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Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-30
LATE DEVELOPMENTS.

The Ed Massey we'll near Lytton
which was started some time ago
by Steele & Campbell, of Pittsburg,
and abandoned, will start to drilling
again in a few days, Mr. P. Cum
ningham. of ,Sharpsburg, Pa, hay
ing purchased the property.
Mccormick, Bills & Co. have
just completed their No. I Ruck-
man and have 90 barrel producer.
The Fearless Oil company are
fishing at their No. Singleton,
on McKim creek.
Boleard & Boles' No. 10 Cain is
in the sand.
&c. Trees & Co. have moved
the rig at their Haddox and will
start a new hole.
N. Ogdin, receiver, has the rig
up for No. Virgen.
E. W. Frink is spudding at his
No. I F. Bills 20 acres.
Watson & Co.'S No. 2 on the
Smith farm near Belmont is FIVE
barrel producer.-St Marys Leader.
From Mondays Daily.
Jackson's Ridge is N a fervor of
excitement over the development
- q I s. u
of J. w. Henderson's No. Rash
man. This well was showing up
Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-24

where they enter the service of the
Alaskan Transportation company for
service on the Yukon.
Attorney w. A. Meese was as
saulted in his Moline Office Yesterday
by John McLafin, whose complaint
was that Meese did not faithfully
represent his interests in the settle
ment of an estate. McLafin whaled
Meese over the head with hickory
cane, knocking him down. McLaflin
was arrested and Justice Webb fined
him $40 and costs.
The death claims against the Mod
ern Woodmen order for April aggre-
gated $4,000. The directors, who
completed their monthly session Sat-
urday, of this amount allowed
$l75,OOO; $4,000 being previously
allowed; $42,OO was referred, and
there was ~, 600 for which proofs had
not been filed. Two claims were re-
jected under the suicide clause.
The evening of Decoration day,
May 80, there will be a grand con-
cert at the Milan town hall, given by
Prof. s. T. Bowlby's piano class and
mandolin club, assisted by Miss Viola
Sears and the Thode sisters, of Rock
Island, in vocal selections. Arrange
ments have been made to run a
special car to accommodate those
from the city. The entertainment is
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Milan Presbyterian
church.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-24
Special Notice.

wish to say to the people of Rock
Island and vicinity that my photo
graphic parlOrs will be in readiness
for operation by the 25th, and all
those desiring first-class work at rea-
sonable prices. will do well by call
ing and examining samples. My
light is of the new steep single-slant
system. recently adopted by all the
leading photographers, producing the
most satisfactory results; instru-
ments and accessories are of the latest
improved. Have had wide experience
in the profession and can guarantee
the most satisfactory results. Rooms
are located in the southeast corner OF
Star block, opposite Harper house. A
portion of your trade solicited. Yours
truly. c. f. SMITH.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-24
Robbed the Grave.

A rtling'incident of which Mr..
John Oliver, of Philadelphia. was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows
IL was in most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes
sunken, tongue coated, pain contin.
ually in back and sides, no appetite
gradually growing weaker day by day
Three physicians had given me up
Fortunately, friend advised trying
Electric Bitters, and to my great Joy
and surprise, the first bottle made 8
decided improvement. l continued
their use for three weeks, and am now
a well man. / know they saved
my life. and robbed the grave of an
other victim" No one should fail to
try them. Only 50 cents per bottle
at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-24
A Hint From the Klondike.

Joseph Ladue, the famous trapper
and miner, and the present owner OF
Dawson City. and for many years the
agent of the Alaska Commercial COM
pany. gives hint to persons going to
Alaska, and pays great compliment
to well known article. He writes
Il have always used the Royal Bak-
ing Powder in Alaska and northwest
territory, as no other gave equal sat
isfaction in that harsh climate.
also found my customers always in
sisted on having that brand
Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-24
Obituary.

