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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-01-15

"Many people are unaware" says rep
resentative Curtis, of Kansas, that
Kansas had a shibboleth in border
state times. In 1854, when the first tide
of New England settlers began to drift
into the southwest, it is related that the
Missourians tied a COW at each cross
ing of the Missouri river When an en-
igrant arrived at the crossing he was
certain to make some remark about the
animal. If he said cow he was suffered
to cross, but if he said 'keow' he was
hustled out of the country as a bloody
minded abolitionist. In retaliation for
this the Kansans tied bear on their
side of the river, and when an emigrant
crossed who called it bear he was well
coined with open arms, but if he pro-
nounced it bar he was scooted back
into Missouri as an unwelcome slavery
advocate"
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-01-15
For Sale.

A three room house, with large cellar
underneath and good stable. An ex-
cellent home for small family, with
stable for team and COWS and yard room
for poultry, etc. Half mile from centre
of town. Not on company ground.
A chance for n bargain. Inquire at
NUGGET office.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-01-15

Having leased and fitted up in first
class shape, this centrally located place
Mrs, Thomas proposes to keep strict
ly first-class house. Her tables will be
supplied with the best the market af-
fords.
A limited number of boarders will
be taken. Meal tickets, 81 meals, $3.50.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-01-15

Facts are cold Statistics are simply
brutal. One lean accountant with
penny lead pencil can do more to knock
all the fun and poetry out of life than
regiment of skeptics or battalion of
pessimists. And yet folks wonder why
there are no great bards now and why
all the gifted romancers of America
seem content to exc out miserable
subsistence by scribbling pamphlets
for sound money clubs.
It's twenty years since anyone dared
to mention FAIRIES; for fifteen years sea-
serpents have been relegated to the foot
of the baseball columns ten years ago
dried mermaids were put on sale in
every Chinese store in the country
and for five years Cleopatra and Santa
Claus have been advertising toilet soaps
and hair restorers for New England
manufacturers. Now comes a sallow
bloodless knave from the District of
Columbia and blots out of existence
the last picturesque parsonage known
to this generation, the only survivor of
the dear days of romance, song and
chivalry. The bad man of the west, he
of the bucking broncho, the umbrella
hat, the leather breeches and the I'M
quenched thirst for gun-play and red
liquor is myth, phantom, delusion
and fraud. The men of the west--the
modern degenerate west-cut their
hair; wear wooden clothing ride on
bicycles, and finally they drink water.
And he proves it too.
These are the figures offered by the |
bloodless knave aforesaid as his proof |
figures Cleaned from the official report |
of licenses or tax receipts issued by the |
government to liquor dealers in the va
rious states for the last fiscal year:
"District of Columbia, 1870 liquor
licenses, or one to every 225 people in
the district. Utah, 400 licenses, one to
every 600 people in the state"
Isn't that awful? Saloons not half
SO common in Utah as the nations cap
ltal, where great statesmen
But look at this u:
maryland, 5,293 licenses one to 200
people. Texas, 1901 licenses; one to
500 people"
Texas, mind you-Texas. The state
that gave $1,000 majority for
However. that has nothing to do with
it. Now here's Oregon:
Connecticut, 1896 licenses; one to
800 people. Oregon, ,454 licenses one
TO $50 people,"
"Rhode Island, 2,249 licenses one to
$50 people. Washington, 1,491 licenses,
one to $50 people" Washington, 1,491
licenses, one to $50 people,"
"New York, 1881 licenses; one to ;
150 people. Oklahoma, 42S licenses
one to $50 people,"
1t is useless to go further. To seek
new evidence is but to torture hope by 7
adding to the crushing weight of awful
certainty. The bad man of the west.
that delightful border hero who has |
given joy to a whole nation for forty {
years, has passed to the vast shadow !
land where all the dear visions of other =
ages have vanished in the fearful mists
of time. Here and there one or two t
might linger little longer in the best /,
districts of Oregon or Wash !
ington if well provided with hip pocket i
but what gifted imagin- "
alton can picture Parched Pete endur.
ing life in a temperance state like .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18
.il8S.w

