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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-10
DEMISE OF DANIEL FLYNN.
succumbs to ParaIytic stroke-R. h. Cur.
tbs Passes Away.


Daniel Flynn succumbe at 2
O'Clock this morning at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. David Ulam, 1920
Sixth avenue, to a stroke of paraly-
sis, with which he was stricken May
81. MIR. Flynn was a native of Coun-
ty Waterford, Irel..nd, and was IS
years Of age. He came to America
when boy of Is. In 1864 he set
tied in Port Byron, where he resided
until two years ago. when he came
to Rock Island to spend his declining
days with his daughter. He is sur
yived by seven children: Mrs. Ulam
and Frank Flynn, of Rock Island;
John, Presumption; Robert, Erie; Ed
ward, Elmwood. Neb., and Daniel
Flynn, Fender, Neb.. and Mrs. H. G.
Sayles, Chicago. Funeral services
will be held At 10 o'clock Saturday
morning at the Rapids City Catholic
church.
Russell H. Curtis, q former resi-
dent Of this city, and brother OF Col.
Henry Curtis. died at his residence
in Chicago, 276 Oak street, at $50
Tuesday morning, of paralysis
While residing in Rock Island he
YVES for time a member of Company
A. !. N. G.; read law with the firm Of
Osborn & Curtis. and afterward
practiced with Adair Peasants as
Curtis & Peasants, and later alone.
Mr.. Curtis was especially well known
in legal circles, being one Of the COM
pliers Of Starr & Curtis annotated
statutes. and was the author Of sew
eral legal publications, and of arti-
Giles for the leading law magazines.
At the time of his death he was Al
years old. He removed to Chicago
from Rock Island in 1888. Mr..
Curtis was secretary and treasurer Of
the Civil Service Reform league, of
Chicago, an active member of the
Civic Federation, and at one time
held chair in the Kent college Of
law. The remains were taken east
for burial at Boston, his birth
place. Mr.. Curtis was q descendant
OF one of the earliest New England
families, the immigrant. William
Curtis. settling in Roxbury. now a
part of the city of Boston, in 1852.
and the family. tracing its descent for
several generations prior thereto in
England.
The dark angel entered the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. Hartz, 531
Nineteenth street, at $50 last even.
ing, and claimed their infant daugh-
ter, Margaret Josephine. a sweet and
promising child, who had been ill
with Inflammation Of the bowels for
the past month. Little Margaret
was born July rs, 1896. To the par
euts, in the sorrow that has come
upon them, the sympathy Of the
community will be rendered. The
funeral will be held from the home
on Nineteenth street tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-10
PyAia - Elect Omcers

The semi-annual election OF officers
Of st. Paul lodge 107, K. of P. was
held last evening at castle hall in
Carse block. The new officers are:
c. CIV. B. Graves.
v. C.-M. Lewis.
Prelate-Theodor Siebert.
NJ. A M. Morris.
NJ. VII. C. cleveland.
n. F.-William Stewart.
NJ. Ell. J. Frick.
h. b. and SIS. 4. Wright.
Trustees-S. NJ. Arndt, Peter Som
mers.
Grand Representative - c. ].
Searle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-10

A. an honest remedy Foley's Honey
and Tar does not hold out false hopes
in advanced stages. but truthf1lly
claims to give comfort and relief in
the very worst cases, and In the
early stages to effect q cure. Sold
by N. +. bahnsen and 7. II. Thomas,
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-10
Greatly Improved.

''Since l have been taking Hoods
sarsaParilla | have improved greatly
In health. 1t has given ne better
appetite and has strengthened me
more than any other medicine that
have ever taken. and believe that it
will do more good as q blood puri-
fer than any other medicine" Wal
ter E. Roberts. Metropolis, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-10

Mrs. T. j. Buford entertai ned at
progressive euchre this afternoon.
Mrs. William Jackson received at
her home on Twentieth street from
8 to 5 this afternoon.
Mrs. / Huber entertained . COM
pany of friends in honor OF her birth
day at her Third avenue home last
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-10
DEATH IN DAVENPORT
Charles sible, = Boy, Is Ground
Piecea.

