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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
THE MIKADo'S FARMLAND

I'm BAMBOO LANDS''-By Katherine schuyler
Baxter. The Merriam Company, New York.
Japan's rapid progress in civilization and
military and naval power, which was forced
upon the attention of the world BY her recent
signal victory over the Chinese. makes good
work describing that country and its people
of timely interest. This one is handsomely
gotten up and has 376 large pages and 116
illustrations, many of which are full page,
and the paper is of extra fine quality. The
picturesque features of Japan are displayed
by choiceseleetion of scenes showing how
both nature ana art have beautiied the coun-
try. The author has travelled extensively in
those quaint islands and had ample opportu-
mites to study the customs, arts, industries
and ancestry worship of the inha bitants. She
calls Japan "that land of many charms fairy
world of inexhaustible interest, Eden Of the
nineteenth century,"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
The Clock Ticks On.


The song that we're singing bears with it a
moral,
To be taken to heart by the young and the
old;
While Time, envious fellow, so quietly steal
ing,
Shall Whispered print it in letters of gold.
''The clock ticks onr'
The maiden who trifes with honest affection,
Who thinks youth eternal, all let her be-
ware;
She'll find out too late, with bitter reflection,
That Time is relentless-she's no longer fair.
"The clio ok ticks onr'
There's the note that you gave-such an easy
transaction;
Three long months to elapse ere the payment
Is due.
How hard to consider that Times stealing on
you,
And the day of protesting you'n bitterly rue.
"The clock ticks onl"
Your friends are departing-how sadly you
miss them
But you count not the hours SO mournfully
told;
And sadly oblivious to time that is passing,
You dream not moment that you're grow
ing old.
'The clock ticks onl''
-Harpers Weekly.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
STUDY OF WORDS.

ENGLISH SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS.
BY James G. Ferna d. Funk & Wagnalls Com
pany, New York. For sale by William Doxey,
Palace HOTEL City.
The great advantage to speakers and
writers-and we are all speakers and writers,
more or less-of being able TO readily dis
criminate between the nice shades of mean
ing in synonymous words has been often ex-
planned, and is fully appreciated by all who
have paid any attention to the requirement
of reasonable mastery of their mother
tongue. Aside from the desirability of being
able to use language with correctness and
facility it should be remembered that "copi-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10

dent TO classic precept and preference of
monumental splendor to cons tructive tours
de force; i'll a word, the genesis of modern art
and its creative principle
The Worlds Fair, he says, will exert great
influence upon the future of American archi-
lecture, but that 1t Is mere conjecture whether
1t will show art in some new relations to our
age, or whether in spirit of illiberal luxury
it will merely elaborate what we already
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10

business and clearness Of language tend d.
rectly to affiuence and precision OF thought"
This new work is great improvement on
those which have preceded it on that subject.
Some have been admirable far as they
went, but we're too fragmentary. This book
of Fernald's deals with something over 1900
synonyms in very methodical way. 1t is
much more than a mere list of synonymous
words.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
STORY OF HAPPY LOVES.

THE PROPERTY OF DON GILBAR.-By
Henri Block. Authors Publishing Association,
New York. Price So cents paper.
This is story of big, strong, ugly, country
boy, who went to the city to study medicine
and surgery, and being talented and indus
trious met with great success. He falls in love
with rich mans daughter and after littls
misunderstanding of the nature of the glrl,
who was too shy to let him know she returned
his love, they are happily married. His wife's
brother finds his love romance In being
nursed from sickness 10 life by girl who had
been stolen by gypsies. The story is simple,
but wholesome and hannv
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
TOLD IN ToUGHs' LANGUAGE.

THE BARKEEP STORIES. BY Frank Hutche-
son. L. A. Weeks q Co.. Chicago.
A jovial bartender is made to tell these the
incidents of barroom life in the "dis" and
"dem'' dialect of the toughs. These papers
were originally published in the Chicago
Daily News. Among the various characters
sketched are the racetrack tout, the unsuccess-
full actor, the seedy politician, and the bad
man from Cripple Greek who "cuts loose wild
hic oannonu
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10

teacher with advanced ideas in ventilatio
and a crusty old bachelor farmer, who "he Id
mortgages and his breath for fear of was ting
it." the whole village community living to-
gether like one large family, with just differ
ences enough to make an occasional family
jar. Later some OF the ambitious young peo-
pie go to Chicago, where the tory is continued
and Bart, the politician, gets in his work.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
CITY AND COUNTRY LIFE.

