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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26

Blythe Anderson, in her own financial
downfall. Mrs. Anderson denies that her
situation Is as desperate as represented.
and says she gave very little money to
Schweinfurth.
Mrs. Armer, who is said to have sold
her husbands jcwelry store during his alb
sence and generously given the proceeds
to Sehweinfurth, does not deny the story.
She admits that Mrs. Francis has left the
heaven" but claims that her absence Is
but temporary and that the work will be
continued as soon as she returns.
The neighbors, however. who have fol.
lowed the career of the women and their
converts with more than usual interest,
feel that, in Lexington at least. one blot
on the city's record will be wiped out.
The dozen or more prominent Lexington
women who have been identified with the
movement have gone away, leaving no ad.
dresses behind, and 1t is not generally ex-
pccted that 'tbe supreme goddess" Mrs.
Francis, will be seen there very soon. Mrs.
Armer's husband, who recently secured o
divorce from her, Is now q candidate for
mayor of Richmond.
In addition to the Lexington branch Of
Schweinfurth's "heaven," there are Is or
20 others, the principal ones being in De.
troit and Alpena, Mich. Minneapolis and
st. Charles, MINI; Kansas City; Buena
Vista and Denver, Colo. Richmond, KY,
and Byron and Plum River, Ills. Each
Of these branches sends its reports and it's
gifts to the supreme heaven" near Rock.
ford, and in this really beautiful place
SchweinfHrth lives and fattens on the pro-
ceeds Of the toll of his dupes
There is no luxury wanting in the per-
feet appointments Of this home The finest
horses in Illinois belong to him. He has
vehicles Of every kind and for all occasiona
The men who believe in him toll In his
fields and his gardens, and the women
who follow him anticipate all his wants.
No one has more luxurious tastes than he,
and each of these tastes Is gratified. But
the end OF his career il believed to be ct
hand, and even his followers fear be may
yet return to the point where IL or Is
years ago he stood, friendless and penni-
1ess In the world, with no resources save
bis wonderful Imagination and his amaS.
ing shrewdness.
The story Of his rise and the upbuilding
of the Schweinfurth movement reads like
the widest romance romance, too, with
most unpleasant features.
George Jacob Schweinfurth was born
In Marion, O., in 1883. During his
youth he was regarded as . rather mod
est, retiring young man, with engaging
manners and . most picturesque exterior.
He found both very useful in his brief o.
reer a. book agent in the seventies, and
he graduated from this profession into the
equally humble calling Of sexton Of the
Methodist church ut jackson, Mich. He
entered the ministry Of the
Methodist church on probation, but soon
discovered that there was nothing in the
church or its ministers to fulfill his souls
aspirations" a. he gracefully expressed L.
1t was in December, 1877, that be met to
Inevitable woman.
She Was known - Hoan DoeinGD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26

Judge Monteverde of the court of special
sessions, Newton, N. Y, is evidently not
prepared to accept the bicycle suit as prop.
er court costume. When juror No. 8 en-
tered his court the other day in a red
sweater, gray cap and knee breeches, golf
stockings and tan shoes, the Judge thun.
dered out:
Mr. Easement. what do you mean by
appearing in this court wearing bicycle
suit?"
Why, I'm in an up to date costume.
your honor" was the reply.
I'm surprised. said the Judge. "Don't
you know that there are ladies' In this
courtroom"
Mr.. Easement turned red in the face AZ
2OO pairs OF eyes began to scfutinize his bi.
cycle suit, on which he had always urided
himself.
IL didn't know was doing ANYTHING
wrong" he stammered
Mr.. Easement" continued the iuf3oe
herewith dismiss you from iury dufv.
You may soon again be drawn 10 serve
%. 16Warn You not to appear in that suit.
out wearing . coat, vest and other annerei
that VIII conform to the dignity al this
court" 'A'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26
fORSAKE ALL FOR HIM.
No Sacrifice Too Great For
Schweinfurth's Dupes.
HEsxERHEs ZEN AND WOMEN.