The remains of Charles Bracket
Durham arrived from the east this
afternoon. The funeral will occur
from the residence on First avenue al
10 n. m. tomorrow.
The funeral of Miss Maude EVELYN
Thompson was held from the Broadway
PRESBYTERIAN church at 4 p. m. Sun.
day, Rev. W. S. Marquis officiating
The pallbearers were Alexander
Stewart. Oliver Cramer. Paul Cleland
John Stewart. William Snively and
DE Won McGill.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-24

Elsewhere in today's ARGUS ap-
pears the call for the democratic sena.
torial convention of the Thirty-third
district to be held in Rock Island
Thursday, June 2. The basis OF
representation will be one delegate for
every 200 votes or ma jOr fraction
thereof cast for William j. Bryan for
president in 1896, which entities
Rock Island county to % delegates,
and Henry county to Is delegates.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-24

Needs assistance it may be best to
render it promptly, but one should
remember to use even the most per-
feet remedies only when needed. The
best and most simple and gentle rem
edy is the Syrup of Figs, manufac-
tured by the California Fig Syrup
company.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-24

1T was almost a miracle. Bur-
dock Blood Bitters cured me of a ter
rible breaking out all over the body.
l am very grateful. Miss Julia Fill
bridge. West Cornwell. Conn. For
sale by Marshall 4 Fisher.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-24
Grand Decoration Day River Excursion.

Monday, May 80. Decoration day,
the steamer W. j. Young, Jr., will
run family excursion to Muscatine,
/, leaving Rock Island at $3.50 a. m.,
reaching Muscatine at noon, and leav.
ing on return at p. m. Music and
light refreshments. Fare for round
, trip so cents.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-24
Have You Kidney Trouble:

A so cent trial bottle of Foley's
Cure will prevent serious results from
this usually fatal disease. Sold by T
T. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-24

Arnold's Bromo Celery cures head
aches; 10, 25 and SO cents. Reiss
drug store.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-24

To Care Constipatiea roFeyeR.
Take Cascarets Candy Cashartic - .. -
u G G. 9. tau 70 cure, Druggists refund noeey.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
AN ANIMAL PARADISE.
Dogs ana Cattle Of All Kinds Are
Treated Very aumanely IN
aOlland.

The animals which are lucky enough
to live in Holland are fortunate crea-
lures. Cows and pigs dot the land
scape in every direction and roam with
the sheep and horses in the pastures
bordered by the canals, which they can
not cross. In Switzerland, on the 9TH
er hand. the cattle are kept shut up
most Of the time in dark. sitting little
stables beca use there are no fences, and
otherwise the animals would stray.
says the Chicago Evening News.
The happiest dogs live in the Hague.
for muzzles are not compelled, and
everyone seems to take his dog along
when he goes for an airing. touch
ing story connected with the history
OF William the Silent. prince of Orange.
may have had an influence in disposing
the Dutch people to general regard
and love for dogs. On the monument
Of this prince in church al Delft is an
inscription referring to favorite dog
of his. On one occasion when be was
in great danger from Spanish assassins
who were about to enter the tent where
he lay asleep the dog jumped on his bed
and by barking loudly awoke him in
time to make his escape. Afterward.
when he was assassinated. the same
dog is said to have pined away and died
of grief. The fine statue of William at
The Hague also has the dog at his feet.
looking affectionately up to the face of
his master.
Horses are treated very huInanely in
Holland and the barbarous check rein
is v'spicuous by its absence. In none
of tue large cities of Europe will one see
the straight check, which draws back
horses head painfully. Side check
reins are sometimes used, but never in
convenience the horse.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
BLAcKF1sH ON IT'S HEAD.
Position That 1t Takes When II
the Act Of Seeking Shelter In .
Hole Through q Rock.

The blackfsh likes to creep in under
cyerhanging rocks and into holes, and
in winter it is common for it to get into
such places and lie there for q long
time without eating. In waters that
it frequents it may be seen at low tide
slowed away in such shelters. At the
Aquarium the blackfish in tanks in
which there are rocks like to loaf and
lurk about them. There is one tank
there containing small blackfsh in
which there are fragments of rock per-
foratcd with holes made originally by
some boring mollusk, which have doubt
less been enlarged by the action of sand
and water, says the New York Sun.
Into the largest of these holes one of
the blackfsh creeps. AS the rock lies
in the tank the hole is downward, just
back of the front edge, and through the
rock. The little blackfish goes into
this hole head downward and through
it until its nose rests on the bottom be-
low. It's position then is very nearly
vertical, and its head and part Of the
forward part OF its body may be seen
below the rock, while its tail may be
seen projecting above. In this posi-.
tion it sometimes remains for day at
q time.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
SUICIDE AMONG GERMANS.
The Stronger the Teutonism the
Stronger the Propensity to
Self-Destructi0n.

