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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05
BARBARA STACK.

cago. She parried and thrust with It and
used twith such hearty good will that the
ROBBERS dropped the conductor, whom they
were In the act of turning inside ont. and
ingloriously fed. Not the king of France
with his 10000 men could have done more.
In recognition of Miss Stacks proves
with the hatpin the West Chicago Street
Railway company sent her an extremely
complimentary letter and check for
$40.
At the request of Superintendent Fuller
Miss Stack was q guest of the directors of
the West Side company and was presented
at meeting Of the board. The directors
were all glad TO meet Miss Stack. especial
ly after they found she had left the hatpin
at home. and they culogizod her GOODNESS
and nerve until. as th1young woman her
self said, II felt worse than did when
saw the two men dragging down the con-
ductor"
Miss stack Is well built young wom-
an. quick and graceful in action. She was
able not only to Weld the hatpin with tell.
Ing effect, but after the robbers jumped
from the car and ran she jumped, too, and
ran alter them fast enough to put few
finishing iass into the fugitives. Miss
Stacks black eyes sparkle ominously as
she relates the story of the attack and re.
pulse OF the bandits on the car.
"Oh, wasn't afraid when / saw those
two fellows struggling with the conduc.
tor, she said. "All ! thought OF was
helping him. The only weapon 1 could
think OF was my hatpin, and ms soon rs !
could lcrkcd it out Of my hat and jabbed
1t into the robbcr nearest me. There was
only one other Passenger on the car, q wo.
man. and guess she was SD scared that
she hasn't stopped screaming yet. You see,
II was carly on Sunday morning. That
was why the robbers picked that time ont
as their best opportunity q: attacking the
conductor. Iwould not have been on the
car myself, only l was going TO funeral
Of relative, and / Twas going carly TO help
put the house In ORDER. just rs we passed
the gengine house on Blue Island avenue,
near Harrison street, the two rough look.
ing men that had noticed on the back of
tho spraDg at the conductor and-well,
just had my hatpin ont and was iabbing
them rs hard rs | could before ! hardly
knew 1t. They turned to fight me, but
Jabbed them in the face, and the conductor,
who had got his hands iree, bit them blows
that almost knocked them down. Then
fireman from the engine house got on the
car and went after the robbers, and they
ran. didn't want to have my picture in
the papers at first, bat lots of people told
me 1t was all right, so guess will. I'm
awful sorry the hatpin doesn't show in the
picture, for guess everybody thinks more
81 the hatpin than they do of me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05
Hot Flashes.
General Derangement and Nervousness Pro.
|uded by Stomach Trouble.
Blood Disorder and Nervousness of
Years Standing.
From the Commercial, NATION, III.

Mrs. Christiana Foster is matron Of Mat.
tcon, who has recently been restored 10 the
ranks Of health after many years of suffer-
ing. She gave her statement TO reporter
in such concise shape that we prin. it:
"My name is Christiana Foster, am fifty
years of age and a housekeeper. / have
Lived in Illinois ever since l was twelve
years old. During the latter years of my
life have been much afflicted with stomach
trouble, blood disorders and nervousness,
and these were greatly aggravated about two
years ago, when / became subject to most
disagreeable hot flashes, Tor perhaps should
say f1ushes).'
81 seemed to be losing ground all the time.
l could not sleep but for short time, no,
being able to obtain any appropriate rest,
and may say was truly wretched.
about one year ago, after reading an ad.
yertisement of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People, l determined to get some OF
them, Nand did so, beginning TO take them
Etrictly according to directions. l had moi
taken half box before experienced relief,
and before l had taken four boxes was. /
may say, well. Of course am growing old,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05
STARTLED THE SINNERS.
This Preachers Son Is q Regular Devil Of
Fellow.

