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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
A Story of Hirsch.

One of the late Baron Hirsch's lido.
syncrasies. says the London Daily Cou-
rier, was somewhat of an embarrassment
to the ladies with whom he was ac-
quainted. though some people might
not have objected TO 1t.
The baron had a fondness for playing
cards with the ladies he met at country
houses and losing money to them Not
a few siXpenccs either, but Gl0. $50,
$50 at Il sitting.
At first sight there may not seem any
thing very embarrassing in this. But
the fact is that the baron would take
pains to lose, and it was common
thing for Onlookers to say that such and
such Il lady with whom he was playing
beZiquc, or whatever the game might
be, would be richer that evening by $50
or so.
Fairly Won, no lady would object
perhaps.
But the baron would carefully stop,
or play badly, just so as to leave his
opponent the victor, and then what he
really enjoyed was pulling out few
bank notes and passing them over.
Not a very vicious taste in Il multi
millionaire. Still, ii is not every lady
Ill society who can take what is prac-
tically "a present Of money without feel
ing uncomfortable.
The worst of it was that the baron
was such q bad hand at deception
Everybody knew his little game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
POLITICS CUT DEEP THIS YEAR.
Don Dickinson's Firm at Detroit Goes to
Pieces-Stevenson Retires.

DETROIT. Aug. 2l.-A dissolution Of the
legal copartnership II Don VI. Dickinson,
II. 1. Thurber and Elliott g. Stevenson is
announced TO take place on Sept. /. The
announcement is OF interest. not only as
involving a change in tn, relations of
gentlemen who are recognized rs stand.
ing among the foremost ut the bar of
Michigan, but as possessing great political
significance. In fact the dissolution of a
firm which includes Dickinson, one of thc.
advisors to the president, Thurber, private
secretary at the executive mansion. ard
Elliott u. Stevenson, chairman for some
time of the Democratic state central com
initiee, could scarcely be consummatcd
without involving political significance.
Dickinson is said TO have been muci, dis-
pleased when he returned from tho en- st
and found that stevenson had to some ex-
tent compromised the firm by accepting
the Craftsmanship of the state central COM
mittee and becoming responsible for the
Bryan campaign in Michigan. Stevenson
later resigned the chairnanship, but the
friction continued and the result was the
decision on Stevcnson's part to withdraw
from the firm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

The Cirtripht hotel M Crcston. Ia. vas
burned hy inrrndt,rirs. : lcof the guest,
rscnrcd i'm their nj tht clothes.
Peter NcNally. n r,por.cr of IN, Bost m
Glnh. and nm ,,n,rt s,yimm,r nm from
Nrwport to Nurr,rnnsrtt Pier distance,
of twelve nautical miles. IL. hours and ),
minutes
r. !. Phelps, minister To Great Britain
during President Cleveland first admin
istrntton, hts boltci the Bryan silver
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
ARMY RECRUITS KICK UP A ROW.
Make Life n Burden for the Peaceful Pas.
scngers ON q Train.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2l.-A number Of army
recruits from Columbus barracks, Ohio,
bound to various points in the west, madc
things lively yesterday afternoon on the
fast Pennsylvania express which arrived
AT Chicago last evening. Nearly all The
men were drunk nhn they fought all the
time. As the result of the fight Private
Charles Charlcton was kicked in the alb
domcn and badly hurt. Two or thre,
others were badly bruised
The windows In the ear were smashed.
the watcr-coolcr demolished, the cush-
ions Of the car tom up and thrown on tho
floor or pitched out of the windows.
There were twenty.six men in the mess,
and the train hands were utterly unable
to Keep them quiet. At Valparaiso, Ind.
n message was sent To Chicage giving the
facts Of the fight, and when the train ar
rived here u large force of police had no
trouble with them. The detachment was
broken up into small squads and sent pn
different railroads to their destinations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21

The Latter Can he n Fact IL the Anglo
Saxon Race Says So.

