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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED..AGENTs TO SELL MURAr
w Halsted's great Cuba book; III about
everyoae buys It; one agent soM 81 IN one dav::
another made el3 In one hour: 600 paees: nag.
n'ncent Illustrations. photographs, eto.; low
pnce: We guarantee the moss liberal torms;
ireigns palo: 70 days credit: OUTFIT free; send
mx Soent stamps 70 pay postage The Bible
mouse, "a Dearborn street, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

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eli . sss1l1sss TOE the denoerHsio somias
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED-ENGAGEMENTs TO PLAY
w Tor dances BY ]. J. Baker with Otto'
mem, who guarantees GOOD nude Hsr,v
Wenhng, prompter. Also furnish violin and
piano music. No. 700 Seventeenth ctreet: tei.
ephone on 1884, ser
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED-GIRL FOR GENERAL HOUSE.
w work ct sSe Nineteenth street Refer
ence required.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED = AGENTS, LADIES AND
TO preventladie hats from blowing an. sam.
pie ID cents: satisfsction guaranteed. AL.
Dress George ]. johnson, $50 OsceOlS Avenue,
st. Paul, MINI. e'e"ue'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED REPRESENTATIVE
In Mexican coffee, rubber ma choccSs J, =
Plantatfon; exceptionalo opportunity; biz money
investigate. Address 1odS No. 100 " sshin9tGyr
street, Chicago, M WI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19
WANTED.

WANTFD-A COMPETENT GIRL FOR
W general Homework ct s54 Seventeenth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTEDt-AGENTS AND Statesmen.
w n day plating tsbleVsre: neS M:
cess: costs but Q cents to plate one dozen
Knives to wear five years. Send 8 cents for
Iormuls Winkler Chemical company, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

EOR SALE-A NUMBER OF VACANT
l. lots In Sinnet's addition; very central:
within easy reach OF the government arrenl.
most OF the large shops in Moline and the
roundh0use OF the Chicago Rock Island & Pa
can buy one or all Of them at . bargain. Also
q lev cottages Apply to +. II. Slnnet Gus
Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED HOUsECLEANINGo OR WASH.
w Ing and ironing BY the day. Inquire at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED EvERYWHERE-LADI IN
w introduce EudoraS Rose Cruam the
great complexion remedy. Address Eudors
Toilet o., sol Tama Building, Burlington, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED-AGENTs TO SELL OUR OILS
w and greases II Rock Island ana Vicinity
permanent position for the right man. The
Csnneid Oh company, Cleveland, Ohio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED-SALESMEN TO HANDLE
w our lubrtcating oils on commIssion In
kock Island and vicinity. Liberal terms The
Euclid OH company, Cleveland, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED-RELIABLE MAN TO MEET
w merchants and manufacturer. United
STATES ana C.nada Mercantile agency Is
cago, ILLS. O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

NOR SALE-WELL ESTABLISHED BIysI.
4 ness: doing about 10000 per annum; To-
city OF San Antonio; 900 cans pass the store
every day: one-third first-clsss farming lands
In Missouri or Kansas. balance cash or It's
equivalent. Address Col j. A. Brodley HpaX
E Houston street, San Antonio, Tex.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED-AGENTs; REQUIRES NO Elk
W perience; quick sellers; either ser
Ope asked; be quick R. ]. HI. Smith = &c
Fifth and Race streets, Cincinnati, Ohio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

NOR SALE-A NEAT OFFICE CABINEP
with about 20 different slides suitable for
niing legal blanks or any description Of papers
10 nat Iorm TO be kept In shape for writing
thing for any once with contracts, etc. to
die. Address h. T. O.. care of THE ARGUs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED-A POSITION AS CASHIER
w or clerk BY young lady Of three ye.rs'
experlence as cashier IN large mercantile
required. Address q, ARGUS. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED RELIABLE MEN TO TACK
w up advertising signs: Sl2s0 weekly:
pie, etc. Young Medicine company. 2lS9 Nnrth
COLORADO street. Philadelphia, Pa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

NOR SALE-FRCTT OR TRUCK FARM
y containing Ia acres. situated 50 miles east
OF chicago, on baltimore Ohio railroad; one
third mile from depot. For particulars sd-
dress lock box 81. Bremen, Ind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19

WANTED COLLECTORS AND
w selesmen. good pay. Inquire of The
singer manufacturing company, zoo West
second street, Davenport, Iowa.
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
THROUGH TREACHtRY.
SanguiIys Plans to Land in Havana Are
 Frustrated.

