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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL.
The Woman's Building VIII he For
mnIIy Opened.

Nashville. Tenn, May 2.--At the cxposi-
ton grounds the chief events tomorrow WI
be the. closing public exercises of tho Es-
senic Knights and the formal opening oil
the woman's building and all OF Its beau
uful departments at II o'clock Me- " l.
Kirkman, president OF the woinans boarh
,,II dcllver The address OF welcome, and
ADDRESSES VIII be delivered by Mrs. Q, mn n.
.a.sec and Miss Mary II Temple, Vice
nrosident for East Tennessee. The lead
,,s mnslcisn at the woman's building ex-
,c1ses viii be Corinpe Moore Lawson Of
,tny, york Every room Ia the wvman's
building is charminelyy and elabo ',,n,l
furnished and deyorated and this building
viii be one OF the most attractive OF the
exposition buildings
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03

steamship Arrives In Port After Er-
pcricncing severe Mtshaps.

loves, Dsl. Nav The Germaa steam
ship Johanna of i'lensbung wtth 1900 i'ons
OF sugar from Rosario Tor the DelawMr
breakwater, arrived tonight In tow OF tn,
Austrian steamship Pandora from Sam 81 -,
va Barbados FOR New YORK on April ~
the Johanna broke her sail-shaft and iost
her prop.ilor. She lay for siI days wilh-
out ,dEhting n vessel. While Arylhs 70
mako mort under sail she lost all her soils
IN IA northeast gale Then she lay enurr
helpless unt1l the 9Th, when the Pandora
took her In tow The steamer cSperien.sSs
very rough weather whlc to"lhR' In
nn U-ssrr branltlng lhres pmes compclilne
Inc Pandora 10 10y by and wat fuNorap'e
onportunity to mako It fast again.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03

annual Scotch Irish congress TO be held
II. X. Mcclure Of philadelphia, DIR, Rad
iii, Washington, Or. Duffield, New York;
DR.. John Hail. New York: Professor
George Maororton. Princeton; j. II, Me-
Cook. New York. Professor n. A. White,
Lexington Va: Bishop Hugh Miller
Thompson, jackson, Miss. Rev. Howard
A. Johnston, Chicago; Hon. James pins-
more, Sterling. H.; Hon Adai r. Steven
son. BloomingtoU, Ill. Hon, u, NJ. Cutch-
con, Grand Rapids. Mich; Or. w. g. Craig,
Mccormick Theological seminary. chica-
go The announcement Is made here to-
night by A, c. Floyd. secretary OF tho
society
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
decorated Pottcr.
philadelphia. May s-rhe king Of r.al

Philadelphia. May e--'rhe King OF Eaiy
mas conferred upon lion. w Ham Potf'f'
minister to Italy under Preslltni in'rl'
ron. the order Of s0utc Mauiezion anu
Laznro. and through raron FNa, We !,
sii,,n a,nbaysador n Washington, and MI
,,.ia ,hc Italian consul in fh lhdeIph4h,
The decoration has been presented 70 nun
Mr. Tu,ter was min tter 70 ltaly ~
and at the time OF the Suh,leinehl o. -, "
MN orleans anair. ana by his dituns-
,,i.I,ed service IN Rome no. only slrtls.n
etcd the friendship existing between W.
Two ccnlm rios, but ondenred hmseit 10 mo
N.n,,bo ard.r WIS founded IN llSi by Anna
deus VIM duke Of Savoy, at Geneva.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
situntiou mt Nntchcs.