Saxon Race Says So.
The speaker then spoke of the mitiga-
tion Of the evils of war in late years, in
cluding the establishment of the code for
which the Red Cross society stands, and
added: But in sItte of all this who can
say that these times breathe the spirit of
peace? There is war in the air Nations
armed to the teSjA pirate of peace, but
there is no sense of peace. One sovereign
burthcns the industry OF his people to
maintain military and naval arlnaments
nj war strength and his neighbor does the
like and justiiics it by the example of the
other; and England, insular though she
be, with her imperial interest scattered
the world over. follows or is forced to .ol-
low. in the wake. II there be no war there
is at best an armed peace.
Figures are appalling. ! take those for
1s95 In Austria the annual cost of army
and navy was, in round figures tISODO-
OyD: in France, t31, ,Uo.Oo0; in Germany,
~. .UJo, ,OoO: in Great Britain. .36UOO. .OOD;
in Italy, El3.oO0,Oo0. and in Russia. s.i2.-
Ooo.0co. The significance of these figures
is increased if we compare them with those
of former times. The normal cost of the
arlnaments of war has Of late years enor-
1nbNSlN lnCFtslsGtl. ne interest on
the public debt of the great powers is a
war tax Behind this array OF facts stands
n tragic figure 1t tells dismal tale 1t
speaks of oyer5urthened industries of n
waste of human energy unprofitably en-
gagged, OF the squandering of treasure
which might have let light into many lives,
of homes made desolate
Speaking Of the difficulties in the way
Of effective arbitration. he said: But
there are differences to which. even as be-
tween individuals arbitration is inap-
plicable-subiccts which find their coun-
terpart in the affairs Of nations. Men do
not a-hitrate where character is at stake
nor will any self-respectinS nation readily
/ arbitrate ON questions touching its ma
tional independence or affecting its honor.
Again "A nation may agree TO arbitrate
and then repuGiate its agreement. Who
/ Is TO coerce il: Or having gone to arbitra-
ton and been worsted it may decline to
/ BE- bound by the award. Who is to COM
| pei il:
These considerations seem to me to
justify two conclusions The first is, that
arbitration will not cover the whole field
Of International controversy, and the Sec
ond, that unless and until the great
! mowers ot the world. in league. bind them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
Where Are the Authorities

GAINESVILLE, Ark, Aug 2l.-Johnston
county farmers in the vicinity of Lamar
have begun whiiecap operations in an
effort To rid the community of cotton
thieves. For the past two or three years
farmers in that ncighbcqhood have been
annoyed by wholesale petty thieves. Cot
ton, cattle and hogs have been stolen. An
armed band ~ twenty-five farmers called
at night ON several families suspected OF
the thefts and notified them to leave the
community. Instead of leaving the al
legged thi YES are arming themselves with
shotguns. and trouble is expected 10
occur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
John Daily Has Revelations.

LONDON. Aug. eli. +. O'Con-
nor's "Sun" publishes column ac-
count Of the condition OF John Daily,
the Irish political prisoner, just re-
leased. lie says DAILY will eventual
ly prove that the Irish dynamiters
have been subjected to indigni,ies
and punishment such as the vilest
criminals in the British prison, es-
capcd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
The Fran Arrives Safely.

CHRIsTIANA, Aug. 2l.-Aftcr reaching
the latitude of S6:l5 north the Fran, DIR.
Nanscn's Arctic ship has driftcd back TO
civilization with all on board well. The
baip arrived 1t Skjcrvoe Wednesday even
ing. IL goes without saying that she did
not DRIFT across the polar basin as DIR.
Manson expected she would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
VIEWS OF A SPANISH STATESMAN.
Hopes Spain Will Make Claim on Uncle
Sam for Damages.

Sam for Damages.
MADRID, Aug. 2l.-Senor Sagasta, eX.
prime minister of Spain, in an interview
said it was proposed to send dispatch
containing a memorandum upon the
Cuban war to the United States govern.
ment, but this effort failed owing to trca.
son and treachery. He feared that Presi'
dent Cleveland successor would be i'm
PEELED by the force of public opinion in
America to take an attitude hostile to
Spain.
He expressed the hope that the govern
mcnt would lay all Of the claims for dam
ages because of filibustcring expeditions
reported to have landed in Cuba before
the United States government. In con
clusion Senor Sagasta insisted that it was
necessary to continue The war in Cuba in
order to prove that Spain is not afraid Oi
threats OF q conflict with a greater nation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
a C.nd,ds,. for Indianapolis.