He L . Self styled Christ and Has . su-
preme Heaven q Rockford, Ma, win
Branch Heavens In Many statss-Ais
Gysterious Power.
Tho days Of witchcraft and the stake
areioTer, but what is the strange, remark
abH Influence exercised by the religious
imposter Schwcinfurth2 What should take
the plnce Of the stake to protect people
from following his amazing example? His
latest colony in Lexington, KY. has COL
lapsed, but the hast Of Schweinfurth has
not been heard and viii not be until dupes
have ceased to exist
Since the beginning Of time there have
been great imposters with large follow
ings. Not often before, however, have
educated women Of high social position al
lied themselves with such a cause as that
led BY Observation-Disclosures. blasphem-
or and SO called Christ"
OF the many branches Of the "supreme
heaven" near Rockford, Ills, where the
man himself lives, the one at Lexington
has been the richest, the most remarkable,
the most widely discussed. Among its
%nShiSOAo "CAO oA1o LCbo AllOWa WOlucu
the city. Leading these was Mrs Laura
Francis, daughter of Major John P. Estill,
one OF the most prominent men in Ken
lucky, and sister lin law of Ex-Governor
Francis of Missouri. Mrs. Francis is q
dignified and charming woman whose
social position until she joined the
Schweinfurth movement was irreproach-
able. She became the leading spirit in the
Lexington "heaven" after a course of in
struction under the fostering care of the
Messiah" himself, whom she Joined in
his Rockford headquarters. Mrs Francis
first convert was Mrs. Annie Armer, wife
Of leading jeweler of Richmond. The
combined efforts of the two led Mrs.
"Dovey" Anderson of Lexington into tho
fold, and the three women laid the foun-
dations of the Schweinfurth structure in
that city.
Mrs. "Dovey" Anderson was valuable
acquisition to the SO called work. She had
enthusiasm and money, and her associates
drew freely on both. In tho three years
that she had been identified with tho
movement she is said to have spent over
$780, 600, and to have involved her son,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26


present Lord Loyat, which wns leased for
q time by W. X. Vanderbilt, extends over
100000 ncres.
Abduction, elopements, murders, rebel
lion, forgery and arson contribute to give
interest to tho history Of this grand old
Scottish house, so many members of which
havo persisted on the scaffold. The Last one
to 1ny his head on tho block was Simon
tonth Lord Lovat, who, discovered betrny,
Ing both the Jacobites and the Hanoverisn
dynasty established on the throne Of Eng
land, by each OF which no was employed as
trusted spy, was finally decapitated on
Tower hill amid demonstrations Of univer-
sal exccrntion.
Itm4ght be imagined that in tho pYosaic
nineteenth century no further romance
would DO furnished to the history Of tho
Frasers, but tho oaaimant who 10 or IS
years ago brought sufE In the house Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26
ASUIT FOR A PEERAGE.
Contest For the Lovat Title and
Estates Reopened.
A TOMB ROBBED FOR EVIDENCE.

Dramatic History Of the Famous scottish
Houss-The Present Claimant Descended
From the Notorious Simon, Lord Lovs4,
Who PsEished on the scanold.
Few peerages have furnished moro ro-
nance and drama to the annals of the
British aristocracy than that of Lovat The
holder Of It Is chief for the time being Of
the ancient and important Scotch clan Of
Frnscr and the life tenant Of estates ex-
ceeding in size the entire dominions Of
many an independent sovereign of central
Europe. The Beaufort estate alone Of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26
Fletcher Becokman end had established /.

httlo sect OF her own In Byron, Ills.
Helen Dorinda claimed to be a woman
Christ, made sacred by the presence of the
Spirit" within her. She had her follow
ers, of course, and they grew in number.
Schweinfurth was much attracted by the
beauty of her views. His own Methodist
convictions, never very strong, changed so
startlingly that he was expelled ignomini-
ously from the church. He Immediately
cast in his lot with Helen Dorinda's fol-
lowers.
The woman died soon nfterward. Before
her death she informed her followers that
her body must be left in an exposed place,
where angels would call within three days
and carry it heavenward The faithful fol.
lowers waited expectantly for q week, after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26

ties among the Indians. with whom sbe IL
a favorite and whom she formerly led in
battle. Mr. Schiat:er who It is reported.
starved himself to death. was far morn
sensible than Is Miss Urea. His touch
was said to be prophylsctic. Her touch ,
appears to be bcllicose.-New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26
Another Touch Curise.