Natchez. Miss. May with an oxcop.
ton Of a half-tenth rise in the last twcnt-
four hours. the river situation romans IN
changed While tho lcvees at Vldalia and
Cowpen Point are probably In fair shape.
they have many small streams of water
running through them, necossitating a
large ditch TO be dug on the outside to car
nv the water off at Vdalla. They arc be-
ing worked hy large forces and closely
guarded. In many places the "iver Is with
In less than foot OF the top and the cur
rent liz very swift.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
"' STRIKE PROBABLE.
conpn"S S,ea to Vote Against

49,. asAam, Ala, May 2-It ca, NJ,
enll,s a''Euised that bitter strike
/. ,b,... ~ Iancor and extent that of 1894
q sI,. ned' The adjourned convention
Cal I,' IN the employ OF the Tennessee
rsa,.s sva and Railroad company, who last
%. aaSsay' Proposition to - accent &c, t''a' Sc
rsr..s saue'ion in return. as tho eomra',, -,
for steady work rs ,o be s0 ra,,oy
ihany on large export coal contracts
ACTON o. "a :, harrow margins, met to ,s',e
tn IN a. y one sHo-oontract cheap labor sys0
.,ss bad Meanwhile rsal 1el mlnss Tho dele
w. ~ 10 act I IN II and Received instructions
.sn Blue c,a sne matter The ,ns,r,c,,
NE hat n, abreek Blooton and Wer, pr,
amer. contract Setw s mad violated the
h, de- s which esnlres o on 1n,t them and the
p.salcs sho,a, system. and pSa a'. ,N,.
ssotaa ts sun voted for oy az arb a
'ss sgbccntr Exchange for the abo, zen, re,
Ia .soss'soted ths slsm' but the first named
'''s sss lis, with the resolution to ar.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
RIO GRANDE RISING.

Hcnvy Flood Is Expected nj III Pnso
in Few Days.
ri Pnso. Texas. May THE Rio Grande
Is out of its banks, and heavy flood Ia
expected In a few days when the water
from the melting snow comes down from
the mountains The city has force OF
men throwing up levec to protect the
lower part OF the city, where the flood
waters played such havoc two years ago.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
WILLIAMS LATEST MOVE.

Making Every Effort to Force Ger
mnny to Buiid II Nnvy.
Berlin. May "A great sensation has
been caused by circular issued at EN-
peror Williams instigatiou. to the magis-
trates of the principal towns, comparing
the state of the German fleet in 1856 with
it's condition now declaring that unless
new ships are put on the docks in large
numbers Germany will be compelled, and
perhaps suddenly. TO reconstruct her
cruiser flo,illa and TO devote very largo
amounts for that purpose. The opposition
papers criticise the circular severely.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
Manchester Market.

Manchester May 2.-The market Tor the
last few days has been dull, but somewhat
ormer Yarns are from sd 70 "a dearef'
.,,h fair sale for India. Lancashire ie
.',., Cor messing needs only, and the
o uoa,,e,ion is probably about ABSORBED ny
the demand ,v.r though there
Int AZ orders on terms that provide
ar ppr o profit. Indeed, there are
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
Naval Orders.

Washington. May 2,--Tbc first result Of
the laying up OF the big cruiser Columbia
ia manifested in tho preparations of orders
by tho navy department for the commits
sIonng Of Tho two new gunboats. Helena
ana Annapolis Tho Helena will 40 into
service June !. and the Annapolis week
later These boats VIII BIO kept on The
North Atlantic station Ar about three
months, when they will be sent to one Of
the foreign stations probably China,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
improvements al Taylor.

Taylor, Texas. May 1.-Several new resi-
donces are being erected In Taylor ana
others arc being remodeled, repaired anu
repalnted. Tho Presbyterian church Is
being overhauled and additions bum
thereto great many diapidated side
walks I'm the residence part OF the city
are being torn ND and relaid with gravel.
which viii last and give better satisfaction
than nlank walks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
-
After Fine Land.

Buffalo. Texas. May 1.--Mr. Emil Kohn.
n German cmigrant agent. has been In
town a couple of days this week trying
to secure Ane land and pastures with .
view of forming a German colony. II 10
A iine body OF land consisting OF $500
acres lying three to six miles from town.
with plenty Of pure freestone water ana
fine grass. and ia one of the choicest tracts
Of land In Central Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
Two Drowned.

