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Decorah-posten., 1898-11-11
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lOnl ErGrlebe8er til ~betpoelis nebiatte Irtier.
Decorah-posten., 1898-11-11
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Decorah-posten., 1898-11-11

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Decorah-posten., 1898-11-11
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Decorah-posten., 1898-11-11

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Decorah-posten., 1898-11-11

Girsoogs -9iumeretu otomntsr meo 4 Stoer, leoiaaet al
Veo Irnen, o. Jrsoaassgiumerst uotommer npo 8
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Queer Funeral Mistakes In Maine.

There have been some queer mistakes
made of all kinds, but this is one of
the most unusual and undesirable, al
though no real harm was done: a man,
one time prominent in professional life
of this city, died. He was a member of
certain society i'll this city, which
sent representatives to the funeral. The
members of the organization were noti-
fed of the death of their fellow mem
Der by postal cards sent out by the sec
Rotary. One Of the cards was addressed
to and delivered at the late residence of
the dead member, inviting him to at
tend his own obsequies.
y similar incident was, if anything,
worse. = member of q secret society
died and his fellows were notified OF
his death and the time and place of the
funeral, as usual. y card was delivered
at the address of the dead man, directed
to him in his own handwriting He
had been the secretary of the organiza-
ton and had addressed sets of posta1
cards to the members at his leisure.
When q member died, a set of the ad-
dressed cards were sent to the printer,
who printed the name of the deceased
member on the back with the other
matter used in the notice. So when the
secretary died his assistant or successor
sent set of the cards to the printer,
so that the dead man was sent one adj
dressed by his own hand. Portland
Express
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
The Leaf Cutter Bee.

a writer in Knowledge describes the
interesting operations of the bee called
the leaf cutter" This insect drills IL
a sand bank hole 10 inches deep and
half an inch i'll diameter and divides it
into about a dozen compartments or
cells. Each cell is composed of pieces of
leaf. cut into proper shapes and care
fully fitted together. Rose leaves and
sweet pea leaves are among the favorites
OF the bees.
The cutting is done with the jaws,
while the six legs hold the leaf in posi-
ton and enable the insect 10 turn itself
about with the precision Of a pair of
compasses. Some of the cut pieces are
perfect circles. Others are oblong figures
of varying proportions Having cut out
the segment OF leaf, an operation re-
curing about 20 seconds, the bee car
ries il to the sand bank and then re-
turns for more materials. When piece
has been nearly cut off. the bee, in or
der TO prevent tearing, poises itself III
the air with its wings and completes
the operation with a clean cut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Victoria and John Brown.

POL NIaneGr' is q favorite cast near
BalmOral castle and was always held
as the special preserve of the late John
Brown, her majesty's personal attend
ant. John was an enthusiastic and in
veterate fisher, and often the royal
larder was indebted 10 his prowess for
its supplies OF spring salmon when the
rods of the other fishermen failed TO
bring them to the bank. 1t is authen-
tically reported among anglers ON Dee
side that when the queen wanted John
he was Immediately ut her call, except
when angling, and at such times she
studied not 70 disturb him. The taCit
understanding between them is said to
have arisen III the following fashion:
Her majesty one day sent an imperative
message to the river side, desiring John
10 Immediately wait upon her.
Tell her majesty, " replied John, in
his usual Doric, that l am rinnin 4
salmon and | Gamma come.
The messenger came back to him in
hot haste saying that the queen desired
to see him this very minute.
well, tell her majesty this time
that am rinnin a salmon and l Wilma
come, - and that settled it.-Pearson' S
Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
4 DRY Salt Bath.

4 dry salt bath is said to tone up tho
general system and renovate the COM
pleXion as if by magic. Il never had
anything do me so much good, " says Il
woman who has tried it this spring.
when my fancy began to turn serious
" to that tired feeling with budding
trees and buZZing bees, which It does
every year us surely as the youths does
TO love, my physician advised me to
give tonics the go by and to try instead
dry salt baths. ] nearly filled large
earthen jar with the coarsest salt could
get and added enough water to this to
make Il sort of thick salt paste, but not
enough to dissolve the mineral. Every
morning when l get up take this up
in handfuls and rub it briskly over my
body. Next jump into a tub of clear,
cold water and take thorough dous-
ing. but i'll great hurry. This being
DONE L take brisk rub down with Il
Turkish towel. The effect is delicious.
1t gives one a sense of exhilaration. But
the best part of the dry salt bath is not
the feeling of freshness and renewed
life that 1t imParts, but the soft satiny
texture of the skin. ''--EXchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Uses For Cork.

