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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-30

Special Leader Every Day This
Week.

Monday at 9 O'Clock, 10-quart gal
vanized buckets, each Zoe.
Tuesday at o'clock, > dozen good
broom., one toa customer, &c.
Wednesday ut 9 O'clock table oil
cloth, assorted patterns, per yard, &c.
Thursday at 8 o'clock, 1-gallon glass
oil cans, one to a customer, 12Ic.
Friday at 8 o'clock, 500 rolls toilet
paper, per roll. &c.
Stove paste, large size box, per
box, Sc.
Must make room for new goods.
All water sets in store at half price
this week.
All fancy cups and ssucers half
price.
Any jardinier half price.
Any fancy china plates at half price.
Hammocks and croquet sets regard
less of cost.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Steel Hairpins Doomed.

The attack now is upon the steel
hairpin, for specialists declare that
the shell or bone pin is better for the
hair, and that many women have suf-
fered martyrdom from nervous head
ache without once suspecting that the
cause lay in the metal hairpin.
But what shall we do without the
little implement which might be called
"woman's best friend?" How are you
going to supply the IS demands that
we make upon hairpin? We use it
to button our gloves and our shoes, to
open the drawer whose lock is gone,
to cut the leaves of our books,to clean
our husbands pipe, to pin on the ex-
ira wrap, to draw the cork when the
corkscrew cannot be found, to wedge
a rafting window sash, to stone raj.
sins, to fasten O card to the bellpull
in snow time, to do duty as a bodkin
and render no one knows how many
little services of this sort.
The shell substitute is good for none
of these things, and if it be doomed te
crowd it's humber relative from the
market we can only exclaim, Though
lost to sight, to memory dear. -
Philadelphia Ledger.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Girdles.

A new design in gifdles is composed
of two parallel silver chains about an
inch apart. They are held in place by
vertical bars of silver at intervals of
three or four inches. Diamond shaped
and circular pieces of silver are used
instead of the plain bars, and are en-
ameled and set with precious stones.
The girdle is also shown mounted on
black or brown leather belts, and is
generally of gilt silver. Among the
designs are silver disks, enameled
pansios on silver, surrounded by
wreaths of forget-me-nots. Velvet
belts with diamond shaped buckles of
oxidized silver are popular. A coun-
terpart Of the buckle is worn at the
back, and on each side is a circle Of
silver of a design similar to that of
the buckle. Another leather belt is
in imitation of dog collar studded
with little pyramids of silver, and with
a name plate at the back.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Playtime in Japan.

The afternoon in every Japanese
town or village is devoted to recrea-
ton. The boys go out to sail their
kites, which are amazing creations OF
bamboo and paper. A kite fight is an
amusement sufficient to bring out the
entire adult population. Two kites,
sometimes five or six feet in diameter
and belonging to rival boys, are sent
up. The long tails Of the kites have
been covered with powdered glass,
made to adhere to the tails by means
of glue or some sort of mucilage. The
fun consists in seeing which kite con
longest escape with string uncut by
the tail of it's rival. AS to handle
these kites requires great deal OF
skill and knowledge of aerial tactics
the game becomes very interesting
one. The kite which is cut belongs
to the victor-that is, in case it does
not 90 floating off through space.
Mechanical toys are popular.
Almost every Japanese boy, provided
he lives near stream, is expert II
the manufacture of water wheels and
similar toys. Toy dealers abound
and japanese parents are generous in
their gifts of rim, coin equivalent to
the American cent. although only
worth about two mills.
The Japanese children have man!
games. Most Of these are quiet ant
sedate as compared with those o
European or American children. TIL
games are largely limitations Of tn
occupations and pastimes of thei
elders.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30

elbow can they use it? 1t is here.
Father brought it home last night to
mend. See! They are going to burn
fathers sloop! Where is that drum?
I've a mind to go down and beat it. "
As flames began to arise from the
sloop the ardor of the girls increased.
They found the drum and an old fife,
and, slipping out of doors unnotlced
by Mrs. Bates, soon stood behind q
row of and-hills.
"Rub-a-dub-dub! Rub-a-dub-dub"
went the drum; and Squeak, squeak,
squeak" went the fife.
The Americans in the town thought
that help had come from Boston, and
rushed into boats to attack the red
coats. The British paused in their
work of destruction, and, when the
fife began to play yankee Doodle,
they scrambled into their boats and
rowed in haste to the warship, which
sailed swiftly away.-Mail and Elk
press,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
A Common PoCketbook,