Nashville. Tenn, May 2.--Information
has lust been received here OF the drown
ing OF John Nolen and his daughter In the
Cumberland While riding In SKIN az
(,',ousr Island above Sandersvllle the skin
ca,sIzed and Nolon and his daughter per-
ished before assistance could be given them.
rbo bodies were moi recovered.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03

Chicago. May 2.-Eyery member OF me
Journeymen Plumbers association wv
strong. VIII 30 out on strike TOMORROW
morning. The strike involves all shops ~
The city by this action inc NM no.,er
ttaIly declares war upoo tno M"''
ph,1bers' association as BODY
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03

Granger Texas. May e.-on yesterday
the various Sunday schools held picnic -
Pope's spring. one mile west OF here. the
children were taken down In . long string
OF floats, drawn by the large traction eeSin4
Of A. w. Starrs. A merrier crowd o. cail-
dren is seldom seen.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03

kerry few workable orders. In spite OF the
fact that the manufacturers are go much
In need OF them that they are willing to
sacrifice all profits. The German market,
however, Is firm and active. There are
many buyers for yarns, and srinners have
work for several months ahead.
Advices from the Rouen district show q
similar furnishing condition OF affairs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
Alnslsiin MniI Service,

Washington. May 1.-The fast mall SER
vice authorized, for an entire year In Alas
la has been contracted for by tho post-
Office department, the service being from
Juneau TO Circle City. 300 miles. one round
trip a month Ia 10 be made, beginning July
1. 1907.
William Y. Saltcr OF this city is the con-
tractor, the price being S6esl.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
ne.Ihencc Damn ge.I.

Waxahachie. Texas. May "A Are de-
stroyed the kitchen and dining room OF
MIR. w. II. Grizzard's house The hre de-
partment saved tho main sleeping apart
ment. Mr.. Grizzsrd carried Insurance.
amounting TO $500 and Colonel H. A.
Davis carried $3.50 on the building.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
lBerclair.

Berela;r May l.--There is some tax OF
a telephone line being built from 'o'iao 10
this place. ,,o .na viii
V. Wells of Beaumont Is mere anu VIII
summer on his hne rahch near p""'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03

Warrington, May 2.--The report OF tho
director OF tho mint shows that during the
month Of April the total coinage ut the
United states mint was sI0,410.0so. OF this
amount 81. 400 was In gold; $53b.ooo IN
silver and s74 ESQ in minor coins. or tho
silver coined $. 400 600 was In standard SILL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
Found Guilty of ASIA uit.

Fort Worth Texas. May 2,-Thomas
Pressnal, about so years old. was tried
yesterday on a charge Of assault With In
tent to rape, the prosecuting witness be-
ing Ollie Cunningham, girl OF about 70.
who had been living In his family The
Jury this morning returned verdict q
aggravated assault. assessing the penalty
at fine OF 500.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
xe,r primers. GnII.y.

Bolton, Texas, May Miss Susie Den
ison has received the first shipment OF a
new patented printers galley. 1t is self
locking at the side and end; when locked
IL can be turned upside down with no dan
ger OF tho type falling out. II Is made Of
brass with no detachable parts. and Itgo
much water is sponged OH the type 1t drains
out Immediately.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
I,noLIug for RniIrOnds.

J.sper. Texas. April so.-Thcre are the
be.t OF prospects for two and possibly
three railroads entering jasper ere this
year closes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
s.o,c,-Irish Congress.

chattan ooga. Tenn. May 2'--Among the
sneakers who have been invited and are
expected TO deliver addresses al 'he n'hth
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
Attempt TO Cut Al Lcv.e.

