. and contains no whisky
nor other intoxicant. but acts as a
tonic and Alternative. 1t acts mildly
on the stomach and bowels, adding
strength and giving tone to the or
gans, thereby aiding nature in the
performance of the functions. Elec-
trio Bitters is an excellent appetizer
and aids digestion. Old people find
it Just exactly what they need. Price
so cents per bottle at Hartz & Ulle.
meyers drug store.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

On peace footing the German
army has 395,41S infantry, 67,51s
cavalry. 62, ,i06 engineer corps, 102,-
$50 horses, and 2,010 guns, against
Great Britain's 800 infantry,
1922 cavalry, 1850 artillery,
5.i50 engineers, 20.o65 horses, and
COG guns. This does not include the
British Indian army. The British
navy is as much larger than the
German navy as the German army
is larger than that of Great Britain.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

When the pick used by the excavator
at Pompeii gives forth a hollow sound
when striking the great bed of lava,
care is Immediately taken to open the
cavity that Is known to be near Into
this cavity liquid plaster of paris is
poured. The cavity serves as mold, and
the plaster soon hardens. When the lava
has been removed, the statue obtained
usually proves to be that of woman
or man in the agonizing commissions of
death, the limbs contorted and the fea-
lures drawn out of shape just as they
were when the person was overtaken by
the food of redhot lava 1880 years ago.
st. Louis Republic.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14
Three Strange and Remarkable Men,

As Dumas. the grandfather, prided
himself more upon his wonderful
strength and skill i'll athletics than his
generalship; rs Dumas, the second,
prided himself more upon his knowledge
Of cookery than the authorship of 1.-The
Three Musketeers," so Dumas, the
third. prided himself more upon his
knowledge Of art than upon the writ
ing Of la Dame aux Camelias." They
were three strange and remarkable men.
Rochester Post Express.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

MCKINLEY will let his boom loose
in Illinois next month. He will
speak in Chicago and tell the people
the many good points of which he
considers it possessed. And this,
too. in the face of the fact that Illi-
nois' favorite son, Senator Cullom.
has n boom of his own which he in
tends to introduce at no distant day.
Verify. this is crowding the mourn
ers.-Peoria Herald.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

IT is believed that Mrs. Clarissa
Spencer, of Manchester, Conn. is
the oldest church member in that
state. She has been member of
the Congregational church for a lit
tie more than eighty years, and n
constant attendant and active work.
er during the whole period. She is
now 90 years old.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

A hGENTS WANTED-MALE AND FEMALE.
n old and yourg, $40 10 SO per day easily
made, ell!ng our Queen Plating Outfits, and do
ing gold. silver. nicsrl, cooper and brass plating
tnat is warranted TO wear from five to IS years o.
every class OF metal. tahlewear. jewelry, etc
Light snd easily hsndled, NJ experience require d
to operate them. Can be carried by hand with
ease fIom bo1se TO hou,e. sanIe as a grip sack or
satchei. AgeDrs are making money RAPIDLY
fhey sell to almost every business house. family
and workshop. Cheap, durable, simple and
with n the reach of ever one. Plates almost in
staut!y, equal 10 the finest Few work. send for
circulars, etc. tlneen City Silver and Nickel
Plating Co East 81. Louis. Ill.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

"Mystic Cure" for rhematism and
neuralgia cures in l to 3 days. Its
action upon the system is remarka.
BILE and mysterious. 1t removes at
once the cause, and the disease
Immediately disappears. The first
dose greatly relieves. 75 cents. Sold
by Otto Grotjan, druggist, Rock Is
land and Gust. Schlegel & Son, 22O
west Second street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

$l.734, ,6s3, and from state banks,
$415.4i9. The total specie holdings
of the Illinois banks December Is
were "a. .O16,341 and their total hold
ings of legal tender notes was 81, $751;
236. The average reserve held was
27.3l per cent. This showing is a
c-pod one.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

a FARMER named Christ Bennecke
arrived at Princeton, KY, last week
in prairie schooner with his family
and most of his household goods.
having driven all the way from Chad
ron, Neb., n distance Of about four
teen hundred miles.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

THE fast limited train over the
Santa Fe between Chicago and Los
Angeles will be abandoned shortly.
1t has been an expensive train. and
did not get the business which was
expected when it was put on.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

PRISONERS in the county Jail at
Holt. Mo-, stuck pole with stock
ing tied to it through the bars on
Christmas eve and left it there all
Christmas day. A considerable
quantity Of small coin was dropped
into the stocking by people passing
the iail.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

The first manufacturing statistics
were collected by the government in
1850, when it was discovered that the
capital invested was a little in excess
of half q billion of dollars.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

DnfinS the four years of the civil war
there were iO' pitched battles, IO2 COM
bats involving the presence Of a number
OF regiments on each side and 3G2 skir-
mlshes. Sieges and other actions
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14
Punishment.