CINCINNATI. Aug. 2i.-The Times
Star announces n movement to
press NJ. T.. ingalls,. president Of the
Big Four and Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
ways for the presidential nomination
Mt indianapolis. It says the Ohio
del gatioa will be favorable to him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
Don't Forget Your PASSPORTS,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-Eugene Ger
main. ,Unitcd states consul at Zurich.
switzerland. in II communication to the
state department., enjoins on every Amer
lean going TO reside in Europe for n given
period, and particularly those desirous of
attending the higher schools. which they
cannot enter before depositing their pa
rcrs, not to fail TO Procure passports at
HOW,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
Hanks WIN Not Act Jus, Yet.

NEW loEK, Aug. si.-Thc conference O:
bankers, headed by J. Edward simmons
and FREDERICK ID. Tappen. to facilitate gold
imports, vas concluded yesterday, and
the stassincnt iuadc that the financial sit
uation did not justify concerted action by
th,, In Ks at prcSsnt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
Treasurer Csnds Resigns.

WAsuiNGroN. Aug. 2i.-Charles
j. Canda. treasurer Of the national
association OF democratic clubs. has
resigned his membership because it
supports Bryan and Sewall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
rata, r..m.,ur. Explosion.

PA.Rr SorNp. Ont. Aug. 21.-The
premature explosion Of dynamite in
n rock cutnear here today caused the
death OF three workmen. Others OF
the gang were seriously hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21
Canadians Win Another Race.

PuT-IN-BAY. u, Aug. 2l.-The Zclma.
Canadian yacht, won the race hen, yester-
day for the Hotel Victory cup, Il miles.
beating the Nrcda, another Canadian
yacht, which was second, - minutes, 81
..rnpH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21

Spike Brady, who was q well
known baseball player in the Mississippi
valley u few years ago. once attended
church in Dubuque, Ia, with his club.
which went on special invitation. The
preacher made special effort that con-
sumcd some time. Spike was asked
whas he thought Of the preacher. He
got round to third all right; but, say, he
was an ice wagon in getting home, -
the hall player answered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21

You ought to know that when suf-
fering from any kidney trouble that
a safe, sure remedy is Foley's kidney
Cure. Guaranteed z or money re-
funded. Sold by NJ p. Bahnsen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21

wAIpo, Wis. Aug si-Frank Eiscf
and hclprr. name unknown, We're NifYo-
Gated while working in n well ninety feet
dscp near this pl,cc. Their bodies have
bsen recovsred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21

Farmers and stockncn near Marshall
Mo, are killing off their horses, there be
ing an epidemic of cianders
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-21

Merit in medicine means power to
cure. The great cures OF Hoods
Sarsaparilla proves its unequaled
merit.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18
What Shall We Call It?

The boys call it "bike" and are
happy; the dictionary makers call it
bicycle" and rest content, though
heaven knows the pathological sin ought
to lie heavily on their literary con-
sciences, and we who ride and are hap
by and Independent call it wheel"
in spite of the finicky protest of sundry
would be pedants who fill space in the
daily and weekly papers. Pray. why not
"wheel!" Do you know of better
name? Surely not bicycle, for "bi-
cycle, besides being an awkward word,
does not describe the instrument of de-
light we know, rs doubtless the Original
tor of the word fully dreamed it did.
Bicycle has an affected. strained
sound that i'll accords with the best Gle
ments of the language we love, the Ian
guage whose strength lies in its short,
crisp words, pulsating with life and
meaning.
1t is not unusual to designate a spe4
cific thing by generic term, and we do
no violence to the language when we
say we ride wheel. The term came in
to general use when men did literally
ride upon a wheel, in the days of the
old ordinaries," before the advent of
"safeties. 1t was a wheel they rode,
the second member of the machine trail
ing behind in almost unnoticed insig-
nificance. 1t was then that thousand
tongues at once named the wheel. This
democratic term of spontaneous birth
has had tenacious life and will still
live. for it is always tho people who
make language, not pedants nor die
tionary compilers. -Womankind.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18
How the Gulf Is Filling Up.