BOSS BART. PoLITICIAN-By Joe Mitchell
Chapple F. Tennyson Nicely New York. Paper.
This Western story or love and politics starts
out with delineation of village life in Indi-
ana in the early days OF Its settlement. There
was refined old Judge, sage cobbler who
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10

l feel as traverse the aisle with you
Obi prouder than king OF the queen I've won
me,
I lead out my little wife. little love Lou!
Puck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
NEW SCHEDULE GOES IN

Telephone Girls on Longer Hours Of
Service.
The new schedule of working hours
at the Office of the Central Union
Telephone company went into effect
this merning, and while the opera
tors are much dlspleased with the
added time of service, they feel that
they cannot afford to give up their
positions. Miss Pearl Eberbart, one
Of the young ladies. resigned Satur-
day night. and to fill her place Miss
Allan and Miss Studer were each
advanced in position and Miss
Maud D. Grewell was given
Miss Studer's place. The repor t
gained currency today that one of
the substitutes had served longer
than the favored girl. but when
Manager Huntoon was questioned
with regard to this. he said the
question of merit was alone consid-
cred in the matter of promotions and
not the time of service. He also
said the change in working hours
was made solely for the benefit of
the public and in the interest entire
ly Of better service. THAT is what
we are here for" said Manager
Huntoon. He declined to dis
cuss the question of the
wages paid the operators. It
10 learned, however, that the chief
operator receives $25 q month. while
the operators are paid from 81 to 6
cents an hour, the substitutes re-
receive % q month. Many OF the
patrons have manifested much in
terest in the new regulations Is they
affect the operators. and while all
admit that the service 10 sadly in
need of improvement, the fact that
the girls are to have their duties
increased without extra compensa-
ton is deprecated.
Whether the schedule be permanent
10 not vet known. Mr.. Huntoon said
today that the matter was entirely
out Of his hands now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02

eventful. Lambert. with one eve
closed. and almost too weak to raise
his arms, WAS . pitiful sight. San
try would tip him lightly now and
thed. Lambert would clinch and
hug until the referee pulled him
away. Santry shouted at him and
told him to wake up. but Lambert
was dead. He could not place Q
blow, while Sanity appeared fresh,
and could land at his will, but it
looked to the spectators ~ though
he was refraining from punishing
Lambert so that he could hold out
the 20 rounds; and Lambert Just
made it. II another round had
been called. 1t is hardly probable
that the Englishman would have
been able to leave his corner. When
Referee Eeeney declared it . draw.
Santry's friends got on their dignity
and demanded that 1t continue. But
being On orderly crowd Of fellows,
they soon cooled down. and all
started for home apparently SUI
premly happy.
Three minute rounds were fought
with one minute rests.
It was o fine exhibition. Lambert
is . hard fighter for . few rounds.
He attempts to make short work OF
his mau. but in Santry he found toe
scientific . fighter. Santry said hi
did not get hit once in the face, bu,
that he was somewhat bruised in the
body. Lambert was severely pun
ished. At the ringside Ssntry
weighed 1874 and Lambert 131. II
the 13sh round Santry fooled his ad
mirers. Lambert gave him q stag.
gering blow. He dropped on ont
knee. The referee began counting
and when he reached 8 Santry
jumped up smiling.
The crowd reached Rock Island q
1850, after which the boat went t,
Muscatine.
Among the notable pugilists pres
emit were Bob Armstrong. the BIZ
colored boy, and Frank Garrard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
Now About Underwear.

Wads worth & Co. s Winter Underwear have
been delivered to US. We have placed the
same ON sale. When We get bargains We a.
ways give bargains. THAT'S why your dollars
60 farthest here.
Underwear. Shirts and drawers cheap IT 75c.
you can buy them now 1t $40. II you want
to wait until winter and pay sc al right. but
bought this week Just what you will want
next winter 1t only half. 37Hc. but you will
still have the privilege to " cit and pay US 75c
for them when snow flies II you prefer.
Also big lot Of misses rib fleeoed. silk
trimmed. pearl buttons. Vests and Drawers.
will be 25c when cold weather comes-you
can buy all you want now for l21tc-just half,
at this always busy store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
Oontsnot for the Hospisal.