Among the many articles made from
cork waste is the familiar cork grip for
bicycle handles. By n secret process
the waste is pressed into the required
shape, and, strange to say, the grips thus
made are stronger and NOR, durable
than those manufactured from cork
wood, although the latter gives much
smoother finish Cork slabs for insulat-
ing purposes, life preservers, cork soles
and insoles and penholders are also
made from cork waste. 1t is very large
~ used for filler in the lining of cold
storage and ice houses, since cork Is Il
nonconductor of heat.
Another and unique use of cork is
that to which it is put i'll the inter ior
irCnworl and plates of ironclads and
steamers between the bottom of the YES
sci and the second or false floor in order
to prevent rust. The interior surface of
the ironworl1 is coated with paint, and
while tho latter is still wet it is pow
derod with cork dust in the same way
that wood is sanded to resemble stone.
The waste sometimes takes the place Of
asbestus in covering steam pipes. Both
cork wood and waste make Il very de-
sirable handle or grip for fish poles,
which is comparatively recent idea.
Cork hats and helmets, gill or seine
corks, ring buoys and mooring buoys,
cork tenders for vessels and cork caps or
washers for tops Of cans represent also
some of the uses of this article New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
ANIMALS That COUNT
Instances That Prove Their Possession of
the Computing Faculty.


the Computing Faculty.
Several years ago there lived in Gin
cinnati a mule which was employed by
a street railway company in hauling
cars up steep incline. This animal
was hitched in front of the regular
team and unhiIehed as soon as the car
arrived at the top OF the hill 1t made
a certain number of trips in the fore
noon Il have forgotten the number, but
will say 30 for the sake of convenience
and like number in the afternoon,
resting for an hour at noon. As soon as
the mule completed its fftieth trip it
marched away 70 it's stable without or
ders from its driver.
To show that it was not influenced
by the sound Of the factory whistles and
bells the following remarkable action
on the part of this animal is vouched
for by the superintendent of the line,
who gave me these data: On a certain
occasion, daring musical festival, this
mule was transferred to the night shift,
and the very instant it completed its
fiftieth trip it started for the stables. 1t
took the combined efforts of several
men to make it return to its duty. At
night there were no bells or whistles to
inform the creature that quitting
time" had come. It had counted the
trips, and having finished its full quota
of 80 it thought that the time for rest
and food had arrived.
Some monkeys give unmistakable evil
dences of the possession by them of the
computing faculty. In 1889 1 made the
acquaintance of very intelligent CHM
panZee which could count as high as
three. That this was not a trick sug
gested by sensual impulses l had ample
opportunity of satisfying myself. The
owner of the animal would leave the
room, no one being present but myself,
and when would call for two marbles
or one marble or three marbles, as the
case might be, the mon would grave
ly hand over the requir,I number. Ro-
names mentions an ape which could
count three, the material used in his
experiment being straws from the ami
malls cage. Wolff, Darwin, Forbes and
Hartman also give instances of the COM
putting faculty i'll apes and monkeys
James Weir i'll Lippincott's Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
'sThe Lucky DuTs."

1.-THE Lucky Duffs'' is the title of an
article in The English illustrated Maya
zine in which Mr.. J. NJ. Bullock traces
the rise of the Duke of Fife, like a
prince in fairy tale, from a little
farmer in the north Of Scotland 200
years ago. One good woman of the
house used TO ride to market with n
huge pile of plaiding, which she had
spun from her sheep, in the crouper be-
side her and duly brought back its
value in merks. These she boarded in
bags. On one occasion she banked her
savings in a leather bag in the ceiling,
but the rats got at it, so that the family
dined amid a dCwnpour of ducatoons.
The family flourished so well that each
of her three sons got an estate of his
own-Patrick, the youngest, bringing
SO children into the world, while Will
liam became the father of the first Earl
of Fife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Administrators Sale Of Real Estate.