Another social phenomenon has been
laid at the door Of the Teutonic race of
northern Europe, one which even more
than divorce is directly the concom-
liant of modern intellectual and
economic progress. We refer TO suicide.
says the Popular Science Monthly.
Morselli devotes chapter of his inter
esting treatise upon this subject to
proving that "the purer the German
race-that is to say, the stronger the
Germanism (e. g., Teutonism). Of a
country-the more it reveals in its ply
steal character an extraordinary pro-
pensity to self-destruction." On the
other hand, the Slavic peoples seem to
him to be relatively immune. These
conclusions be draws from detailed
comparison of the distribution Of sui
eide in the various countries of western
Europe. and it must be confessed that
he has collected data for a very plaus-
ible case. There can be no doubt that in
Germany the. phenomenon eliminates
in frequency for all Europe. and that
it tends to disappear in almost direct
proportion TO the attenuation of the
Tcutonic racial characteristics else
where.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
A MIXED RACE.
Americans Are q People Composed
Of Almost All the Other Ma
tiOnaiIties.


Not all Americans are Anglo-Saxons.
Even in the south. where the proper
lion of people drawn from that source
is greatest. there are strong infusions
of French, Irish and Scotchlrish blood.
In the west are extensive German. Irish
and Scandinavian populations. in the
east vast Irish population, large
Canadian-French element, and an i'm
mensc number of Germans. Even what
is called the Anglo-Saxon stock is mixed
with Dutch. Huguenot and Scottish
contributions. When this country has
hghting to do she does not look to one
race among her people, but to all, and
her foreign relations cannot be planted
on the atiinities of Anglo-Americans, or
any other ethnic element. says the Syra-
cuse Standard.
When We have cleared our minds of
error. prejudice and injustice. enabling
ourselves to understand what Ameri-
caniSm means-hOw it is not the pre-
dominance of any race or religion-we
shall perceive the exact worth and
character of the friendship subsisting
between Great Britain and the United
States. There is u common language;
there is n common law; there are many
common political ideas; there are COM
mon interests in trade. 80 that the pros
perity of the one is more or less inter-
twined with the prosperity OF the other;
and lastly both are free states, having
an active, educated public intelligence,
peculiarly responsive to the appeals of
q universal humanity.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
SPANISH STAMPS.
Issued to Raise War
Funds.

"A San Antonio (Tex.) special says:
There was received in this city from the
City of Mexico. consignment Of 2,50o
patriotic postage stamps" of Spain.
The consignee was Jose NJ. De CASTELAR,,
q Spanish resident Of San Antonio aud
a native of the Canary islands. This
consignment of stamps reveals gigan-
tic patriotic scheme OF loyal Spanish
subjects on the American continent to
raise fund Of $500. 900 to aid the Span
ish government in its war with the
Cuban insurgents. The scheme is to
issue lQ.0O0.000 postage stamps five
cents face value in the money of the
country in which they are used. The
matter Is in the hands of an executive
committee in the City of Mexico, and
the second issue Of 100000 stamps has
been turned out by a German litho-
graphing firm in the Mexican capital.
The stamps are sold for five cents apiece
to the Spaniards, and one stamp is
stuck on the sheets Of every letter
written by the patriotic subjects. The
committee In the City of Mexico has
sold these stamps, II is claimed, in large
quantities in the South and Central
American republics, and many have
found their way to this country. Senor
CASTELAR, says that the lot which he re-
ceived is part of second million of such
stamps issued. The stamp is of light
green color and bears this inscription
in an arch around the Spanish coat Of
arms: "-Impuesta Patriotica Espa-
nO1-H"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
! TWO AGAINST ONE.
Vet One Could Not Help Feeling
Sorry for the Wtfs-Showed
Her Mothers Nature.