Rev. Mr.. Akin Of Bourbon, Ind, preach
cd sermon the other night on His Sa-
tanic Majesty" He had painted the devil
in such vivid colors that ore-half the men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05

than tho usual amount of trouble. Her
pink cheeks were getting pinker and she
was pushing the plugs into their places as
If sho wished they were knives and the
pegs were reporters. One of the idle oper-
ators watched her lazily.
I'm bet that's old Pcase she's got on
the wire, and he's kicking as usual be-
cause he can't get his Office Let's cut in
and hear the fun"
There came over the wire a rear that re-
solved itself into an Infatuated threat to
report the whole telephone office for shame
full neglect of duty. The girls nodded to
one another THAT'S him."
"But I can't help if, Mr. Pease," insist
ed Nel!!r ~ int ~ ..:.G,s cf mine If
your office Is oUay. / can't cut them of
and put you on. / say-I-can't-cut-
them-oif. Well, l can't help it if you do
report me- What's that? Now, sec here,
won't be talked to like that. If you use
any more of-there's your Office now. Go
ahead"
"Of all the old beasts" said Nellie, as
she slammed down the receiver "Oh, il
ever I get a chance at him, won't lust
punch himp'
Then, being feminine, she picked up
the receiver again and heard a mans voice
saying:
snow, this thing is exclusive, Doyle.
This man Straight has got away with
| about 500, 600, understand. You'd better
have Bundagc seen; I'll look after the po-
lice end. Oh-and say, Doyle, Straight
lived at $40 North Clark street"
an do It, tell you, will!'' said Mel
lie McHenry to her only confidant, Alice
Mann. I'D do 1t If it were only to spite
that old brute of a Pease. Besides, Just
know that's Blanche McDonald's fellow
that Peaso was telephoning about. There
isn't anybody but me knows he is keeping
company with her, and III probably find
him there now"
An hour later Nellie McHenry was in
| the presence Of Blanche Mcdonald and
Straight. They got her story from her by
degrees and Blanche Mcdonald looked at
the man she owed.
lis that true;" she asked. He bowed
his head
"You'd better 60, she answered. "And
and God keep you. Be true and come
back to me soon."
That was all. Henry Straight was q
fugitive from justice.
-.
"Its such funny name," said Maggie
Lawson. There isn't another name like
1t In all Easton. Won't it be funny when
I'm Mrs. Straight" And the future Mrs.
Straight acquired a kiss that was hers By
right of her locks il for no other reason
Henry Straight was one Of the leading
nf Do j. L.
been in town very long, it was true, and
be seemed to be rather friendless indi.
vidual, but there was nothing the matter
with his business acuteness, as more than
7, one Of the bulls and bears knew to their
| cost.
"One q our leading citizens" the local
paper called him as 1t lamented its inabil-
/ ity 20 print his picture, adding: $50 great
Il the modesty OF Mr. Straight that he has
not had picture taken for several years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05
MRS. STRAIGHT.


able, and so when he visited New York it
was to quiet boarding house on West
Fifteenth street that he carried his valise.
Il want room for about week, " he
told the landlady, land l want to be as
quiet as possible"
That night the new boarder came into
the dining room when most of the others
had lett, and, unfolding his napkin, looked
around the room. At that moment there
was the swish of skirts on the stairs and a
young woman entered the room, saving
laughingly, I'm sorry to be SO late, Mrs.
Fields, but I-oh!"
Tie new boardcr had risen and was
staring at the young woman as if he had
seen ghost. The girl had turned white
and was clutching the back of chair.
The startled landlady dimly felt that she
was treading on the edge of tragedy.
The man broke the silence first.
blanche" he said, why didn't you
answer my lettersl"
II never got any letters" the girl an
swered passionately. You mean to say
why didn't you ever write to me?'"
There followed an argument. Neither
ate any dinner, but the mystiiied landlady
shook her head sadly at the gas meter next
day, for the man and the woman had talk
ed far into the night. Apparently Mr..
Straight felt that something ought to DO
said, for after breakfast he called Mrs.
Fields aside and said: Miss Mcdonald
and were engaged years ago. Through
a misunderstanding the engagement was
broken off. We have decided that we love
one another just as much as ever. and SO
We shall be married this morning."
-
People in Easton said that the strongest
part of Maggie Lawsons character was
her capacity for revenge; others matched
1t with her determination. When the weeks
went by and no word came from Henry
Straight, there began to be strange rumors
in Easton. 1t was said that he had SWIM
died railroad; others said that he was
defaulter. Altogether it was very pretty
mess, and people hastcncd TO congratulate
Miss Lawson on her lucky escape
They found that young woman disin-
clined to accept congratulations The cause
for congratulation, she said, would arise
later. In the meantime she was busy with
photographer, who had made for her a
large circular with picture on it, and her
bill for postage stamps began to grow.
One of those circulars found its way into
the hands of Chief Murphy, at Jersey City,
and he recognized the picture upon it as
that Of man who had begun to mako
rather splurgo in the Carteret club There
followed a noto to Easton, Pa, and two
days later Henry W. Straight was arrested.
While they waited for cxtradition papers
he was locked in the city Jail.
Blanche Mcdonald, now Mrs. Henry
Straight, visited him often. One morning
the keepers found that Straight had sawed
through the bars Of his cell and escaped.
They arrested Mrs Straight, and she
laughingly told them that she had pro-
vided her husband with the saw that won
him liberty.
I'm happy" she said in her cell.
"They can't do anything to me, and
know it. They expect mo to break down,
but they'll have to wait long time. I
saved Henry once before, and I'll save him
again if l can.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05

