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Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

Edmopd de Goncourt was the shiel
spnkesznan Of his school. He was the
asst 20 set the fashion, or at least the
frt 10 proclaim it Of going about note.
book In hand Tor professional purposes,
cod on nothing did he pride himself 80
much o. on the paternity Of the "hu-
man document. For any uscful-nay,
blessed-formula let him receive all
credit, 90 long ss the invention is un.
derstood TO be Of o phase. not of thing.
Tho Limitation Is necessary. in view of
certain extravasant pretensions which
would assign to the founders Of realis.
TO fiction an honor ard glory similar to
that which, In physical science. belongs
10 tho suthor Of the "Novum Orga.
num-" In both cases, we arc told, there
was . change Of method In both the
Importance of particulars was empha.
sized- Unfortunately tho comparison
can hardly be extended to the subject
matter and the results. Neture was un.
known when Bacon prescribed rules for
tho discovery of her secrets. Human
nature, tho motives and conduct Of
meo. was ~ we'll known 1900 years
ago ss 70 is today.
No Documentary novelist has added
20 the sum Of general knowledge or
done moro than dress up old truths In
. few new garments borrowed from va.
rfous sciences The innovation Of real.
ism 90 na,uralism. was at most, then.
one of method applied 10 given body
Of already known phenomena. Just rs
the same facts may be treated by induc.
ton os DEDUCTION in turns And even
~ an innovation of method 10 has been
much exaggerated on tho fatuous pre-.
sumption. often made by Do Goncourt
and otherA that no novelist before Bal.
xso Ind ever studied tho details of life
"a presumption resting apparently on
no other basis than tho fact that our
old friends. taking such study for grant.
ed, did not deem IL necessary TO be con.
stsntly talking about it.-Macmillan's &
Magazine
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

UxDks the Australian ballot Law
the ballot must b published. The
following from the Caps Point Jour.
nal gives Q case In point: The cir.
cult court Of Pike county has given
judgment In favor Of 8. 7. Donahoe,
Q former publishss Of the Pike
County Rspublicsa against the town
Of Hsdlsy for Publishing the official
ballot Of she town without specific
order from any officer 10 do 20. In
fact the Judges Of election failed ard
neglected to have she ballot pub
lished In any newspaper, but Dona'
hoe inserted 10 In his newspaper.
The town auditors refused to pay
the bill. The plaintiff brought suit
and alleged that the Law required
the publication and that iS Va.
necessary to . valid election. ThS
court sustained his plea
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

win b out With . sssreAlieht look
Ing ios rscogsisios II hs falls In his
essssosial sspifstloes. lsss % Marx
Hanna viii II . similar situssioa ap.
plies 10 him. Dushnell has gone 90
fss now that hs cannot retire without
seksovlsdging that hs has been
false 70 his party and its dsclsra-
sioas, whereas II be 10 defeated IL
Win place the stamp OF bad faith, po.
lisicslly upon him. Yesterday when
The Hama isaueacs wss lsboring
with him he cried out In di .tress,
'if you have no respect for me. for
Gods SAKE have some for She Office
hold" But the Hannsites were nm.
lslestisg. They are not respecting
individuals OF oaicss. or doing any.
thing for the sake Of anybody but
Hanna. The rspublicsn party In the
ststs Of the president 10 hsving q
rscking 10 win not get over for many
o day.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05
Tho German Trihes.


We know nothing Of the German
tribes until about 100 B. c. Suddeuly
they loom up in the north, aggressive
foes of the Romans. For some time
they were held in check by the stubborn
resistance of the legions, until finally,
when the restraining hand Of Rome was
Withdrawn, they spread all over west.
ern Europe in the fourth and fifth cen.
turies Of our era. Such are the we'll
known historic facts. Let us see what
archaeology may add to them. The first
investigators OF ancient burial grounds
In southern Germany unearthed two
distinct types of skulls.
The round headed variety was quite
like that Of the modern peaeantry round
about. The other dolichocephalic type
was less frequent, but strongly marked
in places. An additional feature of
these latter was noted at once. They
were generally found in burial places
Of q peculiar kind. An easterly slopins
hill was especially preferred. on which
the skeletons lay feet toward the rising
sun-probably matter Of religious i'm.
portance. The bodies were also regu.
larly disposed in long rows, side by
side, q circumstance which led Ecker tc
term them Reihengraber, or row graves.
Other archeologists, by q study Of the
personal effects in the graves. succeeded
in identifying these people with the
tall, blond Teutonic invaders from The
north. Such graves are found ali
through Germany as far north as Thu.
ringia They bear witness that Teutoni<
blood inflltrnted through the whole pop
ulation. Professor W. q. Ripley in
Popular Science Monthly.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