By virtue of a decree of sale made and
entered ny the county court of the county of
Rock Island and state of Illinois. on the
18th dsy OF October, 1888 in certain
cause then and there pending, in sa d court,
Tor the sale of the real estate here
matter described. to pay debts wherein
tate of Henry Christensen. deceased was pc
tttioner, ana Worthy Dart Christensen a d the
ROCK Island Savings Bank were defendants
the undersigned will, n the 18TH day of No.
yemDer, A. ID. 1898. at the hour of ? o clock D.
m, at the east door of the courthouse. in the
city OF Rock Island IN said county seIl at
hand the Following tract OF land with the ap-
purtenances. situated in ) id city, AID de-
scribed as follows. to-wit:
The north sixty-seven and seyen-ts nths
tof E-lO) Iect OF that portion Of outlet IL IN
southeast quarter OF sec ion number thirty
nye to- township number eighteen GSt. north
o. range nuI D. r Two o. west OF the fourth
(ithl principal meridian. in the city and county
% rock Jslatd and state Of limos, being
bounded as follows:
BEGINNING at iron stake on the east line Of
nineteenth street in the city Of Rock Island.
one huLorei and Linety seven and fOUF-tenLhs
tl| 4-iO) feet south OF the Indian boundary
line rUnring thence caster1y parallel with said
IhdidL DO1Idaf Y Inc two hundred. and eighty
Two and three-tenths (2f23-lUJ feet tod he west
lue OF the alley; thence north along said west
me tlXty-SeEen ana Seyen-te Is 90 l-lO) Feet
Gary line two hundred and etghtg-twO and four
tenths OK f-IOJ fees the east line of said
l-inetSenth street thence south rlxt y-seFel
and seyen-tenths 90 s-lO) feet 20 the Place OF
beginning
Together with all the estate. title and inter
est therein. whereof said Henry Christensen.
tate title an d interest therein OF peti Toner
and said defendants and each OF them
Rock Island Illinois, October y, lsss.
GRACE Z Christensen.
Administrators. of the estate Of Henry Carsten
n. deceased
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Queen wiIheImiua.

There Is no longer any doubt that
Wilhelmina, queen Of the Netherlands,
Is engaged TO marry Prince Bernhard
Of Sake Weimar, who Is now 30 years
Of age and the second son of the late
hereditary Prince Of Weimar. The
young queen has lately been il Paris
seeing the sights and selecting a trous-
sean. Her dresses, rides in the Bots and
goodness of face and character have
been items Of interest in the Paris jour
nails They deem IT significant that she
shops IN Paris instead of Berlin and be-
heve the future queen valuable person
to cultivate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Notice of Guardians Sale of Real Estate.