A former well-known newspaper man
some years ago went to England and
brought back an English wife, who still
loves her mother country. The couple
have several children, among them .
bright seven-year-old boy, who IL
thoroughly American. The other even
ing, while at dinner. says the Pitts
burgh Chronicle Telegraph. the hus-
band and wife were discussing the pros
poets of war with Spain, and during the
conversation the wife remarked:
''Do you really think the United
States could defeat Spain?"
Defeat Spain!" exclaimed the hus-
band. well. should say so. We can
lick any country in the world. and sew
eraI of them put together. Well. |
should say!"
The English-born girl flushed slight
ly. her love for old England stirred her
heart. and she responded: well.
guess the United States couldn't whip
England"
The seven-year-old boy had been
quiet up to that point. but he knew
sorne history. He looked at his mother
and said: ''Can't whip England! Why,
we did it twice already and we can do il
again"
The mother gasped in surprise, the
father smiled broadly. and the boy tri.
umphed. for his mother had no more to
ssy.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
THE BACHELOR GIRL.
She Keeps Herself Looking Well. and
10 Free from Anectati0n and
Grows Old Gracefully.

''She is wise in one respect, is this
bachelor GIRL" Ruth Ashmore writes in
Ladies' Home Journal. "She has
learned the art of gathering years
gracefully. She appreciates, as she
loses her youth, that she must pay more
regard to her appearance. and that in
life's picture she must always be a
figure that looks well. Here the bach
elor girl rises superior to the old maid,
for with all the old maids gentleness
she was a bit inclined toward dowdi-
ness. The bachelor girl impresses you,
when you meet her, with her natural
ness Perhaps, as you grow to know
her we'll. you may wish that her nat
ural manner did not tend toward
brusqueness; but at least she is truth
full. She is a woman of business, and
she is gradually learning that TO sue
ceed, alike in business and in society,
she must follow the example OF her
brother and not carry her workaday
worries or joys into her social life. She
must learn the art of being grub or a
butterfly. as time and place demand.
She is fond Of pleasure, and, being
healthy and happy. she is kind and
cha rita hle"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
QUEER THINGS TO PUMP.
Pig Iron, Ends Of Spiles, Cannon Balli
and the End Of . Tail shaft
Brought Up.

There are sometimes brought up by
centrifugal pumps-wmch are used for
dredging, for pumping up coal from
sunken vessels, and for various other
purposes-tMngs that seem strange to
be handled even by such pumps as
these, designed to pump coal. and SO
on. An eightinch centrifugal pump
used by wrecking company of this
city to pump coal with has brought up
piece Of pig iron weighing 36 pounds.
A pump with 28-inch suction used
in dredging at the Mississippi river jet
ties brought up two mushroom an
chors, one of them weighing s0 pounds.
It brought up ends Of spiles IL inches
in diameter and 2S inches long. 1t
pumped up sharks; part of one
pumped up ON one occasion was Ave feet
long.
Another eightinch pump used for
coaa pumped up pieces Of board IS
inches long, and car coupling IL
inches long.
Large pumps used in dredging in the
improvement of New York harbor
brought up cannon balls and various
ether heavy objects, including the end
Of tail shaft weighing IS pounds.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
NEW ASPECT OF WAR
Dwellers aA SeaAhOre Resorts snow
Reluctanee to Rent the
Cottages.

A great many people who have been
bIithely talking about rushing into .
war with Spain will, we believe. pause
and reflect and grow dubious when
they read the latest news from the sea-
shore-this news being nothing less
than that cottages and villages at the
most approved seaside resorts are not
in nearly as great demand as formerly.
and that II war really occurs there ts
a question as to whether Newport and
Elberon will not be practically desert
ed. says the Chicago Evening News.
This brings up the astonishing fact,
overlooked until this moment. that In
a war the euemy's ships might throw
shells and shot at the Marble house and
the Breakers and even At the Casino
itself.
Eminent historical authorities ana
counsel learned in international law
admit that this il so and that there 70
nothing on the hooks to prevent lowly
Spanish gunper from sending pro1ec-
tile into Newport's best houses without
even an r. 8. v. p. attached. Some au-
thorities go so far as to say that span
ish captain might in . supPosa ole case
land 4 boatlosti OF. marfnee Of no social
standing At all and Lad thsm night into
the drawing-rocm.
Now that the fact hes bsep brou4ae
10 general sttentios the monxFous &C.
1ect in the frsmswork of things wnicn
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
AUSTRIA'S DECADENCE.
There II No Place In the Tranquil
Empire for Great Men, Says
Mark Twain. - A,