MAINE and New hampshirs have
become summer rssorss, and every
year are visited b. hundreds Of
thousands Of well 10 DO people 10
search of comfort A Maine man
says that the visitors leave olo
each OF more. and annually enrich
the state 10 the extent % 5000. 900.
"raking care % these people, be
sdds. "is the lsrges, Industry In
Maine 81 she presens time. IL pays
better than farming or numbering. OF
mining or fishing. And yet 10 Il In
its infancy. Tho business has grown
% rapidly that We have not been sbls
30 build suitable hotels. In . few
PEARS The palaces Of the world viii
DO In oursstases."
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05
rmx omah. World. Herald has sAi

THx Omaha World Herald las this
TO say concerning the eerrymsadsr
Of this state: "Illinois republicans
did not want their children 10 live
under an infamous democratic gerry.
msnder of the senatorial districts,
90 they vent 90 work and made Q
republican gerrymander that wss .
thousand times worse than anything
the democrats ever dreamed Of. The
republicans Of Illinois are very care
fui of their children.-
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

It was ON the forty-seventh day out
when some Of the crew began to mur.
muY, and ono of them, more outspokeu
than the rest, walking into Columbus
cabin. implored him not to go farther.
"whyi" asked Columbus. whats
the use Of turning back, now that we're
nearly half way there?'
I'VE are afraid we'll never get hack, "
said the sailor. You'll lose your way
before long"
"Not at all, said Columbus, point.
ing through the stern window Of his
ship. I'VE can't lose ourselves. Do you
sec the wake Of this ship:''
Eyes" said the sailor. II zee. IT,,
my own wake I'm thinking Of, you,
hunof."
"Well, never fear" said Columbul
calmly. when we decide to return,
all we have to do is to follow chat wake
back to Gibraltar, and from there thu
way is easy"
The sailor departed satisfied. -Har
per's Bazar.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

SxnAroR CuLlox will not weep q
barrel Of tears 10 Marcus Aurslius
should fail 10 be elected senator from
Ohio. Mr.. Cullom has o vivid rscol.
lection Of the anti-convsntiou raids
Hanna made into Illinois.-Spring.
field Register.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

THK friends In Rock leland and
Moline Of MAJ. Ben Busssrvorsh,
United States pension oommissionsr.
are snriously watching dsv elop.
ments In his present illness, which
seems even more serious thsn Vas
the case In his previous sickness .
few weeks ago.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05
rr,se.son noy. Can Have rhe,r ,,e~r.

Princeton. ". J.. ian. T. Professor
West. % Princeton university. said yes
terday that the report that the Prince
ton Inn grill room was 90 be closed per-
nnanentiy was not correct. He said the
report grew out % the fact that the
griii room had been closed for n week
This was not an unusual occurrence
The grin rcom was closed because II
the Christmas vacation and would re-
open when the students came back.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

TRR enthusiastic welcome which
attended W. J. Brysn's homecoming
at Llscoln. Neb.. last night After his
Mexican travels, shows how near he
continues TO be 10 the hearts Of the
people Of his own city. which after
ell. is one Of The best tests Of the
worth OF men.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

THs Internal revenue collections
for December % the Peoris ofics
we're e2.+s1.76i, the largest collec-
ton but one in the history Of the
of'ice. The collections for shs ysar
show an increase Of es,si9.sss over
1926.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

Gov.-sLEcr L. n. SHAW. Of Iova,
viii not retain Adj. Gen. II. II.
Wright. of Fulton Invasion Gasco
fame. Gen. Melville n. Byers 10 10
be the new head Of the Iovs militia.
10 Was o needed change.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

STILL MARX HANNA 10 within o
stones throw Of the Ohio ssustor-
ship and still he 10 held o6 as arms
length. Mark is In Q sweat boz n
ever politician suffered such sn sx-
perience.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

fr looks ss u when the cruel var
10 over down In Ohio there viii b
more men than Mark Hanna rspud.
lated among the high and mighty Of
the republican party. Gov. Bushnell
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05
Who can fail to take sdvsutaQe Of