but that did not account for the had condi.
ton l was in, my blood did not circulate,
and if pricked my finger while sewing. no
blood followed the puncture. All this is
different now, thanks TO DIR. Williams Pink
Pills.
(Signed) "MRs. CuRIsrIANA FOSTER"
Uitness: MIs. ED. HEARN.
The proprietors of Dr. Williams Pink Pills
state that they are not q patent medicine hut
a prescription used for many years by an EN-
intnt practitioner who produced the most
wonderful results with them, curing all forms
Of weakness arising from n watery condition
of the blood or shattered nerves, two fruitful
causes of almost every i'll to which flesh is
heir. The pills are also a specific for the
troubles peculiar to females, such as suppress.
sions, ali forms Of weakness, chronic constipi-
ton, bearing down pains, etc, and in the cas-.
of men will give speedy relief and effect per-
manent cure in all cases arising from mental
worry, ovcrwcrk, or excesses of whatever
nature. They ere entirely harmless and can
be given 10 weak and sickly children with
the creates. good and without the slightest
danger. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers,
or will he sent post paid on receipt Of price,
80 cents box. or six boxes for $2.50-they
are never sold in bulk or by the 1901 BY al.
dressing DIR. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady. n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05
WOMAN CIGARETTE FIEND.
Agnes Mccarthy Smokes Seventy Nerve
Destreyers Livery Day.

Agnes Mccarthy Smokes Seventy Nerve
Destrsyers Every Day.
my Lady Nicotine" in this story is a
pitiful victim of the cigarette habit who
by her own confession smokes seven pack
ages Of cigarettes day.
Shattered nerves. aweak and wandering
mind and n body half paralyzcd brought
her TO the Norwegian hospital, brooklyn,
where she is physical and mental wreck.
She was found by the police in an open lot
by the sea at Bath Beach. She was uncon.
scious, commissions shook her, and she
seemed near death.
She is about 2S years old and Of medium
height. Her face Is thin and bleachcd by
the constant use of cigarettes. Her big
brown c.ts are dull and heavy and marked
by large blue rings beneath. Her throat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05
STRAIGHT IS CROOKED.
And Thereby Hangs an Up to
Date Romance.
HE TILTED A GIRL; SHE JAILED HIN

Then Another Woman Helped Him to
Escape and Went to Jail In His Place.
A Story Of wcman's Love and woman's
Revenge.
Henry ". Straight, chevalier de lin.
dustrie Of Jersey City and elsewhere, was
unwise enough to hurt the pride of q
woman who knew enough to ruin him.
He wooed Maggie Lawson at Easton, Pa,
and left her there while he went to New
York to buy wedding presents.
In Now York he met Blanche Melon
aid, with whom he had had q love affair.
Henry forgot the Easton girl and married
the New Yorker. The Easton girl told the
police Henry was n swindler. The police
arrested him. The New York wife snug
gled saw into his cell and he made his
escape. The new wife was locked ND in
his stead, but she only laughed. The East
on girl execrates the police for their care.
lessness and bombards them with letters
and photographs of the escaped man.
-.
How on earth he ever came to get that
name can't understand" said the gray
haired Chicago grain broker as he looked
over the doctorcd account. Calls himself
Henry W. Straight. My opinion is that
his full name is Henry Walks Crooked.
John, Obiige me by calling ppolice head
quarters and ask them to send discreet
man over here. I've had about all can
stand of Henry ". Straight.
Half an hour later thcbroker was giving
detailed account of Straight's misdoings
to Detective pnrtpous
well, that seems all right" said the
detective, ''but tell mo something about
the man. Where did you get him froms"
las matter of fact" answered the
broker, there isn't much to tell He came
to me year or more ago looking for work.
He is golden talkcr and gave him a
minor job. He proved to be useful man,
and when Dorsey went away for his vaca-
ton let Straight take his place. This is
the result"
1t was rather quiet night in the tele-
phone Office and most of the operators were
either stealing chat or testing their
switchboards. Down at the far end of the
room, on the newspaper switchboard, Mel
lie McHcnry seemed to be having more
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05