In the years to come the Biographies
will make no mention of the gulf of Mex
leo, but will picture an immense tract of
hoe land in its stead, tho map being prob
ably provided with n footnote something
like this: "Note-Thcrc is tradition that
this level tract of swamp land was once q
billowy seq several hundred miles long,
embracing all that country between Mex
leo and Cuba on the west and east and
Yucatan and Louisiana on the south and
north" This state of affairs is being
gradually but surely brought about by the
mississippi and other United States rivers,
which annually deposit millions of tons of
sediment in the CULTS bottom. Expert
photographers declare that the Mississippi
alone annually deposits mud sufficient in
the gulf to cover one square mile of its
bottom to thickness of $40 feet.-St
Louis Republic.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18

moss, spoke to tho queen privately and
pointed out that tho interesting infant
had not been made Christian in the
proper way. Victoria was much troubled
and asked, "What can do?' "Oh,"
said her Belgian majesty, lit is easy
enough" adding: Il have here in the pal
ace Belgian priest, my chaplain. Let
me call him in to baptize the child proper
ly, and no one will be any tho wiser" The
young queen of England, whose mother,
by the way, was n Catholic, at once gave
her consent, and the Catholic baptism was
performed with only two witnesses. Apart
from his baptism under circumstances
over which he had no control" the Prince
of Wales has always exhibited most sym
pathetic feeling toward the Catholic
church He has bcfriended moro than one
Catholic sistcrhood III England, was an
ardent admirer of Father Damien, and he
has on several occasions attended mass.
Cardinal Manning had no warmer cham
pion and supporter than the heir to tho
British throne, and 1t will DO recollected
that on q memorable occasion he placed
tho cardinal ON a royal commission next
himself and before tho premier and the
Protestant bishop of London. There was
big fuss" about it at tho time, but the
trouble blew over and has been forgotten.
-Avo Maria.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18
Wagner Made His Living.

1t is true that in his early years Wag-
ner's earnings were very small but when
he had made n name for himself he was
able to command very substantial sums.
He sold the copyright-not the performing
right-of his 'Parsifal" for about so, 900,
which was perhaps the largest sum over
paid to composer for single opera, while
for tho four dramas in der Ring des
Nibelungcn" he was paid $4,000. From
the American ladies who wished an or
chcstral march for centenary celebration
he obtained a little over FL, 900 and it Is
calculated that his regular income during
tho last years of his life was about 60, 600
per annum. With all this Wagner was
very often in difficulties, but he explained
tho matter himself when no said: "By
nature / am luxurious, prodigal, extrava-
CANT much more than Sardanapalus and
all the old emperors put together -
Chambers journal.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18
TEN CATS IN A BOAT.
The Boat Aground When They Boarded 1t.
What Happened When 1t FIoated.

"a man 1 knew" said an old fisher
man, went fishing once in l. foot skiff
made good catch, got back along about
the middle of the afternoon, ran his boat
up on tho end of little sand spit that
made out maybe go or 30 yards from the
beach and went ashore. He was going to
leave his fish in the boat overnight.
sit was pretty near low water when he
came in, and the spit was dry from the end
all the way to the beach. A cat that was
walking along the shore SAW the boat out
on the end of the spit and went out to SEQ
what it could find aboard Another cat
walking along the shore and seeing that
the first cat didn't come back went out
and Joined 1t, and in half an hour ten cats
had gone aboard tho boat and staid there
to eat fish.
1.-The tide rose the sand spit was COW
cred, and the boat swung to an anchor that
the fisherman had thrown over when he
came ashore. Tho cats had been so busy
that they hadn't noticed the rising of tho
tide. They didn't know anything about
it until the boat was afloat. Then one of
them looked over the side and saw that
they were surrounded by water The spit
that they had walked out on was now I'M
der water to the depth OF foot or two
This cat must have told the rest, because
minute later they were all looking over
the side of the boat standing with their
hind feet on the bottom ranged along in u
row and looking toward tho shore, tho
most forlorn ten cats you ever saw. OF
course you don't laugh at anything in
distress, but if you ever did you couldn' t
have helped laughing at those ten cats in
row.
"Finally one of them made plunge
overheard. Cats hate water, but it was
more dreadful to stay out there in tho boat,
with u great body of water all around
thom, than to take risk in getting ashore.
This cat got ashore all right, and more fol-
lowed until eight had swum ashore. Tho
other two were afraid to try it. They
staid on the boat They might have got
off when the spit was dry again at tho
next low water, 3 or 4 o'clock in tho morn
ing, but they didn't. They staid on tho
boat, and the fisherman found them there
when he went in the morning. He held
them up, one in each hand.
'"Hah!' he said. Sec what caught
'Humph! saidI You had eight or ten
more last night
But he was humane man. Ho didn t
throw 'em overheard. He just kept them
In the boat until he'd brought tho boat
ashore, and then tho two last cats jumped
out and scooted. Now York sun.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18
Rainbows That Can Change Sex.

