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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10

ment is advisable, you will be thanked
for helping young man in the prime OF
life who desires 10 be of some good to So
ciety. when he comes back TO his home
improved morally and mentally. l believe
TODAY that the excessive smoking of ciga-
rettes was the starting point in my mental
downfall.
At the time Of my first incarceration it
was brought out that l consumed at least
three or four packs of cigarettes a day, and
of late my smoking has been of about the
same amount. I do wish to be placed
where the temptation to iniure my mind
with tobacco will be gone, as i trace my
first six months in cigarette smoking to
all ny trouble. Yours most respectfully,
HUGH L. MILLER.
Judge Hu-l sentenced Miller to 90 years
imprisonment lie said IN passing SEN
tence that Miller's conduc. was absolutely
ineomprehensiblc to him, as he had evil
IDENTIFY not set fire to the house for gain.
Nevertheless, he said, this did not lessen
the dendisilness of the crime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
Why:

Why is it that a common poet, when
ne wishes to compose a beautiful poem
on any subject. as Venice or youth, al.
ways instinctiyely begins, 20 Venice, -
or 20 youth" when it is we'll known
that no line beginning in that way is
worth cent?
1t Is strange, too. that when begin
ner at story writing wishes to make q
sad scene, he always brings in bitter
tears" and breaking hearts," when ii
has long been known to the trade that
the reading public can read about bitter
tears and breaking hearts all day and
never miss a meal-.Detyoit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
n Wr eck
From I obacco
To Some Constitutions Tobacco is
a Poison, Affecting the Ner-
v0us System Through the
Stomach.
The First Step Towards Cure is to Stop the Habit:
Then to Build up the Nerves and Drive the
Poison Out. How it Was Done.
From the Chronicle, Chicago. III.

"Four years ago, at the nee oftventy-ninc
] found myself total wreck from the use
Of tobacco, TO which had been a slave
from early childhood, !" said John Lackey Of
English, Ind, a few days ago. Dyspepsia,
with its multitude of tortures, was my
principal complaint. I called upon q phy-
stefan in whom I had all confidence. 1 had
the ever present pipo in my mouth. After
an elaborate examination the doctor spoke
terSeiy, saying: Yes, can cure you, con-
ditionally. You must frs, quit Tie use Of
toJaecol' -
Having q strong will I stepped to the
Office door and threw my pipe and tobacco
into the street with n vow to touch the weed
no more. Perhaps the doctor might have
cured me, but he died within one month
and no other physician found a remedy for
my ills which began TO multiply. The dys-
pcpsa was now laid in the shade by vertigo,
nervous headache and general twi,c!iing Of
my nerves. Neuralgia, the king Of tor
ments, racked my system until my head
could be raised to take nourishment only by
raising the pillow with it. The veins Of my
head swelled they were as large as ones little
finger. This continued more than year
when friend presented me with n box Of
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Palc People
Their effect was almost magical. tIt must
be remembered ] was confined to my bed
most Of my time, and to the bedroom all the
time during more than year, took but
few doses Of Pink Pills when found re-
lief from pain, and balmy sleep, which had
to be induced by morphine during many
months, returned.
81 continued the use Of the pills until I
had taken thirteen boxes. have had no
recurrence Of any of my troubles, and find
myself stronger mentally and physically
than ever in my life. can eat like q wolf,
and have no desire for tobacco.
az can heartily endorse DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for the cure Of neuralgia and
kindred diseases, and earnestly recon.
mend them to nervous young men and the
from DR.. q. II. Lakewood. then of Birds.
eye, now of this place, who declares that
the calls for Pink Pills surpassed any other
medicine.
tSigned) "JoHS MAcKEY."
Personally appeared before me this first
day Of October. A. D., 1896, John Mackey,
who tcstiGes that the foregoing is in every
way true. WILLIAM J. MCDEEMoTT.
Notary Pubiic,
In and for the County of Crawford, State of
Indiana.
You want 70 know my experience with
DE-. Williams Pink Pills" said Mr.. Robert
Crawford, of Ecke-ty. Indiana, 10 the re.
porter.
"Well, am sure cannot find words to
explain my gratitude towards the discoy-
erer OF that great remedy any more than 7
could find words 10 describe the pain suf.
fered before had the good fortune 10 find
relief through the agency of Pink Pills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
ROBBERY BY EXCHANGE
A Form Of Kleptomania That
Prevails In Polite Society.
SOME SERIOUS TEA TABLE GOSSIP.
Fair Creatures Who Plumber Their Ac-
quaintances by Exchanging Wraps and
Other Belongings at Smart Functions-A

