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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-18
Silver Novelties.

\ very choice on-Themometcrs,
Calendars, Mugs, Knife and Fork Sets, Nut
Crackers. etc. every one warranted for one
year, 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
What IS Home

without PrettiIy papered
walls and pretty furnish
ipgs? Il only takes q little
money to- 60 . long way at
the prices We are now cell
Jog. We haze the very best
pspsr hsngers and our
prices are - low - the
lowest
Adams Wall Paper Co.
$40, 81, 3il Twentieth ST.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
His Sweet Voice.


The best Of men are at times liable to
make very serious mistakes. A man in
a Leicestershire village woke in the
night and heard what he supposed to be
the harsh grating of saw on hard
board and at once jumped to the con-
clusion that some bold, bad burglar was
saving hole in the front door.
He slipped ont of bed, glided like q
specter into the hall and again listened
and this time became fully satisfied that
his first suspicious were correct
Seizing his trusty gun, he poured o
handful of powder and ditto Of shot into
each barrel, capped it and, softly raising
an up stairs window, blazed away in
the darkness, the shot being followed by
q howl of pain from below.
He then hurriedly drew on few Of
his most necessary garments and went
to investigate the matter, and upon the
first step found the wounded form Of .
neighboring youth, who, in feeble tones,
explained that he had come over to sere-
made his sweetheart, the old mans only
daughter, with song and that when he
was shot he was driving ahead rs best
he could ON "Sweet Spirit, Hear Ny
Prayer
He expressed no surprise ut the old
mans mistake. but thinks that he might
have at least yelled "Who's there?" be-
fore he pulled the trigger, but the shoot
er said he was somewhat excited and
just little scared. SO didn't stop to
ink.-Pearson's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
Whose Wee It1

A schol~ travelling in the east says
that he was once in camp with his
friend Ramsay, a man of kindred tastes,
in q wretched Phrygian village far from
the track Of travellers As they were
striking tents in the morning q heavy
faced boy brought Mr.. Ramsay hand
full Of bronze for sale. He sorted it rap
idly ON the palm Of his hand and found
among the rubbish one very rare coin Of
Hierapolis Then he put it all back
again in the boy g outstretched palm and
offered half dollar for the lot. The boy
accepted the bid, gave back the handful,
took his money and disappeared while
the exultant purchaser went chuckling
OF among the horses
Ten minutes later the boy appeared
again, and, going up to the other Eng
lishman, offered another handful of rub
bish among which was the same rare
A'erapolitan coin. The gentleman kept
the hrunse in his hand and offered Q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07

half dollar 'fof-it which the boy refused,
though the bargain was eventually con-
cluded for a dollar.
Then the gentleman, in high glee,
hailed his companion and, showing his
purchase, informed him that he was not
the only man who possessed . coin of
Herapolis
LET Us compare" said the Other.
emptying the pocket where his hrunse
was jingling.
He sorted the lot and felt In every
pocket. No coin Of Hierapolis was there.
To this day three questions remain nm.
answered:
How did the boy retain the coin In
the first instance in order to cell It over
again?
How, in that remote region, far from
the haunts Of travellers. did he know the
value of his find?
y And to which purchaser did tho coin
really belong?-Youth's Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07

nom up the canyon-yells that, like the
whir OF rattlesDakc, once heard arc
never forgotten. A score or more Indians
were running toward the cnbin.
Run fer the cabin, boysr yelled the
captain, and every man snatched his re-
peater and cartridge belt from his soddle
We had the advantage Of distance, and as
the cabin door closed behind us the Indians
were q good $50 yards away and evidenced
their disappointment by q scattering vol
ley, but the bullets only bit harmlessly
into the heavy slab door.
Welcome, senors, said . smooth, soft
voice as the owner turned from barring
the door. 1t was Coyote Joe, suave and
smiling, his teeth showing strong and
white from behind his black mustache
Welcome. And how did You leave mi bueno
amigo, Senior Bill? Doing well, eh? Bueno.
turned aside, scnors, as you see, or we
would not have met. I saw the smokes on
the mountains. have always lived here
and read them as a book. / thought Of
Senior Wilson here and turned aside, and,
por Dios, here you are. knew you would
come, but feared not until too late, but
you are welcome, senors-' Again that
smile, and Joe turned to q loOphole I'M
der which he had placed a box and on It
hcNoiNCt anu hbhC. ~ lew bAlUto bCStt-
tered the Apaches back up the canyon, and
then We turned to take stock of our sur
roundings.
1.-THE cabin was o two roomcd affair,
with q loft, all built solidly of cottonwood
logs. Tho roof was Of stout poles matched
with tules and covered with adobe. A
trapdoor In one corner Of the punchcon
floor led to a rude excavation or cellar, in
ono corner Of which was huddled Mrs.
Wilson, wide eyed, nervous little woman,
with two small children clasped in her
nrms and by her side two badly scared
girls, one Of Is and one Of II. When the
captain told her that We were six men who
knew how to shoot, and all had guns, she
seemed relieved, and at once began to be-
will the day they left their 'Nebrasky'
home Tho captain rudely interrupted to
inquire after he r husband, and this brought
on another attack Of fear. He had gone
down the canyon looking for strayed stock
that morning.
"Tho captain camo up tho ladder slowly.
That 'cusscd grcaser' had deliberately sur
rendered himself to fate worse than the
posse had reserved for him foe the sake Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
WELCOME, sENoRES."

