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The Newtown bee., 1898-04-08

Mrs E. K. Morgan of Bridgeport was
a guest at the home OF Mr. and Mrs
Charles Henry PECK, on Thursdsy and
Friday of last week.
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-08

Thomas Costigan moved his household
goods, last week, from Washington to
his recently purchased home in Taunton
district.
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-08

Emory Sanford, proprietor of the pop
ular Woodside market in Redding, pass
ed Saturday in town.
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-08

MIR and Mrs E. c. Northrop are in
Danbury for the week.
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-08

Mrs Mcmahon Of New Milford is once
more with her daughter, Mrs Edgar F.
HawleY.
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-08

Will B. Glover drives fine chestnut
colored horse bought of C. M. Biltz of
Bridgeport, which he may well be proud
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-08

The infant son of Hervey w. Wheel
er, is now at Westport at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs F. B. Hubbell.
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-08

Miss Lille johnson has visited hel
mother, Mrs William johnson.
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-08

Robert Wheeler has hired to r. S.
Hinman for yesr.-[".'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-10
DEATH OF A CHILD
Little One Bought on the Caro-.
me Passes Away.

me Passes Away.
Harold G. Munns, infant son OF Mrs.
M. c. Munns, died yesterday morning
at 6 o'clock in the Queen hotel. Inc
bereaved mother, who is the daughter
of the Rev. and Mrs. J. Cairnes, and Sis
ter of the far-famed evangelist, Geo.
r. Cairnes, of the Baptist church, is OF
the Garonne excursion party. Little
Harold was i'll on the voyage and was
thoroughly exhausted when the party
came ashore. DR.. Herbert was called
at once, and all that was possible was
done to relieve the sufferer, but IN
vain. Most fortunately Mrs. Mum S
parents are with her, and their neice,
Mrs. Geo. w. Ewart, and other friends
have helped and comforted them in
this time of great loss and deep sor-
row.
The funeral services took place at
$50 p. N. yesterday at the Queen hotel
and was conducted by the Rev. I. ID.
Garyin. Several of the excursionists
and other sympathizing friends We're
present.
All round us lie the awful sacredn esses
OF babes and cradles, graves and heavy
hours;
Of childish laughter and Of manly
cares;
OF moaning losses and passionate ca
reSSeS,
OF infinite ascensions of the soul,
And great deep hungerings of the flesh
OF homely virtues, and the solemn role
OF the cities thunder, and Of the fresh
| Warm faith of childhood, sweet as
Mignonette,
Amid doubts bitter heritage, and the
dear
Re-glimpses of the early stars which
set
Beyond the skies of our lost hemi
sphere,
And all the CONSIDERATIONS and delight
Commingled in the texture of our day!
and nights.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-10
Band Concerts.

The Government band will give the
usual Saturday afternoon concert at
Emma Square today at 1880. On Sun
day afternoon, beginning at 8 O'Clock,
the band will give concert at Makee
Island. Both programs follow:
AT EMMA SQUARE.
Overture-Mill on the Cliff :. Reissiger
Paraphrase-Ben Bolt ..... Brode
Gavotte--Rhine Sounds $500. Latann
Selection-The Serenaders :. Herbert
Waltz-Sobra Los Olas ........ Rosas
March-The Charlatan ....... SouSa
The Star Spangled Banner.
AT MAKEE ISLAND.
Old Hundred.
Overture-In the Italian Style.
Melody-Hymn to the Angels
NEW ...-....- lOuT
Duet-EXcelsior (new) ....... Balfe
Grand Selection-Faust $3.50. Gounod
PART II.
Cornet Duet-The Pearls (new) Killing
Messrs. Kreuter and Kapua.
| INTERIM Rusticana
Fantasia-Clematis .......... Kappey
Overture-SOn and Stranger .....
.. .. Mendelssohn
| The Star Spangled Banner.
1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09
BREEDS SNAKES TO SELL.
The Peculiar Discovery Made by an Eng
lishman In India.