Who can fail to take advantage Of
sAis o6sss Ssnd 10 cents TO us Tor q
generous TRIAL size or ask Jour drug.
gis@ Ask for Elys Cream Balm. the
nest positive cstarrh cure. Fall size
80 csass.
Ell Baos.. 80 Warren st., N. 7. Cisy.
I Suffered from catarrh Of the
worst HAD ever since . boy. and I
sever hopsd for cure. b1s Elys
Cseon Balm ses0s to do even that
Many esquainsascss have used Il
vish ssoSllsss rssults.-Oscar o..
;,s.' e, {" ws'rss A's'''. Chicago.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

H 01Ro . 0oo1 - Oae Ooy.
Take Laxativs Bromo Quinins Tab
lets. All druggists refund ~ money
II 10 fails 70 cure. 36o. The genuine
has L. B. Q. on Oooh tablet
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05
sAaas late Hsas oAoes

Aliens Foot-Eass. . powder for the
feet. II cures painful, swollen.
smssting feet and instantly takes the
Stag ous Of the corus and bunions.
Is's The greatest comfort discovery Of
the ags. Aliens Foot-Eass makes
tight.6tting OF new shoes feel easy.
ls 10 . osrtain cure for sweating. cal.
lous and hot, tired. aching feet. Try
u today. Sold By al druggists and
shoe stores. By mail for Is cents in
stsnps. Trial package free. Ad.
drsee, Allen 8. Olmstsd, Leroy, ny.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05
Crockery Department
GRAND CLEARLNC>UP SALE OF
ODDS AND ENDS IN CROCK.
EFY AND GLASSWAREeee>

AS is our custom, the first part of each year
we sell off the odd pieces of dinner sets, fruit sets,
salads, ETC., and place them in one lot and mark
them at about the cost Of the freight in placing
then'in our store, What is our loss is your gain.
They must be cleared out to make room for our
|spring stock. Now is the time to match up your
broken sets, for you can get them at the cost Of
|plain white ware. Space will not permit us to
Iquote prices, but TO see viii be to buy. If you
wish them come carly or you will find them all
out, for the prices will move them quick.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

tieod's pills g: :; :; 81 "a; s.:.s;: 60: q;
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

Children's REFERS In handsome
boucle. cheviot and kersey cloth
plain colors and check designs
made empire and fitted backs
nicely trimmed epaulets and COL.
lars. e1.o6 e7d mp. or IS Per cent
len than marked price.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-09

The United States bureau of edu
cation has just issued a report rela-
tive to education in Cuba which
makes it apparent that there is a
great field there for such work. In
Havana, for instance, but ~ out of
100 white persons can read and
write, while among the oolored peo-
pie there the ratio is but IS out of
100. In Puerto Principe ~ white
and % colored is the ratio, while in
the province of Pinar del Rio only
II whit and 3 colored persons out of
every 100 can read and write.
Here is great field for teachers
and missionary workers of both
classes to do something in the way
of educating these people. Where
are the young mel and women who
are waiting for a chance? Now is
is the time for them to make a mark
for themselves. Who vii be the first
to go7
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-09
OTTUMWA NEWS.

Mr.. Tommis Splser Of Chilacoths Mo-.
arrived In our oity Aug. 2e, and il visit
ing his sisters Miss spicsr and Mrs. H. E.
williams who resides 90 Ala Jay St.
Little D, D. Carpentsr, son Of Mr. and
Mrs. D B. Carpenter. who lives on 407
Jefferson street. died Aug, 26, age ls
months aud 2l days. MI. aud Mrs. Car
pentes and family thank all friends who
were 90 kind to them In tho bereavement
Of their son.
The Baptist Association commenced on
The 9th of Sept. and oouveuss until the II.
Mys. Isaac johnson who lives on the
South Side gave lawn social Wsdnes-
day evening, quite number were present
and all enjoyed thsmsslvse.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ;.
Hioks has been quits sioh, but At present
ID improving.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-09
MuChakin0Ck Fair
The Only Fair in Iowa
That is OWned and
Operated by Colored
People.