Is weak. Her lungs have become shrunk.
en- from the inhalation Of cigarette smoke,
while her nervous condition is deplorable.
she Is victim Of nicotine poisoning.
AT the hospital the girl said that she
was Agnes Mccarthy, but as she refused
20 give her address the authorities believe
that she is concealing her identity.
She could not give the slightest clcw as
20 hew she reached Bath Beach. and she
would not give the names Of her friends.
she said that she had been working in q
factory whore 100 girls were employed.
\ bit Of calculation shows that the Gig.
arctic habit had reached an abnormal de-
gree with this young woman. The aver
age cigarette Is 3 inches long. and she
smoked 20 Of these each day. II all the
cicartttes s1noko1-.-h month could 10
piled one on ty~hole n V result would be
a Gigantic ~ any sem ht.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05

In fact. the only one in existence IL In pcs
session Of the beautiful woman who will
soon, it is understood, increase Mr..
Straight's heppiness and grace his palatial
residence by becoming his bride"
Maggie Lawson was to marry Henry
Straight in the spring, and the prospective
bridegroom went to New York to buy fur.
niture and wedding presents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05

and all the women were scared blue when
there ambled up the aisle being dressed
to represent devil, with large head and
switching tail, blowing smoke from its
postrils and believing:
Il am the devil, and want all Of you,"
This devil was George Akin, the preach.
er's son. He made hit. 1t is suspected
that the dominic made a hit, too, when
the father and son met.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05
BRAVE BARBARA STACK.
Put Chicago Footp,ds to Flight With
Mere Hafpin.

Barbara Stack Is a girl who earned more
money with common, everyday hatpin
than some men could make with an Ak or
hsyrake In a week. The hatpin was the
one Miss Stack used in .repelling robbers
on board q Blue Island avenue car in Chi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05
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Execntcrs Notice.

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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
HOW IT FEELS TO BE SHOT.
Just Like Being Struck Over the Shoul-
ders with a Club.

Just Like Being Struck Over the Shout
ders With a Club.
Lieutenant Eains, commanding an
artillery platoon under Captain Potts
in Porto Rico, WAS wounded on Aug
ust IL, the day the war ended. He
is now at st. Luke's hospital, in New
York city. Talking with his brother,
Captain T. Rankins Hams, who was at
his bedside, he said:
''On the morning of the 10Th Cap
tain Potts was ordered to proceed up
the San Juan road with five guns for
the purpose of shelling the Spanish
trenches at Asomanta. Four guns,
which included my platoon, were
moved into position in field near the
San Juan road at range of 1000
yards, the fifth gun being sent ahead
100 yards to our right on the road.
'Just before we came into action
the enemy opened on us with infantry
volleys and two 3-inch howitzers. This
fastened us into action. We picked
up the range Immediately and did
splendid work. The two howitzers
were soon silenced and the Spaniards
were seen running from their intrench-
ments. Then we slackened our fire.
''Soon after we did so the enemy
took heart and began to return. Gen
eral James H. Wilson sent me with
gun up the road in advance of the
rest to try and enfilade the enemy.
went up the road on horseback about
200 yards and found a company of
Wisconsin infantry on bend of the
road which formed cover from the
Spanish fire. passed beyond them,
and the gun was unlimbered in the
next turn of the road in a somewhat
sheltered position. My men lay down
by the roadside to escape the Spanish
volleys, the mausers coming in storm
with each volley.
81 told the sergeants we would have
a try at them for luck, anyhow. As I
could see no Spaniards nearer than
500 or 600 yards, had him run the
gun out on the road little. We had
no sooner done this than the fire sud-
denly increased fiercely, SO the gun
could not be served. We hauled the
gun back to the next turn in the road,
where we were joined by the second
gun, still unable to do any great exc
cution owing to the sheltered position
of the enemy. The fire continued
with ferceness, but from our new po-
sition we brought house into view.
had the gun instantly trained upon
it, as 1 saw several Spaniards outside
of it, and felt certain it was not empty.
The very first shot landed fairly upon
the side of the house and, penetrating,
burst inside, sending things flying.
The enemy broke cover and 1 turned
to the sergeant saying: That was a
good one now give them
Gas tnrned something struck me
through the body. l knew was badly
hit, but felt no pain after the first
shock. 1t was like being struck over
the shoulders with a club. I passed
my hand to my side and brought it
away full of blood.
''The sergeant saw me and ran to
my side. They've got me this time,'
I said. He put his arm around me
and led me away and let me lie down"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
Morbid Customs in Portugal.