The Peculiar Discovery Made by an Eng
lishman In India.
The bounty given by the Indian gov
eminent for snakes heads in order tC
exterminate these reptiles has led to a
few of the dishonest natives breeding
them for living.
An Englishman recently travelling
through central India made a peculiar
discovery.
IL the heart of dense jungle he
came across rude hut, and close at
hand was large pit covered with a
tight fitting wooden cover. He found
the occupants of the hut, two disreputa-
BILE looking natives, and asked them the
meaning of the peculiar pit.
They informed him that they were
breeders Of snakes and pat them in the
pit the bottom of which was covered
over with dried grass and leaves.
They kept the snakes there some six
months, feeding them on all kinds of
small animals and birds.
They then filled large earthen pot
with poisonous herbs, lighted it, low
cred it into the pit and secured the
tight fitting wooden cover, and thus
smothered the reptiles.
The cover was allowed to remain on
for few days. 1t was then removed and
the snakes were taken out by means Of
long pole with spike at the end of it.
Their heads were then cut off, and
one of the rogues set out for the nearest
government agency to obtain the boun-
ty, whilo the other one caught fresh
snakes for the pit.
The snakes very often devoured one
another, but the mothers generally man
aged to bring up their young, though it
was a marvel they bred at all in such
a place, it being, one would think, con-
trary to their nature. Core
suoudence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09
Aiuti1ating the Teeth.

It is curious to what an extent the
mutilation CT teeth goes on among saw
age nations, and even among certain
civilized people, such as the japanese.
With them a girl is never married with
out first staining her teeth black with a
repulsive kind of varnish, and the Gus
tom is especially adhered to among
members of the richer classes.
On the west coast of Africa large
proportion CT the teeth are deliberately
broken when children reach certain
age. Both in the new world and the old
the custom exists of extracting the two
front teeth of domestic servants. In
Peru the custom has existed from time
immemorial and used to be O sign of
slavery III the days Of meas. This is al
so the custom on the Kongo and among
tho Eottentots. Teeth are stained in
various oclors among the Malays.
A bright red and a bright blue are
not uncommon, and a bright green is
produced with the aid of arsenic and
lemon juice. Livingstone related that
among the Kaffirs a child with prom
inent upper jaw was looked upon as a
monster and Immediately killed. On
the upper Nile the negroes have all
their best teeth extracted in order to de-
stroy their value in the slave market
and to make it not worth while for the
slave traders to carry them off.-Pear-
son s Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09
Roasted uls store Tea.

Tbs country storekeeper was engaged
ii . lively argument with Colonel Bill
Cottonhea;! as to the probable effect Of
the Bradley Hunter split upon the f.
ture OF the Republican party in Ken
lucky. when old Tom Moseley, one of
the oldest moGotain5ers III Letchcr
county, rode up and GisIDounted.
''Hev you uns airy bit of store tea?''
he queried, as he rified his yarn sock
for an annoying cocklebur-
"Why, yes, Moseley, plenty OF il. -
replied Brown. Would you like to have
some today?''
"Well, 1 guess not terday, Frank.
Jess never he'd seen eny, an thought eff
you ms he'd eny, I'd laik tub look at
HIT
Brown considerably took the old man
back into the rear room, where freshly
opened caddy of Young Hyson was
standing alongside the counter. Run
ming his fingers down into the depths
of the lead colored mass. he drew out o
handful, which he held up to the cid
mans gaze.
The old fellows eyes sparkled, and q
strange quivering was noticeable about
his lips.
fddA. L eHOW- AL otOLO
tea, air hit?''
at certainly is Brown asserted.
Better put up pound for you?''
"Whut mont hit be wuth?''
''It's worth 70 cents q pound, Nose
ley, but as you are an old friend and
have never tried any of it You may
have it for 80 CENTS
"Yuh kin put me up er poun.
Five days later the old man dropped
into the store for n tobacco supply, and
Brown, after u lengthy conversation
touching On mountain topics in general,
queried:
Chow did you like your tea, Nose
ley?''
Ear tub middlin, Frank; fab tub
middlin; mOuter bin bettah, but guess
laikly thuh ole woman used leetle tew
much grease in roastin hit. Louis
vile Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09
The sha,,.s Turkish ambassador.

His excel!ency Mira Mahmoud Khan,
the shah's ambassador at Constantine
pie, holds his distinguished office upon
conditions which are quite without prec-
edent in the diplomatic world The
Lord of the Lion and the Sun does not
devote penny of his revenue to main
tanning representative at Stamboul.
He has in that city about 10, 600 sub
jects, and these are duly taxed for the
purpose. Mira Mahmoud has no reason
to complain of the arrangement, for by
the help of half dozen ablebodied col
Iectors he secures an income of about
geo, 200. True, he is compelled to hand
over "a, 600 yearly to his colleague at
Vienna, but the balance enables him to
live very comfortably. The contribu-
tors however, insist upon his spending
certain amount ON hospitality, and
whenever he gives dinner party to the
corps diplomatique a committee of tax
payers is posted in an anteroOm, whence
they can satisfy themselves that their
ambassador does the thing in proper
style and keeps up the dignity of the
nation.-London Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09
PnbIIcatIon Notlce-Chancery.