The trustees of the WATERFOWL
asylum met Friday and let the
contract for fire-proofing the unfn-
ishsd annex to the Expanded Metal 4
Fire-Proofing company. Of Chicago.
for %. 800. They also appointed N.
Z. Bell. Of Chicago. architect of the
building. The board will meet in
Springfield next week and may let
more contracts then. The boiler
and engine house is the next thing to
be constructed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
A LADY BADLY INJURED
Mrs. Matilda Richmond Meets with Q
Serious Accident.

Mrs. Matilda Richmond Meets With .
Serious Accident.
Mrs. Matilda Richmond, of 1904
Third avenue, while driving to Port
Byron Saturday evening was thrown
from her vehicle which ran upon .
rock NEAR the old brewery site
above Moline and cspsized. the lady
striking the ground with such force
as to be rendered unconscious, in
which condition she was cirried
to Camp Trilby at East Mo-
line. A physician was summoned
from Moline, who found the patient
suffering from conclusion of the
brain, while it is feared she also
sustained serious internal injuries.
She was conveyed to the residence of
v. o. Long in Moline, where she 10
still receiving care. Her condition
10 still sach - to cause great snx-
iety..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
Collars and Cuffs.

W. c. wsdsworth Co. kept none but the
best Collars and Guns and Shirts, and shese
We now hsve and lots Of them.
Nearly g 900 best 4-ply pure linen Collars. all
late styles, both standing A.d turn over all
you want, one or . dozen at SC apiece for
your pick-60 cents Q dozen. You don't tnd
these styles for less than $50 and DOC each
Act promptly.
Meas zoe to soc 4-ply Guns for &c and loc .
Guns while they last, and they won't last long.
n "a and lOc a pair
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02

Wait for the 6. A. &. excursion to
Buffalo, N. Y. Aug. 81 and ~. Very
low rate. Choice Of all lines with
privilege Of lake trip In either direc-
tion. Return good until Sept. 20.
This il the most desirable eastern
excursion this year. For full partie-
ulars call at c., B. I. 4 p. ticket
offce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
CSC Organizes for IIHc.

Additional patterns OF those me French Or.
candies. $50 yard. and no less d the value.
but owing TO this lucky purchase Ne esu say
1lisc, llisc, l1bc.
Many other choice lots 700 small for specific
descriptions are on our Wash Goods counters
with closfng prices marked on them toe low 70
mention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
fns HEST v.sc, Dsssass.

Il IL not generally known that
more adults die of kidney trouble
than any other disease. When the
frst symptoms of this disease appear
no time should be lost In taking Fo.
ley's Kidney Cure. which 10 Guaran-
teed or money refunded. Sold by
N. F. Bahnsen and T. H. Thomas.
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
A New R0rboP Shop,

D. H. Mccall. the popular Moline
barber, has located at GIG Seven
teenth street, Rock Island, where he
has neat little shop with all the
latest mprovements. When in need
OF any tonsorial work drop in. All
kinds Of interesting reading matter
and pleasant place to wait. Mr..
Mccall respectfully requests . part
OF your patronage and viii insure
hrst class work. Don't forget the
number, GIG Seventeenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02

Sealed bids wanted for the privi-
lege Of conducting all stands and the
dancing floor at the Labor Day cele-
bration in Davenport's pasture Sept.
6. All bids must be in BY Monday.
Aug. 9. The committee reserves the
right to rejectany or ali bids.
E. 8. SHApvER, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
Bssseafsl os.ps,g oss..as.

70 Bsooeafel OsDpiog 0s0an1s.
woodward's park. season Of 1897.
The finest excursion ground between
Rock Island and Clinton, Iowa.
Camping supplies. boats. ice. etc.
WILLIAM b. WOODWARD. Prop,
Port Byron.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
Wash Goods.

New colorings. fresh fabrics in Wash Goods
~ half the rea. value
14e Wash Goods. sisc yard: one lot of sasin
Stripe OrganAios and Sheer Fine Basste IKE
and lfc qualities, now 7I.c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
Mems Negligee Shirts.