"Oh, giyo it any name you like, borrow
ing other peoples belongings and failing
even to return them, mistaken identity as
to special possessions or kleptomania, but
call it thieyipg, and something ought to
be done about it,
This is what the blond woman in the
very smart bonnet said to her nearest
neighbor in blue, whereupon every other
woman near the tea table cut short her con-
versation and held her cup in nii6air to
hear what the discussion would bring
forth.
"That I do" went on the blond en-
phatically, land I've been stolen from re-
peatedly. No, my dear, I won't take q
word OF It back, ard am rot speaking
hastily. In every instance it was plain
case CT THEFT and I've not up to date re-
covered single belonging. Why, of course,
Ii it had been a grimy fingered sneak thief
or too enterprising housemaid, most
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
Not Exactly Right
Mot Sick Enough for The Bed Or Well Enough
For. the Table,"
Minister'S Wife APPLY Describes Wei Condition and
Tells How 1t Was Overcome.

There are thousands Of people in all
walks of life, particularly at this eea-
son, who are mot exactly right anc
yet are not sick, for whom q single
bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla would do
a world of good, as it has done fol
others. Business and professional men
a. well as the busy housewife are es-
pecially susceptible to this dcbilitated
feeling. 1t is the peculiar combination
of the best tonic. anti-bilious, diurctic
and alternative agents of the vegetable
Kingdom, carefully and scientifically
combined, which enables Hoods Sar-
sapariila to reach simple rs well rs
serious ailments when all other med;-
cines fail. Read Mrs. Hunts letter:
&C. /. Hood & Co., Lowell, Eass.:
"Dear Sirs: Il trust that the publica-
ton OF my testimonial may serve to intro
duce Hoods Sarsaparilla to many who
need physical Improvement, and lead
them to give it trial. My husband,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
A THRILLING RIDE.
On Load os Burning Hay With a Run
away Team.

IS2Ins
Shooting doves is not particularly ex-
citing or perilous," said the niInrod to IA
San Francisco Post reporter, "but while
thus engaged 1 had one of the hottest and
most exciting experiences of my life.
Il had been travelling all day with big
bag, and was pretty well tired out when
struck the county read and started for
home. 1t was good four miles walk and
l was pretty well pleased TO see big wag
on load of hay approaching. The rarchcr
gave me permission TO ride. So scram-
bled up on the top, lay down on the sweet
new mown hay and went swaying and
swinging down the road. l was just doz-
ing off when bang went my shotgun.
had forgotten to take the cartridges cut
of it, and something had pressed the trig-
ger. The horses gave jump and the driv-
cr rolled oil into the ditch. Then discov-
cred that my gun had set fire 10 the hay
and thought 1t was about time for me to
escape. The horses were tearing along
| the road as hard rs they could run. But
clamIered for the side of the load and slid
for the road. The tail OF my stout hunting
coat caught on the top Of q sharp stand.
ard, and there l hung to the carcening
| wagon that threatened to upset and dump
q load of burning hay on I.e at every turn
of the road.
The fire was cracking and burning
flercely and already l could feel the flames.
| still tie horses f..n and still my coat held
, me fast % that secthins mass OF flames.
My trousers commenced getting hot and
then l found my coat was on fire. The
| nezt moment the loose cartridges in my
| pockets commenced exploding rom the
| heat and then l smellCd my doves boiling.
Il had inst made UP my mind that al
was over when the tail of my cont burned
| off and l WAS thrown into a ditch full OF
| water beside the road. Gid not stonto seq
| what became of the hay and the horses,
nor OF the rancher, but cut straight across
| that field for home. That, gentlemen, was
the most thrilling experience of my life. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10

results. With the approach of sprinc he
has had an in0cscribabie feeling of III
health. Not sick enough for the bed or
vel enough for the table Ina few words.
Ne Became Run Down
each year from constant mental and phy-
steal action. Hoods Sarsaparilla has re-
iieved ard invigorated him in every in
stance. Last month we purchased four
bottles of the medicine. took two of
the bottles, being weak,
without Appetite and vIeor.
After had used half a bottle q
Hoods / realized quite an improvement,
and soon felt quite comfortable. i gained
20 much that recommended Hoods sar-
sGparilla to my nearest neighbor, who has
had malarial symptoms. She has also
taken the medicine and It's effect upon her
for good was almost magic. She has now
prevailed upon her husband to take il to
build him up. have also given Hoods
Sarsaparilla to my two little girls, one
nearly years old, who is not strong, con-
sequently languid, and the other, 10 years
old, for pimples which indicate bad blood
and disEgure her complexion. Both have
been helped by Hoods Sarsaparilia which
/ am glad heartily to recommend" Mrs.
@. HU.T, 10i Wet 3lst Street, n. Y. City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10

The latest French novelty is haunted
girl. Her name is Renee Sabourault. She
lives with her parents in a little town in
Indre ct Loire. 1t was at first thought
tha5 the Sahourault house was haunted,
but it is now known to be mademoiselle
herself. When she goes to visit her friends
and relatives, the krockings, rumblings
and rappings follow her. Worse yet, fan
tastic phantoms pursue her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
aIco1shiners In Peace.