State OF Illinois. ,
Rock Island County
In the circuit court, September town A D.,
1885. In chanceTy.
William Kerler vs. Enie c. Kerler.
Affidavit OF nOn-r" sideEce OF Efiie G. ke-ler.
the. above named defendant. having been iiled
In the clerk Office OF the circuit court OF said
county. Office = therefore hereby given to the
sad NONRESIDENT defendant that the com
plainaut nl.sd his bill OF complaint In SID
court. on me chaocery side thereof, on the
I9ih day OF March 1928 and hat thereupOn
81 summons was issued out OF said co1rr.
kherein said suit is now pending. returnable
on the third Monday in the month OF Sep
tetnber next as IS by law required
Now unless you, the said nonresident defend
ant above nsmed- Effie C. Ker1er, shall person
ally be and appear before said circuit court
on the first day of the next term thereof to
be holden at kock Island in and for the
said county on the third Monday in Sep
TENDER next and plead answer OF demur TO
the said complainant 5 bill OF COW plant. the
same ard the matters and things therein
charged and stated VII be taken as confessed
and a decree entered against you according
to the prayer OF said bill
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk.
Rock Island Illinois august 10. 1883
JOHN T. STAFFORD Compartments Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09
Converted by 3 uandsl,ake.

Hero is a good story of the Right
Rev. Thomas Underwood Dudley.
The bishop had gone to Beattyville,
and the place was rough and desolate.
i rough looking man came up to him.
'They tell me you re from Virginia, u
said the man.
Eyes"
"Thoy tell re you fought with the
rebels.''
Yes
GIVE me your hand, pard. My
names Bill Dolan, an I'm blacksmith
down here
BILL" said the bishop. "I'm proud
to meet you
That night Bill Dolan went to the
service and heard the bishop preach,
and no went afterward too.
Twelve years later the bishop went
to Beattyville once more. 1t was sun
set. He was met by the towns clergy
man. Bishop. Bill Dolan died yester-
day. and before he died 1 baptized
him." said the minister. Sin his last
words he told me to tell the bishop that
he loved him.
THAT. said the bishop, twas in
deed a com pensation r'-LouisvilIe Cou-
rier-Journai.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09
African Lion and Buffalo Bun.

The large horns of these buffalo are
significant of their immense strength !;
their legs are very short and powerful.
Though the lions make prey CT them, it
takes two or three to pull down a bull
The African lion of this section is the
largest species of its kind, but unless in
packs will not attack an African buffalo
bull. When fighting, the bulls are very
quick on their feet, and they use not
only their horns, but their front feet
also, which often prove the more dan
gerous weapon. My guide, who has
lived in this country for the past ten
years, relates many stories of men who
have been mauled by lions and who
have escaped death, but he knows of no
instance where the African buffalo has.
left human being until the life was
trampled out of im.-Arthur G.. Hum
bert in Harper's Magazine For April
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09
Notice of PubiIcation-Chancery.

State OK Illinois. 10
Rock island County,
in the Circuit Court, September term, A. d.
tfSJs. In chaucery.
May Rohrer W. John a. Rohrer.
Aifidavit of the nonresident e of the above
defendant. John 4. ROhrer. raving been flea
m the clerks office of the circuit court OF said
county notice is therefore hereby given TO
the said nonresident defendant thai the com
plainant fled her bill Of complaint in said
court. on the chancery side thereof on the
18th day of August y. ID. 1sss and that there
upon "A summons issued out of said court,
wherein sid suit is now pending, returnable
ON the :rd Monday in the month of September
next. Is is by Law required. Now. unless you,
che aid nonresident de- PENDANT above named.
John a. Rohrer snail personally be and appear
before said circuit court. on the first day OF
the next term Thereof. to be holden at Rock
Island IN and for the said county. ON the 3rd
Monday in September next. and plead, ems " er
or demur to Id complainant's bill OF com
plant. the same and the matters and things
therein charged and stated viii be taken as
confessed. and a decree entered against ; GU
according To the prayer of said bill
GEORGE w. GAMBLE. Clerk
Rock Island Illinois. August -, 1855.
JOHN w. QUILLAN, Compiainant's Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09
Senator Lindsay,s Luxuries.