yards from tho trail in tho shade Of nm
ironwood where Joe had dragged him. On
his breast. weighted down with o stone,
was note written in Spanish asking
that ho bc given a decent burial There
was lot Of Josh aimed at the posse,
which no knew would follow, saying he
would meet us in Sonora, possibly before,
II we were good riders, but that IL was
doubtful, rs he was obliged to travel faster
than ourselves. This was signed Jose Ri
cardo, or, as he was more familiarly
known, Coyote joe
"A devil was that Joe-stagc robber,
horse thief, cattlo thief and the Lord
knows what else; a sly, shrcwd rascal, like
the cnimal for which he was named, but
there tho similarity ended, for Joe was a
rsckless daredevil, absolutely without fear
"Six Of US took his trail southwark from
tho Burned Palms We wcru hard riders.
hut the man nhead Of US was the harder.
We had been in the snddlc 4s hours
with tho exception Of two stops Of three
hours each at water holes separated by 40
miles Of blistcring sand. We pushed on
southwnrd to Bitter spring. the next water
hole. When we got there, we found evi.
dcncos Of our man having been there, and
recently. After drinking our iaded horses
literally dropped in their tracks, md for
IN hour we allowed them to rest. A scout
brought tho information that the trail
headed directly cnst from there
Horse beat out an huntin rorshcr
groun TO hide in, said one.
"'Thcy's n tcnderfoot an his family took
up . ranch over there In Cottonwood can.
yon, an It's moro likely he went over there
20 stcnl another hoss,' said Doc Cutler.
Shorflv altar ~vo vcxo IN thr sys3d1c oonir,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
Mr.. TUCKER OF MARTINIQUE
Als Importanf SAars In Psusidsat Dlaahs
Adventures,

8ls Important Share In Pzusidsat Dlaah0
Adventures.
+ ssksheltered President Diaz Of Mexico
sane4years ago. when he was a refugee
nom his own land, - said Captain J. g.
Tucker. United States coneul 10 Mar
tiniQue, at the Ebbitt
"He,had been ct the headpf revolu-
lionaxy movement that hadl failed and
escaped across the Bio Grande TO
Browusville. Invited him to my house,
and he was my guest for about four
months. During that time he impressed
me as q man If extraordinary ability
andforce Of character. and between us
there sprang up frateHnal attachment
Oiaz thought that he could rely On
friends in Brownsville to furnish him
means whereby he could renew the fight
on the national forces, ibut when the
time came they did not make good their
promises
Zone evening ON goingihome I found
him pacing the hallway with restless
stride and evidently in q very agitated
Aame Of mind. Iaskedwhat the trouble
was, and he answered: Il am in the
most desperate situation, without dol.
laf.or friend in the world. know
not which way toturn.'
You may be without . dollar, but
never without friend as long as
live. general said I, and then I talked
with him till he got in q calmer mood.
Then I told him Of something had re-
solved ON doing weeks before, which
was to let him have q good round sum
Of money for'the purchase of arms and
ammunition. In those days had some
pretty fat government contracts. and q
few thousand dollars didn't matter
much. Diaz was the happiest and most
grateful mortal ever saw. In the
pientitude, Of alb the power he has since
welded, doubt>whether he has ever
felt the joy that possessed him that
night when he learned that he could
havesaIl the money needed for his imme-
diateuse. He.actuaIly'shed tears Of de-
light,aand on that Felt rewarded, not
caring>whether I ever, got my money
back.or not.
Ties too long q story to tell in detail
Of howl went on to New York and got
the rifleHand ammunition, and what q
time we had in elnding, both the Mexi-
can and American officials and getting
the arms across theriver. But the thing
was managed, >and it gave Diaz the start
for another campaign that ended in his
complete triumph. Before'that was con-
summated, however, he passed through
an experience that reads like q chapter
from Jules Verne. No man ever lived
that has had a career 50 full Of romance
and hairbreadth escapes. Yes, he re-
paid me in full for the money ad-
vanced. he is the soul Of honor. -
Washington Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07