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. IDA special from Tampico Mex, says: Major-Generai Julio Sanguilly was a passenger on the Ward line steamer Saratoga arriving here this afternoon. Your correspondent found him at the Hotel Continental at dinner and introduced himself, asked for an in- terview and succeeded in eliciting from him his adventures since leaving New York.
 He stated that he left New York osten- sibly for Tampjico, two of his friends hay ing secured his passage before hand and made all necessary arrangements for his safe landing at Havana He assumed the name of John Haley, and stated that he was an invalid and wished to remain in his state room during the trip. No one in New York knew of his departure except his two friends, who were members of the Cuban junta. When he arrived in Havana arrangements were made by which he was to be taken ashore at o'clock on the day of the departure of the boat, but through the treachery of the man who was to row him ashore, the secret was divulged to the police, the chief of whom presented him self at the door of the generals state
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
ODDS AND ENDS,

Next to our grape wine it is believed that Japanese sake, or rice wine, Is the oldest alcoholic beverage known to man, it's use in Japan dating back over 2,00O years.
 So rapid has been the change in the English language that the English of to- day bears no more resemblance to the English of 1000 years ago than 1t does to German.
 The amount of capital invested in the manufacture of bicycle tires in the United States is estimated by an exchange at SS,- 900 900, the number of persons employed at 5000 and the number of tires produced annually at 100000.
 ''To run amuck'' is properly to run amok. Formerly in India, Siam and other eastern countries, Malay men driven mad by op- um, hasheesh other drugs would run about frantically, sword in hand, striking at any one they might happen to meet and crying, "Amok amok"-kill, kill
 To the average eye not more than 5000 stars are visible; some persons having ex- traordinary strong eyes see about B. 900 stars. Through the Lick telescope and other powerful instruments about 50000 900 stars are visible. There are believed to be stars in existence beyond the reach of any telescope vet constructed The surface of the sea Is estimated at 15O 0O0 GOO square miles, taking the whole surface of the globe at 197,00o0 900, and it's great depth supposedly equals the height of the highest mountain, or four miles. The Pacific ocean covers 7S,00o 900 sanare miles. the Atlantic 25,O00,000, the Mediter- ranean 1 000 GOO.
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK.
The Proof That There Never Was Such Per-
 sonage.

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 Since the invention of printing it has be- come increasingly difficult to transmit a story subject to the laws of growth, be- cause the original statement is permanent and easily accessible. One story, however, has Seized on the imagination of the peo- pie and f1ourished' since the eighteenth cen tury precisely as the old stories grew. The story of the Man in the Iron Mask" is all most entirely destitute of foundation.
 Voltaire first gave the story currency about 1750. In the supplement to his Steele de Louis XIV. he sets down some bits of gossip about the court. Among these he hints that a very important person was detained at the bastile whose identity was carefully concealed and his features always covered by mask. Afterward the idea of an unknown prisoner behind the "iron mask" took possession of the imagination of the French people, and in this century. Dumas the elder and DuBoisgobey have constructed ingenious romances on the story. M. Young has spent much time and labor to prove that the "iron mask con- cealed a Lorraine adventurer hired to poison the king. Various serious writers have amused themselves with conjectures as to the identity of the prisoner. the fa- vorite theory being that he was a twin brother of Louis XIV, whose appearance might raise embarrassing questions of primogeniture. The notion that he was served in great state by the governor of the prison only was a favorite fiction.
 Examination proves that all the prisoners committed to the prison are accounted for by death or discharge; that "the plate thrown out with message scratched on it' was not thrown from the bastile but from another prison by Huguenot, and that number of prisoners were, allowed to walk on the ramparts for exercise wear ing not iron masks but hoods covering the neck and shoulders and obscuring the face for fear that if they were recognized from below excitement might be caused among the populate who were favorable to them. But few years ago in prisons in French country towns this favor of walking on the walls in disguise was allowed to female prisoners.
 In brief, there never was a '.Man in the
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
TO BE SHORT OR TALL?