Plaaueminc, La. May "A dastardly at
tompt was made TO cut Hickey levoe. and
prcolpitate destruction and devastation on
the most fertile aud productive portion ~
Louisiana. About 1880 a. m. the FIRST
watch of guards had left their posts 10
awaken their relief and It was then that
the villalnous attempt was made by some
unknown party.
AS the relief was coming up the lovee In
charge Of Mr. Alex, Baron. manager OF the
Eliza plantation and gentleman OF high
standing In West Baton Rouge and lber-
vile parishes. a man was discovered upor
the levee digging away the new dir, rut
there. Upon seeing the guards approach
he Immediately fled followed by volley
of shots from the guards, who ran after
him as best they could In the darkness
across the cane fields. Tho night was a
dark and dreary one. ana the villain. under
he cover of the darkness managed to make
his escape even before The guards could
discover whether he was n white man q
negro. Mr. Baron. after finding IL Was i'm
possible TO catch the levcc cutter. Irene.
diately repaired to the spo, on which th,
man was discovered. and there found n
large hole. with the water gradually max
ing lies way through. The spadc was lyinr
near. which was dropped in the hurried
Hight OF the bastard, The hole was a
large one. He had made good use of III,
time between relieving the guard and re.
rlaclng them with others. The alarm wa.
Immediately given by the guards. ana
heieAbpring planters were aroused who
hastily sent their laborers 10 repair the
dama&e which was made secure after aev.
eral hours Of hurried work. If few
moments more had been allowed this lovct
| cutter he would have caused one of tho
most disastrous floods that has ever beer
| Witnessed In Lnillsinna
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
Found Her Huohann.

Mrs j. j. White. who has been
stopping in Rock Island the past few
days. waiting for her husband. asked
the police to assist her in locating
him yesterday. They are from Pc.
oria. He left with . rig and team
and she went BY train, he agreeing
to meet her in this city. He got
drunk in Moline Saturday and had .
collision with . street car. badly
damaging his rig. Then he had An
attack OF delerium tremens, and the
police took him in TOW. But Mr.. and
another.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
Mrs. Crompton's F,n.r IL.

Joslin, Feb. 10.-Last Saturday a,
10 o'clock. at the residence Of F. +.
Crompton. of Zuma township, oc.
Cured the funeral service OF his
faithful, loving and much loved wife.
She was born in Lincolnshire, Eng
land, Nov, %, 1887, aud departed
this life Thursday, Feb. T., at IL
O'Clock, being SO years, 2 months
and days of age. She came to this
country in 1856 with her parents,
and had resided in Zuma township
ever since. She leaves a husband, f.
+. Crompton, and 10 children, all of
whom are living to miss her kindly
loving interest, smile, patient
tenderness, splendid teachings and
wise admonitions. Their names are
as follows: Mrs. Emma Scarf, OF
Sac county. Iowa; G. w. Cromptor,
who resides in Rock Island; III.
CromPton. of Henry county. F. E.
Crompton. Jr., at home; Grace
G. Crompton. Of Sac City,
Iowa; Mre. Ella NJ. Wainwright,
of Rock Island county; Maude A..
Crompton. OF Sac City Maggie A.,
Edna b. and Lille P. Cromp.on, at
home. Mrs. Crompton was y devout
christian and died with q firm faith
in Jesus Christ. Out OF all her suf-
feriugs off and On for the last 25
years and previous experiences she
said two days previous to her death:
1.-The Lord has been very good to
me-" The funeral services were
largely attended. there being about
sixty conveyances, 40 Of them being
in the procession.
The services were conducted by
Kew. Brock, o; Josliu, who gave an
earnest scrip,ural talk suited to the
various classes of geople present.
me remains were laid to rest in
Zoma cemetery. The pall-bearers
were: Sylve ster Daley, j. A. Scarf,
Alex Dunbar. D. s. Adams, Fred
Osborne, and 6. C. Wake.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10

The following scores were made
yesterday At the regular weekly
shoot for the medal OF the Marlin
n,ne club. 10 shots at l0o yards. pos
slole l0c: s. Edwards. winner. 80;
Mitchell, 81; Robert Fraser, 63; Bern
ard Connolly. 80; Lieut.. Horney. 80;
L. harms. 79; c. Buford. 76; J. G..
Junge, az; 7. II. McNevin, Is; E II.
Goyer. a; J. E Bush, e6; T. &. Har-
Per. 66; c. F. Lynde. 81. Duripg the
shoot Robert Fraser made Q total Of
~ out Of . possible SO in i've consec-
utive shots. which 10 the highest
score that has been made ON the
range. The shoot for the rifle and
other prizes win begin next Tuesday.
the 18th inst.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
THAT SIXTY STILL THERE
70 Claim ~ Yst for the Beney as Daver-
port.