that helpless woman and children. He
could easily have escaped the posse, but he
stopped to defend that cabin until help
came or-die in it. The old captain could
appreciate o sentiment like that, and there
was kind expression in his eyes as he
looked at Joe. Ordinarily his companion
ship was not to be desired, but as he sized
up his sinewy figure, quick eyes and rapid
movements, in which there was not q trace
OF nervousness, the captain admitted that
he was not a bad man to have beside one
in scrimmagc like the one ahead Of us.
Again came those shrill yells from up
the canyon. Senior Wilson, shouted Joe
Far down the canyon was cloud of dust,
and in front Of 1t black speck which soon
resolved itself into horse and rider COM
ing at top speed. The Indians had seen
him, too, and were coming from above,
evidently with tho intention Of passing the
cabin on either side near the cliffs and
heading him of. Joe first discovered the
rusc, and n rapid fire was maintained,
which sent them back from the open, and
Wilson gained the cabin unhurt. His first
query was for his wife and children, and
after brief visit to the cellar he returned
and took each Of us by the hand
They don't keer so much fer US cz
they do our guns an hosses,' said tie CAP
tain, an they'll not make o rush till
night. Boys, we'll lay down IN leave
Wilson IN the girls to watch an call US at
the first sign.' Motioning to Joe, we
climbed to the loft, and the seven Of us,
tired out with our days and nights in the
saddlc. were soon asleep. Toward night
VIC awakened much refreshed.
ga batch Of ems been foolin around
up there In the gulch out Of range for q
good while. said Wilson as we came down.
Joe ran to where he could see ND the can.
yon and then to the rear to look at tho
water. 'Carnjo, cl diablos, they have stop
ped the water!' 1t was true They had
damned the stream, and there was no wa.
ter in the channel save a little that had
collected In pools below large powders. A
glance at the kitchen showed less than two
gallons In the bucket, and . large ola
that had been hung outside at tho corner
Of the house had been shattered by q rife
ball.
"'Quick, Senior Wilson! All your buck
cts and cantinas! Soon will the water be
Gil gone. Then what will the children dor
But what are ye goin to do, joey
FIJI everything that will hold water :
But they's o pnng ov EN- scattered
over there along the cliff
But water we must have, senior capi-
tnn.'
Agreed, IN IN 60 with you. Now,
boys. We're goin to make a dash fce
the crick. They's q crowd ov EN- behind
that ironwood top, an another hack
ov that little butte that stands Just above.
Give en- few roun's Then we'll open
the door an run fer It. The door was
opened. everybody standing cat Of range,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
His Honor's Ta1...s,.ih.

A good story is ted CT Judge ". d.
Greer. q prominent lawyer CT paducah.
Once during visit to St. Louis lie had
= severe attack Of toothache. He sought
. dentists Office and was met By q
young man who was scrupulously neat
and clean. The latter bowed suayely,
and the judge began:
II believe you profess to be able to
extract teeth without pain"
eyes, sir, was the reply, ''And if
/ don't do it I'll refund your money
The judge was seated in the ope-at-
ing chair, and the last thing he remem-
hers was the dentist inserting q small
tube in his mouth. He got Q dose of gas
and became unconscious. When no came
to, the young man was under q table,
his erstwhile spotless shirt and collar
covered with blood and his clothes torn
almost beyond recognition. He was des-
perately waving the judge Oh, saying
all the while: "Get out Of here. Get
out Of here"
He seemed very anxious to have the
judge get out, but he couldn't be in.
duced to leave his retreat under the
table.
why, young man. what's the mat
ter?' asked the Judge. who didn't un-
derstand the situation. in surprise. IF
I've done anything. I'm willing to pay
for il. -
The young man obtruded his head for
q moment, glanced reproachfully about
at the demolished furniture and his own
sorrv plight. wavered for a moyuen<
and then exclaimed: PAY hell! You
get out of herev'
1t seemed that the Judge, under the
influence Of the gas, had cleaned out the
establishment, and the dentist didn't
get the tooth either.-Paducah Stand.
ard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
- -
erors Jos1