The spectacular burlesqu "l492,"
which is to be presented ct the Bur.
tbs Sunday, has more humor and bet.
ter music than most pieces Of its
kind. The east 10 strong, the cos.
tumingis gorgeous and the scenery
Is very elaborate and costly. The
display Of female charms is lavish.
but that feature is subordinate to
the really meritorious extravsgant
humor with which tho piece abounds.
The musical mum hers are rendered
In excellent style by the principals,
and large and well drilled chorus
and an excellent orchestra, directed
BY Prof. Milton C. Smith. There are
really 20 people in the company, in
Guiding Stuart, the "msle Patti"
Miss Z,lma kawlston. . young and
handsome burlesque actress; Master
Thomas Mesde. the phenomenal boy
tsaor; the Herald Square quartet;
John H. W. Byrne, Frank Gardiner.
Marie Godoy. Connie Thompson, Ar
thur 3. Seaton, Sarah McClaren and
others. The special features are the
original and famous Kilanyi living
pictures, . Spanish. ballet, s.Si1
Daily Hints from Paris" the '.March
Of the Columbian Guards" and the
"Hurrah Dudes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18
fhs 0rssssss Discover Yet.

W. n. Repine. editor Of the lis
kilwa. ILL.,, "Chief," says: I'VE
won't keep house without DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and colds. Experimental
with many others, but never got the
trre remedy until We used DR.. Kings
New Discovery. No other remedy
can take its place in our home. % in
1t VIC have q certain ard sure cure
for Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough,
etc." II 10 idle TO experiment with
other remedies. even II they are
urged on you % just ~ good as DR..
Kings New Discovery. They are
not - good, because this remedy has
. record Of cures and beside IL guar
antee6. II never fails to satisfy.
Trial bottles free ct Harts & Ulle-
meyers drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18
Power House improvements.


The series of improvements con-
templsted by the Tri-City Railway
company at its power station on Sec.
ond avenue have been commenced
by the erection of q frame addition
at the west side Of the main building.
1t will be covered with sheet iron.
The company has heretofore main
tanned . coal store house at the
south Of the power station, where at
times as high as 500 tons of fuel
we're stored. This coal had to be
transferred from the cars to this
place, thence back to the bunkers,
and thence to the boilers. The new
addition will be used for storage pur-
poses, and the old building torn
down. Tie new addition viii be
40xs0. and will be equipped with
bunkers, into which the coal
will be 50 transferred from the
cars direct. With the new cleo.
trical apparatus, which the street
car company directors are working
on, . system Of fuel conveyors will
be installed. This will consist OF q
number Of buckets attached to re-
volving s,ehsin. which will extend
from the coal bins to the feeders on
the boilers. A man will be kept al
work filing the buckets, which will
continue on without further assist
auce and empty into the feeders. A
great deal Of labor will be saved by
this prooess,y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18
NEWS ALONG THE RIVER
George -. Wss&rs. y 4sall Deing VEL
Other lulne0asioa.

George =. Wss~Fs y ktali DeinE Wsr-
Other lnshs0ssisa.
The Helena World Of Nov. 9 con.
tains the following: 1.-THE Helena
and Laconia ateamer, George n.
Waters. Cspt. ferry,. Msrriman in
command. Capt. Wilcox at the
wheel. came into port from Laconia
ct 10 o'clock last night with heavy
cargo, both the steamer and barge in
tow being crowded. Her manifest
Was 40 follows: Twelve bales of cot
ton, 50 snakes and LAS sacks Of
seed, which is . very fine trip. She
leaves again this afternoon to make
. short trip down - far % the head
Of island 62,1Where one shipment of
so snakes IL waiting her. She will
clean up between that point and He.
lena. and then make her regular trip
as far as Henrico. A reporter
learned this morning that the Waters
had assurance of as many a. 1000 or
s, 900 snakes in the Laconia and Hen.
rico district"
At the Dubuque iron works work
has been commenced on the con-
struction of q steam boat, the Vulcan,
for the government. The boat is to
be built Of steel and when completed
viii be 80 feet in length and II feet
wide. with q hold 5 feet 9 inches in
depth. When equipped with the
proper machinery the boat will draw
about two feet Of water. The United
States ivercoanmission will use the
boat Is q tender to the dredges and
for towing dump scows which are
engaged in making improvements
below Cairo. The Vulcan will be
ready for service in about three
weeks.
A well known river man is author
ity for the statement that more logs
have been RATED down the Missis.
sippi this year than ever before in q
single year. This does not neces.
sarily mean that more RATS have
gone through the draw here, for
many Of the o,d-time RATS would not
bear comparison in size with those
that the bow-boat makes 1t possible
to tow now, but the amount of I'M.
sawed lumber is another thing. Ao-
cording TO . close observer. tho rec.
ord was broken this year. Most oil
the mills have made . long season
Of 1t, and have cut . lot Of lnm.
Der.
The stage Of the water at the
Rock Island bridge is stationary q,
2:25; the temperature 48.
But little change will occur In the
river from Rock Island northward
In the next "a no ,rs.
The May Day aud Winona came
through The bridge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18

coMEsovT OF HER SLEEP.