Charles sible, = Boy. Is Ground to
Pieces.
Charles Sible. q boy years OF
age. met a frightful death in the
Weyerhauser & Denkmann mill at
Davenport this morning. He was
picking up pieces of bark in the
mill when he was caught in the re-
turn chain under the trough and
carried to the sprocket wheel, against
which he was literally ground to
pieces. There was not bone left in
his body.
John Beck. engineer in the indie.
pendent Mating company at Daven.
port. was terribly and probably "a
tally scalded with amonia this after.
noon,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-10

To the poet, to the philosopher. to
the saint, all things are friendly and
sacred, all events profitable, all DAYS
holy, all men divine.-Emerson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-10
MANY WAYS

Adopted by dealers to unload their groceries on
the public at high prices Shields has yet been
charged with asking exhorbltant profits Ga the
other hand according to some competitors, he sells
goods too cheaply. Its crime to be fair. Shields
wants profits of course, but he 10 willing to share
them jointly with his patrons Just try his cash pan
which includes the best the lowest possible prices
and you will trade there right along. Look below
for pointers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-10

Cascaxets stimulate liver. kidneys
and bowels Never sicken, weaker
OF gripe; 10 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-10

Hoods pills cure nausea, sick
headache, indigestion, biliousness.
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-10

~ Soo Woeou XOWOts
Band concerts Tuesdays and Fri
days. afternoon and evening. Schil-
ler Theater Chicago Vaudeville COM
pany all this week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01

Then you're not going 10 take any
vacation this ycarY'
mo- my wife thought Il would be well
for is % spend n couple OF months at "a
fashionable resort "-Philadoiphia North
American.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01

well. there ls one thing 10 be proud
Owe have no class preiudices IN this
country"
II guess You were never around
when three or four sophomorcs got hold
OF a freshman. indianapolis Journal.
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COOKS ON A PILLOW.
Domestic Economy In Wong Socks Tin,
 Chinatown Home.

Domestic Economy In Wong Seeks Tiny
 olsinatown Home.
 Tha smallest residence in San Fran. cisco is, of course, located in Chinatown. IL is not, however, at tho end of dark alley in @ CiA.Np cellar. Tn many or theaa are some yefr diminutiYe rooating places, but they arc elegant homes and flats compared to Wong Seeks privata residence on the corner of Waverly plaoa and Clay street.
 Wong g's home ia about as big as his skin--a triflo larger of course, to allow for his wooden shoes that go to bed with him, but the difference is not material. Wong'a home is . box naiiee to brich wall over the fruit stand where Wong makes 2 living that would not keep 2 white baby fat
 Directly oppasite--tiiat is to say, on the southeast corner of WaYerly plaee and Clay sfreet--thera is another China. man who has r residence similar to that of Wong. But his is larger than Wong's -whether owing to larger wooden shoes or to just what is not known. But il measures fully 8 foot more in length and is an inch or So moro ia thickness.
 Tho dimensions eof Wong's private FeaideDce--he lives in 1t all by himself .-are 5 feet in length, 2 feet in width, with ceiling heigh5 of 6 feet clear oi the gas fixtures. For a pillow Wong has 90 cento stove, and in the morn. ing aG cos;.ss !!.i: lsg'eaAfaaE on his pillow. He uses q rope ladder to get into hie home, and when he has tucked himself in for the night lie pulls up his ladder and is safe
 Wong is saving money and will soma day take the steamer for China and cart off 200 CT 300 American gold dollars to the slams Of Hongkong, where he will live like prince. -san Francisco Gall
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THIS STRING FLOWS COPPER
Wonderful Fall of Water In the Famed
 Kootenai District.

". r. Carson of Tacoma, travelling passenger agent of the Canadian Pacific, and G. Mel. Brown, the eompany's district passenger agent at Vancouver, have just returned from extended trips through the famed mining districts of the Kootanai country and report the greatest activity, notwithstanding the advent of winter.
 The prospeetors are sticking little closer to the camps on account of the snow, " said Mr. Carson, stbut other- wise there is es much work going on as if there were not from two to three feet of snow on the ground. The Kootenai is such a wonderful country that If half the truth were told of it's mineral wealth it would not be credited. A recent find that has excited great deal of atten- tion is the discovery of an actual copper spring, now known as the Red Blanket, in the Lilloeet district, just north Of Spencer's bridge on the Canadian Pa cifio. The water in solution runs 39.7 pounds of copper to 200 gallons, and LOGO gallons day come tumbling down the mountain side. This IS the only real copper spring that is known of with the exception of one in Idaho, and that only flows 3 pounds of the metal 10 the 100 gallons of water. Will liam Pritehard Morgan, Welsh M. F., prominently known in Wales, Australia and South Africa through his extensive mining interests, heard of the Red Elan ket copper spring prior to his sailing from Vancouver with party Of mining experts for Japan and China, Dec. o' He was very much Interested ID the 10, ports hs received of the spring, and no' only Jeff one of his experts behind t make investigation. but is said to 1l
 ,Iersd s10O, 00o for 5t Dar cent 5f II. 7 Mir. Carson brought bottle of cop per water from the Red Blanket sprint Hifh sgpnjan,
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utIIlalne nls college Naueatlon.