Lucy-The wretch! And so he has
been proposing to both Of Us?
Jenny-It seems so.
LUCY wish we could think of some
fearful way to punish him.
JENNY have an idea.
Lucy-What is it?
Jenny-You marry him, dear. Pick
Me Up.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

According to Professor Aristids
Marie. a distinguished French linguist,
the name of the madagascar capital,
Antananarivo, means ''city of the thou
sand villages. II is composed Of the
Malagasy words ''an' tthe), ''tanana"
(vlllage), "Tivo" (thousand).
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

Mn. MrDD is speaker Of the house
in the Maryland legislature, and Mr..
Sleeper holds the same position in
the Ohio house.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

The iron pen mentioned by Job in the
book Of that name in the Bible is sup
posed to have been q steel graver used
for cutting inscriptions ON stone.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14
Another Good Man Gone wropr

He failed to use the Clinic Kidney
Cure for his kidney complaint. 81.
For sale at M. +. Bahnsen's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

MCKINLEY is now out Of the gu
bernatorial chair in Ohio but not
out of politics-perhaps.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

TANNER is still out after hides and
it looks as IL he would get them all
in the republican fold.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

Farewell originally signified may ycu
fare or travel well or in safety.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

Carbuncle at first meant nothing
sore than little glowing coal
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

WANTEp-SCHOtAR To LEARN THE
" French Kellogg system at 1911 Second ave
nue.. Tie comp cite system embraces the model,
complete instruc ions in cutting, fitting French
oasiing and boniDg for only $40 Usual price for
system complete. S25 Mrs. M. f. Lawson.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

WANTED - HOCsEKEEPERS TO KNOW
that Crys- al marble snameled preserving
Eetiie a'so Acme cske beaer and Rcd Star siIver
po'ish. is sold by agents perman. ntly located at
oie rwenty-fonrih street. An Squart kettle in-
ciuoii 6 s'rainer, patent cover, price 81 81.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

EOCNn-ON SPCOND AVENUE AN AC.
c. unt book containing mem rarda Owber
can have same by csling Il THE RGU Us oflic and
pay ing FOR III II tiee.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-14

WANTRD-ENGAGEME BY CERTI-
" fed professional nurse, late Of Manchester,
England. Trims very reasonable. Apply Isis
Fourth avenue.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-13

Boston, March lathe Pope Man
uiacturlng oompAnys bulliins on
Columbus avenue was completely
Quilted by fire, nscessilAting a general
alarm. shortly before 4 O'Clock TO-DAY.
The IRE caused a loss OF between $3.50.
900 and 100000. The block was a
mag nineent nve-,tofy structure OF
brick.
Toe blaze started In tie boiler room
In the basement OF the building, and
spread ~ rapidly that four ladies and
two gentlemen who were taking BIZ
cycle rldiug lessons on the fiith floor
had barely time TO escape. X. w.
Hlnckley, private secretary 10 Albert
A. Pope, and the Janitor, w. z. Pres.
ton, were hcmmed In by smoke and
FIRE on the second floor, aud made their
escape by ladders placed there by the
firemeD.
In tho building were ihirty.nve or
forty people, but they all got out with.
out injury.
The contents, which were completely
ruined, consisted OF 100 nsw bicycles,
l75 secondhand wheels and about
", 900 pieces Of bicycle 1Itings, besides
several thousand tires.
The fouth's Companion bullding,
one oil toe most Imposing structures Ia
the city, which IL separated from tho
burned building by a fiiteen-foot alley,
aud the Holman house, n seven-stoTy
apartment house across tue street, were
thoroughly drenchod. Tue Hoffman
house was for an hour In great danger,
as the strong northwest wind carried
the flames nearly halt way across the
broad avenue. The loss TO both build.
inRs by water will aggregate $4,000.
The Pope company has a total loss
on it, stock ana fixtures, eonservatively
estimated, OF 500, 900, aud $4,000 on
the building. Tue loss 10 fully Insured.
Alta late hour tonight IL was def.
nitrly stated that tho Insurance on tie
building, owned by Col. Pope, plsce1
with tweniy.siK. companies, was $780,.
900, on the ftOck anu fixtures, owned
ny The Pope Manufacturing company ,
S73, 900.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-13
TO TELL HER STORY.
How it May Save
Her Life.
viii Her Torturing Ordeal Bring
Out Hot Words or Cold
Facts.

There's woman in the case, and II
may mean life or death TO her. She l.
10 tell her own story. How will she
tell 81? WIN IL save hef7 She Ia a
woman Of high character. Her stand.
ing In the community Ia undlspuied.
Her reputation Ia unquestloned. Her
personal honor % wife, mother and
woman ara spotle,s. She IL ready 10
tell the truth, 10 disclose secrets known
only 10 herself And her testimony
may save her.
Why does her counsel hesilats2 Docs
he fear the TRUTH
No. o. tho contrary, the dlstin.
guished lawyer knows that without the
truth the woman cannot be saved. But
he also knows that not one timiu, MOI.
est womanly woman In n hundred
can, under the painful ordoaloi face.
to-i.ce exsmi option, give IN her own
behalf uncoL fioting and uneniangled
testimony.
He knows that her very sensitive
nets and womanly emotions msy prove
fatal 10 her cafC-pefliare r0uto her bot
words instsGd Of cold facts. In othtf
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-13
TO ImE suLrAN.
a Letter from osorEisn Bishops ON
AFmsnia.