0fs. Maynard AWakaaod Aftoe DGeag
Hypnssissa sas as.ss.
After sleep of 22} hours under
hypnotio influence administered By
Prot. Herbert Flint, Mrs. Gescs May.
nard was removed from the London
show window and carried to Har.
per's theatre last evening and
awakened in full view Of Tie
large audience. The sleeper first
rested on . table, and was then
lifted to . chair. Here the profess
sor took occasion to explain that in
stead of being injurious. the hyp-
motto slumber was beneficial to the
subject. It was nothing more than
rest. Hetsaid that during the IA
weeks that Mrs. Maynard had been
travelling with his company under
going these sleeps, she had gained
in weight IS pounds. improved
In appearance aud felt better.
He then proceeded to awaken
Mrs. Maynard. He succeeded after
. few moments. standing at the rear
of the chair in which she was seated,
and placing his hands across her
forehead aud commanding her to
breathe heavily. Mrs. Maynard first
opened her eyes, and with the assist
snce Of Prot. Flint arose, and then
walked from the stage, returning in
q half hour to witness the perform.
ance.
Last evenings entertainment waa
enjoyed immensely, the audience be-
ing the largest during the week.
After Mrs. Maynard had been awak-
ened. Prof. Flint and his daughter.
Miss Marina Flint. went through
their customary performance with
volunteers, who were made to do
all sorts Of ridiculous things.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18

Hays yuu Sore Throat Pimples, Copper
Cos0Fed Spots. Aches. Old Sores. Uleers n
Mouth. HairFalline? Write Cook RsMRDY
Co, go Masonic Tempe, Chicsgo, H.. fW
pcoUfs Of cuTrs; capital, 100000. Won't
sases cured IN Is b IS days loe-pags
book ma .,.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18

more easily than grown folks, and
their constitutions will not permit of
quinine or other radical treatment.
Dr.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey is not only
absolutely harmless. but is pleasant
to the taste. And is q certain cure for
all coughs and colds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18

People can't be good natured, can't
be pleasant. if they have itching
piles. Doan's Ointment will make
any sufferer from this plague of the
night happy. 1t gives instant relief
and permanent cure. Marshall &
Fisher sell it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18

0A9ToRIA.

Mn. Sarah Park .Hsmpton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18

Many Of your friends. or people
whom you know Of have contracted
consumption. Pneumonia or other
fatal diseases BY neglect Of . simple
cold or cough. FoieyS Honey and
Tar, . safe. sure and pleasant cough
medicine would have saved them. il
10 guaranteed. For sale b. T. II.
ThomNs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18
LEGAL.
Executors Notice.
Rstate OF Henry Rosepasld. dece.sed

hbtato OF Ue01y RoeenheId, dece9sed.
The undermined having been appointed cxeCu,
nix Of the last will and Testament Of Henfv 3 Os
ndeld late of the county Of Rock Island, state Of
Illinois, deceaeed, hereby gives notice that shs
viii appear before the county court Of Rock Islsat
the city Of Rock Island, at the January term. Or
the Arst Monday In January next, ct which TINT
all persons having claims against said estate ar,
notified and requested to attend, for the purpool
Of having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate are re
questcd to make immediate payment to the nm
dessig1ed.
Dated this Nth day Of November. 4. D.. 1887
Alicia RosENFrsLD, Executrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18

The best salve in the world for
cuts. bruises. sores. ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores. letter, chsppsd
hands. chilblains, corns aud all skin
eruPtions, aud positively cures piles.
OF no pay required. Is 10 guaTan-
teed TO give perfect satisfaction or
money Isfunded. Prizes Is cents per
box. For sale BY Haxtz 4 Ulle-
meyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18
You Can't AfYord 60 Chsnos Il.