Another touch CHRIST has turned UP. .
Mexican woman. who touches the afflicted
them Last year In Colorado. In one re-
specf, however, Miss Urea is unlike Mr..
Schlatter. She IL ~ wariike as he was
PEACEFUL She is both fighter and cuFist.
After performing wonders tbat st Nei11
asog abe hes sosrtsd out 70 stir un hqefiii-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26

tfl o'c3ocA. p. m, and 10 b replaced - Q
o'clock IN the morning.
Day rules: You shall rise ut O'Clock e>ch
mnRning, I'D and care for your own horse
and dogs bseore your breakfast. You shall not
beg or borrow money Of any description. You
Of the postmaster Of each town or city through
which you pass; signature and seal Of the gov
ernor Of each and every state; signature and
seal Of each and every president. king, queen
or emperor through whose country you may
travel. You shall attend some religious serv-
ice every Sunday.
Direction OF travel shall be from your start.
ing point to New York city, thence to Cuba,
where you shall obtain the signature of the
commander in chief Of the insurgents; also Of
the Spanish chief There release all restric.
mons as 70 your course; you may travel
through any country in Europe or Asia that
In entering upo Il he {rip Won are 70 ,er,,
penniless and obtainib your own labor your
costume. horse. Saddle bride. etc.. in an hon
orable way. All debts must be paid in each
and every town or city before you leave.
Thing to be remembered-you shall never
mention my name during the entire trip A
violation of this condition will cause you to
lose all.
Wishing you success. I am respectfully.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 18th
March II. ls0l.)
(6igned}
tSeaD Notary Public.
A very careful perusal of the last clause
OF the above conditions will explain why
the public will necessarily have to remain
In ignorance of the planters and notary's
names, as well as their places of residence.
Mr.. McQuary, having previously select
ed Mountain Grove as his starting and
quitting point" arrived in town on the
18th of May and at once made known to
the newspaper reporters his business The
following morning he formed the acquaifit-
ance of NJ. S. Glenn, editor of one Of the
local papers, to whom he delivered what
cash he had, thus launching himself boldly
among strangers IN penniless condition.
He went to work the following day, how
ever, as compositor on Our Country, which
position he still holds
Mr.. McQuary is about 90 years of age, s
feet inches in height, weighs las pounds,
Is light colnplexioned, refined, unassum-
ing, reserved in disposition, and, all in
all, q gentleman worthy of tho acquaint-
ance and friendship of every loyal, ambi-
tious, honest and respectable citizen of tho
Land, as described by The Post Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26
0allaatry In Bustpes,.

A railroad running between San Fran
DISCO and San Rafael has established \
monthly Communication rate of Is for men
and " for women, and its rieht to mako
such discrimination Is now be;ne considcr-
ed ~ the state railroad Commission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26

"A Hsnns City woman who 10 going
aproad this summer viii sisit the tomb
OF Adam IL she can ind IL she wants %
place fower on the grzye Il a man Who
followed the adyice Of his wife
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26

HeaE1b work u noAAv.
The London policeman ON an ayex,sr
eezeso sven pRsons svery yone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26

SIMON. TENTH LORD LovAr.
land, while yet more papers ana some
jcwelry, the inscriptions on which are Of
tho utmost Importance. were found con-
cealcd behind tho wainscoting Of tho wan
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-17
Aco ousrIC QUALITIES.