There seems to be a certain NOR
bid fondness for what may be called
playing with the dead in Portugal.
They seem to take peculiar delight
in dressing up their dead and expos
ing them to public view. l happened
to be present at the solemn requiem
of Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon,
when the corpse, dressed in full can
onicals, was placed in half-sitting
posture to face the crowd in the nave
of the Cathedral, and 1 thought at the
time that the interment ought to have
taken place sooner.
One fine Sunday afternoon in spring
l was strolling along one of the main
shouts and merry chatter of lot of
little boys and girls attracted my at
tention to side street. The children,
all nicely dressed, were coming down
the side street at a brisk walk, evil
IDENTIFY interested in something that
was being carried along by three or
four of them. When they reached
the corner saw that the centre of in
terest was very small brass-studded
coffin. The lid was open and could
see the little fower-decked and bediz-
ened corpse inside of it.
Another time 1 mistook the corpse
of child on its way to the grave for
waxen image of the Madonna being
carried in procession. 1t was little
dead girl, beautifully dressed in white
satin and wearing white veil and
white flowers. The little body had
been made to sit up in chair which
four boys were carrying on their
shoulders. The bearers and the other
children in the procession wore white
ribbons and white flowers, all en-
blematic of innocence and happy con-
fidence that the soul of their little
friend was in paradise. New York
Sun.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

side. The velvet belt is closed with
gilt buckle, and gilt naval buttons are
used in closing the double e-breasted
fronts.
The fronts lap widely, are long and
loose fitting and meet the back in
shoulder and under arm seams. The
smooth back is fitted by centre
seam to the waist line, the skirt por.
ton, which is joined on, being ar.
ranged in wide centre box pleat each
side. The deep, round collar, that
fits the neck closely and flares widely
apart in points at the front is an at.
tractive feature of this dressy and
stylish coat. The two-seamed coat
sleeves are very slightly full at the
top, and the wrists are finished with
round, slightly faring cuffs.
Coats in this style may be made OF
cheviot, tweed, heavy serges, covert
or broadcloth, in either plain or mixed
colorings. Braid, guimpe, ribbon,
lace, applique or edging will be ap
propriate decoration. 1t is practical
and economical idea to make up q
coat in this style now without lining
AS cold weather advances, warm
lining and edging of fur on collar and
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
Hoods Sff MitS II Hooas sa Rais 20 sak
SanOa's Snake Sivas.

Samoa, it is we'll known, is one oi
the very few islands in the Pacific
where snakes are found in plenty.
None of the reptiles here, however,
are venomous, and in consequences the
natives show absolutely no fear OF
them.
Their indifference to the reptiles is
made most markedly manifest at the
hamlet of Iva, on the northeast coast
of Savaii.
The dancing girls of the place are in
the habit of employing the snakes for
personal adornment in their dances.
They tie them about their necks, their
ankles and their wrists, festoon
them in their headdresses, and tuck
few extra ones in the belt in readiness
to replace such as may escape in the
dance.
At their best these sivas danced by
the Samoans are revolving shows Of
savagery. It can be easily imagined
that they are made no more attractive
by the village maid and her crew of
attendant girls careering round
adorned with an assortment of writh.
ing red snakes. Mail.