It is a curious fact that the majority of men don't seem to be attracted by tall girls. We wonder why? asks an English toned to be looked up to-at all events, by the fair sex-that it is only natural for them to prefer the girl who, in her little caressings and fascinating lover-like ways has, on account of her shortness. to look up at him for the purpose of peering into his love-lit eyes. But very short women can only sound the note of forlorn condi- tion, unfortunately for fussy, modern man. taking him in the abstract, passes her over and lets his choice fall upon her compar- atively taller sister. The superlative tall woman and the positively short woman, the average man leaves severely alone.
 Tall women are usually dgnified, and would appear to scorn kittenish ways, and although they manage to draw admiration. 1t is rather of the awe-inspiring kind. No doubt, owing to their smallness of stature and pretty, playful ways, men give to little women more betting than the tall, digni- fled woman demands. The lovers oft repeated expression-"you little darling''- could hardly be applied to the very tall girl without tickling the disabilities of those who overheard it. This is certainly very hard, and looks like a punishment for be- ing tall, but who can help her stature? And it is a fact. too, that men are rather shy about approaching tall women, because of restraint which they feel but cannot ex- plain. They are under the impression- why, it's hard to tell-that tall women are built to be commanders, and that they are in their natural element when left alone in their reserved dignity and musings in their lonely wanderings.
 You have in the little woman, nestling, coaxing, fascinating ways that are not to be found in the mannerisms of the tall woman, whose nature seems to be quite the opposite of vivicity, her inclinations lean- ing toward a deep, calm reservedness which befits her tall stature. A tall wo- man, with pretty little ways,'' would be ridiculous sight; and a tall woman who wanted to be petted and insisted on being petted, would, in the eyes of strangers, give cause for much hard testing A tall girl doesn't offer the suggestion that she was born to be taken care of, nor does she convey the idea that she is "a little help- less thing pleading for protection" In some ways, it is, therefore, mot any par ticular run of lavender to be tall wo- man." as little woman once expressed it to the writer.
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
COUNT ESTERHAZY
 WAS ARRANGED
(Continued From First Pageo

of the same opinion as Col. Picquart."
 A house owner of Auteil then testified that the mistress of Major Esterhazy asked him to cancel a lease signed by Esterhazy as the later had declared he was dishon- ored, said he intended to commit suicide and feared the police would seal up his chambers
 At this point Major Esterhazy denied having uttered the words attributed to him and Mme Pals, his mistress, made a simi- lar denial.
 The question of a letter affecting the major then arose. This missive, which addressed to a friend named Weil found its way into the possession of the friends of Dreyfus. Well denied he gave it to the friends of the convict.
 Maj. Esterhazy, in a vehement outburst said: Of all the infamies of which I am the victim, Wells treason gives me most pain. I am not a coward nor a traitor" The majors remarks brought forth cheers from the audience.
 Col. Picquart was the next witness, and the court after a nasty deiberation de- cided to take his testimony behind closed doors. The court was then cleared
 The decision to conceal the evidence of the most important witness of the trial caused much dissatisfaction.
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
A NEW FEATURE.
Some of the Skilled Operatives in League With
 Mill Owners.