The pocketbook question is one of
The most serious difficulties of married
ne There are very few women who
and 1t pleasant to ask for money, and
", number will grow smaller as rap
nly as the years go by, for every year
more and more girls learn the sweet
ness Of independence. A girl who has
earned her own living, even for a lit
lie while, never will be entirely salts
ned unless made to feel that she has
much right as her husband to what
ae brings into the house. He may
comply with her requests ever so
sleerfully, but she will not feel quite
'sGly treated so long as she is COM
PEELED to ask him for what she wishes
spend. There must'be a common
%Ocketbook, or the wife must have an
IoWance, the spending of which is
never to be questioned.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Some Great Men.

Hans Holbein, the Swiss artist, who
lived the early part Of the sixteenth
century, was only sixteen years old
when engaged in painting altar pieces
for the churches of Basel, Switzer-
land.
Benjamin Franklin first discovered
electricity by means of kite made OF
two cross sticks, a silk handkerchief
and key.
David Rittenhouse, the American
scientist, born in 1892 and died in
1896, made the first calculation about
eclipses on his pillow handle. His
name is handed down by Rittenhouse
square, one of the aristocratic resi-
dence places of Philadelphia.
Peter Paul Rubens, the great Elem
ish painter, was educated by hi
mother, to whom he attributed all hi
success.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Butterflies L. test Hat Trimming.

The ladies who wear alpine hats, pry
into other peoples affairs, make a
desperate howl about "the cruel
slaughter of birds to appease woman's
vanity" and who eat fried chicken
and spring lamb when they can get
IT and never murmur anything about
the slaughter to appease the glut-
ton, can change their cry, Birds,
except the white doves, are no
longer used on hats. The fact is not
due, however, to the hue and cry of
the ladies in the alpine hats and who
would look absurd in q picture hat.
Fashion has so decreed it. Butter
1les on invisible wires hover over the
dainty connections of lace, chiffon and
lowers that grace my lady's head.
Sometimes there is flock of butter
Mes and each with jeweled eyes and
head.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Lavender Perfume.

old:fashioned lavender perfume has
Gun. ~ back to favor among the many
T :, revivals of nearly century ago.
= appears in the list of French ex-
sac'S and sachets, and its delicate
uASrance exhales from the petals of
SuOlce Partisan made artificial flowers,
tae odor of lavender is agreeable to
laay people who do not like other
ssrlames. In imagination it is al
ways associated with freshness, sweet
seSS and housewifely daintiness. Poets
lave sung the praises of lavender, and
general estimation the odorous
say'Olue-tinted spike ranks next only
= neregal rose and the modest vic.
81 81 Lavender produces sense Of
.MSleshment, and the modest color Of
nh ,Gp mower seems In perfect unison
'.s.'n It's scent. The lavender plant
= formerly considered an emblem
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Fashion Notes.

Pique skirts are made with three
wide founces.
Suits of red or blue pique jacket
aud white skirt are seen.
White pongee is one of the mate
rails used for yachting gowns.
Elton Jacket suits come with long
tabs at the front of the short jacket.
The gray faded shades of blue, red
and brown are the popular colors for
gowns.
A Roman sash, with hose to match,
will add much to your white organdle
costume.
Afternoon gowns are Of white wool
for skirt and sleeves and waist OF lace
over silk.
Tailored gowns are of white serge
as q Jacket suit, with front and double
revers of batiste and lace.
Lace handkerchiefs, with the lnl-
tial worked in diamonds, are late
freak of costly extravaganza.
Sapphire blue velvet and turquoise
blue silk are used in combination to
form the vest of tan cloth gown.
White berege over white taffeta and
trimmed with white satin ribbon and
chiffon makes lovely summer dress.
Some of the newest coats are quite
long in the back, rounding down from
the front, and fastened a little to one
side.
Black silk coats made by the tailors
and stitched and pressed in the most
approved fashion are one OF the Parl,
sian novelties.
White silk gowns for summer are
made of tafeta skirt, belt or sash ano
cravat stock with full waist and sleeves
of net or mousseline.
The latest thing in belts to veal
with shirt waists is soft taffeta RIB
bon five inches wide, made tigh
enough to wrinkle into half thai
width. and fastened with pretty sill
yer gilt buckle.
The mushroom hat with low crow
and a brim that curves down al
around, is one of the many shape
which have some merit as protection
for the eyes. 1t is trimmed simply o
deliberately with flowers, and /
charming on young girl.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
An AffeCtiOnate Cat.