In many parts of the world it is the
general belief that the rainbow has the
power to change sex. This queer belief
obtains in such widely separated dis
tricts as South Africa and Norway and
China and Australia. The Zulus have
long folklore story of the young man
who was changed into wrinkled old
woman by touching the many hued arch.
The Scandinavian peasants have sim
liar story, and in Greece they say that
anybody who runs against tho end of
the rainbow will have his or her sex in
stantly changed. III France and India
to pass under the rainbow has a similar
effect. Louis Republic.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18
BETTER THAN MONEY
A New and Important Way of
Looking at the Currency Cues
ton.

Public interest for months past has
been steadily concentrated upon our
national currency. Parties are divided
on the question. Men are worked up
over IL. 1t means a great deal for the
welfare of millions.
There Is one way OF looking at the
question that seems 50 have been lost
sight OF. Is it not better 10 have fifty
dollars in gold than five dollars in sill
yer? And yet thore are many people
who are practically throwing away large
amounts and holding on 20 the smaller
amount.
Many people who might be earning
ten times as much as they do, fail be-
cause they lack health and energy.
Health and strength represent value
greater than gold, and yet many people
put up with a rundown system, which
steals away half their working power.
Eventually they lose by sickness and
medical expenses and their families
suffer, when it might all readily be
avoided.
These are hard times. Thousands
are succumbing 30 the strains of life.
Ill health Is the rule and not the excep.
ton. People need their best strenpth
and energy sill the while.
Health. which Is more valuable thsn
gold, can be maintained and even Sc
cured, when It is lost, II the proper care
and right remedy are used. And we
do not hesitate to say that there are
but few men or women who read these
words that cannot be put in perfect con.
dition by the use Of that great, that
grand discovery, Warmers Safe Cure.
This entire paper could be filled with
"a nn{a1u hn S,,I
whose lives have been saved and whose
health restored by Its use; and II you.
reaoer, ore sufferer, you may readily
be among the number. We earnestly
recommend you to think seriously upon
this subject.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18
Trasl,v Medicfnes

MANY such flood the market. Botanic
Blood Balm is 8 consclentiously COM
pounded medicine, she result of forty
years practice by an eminent phi ysician.
1t Is the best blood purifier ever offered
to the public, and Is guaranteed to cure
II given fair trial. Try 1t for all skin
and blood diseases, including cstarrh
and rheumatism in Its worst form. One
bottle of 1t contains more curative and
building-up virtue than dozen of any
other kind. Try THE Old Reliable -
See advertisement elsewhere. For sale
by druggists.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
A Story That He Was Baptized rs u Eo-
man Catholic.

The Freeman's journal OF Sydney, New
South Wales, has correspondent who
seems to know great many things not
generally known. He confides to us tho
secret that the Prince of Wales was bap-
tiled Catholic, asserting that he has the
testimony of an eminent bishop that his
statement Is absolutely correct. 1t seems
that when the time came for tho baptism
of Albert Edward two dignitares of the
Church OF England arranged to divide hon
ors ON the occasion, with tho result that
one poured the water while tho other read
the form OF baptism. This was tho perfcc-
ton Of Protestant politenoss, but all the
same 1t was blunder which made tho
baptism invalid.
After the ceremony tho queen of the
BelgianS. who had been an observant wit