Fall River, Mass, Jan. 10.-A new feat ure in the mill situation has developed. According to a report tonight secret or ganization has been formed by the super- intendents, overseers and a few of the most skilled operators in four of the large mills here. These men have agreed to accept the cut in salaries and wages only until such time as they can secure employment here or elsewhere on a basis equivalent to that previous to the enforcement of the reduction.
 It has become known that corporations in the vicinity of Boston have already made overtures to some local men at their own terms. One of the large corporations in this city so far foresaw this outcome of the reduction of salaries as to increase the salaries of the men whom they wanted to keep just previous to the reduction, so that the cut down had no effect on them.
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Miss Singleton. of Wetumpka, who went to Montgomery to be treated by special ist. died there from the effects of an oper- ation.
 The new school building in Wetumpka will cost rather more than s7,4oO, the orig inal appropriation.
 All kinds of large game abound in the pine forests of Baldwin county.
 The Sheffield Coal, Iron and Steel com pany are preparing to start up their entire coke oven plant in Jasper at an early date.
 Eleven cars of cattle were shipped to St. Louis from Jasper on New Years day.
 Alb O'Rears house, near Cullinan. was destroyed by fire last week. The loss was s4.0O0; insurance, S2,7O0.
 The insurance people have settled with c. w. Thompson, of Tuskegee, and he will rebuild his store at once.
 About 100 men are at work extending the Middle Tennessee and Alabama railroad to Cluttsville.
 W. W. Darwin, a prominent citizen of Meridianville, near Huntsville, is dead, at the age of 5s.
 Vernon is building a new parsonage that the Rev. MT. Price will occupy.
 J. B. Bell is building a handsome resi- dence in Prattville.
 The Daphne Journal has suspended pub lication.
 Electric lights have been placed in the court house at Brewton.
 Two saloons in Columbia will each pay a license fee of $500.
 The Louisville and Nashville is to build a branch to Leighton from Sheffield.
 The two saloons of Gurley have closed their doors The license fee is $2,0o0 Stock in illicit stills is rising.
 c. c. & l.. l.. Torbert will soon begin the erection of cotton seed oil mill at Lafay- cite, with daily capacity of fifteen tons of seed. The ginnery will turn out 15O bales of cotton a day.
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
VOTED TO STRIKE.
Weavers in Worsted Mills Rejected the Com-
 promise Offered.

Providence, R. l., Jan. 10.-The weavers of the Wanskuck worsted mills tonight re- jected the compromise offered by Super intendent Metcalf and voted to strike. They had demanded the restoration of the 1863 schedule as already put in effect at the mills at Olneyville, and the abolition of the double loom system.
 The compromise offer was to pay cent extra yard on all work in which over ten harnesses are used The demand for the general raise and for the abolition of the double looms system was refused. The vote rejecting the compromise was almost unan- iInous. The weavers will not go into the
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
CONCEALED WEAPONS.
MT. Spencer Has Some Views on the Inf-
 portant Subject.
Editor Age-Herald:

Editor Age-Herald:
 Seeing an article headed "Concealel Weapons and Murders in your issue of January T, 1 take the liberty of addressing this article to your valuable paper, and if you think it worth publishing you can do so. The following are my views on carry ing concealed weapons. Let the legislature pass a law putting a license of one dollar on any person carrying a concealed weapon. That price will be in the reach of every one. Let the probate judges of each county have brass badges made with a pistol on each, and the words, T am armed" on each badge; that no badge or license will be issued to any person by any judge unless said person is a good, re- spectacle man, and can show by three re- spectable citizens of his ward or precinct that are known to the judge, a good and sufficient reason for issuing the license and badge to allow the applicant to carry a pistol.
 That no person that gets a license or badge can carry pistol without wearing his badge, but can wear his badge without carrying his pistol That amy person that leans his badge, or carries his pistol with out hds badge, carries a pistol without license or badge, shall be sent to the peni- tentiary for the first offense one year, the second offense two years the third affense three vars and so on.
 Have no money consideration about the matter, only put the license so low that any good man that has a reasonable cause to carry pistol can do so without violat- ing the law and have it so a bad man cannot get a license and every person that is caught with pistol that has no license goes to the penitentiary. Then the law abiding citizens will be protected, and the rascals will be punished. These are my views. Yours respectfully.
 c. H. SPENCER.
The age-herald., 1898-01-11