You Can't Afford 70 Chance It.
A heavy cold may lead to pneumo-
MA or consumption. Foley's Honey
and Tar taken in time affords perfect
security from serious results. For
sale by T. H. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18

Anyone who suffers fcom the terri.
BILE plague. itching piles. viii sppro-
eiass the immediate relief and per-
masent cure that comes through tho
uss Of Doan's Ointment. Il never
falls. For fsls BY Asrshall &
Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18

Just try . 10 oenr box vi Csscarosa.
the finest liver and heea! regulatory
ovar msde
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07

Around the waist was another heavy
cord of rose-colored silk.
Little perpendicular ruffies of Valen>
ciennes lace ran from the neck to the
loot of the gown, front and back.
The touch of contrast which is de-
manded by all dresses, whether for
young or old, was found in the stock
ing and hair ribbon. These were of a
bright bronze brown The hair was tied
with brown velvet ribbon. Brown silk
stockings were worn over the small, shape
~ calves, and bronze slippers, with bows
OF brown, completed them. This child
might have been called the most stylish
there, or the best dressed certainly, from
an artistic standpoint.
A word about children's sleeves. They
are all they were a year ago and
great deal more The immense fiarins
sleeves worn by women have this year
descended to their children. The larger,
the more haring and the more eabor.
ate the sleeve the better Great balloons
are more the mode than modified puffs.
white nainsook dress was the mosS
delicate thing imaginable to look upon.
II was as soft as candle-lght and it
hung in a way to fill the heart of the
godet-loving woman wild with envy.
That is one popularity of children's
skirts. You can hang them as you
please Being short they do not become
drawn here and pulled out of shape there.
and no matter how wrinkled when sitting,
as soon as the child walks the gown hangs
in place again. During the dancing there
was not one of these admirable little frocks
that had a gather or fold out of place.
The skirt of this white nainsook dress
was gathered full upon a very plain
round waist. 1t hung decidedly gath
cred" and in dancing touched the little
girls hands gracefully as they fell at
her sides. The trimming of the skirt
was an entire deuX of embroidery three
inches deep set around the bottom OF
the skirt. Tiny ruffles of lace edged the
embroidery.
embroidery and rufiles down the front;
and the sleeve balloons were trimmed
with it,
Down each side of the ruffled vest were
bows of satin ribbon, those at the waist
having long satin streamers
White silk stockings and white satin
slippers were worn In the whole toilet
there was not one note of color-saVe
only one Running through the embroid-
cry in the tiniest thread of color was a
blue silk cord which family traced the
upper and lower edges of the embroid-
cred figures. The white satin ribbon
also had a very narrow edge of blue.
This, with the white, constrasted so
brilliantly with the blue black hair OF
the child.
Very few silk dresses are worn by
children, though silk is cheaper than
ever Oriental silks can be bought for
a few cents a yard. But they are not
considered as good form for chilren as
the lighter wash materials. Many wo-
men hold that silks are in positively bad
taste. Modistes that cater to children
are advocating the gauze ribbons AMI
the velvet-faced satin ribbon, and all
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07

is paid by the dealers for specimens with
out these adornments, for the story 10
current that art has often covered the de-
fciencies OF nature, and supplied hornS 70
reptiles which would otherwise have been
hornIess. one of the horned vipers low
In the geological gardens shows that there
Is some foundation for the tale. Two
small spines, perhaps those Of hedgehog,
or the tips of porcupine quilts. have been
deftly inserted In the skin OF the veno-
nous reptile in the place Of where the
true ''horns" ought TO be. The fraud must
have been attended with considerable dan
ger 20 the perpetrator. II could have
been no easy matter to hold a venomous
snake. TO make two inclsions In the skim
and 10 Insert the spines therein. IL was
done probably while the neck Of the viper
was held between the index finger ana
thumb of the left hand, thus leaving the
right hand free for the insertion OF ths
spines
Directly the attention Of the visitor ~
drawn 10 the fact by the keeper OF the
reptile house, the difference between tho
true and false ''horns" rs so startling thar
one is surprised that the fraud ESCAPED
detection for a moment. As may be seeit
from other specimens IN the same case the
true horns harmouize with the coloring %
the scales Of the head, and bend backward
IN a gentle curve: while the false ones
show dark and light bands. stand up al
most vertically from the head and SLOPE
slightly outward from base TO tip II ~
said that such frauds are by no means
rare This. however Is proba bly, the hrst
instance OF a cerastes viper fitted with
false "horns" having found it, way INTO
the geological collection Of a learned So
clcty. tt f
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07
WHERE HAMLET IL BURIED.
Thomas W. Kecne visits the Grave
of the Dane.
From the Kansas city World.