Choice styles of wadsworth &C. 3 Madras
eheviot and percAle Outing Shirts, worth SOC
Csc, 75c, until sold al 60 ut 30c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
MeCABE'S
NcCABE'S MoCABES
FRESH LOTS OF THE
". c. WaDSW0RTb ( GO.
a. =
Stock of Dry Goods and
Notions
mecABe's

told Not
Wordsworth
week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02

Aliens foot-ease, powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful. swollen.
smarting feet and instantly takes the
sting out of the corns and bunions.
It's the greatest comfort discovery Of
the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy.
1t is certain cure for sweating, cal
lous and hot, tired, aching feet. Try
il today. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores. By mail for Is cents in
stamps. Trial package free. Ad-
dress, Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
&c Ladies Ties for Ioc.

Stock Ties, Bow Ties. etc., ia Black Satin and
Fancy Silk, values lec and 25c, choice At 100
each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
The Economy Clothing Stock
Tied Up.
MORNING TRANSFER.
Extent of the Liabilities and
Assets.
Two Confessions of Judgment
Filed.

The clothing stock Of the Economy
department store enterprise at 1909
and 1911 Sc cond avenue is in the
hands of Sheriff Hemenwsy. This il
in consequence of two confessions Of
judgment made by Everett q Car.
michael, one to l. N. Medsker. of
Fort Wayne. Ind, for q, 700. and the
other to Daniel Sullivan. of Fort
Wayne. for $50. The aggregate Of
the two claims. together with those
Of other creditors, will swell the to-
tai to 5000. while the assets, il 10
believed will amount to eS, 200. The
stock will be disposed of by the
sheriff to satisfy the creditors. -
soon as an inventory 10 taken and
the necessary formalities are dis
posed Of.
At an early hour this morning C.
E. Everett disposed of his interest in
the firm to William Holt. of Fort
Wayne. for $4,000, and left at ence
for Chicago. This transaction. it is
understood, is to satisfy claim hold
by Mr.. Holt. The latter gentleman
10 now in the city, ss is Mr.. Medsker
Additional claims were filed with
the sheriff today as follows: D. J.
Brown. $50; B. Christensen, el9.9s;
G. A. johnson, g.
This morning Constable Eckhsrt
attached the Naptha launch, Ethel.
owned by c. E. Everett, for
these claims against the f,m.
and placed in bis hands: Mos
enfelder & Kohn, e84.34; John
NJ. Locke 4 Co., e126.96; Le-
wa'd & Co.. Chicago. t94 "A; Charles
Mcclellan, el94.e7. But there is q
complication involved in this pro-
ceeding. too, as it 10 learned shat
yesterday Mr.. Everett disposed OF
his launch to C. E. Schope. who
claims to hold the necessary papers
for the same.
The dry goods department 10 in no
way affected by the transaction OF
today. 1t was originally run BY
Charles Shields, but q month ago be
gave bill of sale of his interest to
the firm of Everett, Carmichael &
futile, and Friday last this firm sold
out to c. N. futile. of Danville, who
previous to that date had no connec.
tion with the company. He is run.
ming it today independent Of the
clothing store.
.Wul End the New Building.
The failure of Everett & Car.
michael will be very apt to put ar
end to the proposed new building,
looking to the erection of which ne
gotiations had been completed BY
Mr.. Everett and Mrs. Kellerstrass
and plans were in course OF perfec.
ton at the Office of Architect Stau
duhar. Mr.. Everett claimed t,
have sufficient backing to warrant
such an investment. in the interes
of the new enterprise in which b,
was the mover, but the mat
ter 10 apt now to be dropped unles'
the present complications are 70
moved and the affairs of the Econ
omy placed in hands of known re-
sponsibility such as will justify tn
outlay incident to the conten platet
improvement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02

Subscribe for THB Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02

new full patterns, worth 2Sc,
800 rolls of different makes
52Hc, 55c. 58c and up to the
frame Body Brussels from
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-09
AN EXPENSIVE DISGRACE.
That Is What Bad Roads Are In This
Country.