An unusual report came from Etowah
county, Ala, when the records Of the
United States marshal of that district for
1886 were made up. 1t appeared that not
. moonshiner had been disturbed thege
during the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
A Rebuff.

"Violet Ray? What a pretty namel'
said the unpopular sutton.
EYES," replied Miss Ray, ''too pretty
to change Pick lie Up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10

70 Cars Cold In spne Day. ~
Take !axative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets All druggists refund sSJhs
money II Is fails 70 cure. Is csntu.
The Greenville times., 1897-10-13
IF YOU'LL SING A SONG.

II youll sing a song as you go along,
In the face Of the real or the tanclcd wrong
I'm spite Of the doubt IL you'H fight 1t out,
And show q heart that Is brave and stout;
If youll laugh at the jeers and refuse the
tears,
Noul force the eyer-reluctant cheers
That the world denies when a coward cries
no give TO the man who hravely tries;
And youll win success with q little song
II youll sing the song as you 60 alongl
II you'l sing a song a you plod along,
You'll hnd that the busy, rushing throng
WEI catch the strain OF the glad refrain
That the sun viii follow the binding rain;
That the clouds viii fly from the black
eued sky;
That the stars will come out by and by.
And youn make new friends, TIL hope de-
sgends
From where the placid rainbow bends;
And all because OF a little song
lf you'u sing the song as you plod along.
fyoull sing the song as you trudge along,
NouN see that the singing Will make you
strong,
And the heavy load and the rugged road,
And the sting and the stripe of the tor
tuous gOad
win soar with the note that you set afoat;
That the world is bad when you are sad,
And bright and beautiful when glad,
And an you need Is a little song
II youlI sing the song as you trudge along
Nashville American
The Greenville times., 1897-10-13
OVER 1000 YEARS OLD.
4 SupcrstitiOus Custom Which SIN
Prevails in Germany.

Prevails in German
Modern civilization is fast improying
ancient customs off the face of the
earth vet = unioue ceremony stiTI takes
place in the little oId-worId town Of
Fcbternacb in the GRAND drcbv of
Tuyembouro Every Whit Tuesday =
vast multitude of narsons from far and
near assemblies and forms the nroces-
sion of dancing saints (Srrinoarda -
IIeilirep) in order to irdnce Heaven +o
cure an their ailments Rich and noor.
vounp and old veal, and strong ba1t
and MANNED take tbeir Stand rnon the
prrssi,r edo of tl,o c,ro b,.id,,o ~
eight o'clock. and. after lstenfno to a
Sermon dance to tbe ahhev and tbrioa
around the tomb of Sir WiIHhrod the
natron saint The nrocession is headed
Inv tbe town beadIa dressed in rod and
surrounded Nv, small bo,,e Ne,.+ come
cboristers chanting Iitanies TboD =
Iarga bodv of clergy 700 etron,, ord
last tbe rank and file Tbese are
placed in rows Of seven kent in line
Inv bondl,ercbiefs stiol,s sard nr,hroIIas
and interenarsad With +hn ,notlo,, oro,,
are musicians n1avino e,nr.ic,no
every eonceivobIcir instrument While The
dapcare siD,r a classic t,,,o os tto,, ,,o,.-
form a nolIla stem. three stems forward
and two bacI,
Som the noce beqins to toll tba
fcebIe fau ont of the r.rl,s and oro
promntlv rescued and nIaced in safs+r
bv the freroor Ent,nsfosn, -
mon and ,yo,,,e,, .,,eo,,. ,.ioIo,+I,. Nc, 49,
nrogress toward tbe bigh altar ,ybicI
thov ancirc1o tbrico ana a. ora o,aIaaI.
q saIrta announces tbat tbo fosti,,,I i,
over
More than oOo vears aro whom vr-
Iibrod tho hero mint of nvon,ho,,r,r
died at I,cbtarroch a torriI,Io aHio+fan
snote All cattIp. tba,. warn soizod In
-, dancin, d, nadress fronz,, dastrna+ira
alike to tben,saIyos and tboir o,,nars
The naonIa danced in ordo,. 70 ,,rarart
tbair animate doinr ca ,rho agaat 10y
,,,o.,.o1o,,. -, tn ., =,
The Greenville times., 1897-10-13