"'Shaeh0k BILL 20 called because Of
his inordinate fondness for shssbark hick.
DRY nuts, was q stage driver on the old
Butterneld route in Arizona" says Old
Timey in the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
"One night when bis team came gallopina
up to the station, with the wheelers' lines
Wrapped around the brake rod and Blu
propping himself up with bis left arm, the
leaders lines in his teeth, We knew there
had been q hold up without his telling US,
and as we helped him down the blood on
our hands from o ragged wound in his
right shoulder told rs there had been o
fight. $3.50.
: Saddle up, boys said the superin.
tcndent before he asked question, and
several Of tho bystanders ran to obey.
where was It, Billp
"'Bnck ut Burnt Palms.
"'How inany?'
s''Only two. Coyote Joe was one. 10th.
ef didn't know. But he was q greaser
too. Tho leaders was skittish an couldn' (
draw up in time to suit EN-. an 80 they
plugged INC. No. dropped my last pas.
ssnesr Mt Ehrenberg.'
But you've shot once, said the super
intcndent rs he took Bills pistol from the
scat and examined IL.
Yes. At the strange greaser. He
was standin in the trail an I cut loose
didn't SEQ Joe or I wouldn't have been
10 hnsty mobbe,' and Bill grinned feebly.
'Twas Joe TINT got to me from the bushes
on t'othcr side NV the trail. After Joe got
mo no stopped the team ur It might "a ben
wuss. He took some water from his can
tccn IN washed the wound, then boun
some tobacker on it TO stop its bleedin.
Then he went through the express box an
mail, tied his hoss behind nm drove the
stage for mo plum TO tho top NV the rise
back there, all tho time eayin he was
sorry he hurt me, but he'd only done II
In the limo NV his business. He made me
promise TO wait half an hour at the top NV
tho rise, thon said addyoce, IN gnllopcd
beck up tho trail. He's tho dcrndest cuss.
"The posse was eaddlcd and ready by
that time, and ns We rode away Bill called
out: You'd better look aroun In the
bushes thercabouts the Palms for that
strange Rreaser. Somehow got kind NV
o Idly that he amt fur off,
1--WE looked and found him, not over ten
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
AFRICAN ETIQUETTE.

The wisest Plan to Follow In visiting the
Big Native Chiefs.
In African travel it is always wise to
visit the biggest chiefiin any part Of the
country. One can always learn from
other chiefs at q distance who they are
and something Of their character. In
approaching them always send word Of
your coming and get, il possible, In
formation in advance of the feeling Of
the chief toward whites Upon nearing
the village send on ahead to announce
your arrival and wait until your mes
senger returns with some of the villa
gers to escort you to their chief. Greet
the chief civilly and ask him to send
one Of his people to show you o good
place for your tent, il you decide to
camp in the village, which have done
invariably in this country. though it is
not always advisable in every part Of
central Africa. When you have rested,
the chief will come to see you. Then
state to him your business, talk frankly
with him and explain plainly your
needs. whether you want guides or to
buy food.
seldom staid in a place more than
one day, and generally the first night I
called the chief privately into my tent,
had q long talk with him and gave
him O present, consisting generally of o
good cloth, four yards Of Americani,
four Of wide blue, four Of narrow calico
and about an egg cup full Of beads and
sometimes an empty bottle or two. In
variably received next day the cooper
alton Of the chief in every way, and also
a big goat or sheep or bullock and 80
or 60 pounds Of -four. Sometimes gave
q small additional present before ieav-
ing. If the chief took fancy to any
particular thing and I could spare it,
did so. Sometimes one wanted q sheath
knife and another hat. Old Kambuidi
was determined to have o shirt. He
wanted q candle matches and needles,
which gave him, and as I had previ-
ously given him cloth suggested, as q
feeble sort Of joke. that, as he now had
cloth and sewing materials and light,
he might sit up at night and mako .
shirt. Immediately the old fellow re-
piled: ''It is the candle that is interfer-
ing with my success. Here, take back
the candle and give me the shirt" I
finally yielded and gave him Q much
| patched garment, which satisfied him.
"Glave's Journey to the Livingstone
Tree" by the Late e. J. Glave. in Cen
tufy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
An Es1girno Child.