It is a. pity that the benevolent band music which ought to float soothingly and inspiringly out over the Green from the new band-stand does not so float. To be precise, it doesn't float at all. Some of it doesn't emerge from the band-stand, but is totally lost in the acoustic qualities" of that wondrous and costly structure, and that which does emerge emerges in chunks and Jumps which do not float and which have nothing soothing or inspiring in them. When a band-stand has such acoustic qualities that a thrilling masterpiece like "Therell be hot time in the old town tonight does not thrill and Is hardly recognizable even by those who have heard it whistled or sung every hour since it first came and conquered, it is about time some- thing was done. We must have an in vestigating committee and as those who bought the band-stand did so "le- gally' they must of course be white washed But there must also be a minority report which will come some where near the truth and will say that the band-stand Is no good. And if one of the reports will tell us how a new flag-pole is ever to be inserted in the band-stand strain from which some are suffering will be relieved.
 Blessings on the benevolence that tries to provide music for the cheering of the people. And curses on the "ac- oustic qualities" that defeat such be- nevolence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-17
Sea-Weeds.

To the Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 Down under the rocks near the. shore where the waves ripple softly and all is still but their gentle nur1nur, are to be found sea-weeds of every kind, deli cate and beautiful After a storm there are usually large quantities of seaweeds left on the beach, and If one is inclined to be lazy 1t Is very easy to start a collection from these speci- mems But the best way is to go to the places where they grow, and there chip off small bits to which they are at tached and thus prevent all danger of tearing the frail plants
 Almost everybody who collects sea- weeds mounts them in an album and the chances are perhaps sixteen to one" that in few weeks the book and it's contents are laid aside and forgot ten. For some of us there is very pretty way of preserving them, which, although not so strictly scientific and proper, will appeal to most collectors. This way is simply to make use of the seaweeds as paperweights or any other ornaments which will suggest them selves as soon as one begins to think the matter over. Strange as it may seem, delicate and frail plants can be used as paperweights The best method of transforming a seaweed into a paperweight Is to select round, smooth stone, delicately colored, and on this firm background press the weed as if on paper. A thin coat of white var nish brushed over the surface of the stone after the weed is quite dry will help to hold the seaweed in place and insure against tearing 1t.
 Interesting as the pursuit of collect ing and mounting seaweeds must be, half the pleasure is In the search for the plants, under the rocks In the cool, dark water which sparkles now and then with phosphorescent jellyfish. The outside world Is quite forgotten in the charming fascination of the rocks and waves, and when the search is over the worry and restlessness of hu- manity seem all the stronger after that quiet hour alone with Nature
 LUCY l.. MERRILL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-17
HOW TO BUILD A BONFIRE.

It is very easy to make a bonfire. and when once good start has been made is Is easy to burn almost anything, from tar-barrels to Quakers; but it Is not not so easy to build and burn q really good beacon fire as perhaps would be supposed by those who have never tried it. A bonfire is not bon fire when it does not blaze we'll and if you want a really effective and i'm pressive fiare-up it is not sufficient to keep together large quantities of materials. A short life and a merry one should be the motto for a bonfire, and the great desideratum is to burn the largest amount of material in the smallest space of time This Is not generally very well understood, and the consequence is that though on previous festal occasions enormous quantities of combustibes have been consumed the result has been in many cases only a great smother of smoke and less than half the flame that there would have been If the business had been better understood.
 The success of a bonfire may be judged by the distance from which 1t
 may be seen, and that will not depend at all on the quantity of material con
 stunned. Of course it will greatly de- pend upon the height of the hill-top on which the fire is located and the clear ness of the night, but all other things being equal that bonfire will be seen furthest that may be made to suck in L. A~ Al, 1;rrL,t Lap
 been clearly visible at distance of over a hundred miles, much further the most oxygen. A little knob of lime heated under a stream of oxygen has than the largest hilltop beacon fire that ever was built. Forty years ago or whereabouts a bonfire was kindled on the Malvern Hills, and was believed to have been seen at distances of sixty or seventy miles They used materials to make a stack thirty feet high and thirty feet square There were used in building this pile 450 fagots, twelve poplar trees, two tons of coal five cords Of wood four loads of hoppoles, two loads of furze, two barrels of tar | twelve empty tar-barrels, and barrel of naphtha. This mass of infiammable material was piled on a hilltop one thousand feet high, and it ought to have been a brilliant success. But it seems to have been considered something of a failure. In such heap of material stacked closely together there would have been a large compact mass in the
 centre, practically shut in from the reach of the surrounding air. Unless l particular care were taken in the
 building of the pile, the air rushing in
 upon the blaze from all points of the
 compass would be caught by the ex-
 ternal flames and be diverted upwards,
 leaving the whole central mass practi- cally untouched by it, or nearly so. The
 surface of the pile would thus be all
 afiare while the heart of it was merely
 dead smouldeding mass, contributing
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-17