A Letter from Georgian bishops on
Armenia.
LONDON, March ia letter 10 pub.
lithed here, addressed by the Georgian
bishops Of uria to the sultan. Learn.
ing Of this Intended massacre, the
bishops wrote the sultan this farewell
letter, protesting that the sultan had
been misled In supposing the Arms-
mans were rebels, and complaining
that Europe was calmly looking ON NJ
tue bloody work.
A portion " the letter 10 addressed
10 Christians Ia America. and says:
"We have been sttenuousiy opposed TO
your mlstion work among us, but these
bloody days have proved that some VI
our Protestant brethren are staunoh
defenders OF our honor and faith. You
ut least know that our orime In the
eyes OF tho Turks has been That We
adopted the civilization that you CON-
mended. Behold tho missions and
schools, which you planted among US,
and which cost millions OF dollars anu
hundreds Of precious lives, now In
ruins. Tho Turk 10 planning TO rid
himself Of missionaries and teachers
by leaving them nobody to labor
among"
LONDON. March IA Moscow cor
re- pondent Of the Daily News believes
it 20 be- true that the Porte hal de-
claed upon the expulsion Of the British
and American missionaries IN Asia
Minor. "5uoh measure would be
quite consOnnnt with tue wishes Of the
Russian government" the correspond
ent adds.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-13
nsri,ims Canal Of North America.

wAsnIsoToS, March i2.-A bill to
incorporate the Maritime Canal OF
North America, to connect tho Hud-
son river and tho great lakes, wa. In.
trodueed In the Senate today by Bens-
tor Hansorough. and In tue House by
Representative Cooper Of Wisconsin.
Tue capital stock II TO be 500, 90, 900,
anu q bond issuo OF s2.OOO,OO0 10 pre-
yided for. Tho canal system Tor which
the bill provides Includes canals iIom
the head Of the tide water navigation
on the Hudson to Lake ChAmplain;
from the head OF LAKE st. Francis 10
tho ~. Lawrence liver along tne Long
Sault rapid,. from Lewiston on the
Niagara river 10 point on the river
above tho falls, and authority TO deepen
and widen the Champlain and hud-
sou canal 10 asked. The channels are
10 be twenty ieet deep. TO permit two
of the largest vessels drawing twonty
feet 10 pass, ami tho locks are TO nd.
nit vessels $50 iest long and 70 feet
wide. The plans arc TO DO approved
by a beard Of ave engineers appointed
by the secretary OF war.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-13
Libel Assin., I'll. Ericsson.

NEW LONDON. Conn, March IA
A libel suit was Instituted TO-DAY
against the Unitei States torpedo boat
Efirsson on behalf Of Darrow 4 Com
stock, New London chip chambers.
The amount Of the claim IL not dis.
rlosed. Il had been expected that the
Eficsson would steam 10 New York on
haluTusy Of the present week. but now
the will probably remain here until
after the condemnation hearing. IL Ia
not known whether the claim OF Oar.
row 4 Comstock IL against the Du.
buquu company builders.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-13
Against seal slaughter.

wAsHiNoTos, March l2.-rhe North
American Commercial company, by
N. l.. Jefffies, Its attorney here, has
protested TO the Secretary Of the TJses'
ury against the destruction Of the
Alaskan fur reals by this United States,
as IA proposed by the Dingley bill, or
In any other manner whatsoever. The
protect submits that the company "
the lessee OF the right 10 take fur seals
on tho Islands OF 81. Paul and ~.
George, anu under the terms and slip
ulationH Of its contract With the dow
eminent hiss the exclusive right to en-
gage In the business Of taking fur seals
for their skins on said islands for twenty
years from May /, 1890. which con.
tract IL subslsIlng and remaius In full
ioTce and effect.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-13
nARAriIniIN RonR
The General Physically aud Morally
Frustrated.

Ehe aeuerai fhSsicetir nnu nofsut
Frustrated.
ROME, March l2.--General Barstiefi
has arrived at Ma.sowah In a physicist
~ and morally prostratei condition.
He admitted - n correspondent Of the
rflbuna that he had yielded 10 n fash
Impulse In making the attack which
led 10 the defeat OF Adowa. He also
admitted he had no direct orders from
the government. He knew nothing OF
Gen. Bsl1issefas coming Al The time,
aud therefore was not Influenced by
any question NJ amour propre, but
solely by the difficulties Of f.viotuallng,
which would nave compelled n retreat
and have opened the road 10 tho sho-
ans. All OF tho generals, he saii, wcfo
confident that even n partial victory
would put az end TO the untenable
position and would Cause the Bhoans 10
withdraw. fhs difficulties Of the
ground, he held, was the cause OF the
plans miscarrylng. He deeply deplored
the disaster, but had nothing 10 re-.
pfoach himself with, aud was ready to
meet any charges aud TO endure 10 the
end the consequences OF his mis-
fortunes.