A little Eskimo child will bite
through the skin of q walrus rs easily
as an English child will bite an apple,
although the skin Of this creature ID
from half an inch to 1 4 inches in thick
ness and very much resembles an ele-
plants hide. and not only bite it. but
swallow it, and yet not suffer from in.
digestion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
FU. I'D One It Last.

Thompson-I had great surprise last
evening.
Darruw-How was thatf
Thompson-My wife introduced me
to a fellow who never was one Of her
old beaus.-Cleveland Leader.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17

Oh, Don't he IL Kicker.

The following gem was found float
ing without credit among eastern pa
pers:
"If your neighbor Is prosperous let
him prosper. Don't grunt. growl or
grumble. Say good word for him,
and let it go atthat. Don't be kicker.
Your turn will come No man is a
whole show. If you see the town is
moving, feel good about it. Help
things along. Shove a little. Push.
Try to get some of the benefit yourself.
Don't stand around like chilly old
cadaver. Don't waste your time feel
ing sore eca,,se some other fellow has
q little more sand aud sense than you
have. DO little hustling yourself.
Don't be a kicker. If you can say
good word, say it like prince If you
are full of bile and dis posed to say
something mean. keep your mouth shut.
Don't he Il kicker. No man ever made
a dollar kicking. Noman ever got rich
or happy minding everybody's business
but his own. No man ever helped him.
self permanently 10y kicking his neigh
bors down. Give up kind word. Give
it literally. 1t won't cost you cent,
and you may want one yourself some
day. You may have thousands to-day,
and next year be without the price of
a shave. Don't be a kicker. You can't
afford it. 1t won't pay. There's moth
ing in it. Ii you want to throw some
thing at somebody, throw cologne or
roses. Don't throw brick bats nor mud.
Don't be Il kicker. Ii you must kick
go around behind barn and take a
good kick at yourself. For if you feel
that way you're the man that needs the
kicking. But whatever you do, don't
be Kicker
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17
BEAUTIFUL. EVIL.
The Typical Rascal Is Never the Splendid
Villain Of ROmaucr.

The Typical Rascal Ii Never the Splendid
Villain of Romance.
If the revulsion from romanticism to
realism which has taken place in the
higher class of fiction could descend al
SO to the lower, it would go far toward
the correction of an influence baleful in
the extreme to thousands of young lives.
But unhappily such u reform is inpos.
sible i'll the very nature of things, for in
proportion as fiction becomes true to
life it takes rank with the higher order,
and thus passes beyond the class of
readers by whom it is most needed.
For this evil influence of low sensa-
tional literature the newspaper must
share the responsibility with the cheap
novel. \ splendid villain is always Il
more interesting character than IL dis.
gusting brute, so whatever nature or
fortune may have done to favor IL Grim
inal is usually grossly exaggerated. If
he happens to possess comcliness of per-
son, grace of manner or intelligence
above the common in his class, the pub
lie is usually RECALLED with rhapsodical
descriptions of his beauty, refinement
and intellect. and even visitors to his
cell are apt to be so hypnotized by their
reading and their own fancy that they
fail to discover the exaggeration.
The typical rascal is never the hero
that romance whether in the dime nov
el or the newspaper, pictures him. His
intelligence is, as a rule, of a very low
order, confined to keenness and cum
ming, which act III the narrow circle OF
first prcying upon his victims and ther
trying to outwit Justice. Compare it
with the intelligence which works for
good His courage is generally greatly
overestiniated. He rarely fights except
when he has the overwhelming advan.
tage or when he is driven into IL cor
ner. His magnanimity and ulaiability
Qualities especially credited to him
by writer's and readers of the low TO-
mantle school-are myths. They are nc
part of his business, save as they serve
to cloak his villainy. Pure selt!shness
or at best physical temperament is at
the bottom of his good humor. apparen,
generosity and even his family atfec-
ton, for when the crucial test comes he
will sacrifice anybody and everybody to
self. The proverbial "honor among
thieves holds good only to certain
point Tho moment it becomes clear
that no advantage, direct or indirect,
remains to the individuals of the gang
the vaunted honor is thrown to the
winds, the gang disbands. each clutch
es what he eau from the wreck of their
common fortunes and hcnceforth preys
upon his former pals with no more COM
junction than he feels in preying upon
the rest of the world.-Edward G.
jackson i'll North American Review.