little but smoke and merely prolonging the process of burning without in any way contributing to the splendor of effect. It was said at the time of the fire on the Malvern Hills, which was perhaps the most ambitions experiment of the kind that had been made up to that date, that the use of the two tons of coal proved a mistake, but that pro- bably was only because the laying Of the fire was badly managed
 The thing to be looked to as essential to success Is a free play of air right into the heart of the stack. Everybody knows that if grate gets clogged with ashes so as to prevent the passage Of air up into the fire from beneath, the fire burns dead and dull, The same thing occurs if large mass of com bustible material is stacked flat upon the ground Care should be taken to leave abundant air passage into the centre, and indeed free access to the whole base of the pile is best if can be managed. A few strong iron hurdles laid on big stones or stuck up in the ground for the combustible material to rest upon, so as to admit the air right underneath the blaze will add inn mensely to its brilliancy and strength. London Daily News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-17

Typewriter-"I am rapid enough, and
 understand business forms all right,
 but must admit that cannot spell"
 Business Man-"You won't do then, even at the price. I can't spell, either" Indianapolis Journal Didn't tell you that If you went swimming again I would punish your"
 asked the stern father.
 T didn't forget" replied Johnnie,
 whose hair was dripping, but I can't swim stroke. ."-Detroit Free Press.
 "Well?' said the assistant in a chem
 ist's shop to an Irishman who pointed
 to pile of soap. T want a lump of that answered the 1rishman. Thank you, Will you have it scented or un- scented.' '1'll take it wid me "-Ex- change.
 Whether man is happier working for his own good, or for the good of
 others, Is merely a matter of tempera-
 ment, said the philosopher "It all depends on whether man would rather have money or a monument. ."-Indian- apolis Journal.
 How do the children of the school take to the idea of contributing their pennies to send the teacher away" | asked the superintendent. "Oh, they l are enthusiastic over it. The farther ! away the better, they say" replied the l assfstant.-Cin Commercial.
 There will be a clerkship vacant in | the Third division of the department of
 which l have the honor to be the chief"
 said the Appointing Power. I have the man who is ideally fitted i for the place." said the Senatorial 1n- 1 fuence.
 Are you certain" | Quite certain. He must be the man,
 because he wants the job, and he isn't | fit for position in business, ,"-Cincin-
 nati Enquirer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-17
-------------- -------------------------------- EVEN K .INS5S

Such woful stories of men, women and things have been so continually coming out of Kansas that one might we'll ask, Can anything good come out of that afflicted State? The answer to that question would now be yes. The news of great crops comes from there. The people are too busy just now to talk Populism. And it appears that while they have been talking it they have been saving money The Kansas Bank commissioner has made his re- port, and it appears that the banks of the State have $2,213,646 more deposits in hand now than they had year ago; their outstanding loans are $821, ,105 less; their reserve fund is forty-four per cent. instead of the twenty per cent, re- quired by law, and for the first time in the history of the banking department their deposits exceed their loans.
 Kansas will have to change her tune. If she is saving money at the rate shown by her bank commissioner she can't consistently continue to rail at the capitalists of the East, many of whom have a large part Of their capital permanently and sadly invested in Kansas. Kansas used to be proud of being rich and prosperous She has had 8 long spell of self-aba sen1ent Now that the facts warrant a change in her talk we hope there will be one, and a change in her chief takers wouldn't hurt her any.