From the Kansas City World
While Thomas W. Kenne tho tragedian.
was in Paris, he investigated some of the
bric-abrac shops there. Somebody in one
of the shops told him of HamIot's srave.
and he determined to visit it, although It
was some 800 miles out of the way of his
intended route. Marielyst is a little vii
lagc a mile and half from the ancient
fortress OF 1Iesnnore. the Elsnore OF
shakespeare tragedy. 1t is directly off
the Baltic, and but a few miles from CO.
penhagen. In small pine wood sk.rting
the village Keene came upon the object OF
mis- quest a truncated cone made of rude
stones, nine feet at the base and four at
the top, from which springs monoith OF
granite. ON which is cut in quaint, Danish
old-time letters. "Hamlets Grave" The
v.ilager who acted as guide seemed TO
nave no knowledge Of Hamlet except that
ne was a great warrior. II was a wild.
weird spot lonely and ghosny enough, as
the wind from off the Baltic howled and
shrleked through the frs, keeping their
sentinel watch over the lonely mound.
just such a spot as Shakespeare's melan-
choly Dane would have chosen for his
maj steep. Az lnc grave keene cOulu hpt
divest himself of the Shakespearean sen
timent which seemed to pervade him.
Nothing could have more powerfully IL
Illustrated the impress which Shakespeare
has left upon the world said Mr.. Keene,
"bhan this visit TO Hamlets grave and the
old castle platform. Hamlet is rather
common name in Denmark, and the grave
under the pines may or may not have been
that of the Hamlet of our Shakespearean
love and reverence. The belief that IL Is
really so is certainly encouraged by very
many people of repute." BE that as IL
may, it did not interfere with Mr. Keenes
belief lie had Travelled over 500 miles to
find Hamlet's grave, and you could 40
more shake his belief that the veritabe
Hamet's dust lay there than you could
destroy his faith in the authorship OF
Shakespeare's plays.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07

the other vast variety Of ribbon, but
they are not favorng the introduction
OF velvet ribbon in costumes, nor of vel
vet upon the dresses. Neither are fancy
buttons worn. Gowns are hooked or
buttoned by small invisible buttons. but
there are none of the brilliant button
designs seen upon the gowns of older
folk Small gold buttons are often seen.
Children's lingerie is very elaborate.
The most delicate lace petticoats are Of
fered for children's USE and small under
garments ruflied with lace to the waist.
Fancy slippers are more worn than black
ones, and stockings are some tint gener-
ally, not black nor white, though very
pretty ones are seen in black and white.
The small belongings of chlld's toilet
are not forgotten and there is the tiny
lace handkerchief. the little silk reticte
and the Empire fan. Jewelry is not very
good form upon a child, and younger
Miss Van Alan, grandchild of Mrs VIII
liam Aston, who has been at school here
since her mother died many years ago.
boasted recently at a reception given for
half-open buds that she never In her life
had worn as much as a finer ring Or a
string Of beads. Nina Goodwin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07

worn, and so small was it that at first
sight it looked more like a stout gold
thread than a gold buckle.
Silk stockings of delicate texture are
worn by little girls. They are many Of
them handmade at home. being sup
posed to wear better if of home manu-
facture This small child wore black silk
stockings and tiny black patent leather
slippers. Her hair was parted in the
middle and brushed down closely at
each side. At the ears il was tightly
curled and combed out into a great
curly mass all around the head
Organize is such a pretty material
for a child's party dress That it was de-
servededly the favorte at this children's
party. One of the little girls, very
sweet little blonde child, wore a slip
of deep cream organdie. covered with
dots of wired white chenille. This dotted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07

Mother Hubbard front and back. At the
neck, where it was gathered upon a
band. there was a double plating of the
organdie, in the middle of which ran a
tiny baby ribbon of pale mauve.
Though very effective to look upon. this
dress was made the simplest of all. It's
only bit of elegance was in the sleeves,
which We're composed of overlapping ruffs
of gauze ribbons of a pale mauve shade.
These were set upon a simple foundation
OF crgandie and planned to stand straight
out, one above the other. This gave a
very pretty half sleeve effect
Around the waist there was a gauze
ribbon, knotted at each side. small
gold buckle, almost thread-like in is
fineness, caught the ribbon at the left
side. This was the only bit of jewelry