State OF Illinois. On
Rock Island County.
by virtue Of "A decretal order Of the county
court OF said county entered at the Novem-
Der term Of said court. a. ~. 1898. on the APP
plication of ada l.. MiXter guardian Of Ben &.
X Gator Jr., and Alice NJ. KeatOr, minors. %
-. the following described real estate belong
ing to said min r., situate in the county OF
Rock Island and state Of IllioOis, to-wi':
Beuiuuiug al a poiut { vo hundr ed = xLy-thrcc
% |.,55 - 49,, - - "a A,t,.-
tyDinc and twO-tbirds hundredths t3NssJ
chsins) north, yaria in : degrees .! minutes
east OF the southwest corner Of lot NUMBER
seycnt cen 10, in Woods third ord addition
10 Moline: thence north Game variation
dredths 1880 chains (srvc1 hui dred ana
cIghty-eight and nine-teuths Gb..O feet 10
FIack and Bcaa indian bound iry line; thence
cast 50 degrees g 81 sdrl4tiDh ,, 80
minutes east along ID Indian boundary me.
two ana ATTY ana three 70 ,rlhs hundrcdLhs
g 5D1D chains zone hundred SIX y-hVc ana one
fourth GGji4J feet; thence south fvariation
degrees 4. mioutes east twelve and two ana
One-tbird hume red h b2pI'a) cha ~, fAssch
hundred. ninet y-thrce and One-A-It ana rect
thence = est Two anq h'e t1D1saha ~ ,I,,c
three tenth u'audths t2.yIzy cha'n s ,,ic
hum red and Xty-fiye and htte-n One-hun-
dredth- GG5l5j feet 10 "a" place 81 y KIni,
ming: excepting out OF ssid above dsscrDsd
tract oue acre OF the s,uth eBd'0f SAID ir g.
&. % also "A strip I've ty-Bvs 20 rect IN via
Of the north slde OF the same. "h-ch "a, bsen
dedicated heretofore for street purposes and
also a strip tive - feet N wiath On me "sSt
side az Ssid tract; he int .nii0n being 70 sen
th= saue tract conveyed ~ one wells 10
Grace ". KeatO~. recorded ~ Book ~ OF
Deeds at page b. and containing about tire
u sam. on Il. second day Of December. 4.
u J-J- n the cast door OF the court house. in
the city Of Rock Isiand. Rock Island county
I ltlOl- 1t the hour Of tao . clock y. Of said
DAY sell al the Interest Of said 81 inns Ia anu
10 be said real estate. st public yendue.
Terms .! sale. six hund ed ana forty even
doWAss and hf'g-fOUr rents (fd47.54) sh Ia
hand and the remain within thee years
= ica intere- At ths rats Of per cent per an
nun payable sen1i-aonuaily.
ADA J.. MIxTER
Geardian for Alice n KeatOr and Ben c. Kea-
tor. Hi IOrs-
BY I. a. MURPHY. her attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
tn. 1=ur..ter Cuts His Finger

well, - said Mr.. Goslington. ''the
youngster has cut his finger. The only
surprising thing is that he didn't do it
the first day he got the knife. How no
did it he doesn't know himself, except
that the knife slipped and the first thing
he knew his finger was bleeding. Then
he ran to his mother. His face was
white. but he didn't cry. which 1
thought was very brave, and l think so
still His mother washed the finger gen
tly and then bound it up with 4 strip of
soft, worn, white cotton cloth tied
around not with piece of common
cord, but with a narrow strip torn off
the edge of the cloth itself. l heard her
tearing it. and thought it sounded IA
miliar, and then / remembered that was
the way my mother used TO do up my
finger
Then the boy went around with
that finger held out straight from the
rest of the hand and with a solemn
look on his face. but he couldn't stay
solemn long. and it was surprising how
quickly his finger healed too. Then his
mother put cot over it, IL finger cut
from an old kid glove (jUst what my
mother used to do. too. and l wonder if
all mothers do these things just alike),
to protect it for day or tw more until
it got fully we'll That was wholly new
to him, and it pleased him very much.
He wore the glove finger with the proCd
but reserved dignity of one convalescing
from q saber stroke instead of a cu5
from his first knife. and 1t all made me
feel young again myself.-New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
DEWEY AS < DIsCIPLlNARIAN.
His GIethod Of subduing Some Refractory
Sailors.
..Iwas Midi Conmodore Dewev vi


Sailors.
"Iwas with Commodore Dewey when
no was the executive officer of the Colo
rado,'' said 1inancier, land 1 remem-
Der enc incident which shows the man
ner of man he is. We had a fine crew,
some of them as powerful men as ever
saw. -Four or five of them went ashore
one day and came back fighting drunk.
''Three Of them were men who would
singly have been more than Il match in
strength for John l.. Sullivan. The or
der was given TO put them in irons, and
it WAS found impossible TO carry out the
order, for the r,Cn were dangerous.
Dewey was notified Of the situation. He
was writing letter in his room at the
time.
"Ho went to the place where these
giants were and he told them to come
out and submit TO the irons. They did
not stir Then Dewey said quietly to an
orderly, Bring nc my reviewers, and
when he had his pistols he again called
upon the men to come out, but they did
not move Then he said, L I'm going 10
count three. If you are not out hero
with your hands held up on the third
count, you won't como out of that place
alive
He counted one, then he cooked the
revolvcrs, and he counted two. We all
expected 10 hear the report, for we knew
that Dewey meant what he said. The
men knew it too. They stepped out just
in time to save their lives and held up
their hands, and they had been partial
ly sobered by their fright and the moral
effect of Dewey's glance.
lone of them said afterward that
when he saw Dowcy's eyes he knew
that he would either be dead Jackie
i'll Il moment or he would have to yield,
and when the irons were put upon him
he was as sober as re ever was in his
life. Dewey went back TO his room and
finished the letter he was writing. -
Philadelphia Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
When Molten Lead Won't Burn.