''If l had plenty of money to do with
as l wished said Senator Lindsay of
Kentucky to party of friends, ''I'd
have music played at all of my meals
and get cigars made at $50 hundred.
Those are two luxuries 1 would most
surely indulge myself III. I'd have the
music played by small orchestra, say
horn and two or three violins and a
flute and a bass viol, and I'd have it
play soft, harmonious airs while l ate,
and now and then I'd have some vocal
music given by colored voices. There S
q peculiar harmony in a negro's singing
tone. I'd have 'em sing such things as
when the Watermelon Hangs Upon
the Vine That's a song calculated to
inspire the most sluggard appetite.
remember hearing it once on Missis-
sippi river boat. a lot of US were
aboard, and in the party was Hooker of
Mississippi. There were some darkies
aboard who played instrumental music
with banjos, guitars and a fiddle. L
asked 'em if they ever sung, and they
said they did sometimes. Well, they
struck up When the Watermelon Hangs
Upon the Vine Hooker had never
heard it before, and it nearly set him
crazy. Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09

The chic dogs of Paris form well
known colony and are recognized by the
public as quickly and with as much
Difference almost as crack horses are on
the field. Whenever Kiki-a beautiful
white and silver gray canicbe-appears,
all Paris knows he belongs to the
Countess Mailly- Nosle, whose favorite
he is, and III the same way IA fine dark
chestnut dog of the same variety is rec
ogniZed as Count de Reilhac's constant
companion. The Orleans princesses
adore toy terriers and small bulldogs,
while the Duchess of Chartres will look
at no dogs but her black and tan terrier.
The Rothschilds-as family-have
the greatest love and admiration for
dogs in general, owning great number
and sparing no pains for their comfort.
Baroness Alphonso de Rothschild
shows off her family of yellow terriers
with greatest delight, whereas Nathan
iel de Rothschild's pride is conferred in
his butterfly dog-a microscopic red and
white creature, with long, peculiar ears
resembling butterfly's wings. Arthur
de Rothschild's preference is for grif-
fons, but his son, Gustave, takes no in
terest in any but great, fine Danish
mastiffs. The beautiful American Nine.
Ferdinand Observation-Disclosures favorite is
a surly, fighting wolf dog, but whose
affection and gentlenCss to his mistress
and her friends are eudearing.
delphia Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09
Suiting Both Parties.

Poor Wife 60 husband, whose loud
snoring keeps her awake)-Charlie.
Charlie, do stop snoring. Turn over on
your side. (Nudges him.
Husband, only half awake, grunts,
turns On his side and continues to snore.
Wife has happy idea. Remembers
a line from an article called "How to
Prevent Snoring" Gives her husband
a second nudge, which elicits another
grunt. "Oh, Charlie, if you'd keep
your mouth shut, you'd be all right"
Charlie (semiconscious)-So would
you.-Lundon Answers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09
AdmInistrator.s NotIce.

Estate of Bridget Cou2hliu deceased.
The understand having been appointed ah-
rpfnistratOr with the will annexed. of he estate
of Iirid,et Coughlin. late of the county OF Rocl,
Island, state OF Illinois. deceased, hereby
gives notice that he VIII appear before
the. county court Of Rock Island county. at the
county court room, IN the CITY OF Rock Island.
at the november term on the first Monday ia
November next. at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are notified
and requested TO attend. for the purpose Of
having the same adj JUS ed.
Al persons indebted 10 said estate are re-
quested TO make immediate payment TO the
undersigned.
Dated this Cd day OF September. A. d. 1893.
r IL. REIDY, Administrator, with the viii
annexed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09