There are many who would say that
cats feel no genuine affection even for
those who have treated them kindly.
Bn,t, in my Judgment, says writer in
Our Animal Friends, this opinion is
erroneous. An incident in my own
life proves to my own satisfaction that
cats do love those who treat them
kindly, and that in no small degree.
At about six or seven years OF age
I came into the possession of a gray
kitten, which soon became treasure
to me. l looked after 'Tom" my
self, gave him his meals regularly
something, too, very often between
meals-and lavished upon him al the
affection I could. Very soon he
showed an affection for me which he
bore to no other member of the
family; in fact, on more than one &C.
casion he ran away from my brother,
who was rather given to teasing him,
and came to me for protection.
I used to smuggle Tom to bed with
me and hide him under the blankets
until I was satisfied no one would
come near me again for the night.
Then would I drag him forth in
triumph from his hiding place and hug
him closely to my breast, Tom show
ing his appreciation by purring loudly
and diligently rubbing my neck and
chin with his soft cheek. To my sor'
row it was only once in a long while
that was allowed this pleasure, as
very often my mother in her final look
at me for the night would spy my Pet
or hear him purr, and then Tom
would be banished from the room.
Sometimes. when particularly anx-
ious to be with me, he found way to
manage it. During the night, it the
window was not open, he forced his
way through a pane Of glass, and
awoke to find him Nesting on the pill
low beside my cheek. This may SOUND
incredible, but it is nevertheless true
and think that Tom must have felt s
deep love for me, or he would no
, have been so eager to be with me
Of course he did not do this sort o
thing regularly, but / remember sew
eral occasions on which he did so
Every morning he visited me before
!, was out of bed, and we generally ha'
) our breakfast together.
! The school / attended was distan
) about two miles. At first, thoug
10th to leave Tom behind, it neve
occurred to me to take him with me
> But after time he sometimes accom-
J panied me, either sitting on IN
shoulders or in my arms or runnin
i, along by my side. During schoe
:, hours he remained close by, outsid
u in the woods. At intermission
) sought him out, and during the dir
: ner hour let him share my lunch
When school was over he accompanie
me home. But he had not the oppol
% tunity of doing this very long, becaus
~ when I was about ten years old wa
:. sent to school about twenty mile
,f away, and then I saw Tom only abor
- once in three months.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
German Wives and Their Property.

When q woman marries in Germany
her property becomes her husbands,
absolutely and forever. He can dis
pose of it whether she objects or not,
and if the couple are divorced the
property still remains with the hus-
band When she marlies she
gives Y the small degree Of indie
pended ne had, before. Her hus-
band CO : Nmpel her to work, and she
has no relief or protection, should he
prove harsh and unkind, except pub
Lie opinion.
While German wives, as a rule, seem
cOntented enough with the present
venerable law, wealthy American girls
who have married German mobiles i'll
haste and in ignorance of it, have fire.
quently repented at leisure. New
York Tribune.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
rrom Clerkship to Partner.

Miss Marie Catherine Finegan en-
joys the distinction of being mem
her her of the firm of commission mer-
chants in Chicago, and has risen to
that position from the lowest rounds
Of the clerical ladder. Fifteen years
400 she began work for the firm as
cashier, at salary of So a week. The
second week she asked for a raise and
received it, this being the only time
she was obliged to ask for more pay.
By watching closely the work of
others she soon obtained knowledge
Of their tasks, so that today she is SO
we'll posted in all the details OF office
work that she can, at a moments no.
lice, take charge of any of the many
books used in the commission bust
mass
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
,xa 81, a.. NEA,A, o. "a, Ga, ~,s., NaA,s
CH|LOREA'S COLUMN.
The Land of Make Believe.