4 tramp appeared at tho house of J. II. Barton, three miles south Of Colum. bia, Mo. one morning and asked foz cold victaals iu Crock. He stated taai he was graduate of Prineeton Mir. Barton, himaalf 9 Creek scholar, was just about to start for Columbia, and his horse was hitohed in front of the house
 Jestipgly ho offered to give ths t-alss the horse t Do could rssite sAe sssszzssa alphabet without 2 misaaks. 1'hs tss.gag looked at tbs horss and thea at 1gf. Barton. rnd then Inquired # she bee sn. oludtd sha saddle sad Dzidls. Mr. Esar ion aaid that t did and then wens inse the house 10 get 2 sfreek book.
 Returning, he found the 6ralap mount ed oa the horse. As Mir Barton stepped from the porch tha tramp rastied off ths alphabet without aiataka, and, turn ing tha horsa h8sd. disappeared in : cloud of dust The aaiIaal on which tn Princeton plgrsu rode away was ona o the best BiooaaIt horses n Boone county noted for sts flooded stock. --P PhiIaael phia Press.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-04-14
ANIMALS AND Muslo.
The Fsniiiar stabie Call AesraAe tk,
 stnmpeAinG Msrses Mesk.

The Fnsniiiar stabie Call NFsnnAe thsf
 stsnpeasne Msrsss nAssk.
 Tho editor os rhierfrsu relates tht following story of his owR psssaaxi sxs perienoe Of the sagacity ef miaisszv horses. In the year 1873, aupiRg 41jF mish with the Sioux tndieak HAe- Third cavalry regiments had foapesa aa enoampment in . valley on the southtsa border of Dakota. At aiRAtfAil Ske horses were teshered by lcng Aas te the ground Toward day brezh | yiel1xt storm of rain and hail barEb ever sks valley. The terrified animals broke lesse from their fastening, and in their frtHht tore away up the steep sides of the vAi~ ley into she territory of the ensi1y. Without horses. at the mercy of tho sn- emy, we should be loss. Yet it was ia- possible, in the naif dxral5s5. v| SS= after them into an unknown gouatr3, probably full of Indians. The asptxiR, as sast resource, ordered the stab3e call to be sounded. Ia few minutes every horse had returned te the sAsamp- ment, and we were saved ,
 A gentleman who was finished NH sician resided some years ago at DarM- stadt and kept dog, which WAS the ter. TOT of all the singers and instrnmsanl- ists ill the place, for it had the fatAE habit Of raising it's face to heaven asG howiing whenever false note var emitted. 1t never made mistake, ana well known singers were said to tras1Ate when they saw their unweloome tudxp, seated by his masters side, ab esnsexts or at tho opera, for Max was a FsgsiNx first nighter and great friend of tho theater director. He was navsr knsMM to miss new opera. Max was no rs- specter of persons, and when tha MAxs ing was but shade out he would akz tract the attention of the whole 9uli- ence to with terrific howl. Gas tsaOr went so far as to refuse to sisg un1eet the dog was removed, but Max was se great q fagoribe with the DarMs&aa4 public and snch well known freQasmt- CT that the singer might as we'll have requested to haye the director himsslx removed from the stalls, and ha wsa obliged to give in with as good graos as possible. The dog's master stated that he had trained him whom hs WAS quite q puppy. and by the time hs was. } years old the dog was as good 8 jndne as his master of false note. ---Bestsx- Transcript.
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Norer ,cnnnhed IL

Fill tiny tum5lr with water and cover it with 8 howl. Then toll tho company tha. you cill tll.nk the water in the tumbier underneath without moving the bowl,
 Of course 10 enc will believe you, and you ask all to turn their backs CT cloae their eyes. if they will promise nos to look, until e;ss of the party oounts ten. Immediately they have tarasa 5aeir eyes yon pick up another glass of wrsssz' and hastily swallow few months1EsAss They hear tho sound, but ne oas cs look until ten is counted. By sisas ss,4s the glass from which yoU 6s&nh is hs&E den again and the oompany casoae5 SSe wiping your moist lips 0ndca6tedIS one of the number will be 50 1EEpioioas that he will lift the bowl ss ess, anS than is your opportunity. for soc q cnce pick up the glass and drink, e1ss$ spg, as you put it down. ~a didass ssueS ths AeYI. "--zEzchangs,
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BoNHEgR28 FIRST SUCCESS