Iron Mask" there was not even an iron mask for man to be put in, yet so great is the power of the imagination that this man who never had local habitation or name" is as real to the people of France as Joan of Arc, as real as King Arthur Is to the peasants of Wales, where it is dan gerous to express a doubt that he once reigned over Britain. Some Frenchmen be- lieve that the mysterious prisoner was O son of Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mag arin; others that he was Monmouth, the illegitimate son of Charles II. of England; others that he was a son of Oliver Crom- well. The story suits the French imagina- tion so well that the French people refuse to give it up. It has a wider acceptance than 1t would receive. if it were true. At the same time, the French are not an inn aginative nor a credulous people.
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
IR0NICAL IFS.

From the Chicago News.
 If he can't sell it the stationer keeps a diary for an entire year.
 If a man is just as good as another he don't have to insist that he is
 If a woman has the vices of man that is the worst thing you can say of her.
 If man is big and fat and able to keep his mouth shut he can bluff almost any one.
 If you read the newspape,. s.. unn mo- tice that most young men who die werA hustlers.
 If man is only a little lower than the angels the angels haven't much to be proud of.
 If you would know your faults, quarrel with a.friend; if your virtues make up with an enemy.
 f 9 map will persist in painting the town red he can't expect to keep in he pink of condition.
 if : woman is wise she will never remind her husband of he fool thinss he said dur ing courtship.
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
11-2s-tu-thr-sun-1m.

room and informed him 1t was known to the police that Sanguilly was on board and that he would not be permitted to leave the vessel
 The general seemed very much disap- pointed at being frustrated in his effort to land being very anxious to once more take the field. He was to have been present at the organization of the provisional govern ment on Jan. l, but failed to complete his arrangements in time to take the City of Washington, sailing ten days previous to the Saratoga.
 When asked about his future plans he stated that-he would return to New York at once, but could say nothing further.
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
Must Withdraw Notices.

New Bedford, Mass, Jan. 1O.-Apparently strike in the cloth mills next Monday morning can only be averted by withdraw ing the notices of a 10 per cent. reduction posted in the mills Dec 31. The spinners to- night took final action upon the question of striking. The result was in favor of re- sistance to the reduction, the vote being 349 to A. The state board of arbitration will come tomorrow, and a conference with the operatives and mill owners will be held.
 Tomorrow night the .weavers will meet to take final action on the matter. Their representatives will then ratify their pro- vision of formal determination to strike
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
Bessemer, Jan. 10.
Office of Medical Officer in Command,


 Birmingham Ala, Jan. 10, 1S9S To, the Mine Owners and Busiress Men of 5s Jefferson County:
 Gentlemen-In order to suppress as quickly as possible, the prevailing outbreak of smallpox in Jefferson county, your as- sstance and cooperation is earnestly re- quested. An inspector of the United States Marine Hospital Service will call at your place of business within few days, who will vaccinate free of charge, any of your employees who may require this very nec- essary method of protection against the disease. You are requested to aid the in- spector in the performance of his duty and to inform any parties who may de- cline to submit to this very slight opera tion that the full penalty of the law will be rigidly enforced Very respectfully,
 G. M. MAGRUDER, Past Assistant Surgeon U. s. Marine Hos pital Service
The age-herald., 1898-01-11
Game for Medical Treatment.

New York, Jan. 10.-Among the passen- gers who arrived on board the steamer City of Washington. from Havana. was Frederick Funston, Cuban insurgent gen. eral, who comes to this country for medi- cal treatment. He was on the stan of Gen.
 Garcia and was captured about four weeks ago at Puerto Principe He gave a fictitious name and was released shortly afterwards. MT. Funston is suffering from the effects of a bullet wound in his thigh.
The age-herald., 1898-01-11

Chicago, Jan. 10-The ''Lexow'' investiga- tion committee. appointed by the state to investigate the workings of the Chicago police department. met at the Great North ern hotel today. As an outcome of charges which have been made, Adolph Kraus, president of the civil service commission, who is prominent democrat, today en- tered suit against Attorney E. R. Bliss, a leading republican, for $50,OOO damages