On last Tuesday was the beginning
of the 9Th annual fair given by the
citizens of Muchakinook. The first
days session was not largely attended
as it was entering aud preparing for
Wednesday which was largely attended
The racing was the principle features.
l cannot give complete report but in
the 2:40 trot H. A. Armstrong; horse
Belding took 1st place time 2:35 and in
the pacing race, Ed. Goods horse of
Grinell took 3rd., place Thursdays
racing will be more interesting then
Wednesday, In The floral hall were
not many, yet they were good. The
Ladies Industerinls Club of Oskaloosa
had some good needle work, as also the
Ladies Baptist Aid Club (white) of
Given, then there was quilt made by
some church organization which had
the names of each person who would
give 10 cents crochet in the quilt, it
was quite unique and interesting. The
fruit department was not numerous but
showed some nice fruit both natural
and canned. Mostly all the exhibits
of colored people as the awards were
not yet given. 1 cannot state who
won the first and second place, is was
q success as the weather was nice, q
large crowd from Ottumwa was attend.
ing also Abba
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-09
SOCIAL EYENTS OF
THE WEEK.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jefferson enter
tanned at dinner on last Sunday num-
Der Of their friends in honor of Miss
Lillian M. jackson, who for the past
six or eight weeks has been visiting
with her friend Mrs. Williamson. all
enjoyed the delightful dinner:
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Humberd entertained a
number Of friends 1T their beautiful
home on Sixth avenue, at a 6 o'clock
luncheon Wednesday evening; Miss
Lillian NJ. jackson being the guest Of
honor. The spread was very elaborate
and twas a social affair. The evening
was spent very pleasantly. Mrs. Hum.
berd is royal entertainer and takes
much pleasure in entertaining her
friends. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. I. &. Williamson enter
tanned quite . number OF the Young
people on last Friday evening in honor
of Miss Lillian jackson of St. Joseph
who is visiting with Mrs. Williamson.
1t was one of the most delightful affair
that has been given this season. The
beautiful parlors were as pleasant to
tho eye as mossy dell in idtsummer.
II was merry company and their mer-
riment filled the flying moments, when
dinner was announced all repaired to
the DINING room where an elegant
repast wss served in tea cources and. )!
when the hour came that all should
take their departure each felt that they
could not have enjoyed more delight
full evening and went home feeling a
greater appreciation than ever for the
royal manner in which their hostess
them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-09

1t will be remembered that about
three weeks ago, one of the most
cruel and inhumane attempts to
lynch young Thomas of California,
because he did not have any money
to give to some Of the Tennessee
soldiers who wished to continue their
drunken career. They are now hav-
ing their trial, and nine OF them
have been convicted and sentanced
to six years on the Island as govern
ment prisoners. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas will receive 81, 900 from the
government, for the damage done to
their property. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas as we'll as their son are highly
respected. The elder Thomas has
been in the employment of General
Miller for number of years.
Young Thomas is improving nicely
and will recover.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-09
In our fury against the white Ne

In our fury against the white Ne
gro haters, we sometimes offend
those among the whites, that would
be and always has been our friends
and will encourage all enterprise
which tend to elevate the race, many
of the best white people will sub
scribe for colored journal to en-
courage its Editor while many of the
leading race people will say they
cannot offord to take the paper that
is printed in their own city and State;
for less than two and a half cents
a week you can take most any week
ly journal printed in the United Stat
es, what encouragement has men
among you, to organize themselves
together and start business? Will
they get the patronage of their peo-
pie.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-09

Mr.. Geo, II. Dunn has gone into the
feed stable business he has leased the
large barn at the Cole Chester place on
4th., street and has refited and put on
an addition that will accommodate at
least ten more horses than it formally
held MIR. Dunn is one of our enter.
prising young men, and with proper en-
couragement he will make his mark in
in the business world. In connection
with his regular feed and boarding
stable he has some up-to.date rigs to
let, such as first class horses and the
latest improved rubber tired buggies.
Mr.. Dunn should receive the support
of every Afro-American who needs
anything in his line.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-09