When the Prince of Wales was study
ing under Sir Lyon Playfair in Edin-
burgh, that gentleman. after taking the
precautiou to make him wash his hands
with ammonia to get rid of any grease
that might be ON them, said:
Now, sir, if you have faith in sci
ence you will plunge your right hand in
to that caldron of boiling lead and. la
die it out into the cold water which is
standing by"
Are you serious?" asked the pupil
Perfectly, was the reply.
IF you tell me to do it, will, " said
the prince.
II do tell you," rejoined Playfair,
and the prince Immediately ladled out
the burning liquid with perfect impu-
nity.-LOndOn Standard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
LEGAL.
Administrator.s Notice.

Estate OF AndrcW DOnaIuS1n, dCCe0Sed-
The undersigned baving been appointed adj
ministraUrix of the estate of Andrew
Donaldson. late of the county of Rock
Island, state of Illinois. deceased. hereby
gives notice that she will appear before the
county court of Rock Island county, at the
county court room In the city of Rock Island.
at the January term, on the first Monday
in January next, at which time AL per
sons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend. for the pur-
pose of having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
queSted to make immediate payment TO the
undersigned.
Dated this 5th day of November A. ID. 1898.
ELLEN II. DONALDSON, Administrators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Executors Notice.

Estate of David Brown, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed ex-
ecutrix of the last II and testament OF David
Brown. late OF the equity Of Rock Island,
state OF Illinois. deceased, hereby gives notice
tina. ste viii asp. ar before the county court OF
Rock Island county at the county court room.
in the city of Rock I-lard, at the January
term. on the first Monday In January next.
at which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and + quc,ted
10 attend for the purpose Of having the same
ad Iusted. al persons Indebted to said estate
arc requested 20 make Immediate payment TO
the undersigned.
Dated this ID day OF November. A. ID. 1893.
BRIDGET BROWN, EXecutrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
wanted Them soIed.

Officer ito new servant)-Murphy,
have left my mess boots out this morn
ing 1 want them soled
Private Murphy-Very good, scr.
Officer later in the day)-Did you
take those boots, Murphy?
Private Murphy (feeling in his pocket
and putting on the table IS pencel-
Yes. sOr, and that's all 1 could get for
them. The corporal who bought them
said he would have given shillings
had 1t been pay day. Collapse OF Off
Ger. J-Londou It'll Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Thought the Conductor Shot an Angel.


An engineer running over the Pan.
handle branch Of the santa Fe is some
what surerstitioEs and believes in
warnings.
One night he was rolling along at &
good rate of speed, when he saw clear,
white light. like Il will-o' -the-wisp,
dancing around just over the track a few
hundred feet IL front of him. He shut
eff steam and came TO stop as quickly
as he could. The conductor and train
crew came running up TO the engine to
see what was the matter.
There is some one swinging Ian
tern across the track, said the en-
gineer. and the crew went ahead to in
vestigate.
1--WE cant find any one" reported
the rear brakeman. and the engineer
pulled out again. but he went slowly.
and in few minutes he stopped again
The crew went ahead once more to see
what was the cause of the light. The
conductor, who was good shot, drew his
revolver and at the second shot he made
at the mysterious light there was Z crash.
scream and the light went ont and
something white came fluttering down
from the clouds.
The superstitioUs engineer was scared.
You've shot an angel sure. " he said
to the conductor, with his face pale as
death
Investigation brought out the fact
that small boy with Il lantern tied to
the tail of his kite was the cause Of it
all, but it leases the engineer TO say any
thing about shooting angels. To
pelza State Journal.