With Fortunes EavOring smile Came an
 Offer of Marriage.
 Rosa Bonheur gives an interesting account of her first success as an artist in her article, "The Story of My Life, !" in The Ladies Home Journal. "To bet ter study Dature, so as to impregnate myself with it, she says, q passed whole days at the slaughter house of the Roule in Paris. One must be truly de- voted to oiie's art to live in the midst of such horrors and in such coarse com. pany. The men wus surprised to soc a young woman interested in such things and were disposed to make it disa- greeable for me. But providence never abandons those who strive to do well, and came to my aid in the person of good old N, Emile, Hercules in force and physique, who declared that he would take it upon himself to adminis- ter 6 good lesson to the frat one who behaved rudely toward lne. From that time worked without further annoy ance. The position that my protector occupied was that of ses1der and drsRzsr of calves heads Seeing how frugally l breakfasted, he often invited me home with him, and there, surrounded by the curious implements that served him n his profession, his wife, as good and honest as himself, made me partake of many comforting meal.
 "At last fortune smiled on me. M. Tedesco, the picture dealer, bought one of my oanvases. The secretary of f4e arts commissioned me to copy a picture "a Flight Into Egypt, forget by whom-and painted another picture, The Shepherd and His Flock Seeking Refuge From the Storm, which I aold well, and, lastly, to crown all these hep. py successes, I was asked in marriage by druggift. As the drug store had no attraction for me Irefused My fathers position had improved also, but death oyertook him very soon after this bright ening up of our prospects. !"
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The t1orned nattIesnnke.

The oldest specimen of the snake family known to the American natural ist, not taking into consideration the two headed snake and other monstrosi- ties of that iIz, is the horned rattle snake. which up to few years ago was thought to be one of the rarest as well as one of tho most poisonous of serpents. Prior to the tima when Dr. c. Hart Merriam made she famous Death Yallay exploring expedition, in 1899 8, but few specimens it, and those mostly from the western desert regions bad been col leeted The Death valley explorers say that Death valley is literally alive with them. They have horns on top of tbeir heads and arg the smallest rattlers kncWu.-ss55t5. iissjfiii; II9.sy;.: hls..
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Gola Anklets on 2 Girl cycllst.

at ono Of the London railway ternini the other day handsome and stylish looking girl created considerable inter- est. She was wearing 8 becoming cycling dress and had her machine with her. Her skirts were short enough to display a massive gold cable chain anklet just aboge her left ankle. If her object was to attract attention to the undoubted shapeliness" of that portion of her saat9Eay and to sn uneommenly neat rair Of oxford shoea, she was eminently successful, for all eyes were turned downward toward her fost as presenting quite an interesting novelty -Pall Mall Gazette.
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GN
A ROYAL CORNER.
How the Sacred. f Lonely, Precinct Was
 Invaded bs an American.

l How the Sacred, is Lonely, Precinct Was Invaded bs an American.
 An American attending a wedding re. oeption in great house in London con graduated bride and bridegroom and passed tho usual compliments with the host and hostess
 There was a great throng of guests, and he could not finger at the entrance of the drawing room when there were many behind him anxious to offer theig greetings,
 Perceiving a quiet corner to the right of tho bride where gentleman and lady were standing apart from the other guests he went directly to it. unwit- tingly coming to stop between two royal personages.
 The American was not aware of the fact that he was face to face with one of the queens daughters and had turned his back upon another member of the royal family He stood quietly looking about, hoping to seq some aequaintanea in the company with whom he might have chat, and soon became unoom- fortably conscious that he was attracting attention and that the hostess and bride were casting uneasy glanoes ill the di- Fection of the corner whero be had taken shelter While the drawing room was crowded, the company of guests with one consent avoided the secluded corner where he ard his two royal companions were stationed.
 An acquaintance in the background perceived his mistake, and coming with, in hailing distance motioned to him. He left his two companions in exclusive occupation of tho corner, turning his back upon both as he edged his way through the throng. while everybody stared at him. When he reached the spot where his acquaintance was wait- ing fer him, the stage whisper was breathed into his ear:
 ou have been poaehing on royal preserves. You are privileged eharao- ter because you are an American but uo Englishman ventures to turn his back upon prince or D prineess People were staring you out of eountenance because they took it for granted that you must be royal parsonage yet they were un- able to identify you.
 The answer might have been made that every American is sovereign by the divine right of equality of free cit. izenship, but this would have been q meaningless pleasantly in an English drawing room, where social etiquette has 2 sanetity superior to loyalty to democratic principle.
 The American thanked his friend for resouing him from an embarrassing DO. sition, and then stood by and watched the corner where royalty was isolated from too close contact with the world of wealth and fashion.
 No guest approached the royal pair. Their presence VI sa:ssi get ef eondescen sion 10 the host and hostess, and they remained on exhibition as the patrons of this social function without having their corner invaded Everybody was careful not to approach them too close ly, and there was general sense of re- lief when they departed and the neces- sity for backing away from them on side tracks was removed. -Youth' S Compan. ion.
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THE PAINTER.