Of Iowa; has population of about 1900
of which fully 1000 are colored. There
is one drug store owned by B. F. Coop
er, registered pharmachist, who was
recently burned out, but has rebuilt
and is doing the largest business Of
of any in town. There are three res
taurants, N. B. Mcdowell, Mrs. Addie
johnson and Two
Barber shops, and two saloons. The
one owned by w. P. Jones is first class
and nicely furnished, the building and
everything is owned by MIR. Jones.
He is . successful young man. There
is also one shoe repair shop here. The
democratic post masters time has OK
pired and the place filled by Mr.. Andsr-
son Perkins, very deserving race man
who was born in Virginia in 1853; came
to Iowa in 1880, and has lived in
"Muchy" every since. He was men,
Der of the first colored company organ
lied to operate general store He
organized the Star Grocery Co., and
later he organized the only colored
mining company, known Is the Eureka
Mining Co. He is hard working man
and has an intelligent family. We
Mr.. Perkins on being the
first regularly appointed Post Master
of an Iowa town. Geo. b. Woodson is
their attorney. He has good practice
aud is building a beautiful house of 2
rooms two stories. They have one
constable, one justice of the peace and
two colored teachers with three colored
clerks in the Company store. They
are buying property in Oskaloosa and
and are doing well. Nearly ]
Ill own their own driving horse and |
buggy. The people are quite sociable
and progressive. They have demon
strated to the mine operators that
colored men are better employees,
gutter and cause less trouble then for
eigners. We predict that hereafter
colored labor will be more respected,
IS it should be. Letmore OF our people |
turn their attention to the different |
agricultural and industril persuits. |
There are several colored carpenters
one in perticular is w. w. Lewis, a
young man who has the contract to
build the Woodson house, and Is doing
it himself, which is step in advance
of the other carpenters. I will ment-
ion about the other towns in the next
issue.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-09
vARIEr!!lI!E!!!s!!!'... {! =! ].

3a0a produces : large paEt g -
worlds indigo and peppss.
is Gssrn,sruEry has; during 4 s4As lask go;
decades. spent close upon $1oe. .ooo. 90
IN dredging and improving the RhinaI
the Elbe and tho vistuls.
One woman residing in . Maine VII
lage has been 80 much annoyed BY
loafers leaning against her fence that
che now keeps it freshly painted.
Each convict at the New Hampshire
State prison is furnished Bible and
Q dictionary, and Greek and Latin text
books are supplied those who ask for
them.
Mrs. Mulcahy-And so your COW 10
sick? Mrs. Burke She ls, and 1t makes
It bard for mesilf and the children.
We havs no milk at all; have to sell
lt-Boston Transcript.
A special commission, created for
that purpose has planted and nourishD
ed more than one thousand shade trees
in tho streets Of Charleston, s. G..
within the past four years.
Great is greatness. Governor Elisha
Dyer, Of Rhode Island, has recently
been alluded to in print as "the father
pf Mr.. Elisha Dyer. Jr., the great dance
leader Of New York. Boston Herald
When a suspicious-looking person
approaches one Of the tellers in tho
Sank Of France private signal is Civ.
sn to . concealed photographer, and
In . few seconds the suspected indi-
v!dual 10 secretly photographed.
The Connecticut legislature recently
pessed law requiring the use Of only
.uch inks on public records IS have
been approved by the Secretary uf
State. One hundred dollars is the peu-
alty provided for violation of the act
In Giles county, Virginia, the inhab-
ltants are moving to other parts On
account OF the earthquake, which there
produced cosmie effects not reported
elsewhere. The water all leaked out
os one Of the neighboring lakes, and .
prosperous salt-works entirely disap-'
ceGfed, s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-09
HE WOULD LIKE TO
KNO W.

After the last presidential election
Henry Watterson of the Courier
Journal, made promises to the demo-
Gratis of Kentucky and the South,
that if they would forgive him for
the course he had taken in opposing
William Jennings Bryan, that he
would follow the leaders of the old
party, he felt that Mr.. Bryan would
never be groomed again as a Presi-
DENTAL candidate. His promise was
made in good faith, and now as he
stands and secs his leaders pushing
the boy orator to the front, he is
made to forget his pledge, while he
is not openly fighting Colonel Bryan,
he wants to know, "If the millions
Of ardent, honest democrats are to
be slaughtered upon the altars of
vanity and egotism from one presi-
dental election to another blindly
following wind and noise, lured by
foxfre and sustained by dry bones
and dead languages, until the breath
has quite gone out of the poor old
beast that carries us?" It is quite
true that the poor old beast he SO
touchingly alludes to has borne a
great deal. You must take your
medicine Mr.. Wstterson or leave the
old party of 16 to 1.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-09


Now that the State convention 10
over and = strong ticket is nomi-
mated, and that the grand old party
never was in better condition to 60
before the people then it is to-day.
Already we have the combine force
of the the Populist and the Free Sill
yer wing Of the Democrat party on
the run. Let the old line, Is we'll as
the young Republicans organize the
Y: vote up 70 such : majcFity that will
leave no hopes for the Free Silver
ties. .5. A