must take passing notice Of another
point in the governments measures for
maintaining tranquility, says Mark
Twain, in Harper's Magazine. Every
body says it does not like to see any in
dividual attain to commanding influ-
ence in the country, since man can
become disturber and an inconveni-
ence. eve have as much talent as the
other nations" says the citizen, re-
signedly, and without bitterness, "but
for the sake Of the general good of the
country we are discouraged from maxi
ing it over-conspicuous; and not only
discouraged, but tactfully and skillful-
ly prevented from doing it, il we show
too much persistence. Consequently
we have no renowned men; in centuries
we have seldom produced one-that is,
seldom allowed one to produce himself.
We can say to-day what no other nation
of first Importance in the family Of
Christian civilization can say: That
there exists no Austrian who has made
an enduring name for himself which is
familiar all around the GLOBE"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
THREE LOTS OF TEETH.
A Colorado Indian 100 Years Old
Who II Aided by Nature to
Keep His Youth.

No-wa-she Jack Pota, an old Indian,
who resides with his four squaws on
Snake creek in the Creek nation, is
one of the greatest living curiosities in
this country, says the Cushing (Col.)
Herald. He is said to be 100 years old,
but judging from the different events
which he claims happened within a
lifetime he must be even older. The
most remarkable feature about Nova
she is that he has already lost two sets
of teeth and now has grown q third
set complete. His hair is Jet black, with
no signs of turning gray; his step is
firm and bearing erect; he has buried
20 wives and is now living with four.
He was originally Delaware, but was
captured by the Apaches when young
and held for a number of years; he
was adopted by the Muskogees when
a middle-aged man and has been re-
garded as the oldest man in the tribe
for the past 80 years. No-wa-she is
treated with the greatest reverence by
the members of the tribe, who regard
him as superior being. and the crafty
old fellow doesn't hesitate to take ad-
vantage of their superstitions by ac-
.epting all the favors they feel dis
posed to bestow upon him.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
JOKE ON THE OFFICER.
The Thief Catcher Unsuspectingl,
Gives His Suit to n Wagon
Thief to Clean.

There is good story told on q
prominent official of Allegheny. says
the Pittsburgh Dispatch. He denies it,
but its truth is vouched for by another
well-known official. Some days ago.
the story goes, the former official hap
pened to be going into his residence
on one of the prominent thorough
fares when he saw man hurrying
across the street with several pieces of
mems wearing apparel on his arm. The
man was walking in the direction OF a
wagon nearby that belonged to clean
ing and dyeing establishment. It struck
the official that he would have one OF
his spring suits cleaned, and he hailed
the man, thinking he was i'll charge OF
the wagon. However, the fellow proved
to be a thief and had just robbed hall
rack in neighboring clearinghouse.
When the official cried out to him:
Say, mister, have suit I wish you
would have cleaned" the thief took in
the situation and saw that he had been
taken for the driver Of the wagon. He
coolly went over and got the officials
suit. The thief was well out Of sight
before the real driver Of the wagon re-
turned and the truth became known.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
LIGHT YOUR PIPES, GIRLS.
II You Want to BE Thoroughly Eng
lish You Must Smoke
Dudheen.

The latest from England is that the
different railroad companies are being
tormented to death by letters from
women requesting the addition of smok-
ing cars for women on the different
railroads, says the New York Evening
World.
This naturally leads one to inquire:
Where is the British matron? Why
isn't she forming crusade and leading
it against her refractory daughters, for
the would-be smokers in public belong
to the younger class of professional
women who crave the solace of cigar,
cigarette or pipe as they ride up to Lon
don to their studios and Offices.
Smoking among the better class Of
women in England is far more prevalent
than it is in the United States. This may
be due to the fact that womens clubs
in London are more clubable than they
are here.
The London women's clubs do not
stop at gavel-pounding and an annual
tea. There is daily tea, but it is spelled
sherry, or b-r-a-n-d-y-a-n-d-s-o-d-a,
or variety of ways.
Now that we have taken to copying
everything English, even to their boots
I'VE fought against the boots for years,
but we are now paying double price
for them-are we going to demand
smoking cars, too? It won't add much
to the attractiveness of the fin de steele
girl to have briarwood pipe sticking
out of her hip pocket.
But if it's English, we must have it,
even at the expense Of appearances.