know of a dear, delightful land, ~;
Which is not 50 far away
That we may not sail to its sunlit strand
No matter how short the day;
Alb, there the skies are always blue,
And hearts forget to grieve,
For there's never dream but must come
true
In the Land of Make Believe.
There every laddie becomes knight,
And fairy queen each lass;
And lips learn laughter, and eyes grow
bright
AS the dewdrops in the grass;
For there's nothing beautiful, brave and
bold
That one may not achieve
If he once sets foot on the sands OF gold
Of the Land of Make Believe!
Sc spread the sails and away we go
Light-winged through the fairy straits;
For the west winds steadily, swiftly blow
And the wonderful harbor waits.
On our PROV the foam-hecks glance and
CLEAN,
While we sail from morn till eve, =
All bound for the shores OF the children's
dream
Of the Land of Make Believe.
st. Nicholas.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
The Columbus of the Skies.

Lacaille has been Justly called the
true Columbus of the southern skies.
Born near Rheims in 1713, and left
destitute at an early age, he was edu-
Gated at the expense of the Duke OF
Bourbon ; having acquired proficiency
in theology, like Laplace, he aban-
doned that profession for the study OF
science, and by the favor of Casslns
became one of the surveyors OF the
coast from Nantes to Bayonne, and IL
173O took part in the remeasuremens
of the French arc of the meridian.
The perfection with which this work
was done secured him admission to the
academy of sciences, and professor.
ship at the college Mazarin, where no
worked energetically in q small observ-
atory fitted up for determining tks
places of the fixed stars. While oc-
cupied with this work he became i'm.
pressed with the need OF good obser-
vations of the stars Of the southern
hemisphere: Accordingly he proposed
an expedition to the Cape of Good
Hope, which was officially sanctioned
and carried out with marvellous rapi'l
ity and success. Landing in April
1851, at the cape, which was then
mere signal station for Indian vessels
he secured a location in the wild couu'
try near the great Table mountain, an!
in fourteen months had observed tn
positions of nearly ten thousand star
with degree OF precision never be
fore attempted in that region of th'
heavens. The great catalogue which
he formed from these observation
was published il l763, and reprinted
in 1S47 by. the British Association 10
the Advancement OF Science, and unit
within the last twenty years was tn
chief source Of our knowledge 0
the southern hemisphere. -Atlan!i
Monthly.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
STYLES in Teeth.

It is curious to what an extent the
mutilation of teeth goes on among
savage nations, and even among GER
tain civilized people, such as the Jap
anese. With them a girl is never
married without first staining her
teeth black with repulsive kind of
varnish, and the custom is especially
adhered to among members OF the
richer classes.
On the west coast OF Africa large
proportion of the teeth are deliber-
atelv broken when children reach q
certain age. Both in the new world
and in the old the custom exists OF ex-
tracing the two front teeth OF domes-
tic servants. In Peru the custom has
existed from time immemorial and
used to be a sign of slavery in the
DAYS of the Incas. Ihi, is also the
custom on the Congo and among the
Hottentots. Teeth are stained il
various colors among the Malays.
A bright red and bright blue are
not uncommon, and bright green il
produced with the aid of arsenic ant
lemon juice. Livingstone related
that among the Kafirs child with
prominent upper jaw was looked upo1
as monster and Immediately killed
On the upper Nile the negroes hav'
all their best teeth extracted in orde
to destroy their value in the slav
market. and to make it not WORT
while for the slave traders to carr,
+bano off Tit Bits,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
A True Story.

ooh, il I were only man" ex-
claimed Rebecca Bates, girl of four
teen, as she looked from the window
of a lighthouse at Scituate, Mass,
during the war of 1912, and saw a
British warship anchor in the harbor.
"What could you do?" asked Sarah
Winsor, young visitor. "See what
lot of them the boats contain, and
look at their gunsw And she pointed
to five large boats filled with soldiers
in scarlet uniforms, who were coming
to burn the vessels in the harbor and
destroy the town.
81 don't care; I'd fight" said
Rebecca. "I'd use fathers old shot
gun-anything. How still it is in the
town! There is not a man to be
seen!'
ooh, they are hiding till the sol.
diers get nearer. Then we'll hear the
shots and the drum"
."The drum!" exclaimed Rebecca.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Shoes for Pet Dogs.

mo, belonging to some fashionable
.' p0 are now made to wear shoes.
T TSa shoes are made of chamois and
luz I;rbt leather soles. The idea of
ua inventor was to protect polished
s sn' INIT the women who have adopt
. al the shoes for their pets say they
have done SO to protect, not their
s soors, but the tender feet of the dogs
i hY cold, heat and rough weather
generally. The next thing pet dogs
S nav be turning out in trousers and
roTps.-New York Sun.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Trespass Notice.