! THEY were having a clearance sale
| across Observation-Disclosures Abraham
| sons. and Coffin Smith, sitting in front
| of his shop watched enviously the
crowd iostliug and elbowing for the
| sake of 'two cents less on gingham and
| silk given away" lie wished his busi-
ness. too. would admit of spring open
iugs-a sale of shopworn caskets, for
instance - but he laid the idea aside
with regret Bragton was not yet ready
for such innovations and he felt fate
had been unkind in confning him to
the upper valley; for since his trip to
the southern part of the state, the ann
Ditiou of a progressive undertaken
burned within him. Had he lived i'm
Los Angeles, he feIt he, too, might have
adorned one of those large and pros
porous parlors that crowd Spring street
or Broadway. We're they not curtaiued
with lace. bedraped with light silks,
gay with cut flowers, and in the evening
brilliantly lighted, so that a traveller in
that oue-lunged country might drop in
to look over the latest styles or choose
his coffin while he was waiting for the
next street car?
Soon his return he had decorated his
somber rooms; the lace curtains were
there and the light rugs in subdued
tones, as for am infants funeral. y
bunch Of wax tuberoses that might
come I'm handy when fresh flowers were
scarce adorned the marble slab of the
center table and discarded cockade
Of white Grape. perked on a chair back,
lent the finishing touch to the room.
The first night he had pulled mp the
shades and lit all three burners in the
chandelier, he had had callers enough,
but the occasion had passed into un-
sayory tradition as Smiths fake funer-
all and the town had resented it as an
iudeIicate bid for custom. Further
more the county board, in one of its
periodic spasms Of economy together
with q desire 10 remove too great
temptation from the spirits of the pros
porous, had taken account of that un-
lucky opening and given the contract
for pauper burial to Morey. So this
morning as Smith sat summing himself,
the skinned milk of his meditations
had soured and given an acid quality TO
the smile he wore in the business.
All at once a stir up the Vicino road
reused him. A cloud of dust, then
hatless man riding Guriously; on he
dashed, children and dogs scattering
before him as he gained the street
The Greenville times., 1897-10-13

ing out on the Nicino road. Brown
Racer threw him and stamped on him.
O, my God, why don't some Of you get
the doctor" And he fell on the side
walk exhausted.
A crowd gathered instantly and in a
moment men were off to Horizons aid
and up toward the hills to intercept the
doctor Coffin Smith too slipped away
to his stable. and fast as fingers could
fly began harnessing his team to the
dead wagon. Horton was dead prob
ably--too bad, but Horton was well to
do. and had no near kin, so whoever
got there first was likely TO get the
burying. And in a moment more with
a crack of the whip he went rafting off.
As he passed the saloon whittier
Morey had led the messenger for spir-
ituous consolation, one of the men
about the door called in:
"Smtths ahead this time, sure
enough. He'll make the first heat be-
fore YOU get started
"Not if ! know myself" the Irish
man ltNDDINtLs as Ht set iDNn HIS
glass. And not if ! know me bays!"
And so a few minutes later a second
black wagon went down the street, to
the cries Of: "a race, a race!" Three
to five on the baysl"
Shops offices and saloons were de-
serted, for to a crowd of Missourians
there is only one thing can keep down
love Of race-only one thing that
would keep old Horton himself from
rising to time the men, and that one
thing was racing, too, even faster than
the good doctor. whose horses by this
time were turned once more against
their shadowy antagonist
Mr.. Larramore was sprinkling the
sidewalk in front of his grocery as the
crowd came up. eager for the last sight
Of the men.
Just set out chairs for the gentle
men, he called Hospitality to his clerk.
'Ye Gan soe further w the Yiciao from
The Greenville times., 1897-10-13
here than ye kin down the street

here than We kin down the street a
piece"
1t was cool there under the awning,
and the men tilted back their chairs
comfortably, in preparation for the
/ long waiting, while interest was fairly
/ divided between Horizons fate and the
race.
a man onto 20 hadn't ought TO been
ridin' that horse. It's a Judgment on his
bein' too nigh in his pocket to keep a
good fellow to train, 1 wonder if
Brown Racer is anyways hurt
Il reckon therell be trouble over the
burying, too,' second suggested,
"since he's no kin to decide, Wonder
why he lived so by himself-ain't no.
ways natural. | knew man oncst--'
And so the talk wandered on to the
loved and shady bypaths Of gossip, now
and then returning to the race, as some
one drove quickly by.
When Smith first heard a wagon APP
preaching he felt whose il was. He set
his teeth hard, and all the disgruntled
ambitions of the past were in the lash,
as he leaned forward and sent il crawl
ing over the backs of his horses. just
before him the road lay-narrow, grad
ed well up in the middle; Morey would
pass only by running desperate chances.
But ahead it opened level, wide enough
for three wagons, and swept along clear
as a track, right past the men by the
roadside. Morey's horses were still
The Greenville times., 1897-10-13
Sen Dogs on MheeIs.