That Is What Bad Roads Are In This
Country.
A well-informed writer on the CUB
ject of good roads says:
Robert P. Porter, who is great on
statistics, crossed the ocean with Colo
mel Pope in the latter part of July,
and he acquired some figures and facts
about roads that are worth repeating.
More money is lost in one year by
bad roads than is levied by all the
dutiable articles imported, and more
than all the money that is collected
from all the internal taxes levied by
the general government. The bad
roads of this country cost the public
$500, 100000 a year. The yearly
freightage of all the ships, canal boats
and railways in the country is far less
than the freightage that passes along
the country roads. There is hardly
a pound of freight hauled upon the
railways of this country which does
not have to first pass over some high
way designed for the use of vehicles
anu QOTScS. aIucllCdu iuii"oy hSb6ho
rates, though they are the lowest in
the world, are frequently grumbled at,
but does the complainer ever think,
queries Mr.. Porter, that it has cost
him more to haul 40 bushels of corn or
wheat over 10 miles of bad roads than
to ship it 100 miles over railway ?
These are the things that the people
who are most interested in good roads
seldom think of, because, as they do
not have to pay in cash upon the spot
the loss that results from carting their
products over roads deep with mud or
dust, or full of loose rocks and deep
ruts, they imagine that they have lost
nothing. In reality, they have lost
labor, horse flesh, wagons, and, worst
of all, great quantities of time, which
to every man who makes the most OF
his business is the most valuable COM
modify of all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-09
FOR THE DISCONTINUED GIRL.

This is intended for the eyes of the
woman or girl who fancies she is op-
pressed and abused and deprived Of
her glorious rigb6s, says the Chicago
News. After she has read and re-
fected she will, if she possesses good
common sense, thank the fates that
she is on earth at the present day in
stead of some years previous. A few,
centuries ago strength ruled and weak
ness was looked upon with contempt.
Women were weak physically, and
their status was thereby determined.
In Sparta, although girls were taught
the same thing as boys, at certain
age they returned to their homes,
where they had to obey the orders of
father, brother or husband, whether
the orders were right or wrong.
The Athenian girl was taught only
to spin wool, be submissive and ask no
questions. Xenophon assigns to hus.
band the duty of training their
wives not to eat in public, not to
speak in loud tone or commit "other
such crimes" Hypatia was not a
myth she possessed one of the best
developed intellects of her time, but
men could not bear that woman should
be superior and teach them, so they
killed her, tearing her limb from limb,
instead of honoring and encouraging
her studies.
In the Middle Ages women were
taught to spray and obey" In Rus
sia, where one of the proverbs is that
"a hen is not bird and woman is not
human being" the woman Of the Mid
die Ages was instructed in all things
by her husband, who is recommended
in a book of the time to impress his
orders upon her with the aid of whip.
A big religious congress gravely dis
cussed the question whether or not
women had souls. Four hundred
years ago, when goman's position had
somewhat improved, she was convent
bred and taught the catecbism, en-
broidery and lace-making, and usually
could read. But even in the Eight
eenth century men as cultivated as
Rousseau denied the necessity of edu-
cation for women, while Napoleon
shared the same idea. Even today
Tolstoi thinks if a woman understands
the Bible she has sufficient education,
but, happily, Tolstoi is not an absolute
dictator.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-09
TO BE CONTINUED.

WHO WAS CINDERELLA? ?-C;nderel.
las real name was Rhodope, and she
was beautiful Egyptian maiden, who
lived $40 years before the common era,
and during the reign of Psammeticus,
one of the 12 kings of Egypt, says
The Jewish Messenger. One day she
ventured to 60 in bathing in clear
stream near her home, and meanwhile
left her shoes, which must have been
unusually small, lying on the bank.
An eagle, passing above, chanced to
catch sight of the little sandals, and
mistaking them for toothsome tidbit,
pounced down and carried off one in
his beak.
The bird then unwittingly played
the part of fairy godmother, for, flying
directly over Memphis, where King
Psammeticus was dispensing justice,
it let the shoe fall right into the kings
lap. Its size, beauty and daintiness
attracted the royal eye,
and the king, determined upon know
ing the wearer of so cunning shoe,
sent throughout all his kingdom in
search Of the foot that would fit it.
As in the story of Cinderella, the
messengers finally discovered Rho
dope, fitted on the shoe, and carried
her in triumph to Memphis, where she
became the queen of King Psammeti,
Gus, and the foundation of the fairy
tale that was to delight boys and girls
24OO years later.