No Claim ~ Yet for the Be,ey 1t Davsr-
port.
Instead OF prancing up and down,
And n q Ting all your tollers;
Co over to Chief Kessler, John,
And get your sixty dollars.
The different papers composing the
tri-city press have their own way OF
treating the Kenworthy episode and
his subsequent break for $25,OOO
against THE ARGUS The Moline
Dispatch rehearses the facts rs taken
from THE ARGUS aud Democrat. The
Mail dishes the affair up with
radiant effect under the caption oil
''Oh. What Night" The Republi-
can Journal heads its reference
''Very Touchy. A Lawyer Objects
to Having the News Pa ublished, ;" etc.,
and remarks that Iii Lawyer Ken.
worthy sues all the papers that have
deigned to mention that stolen
pocketbook, he will keep the mills of
justice running. But he won't get
rich"
The Davenport Democrat of last
evening says: Monday evening THE
ARGUS Of Rock Island published the
news in the case Of the visit of Mr..
Kenworthy Of that city to Davenport
Saturday night, and his loss Of lib
eral sum OF cash over here, with
some bits Of news local to Rock ISL
and in connection with the matter,
Almost Immediately upon the ap.
pearance of the paper on the street
Mr. Kenworthy served The ARGUS
with notice of suit for $25. 900 dam.
ages claimed on account of libel. As
far as known no other paper in the
three cities has been served with anv
such notice, though they have all
made use Of the news in the case
substantially as The ARGUS did. with
the possible exception of the Union
OF Rock Island. which appears to
have wholesome res pect for Mr.. Ken.
worthy's pro wess. THE ARGUS. on
the other hand. does not appear to be
greatly terrified at the prospect. 1t
is engaged in the collection of evi.
dence. and it is evidently getting
both barrels loaded. and slowing
away a shot or two in the locker in
addition, in the determination to be
doing something itself when it come,
to fight"
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
Laundry Soap.

Tae Snap Laundry Soap. Not ths
everegs cheap laundry soap. but the
finest on the market, has no superior,
largest In size. full l6-ouncs cakes.
Ono hour every morning this week.
3 to 10 o'clock. two cakes for
&c. Remember. full pound Of the
best for only 2lc. Remember the
time-one hour each day this week,
8 TO 10 o'clock-six dayo.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
fYuth - q Naeahoa1.

Impure blood 10 the nstural result
OF close confinement In house, school
room or shop.
Blood 10 purified BY Hoods Sarsa.
Pariiia. and all the disagreesble re-
suite Of impure blood disappear with
the use Of THE medicine.
IL You wish to feel well. keep your
blood pure with Hoods 6arsspafills.
HOODS Pills are the best family
cathartic and liver medicine. Gen.
tie. reliable, sure.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
MCCABE'S


comPehonless trade eveni premier sale history
with all the elements that make depart
ment worthy the support Of the buying public
and newest examples the Europe
This great money saving sale will BE- in full swing week.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
Stellor Table Linens.

The celebrated Steller table linens.
with napkins to match, in brown,
ivory and bleached. Ivory damasks
~ the yard and in patterns; the
latest, newest designs, Soc. go. CSC.
S2c and 81 per yard. These beauti-
ful goods are now on our counter
fresh from the hands Of the wesyers.
Bleacbed Table Damasks from Ssc
. yard up. Napkins to match these
fine damasks 81, el.a6. el.4s. tl.75
and % . dozen.
Damask towels both hemstitched
and fringed, Huck Towels, both
fringed and hemstitched. 20 styles
to choose from. values mp to SOC,
choice for 25c. . great assortment.
Other all linen towels at 15c. l22c,
10c and 72c.
New turkey red table linens 17}s
and ESQ per yard. One lot OF extrs
quality turkey red. the Soc quality
st 42c yard.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
CUTTING DOWN FORCES

Rock Island Pow Company laying ON
WORkmeD.
The Rock Island Plow company has
begun reducing its operating forces.
Fifteen employees Of the foundry
department have been laid off in.
definitely, and it is understood that
the same rule will be enforced
throughout the institution.
Poor business is assigned 10 the
cause.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10

It IL not generally known that
more adults die Of Kidney trouble
than any other disease. When the
hrst symptoms Of this disease appear
no time should b lost in taking Foley .
Aidney Cure, which n euaraatsoa OF
10y ss1sndsa- - - = =.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
Dress Skirts.