Natus7 hath taken her delicate brush, Her alette and paints and all. She | th worked in the silence of starlight lush, She hath worked in the storms loud brawl
 Shs works, and, lo,
 The freseees grow On tho sides of her ample hall. She hath tinted tho apple with lushes of rose She hath covered the pear with white, And the osior blooms whore the honeybee goes She hath e wned with golden light.
 The leadng sloe
 Is draped in snow, And the eelandine stars glenn bright. She hath sprinlled the meadows with silver and gold And the cuckoo flowers delicate hae. She hath kindled the gorge on the wind haunt ed wold And hath garnished the woodlands anew.
 The speedwell'a eye,
 Demure and shy, She hath touched with a heavon born blua And in and about and around them all She hath filled in a background of green. The leaf buds hurst al her noiseless call And spread out verdevous screen,
 And weariefl eyes
 h quiet Wis5 Find rest in the soothing scene.
 -p. Bruce Diilzes in Temple Bar.
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Bernhardt,a Lofty Aira..

In recent issue of Le Figaro SarxA Bernhardt says: I have been expBsinn to the public tho vibrations of my seu4 the throbbings of my heart, the tsars = my eyea have willsd, I hays wia11a asdensly. to reach the highsst ppiat iA srs. have not yet attained it { ha41 iess time to livs thaz4 I haxz a1lnuuiT - a.ss1 bue w,4eA xatsssss E@ Grx asas s,sinss 1ss, saess:s<zs ssss rxs tA U5 A9uan ahas hGaa sssfeps fss tze3 xnlni sasza zay yoafls aas4 fsfs s7 32 -. ss sud EnS cnesr3ulzra fn, no d65 ESiasiuss sssEis sazaee s.-sS sscssssessaa q q & tending. 7
 cx.- Esszs ss Er=xazA
 E5ztander--yvszn' th.t 3 prrt1Eet1S xrieo you asked thas msso fbr shx$ Ehoest
 storeksepsr --- xes; thay1 oukia<& Iley'rs 1es geod faa anythtnA se <| souEss h~ fon't come again, Yhexe1kSz Se nighs so well gss sa mss4 enNz can oua of him, BQaton TsanaeE21A
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A GOOD SUGGESTION.
A Change In the Calendar That Is Worth
 Thinking Abont.


 It is suggested that on Jan. 1, 1900, a new division of the year into IS months be instituted. If such division were made, the first 12 months would have 28 days or four weeks each, and the new month go days, to make 865, and 80 in leap year.
 After a few days there would be no need to refer to calendars, as the same day of tho week would have the same date through the year. If Jan. were, say, Monday, every Monday would be the 1st, 8th, 10th and 22d; every Tues. day the 2d, sth, 18th and s8d, and so on through the year,
 The changes of the moon would be on about the same dates through the year, and many calculations, like interest dates of maturing notes, Easter and many other important dates would be simplihed. Although the present gener- ation would have to figure new dates for birthdays, and all legal holidays except New Years would be on different dates. yet the-gain would be more than the loss, as that would be permanent and the objections trifiing. Scientific Amer. icau.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-04-14

Sunday was most perfect day and our people generally, little and big, were out enjoying the bright sunshine and balmy weather. Those who had vehicles were out driving; others were out on their bicycles, and still others were out strolling in the woods with their little ones, gathering wild flowers and ever greens. The woods in the vicinity ol fhe city appeared as fla big picnic was taking place, so numerous were thechildren.