The bicycle fever has broken out in a most
unexpected quarter. 1t is only natural that
a landsman should take to that speedy meth
cd Of locomoton, but who would ever think
that seamen would get the craze? Perhaps
It Is because they have become accustomed
to rolling. Nearly every British ship that
comes into port now carries a bicycle, and
the skipper is usually an expert rider. At
sea he rides around and around the main
deck, and as soon as he reaches port he
takes his wheel ashore Three sea captains
we're riding in the park the other afternoon.
One OF them was novice and confessed his
inability to work the tiller so as to sail a
straight course. ITS very good" he de-
clared ''if it Just had little more pitch to
it. All, that's better" he added, as he
struck a. stone and pitched off head fore
most. The manufacturer who will turn out
a bicycle with elliptical wheels will make
Post. '7Oo
The Greenville times., 1897-10-13
HIS cREDuLoUs WIFE.
vbv lie Taught Her to Believe HI"
Tough stories.

"Nrary" said Mr. Bancks to his wife, as
bo Went ont with his friend after supper
"if ! were YOU ! wouldn't leu the e'''"''''
play out much later, ...;, =, Il ~
"Why John, it's not gong to ram, Is ~
asked Mrs Brancks,, u,o ,.o,r
mo. But this is the season OF the year
when the mountain hon and the bald e%sIe
are about, and they might carry the chl'
chats so" said his wife, earnestly !
road only Yesterday of case OF chlId thaI
was carried off by an eagle, but that was IN
"it doesn't make any difference where 1t
happened-it might just as wen nave been
here. Eagles fly too high for the naked eye
to discern them until they swoop down. anu
then it is too late. ,..u.l
Mrs. Bancks went to the door and, yelled
for the children, and Mr. Bancks walked on
with his friend, who inquired
you don't really believe IN those yarns
about eagles and mountain hons, do YOU
mo. But my wife does. All summer l
have had the sea serpent as an lllustratloh'
but it's getting too late IN the season for
that. So | have fallen back on the other
part OF the menagerle, -,
but what is your object? Why do you
want her to believe in such stun
I'm tell you if you'll promise not to give
il away. As long as my vile believes those
stories she'll believe mine when I'm detained
in town until the cars have stopped running
See?'-Chicago Iimes.ierald.
The Greenville times., 1897-10-13
NOW TO WASH EMBROIDERED
w. LINENS.

To wash embroidered linens so as no,
n fade the colors I'll tub half fun ol
warm water to which add little ivory
soop. wash each piece through me
suds carefully, rinse in blue water to
which q little thin starch is added
Hang on the line to dry Iron on inc inc
wrong side, pressing down heavily TO
bring out the stitches, thus restoring
their original beauty. .,o,.rp
The Greenville times., 1897-10-13
BEHIND THE FooTLIGHTs.

The managers who are TO produce
"a Ward of France" are having quite a
time filling the leading female role. 1t
has been declined in turn by Ella Proc
tor Otis, Cora Tanner and Rose Cogh-
Ian. The reason for their actions has
leaked out in a remark which Rose
Coghlan made apropos of the matter:
Il wouldn't mind being sister to
Maurice a little bit. But to be a mother
To- him-neyer! That's rushing the sea-
SIN just little too much" The fact
that the actress has to enact the mother
Of Maurice Barrymore is the obstacle.
The Greenville times., 1897-10-13

Riding on the elevated road gives one an
insight INTO the different modes OF existence
Of the inhabitants along the line. Here are
some things the writer caught a passing
glimpse of one day recently;
A woman cleaning windows and her care
full and fearful spouse seated on the floor
holding on to her feet to prevent her fall
ing to the street below.
A man shaving himself, while little
boy held highly polished dishpan, which
was officiating as mirror.
Two babies asleep on a fire escape, while
their mother was chasing linen up and
down a washboard
A new colony of colored folk in the once
fashionable brownstone front quarter of
Fifty-third street, between Sixth and Ninth
avenues
A man and woman, evidently play
actors, thrusting at each other with foils.
4 woman learning to ride the wheel on
a 'bike" suspended in her boudoir.-N. Y.
Commercial Advertiser.