All the late novelties In mads-up
skirts. New materials. new shapes,
perfection 6t. everyone Q model.
Checks. taheta brocsdes. Jacquard
Sicillienes, serges. diagonals. wool
and silk with new scroll and Aorel
designs (Second floor In suit ana
cloak department.)
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
Simon G MOSenfeIder'S.

Winter goods must 60. The most sweeping
price reductions offer harvest to la.e bu,er
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
Overcoats.

Mems Fine Kersey Overcoats.
worth slO, now IS 62.
Black Melton Overcoats, worth
$3.50, now $3.50
Warm Chinchilla Overcoats, worth
81, now s2.6s.
Patent Beaver Overcosts, worth
SIS, now $3.50.
Fine Kersey Overcoats, satin backs,
clay lined, worth sls. now $l2.15.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
Mems Suits.

A great line Of Business Suits,
$3.50, worth $12.
A fine line of Worsted Suits. were
$12 to 1850, now $40.
All wool. fancy Cheviot Suits,
cheap at $3.50, now s4.95.
All wool, black and blue Cheviot
Suits. cheap at $3.50, now $4.95.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10

Ih' week We call attention to the most complete staple
domesics in the central Muns sheetngs einrbama
aekngs shirtings prints. penangs psrcaes sanes
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10

The taxes for 1895 are nov du,
and payable st the Law o0ee Of
U. z Cramer. 17l2 Second svenue.
bring last years. tax roosipes
ana avoid delay IN searching for de.
scrtpdona HEuRY KnoeoRn.
TownsAip ColIsetoe.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
Boys Suits.

Long Pants Suits from $3.50 to
$40. q saving Of from 81 to s. 50.
Knee Pants Suits 1896, were IS.
Refer Suits t2.95, were 81.
Knee Pants, worth 75c, at 49c.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-02-10
Mems listers,

UI6IJ ) U1SI6TSs
Tho genuine Frieze listers, con-
sidered cheap at $3.50, now $3.50.
Frieze listers, the $40 kind. now
e7.65.
Stylish black Melton listers, sold
anywhere at IS. SO, here t5.85.
Good listers at a 50 and $S.68.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-01-21
FOR BOWsER.
LIKE THE PRoVEReIAL WORM, HIS
PATIENT WIFE TURNS.

She Lays Down the Law In Such Sur
prising Way and Holds snch = Good
Hand In the Game That he Finds Him
self speechIess.
"Mr. Bowser," began Mrs. Bowser tho
other evening as the pair sat reading and
the family cat purred softly on the hearth
rug, "do you know that you have got to
make radical change In some of your
little ways or shall know the reason
whys"
"W-whatp gasped Mr.. Bowser as he
looked and then rubbed his eyes as II won
dering whether he was awake or dream
ing.
For instance" she continued "I want
you to keep out of the kitchen and stop be-
ing hen hussy. You are always poking
around there and bothering the cook, and
I want it to ceasel"
"You-you are talking to mel' whis-
rered Mr.. Bowser, looking at her in the
strangest sort Of way.
Yes, sir, l am talking TO you. You
found fault with the meat tonight Don't
do it againi l buy the meat, and whats
good enough for mo is good enough for
you. II you don't like my table, you can
go to a restaurant"
Mr.. Bowser opened his eyes and mouth
and stared at her. Was it Mrs. Bowser
who sat therop Was that Mrs. Bowser's
yoice9 Was this his wife, who had permit
ted herself to be bluffed and browbeaten
on hundred occasions when he felt "off"