Ba-ACh AND
behind the gates OF the city of Constance
just as Otho's men ut arms closed down
upon them. Princes and mobiles fiocked
around the standard of tho boyish leader.
Ohio was forced to retire TO Brunswick,
and Frederick, at the head of great
army, set out for Frankfort. where the
barons and electors of Germany were wait
ing to welcome him as their emperor.
There is no more romantic figure in his
tory than that of the Marquis dc Lafayette,
who gave his sword and courage to the
cause of American liberty The French
king had endcavorcd in vain to keep the
young soldier at homo, his friends and
relatives had tried TO restrain him, but all
to no avail, for he purchased a ship in
which To- escape from France, his king and
his ever solicitors friends and family
When he landed in America, he was coolly
met. Congress was in great need of
money. and there were many brave nativo
officers who desired the rank the gay
young Frenchman had come so far to
claim.
Lafayette had rot crossed the Atlantic
for nothing, however. Money and rank
were secondary considerations with him.
He declared his willingness TO serve as a
volunteer in any capacity and without pay.
Congress was 50 much impressed by this
that On July 81, I777, Il resolution was
passed accepting his tender of services, and
General Washington, who had been great
ly attracted by his ardor, made him
mem Der Of his military family"
The battle of Brandywine afforded La
fayette the longed for opportunity to dis
tinguish himself, which he did TO such
good purpose that congress gave him the
OF a division, so that before he
was 20 he was actually general
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09
A DEVOTED PIGEON.
She BroLs Through n Wall to Succor Her
Nesting.


Nesting.
In the animal kingdom there are
many strong examples of mother love,
and the birds are particularly noted for
displaying it. A remarkable instance OF
this maternal instinct was recently no.
ticed near Elwood, Ind. A mother pi-
geon whose young one had mysteriously
disappeared searched increasingly for
weeks for the little one, and one day
last December she was seen flying VIC
lently against the side of a frame build
ing in the city.
Each time she came in contact with
the house she Clipped off a small bit of
wood with her bill. For nearly two
days the old bird kept this practice up
often during that time falling exhausted
from the repeated shocks and fatigue.
In the afternoon of the second day she
had pecked a hole in the wall, the wood
of which was old and soft from the
weather. This hole was large enough to
admit a mans head. and through this
the mother bird went and came.
Every time she entered she carried
grain or seeds or grass. Some curious
people Investigated the hole while she
was absent, and there they found the
little lost pigeon, just below the hole,
wedged in between the weatherboards.
For two days more the bird continued
to bring the little one food, and would
stay futtering near the hole, chirruping
and trying TO cheer the little prisoner
up. Many times it entered and seemed
to be trying to extricate its young one,
but it could not succeed in doing so, try
as it would. The prisoner had flown in
to the building, which was empty. and
managed to get between the weather
boarding, near the top Of the inside.
Failing considerable distance, it lOdg-
ed in the narrow space, which did not
permit it to use its wings i'll rising
again. Its plants had reached the
mother, and she, not being able to reach
it from the inside, had cut through
from the cut An admiring man thrust
his hand through the hole aud brought
out the fluttering young thing, to tho
great delight OF the anxious mamma
bird. Chicago Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-09
publication NotIce-Chancery.
State CT IIlinoi-.
Rock Island. county.

Rock Island. county.
In the Circuit Court. September term. 1893
Rock Island Saw. 81 bank vs. Joseph j John
son Sarah l. johnson. the German Savings
bank Of Davenport. Iowa, Henry u. Hull. and
Rock Island Lumber & Manufacturing Co. in
chancery-
Savings bank. OF Davenport. Iowa impie 5ded
with tie above defendants. josef n j. johnson.
Sarah /. johnson. Henry +. Hull and Rock
Island Lumber & Manufacturing Co. having
been fled in the clerks Oifice of the cir
cult court Of said county. notice Is therefore
hereby given the said nonresident defend
ants that the cOmpIa nant filed its bill of COM
plant in said court. the chancery side
her of on the tenth day of August 1898 and
that thereupon summons issued out OF said
court. wherein said suit Is now pending. re
turnabie on the third Mond " in the month OF
September next. rs Is by law required.
Now. unless you. the sid nonresident de-
fend ants above named The German Savings
Bank. OF DavenpOrt. Iowa shall personally be
and appear before said circuit cou 1 on the
frsf day OF the next term thereof. 10 be holde =
NJ Rock Island In and for the said county. on
The third Afonday in September next. and
TAead answer or demur to the said complain
ant : bill OF comolaint. the same and the IN t
tiers and things IN. rein charged and stated " u
Isc taken a. confessed ana "A decree entered
against you according TO the prayer of said bill
Rock Island. Illinois Aug -. 1855
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk.
JACKSON s HURST.
Complalnant's Solicitors