From and after this date hunting
with dogs or firearms, also SEEMING on
the Green Oaks, Seven Pines, satter'
white. Home and the Carr plantations
is positively prohibited under penalty
of trespassing. Any one found on these
places without permission will be con-
sidered trespassing and prosecuted u
the full extent ofthe law.
@. B. HAMILTON
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Flower Embroidery.

r,over embroidery forms a con
i i,n"us element in the trimming of
SlEu u0 writes Paris correspondent !;
gown ,oaJ there is danger that it will
lpus sster its purely decorative place
F, o y trsnsform costumeinto display
gu, y. 4ne needlework. Purely decora-
i ~, nr and conventionalized patterns
wv wv better suited to the adornment
S y Jresses than even the most marvel
.s y a worked patterns designed after
, ".tnre, but it is the latter that is to
:. considered.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
POlly's Mirrors,

Every Saturday Polly has to scour
the spoons. That is all that mamma
asks her to do, and it does not take
much time, but Polly has always
dreaded it so long beforehand, and
grumbled so while she rubbed them
that it seemed like very hard work in
deed. Every week it was the same
old story, and you would think that
the little girl was asked to clean the
family plate in some old mansion.
But last Saturday mamma heard her
laughing oil by herself in the kitchen,
and asked what she was doing.
Making mirrors, mammal" shouted
Polly, gleefully.
So mamma came to see. Polly was
rubbing away on a spoon, and when it
grew quite bright and shiny, sure
enough, there was little mirror in
the bowl of the spoon, and such q
funny Polly reflected there, with very
fat cheeks and very small eyes, and
no hair. When she moved her head
her cheeks grew thin, and her eyes as
large and round as an OWLS. How
Polly did laugh!
Then she secured another spoon
and soon there was another tin.
looking-glass, and another queer little
Polly, as funny as the first.
When she had twelve of these drol
little mirrors her work was done, ant
she was surprised to find thasit wa
only play after all.-Youth's Com
| panion,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30

From and after this date all hunting
of any kind on Ambrosia and lndepens
ence plantation is positively prohib-
tied under penalty of tresspassing.
Any one found on these places without
perm ission will be considered trespass-
ing, and prosecuted to the full extent
Of the law. S. ID. BARROW.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30

From and after this date, all hunt.
ing of any kind on the Greenwood
plantation is positively prohibited
under penalty Of trespassing. Anyone
found on this place without permission
will be considered trespassing and
pzoseontsd to tha. full extent OF the
law MISS S. MATTHEWS.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30

Hunting of all kinds, with dog or
run. on the Rosebank, Pecan and In
dian Mound plantations, is hereby
prohibited under penalty OF trespass..
Persons found SO engaged on any Oh
these places will be prosecuted to the
full extent Of the law.
Mrs. N. RYnAND.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Memorial ia Caedmoe

Caedmon, "the morning voice Of
England" the monk who first sang OF
the creation of the worlds growth, 10
to have memorial in the form Of o
Gothic cross erected on the old abbey
heights on the chalk cliffs of Whitby.
The inscription will be lines from his
poem in Runic letters with a transla.
ton in modern English.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30
Registered Jersey Bulls.

The registered Jersey bulls, Gov.
Foster and Palona's Tamerlane, may
be found at W. L. Strings and at Pc.
can Grove respectively. For prices
and particulars, apply to W. L. Stril-
ing, or r. NJ. Leake.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30

of affection, and, sweet and fresh as
it always is, has become, from associa-
ton, the synonym of anything care
fully laid by for futureuse. San Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-30

From and after this date, all hunt.
ing of any kind on the Pecan Grove
plantation is positively prohibited I'M
der penalty Of trespassing. Anyone
found on this place without permission
will be considered trespassing and pros.
esuted to the full extent of the law.
r. NJ. LEAKH.